1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 331及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Sunspots. （ B） Communications. （ C） Navigation systems. （ D） Electric power stations. （ A） 8 minutes after the storm happens. （ B） 20 minutes before the storm happens. （ C） 20 to 30 minutes after the storm happens. （ D） 13 minutes after the storm happens.
2、（ A） They make an agreement with the local government. （ B） They study debt owed by all countries. （ C） They avoided one financial crisis recently. （ D） They lend money without enough rules or safeguards. （ A） Debt owed by developed countries. （ B） Debt owed by countries around the globe. （ C） Debt
3、owed by developing countries. （ D） Debt owed by European countries. （ A） It keeps both men and women slim. （ B） It lowers death risk from several diseases. （ C） It protects the health of women and children. （ D） It improves peoples appetite. （ A） As many as possible. （ B） As few as possible. （ C） Ab
4、out 10 grams a day. （ D） About 20 grams a day. （ A） Because theyre high in fat and calories. （ B） Because they dont taste delicious. （ C） Because they make people eat more. （ D） Because they contain added oils and sugars. Section B （ A） Italy. （ B） Portugal. （ C） Costa Rica. （ D） Spain. （ A） She has
5、 difficulty finding a suitable hotel. （ B） She has never been abroad. （ C） She cant book tickets for her family now. （ D） She has to take her children with her. （ A） It should be on the beach. （ B） It should have a swimming pool. （ C） It should be quiet. （ D） It should be in the downtown. （ A） Look
6、at the ads about the hotels. （ B） Find another cheap hotel. （ C） Stop her vacation plan. （ D） Go and have a try. （ A） In the newspaper. （ B） On TV. （ C） From a colleague. （ D） From the radio. （ A） The fish. （ B） The water. （ C） The flour. （ D） The cheese. （ A） Disgusting. （ B） Delicious. （ C） Health
7、y. （ D） Bland. （ A） When all materials are prepared. （ B） When the shop is open for business. （ C） A couple of years later. （ D） Several days later. Section C （ A） Given by the local government. （ B） Born by a large number of special dogs. （ C） Bought from and given by citizens. （ D） Captured over g
8、rassland. （ A） An eleven-week course for control duty. （ B） An eleven-week course for patrol duty. （ C） A nine-week course for control duty. （ D） A nine-week course for patrol duty. （ A） To attack the criminals when he finds them. （ B） To patrol in the cities. （ C） To sit down when he finds drugs. （
9、 D） To scratch and dig for the illegal medicines when he sniffs them. （ A） The federal government. （ B） The individual schools. （ C） The respective states. （ D） The local communities. （ A） According to the amount of college fees they will pay. （ B） According to their records in high schools. （ C） Ac
10、cording to the requirement of ages in respective states. （ D） According to the scholarships the students have received. （ A） By getting help from the government. （ B） By taking part time jobs. （ C） By getting help from the local communities. （ D） By winning scholarships from the schools. （ A） Not es
11、sential. （ B） Insignificant. （ C） Very important. （ D） Not mentioned. （ A） They were common in the United States. （ B） Only a few people had them. （ C） People considered them essential. （ D） They were not very accurate. （ A） They were a sign of wealth. （ B） It was important to be on time. （ C） It wa
12、s fashionable to wear them. （ D） They were inexpensive. （ A） Watches were of higher quality than ever before. （ B） More clocks were manufactured than watches. （ C） Watches became less expensive than ever before. （ D） Watches became less important because factories had clocks. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 331答
13、案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Scientists who study the sun watch for sunspots-violent storms that can affect communications, navigation systems and even electric power stations on Earth. Sunspots are a product of huge electromagnetic storms on the sun. Scientists on Earth are able to observe sunspots eigh
14、t minutes after they happen. That is how long it takes for the suns light to reach us. The first electrically charged particles from a sunspot enter Earths atmosphere about 20 to 30 minutes after the storm happens. These particles can harm human beings. So before they arrive, astronauts on the Inter
15、national Space Station move into special areas designed to protect them from their effects. Scientists are also trying to understand why the number of sunspots rises and falls at almost regular intervals every 11 years. In other words, scientists can almost predict the amount of solar activity. Ques
16、tions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. What is the news report mainly about? 2. When do the first electrically charged particles reach Earth? 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 The debt crisis in Greece has gained the worlds attention. However, some activi
17、sts say many other countries are building up dangerous levels of debt. They say private investors are lending money to those countries without enough rules or legal safeguards. European officials avoided one financial crisis recently. Greece reached a deal with other European countries to meet its s
18、hort-term loan obligations last week. The Greek government is expected to begin negotiations on a three-year plan to deal with its international debt. Debt activists say there is the possibility of a debt crisis in other areas, especially in the developing world. A British group called the Jubilee D
19、ebt Campaign studies debt owed by countries around the world. The group says 22 countries are currently in a debt crisis. Many more face a high risk of financial problems in their public or private sectors. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. What do activists say
20、about private investors? 4. What does the British group Jubilee Debt Campaign study? 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 People have long known that nuts are part of a healthy diet. However, scientists in the Netherlands recently found that you do not need to eat many to get all the h
21、ealth benefits. The researchers found that eating a handful of nuts or peanuts every day is linked to a lower risk of death from several major diseases. They say that eating nuts protects the health of both men and women. Professor Van Den Brandt adds that you do not need as many nuts as health expe
22、rts earlier suggested. About 10 grams a day is enough to get the full health benefits of nuts. That is about an average-sized handful. Nuts are high in fat and calories. So, eating a handful before dinner can help you to eat less. But eating too many can ruin your appetite altogether. However, the r
23、esearchers found that many peanut butters did not give the same health benefits as plain peanuts. That is because most peanut butters contain added oils and sugars. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. What is the benefit of eating nuts? 6. How many nuts should peopl
24、e eat? 7. Why dont peanut butters give the same benefits as plain peanuts? 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Charles, I want to ask if you know anything about hotels on the Costa Brava. M: Why? No, Im afraid I cant be very much help to you there. W:
25、 Well, its just that weve been thinking of taking the family to Spain this year and at this rather late stage, were trying to organize ourselves a suitable hotel. But I thought that youd been to the Costa Brava. M: Its certainly a bit late. But have you looked at the ads? W: Well, yes. As a matter o
26、f fact, I was reading one ad only this morning in the Sunday paper which sounded marvelous. M: For a hotel? W: Yes. Just outside Barcelona. It said that this hotel was right on the beach, and thats essential as far as were concerned. M: I know just what you mean. W: And all the rooms have balconies
27、facing the sea and overlooking the beach. M: Expensive? W: No. That was the remarkable thing about it. You know, even allowing for a bit of exaggeration in the ad, it seemed to have a lot to offer. M: The only way to find out for certain is to go and try it. And thats taking rather a risk. W: Yes, I
28、 agree with you. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. Where are the womans family going to spend summer? 9. What is the problem that the woman has got? 10. What is essential to the woman about a hotel? 11. What does the man eventually suggest the woman do? 8 【正确答案】
29、 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案 】 D 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Ive been reading about a new healthy snack food in todays newspaper. Its made from fish. Have you heard anything about it? M: No, I havent, but I dont like fish very much anyway. W: Not to worry. Although its
30、 made primarily from fish, it actually doesnt have a fishy taste. In fact, it can be flavored with tomato, cheese, or chocolate, for instance. M: Really? How can it not taste fishy? Do you know how this snack food is made? W: First, the fish is cut up and cooked. Then water and flour are added to it
31、. M: It sounds awful. W: Actually, some flavorings are added to give the flour some taste. Only in this way can it taste delicious. M: Well, it still sounds a little strange, but I suppose this product will be healthy food. W: Yes. It has a long shelf life so it wont spoil quickly. And its also easy
32、 to digest, and can be made from types of fish that usually arent eaten. M: Hmm. Have you got any samples? I want to see them. W: No, none of it seems to be available yet. As I understand it, this fish snack food probably wont be in the stores for another couple of years. So youll have enough time t
33、o get used to the whole idea. M: A couple of years, hum? It may just take me that long. But thanks for telling me about it. I am very interested in it. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. Where did the woman probably get the information about the food? 13. Which
34、 ingredient is unnecessary in making the snack food? 14. What does the man think of the snack food? 15. When will such kind of new food probably come out? 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 The dog has often been an unselfish f
35、riend to man. It is always grateful to its masters. It helps man in many ways. Certain breeds of dogs are used in criminal investigations. They are trained to sniff out drugs and bombs. They help police to catch criminals. The dogs that help in criminal investigations are trained at a school called
36、the Military Dog Studies Branch of the US Air Force in Texas. The dogs to be trained are selected by an air force team. This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs. They may buy dogs from private citizens for up to $750 each. Some citizens freely give their dogs. The dogs select
37、ed must be healthy, brave and aggressive. They must be able to fight back if they are attacked. The dogs chosen are between the ages of one and three. They are given a medical examination when they arrive at the school. Their physical examination includes X-rays and heart tests. The trainee dogs und
38、ergo the first stage of training when they arrive. This is an 11-week course for patrol duty. After this course, the best dogs are selected to go on to another 9-week course. They learn drug-sniffing or bomb-sniffing. After this course, the dogs are ready for their jobs in the cities or on air force
39、 bases. The training given to a drug-sniffing dog is different from that given to a bomb-sniffing dog. A drug-sniffing dog is trained to scratch and dig for the drugs when he sniffs them. A bomb-sniffing dog sits down when he finds a bomb. That is the alert for hidden explosives. Questions 16 to 18
40、are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. How are the dogs obtained for training? 17. What is the first stage of training the dogs? 18. What is the content of training given to a drug-sniffing dog? 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Education is requi
41、red and free for every child in the United States. Most children start by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school or secondary school. The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system.
42、The state authorities set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age: This age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the laws of the individual states. The federa
43、l government contributes funds to the states for additional schools and school services. After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university, or a specialized professional school-either public or private. Most colleges
44、admit students on the basis of their high school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations.
45、More than 50% of college students work to help pay their college expenses. Only 2% of the population of the country cannot read and write. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. Who is responsible for the management of schools? 20. How do most colleges decide the entran
46、ce of students? 21. How do most students pay the fees of a private college education? 19 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 Im sure almost every one of you looked at your watch or at a clock before you came to class today. Watches and clocks seem as much a part
47、of our life as breathing or eating. And yet, did you know that watches and clocks were scarce in the United States until the 1850s? In the late 1700s, people didnt know the exact time unless they were near a clock. Those delightful clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public. A
48、fter all, most citizens simply couldnt afford a personal timepiece. In the 1800s in Europe and the United States, the main purpose of a watch, which by the way was attached to a gold chain, was to show others how wealthy you were. The word “wristwatch“ didnt even enter the English language until nea
49、rly 1900. By then, the rapid pace of the industrialization in the United States meant that measuring time had become essential. How could the factory worker get to work on time unless he or she knew exactly what time it was? Since efficiency was now measured by how fast the job was done, everyone was interested in time. And since industrialization made the manufacture of large quantities of goods possible, watches became fairly inexpensive. Furthermore, electric light kept factories going around the clock. “Being on time“ had entered the language
