1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 247及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The Nobel Prize for Chemistry. （ B） The Nobel Prize for Literature. （ C） The Nobel Prize for Medicine. （ D） The Nobel Prize for Peace. （ A） They fight infections caused by roundworm parasites. （ B） They offer new ways to fight two powerful diseases. （ C） T
2、heyve lowered the number of people dying from malaria. （ D） Theyve cured hundreds of millions of people. （ A） When she worked with 12 British prime ministers. （ B） At age 89. （ C） When she was 25 years old. （ D） In June of 1953. （ A） The ruler who was beloved by British people. （ B） The most famous
3、ruler in history. （ C） Britains oldest ruler. （ D） The most powerful ruler in Britain. （ A） A book full of knowledge. （ B） A special book that purifies water. （ C） A new water fountain. （ D） Clean and drinkable water. （ A） They contain special bacteria-killing substances. （ B） There are 25 pages. （
4、C） Each page is one millimeter thick. （ D） They contain small particles of silver. （ A） There are pictures on the pages. （ B） The pictures are for those unable to write. （ C） They are made of waste paper. （ D） They cant be torn from the book. Section B （ A） People can learn a foreign language perfec
5、tly in a short time. （ B） Learning a foreign language needs hard work and persistence. （ C） Mother tongue is the only simple language to learn. （ D） Radio and TV programs contribute to mastering a language. （ A） Keeping in touch with foreign people. （ B） Studying long hours with persistence every da
6、y. （ C） Learning a language in a native context. （ D） Taking an evening class for further practice. （ A） They have to communicate with foreign experts. （ B） They need to read materials in foreign languages. （ C） They have to know the latest knowledge. （ D） They may encounter foreign people. （ A） By
7、accumulating experience in learning. （ B） By knowing the linguistic theories of foreign languages. （ C） By spending more hours on communication. （ D） By adopting an excellent learning approach. （ A） One should make money in an honest way. （ B） Tragedy is always hand in hand with good luck. （ C） Good
8、 fortune may turn into misfortune. （ D） Misfortune isnt necessarily bad. （ A） He complained about his misfortune all day long. （ B） He picked up his interest to fight with misfortune. （ C） He established a website to share his experience. （ D） He applied for a job as a columnist for newspapers. （ A）
9、 People who have the courage to face up to lifes challenges. （ B） People who have plenty of money. （ C） People who have good luck. （ D） People who are kind and willing to help others. （ A） Learn from those who have similar experience. （ B） Communicate with others rather than be isolated. （ C） Seek a
10、 career appropriate to develop their interest. （ D） Be positive and make efforts to meet challenges. Section C （ A） They might be influenced by mothers mood. （ B） They could learn as soon as they were born. （ C） They could understand what people said. （ D） They only had the desire for food and warmt
11、h. （ A） By smiling to please others when they need care. （ B） By repeating one behavior familiar to their mothers. （ C） By changing the environment around them. （ D） By doing something they like. （ A） Mothers are more influential than other caregivers. （ B） What children learn in the first three yea
12、rs influences their later development. （ C） Communicative ability is inherited from parents. （ D） Social development is critical for childrens future. （ A） They are less likely to be overweight in adulthood. （ B） They may be given oxygen supplies in case of illness. （ C） They have more chances of me
13、ntal and physical diseases. （ D） They seem to develop slower in mental abilities. （ A） Rush to the nearest clinic in the neighborhood. （ B） Let children lie on the ground for medical care. （ C） Search information on the Internet for a curable method. （ D） Seek information on the container about how
14、to stop the poisoning. （ A） It will do more harm to the stomach. （ B） It may be harmful to the throat in the process. （ C） It cant force the poisoning things to come out. （ D） It doesnt work if not operated by professionals. （ A） Ways to avoid poisoning. （ B） The method of emptying the stomach. （ C）
15、 First aid in poisoning. （ D） Various types of poisoning. （ A） It was the first car model produced in America. （ B） It had the lowest price in automobile industry. （ C） It helped Ford completely control his company. （ D） It was the only car model of Ford Company at that time. （ A） He wanted to attra
16、ct talents from other companies. （ B） He preferred a relatively stable work team. （ C） He had to end the dispute with other investors. （ D） He was generous to his fellow workers. （ A） He was a simple man who seemed difficult. （ B） He was the first man to link his name with cars. （ C） He made great c
17、ontributions to the automobile industry. （ D） He influenced the car models in the whole world. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 247答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文 】 (l)The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Swedens Nobel Prize committee says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland,
18、 Japan and China. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the drug avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.“ The treatment fights infections caused by roundworm parasites. The prize for medicine is
19、 also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has sharply lowered the number of people who die from malaria. (2)The committee said the discoveries have given the world powerful new ways to fight two powerful diseases. It said those diseases affec
20、t hundreds of millions of people every year. The committee added that, “The consequences in terms of improved human health and reduced suffering are immeasurable.“ 1. What is the news report mainly about? 2. What does the committee say about the three scientists discoveries? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻的主旨大
