1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 224及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Men should drink less than 14 units per week. （ B） Women should not drink at all. （ C） Women can drink 24 units per week. （ D） Men can drink 6 glasses of wine per day. （ A） Pregnant women should not drink. （ B） Any amount of alcohol may increase the risk o
2、f cancer. （ C） Some wine is not safe to drink. （ D） Medicine doesnt work in diseases caused by alcohol. （ A） People are generating billions of tonnes of waste. （ B） People are in danger of financial problems. （ C） Climate change has influenced peoples life. 0) Disney movies have changed the world. （
3、 A） It is hard to clean up. （ B） It cant be recycled. （ C） It can produce a greenhouse gas. （ D） It cant turn into electricity. （ A） Robots will take place of human workers. （ B） Millions of jobs will disappear. （ C） The fifth industrial revolution will happen. （ D） An economic forum will be held in
4、 Swiss. （ A） Cut off white collar office jobs. （ B） Develop artificial intelligence. （ C） Invest in transforming their workforce. （ D） Attract more foreign talents. （ A） Invest more in education. （ B） Start adult learning programs. （ C） Employ diverse workforces. （ D） Reduce the number of workers. S
5、ection B （ A） The man shows off his new sweater. （ B） The man complains about the salesman. （ C） The woman teaches him how to stand up to the salesman. （ D） They discuss who is good at shopping. （ A） Because the one he likes doesnt suit him. （ B） Because this sweater is on special. （ C） Because this
6、 sweater is the most fashionable one. （ D） Because he is tricked by the salesman. （ A） Bright. （ B） High-necked. （ C） Long-sleeved. （ D） Patternless. （ A） The man should send his wife to go shopping next time. （ B） The mans wife has the final decision. （ C） The man should learn to turn down the sale
7、sman. （ D） The mans wife should sell something to the salesman. （ A） He is sad to have lost his job. （ B） He totally supports the womans choice. （ C） He insists that the woman major in business. （ D） He doesnt believe in his wife. （ A） Because he is out of employment. （ B） Because he lets the woman
8、down. （ C） Because he has to delay the womans study. （ D） Because the woman chooses the wrong major. （ A） In their home. （ B） In the school. （ C） At a grocery. （ D） On the telephone. （ A） Take an exam. （ B） Do some reading. （ C） Declare her major. （ D） Have an interview. Section C （ A） A car outside
9、 the supermarket. （ B） A car at the bottom of the hill. （ C） Pauls car. （ D） The sports car. （ A） Inside the car. （ B） At the foot of the hill. （ C） In the garage. （ D） In the supermarket. （ A） The driver of the sports car. （ B） The two girls inside the car. （ C） The man standing nearby. （ D） The sa
10、lesman from London. （ A） Nobody. （ B） The two girls. （ C） The bus driver. （ D） Paul. （ A） His friend gave him the wrong key. （ B） He didnt know where the back door was. （ C） He couldnt find the key to his mailbox. （ D） It was too dark to put the key in the lock. （ A） It was getting dark. （ B） He was
11、 afraid of being blamed by his friend. （ C） The birds might have flown away. （ D） His friend would arrive any time. （ A） He looked silly with only one leg inside the window. （ B） He knew the policeman wouldnt believe him. （ C） The torchlight made him look very foolish. （ D） He realized that he had m
12、ade a mistake. （ A） The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. （ B） The exhaustion of energy resources. （ C） The destruction of oil wells. （ D） The spread of the black powder from the fires. （ A） The underground oil resources have not been affected. （ B） Most of the desert animals and plants
13、 have managed to survive. （ C） The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. （ D） The underground water resources have not been polluted. （ A） To restore the normal production of the oil wells. （ B） To estimate the losses caused by the fires. （ C） To remove the oil left in the desert. （ D） To
