1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 218及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Working for the Internal Revenue Service. （ B） A special service. （ C） The daily life of the disabled. （ D） Technology bringing jobs to the disabled. （ A） 303. （ B） 300. （ C） 305. （ D） 42. （ A） Three Emergency workers were arrested by Afghan authorities. （
2、 B） The Afghan officials investigated the cause of a murder case. （ C） The governor of Helmand Province was murdered by an Emergency staff. （ D） There was an explosive suicide in Helmands hospital. （ A） Someone was accused of receiving advance payment for murdering the governor. （ B） Nothing was fou
3、nd in the Emergency-run hospital. （ C） Six people from the Emergency have been involved in the murdering case. （ D） The founder of the Italian aid group Emergency was unknown. （ A） People who dont follow doctors advice should pay tax. （ B） Taxes collection on overweight people needs to be enhanced.
4、（ C） Parents should pay tax for their overweight children in Arizona. （ D） Doctors advice for fat people is not offered on the Internet （ A） An Arizonas Medicaid programme. （ B） A punishment system. （ C） A reward mechanism. （ D） A healthcare organisation. （ A） He himself is very fat too. （ B） The as
5、sessment system is not sound. （ C） People should have their own freedom. （ D） It may cause a lot of social problems. Section B （ A） Walk the dog. （ B） Clean the house. （ C） Go to the dentists. （ D） Finish her assignment. （ A） 12:30 pm. （ B） 2:00 pm. （ C） 4:30 pm. （ D） 5:30 pm. （ A） Exciting. （ B） Re
6、warding. （ C） Disappointing. （ D） Exhausting. （ A） They cant decide on a video. （ B） Susans mother is going to use the video machine. （ C） Susan will be asked to do something else. （ D） The machine isnt working. （ A） Since Friday. （ B） Since Saturday. （ C） Since Sunday. （ D） Since Monday. （ A） He wi
7、ll be still sick by Friday. （ B） He cant go to work on Friday. （ C） He has to give a speech in public. （ D） He isnt well prepared for a report. （ A） He has a cold. （ B） He has the flu. （ C） He has a stomachache. （ D） He has a toothache. （ A） Take herbal medicine. （ B） See another doctor. （ C） Drink
8、chicken soup. （ D） Stay in bed. Section C （ A） Diet. （ B） Sleep. （ C） Space. （ D） Stress. （ A） They tend to reproduce more. （ B） They may show more signs of violence. （ C） They can eat and sleep better. （ D） They may commit suicide. （ A） Rats can populate rapidly. （ B） Population explosion can lead
9、to violence. （ C） Over crowdedness may have the same effects on man. （ D） It is a natural law that animals live and die. （ A） Crimes committed by young people. （ B） Crimes committed by needy people. （ C） Influence on young people. （ D） Stealing and violence. （ A） They are usually poor and in need. （
10、 B） They do not have as much freedom or money as they want. （ C） They live in an environment where everybody knows each other. （ D） They are not satisfied with the adult world. （ A） The family and the school. （ B） The adults and the mass media （ C） The society and the young people. （ D） The young pe
11、ople themselves. （ A） About seven million. （ B） Half of the American population. （ C） 25% of American people. （ D） About 25 million. （ A） They are older than young people. （ B） The young people will soon be in charge of the nation. （ C） The students today have strong opinions. （ D） The youths ideas
12、are sometimes wrong. （ A） The lives of their parents. （ B） Making a better life for all people. （ C） The trouble in American families. （ D） The strong opinions. （ A） They feel much is wrong with the lives of their parents. （ B） They see clearly what is right and good in the lives of their parents. （
13、 C） They feel that everything about the lives of their parents is acceptable. （ D） They feel nothing is right and good in the lives of their parents. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 218答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 If you contact the customer service department of a government agency or a major U.S. company, or order
14、 something over the phone, its likely that your call will be answered by someone with a disability, working from their home. It could be on a farm in Iowa, or a small town in the Vermont Mountains, Its one example how computer technologies is giving disabled people easier access to job market. Ed Mc
15、Cann is one of more than 300 disabled order entry clerks in 42 states who are working for the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS. “The calls that come in for forms and publication orders to the IRS come to me, and I take information for processing those forms. People who call me sometimes are not rea
16、lly clear on what exactly they would need and Id give them the assistance and guidance determining what they would need.“ 1. What is the news report mainly about? 2. How many disabled clerks working for the IRS? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻开篇就说电脑技术让残疾人更容易获得工作，然后举例证明这一说法。故 D为正确答案。 A“为 Internet Revenue Servic
