1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 245及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Roasted duck. （ B） Fried potatoes. （ C） Oven-roasted turkey. （ D） Fried turkey. （ A） In the American east. （ B） In the American south. （ C） In the American west. （ D） In the American north. （ A） Americans buy costumes for their pet dogs nowadays. （ B） Peop
2、le purchase Halloween costumes for cats. （ C） Dogs are Americans best friends. （ D） Pet costumes are popular in Hollywood. （ A） It has increased by 15 percent. （ B） It has increased by 24 percent. （ C） It has increased by 40 percent. （ D） It remained unchanged. （ A） Eating raw meat. （ B） Eating proc
3、essed meat. （ C） Drinking alcohol. （ D） Smoking heavily. （ A） Meat cannot be smoked or dried. （ B） Hot dogs and ham are processed meat. （ C） Children should get away from meat. （ D） Processed meat is related to certain cancer. （ A） Processed meat is easy to make. （ B） Processed meat is very popular
4、in the state. （ C） There is sufficient evidence of links to cancer. （ D） A person who eats processed meat will die of cancer. Section B （ A） To make a survey of smoking. （ B） To arouse public attention to the danger of smoking. （ C） To help people quit using tobacco products. （ D） To help women real
5、ize the danger of smoking. （ A） Tobacco-smoking gives them more energy. （ B） People cant resist the temptation of tobacco ads. （ C） Many people dont realize the harm of tobacco. （ D） A drug-like substance lures people to smoke. （ A） People arent allowed to smoke for one day. （ B） Newspapers arent al
6、lowed to publish tobacco ads. （ C） Companies arent allowed to produce cigarettes. （ D） Smoking in public places is forbidden. （ A） Farmers arent encouraged to grow other crops in developing countries. （ B） The tobacco market in developed countries dwindles. （ C） Tobacco companies make more effort in
7、 developing countries. （ D） There are more tobacco companies in developing countries. （ A） Future development of children. （ B） Better ways to educate children. （ C） Relationship between parents and children. （ D） Issues of raising children. （ A） He is a famous expert in child-rearing. （ B） He has b
8、een a doctor for many years. （ C） He is a professor at Harvard University. （ D） He has two children already. （ A） It may not help children understand the value of money. （ B） It will be good for children to learn to share with others. （ C） It makes children gain allowance with their efforts. （ D） It
9、 will spoil children in spending money. （ A） Children may get what they need from the Internet. （ B） The Internet does more harm than good to children. （ C） Children can get experience from the Internet. （ D） The Internet provides much convenience for children. Section C （ A） It is mainly provided b
10、y Western countries. （ B） It cant eliminate poverty in the world. （ C） It is an international way to reduce poverty. （ D） It makes poor countries develop faster. （ A） It can help people a lot in poor countries. （ B） It cant help the majority of poor people out. （ C） It may change the economic polici
11、es in poor countries. （ D） It will produce mixed results to different countries. （ A） Poverty rate increases in some poor countries. （ B） Foreign aid isnt effective in some African countries. （ C） Some countries tend to refuse foreign aid. （ D） There is a lack of democracy in some countries. （ A） Re
12、move trade barriers. （ B） Give more financial aid. （ C） Transfer technology. （ D） Send professionals. （ A） It doesnt need the same standard. （ B） Individual states are responsible for education. （ C） Experts dont agree with each other. （ D） There is no law for education. （ A） Teachers should be trai
13、ned for the same model. （ B） It doesnt satisfy the need of every student. （ C） It will have an adverse effect upon the students. （ D） They cannot guarantee excellence for all. （ A） Each state should approve the standard. （ B） A universal standard will benefit individual states. （ C） The standard sho
14、uld define its goals. （ D） Agreement is certain to reach. （ A） It is the name of a riverboat. （ B） It is a pen name of a famous writer. （ C） It is a term of communication among pilots. （ D） It is a measure for the depth of water. （ A） A poor boy who trades identities with others. （ B） His life stori
15、es in the Western United States. （ C） His personal experience as a steamboat pilot. （ D） A trip to Europe and the Middle East. （ A） To earn money to pay back his debt. （ B） To give people laugh and humor. （ C） To share his personal experiences with others. （ D） To collect money for his business. 大学英
16、语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 245答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 (l)Ask the majority of Americans about the highlight of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and they think of oven-roasted turkey. But with the increased popularity in outdoor cooking, many Americans have moved out of the kitchen. And they are diving into h
17、uge pots of nearly boiling oil. Well, not the cooks, but their Thanksgiving turkeys. In recent years, some Thanksgiving dinners feature a turkey immersed in a fryer filled with hot cooking oil.(2)Also called Cajun fried turkey, this type of cooking originated in the American south. Outdoor turkey fr
