1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 284及答案与解析 Section A （ A） They cannot afford schooling. （ B） They cannot meet the standard of school. （ C） They dont have enough textbooks. （ D） They dont have good teachers. （ A） Set up a new distribution system. （ B） Print cheap textbooks. （ C） Design new textbooks. （ D） Build a
2、public health programmes. （ A） A British social network will close down. （ B） A new broadcast will be founded. （ C） Two business partners will break up. （ D） Some friends reunited in the UK. （ A） It is more like a message board now. （ B） It is used by millions of people. （ C） The founder has given i
3、t up for years. （ D） There is no user on the network. （ A） The industry of tourism grew by 4.4%. （ B） It has become a new resort for tourists. （ C） Millions of people relied on boarder trade. （ D） The number of tourists fell dramatically. （ A） Countries in North Africa were attacked by terrorists. （
4、 B） World tourism was influenced by economy. （ C） 3,500 people died in Britain. （ D） A passenger jet was attacked in Middle East. （ A） Tourism will fall down by 3%. （ B） Global tourism will grow by around 4.5%. （ C） It is uncertain and unpredictable. （ D） The data is limited and unavailable. Section
5、 B （ A） Go to summer school. （ B） Take a vacation. （ C） Stay at home. （ D） Earn some money. （ A） They hired someone to stay in their home. （ B） They left their pets with their neighbors. （ C） They rented their house to a student. （ D） They asked their gardener to watch their home. （ A） Walking the d
6、og. （ B） Cutting the grass. （ C） Watching the children. （ D） Feeding the fish. （ A） The house-sitter would be fired at once. （ B） The house-sitter wouldnt be paid then. （ C） The house-sitter wouldnt get another job. （ D） The house-sitter would make a fuss. （ A） The size of the campus. （ B） The city
7、bus system. （ C） The length of time for each class. （ D） The university bus system. （ A） The entire campus. （ B） Part of the campus. （ C） The campus and the city. （ D） Only the off-campus areas. （ A） Nothing. （ B） Three dollars. （ C） A few cents. （ D） Fifty cents. （ A） Red. （ B） Green. （ C） Yellow.
8、（ D） Blue. Section C （ A） A car outside the supermarket. （ B） A car at the bottom of the hill. （ C） Pauls car. （ D） The sports car. （ A） Inside the car. （ B） At the foot of the hill. （ C） In the garage. （ D） In the supermarket. （ A） The driver of the sports car. （ B） The two girls inside the car. （
9、C） The man standing nearby. （ D） The salesman from London. （ A） Nobody. （ B） The two girls. （ C） The bus driver. （ D） Paul. （ A） His friend gave him the wrong key. （ B） He didnt know where the back door was. （ C） He couldnt find the key to his mailbox. （ D） It was too dark to put the key in the lock
10、. （ A） It was getting dark. （ B） He was afraid of being blamed by his friend. （ C） The birds might have flown away. （ D） His friend would arrive any time. （ A） He looked silly with only one leg inside the window. （ B） He knew the policeman wouldnt believe him. （ C） The torchlight made him look very
11、foolish. （ D） He realized that he had made a mistake. （ A） The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. （ B） The exhaustion of energy resources. （ C） The destruction of oil wells. （ D） The spread of the black powder from the fires. （ A） The underground oil resources have not been affected. （ B
12、） Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. （ C） The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. （ D） The underground water resources have not been polluted. （ A） To restore the normal production of the oil wells. （ B） To estimate the losses caused by the fires. （ C） To rem
13、ove the oil left in the desert. （ D） To use the oil left in the oil lakes. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 284答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 (1)Pupils in the poorest countries are suffering from a lack of basic textbooks, according to a report from a United Nations agency. The study from UNESCO gives examples such as