17、e工作 ”、 B“一项特殊的服务 ”和 C“残疾人的日常生活 ”都只是和新闻相关的信息，并不是新闻的主要内容。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 预读选项可知本题为数字题，考生应留意记下出现数字的信息。新闻中提到， Ed McCann是美国 IRS在 42个州拥有的超过 300名残疾单据输入员中的一员，故该公司拥有超过 300名残疾员工， B正确。 D的数字 42在新闻中也有提及，但这是州的数目，而不是输入员的数目。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 The Italian aid group Emergency has had a tense relationshi
18、p with local authorities in violence-racked Helmand province, due in part to its policy of treating all patients. Afghan officials said they arrested three Italian Emergency workers Saturday, a doctor, a nurse and a logistics worker. Afghan officials said they were held as part of an investigation i
19、nto an unproved plot to kill the governor of Helmand province. Helmand Province Governor Gulab Mangal said an Emergency staff member received $500,000 as an advance payment for killing him. In total nine people, including six Afghans, were held after hand bombs and other weapons were discovered in t
20、he storeroom of the Emergency-run hospital in Helmands capital, Lashkar Gah. Emergency founder Gino Strada scolded the charge of the aid groups three workers. 3. What happened on Saturday? 4. What do we learn about the Italian aid group Emergency? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻指出，阿富汗的官员称他们周六拘留了 3名来自意大利的紧急救援人员
21、：一名医生、一名护士和一个后勤工作人员。 A所述与此相符，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻指出，赫尔曼德省省长 Gulab Mangal称紧急救援组的一名工作人员收到一笔作为刺杀他的预付款， A正确。在赫尔曼德首都的医院储存室里发现了手榴弹及其他武器后，有 9人被拘留，其中包括 6个阿富汗人。此外，新闻还提及紧急救援组的创始人为 Gina Strada。 B、 C、 D与上述内容不符。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obe
22、sity could suffer financially too. The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $50 annually if they fail to follow their doctors advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be excluded. If the idea is approved by Congress, smo
23、kers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay. Medicaid, the organisation which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $339 billion a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizonas Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask
24、 people to give something back. She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as punishing people who go against their doctors wishes, awards would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video. Arizonas senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the pl
25、ans, saying that there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice. Other critics claim that people dont need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the “nanny state“ shouldnt try to stop them. 5. What is the new idea of Arizona? 6. What
26、is Medicaid? 7. Why do Kyrsten Sinema go against the plans? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻的开头提到，如果一个新想法立法通过，那么胖子在经济上也要遭殃了。然后具体指出该想法：美国的亚利桑那州对那些不接受医生的建议而超重的公民每年收取 50美元超重税；吸烟者和那些未能坚持健康生活方式的人也必须交税；同样，那些不接受医生的建议或鼓励 的人也要受到惩罚，故答案是A。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目问 Medicaid是什么。新闻中提到，它是一家为美国的贫困人群提供医疗服务的组织 (provides h
27、ealth-care to the poor in the USA)，故 D正确。A“亚利桑那州的一个医疗项目 ”、 B“一套惩罚系统 ”和 C“一个奖励机制 ”都和新闻内容不符。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻指出，亚利桑那州的参议员 Kyrsten Sinema没有 支持该提议，因为他认为没有一个能判定病人是否遵循医嘱的系统 (there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice)， B“评估系统不健全 ”符合题意。而其他评论家宣称，人们不需要政府的照
28、顾，如果他们想要成为胖子或想抽烟，这个 “保姆式的国家 ”不该试图阻止他们。 C“人们有自由 ”是其他评论家的看法。 A“他自身也很胖 ”和 D“将引起许多社会问题 ”均没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: So, Susan, do you have anything planned for this Saturday? W: Uh, Im kind of busy. Why do you ask? M: Oh, I was wondering if youd like to get together and do something, like
29、 watch a movie or take a walk down by the lake. W: Id love to, but Im really going to be busy all day on Saturday. M: What do you have to do on that day? W: First, my mom asked me to help clean the house in the morning, and then I have a dentist appointment at 12:30. I cant miss that because Ive can
30、celed twice before. M: Well, what about after that? W: Well, Im going to be running around all day. After the dentist appointment, I need to meet Julie at 2:00 to help her with her science project thats due on Monday morning at school. M: Okay, but are you free after that? W: Hardly. Then I have to
31、pick up my brother from soccer practice at 4:30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5:30. I feel like a slave sometimes. Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment. Who knows how long thatll take? M: Wow, sounds like youre going to have a full day. He
32、y, listen, why dont I come over later in the evening, and we can make some popcorn and watch a movie. W: Oh, thatd be great, but our video machine is broken. M: Huh. Well, lets just play a game or something. W: Sounds good, but give me a call before you come. My mom might try to come up with somethi
