1、大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 18及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question
2、 there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Frank is coming by air. （ B） Lily is going to pick up Frank. （ C） Lily has classes at two. （ D） Frank will arrive in the evening. （ A） The weather will stay this w
3、ay. （ B） The weather will get cooler at weekend. （ C） The pool is not a safe place. （ D） He will take a rest at the weekend. （ A） $100. （ B） $150. （ C） 200 （ D） 400 （ A） Before dinner. （ B） During dinner. （ C） After dinner. （ D） The next day. （ A） Have a talk with the professor. （ B） Work harder for
4、 the next exam. （ C） Seek help from his roommate. （ D） Write another term paper. （ A） They wait beside the cinema. （ B） Theyll go and look for him. （ C） They wont wait for him. （ D） Theyll return the tickets. （ A） It was a fine day. （ B） The lecture was awful. （ C） The professor was pretty. （ D） The
5、re should be a larger audience. （ A） The man wants to complain to the manager. （ B） The man lost some money in the store. （ C） The manager is too busy to see the man now. （ D） The manger will see the man tomorrow. （ A） The process of making music CDs. （ B） Ways to prevent home violence. （ C） Approac
6、hes to learn a foreign language better. （ D） A demand for record companies. （ A） To use formal language in albums. （ B） To observe the new law on album production. （ C） To put warning signs on records. （ D） To produce albums without violence. （ A） Necessary. （ B） Ridiculous. （ C） Acceptable. （ D） Be
7、neficial. （ A） He thinks it is perfect. （ B） He disapproves the costume. （ C） He dislikes the singing. （ D） He is not for the acting. （ A） Because she has great interest in the director. （ B） Because she wants to keep company with the man. （ C） Because one of the actresses is her colleague. （ D） Bec
8、ause she once played the main role in high school. （ A） Go for a cup of coffee. （ B） Have a walk in the park. （ C） Take some photos on the stage. （ D） Take part in the party. （ A） Before the opening of a play. （ B） During the break time of a play. （ C） After the ending of a play. （ D） During the per
9、formance of a play. Section B 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
10、 marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Making the muscle ache. （ B） Doing at too much intensity and too soon. （ C） Doing moderate activity. （ D） Relaxing totally. （ A） Strong activity. （ B） Exercise for half an hour. （ C） Use all your strength. （ D） Do moderate exercise. （ A） Becoming totally excited and healt
11、hy. （ B） Increasing your physical energy. （ C） Increasing the intensity and duration of the exercise activity. （ D） Making you feel comfortable immediately. （ A） Some information about the place where you grow up and your education. （ B） Very little information about the speaker. （ C） The informatio
12、n about where you have been. （ D） All the information about what you are doing and thinking. （ A） Language indeed affected thought. （ B） Whorfian theory was perfect. （ C） All languages classify the color into two categories. （ D） Language and thought were not dependent on one another. （ A） Language
13、affects thought. （ B） People share a common and basic structure of language in the brain. （ C） Human languages are too different to share a common structure. （ D） Noam Chomsky of MIT is a great American language expert. （ A） It is like the biological virus in certain degree. （ B） It works the same w
14、ay as the human virus. （ C） It influences the human as the biological viruses do. （ D） It spreads to people who use the infected computers. （ A） They invade the computer and make it a place for producing viruses. （ B） They spread throughout the whole system by copying themselves. （ C） They infect th
15、e hard disc and the whole system. （ D） They spread viruses inside the computer system. （ A） It is a virus that causes great damage. （ B） It is a virus that infects the IBMs computer system. （ C） It is a virus that carries a Christmas greeting. （ D） It is a virus that causes no harm to the computer s
16、ystems. （ A） It can cause no damages at all. （ B） It can cause damages to the computer systems. （ C） It can copy your files in computers. （ D） It can format your hard drive. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you s
17、hould 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 from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks,
18、you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 25 For those of us lucky enough to always have enough food and water, it may be hard to imagine living through a drought. A drought occurs for a (26)_of reasons, usually including a lack of(27)_and warm temperatures. Soil moist
19、ure seriously(28)_. Why and how do these climate events occur? As air spins around the earth, it rises and sinks over different areas of the(29)_. When air rises it cools and loses moisture. When air sinks, it grows warmer and(30)_moisture, drying out the land. Sinking air helps to form(31)_, such a
20、s the Sahara Desert in Africa. Warm,(32)_air can slow down cloud formation, which results in less rain and(33)_overall moisture.(34)_. The Dust Bowl that affected the plain regions of the United States was one well-known drought. An equally severe drought occurred in the United States in the summer
21、of 1988. Rainfall over the mid-west, Northern Plains, and the Rockies was fifty to eighty-five percent below normal. (35)_. When a drought hits, theres little that can be done to end it.(36)_. 26 (26) 27 (27) 28 (28) 29 (29) 30 (30) 31 (31) 32 (32) 33 (33) 34 (34) 35 (35) 36 (36) 大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 18答案
22、与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pau
23、se. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1 【听力原文】 M： Lily!(l)Would you like to go with me to the airport to pick up Frank？ W: Id like to. But I have class till two and I know Franks decided to take the early flight. Q: What do we
24、 know from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W:(2)These summer days are getting to be more than I can take. It was even too hot to go to the pool yesterday. M: Hold on.(2)According to the weather report, we should have some relief by the end of the week. Q: What does the man mean? 2 【正
25、确答案】 B 【知 识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W:(3)I just bought this dress suit at a sale. It only cost me $200. How do you like it? M: Its nice,(3)but my sister bought the same thing for half the price. Q: How much does the mans sister pay for the dress suit? 3 【正确答案】 A 【知 识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M:(4)Would you mind if we
26、discuss tomorrows agenda before dinner this evening? W:(4)Not at all. I certainly dont want to talk about it during our meal. Q: When will the speakers discuss the agenda? 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文 】 M: I dont understand why I received such a low grade on my term paper. W:(5)You should make an ap
27、point- ment with the professor to discuss it. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Ive been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal. M: Well,(6)if you dont get him soon, well just have to go to the movies without him. Q: What does
28、 the man suggest do if David is not reached? 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: So what did you think of the lecture? Isnt that professor something? M:(7)She was pretty impressive, too bad about the weather though. Otherwise Im sure there would be a lot more people. Q: What do we know from the convers
29、ation? 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Id like to see the manager of the store; Im interested in applying for a job. W:(8)Shes going to be tied up in meetings all day today and tomorrow. Q: What do we know from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W:(9)I saw a really interesting prog
30、ram on TV last night. It talked about the types of things that record companies have to be careful with when they come out with new CDs. M: What do you mean? W: Well, they have to be careful not to offend people especially parents of young kids who might buy a CD that contained violent content or us
31、ed strong language. M: How can that be avoided? W: Well, dont you remember when that woman some senators wife, I think made a fuss over this issue?(10)Its not really a law, but music companies are now encouraged to put a warning label on albums that describe violence or use strong language. M: I don
32、t understand. Doesnt that reduce the musicians freedom of speech? W: Not really. Musicians still have a right to free speech, but the message on the label says, “Buyer, be careful: If you get upset by violence and ugly language, dont buy this album.“ You agree with that, dont you? M:(11)I dont know.
