1、大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to
2、43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 0 Not long ago, many people believed that babies only wanted food and to be k
3、ept warm and dry. Some people(1)_babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is a federal government (2)_. Its goal is
4、to(3)_which experiences can influence healthy development in people. Research(4)_at the Institute note that babies are strongly influenced by their(5)_. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something(6)_. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other(7
5、)_. This is how babies learn to(8)_and communicate with other people.(9)_. They say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers. (10)_.The researchers studied almost one hundred pregnant women. They played sounds to the baby sti
6、ll growing inside their mother and watched its movements with special devices. (11)_. By the thirty-fourth week, it could remember the sound for four weeks. 1 (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 (9) 10 (10) 11 (11) 11 Much research has shown that peer pressure has a much greater impact o
7、n teenager behavior than any other factor. Think about it. Your teenager spends many more of his or her(1)_hours with peers than with family members. The(2)_is direct, and much more powerful than the influence of teachers and other authority(3)_. Peer pressure tends to have more of an effect on chil
8、dren with low(4)_. If a child feels(5)_to fit in, the teen may do things that go against his or her(6)_simply to be part of the group. Peer pressure can lead to experimenting with drugs and(7)_, sex, skipping school, and various high-risk behaviors. If you notice a sudden change in your childs appea
9、rance, clothing, and attitude, especially if(8)_ by secretive behavior, he or she may be subject to the influences of peers. (9)_. An unknown change in the type of friends you child associates with would indicate that your child is vulnerable to new influences that may not be positive. How can paren
10、ts, who spend far less time with their children than do their peers, have an influence on their teens?(10)_, and should clarify consequences for lying about activities or where they are going.(11)_. 12 (1) 13 (2) 14 (3) 15 (4) 16 (5) 17 (6) 18 (7) 19 (8) 20 (9) 21 (10) 22 (11) 22 The details of effe
11、ctive persuasion are what will make the difference between getting what you want and wasting your time trying to(1)_someone its what they want. The tips below are just some basic steps to consider when (2)_the art of effective persuasion. Theyll prove to be helpful if youre just starting out and wan
12、t to learn how to(3)_people more easily. To begin with, a very basic(4)_is the ability to make others want to do what you want them to do. This is done in a way that the other person is completely(5)_of. This process is very similar to covert hypnosis in the sense where you are applying direct(6)_ t
13、houghts to another person through conversation. They share similar steps to accomplishing their goals as well. In order to establish effective persuasion you need to accomplish three things: trust,(7) _reasoning, and an emotional(8)_to your goal. Trust is established by making a good first impressio
14、n.(9)_. If you want to learn how to persuade people in an effective way, (10)_.Your persuasive suggestions should make reasonable and rational sense to them. Its important to share a common thread between the two of you.(11)_ 23 (1) 24 (2) 25 (3) 26 (4) 27 (5) 28 (6) 29 (7) 30 (8) 31 (9) 32 (10) 33
15、(11) 33 The ability to learn and to establish new memories is fundamental to our lives; we(1)_on our memories to do the simplest of things remember who we are, recognize the words we read and the sounds we hear. More than any other(2)_of the mind, our memories represent everything around us as(3)_.
