1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 217及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Guests can pay without going to the front desk. （ B） Guests can go direct to their rooms. （ C） Guests can check out any time. （ D） Guests can make room reservations. （ A） 2. （ B） 3. （ C） 100. （ D） 150. （ A） He will be sent back even if he is unfit to stand
2、 trial. （ B） He will remain in South Africa for medical treatment. （ C） He will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit. （ D） He will return to the U.K. for medical treatment. （ A） Killing his wife in the U.K. （ B） Being involved in a taxi accident. （ C） Hiring a crew of criminals. （ D） Having h
3、is wife killed. （ A） The school stopped providing school lunch. （ B） Their parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch. （ C） Their parents failed to pay for school lunch. （ D） They chose to have something different. （ A） They were satisfied. （ B） They were surprised. （ C） They were angry. （ D） They w
4、ere sad. （ A） This week. （ B） On Tuesday. （ C） On Monday. （ D） Unknown. Section B （ A） She is environmentally-concerned. （ B） She wants to save money. （ C） Her car is being repaired in the shop. （ D） She wants to see the man on the bus. （ A） Diana believes the air is not likely to be cleaner. （ B） D
5、iana thinks the diesel (柴油机 ) bus is free of pollution now. （ C） Diana has taken a class on environmental engineering. （ D） Diana sounds pessimistic about the future of the insulator (绝热器 ). （ A） It makes the fuel burn more efficiently. （ B） It helps release more unburned fuel. （ C） It is easy to in
6、stall. （ D） It is very cheap. （ A） Lowering transportation fees. （ B） The environmental engineering class. （ C） The mans car in the shop. （ D） Better environment. （ A） The hotel confused him with another guest. （ B） Rooms are overbooked for that evening. （ C） There are no more rooms available for fi
7、ve people. （ D） All the rooms available are under renovation. （ A） There was a marathon going on. （ B） Almost all the hotels were being renovated. （ C） There was a conference going on. （ D） The hotel was overbooked two months ago. （ A） The man wants to live in them. （ B） They are like the normal roo
8、ms. （ C） There is a roll-away bed. （ D） Customers can watch TV there. （ A） A honeymoon suite for $250 for the night and free breakfast of Chinese style. （ B） A honeymoon suite for $225 for the night and free breakfast of western style. （ C） A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast
9、 of Chinese style. （ D） A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast of western style. Section C （ A） Watching TV can cause physical diseases. （ B） TV places the viewer in a completely passive position （ C） People are too dependent on TV. （ D） The quality of some TV programs is poor.
10、（ A） Television has more advantages than disadvantages. （ B） Television has more disadvantages than advantages. （ C） It is no use watching TV. （ D） Television in itself is neither good nor bad. （ A） How much a TV set costs. （ B） The quality of TV programs. （ C） How people put it to use. （ D） The num
11、ber of people watching TV. （ A） He wanted to remain popular with the audience. （ B） He wished to give more performances. （ C） He didnt trust others. （ D） He was extremely anxious about its negative effect. （ A） He was refused to give performances in 1804. （ B） He was not able to compose in 1804. （ C
12、） He was becoming very difficult to be with in 1804. （ D） He attempted to kill himself in 1804. （ A） He didnt kill himself because of his friends. （ B） He remained single all his life. （ C） He was always not easy to be with. （ D） He had few friends in his life. （ A） About 1920. （ B） Around 1925. （ C