14、 use the oil left in the oil lakes. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 224答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 If you feel like you had one too many drinks over the winter holiday season you probably did. At least, if tough new guidelines on drinking just announced by the UKs chief medical officers are anything to go by. The n
15、ew guidelines suggest that both men and women should regularly drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. Thats the equivalent of six small glasses of wine. Pregnant women should not drink at all. Guidelines in the U.S. recommend that women should not exceed one standard drink per day and men
16、should no more than two. That equates to 12 units a week for women and just over 24 for men. Most worryingly, perhaps, the new UK advice suggests that there is no safe level of drinking and any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer, according to new research. 1. What is the amount of alc
17、ohol suggested in the new guideline? 2. What worries people most according to the news report? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，新的英国健康指南里建议，不论是男性还是女性，每周喝酒不超过 14单位 (no more than 14 units of alcohol per week)，故 A正确。B“女士不应该饮酒 ”错误，新闻中提到的是 “怀孕的女士 ”不应该饮酒。 C“女士可以每周喝 24单位的酒 ”远超过指南建议的 14个单位。 D“男士每天喝六杯酒 ”，新闻中提到的是 “每周不
18、超过六杯 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻末尾提到，新的研究表明，最令人 担忧的是：不论饮酒量多少，都有可能增加罹患癌症的几率 (any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer)，故选 B。 A“怀孕的妇女不应当饮酒 ”有在新闻中提到，但答非所问，并没有提到这会使人担忧。 C“一些葡萄酒不能安全饮用 ”曲解文意，新闻中提到的是“没有安全的饮酒量 ”(no safe level of drinking)，即就算饮一点点酒都有危险，并非葡萄酒不能安全饮用。 D“药物对酒精引起的疾病没有效果 ”没有在新闻没
19、有提到。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 In Disneys cartoon Wall-E, the robot is left behind on a deserted Earth to clean up the waste mankind left behind. If the latest statistics are anything to go by, were in danger of turning that fictional future into a reality. A decade ago, city residents generated 680 millio
20、n tonnes of solid waste a year. Now this is 1.3 billion tonnes, and forecast to rise to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025. But could technology, which helped create much of this waste, also help deal with it? Much of the worlds waste goes to landfill sites, which only add to the pollution problem because t
21、hey produce methane a greenhouse gas and significant contributor to climate change. But technology is helping to extract the gas and turn it into electricity. For example, US-based Ener-Core has built installations at landfill sites in California and the Netherlands that can produce between 250 kilo
22、watts and 1 megawatt of electricity. 3. What is the problem mentioned in the news report? 4. What problem does the waste going to landfill sites cause? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到的主要问题是人类每年都会产生数亿吨的垃圾，且产生垃圾的速度越来越快，地球可能会变成像迪士尼电影里的景象，所以选 A。 B“人们面临经济问题 ”将新闻中的 fictional替换成了 financial。 C“气候变化影响了人类生活 ”和 D“迪士尼电
23、影改变了世界 ”都是利用个别原词干扰，并没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻中提到垃圾放到填埋场会造成环境污染 (add to the pollution problem)，因为会产生 methane“甲烷 ”，这是一种温室气体 (greenhouse gas)，会引起气候变化，故 C为答案。 A“很难清理干净 ”和 B“不能循环再用 ”都没有在新闻中提到， D“不能发电 ”与新闻相反，新闻提到有厂家利用这种气体来发电。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 Five million jobs in the worlds leading econom
24、ies could disappear over the next five years because of advances in technology. Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics, and biotechnology, would disturb the business world in a similar way to previous industrial revolutions, the World Economic Forum said in a report. Administrative and wh
25、ite collar office jobs are most at risk from a “fourth industrial revolution,“ the forum said on the eve of its annual meeting. It found that as many as 7.1 million jobs in the worlds richest countries could be lost. Those losses would be partially compensated by the creation of 2.1 million new oppo
26、rtunities in sectors such as tech, professional services and media. Countries will have to invest in transforming their workforce if they want to keep up with the changes and avoid a worse case of “talent shortages, mass unemployment and growing inequality,“ said Klaus Schwab, the founder and chairm
