1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 252及答案与解析 Section A （ A） They prefer fruit salad to junk food. （ B） They prefer to eat fruit salad with a mirror. （ C） They dont like to eat junk food with a mirror. （ D） They would eat junk food rather than fruit salad. （ A） It helps people lose weight. （ B） It encourages people
2、to have junk food. （ C） It helps people to choose food. （ D） It makes people feel happy and motivated. （ A） The importance of parents to live together. （ B） Fathers crucial role in their childrens job choices. （ C） The significance of fathers taking part in family outings. （ D） The important role of
3、 fathers in the process of childrens growth. （ A） Help separated families to form a new family. （ B） Offer better jobs for children in separated families. （ C） Realize the current situations of separated families. （ D） Provide separated families with more wealth support. （ A） They didnt know if they
4、 have potential customers. （ B） They had no idea about how to get higher yield of crops. （ C） They didnt know how much crops they would produce. （ D） They didnt have enough money to buy seeds and equipment. （ A） It is an organization in the farming business. （ B） It is a company to sell vegetables i
5、n big cities. （ C） It is a company to sell vegetables to law firms only. （ D） It is a kind of service offered to community members by farmers. （ A） It is difficult to stay in business. （ B） It is a costly project for the farmers. （ C） It benefits both them and the farmers. （ D） It keeps them in busi
6、ness all year long. Section B （ A） The office is too noisy to work in. （ B） Too many students ask questions in the office. （ C） They cant prepare their courses adequately. （ D） They have too many test papers to mark. （ A） Stop having students coming into their office. （ B） Discuss with students in t
7、he meeting room. （ C） Have communications with other colleagues. （ D） Think about other peoples feelings first. （ A） Its only for storing supplies. （ B） Its used to have a meeting. （ C） Its a rather big room. （ D） It doesnt have a cabinet. （ A） Apply for a new conference room. （ B） Redecorate the ro
8、om downstairs. （ C） Take out all the cabinets from the room. （ D） Go to see the room downstairs. （ A） It can seriously affect ones future life. （ B） Its the key factor when applying for a job. （ C） It has little to do with ones achievements. （ D） It may help build ones confidence in work. （ A） Stude
9、nts spend too much time on their study. （ B） Children choose their specialty too early. （ C） Few students are interested in language courses. （ D） Children have to study too many subjects. （ A） They need guidance when they choose university. （ B） They dont know what subjects to take. （ C） They tend
10、to choose those relatively easy courses. （ D） They have a clear mind about their future career. （ A） They usually concentrate on one particular field. （ B） They have many courses to choose from. （ C） They study various courses from language to science. （ D） They seldom participate in after-class act
11、ivities. Section C （ A） She will lose her new job. （ B） She may not find another job. （ C） She is not qualified for her position. （ D） She does not earn enough. （ A） She applied for new jobs continually. （ B） She gave up the hope for the future. （ C） She learned many work skills. （ D） She changed he
12、r way of thinking. （ A） They dont have energy for work. （ B） Economic crisis will continue. （ C） Employers prefer younger workers. （ D） They are less skilled workers. （ A） To recruit volunteers for its research. （ B） To discuss work experience with the young. （ C） To tell people the importance of ha
13、rd work. （ D） To help the old improve job-seeking skills. （ A） They should be trained by a real teacher. （ B） They should participate in online activities. （ C） Theyd better learn more software skills. （ D） They should study independently. （ A） Students cant find useful information. （ B） Learning is
14、 in the charge of students. （ C） Students get no help from others. （ D） Some information on the net is misleading. （ A） By giving some advice. （ B） By offering online courses. （ C） By understanding the students need. （ D） By improving his own ability. （ A） New science and technology. （ B） Humanism a
15、nd culture. （ C） Undergraduate education. （ D） Research and graduate education. （ A） A prestigious Ivy League university. （ B） A small liberal arts university. （ C） A university with famous professors. （ D） A private rather than a state college. （ A） They will be dismissed if they can not pay for th
16、e tuition. （ B） They have to prepare for their life after college. （ C） They will have limited choices with debt burden. （ D） They will be ashamed of their poverty. 大学英语四级改革适用 （听力）模拟试卷 252答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 (2)A study by the University of Florida claims that putting mirrors in your dining room
17、 will help weight loss because they actually make junk food taste worse. The researchers asked 185 undergraduates to choose chocolate cake or a fruit salad and evaluate the taste.(1)Those who ate them in a room with a mirror scored the taste of the junk food lower than those in a room without one, b
18、ut it had no effect on the fruit salad. Lead scientist, Dr. Ata Jami of the University of Central Florida, said, “A glance in the mirror tells people more than just about their physical appearance. It enables them to view themselves objectively and helps them to judge themselves and their behavior i
19、n the same way that they judge others.“ The mirrors were found to push the subjects to compare and match their own behaviors with accepted social standards.(2)When they look in the mirror while eating junk food, feelings of discomfort and failure are enhanced. 1. What is the finding of the research