13、） Around 1930. （ D） About 1935. （ A） Over 16 million. （ B） Over 3.5 million. （ C） Over 1 million. （ D） Over 2.5 million. （ A） Corn. （ B） Soybean. （ C） Oat. （ D） Rye. （ A） Corn. （ B） Soybean. （ C） Oat. （ D） Rye. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 217答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Got a smart phone? Never lose your hotel k
14、ey, or even have to stop at the registration desk, again. Thats the vision of a hotel chain that plans to send digital keys to guests phone via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional plastic swipe cards. Arriving guests could get around the front desk and go straight to their
15、 rooms. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns more than 1,150 hotels in nearly 100 countries, plans to install the system in the next three months at two of its hotels in the U.S.A. If all goes well, the company says it could have the feature in all of its hotels by next year. A spokeswoman said the
16、 app will initially be compatible with recent iPhone models and newer Android phones. The app will use Bluetooth technology to unlock the room with a tap. 1. What is the main advantage of the digital key? 2. How many hotels will have the system in the next three months? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 录音提到一家连锁酒店打
17、算使用一款应用程序 (app)给顾客发送数字钥匙，顾客因此无需办理入住手续，可以绕过前台直接入住房间。 B“顾客可以直接入住房间 ”是这种数字钥匙的主要优点，为答案，其中的 go direct对应录音中的 go straight。录音没有提及付款、退房和预订房间的相关内容，因此 A、 C和 D不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 录音提到，这家公司计划未来三个月将在旗下两家美国酒店安装这种系统，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 A British man accused of planning his wifes murder while the
18、y were honeymooning in South Africa has lost a High Court appeal to block his being sent back to Britain until he is fit to stand trial. The judges ruled that Shrien Dewani can be sent back as long as the South African government pledges to return him to the United Kingdom should he ultimately prove
19、 unfit to be tried. Dewanis lawyers had urged that he should not be sent back while he was unfit to stand trial. He is being treated for a depressive illness. His legal team can appeal the decision at the Supreme Court. Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of criminals to kill his wife, Anni Dewani, d
20、uring a taxi ride in Cape Town last November, just over two weeks after their wedding. 3. What can we learn about Shrien Dewani according to the court ruling? 4. What was Dewani accused of? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到， Shrien Dewani向高级法院提出申诉，希望在适合出庭 受审时才被遣返回英国，但他的申诉失败。法官裁决，若最终证明 Shrien Dewani不适合受审，只要南非
21、政府保证将他遣返回英国， Shrien Dewani可以被遣返。由此可知， A“尽管他不适合出庭受审也得被遣返 ”为答案，同时排除 C“一旦证明合适就在南非出庭受审 ”。法庭裁决没有提及治疗的问题，故排除 B和 D。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻的开头和结尾都提到 Dewani的罪行：雇用罪犯杀害妻子，D“让人杀害自己的妻子 ”为答案。 Dewani计划在南非度蜜月时雇凶杀害妻 子， A错在 in the U.K.。 Dewani的妻子是在搭乘的士时被杀的，新闻中没有谈及的士事故， B“涉嫌与一起的士事故有关 ”没有依据。 Dewani主要是被控杀人，故排除C“
22、雇用一帮罪犯 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 Dozens of Children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays taken away from them before they could take a bite this week. Salt Lake City School District officials said the trays were taken away at Utah Elementary School Tuesday because some students had negative
23、 balances in their accounts used to pay for lunches. But they admit the situation should have been handled differently. Instead of regular lunches, the students were given fruit and milk. “We dont ever let kids go without any food entirely,“ said Salt Lake City School District spokesman Jason Olsen.
