1、大学英语四级（听力）练习试卷 4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） 10:20. （ B） 10:12. （ C） 10:28. （ D） 10:08. （ A） Having a break. （ B） Continuing the meeting. （ C） Moving on to the next item. （ D） Waiting a little longer. （ A） Bot
3、h of them are anxious to try Chinese food. （ B） They will have dinner together. （ C） The woman will be treated by the man. （ D） The woman refuses to have dinner with the man. （ A） By taxi. （ B） By bus. （ C） On foot. （ D） By train. （ A） A bookshelf. （ B） A typewriter. （ C） Some stocks. （ D） High-qual
4、ity paper. （ A） To have a big dinner. （ B） To see a Japanese friend. （ C） To try a new restaurant. （ D） To stay at home. （ A） She will come, but needs an umbrella. （ B） She needs to bring a check. （ C） She will come but may come late. （ D） She will not come since she is busy. （ A） A birthday party.
5、（ B） Her grandmothers. （ C） The shopping mall. （ D） School. 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 fil
6、l 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 8 Sand covers not just sea-shores, but al
7、so ocean beds, deserts and mountains. It is one of the most common substances on earth. And it is a【 B1】 _element in man-made materials too 【 B2】 _is largely sand, while glass is made by melting sand and some other elements. What exactly is sand? In fact, according to the most generally【 B3】 _scheme
8、 of measurement, devised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grains qualify as sand if their【 B4】 _is greater than 0.06 of a millimeter and less than 0.6 of a millimeter. Depending on its age and【 B5】 _, particular sand can consist of tiny pebbles or porous granules. Its grains may have th
9、e shape of【 B6】 _or spirals, their edges jagged or smooth. They have come from the【 B7】 _of rocks, or from the skeletons of marine organisms, which accumulate on the【 B8】 _of the oceans, or even from volcanic eruptions. Usually, the older the granule,【 B9】 _The fine, white beaches of northern Scotla
10、nd, for instance, are recycled from sandstone several hundred million years old.【 B10】 _. Sand is an irreplaceable industrial factor, which has many uses; but it bas one vital function you might never even notice. Sand cushions our land from the seas impact,【 B11】 _. 9 【 B1】 10 【 B2】 11 【 B3】 12 【 B
11、4】 13 【 B5】 14 【 B6】 15 【 B7】 16 【 B8】 17 【 B9】 18 【 B10】 19 【 B11】 大学英语四级（听力）练习试卷 4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 conversati
12、on 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 waited until 10:20 for you. M: I must have arrived 8 minutes after you left. Q: When did
13、 the man arrive? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: I think weve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move on to the next item? M: Good idea. I really cant wait another minute. Q: What does the woman suggest doing? 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Joyce, would you have dinner with
14、me? W: Great. You treated me last week. Now its my mm. Shall we try something Chinese? Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: How do you get to your office every day? Do you walk? M: Well, its too far to walk. I usually take the bus, since the bus stop is just a
15、t the comer by my house. Q: How does the man usually get to his office? 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I am looking for quality paper to type my essay. I dont see any on the shelf. M: I saw some in the stockroom this morning. I will go and check. Q: What does the woman want to buy? 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模
16、块】 听力 6 【听力原文 】 M: Where shall we have dinner tonight? Shall we try that Japanese restaurant? W: I cant eat a thing. I feel terrible. My head aches. Q: What will the woman probably do next? 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: Youre still coming to the meeting this week? W: Im going to have to take a ra
17、in check, Im up to my neck with work on this project. Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Do you need much time at the shopping mall? W: Not really. I want to buy a big cake for my grandmothers birthday and a few things for school. How about you? Q: Where is the woman going
18、? 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 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 4
19、3 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 8 【听力原文】 Sand covers not just sea-shores, but also ocean beds, deserts and mou
20、ntains. It is one of the most common substances on earth. And it is a (26) major element in man-made materials too (27) concrete is largely sand, while glass is made by melting sand and some other elements. What exactly is sand? In fact, according to the most generally (28) accented scheme of measur
21、ement, devised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grains qualify as sand if their (29) diameter is greater than 0.06 of a millimeter and less than 0.6 of a millimeter. Depending on its age and (30) origin, particular sand can consist of tiny pebbles or porous granules. Its grains may have
22、 the shape of (31) stars or spirals, their edges jagged or smooth; They have come from the (32) erosion of rocks, or from the skeletons of marine organisms, which accumulate on the (33) bottom of the oceans, or even from volcanic eruptions. Usually, the older the granule, (34) the finer they are and
23、 the smoother their edges. The fine, white beaches of northern Scotland, for instance, are recycled from sandstone several hundred million years old. (35) Perhaps they will be stone once more. in another few hundred million years. Sand is an irreplaceable industrial factor, which has many uses; but
24、it has one vital function you might never even notice. Sand cushions our land from the seas impact, (36) and geologists say it often does a better lob of protecting, our shores than the most advanced coastal technology. 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 major 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 concrete 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 accept
25、ed 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 diameter 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 origin 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 stars 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 erosion 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 bottom 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 the finer they are and the smoother their edges 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 Perhaps they will be stone once more, in another few hundred million years 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 and geologists say it often does a better job of protecting our shores than the most advanced coastal technology 【知识模块】 听力
