1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 275及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Guests can pay without going to the front desk. （ B） Guests can go direct to their rooms. （ C） Guests can check out any time. （ D） Guests can make room reservations. （ A） 2. （ B） 3. （ C） 100. （ D） 150. （ A） He will be sent back even if he is unfit to stand
2、 trial. （ B） He will remain in South Africa for medical treatment. （ C） He will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit. （ D） He will return to the U.K. for medical treatment. （ A） Killing his wife in the U.K. （ B） Being involved in a taxi accident. （ C） Hiring a crew of criminals. （ D） Having h
3、is wife killed. （ A） The school stopped providing school lunch. （ B） Their parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch. （ C） Their parents failed to pay for school lunch. （ D） They chose to have something different. （ A） They were satisfied. （ B） They were surprised. （ C） They were angry. （ D） They w
4、ere sad. （ A） This week. （ B） On Tuesday. （ C） On Monday. （ D） Unknown. Section B （ A） Freshman. （ B） Sophomore. （ C） Junior. （ D） Senior. （ A） She wanted Dr. Tyler to sign on her schedule card. （ B） She wanted Dr. Tyler to determine the number and variety of her courses. （ C） She wanted to talk to
5、Dr. Tyler about the modern American novel. （ D） She wanted to explain why she dropped the chemistry course. （ A） If his seminar on the modern American novel is welcomed. （ B） If he signs his name, Jenny wont work hard as ever. （ C） If Jenny can take two seminars in a semester. （ D） If six courses mi
6、ght be too much for Jenny. （ A） Calculus. （ B） Modern poetry. （ C） Chemistry. （ D） Introductory economics. （ A） He wants to get his money back. （ B） He wants to exchange the sweater for another one. （ C） He wants the clerk to help him read the Chinese instructions. （ D） He wants to see why the color
7、 of the sweater changed. （ A） It is the wrong size. （ B） The fabric is coming apart. （ C） It is stained. （ D） It shrinks a lot. （ A） The customer didnt follow the instructions. （ B） The sweater was out of stock. （ C） The man no longer has the store receipt. （ D） The man isnt a VIP. （ A） Because it w
8、asnt shown out. （ B） Because it was printed small. （ C） Because it was too obvious to notice. （ D） Because it was erased by the woman. Section C （ A） District managers. （ B） Regular customers. （ C） Sales directors. （ D） Senior clerks. （ A） The support provided by the regular clients. （ B） The initia
9、tive shown by the sales representatives. （ C） The urgency of implementing the companys plans. （ D） The important part played by district managers. （ A） Some of them were political-minded. （ B） Fifty percent of them were female. （ C） One third of them were senior managers. （ D） Most of them were rath
10、er conservative. （ A） He used too many quotations. （ B） He was not gender sensitive. （ C） He did not keep to the point. （ D） He spent too much time on details. （ A） State your problem to the head waiter. （ B） Demand a discount on the dishes ordered. （ C） Ask to see the manager politely but firmly. （
11、 D） Ask the name of the person waiting on you. （ A） Your problem may not be understood correctly. （ B） You dont know if you are complaining at the right time. （ C） Your complaint may not reach the person in charge. （ D） You cant tell how the person on the line is reacting. （ A） Demand a prompt respo
12、nse. （ B） Provide all the details. （ C） Send it by express mail. （ D） Stick to the point. （ A） Fashion designer. （ B） Architect. （ C） City planner. （ D） Engineer. （ A） Do some volunteer work. （ B） Get a well-paid part-time job. （ C） Work flexible hours. （ D） Go back to her previous post. （ A） Few ba
13、by-sitters can be considered trustworthy. （ B） It will add to the familys financial burden. （ C） A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother. （ D） The children wont get along with a baby-sitter. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 275答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Got a smart phone? Never lose your hotel key, or even hav
14、e to stop at the registration desk, again. Thats the vision of a hotel chain that plans to send digital keys to guests phone via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional plastic swipe cards. (1)Arriving guests could get around the front desk and go straight to their rooms. Star
15、wood Hotels & Resorts, which owns more than 1,150 hotels in nearly 100 countries, (2)plans to install the system in the next three months at two of its hotels in the U.S.A. If all goes well, the company says it could have the feature in all of its hotels by next year. A spokeswoman said the app will
16、 initially be compatible with recent iPhone models and newer Android phones. The app will use Bluetooth technology to unlock the room with a tap. 1. What is the main advantage of the digital key? 2. How many hotels will have the system in the next three months? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 录音提到一家连锁酒店打算使用一款应用程序
17、 (app)给顾客发送数字钥匙，顾客因此无需办理入住手续，可以绕过前台直接入住房间。 B“顾客可以直接入住房间 ”是这种数字钥匙的主要优点，为答案，其中的 go direct对应录音中的 go straight。录音没有提及付款、退房和预订房间的相关内容，因此 A、 C和 D不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 录音提到，这家公司计划未来三个月将在旗下两家美国酒店安装这种系统，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 (4)A British man accused of planning his wifes murder while they were
18、 honeymooning in South Africa has lost a High Court appeal to block his being sent back to Britain until he is fit to stand trial. (3)The judges ruled that Shrien Dewani can be sent back as long as the South African government pledges to return him to the United Kingdom should he ultimately prove un
19、fit to be tried. Dewanis lawyers had urged that he should not be sent back while he was unfit to stand trial. He is being treated for a depressive illness. His legal team can appeal the decision at the Supreme Court. (4)Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of criminals to kill his wife, Anni Dewani, d
20、uring a taxi ride in Cape Town last November, just over two weeks after their wedding. 3. What can we learn about Shrien Dewani according to the court ruling? 4. What was Dewani accused of? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到， Shrien Dewani向高级法院提出申诉， 希望在适合出庭受审时才被遣返回英国，但他的申诉失败。法官裁决，若最终证明 Shrien Dewani不适合受审，只要南非
21、政府保证将他遣返回英国， Shrien Dewani可以被遣返。由此可知， A“尽管他不适合出庭受审也得被遣返 ”为答案，同时排除 C“一旦证明合适就在南非出庭受审 ”。法庭裁决没有提及治疗的问题，故排除 B和 D。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻的开头和结尾都提到 Dewani的罪行：雇用罪犯杀害妻子，D“让人杀害自己的妻子 ”为答案。 Dewani计划在南非度蜜 月时雇凶杀害妻子， A错在 in the U.K.。 Dewani的妻子是在搭乘的士时被杀的，新闻中没有谈及的士事故， B“涉嫌与一起的士事故有关 ”没有依据。 Dewani主要是被控杀人，故排除C“
22、雇用一帮罪犯 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 Dozens of Children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays taken away from them before they could take a bite this week. Salt Lake City School District officials said the trays were taken away at Utah Elementary School Tuesday (5)because some students had negat
23、ive balances in their accounts used to pay for lunches. But they admit the situation should have been handled differently. Instead of regular lunches, the students were given fruit and milk. “We dont ever let kids go without any food entirely,“ said Salt Lake City School District spokesman Jason Ols
24、en. (6)One mother said, she was “blindsided“ when her daughter described what a school district official told her “You dont have any money in your account, so you cant get lunch.“ “There were a lot of tears,“ she said, “and it was pretty upsetting for them.“ (7)The district said it started notifying
