1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 9及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The digital TV system will offer different programs. （ B） He is eager to see what the new system is like. （ C） He thinks it unrealistic to have 500 channels. （ D） The new TV system may not provide anything better. （ A） She used to be in poor health. （ B） She
2、 was popular among boys. （ C） She was somewhat overweight. （ D） She didnt do well at high school. （ A） It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer. （ B） It was mainly meant for cancer patients. （ C） It might appeal more to viewers over 40. （ D） It was frequently interrupted by commercials. （ A）
3、 The man had a hard time finding a parking space. （ B） The woman found they had got to the wrong spot. （ C） The woman was offended by the mans late arrival. （ D） The man couldnt find his car in the parking lot. （ A） He is taking care of his twin brother. （ B） He has been feeling ill all week. （ C） H
4、e is worried about Rods health. （ D） He has been in perfect condition. （ A） Most of the mans friends are athletes. （ B） Few people share the womans opinion. （ C） The man doesnt look like a sportsman. （ D） The woman doubts the mans athletic ability. （ A） He quit teaching in June. （ B） He has left the
5、 army recently. （ C） He opened a restaurant near the school. （ D） He has taken over his brothers business. （ A） She was absent all week owing to sickness. （ B） She was seriously injured in a car accident. （ C） She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized. （ D） She had to be away from sch
6、ool to attend to her husband. （ A） An annual cycling event. （ B） Major Canadian bicycle races. （ C） The contribution of cycling to health. （ D） How to increase ones speed in a bicycle race. （ A） The length of the course. （ B） The route the cyclists take. （ C） The number of participants. （ D） The mon
7、th in which the tour is held. （ A） Have lunch before the tour. （ B） Drink water at the relay stations. （ C） Bring water and lunch with them. （ D） Bring candy and chocolate to improve energy. （ A） He has never been promoted and feels dull about his work. （ B） He doesnt like the glass ceiling in his o
8、ffice. （ C） He hopes to get an offer of a better position. （ D） He feels it is an advancement to get this new job. （ A） He possesses the “can-do” spirit. （ B） He is hardworking, responsible and diligent. （ C） He is qualified with his graduate school training and internship. （ D） He is good at motiva
9、ting people and leading them to work together. （ A） He is an honest, flexible and easy-going person. （ B） He worked once as an administration personnel. （ C） He is a salesman and this time he is selling himself. （ D） He has just lost his job and is hunting for another one. （ A） When he cant get his
10、point across. （ B） When people are not receptive to new ideas. （ C） When he comes into conflict with his colleagues. （ D） When it is impossible to learn or to grow in his field. Section B （ A） She was a tailor. （ B） She was an engineer. （ C） She was an educator. （ D） She was a public speaker. （ A） B
11、asing them on science-fiction movies. （ B） Including interesting examples in them. （ C） Adjusting them to different audiences. （ D） Focusing on the latest progress in space science. （ A） Whether spacemen carry weapons. （ B） How spacesuits protect spacemen. （ C） How NASA trains its spacemen. （ D） Wha
12、t spacemen eat and drink. （ A） He suffered from mental illness. （ B） He bought The Washington Post. （ C） He turned a failing newspaper into a success. （ D） He was once a reporter for a major newspaper. （ A） She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company. （ B） She got her first job as
13、a teacher at the University of Chicago. （ C） She committed suicide because of her mental disorder. （ D） She took over her fathers position when he died. （ A） People came to see the role of women in the business world. （ B） Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans mind. （ C） American medi
14、a would be quite different without Katharine. （ D） Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world. （ A） To introduce the chief of the citys police force. （ B） To comment on a talk by a distinguished guest. （ C） To address the issue of community security. （ D） To explain the functions of t
15、he city council. （ A） He has distinguished himself in city management. （ B） He is head of the International Police Force. （ C） He completed his higher education abroad. （ D） He holds a masters degree in criminology. （ A） To coordinate work among police departments. （ B） To get police officers closer
16、 to the local people. （ C） To help the residents in times of emergency. （ D） To enable the police to take prompt action. （ A） Popular. （ B） Discouraging. （ C） Effective. （ D） Controversial. Section C 25 Students pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (1) _, but some of th
17、em arent very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (2) _ college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their childrens difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not (3) _ of the kinds of problems their children face. They dont realize that the (4) _ is k
18、eener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. (5) _ seeing As and Bs on high school report cards, they may be upset when their childrens first (6) _ college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently (7) _ why J
