1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 328及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Five. （ D） Six. （ A） Because of the serious snowstorms. （ B） Because of a lack of snow. （ C） Because of the increasing number of skiers. （ D） Because of the warm climate. （ A） To send armed forces to aid Paris. （ B） To prevent terrori
2、st attacks. （ C） To ease the shortage of firemen. （ D） To raise citizens safety awareness. （ A） They cant drive armed response vehicles. （ B） They are kept on standby for emergencies. （ C） They patrol the streets every day. （ D） They dont routinely carry firearms. （ A） He has committed millions to s
3、olve the water crisis. （ B） He declared an emergency in Flint due to the crisis. （ C） He sent soldiers to Detroit to cope with the crisis. （ D） He is investigating the cause of the water crisis. （ A） To improve its water quality. （ B） To avoid water pollution. （ C） To protect its local river. （ D） T
4、o reduce costs. （ A） Zinc. （ B） Iron. （ C） Lead. （ D） Sodium. Section B （ A） Arranging the woman s appointment with Mr. Romero. （ B） Fixing the time for the designers latest fashion show. （ C） Talking about an important gathering on Tuesday. （ D） Preparing for the filming on Monday morning. （ A） Her
5、 travel to Japan. （ B） The awards ceremony. （ C） The proper hairstyle for her new role. （ D） When to start the make-up session. （ A） Choose clothes for the fashion show. （ B） Make an appointment with her hairdresser. （ C） Have dinner with a journalist. （ D） Take photos to publicize her new movie. （
6、A） He is Mr. Romeros agent. （ B） He is an entertainment journalist. （ C） He is the womans assistant. （ D） He is a famous movie star. （ A） Make an appointment for an interview. （ B） Send in an application letter. （ C） Fill in an application form. （ D） Make a brief self-introduction on the phone. （ A）
7、 Someone having a college degree in advertising. （ B） Someone experienced in business management. （ C） Someone ready to take on more responsibilities. （ D） Someone willing to work beyond regular hours. （ A） Travel opportunities. （ B） Handsome pay. （ C） Prospects for promotion. （ D） Flexible working
8、hours. （ A） It depends on the working hours. （ B） It is about 500 pounds a week. （ C） It will be set by the Human Resources. （ D） It is to be negotiated. Section C （ A） To give customers a wider range of choices. （ B） To make shoppers see as many items as possible. （ C） To supply as many varieties o
9、f goods as it can. （ D） To save space for more profitable products. （ A） On the top shelves. （ B） On the bottom shelves. （ C） On easily accessible shelves. （ D） On clearly marked shelves. （ A） Many of them buy things on impulse. （ B） A few of them are fathers with babies. （ C） A majority of them are
10、 young couples. （ D） Over 60% of them make shopping lists. （ A） Sales assistants promoting high margin goods. （ B） Sales assistants following customers around. （ C） Customers competing for good bargains. （ D） Customers losing all sense of time. （ A） Teaching mathematics at a school. （ B） Doing resea
11、rch in an institute. （ C） Studying for a college degree. （ D） Working in a hi-tech company. （ A） He studied the designs of various clocks. （ B） He did experiments on different materials. （ C） He bought an alarm clock with a pig face. （ D） He asked different people for their opinions. （ A） Its automa
12、tic mechanism. （ B） Its manufacturing process. （ C） Its way of waking people up. （ D） Its funny-looking pig face. （ A） It is often caused by a change of circumstances. （ B） It actually doesnt require any special treatment. （ C） It usually appears all of a sudden. （ D） It generally lasts for several
13、years. （ A） They cannot mix well with others. （ B） They irrationally annoy their friends. （ C） They depend heavily on family members. （ D） They blame others for ignoring their needs. （ A） They lack consistent support from peers. （ B） They doubt their own popularity. （ C） They were born psychological
14、ly weak. （ D） They focus too much on themselves. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 328答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Two French schoolchildren and a Ukrainian tourist have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps. Three others-two pupils and a teacher-were seriously injured. All members of the grou
15、p have now been accounted for by rescue teams. The avalanche struck the group, their teacher and the Ukrainian on a closed piste in the Les Deux Alpes area. Witnesses said the avalanche was likely to have been triggered by groups skiing through the area. The Bellecombe piste is situated on a particu
16、larly icy north-facing side of mountain. The piste had been closed since the beginning of the ski season because of a lack of snow over the holiday period. However, large quantities of snow have fallen on the French Alps in recent days, raising the risk of avalanches, the regional government said. Q
