1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 344及答案与解析 Section C （ A） They described it as a complete failure. （ B） They described it as wildly successful. （ C） They described it as adventurous. （ D） They described it as highly fortunate. （ A） A world ban on nuclear weapons. （ B） Japans development of nuclear weapons. （ C） S
2、uspending nuclear research in Japan. （ D） A world ban on nuclear technology research. （ A） Plotting to kill the president. （ B） Plotting to kill the Vice-president. （ C） Plotting to bombard the capital city. （ D） Plotting to overthrow the government. （ A） March 20 through April 2. （ B） March 21 thro
3、ugh April 1. （ C） March 25 through April 1. （ D） March 26 through April 2. （ A） In the 19th century. （ B） In the 18th century. （ C） In the 17th century. （ D） In the 16th century. （ A） People must play jokes on friends on April Fools Day. （ B） Sometimes jokes last until the end of April Fools Day. （
4、C） People usually buy interesting gifts for each other on April Fools Day. （ D） Young lovers often eat out for fun on April Fools Day. （ A） The development of jazz music. （ B） The musician named Charlie Parker. （ C） The new style of jazz called bebop. （ D） The death of Charlie Parker. （ A） It has a
5、fixed rhythm. （ B） It is similar to the traditional jazz. （ C） It is free and spontaneous. （ D） It is typically an electronic music style. （ A） 1943. （ B） 1945. （ C） 1940. （ D） 1948. （ A） Europe. （ B） America. （ C） Africa. （ D） Asia. （ A） The uniqueness of Japanese art. （ B） Some features of Japanes
6、e culture. （ C） Characteristics of Japanese artists. （ D） The art of Japanese brush painting. （ A） To calm themselves down. （ B） To signal lack of interest. （ C） To show their impatience. （ D） To enhance concentration. （ A） How listeners in different cultures show respect. （ B） How speakers can win
7、approval from the audience. （ C） How speakers can misunderstand the audience. （ D） How different Western and Eastern art forms are. （ A） Interviewing and recruiting employees. （ B） Directing personnel evaluation. （ C） Buying and maintaining equipment. （ D） Drawing up plans for in-service training. （
8、 A） Two of his workers were injured at work. （ B） Two of his employees committed theft. （ C） Some of his equipment was damaged in a fire. （ D） The training program he ran was a failure. （ A） Advancement to a higher position. （ B） A better relationship with his boss. （ C） A better-paying job in anoth
9、er company. （ D） Improvement in the companys management. （ A） She has more self-confidence than Chris. （ B） She works with Chris in the same division. （ C） She is competing with Chris for the new job. （ D） She has more management experience than Chris. （ A） They guide us in handling human relationsh
10、ips. （ B） They help us see the important values of a culture. （ C） They help us express ourselves more effectively. （ D） They are an infinite source of human knowledge. （ A） They may be misinterpreted occasionally. （ B） Their wording may become different. （ C） Their origins can no longer be traced.
11、（ D） The values they reflect may change. （ A） Old proverbs are constantly replaced by new ones. （ B） Some proverbs are assuming more and more importance. （ C） Certain values have always been central to a culture. （ D） Certain values are shared by a large number of cultures. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 344答案与
12、解析 Section C 1 【听力原文】 The space shuttle Discovery has safely returned to earth after 2 weeks in earths orbit. Discovery commander Eileen Collins guided the shuttle to an easy landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California early Tuesday. American Space Agency officials described Discoverys trip as w
13、ildly successful. But they refused to say when the shuttle may fly again. The Space Agency has suspended all future shuttle flights until it can discover why a piece of hard protective material broke off from Discovery. A similar incident damaged the Columbia space shuttle in 2003. Columbia was dest
14、royed as it reentered earths atmosphere. Japan has marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on the city of Nagasaki. The American bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima ended World War II. Nagasaki Mayor Iccho Itoh called for a world ban on nuclear weapons. He urged Americans to ask if the
15、United States needs thousands of nuclear arms to guarantee its security. A short time later, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he would work to keep Japan free of nuclear weapons. In Cambodia, an opposition politician has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the governme
16、nt. Cheam Channy was arrested in February after the National Assembly canceled his parliamentary protection from legal charges. He denies any wrongdoing. A court found Cheam Channy and opposition member Khom Peseth guilty. Khom Peseth received a 5-year prison sentence. Briefly, here again is the maj