21、意一般出现在新闻的开头。由新闻首句可知，本则新闻主要是关于公布 2015年首个诺贝尔奖项。瑞典诺贝尔评审委员会表示，诺贝尔医学奖将授予给来自爱尔兰、日本和中国的三位科学家。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，诺贝尔委员会表示，这些发现为人类治愈这两种疾病提供了有效的新途径，而每年都有数以百万人遭受着这些疾病的困扰。 3 【听力原文】 (4)Queen Elizabeth II is set reach an important milestone this week becoming Britains longest-ruling head of state. Queen Eli
22、zabeth has worked with 12 British prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to David Cameron. At age 89, she continues to travel and attend official events.(3)Elizabeth came to power when she was only 25 years old. She officially became queen in June of 1953. Royal historian Hugo Vickers says that dur
23、ing her rule, Queen Elizabeth has remained dutiful to her country. He adds that she is known as the “most invisible visible public woman in the world.“ On Wednesday, Elizabeth will beat a record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.(4)Queen Elizabeth already holds the record as the cou
24、ntrys oldest ruler. British officials say Queen Elizabeth wants the record-setting occasion to be a quiet event and that the day will be “business as usual.“ 3. When did Queen Elizabeth officially become queen? 4. What record does Queen Elizabeth hold? 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，伊丽莎白二世在 25岁时开始执掌政权，并于 1
25、953年6月正式成为女王。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试 题解析】 新闻开头就提到，本周，英国女王伊丽莎白二世将再次树立里程碑，成为英国史上在位最久的君主；后文又提到，伊丽莎白女王已经创下了英国最老统治者的历史记录。 5 【听力原文】 The expression “a thirst for knowledge“ may soon have a new meaning for millions of people who have no way to get clean water. (5)Researchers have developed a book with specially trea
26、ted pages that can make water safe to drink. The researchers say their invention could improve the lives of many in the developing world. The special book could turn dirty water into clean, drinkable water. The book contains 25 pages. Each page is about one millimeter thick.(6)The pages contain very
27、 small particles of silver. The pages can be used as filters to remove harmful microorganisms that can pollute drinking water. The filter kills the organisms that pass through it.(7)Pictures on the pages show the dangers of dirty water and how to use the book for those unable to read. The pages are
28、made of filter paper. They are designed to be torn from the book. Water can be poured through the paper to be decontaminated. Researchers tested the drinkable book in Bangladesh, Ghana and South Africa. The tests proved to be successful. 5. What is the researchers new invention? 6. Why can the pages
29、 be used as filters? 7. What do we learn about the pages? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，研究人员已经研发出一种经过特殊处理过、可过滤出安全饮用水的书页。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，书页中含有非常小的银粒子，因此书页可以作为过滤器来消除有害微生物，达到净化污水的目的。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，书页上的一张张图片是为了帮助那些不识字的人理解关于污水的危害以及如何使用该书；书页是由过滤纸制成；使用时可以把书一页页地撕掉。 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Have yo
30、u noticed advertisements recently? M: Not yet. Is anything new? W: Yeah.(8)Some advertisements say “Learn a foreign language in six weeks, or get your money back!“ “From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send.“ and so on. M: A few people try to learn a language fast by studyin
31、g for six or more hours a day. Do you think it is a very effective way to learn a foreign language? W: No.(9)It is most effective to learn the language in the country where it is spoken. There you come into contact with it all the time. M: I cant agree with you more. But most people cant afford this
32、, and for many of them, it is not necessary. W: However, foreign language, especially English, is an indispensable part of our life. People need the language to do their work better.(10)For example, scientists and doctors need to be able to read books and reports in foreign languages. So they should
33、 spare a lot of time to learn the language. M: Yes. They have to. If people cant learn the language in its native land, it is a little more difficult for them to learn. Of course, its impossible for everyone to go abroad.(11)And we can achieve great success as long as excellent ways of language lear
34、ning are adopted. W: Besides, perseverance is very important. We should accumulate what we learn gradually and put them into practice. 8. What can we learn from the advertisements? 9. What is the most effective way to learn a foreign language according to the woman? 10. Why do scientists and doctors
35、 have to learn foreign languages? 11. How can most people learn a foreign language successfully according to the man? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是我们能从广告中了解到什么。对话开始女士便提到，有些广告说六周内能学会一门外语，否则退款，也有的说从一开始便拥有完美发音。综合以上内容可知，广告宣传的内容是人们可以在短时间内学好一门外语。 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是女士认为学习外语最有效的方法是什么。女士认为在说某种外语的国家学习该国语言最有效，因
36、为这样可以随时接触这种语言。即女士认为在一种语言的本土语境中学习最有效。 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的 是科学家和医生需要学习外语的原因。女士认为外语，尤其是英语，是人们的生活和工作中必不可少的一部分，并举例说明科学家和医生学习外语是因为他们需要阅读外语书籍和报告。 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士认为多数人怎样能成功地学好一门外语。对话最后男士提到，虽然语境对外语学习很重要，但并不是每个人都能出国学习。只要采用学习外语的好方法，就能学好外语。 12 【听力原文】 W: You know what? I read a story in the newspa
37、per about a man who won one million dollars in the lottery. M: What good luck! These days, I seem to have nothing but bad luck. W: Well, you wouldnt feel sorry for yourself when you hear what happened to the lucky man. After winning the money, he quit his job, bought houses and cars for himself and
38、his family, and started his own business. But hes not the business type. A few years later, his company went bankrupt. Now, he has lost all his money and his wife left him. M: Thats too bad. W:(12)This is yet another story of good fortune turning sour. Actually many lottery winners have sad endings.
