1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 350及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The U.K. experts are tackling a host of health problems. （ B） Overweight could lead to healthy problems. （ C） The trend of raising level of obesity will continue. （ D） Children are taking too many sugary drinks. （ A） More taxes are imposed on sugary drinks
2、. （ B） Advertisements of soft drinks are banned. （ C） Junk food stores should be closed. （ D） Children are not allowed to watch TV programmes. （ A） It can shift the screen from blue light to a warmer setting. （ B） It can help people to fall into a sound sleep. （ C） It can locate people and guide the
3、m at night. （ D） It can record peoples biological clock. （ A） They can share students profiles. （ B） They can log in students bank accounts. （ C） They can manage students courses and books. （ D） They can teach students online. （ A） It has about 3,000 authorized stores in Europe. （ B） Its branding re
4、nts are as high as market rates. （ C） It charges overpriced rents from authorized store owners. （ D） It receives many complaints from its customers. （ A） It brought business opportunities for authorized store owners. （ B） It offered low price food for its customers. （ C） It created more revenue than
5、 its competitors. （ D） It dominated 66% European market （ A） It failed to pay taxes from royalties. （ B） It avoided paying lowest wage in the U.S. （ C） It had problems on its authorized stores food. （ D） It gained too much profit from dominant market. Section B （ A） To inquire about switching majors
6、. （ B） To find a helping supervisor. （ C） To make up the remaining credits. （ D） To apply for a masters degree. （ A） A literature professor. （ B） An academic advisor. （ C） Dean of the English Department. （ D） A Doctor of Economics. （ A） He cant catch up with his classmates. （ B） He finds the English
7、 course load too heavy. （ C） He is not interested in his present major. （ D） He is good at Applied Linguistics. （ A） In only one semester. （ B） In just two semesters. （ C） In at most three semesters. （ D） In at least four semesters. （ A） Garbage. （ B） Plastic meal-boxes. （ C） Used batteries. （ D） Di
8、sposable wooden chopsticks. （ A） They are describing a new dustbin. （ B） They are discussing the protection of environment （ C） They are collecting used batteries. （ D） They are looking forward to attending a lecture. （ A） To make full use of the metals left. （ B） To protect the forest resources fro
9、m being destroyed. （ C） To call for stopping using plastic meal-boxes. （ D） To awaken people to the environmental problems. （ A） She will attend the lecture. （ B） She will draw up a program. （ C） She will join the “Green Movement“. （ D） She is not sure what she will do. Section C （ A） The art of say
10、ing thank you. （ B） The secret of staying pretty. （ C） The importance of good manners. （ D） The difference between elegance and good manners. （ A） They were nicer and gentler. （ B） They paid more attention to their appearance. （ C） They were willing to spend more money on clothes. （ D） They were mor
11、e aware of changes in fashion. （ A） By decorating our homes. （ B） By being kind and generous. （ C） By wearing fashionable clothes. （ D） By putting on a little make-up. （ A） Children dont get enough education in safety. （ B） Children are keen on dangerous games. （ C） The playgrounds are in poor condi
12、tion. （ D） The playgrounds are overcrowded. （ A） They should help maintain the equipment. （ B） They should keep a watchful eye on their children. （ C） They should stop their children from climbing ladders. （ D） They should teach their children how to use the equipment. （ A） They tend to stay within
13、shouting or running distance of their parents. （ B） They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground. （ C） They may panic in front of high playground equipment. （ D） They can be creative when they feel secure. （ A） It takes skill. （ B） It pays well. （ C） Its a full-time job. （ D） Its ad
14、mired worldwide. （ A） A mother with a baby in her arms. （ B） A woman whose bag is hanging in front. （ C） A lone female with a handbag at her right side. （ D） An old lady carrying a handbag on the left. （ A） The back pocket of his tight trousers. （ B） The top pocket of his jacket. （ C） A side pocket
15、of his jacket. （ D） A side pocket of his trousers. （ A） Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards. （ B） Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off-guard. （ C） Airports where people carry a lot of luggage. （ D） Hotels and restaurants in southeast London. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 350答案与解析 Section
16、 A 1 【听力原文】 Rising levels of obesity and unhealthy weights could be linked to 670,000 extra cases of cancer in the next 20 years, a UK report predicts. If current trends continue, experts say, almost three in four adults could be overweight or obese by 2035, bringing a host of health issues. Their w
17、ork suggests a rise in the number of people who are overweight or obese would contribute to 4.6 million additional cases of type-2 diabetes and 1.6 million extra cases of heart disease by 2035. The report recommends a number of ways to tackle this problem, including introducing a 20 pence per litre