17、or news of the hour. The American space shuttle Discovery has safely returned to earth. Japan has marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki. And in Cambodia, an opposition politician has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government. 16. How did
18、 American Space Agency officials describe Discoverys trip? 17. What did Nagasaki Mayor call for? 18. What was the charge against the two opposition politicians? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文说， “美国宇航局官员称， 发现号 的旅程获得巨大成功 ”。因此选 B。本题符合 “听到什么选什么 ”的解题原则。 wildly successful原词再现，容易听取。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 预读选
19、项，全是名词选 项，核心词汇是 Japan， world ban，nuclear weapons research technology， development， suspending，推测可能问新闻的主题或细节。新闻提到， “长崎市市长伊藤一长呼吁全世界禁止核武器 ”，听到什么选什么，由此选 A。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第三则新闻开头即称， “在柬埔寨，一位反对派因密谋颠覆政府而被判入狱 7年 ”，因此选 D。选项都说 plotting，只是该 “阴谋 ”的具体内容不同。听到新闻开头的 “plotting to” 时，集中注意力，就可以听到 D中的 “
20、overthrow the government”原词再现了。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 4 【听力原文】 Unlike most of the other holidays, the history of April Fools Day is not totally clear. The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Before that year, the new year was celebrated for e
21、ight days, beginning on March 25 and lasting until April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, a new calendar was introduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1. However, many people did not receive the news or refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the ne
22、w year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as “fools“ by the general public. They were often sent on “fools errands“ or were made the target of other practical jokes. This evolved, over time, into a tradition of joke-playing on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to Engl
23、and and Scotland in the 18th century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the English and French. Jokes performed on April Fools Day range from the simple(such as saying, “Your shoes untied! “), to the elaborate. Setting a roommates alarm clock back an hour is a common trick. Wh
24、atever the joke, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, “April Fool! “ Practical jokes are a common practice on April Fools Day. Sometimes, elaborate practical jokes are played on friends or relatives that last the entire day. The news media even gets involved. For instance, a Briti
25、sh short film once shown on April Fools Day was a fairly detailed documentary about “noodle farmers“ and how they harvest their crop from the noodle trees. April Fools Day is a “for-fun-only“ celebration Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their “significant other“ out to eat in a fancy resta
26、urant. Nobody gets off work or school. Its simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever alert, for he may be the next April Fool! 19. When was the new year celebrated in France before 1582? 20. When did the tradition of April Fools Day spread to England? 21. What do we
27、 know from the passage? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文第 2、 3句提到： “可以被确认为愚人节传统开始之日的最切近的年份是 1582年，在法国。在此之前，新年从 3月 25日开始， 4月 1日结束，共庆祝 8天。 ”因此选 C。考查细节，听到什么选什么。考虑到各选项提到的起始日期均不相同，只要听到原文中的 March 25就可以正确作答。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到， “该传统最终在 18世纪传入英格兰和苏格兰。 ”故选B。由选项知，本题肯定问时间。好在文中只提到一个 18th century，故本题不难解答。 【知
28、识模块】 听力篇章 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文中提到， “有时候，对亲友开的一些巧妙的现实玩笑会持续一整天 ”。 B正确。由选项可推知，本题问人们在愚人节这一天会怎么做。 “绝对化的选项不是答案 ”，因为这样的话不合事实。可以由此排除 A(must太绝对 )，C(usually，不见得 )。本题也可以从时间副词上找到解题钥匙： sometimes不难听出； until the end ofthe day与 last the entire day同义替换。 【知识 模块】 听力篇章 7 【听力原文】 Charlie Parker is one of Americas greates
29、t .jazz musicians. He influenced the direction of jazz music during his short lifetime. He developed a new style of jazz called bebop. Performers of bebop left the traditional musical melody and played a song freely, with the music and rhythm that was felt at the time. So, the same song could be pla
30、yed in a different way each time it was performed. Charlie Parker was born in 1920 and had his first saxophone in 1933. Charlie developed as a musician by playing with different groups in public eating and drinking places called nightclubs. Meanwhile, Charlie developed serious problems that were to
31、affect him the rest of his life. He became dependent on alcohol and the illegal drug, heroin. In 1939, Charlie went to New York City, where he began to develop his own style of jazz. Charlie Parkers name first appeared in the press reports about music in 1940. During the next five years, he joined d
32、ifferent bands. He apparently did not feel at ease playing with a big band, so he returned to New York City in 1947. The following four years are considered his most successful He formed his own small bands and played with other groups. He visited Europe three times, where he recorded about half of
33、the albums he ever made. His last public appearance was on March 5th, 1955, at Birdland. It was not a success. He died seven days later of a heart attack. 22. What is the passage mainly about? 23. Which of the following is true about Charlies music style? 24. Which of the following is considered one