27、an of the World Economic Forum. Investing in education and adult learning programs is a good place to start. Around 65% of children starting primary school today will end up working in jobs that dont yet exist, and their future training is crucial, according to the report. Insisting on more diverse
28、workforces in terms of gender, ethnicity and age, will also be vital for companies that want to succeed in the rapidly changing world. 5. What will happen in the next five years because of technology development? 6. What does Schwab suggest countries do? 7. What should companies do to succeed in the
29、 changing world? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，未来五年，数百万的工作将会消失 (Five million jobs could disappear)，故选 B。 A“机器人将代替人工作 ”，新闻中提到机器人可能会带来一些改变，但没有提到它能完全代替人类工作。 C“第五次工业革命将会发生 ”，新闻中只提 “第四次工业革命 ”(fourth industrial revolution)。 D“经济论坛将在瑞士举行 ”，新闻中虽然多次提到 World Economic Forum，但该论坛不是在五年后举行。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】
30、 新闻最后引用 Klaus Schwab说 明各国应如何应对变化。他建议各国要在改变劳动力 (构成 )上加大投资 (invest in transforming their workforce)， C复现新闻原词，为答案。新闻中有提到办公室的白领工作 (white collar office jobs)会大量消失，但并没有说国家要主动取消这类工作，故 A错误。 B“发展人工智能 ”和D“吸引更多国外人才 ”均没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻最后提到要坚持聘请多样化的员工，包括不同性别，种族和年龄 (Insisting on more divers
31、e workforces)，故选 C。 A“更多地投资教育 ”和 B“开展成人教育 ”有在新闻中提到，但这不是公司要做的，而是员工保持自身竞争力的方法。 D“减少员工数量 ”没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: What do you think of my new sweater, Tracy? W: Well. Its very nice as far as I can see, but put it on first, then Ill tell you if it suits you. M: I tried on about twenty.
32、 This one isnt really what I wanted. W: Why did you buy it then? M: The salesman sold it to me before I realized what had happened. He just never stopped talking and he told me some stories about the latest fashion and special reductions. Before I could say anything hed wrapped it up and taken my mo
33、ney. W: Well, it doesnt look too bad. I think it looks good on you. M: But I went out to get a blue sweater with a V-neck, short sleeves and pattern, and I came home with a brown one with a high neck, long sleeves and no pattern. W: You must be easily taken in. Youve got to learn to stand up to thes
34、e high-pressure salesmen. Theyll sell you all sorts of things you dont want if you dont watch out. M: Next time Ill send my wife. Shell probably sell something to the salesman. W: Thats a good idea. Actually women are good at shopping. Whenever my husband and I buy something important, I have the fi
35、nal say. M: I must admit that women have better taste in shopping. I should simply leave the whole business to them. W: Yes, I agree. 8. What is the main idea of this conversation? 9. Why does the man buy a sweater which he doesnt like? 10. Which character is not true about the sweater that the man
36、buys? 11. What is the womans suggestion? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨题。男士一开始就说他买的并不是他想要的，所以 A项可以排除。紧接着他又抱怨推销员鼓动他，在他还没有反应过来的情况下就把东西卖给他了。 C、 D项是对话中提到的部分内容，并非重点所在。因此，选项 B为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。男士说推销员不停地向他介绍，这件 sweater是最流行的式样，而且有很优惠的折扣，他还没弄明白怎么回事就付了钱。男士还不清楚情况就付钱很明显是中了推销员的圈套，所 以答案是 D项。 A项对话中并没有提到，而
37、 B、 C两项是推销员的理由。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。四个选项都是表特征的词，问题有可能是询问哪个选项正确或错误，听音时要注意利用选项做笔记，选项 A没有提到，因此为答案。其他三个特征 (高领、长袖、无图案 )都是原词的同义表达。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。听了男士的叙述，女士认为他容易受骗，建议他学会怎样拒绝 (原文中的 stand up to即 C中的 turn down)那些强行推销的人。因此，答案为C。 A、 D两项是男士的意思，女士只是表示了赞同。女士讲她自己在家里拥有final say，而不是指男士
38、的妻子，所以 B项不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Hi, honey! Whats going on? W: I have great news to tell you. I just found out that I was accepted as an R.A. next year! M: Thats really great news! Im sorry that you had to postpone your studying abroad because I lost my job. I just interviewed at a home grocery
39、delivery business, so well see if I get hired. W: Dont worry. Everything will be OK! M: I think so. Dont forget Im an optimist. W: Eh, dad, I want to talk with you about declaring a major in anthropology. Business isnt the best choice for me. M: Well, I dont know why you cant declare your own major.
