1、大学英语四级（听力）练习试卷 47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） He was offered a movie ticket. （ B） He received a traffic ticket. （ C） He worked very carefully. （ D） He drove carelessly. （ A） They had a misunderstanding four ye
3、ars ago. （ B） They really like each other very much. （ C） Theyve been angry with each other for a long time. （ D） Theyve never learned how to express their feelings. （ A） Run in town. （ B） Jog more carefully. （ C） Buy shoes from a catalog. （ D） Find an easier place to exercise. （ A） He needs a long-
4、sleeved shirt. （ B） It doesnt fit him very well. （ C） He hasnt had time to try it on yet. （ D） He is not sure he likes the style. （ A） Buy some stamps. （ B） Wait for the postman. （ C） Mail the letter himself. （ D） Deliver a package to the postman. （ A） He likes the black and white sweater. （ B） He d
5、oesnt like either sweater. （ C） He likes the white dress. （ D） He likes both of the sweater. （ A） Buy something for the picnic. （ B） Go for a ride around town. （ C） Go shopping with the man. （ D） Have a picnic. （ A） In a kitchen. （ B） In a market. （ C） In a garden. （ D） At a picnic. （ A） Before fini
6、shing school. （ B） After finishing university. （ C） During her university course. （ D） Between school and university. （ A） International childrens projects. （ B） Social and environmental projects. （ C） Projects for people with no money. （ D） Projects involving sports and language. （ A） Mainly from L
7、ondon. （ B） Mainly from England. （ C） From different countries. （ D） From charity organizations. （ A） Newspaper of low price. （ B） Newspaper with attractive headline. （ C） Newspaper with sports page. （ D） Newspaper with business section. （ A） The size of the daily newspaper. （ B） The staff of the da
8、ily newspaper. （ C） The circulation of the daily newspaper. （ D） The advertisements in the daily newspaper. （ A） The whole paper. （ B） The parts that interest her. （ C） The news section only. （ D） The business section only. （ A） They are not news. （ B） They arent pleasant to read. （ C） Most people d
9、ont like to read about them. （ D） They are difficult to understand. 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
10、 the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Nuts. （ B） Potatoes. （ C） Vegetable oil. （ D） Dairy products. （ A） Carbohydrates. （ B） Indirect fat. （ C） Body fluid. （ D） Fat. （ A） Forty or fifty minutes of exercise once a week. （ B） Twenty or thirty minutes of exercise every day.
11、（ C） Fifteen or twenty minutes of exercise five days a week. （ D） Thirty or forty minutes of exercise three or four days a week. （ A） The scientists. （ B） The Greeks. （ C） The teachers. （ D） The scholars. （ A） They could not think. （ B） They had no pollution. （ C） They could not dive deep. （ D） They
12、 had small boats. （ A） The water turns gray. （ B） It grows again. （ C） Life on earth improves. （ D） Life on earth dies. （ A） Partly because it is dangerous to hunt there. （ B） Partly because hunting is already out of date. （ C） Partly because hunters want to protect animals. （ D） Partly because ther
13、e are few animals left to hunt. （ A） To improve their health. （ B） To earn peoples admiration. （ C） To gain power and influence. （ D） To make the countryside safe. （ A） They hunt for food. （ B） They hunt for money. （ C） They mistreat animals. （ D） They hunt old animals. （ A） Modern hunters should pu
14、t their safety first. （ B） Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigers. （ C） Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face to face. （ D） Modern hunters should use more advanced weapons. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
15、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 from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing informatio
16、n. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 25 The need for birth control methods has developed fairly【 B1】 _, with the desire among many women to be able to【 B2】 _ when they want to have a baby. At the same time there is a growing【 B3】 _of the probl
17、em of a rapidly increasing world population. This problem of a【 B4】 _world population is largely the result of【 B5】_medical skills, which have【 B6】 _the death rate and at the same time raised the birth rate by increasing live births and the number of babies who【 B7】_early childhood. There is a growi
18、ng【 B8】 _that food production cannot keep pace with these increase, the result of which is that in some countries people are already starving to death. This problem is further complicated by the fact that in places like America and Europe we obtain by trade and consume far more food and resources li
