1、大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 69及答案与解析 Section A ( A) Check the price of the calculator. ( B) Finish his statistics homework. ( C) Look for a job related to mathematics. ( D) Continue to use his old calculator. ( A) A lawyer. ( B) A doctor. ( C) A mechanic. ( D) An engineer. ( A) The man shouldnt drink too muc
2、h water. ( B) The man should stop drinking alcohol. ( C) The man should drink coffee. ( D) The man should not quit smoking. ( A) She didnt have the chance to meet the star. ( B) She didnt want to speak to the star. ( C) She felt too nervous to speak to the star. ( D) She once wanted to be a famous s
3、tar. ( A) Come another time. ( B) Go to Los Angeles by train. ( C) Bring his identification to buy the ticket. ( D) Get a ticket from other airlines. ( A) They are not good enough. ( B) They are of good quality. ( C) They are sometimes good. ( D) They are reasonable. ( A) Making no more requests for
4、 the project. ( B) Asking for a few more days to do the project. ( C) Ask Mary for help to finish the project. ( D) Praying to get another extension for the project. ( A) The woman should go to other places. ( B) He does not care about the hot weather. ( C) The woman doesnt need to change her plan.
5、( D) He wants to go to the beach with the woman. ( A) Husband and wife. ( B) Teacher and student. ( C) Potential buyer and seller. ( D) Manager and his deputy. ( A) The prices of the nylon T-shirt are much too high. ( B) The quality of the nylon T-shirt is poor. ( C) People show greater interest in
6、nylon T-shirts than in cotton wear. ( D) The nylon T-shirt is not as popular as cotton wear. ( A) 5,000 dozen of the nylon T-shirt will be bought with the price reduction of 12%. ( B) 8,000 dozen of the nylon T-shirt will be bought with the price reduction of 12%. ( C) 5,000 dozen of the nylon T-shi
7、rt will be bought with the price reduction of 5%. ( D) 8,000 dozen of the nylon T-shirt will be bought with the price reduction of 5%. ( A) An English teacher in Cambridge. ( B) A specialist in computer science. ( C) An insurance consultant. ( D) A British tourist to China. ( A) About 22 . ( B) Abou
8、t 39 . ( C) About 25 . ( D) About 34 . ( A) Its not very convenient for students to attend classes. ( B) Students are separated from the society in some way. ( C) Students have to pay a high rent. ( D) Students have to do the housework themselves. ( A) In an English family. ( B) In a flat near the c
9、ollege. ( C) At a language teachers home. ( D) In a student dormitory. Section B ( A) Last nights dishes. ( B) Bacon, eggs and donuts. ( C) Whole-wheat toast with peanut butter. ( D) Hot cereal with fruit and low-fat milk. ( A) By changing its nutrients. ( B) By visiting the doctor once a month. ( C
10、) By taking some nutrient pills. ( D) By eating proper amount at proper frequency. ( A) Balancing your food choices. ( B) Choosing energy food. ( C) Eating more food rich in vitamins. ( D) Choosing high-protein food. ( A) The art of saying thank you. ( B) The secret of staying pretty. ( C) The impor
11、tance of good manners. ( D) The difference between elegance and good manners. ( A) They were nicer and gentler. ( B) They paid more attention to their appearance. ( C) They were willing to spend more money on clothes. ( D) They were more aware of changes in fashion. ( A) By decorating our homes. ( B
12、) By being kind and generous. ( C) By wearing fashionable clothes. ( D) By putting on a little make-up. ( A) In the first semester. ( B) In the second semester. ( C) In the third semester. ( D) In the fourth semester. ( A) She needs an operation. ( B) She is at the age of retirement. ( C) She wants
13、to be a doctor. ( D) Her husband is seriously ill. ( A) His girlfriend. ( B) His mother. ( C) His father. ( D) His teacher. ( A) He has decided to continue his studies. ( B) He has still to take a part time job. ( C) He has decided to give up his job. ( D) He still has no idea what to do. Section C
14、25 Friends play an important part in our lives. And although we take the act of friendship for granted, we often dont【 B1】 _understand how we make friends. While we may【 B2】 _a number of people, we are usually friends with only a few for example, the【 B3】 _among students is about six per person. Ini
15、tially, much depends on how people meet and on【 B4】 _first impressions. As we get to know people, we【 B5】 _things like ages, race, economic and social status, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to relate to people when there is a marked differe
16、nce in age and【 B6】 _. Some relationships【 B7】 _on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have【 B8】 _and interests in common they sometimes talk about “being on the same wavelength“. It generally takes time to reach this point, although somet
17、imes people “click“ immediately. The more【 B9】 _involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favors and hate to let them down. Equally, friends have to learn to【 B10】_each other, to put up with irritating habits and to tolerate differences of opinion. 26 【 B1】