17、uestions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. How many people died in the avalanche? 2. Why had the Bellecombe piste been closed since the beginning of the ski season? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 Six hundred extra armed officers are to be trained and pa
18、trols will be more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London, the Metropolitan Police has announced. It will bring the total number of armed officers in the capital to 2,800. Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: “It will be an expensive option, but is vital to
19、keeping us safe.“ It comes after Scotland Yard reassessed its ability to respond to armed attacks after last years Paris terror attacks. The plan to increase the number of armed officers-which is already under way-will more than double the Mets number of armed response vehicles. The increase in arme
20、d officers would not change the fundamental principle that police in the UK are not routinely armed, with about 92% of the Met officers still unarmed, he added. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. Why is London going to increase armed officers? 4. What is the funda
21、mental principle for the UK police? 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 Michigan has deployed the National Guard to distribute bottled water and filters to residents in Flint who are struggling with a water crisis. The move ordered by Governor Rick Snyder comes after recent tests foun
22、d elevated blood lead levels in children living in the city. Old plumbing leaked lead into homes after the city switched water sources. More than 30 guardsmen will be in place by Friday in Flint, which has 99,000 people. Mr Snyder has described the situation as a crisis and declared an emergency las
23、t week. The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014, in order to save money. The water from the river leached lead off old plumbing, which then made its way into peoples homes. They have since switched back to Detroits water. In October, testing revealed in
24、creased lead levels in water supplies and in childrens blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children. According to the Mayo Clinic, young children are especially vulnerable, and exposure can severely affect mental and physical development. Questions 5 to 7
25、 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. What can we learn about Mr Snyder from the news report? 6. Why did the city Flint change its water source in 2014? 7. What is found to be high in childrens blood? 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M
26、: What should I do about Mr Romero? Remember? He said it was important and couldnt wait. I think he may want you for that new movie hes directing. W: Thats absolutely correct. Now, we have to fit him in somewhere. Uhwhat does Monday morning look like? M: That doesnt look so good. You have a make-up
27、session starting at 6:00. Then filming starts at 8:00 and thats going to take the whole morning. W: Well, whats after that? M: You have lunch with your agent to discuss the awards ceremony and you ought to meet him at one oclock at the restaurant. W: Oh, terrific. Listen, I cannot miss that. But I s
28、till have to make time for Mr Romero. M: Well, now, dont forget youve got a three-oclock appointment with your fashion designer. W: Thats right. You know hes showing the latest fashions from Japan? You know that loose-fitting look? Those clothes are on show this year. M: At 4:30, you have an appoint
29、ment with your hairdresser. Then at 7:00, you have dinner with a journalist. Now remember, be nice to that guy. W: Do I have to? That wont be easy and its likely to run late. How does Tuesday look? M: Well, you have to spend the whole morning at the photographers. They are taking photos to publicize
30、 your new movie. W: What about the afternoon? Am I free then? M: Let me see. Yes, you are free after 3:30. W: Then you can set up a meeting with Mr. Romero at 4:00. M: OK. Ill get on it right away. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. What are the speakers doing? 9
31、. What is the woman going to discuss with her agent over lunch on Monday? 10. What will the woman do on Tuesday morning? 11. What do we learn from the conversation about the man? 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Im phoning up about th
32、is job you advertise in this paper. This.er.young sales manager? W: Oh, yes. M: Id like to apply for it. Would you send me an application form? W: No. You simply send in a written application, a letter. M: Can you tell me a bit more about the job? W: Well, we are really looking for someone who isnt
33、too concerned about working fairly long hours. M: What do you mean by “long hours“? W: This is a job which does, as the advertisement says, have travel possibilities, and very often, one would be away at weekends, for instance. M: Oh, I thought you meant working in the evenings and working overtime.