18、tax on sugary drinks and a review of how food is advertised online. Department of Health officials said they had already brought in a ban on adverts featuring junk food during childrens TV programmes and would be launching a childhood obesity strategy shortly. 1. What is the news report mainly about
19、? 2. What does the report suggest to tackle the problem? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻开篇第一句是总起句，指出肥胖和超重问题会引发未来几十万例癌症和其他健康问题 (bringing a host of health issues)，之后又具体指出问题的严重性及解决方法，故选 B“超重可以引发健康问题 ”。 A“英国的专家正在处理一大堆健康问题 ”偏离重点。 C将重点放在 “肥胖人数上升 ”这一趋势上，也是偏离重点。 D“小孩喝太多软饮料 ”没有在新闻提到。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到解决
20、问题的方法之一是对含糖 饮料收更多的税 (a 20 pence per litre tax on sugary drinks)，所以答案选 A。 B“禁放软饮料广告 ”与新闻中 “审查 (review)食物广告 ”不符。 C“垃圾食品店应关门 ”和 D“儿童不能看电视节目 ”未在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 Staring at a glowing iPhone screen in bed might be bad for your marriage, but in the future it will be a little easier on your eyes. A
21、pple is adding a new mode called “Night Shift“ in the next version of its mobile operating system. The mode changes the screen from blue light to a warmer setting. It detects your location and turns on automatically at night. Studies have found that exposure to blue light at night can impact our bio
22、logical clock, leading to disturbed sleep. Night Shift is one of the new features coming to iPhones and iPads later this year. Apple released the new version of iOS on Monday. New education features in new iOS will let kids who are using iPads at school log into their personal profile from any share
23、d classroom device. A centralized admin account will let teachers control all their students IDs and manage things like courses and books. 3. What do we learn about the new mode of iPhone? 4. What can teachers do with the new education features? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，苹果手机增加的新模式是夜间模式，可以将蓝光转换成更柔和的光
24、 (changes the screen from blue light to a warmer setting)， A将新闻中的 change替换成了其同义词 shift，为本题答案。 B“能帮助人们入睡 ”过度推断，新闻中提到的是蓝光会干扰人们的生物钟，影响睡眠，但这并不代表转换光线就能改善睡眠。 C“能帮助人们定位和夜间导航 ”，新闻中没有提到导航功能。 D只是复现新闻中的 biological clock，新闻并没有说 “新模式可以记录人们的生物钟 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻末尾部分提到，新的教育系统能让教师控制学生的账号、安排课程和教材，所以本
25、题选 C。 A“教师能够共享学生信息 ”没有在新闻提到。 B“能够登录学生的银行账号 ”利用新闻中的 account作干扰，新闻是说教师有管理员的账户 (admin account)。 D“能够在线教育 ”没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 Three Italian consumer groups have accused McDonalds of burdening authorized stores with excessive rents, high royalties and restrictive contracts. The groups, which ar
26、e backed by the Service Employees International Union, have filed the antitrust complaint with the European Commission and asked the regulator to open a formal investigation. McDonalds abuse of its dominant market position hurts everyone: authorized store owners, consumers, and workers. McDonalds ha
27、s roughly 6,000 authorized restaurants in Europe that pay to use the companys branding. According to the consumer groups arguments, McDonalds charges the rents that are up to 10 times higher than market rates. These rents account for 66% of all revenue collected from authorized stores in Europe, the
28、 groups claimed. A European Commission spokesperson said the group had received the complaint, and will now examine it. McDonalds, meanwhile, defended its business model, saying it “has helped create the best business opportunities for our authorized stores and the best overall experience for our cu
29、stomers.“ The allegations are not the only problem McDonalds faces on the continent. In December, the European Commission announced it was investigating McDonalds for failing to pay some taxes in both Luxembourg and the U.S. McDonalds shifted profits around to avoid paying all the taxes on the royal
30、ties it collects from authorized restaurants in Europe and Russia. 5. What do we learn about McDonalds from the news report? 6. What did McDonald say to defend its business model? 7. Why was McDonalds investigated in Europe? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本则新闻是关于麦当劳在意大利被指责收取过高的特许经营费(burdening authorized stores w
31、ith excessive rents)， C中的 overpriced指 “价格过高的 ”，该项与新闻所述相符。 A错在 3000，新闻是说大概有 6000授权店。 B“品牌租赁费和市场价格一样高 ”与新闻不符，新闻说其价格是市场价格的 10倍 (10 times higher than market rates)。 D错在 consumers，麦当劳收到来自特许经销商的投诉 ，并非消费者的投诉。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关于麦当劳的经营模式，麦当劳声称这种模式给经销商带来了最好的商业机会 (helped create the best business op
32、portunities for our store owners)，故选 A。 B“给消费者提供了廉价的食物 ”没有在新闻中提到。 C“收益比竞争对手多 ”，新闻提到的是特许经销商 66的收益给了麦当劳。 D“占领了欧洲 66的市场 ”中的 66的确有在新闻中提到，但新闻中的 66是品牌租赁费 占特许经营店利润的 66。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，麦当劳在欧洲被调查，是由于税收问题 (failing to pay some taxes in both Luxembourg and the U S )，故选 A。 B“不支付美国的最低工资 ”和 C“它的
33、特许经营店的食物有问题 ”均没有新闻中提到。 D“在主导市场中获利过多 ”并不是麦当劳被调查的原因。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: Good morning, Dr. Smith. My name is Peter. I am a freshman in your department. There are a few things that I am not quite sure of and I do need your advice. W: Thank you very much for your trust, Peter. As your academ
