1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 66及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He hasnt seen Anthony Bush for a long time. （ B） The name Anthony Bush sounds familiar to him. （ C） He doesnt know Anthony Bush at all. （ D） He saw Anthony Bush ring a bell. （ A） Watch movies. （ B） Go to the party. （ C） Do some other things. （ D） Watch movi
2、es after the party. （ A） They are having breakfast. （ B） They are eating some fruit. （ C） They are preparing a hot soup. （ D） They are drinking cold milk. （ A） It closes at four on weekdays. （ B） He doesnt know its business hours. （ C） It isnt open on Sundays. （ D） It is open till four on Sundays. （
3、 A） Classmates. （ B） Professor and student. （ C） Friends. （ D） Father and daughter. （ A） Look for the key. （ B） Repair the car. （ C） Fix a shelf. （ D） Paint a shelf. （ A） The womans idea is new to him. （ B） The womans idea is the best. （ C） He has a better idea. （ D） He doesnt think he will come. （
4、A） The woman has some disagreement. （ B） The woman has something urgent to do. （ C） The woman couldnt follow what Tony said. （ D） The woman cant focus on the discussion. （ A） How much the cut hurts. （ B） How little the cut bleeds. （ C） How vulnerable the finger is. （ D） How concerned the woman is. （
5、 A） The size of the cut skin. （ B） The cause of the cut. （ C） The amount of bleeding. （ D） The amount of nerve endings. （ A） Take a pain reliever. （ B） Let the cut dry out. （ C） Keep the cut wrapped. （ D） Go to see the doctor. （ A） It can be found everywhere. （ B） It serves food more quickly. （ C） I
6、t provides a wide range of food. （ D） It can be paid by credit card. （ A） It caters to the taste of Japanese. （ B） It sets a fashion for the Japanese. （ C） It is constructed in Japanese style. （ D） Its food in Japan has lower calories. （ A） They have a passable salary. （ B） They earn more than an av
7、erage doctor does. （ C） They can hardly make ends meet with their earnings. （ D） They work longer hours than the average doctor does. （ A） The man will go for a Big Mac in a Macdonalds. （ B） The man wants to eat at another restaurant. （ C） The woman is working at a McDonalds. （ D） The two speakers w
8、ill eat nothing at all. Section B （ A） Australia was invaded by the British army. （ B） Australia was inhabited by native people. （ C） Native people of Australia started migrating to other countries. （ D） The British government started sending criminals to Australia. （ A） Gold miners from Europe and
9、China. （ B） Relatives of the previous immigrants （ C） Refugees from war and political problems. （ D） Escapers from severe natural disasters. （ A） About 4,800,000. （ B） About 177,000. （ C） About 60,000. （ D） About 16,000. （ A） The number of students they take in is limited. （ B） They receive little o
10、r no support from public taxes. （ C） They are only open to children from rich families. （ D） They have to pay more taxes. （ A） Private schools admit more students. （ B） Private schools charge less than religious schools. （ C） Private schools run a variety of programmes. （ D） Private schools allow st
11、udents to enjoy more freedom. （ A） The churches. （ B） The programme designers. （ C） The local authorities. （ D） The state government. （ A） She cut her hair short like a boy. （ B） She saved money and bought a bicycle. （ C） She got high scores in science. （ D） She decided to become a doctor. （ A） She
12、hadnt grown strong enough. （ B） She got handicapped in an accident. （ C） Her Polio became severely worse. （ D） Her father found her talent in art. （ A） A portrait of a painter. （ B） A portrait of a photographer. （ C） A portrait of herself. （ D） A portrait of her father. （ A） Her body. （ B） Her famil
13、y. （ C） Her childhood. （ D） Her health. Section C 25 When a hurricane passes over an island or reaches a coastline, it can be【 B1】_. Winds up to 360 kilometres per hour pull trees from the ground and destroy buildings. To【 B2】 _, the spiraling bands of thunderheads often produce dozens of tornadoes.
