1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 253及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Their lifestyles. （ B） Climate change. （ C） Natural disasters. （ D） Their great wealth. （ A） They are responsible for more pollution than other people. （ B） Their lifestyle choices give rise to natural disasters. （ C） They are responsible for half of all c
2、arbon emissions. （ D） They are living in countries that are most vulnerable to climate change. （ A） To live a more comfortable life. （ B） To seek good job opportunities. （ C） To enjoy the pleasant sunshine there. （ D） To ease the pressure of unemployment. （ A） The population of Florida is on the inc
3、rease. （ B） The population moves from south to north in America. （ C） Florida is the No. 1 state for Americans and immigrants to settle. （ D） Florida has more immigrants than any other state in America. （ A） They are faced with a tough job market. （ B） They are not satisfied with their current work
4、status. （ C） They have an obligation to attend the aged in the home. （ D） They are too old to continue to work. （ A） About 65 years old. （ B） About 70 years old. （ C） About 75 years old. （ D） About 85 years old. （ A） Offer prosperous living environment. （ B） Provide satisfying jobs to the workforce.
5、 （ C） Raise retirement ages. （ D） Make it easier to open nursing homes. Section B （ A） From the computer. （ B） Through the card catalogue. （ C） From his teacher. （ D） From an information desk. （ A） By the book title. （ B） By the authors given name. （ C） By the subject category. （ D） By the book titl
6、e and authors family name. （ A） Whether a book is available or not. （ B） The serial number of a book. （ C） The name of a book. （ D） The author of a book. （ A） It tells him when he will be served. （ B） It tells him where to find the book. （ C） It tells him where to get more information. （ D） It tells
7、 him how to order more books. （ A） He will graduate from the university next month. （ B） He is a student of the university majoring in foreign trade. （ C） He will study business management in the university. （ D） He just graduated from the university. （ A） Its more comfortable to live in a flat than
8、 a campus room. （ B） Its much cheaper to live in a flat than a campus room. （ C） The man cant afford renting a flat by himself. （ D） The man can make new friends by sharing a flat with others. （ A） On the Student Bulletin Board. （ B） On the school newspaper. （ C） On an advertisement. （ D） On the rad
9、io. （ A） The man has almost no chance to move into a campus room. （ B） The man should have patience to wait for a campus room. （ C） There will be several months before the man can get a campus room. （ D） The woman is not sure how long the man should wait. Section C （ A） Changes of their looks. （ B）
10、Pursuit of their interests. （ C） Happenings to their mind. （ D） Getting cancer diseases. （ A） They have difficulty in storing new memories. （ B） They seldom get irritated. （ C） They are eager to be involved in the society. （ D） They like to think back recent events. （ A） Genetic factors. （ B） Obesit
11、y. （ C） Unhealthy lifestyle. （ D） Heart disease. （ A） To pick the right foods. （ B） To check the body regularly. （ C） To get away from obesity. （ D） To protect against Alzheimers. （ A） It can report disasters as soon as they take place. （ B） It can predict the outbreak of diseases. （ C） It can track
12、 the causes of diseases. （ D） It can update news reports every day. （ A） A map about health centers. （ B） An organization on the Internet. （ C） A piece of computer software. （ D） A magazine on diseases. （ A） It can provide more reliable reports. （ B） It can report happenings more quickly. （ C） It ca
13、n be more affordable by many people. （ D） It can spread faster on the Internet. （ A） Its prosperity is still a great appeal for the young people. （ B） It has attracted many people from the countryside for years. （ C） More and more people are being pulled into this city. （ D） Young people can easily
14、realise their dreams in Tokyo. （ A） Financial burden. （ B） Tasting the rural life. （ C） Pursuit of her dream. （ D） Following trend. （ A） To attract more people to live in the countryside. （ B） To increase the agricultural production. （ C） To make people interact with each other. （ D） To provide an o
15、pportunity of fun for the visitors. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 253答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 The worlds richest 10% are responsible for half of all carbon emissions, according to a new report from aid and development charity Oxfam. The report, entitled “Extreme Carbon Inequality“ was released during the cruci
16、al COP21 climate summit being held in Paris. (l)The lifestyle choices of the richest tenth of the population mean they have on average 11 times higher carbon footprint than the poorest half of the worlds population, the report said. The poorest half roughly 3.5 billion people is responsible only for
17、 10% of emissions.(2)Yet they are the most affected by natural disasters attributed to climate change, such as flooding or droughts. The report says 64% of global emissions are the result of individual consumption. Richest people buy the most goods, and consequently are responsible for more pollutio
