1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 52及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He forgot to bring the tickets. （ B） He doesnt want to watch the drama. （ C） He didnt take enough money. （ D） He had to buy the ticket at the full price. （ A） The man cant copy material on the Internet. （ B） The man can try his luck on the Internet. （ C） Th
2、e man should be patient with his study. （ D） The man has to finish his paper on time. （ A） The man should not stay up too late. （ B） The man should attend classes tomorrow. （ C） The man should take the exam seriously. （ D） The man still has a lot of time to prepare for the exam. （ A） Her family life
3、 is hard to manage. （ B） She finds it hard to balance between her family and job. （ C） The man should not complain about his job. （ D） The boss should give the man enough time to finish the job. （ A） Continue her hard work. （ B） Have a short break. （ C） Enjoy her family life. （ D） Pursue further stu
4、dy. （ A） He got fired. （ B） He just quit his job. （ C） He changed his working time. （ D） He found a new job. （ A） He will return from Paris in two weeks. （ B） He is studying French in Paris. （ C） He is having a vacation in Paris. （ D） He is planning to go back to Paris in a year. （ A） Pick up the pa
5、per on the 12th. （ B） Finish the assignment early. （ C） Type out the paper before handing it in. （ D） Make full preparations for the exam. （ A） It is a waste of time and energy. （ B） It damages childrens eye sight. （ C） Children may be badly influenced by it. （ D） Children may learn new things from
6、it. （ A） He often goes there to practise his oral English. （ B） He feels shy every time he begins to chat. （ C） It is a place where he can meet people. （ D） It is a classroom where he can improve his writing skills. （ A） Read novels on free websites. （ B） Get refreshed after surfing online. （ C） Soc
7、ialise with people online. （ D） Talk some sense into her mother. （ A） He has bought enough Christmas gifts. （ B） He has made the plans for Christmas celebrations. （ C） He has prepared some Christmas cards. （ D） He has done nothing for Christmas. （ A） $250. （ B） $550. （ C） $750. （ D） $1,100. （ A） The
8、y dont have to go to school. （ B） They dont have to worry about the shopping. （ C） They dont have to cook the big dinner. （ D） They dont have to do their homework. （ A） He will decorate a tree by himself. （ B） He will borrow a tree from his neighbours. （ C） He will do without a tree for Christmas. （
9、 D） He will buy a decorated tree. Section B （ A） They are patient and finish what they start. （ B） They are moody and become annoyed easily. （ C） They are stubborn and impulsive. （ D） They are conservative and stick to convention. （ A） People of blood type A. （ B） People of blood type B. （ C） People
10、 of blood type O. （ D） People of blood type AB. （ A） In 1911. （ B） In 1913. （ C） In 1930. （ D） In 1931. （ A） The colour represents truth, peace and humanitarian. （ B） The colour represents truth, love and coordination. （ C） The colour represents peace, truth and coordination. （ D） The colour represe
11、nts peace, cooperation and truth. （ A） It can reduce the risk of heart disease. （ B） It can increase blood pressure. （ C） It can make a room look larger. （ D） It can balance other sharp colours. （ A） Dull. （ B） Horrible. （ C） Tranquil. （ D） Cool. （ A） Washing plates. （ B） Clearing tables. （ C） Shini
12、ng shoes. （ D） Sweeping the floor. （ A） She must work six days a week. （ B） She should never be late for work. （ C） She must study hard in her spare time. （ D） She should not bring her friends to the restaurant. （ A） To pay her for her work. （ B） To let her have three meals a day in the restaurant.