19、ohn or Mary isnt doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (8) _, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only right and natural that they (9) _
20、 what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must (10)_ in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they d
21、o and what they are. 26 (1) 27 (2) 28 (3) 29 (4) 30 (5) 31 (6) 32 (7) 33 (8) 34 (9) 35 (10) 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 9答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Have you heard about the new digital television system? It lets people get about five hundred channels. M: Yeah, but I doubt that will have anything different f
22、rom what we watch now. Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士在回 答时用了 but，表示意思上的转折。 doubt表示 “不确信 ”，即，他怀疑数字电视系统提供的众多频道与现有的没有什么不同。换句话说就是：他认为新的电视系统可能没有什么改进。故 D项表述与其一致。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: I ran into Sally the other day. I could hardly recognize her. Do you remember her from high school? M: Ye
23、ah, she was a little out of shape back then. Well, has she lost a lot of weight? Q: What does the man remember of Sally? 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说：前些天，我碰见 Sally了，我几乎都认不出她来了，你还记得她高中时的样子吗？男士回答说她身材有点走形（ out of shape），以及通过后面的 “lost a lot of weight （减肥） ”可得知 Sally以前比较胖。故选项 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Did you
24、watch the 7 oclock program on Channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it w h en someone came to see me. M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. People over 40 would find a program worth watching. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program? 3 【正确
25、答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士问男士昨晚是否看了第 2频道的节目，男士回答说电视上报道了癌症研究方面的重大突破，同时还指出 40岁以上的人会发现这个节目很值得一看。选项 C “这个节目对年过 40的人更有吸引力 ”符合题意。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Ive been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long? M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car. Q: What
26、 do we learn from the conversation? 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由 “I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.”可知 男士之所以迟到了几乎半个小时的原因是停车位很不好找，他开到两个街区之外才找到，故选项 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? I hear youve been ill. M: They must have confused me with my twi
27、n brother Rod. Hes been sick all week, but Ive never felt better in my life. Q: What do we learn about the man? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题关键是要弄明白 “confuse with” 的意思，意指 “把 与 弄混淆了 ”。女士说听说男士病了，男士回答说别人一定把他和他的孪生兄弟弄混了，他再好不过了（ Ive never felt better in my life） 。故选项 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: To tell the truth, T
28、ony, it never occurs to me that you are an athlete. M: Oh, really? Most people who meet me, including some friends of mine, dont think so either. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “it never occurs to me” 意为：我从没想到 。在本对话中，女士说自己从没想到过 Tony是一个运动员，男士回 答说很多人，包括自己的朋友，也都这样认为，由此可以推断
29、 Tony不像是一个运动员，所以答案选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school? M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士问男士是否还在那所初中教学，男士回答说 “Not since June.（
30、自从 6月份就不在了） ”，接着又提到和兄弟一起开了家餐馆，可见男士在 6月份就已经辞职，并开始经营餐馆了，故选项 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Jane missed class again, didnt she? I wonder why. W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident
31、. Q: What does the woman say about Jane? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士询问 Jane缺席的原因，女士回答说她这一周都没来，本以为她生病了，后来打电话给她才知道，原来是因为她丈夫在事故中受了重伤。 Jane没来上课，显然是去照顾受重伤的丈夫了，因此选项 D正确， attend to意为 “照顾 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: And now here is our guest Jane Thomas to tell us about (1) the Montreals famous yearly island bicycle
32、tour which is coming up in June. Good morning, Jane. What is the bike tour all about? W: Well, its an event thats open to anybody whod like to ride a bicycle through the streets on Montreal. The tour covers a standard distance of 65 kilometers. (2)But the routes quite different every year. Even peop
33、le whove already done it might enjoy doing it again. M: How long does it to go the whole distance? W: It varies. Cyclists are free to go as fast or as slow and do as much or as little of the course as they like. M: Well, whats the typical pace for a participant? W: Between 12 and 30 kilometers per h
34、our. Some cyclists stop along the way and dont cross the finish line until early evening. But the whole point is that there is no rush. Its not a race. M: I understand last years tour had 45 thousand cyclists and it was the largest mass cycling event in the world. How many do you expect this year? W
35、: The same as last year. And since we regularly have so many participants, can I take this opportunity to remind our listeners to sign up early? We filled up quickly last year and we had to refuse lots of applications. M: Before we close, any other tips for our prospective cyclists? W: Yes. (3) Take
36、 water with you. It is available at the relay stations but it helps to have an additional supply. And pack a good lunch with plenty of fruit for energy. Candy and chocolate dont do the trick. 1. What is the main subject of the conversation? 2. What is different every year according to the woman? 3.
