1、大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marke
2、d A, B, C and D. （ A） She likes a senior living community. （ B） She is a social and life-loving person. （ C） She prefers to do all sorts of things. （ D） She wants to be a director. （ A） By giving her a dinner. （ B） By laughter and entertainment. （ C） By sending her gifts. （ D） By holding a party for
3、 her. （ A） Because they have known each other for a long time. （ B） Because she thought he looked like her husband. （ C） Because she was interested in knowing him and marrying him. （ D） Because they were a couple. （ A） Water supply. （ B） Healthcare costs. （ C） Tuition fee. （ D） Private bills and pub
4、lic bills. （ A） To protect people and property. （ B） To get taxes. （ C） To teach and train citizens. （ D） To spend money on schools and libraries. （ A） By funds. （ B） By social support. （ C） By laws. （ D） By taxes. （ A） By smiling. （ B） By saying “ hello “. （ C） By hugging. （ D） By handshaking. （ A）
5、 She saw a car accident. （ B） She happened to work in hospital. （ C） She was wounded in a car accident. （ D） She forgot to look both sides. （ A） She wanted him to relax. （ B） She told him to give money away. （ C） She hoped that he could enjoy life. （ D） She asked him to read the list. （ A） Because h
6、e is a close friend. （ B） Because he is funny and attractive. （ C） Because he is undependable. （ D） Because he is a little boy. （ A） Before 8. （ B） At 8: 30. （ C） At 9: 30. （ D） After 9: 30. （ A） Alans showing up. （ B） Alans illustration. （ C） Alans joke. （ D） Alans gift. （ A） A gift given by her hu
7、sband. （ B） Red roses sent by a patient. （ C） Flowers given by a prisoner. （ D） A visit of a woman. （ A） A prisoner. （ B） A guard. （ C） A doctor. （ D） A nurse. （ A） To make the woman see her husband. （ B） To give red roses to the prisoners wife. （ C） To share the child with them. （ D） To make the hu
8、sband have an opportunity to share. （ A） To give some advice. （ B） To work in a company. （ C） To have answers. （ D） To go into the real world. （ A） They give all the answers. （ B） They can control a company. （ C） They may do what they want to do. （ D） They think they have all the answers. （ A） Profe
9、ssors, instructors and counselors. （ B） Speakers of graduation ceremonies. （ C） Bosses, children and spouses. （ D） People having all the answers. （ A） Parents do not understand children. （ B） Children do not respect or obey parents. （ C） Young people have to choose their life styles. （ D） Young peop
10、le and the elders are divided. （ A） For education. （ B） For occupations. （ C） For pleasure. （ D） For marriage. （ A） Parents and children live in the same area. （ B） Children obey their parents. （ C） Parents and children should have a lot in common. （ D） Parents and children are respected by each oth
11、er. （ A） Because the bald eagle decreases a lot. （ B） Because the bald eagle has been extinct. （ C） Because the bald eagle increases a lot in numbers. （ D） Because the bald eagle becomes Americas national symbol. （ A） DDT made bald eagles have no fish to eat. （ B） DDT poisoned the water. （ C） DDT ki
12、lled bald eagles directly. （ D） DDT stopped eagle eggshells from hatching babies. （ A） Bird watchers. （ B） Wild-life biologists. （ C） Scientists. （ D） Governmental officers. （ A） By neither hunting nor destroying its home. （ B） By using DDT. （ C） By introducing it from other countries. （ D） By makin
13、g the natural nests. （ A） Because they were as tall as hens and rabbits. （ B） Because they looked like hens and rabbits. （ C） Because they lived like hens and rabbits. （ D） Because their life was short. （ A） They sweat madly in summer. （ B） They freeze into ice in winter. （ C） They live in caves. （
14、D） They make a tree house. （ A） When they started living in trees. （ B） When they started making a tree house. （ C） In summer. （ D） In winter. （ A） Living in burrows. （ B） Living in close houses. （ C） Living under trees. （ D） Living in tree houses. （ A） To visit many countries. （ B） To put a bucket
15、over a persons head and beat on it. （ C） To study in Hitlers Germany. （ D） To do many researches before writing a novel. （ A） Japan, China and Austria. （ B） Australia, Spain and China. （ C） Spain, Italy and Japan. （ D） America, China and Australia. （ A） By making bucket noise. （ B） By sticking his h
16、ead. （ C） By hitting his head. （ D） By beating a bucket over his head. （ A） She thought her neighbor was mad. （ B） She did not like living there. （ C） She did not like the speaker and her husband. （ D） She could not bear the noise. 大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 13答案与解析 Section B Directions: In this section, you wi
17、ll hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1 【听力原文】 Even at the age of 75,(1)Thelma was very ha
18、ppy and full of life. When her husband passed away, her children suggested that she should move to a “senior living community“.(1)A social and life-loving person, Thelma decided to do so. Shortly after she moved in, Thelma became a self-appointed activities director, coordinating all sorts of things
19、 for the people in the community to do and quickly became very popular and made many friends.(2)When Thelma turned 80, her new-found friends showed their appreciation by throwing a surprise birthday party for her. When Thelma entered the dining room for dinner that night, she was greeted by a standi
20、ng applause and one of the coordinators led her to the head table. The night was filled with laughter and entertainment, but throughout the evening, Thelma could not take her eyes off a gentleman sitting at the other end of the table. When the festivities ended, Thelma quickly rose from her seat and
21、 rushed over to the man.(3)“Pardon me,“ Thelma said. “Please forgive me if I made you feel uncomfortable by staring at you all night. I just couldnt help myself from looking your way. You see, you look just like my fifth husband.“ “Your fifth husband!“ replied the gentleman. “Forgive me for asking,
22、but how many times have you been married?“ With that, a smile came across Thelmas face as she responded, “Four.“ They were married shortly after. 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 短文理解 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文理解 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 4 【听力原文】 Besides private bills, there are also public bills that must be paid. Public
23、 bills are paid for by the government. In turn, we get these services through taxes. What would happen if everyone in the city stopped paying taxes? The water supply would stop. Water might even become unclean and impure. The streets might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect pe
24、ople and property. Schools would be closed. People would become sick and diseases might spread. We would not want to live in such a city. We all want pure water and food, clean streets and good schools. We want the police to protect us from crime.(5)The chief duty of every government is to protect p
25、ersons and property. More than three fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next large amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and all t
