1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 50及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She sold all her furniture before she moved house. （ B） She still keeps some old furniture in her new house. （ C） She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement. （ D） She bought a new set of furniture from Italy last month. （ A） The man is fond of t
2、raveling. （ B） The woman is a photographer. （ C） The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest. （ D） The man admires the womans talent in writing. （ A） The woman wondered why the man didnt return the book. （ B） The woman doesnt seem to know what the book is about. （ C） The woman doesnt find the bo
3、ok useful any more. （ D） The woman forgot lending the book to the man. （ A） She believes the paper is too difficult. （ B） She doesnt have much time to finish her paper. （ C） She has finished the paper but forgets to bring it. （ D） She hates writing papers. （ A） She seldom reads books from cover to c
4、over. （ B） She is interested in reading novels. （ C） She read only part of the book. （ D） She was eager to know what the book was about. （ A） Fixing the womans computer. （ B） Ordering some new parts by Friday. （ C） Getting the new parts ready by Friday. （ D） Sending the womans computer for repair. （
5、 A） Because the supermarket is closing down during Christmas. （ B） Because the man is going to help her with shopping. （ C） Tomorrow is the only day she is free before Christmas. （ D） She wants to get enough food for the holiday period. （ A） He would rather decide later. （ B） The woman can set the m
6、eeting date. （ C） He will decide another place to meet. （ D） The woman can come to either meeting. （ A） Because she is tired of watching TV. （ B） Because she enjoys going to the movies. （ C） Because she is tired of staying at home all day. （ D） Because there is a good film in the neighborhood theate
7、r. （ A） She saw it years ago. （ B） The movie theater is too far away. （ C） The man doesnt want her to see that. （ D） She will not be able to sleep tonight. （ A） To go and see a horror film. （ B） To go downtown next Friday. （ C） To stay home and watch TV. （ D） To go to a movie in the neighborhood. （
8、A） Talking with his teacher about his schoolwork. （ B） Preparing software. （ C） Talking to an interviewer. （ D） Writing programs. （ A） History. （ B） Geography. （ C） Mathematics. （ D） Art. （ A） Logic. （ B） Writing. （ C） History. （ D） Mathematics. （ A） An adviser. （ B） A computer programmer. （ C） A pr
9、oduct designer. （ D） A school teacher. Section B （ A） Her parents thrived in the urban environment. （ B） Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm. （ C） Her parents immigrated to America. （ D） Her parents set up an ice-cream store. （ A） He taught English in Chicago. （ B） He was crippled in a car ac
10、cident. （ C） He worked to become an executive. （ D） He was born with a limp. （ A） She was fond of living an isolated life. （ B） She was fascinated by American culture. （ C） She was very generous in offering help. （ D） She was highly devoted to her family. （ A） He was the owner of a tavern. （ B） He w
11、as just a schoolboy. （ C） He paid his fathers debts. （ D） The author didnt mention. （ A） Because he wanted to avoid his fathers punishment. （ B） Because he hated to go to school. （ C） Because he wanted to escape from the boy he fought with. （ D） Because he wanted to gain his independence. （ A） He wo
12、rked a number of unskilled jobs. （ B） He hunted wild animals. （ C） He sold guns to earn money. （ D） He worked for his father. （ A） The conditions are not yet clear. （ B） The conditions are adequate. （ C） The conditions are the same as the speaker is used to. （ D） The conditions are expected to be ra
13、ther poor. （ A） The speaker is going to travel in the new place. （ B） The speaker is going to settle down in the new place. （ C） The speaker will become a teacher in the new place. （ D） The speaker will go on with her study in the new place. （ A） Fewer choices of food. （ B） Many ways to do washing.
