1、大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 5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 will see Kates sister in the afternoon. （ B） She has to meet Kate after the interview. （ C） She can tell Kate in the afternoons meeting. （ D） She must tell Kate
3、s sister about the interview. （ A） Go to a meeting for the handicapped. （ B） Design a uniform for the meeting. （ C） Do some charity in the meeting. （ D） Look for a job in the meeting. （ A） Between $400 and $450. （ B） Between $4,800 and $5,400. （ C） Between $2,400 and $2,700. （ D） Between $800 and $9
4、00. （ A） Classmates. （ B） Patient and doctor. （ C） Student and teacher. （ D） Colleagues. （ A） The man is always too careless. （ B） The man doesnt know they are on the desk. （ C） The mans assistant often puts things in improper places. （ D） The mans assistant doesnt tell the man clearly. （ A） This ep
5、isode is not so excellent （ B） The previous episode is better. （ C） This episode is better. （ D） The previous episode is just so-so. （ A） In a hotel. （ B） At a dinner table. （ C） In the street. （ D） At the mans house. （ A） She doesnt like cooking every morning. （ B） She doesnt really want that much.
6、 （ C） She only likes a cup of milk for breakfast. （ D） She thinks the meal is different here. （ A） He visited it in person. （ B） He learned from a friend about it. （ C） He read of it in a magazine. （ D） He knew the sculptor. （ A） They are very expensive. （ B） They weigh very much. （ C） They are made
7、 of pieces of aluminum. （ D） They have triangles all over. （ A） It was too expensive. （ B） It was too heavy to hand. （ C） It was not pretty. （ D） It was easy to get rotten. （ A） She wants him to review the lessons before finals. （ B） She wants him to have her car repaired. （ C） She wants to borrow h
8、is camping equipment. （ D） She wants him to go canoeing with their classmates. （ A） They wont have another break until after the final exams. （ B） Itll be very exciting as the river has some rapids this time of the year. （ C） If it gets too hot they can swim. （ D） Many students will go so he can kno
9、w more people. （ A） Drinks. （ B） Food. （ C） A bathing suit. （ D） A Tent. （ A） The specific time theyll set out. （ B） What he needs to bring. （ C） Whether he has to drive his car or not. （ D） Whether he has decided to go or not. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. A
10、t 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 whole routine of life is shattered. （ B） The need to talk to other peo
11、ple is increasing. （ C） Nothing is more important than controlling ones own time. （ D） Nobody is alone in the unemployment experience. （ A） Days are getting longer. （ B） Days are getting shorter. （ C） Time becomes easier to fill. （ D） It is a good opportunity to develop their hobbies. （ A） Unemploym
12、ent brings bad feelings. （ B） Unemployment brings good feelings. （ C） One should try to make the best of unemployment. （ D） Unemployed people are lonely. （ A） Cooking. （ B） Cleaning. （ C） Skin care. （ D） Painting. （ A） 50%. （ B） 40%. （ C） 30%. （ D） 20%. （ A） How to release oil from seeds. （ B） How t
13、o test the local market for oil. （ C） Food and oil. （ D） Soybean and oil. （ A） National Similarities and Global Differences. （ B） World Culture and the Future of Schooling. （ C） National Differences, Global Similarities: World Culture and the Future of Schooling. （ D） National Similarities, Global D
14、ifferences: World Culture and the Future of Schooling. （ A） The book was written by David Baker. （ B） We can find information on about 15 countries in the book. （ C） The professors started to write the book in 1994. （ D） The book compares public education systems around the world. （ A） Hungary, Mala
15、ysia and the Philippines. （ B） Hungary, Romania and the Philippines. （ C） Spain, Romania and the Philippines. （ D） Hungary, Australia and Iraq. （ A） School violence has nothing to do with the educational system. （ B） Schools should stop trying to raise scores. （ C） Schools should treat every student
16、 equally. （ D） Schools should divide students into “winners and losers“. 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 re
17、quired 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 exact words you have just heard or write down the 25 A very large number of pe
