1、大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 21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） She is used to resting on Mondays. （ B） She works five days a week. （ C） She doesnt work on Friday. （ D） She always goes shopping on weekends. （ A） To further her
3、study. （ B） To find a job. （ C） To quit her job. （ D） To go back to school. （ A） Play games on the computer. （ B） Watch a movie on the computer. （ C） Have a check at the computer. （ D） Surf the Internet on the computer. （ A） She accepted the mans advice. （ B） She doesnt care for movies. （ C） She wat
4、ches movies a lot. （ D） She doesnt like writing reviews. （ A） At a store. （ B） At the station. （ C） In a school. （ D） In the hospital. （ A） The man forgot Amys phone number. （ B） Amy met the man this morning. （ C） Amy told the woman her new number. （ D） The man picked up Amys phone. （ A） Going throu
5、gh a place. （ B） Buying an air ticket. （ C） Shopping on the street. （ D） Finding a new job. （ A） Studying for some time. （ B） Doing housework. （ C） Making some money. （ D） Having a good time. （ A） Cut fish into pieces. （ B） Cut the dough in halves. （ C） Put some flour and water. （ D） Add some flavor
6、ings. （ A） It tastes like fish. （ B） Its high in calorie. （ C） Its easy to preserve. （ D） Its easy to cook. （ A） It has been out of the market for years. （ B） The food store opens rather late. （ C） It is always crowded in the snack bar. （ D） It will be hard to find in the market soon. （ A） He went o
7、n business. （ B） He was preparing a lecture. （ C） He was working part-time in the library. （ D） He was busy with his papers. （ A） To write three themes on one topic. （ B） To lengthen the paper to three times as long. （ C） To finish the papers one by one. （ D） To seek help from senior students. （ A）
8、Go shopping with her. （ B） Do homework for her. （ C） Repair her computer. （ D） Lend his bicycle to her. （ A） Buy a new pair of glasses. （ B） Collect some material for his work. （ C） Take a good break. （ D） Go to the library. Section B Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short pass
9、ages. 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. （ A） The problem of power source. （ B） The problem of how to make smalle
10、r and safer automobiles. （ C） The problem of traffic congestion. （ D） The problem of how to develop an automated subway system. （ A） A rail. （ B） An engine. （ C） A thing like an arm. （ D） A computer controller. （ A） Keep in the right lane. （ B） Wait to arrive at his destination. （ C） Keep in constan
11、t touch with the computer center. （ D） Inform the system of his destination by phone. （ A） A tour agency. （ B） A tourist attraction. （ C） A kind of hotel. （ D） A travel guidebook. （ A） To prepare bed and breakfast. （ B） To help you propose to your girlfriend. （ C） To arrange a trip for the Valentine
12、s Day. （ D） To design a romantic wedding anniversary. （ A） Hid rings in pillows. （ B） Hid rings in the birds nest. （ C） Baked rings into steaks. （ D） Paint proposing words on pillow. （ A） A brief introduction of songs of the Backstreet Boys. （ B） The Backstreet Boys status in the United States. （ C）
13、 How did they break the record set by Garth Brooks. （ D） How did this vocal group grow to be what they are now. （ A） A.J. McLea, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson. （ B） A.J. McLea, Brian Littre and IKevin Richardson. （ C） Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and A.J. McLean. （ D） Howie Dorough, Nick Carter
14、and Kevin Richardson. （ A） Millenniums first week out of the gate, the disc amassed 1,133,505 in sales. （ B） Their debut has by now sold more than 10 million copies in the US. （ C） Weve Got It Goin On climbed to No. 69 on Billboards Hot 100. （ D） Making Millennium the most albums sold in a week in t
15、he SoundScan history. （ A） Girls with nice eyes and long hair. （ B） Shoes and jewelry. （ C） Cheese and perfume. （ D） Perfume produced by Ralph Lauren. 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
16、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, you can either use the
17、exact words you have just heard or write down the 25 Past studies have suggested the amygdale(扁桃体 )is important in(26)_responses. People who are shown(27)_pictures, for example, have a sudden increase of blood flow to their amygdales(杏仁孔 ). Another study has complicated this picture by adding smells
18、.(28)_in this study, which was(29)_by Adam Anderson at Stanford University, first(30)_into an MRI. Thats a machine that lets us see the brain in action by(31)_up the parts that are most (32)_. Then the subjects smelled. First they smelled fruit smells. Then they smelled nasty,(33)_smells. What might
19、 the results be? Low intensities of either nasty or nice smells didnt cause any response.(34)_. One possible explanation is that the amygdale isnt just a processor for visual information, but for anything that requires an emotional tag and that tag, apparently, can be either positive or negative. Th
20、ink of it this way. Not only does that old garbage can stink, I dont like to be near it.(35)_. Why do we have a feeling about smells? Probably because it helps you behave correctly.(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 21答案与解析 S
21、ection 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 pause. D
22、uring 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: Whats Laura doing here today? I thought she was supposed to be out of the office on Mondays. W:(l)She decided shed rather have Fridays off instead. Q: What do we know about Laura? 1
23、 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Do you still want to go to graduate school after you get out of college? W:(2)Ive changed my mind about that. I want to start working before I go back to school. Q: What does the woman decide to do at present? 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I dont know what you did
24、to this computer. But it keeps giving me these error messages. M:(3)Oh, sorry, I was playing around with it before you came in. Let me take a look at it. Q: What will the speakers probably do next? 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Trust me. You dont want to go to that movie. Its not nearly as good a
25、s the reviews said. W:(4)I dont care. I need a break from studying. And its the only thing showing that I havent already seen. Q: What do we know about the woman? 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: If I dont find my wallet pretty soon, Im going to have to report it stolen. W: Hold on.(5)Before you cal