37、What suggestions does the woman give to the participants? 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Can you sell yourself in two minutes? Go for it. M: With my qualifications and experiences, I feel I am hardworking, responsible and diligent in many projects I und
38、ertake. Your organization could benefit from my synthetical and interpersonal skills. W: Why did you leave your last job? M: Well, (4) Im hoping to get an offer of a better position. If an opportunity knocks, I will take it. I feel I have reached the “glass ceiling” in my current job. I feel theres
39、no opportunity for advancement. W: What makes you think you would be successful in this position? M: (5) My graduate school training combined with my internship should qualify me for this particular job. I am sure I will be successful. W: What personality traits do you admire, then? M: I admire an h
40、onest, flexible and easy-going person who possesses the “can-do” spirit. W: (6) What leadership qualities have you developed as an administration personnel? M: I feel that Im good at motivating people and leading them to work together as a team. W: What do you find frustrating in a work situation? M
41、: (7) Sometimes the narrow-minded people who are not receptive to new ideas make me feel frustrated. W: How do you handle conflicts with your colleagues in your work? M: I will try to present my new ideas in a more clear and civilized manner in order to get my points across. W: How long would you li
42、ke to stay with this company? M: I will stay as long as I can continue to learn and to grow in my field. W: We will let you know the result probably next Wednesday. I hope to give you the positive reply. M: OK, thank you very much. Goodbye. 4. Which of the following is the reason the man left his la
43、st job? 5. Why does the man think he is qualified? 6. What do we learn about the man? 7. When does the man feel frustrated? 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 When US spacewoman Joan Higginbotham is not flying and working in sp
44、ace, she might be found somewhere on earth giving a speech. Higginbotham, who grew up in Chicago (1) and became an engineer before joining NASA, that is, the National Air and Space Administration, gives about a dozen speeches a year. (2) Each speech is different because she tailors her remarks to ea
45、ch audience. Through interviews and E-mails, she finds out in advance her listeners educational level and what information they want to know. On the subject of space walks, for example, audiences vary in their interests and how much complexity they can comprehend. To elementary school children, Higg
46、inbotham may discuss a problem that many kids want to know about. “How do spacemen in a spacesuit eat, drink, and go to the bathroom?” Her answer is “the spacesuit is really a small spacecraft with room for food and water containers, and a waste-collection system”. (3) To a high school audience, she
47、 might satisfy a curiosity that often arises in her pre-speech interviews with students who obviously have seen many sciencefiction movies. (3)“Do spacemen carry weapons in case they encounter enemies in space?” Her answer is “No”. To scientists, she might provide technical details on such topics as
48、 the design of spacesuits that protects spacemen from the deadly temperature extremes of space. Just as elaborate preparation is required for success in space, Higginbotham says that its important for speakers to learn as much as possible about their listeners before a speech because every audience
49、is different. 1. What did Joan Higginbotham do before joining in NASA? 2. How does Higginbotham prepare her speech on space walks? 3. What does the high school audience want to know about space travel? 16 【 正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。 “and became an engineer before joining NASA”表明 Joan Higginbotham 在加入美国宇航局之前是一名工程师。故答案选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由 “Each speech is different because she tailors her remarks to each audience.” 她为不同的听众准备了不同的演讲。 tailor 在此意为“调整，使适应 ” ，与 C 项