34、 of Charlies most successful years? 25. Where did he record about half of the albums he ever made? 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 开头两句是主题句，点明文章的中心人物是美国音乐家 Charlie Parker。通篇都在讲他的生平和对美国爵士乐的影响，故主题概括为 B。短文第 1句往往揭示主旨，帮助解题，要格外注意。万一漏听第 1句，则全文多次重复的主题词也可以帮助揭示主题。文中不断地提到 Charlie，句子的主语多是 he，his，也可推知本文是人物传记。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 8 【正
35、确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原文中说， “同一支歌每一次演唱方式都不一样 ”，可见 C正确。听到原 文中的 freely或者听懂 So后面的句子，通过逻辑推理，即能得到正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文说：所以他在 1947年回到了纽约。其后的 4年被认为是他最辉煌的岁月。因此本题选 D。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文说，他 3次去欧洲，他有几乎一半的唱片是在那里录制的。因此选 A。本题毫无悬念，竖起耳朵都听不到其他选项所说的地名，当然绝不会出错。 “听到什么选什么 ”。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 11 【听力原文】
36、 While Gail Opp-Kemp, an American artist, was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners had their eyes closed. Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct J
37、apanese in their own art form? Were they deliberately trying to signal their rejection of her? Opp-Kemp later found out that her listeners were not being disrespectful. Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes to enhance concentration. Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing
38、 on her words. Someday you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of a minority group in North America. Learning how different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings. Here are some examples. In the Deaf culture of N
39、orth America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air. In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general
40、direction but avoiding direct eye contact. In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other countries it is a form of insult. 16. What did Opp-Kemps speech focus on? 17. Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech? 18. What does the
41、speaker try to explain? 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文一开始就提到 Opp-Kemp的演讲是关于日式毛笔绘画艺术，因此答案为 D。 A“日本艺术的独特性 ”、 B“日本文化的一些特点 ”和 C“日本艺术家的特点 ”短文中均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文提到日本听众有时会闭 上眼睛以更好地集中注意力 (to enhance concentration)， D属于原词复现，因此答案为 D。 A“使自己平静下来 ”、 B“表示缺乏兴趣 ”及 C“显示他们不耐烦 ”可能与日常经验相符合，但是短文均未提及，不能想当然地去选
42、。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文提到学习不同的文化如何表达尊重可以帮助你避免一些误解，A中的 show为 how different cultures signal respect中 signal一词的同义替换，因此答案为 A。本题为主旨大 意题。短文以演讲时候一些日本听众闭上眼睛为引子，后面列举了其他例子，意在说明在不同的文化中表达尊重的方式各不相同。B“演讲人如何赢得听众的认同 ”、 C“演讲人如何误解听众 ”和 D“东西方艺术形式有多不同 ”均不是叙述者所要说明的问题。注意， C具有迷惑性，但它的含义太泛；短文都是围绕 respect， applau
43、se， approval展开，不涉及其他方面的 “误解 ”。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 14 【听力原文】 Chris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his division at Taxalong Company. Hes soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year. Salary,
44、 promotion and plans for the coming year will also be discussed at the meeting. Chris has made several changes for his division in the past year. First, he bought new equipment for one of the departments. He has been particularly happy about the new equipment because many of the employees have told
45、him how much it has helped them. Along with improving the equipment, Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple maintenance themselves. The training saves time for the employees and money for the company. Unfortunately, one serious problem developed during the yea
46、r. Two employees that Chris hired were stealing, and he had to fire them. Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance manager for the whole company will be open in a few months, and he would like to be promoted to the job. Chris knows, however, that someone else wants the new job, to
47、o. Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another division of the company. She has also made several changes over the year. Chris knows that his boss likes Kims work, and expects that his work will be compared with hers. 19. What is Chriss main responsibility at Taxalong Company? 20. What
48、 problem did Chris encounter in his division? 21. What does Chris hope for in the near future? 22. What do we learn about Kim from the passage? 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文开始就提到克里斯负责设备的购买和维护，问题中的 main responsibility与短文开始提到的 in charge of意思相同，因此答案为 C。 A“面试和招聘雇员 ”、 B“主导人事评价 ”和 D“制定在职培训计划 ”均与短文内容不符。 【知识模块】 听力篇
49、章 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到克里斯雇的两个员工有偷窃行为，他不得不把他们解雇，B中的 committed theft是对短文中 were stealing的同义替换，因此答案为 B。 A错在 injured“受伤 ”一词，可排除； C是利用短文提到的 fire“开除 ”一词制造干扰，实际上是瞎编乱凑的选项； D说他的培训项目失败了，也与短文内容不符，短文中说他的培训让员工省了时间，也让公司省了钱，因此是成功的。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文说克里斯知道过几个月会有一个负责整个公司设备的购买与维护的职位空出来，而他希望能被提升到这个岗位上。也就是说他想得到一个更高的职位 (克里斯目前只是负责部门设备的购买和维修 )，因此 答案为 A。 B“与老板的关系更好 ”、 C“在另一家公司更高工资的工作 ”和 D“公司的管理得到提升 ”的关键词 relationship with his boss， better-paying job以及 companys management在短文中均没有提到。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到克里斯知道还有另外一个人想要这份新工作，这个人就是Kim。很容易可以判断
