1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 371及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Prakash is still alive. （ B） A senior recruiter of IS group was arrested by the US militants. （ C） Prakash handed himself to Turkish authorities. （ D） Prakash has been killed in an air attack. （ A） Reports from the Middle East government. （ B） Advice from
2、the US government. （ C） News reports from Australian media. （ D） Advice from the UN. （ A） From 2015 to 2017. （ B） From 2017 to 2019. （ C） From 2016 to 2018. （ D） From 2018 to 2020. （ A） 73 billion dollars. （ B） 37 million RMB. （ C） 500 million RMB. （ D） 500 billion dollars. （ A） It ranked the first.
3、 （ B） It ranked the second. （ C） It ranked number 26. （ D） It ranked number 16. （ A） To adopt the “mastery“ techniques. （ B） To encourage students to use the Asian “mastery“ method. （ C） To teach students to insist on their techniques. （ D） To be taught as a whole. （ A） 8,000 million dollars. （ B） 8
4、000 million pounds. （ C） 41 million pounds. （ D） 41 billion pounds. Section B （ A） Egg fried tomato, a chicken thigh and rice. （ B） Egg, noodles and soup. （ C） Chicken, bread and milk. （ D） Rice, hamburger and chicken. （ A） Teacher. （ B） Doctor. （ C） Engineer. （ D） Lawyer. （ A） Beijing Normal Unive
5、rsity. （ B） Harbin Institute of Technology. （ C） Harbin Engineering University. （ D） Beijing University of Technology. （ A） Watch TV and play games with friends. （ B） Play basketball and see movies. （ C） Listen to music and travel with friends. （ D） Play games with friends and listen to music. （ A）
6、Because people there love all kinds of sports. （ B） Because their local government calls for people to do water sports. （ C） Because it has a long history. （ D） Because it s tropical warm climate year round. （ A） Surfing. （ B） Diving. （ C） Swimming. （ D） Skateboarding. （ A） It is dangerous. （ B） It
7、is exciting. （ C） It sounds scary. （ D） It sounds attractive. （ A） To go and see some of these huge sharks. （ B） To experience the feeling of adventure. （ C） To make harmonious relations with sharks. （ D） To show off their courage. Section C （ A） Having diamond rings and a new house. （ B） Having a n
8、ew apartment and car. （ C） Having bank savings and a new house. （ D） Having a new car and new furniture. （ A） A lifetime of commitment and more responsibility. （ B） Mutual love and better care. （ C） More responsibility and consideration. （ D） Mutual care for each other. （ A） He used sedans. （ B） He
9、used tricycles. （ C） He used common cars. （ D） He used bicycles. （ A） To provide new techniques of taking photos. （ B） To increase the pixels of photos. （ C） To increase the amount of virtual storage. （ D） To help bring forgotten pictures back to life. （ A） To examine the situation of lens. （ B） To
10、regulate the focal distance. （ C） To position the desired photo within the camera s frame. （ D） To open the lens cap. （ A） 14 circles. （ B） 10 circles. （ C） 4 circles. （ D） 6 circles. （ A） The US. （ B） Korea. （ C） Japan. （ D） China. （ A） To apply for patents. （ B） To promote innovation. （ C） To stop
11、 filing patents. （ D） To improve the quality of patents. （ A） 1,101,864. （ B） 1,101,468. （ C） 1,110,684. （ D） 1.11086e+006 （ A） Taobao. （ B） WeChat. （ C） MSN. （ D） Tencent. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 371答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 The Australian government in May said Neil Prakash, a senior recruiter for the s
12、o-called Islamic State group, had been killed in a US air strike. He died in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Attorney-General George Brandis said at the time. But (1)the New York Times, citing senior US sources, now reports that Prakash is still alive. Prakash handed himself to Turkish authorities several
13、weeks ago, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said. Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter-Terrorism, Michael Keenan, said the government could not comment on intelligence matters. (2)“The government reported Prakashs death in May on the basis of advice from the US government that he
14、 had been killed in an air strike,” he said in a statement on Friday. “But as we have said previously, the governments capacity to confirm reports of deaths in either Syria or Iraq is limited. These places are war zones, with many ungoverned spaces.” Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report yo
15、u have just heard. 1.Whats the news report mainly about? 2.Whats the basis of the report about Prakashs death? 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 The fifth generation of cellular networks, 5G, may be put into commercial use as early as 2020, according to a regulatory bodys roadmap an
16、d the business plans of several companies. Insiders from IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group, which is dedicated to boosting the systematic promotion of 5G, said second-phase testing will be launched in 2017. (3)Authoritative insiders also disclosed that the experimental stage of 5G will last three years,
17、 from 2016 to 2018. (4)The construction of a 5G network will begin in 2019, with a total budget of 500 billion RMB ($73 billion). Huang Yuhong, deputy general manager of China Mobiles research institute, said that the three biggest operators in China will cooperate with equipment manufacturers for t
18、esting, adding that the first standard for 5G will be announced in 2018. Industry analysts believe that the commercialization of a 5G network will not only bolster the telecommunications industry, but will also drive other emerging sectors, such as big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence
19、and more. Currently, 42 domestic companies are working with the 5G Joint Innovation Center, researching the development of Internet of Things, car networking, industrial Internet and other areas. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.When will the experiment of 5G be
20、enforced? 4.How much will the construction of a 5G network need? 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 New British research confirms for the first time that children taught math through Chinese-style teaching methods are far ahead of their peers. The independent study by the University
21、of Oxford says students taught by the traditional Asian “mastery” methods do “significantly better”. The research looked specifically at the Inspire Math program, which is widely used in Singapore and through which Shanghai pupils have been shown to excel. Interest in the method was prompted by the
22、success of Shanghai and Singapore in international rankings in 2012. (5)The rankings compare math proficiency in different geographic areas. Shanghai came top, Singapore was second. The UK came in at 26. (6)The teaching style calls for classes to be taught as a whole and for children s confidence to
23、 gradually be built up. The method introduces core concepts that are broken down into small steps, starting with the use of everyday objects and drawings to help them understand principles. The UK has recently begun to shift toward teaching math in a way that is more like the Chinese way. (7)In July
24、 the UK government announced it would spend 41 million pounds during the next four years on supporting 8,000 primary schools in adopting “mastery” techniques. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.What was the UKs rank in international rankings in 2012? 6.What does th
25、e teaching style call for classes to do? 7.How much will the UK spend during the next four years in adopting “mastery” techniques? 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【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: Oh , its a lollipop. Are you Tony? M: Yes, are you Ann? W: Yes, its me, Nice to meet
26、 you. M: Nice to meet you , too. Why dont wear the promissory shirt? W: Its kind of cold today. So I wear a coat to keep warm. Here you look! M: Its so beautiful. Sit down, please. (8-1)What do you like to eat? W: (8-2)Egg fried tomato, a chicken thigh and rice, please. M: OK. Could you talk about y
27、our family? W: Absolutely, now I live with my parents and my sister. My sister is four years younger than me and she is in senior high school now. (9)My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. M: You have a very harmonious family, yes? W: Yes, you are right. How about your family? M: I live w
28、ith my parents and my grandma. W: Are you the only child? M: Yes. Which school do you study in? W: I graduated from Beijing Normal University. Im a teacher in a college. And you? M: (10)I graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology. And now Im an engineer in a mechanical manufacturing. W: Thats a
29、good job. M: What do you like to do in your spare time? W: (11)Id like to listen to music especially light music and classical music. When I have a holiday I usually travel around with friends. M: Maybe traveling is a good way to relax. Id like to play basketball and see movies in my spare time. Onc
30、e in a while I play dota. W: I hope we will be good friends. See you later. M: See you! Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.What does the woman want to eat? 9.What does the womans father do? 10.Which school does the man graduate from? 11.What does the woman like to
31、 do in her spare time? 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: So you mentioned hiking. I think South Africa must have a lot of outdoor activities, right? M: Hmm. W: Some extra sports? M: Right, right. Yeah, actually for a dry country its in
32、teresting that it has so many water sports, (12)people that really love water sports especially on the eastern side of the country because its tropical warm climate year round. The sea temperature is quite warm and at the same time it has a lot of really big waves, so I think two of the worlds bigge
33、st surfing events are held in South Africa yearly. The one is near Jeffreys Bay and the other one is near Durban and thats where all the worlds surf champions come to surf and test their skills. But if youre not into surfing, you can go wind surfing which actually on the eastern coast is really famo
34、us because of the strong winds over there and the relatively, not calm seas. W: (13)Great. I also heard about diving. M: Ah, yeah. W: Diving in South Africa. M: Yeah, thats, one, two interesting things. One is shark cage diving that people have in recent years become interested in. W: (14)That sound
35、s scary. M: I think it is. One of the, actually the breeding colonies of the great white shark is in South Africa. (15)I think the other one is in Australia, and people come there to go down in big steel cages to go and see some of these huge sharks. They dive with them. I think its pretty dangerous
36、 but its interesting for some people. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.Why do people that love water sports especially on the eastern side of South Africa? 13.Which kind of sport does the woman hear about? 14.What does the woman think of shark cage diving? 15.