33、 I still think the whole thing is funny and unreasonable. Musicians should have the right to say what they want to without having to have a warning label put on their music, I mean, who gets to decide what is considered offensive and what isnt. We dont need a sticker to tell us what to do! 9 【正确答案】
34、D 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: So, are you enjoying the performance so far? M:(12)Well, the costumes and the set are marvelous, but the acting is a bit stiff. What do you think? W: I think youre being a little critical. The actor in the lead role is fantastic. I
35、 suppose the singing could be a bit better, though. M: Do you know anyone in the play? W: Actually,(13)the woman playing Ophelia is a past classmate of mine. M: Really?(13)Is that why you wanted to come to the play? W:(13)Thats only part of it. I absolutely like this director very much. Every play h
36、e works on turns out great. M: So youve seen other plays that hes directed? W: Quite a few actually. By the way, (14)after the play, theres always a big party for the cast and their friends. My friend has invited us. Do you want to go? M: Sure, Id love to meet the cast! Have you ever been in a play?
37、 W: Ive never had a part in a play before, but I used to be a part of the stage crew in high school. M: What did you do? W: I helped build the sets and find properties for the plays. What about you? M: I once helped out with costumes, but I didnt enjoy it very much. I spent over three weeks sewing s
38、tars on a coat. W: That sounds kind of boring. Oh, look.(15)Theyre turning down the lights. I think we should get back to our seats for the second half of the play. 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听 力 Section B Directions: In this section, you wil
39、l 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. 16 【听力原文】 When starting an exercise program, one of t
40、he biggest mistakes people make is doing too much too soon. Too much exercise may later result in injury or painful muscle ache. Each exercise session should include a warm-up, the dynamic exercise, and a cool-down period. (17)The warm-up of five minutes should consist of moderate activity that will
41、 gradually increase your heart and breathing rate. These prepare the body for vigorous activity by increasing breath and body temperature. A warm-up will reduce the risk of injury during the exercise period. After the warm-up, begin the dynamic exercise. At first a period of 15-20 minutes is enough.
42、 Gradually increase the amount of exercise time as your physical energy increases. You should exercise at a moderate, not too much intensity. Dont push yourself until you are about to collapse.(18)If you exercise regularly, youll be able to increase the strength and duration of the exercise activity
43、 without becoming totally tired. After the exercise period, allow your body about five minutes to cool down. Walk around and give your body time to relax gradually. Dont stand still or lie down immediately after exercising. Stretch at the end of your cool down to increase your flexibility and reduce
44、 injury. 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 The way you speak says a lot about you.(19)Your dialect or accent might tell people where you grew up, for instance, while your vocabulary may suggest the type of education youve had. But can the language you use in
45、dicate the way you think, or help you form those thoughts? In the 1930s, American language expert Benjamin Lee Whorf argued that language did indeed affect thought. For instance, Eskimos use at least seven different terms for snow, and they must find our simple way of talking about it without thinki
46、ng, he suggested. While Whorf s views were not favored especially that native language created what amounts to a constraint for thought they werent forgotten. Now a group of psychologists has started again the search for the effects of language on the mind, with some interesting results. Researchers
47、 first found out Whorfian defects in the 1950s, looking at color vocabularies. Some languages classify the color into just two categories of light and dark; others make finer, but not necessarily the same. Do these language patterns mean that speakers of separate languages perceive color in differen
48、t ways? Apparently not.(20)By the 1970s, psychologists concluded that language and thinking differences were not dependent on one another. The conclusion stuck. The experts were and remain convinced by Noam Chomsky of MIT, who discovered that no matter how different human languages seem, all share a
49、 common, basic structure, as if it was in the brain when people were born. 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 The computer virus is an outcome of the computer fast growth in the 1980s.(22)The cause of the term “computer virus“ is the likeness between the biological virus and the evil program infected with computer. The origin of this term came from an American science fiction written by Thomas Ryan, published in 1977. Human viruses invade a l