24、 One mother said, she was “blindsided“ when her daughter described what a school district official told her “You dont have any money in your account, so you cant get lunch.“ “There were a lot of tears,“ she said, “and it was pretty upsetting for them.“ The district said it started notifying parents
25、about negative account balances Monday. But the mother said she and other parents were never told about the problem. 5.Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 6. How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation? 7. When were the parents informed of negative ba
26、lances according to the district? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻提到，犹他州的许多小学生被收走了午餐盘，原因是他们用于支付午餐的账户余额不足 (had negative balances)；学校没有给这部分孩子提供惯常的午餐，而是给他们发了水果和牛奶。由此可知， C“父母未支付午餐费用 ”为答案。 A“学校停止提供午餐 ”与新闻不符。 B“他们的家长更喜欢水果和牛奶当午餐 ”和 D“他们选择要不一样的东西 ”都属于无中生有。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻提到，当听到女儿描述学区要员对她说 “你的账户里没有钱了，所以不能
27、得到午餐 ”时，妈妈遭受到了意外的打击 (blindsided)。由此可知， B为答案，其中 surprised对应录音中的 blindsided。 A“满意的 ”与家长的反应截然相反。新闻没有提及家长们很愤怒，排除 C。新闻中提到的 a lot of tears和 pretty upsetting都是孩子的反应，排除 D。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻提到，学区要员称周一已通知家长账户余额不足， C为正确答案。 A“本周 ”在新闻开头提到，是说本周许多犹他州的小学生被收走了午餐盘。B“周二 ”是盐湖城学校的学区要员说明学生被收走餐盘一事的时间，故排除。 【知识
28、模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Diana. Im surprised to see you on the city bus. Your car in the shop? W: No. Ive just been thinking a lot about the environment lately. So I decided the air will be a lot cleaner if we all use public transport when we could. M: Im sure you are right. The diesel bus i
29、snt exactly pollution free. W: True. Theyll be running a lot cleaner soon. We were just talking about that in my environmental engineering class. M: What could the city do? Install pollution filters in all their buses? W: They could, but those filters make the engines work harder and really cut down
30、 on the fuel efficiency. Instead, they found a way to make their engines more efficient. M: How? W: Well, there is a new insulator. And you spray a thick coat of it on the engine. M: An insulator? W: Yeah. What it does is reflect back the heat of burning fuel. So the fuel will burn much hotter and b
31、urn up more completely. M: So a lot less unburned fuel comes out to pollute the air. W: And the bus will need less fuel. So with the saving on fuel cost, they say this will all pay for itself in just six months. 8. Why does Diana take a bus that day? 9. What is true about Diana? 10. What justifies t
32、he installation of a new insulator in the buses according to Diana? 11. What is the major concern of the woman? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士问 Diana为什么乘坐公共汽车，是不是她的汽车在维修。女士回答说不是，她乘坐公交车是因为最近她在考虑环境问题。大家都使用公共交通的话，空气会干净一些。可见她关注环境 ，故 A正确。 B未提及， C、 D内容与对话不符。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说到： “在环境工程课上我们刚刚谈到过这一点。 ”可见
33、她修了一门环境工程课，故 C正确。四个选项都以 Diana为主语，本题定然问她的情况。要根据选项关键词听对话，把涉及关键词的信息与选项对照，判断选项正误。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对于安装新的绝热器，女士说： “它的作用在于它可以把燃料燃烧的热量反射回来，这样燃料燃烧时的温度就会更高，燃烧也就更 彻底。 ”可见绝热器可以提高燃烧率， A正确。鉴于我们并不知道 it指什么，听录音时，必须对有关事物予以重视。对话中，男士重复反问了一个词 “An insulator?”表明它是对话中讨论的一个重点，问题 it可能与它有关。紧接着女士的回答又用了 “What it d
34、oes is” 的强调结构，并用 “So ”说明结果，相关内容即构成本题答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士有车不开，宁愿挤公交车；上环境工程课；对节能环保绝热器感兴趣，均表明她关注环境，有浓厚的环 保意识。因此， D正确。实际上本题是问对话主题，选项 D概括性最强，是答案。其余选项均是细节，或与对话无关。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight. My name is Charles Nelson. W: Okay. Mr. Nelson. Thats a room for
35、 five under your name. M: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake. W: Okay. Lets check this again. Okay, Mr. Charles C. Nelson for tonight. M: Ah. Theres the problem. My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C. Nelson. You must have two guests under the name. W: Okay. Let me check this again. Oh.
