1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 215及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Meat canning, a tradition in American church groups. （ B） American church groups canning food for those in need. （ C） How to can food in American church groups. （ D） The canned food delivery all over the world. （ A） 5 hours. （ B） 10 hours. （ C） 17 hours. （
2、 D） 20 hours. （ A） Writing a composition. （ B） Producing a cell phone film. （ C） Sending text messages. （ D） Telling a story by cell phone. （ A） The film must be shot entirely with cell phones. （ B） The competition is open to people of all ages. （ C） Background music is the most important part of th
3、e film. （ D） The best film will be very different from an award-winning movie. （ A） The bomb attacks occurred in Lebanon. （ B） The bomb attacks occurred in Horns. （ C） Up to 32 people were killed in a car bomb. （ D） Up to 16 people were killed in two bomb attacks. （ A） The attacks took place in the
4、al-Zahraa district. （ B） Thirty-two people were killed in the two bombings. （ C） There will be another attack soon. （ D） Nineteen people were killed in the two bombings. （ A） The government and rebel forces reached a cease-fire agreement. （ B） The government took back areas controlled by rebels. （ C
5、） Two bombing attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district. （ D） Anti-government rebels attacked the headquarter of The Wall Street Journal. Section B （ A） He likes Sweden better than England （ B） He prefers hot weather to cold weather. （ C） He visits London nearly every winter. （ D） He is an Englis
6、hman living in Sweden. （ A） The cold houses. （ B） The bad weather. （ C） The gloomy winter. （ D） The long night. （ A） Depressing. （ B） Refreshing. （ C） Painful. （ D） Delightful. （ A） They work hard and play hard. （ B） They often stay up late reading. （ C） They like to go camping in summer. （ D） They
7、try to earn more and spend more. （ A） English Literature. （ B） Public Administration. （ C） French. （ D） Management （ A） English teaching. （ B） Psychological counselling. （ C） Staff training. （ D） Careers guidance. （ A） Nottingham. （ B） Birmingham. （ C） Derbyshire. （ D） West Yorkshire. （ A） Its pleas
8、ant environment （ B） Its worldwide fame. （ C） Its generous scholarships. （ D） Its well-designed courses. Section C （ A） District managers. （ B） Regular customers. （ C） Sales directors. （ D） Senior clerks. （ A） The support provided by the regular clients. （ B） The initiative shown by the sales repres
9、entatives. （ C） The urgency of implementing the companys plans. （ D） The important part played by district managers. （ A） Some of them were political-minded. （ B） Fifty percent of them were female. （ C） One third of them were senior managers. （ D） Most of them were rather conservative. （ A） He used
10、too many quotations. （ B） He was not gender sensitive. （ C） He did not keep to the point. （ D） He spent too much time on details. （ A） State your problem to the head waiter. （ B） Demand a discount on the dishes ordered. （ C） Ask to see the manager politely but firmly. （ D） Ask the name of the person
11、 waiting on you. （ A） Your problem may not be understood correctly. （ B） You dont know if you are complaining at the right time. （ C） Your complaint may not reach the person in charge. （ D） You cant tell how the person on the line is reacting. （ A） Demand a prompt response. （ B） Provide all the deta
12、ils. （ C） Send it by express mail. （ D） Stick to the point. （ A） Fashion designer. （ B） Architect. （ C） City planner. （ D） Engineer. （ A） Do some volunteer work. （ B） Get a well-paid part-time job. （ C） Work flexible hours. （ D） Go back to her previous post. （ A） Few baby-sitters can be considered t
13、rustworthy. （ B） It will add to the familys financial burden. （ C） A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother. （ D） The children wont get along with a baby-sitter. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 215答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Many organizations around the United States hold canned food drives to help those in ne
14、ed. One Pennsylvania faith-based relief organization holds a drive with a twist: volunteers can the food themselves. Each winter, the Mennonite Central Committee sends a meat-canning truck on a tour of North America The truck is equipped with industrial-size pressure cookers, and each community it v
15、isits mounts an all-out effort to can as much meat as possible before the truck moves on to the next stop. About 30 people crowd into a small bam on a farm just outside of Freeport, Illinois. They work in shifts, from 5 in the morning until 10 at night. Over the course of two days, they cook and can
16、 over 6,300 kilos of turkey meat to be sent to hungry people all over the world. 1. What is the news report mainly about? 2. How long do the volunteers work in a small barn on a farm outside of Freeport? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。新闻提到，美国许多宗教组织赠送罐装食品，帮助世界上那些饥饿的和需要帮助的人们。故答案为 B。主旨大意题应注意听新闻的开头和结尾。 A“美国宗教组