40、 If this is what you really want to do, then your mother and I will support your decision W: Thanks, dad! I just want you to know that I will make you proud! M: Your mother and I are already proud of you. W: Thanks, dad. I am really interested in anthropology and I promise that I will become a succe
41、ss with my degree. M: We believe in you! W: Well, Id better hang up. I have a lot of reading to catch up on before finals. Talk to you soon! 12. Which is true about the man according to the conversation? 13. Why does the man feel sorry? 14. Where does this conversation most probably take place? 15.
42、What will the woman probably do after the talk? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。男士是一个乐观主义者，对失业并不绝望， A项显然错误。同时他表示，只要是女士喜欢的专业，自己都无条件支持她，故 C项错误而B项正确。 D为无关选项。预读选项可推测问题与男士有关，因此听音时可一一对选项做出正误判断，听到问题后再提取符合要求的选项。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。男士感到抱 歉是因为自己使女士不得不 postpone“推迟 ”她出国留学的时间，答案为 C项。 A项并不是男士感到抱歉的真正原因，但它有可能先
43、入为主，对考生产生极强的干扰。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推理判断题。在对话快结束时，女士明确说她得挂电话了，抓住关键词 hang up就不难得出答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推理判断题。女士在对话结尾时说期末考试前她还要看很多书，可见她挂电话是为了去看书，故选 B。注意本题问的是她在与 父亲通话结束后最有可能会去做什么，虽然她看书是为了考试，但考试不是她讲完电话后立马会做的事情，故排除干扰项 A。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Paul, a salesman from London, w
44、as driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it pushing against the front of the car. Ano
45、ther man, who was standing nearby, got into the car and put on the hand brake, saving the girls from injury. It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged
46、 that it had to be pulled away to a garage. As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he did not get the name of the driver of the sports car who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened. 16. W
47、hich car was badly damaged? 17. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened? 18. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident? 19. Who was injured in the accident? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目询问哪辆车受到了严重损坏。关键是听到 “Paul看到自己的车慢慢滑下了 山 ，在山脚下与一辆公交车相撞，损坏得非常严重 。 ”符合短文听力 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。选项 A、
48、 D中提到的车是 Paul挽救的；文中没有提到选项 B的内容。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关键是听懂文章最后一句，其中提到 “跑车司机刚走出超市 ”，说明事故发生时，那个司机在超市里。故答案为 D。文中说跑车里面没有司机，所以A不正确；在山脚下的是一辆公交车，不是跑车司机，所以 B不正确；文中提到Paul的车受损严重，要拖去 garage，故选项 C与问题无关。 【知识模 块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问 Paul认为这场事故的发生是谁的错。关键是听到文章最后所述： “Patti现在发现没人可责备，他忙着追自己的车，以至于没能得到跑车司
49、机的名字，而那个司机根本不知道发生了什么事，扬长而去了。 ”Paul去挽救跑车，才导致自己的车严重损坏，因此事故责任在跑车司机，即 A。文章中没有提到车里的两个女孩做了些什么，因而与事故的发生无关， B不正确； C中提到的男士挽救了跑车和车里的人，不是导致事故的人；选项 D所指的人即 Paul。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问谁在事故中受了伤。全文没有提到任何人受伤，即 A。文中与两个女孩有关的原话是 “另一个站在附近的人上了跑车，拉下手刹，使两个女孩免于受伤 ”，所以 B不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox. Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds
