1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 27及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Saying goodbye to friend. （ B） Buying a ticket for a sports event. （ C） Paying a bill at the bank. （ D） Arranging a plane trip. （ A） Stay at home. （ B） Fix the telephone. （ C） Call the telephone company. （ D） Work in the telephone company. （ A） The hotel tu
2、rns to be much better. （ B） There is no difference in the hotel compared with the former times. （ C） The hotel is surprising. （ D） The hotel was cleaner at the former times. （ A） She bought a sweater in the end. （ B） She bought a blouse finally. （ C） She bought a skirt finally. （ D） She bought a coa
3、t in the end. （ A） He usually talks quietly. （ B） He usually assigns homework. （ C） He didnt teach class today. （ D） He noticed that the students didnt do their homework. （ A） Ask someone to help the man. （ B） Give the man the note for his reference. （ C） Lend the man her pencil and paper. （ D） Feel
4、 sorry that she cant help the man. （ A） They like to listen to the record again and again. （ B） They are happy she plays a different song this time. （ C） This song is always their favourite one. （ D） They are fed up with Marys song. （ A） He knows little about concepts of engineering. （ B） He cant ex
5、plain some concepts of engineering. （ C） He gives talks to high school students regularly. （ D） He doesnt want the woman to postpone the talk. （ A） The strength of ocean currents. （ B） The movement of sediment deep in the ocean. （ C） A new way of measuring the depth of the ocean. （ D） The best metho
6、ds for studying deep ocean processes. （ A） What a turbidity current is. （ B） The causes of underwater earthquakes. （ C） How winds can affect some ocean currents. （ D） Why the book talks about turbidity currents. （ A） By crushing large amounts of stone. （ B） By causing mud or sand to mix with ocean w
7、ater. （ C） By creating large waves on the surface of the ocean. （ D） By greatly increasing the oceans depth in some areas. （ A） To explain the effects of turbidity currents. （ B） To explain how winds cause turbidity currents. （ C） To remind the student about the next assignment. （ D） To remind the s
8、tudent where ocean sediments originate. （ A） She imitates the lifestyles of celebrities. （ B） She gets inspiration from celebrities. （ C） She doesnt hold celebrities as role models. （ D） She has no interest in celebrities. （ A） We should care more about our friends and families than celebrities. （ B
9、） People should not have any interest in celebrities. （ C） Celebrities make us spend money. （ D） Celebrities are no more ideal citizens than we are. （ A） Celebrities as role models. （ B） Interest in celebrities. （ C） Inspirational values of celebrities. （ D） The entertainment value of celebrities. S
10、ection B （ A） They liked to eat tea leaves. （ B） They did not know how to do with tea. （ C） They wanted to make sandwiches with tea. （ D） They were curious about the taste of tea leaves. （ A） Britons got expensive tea from China. （ B） Britons got their first tea from Finland. （ C） Britons were the f
11、irst people in Europe who drank tea. （ D） The East India Company brought tea direct to Britain. （ A） It became a popular drink. （ B） It tasted better than mixed with butter. （ C） They followed everything the Britons did. （ D） They were influenced by a woman in the upper class. （ A） Oil refinery. （ B
12、） Linen textiles. （ C） Food products. （ D） Deepwater port. （ A） Soap. （ B） Grain. （ C） Steel. （ D） Tobacco. （ A） In 1177. （ B） In 1315. （ C） In the 16th century. （ D） In the 17th century. （ A） French refugees arrived. （ B） The harbor was destroyed. （ C） Ship-building began to flourish. （ D） The city
13、 was taken by the English. （ A） The population of elderly people. （ B） Nuclear weapon. （ C） Violence in crime. （ D） Living standards. （ A） People are more destructive. （ B） People are more selfish. （ C） People do what they preach now. （ D） People do not have moral principle to follow now. （ A） Indif
14、ferent. （ B） Surprised. （ C） Confident. （ D） Worried. Section C 25 Today, American filmmakers produce movies with few restraints about violence, sexuality and adult language. But this was not always the case. The Motion Picture Association of America is the major movie organisation that first formed
15、 in 1922. The organisation helps distribute movies internationally, decides on rating systems, and 【 B1】 _public relations for the movie industry. When it was first started by the Hollywood production 【 B2】 _, the organisation was called the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. The
16、group was popularly called the Hays Office 【 B3】 _its director, Will Hays. This group developed the Motion Picture Production Code in 1930. The aim was for the film industry and not the government to decide what was 【 B4】 _acceptable to show in movies. The Hays Office 【 B5】 _each film before it coul
17、d receive permission to be released. The production code was very clear about 【 B6】 _including crimes and sex. For example, movies could not show 【 B7】 _killings, methods of stealing, or illegal drug use. The code banned sex scenes, sexual relationships between different races, scenes of childbirth,
18、 and people not wearing clothing. The Motion Picture Association finally ended the code in 1968 although movie makers had stopped 【 B8】 _many years before. The group developed a new 【 B9】 _rating system that tells parents whether a movie is right for children. The ratings judge the level of violence
19、, sexuality, and adult language. When a movie is rated “NC 17“, it means no children under the age of 17 will be 【 B10】 _without a parent or adult guardian with them. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 27答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力
20、原文】 W: Ill make your flight reservations by phone now and then write out the ticket for you. M: Thats fine. Could you please tell me the departure time again? Q: Whats the man doing? 1 【 正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由女士提到的 Ill make your flight reservations by phone now和男士的话 tell me the departure time可知，男士正在安排一次飞机
21、旅行，故答案为D)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: The telephone company says that they can send a man between one and three tomorrow afternoon, but someone has to be at home to let him in. W: Well, I guess Ill have to take off from work at noon. We cant go any longer without a telephone. Q: What is the woman going t
22、o do tomorrow afternoon? 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 结合对话中男士提到的 The telephone companysend a mantomorrow afternoon ， but someone hasto be at home to let him in和女士提到的 Ill have to take off from work at noon 不难推断出，明天下午女士会在家里等电话公司的人来，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I hear the Grand Hotel has a new manager. Did you
23、notice any change when you stayed there last week? M: Yes, I found the room was surprisingly clean now, and the service was much better, too. Q: What can we learn about the hotel? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 结合女士提到的 Did you notice any change和男士提到的 Yesthe service was much better可知，饭店比以前更好了，故答案为 A)。男士提到 the roo
24、m was surprisingly clean是为了证明饭店的环境比以前好很多，故不能听到surprisingly就误选 C)， surprising意为 “让人感到吃惊的 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Did you get what you wanted? I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater. W: No, a blouse. But by that time, the ones on sale were all gone, so I settled for a skirt. Q: What did the
25、woman finally buy? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听到女士最后的话 so I settled for skirt 可知，她最终买了裙子，故答案为 C)。 settle for意为 “勉强接受 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Professor Hook was so strange today. M: I noticed that too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe that? Q: What can be
26、inferred about Professor Hook? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 结合女士说的 Professor Hook was so strange today以及男士说的He wasnot giving us anyhomework at all Can you believe that?可知，胡克教授平常总布置家庭作业，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: I forgot to bring paper and a pencil to take notes with in class. W: Thats all right. I have en
27、ough for both of us. Q: What will the woman most probably do next? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话开始男士表示自己忘记带纸和笔了，女士说 I have enough for both of us(我有足够我们两人用的 )，由此可推知，女士会把笔和纸借给男士，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: I wish Mary would put on a different record. She has played that song a thousand times. M: At least. I
28、t used to be one of my favourites before I had to hear it so often. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 结合女士说的 I wish Mary would put on a different record以及男士的附和 It used to be one of myfavourites beforehear it so often 可推知，他们听够玛丽的歌了，感到厌烦了，故答案为 D)。 put on在此意为 “推出，发行 (新 唱片 )”
29、。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Whats the problem, Paul? You really look panicked. M: Im speaking to a group of high school students about engineering this afternoon. But I have no idea how Im going to simplify some of the concepts for them. Q: What can be inferred about the man? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中男士提到的
30、 But I have no idea howto simplify some of the concepts可知出，男士感觉自己解释不了某些术语，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Dr. Smith. I need to ask you about something in Chapter 12. Well, it talks about erosion and the deposit of sediment(solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid)on the deep sea floor, but
31、 Im confused. For that to happen, there would have to be some kind of force down there moving the mud or sand or whatever, right? But I thought there werent any waves or currents that deep in the ocean. M: Thats not exactly correct. Its true that deep down on the ocean floor we wont have the same ki
32、nds of currents we find in shallower parts. But we do find what we call turbidity currents. That wasnt in the book but the term came up in class. Do you remember what it means? W: Um, turbidity currents? Oh, yeah! Isnt that when sediment like sand or mud gets stirred up and mixes with water? And the
33、n this mixture flows through the water around it, right? M: Good! W: Uh, but I thought that only happened in rivers. M: Well, yes. This does occur in rivers, but we see turbidity currents deep in the ocean as well. W: But how do they get started there? M: Earthquakes mostly. When an earthquake occur
34、s under water, it throws up tremendous amounts of mud or sand that becomes suspended in a layer of water near the bottom of the ocean. This layer is so much denser and heavier than other ocean water that it flows right down the slopes of the ocean floor and gains more and more speed as it moves alon
35、g. Then its just like the winds blowing across the desert picking up sand from one place and moving it along and finally dropping it somewhere else. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What is the main topic of the discussion? 10. What does the professor ask the s
36、tudent to explain? 11. According to the professor, how do earthquakes cause turbidity currents? 12. Why does the professor mention desert winds? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项内容概括性强，故本题很可能考查对话话题。对话中女士向男士咨询第 12章中中她不明白的内容 (erosion and the deposit of sediment on the deep sea floor)，后面部是男士针对此问题进行回答。由此可见，整个对话讨论的话题
37、是海底沉淀物的运动，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士解释海底沉淀物运动时提到了浊流 (turbidity currents)，并说这个术语 曾经在课堂上提过，然后男士问 Do you remember what it means?由此可见，教授希望学生能解释浊流，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均以 “By+现在分词 ”开头表明，本题考查行为方式。对话中教授在解释 turbidity currents的形成时说 earthquakethrows upmud or sand that becomes
38、suspended inwater ，由此可知，地震带动泥沙运动，最后与海水混合形成浊流，故 答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项均以 “To+原形动词 ”开头表明，本题考查做某事的目的。由对话中提到的 Then its just likethe winds blowing across the desert picking up sandMoving itdropping it somewhere else 可知，是将 turbiditycurrents的作用与 desert winds作用进行类比，答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原
39、文】 W: Im fascinated with them. I often read the stories about their lives and their hobbies. M: Why should we care about celebrities? When they were born, they were no different than any of us. Just because they have a camera on them doesnt mean that they have to be ideal citizens. W: I think many c
40、elebrities have fascinating stories, and to read these stories can be very inspirational. They forever inspire us to achieve more. M: So you hold celebrities as your role models? W: Yes. But celebrities definitely should consider how their behaviour will be seen by those who have chosen them as a ro
41、le model. M: But dont you think celebrities also make us spend money? I mean we have to follow their lavish lifestyles. W: Although I may be fascinated with celebrities lifestyles, I stop short of imitating them. M: I think its all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists were fond of,
42、but if you know more about Britney Spears than your next-door neighbour, you need help. W: I think too that the most important people in our lives should be our friends and family. But celebrities do keep us entertained whether it is sports, music or movies. M: The entertainment value cannot be emph
43、asised enough, but celebrities shouldnt be such a big deal so that we are totally obsessed with them. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? 14. According to the man, which statement is not true? 15. What do t
44、he man and the woman agree most on? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士一开始说自己经常关注名流的生活和兴趣，接着说从这些名流的故事中可以得到鼓励，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由男士提到的 I think its all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists were fond of可知，男士赞同对自己的偶像有正常范围内的兴趣，根据问题要求可知答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士和男
45、士对待明星的态度基本不同，最后女士说 But celebrities do keep us entertained，男士说 The entertainment value cannot be emphasised enough，由此可知，二人对名流具有娱乐作用这方面的观点还是一致的，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Tea-drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People
46、 in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. The
47、y thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with batter and salt. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Comp
48、any began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been
49、drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the p