14、 The greatest loss of life, however, comes from【 B3】 _. Heavy rains can【 B4】_to a foot of rain in just a few hours. The most destructive floods come from storm surges. A storm surge occurs as powerful winds push【 B5】 _water forward. This water rises along the coast and washes over the land. On the t
15、op of the storm surge,【 B6】 _winds create waves that can be as high as 12 metres. Together, the storm surge and strong waves can destroy the buildings and【 B7】 _low areas. In 1900 a storm surge from a hurricane drowned about 10,000 people in Galveston, Texas. Today hurricanes are much less deadly. I
16、ts not that they are less【 B8】 _; its that we can predict when they are coming. By using【 B9】 _and other tools, forecasters can predict when and where a storm will hit the land. When a hurricane is 36 hours away, people are told to board up windows, and move boats to safety places. The closer the st
17、orm gets to the coast, the more accurate the predication becomes. When forecasters judge the hurricane to be 24 hours away, the government issues a hurricane warning. Then people are urged to evacuate【 B10】 _to reduce the loss. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】
18、34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语四级改革适用（听力 ）模拟试卷 66答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Do you know Anthony Bush? M: That name rings a bell, but Im not sure. Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实状况题。女士问男士是否认识 Anthony Bush，由男士话中的That name rings a bell可知，男士觉得 Anthony Bush这个名字听起来很熟悉，故答案为 B)。 ring a bell意为 “听起来熟
19、悉，心里有印象 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: I prefer to watch movies rather than go to the party. Whats your opinion? W: I couldnt agree with you more. Q: What does the woman imply shell do? 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 行为活动题。男士说宁愿看电影也不想去参加聚会，并询问女士 的意见，由女士话中的 I couldnt agree with you more(我再同意不过了 )可知，她也非常赞同去看电影，故答案为 A)。
20、【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Would you like some fruit juice? M: No, thank you. Im not used to cold drinks in the morning. Q: What are the two speakers doing now? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士问男士是否要来点果汁 (fruit juice)，男士婉言拒绝，说早起不太习惯喝冷饮 (not used to cold drink inthe morning)，由对话内容可知二人正在吃早饭，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】
21、 W: Do you know what time the post office closes on Sundays? M: Four, isnt it? Q: What does the man say about the post office? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士问男士邮局在周目几点关门 (what time the post office closes onSundays)，男士说： “4点，不是吗 ?”可知答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Can you spare me some time this week? I missed p
22、art of your lecture on Thomas Hardy, who is my favourite writer. M: OK, we can discuss it on Friday afternoon. Q: What is the relationship between the speakers? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 身份关系题。女士问男士这周是否有时间，她想和男士探讨一下自己最喜欢的作家哈代，因为她错过了男士在关于哈代的讲座上讲的一些内容，由lecture及对话内容可推测出，对话双方是师生关系，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M:
23、 I cant find the key to my car. I need to go for a drive. W: Ill look for it later. Right now I want you to help fix the shelf before I paint it. Q: What will they do first? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说他找：不到车钥匙了，女士说她待会再找，现在她需要男士帮她把书架修好，然后她要给书架喷漆 (help fix the shelf before I paint it)，可见先要把书架修好，故答案为 C)。 【知识
24、模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: What do you think of my new ideas in the contract, Tom? M: I cant come up with a better one, Jenny. Q: What does the man mean? 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 观点态度题。女士询问男士对自己观点的看法，男士说他想不出来一个更好的主意了，言外之意是他认为女士的 主意最好，故答案为 B)。男士话中的 “否定词 +比较级结构 ”，表示最高级含义。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: You seem to have no cl
25、ue about Tonys speech during the conference. Did you have any objection? W: No. But I wish he could have spoken more slowly because I just came here for a short while. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实状况题。男士问女士对 Tony在会上的发言是不是有什么反对意见，女士回答说没有反对意见，她只是希望 Tony可以讲得慢点，由此可知
26、女士没能跟上 Tony的思路，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Ouch! That hurts! W: What happened? Did you cut yourself? M: Yes, on the edge of this paper.9How can such a little cut hurt so much? Im not even bleeding, but my finger really hurts. W: You know, I read something about that. It turns out that a little cu
27、t on a finger can hurt a lot more than a big cut somewhere else. M: Why? That doesnt make any sense. W: Actually, it does.10There are more nerve endings in your hands than almost anywhere else in the body, and its the nerve endings that make you feel pain. M: I guess thats true. W: Also, a little cu
28、t like yours wont damage the nerve endings, just irritate them. If they were damaged, youd feel less pain, but the wound could be more serious. M: So I suppose I should be happy my finger hurts so much, right? W: Right. Now go and get yourself a bandage. M: Why? Youve just told me its not serious. W
29、: Its not, but it does seem to be bothering you.11Putting a bandage over the cut will keep the skin from drying and will help keep the skin together. If the skin stays together, the nerve endings wont be exposed, and the cut will hurt less. 9. What surprised the man? 10. According to the woman, what
30、 determines the extent of the pain caused by a cut? 11. What does the woman suggest the man do? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。对话开头处，男士用了一个反问句来表达他的惊讶一How can sucha little cut hurt so much?(这么小的一个伤口怎么会这么疼呢 )甚至连血都没有流，但却非常疼，由此可知男士对小伤口的疼痛感到惊讶，故答案为A)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。对话中女士为男士解释说，手掌上的神经末梢 (the ner
