1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 356及答案与解析 Section A （ A） They cannot afford schooling. （ B） They cannot meet the standard of school. （ C） They dont have enough textbooks. （ D） They dont have good teachers. （ A） Set up a new distribution system. （ B） Print cheap textbooks. （ C） Design new textbooks. （ D） Build a
2、public health programmes. （ A） A British social network will close down. （ B） A new broadcast will be founded. （ C） Two business partners will break up. （ D） Some friends reunited in the UK （ A） It is more like a message board now. （ B） It is used by millions of people. （ C） The founder has given it
3、 up for years. （ D） There is no user on the network. （ A） The industry of tourism grew by 4.4%. （ B） It has become a new resort for tourists. （ C） Millions of people relied on boarder trade. （ D） The number of tourists fell dramatically. （ A） Countries in North Africa were attacked by terrorists. （
4、B） World tourism was influenced by economy. （ C） 3,500 people died in Britain. （ D） A passenger jet was attacked in Middle East. （ A） Tourism will fall down by 3%. （ B） Global tourism will grow by around 4.5%. （ C） It is uncertain and unpredictable. （ D） The data is limited and unavailable. Section
5、B （ A） Running an antique shop. （ B） Different kinds of advertisements. （ C） Advertising on the newspaper. （ D） Launching a weekend program. （ A） Different types of ads cost differently. （ B） The more expensive an ad is, the more people will notice it. （ C） The larger the ad is, the more it costs. （
6、 D） The more frequent the ad is, the more it costs. （ A） Most people prefer to advertise on weekends. （ B） More people pay more attention to ads on weekends. （ C） Newspaper ad department is busier on weekends. （ D） Advertisements on weekends look more interesting. （ A） Work out a program for his wif
7、es new business. （ B） Survey what newspapers are more likely to be read by women. （ C） Ask his wife for more money and come back the next day. （ D） Know more about the antique shop customers. （ A） Healthy food. （ B） How to do exercise. （ C） How to keep fit （ D） Effective medicine. （ A） She eats litt
8、le but remains overweight. （ B） She is bothered by her taste for fast food. （ C） She does not know whether or not the doctor can help her. （ D） She doesnt have time to do exercise. （ A） Try to eat less. （ B） Walk more quickly. （ C） Use the stairs. （ D） Avoid fast foods. （ A） Go to the gym. （ B） Walk
9、 more regularly. （ C） Run after work （ D） Walk back home from work. Section C （ A） They invited him to a party. （ B） They asked him to make a speech. （ C） They gave a special dinner for him. （ D） They invited his wife to attend the dinner. （ A） He was embarrassed. （ B） He felt greatly encouraged. （
10、C） He felt sad. （ D） He was deeply touched. （ A） Sams wife did not think that the company was fair to Sam. （ B） Sams wife was satisfied with the gold watch. （ C） Sam did not like the gold watch. （ D） The company had some financial problems. （ A） The number of students they take in is limited. （ B） T
11、hey receive little or no support from public taxes. （ C） They are only open to children from rich families. （ D） They have to pay more taxes. （ A） Private schools admit more students. （ B） Private schools charge less than religious schools. （ C） Private schools run a variety of programs. （ D） Privat
12、e schools allow students to enjoy more freedom. （ A） The churches. （ B） The program designers. （ C） The local authorities. （ D） The state government. （ A） She was found stealing in a bookstore. （ B） She caught someone in the act of stealing. （ C） She admitted having stolen something. （ D） She said s
13、he was wrongly accused of stealing. （ A） A book. （ B） $3,000. （ C） A handbag. （ D） A Christmas card. （ A） She was questioned by the police. （ B） She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes. （ C） She was insulted by the shoppers around her. （ D） She was body-searched by the store manager. （ A） They r
14、efused to apologize for having followed her through the town. （ B） They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing. （ C） They still suspected that she was a thief. （ D） They agreed to pay her $3,000 damages. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 356答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Pupils in the poorest countries are suf
15、fering from a lack of basic textbooks, according to a report from a United Nations agency. The study from UNESCO gives examples such as reading books in Cameroon being shared between 12 students. The report is calling for a more centralised buying system which would make them more affordable. Report
16、 director Aaron Benavot says textbooks are an important way of raising standards in school. “Next to a good teacher, well-designed textbooks in sufficient quantities are the most effective way to improve students learning.“ The report suggests the process of distributing textbooks should be approach
17、ed in the same systematic way as public health programmes. “a new system must be set up so that textbooks can move cheaply and effectively from a printing house to school and into the hands of children.“ says Mr Benavot. 1. What do we learn about the pupils in poorest countries from the news report?