25、 parents about negative account balances Monday. But the mother said she and other parents were never told about the problem. 5.Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 6. How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation? 7. When were the parents informed of ne
26、gative balances according to the district? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻提到，犹他州的许多小学生被收走了午餐盘，原因是他们用于支付午餐的账户余额不足 (had negative balances)；学校没有给这部分孩子提供惯常的午餐，而是给他们发了水果和牛奶。由此可知， C“父母未支付午餐费用 ”为答案。 A“学校停止提供午餐 ”与新闻不符。 B“他们的家长更喜欢水果和牛奶当午餐 ”和 D“他们选择要不一样 的东西 ”都属于无中生有。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻提到，当听到女儿描述学区要员对她说 “你的账户
27、里没有钱了，所以不能得到午餐 ”时，妈妈遭受到了意外的打击 (blindsided)。由此可知， B为答案，其中 surprised对应录音中的 blindsided。 A“满意的 ”与家长的反应截然相反。新闻没有提及家长们很愤怒，排除 C。新闻中提到的 a lot of tears和 pretty upsetting都是孩子的反应，排除 D。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确 答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻提到，学区要员称周一已通知家长账户余额不足， C为正确答案。 A“本周 ”在新闻开头提到，是说本周许多犹他州的小学生被收走了午餐盘。B“周二 ”是盐湖城学校的学区要员说明学生被收走餐盘一事的
28、时间，故排除。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, Dr. Tyler, your secretary said I should come right in. M: Please do, Jenny. How can I help you? W: (9)I need to get your signature on my schedule card here, on the line above advisors approval. M: Sure, but lets look it over together first. How many
29、 courses do you have here? W: Six. M: (10)Six? Thats quite a heavy load. Any particular reason? W: I had to drop my chemistry course last semester when I went into the hospital, so I need to take it again. M: So youve already learnt a lot of the material. W: Right. (8)And calculus is a part of the s
30、econd year requirement. M: Lets see, Chemistry, Calculus. Oh, I see youll be in my seminar on the modern American novel. W: Yes, Im looking forward to it and the romantic poetry seminar, too. M: Two seminars? That is rather a lot. Can you handle the work? W: I think so. The introductory economics is
31、 fairly easy and so is the music course. M: Well, then Ill be happy to sign the card. (10)However, I insist that you come and see me after the first week of classes so we can make sure this isnt too much for you. W: Thats a promise. 8. Which grade is the student in? 9. Why has Jenny come to see Dr.
32、Tyler? 10. What does Dr. Tyler seem to be most concerned about? 11. Which course hasnt Jenny taken? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中，学生说到：微积分是二年级的一门必修课。表明该学生读二年级，故 B正确。四个选项分别表示大学本科一、二、三、四年级学生。本题听音的重点，一是看选项中的 原词是否在对话中有所提及，二是看对话中是否有与选项含义相同的其他表达方式。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 见面时的寒暄一过，学生就说出了自己的目的： “我需要您在我这儿的课程卡上签
33、名。 ”A与此一致，故为答案。选项均以 She wanted开头，表明本题问 “她 ”做某事的目的，可能问对话的主旨。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 当学生说她这个学期修了 6门功课时，老师说： “六门课 ?学习负担相当重啊。 ”对话结束时，老师又一次叮嘱： “上完 第一个星期的课以后，你一定要再来我这里一趟，我们再看看这么多课程会不会让你吃不消。 ”可见老师担心学生学习负担过重，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中提到，学生所选的 6门功课分别是 chemistry， calculus，modem American nov
34、el， romantic poetry， introductory economics和 music。未提及的是选项 B，故选 B。四项均是功课名称，听录音时须对提到的相关内容做好标记。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Hi. How can I help you? M: Yes, (12)Id like to return this sweater for a refund. I bought it a week ago. W: Well, first of all, what seems to be the problem? M: Well, isnt it obvious
35、by just looking at it? (13)The first time I washed and dried it, the thing shrank at least five sizes. It wouldnt even fit a snake. W: Uh, I see what you mean, (14)but did you follow the washing instructions? I think it says here. yeah. right here on the label to hand wash it and then to dry it on l
36、ow heat. M: How was I supposed to know that? The label is written in Chinese! And something else: the color faded from a nice dark blue to a seaweed green. What kind of merchandise are you trying to sell here anyway? W: Listen, sir. We take a lot of pride in our clothing. What I can do is allow you