14、（ C） Modern lighting facilities. （ D） New types of drinking water. （ A） The speaker is unprepared for the new post. （ B） The speaker is unclear about the conditions there. （ C） The speaker is ready for all the difficulties there. （ D） The speaker is eager to know more about the post. Section C 25 We
15、 often pass on little bits of information to our children, not knowing if they are true, and only because they were【 B1】 _ on to us. This is 106 usually how myths spread. Many myths about snakes exist, and it can be fun to try and【 B2】 _ how these stories originated. I have learned from my hobby of
16、studying these myths that they often start when one person【 B3】 _ a phenomenon incorrectly and passes on the false information. It always【 B4】 _ me to see how quickly the misbelieve spread even though science has already identified and proved the contrary. One common and colorful【 B5】 _ is that the
17、well-known garter snake swallows its young to save them from danger. The daily【 B6】 _ of these snakes are well-known in the United States because they tend to reside in parks and gardens. They like to live among greenery and in areas well【 B7】 _ by plant life. Many children as well as adults enjoy o
18、bserving these creatures because they see them quite often. Like all snakes, the garter swallows its food whole. Unlike most snakes, on the other hand, the garter【 B8】_ live offspring, in numbers of approximately fifty. I hypothesize that out ancestors, while observing the garter snakes, assumed tha
19、t the snake had previously【 B9】 _ its little ones to protect them and was now setting them free again. Not many people know that garters are one of the few snakes that can bear live snakes. Unable to challenge the power of this creative myth, this【 B10】 _ folklore continues to persist in American da
20、ily life. 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 50答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Did you really give away all your furniture when you moved into the new house last month? W: Just the useless pieces, as Im planning to purchase a new
21、 set from Italy for the sitting room only. Q: What does the woman mean? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士问在搬进新房子之前是不是把家具都处理掉了， give away 意为 “分发、出卖 ”，女士回答说 “Just the useless pieces”，即，只处理了一些没用的家具，因为打算买（ purchase）一套放在起居室里的新家具，所以其他一些家具应该还保留着。故选项 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: I won a first prize in the National Writing
22、 Contest and I got this camera as an award. M: Its a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士介绍说自己的照相机就是在全国作文大赛中获得一等奖时的奖品，男士感叹地说：真没想到你是个如此优秀的作家。可见男士十分钦佩女士的写作才能，故选项 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】
23、M: Ive brought back your Oxford Companion to English Literature. I thought you might use it for your paper. Sorry not to have returned it earlier. W: I was wondering where that book was. Q: What can we infer from that conversation? 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士说很抱歉没有早一些还女士的书，女士回答说 “I was wondering where that
24、 book was.”即，自己正在想书到哪里去了，表明女士忘记把书借给男士了。 D项表述符合对话内容。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Sorry, but Im running a little behind schedule. May I bring the paper tomorrow instead of today? M: Thats fine. But it cant be delayed any more. Q: What is the womans problem? 4 【正确 答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中的 running a little behind sc
25、hedule意思是 “事情比计划进行得慢 ”，以及男士说的：不能再推迟了，暗指女士没有按时完成论文。由第二天就是交论文的截止日期可知，女士没有太多的时间来完成自己的论文了，故答案选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnson recommended? W: Oh, I havent read it through the way Id read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me. Q:
26、 What does the woman mean? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士询问女士阅读教授推荐的书的进展情况，女士说自己没有像读小说那样去进行全文阅读，只是看了自己感兴趣的几章，也就是说女士仅阅读了部分篇章，故选项 C正确。选项 A中的 from cover to cover意为 “从头至尾 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Hello. Good morning. Im calling to check when to start fixing my computer. M: Well, the new parts have just come in, s
27、o it should be ready by Friday. I will call you as soon as possible. Q: What are the two speakers talking about? 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本对话的场景是：打电话。女士一开始就表明打电话的目的是确认修好电脑的时间。而男士说新零件刚到，只能周五才能修好了。因此可以推断出对话双方谈论的是修理电脑的事情，故答案选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: I must go to the supermarket tomorrow. Its the last day its
28、 open till after the Christmas holidays. M: Sure, we dont want to be out of anything. Want a hand? Q: Why is the woman going to the supermarket tomorrow? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题的答案出现在女士所说的话中。由 “Its the last day its open till after the Christmas holidays.”可知女士说第二天一定要去超市，是因为明天是圣诞节放假前最后一天营业。故答案为 A。 be out
29、 of anything 意为 “错过什么东西 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, Mr. Brown. Would you rather have the meeting on Monday or Tuesday? M: Whatever you decide will be OK. I will pull time out to attend the conference. Q: What does the man mean? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试 题解析】 女士问：会议安排在周一还是周二？男士回答说 “Whatever you decide wi
30、ll be OK.”即，他让女士作决定，他会抽时间（ pull time out）参加会议。所以答案选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: (1) Im tired of watching television. Lets go to the movies tonight. M: All right. Do you want to go downtown? Or is there a good movie in the neighborhood? W: Id rather not spend a lot of money. What does the paper say abou
