1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 29及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Theyve met before. （ B） He does not remember the woman. （ C） The woman should agree with him. （ D） They have never met before. （ A） He has to work with his brother. （ B） He has no definite plans. （ C） He usually works on weekends. （ D） His plans depend on t
2、he woman. （ A） He cant afford to buy a new car. （ B） He has paid for the car by regular installments. （ C） He will buy the car as soon as he gets the cash. （ D） He has already made the down payment on the car. （ A） Its not as hard as expected. （ B） Its too tough for some students. （ C） Its much more
3、 difficult than people think. （ D） Its believed to be the hardest optional course. （ A） Tom doesnt listen to her. （ B） Tom is unable to hear well. （ C） Tom didnt say anything at the meeting. （ D） Tom went out before the meeting was over. （ A） Stay at home because he doesnt like to travel. （ B） Take
4、a plane because the bus is too slow. （ C） Take a bus because the plane makes him nervous. （ D） Travel with the woman. （ A） Hell come alone. （ B） Hell just bring his wife. （ C） He wont go to the party. （ D） Hell just give the ticket to someone else. （ A） He majored in biology in college. （ B） He didn
5、t like mathematics at all. （ C） He did a good job in mathematics. （ D） Mathematics made him a smart person. （ A） She needs some information. （ B） She wants packing materials. （ C） She wants to check her package. （ D） She is moving to California. （ A） Fresh fruit. （ B） A gift certificate. （ C） Home-m
6、ade candy. （ D） A wedding present. （ A） Saturday. （ B） Tuesday. （ C） Wednesday. （ D） Sunday. （ A） Regular service. （ B） Overnight express. （ C） Same-day delivery. （ D） Priority service. （ A） Trying on hats in a store. （ B） Studying about hats for a history class. （ C） Giving their friend Paul a tour
7、 of the museum. （ D） Taking a quick look at an exhibit before lunch. （ A） Through signs. （ B） Through a museum guide. （ C） By listening to a tape recorder. （ D） By reading a brochure. （ A） His length of military service. （ B） His age. （ C） His social status. （ D） His family name. Section B （ A） Pare
8、nts. （ B） Children. （ C） Breadwinners. （ D） Bank managers. （ A） To help people learn to be realistic. （ B） To help people increase their savings. （ C） To help people manage their money well. （ D） To help people test their power-control. （ A） Fill in the expenses as they really are. （ B） Avoid spendi
9、ng money on expensive things. （ C） Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings. （ D） List income and expenses on two pieces of paper. （ A） Patients. （ B） Doctors. （ C） Hospitals. （ D） Medical schools. （ A） Patients are directed to urgent care facilities. （ B） Patients are forced to go to emergency
10、rooms with no excuse. （ C） Doctors are usually kind enough to listen to and examine their patients. （ D） Doctors are trying to make their patients leave the examination room. （ A） Doctors and patients need understanding interactively. （ B） Nowadays most doctors treat their patients carelessly. （ C）
11、Patients should have the rights to understand their illnesses. （ D） Doctors are lack of enough responsibilities to face the patients. （ A） It is easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia. （ B） The prices of houses in Asia are quite low now. （ C） The word “DINKS“ first appeared in an Asian country.
12、 （ D） Fewer and fewer married women want to have a job. （ A） $900. （ B） $5,000. （ C） 10800 （ D） 15800 （ A） Let women stay at home and have a baby. （ B） Care for the growing needs of women for job. （ C） Allow only one of the parents to go out to work. （ D） Punish the companies that permit women to le
13、ave. （ A） The small number of newborn babies. （ B） The changing social situation of women. （ C） The high prices of houses and education. （ D） The necessary steps of Asian governments. Section C 25 We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both thei
14、r knowledge and experience are 【 B1】 _. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It can 【 B2】 _both the bright and the not-so-bright child. Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total 【 B3】 _.