33、ng else for me to do. 8. What does Susan have to do on Saturday morning? 9. What time is Susan meeting with Julie? 10. How does Susan feel about her schedule on Saturday? 11. Why cant they watch a video at Susans house? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士说： “首先妈妈叫我在上午帮忙打扫屋子。 ”故选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女
34、士说她要在下午 2点帮 Julie做自然科学的作业，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士 数罗自己一天的安排并说 “有时我感觉就像是个苦力 ”，可见她感觉很疲惫。因此， D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士明确说她家 的录像机坏了，故答案为 D。 broken与 not working同义。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: So, how are things going, Steve? M: Well, to be honest, Carla, I was feeling great on
35、Saturday, but I started to feel sick Sunday afternoon. I thought Id get better, but I feel worse than before. And Im really worried because Im scheduled to have a presentation at work on Friday, so I have to be better by then. W: Well, what seems to be the problem? M: Well, I thought I had the flu,
36、but the doctor said it was just a bad cold. He gave me some cold medicine to take care of my stuffy nose and fever. Fm supposed to take the medicine three times a day after eating, but it doesnt seem to help. He also told me to stay off my feet for a day or so, but Im so busy these days. W: Listen,
37、forget about that medicine! I have just the thing to get rid of bad colds. You see, my mom is really into herbal medicine. M: Oh, no, thanks. W: Ah, come on! Give it a try. You just take some of my moms herbal tea and drink it four times a day. Believe me. Youll be up and dancing around in no time.
38、M: Dancing around in no time, right? Well, I guess. Nothing else seems to be doing the job. W: Great. Ill come by your place at 7:30. See you then. 12. How long has the man been sick? 13. What is the man worried about? 14. Whats the matter with the man? 15. What does the woman suggest the man do? 12
39、 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说星期六他还感觉很好，星期天下午开始觉得恶心，故答案为C。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说他感冒越来越重，因为周五他工作需要演讲，所以他很担心，由此可见他担心的是他到周五时还没有恢复，故选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士问男士有什么问题时，男士回答起初以为是流感，医生诊断不过是重感冒，由此可知答案是 A。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士建议男士尝试她母亲的中药茶，因此 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 How m
40、uch living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly aff
41、ected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior pattern and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. Th
42、e more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but essential for human survival? 16. What affects rats behavio
43、r? 17. What effect may inadequate living space have on rats according to the passage? 18. What is the experiment done on rats intended to prove? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听到 “最近研究表明：鼠类行为受空间影响颇大 ”，可判断 C(空间 )正确。 【知识 模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文说，空间越拥挤，老鼠就越容易相互撕咬和残杀，故 B正确。 A、 C是积极健康的行为，而 B、 D则是不健康的行为。根据本文主题也可
44、排除 A、 C，短文也未提及 “自杀 ”，可排除 D。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文介绍了有关老鼠的实验后提出，对老鼠而言，老鼠数量和暴力之间具有直接的关系。作者进而问道：这是否也适用人类社会 ?足够的空间是否也是人类生存所必需的条件 ?故对老鼠的研究是为人类服务的， C正确。 【知识 模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Crime is a serious problem in Britain. One sort of crime which particularly worries people is juvenile delinquency that is
45、, crimes committed by young people. For some years, juvenile delinquency has been increasing. There are two main sorts of juvenile crime, stealing and violence. Most people do not understand why young people commit these crimes. There are, I think, a large number of different reasons. These crimes a
46、re not usually committed by people who are poor or in need. Young people often dislike and resent the adult world. They will do things to show that they are rebels. Also in Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more mone
47、y to do what they like. There are two other possible causes which are worth mentioning. More and more people in Britain live in large towns. In a large town no one knows who anyone else is or where they live. But in the village I come from crimes are rare because everybody knows everyone else. Altho
48、ugh it is difficult to explain, I think the last cause is very important. Perhaps there is something wrong with our society which encourages violence and crime. It is a fact that all the time children are exposed to films and reports about crime and violence. Many people do not agree that this influ
49、ences young people, but I think that young people are very much influenced by the society they grow up in. I feel that the fault may be as much with our whole society as with these young people. 19. What is “juvenile delinquency“? 20. What can we learn about the young people who commit crimes according to the passage? 21. Who are to blame for juvenile delinquency according to the speaker? 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文提到 juvenile delinquency时，用 that is引导出相应的解释：青少年犯罪。故 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文说，年轻人常常不喜欢甚至厌恶成年人的世界。 D与此相符。 【知识模块】
