1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 28及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She believes she deserves the promotion. （ B） She needs to have more experience to be promoted （ C） She feels very disappointed about the promotion. （ D） She thinks she is ready for the promotion. （ A） He is the right man to get the job done. （ B） He is a m
2、an with professional expertise. （ C） He is not easy to get along with. （ D） He is not likely to get the job. （ A） After class today. （ B） After todays meeting. （ C） After class on Friday. （ D） Before class on Friday. （ A） They should meet at the coffee shop now. （ B） They have to deal with something
3、 urgent. （ C） They are not able to meet tomorrow. （ D） They have to change the place to meet. （ A） Watching a TV programme. （ B） Playing a puzzle game. （ C） Asking for directions. （ D） Studying for an exam. （ A） It was sad. （ B） It was unbelievable. （ C） It was boring. （ D） It was funny. （ A） The ho
4、use has been already sold. （ B） The house is still available. （ C） The house is only for rent. （ D） The house is not as good as advertised. （ A） He arrived at the theater late. （ B） He left his watch in the theater. （ C） The new drama was better than expected. （ D） He did not enjoy the new drama. （
5、A） A museum tour. （ B） An art history class. （ C） A print of a painting. （ D） A window. （ A） The History Department. （ B） The Art History Department. （ C） The Museum of Fine Arts. （ D） The Museum of Modern Art. （ A） On campus. （ B） In New York City. （ C） In Boston. （ D） In Europe. （ A） It needs clea
6、ning. （ B） It is broken. （ C） It needs a new battery. （ D） It usually goes slow. （ A） About $3.99 plus tax. （ B） About $6.99 plus tax. （ C） About $3.99 excluding tax. （ D） About $6.99 excluding tax. （ A） It guarantees the battery for a year. （ B） It offers to clean customers watches for free. （ C） I
7、t promises to repair the watches without any delay. （ D） It is always offering a special discount. （ A） The woman has to pick up her watch at 5 p. m. （ B） The man doesnt have much business today. （ C） The woman can pick up her watch in a few minutes. （ D） The woman decides to pick up her watch tomor
8、row. Section B （ A） The changes of the world. （ B） Modern transportation. （ C） The development of economy. （ D） New technology. （ A） By land. （ B） By air. （ C） By sea. （ D） By telephone and telegraph. （ A） The war between England and America. （ B） The Battle of New Orleans. （ C） The independence of
9、the U.S. （ D） The damage to many historical sites. （ A） Its beautiful scenery. （ B） Its geographic variety. （ C） Its network of superhighways. （ D） Its mild climate. （ A） Repair their bicycles. （ B） Go on a bicycle tour. （ C） Take a test about road safety. （ D） Participate in a bicycle race. （ A） To
10、 save money spent on equipment. （ B） To instruct newcomers about bicycle maintenance. （ C） To ensure everyone can enjoy the bicycle tour. （ D） To make sure newcomers keep up with others. （ A） Graduation ceremony. （ B） A reunion of college students. （ C） The dedication of a new building. （ D） A welco
11、me party. （ A） A bell tower was to be built on the site. （ B） It was found unsafe. （ C） A parking lot was to be constructed there. （ D） No one wanted to preserve it. （ A） Its main campus. （ B） Its student population. （ C） Its age-old ideals. （ D） Its programmes for the community. （ A） Everything at
12、State University has changed in the past ten years. （ B） Some things have changed at State University except the same campus. （ C） The commitments of State University remain the same despite some changes. （ D） Everything has stayed the same at State University during the past ten years. Section C 25
13、 Heredity(遗传 )is not the only thing that influences our colour. Where and how we live after we are born is important too. For instance, our skin colour greatly 【 B1】_how much sunshine we get. Centuries ago, most people in Europe were peasants and had to work in the fields all day. On the other hand,
14、 noblemen did not have to work. They stayed 【 B2】 _and remained pale. You could always 【 B3】 _a nobleman from a peasant because the peasant had a tan. As a result, noble women did their best to keep their skins as 【 B4】_as possible. A skin so pale was considered a mark of great beauty and 【 B5】_. Du
15、ring the Industrial Revolution, farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in those dark places made their skins pale. 【 B6】 _people, however, could afford to travel to sunny countries. They 【 B7】_on the beaches and got a tan, which became a sign
16、 of wealth. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer 【 B8】 _. The desire for a quick tan has 【 B9】 _the invention of pills that darken the skin without exposure to sunlight. So there are three answers to the question “Where does our colour come from?“ It comes from the genes we inh
