1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 38及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The woman is cheerful. （ B） The woman has nothing. （ C） The woman feels bored. （ D） The woman is special. （ A） The man still have chance to pass the exam. （ B） The man still has a fever. （ C） The man will fail the exam one more time. （ D） The man should be
2、upset. （ A） She is writing. （ B） She is reading a magazine. （ C） She is editing. （ D） She is being interviewed. （ A） They should go by train if its not too expensive. （ B） They should take the train because its more relaxing. （ C） They should drive to Chicago. （ D） They should go by air. （ A） He cri
3、ticized Jane. （ B） He is unhappy. （ C） He is selfish. （ D） He is lazy. （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Salesman and customer. （ C） Doctor and patient. （ D） Employer and employee. （ A） The man should find another location. （ B） The man should put the horse before the cart. （ C） The man should not open a
4、new shop. （ D） The man should do something more important. （ A） He usually plays golf alone. （ B） He often plays golf with his employer. （ C） He is a member of a country golf club. （ D） He likes to play golf very much. （ A） Inviting her friends to a gathering. （ B） Staying at home with her parents.
5、（ C） Relaxing at the seashore. （ D） Working on her paper. （ A） Finish her experiment. （ B） Work on a paper. （ C） Stay in the library. （ D） Lie out in the sun. （ A） She was too tired to continue. （ B） It was hard for her to run on the wet sand. （ C） She didnt like the volleyball game. （ D） She couldn
6、t bear the burning hot weather. （ A） The water was too dirty. （ B） She was afraid of water. （ C） She hadnt learned to swim. （ D） The waters temperature was low. （ A） It should be done in advance. （ B） It should be finished more slowly. （ C） It can be done with plenty of time. （ D） It must be done at
7、 once. （ A） They have no weekend. （ B） The meetings usually go on too long. （ C） They cant get the up-to-date information in work. （ D） The colleagues dont stick to the deadlines. （ A） Everybody must finish their work on time. （ B） Everybody must know what they are doing. （ C） Everybody must work ha
8、rder and harder. （ D） Everybody must attend the meeting. Section B （ A） Writing can bring a writer wealth and fame. （ B） Being a writer is very different from writing. （ C） Persistence is very important in writing. （ D） Anyone who wants to write can be a writer. （ A） He has been a writer for 20 year
9、s. （ B） He became famous overnight. （ C） His friends helped him when he didnt make enough to eat. （ D） His living condition was poor when he first became a writer. （ A） He had a positive attitude towards life. （ B） He wanted to write and thats his dream. （ C） He was sure his dream would come true. （
10、 D） He got many supports from his friends. （ A） From their childhood. （ B） During their employment. （ C） When they get a stable job. （ D） After they graduate from university. （ A） Arranging courses for them. （ B） Offering them access to the Internet. （ C） Supporting their interest. （ D） Giving them
11、constructive advice. （ A） Check if the program is interesting. （ B） Judge if the program is suitable for them. （ C） Check if they have finished their homework. （ D） Judge if the program helps to cultivate their interest. （ A） She could drive a car though she was over eighty. （ B） She violated the tr
12、affic rules but escaped being caught. （ C） She had never made any driving mistakes before. （ D） She was never punished for any traffic violation. （ A） She couldnt tell red from green. （ B） She was too old to see the traffic light. （ C） She drove too fast to stop the car. （ D） She was ill when she wa
13、s driving. （ A） By showing her clean driving record. （ B） By threading a needle. （ C） By looking for a great lawyer for herself. （ D） By challenging the judge. （ A） Mrs. Jones was punished. （ B） Mrs. Jones lost her record. （ C） The case was dismissed. （ D） The judge kept his record. Section C 25 Lea
14、rning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a US review finding music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills. Although it has been suggested in the past that listening to Mozart or other【 B1】_ music could make you smarter, there has been little evidence t
15、o show that music【 B2】 _ brain power. But a data-driven review by Northwestern University has pulled together research that links musical training to learning that【 B3】 _ into skills including language, speech, memory, attention and even vocal emotion. Researcher Nina Kraus said the data【 B4】 _ sugg
16、ested that the neural connections made during musical training also primed the brain for other aspects of human communication. “The effect of music training suggests that, similar to physical exercise and its【 B5】_on body fitness, music is a resource that tones the brain for auditory fitness and thu
17、s requires society to re-examine the role of music in shaping【 B6】_development,“ the researchers said in their study. Kraus said learning musical sounds could【 B7】 _ the brains ability to adapt and change and also enable the nervous system to provide supporting【 B8】 _ that are important to learning.