37、to exchange the sweater for another one. M: (12)I dont want to exchange it for anything! I just want my money back! W: Well, I can give you credit on your next purchase, and since the item you purchased was on clearance, we cant give you a refund. M: A clearance item! There wasnt anything on the pri
38、ce tag or on the clothing rack that said anything about that W: I guess you didnt read the fine print in our ad. Look. Heres the ad, and the information about the clearance sale is right here at the bottom on the back page. M: Where? There? What? (15)That small print. Youd need an electronic microsc
39、ope to see those words. 12. Whats the purpose of the man returning to that store? 13. What is one reason why the man wants to return the item? 14. What is one reason why the sales clerk cant help the customer with his request? 15. Why couldnt the man see the information about the clearance sale? 12
40、【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士一开头就说： “我想退回这件毛衣。 ”refund意为 “退款 ”。后来男士还说： “我不想换购别的东西 !我就想要回我的钱 !”可见 A正确。为准确解题，须对选项中的关键词加以注意，比如： money， exchange， instruction， color分别说明选项能涉及的内容，听录音时要一一辨析。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士提出要退货的理由是： “才洗了一次，干了后它至少缩小了五码 !连一条蛇都穿不进它了 !”可见毛衣缩水严重 ，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士在听到男
41、士的投诉后，立即问： “可是你按照清洗说明做了吗 ?”据此即可正确作答，故选 A。如果能听出男士未能看懂中文写的 “清洗说明 ”，则可更进一步确认，男士洗涤方法不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话最后女士说清货信息在印发的广告背面底部，男士反应很激烈，嫌印的字太小，并夸张地说需要电子显微镜才看得到那些字，可见他之所以没看到清货信息是因为字印小了，故选 B。 【知识 模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 As the new sales director for a national computer firm, (16)Alex Gordon
42、 was looking forward to his first meeting with the companys district managers. Everyone arrived on time, and Alexs presentation went extremely well. (17)He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. “I believe we are going to
43、 continue to increase our share of the market,“ he began, “because of the quality of the people in this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours
44、, everyone in his unit will follow his example.“ When Alex was finished, he received polite applause, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end,“ Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing
45、.“ “Yes,“ the district manager replied. (18)“Half of our managers are women. Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role theyve played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about political correctness. (19)But they were definitely surprised a
46、nd distressed to be referred to as he in your speech.“ 16. Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting? 17. What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation? 18. What do we learn about the audience at the meeting? 19. Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped fo
47、r? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文一开始就提到 Alex Gordon期待与公司区域经理的第一次会议。因此答案为 A。 B“常客 ”、 D“高级职员 ”原文均没有提及； C“销售主管 ”是Alex Gordon的职务，而不是其他与会人员的身份。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文提到，他决定在会议结 束前谈一下区域经理对于公司计划的重要性。因此答案为 D。注意 D将原文的 importance换成了 important。 A中的 “常客 ”原文未提及； B“销售代表表现出的主动性 ”中的 sales representatives虽在原文出现，但并未提
48、及 initiative问题： C“执行公司计划的迫切性 ”中的 companys plans虽出现，但并未提及执行问题，故均排除。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到，区域经理中有一半是女性。因此答案为 B。 B中的 fifty percent为原文 half一词的同义替换。 A“一些人政治观念强 ”利用原文 political一词作干扰，原文提到她们不在乎政治的正确性： C“三分之一是高级经理 ”和 D“大多数相当保守 ”原文均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文结尾提到女性经理们因 Alex Gordon将她们称为 “h
49、e”而感到惊讶和难过，据此可判断 Alex对性别不是很敏感，忽视了女性的感受。因此答案为B。短文结尾处常考，语义转折处常考，本题考查的就是对转折词 but之后的理解。 A“他引用了太多内容 ”、 C“他没扣住主题 ”和 D“他花了太多时间在细节上 ”都没有在文中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate, (20)suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. When the manager comes, ask his or her name. And then state your problem and what you expect to have done about it. Be polite! Shouting or acting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm i