14、reading books in Cameroon being shared between 12 students. The report is calling for a more centralised buying system which would make them more affordable. Report director Aaron Benavot says textbooks are an important way of raising standards in school. “Next to a good teacher, well-designed textb
15、ooks in sufficient quantities are the most effective way to improve students learning.“ The report suggests the process of distributing textbooks should be approached in the same systematic way as public health programmes. (2)“a new system must be set up so that textbooks can move cheaply and effect
16、ively from a printing house to school and into the hands of children.“ says Mr Benavot. 1. What do we learn about the pupils in poorest countries from the news report? 2. What should people do to help these children? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，那些贫穷国家的小学生缺少基本的教材 (suffering from a lack of basic textbook
17、s)，故 C“没有足够的课本 ”正确。新闻中没有提到付不起学费，排除 A。 B“不能达到学校的要求 ”和 D“没有好教师 ”都不是新闻中提到的问题。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，应当建立一个新的系统 (a new system must be set up)，以便课本能够以低廉有效的方式从印刷厂流通到孩子们手中，所以 A“建立新的分配系统 ”正确。 B“印刷低价的课本 ”利用原词 cheaply制造干扰，新闻中说的是这一新流通体系低廉有效，没有提到课本是否低价。 C“设计新课本 ”没有在新闻中提到。新闻中提到要向医疗系统学习，但并非要 “建立新的医疗保健
18、系统 ”，所以 D错误。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 (3)Friends Reunited one of the UKs first social networks has announced it will soon close. One of its founders Steve Pankhurst explained in an email that the platform was still used by “a handful of members“ but that it was “no longer used for the purpose it was built
19、 for“. Friends Reunited launched in the year 2000 and was bought by broadcaster ITV for 175m in 2005. However, it failed to keep pace with other social networks. It was sold to comic publisher DC Thomson for only 25m in 2009 and Mr Pankhurst wrote in a blog post that the company had offered it back
20、to him a couple of years ago. Pankhurst and business partner Jason Porter agreed to take on the site for a trial period to see if they could refresh it “It became clear that most of the actual users coming to the site were (4)using it purely as a message board,“ wrote Mr. Pankhurst. 3. What is the n
21、ews report mainly about? 4. What do we learn about Friends Reunited from the news report? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到， “朋友再相聚 ”这个社交网站将会关闭 (Friends Reunited has announced it will soon close)， A“一家英国社交网站将 会关闭 ”是原文的概括。新闻中提到广播公司 ITV收购了这家社交网站， B“一家新的广播公司即将成立 ”错误。 C“两个商业合伙人即将分开 ”没有在新闻中提到。 D“一些朋友在英国重聚 ”利用网站名
22、“朋友再相聚 ”制造干扰，并非真的有朋友相聚，排除D。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关于 “朋友再相聚 ”这个社交网站，新闻末尾提到它现在仅仅被当成留言板，并非真正的社交网站 (using it purely as a message board)，所以答案选A。 B“有数百万人使用 ”，新闻中没 有提到有这么多用户。 C“创始人已经放弃了它多年 ”错误，新闻中提到创始人一直没有放弃，想让它重获活力 (refresh it)。 D“网站上没有用户 ”错误，新闻中提到有一些用户仍然在使用这个网站 (used by“a handful of members”)。 【知识
23、模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 (5)/(6)Attacks by terrorists have led to a dramatic fall in tourism in parts of North Africa, where millions rely on the trade to make a living. New figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) show that visits to North Africa fell by 8% this year, resisting a g
24、lobal upward trend. International tourism grew by 4.4% overall, to reach a total of 1.18 billion arrivals, according to the UNWTO. But countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco have been hit hard. Beach resorts such as Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where a passenger jet was loaded with a bomb in Nove
25、mber, and Sousse in Tunisia, where gunmen opened fire at holidaymakers in June, have seen visitor numbers sharply decline. Some 3,500 British tourists left Tunisia in the days after the Sousse attack, in which 38 people 30 of them British were shot by Islamist gunman at the Port El Kantaoui resort.