18、ying started in Louisiana and Kentucky in the 1930s, according to Esquire magazine. Fried turkey at Thanksgiving started to become popular in the 1980s. This Cajun cooking rage spread into the north United States quickly. Newspapers in New York and Ohio printed Cajun fried turkey recipes. Celebritie
19、s like Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse made bird-frying wildly popular. 1. What is the highlight of Thanksgiving dinner in America? 2. Where did Cajun fried turkey originate? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，要是问美国人传统感恩节晚餐的亮点是什么，他们一定会说是烤火鸡。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻中提到， Cajun炸火鸡的这种做法起源于美国南部。 3 【听力原文】 (3)Nowaday
20、s, about 15 percent of Americans will buy costumes for their pet dogs. Time magazine reports that more people are purchasing Halloween costumes for their dogs up 24 percent since 2010.(4)Spending has increased by 40 percent in the past two years. Go online, and you can buy a Robin Hood outfit for yo
21、ur dog, or a Wonder Woman dog costume, or a cow costume. The outfits come in various sizes. Purchase a large one for your Mastiff or a small one for your Chihuahua. They cost as little as $ 7.80 or as much as $ 300. In Hollywood, pet costumes for movie characters and celebrities are popular. Some do
22、gs are dressed as Edward Scissorhands or Kim Kardashian, reported Entertainment Weekly. In New York, Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night television host, held a dog costume parade on his show. 3. What is the news report mainly about? 4. What can we learn about spending on costumes for dogs? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解
23、析】 新闻的主旨大意一般出现在新闻的开头。由新闻首句可知，本则新闻主要讲的是现如今约 15的美国人会为其宠物狗购买服饰。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，仅过去两年，这方面 (为宠物狗 购买服饰 )的支出已经增加了 40。 5 【听力原文】 (5)Eating processed meat can cause cancer, World Health Organization experts said Monday. Processed meat is meat that has been preserved by curing, salting, smoking, dryin
24、g or canning.(6)Experts from the WHOs International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC)in Lyon, France, studied 800 cases. IARC researchers linked processed meat, such as hot dogs and ham, to bowel cancer, as well as pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.(7)The IARC has included processed meat in it
25、s group 1 list, for which there is “sufficient evidence“ of links to cancer. Tobacco, asbestos, and diesel fumes are also on the group 1 list. WHO experts also called red meat, including beef, lamb and pork, “probably“ carcinogenic to humans. Dr. Kurt Straif is with the IARC. He said in a statement
26、that the risk of cancer increases with the amount of meat a person eats. A person who consumes 50 grams of processed meat per day about two pieces of baconincreases his or her risk of bowel cancer by 18 percent. 5. What can cause cancer according to WHO experts? 6. What did IARC researchers conclude
27、 after studying cases? 7. Why has IARC listed processed meat on the top? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，在周一，世界卫生组织专家表示，食用加工肉类会致癌。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，世界卫生组织国际癌症研究所 (IARC)的专家们在法国里昂针对 800多起案例进行了分析。专家研究后得出结论：热狗和火腿等加工肉类与肠癌、胰腺癌以及前列腺癌有一定的联系。 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，国际癌症研究所将加工肉类列入了可致癌的第一类物品名单中，因为有 “充分的证据 ”证明
28、食用加工肉类与罹患癌症有关。 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: People in all parts of the world are observing “No Tobacco Day. “ What does it mean anyway? M:(8)Its the day when the World Health Organization appeals to people to stop using tobacco products. The WHO insists if people stop smoking cigarettes for one day, they w
29、ill stop forever. W: So, what is the target of this years “No Tobacco Day“? M: The target for this years “No Tobacco Day“ is women. Organizers want to make sure women know the dangers of smoking. W: But why do many people find it difficult to stop smoking? M:(9)The reason is nicotine, a substance fo
30、und in cigarettes. The effects of nicotine are similar to the effects of cocaine and heroin. W: And what are people supposed to do during this day? M: “No Tobacco Day“ is aimed at smokers and those who earn money from tobacco sales.(10)So businesses are asked to stop selling tobacco products for 24
31、hours. Newspapers are asked not to publish advertisements for cigarettes. W: Does it show any improvement? M: Well, generally, yes. In industrial countries, the number of smokers has been falling about 1% a year. W: What about in developing countries? M: In developing countries, the number has been
32、rising 2% a year.(11)I think this is the result of increased efforts by tobacco companies to sell their products in developing countries. W: So, is there any international effort to help the developing countries? M: Yeah, in fact, several plans have been approved. One urges governments to offer toba
33、cco farmers the chance to earn money by growing other crops. Another involves improved public information campaigns about the dangers of smoking. 8. What is the purpose of “No Tobacco Day“? 9. Why is it hard for people to stop smoking according to the man? 10. What should be done during the “No Toba