18、n. 1. What caused the worlds richest 10% to produce so much carbon emissions? 2. What can we learn about the poorest half of the worlds population? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，报告称，这 10的最富人口所选择的生活方式意味着他们的平均碳排放量是占全球人口一半的最贫穷人口 (约 35亿人 )排放量的 11倍。 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，这 35亿人 (最贫穷人口 )是最容易受到洪水、干旱等气候变化引发的自然灾
19、害影响的人群。 3 【听力原文】 (4)Florida is the state where Americans and immigrants choose most to settle, shows the latest research. Population continues to move from north to south in America. Florida is expected to add five million new residents by 2030, according to the states Office of Economic and Demogra
20、phic Research. The largest group packing their bags for the “Sunshine State“ are young people right out of college. Young people generally move more for education or for a job.(3)Florida is very attractive. It has big metropolitan areas and good job opportunities. Thats why people are moving to Flor
21、ida. Floridas population grew over 17 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to the US Census Bureau. Twenty percent of Floridas population are foreign immigrants, the American Immigration Council reported. Nearly 74 percent of the immigrants are from Latin America. Another 20 percent of foreigner
22、s relocating are from Europe and Asia. 3. Why do young people in America move to Florida? 4. Whats the main idea of the news item? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，佛罗里达州非常有吸引力。该州有大片都市区，有很好的就业机会。这是人们搬到佛罗里达州的原因。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻一开始提到，最近的研究结果表明，美国人和移民最喜欢选择佛罗里达州定居。接下来分析了这一现象产生的原因。因此，这段新闻主要告诉我们佛罗里达州是美国人和移民最爱的
23、移居地。 5 【听力原文】 (5)More than 100 000 people a year in Japan leave their jobs to care for sick elderly relatives, according to the government, and most of them remain unemployed after their death. (6)The number is set to explode as the nearly 7 million-strong baby-boomer generation reaches the age of 7
24、5 in the coming decade, potentially dragging their children from the workforce in their prime earning years. The Prime Minister vowed in September to stem the flow, which he referred to as an “imminent crisis.“ In a speech, he set out targets for growing the economy to 600 trillion yen from the curr
25、ent 500 trillion yen, preventing the population from falling below 100 million from the current 127 million, and enabling as many people as possible to work, whatever their family responsibilities. As a first step, the government last month announced plans to provide an extra 120 000 people with bed
26、s in homes for the elderly or other forms of support by the early 2020s.(7)Regulations will be eased to make it easier to open nursing homes in major cities and entitlements to leave and allowances will be revised. 5. Why do people in Japan leave their jobs? 6. How old are the baby-boomer generation
27、 now? 7. What will the government do to settle the problem? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻一开始便提到，根据日本政府的数据，每年日本有超过 10万名工薪族辞掉工作以专心照顾病弱的年老亲人。由此可见，日本人辞职是照顾老人的需要，而不是工作现状或就业形势使然。 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，日本婴儿潮时期出生的近 700万人将在未来十年内达到 75岁。由此可以推断，日本婴儿潮时期出生的人现在大约年龄为 65岁。 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻最后提到，日本政府上个月宣布，计划在 2020年之前，向有年
28、老者的居民家中 额外提供 12万张床以及其他形式的补助。政府还将放宽规定，使在主要城市开设养老院更加容易，并将休假和津贴制度进行修订。 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, could you tell me where I can find a book on philosophy? W: Well,(8)you can start by looking at the card catalogue under H. M: Im not very familiar with the card catalogue. Can you explain to me how
29、it works? W: Sure. Do you see the cards?(9)All the books are listed both by title and by the authors last name according to the alphabetical order. That is according to the arrangement of 26 letters. M: But I dont have a particular book or author in mind. I just need some general information on Gree
30、k philosophy. W: In that case, you may look on the general subject heading of philosophy. And Greek philosophy is classified in the section with numbers from 210 to 420. M: Oh, I see. It sounds a huge job. W: Anyway, you can find all of the books listed in the computer and(10)it gives you more infor
31、mation than the card catalogue. It will let you know if the book you are looking for is currently available, and which library to find it in if it is not available here. M: Ive never used the computer for finding a book. Is it hard to use? W: No, its quite simple. The instructions are there beside t
32、he computer. You wont have any trouble. M: But then what should I do after I find a book I need? W: Youll get a same number both from the card and computer.(11)Write down the number. It tells you where to look for the book on the shelves. M: Oh, I get it. Thank you very much. W: Youre welcome. 8. Wh
33、ere does the woman tell the man to get information at first? 9. How are all the books listed on the card catalogue? 10. What information is provided by computer but not by the card catalogue? 11. Why is the man asked to write down the number? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是刚开始女士告诉男士到哪里获取信息。对话开始男士询问在哪里可以找到有关