13、（ C） To give her friends free drinks. （ D） To allow her to have more free time. （ A） Because the girl was not a full-time worker. （ B） Because the girl had made some mistakes. （ C） Because he thought the girl had failed to meet his requirements. （ D） Because he thought it was his daughter who should
14、 pay him. Section C 25 In a competitive economy, the consumer usually has the choice of several different brands of the same product. Yet underneath their labels, the products are often nearly【 B1】 _. One manufacturers toothpaste tends to differ very little from another manufacturers. Thus, manufact
15、urers【 B2】 _a problem how to keep sales high enough to stay in【 B3】 _. Manufacturers solve this problem by advertising. They try to【 B4】 _consumers in various ways. In fact, advertisements may be【 B5】_into two types according to the kind of appeals they use. One type of advertisement tries to【 B6】 _
16、the consumers reasoning mind. It may offer a claim that seems scientific. For example it may say the dentists【 B7】_ flash toothpaste. In selling a product, the truth of the advertising may be less important than the appearance of truth. A scientific【 B8】 _ gives the appearance of truth. Another type
17、 of advertisement tries to amuse the【 B9】 _ buyer. Products that are essentially boring, such as insecticide, are often advertised in an amusing way. One way of doing this is to make the products appear alive. For example, the advertisers may personify cans of insecticide, and show them attacking ma
18、n-faced bugs. Ads of this sort are silly, but they also tend to be amusing. Advertisers believe that consumers are likely to remember and buy products【 B10】 _fun. 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 52答案与解析 Section A 1 【 听力原文】
19、 W: Ive been waiting all week for this music drama; the Cats is supposed to be excellent. And with our student discount, the tickets will be really cheap. M: Uh, oh.Im afraid I left my student ID card in my other wallet. Q: What does the man imply? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实状况题。女士说学生票很便宜，而男士说他把学生证 (studen
20、t ID card)落在男一个钱包里了，由此推测由于男士没有带学生证，他们只能买原价票 (at the full price)了，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, Dr. Smith. I still cant find any material for the research in the library. W: Why not find some information on the Internet? It may give you all kinds of materials. Q: What does the woman sugge
21、st? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 观点态度题。男士说他在图书馆找不到研究所需要的资料，女士用Why not 的句式建议男士在网上 (on the Internet)查找所需的资料， B)为原文的同义转述，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: The final exam is around the corner. Im going to stay up until tomorrow morning. W: Do you think that will really work? Besides, we have four lessons tomorrow mornin
22、g. Q: What does the woman mean? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 观点态度题。男士说期末考试就要到了 (around the corner)，他准备熬夜复 习 (stay up)，女士反问这样做是否有用，况且明天上午还有四节课，言外之意就是女士并不赞成男士熬夜备战期末考试，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: The boss gives me too much work but very short time. I cant make it. W: Why? I do the same work within the same tim
23、e, and I have to manage my family life. But I never have any complaint. Q: What does the woman mean? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士抱怨说老板总是给他太多工作、太少时间，女士表示质疑(why)，还说她也用同样的时间做同样的工作，并且还得顾及家庭生活 (manage my familylife)，但是她从来没有抱怨过 (never haveany complaint)，言外之意即男士也没什么好抱怨的，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Dont be too h
24、arsh on yourself. You have already worked so hard. I think you really need to have a break. W: Youre right. But nowadays earning money is my priority. Q: Whats the woman most probably going to do? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 行为活动题。男士建议女士应注意休息 (have a break)，女士对男士的建议表示肯定，但通过 But转折句表示，目前对她来说，挣钱才是当务之急(earning mo
25、ney is my priority)，言外之意就是她会一如既往地努力工作，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Its 9 oclock! You should have already been at work. M: Dont worry. I was not fired; I just changed my shift. Q: Why didnt the man go to work? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实状况题。女士惊讶地说已经九点了，男士应该在上班才对，男士解释说自己倒班了 (changed my shift)， C)为原文的同义转述，故
26、为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Has Andrew come back from his trip to Paris? M: Yes, and he liked it so much that after only two weeks at home, he went back to study French for a year. Q: What does this conversation tell us about Andrew? 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士问 Andrew从巴黎回来了吗，男士给与肯定回答，还说Andrew在家待了两周又回巴黎去学习法
27、语了 (went back to studyFrench for a year)，由此可知 Andrew现在正在巴黎学习法语，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听 力原文】 W: I cant remember the due date for our final paper. M: I think its the 12th, but the professor said not to wait until the last minutes to hand it in. Q: What did the professor ask the students to do? 8 【正确答案
28、】 B 【试题解析】 行为活动题。女士问男士交期末论文的时间 (due date for our finalpaper)，男士说是 12号，但紧接着提到教授说过不要等到最后一分钟再交，由此可知教授要求大家早点完成论文，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hi, John, what do you usually do on weekends? I feel so bored on the weekend. M: Why dont you surf the net? There are many fun things to do! W: Well,9my mom won
29、t let me get online. She said that there are so many traps on the Internet. She is afraid that I might be badly influenced. M: She only looks at the negative side of the Internet. Actually there are far more positive impacts. W: Could you give me some examples, please? M: Simply by clicking a button
30、, you can get information about all kinds of topics. Even if you want to have very specific information, you will find it in a short time. W: Really? M: There are also some social communities on the Internet, such as English Chat Room. I often go there to practise my oral English. I dont feel shy th
31、ere as I normally do. Now I find that Ive made great progress in my oral and written English due to the Internet. W: Thats great. Ive been looking for a place to practice my English for a long time. M: Another big advantage of the Internet is the easy access to information and its very cheap. There