17、erit. It comes from the 【 B10】 _in which we live. And it can come from a bottle that we buy at the drugstore on the corner. 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 28答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Arent you even a little bit disappoi
18、nted that you didnt get your promotion? W: Maybe a little, but I havent been with you guys long and I know I need more experience before I will be ready for that kind of responsibility. Q: What does the woman mean? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士问女士对于没升职是不是一点都不失望，女士说有一点，但是她刚来这里没有多久，而且在能够承担起升职后的责任之前 她需要获取更多的经验，
19、故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Who do you think should get the job? How about Mr. Becket? M: Mr. Becket? Im not sure. He is a nice fellow, of course, and easy to get along with, but I doubt his professional expertise. I want someone who can get the job done. Q: What does the man imply about Mr. Beck
20、et? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士询问男士他认为谁能胜任这份工作，并问他贝克特先生怎么样，男士说他怀疑贝克特先生的专业技能，而他需要的是能胜任这个工作的人，由此可知出，贝克特先生可能得不到这个工作，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Professor Atkinson, can I see you after this class? W: Im due at a faculty meeting then, how about the same time on Friday? Q: When does Professor Atkinson ask the
21、 man to meet her? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士问女士 (Professor Atkinson)是否能在课后见到她，女士通过问句 (how about the sametime on Friday?)表明她想让男士周五的课后来找她，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Im sorry, Laura, but somethings come up. I wont be able to meet with you today. W: Well, how about the same time tomorrow? But we have to m
22、eet at another coffee shop because this place will be closed tomorrow. Q: What can we learn about the two speakers? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士说他今天不能见女士了，女士说那就明天同一时间见吧，但是他们得在另一家咖啡馆见面，因为这家店明天会关门，由此可知，他们明天需要换见面地点，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Show me that sentence you were just talking about. What page is i
23、t on? M: Its near the end of the book, on the next to last page. Right here, in this middle paragraph. Q: What are the two speakers most probably doing? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士想知道男士刚才说过的句子在书的哪个位置，男士说靠近书的结尾部分，在倒数第二页，由此可知，对话二人正在看书，结合选项推测很可能是在复习功课，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: What did you think of Brend
24、as story? M: To tell you the truth, I found it hard to keep awake while she was telling it. Q: How did the man feel about the story? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士问男士觉得布伦达讲的故事怎么样，男士说布伦达讲故事的时候他都快睡着了 (hard tokeep awake)，言外之意就是他觉得故事很无聊，故答案为C)。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Good morning! I am calling to inquire about the
25、 six-bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper. M: I am sorry, but somebody has already paid the deposit. Q: What does the man mean? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士打电话向男士询问报纸上登的那套 六居室的房子，男士表示抱歉说已经有人付了订金 (deposit)，言外之意就是这套房子已经有人买了，故答案为A)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: How was the drama clubs new production last nig
26、ht? Did I miss out on anything good? M: Hardly. I kept looking at my watch the whole time. Q: What does the man mean? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士问男士昨晚戏剧社的新作品 (the drama clubs new production)怎么样，男士说他从头到尾一直在看表，言外之意就是他对这个作品并不感兴趣，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Mary. I see you and your friends have been dec
27、orating the dormitory lounge. W: Hi, Jack. The walls look so stark and dreary, so we decided to cover them with prints and posters. M: I like this one. Did you buy it on campus? W: No, I bought it at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The Art History Department recently sponsored a special m
28、useum tour there. M: Is this a reproduction of something in the museums collection? W: Yes. Its a print of a painting by George OKeefe called “Lake George window“. M: It looks more like a photograph. The details are so accurate and realistic. W: I thought the same thing when I first saw the painting
29、 hanging in the museum. But the Art History teacher pointed out how the painting is in fact very stylised. M: What do you mean? W: First, by choosing a front view of the window, OKeefe was able to present a symmetrical image and eliminate any hint of three-dimensionality. M: It does look almost flat
30、. The open shutters seem to have no depth at all. W: To emphasise that two-dimensional look, OKeefe also eliminated details of texture, the shutters, for example. M: It sounds as though you learned a lot on that trip. Is the Art History Department planning another museum tour? W: Yes. The next one i
31、s a special exhibit of European painters at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. M: I think Ill sign up for that one. Maybe I will come back with a print to decorate the bare walls of my dormitory lounge. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What are the two speakers