18、 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 69答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: I like that small calculator very much. I hope I can have one like that for my statistics homework! W: Why dont you go in and see what it costs here? It looks like they
19、re having a sale. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说他很喜欢商店里的一个小计算器,女士通过反问句 (Why dontyou go in?) 建议男士到店里看看计算器的价格 (see what it costs),故答案为A)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: What are you going to major in? M: I think itll either be mechanical engineering or civil engineering. My fa
20、ther wants me to be a lawyer. But Id rather build bridges or things like that. Q: What does the man want to be? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士说他想报的专业有 mechanicalengineering(机械工程 )和 civil engineering(土木 工程 ),他将来比较想从事桥梁建造等类似的工作,由此可知男士将来相当一名工程师,故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Ive had a shortness of breath recentl
21、y, so I went to see the doctor today. He told me to quit smoking. W: Shouldnt you quit drinking, too? Q: What does the woman mean? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士说医生让他戒烟,女士通过反意疑问句 (Shouldnt youquit drinking, too?)建议男士应该把酒也戒掉,故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Did you speak to that famous star? W: I wanted to, but
22、I was quite nervous when I was face to face with him. I didnt know what to say. Q: What can we learn about the woman? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士问女士是否跟那位明星说话了,由女士话中的先肯定后转折的语气 (I waned to, but )可知,她和明星面对面的时候很紧张,不知道该说些什么,故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Could you please book me on the next flight out to Los An
23、geles? W: I am sorry, sir. Continental doesnt fly into Los Angeles. Why dont you try Delta or Trans World Airlines? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士想订一张去洛杉矶的机票,女士告诉他大陆航空公司没有飞往洛杉矶的航班,并通过反问句 (Why dont you ?)建议他订达美或环球航空公司的机票,也就是说女士建议男士订购其他航空公司的机票,故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原
24、文】 M: Do you really think we can get good quality clothes on sale? The things might be out of season, out of style, or damaged. W: Naturally they have some reason to reduce the price, but if you look things over carefully, you can get good buys anyway. Q: What does the man think about the clothes on
25、 sale? 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士怀疑是否能在特价 (on sale)时买到好衣服,并说那些特价的衣服也许过季、过时了,或是破损了,由此可知男士认为那些特价的衣服不好,故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Since Professor Johnson was willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe hell give us a few more days. M: Lets not push our luck, Mary. OK? Q: What do
26、es the man suggest doing? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士认为既然 Johnson教授同意她和男士延期三天完成课题,那么教授可能会同意让他们延期更多天,而男士认为他们还是不要得寸进尺 (not push ourluck),由此 可知男士是建议他们不要再多提要求了,故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: The weather is terribly hot. I have to change my plan to go to the beach. M: You havent been out, right? Actually its no
27、t so hot as you imagined. Q: What does the man mean? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士觉得天 气热,想改变去海滩的计划,而男士说天气并不像女士想象的那么热,言外之意就是她没有必要改变计划,故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: We are quite interested in your nylon T-shirt. But I am afraid that your prices are much too high. M: Not in the least. I should say that they ar
28、e reasonable and quite in line with the market. W: Its just for the market reason that I suggest you make a reduction in price. Otherwise we can hardly go on with our discussion. M: A reduction in price? I am afraid its out of the question. W: Well,10we have made a market survey recently. More and m
29、ore people are tired of wearing nylon T-shirts. They are more interested in cotton wear. M: Thats true. But as the prices are already rather low, we cant reduce much. W: How much then? M: We can reduce them by 5%. W: 5%? When I say your prices are much too high, I dont mean they are higher merely by
30、 5 or 6 percent. M: How much do you mean then? Can you give me a rough idea? W: If you ask me, I would say that you should hold a reduction of about 12 percent. M: You must be kidding. How is it possible to expect us to make a reduction to such an extent? W: I wont let you sell at a loss. If your pr
31、ices are reasonable, I might place a large order. 5,000 dozen? M: Er. Lets put it this way. If you can order 8,000 dozen, I think we can make a reduction of 12 percent. W: OK. We have come to an agreement on price at long last. 9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 10. What
32、can we learn from the market survey? 11. What agreement do the speakers come to at last? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。对话二人在对一产品进行讨价还价,而且对话中还出现了订单 order这样的关键词,由此可推断出,两个人是买卖关系,故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中女士指出,她在最近做的市场调查中发现,越来越多人厌倦了穿尼龙 T恤,人们更喜欢纯棉 T恤,言外之意就是尼龙 T恤不如纯棉T恤那么受人们欢迎,故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力
33、 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话最后,男士 说如果女士能够订购 8000打服装 (8,000dozen),他就可以把价格降低 12,女士表示同意,并认同他们在价格方面最终达成了一致 (come to an agreement on price at long last),故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Oh, hello, Alex. Come on in. Howve you been recently? W: Quite all right, thanks, Dr. Francis. Hows your project going? M:
34、 Very smoothly, I should say. Im playing a consultancy role, really. Ive only been here a month, but Im already on very good terms with my colleagues in the department of Computer Science. Well, Im happy that you could come. Please sit down. W: Dr. Francis, do you know Ive got a chance to go to Camb
35、ridge in August? I wonder if you could tell me something about Britain. M: Certainly. Well, I was actually brought up in Scotland. In fact, Ive never been to Cambridge. But well. , yes, Im sure I can give you some useful tips. Now, what do you want to know, Alex? W: Things like weather. Whats the us
36、ual temperature there? M: Mmm, the temperature in Scotland is 22, or 23 degrees Centigrade, on average, I think. But Cambridge would be warmer, around 25, I would guess, because its down south. W: Oh, thats nice. Do you know it is 34 here? Last year it reached 39. By the way, where do you think I sh
37、ould stay? M: Oh, thats important. You can, I suppose, stay in the college-owned flats, which are often near where you have your classes, and some are even on the campus. That would certainly be convenient. W: Yes, it would. M:14But it can also be a disadvantage because you are, in a sense, separate
38、d from ordinary society. Youre a language teacher, and I think learning from society is a valuable experience. W: Yes, exactly, so whats the alternative? M:15Maybe finding an English host family. I know a student Ali from the Middle East. He told me that he had learnt a lot by staying with a British
39、 family. W: Thank you. I think its quite a good suggestion. 12. Who most probably is the man? 13. What is the usual temperature in Cambridge in August, according to the man? 14. What is the disadvantage of living in the college-owned flats, according to the man? 15. Where does the man finally sugges
40、t the woman live in Cambridge? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。对话一开始女士问男士项目进行得怎样了,男士说很顺利,接着又说他近来充当着顾问的角色 (consultancy role),尽管才来这里一个月,但他已经与计算机科学部的同事们相处得很好了 (on very good terms with mycolleagues in the department of Computer Science),由此可推断,男士很可能是计算机科学方面的专家,故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中,女士提到她八月
41、份要去剑桥,并问男士那时候剑桥的气温大概是多少,男士说大约在 25摄氏度左右,故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。男士说他觉得学校的公寓通常离上课的地方很近,她认为很方便, But转折后说这么做也有一个不利因素,因为学生在某种程度上与社会隔离了,故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。女士问男士她在剑桥时住在哪里比较好,起初男士提议她住在学校公寓,虽然方便但有脱离社会之嫌,女士又问有没有其他选择(alternative),男士建议她寄宿在英国家庭里 (finding an English host fa
42、mily),故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Breakfast fills your “empty tank“ to get you going after a long night without food. And it can help you do better in school. Easy-to-prepare breakfasts include cold cereal with fruit and low-fat milk, whole-wheat toast with peanut butter, yogurt with frui
43、t, whole-grain waffles or even last nights pizza! 17You dont have to give up “junk food“ like hamburgers, French fries and ice cream to eat healthy. You just have to be smart about how often and how much of them you eat. Your body needs nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fat and many different v
44、itamins and minerals such as vitamins C and A, iron and calcium from a variety of foods. Balancing food choices from the Food Guide Pyramid and checking out the Nutrition Facts Panel on food labels will help you get all these nutrients. Eat more grains, fruits and vegetables. These foods give you ca
45、rbohydrates for energy, plus vitamins, minerals and fiber. Besides, they taste good! Try breads such as whole-wheat, bagels and pita. Spaghetti and oatmeal are also in the grain group. Bananas, strawberries and melons are some great tasting fruits. Try raw vegetables, on a sandwich or salad. There i
46、s a place for all these foods.18What makes a diet good or bad is how foods fit together. Balancing your choices is important. 16. Which of the following is included in easy-to-prepare breakfasts? 17. How can people who dont want to give up “junk food“ eat healthily, according to the passage? 18. Wha
47、t makes a good diet? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。短文开头提到,快捷方便的早餐包括 cold cereal with fruit andlowfat milk, wholewheat toast with peanut butter, yogurt with fruit, whole-grain waffles以及 last nights pizza, C)为其中之一,故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到,不必因为健康饮食就完全放弃汉堡、炸鸡以及冰激凌这些食物,人们只需要注意吃这些食物的频度和摄取量 (be
48、 smart abouthow often and how much of them you eat), amount对应短文中的 how much,frequency对应短文中的 how often,故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。短文结尾提到,饮食的好坏是由食品的组合方式 (how foods fittogether)决定的,并强调选择食物时要均衡 (balancing your choices),由此可知答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Do you remember a time when people were
49、 a little nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying “thank you“ when others hold a door open for them. We get lazy and in our laziness we think that something like a simple “thank you“ doesnt really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact is that no matter how