34、哲学的书籍，女士回答说男士可以到标着 H的卡片目录里面寻找。 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是卡片目录上的书籍是按什么顺序排列的。对话中男士说他不熟悉卡片目录的用法，女士解释说所有书籍都是将书名和作者的姓按照 26个字母的顺序来排序的。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是哪些信息是计算机能提供而卡片目录上没有的。对话中男士说查询卡片目录听起来是 一项浩大的工程，女士回答说可以查询计算机上面的信息，并提到计算机可以显示要查询的书籍是不是在馆内，如果不在馆内可以在哪个图书馆找到。这是卡片目录所不能提供的信息。 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么女士要
35、求男士写下编号。对话结尾部分，男士询问如果查询到了需要的书籍应该怎么办，女士回答说记下编号，此编号指明了书籍在书架的位置。 12 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, Id like to see the accommodation officer. W: Are you a student at this university? M:(12)I will be from next month. Ill be a graduate student in the Department of Business Management. W: In that case I can help you
36、. What do you want to know? M: Well, could you give me an idea of what sort of accommodation is available now? W: Not much, Im afraid. With campus rooms, you have to join the queue and wait your turn. It might be several months or even a year before we can guarantee you a room. M: So theres no chanc
37、e of my moving into a campus room at the beginning of this term? W: Im afraid not. M: So what do you recommend? W: Well, how much can you afford to pay? M: I guess, about a minimum of 100 per month, but that would be stretching it. W:(13)Then I suggest you share a 2- or 3-bedroom flat with other stu
38、dents. It will be a lot cheaper than renting a one-room flat by yourself. M: But how can I find students to share with? W:(14)Why dont you look on the Student Bulletin Board in the Student Union office? A lot of students put notices up there asking for another person to share a flat. If that fails,
39、come back here and well try to help you out. M: Thanks for your advice. Id still like to put my name on the waiting list for a campus room. W: Of course. But I warn you itll be a long wait.(15)There are 1 700 students before you. M: How many rooms are there? W: 300. 12. What can we learn about the m
40、an from the conversation? 13. Why does the woman suggest the man share a flat with others? 14. Where can the man find students to share the room with? 15. What does the woman imply when she warns itll be a long wait? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士的情况。对话开头女士问男士是否是本校学生，男士回答说下月就是了，他将成为经济管理系的一名研究生。由此可见，男士将在
41、本校研究生院学习经济管理。 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么女士建议男士与别人共租一间公寓。对话中女士提到男士本学期开始可能不能搬进学校宿舍，鉴于男士每月的预算较少，因此女士建议男士与别人合租从而减少租金支出。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士可以在那里找到合租的同学。对话中 男士直接问怎样能找到合租的同学，女士建议说男士可以看看学生会的公告板。由此可知，男士可以的学生公告板上找到合租的同学。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是当女士提醒男士等待分到一间学生宿舍将是一个漫长的过程时，她在暗示什么。对话结尾部分女士提到有 1700人排在男士
42、前面等待分到一间学校宿舍，然而学校宿舍却只有 300间，因此她是在暗示男士几乎没有可能搬进学校公寓。 Section C 16 【听力原文】 When it comes to aging, life can be cruel. Theres plenty to think about. What will happen to my looks? Will I still be able to pursue my interests?(16)What will happen to my mind? That last question is now the second leading heal
43、th concern, after cancer, among adults in at least four Western countries France, Germany, and Spain, as well as the United States according to a recent survey by Harvard University. Fear of developing Alzheimers would likely stir even more concern if Americans didnt mistakenly believe a cure for th
44、e disease exists. As the sixth leading cause of death in the US,(17)Alzheimers disease is marked by difficulty storing new memories and recalling recent events, loss of ability to track day-to-day information, a disrupted sense of time and space, social withdrawal, irritability and mood swings. Life
45、 expectancy in the US is currently about 78 years and rising. The 5.4 million Americans who suffer from the illness include 13 percent of those over age 65.(18)The vast majority of Alzheimers cases over 99 percent are not linked to genetic factors. But they are linked to obesity. Researchers find th
46、at the same lifestyle choices that lead people to become obese or develop heart disease also increase the risk of developing Alzheimers. Choices we make throughout life about what we put in our bodies may protect against Alzheimers, or delay its onset. Heading off the disease starts with what we eat
47、. Everything we consume prompts a reaction in the brain.(19)Picking the right foods can minimize damage to neurons and preserve a healthy mind as you age. 16. What is the first health concern when people become old according to the survey? 17. What do we know about people with Alzheimers disease? 18
48、. What is the root cause of Alzheimers according to the researchers? 19. What is suggested in the passage to keep a healthy mind? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是老年人关心的首个健康问题是什么。短文开始提到当人们变老时，会考虑自己的容貌、是否仍能够追求自己的兴趣、大脑会发生什么状况。而大脑会发生什么状况是仅次于癌症的人们最关心的健康问题。由此可见，老年人最关心的健康问题是癌症。 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是有关阿尔茨海默病患者的信
49、息。短文中提到阿尔茨海默病在美国是导致死亡的第六大主因，患者通常表 现为难以储存新信息和回忆往事、不能接受新事物、时空概念混乱、不愿社交、易怒和情绪化。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是研究人员认为得阿尔茨海默病的根本原因是什么。短文后半部分提到超过 99的发病与肥胖有关，导致肥胖和心脏病的生活方式同样增加了患阿尔茨海默病的风险。我们对食物的选择会阻止或延缓这种病的发生。由此可见，阿尔茨海默病的根本原因是不健康的生活方式。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是短文建议如何保持大脑健康。短文结尾部分提到，人们吃的任何东西都会立刻 对大脑产生反应，选择合适的食物会在最大程度上减少对神经元的伤害，保持大脑健康。 20 【听力原文】 (20)When disaster strikes, Twitter is always the first to know. Now a new study has demonstrated that using Twitter updates and online news websites to track a disease outbreak is not only quicker than mo