15、 We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their 【 B4】 _ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching 【 B5】_all these aspects of learning. In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work
16、in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to 【 B6】 _personal problems as well as learning how to think, how to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate 【 B7】 _. The pupils learn from each other
17、 as well as from the teacher. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs and sometimes they work on 【 B8】 _tasks and assignments. They also have some formal class teaching when this is 【 B9】 _. We encourage our pupils to use the library and we teach them the skills in order to do this efficiently. An advanc
18、ed pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best and we give them every 【 B10】 _to attain this goal. 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 29答案与解析 Section A 1 【 听力原文】
19、 W: I dont believe weve ever met before, have we? M: Weve been introduced at other parties. Dont you remember? Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 Weve been introduced at other parties( 我们是在其他派对上经人介绍认识的 )， A)的内容是对此的同义转述， met对应introduced，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Thank heaven, i
20、ts Friday. Are you doing anything special this weekend? M: Good question. To tell you the truth, my brother might be coming over and so everything is up in the air right now. Q: What does the man mean? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士的话 everything is up in the air为听音重点。 B)的内容是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案，其中 no definite plan
21、s对应 up in the air。 up in the air意为 “悬而未决 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Henry, are you still planning to buy that nice red sports car you looked at last week? M: Im afraid thats impossible because I havent been able to come up with the cash, and someone else has already made a down payment on it. Q: What
22、do we learn about Henry? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士的话 I havent been able to come up with the cash为听音重点， A)中的 cant afford to buy是对男士的话的同义转述，故答案为 A)。 come up with the cash意为 “拿得出钱 ”。 make a down payment意为 “预付定金 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says? M: Its actually even
23、worse, believe it or not. Q: What does the man say about the course? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 even worse(更糟糕 )，结合女士提到的 hard可知，C)中的 much more difficult是对 even worse的同义转述，故答案为 C)。 believe it or not意为 “信不信由你 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Didnt you tell Tom about the meeting? W: Whatever I say to him goes i
24、n one ear and out the other. Q: What does the woman mean? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other， A)是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。 go in one ear and out the other意为 “左耳进右耳出 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a bus. It will take you f
25、orever to get there. M: But flying makes me so nervous. Q: What does the man prefer to do? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 flying makes me so nervous(坐飞机让我很紧张 )，C)中的 the plane makes himnervous是对此的同义转述，故答案为 C)。 If I were you， I would 是一种虚拟，用于委婉地建议对方做某事。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Well, we have considered carefu
26、lly about allowing friends at the party, but weve decided against it since it is paid by student fees. Sorry about that. M: I guess I can only bring myself. Ill give it a miss. Q: What does the man mean? 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士的话 Ill give it a miss (我不来了 )为听音重点， C)是对此的同义转述，故为答案。 give it sth a miss意为 “不
27、做某事 ”。 decide against意为 “决定反对 (某人或某事 )”。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Do you enjoy majoring in mathematics? M: Enjoy? If I could choose again, I would study biology. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士的话 Enjoy?I would study biology( 喜欢 ? 我宁可学生物 )为听音重点， B)是对此的同义转述，故
28、为答案。反问表达完全相反的意思，故Enjoy?说明男士一点也不喜欢数学。男士还用虚拟条件句表明了自己不喜欢学数学。 【知识模 块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Hello, National Express Courier Company, Customer Service Department. W: Hello, I have some questions about a package Im going to send, can you help me? M: Yes. What would you like to know? W: I have a box of home-made
29、candy. And I want to send it to my sister; its a birthday present. Do you have any special rules about delivering food? M: No, not in this case. If you were sending fruit or vegetables, they would have to be packed specially. But there are no rules about sending candy. W: OK, I have another question
30、. Im very concerned about the package reaching my sister on time. Can you make sure that it will be there by her birthday on Saturday? M: Where does it have to go? W: California. M: Hmm, Saturdays only four days away. We have a priority service that would guarantee delivery in three days but its mor
31、e expensive than our regular rate. W: Well, I dont want to waste money, but its more important that the package be there on time. M: OK. Bring your package to the office, and well send it by priority service. W: OK. Ill do that. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9.