36、Okay. Here we are. Charles Nelson. A room for one for the 19th. M: Wait, wait! It was for tonight. Not tomorrow night. W: Hum. Hum. I dont think we have any rooms for tonight. Theres a convention going on in town, and uh, lets see. Yeah, no rooms. Well. We do have some rooms under renovation with ju
37、st a roll-away bed. None of the normal stuff like a TV or working shower or toilet. M: Ah madam. Come on. There must be something else. W: Well. Let me check my computer here. Ah! There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available. M: Great Ill take it. W: But Ill hav
38、e to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night. M: Ah. Madam. I should get a discount for the inconvenience. W: Well. The best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast. 12. What was the first problem with the mans reservation? 13. Why was it ha
39、rd to get a room that day? 14. What do we know about the rooms under renovation in the hotel? 15. What did the man get finally? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士在人住酒店时，遇到了一系列难题：首先，他自报家门时，服务员把他和另一个同名同姓的人搞混淆了：其次，他原订的这一天的房间没有了，第 2天才有房间；第三，其他房间也都已订满，只有正在装修中的临时房。本题问他遇到的第 1个问题，故选 A。本对话前面开头部分一直在说人名。听到有关 name， mistake，
40、 problem， have two guests under the name即可确定答案。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士在解释房子紧张的原因时说， “我想我们今晚是没房子了。城里正在开一个会 ”conference 即 convention之义，故 C正确。 A、 C句型一致，区别在 conference和 marathon(马拉松长跑 )上： B“几乎所有酒店都在翻修 ”显然不合常理； D中的时间在对话中未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士在说到客房全部订满时，提到酒店倒是有一些在装修的客房，里面只有一张折叠床，没有像
41、电视或可使用的洗手间这样的正常配套，可见选C，同时可排 除 B和 D。预读选项时，根据 A和 B可知 them和 They指的是rooms，听音时要留意某种客房的相关信息。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士查到有人取消订房，那是一个蜜月套房，每晚需 250美元。男士表示要住这个套房，但要求打折。女士说： “我最多给你打 9折，另外再免费送一张欧洲大陆式早餐用餐券 ”。可见男士最后得到的是以 225美元住一晚蜜月套房，并获得免费西式早餐。故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Television now plays such an
42、 important part in so many peoples lives that it is essential for us to try to decide whether it is a blessing or a curse. Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages. But do the former outweigh the latter? In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainmen
43、t, but also a comparatively cheap one. They just sit comfortably at home and enjoy endless series of programs rather than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. Some people, however, maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer needs to do nothing. He is complete
44、ly passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part Secondly, television keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost phys
45、ical fascination for us. We get so used to looking at its movements, so dependent on its pictures that it begins to dominate our lives. There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its program is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely
46、 elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? I think we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society. 16. What is NOT mentioned as the disadvantages of TV? 17. What is the speakers opinion of t
47、elevision? 18. What determines the value of television to society? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本文分析电视的利弊，它带来益处的同时也有潜在的弊端。文章分别提到，观看电视是被动接受的行为 (即 B)，它使人产生依赖性 (即 C)，有些电视节目质量太差 (即 D)。未提到的弊端是 A，故选 A。此外， A“看电视会导致生理疾病 ”的说法闻所未闻。这是对原文中 almost physical fascination“几乎有生理上的迷恋 ”的曲解。换言之，有些选项可据常 识加以判断。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】
48、D 【试题解析】 短文结尾处，作者在给出了正反观点后，给出了中允的观点： “我想我们必须认识到，电视本身无所谓好坏。 ”即 D正确。 C太绝对，可以排除；A、 B针锋相对， D则不偏不倚。根据短文中作者的口吻，他是持中立态度的，应选 D。本题可以 “听到什么选什么 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文章最后说：电视本身无所谓好坏，人们使用它的方式决定了它对社会的价值。 C与此同义。 A(电视机的价格 )、 D(观看电视 的人数 )与全文中心无关，可以排除； B在文中有所提及，是某个细节，属于答非所问。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Beethoven p
49、robably began to go deaf in 1797, but he tried to keep it a secret, while consulting doctors and trying various remedies, such as the application of almond oil. He was extremely anxious about its possible effect on his career as a musician, and embarrassed by its effect on his social life. In the summer of 1801 he wrote to two friends expressing the anxiety that his best years would pass “without my being able to achieve all that my talent and my strength have commanded me to do“. Although tempted to kill himself, “the only thing that held me back was
