1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 373及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Tank. （ B） Helicopter. （ C） Remote control unit. （ D） Laser light. （ A） Chlorine. （ B） Suffocating gas. （ C） Mustard gas. （ D） Nova Bomb. （ A） It keeps track of how clean or populated the air is. （ B） It can predict the temperature of the next days. （ C） I
2、t can direct people to wear clothes. （ D） It can receive peoples feedback. （ A） When the AQI runs over 150. （ B） When the AQI runs over 300. （ C） When the AQI runs over 100. （ D） When the AQI runs over 250. （ A） 17 people. （ B） 13 people. （ C） 15 people. （ D） 4 people. （ A） American troops and ISIS.
3、 （ B） Afghanistan armies and American troops. （ C） ISIS and Afghanistan armies. （ D） American troops and Taliban fighters. （ A） 5 years ago. （ B） 10 years ago. （ C） 15 years ago. （ D） 8 years ago. Section B （ A） How to prepare a wedding. （ B） The man s wedding experience. （ C） The woman s advice to
4、the man s wedding. （ D） The man invited the woman to his wedding. （ A） Disordered. （ B） Funny. （ C） Happy. （ D） Nervous. （ A） About fifteen thousand pounds. （ B） About five thousand dollars. （ C） About fifty thousand pounds. （ D） About fifteen hundred dollars. （ A） Romantic. （ B） Simple. （ C） Ceremo
5、nial. （ D） Extravagant. （ A） Because she didnt receive her boyfriend s chocolate. （ B） Because she felt boring on that day. （ C） Because she had no boyfriend. （ D） Because she taught at university and didnt receive gifts from students. （ A） Go to South Korea with co-workers. （ B） Take a holiday with
6、 families. （ C） Travel with his girlfriend. （ D） Go home to stay with his parents. （ A） About 15 years. （ B） About 8 years. （ C） About 5 years. （ D） About 10 years. （ A） Candy. （ B） Chocolate. （ C） Letters. （ D） Flowers. Section C （ A） It is an important part of international efforts to reduce pover
7、ty. （ B） It is a project to reduce the world s poverty. （ C） It is a system to provide help to any people who are in need. （ D） It is an essential department of the UN. （ A） It does not help the majority of poor people in a country. （ B） It does good to most people in the world. （ C） It can not exer
8、t its considerable influence. （ D） It has helped many homeless people. （ A） 41 percent. （ B） 5 percent. （ C） 46 percent. （ D） 15 percent. （ A） Lawyer. （ B） Confidant. （ C） Officer. （ D） Carpenter. （ A） 9 years old. （ B） 15 years old. （ C） 20 years old. （ D） 16 years old. （ A） Hernani. （ B） Cromwell.
9、 （ C） Notre Dame de Paris. （ D） Songs and Carols. （ A） Aldwych Tube. （ B） King s Cross. （ C） Baker Street. （ D） The Tube. （ A） In the mid-19th century. （ B） In 1865. （ C） In the early 1900s. （ D） In 1908. （ A） Almost 60 kilometers. （ B） Almost 100 meters. （ C） Almost 100 kilometers. （ D） Almost 60 m
10、eters. （ A） In 1916. （ B） In 1936. （ C） In 1927. （ D） In 1944. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 373答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 The latest report by an independent investigative panel of experts confirms that the Assad regime is responsible for a third chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people. In its October 2016
11、 report, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsUnited Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism, or JIM, concluded the Syrian Arab Armed Forces used weaponized chlorine in the town of Qmenas in 2015. This latest finding followed an August 2016 report where the JIM concluded that (1)Syr
12、ian Arab Armed Forces used helicopters to drop barrel bombs filled with chlorine gas on the civilian population of Sarmin in 2015, and had attacked the town of Talmenes in a similar way in 2014. (2)That report additionally found that Daesh used mustard gas in an attack in 2015 in Marea. The Leadersh
13、ip Panel of the JIM reaffirmed its belief that it is absolutely critical to hold those who use or intend to use chemicals as weapons accountable for their acts. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.What did Syrian Arab Armed Forces use to launch barrel bombs? 2.Which
14、 kind of chemical weapons was used in 2015 in Marea? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 The one thing you need to know is that if you were like many who suffer when the air quality is poor, relief could be just a click away. Theres something called the Air Quality Index, or (3)the AQ
15、I, and it keeps track of how clean or populated the air is on a day to day basis. The Environmental Protection Agency calculates the AQI on five major pollutants that are regulated by the Clean Air Act. Ground level ozone and particle pollution are the greatest threat to human health. The Air Qualit
16、y Index runs from zero to 500, with 500 being the most unhealthy. (4)Over 100 could be considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Were talking about people with asthma as well as heart conditions. Everyone will start feeling the effects of poor air quality when the number reaches 150 or above. Anyth
