1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 40及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She hasnt finished reading the book. （ B） She wont lend her book to the man. （ C） The man doesnt need the book. （ D） The man can use her book if he likes. （ A） To make an appointment with Mr. Green. （ B） To arrange a date with the woman. （ C） To postpone hi
2、s appointment with Mr. Green to 4 oclock. （ D） To make sure that Mr. Green will see him at 4 oclock. （ A） The blue one is too fancy for him. （ B） Blue is one of his favorite colors. （ C） He doesnt like either of the two. （ D） He never wears silk or wool. （ A） Buy a computer for himself. （ B） Borrow
3、some money to buy a computer. （ C） Wait a while before buying a computer. （ D） Find a better way to invest his savings. （ A） He decides not to take chemistry. （ B） Hes been tired of physics. （ C） Hes already found a partner. （ D） Hes too busy to find a partner. （ A） Buying a car from an advertisemen
4、t. （ B） Putting an advertisement in newspaper. （ C） Dealing with a second-hand car. （ D） Taking in a newspaper for a week. （ A） The two speakers will go home first. （ B） The two speakers will have dinner at home. （ C） The two speakers will have dinner outside. （ D） The two speakers wont go to the co
5、ncert. （ A） Ask the professor when hell be available. （ B） Help the woman to contact the professor. （ C） Solve the question for the woman. （ D） Ask the professor to clarify the question. （ A） To have one of her teeth filled. （ B） To have one of her teeth pulled. （ C） To have her teeth cleaned. （ D）
6、To have her teeth examined. （ A） Have ones heart transplanted. （ B） Have ones teeth transplanted. （ C） Advance the tooth filling technique. （ D） Reduce pain in tooth pulling and filling. （ A） Tooth transplant is expensive. （ B） Dentists are working on tooth transplant. （ C） Tooth transplant has been
7、 successful. （ D） Tooth transplant has failed. （ A） Italy. （ B） Portugal. （ C） Spain. （ D） Costa Rica. （ A） She may not find a suitable hotel. （ B） She has never been abroad. （ C） She hasnt booked tickets for her family. （ D） She has to take her children with her. （ A） It should have a swimming pooL
8、 （ B） It should be very quiet. （ C） It should be in the downtown. （ D） It should be on the beach. （ A） Using a tent. （ B） Finding a new hotel. （ C） Trying the hotel. （ D） Giving up that hotel. Section B （ A） The reason why early men were so intelligent. （ B） The tools that belonged to early men. （ C
9、） The language development of early men. （ D） The way the human brain works. （ A） It forced early men to do calculations. （ B） It improved early mens ability to hunt. （ C） It enabled early men to think of new ideas. （ D） It motivated early men to eat more. （ A） People could use words to improve perf
10、ormance. （ B） People could manage their time better than before. （ C） People could make their emotions understood better. （ D） People could share ideas with each other and other generations. （ A） To guarantee the students safety on the roads. （ B） To help the parents save money. （ C） To save time fo
11、r the parents and students. （ D） To relieve the traffic pressure on the road. （ A） It is only prepared for children far away from their school. （ B） It involves a bus service from Milton to Impington and back. （ C） It requires parents to pay less than 60 a term for the service. （ D） It is to be trie
12、d out for children in Western England. （ A） By letting the bus run in the morning only. （ B） By limiting the number of the students. （ C） By obtaining the support from the government. （ D） By linking the new bus service with the existing one. （ A） Lifting your soup bowl to your mouth. （ B） Making a
13、noise when eating. （ C） Raising your elbows to the shoulder. （ D） Putting your elbows on the table. （ A） Putting your hands on the table all the time. （ B） Making noise while eating any kind of food. （ C） Eating your meals quickly and clearly. （ D） Keeping your elbows away from the table. （ A） Eatin
14、g with your right hand. （ B） Refusing the offer of the host and hostess. （ C） Being unaware of your legs. （ D） Eating with your left hand. （ A） Imitate what your host and hostess do. （ B） Do what you usually do at home. （ C） Avoid looking after your own needs. （ D） Know about the details of table ma
15、nners in advance. Section C 25 Everybody wants to get wealthy. In todays【 B1】 _ world, making money or becoming wealthy symbolizes a persons success and capability. Many people just make every effort, pay any price to【 B2】 _greater wealth. With money, they can buy nice, large【 B3】 _in nice neighborh
16、oods; with money they can own stately【 B4】 _cars. Wealth seems to bring all happiness in life. But is wealth the only road to happiness? Not really. There are many things in the world which are beyond【 B5】 _money, such as friendship, love, health and knowledge. Many people are so preoccupied with【 B
17、6】 _ money that they have no time or would not take the time to form or maintain friendship. What happiness can they feel living as lonely,【 B7】 _creatures with no true love or friends in the world, even if they【 B8】 _tremendous wealth? In my opinion, people cant do anything without money, but money
18、 is not everything. What money will bring you depends on your personal【 B9】 _and goal in life. If you are kind enough to help others, especially the poor, money is a good thing for you. With it, you can do much more for the benefit of people and your country, and it will【 B10】 _your own happiness. I
19、f you want money just for your own needs, youll never be satisfied or happy. In a word, only if you are generous can money be the source of your happiness. 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 40答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: I d
20、ont want to buy the book Prof. Smith told us to read for the coming exam. Do you think you could lend me yours? W: Well, Im not using it right now, but I think I really need to keep it handy just in case. Q: What does the woman mean? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Good morning. This is David Henry
21、 speaking. Im just ringing to confirm my appointment with Mr. Green for this afternoon. W: Yes. Mr. Green is expecting you at 4 oclock. Q: Why is the man making the phone call? 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Which of these suits do you like better, the blue silk or the black and white wool? M: Its
22、 a difficult question for me, since blue isnt one of my favorite colors and the other one is too fancy for me. Q: What can we learn about the man from the conversation? 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: My parents think I should buy a computer now that Im in college. I know that, but I really hate to
23、 spend much savings at a time. W: Well, if I were you Id make such a worthwhile investment. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Have you found a partner to work with on chemistry? The course is beginning the day after tomorrow. M: To tell you the truth, Ive be
24、en tied up with my physics this week. Q: What does the man mean? 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, Id like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper. M: OK, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We cant quote rates for just Sunday. Q: What are