18、 2. What should people do to help these children? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，那些贫穷国家的小学生缺少基 本的教材 (suffering from a lack of basic textbooks)，故 C“没有足够的课本 ”正确。新闻中没有提到付不起学费，排除 A。 B“不能达到学校的要求 ”和 D“没有好教师 ”都不是新闻中提到的问题。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，应当建立一个新的系统 (a new system must be set up)，以便课本能够以低廉有效的方式从印
19、刷厂流通到孩子们手中，所以 A“建立新的分配系统 ”正确。 B“印刷低价的课本 ”利用原词 cheaply制造干扰，新闻中说的是这一新流通体系低廉有效，没有提到课本是否低价。 C“设计新课本 ”没有在新闻中提到。新闻中提到要向医疗系统学习，但并非要 “建立新的医疗保健系统 ”，所以 D错误。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 Friends Reunited one of the UKs first social networks has announced it will soon close. One of its founders Steve Pankhurst explained
20、in an email that the platform was still used by “a handful of members“ but that it was “no longer used for the purpose it was built for“. Friends Reunited launched in the year 2000 and was bought by broadcaster ITV for 175m in 2005. However, it failed to keep pace with other social networks. It was
21、sold to comic publisher DC Thomson for only 25m in 2009 and Mr Pankhurst wrote in a blog post that the company had offered it back to him a couple of years ago. Pankhurst and business partner Jason Porter agreed to take on the site for a trial period to see if they could refresh it. “It became clear
22、 that most of the actual users coming to the site were using it purely as a message board,“ wrote Mr. Pankhurst. 3. What is the news report mainly about? 4. What do we learn about Friends Reunited from the news report? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到， “朋友再相聚 ”这个社交网站将会关闭 (Friends Reunited has announced it w
23、ill soon close)， A“一家英国社交网站将会关闭 ”是原文的概括。新闻中提到广播公司 ITV收购了这家社交网站， B“一家新的广播公司即将成立 ”错误。 C“两个商业合伙人即将分开 ”没有在新闻中提到。 D“一些朋友在英国重聚 ”利用网站名 “朋友再相聚 ”制造干扰，并非真的有朋友相聚，排除D。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关于 “朋友再相聚 ”这个社交网站，新闻末尾提到它现在仅仅被当成留言板，并非真正的社交网站 (using it purely as a message board)，所以答案选A。 B“有数百万人使用 ”，新闻中没有提到有这么多用户
24、。 C“创始人已经放弃了它多年 ”错误，新闻中提到创始人一直没有放弃，想让它重获活力 (refresh it)。 D“网站上没有用户 ”错误，新闻中提到有一些用户仍然在使用这个网站 (used by“a handful of members”)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【 听力原文】 Attacks by terrorists have led to a dramatic fall in tourism in parts of North Africa, where millions rely on the trade to make a living. New figures from t
25、he United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) show that visits to North Africa fell by 8% this year, resisting a global upward trend. International tourism grew by 4.4% overall, to reach a total of 1.18 billion arrivals, according to the UNWTO. But countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco
26、 have been hit hard. Beach resorts such as Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where a passenger jet was loaded with a bomb in November, and Sousse in Tunisia, where gunmen opened fire at holidaymakers in June, have seen visitor numbers sharply decline. Some 3,500 British tourists left Tunisia in ,the days af
27、ter the Sousse attack, in which 38 people 30 of them British were shot by Islamist gunman at the Port El Kantaoui resort. Limited data available for Africa as a whole suggested that tourism was down by 3% to 53 million 8% in North Africa and 1% in Sub-Saharan Africa. But citing a “larger degree of u
28、ncertainty and unpredictability“, the UNWTO has predicted between 3.5% and 4.5% of growth in global tourism in the next year. 5. What change took place in North Africa? 6. What helped bring about the change? 7. What is the trend of World Tourism? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻开头提到，由于恐怖分子袭击，北非的旅游业受到重创(Attacks
