1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 53及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Librarian and student. （ B） Shop assistant and customer. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Classmates. （ A） They should watch the clock carefully. （ B） They should be careful of their handwriting. （ C） They should finish their assignment earlier. （ D） They sho
2、uld wait a few minutes after class. （ A） The room is as dark as the night. （ B） He doesnt know what the notice is about either. （ C） He doesnt like the womans idea. （ D） He doesnt notice anything. （ A） Pop music. （ B） Folk music. （ C） Classical music. （ D） All kinds of music. （ A） He will fly direct
3、ly to his destination. （ B） He has to change flights at Albany. （ C） He is still not sure how to get there. （ D） He must change flights at Jacksonville. （ A） Paint brushes. （ B） Some soap. （ C） A can of paint. （ D） Some ink. （ A） Its not raining as hard now. （ B） The rain has just begun. （ C） It onl
4、y rained a little bit. （ D） Its raining too hard to go out. （ A） Have some flowers sent to someone. （ B） Deliver a package to the hospital. （ C） Arrange some flowers. （ D） Talk to a doctor. （ A） To find out what his interest is. （ B） To encourage him to try out for a college newsletter. （ C） To help
5、 him choose an out-of-class activities. （ D） To talk about the articles he wrote in his journalism class. （ A） He wouldnt find a good dormitory. （ B） He would lose contact with his old friends. （ C） He would fall behind with his studies. （ D） He couldnt write for a newspaper. （ A） He is not sure whe
6、ther he has time to write for the newsletter. （ B） He would rather write for a newspaper than the campus newsletter. （ C） He is doubtful if he is able to write for the campus newsletter. （ D） He is worried about what his journalism professor really thinks. （ A） To register for a photography course.
7、（ B） To ask for a three-day leave. （ C） To ask for some information about photography courses. （ D） To talk about the photography exhibition. （ A） From 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Monday evenings. （ B） From 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. （ C） From 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday evenings. （ D） Any daytime
8、on Wednesdays. （ A） Introducing Photography. （ B） Landscape Photography. （ C） Black and White Photography. （ D） The Art of Digital Photography. （ A） It is flexible in timing. （ B） It can also be attended in evenings. （ C） It lasts 16 hours in all. （ D） It is suitable for intermediate learners. Secti
9、on B （ A） Sense of sight. （ B） Sense of hearing. （ C） Sense of smell. （ D） Sense of taste. （ A） Six times. （ B） Five times. （ C） Three times. （ D） Two times. （ A） Through a wide variety of high-frequency sounds. （ B） Through a wide variety of low-frequency sounds. （ C） Through their varied swimming
10、gestures. （ D） Through the echolocation. （ A） Watching traditional plays. （ B） Visiting the magnificent libraries. （ C） Boating on the river. （ D） Cycling in narrow streets. （ A） There are many visitors there. （ B） There are many students there. （ C） There are many old streets there. （ D） There are
11、many bicycles there. （ A） He thinks the city is too crowded. （ B） He likes the place very much. （ C） He thinks the streets are too narrow. （ D） He admires the comfortable life of the students there. （ A） The history of Industrial Revolution. （ B） The history of Middle Ages. （ C） The development of t
12、echnology. （ D） The development of advertising. （ A） By door-to-door advertising. （ B） By using symbols. （ C） By verbal announcements. （ D） By written messages. （ A） The British. （ B） The Americans. （ C） The Romans. （ D） The Russians. （ A） During the Industrial Revolution. （ B） In the Middle Ages. （
13、 C） After the Second World War. （ D） After the invention of televisions. Section C 25 Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited【 B1】 _ are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a complex network
14、【 B2】 _the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labour, professional, transportation, and public utility services. The【 B3】_of all these prices make up the “system“ of prices. The price of any particular product or service【 B4】
15、 _ a broad and complicated system of prices in which everything seems to【 B5】 _more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to【 B6】 _“price“, many would【 B7】_that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or,
