1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 368及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Because of its influence in the world. （ B） Because of its simpleness. （ C） Because of its rising popularity. （ D） Because of its wide use. （ A） A noun. （ B） An adjective. （ C） A verb. （ D） An adverb. （ A） Free and quality education for all. （ B） No interv
2、ention in education by the government. （ C） More freedom of education for children. （ D） No intervention in education by European countries. （ A） European countries intervened its decision-making in education. （ B） The government made strict policies about education. （ C） The government didn t provi
3、de enough money to universities. （ D） The government announced that universities may raise fees by as much as 8 percent. （ A） Because it is located in a special place. （ B） Because it has been seriously polluted. （ C） Because its so high in salt and minerals that plants and fish cant survive in it.
4、（ D） Because all creatures in it have been killed. （ A） 900 million dollars. （ B） 9 billion dollars. （ C） 90 million dollars. （ D） 9 million dollars. （ A） Because of climate change. （ B） Because of the buildings around it. （ C） Because of human activities. （ D） Because of an act of nature. Section B
5、 （ A） There were some pages missing in the old books. （ B） Some old books could not be found in the museum. （ C） Some pages were broken in some old books. （ D） Many pages were turning brown and becoming brittle. （ A） Pack with plastic material. （ B） Add a lot of chemicals and acids. （ C） Seal in coo
6、l. （ D） Pack with wood boxes. （ A） Wood pulp. （ B） Maize cob. （ C） Animals skins. （ D） Broomcorn. （ A） To add chemicals to all old books. （ B） To remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid. （ C） To pack every book with plastic boxes. （ D） To seal in the museum and not sho
7、w them to the public. （ A） She doesn t like traveling with someone. （ B） She wants to see whether she will enjoy traveling alone. （ C） She has no friends to travel with her. （ D） She is used to traveling alone. （ A） She will explore a lonely island. （ B） She will write her own guide book. （ C） She h
8、as planned her trip by herself. （ D） She has saved for a long time for it. （ A） A shorter one. （ B） A domestic one. （ C） A lonely one. （ D） A longer one. （ A） Staying away from other tourists. （ B） Sticking to the budget. （ C） Finding some companies. （ D） Following the original plans. Section C （ A）
9、 Because they like cooked food. （ B） Because they have many traditional diet therapy. （ C） Because they pay attention to nutrition arrangement. （ D） Because vegetables are their main ingredients. （ A） Temperature. （ B） Level of attainment. （ C） Nutrition arrangement. （ D） Ingredients. （ A） Loving fo
10、r people in need. （ B） Collective tradition. （ C） Respecting for the elderly. （ D） Being frugal. （ A） Around 80% of Taiwan s young people and 55% of the entire people. （ B） About 400,000 people. （ C） About 40 million people. （ D） Around 60% of Taiwan people. （ A） The ruling of its leaders. （ B） The
11、areas multi-party democracy. （ C） Its open-minded attitude towards new things. （ D） Their religion direction. （ A） Taiwan s Nationalist Party. （ B） People First Party. （ C） Democratic Progressive Party. （ D） The New Party. （ A） Sleeping more can make more money. （ B） Sleeping has lots of benefits. （
12、 C） The effect of additional sleep has a high monetary value. （ D） There are so many reasons to lead to more wages. （ A） Many people had better choose to sleep more to increase wages. （ B） Different people hold different attitudes towards the conclusion. （ C） A one-hour increase in average weekly sl
13、eep increases wages by 1.3% in the short run and 5% in the long run. （ D） Many people take suspicious attitudes towards the conclusion. （ A） Sunrise times across British time zones. （ B） Sunrise times across American time zones. （ C） Sunset times across British time zones. （ D） Sunset times across A
14、merican time zones. （ A） The surroundings. （ B） The cumulative influence of other people. （ C） The governments intervention. （ D） Social trend. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 368答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 The Oxford Dictionaries website told readers post-truth could be “one of the defining words of our time”. The
15、 term comes from an idea that became popular during the 2016 election campaign in the United States. Post-truth, as the website defines it, means to relate to situations where “objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief”. (1)Oxford Dict
16、ionaries officials said they chose post-truth as Word of the Year because of its rising popularity. They said the terms usage appeared to increase 2,000% in 2016 alone. Casper Grathwohl is the president of Oxford Dictionaries. He said that the choice was no surprise after a year filled with difficul