26、Limited data available for Africa as a whole suggested that tourism was down by 3% to 53 million 8% in North Africa and 1% in Sub-Saharan Africa. But citing a “larger degree of uncertainty and unpredictability“, (7)the UNWTO has predicted between 3.5% and 4.5% of growth in global tourism in the next
27、 year. 5. What change took place in North Africa? 6. What helped bring about the change? 7. What is the trend of World Tourism? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，由于恐怖分子袭击，北非的旅游业受到重创(Attacks by terrorists have led to a dramatic fall in tourism)， D“游客数量急剧下降 ”符合原文信息。新闻开头一般会点出主题，听力时要特别注意。 A“旅游业增长4 ”与新闻内容不符，排除 A。
28、 B“成为新的旅游地 ”没有在新闻中提到。 C“数百万人依靠边境贸易 ”错误，新闻中提到数百万人依靠旅游业而非边境贸易。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头和中间多次提到北非多国被恐怖分子袭击，造成游客骤减(Attacks by terrorists led to a dramatic fall in tourism)，故选 A。 B“全球旅游业受经济影响 ”没有在新闻中提到。 C“3500人死于英国 ”利用 3500作干扰，新闻中提到的是 3500名英国游客离开突尼斯，故 C错误。 D“一架客机在中东遇袭 ”错误，新闻中提到的是在埃及遇袭。 【知识模块】 听力
29、7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻末尾提到，世界旅游组织预测世界旅游业 在未来一年将会增加3.5%至 4.5%(3.5%and4.5% of growth in global tourism)， B“全球旅游业将增长4 5左右 ”与原文相符，为正确选项。 A“旅游业将下降 3%” 错误，这是非洲旅游业的降幅。 C“不确定和不可预测 ”利用原文的 uncertainty和 unpredictability作干扰，但新闻中是说尽管有各种不确定性，世界旅游组织还是做出了增长的预测，所以 C错误。 D“数据有限、难以获得 ”利用新闻中的 Limited data available作干扰，新闻是
30、说 “获得的有限数 据 ”表明非洲的旅游业将下降。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: I really dont know what to do this summer. (8)I cant afford to just sit around, and there dont seem to be any jobs available. W: Why dont you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went away on vac
31、ation. (9)Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didnt want it left empty. M: (9)You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house? W: It wasnt that easy. (10)She had to mow and water the houseplants. And when Eric house-sat for Mr. Cohen, he had to take care of his pet
32、s. M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. (10)I guess its a little like baby-sitting except youre taking care of a house instead of children. W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application? W: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the h
33、ouseowners and provide three references each. M: That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job. W: The houseowners want some guarantee that they can trust the house-sitters. You know, they want to make sure youre not the type who will throw wild parties in their house, or move a group of friends
34、 in with you. M: House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably arent paid then. W: Usually they are paid anyway just because the homeowners dont want to make a fuss. (11)But if the homeowner reported it then the house-sitter wouldnt get another job. So, why dont you apply? 8. What does the man wa
35、nt to do this summer? 9. What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer? 10. What is one responsibility the house-sitter probably wont have? 11. What would happen if a homeowner reported a house-sitters bad behaviour? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。男士说他不能只是闲着 (sit around)，但又没有现成的工作(jobs available)，说明他
36、想干些工作、赚些钱， D项符合此意。对话开头往往是出题之处。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。 A是对原文 hired Margaret to stay in their house的另一种表述方法，故为答案。 C是强干扰项，对话讨论的并不是租房子，而是雇人看房子。提问处是考点，其实就是对上文叙述的一个总结。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题，选项都是家务事。 A、 D两项属于 take care of his pets的范围，而 B项则属于 water the houseplants的范围。排除 A、 B、 D三项，即可得到答案
37、 C。此外， C是 baby-sitter的职责，与本对话的话题 (house-sitting)不一致。注意 except， instead of这类词出现的地方，往往是出题之处。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。男士认 为有不良行为的看管房子的人极有可能不会领到工资，女士说通常他们还是会拿到工资，因为房子主人不想生事，但是如果房子主人报告这事的话，那么看管房子的人将不会得到另一份工作了，可见选 C。本题出题点在 But后，听音时要注意语义转折处。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: (12)Can you tell me something abo