17、织的传统：肉类罐头 ”、 C“美国宗教组织如何罐装食物 ”和 D“罐头食品在全球范围内流通 ”都不是新闻的主要内容。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻提到，志愿者从早上 5点工作到晚上 10点，实行轮班制，早上 5点到晚上 10点一共 17小时，故 答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 Cell phones have become a central force in the daily life of teens around the world. In addition to calling each other, and sending tex
18、t messages, they use their cell phones to connect with web sites, play music and games, and take pictures. Now, a U.S. college is holding a competition, giving young people a chance to get really creative with this tiny hand held device. Theyre being challenged to produce a cell phone film. “It need
19、s to be edited. It needs to have some kind of audio, voice-over or music, and it needs to tell a story.“ And said contest organizer Dianne Lynch. It must be shot entirely with cell phones. She says that the best film will not be very different from an award-winning movie in any other format. 3. What
20、 is the subject of the competition? 4. What do we learn about the competition from the news? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻提到，美国一所大学正在举行一场竞赛，竞赛内容是用手机拍摄电影 (produce a cell phone film)。故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻提到，竞赛组织者说道，参赛的电影必须全都用手机拍摄， A复现原文， 为正确答案。新闻提到该项比赛只对年轻人开放 (giving young people a chance to)
21、， B错在对 “所有年龄段 ”开放。 C“背景音乐是电影最重要的一部分 ”过分夸大音乐的作用，新闻只是说电影需要声音，可以附上音乐。 D“最好的电影将与其他形式获奖的电影区别很大 ”与新闻末尾相反。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 Up to 32 people were killed in two bomb attacks Monday in the Syrian city of Horns, near the border with Lebanon. The second attack killed people who gathered to see the damage of a
22、n earlier car bomb. A suicide bomber entered the crowd and exploded a bomb hidden in clothing. The attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district, in the central part of the city. State-controlled media say 19 people were killed in the two bombings. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 32 peop
23、le were killed. Many others were hurt. It was the second major attack in Horns since the government and rebel forces reached a ceasefire agreement this month. The government will take back areas of the city controlled by rebels. On December 12, two bombings killed at least 16 people. Those attacks a
24、lso took place in the al-Zahraa district. The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attacks. The Watt Street Journal newspaper reports that many people who live in the neighborhood are members of the Alawite sect. The newspaper reports the area is often “attacked by anti-gover
25、nment rebels armed with rockets and vehicle bombs.“ 5. What do we learn about the bomb attacks from the news report? 6. What did the state-controlled media say? 7. What happened on December 12? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻开头说到，在靠近黎巴嫩边界的叙利亚城市 Homs发生两起爆炸袭击事件，造成多达 32人死亡。 B“爆炸袭击发生在 Horns”正确。新闻提到爆炸袭击发生在靠近黎巴嫩边界的叙
26、利亚城市而非发生在黎巴嫩，故排除 A。两起爆炸共造成了多达 32人死亡，故 C、 D都不对。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 注意本题要听清楚是问 state-controlled mesa“国有电视台 ”的言论。新闻中提到，国家电视台报道中表示有 19人死于两起爆炸事件。 故 D为正确答案。 A“袭击发生在 al-Zahraa控制区域 ”并非国家电视台的发言。 B“有 32人遇害 ”是叙利亚人权观察员说的 (The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)。 C“很快就会有另一次袭击 ”没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确
27、答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题的关键是听清楚问题问的时间点是 December 12。新闻末尾部分提到，在 12月 12日，发生的两起爆炸事件造成至少 16人死亡，这些袭击也是发生在 al-Zahraa区，故答案为 C。 A、 B所 说的事件也在新闻中出现，但并不是发生在 12月 12日， D拼凑新闻中的 anti-government rebels和 The Wall Street Journal，并没有实际根据。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know a
28、bout the seasons. W: The seasons? M: Yeah, you know how cold it is in winter? What it is like when the days are so short? W: So what is it like? M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter. Sometimes as cold as 26 degrees below centigrade. And of course when you go out, you wrap up warm. But inside, in
29、 houses, its always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in a good winter. W: And what about the darkness? M: Well, yeah, around Christmas time theres only one hour of daylight, so you really look forward to the sp
30、ring. It is sometimes a bit depressing, but you see the summers are amazing. From May to July in the North of Sweden the sun never sets. Its still light at midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper. W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun. M: Thats right, but its wonderful. You
31、wanna stay up all night And the Swedes make the most of it Often they start work earlier in summer and then leave at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They like to work hard, but play hard, too. I think Londoners work longer hours, but Im not sure
32、 this is a good tiling. 8. What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 9. What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter? 10. How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden? 11. What does the man say about the Swedish people? 8 【正确答