16、But after more than a century of (4)_study, to what(5)_do we really understand about how and where our long-term memories are stored and(6)_? When we talk about memory were really talking about long-term memory. Our short-term or working memory(7)_is about thirty seconds. Anything that(8)_around for
17、 longer has already made it to at least the first stage of long-term memory which can, with regular servicing, last our whole lifetime.(9)_, others are held together with educated speculation. What does seem evident though is that(10)_.We know this through the observation of patients with bad memory
18、. For long-term memories to survive for decades, its thought we have recall them from time to time, otherwise they will fade as part of the natural process of forgetting.(11)_, which helps us remember it even after a gap of many years. 34 (1) 35 (2) 36 (3) 37 (4) 38 (5) 39 (6) 40 (7) 41 (8) 42 (9) 4
19、3 (10) 44 (11) 44 Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights,(1)_by television shows on cooking and home (2)_, according to a survey. More than half(53 percent)of the(3)_to a poll of 1,000 Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality
20、 time with family and friends by(4)_ them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and(5)_, the survey by mobile phone(6)_T-Mobile showed. Popular television shows such as “Come Dine With Me,“ where amateur chefs(7)_to wow each other with their cooking skills, “ Master Chef “ where(8)_people
21、compete to cook to Michelin standards and a number of celebrity cookery shows have inspired Britons to entertain at home.(9)_. “Over the last couple of years,(10)_.“ party planning expert Liz Brewer said in a statement accompanying the polls results. “(11)_.“ Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was the top
22、choice for dream host of respondents, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown was one of the least favored, alongside his rival Conservative leader David Cameron. 45 (1) 46 (2) 47 (3) 48 (4) 49 (5) 50 (6) 51 (7) 52 (8) 53 (9) 54 (10) 55 (11) 大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 17答案与解析 Section C Directions: In this section, yo
23、u will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered
24、from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 0 【听力原文】 Not long ago, many people believed that babies only wanted food and to be kept warm and dry. Some people(1)thought babies were not ab
25、le to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is a federal government(2)agency. Its goal is to(3)identify which experiences can influence h
26、ealthy development in people. Research(4)scientists at the Institute note that babies are strongly influenced by their(5)environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something(6)amusing. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other(7)caregiver. T
27、his is how babies learn to(8)connect and communicate with other people.(9)The American researchers say this ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth. They say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.(10)A study la
28、st month from Europe found evidence that unborn babies can remember sounds. The researchers studied almost one hundred pregnant women. They played sounds to the baby still growing inside their mother and watched its movements with special devices. They found that by thirty weeks of development the u
29、nborn baby could remember a sound for ten minutes. By the thirty-fourth week, it could remember the sound for four weeks. 【知识模块】 复合式听写 1 【正确答案】 thought 【知识模块】 复合式听写 2 【正确答案】 agency 【知识模块】 复合式听写 3 【正确答案】 identify 【知识模块】 复合式听写 4 【正确答案】 scientists 【知识模块】 复合式听写 5 【正确答案】 environment 【知识模块】 复合式听写 6 【正确答案】
30、 amusing 【知识模块】 复合式听写 7 【正确答案】 caregiver 【知识模块】 复合式听写 8 【正确答案】 connect 【知识模块】 复合式听写 9 【正确答案】 The American researchers say this ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth 【知识模块】 复合式听写 10 【正确答案】 A study last month from Europe found evidence that unborn babies can remember sounds 【知识模块】 复合式听写
31、11 【正确答案】 They found that by thirty weeks of development the unborn baby could remember a sound for ten minutes 【知识模块】 复合式听写 11 【听力原文】 Much research has shown that peer pressure has a much greater impact on teenager behavior than any other factor. Think about it. Your teenager spends many more of hi
32、s or her(1)waking hours with peers than with family members. The(2)interaction is direct, and much more powerful than the influence of teachers and other authority(3)figures. Peer pressure tends to have more of an effect on children with low(4)self-confidence. If a child feels(5)compelled to fit in,
33、 the teen may do things that go against his or her(6)beliefs simply to be part of the group. Peer pressure can lead to experimenting with drugs and(7)alcohol, sex, skipping school, and various high-risk behaviors. If you notice a sudden change in your childs appearance, clothing, and attitude, espec