38、ut the university shuttle bus system? This is such a large campus, and I have classes all over campus. I need to take the shuttle bus from one class to another, or Ill never make it on time. W: What do you need to know? I think its a really great system. M: First of all, where does it go? W: (13)The
39、 university shuttle bus system goes all over campus. It doesnt leave the campus; if you want to travel off-campus, youll need to take the city bus system. But the university shuttle bus system will get you from one class to the next very efficiently. M: And how much does it cost? W: (14)Its free, ca
40、n you believe it? So you dont have to pay a cent to get all around the university campus. M: Thats really great. And how do I catch the shuttle bus? W: (15)Just look for one of the bright yellow shuttle bus signs, and go stand next to it. You can see the yellow shuttle bus signs all over campus. A s
41、huttle bus will come along approximately every five minutes, so you shouldnt have to wait long. M: That all sounds good. Thanks for your help. W: No problem. 12. What are the man and woman discussing? 13. What area does the university shuttle bus cover? 14. How much does the shuttle bus cost? 15. Wh
42、at color are the shuttle bus signs? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项全是名词短语，问对话主题的几率颇大。对话的开头的第一句话就点出了答案所在，即 D。如果实在没有听懂第一句话，后面还有机会听出答案，因为全文讲的都是 the umversity bus system。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是地点和范围，而且选项之间有包孕关系。在范围上， C包含 A、 B和 D，所以可以初步排除 C。听到第一句话讲的是 the university bus system，就可以排除 D(人家说了是校内巴士，怎么会包括校外地区
43、呢 )。所以关键是要听清巴士线路是否通达全校。标志词组 “First of all”后面紧跟着一个问句，注意听答案。 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解 析】 从选项可以看出，问的是 “多少钱 ”，马上就知道一定是问巴士车票多少钱。根据关键表达 free(免费的 )和 dont have to pay a cent，可知答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 看到选项都是颜色，就要格外留神听对话中出现颜色的地方。对话两次提到 yellow这个词，且未提及其他颜色，故不难得出答案 C。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听
44、力原文】 Paul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it pushi
45、ng against the front of the car. Another man, who was standing nearby, got into the car and put on the hand brake, (19)saving the girls from injury. It was at this point that (16)Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the
46、 bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage. As if this was not bad enough, (18)Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he did not get the name of the driver of the sports car (17)who just came out of the supermarket and d
47、rove away without realizing what had happened. 16. Which car was badly damaged? 17. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened? 18. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident? 19. Who was injured in the accident? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目询问哪辆车受到了严重损坏。关键是听到 “Paul看到自己的车慢慢滑下了山
48、，在山脚下与一辆公交车相撞，损坏得非常严重 。 ”符合短文听力 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。选项 A、 D中提到的车是 Paul挽救的；文中没有提到选项 B的内容。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【 试题解析】 关键是听懂文章最后一句，其中提到 “跑车司机刚走出超市 ”，说明事故发生时，那个司机在超市里。故答案为 D。文中说跑车里面没有司机，所以A不正确；在山脚下的是一辆公交车，不是跑车司机，所以 B不正确；文中提到Paul的车受损严重，要拖去 garage，故选项 C与问题无关。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问 Paul认为这场事故的发生是谁
49、的错。关键是听到文章最后所述： “Patti现在发现没人可责备，他忙着追自己的车，以至于没能得到跑车司机的名字，而那个司机根本 不知道发生了什么事，扬长而去了。 ”Paul去挽救跑车，才导致自己的车严重损坏，因此事故责任在跑车司机，即 A。文章中没有提到车里的两个女孩做了些什么，因而与事故的发生无关， B不正确； C中提到的男士挽救了跑车和车里的人，不是导致事故的人；选项 D所指的人即 Paul。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问谁在事故中受了伤。全文没有提到任何人受伤，即 A。文中与两个女孩有关的原话是 “另一个站在附近的人上了跑车，拉下手刹，使两个女孩免于受伤 ”，所以 B不正确。 【知识模块 】 听力 20 【听力原文】 My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mai