33、案】 D 【试题解析】 男士一开始就说自己生活在瑞典，同时后面还提到冬天瑞典的室内比家乡要暖和。综合后面讲到的关于英国的情况可知男士所说的 home指的便是England，因此答案为 D。 A说男士更喜欢瑞典， B说男士更喜欢炎热天气，但对话并未提及男士更喜欢哪个，所以排除； C说他几乎每个冬天都拜访伦敦，与对话内容不符。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说瑞典人在英国的时候总是抱怨即便在晴好的冬天房子里也很冷，因此答案为 A。预读选项，选项都是负面事物， 可以预测问题可能会问不喜欢的或者抱怨的事情。当听到录音中的关键词 complain时，需要留意其后的内容。 B
34、“糟糕的天气 ”、 C“阴沉的冬天 ”和 D“漫长的夜晚 ”与录音不符。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士在谈到圣诞节的天气时，提到有一点点令人压抑，因此答案为A。 B“令人耳目一新的 ”、 C“令人痛苦的 ”和 D“令人高兴的 ”与男士的描述不符。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士提到，在夏季的时候，瑞典人喜欢努力工作，但是也会拼命 玩乐，因此答案为 A。 B“他们经常熬夜看书 ”、 C“他们喜欢夏天去露营 ”和 D“他们试图增加收入和开销 ”与男士所述不符。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: What kind of
35、training does one need to go into this type of job? M: Thats a very good question. I dont think there is any, specifically. W: For example, in your case, what was your educational background? M: Well, I did a degree in French at Nottingham. After that, I did careers work in secondary schools like th
36、e careers guidance people here in the university. Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side. Then progressed on to universities. So there wasnt any plan and there was no specific training. There are plenty of training courses in management tec
37、hniques and committee work which you can attend now. W: But in the first place, you did a French degree. M: In my time, there wasnt a degree you could do for administration. I think most of the administrators Ive come across have degrees and all sorts of things. W: Well, I know in my case, I did an
38、English literature degree and I didnt really expect to end up doing what I am doing now. M: Quite. W: Were you local to Nottingham, actually? Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University? M: No, no. I come from the north of England, from West Yorkshire. Nottingham was one of the univers
39、ities I put on my list. And I like the look of it. The campus is just beautiful. W: Yes, indeed. Lets see. Were you from the industrial part of Yorkshire? M: Yes, from the Woolen District. 12. What was the mans major at university? 13. What was the mans job in secondary schools? 14. Where does the m
40、an come from? 15. What attracted the man to Nottingham University? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士提到在诺丁汉大学拿到了法语学位，因此选 C。 A有迷惑性，但是 English Literature是女士的专业： B“公共管理 ”在对话中未提到； D“管理 ”是利用对话中 management techniques制造的原词干扰，和专业无关，排除。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士谈到自己在诺丁汉大学拿到法语学位后，在中学做了就业指导的工作 (careers work)，而根据 like
41、 (就像 ) 可知， careers work和 careers guidance意思一样，因此答案为 D。 A“教英语 ”、 B“心理辅导 ”和 C“员工培训 ”对话中均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士问男士是否诺丁汉本地人，男士给出了否定回答，并说自己来自西约克郡 (West Yorkshire)， D为答案。 A“诺丁汉 ”是男士就读的大学的所在地。 B“伯明翰 ”和 C“德比郡 ”录音未提到。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士在谈到选择诺丁汉大学的时候，提到他喜欢这所大学的 样子，校园非常漂亮。可以看出，男士选择诺丁
42、汉大学是因为它宜人的环境，因此答案为 A。 B“世界知名的名气 ”、 C“优厚的奖学金 ”和 D“设置优良的课程 ”的关键词fame， scholarships以及 courses对话中均未提及，可排除。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the companys district managers. Everyone arrived on t
43、ime, and Alexs presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. “I believe we are going to continue to increase our share of the market,“ he began, “because of the quality of the people in this
44、room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.“ When Alex was finished, he received polite applause, bu
45、t hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end,“ Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.“ “Yes,“ the district manager replied. “Half of our managers are women. Most have worked their way up f
46、rom sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role theyve played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as he in your speech.“ 16. Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting? 17
47、. What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation? 18. What do we learn about the audience at the meeting? 19. Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文一开始就提到 Alex Gordon期待与公司区域经理的第一次会议。因此答案为 A。 B“常客 ”、 D“高级职员 ”原文均没有提及； C“销售主管 ”是Alex Gordon
48、的职务，而不是其他与会人员的身份。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文提到，他决定在会议结束前谈一下区域经理对于公司计划的重要性。因此答案为 D。注意 D将原文的 importance换成了 important。 A中的 “常客 ”原文未提及； B“销售代表表现出的主动性 ”中的 sales representatives虽在原文出现，但并未提及 initiative问题： C“执行公司计划的迫切性 ”中的 companys plans虽出现，但并未提及执行问题，故均排除。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到，区域经理中有一半是女性。
49、因此答案为 B。 B中的 fifty percent为原文 half一词的同义替换。 A“一些人政治观念强 ”利用原文 political一词作干扰，原文提到她们不在乎政治的正确性： C“三分之一是高级经理 ”和 D“大多数相当保守 ”原文均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文结尾提到女性经理们因 Alex Gordon将她们称为 “he”而感到惊讶和难过，据此可判断 Alex对性别不是很敏感，忽视了女性的感受。因此答案为B。短文结尾处常考，语义转折处常考，本题考查的就是对转折词 but之后的理解。 A“他引用了太多内容 ”、 C“他没扣住主题 ”和 D“他花了太多时间在细节上 ”都没有在文中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. When the manager comes,
