1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 349及答案与解析 Section A （ A） To earn profits only. （ B） To protect the environment. （ C） To advance electronic technology. （ D） To export discarded electronics. （ A） They pose great threat to peoples health. （ B） They are bad for economic development （ C） They insert negative effects
2、on the environment. （ D） They seldom get recycled in developing countries. （ A） Over 3,700. （ B） Less than 3,600. （ C） Over 3,600. （ D） Less than 3,700. （ A） More surviving family can be found in Sierra Leone. （ B） The center will help the growing number of orphans. （ C） The orphans can have a promi
3、sing future. （ D） There will be more child care centers in Sierra Leone. （ A） The African green revolution forum. （ B） The speed and severity of climate change. （ C） Death of most of the domestic animals. （ D） The African Agriculture Status Report. （ A） Small-scale farmers are the major support for
4、African agriculture. （ B） The small-scale farmers produce 70-percent of the food need. （ C） About 80-precent of these farms are depend on the weather. （ D） There are about 90-percent small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan. （ A） It will affect increase in yield. （ B） It will kill most of the domestic ani
5、mals. （ C） It will reduce many harmful insects. （ D） It will affect food security. Section B （ A） To return some business books. （ B） To apply for a new library card. （ C） To check out some books from the library. （ D） To find out where the art books are located. （ A） The woman thinks he has an over
6、due book. （ B） The books he needs have been checked out by someone else. （ C） The woman is unable to locate the books that he needs. （ D） A library notice was sent to him at his previous address. （ A） The man has mistakenly received someone elses books. （ B） The man changed his major from art to bus
7、iness. （ C） The man recently moved off campus. （ D） There are two students named Richard Smith. （ A） See if he is related to any of the students. （ B） Apply for a job as a library assistant. （ C） Use his middle name. （ D） Use a different library. （ A） Soccer. （ B） American football. （ C） Rugby. （ D）
8、 Basketball. （ A） The players use a round ball in the game. （ B） The players use an elliptic ball in the game. （ C） The players cannot pass the ball with their hands. （ D） The players can only pass the ball with their hands. （ A） Both prefer soccer to American football. （ B） Both prefer American foo
9、tball to soccer. （ C） Belinda prefers soccer to American football. （ D） Martin prefers soccer to American football. （ A） She thought it was a soccer game. （ B） Shed like to share the mans hobby. （ C） She was excited about the game going on. （ D） She wanted to see how violent it is. Section C （ A） Th
10、e city is too crowded. （ B） The city is an attractive place. （ C） The streets are too narrow. （ D） The students there lead a comfortable life. （ A） Watching traditional plays. （ B） Visiting the magnificent libraries. （ C） Boating on the river. （ D） Cycling in narrow streets. （ A） There are many visi
11、tors there. （ B） There are many students there. （ C） There are many old streets there. （ D） There are many bicycles there. （ A） He is a sportsman. （ B） He is a photographer. （ C） He is an actor. （ D） He is a publisher. （ A） He was good at writing about interesting people. （ B） It was much easier to
12、write stories about people. （ C） He believed that people are always eager to learn about other people. （ D） He thought people played an important role in world events. （ A） Business people. （ B） Journalists. （ C） Sport fans. （ D） Celebrities. （ A） In the first semester. （ B） In the second semester.
13、（ C） In the third semester. （ D） In the fourth semester. （ A） She is ill. （ B） She is too old. （ C） Her husband wants her to. （ D） Her husband is ill. （ A） His girlfriend. （ B） His mother. （ C） His cousin. （ D） His teacher. （ A） He has decided to continue his studies. （ B） He has still to take a par
14、t time job. （ C） He has decided to give up his job. （ D） He has still to make a decision. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 349答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 It is the end of the road for these broken, outdated and unwanted electronics. Seoul city throws out some 10 tons of e-waste each year, and about a fifth of that a
15、rrives at this recycling center. But it is not just about earning profits, says the centers CEO Ji. It is about protecting the environment. “Our planet has a limited amount of natural resources,“ he said. “Our company contributes to a sustainable society, by preserving these materials.“ Ji says abou
16、t 90 percent of what is brought here gets recycled. Accumulating large piles of electronic trash is not only a concern in technologically-advanced South Korea. The United Nations reports millions of tons of the worlds e-waste winds up in developing countries. There, poisonous materials like lead and
17、 mercury pose a severe health risk. That is despite international agreements that ban the export of discarded electronics. 1. What is the purpose of recycling e-waste in Seouls recycling center? 2. Why do international agreements ban the export of discarded electronics? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻引用该回收站 CE
18、O的话，指出该中心回收电子垃圾不仅是为了赚取利润，也是为了保护环境 (not just about earning profits about protecting the environment)。 B符合新闻内容。回收电子垃圾并不只是为了获取利润，故 A错误。 C“提高电子技术 ”和 D“出口丢弃的电子产品 ”均是利用新闻原词作干扰，不是该中心的目的。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻末尾部分提到，联合国报告称全世界数百万吨的电子垃圾最终流往发展中国家，有毒材料如铅和汞等对这些国家构成了严重的健康威胁。这种行为无视禁止出口这些废弃电子产品的国际协议。可推测国际协
19、议禁止出口废弃电子产品的原因是电子垃圾严重威胁人类健康， A正确。 B“对经济发展 有负面影响 ”完全没有在新闻中提到。 C“电子垃圾对环境有负面影响 ”这一说法是正确的，但答非所问，并非新闻中提到的原因。 D“在发展中国家很少得到回收 ”无法从新闻内容推断出来。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 UNICEF says more than 3,700 children across west Africa have lost one or both parents to Ebola. “Doctors without borders“ Axelle Vandoornick said th