18、ople【 B1】 _when quite young to add anything to a limited stock of judgments. After a certain age, say 25, they consider that their education is【 B2】 _. Its perhaps【 B3】 _that having passed through that painful and boring process, called expertly education, they should suppose it over, and that they
19、are【 B4】 _for life to label every event as it【 B5】 _and drops it into its given pigeonhole(分类架，文件架 ). But one who has a label ready for everything does not bother to observe any more, even such【 B6】 _happenings as he has observed for himself, with attention, before he went to school. He【 B7】 _acts a
20、nd reacts. For people who have stopped【 B8】 _, the only possible new or renewed experience, and, therefore, new knowledge, is from a work of art. Because that is the only kind of experience 【 B9】 _, they will come out from their shells and expose themselves to music, to a play, to a book, because it
21、 is the accepted method of enjoying such things. True, even to plays and books they may bring artistic prejudices which prevent them from seeing or comprehending that book. 【 B10】 _. But it is part of an artists job to break crusts, or let us say 【 B11】 _. because they want to communicate their intu
22、itions(直觉 ). 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 36 【 B11】 大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 5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
23、asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question 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. 1 【听力原文】 W: I have to call Kate, and tell her about the
24、interview tomorrow afternoon. M: Why bother? You will see her this afternoon at the meeting. Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 该对话关键在于抓听 “Why bother?” ，女士想打电话告诉 Kate明天下午面试的事，男士说 “Why bo ther?”(何必那么麻烦 ?)你下午就能在会议上见到她，因此选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Therell be a meeting for the handicapped the
25、week after next. They decided that every participant should wear a uniform. M: Yeah. Im the right man up to the designing job. Q: What is the man going to do? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该对话只要理解 “每位来宾都要穿制服 ”，再抓住关键句 “我正是做设计制服工作的恰当人选 ”，就很容易选出正确答案 B。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Mr. Harrington, I would like to ask
26、you a few questions before I show you what we have available. First, what price range were you interested in? M: Somewhere between $400 and $450 a month. Q: How much will the man probably have to pay a year? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该对话的关键部分是 “每个月 400450美元 ”，而解题的关键却在于听清问句中的 ayear。男士回答的是每月能接受的价格范围，而问的是每年要付的
27、费用范围，没注意听 a month和 a year的区别就可能选错。本题涉及两次乘法计算，但只要计算 一个数据，就可以得出正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I have to go to the toilet quite frequently. W: Well, it sounds as if youve picked up a stomach infection. Lets check your temperature and blood pressure. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two spe
28、akers? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由关键词 “肠胃感染 ”、 “测量体温和血压 ”和男士所说的 “频繁去厕所 ”，推断谈话双方为病人和医生，选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I believe theyre on your desk. M: Oh, here they are. Thats the trouble around here. My assistant is always putting things in the most unlikely places, so I never know where they are when I need t
29、hem. Q: Why doesnt the man know where the things are? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说： “我的助手总是把东西放在最不可能想到的地方，所以我需要的时候总是找不到。 ”因此选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: So. what did you think about the movie? W: Well. I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work. But not as good as the previous ones. Q: What
30、 does the woman say about Star Wars? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士： “我认为这一部星球大战很不错，但没有前面几部好。 ”因此选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Dear, I feel hungry now. How about you? M: So do I. Let me call room service. Hello, room service, please send a menu to room 320 right away. Q: Where are the two speakers? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试
31、题解析】 男士打电话给客房服务部说： “请马上送一份菜单到 320房来。 ”由此推知答案是 A。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Do you really want that much? You usually have only a cup of milk for breakfast at home. W: Well, its different. I dont have to fix breakfast here. When you dont have to cook, you enioy the meal more. Q: What does the woman mean?