17、t discussions about politics. Grathwohl said post-truth has become popular at a time when more people are using social media to get news. Some people trust social media more for news and information than establishment media or political leaders. If you plan to use the word, (2)Oxford Dictionaries de
18、fines it as an adjective. An example of it is the expression “post-truth politics” . Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.Why did Oxford Dictionaries officials choose post-truth as Word of the Year? 2.What part of speech is this word “post-truth” according to Oxford
19、Dictionaries? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 Students have been protesting at universities across South Africa for several months. At some universities, protesters have clashed with police or security officers. (3)The protesters have what sounds like a simple, straightforward dem
20、and: free and quality education for all. Some are also demanding what they call decolonized education: changes to the study program to make the classes less European-centered. The student movement is being called Fees Must Fall. Free education is an idea that many people around the world can respect
21、, and that few people in South Africa seriously disagree with. Yet the protests are showing no sign of stopping since they began a year ago. In recent weeks, protests have spread to most of South Africas 26 universities, with clashes between students and police at some of them. In September, (4)the
22、government announced that universities may raise fees by as much as 8 percent. The announcement fueled the most recent wave of protests. The protests first began last year when the government announced it would increase school fees by 10 to 12 percent. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report
23、you have just heard. 3.What demand do these protesters have? 4.Why did the most recent wave of protests occur? 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 The Dead Sea is shrinking. Located between Israel and Jordan, its one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. (5)Its called dead bec
24、ause its so high in salt and minerals that plants and fish cant survive in it. An environmental group says the lake is drying up by more than three feet per year. (6)In 2015, Israel and Jordan agreed to $900 million deal to try to fix the problem. Theyre building a canal from the Red Sea to the sout
25、h, to the Dead Sea. This would allow the countries to pump water into the shrinking lake. The project is estimated to take three years and its not clear yet if it will work. But its an example of how people are trying to fix the problem that people caused. (7)The demise of the Dead Sea is completely
26、 manmade. This is not climate change. This is not an act of nature. The demise of the Dead Sea is taking place under government license. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.Why is the Dead Sea called dead? 6.How much did Israel and Jordan agree to invest to solve the
27、 problem in 2015? 7.Whats the reason of the demise of the Dead Sea? 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, Ive been using this old book for a research project and (8)I notice that a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle. M: Yes.
28、Unfortunately, thats a common problem with books made from wood pulp. W:(9)I suppose that to make paper from wood, you have to add a lot of chemicals and acids to make it turn white. M: Exactly, and its the acid that eventually eats away the paper. W: Oh, that actually makes sense, but this books no
29、t even 75 years old and Ive seen books in museum that are hundreds of years old and theyre in free condition. M: Well, you see, (10)books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s, before that they were mostly made from materials like animals skins, and no chemicals were added. W: Its a sha
30、me that those older wood pulp books are going to fall apart someday. Is there anything that can be done to preserve them? M: (11)En, currently the only way to stop the books from decaying is to remove the binding and treat each page individually to remove the acid. W: That doesnt sound very economic
31、al. M: No, it isnt. Its not practical to treat a large number of books with this process, so we only try to rescue the most valuable edition books in our collection. W: Well, thanks for the explanation. Id better get back to my project. M: Good luck and I hope the old book will hold long enough for
32、you to finish it. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.What problem did the woman find? 9.How to make paper from wood according to the woman? 10.What were books made from before the 1850s? 11.How to preserve those old books according to the man? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力
33、 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Annie. Do you prefer to travel with somebody or travel alone? W: Um.I prefer to travel with someone, (12)but on my next trip Im traveling alone, because Im looking forward to seeing whether I enjoy myself. M: (13-1)Oh