20、on the undergraduates? 2. What role does a mirror play according to the news report? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，在测试垃圾食品的口感时，有镜组比无镜组的食用口感差，而水果沙拉的口感未受到镜子的影响。由此可以推断，被测试者在镜子面前对垃圾食品的食用口感差，即他们不愿意在面对镜子时吃垃圾食品。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开始提到，在餐厅放置镜子有助于 减肥，最后又提到，当人们吃着垃圾食品看镜子中的自己时，不适感和挫败感增强。由此可见，镜子能使人们为了身材而拒绝吃垃圾食品，从而达到
21、减肥效果。 3 【听力原文】 (3)Children who spend large amounts of time with their fathers have higher IQs, according to a new study. Strong fatherly involvement in their early life can also improve a childs future career prospects, the research shows. The researchers warned that it was not enough for parents to
22、 live together,(3)but that a father should be actively involved in a childs life to benefit their development. Those children whose fathers spent more time with them had a higher IQ and were more socially mobile than those who had received little attention. Jon Davies, chief executive for Families N
23、eed Fathers, said,(4)“We hope that research like this will lead to the government to reconsider how poorly served separated families often are and how a child needs a father as well as a mother.“ 3. What is mainly talked about in the news item? 4. What does Jon Davies hope the government will do? 3
24、【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻一开始便提到，经常与父亲在一起的孩子智商更高，接下来提到了父亲能改善孩子未来的职业前景。由此可以推断，本篇新闻主要讲述了父亲在孩子成长过程中的重要作用。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻最后提到， “父亲力量 ”组织的主管乔恩 戴维斯说： “我们希望这项研究能让政府意识到，单亲家庭现状堪忧，孩子的成长需要父母同时相伴左右。 ”由此可以推断，乔恩 戴维斯希望政府意识到单亲家庭的现状。 5 【听力原文】 Community supported agriculture farms, or CSAs, seek people who pay in advan
25、ce for fresh vegetables and fruits. One farmer has now expanded his CSA program to a law firm in New York City. The Glebocki family has been in the farming business since 1894. But staying in business is not easy. Farming requires a lot of money for seeds and equipment at the beginning of the growin
26、g season.(5)And farmers do not know how much money they will get for their crops at the end of the season. They are also not sure if anyone will buy what they grow. John Glebocki, the current farm owner, has one solution to these problems: community supported agriculture.(6)CSAs, for short, are part
27、nerships between farmers and community members. Mr. Glebocki also offers his CSA program to businesses and delivers directly to offices. Customers pay $ 525 in advance for 22 weeks of fresh fruits and vegetables all picked at their peak. “Everyone should join.(7)Its a great way to keep our farmers i
28、n business to insure we continue to get fresh produce.“ The busy lawyers say. 5. What can we learn about the farmers before CSAs were put forward? 6. What are CSAs according to the news report? 7. What do the customers think of CSAs? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开始部分提到，农民们不知道到了季末他们的庄稼能让他们赚多少钱。他们也不确定是否有人买他们种植
29、的产品。由此可见，在社区支持农业这项服务被提出之前，农民们不确定是否有潜在客户。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，社区支持农业 (简称 CSAs)是农民和社区成员之间的伙伴关系。根据新闻内容可知，农民种植了新鲜蔬菜，然后卖给社区成员。因此， C沁是农民为社区成员提供的一种服务。 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻最后提到，这是一个很好 的方式，能让农民们有生意做，从而确保我们能够不断获得新鲜农产品。因此，无论对于顾客来说，还是对于农民来说，社区支持农业都是大有益处的。 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Mike, do you have a minute? M:
30、 Oh, hi, Cathy. Sure. Whats up? W: Well, Ive been meaning to talk to you about the situation in the office. M: I stay there every so often, but(8)its so noisy that I cant work. W: Thats exactly what Im getting at. Were supposed to be able to do our preparation and marking in that office, but have yo
31、u noticed?(8)Simon constantly has students coming in to get help with his course. A lot of people are going in and out. M: Has anybody spoken to him about it? W: No, not yet, but someones going to have to. M: We cant really ask him to stop having students come in for help, can we? W: No, of course n
32、ot. But Im not able to do my work and neither are you. I imagine its the same for the others in the office. M: Hmm, could we ask for a kind of meeting room?(9)When teachers have to talk with a student, they could go to the meeting room and not use the office. You know, theres a room downstairs, a ra
33、ther small room, that we could ask to use.(10)Its only for storing supplies. W: You mean the little storage room? Oh, that would be too small. M: Are you sure? With the cabinets taken out, it might be bigger than it looks. W: Come to think of it, you may be on to something.(11)Id like to have a look
34、 at that room. Can we go there now? M:(11)Sure, lets go. 8. What problem are the two speakers discussing? 9. What should the teachers do according to the man? 10. What do we know about the room downstairs? 11. What are the two speakers going to do in the end? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是说话者在谈论什么问题。对话开始，男
35、士说他偶尔会待在办公室里，不过那里太吵，无法工作。女士与男士看法相同，她抱怨自己在办公室里没法备课，原因是 Simon总是让学生来办公室寻求帮助。由此可知，两人讨论的是办公室工作环境太嘈杂的问题。 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士认为教师们应该如何做。针对办公室里太吵的问题，两人一致认为不让学生向老师寻求帮助不妥，男士提议他们申请一个会议室，这样，老师就可以和学生在会议室里讨论问题了。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是有关楼下那个房间的相关情况。对话中男士说楼下的那个房间相当的小，且只用来储藏供应品。 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是两人最后要
36、做什么。对话结尾，男士提到楼下的储藏室可以腾出来作为会议室，女士认为房间太小，男士认为把储藏室的橱柜搬出来就显得大了，最后他们决定去储藏室看看。 12 【听力原文】 W:(12)I dont think it really matters what your educational background is. Anyone who is hard-working is going to do well whatever their education. In fact, I think some people carry on with their education when they w
37、ould do a lot better to get out and start building their own careers by learning things in real life. M: Yes, but the whole point is, life is getting so much more complicated these days that unless you carry on with your studies you just cant cope. W: For certain things and certain people, thats OK.