19、ke oil than, say, the average Indian,【 B9】 _. World population is rising at a rate of two percent a year; this means an addition of 70 million people a year to the present population of more than 3,500 million.【 B10】_. The fastest growing region is Latin America which includes South and Central Amer
20、ica and the Caribbean, while Africa and Asia closely follow Latin America. However, the largest absolute addition to the world population is in Asia【 B11】 _ 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）练习试卷 47答案与解析 Section A Direction
21、s: 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. During the pause, y
22、ou 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 thought you were going to drive carefully so you wouldnt get a traffic ticket. M: I was, but it didnt work out that way. Q: What happened to the man on that day? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士提到的 drive caref
23、ully.wouldnt get a traffic ticket 和 男士提到的 but it didnt work out that way表明，男士收到了罚单（ get a traffic ticket），故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: I dont think Jim particularly likes his cousin. What do you say? W: You are smart. There have been hard feelings between them for years, but no one knows the detail
24、s. Q: What does the woman say about Jim and his cousin? 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士指出 Jim不喜欢他的 cousin，女士说 There have been hard feelings between them for years，由此可知，他们（ Jim和 cousin）不和已很多年，选项中能概括这个含义的是 C，故为答案。 A中的 four years是针对女士提到的 for years所设的同音干扰。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: I cant find the kind of jogging shoe
25、s I want anywhere in the town. W: Why not order them from a catalog? Its easier than running around town looking for them. Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解 析】 男士提到自己买不到慢跑鞋，女士用反问语气提出建议 Why not order them from a catalog? C是对女士的建议的同义转述，故为答案。 catalog在对话中意为 “网上商品目录 ”。 【知识模块
26、】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Have you had a chance to wear your new shirt yet? You must look good in it. M: That reminds me. Ive been meaning to exchange it for a larger size. Q: What does the man imply about the shirt? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由女士提到的 your new shirt和男士提到的 exchange it for a larger size可知，这件新 shirt有点小，不
27、合适男士，答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Are you going to the post office for stamps or to pick up a package? M: Neither, I left a letter for the postman to collect yesterday, but he forgot. And it has to be mailed today, so Id better hurry. Q: What will the man do? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由男士的话 I left a letter
28、for the postmanbut he forgot.it has to be mailed todayId better hurry 可知， 因为邮差忘了拿信，男士要亲自去邮局寄信，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Which of these sweaters do you like better? M: That is not an easy question for me to answer, since this one isnt my favorite color and the other one is too fancy for me. Q: Wh
29、at conclusion can be drawn from the mans answer? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由男士提到的 this one isnt my favorite color and the other one is too fancy for me可知，他两件衣服都不喜欢，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Hi, George. Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: OK. Im going home, but I can drop
30、 you at the supermarket. Q: What does the woman want to do? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由女士说的 I want to buy some food for the picnic可知答案为 A。give sb. a ride意为 “让某人搭便车 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力 原文】 W: These tomatoes are huge! You must have watered them a lot! M: Yes, I did. They ought to be ripe enough to pick by the
31、next Friday when we have our picnic. Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由女士提到的 These tomatoes.watered them和男士提到的 .ripe enough to pick by the next Friday when we have our picnic可推断出，对话可能发生在菜园，而不是在一次野餐上，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 (Knock, knock) M: Come in. W: Goo
32、d morning, Mr. Brown. M: Oh, come in, Mary. Ive been expecting you. Take a seat. W: Thanks. M: And what can I do for you? W: Well, I was thinking about taking a year off after we finish school this summer, and I wanted some advice. M: I see. You mean putting off going to university for a year? W: Th
33、ats right. Ive been offered a place at London University, but what Id really like to do is take a year out first do something different, maybe go abroad. M: So were you thinking of getting some sort of job, or traveling around? I mean, is your main aim to earn some money, or to do something else? Or
34、 do you want to do a bit of both? W: Id really like to travel but I dont have any money. But Ive heard of an organization called Peterson International and thats what I want to ask you about. Do you know anything about it? M: Sure. Its a charity and its aimed very much at young people like you, and