26、he public officials. Also, a large amount of public fund is spent on roads.(6)The greatest part of the needed funds is raised by taxes. Tax is money that we all must pay to support the government. The law orders us to pay taxes. We have no choice in this matter. Almost everyone pays some tax in one
27、form or another. 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文理解 7 【听力原文】 My wife and I often attend a church. There is a lady in her early eighties, who cheerfully greets us at the same door every Sunday morning with a smile and kind words. We look forward to seeing Betty and g
28、iving her an occasional hug. On a Sunday, Betty handed me a small piece of paper and asked me to read it when free. On the paper she had written, “Here are some phrases to think about.“ Stay loose learn to watch snails. Make little signs that say yes. Cry during movies. Swing as high as you can on a
29、 swing by moonlight. Take lots of naps. Give money away. Believe in magic. Laugh a lot. Celebrate every gorgeous moment. Read every day. Giggle with children. Write more letters. One Sunday We got to church and entered without a greeting.(2)Another lady told us that Betty had been hit by a car and f
30、lown by helicopter to a hospital.Later I went to see Betty in the hospital and found that she was horribly bruised on the whole left side of her face and body. She smiled when she saw me. I said,(3)“Betty, do you remember that list you gave me about how to enjoy life?“ She smiled again and said, “Ye
31、s, I do.“ I said, “Well, I have another thing to add to the list.“ She said, “What is it?“ I said, “Look both ways.“ She broke out laughing and reached out to give me a hug. 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 10 【听力原文】 A very close friend of mine, named Alan, is chr
32、onically late, and not by just a little. Anybody that knows Alan knows that he is totally undependable and will always show up an hour late, if he shows up at all.(4)But somehow people put up with this frustrating characteristic because he is one of the funniest, most charming individuals you will e
33、ver meet. An occasion that I remember provides an illustration. A group of 4-5 people had plans to go to dinner together, including Alan. The plan was to meet at the home of “Brent“ , who had arranged the whole thing, at 8: 00 pm, have a quick drink, and still make our 8: 30 dinner reservation.(5)At
34、 9: 30, Alan had still not shown. Everyone, but especially Brent who had by then made 3 calls to the restaurant, was hungry and extremely angry at Alan. Just when we had decided to go on without him, he showed up. As we were all climbing into Brents car, Brent had to take some stuff out of the back
35、seat and put it into the trunk so we would all have room to sit. Only Alan could have then said(6)“Gee, Brent, you had an hour and a half. Couldnt you at least get the car cleaned out?“ The laughter that ensued caused everyone to forget how hungry and mad we were. 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 短文理解 11 【正确答案】 D
36、 【知识模块】 短文理解 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 13 【听力原文】 On December 24 afternoon, I was on duty.(l)The only thing making me happy was a gift sent to me by my husband a dozen red roses. Then a young, tired-looking woman with an infant in her arms came to me.(2)Nervously, she explained that her husband a priso
37、ner in a nearby jail was my next patient. The guards would take him here that afternoon She told me she wasnt allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She begged me to let the boys father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for h
38、is appointment. Since my schedule wasnt full, I agreed. A short time later, her husband arrived with two armed guards as an escort. The womans tired face lit up when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeking out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child. After almost an hour, I called
39、 the prisoner back to the operation room. While I worked, the guards stood just outside my door. At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt sad because he hadnt been able to get his wife anything for Christmas.(3)On hearing this, I w
40、as inspired with a wonderful idea. Ill never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. Im not sure who experienced the most joythe husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment. 13 【正确答案】 A 【
41、知识模块】 短文理解 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 短文理解 16 【听力原文】 One of the requirements of every graduation ceremony speaker is that they offer some advice. Well, get ready. It here comes. Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all the answers your professors, instruc
42、tors and counselors and going out into what we like to call the real world.(9)In time you will meet up with other people who think they have all the answers. These people are called bosses. My advice is: humor them.(10)A little later you will meet additional people who think they have all the answer
43、s. These are called spouses. My advice is: humor them, too. And if all goes well, in a few years you will meet still another group of people who think they have all the answers. These are called children. Humor them. Life will go on, your children will grow up, go to school, and someday they could b
44、e taking part in a graduation ceremony just like this one. And who knows, the speaker responsible for handing out good advice might be you. Halfway through your speech, the graduate sitting next to your daughter will lean over and ask, “Who is that woman up there who thinks she has all the answers?“
45、 Well, thanks to the sound advice you are hearing today and that I hope you will all pass on, she will be able to say, “That is my mother. Humor her. “ 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文理解 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文理解 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 19 【听力原文】 A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap, a
46、 division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that their children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all.(l)One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have t
47、o choose their own life styles. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of and often to continue the family occupation.(2)In our society, young people often travel great dis
48、tances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our modern society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did; to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they we
49、re unable to do. But often they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight.(3)The best way to narrow the gap is that parents and children should be mutually respected. 19 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文理解 20 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文理解 21 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文理解 22 【听力原文】 Americas national symbol, th