32、 mainly talking about? 10. Who is going to organise the next museum tour? 11. Where will the next museum tour take place? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均为名词词组且概括性强表明，本题可能考查对话的主题。男士很喜欢女士宿舍内的一件装饰品，女士说她在参观博物馆展览时买的 (it即后面女士提到的 a print of a painting)，接着两人围绕这幅画展开了讨论，由此可知，对话双方主要是在谈论一幅画，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B
33、 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题可能与某个院系或博物馆有关。男士问女士 艺术历史系 (Art HistoryDepartment)是不是打算再组织一次博物馆游 (museum tour)，女士给予了肯定回答 (Yes)，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题考查地点场所，听音时应留意与地点相关的信息。对话结尾处，女士提到艺术历史系组织的下一次博物馆游在波士顿美术博物馆(Museum of Fine Arts in Boston)举行，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me. My watch stop
34、ped running and Im not sure whats wrong with it. M: Well, let me have a look at it. W: OK. Its a new watch. Ive only had it for about a year. M: Hmm, it seems that it just needs a new battery. W: Oh. Thats a relief. I was hoping it wouldnt be broken or something. How much is a new battery? M: Its $6
35、.99 plus tax for a battery. W: Oh dear, that seems like a lot. My friend said she paid about $3.99 plus tax for a battery. M: Well, she may have. But we are a watch repair shop and we install your battery and then guarantee it for a year. If you have the watch cleaned here, we guarantee it for an ad
36、ditional three months. W: Well, I guess you get what you pay for. Ill get my battery here. How long will it take to put it in? M: Usually I can do it right away, but right now Im way behind in my repair of a large shipment of watches. They all need to be fixed by this afternoon. Can you leave your w
37、atch here until about 5:00 p.m.? W: Oh dear, Im afraid I cant. I need to get back to work and I have to work this evening, so I couldnt pick it up by five. And I have to have it by tomorrow. M: Well, then maybe I can just squeeze it in now. Itll only take a few minutes. Can you wait? W: Oh, Id reall
38、y appreciate that. Sure, Ill wait. M: OK. Just sit down over here. Ill have it fixed in a few minutes. W: Thanks a lot. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What is the problem with the womans watch? 13. How much did the womans friend pay for a battery? 14. What
39、is special about the mans shop? 15. What can be inferred from the conversation? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项中的 It， needs cleaning， broken和 goes slow表明， It应该是手表，本题与手表出现的问题有关。女士说自己的手表停了，不知道哪里出问题了，男士 (修表师傅 )检查后说手表只需换一块新电池 (itjust needs a new battery)，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题与金额有关，听音时应留意与金
40、钱数目相关的信息。男士说一块电池含税费要 6 99美元，女士认为很贵，她说她的朋友买的电池含税费才花了 3 99美元，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项中的 It guarantees offers promises， clean customerswatches和 repair the watches表明， It应该指手表修理店，本题可能与它的服务有关。男士用 But转折提到说他的店是专门修理手表的 店，只要是在他们店里安装的电池，可以保修一年 (guarantee it for a year)，这就是男士店铺的特殊之处，故答案为 A)。 【知识
41、模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项中的 pick up her watch， at 5 p m， in a few minutes和tomorrow表明，本题与女士取手表的时间有关。女士问男士换电池需要多长时间，男士回答说他现在很忙，并建议女士下午 5点再来取，女士说她下午有事来不了，男士说他现在把电池装进去 (squeeze it in now)，用不了几分钟，由此可知，女士几分钟之后就可以取手表了，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all
42、 help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. News of a disaster such as an earthquake can bring help from distant countries.
43、Within hours, help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast. How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually phys
44、ically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach Ameri
45、ca. This time difference influenced peoples actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During this time
46、, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the pas
47、sage you have just heard. 16. What makes information spread very quickly, according to the passage? 17. How was news carried between the continents 200 years ago? 18. What might have been avoided if the news of peace agreement had reached America in time? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文开头提到，电话、电视、广播和电报这些工具使人们
48、的观点和新闻事件在全球快速传播，接着举例说明，随后总结说由于现代科技 (modern technology)，信息才传递得如此之快，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解 析】 选项表明，本题考查传递方式。短文中提到， 200多年前，各大陆之间的消息传递需要花费很长时间，而所有的消息都是由水路传递 (carried on ships)，由此可知，当时的消息都是由水路传递的，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项中的 war， Battle和 damage表明，本题可能与战争有关。短文中举例提到， 1812年的英美战争中，
49、有一场战役本来是可以避免的，当时英美已经在英国达成和平协议，但是这个消息要六周才能传到美国，在这期间新奥尔良战役爆 发，所以如果签订和平协议的消息能够及时传到美国，就不会有新奥尔良战役，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Good evening. Welcome to the first meeting of our spring cycling season. Its a pleasure to see so many new faces here. I certainly hope that most of you will soon feel right at home with our group and that bicycling will become a regular hobby for you and a part of your physical fitness routine. Some of you may not realise that the state of New Jersey offers ample oppo