17、ing over 300 is considered hazardous air quality. Its encouraged on these high level days to limit your outdoor activities and stay indoors. Exercising outdoors during one of these high level days could result in serious health consequences. So, before you go outside, check the AQI to protect yourse
18、lf and to have better health. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.What can we know about AQI? 4.When is it unhealthy for sensitive people? 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 (5)In Afghanistan, four Americans were recently killed at Bagram Airfield. T
19、hats the largest U.S. base in the southern Asian country. Two U.S. troops and two U.S. contractors died in an explosion set off by an apparent suicide bomber. Seventeen other troops were wounded. The Taliban said it was responsible. Thats the militant group that used to rule Afghanistan. The U.S. le
20、d a campaign that kicked them out of power in 2001, (6)but American troops and Taliban fighters are still part of a struggle that could determine who controls the country. (7)It is Americas longest war, the conflict in Afghanistan. It begun 15 years ago, after the September 11 terror attacks orchest
21、rated by Osama bin Laden. The al Qaeda was a guest and ally of Afghanistans ruling Taliban in 2001. Less than a month later, U.S. warplanes attacked the Taliban and after barely six weeks of airstrikes, the Taliban was on a run, abandoning Kabul to Afghan fighters allied with the U.S. Questions 5 to
22、 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.How many Americans were killed recently at Bagram Airfield? 6.Which armies are fighting for who controls the country? 7.When did Americas longest war in Afghanistan start? 5 【正确答案】 D 【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
23、8 【听力原文】 W: Hi, (8)my names Julia and I am talking to Nathan about his wedding experience. Nathan, tell me how was your wedding day. M: (9)My wedding day was, I guess, mixed. I think the buildup to my wedding was quite funny. I didnt feel in control of my wedding so we went to several different, I d
24、ont know what to call them, wedding shops or wedding planning companies and they asked us how much money we could spend first and the first thing that comes out is how much money do you think youre going to spend on your wedding and I felt that was kind of like a real personal, a kind of an embarras
25、sing question as well because. W: Youre British. M: We didnt really have much money. Well, yeah, cuz Im British maybe. W: (10-1)Can I ask you how much did you spend on your wedding? M: (10-2)Oh, it was I guess about, in pounds it would have come out at a guess about fifteen thousand pounds. W: Ive h
26、eard thats the average, I think, for a wedding. I dont know but. M: So I wasnt doing my wedding in England. I was doing it overseas and there was a few things I had to get used to. And one of those things was the wedding company that we chose offered us some different priests to do the ceremony for
27、us but theyre not real priests. W:Was it romantic, do you think it was romantic in the end? M:Is a wedding supposed to be romantic or is it supposed to be a party? W: Im a woman and I think its supposed to be romantic. M:Yeah, maybe I let my wife down a bit. W: (11-1)Ceremonial, maybe ceremonial, wa
28、s it ceremonial? M: (11-2)Very, very. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 9.What does the man think of the preparation of his wedding? 10.How much did the man spend on his wedding? 11.What kind of style was the mans w
29、edding? 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: So, Mary, what did you do last Valentines Day? W: (12)Last Valentines Day? I got disappointed I think, because I taught at university, and Ive heard that Japanese students always give their tea
30、chers loads and loads of chocolate. M: Oh, really? W: How about you? Are you looking forward to it this year? M: (13)Im planning on going to South Korea with my co-workers to escape the Valentines Day. W: To escape? M: Atmosphere, yes. W: Youre not a fan then? M: I like Valentines Day, but I dont pl
31、an on celebrating it this year. Is Valentines Day big in England? W: (14)I havent lived in England for a while now, about ten years. When I was a kid it was big in the school, like in junior school, and we used to have a little Valentines post box in our class where we could write little messages to
32、 our classmates and then we put them in the box and theyd get delivered. M: Oh, in a box? W: Yeah, in a little Valentines post box. The teacher would deliver them. M: Did you only get notes or did you get candy as well? W: No, it was just notes. (15)In England we dont really give candy and chocolate
33、 and presents to people. We just give letters, unless its like a boyfriend or a girlfriend or something. But when you are seven, you dont really bother. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.Why did the woman get disappointed last Valentines Day? 13.What is the man
