1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 86及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Work hard on the project. （ B） Leave the project alone. （ C） Discuss about the project with the professor. （ D） Ask the professor for another extension. （ A） Where the woman is going to dinner. （ B） Where the new restaurant is located. （ C） Where the woman
2、got the coupon. （ D） Where the womans cousin lives. （ A） He has an ear infection. （ B） He doesnt always listen. （ C） Hes never missed a meeting. （ D） He has to attend another meeting. （ A） Pick up their papers on the 12th. （ B） Finish their assignment early. （ C） Discuss their paper topics after cla
3、ss. （ D） Watch the clock carefully during the final exam. （ A） Hed like to buy a computer. （ B） He will let the woman use his computer. （ C） He hopes to take a statistics course soon. （ D） He hopes to borrow a computer from the student centre. （ A） Read the article while she waits in line. （ B） Have
4、 her copies made outside the library. （ C） Use a different machine to make her copies. （ D） Look for a different magazine article. （ A） He gave the woman the wrong directions. （ B） His friend works in the deans office. （ C） Hes also looking for the deans office. （ D） He cant give the woman any direc
5、tions. （ A） Nothing can help Debra pass the exam. （ B） Debra doesnt need to study at all. （ C） Being well-rested will help Debra in the exam. （ D） Debra should get some fresh air in the morning. （ A） Because of the shops advertisement. （ B） Because the T-shirts fit him perfectly. （ C） Because the pr
6、oducts were in good quality. （ D） Because he had some acquaintance there. （ A） They turned to be dirty. （ B） They shrank after washing. （ C） They were sold out. （ D） They were made for children. （ A） The T-shirts usually shrink after washing. （ B） People should not always believe in the advertisemen
7、t. （ C） The woman will never go shopping with the man. （ D） The shop will not be in business if the man cant get his money back. （ A） To go out to see a movie. （ B） To write a reference letter for her. （ C） To tell her something about Pete. （ D） To go out and have coffee with her. （ A） Reading an es
8、say written by Pete. （ B） Writing a letter to Pete. （ C） Writing a reference letter for Pete. （ D） Reading a letter from Pete. （ A） He would turn down Petes request. （ B） He thought the woman was too hard on Pete. （ C） He could see something good even in a very bad person. （ D） He liked Pete very mu
9、ch and would write him a very good reference. （ A） He likes kids and has worked in an elementary school. （ B） He is lazy and immature but good in a crisis. （ C） He quarrels with everyone he works with. （ D） He is immature and loves playing tricks on people. Section B （ A） Americans spend less money
10、on pets because of the current economic recession （ B） Americans spend less money on pets in spite of the economic prosperity. （ C） Americans spend a lot of money on pets because of the economic prosperity. （ D） Americans spend a lot of money and time on pets in spite of the economic recession. （ A）
11、 Because they want to keep their pets healthy. （ B） Because medical services for pets are good in America. （ C） Because their pets usually fall sick. （ D） Because they have some extra money. （ A） They like dogs more than cats. （ B） They are allowed to take pets on plane. （ C） They are allowed to tak
12、e pets to some hotels. （ D） They spend more on pet supplies. （ A） Because more pumpkins are needed to celebrate Halloween. （ B） Because the supply for sale has decreased. （ C） Because more people develop their love for pumpkins. （ D） Because the cost of planting pumpkins has increased. （ A） They are
13、 sweet. （ B） They have seeds in the body. （ C） They contain various Vitamins. （ D） They dont have hard skins. （ A） Cut a pumpkin into pieces and put them into fridge. （ B） Have a fresh pumpkin cooked and store it. （ C） Store the whole pumpkin in a cool, dark place. （ D） Expose a whole pumpkin to sun
14、shine. （ A） She was born rich. （ B） She is the First Lady of America. （ C） She graduated from University of Chicago. （ D） She was an average student in school. （ A） They were classmates. （ B） They worked together. （ C） They were neighbors. （ D） They knew each other by chance. （ A） Help take care of
15、the two kids. （ B） Help serve the family. （ C） Serve as a housekeeper. （ D） Help clean the White House. （ A） Michelle Obama will have no time to take care of them. （ B） They will be classmates in the same school. （ C） They will attend a famous private school. （ D） Malia is three years younger than S
16、asha. Section C 25 Its very popular to see college and university students spending their vacation partying in a warm bar with no parents around in the United States. In the United States, the【 B1】 _age to drink alcohol is 21 one of the highest in the world. Americans【 B2】 _whether it should be lowe
17、red, or whether young drinkers would only drink more. In parts of Europe, the【 B3】 _ drinking age for beer, and sometimes hard 【 B4】 _, is 16. Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to 18. Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States. Many schools require
18、all first-year students to take an alcohol a 【 B5】 _and education program, often given online. Some have a “zero tolerance“ policy where alcohol is banned from all buildings. Parents【 B6】 _violations and students may be suspended. At the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, permission is neede
19、d to serve alcohol at any event on campus. But alcohol is banned in first-year dorms where most students are under 21 anyway. Susan Davis, a university lawyer, says campus police and local police report underage drinking violations to administrators. The university judicial committee decides punishm
20、ent on a【 B7】 _ basis. For example, the committee might【 B8】_ a student, or demand an alcohol education program, or just give a warning. Jon Zug, a prosecutor in Albemarle County, says【 B9】 _ students would face the same punishment as American citizens for underage drinking in Virginia. That include
21、s a fine of $ 500 or 50 hours of community service. But first【 B10】 _ might be given a chance to complete an alcohol education program instead. 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 86答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: If Prof. Thomson
22、 was willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe we could ask for a few more days. M: Thats right. Wed better talk to her. Q: What are the speakers probably going to do? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 校园生活类，行动计划题。女士说如果 Thomson教授愿意多给三天时间让他们完成项目的话，或许他们可以要求多宽限几天；男士用 Wed better 结构建议他们一起跟 Th
23、omson教授谈谈。因此，他们最有可能做的就是请求教授再延长一些时间。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: I got a coupon for half-off dinner at the new restaurant down the street. I think Ill use it when my cousin comes for a visit this weekend. M: Where did you get it? I wouldnt mind trying that place out, too. Q: What does the man want to know?