16、 in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market【 B8】 _. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money【 B9】_must be known. Both the buy
17、er and the seller should【 B10】 _not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the tran
18、saction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. 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 53答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: There is a limit of three books each person, but you took f
19、our books. M: Thank you for telling me this. Ill drop this one and be certain to return the other three on time. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说每个人只能拿三本书 (threebooks each person)，但是男士拿了四本，男士说他放弃一本 (drop this one)，并保证按时归还其他三本 (return the other three on t
20、ime)，由借书限制、按时归还等内容可知，女士是一名图书管理员，男士则可能是借书的学生，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: I cant remember the due date for our final paper. W: I think its the last day of class. But Professor Harrison said not to wait until the last minute to hand it in. Q: What did Professor Harrison suggest to the students? 2 【正
21、确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说记不清上交论文的截止日期了，女士说应该是截止到最后一次上课，但是教授说不要等到最后再交，言外之意就是应该尽量提前交论文，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Do you have any idea what this notice is about? I have thought about it for a whole day. M: Let me see. Oh, Im as in the dark as you are. Q: What does the man mean? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士让男士看一则通
22、知的内容，还说她看了一天都没弄明白，男士看后说他也像女士一样看不明白这则通知在讲什么 (Im as in the dark as you are)，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: I enjoy all kinds of music. What kind of music do you like? M: Folk music had appealed to me very much before I became fascinated with pop music. Now I think nothing can compare with classical mu
23、sic. Q: What kind of music does the man like best? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说他以前经常听民族音乐 (Folkmusic)，后来开始痴迷流行音乐(pop music)，现在他觉得没什么能与古典音乐相比 (nothing can comparewith classical music)，由此可知男士最喜欢古典音乐，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: I want to take the very next flight to Albany. W: Well, the very next one leave
24、s in two hours. It goes to Jacksonville, but you can make a connection to your destination. Q: How can the man get to his destination? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士想乘最近一班的飞机去 Albany，女士说下一班飞机要两个小时以后起飞，而且是飞往 Jacksonville的，但是男士可以在那里转机 (make a connection)再飞往 Albany，由此可知男士需要在 Jacksonville转机，才能到达目的地，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块
25、】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: There are only a few drops left in the can. I guess well have to buy some in the morning. M: Well, we can finish up this job tomorrow. Lets just wash out our brushes for now. Q: What does the woman probably want to buy? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说桶里只剩几滴了 (a few drops leftin the can)，男士表示可
26、以明天把活千完，现在先把刷子洗了 (wash out our brushes)，由此可知二人可能正在刷油漆，而女士之前说的应该是油漆不多了，需要去买油漆，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: I need to go out. Mary is waiting for me in the coffee shop. Is it still raining? W: Yes, but its starting to let up a little. Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士问女士现在是否还在下雨，女士说雨
27、还在下，但是开始小了(starting to let up a little)，由此可知现在雨下得没有之前那么大了，故答案为A)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Id like to have some flowers delivered to Peace Hospital. W: Certainly. If you step over here, Ill show you some flower arrangements. Q: What does the man want to do? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说他想买些花，并拜托把花送到和平医院，故答案为 A
28、)。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Mrs. Dupree. You asked me to come by? W: Oh, yes. Clinton. Thanks for coming in. How is it going? M: Not too bad. I thought Id have it tough after changing universities, but Ive been able to catch up with my academics, and Ive even managed to make a couple of friends. I
29、dont know how since I havent really been out that much. W: Well, its good to hear that about your classes. Actually, I was just charting with your journalism professor, and she told me that she was impressed with your writing skills and that it would be such a shame to keep it in the confines of the
30、 classroom during your stay here at the university. M: She said that? Well, Im really happy to hear that. Well, yeah, of course, I intend to write for a newspaper when I graduate. W: No, she didnt mean that. She thinks you should apply for the campus newsletter. Thats why I called you here. M: What?