18、 The study, published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, looked at the explosion of research in recent years【 B9】 _ the effects of music training on the nervous system which could have strong implications for education. The study found that playing an instrument prepares the brain to choose what is rel
19、evant in a complex process that may involve reading or remembering a score, timing issues and【 B10】 _ other musicians. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 38答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Youre not looking very cheerful. Whats th
20、e matter with you? W: Oh, nothing special. Im just a bit fed up. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: I failed the exam. I feel so upset. W: Come on! You failed just because you got a fever before the exam. There is still a make-up test. Q: What does the woman
21、imply? 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Here are some samples of my writings. Some of them were published in magazines. M: Good. Would you like to be an assistant for one of our editors? Q: What is the woman doing? 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will tak
22、e us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago. W: Itd be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Q: What does the woman mean? 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: You look a little upset. M: Well, Jane criticized me that I was selfish and lazy, so we got into a figh
23、t. Q: What do we learn about the man? 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Now, what seems to be the trouble? M: Its nothing serious. But I always have a headache, and I havent slept properly for several weeks. Ive also lost appetite and my eyes are burning. Q: Whats the probable relationship between th
24、e man and the woman? 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: I have just found a great location to open a new shop. W: But you havent researched the market. Dont you think this is putting the cart before the horse? Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Do you usually play golf? M: N
25、ot really. I dont like to play alone because its too expensive. But I often play golf with my boss, because our company is a member of a country club. Q: What do we learn about the man? 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Hey, Linda. Looks like you got some sun this weekend. W: Yeah, I guess so. 9 I sp
26、ent the weekend at the beach. M: Oh, yeah? Thats great! Where did you stay? W: Some friends of my parents live out there. And they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay. M: So, what are you doing back here already? W: 10 Oh, I have a paper I need to work on. And I just couldnt do any serious st
27、udying at the beach. M: I dont blame it. So, what did you do out there? I mean, besides lay out in the sun, obviously. W: I jogged up and down the beach and I played some volleyball. You know, 11 I never realize how hard it is to run on sand. I couldnt even get through a whole game before I had to s
28、it down. Its much easier to run on the wet sand near the water. M: Not to mention cooler. Did you go swimming? W: I wanted to, 12 but they said the water isnt warm enough for that until a couple of months from now. So I just waded in up to my knees. M: It all sounds so relaxing. I wish I could get a
29、way to the beach like that. W: It looks like you could use it. Dont tell me you spent the weekend in the library again. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. How did the woman spend the weekend? 10. What does the woman have to do after she comes back? 11. Why did th
30、e woman have to stop playing in the volleyball game? 12. Why didnt the woman go swimming? 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Weve got a lot of work to do now, 13 but take your time over this project. We dont want to make any mistakes.
31、M: OK. I should have it finished by Friday afternoon. Then I can check those accounts over the weekend. We need to have them finished by Monday, right? W: Thats right. Well finish them just in time. 13 The project can wait for the time being. We need to spend several days on that project, but it isn
32、t due to be finished until the end of the month, so we have plenty of time to get it done. M: From next week on, we should be in less of a rush. W: Im going to give everyone on the team an extra day off. Everyone deserves it. M: Dont say that yet. A new project could suddenly appear. W: Thats true.
33、Right, Im going back to the meeting. Its been going on for hours and theres no indication that itll end soon. M: Carol said that she would spend some time checking that everyone is up-to-date with their work. W: Good. I have to go right now. 14 I really hope this meeting doesnt last too long. M: 14
34、They usually go on for ages. W: Ill stop by if I have time later. 15 Make sure everyone knows that we must stick to the deadlines. M: I will. Enjoy your meeting! Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. What do we learn about the project? 14. What do the two speakers
35、 complain about? 15. What does the woman stress at the end of the conversation? 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, 16 but I also explain that theres a big differen
36、ce between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “Youve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. For every wr
37、iter kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose desire is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year job in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. 17 It didnt even matter that it
38、was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. 18 But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about i
39、t for years. I wasnt going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Questions 16 to 18 are based on
40、the passage you have just heard. 16. What does the speaker emphasize when encouraging those who want to be a writer? 17. What do we learn about the speaker? 18. Why didnt the speaker give up writing when he made no break at all? 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听
41、力原文】 Many of the employees think their career path and plans begin during their employment or when they have already secured a job. 19 But basically, if we look at what becomes of a person, you can root it from the upbringing of the person, to be more specific, from childhood. As parents, we usually
42、 plan our childrens future according to what we are or what we wanted to be. We buy them toys and educational materials according to what we dream our children would become someday. In career pathing, the parents role plays a major part for the individuals success in identifying their chosen career.
43、 20 The best approach is to support the childrens interest and not to force them to take courses that the parents wanted for themselves. Support can be provided by helping them read materials on their field of interest, exposing them to the career and providing information as to the advantages and s
44、acrifices that one may take to accomplish their chosen field. This is not difficult nowadays. The Internet and the publications are now very affordable and even the media provides the information for the different careers that our children may take. There are shows and programs that can provide a pi
45、cture of the different field. 21 But before you go to your television and change the channel of what your children are watching, check first if the program is fit for their age and maturity. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. At what stage of life do people start ca
46、reer plans according to the passage? 20. What is the best way for parents to help their children with career pathing? 21. What should parents do before they change the channel their children are watching? 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 Mrs. Jones was over
47、 eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and 22 boasted of the fact that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished for a driving offence. Then one day she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the police
48、men in it saw her pass a red light without stopping. When Mrs. Jones came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her 23 eyes had become weak with old age, so that sh
49、e had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. 24 Without saying a word, she chose a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that you