38、(13)But to my mind, the big problem in education is that you specialize too quickly. I mean, in England, you start specializing from the third year in secondary school, when youre about 14. You either do languages, or natural sciences, or social sciences. M: But surely you have to you cant possibly
39、study everything because theres just too much. W: Yes, but how many kids at that age really know what they want to do? How many of them are convinced that the three subjects theyve chosen are the ones that will let them follow the careers they eventually decide on? M: Oh,(14)I think most young peopl
40、e who stay on at school have a fair idea of what they want to do. W: Im not so sure. And after all, thats not the end of it.(15)When they get to university in England, the subjects they study are so narrow that they are only good for one thing, so they are stuck with it. M: Come on, Joan. We have ha
41、d many excellent scientists under this system. 12. What does the woman think of educational background? 13. What seems to be the problem of education in England according to the woman? 14. What is the mans opinion on the secondary school students? 15. What can we learn about university students in E
42、ngland? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是女士对教育背景的看法。对话一开始，女士就表明了她的看法：教育背景并 不重要，不管受教育程度如何，只要努力就会取得成功。 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是女士认为英国的教育存在什么问题。女士认为英国的教育存在重大问题，即学生在初中三年级时就选择自己的专业，但由于年龄的原因，他们其实并不知道自己到底想学什么专业。 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士对初中生的看法。对话中，女士和男士对中学生持不同的看法，女士认为他们年龄太小，不能很好地选择自己的专业，而男士却认为他们很清楚自己将来想做什么。 15 【正
43、确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是关于英国大学生的信息。对话中，两人对中学生的看法相持不下，随后，女士提到了英国大学生的一些信息：他们学习的领域狭窄，他们只专注于某一领域，对其他的知识却知之甚少。 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Patricia Reid is not in her 70s, an age when many Americans continue to work. She is not even in her 60s. She is just 57.(16)But four years after losing her job she cannot escape
44、an upset thought: She may never work again. College educated, with a degree in business administration, she is experienced, having worked for two decades as an analyst at Boeing before losing that job. Since the economic collapse, there are not enough jobs being created for the population as a whole
45、, much less for those in the twilight of their careers. For Ms. Reid, it has been four years of hunting without a single job offer. During the four years,(17)she submitted countless applications through the Internet, as well as the online courses she is taking to improve her software skills. Being u
46、nemployed at any age can be crushing.(18)But older workers suspect their resumes are often set aside in favor of those from younger workers. Others discover that their job-seeking skills as well as some technical skills sought by employers are rusty after years of working for the same company. Many
47、had in fact anticipated working past conventional retirement ages to gird themselves financially for longer life spans, expensive health care and reduced pension guarantees.(19)To help seniors polish their job-seeking skills, WorkSource, a local nonprofit organization, recently began offering semina
48、rs. On a recent morning, 14 people gathered in a conference room at a local community college to get tips on how to deal with their resumes and questions in a job interview. 16. What is Patricia Reid worried about? 17. What did Patricia Reid do after losing her job? 18. What do unemployed older work
49、ers suspect? 19. Why did WorkSource begin to offer seminars recently? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Patricia Reid担心什么。短文开头提到 Patricia Reid今年 57岁，在失业 4年后，她担心自己再也找不到工作。 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Patricia Reid在失业后做了什么。 Patricia Reid在波音公司做过 20年的分析师，由于经济 危机，她失业了，在她失业后的四年里，她一直在网上投递简历并学习网络课程提高自己的软件应用能力。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是失业的年纪较大的工作者怀疑什么。无论对哪个年龄的人来说，失业都是个沉重的打击，但是年纪较大的工作者却怀疑因为雇主喜欢年轻人，所以会把他们的简历放到一边。 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是 WorkSource最近开始举办研讨会的原因。短文最后提到，为了帮助年纪大的人提高找工作的技巧，一个当地的非营利性组织WorkSource近期举办 了一些研讨会。 20 【听力原文】 Teenagers and pre-te