20、e growing number of Ebola orphans is a crisis of its own. Child care services in Sierra Leone are almost nonexistent. Ministry of health social services officer Doris Mansare is in charge of running Kailahuns first Ebola children center for orphans. She said “its difficult for us to find family memb
21、ers, so this temporary care center was established to basically insure that we get the children from the treatment center.“ Vandoornick said it can be hard to find surviving family. Ebola is wiping out entire families because the disease spread inside the families easily. Doris said she hopes the ne
22、w center will help the growing number of orphans, but she worries? about their future. Vandoornick hopes there will be many child care centers set up across Sierra Leone. 3. How many kids have lost parents to Ebola in West Africa? 4. What is Vandoornicks hope? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，联合国儿童基金会表示西非有
23、3700多名儿童由于埃博拉病毒失去父母一方或双亲。故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻最后谈到 Vandoornick希望在 Sierra Leone国内 建立更多的儿童关爱中心。故 D为答案。新闻中提到 Vandoornick表示很难找到幸存的家庭，A“可以找到更多幸存的家庭 ”错误。 B“新中心能够帮助越来越多的孤儿 ”是 Doris的希望。新闻随后提到 Doris对孤儿的未来充满担心，故 C不对。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 A new study says the speed and severity of climate change
24、 could cause major damage to small African farms. These farmers are already struggling to deal with the effects of climate change. The study was released at the African green revolution forum in Addis Ababa. It is called the African Agriculture Status Report Small-scale farmers are the major support
25、 for African agriculture. About 70-percent of the rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa are small-scale farmers. They produce about 80-percent of the food need in Africa. About 90-precent of these farms are rain-fed, which means that they depend on the weather. Weather is rainfall. Weather is drou
26、ght. Weather is an increase in temperature. They are more exposed to these climate effects than any other part of the world On top of that most of them use their own labor or family labor. They are not mechanized. The report says farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are also dealing with rising temperature
27、s. This major rise in temperature brings a lot of issues to Africa food security. It is going to affect reduction in yield increase invulnerability to harmful insects and diseases that will kill most of the domestic animals. 5. What will cause serious damage to small African farms? 6. What do we lea
28、rn about African agriculture from the news report? 7. What will rising temperatures affect the farmers life? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到了一项新研究，该研究称气候变化的速度和严重程度(speed and severity of climate change)可能会对非洲小农户造成重大破坏， B完全复现原文，为答案。 C“大多数牲畜死亡 ”出现在新闻最后部分，是气候变化对非洲农户造成的后果。 A、 D都有在新闻中提到，但这两项答非所问，与问题无关。 【知识模块】 听力
29、 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头说到气候变化对非洲农业的影响，随后便介绍了非洲农业的情况：小农户是非洲 农业的支柱 (the major support for African agriculture)，故A正确。新闻中提到撒哈拉南部的非洲约有 70%的农业人口都是小农户，他们的粮食产出占非洲所需粮食的 80%，约有 90%的农场是靠天吃饭，这意味要依赖于天气。 B、 C、 D将这三项对应的数据均与新闻不符。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻末尾提到，气温的大幅度升高会使家畜更容易受到害虫和疾病的困扰，导致大多数牲畜死亡，故 B正确。气温的大幅度升高将
30、给非洲粮食安全带来很多问题，将 导致产量降低， A“它会导致产量增高 ”与新闻内容相反。气温的大幅度升高会增多虫害，而不会 “减少害虫 ”，故 C错误。 D“会影响食品安全 ”未在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Im sorry, but I cant let you check out these books. M: What do you mean? W: Wow, the computer shows you got an overdue book, art work, out since last September. M: But tha
31、ts impossible. I only started going to this school last month and Im a business major, not an artist. W: Oh. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK You are Richard Smith? M: Yeah. W: You live at fifty thirty-three western? M: No, I am living on campus, in the new. W: You did say you
32、 are Richard Smith, right? M: Yeah, well, my full name is Richard James Smith, but I usually go by Richard Smith. W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, I see now. Theres another Richard Smith in the class. Richard El Smith. And it looks like hes the one who got the overdue book checke
33、d out. M: Another Richard Smith? No kidding. W: So I guess you two never met M: No, but I think I should probably try. I could at least warn him whats just happened. W: Good idea. Now Ill let you check out these books today. But I suggest you start using your middle name, or mid initial to avoid any
34、 problem like this in the future. 8. Why is the man talking to the woman? 9. Why does the man mention that he is a new student at the school? 10. What does the woman discover when she looks at the records on her computer? 11. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话
35、的第一句女士很明确地指出 “我不能让你借这些书 ”，从 而可知男士是想借书，因此 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说男士在去年 9月就借了一本书迄今未还，男士反驳说： “那不可能，我上个月才入学。 ”因此 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士说： “有另一个 Richard Smith，叫 Richard El Smith。 ”男士非常惊讶，说： “另一个 Richard Smith?”因此答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话 结尾处女士说： “但是我建议你开始使用中名或中名首字母
36、，以免未来再出现类似的问题。 ”可见 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Belinda, the game will begin soon. W: I cant wait to watch the game, Martin. This is the first time Ive ever been to a soccer game at a stadium. I always watch them on TV at home. M: This is not a soccer game. Its football. American football. W: You mea
37、n its a rugby game? M: No, no, no. Youve got them all wrong. The game is on. Look! They use an elliptic ball in an American football match. They can also pass the ball with their hands. W: I see. Soccer uses a round ball and the players cant touch the ball with their hands. Is that right? M: Youre s
38、marter than I thought. Now watch the game. W: Oh, that is violent! M: What are you talking about? Its exciting. W: Listen, Martin. I cant stand this. I dont like American football at all. I came here only because I thought this was going to be a soccer game. M: Dont be silly, Belinda Youll love it.