37、Whats the purpose of people going down in big steel cages? 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【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】 (16)For newlyweds in China, having a new apartment and car are part of the prerequisites for getting married. But in recent years, as
38、 the cost of living goes up, a new notion called “naked marriage” has arisen. It has become a new trend for many contemporary young people in China. (17)With this small marriage certificate in hand, a lifetime of commitment and more responsibility can be expected. And for couples in a naked marriage
39、 this certificate also encompasses other meanings. Yang Shijin, Chengdu resident, said, “There are many people like us born in the 80s. Our families cannot afford to buy us new apartments, cars, diamond rings. I think thats very normal for regular families. We must rely on our own to forge a better
40、 future for ourselves.” Sun Wenkui is working on his Ph.D. in Biology at Sichuan University and lives in a rented place with his wife. He and his wife married in 2011. (18)Unlike other couples that have luxury sedans pick up their brides during the wedding ceremony, Sun used eight tricycles. With ne
41、ither a new car nor a new apartment like other married couples in China, they live in this small room. Sun says their relationship is simpler than a marriage with a well prepared material foundation. Sun Wenkui, Ph.D. student of Sichuan University, said, “The most important part of a relationship is
42、 love. I believe our living conditions will gradually get better.” Professor Hu says “naked marriage” is in sharp contradiction with Chinas established marriage customs, which encourage parents to help lay the material foundation for their children s marriage. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the pas
43、sage you have just heard. 16.What are part of prerequisites for getting married in China? 17.What can be expected if this small marriage certificate is in hand? 18.Which kind of vehicle was used by Sun during his wedding ceremony? 16 【正确答案】 B 【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
44、听力原文】 Most of us still have lots of photographs sitting around from the days when we used cameras, not telephones, to take pictures. There are probably many photos stored away that we do not look at and may never see again. But these images, representing memories from our past, do not have to be lo
45、st. (19)Google has created a tool to help bring these forgotten pictures back to life in very high quality. The recently-launched PhotoScan app works the same as an image scanner. But this software program uses the camera on your phone to capture images as digital copies. It is a quick and easy way
46、to save old photos without having to spend money on new equipment. The PhotoScan app uses new technology to improve the capturing process. This makes it possible to take a picture of a photo with a camera phone, without glare, a common problem. (20)After opening the app, the user first positions the
47、 desired photo within the cameras frame. When this is done, (21)four small circles appear in different places over the photo. The user then moves the phone over each of the circles, which change color after the process is complete. And thats it! The app finds the edges of the photo, straightens the
48、image, and puts it in the right position while removing glare. From this point, the pictures can easily be saved to the Google Photos app or somewhere else. If you do have Google Photos, images are organized by face or place and can easily be searched. The release of PhotoScan came at the same time
49、as some changes to the Google Photos app. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19.Whats the purpose of PhotoScan app? 20.Whats the first step after opening the app? 21.How many circles appear in different places over the photo? 19 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 (22)China has become the first country to receive more than 1 million patent applications in a yeara record, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said, reflected “extraordinary” levels of innovation in the world