31、veendings)要比身体上几乎任何部位的神经末梢都多，而正是神经末梢让人感觉到疼痛，由此可知，决定着割伤疼痛程度的因素在于神经末梢的数量，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。对 话最后，女士建议男士用绷带把伤口包扎起来 (Putting abandage over the cut)，以避免皮肤变干，促进皮肤愈合 (help keep the skintogether)， C)为原文的同义转述，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Lets go and get something to eat. W: Oh, Im sta
32、rving. Hey, theres a McDonalds up there. M: Theres always a McDonalds-up-ahead. Everywhere you turn theres another blasted McDonalds. W: Whats wrong with that? Hey, theyre convenient. M: Theyre too convenient!12Anything would be convenient if it could be found on every street corner. W: I like McDon
33、alds! M: Im sick of it. Did you know that there are over 8,000 restaurants in the US alone and over 11,000 franchises worldwide? By the year 2020, everyone will eat at McDonalds everyday! W: Theyre definitely everywhere. But they must be doing something right: theyve sold over 100 billion burgers. T
34、heyre even in Japan.13Did you know they even put special Japanese sauces on some of their burgers in Japan? That makes McDonalds quite popular there. M: Whatever, I just dont think their food is all that great. W: But at least their product is consistent; you know exactly what youre going to get eve
35、ry time you go there. M: Did you know that McDonalds is now recognised by 96% of all American schoolchildren? They are the largest minimum-wage employer in America. W:14I heard that a person working at a McDonalds in Moscow makes more than the average Russian doctor does. M: Thats disgusting! McDona
36、lds may earn a lot of money every year. They say that one in every seven American millionaires got their start at McDonalds. W: Oh, Im hungry. Lets hurry and find a fast food place. M: OK. What do you feel like eating? W: Ive got this intense craving for a Big Mac. M: I just lost my appetite. Lets g
37、o somewhere else for a change. 12. Why is McDonalds so convenient according to the man? 13. What makes McDonalds so popular in Japan? 14. What can we learn about the McDonalds staff in Moscow? 15. What can be inferred from the end of the conversation? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中男士提到，任何事物如果在大街上随处可见的话，
38、就会让人感觉方便 (Anything would be convenient if every street corner)，言外之意就是，麦当劳如此方便是因为它非常多，随处可见，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推断题。对话中，女士提到日本的麦当劳在汉堡里添加了日本特有的调料 (special Japanese sauces)，这使得麦当劳在当地很受欢迎，由此可见，麦当劳之所以在日本如此受欢迎，是因为迎合了日本人的口味，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答 案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中女士说，她听说在莫斯科麦当劳里面工作的人
39、比一名普通的俄罗斯医生挣钱还多 (makes more than the average Russian doctordoes)，由此可知答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话结尾处男士问女士想吃什么，女士说她想吃麦当劳的巨无霸汉堡，男士则回应说他没胃口 (lost my appetite)，提议找个别的地方换个口味 (lets go somewhere else for a change)，可见男士想在别的餐厅用餐，故答案为B)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Australia is one of the mos
40、t multicultural countries in the world. Almost one in every four people in Australia was born in another country: 4.8 million people out of a total population of 21 million. A little more than 200 years ago, Australia was inhabited by about 350,000 native people of many different cultural groups. Th
41、en, in 1770, the explorer James Cook sailed along the coast and brought back information about the “new“ land to England. Seventeen years later, the British government started sending criminals and poor people to Australia. Later, free settlers came to Australia to start farms. In 1850, gold was dis
42、covered there, and more and more people came from Europe and China hoping to get rich. Most of them never returned home, so the population began to grow. Migration is still growing. In 2007, more than 177,000 people went to Australia to live permanently. Four main types of people settle there. Some
43、go there because employment and business opportunities are better than in their home country. Others are the children, parents, or other relatives of immigrants who have become Australian citizens.17A third group is refugees who are escaping from war or political problems in their home countries. Fi
44、nally, there are also a few Australians who migrated to another country and now want to come home. At the same time,18Australia also sends immigrants to other countries a smaller number. Each year, about 60,000 Australians go to live permanently in other countries. With people from so many cultures
45、migrating in and out, Australia is truly a diverse nation. 16. What happened after the news of the “new“ land was brought back to England? 17. What are the third type of settlers to Australia according to the passage? 18. How many Australians emigrate to other countries each year? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】
46、 细节题。短文中提到， 1770年 James Cook把新大陆的消息带回英国，紧接着提到， 17年后英国政府开始往澳大利亚发配犯人和穷人 (the Britishgovernment started sending criminals and poor people to Australia)，由此可知答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。短文介绍了定居澳大利亚的四种主要人群，其中第三种是refugees who are escaping from war or political problems in their homecountries(受
47、自己国家的战争或政治问题影响的避难者 )，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。短文最后说到 ，也有一小部分澳大利亚人移民到其他国家(Australia also sends immigrant to other countries)，这一数字大约是每年 60， 000人，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 19Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States. As a resul
48、t, they are more expensive to attend.21The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools?20Americans of
49、fer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion the public schools in their area are not of high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programmes to meet the needs of certain students. 19. Why is it usually expensive to attend religious a