34、, is it the first time youve traveled alone? W: (13-2)Yes, it will be the first trip where I actually plan the whole trip by myself. M: OK. When you travel, do you like to follow a guide book or just do things without any planning? W: I tend to be on a time budget, and I do use guide booksin general
35、 it will be the Lonely Planetthe same as everybody else. M: Do you go to the same places as everybody else? W: Yeah. M: OK. (14-1)When you travel, do you usually like to have a longer vacation or a shorter one? W: (14-2)Definitely I prefer to have a much longer one. And I think one can experience th
36、e culture better for a longer vacation. M: OK. And the last one is, when you travel, do you try to stay away from other tourists or do you like to meet other people as you travel? W: (15)I like to spend time away from other tourists, but I find thats often difficult. M: Right. W: Yeah, unfortunately
37、. M: Well, anyway on your trips, I hope you have a good time. W: Thank you very much. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.Why is the woman going to travel alone on her next trip? 13.What makes the womans next trip special? 14.What kind of vacation does the woman
38、prefer? 15.What is the difficulty the woman thinks she has when she travels? 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Chinese cuisine is noted for the following characteristics: (16)Vegetables are the main ingredients. This explains
39、why most Chinese women are slim and men are free of cardiovascular diseases. This is because in China there is a traditional respell for land. The Chinese are meticulous about food preparation. Whether the ingredients they use are pastries or vegetables， they always try to make the dishes tasty. For
40、 example, beans, a common vegetable, are exquisitely prepared into such delicious dishes as bean sprouts and bean curd. The Chinese people like well prepared food. (17)To facilitate food absorption and digestion, they are scrupulous about the temperature while cooking. Under-cooked food is unaccepta
41、ble to them. To the Chinese, the sight of westerners eating under-cooked steaks still oozing blood inside is horrible. In addition, warm soup is very important. Wonton, or dumpling soup， and noodles are popular nationwide. Other hot soups include jellied bean curd, rice porridge and corn porridge. C
42、hinese also like to eat together, a tradition that can be traced back a long time ago. It reflects the Chinese notion of union versus division. Round tables, round dishes, and round bowls all symbolize union and perfection. Dishes are usually placed at the center of the table so that everyone around
43、 the table can share them. A hot pot, in particular, adds to the atmosphere of harmony and union. Friends eat and live together. A recent book by an American sinologist held that the (18)Chinese collective tradition developed out of the practice of eating together. Questions 16 to 18 are based on th
44、e passage you have just heard. 16.Why are most Chinese woman slim according to the speaker? 17.What do Chinese people pay attention to while cooking? 18.What Chinese spirit comes from the practice of eating together? 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Taiwan
45、is set to become the first area of Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. One of three bills is already being reviewed by lawmakers, so same-sex couples might be able to marry within a matter of months. This is a groundbreaking feat for LGBT couples, who dont currently have legal, medical and education
46、al autonomy over their partners children and assets if something happens to them. (19)Around 80% of Taiwans young people and 55% of the entire people support same-sex marriage and Taiwans first female head, President Tsai Ing-wen, has been pressing for legalisation. (20)The liberal attitude is thoug
47、ht to be a result of the areas multi-party democracy which allows an array of views to be heard along with the establishment of feminism and the fight for gender and LGBT equality during and since the 1990s. Similarly, most of the Taiwanese people follow Buddhism and traditional Chinese religions th
48、at dont take a strict stance on sexual orientation. Jens Damm, associate professor at a top Taiwan university explains that the “elite became in favour of a kind of gender equality”, furthering the rights of LGBT folk too. While the same-sex marriage bill has had tremendous backing, it hasnt been a
49、smooth ride to marriage equality. (21)Taiwans Nationalist Party has attempted to reject same-sex marriage bills repeatedlyin 2013 around 400,000 people signed a petition against same-sex marriage. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19.How many people support the same-sex marriage in Taiwan? 20.What caused this liberal attitude according to the speaker? 21.Which party of Taiwan rejects same-sex marriage? 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 We all know sleep matters for job perfor