32、 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士的话 (“当你不用做饭时，你会吃 得更尽兴。 ”)实际上是说：在家里我每天要做早餐，所以只喝一杯牛奶就吃不下了；在这里我不用做饭，所以可以吃很多。因此，选 A(她不喜欢每天做饭 )。女士的回答解释自己为什么吃这么多的原因，是直接选择答案的依据。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: How do you like the new art museum? W: Wonderful! I spent most of my time at the art museum. I especially liked the new wing. I was am
33、azed to hear the guide explain the problems they had building it. M: Right. I just read an article that went on and on about the cost. 90 million in total I think. W: Yeah. The guide mentioned that. You could see they spared no expense. M: Hm. It looked really unusual, at least from what I saw in th
34、e picture. W: It is. The basic design is two triangles. In fact there are triangles all over, the paving stones in the courtyard, the skylights and even a lot of the sculptures. One sculpture is a mobile. Its in the courtyard and its made of pieces of aluminum that moves slowly in the air. Its reall
35、y impressive. M: That was in the article too.25It said that the original was steel and it weighed so much that it wasnt safe to hand. W: Right. They did it over in aluminum so it wouldnt come crashing down on someones head. M: You know the article went into that in detail. There was even an intervie
36、w with the sculptor. W: Id like to read that. Would you mind if I borrow the magazine sometime? M: No. I wouldnt mind if I havent thrown it out yet. 23. How had the man learned about the museum? 24. According to the woman, what do the paving stones, skylights and mobile have in common? 25. What was
37、the problem with the original mobile? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士说： “我刚读过一篇文章，详细介绍了它的建造费用。 ”因此只有 C最合适。主语都是 He，本题应重点关注男士说的话，听到对话中男士说的 “I just readan article” ， “听到什么选什么 ”，动词的原词再现清楚地标示了答案。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士说： “其基本设计是两个三角形。事实上，那里到处都是三角形：院子里的铺路石啦、天窗啦，甚至许多雕塑作品都是三角形的。 ”D正确。本题答题之处语义特征明显，题目本身也指
38、代清楚，所以并不难解答。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士说： “文章也介绍了那个移动雕塑。它说，该雕塑原本是用钢铁做的，实在太重了，把它挂起来不安全。 ”句中 hand作及物动词，表示 “支持，搀扶 ”，这里指让雕塑在空中悬挂住，并能在空中移动。因此， B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Hey Neal, now that the midterms are over a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing. You want to come along? M
39、: Well, uhm, itd be great to get away, but Ive never done it before. W: None of the others have either except for me. I went once last fall. But therell be an instructor in each canoe the first day. M: I dont know. W: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is
40、 beautiful, and if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The rivers really calm this time of the year, no rapids to deal with. M: Thats a relief. What would I have to bring? W: Lets see. Toms bringing food for the Friday night cookout for everyone. And the people who run the trip
41、have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning well stop somewhere for breakfast. So, you have to bring a bathing suit and a sleeping bag. M: Well, I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place? W: Well, its about an hour and a half t
42、o the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and the canoes upriver to the place where we start canoeing. M: And whos driving us to the meeting place? W: Well, I was hoping we could take your car. Mines in the shop again. M: Oh, I see. Its not me you want, its
43、 my car. W: Dont be silly. So what would you say? M: Oh, why not! W: Great! Ill give you a call when I find out when everyone wants to leave on Friday. 19. What is the main reason the woman calls the man? 20. What is one of the attractions the woman tells the man about canoeing? 21. What is one thin
44、g the man has to bring? 22. What will the woman confirm with the man soon? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话开始，女士说： “既然期中考试结束了，我们有几个人打算周末出去划独木舟。愿意一起去吗 ?”她在邀男士和同学一起划船，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士听到邀请，说很乐意去，但担心没有经验。女士为了打消其顾虑，说其他人也没有 经验，又说： “在期末考试前，这是我们放松一下的最后机会了。 ”A与此一致。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说
45、： “所以你得自己带泳衣和睡袋。 ”C正确。表示具体物件的名词选项表明，此题问某个细节 (而非全文主旨 )。此类题的做题办法是：首先，看四个选项在原文是否提及。若原文只提及 (或没有提及 )其中一个选项，则该选项很可能是答案。其次，若每个选项都有所提及，就需要记住与这些选项相关的信息。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在对话结 尾处，女士说： “好的，等我弄清星期五大家想什么时候出发时，我会给你打电话的。 ”可见女士要向男士确认的是具体的出发时间， A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B Directions: In this section, you wi
46、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. 16 【听力原文】 As more and more people lose their jobs, n
47、ow is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with
48、other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed. At first there may be good feelings too a new and better job is just around the corner its nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think.27But, unless a b
49、etter job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely. Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to