24、 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析 】 生活交际类，语义理解题。女士说自己有一张在沿街走下去的那个新饭店的优惠券，男士想知道女士领优惠券的具体地址，并说自己也想去那个餐厅试试看。即男士想知道的是女士从哪里拿的优惠券。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I must have told Mike five times not to forget the meeting, and he still missed it. M: Well, you know Mike everything goes in one ear and out the other. Q: What can be i
25、nferred about Mike? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 工作商务类。语义理解题。女士说她已经通知了 Mike不要忘记开会，但他还是忘记了；男士用谚语 everything goes in one ear and out the other来形容 Mike，该谚语意思为 “左耳进右耳出 ”。 B)中的 doesnt always listen是对这一谚语的同义转述。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: I cant remember the due date for our final paper. M: I think its the 12th, but the p
26、rofessor said not to wait until the last minute to hand in. Q: What did the professor ask the students to do? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 校园生活类语义理解题。女士说不记得交论文的时间了，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。即教授要求大家早点完成作业。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Im so frustrated. Were supposed to do our assignments for statistics on the c
27、omputer, but the ones in the student centre are always tied up. M: I know what you mean. Im looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Q: What does the man mean? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 校园生活类，语义理解题。女士说他们需要在电脑上搜集完成作业需要的数据，但学生中心的电脑经常不能用；男士表示同意，并期盼有一天自己能买一台电脑。由此可以推断，男士想买电脑。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文
28、】 W: Waiting in line to copy just one page of an article wastes so much time. M: Have you ever tried the photocopier on the third floor of the library? I dont think many people know about that. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 校园生活类，请求建议题。女士抱怨排队等着复印一页文稿浪费了很多时间，男士用 Haveyou
29、 结构提出建议 “你有没有试过图书馆三楼的影印机呢 ?”由此可见，男士建议女士换一台影印机复印文章。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me. Could you by any chance tell me where the deans office is? M: Oh, Im sorry. Im just visiting a friend here. Q: What can be inferred about the man? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 校园 生活类，弦外之音题。女士问男士系主任办公室在哪里，男士回答说他只是来这里拜访一位朋友。言外之意，
30、男士也不知道路，因此帮不上女士的忙。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Debra says shes going to stay up all night studying for her exam tomorrow morning. M: Shed better get a good-night sleep, so shell feel fresh in the morning. Q: What does the man imply? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 校园生活类，语义理解题。女士说 Debra为了明天的考试在熬夜，男士说 Debra应该睡个好觉，这样第二天考试
31、时才会头脑清醒。即男士认为保持清醒的头脑对 Debra参加考试有好处。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Im never going to shop at Sun Fashion Shop again! W: Its not one of my favorite stores either. What happened to you there? M:(9)They were advertising a “Clearance Sale“ in front of the shop and I bought two T-shirts for $ 30. The problem is,(
32、10)the shirts shrank to childrens size after being washed only once! W: Did the shirts have laundry instructions on them? M: Yes, and I followed them exactly. W: Did you try to get your money back from the store? M: Yes, but they said they dont guarantee their products. Ill never shop there again! W
33、: Thats why its not my favorite store, either. There are other better quality stores that will refund your money if there is a problem with one of their products. Its just not worth taking a chance when stores use so-called “price cutting“ techniques to mislead shoppers into buying poor quality prod
34、ucts. M: Yeah,(11)they are misleading with their beautiful advertising lies! W: If enough people become aware of their poor quality and their lies in advertising, the store will not be able to stay in business because no one will shop there. M: I hope youre right. Stores like that should not be in b
35、usiness. 9. Why did the man shop at Sun Fashion Shop? 10. What do we know about the T-shirts the man bought? 11. What can be inferred from the conversation? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原因目的题。本题问的是男士为什么在 Sun Fashion shop购物。解答本题要抓住一个细节，男士说看见商店门口有个 “清仓处理 ”的广告牌子，就进去买了两件 T恤。由此可以推断，男士去 SunFashion Shop购物是因为看到了打折广告。
36、【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是从对话中我们可以了解到关于男士买的 T恤的什么信息。对话中男士说他遇到的问题是新买的 T恤仅洗了一次就缩水了。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推理判断题。本题问的是从对话中我们可以推断出什么。解答本题需要从总体上把握对话，对话讨论的内容是男士由于相信广告而买了质量低劣的产品，而且还得不到赔偿。由此可以推断，广告有时具有欺骗性，人们不应该总是相信广告。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Come in! W: Hi, John!(12)I just wondered if yo