34、 W: Well, it could also mean working in the evenings. But for a managerial post, Im afraid we dont pay overtime. Mmm. thats for other grades. M: Oh. What kind of money are you paying then? W: Well, this is to be negotiated. Oh, it depends partly on your experience and education. Perhaps you can tell
35、 me briefly what that is? M: Ive just left school and got an A level in geography. W: Oh, I see. M: And its the travel that appeals to me. Thats why Im inquiring about the job. W: Yes, I see. What sort of salary were you thinking in terms of? M: Starting off, I thought it would be something like 500
36、 a week? W: Well, send in a written application and then well consider your case along with all the other applicants. M: Alright. Many thanks. Goodbye. W: Bye. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What does the woman say an applicant should do first to apply for
37、the job? 13. What kind of a person is the company looking for? 14. What does the man like most about the job? 15. What does the woman say about the salary if the man is accepted by the company? 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文
38、】 A typical large supermarket offers around 17 000 to 20 000 items for sale and it wants to make sure that its customers see as many of them as possible. Thats why youll only find essential goods like bread, vegetables and meat in completely different parts of the store. Products with a high profit
39、margin are always placed on shelves within easy reach of the customer, while lower margin items like sugar or flower are on the top or bottom shelves. Many people make shopping lists before they visit supermarkets. But even so, around 60% of all supermarket purchases are the result of decisions that
40、 are taken in the store. For this reason, supermarkets try to attract their customers by placing certain kinds of products next to each other. In the UK, beer will often be found next to items for babies because research shows that fathers of babies buy them on their way home from work and will buy
41、beer at the same time. Research has also shown that this kind of impulse buy happens more frequently when no sales assistants are nearby. Supermarkets have made selling such a fine art that their customers often lose all sense of time. When interviewed, customers normally guess theyve only spent hal
42、f an hour in the supermarket even when they have been there for over 45 minutes. But that shouldnt be too surprising. Any witty profitable supermarket knows that it should keep its clocks well hidden. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Why are essential goods displa
43、yed in totally different parts of the supermarket? 17. Where are goods with a high profit margin usually found? 18. What does the speaker say about supermarket goers? 19. What shouldnt be too surprising according to the speaker? 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正
44、确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 When Matty Sallin was working on a degree in arts and technology at university, he got an interesting assignment in electronics class: create something for the household. He decided to create an alarm clock. “Everybody has to use an alarm clock of some kind every day, and
45、its extremely unpleasant!“ he says. He asked different people what theyd like to wake up to instead of a noisy alarm. A lot of them said “the smell of bacon.“ So Sallin invented a new kind of alarm clock: a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock that uses the smell of cooking bacon rather th
46、an sound to wake someone up. He explains, “Theres no danger of burning, because I built it carefully. It uses light bulbs instead of a flame for cooking and turns off automatically after ten minutes.“Just a few easy steps are required to set the “alarm.“ “What you do is put in a couple of frozen str
47、ips the night before,“ says Sallin. Bacon is preserved, so there is no danger of its spoiling overnight. “If you set the alarm for 8:00, it will turn on at 7:50 and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs,“ he says. “Then the bulbs turn off and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig
48、. So instead of an alarm, you smell yourself awake,“ says Sallin. “Then you can open the door on the side and pull the bacon out and eat it.“ Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. What was Matty Sallin doing when he created an alarm clock? 21. What did Matty Sallin do
49、before making the new type of alarm clock? 22. What makes the newly invented alarm clock so unique? 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 22 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 23 【听力原文】 Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Psychologists are studying this complex phenomenon and have identified three different types of loneliness. The first kind of loneliness is temporary. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any