29、by terrorists have led to a dramatic fall in tourism)， D“游客数量急剧下降 ”符合原文信息。新闻开头一般会点出主题，听力时要特别注意。 A“旅游业增长4 ”与新闻内容不符，排除 A。 B“成为新的旅游地 ”没有在新闻中提到。 C“数百万人依靠边境贸易 ”错误，新闻中提到数百万人依靠旅 游业而非边境贸易。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻开头和中间多次提到北非多国被恐怖分子袭击，造成游客骤减(Attacks by terrorists led to a dramatic fall in tourism)，故选 A
30、。 B“全球旅游业受经济影响 ”没有在新闻中提到。 C“3500人死于英国 ”利用 3500作干扰，新闻中提到的是 3500名英国游客离开突尼斯，故 C错误。 D“一架客机在中东遇袭 ”错误，新闻中提到的是在埃及遇袭。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正 确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻末尾提到，世界旅游组织预测世界旅游业在未来一年将会增加3 5到 4 5 (3 5 and 4 5 of growth inglobal tourism)， B“全球旅游业将增长 4 5左右 ”与原文相符，为正确选项。 A“旅游业将下降 3 ”错误，这是非洲旅游业的降幅。 C“不确定和不可预测 ”利用原文的 uncer
31、tainty和unpredictability作干扰，但新闻中是说尽管有各种不确定性，世界旅游组织还是做出了增长的预测，所以 C错误。 D“数据有限、难以获得 ”利用新闻中 的 Limited data available作干扰，新闻是说 “获得的有限数据 ”表明非洲的旅游业将下降。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, is this the ad department? W: Sure is. Can I help you? M: Hi, Im M Benson. er. Ive got a few questions. Id like to
32、 know more about how to advertise in your newspaper. W: OK. Well, first, have you seen our rate card? M: Rate card? Im afraid I dont know anything about it. W: No problem. Well take it from the top. Here. This is a rate card. Its a little complicated at first, but it shows you how much various types
33、 of ads in our newspaper cost. M: Gee, I dont know where to start. W: There are two basics you have to consider. One, how big do you want your ad to be? The larger your ad is, the more it costs. and the more people will notice it. M: Great, so far. . Please continue. W: Second, how often do you want
34、 it to be in the paper? Of course, the more frequent your ad is, the more it costs. M: Yes. I understand. But I have no idea what kind I should choose. W: Theres a rate for running an ad one time, various rates for multiple ads, and additional rates for weekend ads. Weekend ads are more expensive mo
35、re people read the paper then and they take longer to look at ads on weekends. May I ask for what you want to advertise? M: Its for my wife. Shes starting an antique shop. Can you give me some suggestions? W: I can help you work out a program for your wifes new business. M: When do you recommend we
36、run the ads? W: If you know who your customers are going to be, we can really help you. For instance, we know what parts of the newspaper are more likely to be read by women. and we know on what days they read it. M: Amazing. I will ask my wife. She knows a lot more about that than I do. I will come
37、 back to you for help tomorrow. 8. What is the conversation mainly about? 9. What is not true about the rate of advertising on newspaper? 10. Why is advertisement on weekends more expensive? 11. What does the woman suggest the man do before running the ads? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。男士想 知道怎样在报纸上登广告，此后工作
38、人员一直在为他介绍登广告的费用、具体的登法等等，因此答案为 C。 A、 B两项在对话中虽然提到了，但并不是对话者谈论的主题： D在对话中并未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士的介绍非常清晰：广告类型不同价格也不同，主要考虑两点：一是版面大小，二是出现频率。 A、 C、 D分别符合这三条。只有 B是对“你的广告版面越大，花费就越多 并且有更多的人注意到它 ”这句话的断章取义 (后面两个 the more 结构是并列关系，不是因果关系 )，故答 案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士在对话中解释了为什么在周末刊登
39、广告要更贵的原因周末看报纸的人多，并且他们会花较长时间看上面的广告。因此答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。男士的太太要开古玩店，男士向女士询问什么时间登广告最好，女士并没有正面回答，而是说因为不同的目标人群需要不同的广告刊登方案，所以要了解客人的情况，她才能真正帮上忙，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【 听力原文】 W: Good morning, Dr. Smith. Im not sure whether you can help me or not, but Im getting desperate! M: Oh, whats wr