31、t neighborhood theaters? M: Heres the list on page Column 6. Here it is. Theres a good movie there. W: Thats too far away. And its hard to find a place to park there. M: Well, the Grand Theater has Gone with the Wind. W: I saw that movie several years ago. I dont want to see it again. Anyway, its to
32、o long. We wouldnt get home until midnight. M: The Center has a horror film you wouldnt want to see that. W: (2) No, indeed. I wouldnt be able to sleep tonight. M: Thats about all there is. Unless we change our minds and go downtown. W: No, we just cant afford it. There must be something else we hav
33、ent seen. M: Here, look for yourself. I cant find anything else. W: Look at this! M: What? W: In the television schedule, theres a baseball game on television tonight. M: I wasnt looking for a TV program. I was looking at the movie ads. W: I know, but I just happened to notice it. New York is playin
34、g Boston. M: That ought to be good. I wouldnt mind watching that. W: (3) OK. Lets stay home. We can go to a movie Friday. 1. Why does the woman want to go to the movies? 2. Why does the woman say she doesnt want to see the horror film? 3. What does the couple decide to do finally? 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】
35、听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Sit down please, Mr. Johnson. M: Thank you. W: (4) I have read your application letter here. You seem to have done very well in school. Can you tell me something about your schoolwork? M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were art subje
36、cts. My best subject was history, and my second best was geography. (5) However, my favorite subject was math, and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable. W: Thats true. Now, can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job? M: Well, I understand that you man
37、ufacture computers, prepare software, and advise customers how to use them. Is that right? W: Yes. M: (6) And Ive been told that working with computers needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. Thats especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my res
38、ults show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics, as well. W: So, you would like to write programs for computers, wouldnt you? M: Yes. (7) Thats what interests me most about computers, writing programs. And I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. Im sure tha
39、t career prospects in the industry would be very good. W: I see. Well, thank you. Ive enjoyed our talk. Well be writing to you. M: Thank you. Good-bye. 4. What is the man doing? 5. According to the conversation, which of the following is Mr. Johnsons favorite subject? 6. In Mr. Johnsons opinion, wha
40、t can help him a lot in the job? 7. What would Mr. Johnson like to work as? 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. (1)She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 192
41、6. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice- cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went on to secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local p
42、hotographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. (2)He was 17 when he left Italy.
43、Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. (3)Dad was generous and handsom
44、e. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, a
45、nd traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained. 1. What does the speaker tell us about his mothers early childhood? 2. What do we learn about the speakers father? 3. What does the speaker say about his mother? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。 “She was three when her
46、 parents immigrated to America in 1926.”表明母亲在很小的时候就居家移民到了美国。故答案选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【 试题解析】 事实细节题。抓住关键点 “a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp”可知父亲在一次车祸中，腿残疾了。 B 项中的 crippled “跛腿的， 残疾的 ” ， 符合题意。 hit-and-run “驾车肇事逃逸的 ” 。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实细节题。 由 “Dad was generous an
47、d handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family.”可知母亲深爱着自己的丈夫和子女，婚后就辞职做了一位家庭主妇，把自己的一切奉献给了自己的家庭。选项 D中的 highly devoted to her family 与文中的 gave herself to her family 意思相一致。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 For many people, Davy Crockett represented the s
48、pirit of the American wilderness. David Crockett was born in what is now Greene County, Tennessee in 1786. He was the fifth of nine children born to John and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett. (4)Life in the wilderness was difficult. John Crockett repeatedly moved his family in an effort to find a good place
49、 to live. In 1796, he opened a tavern, or drinking place. The tavern was a popular stop for travelers. Davy probably heard many stories told by the people at his fathers tavern. Davy Crockett started attending a small school when he was about thirteen years old. A few days later, he fought with another boy at the school. (5) After that, Davy decided to run away from home to escape his fathers punishment. For more than two years, he worked a number of unskilled jobs to
