1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 376及答案与解析 Section A （ A） About 78%. （ B） About 46%. （ C） About 33%. （ D） About 66%. （ A） Coal. （ B） Solar energy. （ C） Petroleum. （ D） Natural gas. （ A） Promote its tourism development. （ B） Promote infrastructure modernization and future business development. （ C） Provide more co
2、nvenience for its people. （ D） Increase its income. （ A） The U. S. , Canada and Singapore. （ B） The U. S. , Japan and England. （ C） Canada, Singapore and Thailand. （ D） Canada, Thailand and England. （ A） China will increase the number of astronauts. （ B） China will increase more investment. （ C） Chi
3、na will turn engineers into space fliers. （ D） China will change its space plan. （ A） Select more professional astronauts. （ B） Select pilots and engineers in the space industry. （ C） Carry more relative machines to space. （ D） Establish another space station. （ A） China is now able to support astro
4、nauts long-term stay in space. （ B） China has been the top country in the field of space. （ C） China has enough money to support another space station. （ D） China is the largest country that provides the newest space information. Section B （ A） Their baseball team was beaten by Australia last night.
5、 （ B） He didn t catch up with the TV broadcast. （ C） He missed baseball game. （ D） He didnt win the baseball game. （ A） Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. （ B） Baseball is becoming more and more popular in the US. （ C） Baseball is a traditional pastime in the US. （ D） Baseball is played b
6、y majority of American people. （ A） In 2008. （ B） In 2004. （ C） In 2000. （ D） In 1996. （ A） It s less popular than basketball in China. （ B） It s getting more and more popular now. （ C） It s popular only among the young people. （ D） It s popular only in the big cities. （ A） He didnt remember where h
7、e stored his important data. （ B） He lost his computer. （ C） His computer was crashed and all data had gone. （ D） He didn t know how to open his computer. （ A） She fixed it by herself. （ B） She asked her friend to help her. （ C） Her father helped her to fix it. （ D） She took it to a small company. （
8、 A） 0207 346 789. （ B） 0207 436 879. （ C） 0208 346 789. （ D） 0208 436 879. （ A） Switch his computer off and try again. （ B） Ask for his friends help. （ C） Dont touch it again. （ D） Try to fix it by himself. Section C （ A） International medical insurance. （ B） International study insurance. （ C） Inte
9、rnational travel insurance and student insurance. （ D） International student insurance and medical insurance. （ A） You have to pay a lot for it. （ B） You may not get your money back immediately. （ C） You may not get help immediately. （ D） You have to apply for many times. （ A） Obtain some form of he
10、alth insurance. （ B） Prepare some local food. （ C） Order a hotel on the Internet. （ D） Get local people s help. （ A） Because people are free in summer. （ B） Because this is a traditional festival. （ C） Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals. （ D） Because this is required by the gover
11、nment. （ A） In 1972. （ B） In 1912. （ C） In 1917. （ D） In 1970. （ A） New York, Manchester and Berlin. （ B） London, Paris and Madrid. （ C） Madrid, London and Rome. （ D） London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. （ A） He doesn t like his former name. （ B） To avoid being recognized. （ C） To dissociate from relativ
12、es. （ D） His father insisted on changing it. （ A） In 1828. （ B） In 1837. （ C） In 1842. （ D） In 1850. （ A） Because of his families requirement. （ B） Because of a political appointment. （ C） Because of his own development plan. （ D） Because of a personal traveling plan. （ A） Love stories. （ B） Tragedi
13、es and comedies. （ C） Moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. （ D） Family ethic stories. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 376答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Coal was the main fuel used to generate electricity in the United States for many years. But the US Energy Information Administration says (1)in 2015 coal and
14、natural gas were used equally to create electricityabout 33 percent each. The shift from coal to natural gas is happening at energy centers throughout the country. In July, coal was removed from the Clinch River Coal Plant in Russell County, Virginia. The plant is owned by American Electric Power. L
15、ast year, parts of the center were converted from coal to natural gas use. Ricky Chaffin is the manager of the plant. He says it is now not only cleaner but produces more electricity. “You dont have to handle the coal,” he says. “You dont have to move the coal from the pile to the plant. Weve got a
16、lot less equipment. So there is a whole lot less manpower required to operate a natural gas plant,” he said. When the plant was fueled by coal, 182 people were needed to operate it. Now, 46 people work there. (2)The US Energy Information Administration has predicted that natural gas will become the
17、countrys largest source of electricity this year. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.What percentage of coal was used to create electricity in 2015? 2.Which kind of source will be American largest source of electricity this year? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识
18、模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 The Australian government has formally started granting 10-year multi-entry tourist visas to Chinese visitors, the Embassy of China in Australia announced. This new visa initiative was first announced in June 2015, with (3)Australian officials highlighting it as a reform, which is co
19、nsidered pivotal to the countrys infrastructure modernization and future business development. Under the Migration Legislation Amendment inked on November 10, Chinese citizens with the 10-year visas could enjoy multiple free entry permits during the validity period of the visa. Applicants for the ne
20、w visas are required to go through medical examinations before they apply, and visa fees cost AU$1,000. Meanwhile, the policy only applies for Chinese citizens who arrive in Australia by air. Holders of the new visas are forbidden from working in Australia and that they cannot stay in Australia for
21、more than three months at a time. (4)Besides Australia, the US, Canada and Singapore also have similar 10-year visa programs for Chinese nationals. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.What benefits can the Australian reform bring to its country? 4.Which countries al
22、so have similar 10-year visa programs for Chinese nationals besides Australia? 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 (5)China will start to recruit and train the third generation of its astronauts beginning next year and will turn engineers into space fliers. Huang Weifen, a deputy chie
23、f designer with the Astronaut Center of China, revealed the plan at a news conference in Beijing last Friday about three hours after two Chinese astronauts returned to Earth from their monthlong space journey. (6)Huang said that to meet the requirements for a future space station, they will expand t
24、he candidates scope, by selecting not only pilots from the Chinese Air Force but also engineers in the space industry. Those engineers will be trained to become spaceflight technicians to take part in future missions. The preparatory work is proceeding well, she said, adding that (7)the success of t