34、 going to do on this Valentines Day? 14.How long has the woman left England? 15.What may be given between common people on Valentines Day in England? 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 (16)Foreign aid is an important part of in
35、ternational efforts to reduce poverty. The United States Agency for international development has an estimate of the amount given since the early 1950s. It says 70 countries have received over 1 million million dollars in payments and loans from western nations. But does foreign aid work? Reporter A
36、ida Akl recently discussed the issue with several experts for a focus program. Michael Radew is a researcher at the World Policy Institute in New York. He says foreign aid can lead to in his words, “All the wrong economic policies that make those countries poor in the first place”. (17)He says it do
37、es not help the majority of poor people in a country, instead he says it strengthens the officials in power who are generally unelected. Other experts say foreign aid has produced mixed results, depending on where and how the money is spent. They note the successful examples like Taiwan and South Ko
38、rea. The two have since become wealthy enough to give foreign aid themselves. (18)In southern Africa, poverty rates increased from 41 percent in 1981 to 46 percent in 2001. Yet, there are calls for new methods of giving. George Ayitay is a Ganaien-born economics professor at American University in W
39、ashington. He says western countries should give less aid, but remove trade barriers so that they import more goods from developing countries. He also suggests that donor nations direct how they want their money spent. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.What is forei
40、gn aid? 17.What does Michael Radew think of foreign aid? 18.How much did South Africas poverty rate increase from 1981 to 2001? 16 【正确答案】 A 【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】 Victor Hugo (l802-1885) is the leader of the French Romantic school sports. His life spanned alm
41、ost the entire 19th century, his literary career enduring creativity. Hugo was born in 1802 in southern France owed Shangsong City. (19)Grandfather was a carpenter, the father of the republic army officer, Wang Spain, Napoleons brother Joseph had been granted to the rank ranged Bonaparte, who was a
42、confidant of King senior officials. Hugo was bright and intelligent. He began to write poetry at 9 years old. (20)By the age of 20, he published books of poetry, Songs and Carols. King Louis bestowed his annuity. In 1827, Victor Hugo published scripts Cromwell and the preamble. Although the script f
43、ailed to perform, it was considered a friend of French romanticism preamble to the Declaration, a landmark document into literary history. French romanticism had a strong role in promoting the development of literature. In 1830, Hugos script Hernani established a dominant position in French literary
44、 circles. Hernani is about a Spanish aristocratic descent who resisted European Nepalese King and revenged for his father. The story praised the chivalrous and noble bandit, and demonstrated the strong emotion of anti-feudal. In July 1830, France had July Revolution and the revival of the feudal mon
45、archy was doubled. Hugo warmly praised the revolution and mourned those heroes who died in the street fighting. (21)In 1831, Victor Hugos Notre Dame de Paris was the most romantic novels. Its plot is complex and fantastic and the tension is lively and unpredictable. Questions 19 to 21 are based on t
46、he passage you have just heard. 19.What does Hugos grandfather do? 20.How old was he when Hugo published Songs and Carols? 21.What is the most romantic novel of Hugo? 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)“The Tube” begun in 1863 as direct response to traffi
47、c congestion and was the worlds first underground railway system. Steam locomotives first ran on the Metropolitan Line with air so noxious. It was likened to crocodile breath. (23)Moving mail underground in London also started in the mid-19th century. In 1861, a private company set up a cast-iron pn
48、eumatic tube system. Basically, a steam engine powered a large fan into a narrow tube: carriages were blown one way, then dragged back the other way by suction. Getting into a pneumatic carriageas some test engineers didmust have been like jumping into a modern four-man bobsleigh. In 1865, the Illus
49、trated London News reported on the launch of a pneumatic line under Euston Station, top-hatted Victorians looking on earnestly at this wonder of the age. But after multiple experiments, it failed to attract investors and in 1908, British Post Office engineers visited Chicago to look at (24)its new freight subway systema labyrinth of tunnels criss-crossing under the citys famous Loop for almost 100 kilometers (60 miles). The British visitors were deeply impressed; the General Post Officethen a government departmentdecided that it