34、cco Day“? 11. Why does the number of smoking citizens rise in developing countries? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是设立 “无烟日 ”的目的是什么。对话开始，女士问男士“无烟日 ”的含义；男士说 “无烟日 ”是世界卫生组织为帮助人们停止使用烟草产品而设立的日子。 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是根据男士的观点，为什么人们难以戒烟。对话中女士问为什么很多人认为戒烟很困难，男 士解释说很多人戒烟困难与尼古丁有关，尼古丁的影响与可卡因和海洛因的影响类似。 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析
35、】 本题问的是在 “无烟日 ”应该做什么。对话中女士问在 “无烟日 ”人们应当做什么，男士说 “无烟日 ”针对的人群是吸烟者和那些通过销售烟草牟利的人，在这一天，烟草公司应禁止出售香烟，报纸应禁止刊登关于烟草的广告。 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么发展中国家的烟民数量增加了。对话中男士提到，发展中国家烟民的数量增加了，紧接着解释其主要原因是烟草公司加大了在发展中国家 的烟草销售力度。 12 【听力原文】 W: Today, in our studio,(12)we are talking about child-rearing, and(13)we have Dr. S
36、mith here. He is a famous expert in this field, and he has been a teacher for many years. Hello, Dr. Smith, welcome. M: Hello, Im glad to be here to talk about this topic, and Im ready to answer questions. W: OK, Dr. Smith. American parents seem to give children allowance each week, for example, $ 1
37、0 a week. What do you think of it? M: Well,(14)on the one hand, children may learn to budget their money through the allowance given by parents, but on the other hand, they may not understand the idea of “No pains, no gains.“ W: Do you have a better way for parents? M: In fact, it might be a better
38、way if children earn money for themselves than from their parents. I mean, for example, if the children clean their rooms every day, they may get one dollar from their parents. By doing this, the children will have a better understanding of the value of money. W: Well, Dr. Smith, you know nowadays c
39、omputers are popular among every family. Whats the influence of the Internet on children in your opinion? M: You know, every coin has two sides. We get many conveniences from surfing the Internet, but for children, things may be different.(15)You see, in most cases, children play computer games inst
40、ead of searching information they need. And in the worst cases, children may be addicted to games so much so that they cant concentrate on what they should do. W: Thank you, Dr. Smith. We take a rest first and then answer questions from our listeners. M: OK. 12. What are the two speakers mainly talk
41、ing about? 13. What can we know about Dr. Smith? 14. What does the man think of giving children allowance? 15. Whats the effect of the Internet on children according to the man? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是讲话者主要谈论了什么内容。对话一开始女士就提到了节目的话题是抚养孩子，接着他们讨论了抚养孩子的过程中存在的一些具体问题，包括金钱及网络等。 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Dr
42、Smith的情况。对话开始，女士提到 Dr Smith是抚养孩子方面的专家，他已经当老师好多年了。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士对给孩子零花钱持什么观点。对话中女士询问男士对父母给孩子零花钱的看法，男士说一方面，给孩子零花钱有利于孩子学会规划自己的开支，但另一方面，孩子可能意识不到不劳无获的道理。因此，男士认为给孩子零花钱可能不利于他们认识到金钱的价值。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士认为网络对孩子有什么影响。女士问男士网络对孩子的影响，男士说多数情况下，孩子上网是玩游戏而不是查找所需信息，而且他们很可能会迷上游戏。因此，男士认为电脑对孩子弊大于利
43、。 Section C 16 【听力原文】 (16)Foreign aid is an important part of international efforts to reduce poverty. The United States Agency for International Development has an estimate of the amount given since the early 1950s. It says 70 countries have received more than $ 10 trillion in payments and loans fr
44、om Western nations. But does foreign aid work? Reporter Aida recently discussed the issue with several experts. Michael Robinson is a researcher at the World Policy Institute in New York. He says foreign aid can lead to “all the wrong economic policies that made those countries poor in the first pla
45、ce.“(17)Mr. Robinson argues that it does not help the majority of poor people in a country. Instead, it strengthens the officials in power who are generally unelected. Other experts say foreign aid has produced mixed results, depending on where and how the money is spent. They note successful exampl
46、es like South Korea, who has become wealthy enough to give foreign aid itself.(18)UN experts agree that foreign aid faces difficulties in parts of the world without much democracy. In Southern Africa, poverty rates increased from 41% in 1981 to 46% in 2001. Yet there are calls for new methods of giv
47、ing. George Smith is a Ghanaian-born economics professor at American University in Washington.(19)He says Western countries should give less aid, but remove trade barriers so they import more goods from developing nations. Prof. Smith also suggests that donor nations direct how they want their money
48、 spent. 16. What does the speaker say about foreign aid? 17. What does Mr. Robinson think of foreign aid? 18. Why does foreign aid face difficulties according to UN experts? 19. What should Western countries do to help poor countries according to Prof. Smith? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是讲话 者讲了关于国际援助的什么信
49、息。短文开篇便提到，国际援助是减少贫穷的重要国际途径，然后列举了具体的援助事例进行论证。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Robinson是怎么看待国际援助的。短文在中间部分讲述了 Robinson对国际援助的看法，他认为国际援助无法帮助一个国家的大部分穷人。 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么联合国专家认为国际援助面临困难。短文中间部分提到了联合国专家的看法：国际援助在缺乏民主的地区面临困难，然后用南非的例子进行论证。因此，联 合国专家认为国际援助面临困难的原因是世界上有些地区缺乏民主。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Smith教授认为西方国家应该如何做才能对贫困国家有所帮助。短文末尾部分提到了 Smith教授的观点：西方国家应减少国际援助，并取消贸易壁垒，从发展中国家进口更多物品。 20 【听力原文】 Americans are considering national education standards recently developed by teachers and other education experts. The United States, unlike other nations, has never had