26、l the campus security office, have you checked you car, all your jacket pockets, everywhere? Q: Where does the stealing most probably happen? 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Hey, do you have Amys new phone number? M:(6)She couldnt remember when I saw her earlier today, so she said shed call me this
27、 afternoon and give it to me then. Q: What do we know from the conversation? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W:(7)Ive been trying to call the airline for over an hour, but I cant get through. I wonder whats going on? M:(7)Oh its probably those cheap fares they are offering. Dont worry, the offer ends
28、at midnight. Q: What are the speakers talking about? 7 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: What a day! We havent had weather like this for ages. M: I know.(8)What do you say we put off studying a little while and take advantage of it? Q: What does the man suggest doing? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: I
29、ve been reading about a new snack food. Its made from fish. Have you heard anything about it? M: No, I havent, but I dont like fish very much anyway. W: Dont worry. Although its made primarily from fish, it actually doesnt have a fishy taste. In fact, it can be flavored with tomato, cheese, or choco
30、late for instance. M: How can it not taste fishy? Do you know how this snack food is made? W:(9)First the fish is cut and cooked. Then water and flour are added to make a dough. M: It sounds awful. W: Actually the dough is rather tasteless at that point, so the flavorings are added to give it some t
31、aste. M: Well, it still sounds a little strange. But I suppose this product will at least be low calorie and high protein, like a health food. W: Yes, you could call it that.(10)And it has a long shelf life, so it wont spoil quickly. It is also easy to digest and can be made from types of fish that
32、usually arent eaten, or from high grade fish by products. M: Mm, have you got any samples? I might be willing to try the cheese-flavored variety. W: No, none of it seems to be available yet. As I understand it, this fish snack food probably wont be in the stores for another couple of years. So youll
33、 have a while to get used to the whole idea. M: A couple of years, ah? It may just take me that long, but thanks for telling me about it. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: I havent seen you here for a couple of weeks. Have you stop eating or something? M:
34、No. Does it look as Ive stopped eating? Ive been spending a lot of time in the library. W: Working on a paper? M:(12)I wish I was working on a paper. Im working on three different papers: sociology, English literature, and history. W: Wow. That is a lot of work. M: Yeah. And whats annoying is that I
35、m studying 19th century British Empire in all three classes. But I cant just write a single paper for all three. W: Why not? M: The professors wont let me. Even if I make it three times as long as the suggested length. W: Oh. Thats too bad.(13)Could you write your papers on three aspects of one topi
36、c? M: Hum. What do you mean? Do you have something in mind? W: Well, lets see. Maybe you could do something with idealism, like Oh, write you sociology paper on a cultural basis of idealism, and your history paper on the influence of the Romantic poets on the British foreign policy; and OK and your
37、English paper on analysis of some Romantic poems. M: Hey. Thats not a bad idea. Ive already started the research for one of the papers. So I can use that. What can I do to repay you? W:(14)You want to write up my chemistry lab for me? M: Id love to. But Ive never taken chemistry. So Im not sure youd
38、 like the result. W: Oh, well. No thanks necessary then.(15)Have a good weekend. And try to get out of the library and get some sleep. You have big circles under your eyes. M: OK. Ill try. See you later. 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】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 Section
39、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 marked A, B, C and D. 16 【听力原文】 Some
40、pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is doomed. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the future. The
41、 motorcar will definitely change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engines. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the
42、future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jam. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated freeway system. When the auto enters the freeway system, an arm-like thing will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail that is similar to those powering elevated and subway tra
43、ins.(17)Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the cars movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the syste
44、m. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the free way. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer that will warn him of his coming exit. 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听
45、力原文】 If you want to escape for the Valentines Day weekend but dont want to go far, you may want to check into a nearby bed and breakfast. You can leave home without having to travel too far. B Brians favorite food is cheese, and his favorite perfume is Safari by Ralph Lauren;(25)A.J. likes girls wit
46、h nice eyes and long hair; Howie is most likely to “invite you for a moonlight walk along the beach“ ; and Kevin “spent eight years of his life living in a log cabin, and hes also a qualified ballroom-dance instructor!“ In 1999, Millenniums first week out of the gate, the disc amassed 1,133,505 in s
47、ales, making it the most albums sold in a week ever since SoundScan began recording sales figures, handily beating the record set by Garth Brooks the previous December. 22 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 23 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 24 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 25 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section C Directions: In this section, you
48、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 fr
49、om 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 25 【听力原文】 Past studies have suggested the amygdale(扁桃体 )is important in(26)emotional responses. People who are shown(27)frightening pictures, for example, have a sudden increase of blood flow to their amygdales(杏仁孔 ). Another study has complicated this picture by adding smells.(28)Volunteers in this st