25、he Shenzhou XI-Tiangong II mission has shown that China is now able to support astronauts long-term stay in space. Also at the news conference, Wang Zhaoyao, the agencys director, said that the country will launch its first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 1, in the first half of next year to dock with Ti
26、angong II. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.Whats the news report mainly about? 6.What will the Astronaut Center of China do in order to meet requirements for a future space station? 7.What has been shown from the success of the Shenzhou XI-Tiangong II mission? 5
27、【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Bob. You look very sad. What happened? M: Dont mention it. (8)Our baseball team was beaten by Australia last night. W: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. I know (9)baseball is a traditional pastime in the US. But you
28、 should not expect your team to win every time. M: Sure, I know. But it was a matter of pride for (10)the US baseball team to win in the 1996 Olympic Games. How I wish they could win this time. W: I also watched the live broadcast yesterday. It was a close game. They gave their best but luck was not
29、 on their side. M: You are right. (11-1)How about baseball in China? Is it also very popular? W: (11-2)I think its getting more and more popular now. M: Yeah, when I first came to China a few years ago, I couldnt find anything about the game on newspapers or in sport reports on TV. W: I agree. I am
30、a big baseball fan too, and I often go to the Internet to find out who has won and who has lost. M: Right, as far as media coverage is concerned, I have seen a lot of changes in recent years in China. W: Baseball in China is becoming an important sport now. I still remember several years ago when I
31、went to the stadium to watch a game, there were only a few dozen spectators. But now at least thousands of fans show at every game. M: Watching a baseball game in China now is almost like that in the US. W: Well, even so, I believe baseball in China is not quite up to the level as other “advanced co
32、untries”. M: Given some time for good training, I think Chinese baseball teams will reach world-class. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.Why did Bob look very sad? 9.What does the woman think of baseball in the US? 10.When did the US baseball team win the Olympic
33、 Games? 11.How about baseball in China according to the woman? 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Hello, is that Anna? W: Speaking. M: Hi, Anna, this is John here. Listen, (12-1)Im in real trouble. Im in the middle of an assignment and
34、my computers crashed! W: Oh, no! Bad luck! M: Yeah, I cant believe it! What do you think I should do? Im desperate! W: I think I can help you, John, calm down! It happened to me last year, and I solved the problem. So dont panic! What happened exactly? M: I started to boot up and suddenly the screen
35、 went black. I couldnt do anything! (12-2)All my data has gone! I cant get it back! Ive lost it all. W: Listen, that happened to me, and (13)I took it to a small company I know and they fixed it in an hour! And they got back my data, too. M: Thank goodness! Can you give me the telephone number? W: S
36、ure, theyre very helpful. Speak to Kit, Kit Marlow. You can mention my name too! That might help. Do you have a pen handy? (14)Call them on 0208 346 789. Oh, just one more thing. (15)Before you do that, switch it off, and try again. You never knowit might correct itself. M: OK! Ill do that right now
37、. Thanks a million! W: My pleasure. Good luck. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.What problem did the man face? 13.How did the woman fix her computer? 14.Whats the telephone number that the woman advised the man to call? 15.What did the woman advise the man to
38、do before asking for the companys help? 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【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】 Obtaining good health insurance is a real necessity while you are studying overseas. It protects you from minor and major medical expenses that can wipe
39、 out not only your savings but your dreams of an education abroad. (16)There are often two different types of health insurance you can consider buying: international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you will be going. An international travel insurance policy is usually pur
40、chased in your home country before you go abroad. It generally covers a wide variety of medical services and you are often given a list of doctors who may even speak your native language in the area where you will travel. (17)The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately, in
41、 other words, you may have to pay all your medical expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company. On the other hand, getting student health insurance in the country where you will study might allow you to only pay a certain percentage of the medical cost at the time of servic
42、e and thus you dont have to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once. Whatever you decide, (18)obtaining some form of health insurance is something you should consider before you go overseas. You shouldnt wait until you are sick with major medical bills to pay off. Questions 16 to 18 are
43、based on the passage you have just heard. 16.What are the two types of health insurance mentioned in the passage? 17.Whats the drawback of the international travel insurance? 18.What does the speaker suggest doing before going overseas? 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】
44、听力 19 【听力原文】 Whats your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with 150,000 other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants? It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every sum
45、mer. Why? (19)Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals. Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK. (20)It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by 1,500 people, each paying an admission price of 1the ticket included free
46、milk from the farm. Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strengthin 2004 150,000 fans attended, paying 112 each for a ticket to the three-day event. Tickets for the event were sold out within three hours. Performers included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown
47、, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone. Although many summer festivals are run on a profit-making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities. Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight globa
48、l poverty. (21)In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight international poverty and debt. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just
49、heard. 19.Why do many people in the UK dance in a rainy field every summer? 20.When did the Glastonbury Festival begin? 21.Which cities held the Live 8 concerts this year? 19 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; from July 4, 1804 to May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Nathaniel Hathorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel Hathorne and Elizabeth Clarke Manning Hathorne. (22)He later changed his name to “Haw