40、ong? What is making you so desperate? W: Well, everybody laughs at me because Im so fat. Ive always been overweight. Im trying to eat less but I dont seem to be able to lose any weight I dont know what I can do. Maybe you can give me some medication? M: Well, it is not a good idea to eat less. You s
41、hould eat more healthy food like fruits and vegetables, and avoid fast foods like the hamburgers and hot dogs. W: But hamburgers and hot dogs are my favorite. M: Thats the problem. They contain high calorie that causes fatness. In addition to avoiding these high calorie foods, you should do some exe
42、rcises. Physical exercise does a lot of good to health and will be an effective way to reduce weight Medicine is not always the best solution to your problem. W: I know, but I dont have time to do exercise. You know, Im busy at my work from morning to night Besides, I am not rich enough to go to the
43、 gym. M: You neednt spend much time on exercise and you dont have to go to the gym. I suggest that you walk more regularly. You could get off the bus one stop early and walk the last bit. When you walk, try to walk a little more quickly. You could also use the stairs instead of the elevator. W: That
44、s really a good idea. M: You will succeed, if you act in accordance with my suggestions. 12. What are they talking about? 13. Why does the woman feel desperate? 14. What is not the mans suggestion? 15. What does the man suggest the woman do about exercise? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。对话开始女士便提到她很胖，食物和运动等相
45、关信息都是针对女士的肥胖问题提出的解决方法。说话人谈论的焦点始终是怎样才能瘦下来，因此 C项正确。 A项和 B项是医生的建议， D项是女士最初想采用的方法。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。医生问 “什么使你如此绝望 ”，女士立刻做出正面回答：“因为我非 常胖，所以每个人都嘲笑我。我总是超重。我在试着少吃些，但体重似乎一点都没减轻。 ”选项 A是其同义表达，故正确。 C项和 D项的内容对话中提到了，但并非女士感到绝望的原因： B项与女士的态度相反。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。男士不赞成靠节食减肥，也不打算给女士开药，他提
46、议少吃快餐，多吃蔬菜水果，多做运动。因此答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士抱怨自己工作忙没空锻炼，也没钱去健身房，男士说她不需要在锻 炼上花多少时间，也不需要去健身房，他建议她更有规律地步行，可知选 B，同时排除 A。对话中男士没建议女士工作后跑步，不选 C：男士建议女士提前一个公交站下车走一个站的距离，没有建议她下班直接步行回家， D也不对。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Sam had worked 30 years for the same company and now he had to retire.1
47、6As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor. “Sam,“ announced his boss, “It is my great honor to present this gift to you on behalf of the company.“ Sam walked down to the front of the table and accepted the gift with pride. It was a gold watch and on it was written “To faithful
48、Sam for 30 years of Service.“ Sam wept, “I am at a loss for words.“ At home, Sams wife looked at the gold watch critically. “For this you worked 30 years? A cheap gold-plated watch?“ “Its the thought, dear,“ answered Sam. “The important thing is that I am not working any more.“ His wife held the gol
49、d watch to her ear and said: “Neither is your watch.“ 16. What did the company do to honor Sam? 17. How did Sam feel when he saw what was written on the watch? 18. What can we infer from the story? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目询问公司做了什么事以表达对 Sam的尊敬。关键是要听到 “为了表示感谢，公司为 Sam举行了一场晚宴 ”，即 C。公司为 Sam举行了一场晚宴，而不是邀请他参加晚会，故 A不正确； B、 D在文中均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目询问当 Sam看到手表上面的字时，心里是什么感觉。关键是要听到 “Sam流着泪说： 我不知道说什么才好 。 ”说明他深受感动，即 D。embarrassed“尴尬的，难堪的 ”； encouraged“被鼓励的 ”； sad“悲哀的 ”，均与原文不符。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问根据故事内容