31、 Whoa, thats a big step for me. I never even tried out for the newsletter in my former college and Im only a sophomore with not that much experience in writing. W: Yes, yes, she knows all that, but your professor thinks you should be on the staff of the newsletter. She said youd be great in features
32、. When I heard that I just had to talk to you. M: But dont they have enough writers at the newsletter? What would they do with a beginner like me? W: I see youre in need of a bit of confidence, young man. Listen, why dont you just go over there and give it a try? Lets just see how it goes. What do y
33、ou say? M: OK, if you say so. 9. Why does the woman ask the man to come by? 10. What did the man worry about when he was going to change universities? 11. What can be inferred about the man? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士说男士的老师对他的写作技巧印象深刻，认为他应该申请加入大学校报 (apply for the campus newsletter)，所以女士把男士叫来，就是要跟男士讨论这
34、件事情，并通过反问句 why dont you just go over there and give it atry建议并鼓励男士尝试申请加入大学校报，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。男士说他原以为转校后日子会很难过 (have it tough)，可是实际上他的功课跟得上 (catch up with my academics)，而且还交了几个朋友，由此可推断，男士曾担心自己转校后功课不好，不能交到朋友，选项 C)属于担心之一，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。女士屡次提到男士的老师推荐他加入大
35、学校报，但男士表示他从没加入过校报，而且他只是一个大二的学生，缺乏写作经验，还反问女士校报是否会用他这样一个初学写 作的人，男士的这些表现以及女士话中的 in need ofa bit of confidence都表明，男士不确定自己是否有能力为校报写报道，故答案为C)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Department of Art, Design and Media. Can I help you? M: Yes. Id like some information about photography courses. W: Let me just get the pros
36、pectus.OK, well, we do have several different courses. Ill just run through them for you. The first is “Introducing Photography“. That runs for 10 weeks and its a foundation-level course, so its for people just beginning in photography. M: Right. W: Thats on Monday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:30. Next,
37、 theres “Black and White Photography“, which is at intermediate level, so you would need some previous experience for that one. And you also have to have an interview with a tutor beforehand. M: Sounds interesting. Which evening is it on? W: Its a daytime course, actually. From 2:00 to 4:30 on Tuesd
38、ays. Thats also for ten weeks. M: Thats a pity, I work on Tuesday afternoons. W: Theres also “Landscape Photography“, which is on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:00. Thats a longer course than the others, it runs for sixteen weeks. M: And do you need previous experience for that one? W: Let me just
39、 check.Mmm, its advanced level. So yes, you would, and again youd have to be interviewed beforehand. OK. then the only other one we do is “The Art of Digital Photography“. M: Im not sure thats for me, but which evening is it? W:15Its a flexitime course. Its on Wednesday, but you can do it at any tim
40、e to suit you during the daytime. M: How many weeks is that? W: Its up to you, really. You have to do 60 hours in all. And again, theres an interview. M: Thats OK. 12. Why does the man call the woman? 13. When is “Black and White Photography“ on? 14. Which course mentioned in the conversation doesnt
41、 need an interview? 15. What does the woman say about “The Art of Digital Photography“? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。对话一开始男士就说他想了解一下 photography courses(摄影课程 )，女士向男士详细介绍了与摄影有关的课程，由此可知男士打电话给女士是要咨询一些关于摄影课程的信息，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士说 Black and White Photography是白天上的课程 (Its adaytime cour
42、se)，每周二下午 2点到 4点半上课，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中共提到 Introducing Photography， Black and WhitePhotography， Landscape Photography和 The Art of Digital Photography四种摄影课程，除了 Introducing Photography之外，其他三门课 程都提到需要面试，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。女士说 The Art of Digital Photograp
43、hy是一门上课时间不固定的课程 (a flexitime course)，可以在周三白天的任何时间上课， A)为原文的同义转述，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 The vast oceans of the world are dark, deep and mysterious places where eyesight counts for little as soon as you venture very far beneath the surface. For humans, who live in a world dominated by vis
44、ual stimuli, to exist in such conditions would be impossible. But for whales and dolphins that live in the ocean or, in the case of a few species, muddy rivers, the darkness is unimportant. What is important to them is sound. Sound is an efficient way to transmit and sense information,17especially a
45、s it travels five times faster through water than through air. If humans shout to someone, it is unlikely that they will be heard a kilometer away. But if a whale shouts in an ocean channel, another whale may hear it tens, if not hundreds, of kilometres away. Whales and dolphins use sound in two way
46、s: for communication and for echolocation.18Dolphins and toothed whales communicate through a wide variety of high-frequency sounds. But as well as using sounds to communicate, toothed whales and dolphins also rely on echolocation to learn about their immediate environment, including prey that might
47、 be waiting nearby. They produce intense short broad-band pulses of sound in the ultrasonic range. These clicks are brief, typically less than one millisecond long but they are repeated many times each second. 16. For whales and dolphins, which sense is most important? 17. How much faster does sound
48、 travel in the water than in the air? 18. How do dolphins and toothed whales communicate? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。短文开头提到，对于生活在海洋和河流里的海豚和鲸类，所处环境黑暗与否对于它们来说无关紧要，声音才是最重要的， 由此可推断出，对它们来说，最重要的是听觉，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。文中明确提到，声音在水中传播的速度是在空气中传播速度的五倍，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节
49、题。文中明确提到，海豚和齿鲸是通过多种高频声音 (through a widevariety of high-frequency sounds)交流的，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Cambridge is about 90 kilometers northeast of London. It is one of the most beautiful places in Britain. Everything about the city of Cambridge reminds you of its famous university: students on bicycles, the atmosphere of learning, traditions and the magnificent buildings of the 30 colleges that are in the University of Cambridge. Most of the colleges stand on the bank of