34、ially if(8)accompanied by secretive behavior, he or she may be subject to the influences of peers.(9)You should be especially watchful for sudden changes in the friends who make up their core peer group. An unknown change in the type of friends you child associates with would indicate that your chil
35、d is vulnerable to new influences that may not be positive. How can parents, who spend far less time with their children than do their peers, have an influence on their teens? Parents need to set clear expectations for behavior, establish rules about where and with whom their teenagers spend their t
36、ime, and should clarify consequences for lying about activities or where they are going.(1l)By communicating your expectations, your children cannot claim they did not know that you would be upset. 【知识模块】 复合式听写 12 【正确答案】 waking 【知识模块】 复合式听写 13 【正确答案】 interaction 【知识模块】 复合式听写 14 【正确答案】 figures 【知识模块】
37、 复合式听写 15 【正确答案】 self-confidence 【知识模块】 复合式听写 16 【正确答案】 compelled 【知识模块】 复合式听写 17 【正确答案】 beliefs 【知识模块】 复合式听写 18 【正确答案】 alcohol 【知识模块】 复合式听写 19 【正确答案】 accompanied 【知识模块】 复合式听写 20 【正确答案】 You should be especially watchful for sudden changes in the friends who make up their core peer group 【知识模块】 复合式听写
38、 21 【正确答案】 Parents need to set clear expectations for behavior, establish rules about where and with whom their teenagers spend their time 【知识模块】 复合式听写 22 【正确答案】 By communicating your expectations, your children cannot claim they did not know that you would be upset 【知识模块】 复合式听写 22 【听力原文】 The detail
39、s of effective persuasion are what will make the difference between getting what you want and wasting your time trying to (1)convince someone its what they want. The tips below are just some basic steps to consider when (2)mastering the art of effective persuasion. Theyll prove to be helpful if your
40、e just starting out and want to learn how to(3)persuade people more easily. To begin with, a very basic (4)definition is the ability to make others want to do what you want them to do. This is done in a way that the other person is completely (5)unaware of. This process is very similar to covert hyp
41、nosis(催眠 )in the same sense where you are applying direct(6)suggestive thoughts to another person through conversation. They share similar steps to accomplishing their goals as well. In order to establish effective persuasion you need to accomplish three things: trust,(7)logical reasoning, and an em
42、otional(8)connection to your goal. Trust is established by making a good first impression.(9)This is accomplished through body language, tone of voice and language, position of power or authority, and appearance. If you want to learn how to persuade people in an effective way,(10)theyll become more
43、open to you if you present yourself as a trusting person proving to be helpful to them. Your persuasive suggestions should make reasonable and rational sense to them. Its important to share a common thread between the two of you.(11)If this is accomplished, then you have them in your complete contro
44、l and effective persuasion has been reached. 【知识模块】 复合式听写 23 【正确答案】 convince 【知识模块】 复合式听写 24 【正确答案】 mastering 【知识模块】 复合式听写 25 【正确答案】 persuade 【知识模块】 复合式听写 26 【正确答案】 definition 【知识模块】 复合式听写 27 【正确答案】 unaware 【知识模块】 复合式听写 28 【正确答案】 suggestive 【知识模块】 复合式听写 29 【正确答案】 logical 【知识模块】 复合式听写 30 【正确答案】 conne
45、ction 【知识模块】 复合式听写 31 【正确答案】 This is accomplished through body language, tone of voice and language, position of power or authority, and appearance 【知识模块】 复合式听写 32 【正确答案】 theyll become more open to you if you present yourself as a trusting person proving to be helpful to them 【知识模块】 复合式听写 33 【正确答案】
46、If this is accomplished, then you have them in your complete control and effective persuasion has been reached 【知识模块】 复合式听写 33 【听力原文】 The ability to learn and to establish new memories is fundamental to our lives; we(1)rely on our memories to do the simplest of things remember who we are, recognize
47、the words we read and the sounds we hear. More than any other (2)aspect of the mind, our memories represent everything around us as (3)existence. But after more than a century of(4)intense study, to what(5)extent do we really understand about how and where our long-term memories are stored and(6)reg
48、ained? When we talk about memory were really talking about long-term memory. Our short-term or working memory(7)capacity is about thirty seconds. Anything that(8)sticks around for longer has already made it to at least the first stage of long-term memory which can, with regular servicing, last our whole lifetime.(9)Some of what is known about the human memory system is backed up with hard data, others are held together with educated speculation. What does seem evident though is that structurally, long-term memories are stored in a different place and almost certainly in a very diffe