32、are many websites that offer free stuff. W: I enjoy reading novels, especially those adventures. But my mom said that a lot of children get sick after playing on the computer all day long. M: She is right. We cant get stuck to it all day. We need to go out to breathe fresh air. We need to keep fit i
33、n the park. And we also need to socialise with real people. W: Yeah, I see. 9. What does the girls mom think of the Internet? 10. What does the man say about the English Chat Room? 11. What does the man suggest the woman do in the end? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。对话开头处，男士建议女士周末时可以上上网，网上有很多有意思的东西，女士说她的妈妈不让
34、她上网，因为她妈妈认为网上有很多陷阱(somany traps on the Internet)，担心她受到不良的影响 (be badly influenced)，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。男士介绍说网上有很多社交群体 (social communities)，并举例说他经常在英语聊天室 (English Chat Room)锻炼自己的英语口语(oralEnglish)，在那里他不像平时那样会觉得害羞，而现在他已经在口语和书面英语 (written English)方面有了很大进步， A)符合原文，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11
35、【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话最后男士表示同意女士妈妈的说法，我们不能整天待在网上 (cant get stuck to it all day)，我们需要去外面呼吸新鲜空气 (goout to breathe fresh air)，即建议女士上网一段时间后出去换换气 (getrefreshed)，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Are you all ready for Christmas? M: Are you kidding? I havent even started. Ive done zero shopping. W: Well, you
36、d better get going; Christmas is only a week away. M: I have to tell you that Im one of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush. W: Oh, Im not. I love the holidays. I love the crowds, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties, all the presents. M: Thats just t
37、he beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas.13The average Christmas expense for US families is about S550. But somehow I always spend about twice that much. It takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills. W: But didnt you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? M: I
38、 guess so. W: I know you did. You were the most excited kid in the whole class I remember. Maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your children. M: Well,14kids enjoy it because they dont have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills. W: Maybe thats true. But
39、for me, Christmas is about whats in your heart and how you can make others happy. M: Youre right, Mary. Im going to try hard to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart. W: Im glad to hear that John. By the way, do you have your tree up? M: Oh,15I hate all the needles that get all over your liv
40、ing room floor. I mean, were going to get a decorated tree today. W: Thats OK. Just enjoy your holiday. 12. What did the man do to prepare for Christmas? 13. How much does the man always spend for Christmas? 14. Why do children enjoy Christmas according to the man? 15. What is the mans plan for the
41、Christmas tree? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。对话开头处，女士问男士是否为圣诞节做好了准备，男士说他还没有为圣诞节做任何准备，什么都没买 (Ive done zero shopping)，故答案为D)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。男士说美国家庭在圣诞节的平均花费 (average Christmasexpense)是 550美元，而他总是要花费两倍 (twice that much)，经过简单计算，男士在圣诞节时通常要花 1100美元，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话
42、中，男士说孩子们喜欢圣诞节在于他们既不用购物，也不需要支付账单，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。对话最后，男士说他烦透了客厅地板上的那些小针头(needles)，并表示自己打算买一棵装饰好的圣诞树，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Jill Wesson is hiring staff for her companys new office in Taipei. Shes started going through a pile of applications, taking note of wor
43、k experience, and skills in computers and foreign languages. But one bit of information keeps turning up, and she cant make heads or tails of it. “Why are all of these people telling me what their blood type is?“ She asks. “What difference could that make? Its an office, not a coal mine nobodys goin
44、g to need a blood transfusion.“ East Asias obsession with blood types comes from the work of Furukawa Takeji, a Japanese doctor who nearly a century ago was sure that personality was caused by blood type. According to his theory, each blood type had a distinctive, corresponding personality type: Typ
45、e A people are conservative and passive, and are concerned with appearances. Although type A people are superficial and have a touch of mental instability, they are very patient and finish what they start.16Type B people gel along well with others because they are straightforward, and are noted for
46、their creativity. But type B people are also moody and become bored and annoyed easily.17Type O people are stubborn and impulsive. Their redeeming quality is that they are loyal to their friends. Type AB people are indecisive and picky. They tend to be demanding and impatient, and they have trouble
47、seeing things through. Despite any real evidence to support these ideas, Takejis theory quickly caught on.18In 1930, standard job application forms included a blank for blood type, and today market researchers use it to predict buying habits, and ordinary people use it to choose friends and romantic
48、 partners. 16. What can we know about people of blood type B according to Furukawa Takeji? 17. Which of the following types of people feature loyalty to their friends according to Furukawa Takeji? 18. When did blood type first appear in standard job application forms? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到，根据
49、Furukawa Takeji的理论， B型血的人与人相处和睦，因为他们很直爽，而且富有创造性，但 B型血的人容易情绪化(moody)，容易感到厌烦和苦恼 (become bored and annoyed easily)， B)符合题意，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到，根据 Furukawa Takeji的理论， O型血的人固执且容易冲动，而他们的优点则是对朋友很忠诚 (loyal to their friends)，由此可知答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。短文最后提到，尽管没有实质性的证据能够证明FurukawaTakeji的观点，但他的理论很快就流行起来。到了 1930年，正规的求职申请表 (standard job application forms)上已经有了血型一栏，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Blue is the worlds favourite colour. It