37、u want to go out for a coffee. M: Oh, hi, Lucy.(13)I was just writing a letter. W: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order? M: No. Well,(13)not exactly a letter. Petes applied for a job in an elementary school, and theyve asked me for a character reference. W: Oh, dear, youre not going to tell
38、them the truth, are you? M: What do you mean? W: Well, that hes a big-headed show-off who never does a days work. M:(14)Oh, come on, he is not that bad, I mean, kids love him. Hes always entertaining his little brothers friends with his magic tricks. W: Oh yes, hes great with children, but hes big k
39、id himself, isnt he? M:(15)Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature. W:(15)And I hope they dont expect him to work before three oclock in the afternoon. You know what hes like, he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning. M: Mm. . . thats true.(15)But hes good in a crisis. Remember that time h
40、e saved a boy who fell in the hole. W: Yes, I almost forget. Well, now shall we go and get some coffee? M: All right. 12. What does the woman want the man to do? 13. What is the man doing when the woman comes? 14. What can we learn about the man? 15. What can we learn about Pete? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】
41、事实细节题。本题问的是女士想要男士做什么。对话一开始，女士就说她想邀请男士一起喝咖啡。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 行动计划题。本题问的是当女士过来的时候男士正在做什么。女士邀请男士喝 咖啡，男士说自己正在写信，之后解释是在为 Pete写推荐信。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是我们能了解到关于男士的什么信息。男士在女士评述完 Pete之后说其实 Pete的表现没有那么糟糕。由此可见，男士觉得女士对 Pete的评价太刻薄了。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是我们能了解到
42、关于 Pete的什么信息。男士提到， Pete有点不成熟，女士提到，不要指望 Pete下午三点前能工作，早晨想让他起床得需要炸弹才能震醒他。之后男士又补充说 Pete在危机中表现很好。结合四个选项可知 B)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 The American Pet Products Association carries out a National Pet Owners Study every two years. The latest one shows that 71 million families in the United State
43、s last year included a pet. Thats 62% of all the families in America. The study also showed that Americans owned more than 77 million dogs and more than 93 million cats. The Associations market research shows that Americans spent more than $43 billion on pets, pet products and pet medical care last
44、year.(16)And it expects that number to increase to $ 45 billion by the end of this year, even with the current economic downturn. Bob Vetere is president of the American Pet Products Association. He says the organization has seen fewer sales of pets supplies recently.(17)But he says pet owners are s
45、pending their money on other things such as medical services, because people want to keep their pets healthy as long as possible. And special treatments developed in the past ten years are more expensive than before. Mr. Vetere also says(16)Americans are now taking longer hours to take care of their
46、 pets during the day. He says Americans are taking their pets with them on trips.(18)Thats easier to achieve nowadays because more hotels and vacation areas permit pets. 16. Whats the main idea of the passage? 17. Why do Americans spend money on their pets medical services? 18. What can be inferred
47、about Americans from the passage? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。本题问的是这篇短文的主旨 是什么。短文中提到，美国宠物产品协会的调查表明，尽管经济低迷，美国人仍然在宠物身上花费大量金钱；之后又提到，现在美国人依然花大量金钱照顾宠物。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原因目的题。本题问的是为什么美国人要把钱花在宠物的医疗服务上。短文中提到，美国人把钱花在宠物的医疗上是因为他们希望自己的宠物活得健康长久。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是我们可以从短文中推断出关于美国人的
48、什么信息。短文最后提到， 美国人带宠物旅行现在很容易实现，因为一些饭店和度假区允许带宠物。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 (19)Conditions for growing pumpkins were poor in some areas of the United States this year. The East and parts of the Midwest suffered heavy rains and extreme heat, making the supply for sale decreasing and prices higher than last yea
49、r. Still, many people are buying the large, round fruit. Pumpkins are an important part of the American celebration of Halloween on October, 31. Many families visit farms or farmers markets so their children can pick out the pumpkins they want. They remove the insides of the pumpkin and cut pieces from the outside to make a face. Sometimes they place and light candles inside their carved pumpkin faces. People put the pumpkins outside their homes or in their windows. Ame