25、 the speakers talking about? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: I dont think we have time to dine at home tonight since I have to work until 6 and the concert starts at 7:30. M: Ive got an idea. Ill pick you up after work and together well eat downtown. Thatll give us plenty of time to go to the conce
26、rt at ease. Q: What can we learn from this conversation? 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: I really need to get in touch with Professor Nelson. Ive got a chemistry problem I cant solve. But therere always students in his office. M: Im attending an evening course given by Professor Nelson. Why dont yo
27、u give me your question and let me ask him instead? Q: What will the man most probably do for the woman? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Mary. I heard that you are suffering from toothache these days. Hows that with you now? W: Its gone, thanks. I went to the dentist last night, and he took care of
28、 me. M: What exactly is troubling you then? W: The last tooth on the upper right hand side. 9 Its been severely decayed and finally I had it filled at the dentists. M: I hate having my teeth filled. Its not just the pain I hate. I also hate the sound of drilling. W: So do I. Id rather have a tooth p
29、ulled than filled. M: Have you ever had one of your teeth pulled? W: No, but the one the dentist just filled will have to come out someday. He says it cant be filled again. M: Teeth keep causing trouble, and nobody really does anything about it. I cant understand why. W: They can put men onto the mo
30、on, but they cant keep people from having trouble with teeth. M: 10 They can give somebody a different heart. Why cant they give him different teeth? W: Ive heard theyre working on that. 11 My dentist says theyre working on tooth transplant right now. M: But on second thought, Im not sure Id want to
31、 eat with some other persons teeth. W: Well, thats not how it works. The idea is to develop a plastic tooth that can be placed into the hole where your own tooth came out. M: Really? It sounds like a good idea. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why did the woman
32、 go to the dentist? 10. What does the man hope the dentists can do? 11. What does the womans dentist tell her? 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: John, I want to ask if you know anything about hotels on the Costa Brava. M: Why? No, Im afraid I cant be very
33、much help to you there. W: Well, 12 its just that weve been thinking of taking the family to Spain this summer and 13 at this rather late stage were trying to organize ourselves a suitable hotel. But I thought that youd been to the Costa Brava. M: Its certainly a bit late. But have you looked at the
34、 ads? W: Well, yes. As a matter of fact, I was reading one ad only this morning in the Sunday paper which sounded marvelous. M: For a hotel? W: Yes. Just outside Barcelona. 14 It said that this hotel was right on the beach, and thats essential as far as were concerned. M: I know just how it is. W: A
35、nd all the rooms have balconies facing the sea and overlooking the beach. M: Expensive? W: No. That was the remarkable thing about it. You know, even allowing for a bit of exaggeration in the ad, it seemed to have a lot to offer. M: Well, you never know. W: Well, yes, so what would you say? M: Of co
36、urse. 15 The only way to find out for certain is to go and try it. And thats taking rather a risk. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What country does the woman plan to take her family to this summer? 13. Whats the womans problem? 14. What is essential to the
37、woman about a hotel? 15. Whats the mans suggestion to the woman? 12 【正确答案】 C 【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 B 16 【听力原文】 Good afternoon, and welcome once again to “The World We Never Knew”. We left off last week talking about how the tool-making in
38、dustry of early men also stimulated the growth of the brain. The possession of a good brain has become one of the factors that enabled humans to make tools at the start. But the use of tools became, in turn, a driving force towards the evolution of an even better brain. 17 The characteristics of goo
39、d memory, a long head, and innovativeness that were needed for tool-making varied in strength from one individual to another. Again, these circumstances trimmed the human stock, expanding the centers of the brain in which past experiences were recorded, future actions were expected, and new ideas we
40、re considered. As a result, from generation to generation the brain grew larger. The evolution of speech may have been the most important factor of all. When early man mastered the loom of language, his progress accelerated dramatically. Through the spoken word a new invention in tool-making, for ex
41、ample, could be communicated to everyone; in this way the innovativeness of the individual enhanced the survival prospects of his fellows, and 18 the creative strength of one became the strength of all. More importantly, through language the ideas of one generation could be passed onto the next, so
42、that each generation not only inherited the genes of its ancestors but also their collective wisdom. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What is the speaker mainly talking about? 17. According to the speaker, how did tool-making affect the brain? 18. Why could langua
43、ge improve the human mind? 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. 19 This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their childrens safety on the
44、 roads. Until now the local government has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepar
45、ed to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school. The new plan is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. 20 The local government has agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus se
46、rvice from Milton to Impington and back. Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part. A government official has said the cost to parents should be less than 20 a term. 21 They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreemen
47、t with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. What is the aim of the new plan? 20. What does the speaker say
48、about the new plan? 21. How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost? 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】 D 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 The proverb “one mans meat is anothers poison” applies to table manners as well. To put it more simply, in Britain you mustnt li
49、ft your soup bowl to your mouth. In Japan, however, lifting your bowl to your mouth is an efficient way of drinking your soup. 22 And in Japan you neednt worry about making a noise when you drink it. Noisily drinking your soup or any other food you happen to be eating is quite acceptable and shows that you are enjoying it. Thats not true in Britain, however. In Britain, we try not to put our hands or elbows on the table at all during a meal.