39、Its just begun. W: Please. I want to go home. M: All right, all right. This is crazy. What will my friends say about this? W: You can stay if you want. I can go home by myself. 12. What kind of game are the speakers watching? 13. What do we learn about American football from the conversation? 14. Wh
40、at do the two speakers think of American football and soccer? 15. Why did the woman come to watch the game? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士告诉女士他们看的是美式足球 (即美式橄榄球 )比赛，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士解释美式足球的规则时说，他们使用椭圆形的 (elliptic)球比赛，可以用手触球传球。故 B正确。 D错在 only一词。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 整篇对话都充满了双方对美式足球
41、的看法，因此本题不难作答。当然，对话中女士也明确表明她 “根本不喜欢美式足球 ”，故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说她来看球赛只是因为她以为会是一场足球比赛，故选 A。女士认为橄榄球赛很暴力，她想回家，可排除 B和 D；是男士觉得比赛很刺激，故C也不对。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Cambridge is about 90 kilometres northeast of London. It is one of the most beautiful places in Britain. Everything abou
42、t the city of Cambridge reminds you of its famous university: students on bicycles, the atmosphere of learning, traditions and the magnificent buildings of the 30 colleges that are in the University of Cambridge. Most of the colleges stand on the bank of the Cam River, a gentle river that flows thro
43、ugh the heart of the city. Tourists and students like boating in a kind of flat-bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves. If the water traffic reminds the visitors of Venice, the road traffic here is more likely to recall Beijing or Amsterdam. The streets are full of bicycles, hundreds
44、 and hundreds of them. They provide a cheap form of transport for the students and a very convenient way of getting around the streets in Cambridge. 16. What is the speakers impression of Cambridge? 17. What do tourists enjoy doing in Cambridge for relaxation? 18. Why did the road traffic in Cambrid
45、ge remind people of Beijing? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 录音开头便提到 “它是不列颠最美丽的地方之一 ”， B中的attractive与最高级表达 the most beautiful同义，故 B正确。短文没有提及那里的学生的生活是否舒适，故不可选 D。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文说， “旅游者和学生们喜欢泛舟来放松自己 ”，可判断 C(在河上泛舟 )正确。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文提到剑桥的陆上交通时，说该市让人联想到北京或阿姆斯特丹，并说 “街上满是自行 车，有成千上万辆之多
46、”，可见 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Mr. Foster started his publishing business with only one magazine. It was called World News. Mostly it had summaries of important week events from around the world. But it always included one or two stories about interesting people. Mr. Foster put these in because he be
47、lieved all people like to read about other people. Several years ago, Mr. Foster started two magazines. One was called Enterprise. It is for business people. And the other was called Action, for sports fans. Like World News, they always have two or three stories about interesting people. Five years
48、ago, Mr. Foster got another idea for a magazine. He wanted this one to have even more stories about people than the others and to have more photographs. This one was named Faces and Places. From the very beginning, it was a big success. 19. What is Mr. Fosters profession? 20. Why did Mr. Foster add
49、stories about interesting people to the magazine World News? 21. Who would be interested in the magazine Action, according to the passage? 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文章首句即说 Foster先生的出版业是从一份杂志开始的；整篇文章就说他几年前以及五年前不断推出新杂志的出版生涯。故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到， Foster先生登载人物故事的原因是 “他相信所有人都喜欢读其他人的故事 ”，故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到，几年前 Foster办了两份杂志，其中 Action是为体育爱好者而办的，故选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 Joe is a student at a college in an urban area. During his first two semesters, he did very well and at the beginning of the third semester he was admi