39、 What appears to be fortune may lead to misfortune and what appears to be misfortune may lead to fortune. M: Youre right. I have a friend Bill who was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident. After a period of depression and despair,(13)he decided to stop feeling sorry for himself and take to
40、 writing which he used to be interested in at college. Now he is a columnist for several newspapers and he also started a website to help handicaped people. W: Thats inspiring.(14)I always admire people who have the courage to face up to lifes challenges. M: Yeah. Misfortune doesnt have to stop us f
41、rom living a happy life.(15)If you keep a positive attitude and dont give up in the face of misfortune, you can turn tragedy into triumph. 12. What does the lottery winners story tell us? 13. What did Bill do after he got paralyzed? 14. What kind of people does the woman admire? 15. What should peop
42、le do when facing misfortune? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是中彩票的人的故事告诉我们什么。对话中女士首先提到了一个中彩票的故事：某人中彩票后，辞职、买房、买车、开公司，结果由于不懂经营而一败涂地。因此，该故事告诉我们：好运可能变成厄运。 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Bill瘫痪后做了什么。对话中男士提到，自己的朋友Bill因车祸瘫痪，经过一段时间的消沉绝 望，他重新振作起来并开始重拾写作兴趣，最后成为几家报纸的专栏作家，并创建网站帮助残疾人。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是女士欣赏哪种人。对话中男士向女士讲
43、述了自己的朋友Bill因车祸瘫痪后，又重新振作起来，最后成为专栏作家的感人故事，女士听后备受鼓舞，她说自己总是欣赏有勇气面对生活挑战的人。 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是面对厄运人们应如何做。对话最后男士提到，厄运并不会妨碍我们拥有幸福的生活。如果用积极的态度面对厄运并且不放弃，就可以把悲剧变为成功。 由此可见，人们应积极乐观地面对厄运和悲剧。 Section C 16 【听力原文】 (16)Not long ago, many people believed that babies only wanted food and to be kept warm and dry.
44、Some people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life. Research scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her
45、 mother does something the baby likes.(17)A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregivers. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other people. The American researchers say this ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth. The
46、y say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.(18)A new study in California says the first three years of a childs life is important for all later development. Experts from the study say mothers can strongly influence social
47、 development and language skills in their children in these three years.(19)Another study suggests that low birth weight babies with no evidence of disability may be more likely than other children to have physical and mental problems. The study found that the young people with low birth weight ofte
48、n had more problems with movement skills than others. These problems were more common among males, those with injured nerve tissue in the brain and those who had been given oxygen supplies for days as a baby. 16. What did people think of babies in the past? 17. How do babies learn to communicate wit
49、h others? 18. What does the study in California show? 19. What does the speaker say about underweight babies? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是人们过 去如何看待婴儿。短文开篇提到，过去人们认为婴儿只求吃饱穿暖，到五六个月时才知道学东西。 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是婴儿如何学习与别人交流。短文中提到，美国学者认为，孩子一出生就具有学习能力，婴儿通过微笑以取得母亲或别人最好的照顾。这正是婴儿与其他人交流的方式。 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是加利福尼亚州的研究表明了什么。短文中提到，加利福尼亚州的一项新研究表明，孩子一生中最初的三年对他们未来的发展至关重要。 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题 解析】 本题问的是讲话者讲了关于体重过低的婴儿的什么信息。短文中提到，体重过低的婴儿虽然没有明显的残疾表现，但他们比正常孩子更容易生病，包括身体和精神方面的疾病。 20 【听力原文】 Doctors in hospital emergency rooms often see accidental poisonings. A frightened pa