35、what they do is to get teams of young people to work together on various projects all over the world environment projects, community projects, that sort of thing. W: Mum, it sounds great. Is it just English people on the projects? M: No, theyre international teams. Youd be working with quite a varie
36、ty of people. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. When does Mary want to take a year off? 24. What project does Peterson International carry out? 25. Where do the people in the Peterson International teams come from? 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项中的 Before/ After/ During/
37、Between等表明，本题考查时间，问题以 When开头。对话中女士提到 I was thinking about taking a year off after we finish school this summer，男士问 You mean putting off going to university for a year，女士的肯定回答 Thats right表明，女士想请假一年，推迟一年进入大学，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项中重复出现的 projects表明，本题与某种项目有关。对话双方在谈论 Peterson Internatio
38、nal 时，男士提到 Its a charityand what they do is to getpeople to work together on various projects all over the world environment projects, community projects, that sort of thing，由此可知，此项目是关注环境和社会，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由男士提到的 theyre international teams可知， Peterson International的成员来自不同的国家，故答
39、案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: I often read two newspapers. Washington Post and The Sun. What about you? M: I will buy the newspaper whose headlines catch my eyes in the front page. Do you buy the two newspapers everyday? W: Yes, that way Im sure not to miss my favorite sections. Doesnt the size of th
40、e daily paper surprise you? M: Yes, it certainly does. The newspaper staff the reporters, writers, editors, and linotype operators must be busy continuously. They need a large circulation to support such a staff, dont they? W: Im sure they do. Of course, much of a newspapers income comes from advert
41、isements. M: Thats true. You try to read the whole paper, dont you? W: No. I just read the parts that interest me. I glance at the headlines, but I read the sports page and the business section carefully. Do you read those? M: No, but I do read the editorials and the news section. You saw the articl
42、e about the earthquake in Japan, didnt you? W: Yes. That was a terrible disaster. Do you think newspapers should print stories like that? M: Certainly they should! Theyre part of the news of the day and people want to know about them. Dont you agree? W: Yes, I suppose disasters are news, too. It see
43、ms to me that newspapers would be more pleasant to read if they had a large society section and more comic strips. Dont you like to read articles about celebrations and happy events? M: Yes, I enjoy reading them. But since you dont like to read unhappy news, why do you subscribe to two newspapers? I
44、f I were you, I wouldnt read a newspaper at all. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What sort of newspaper will the man buy? 20. What surprises the speakers? 21. Which part of the newspaper does the woman usually read? 22. Why doesnt the woman enjoy reading abo
45、ut disasters in the daily newspaper? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由选项均为具有不同特 点的报纸可知，本题考查报纸的类型。由男士提到的 I will buy the newspaper whose headlines catch my eyes可知，他会选择有吸引人的标题的报纸，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项中重复出现的 daily newspaper以及 size， staff， circulation等表明，本题可能考查日报某方面的特点。女士问道 Doesnt the size of the da
46、ily paper surprise you，男士回答 Yes, it certainly does，由此可知，使他们感到吃惊的是日报的 size，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项中的 whole paper， parts that interest her， news section only等表明，本题可能考查女士对报纸内容的阅读喜好。由女士提到的 I just read the parts that interest me可知，答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项中的 They， not news， a
47、rent pleasant， difficult to understand等表明，本题可能考查某人不喜欢阅读某类新闻的原 ?因。对话中女士提到newspapers would be more pleasant to read if they had a large society section and more comic strips，根据男士提到的 since you dont like to read unhappy news可知，女士不喜欢灾难新闻是因为它们读起来不愉快，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B Directions: In this section,
48、 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】 Diet, diet, diet! It gets to be a c
49、onstant battle for many of us to stay fit and healthy. But diets dont always allow us to learn new eating habits, improve our self-image, or make lifestyle changes. Developing good eating habits and proper exercise is a permanent issue. And its the main topic of this workshop. In order to keep a healthy diet and minimize the risk of disease, its essential to eat a diet that consists of low-fat foods and to maximize energy with c