32、 Why is the woman calling the delivery company? 10. What is the woman sending to her sister? 11. What day is the day when the conversation takes place? 12. Which method will the woman probably use to send her package? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 I have some questions about a package 由此可知，女士只是想咨询一下有关信息
33、，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题可能考查要邮递的物品。对话中女士说 I have a box of homemade candy send itto my sister，可知答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题考查时间。对话中女士说物品必须要在周六(Saturday)前到，男士接着说离周六只有四天了 (Saturdays only four days away)，由此可知对话发生在周二 (Tuesday)，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选
34、项表明，本题可能考查 快递方式。对话中男士推荐优先服务(priority service)，接着女士说 but its more important that the package be there on time，由此可知女士决定用 “优先服务 ”来寄物品，故答案为 D) 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Lets stop in here for a minute. Jill told me this hat exhibit is really good. Hum, see what it says on the sign. M: “A colourful parade of
35、 mens headwears through the ages exploring the fashions historical, sociological, and psychological significance.“ OK, but we dont have much time before lunch. W: Well, lets take a look at what there is. M: This is interesting. Look at this sign, “Whether he was a soldier, sailor, merchant, or schol
36、ar, a man derived his sense of belonging from the hat of his occupation. In the late nineteenth century, a persons status determined how elaborate his headwear would be.“ W: Thats not like today. The only kind of hat I see guys wear anywhere is the baseball cap. M: Not me. Heres my personal favourit
37、e the ten-gallon hat. When I visit my relatives on their ranch out west, they all wear cowboy hats like these. Theyre stylish, and that broad brim really does protect you from the sun. W: Youre jumping out of sequence. The exhibit starts back there with the Renaissance, and how it says here that the
38、yre selling replications of all the hats in the museum store. M: Why dont we skip to that now? Then, after we meet Paul for lunch, we can all come back to the museum and start at the beginning. Theres an awful lot to see. W: I know it looks like well need at least an hour, maybe more, to get through
39、 it all. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. What are the speakers doing? 14. How do the speakers get the information about hat exhibit? 15. According to the conversation, in the late nineteenth century, what could a mans headwear reveal about him? 13 【正确答案】 D 【
40、试题解析】 选项均以一 ing形式的动词开头表明，本题考查某人正在做的事。由对话一开始女士所说的 Jilltold me this hat exhibit is really good和男士所说的but we dont have much time before lunch可知，对话双方在午饭前看帽子展 (hat exhibit)，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题可能考 查获得某物的方式。对话一开始女士说的see what it says on the sign及男士说的 Look at this sign都表明，帽子展览会的信息是从牌
41、示 (sign)上看到的，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中提到的 In the late nineteenth century,a persons status determined how elaborate his headwearwould be表明，在 19世纪晚期，一个人的地 位是由他戴的帽子的华丽程度决定的，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Most likely, you arent the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or get
42、ting a weekly allowance would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you arent careful, it can be gone in no time. Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn and the sooner you start, the better. Whether you are tracking your spe
43、nding or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil and some self-control. First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two co
44、lumns, list your sources of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount. The left hand total should be more than or equal to the right hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget. Budgets are not
45、 complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, dont write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less. If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and
46、 save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself! Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Who is the passage written for? 17. What is the purpose of making a budget? 18. What sho
47、uld people do when planning a budget? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题可能考查短文的目标读者。由短文中提到的arentbreadwinner ， allowance及 For kids推断 ，短文主要是给孩子看的，教他们怎么合理花钱，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均以不定式开头以及 savings和 money表明，本题考查某人做某事的目的，且与理财有关问题是询问做预算的目的。由短文中提到的 creating a budget can help you deal with your ex
48、penses and plan forthe fluture可知，答案为C)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查建议或行为动作。问题询问计划预算时人们应该做什么。短文中的 When planning your budget， be realistic about your expenses Ifyou drop $18dont write $12 表明，答案为A)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 If you ever felt like your doctor was trying to push you out of
49、 the examination room before you had a chance to explain your condition, you are not alone. A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows that most people agree on what makes a good doctor and it definitely isnt one who hurries through a visit. A doctors skills can affect a patients emotional response and recovery very positively or very negatively, a research shows. Based on the new study, which surveyed 192 patients, it can be concluded that a model doctor