34、ic advisor I will try my best. Just tell me how I can help you, Peter. M: I used to major in English, but now I have made up my mind to switch to Applied Linguistics, concentrating on Teaching English as a Foreign Language. It will probably take me two years to get my masters degree since I also wor
35、k part time. W: So you want to switch majors? M: Yes. But I have been wondering if it is possible. W: Well, usually we allow it, as long as you have enough credits. M: Thats good news for me. Im not interested in literature and that sort of thing. I want to be a real teacher, Professor. Actually, te
36、aching is what appeals to me, but Im worried about the makeup credits. I have been taking a lot of courses in English. W: You usually do have to make up some credits when you switch majors. Are you OK on credits? M: Not too many. Ill have to add about 12 credits as far as I can figure from my transc
37、ript. Would you please let me know how many credits are required to get a masters degree? W: Usually thirty-six credits are needed. If you take five courses per term, youll have enough credits after just two semesters. Usually each course is worth three credits. To get the six remaining credits you
38、either prepare a thesis or take two more courses. M: Im afraid I might find that course load a little too heavy. But now I have a clearer idea. Thank you very much for your help, Professor. W: Well, many students carry a lighter load, especially in the first term. M: Is there anything else besides t
39、he 36 credits for the masters? W: You have to have an oral defense. M: I see. All this about credits was so complicated but now I have more confidence. I really appreciate your help, Professor. W: Glad I can help. Good luck, Peter. 8. Why does the man resort to the woman? 9. What is the womans profe
40、ssion? 10. Why does the man want to take up Teaching English as a Foreign Language? 11. How soon could the man get a masters degree if he takes 4 courses per term? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。男士开头先自我介绍，然后紧接着说明目的：想从英语专业转到应用语言学专业，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。在对话中，女士说 “作为你的 academic advisor，我会尽力帮助
41、你的 ”，因此答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。男士对文学没有兴趣，他想成为老师是因为这才是他感兴趣的事，所以他想换专业，因此答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 计算题。女士谈到，取得硕士学位需要 36个学分，通常每门课程值 3个学分。如果男士一学期选 4门课，那他一学期就能得到 43=12个学分， 3个学期就是 36个学分，因此他最多需要 3个学期。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Have you noticed the new dustbin downstairs, at the
42、 entrance of the main building? W: Yeah, of course. It looks funny, though, like a battery. Whats it for? Is it really for garbage? M: Not really. Actually its a dustbin for used batteries. W: Used batteries? What do you mean by that? Why do we need a special dustbin for used batteries? M: Well, you
43、 know there are still a lot of heavy metals left in used batteries, so by recycling the batteries, we can not only make full use of the metals left, but also prevent the environment from being polluted. W: Oh, I see. Can this work? Our efforts are too insignificant. M: Even though we are not ecologi
44、sts or biologists, there is still a lot we can do. The Student Union is sponsoring a one-month program called “Green Movement“, which is aimed at making more and more students aware of serious environmental problems we are facing now. W: Sounds quite exciting “Green Movement“. What, for example, can
45、 I do? M: Well, quite a lot. For one thing, you can stop using those plastic meal-boxes and disposable wooden chopsticks. Plastic meal-boxes do great harm to the environment and disposable chopsticks are a big waste of forest resources. Well, there will be a lecture tomorrow afternoon at four oclock
46、. You may attend if you are interested. W: Tomorrow afternoon.let me think. yeah, I happen to be free. I will go there. 12. What is the new dustbin for according to the conversation? 13. What are the two speakers doing? 14. What is the purpose of the “Green Movement“? 15. What will the woman do tomo
47、rrow afternoon? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。男士问女士有没留意楼下的新垃圾 箱，女士回答说有，并问是不是用来装垃圾的，男士说其实不是，实际上这个垃圾箱是用来回收用过的电池，据此可排除 A，选 C。不难直接从对话中同时听到塑料餐盒和一次性木筷，通常并列的选项不为答案，可同时排除 B和 D。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨题。四个选项的话题对话中都提到了，但整个对话由新垃圾箱引出电池回收问题，并进而谈到开展环保活动，最后男士告诉女士明天有一个讲座，可以让人们更深刻地认识环境问题。选项 A、 D都是围绕 B项内容展开，只是对话的部分内
48、容，不能用于概括大意 ，故答案为 B。而 C错在 collect。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。男士提到 “绿色运动 ”，它是学生会主办的为期一个月的活动，旨在让更多的学生意识到环境污染的严重性。因此，答案应该是 D。其他选项都是具体做法，而且不完全与该运动相关。本题答案所在的句子较长，信息量大，考查学生的基本功。考生平时应有意识地多听长句，熟悉其结构组成，考试时遇到方能得心应手。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。男士说明天下午有个讲座， 如果有兴趣的话可以参加。女士回答说，明天下午正好有空，会去的，所以答案为 A。符合
49、“听到什么选什么 ”的原则。 C是长期行为，不是明天下午要做的事。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying “thank you“ when others hold a door open for them. We get lazy and in our laziness we think that something like a simple “thank you“ doesnt really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact i
