1、大学英语四级（听力）练习试卷 55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） The man is confused about the date of the appointment. （ B） The man wants to change the date of the appointment. （ C） The man is glad hes got in touch with the doc
3、tor. （ D） The man cant come for the appointment at 4:15. （ A） Wait for him until he finishes his class. （ B） Invite Judie to play instead. （ C） Cancel the game and stay at home. （ D） Go to attend the class with him. （ A） She was considerate. （ B） She was unforgiving. （ C） She was apologetic. （ D） Sh
4、e was sympathetic. （ A） It is totally different this time. （ B） It has nothing to do with the textbook. （ C） Most of the questions arent from the textbook. （ D） Half of the questions are in the textbook. （ A） He cant afford to buy the ticket. （ B） He needs a break from the math problem. （ C） He does
5、nt want to go to the opera. （ D） Hell meet the woman when he has finished the math problem. （ A） Professor Harrison doesnt teach well. （ B） The woman doesnt have to borrow notes from Jim. （ C） Jims notes are good for the woman to borrow. （ D） The woman shouldnt have been absent-minded in the lecture
6、. （ A） She would mark the exam papers herself. （ B） She would not give her students an exam. （ C） She would collect the exam papers herself. （ D） Her teaching assistant would grade the exam papers. （ A） Hes eager to start his new job. （ B） His job starts early next week. （ C） He believes the job int
7、erview went well. （ D） His professor was mistaken about the job. （ A） They left their pets with neighbors. （ B） They rented their house to a student. （ C） they hired someone to stay in their home. （ D） They asked their gardener to watch their house. （ A） They look at a house sitters score report. （
8、B） They interview a house sitters friends. （ C） They check a house sitters references. （ D） They attend a house sitters party. （ A） The homeowner is afraid of being accused. （ B） The house sitter pleads again and again. （ C） Most house-sitters are very poor. （ D） The homeowner doesnt want to bother.
9、 （ A） The country. （ B） Another country. （ C） Cornfield. （ D） Birmingham. （ A） He might get his passport. （ B） He might get some money and clothes. （ C） He might make himself armed. （ D） He might make a call. （ A） He will meet her in another country. （ B） They will go to another country together. （
10、C） He will leave her in the country. （ D） He will appear somewhere near her. （ A） By air. （ B） By car. （ C） By sea. （ D） By train. 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
11、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） To tell us how much time the new bridge will spend. （ B） To tell us how much money the new bridge will cost. （ C） To tell us China has started to build the world longest b
12、ridge across the sea. （ D） To tell us why China began to build the world longest bridge across the sea. （ A） 120kms. （ B） 184kms. （ C） 268kms. （ D） 304kms. （ A） To make it easy to enjoy the beautiful scene of the sea. （ B） To show Chinas growing economic power. （ C） To help develop economy. （ D） To
13、do wonders. （ A） Ask for their names. （ B） Name babies after them. （ C） Put down their names. （ D） Choose names for them. （ A） If the family tree is fairly limited. （ B） If the family tie is strong enough. （ C） If the name is commonly used. （ D） If nobody in the family complains. （ A） It will show t
14、he beauty of its own. （ B） It will develop more associations. （ C） It will lose the original meaning. （ D） It will help form the babys personality. （ A） Neutral. （ B） Opposed. （ C） Approving. （ D） Supportive. （ A） Because the FDA approved them. （ B） Because they cannot read the labels. （ C） Because
15、they support the new technique. （ D） Because they cannot tell which one is the cloned food. （ A） More and more people accept cloned milk and meat. （ B） The FDA approves that cloned food is safe for human beings. （ C） American farmers produce more milk than the people can consume. （ D） Because more m
16、ilk is produced by cloned cows, the milk price is reduced. （ A） It may cause unintended bad results to human beings. （ B） It is developed well enough to clone human beings. （ C） It will bring more unexpected economic benefits. （ D） It is supported by ethicists and religious leaders. Section C Direct
17、ions: 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 43 with the exact words you have just he
18、ard. 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 With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporat
19、ions news【 B1】 _. And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can【 B2】 _into two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio stations. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, child
20、rens programs and films for an【 B3】 _ license fee of 83 per household. It is a remarkable record,【 B4】 _back over 70 years yet the BBCs future is now in【 B5】 _. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its pr
21、ograms are now the subject of a【 B6】 _debate in Britain. The debate was【 B7】 _by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC 【 B8】 _ordinary listeners and viewers to say what was good or bad about the Corporation.【 B9】 _ Defenders of the Corporation of whom there are many are fon
22、d of quoting the American slogan “If it isnt broke, dont fix it.“ The BBC “isnt broke“, they say, by which they mean it is not broken, so why bother to change it?【 B10】 _. The commercial TV channels were required by the Thatcher Governments Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with
23、each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs.【 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 55答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end
24、 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, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1 【
25、听力原文】 W: Hello! This is Prof. Gates office. Im calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment with the professor to discuss your term paper tomorrow. M: Oh. Thanks. Its a good thing that you called. I thought it was 4:15 today. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士 提到， I
26、 thought it was 4:15 today（我原以为是今天4:15呢）为听音重点，结合女士提到的 4:15和 tomorrow可知，男士记错了约会的日期，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: We need a fourth player for tennis this morning. Do you want to join us? M: Ive got a class at ten. But Judies free and shes really good. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 2 【正确答案
27、】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士问 Do you want to join us?，男士回答时提到 Ive got a classBut Judies free （我有课 但 Judie有空），即男士建议女士叫 Judie去打球，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Im really sorry I didnt make it to your dinner party last night, Julie. W: Its all right to say that now, but we wasted half the evening waiting for you to
28、 turn up. Q: What do we learn about Julie? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中女士（ Julie）提到的 we wasted half the evening waiting for you（我们浪费了半个晚上等你）可知，女士还 在生气，不原谅男士，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Professor Smith, all of us are very worried about the coming exam on Friday and we just want to know if there are any t
29、ext-related questions in the exam? You know that will make a big difference. M: Yes, but they are just a minor portion of the test. Q: What can we learn about the test? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 just a minor portion（只有少部分）， C是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Do you want to come with me to the
30、opera tonight? Ive got extra tickets and I think it will take your mind off that math problem that you were sweating over for the last two hours. M: Thatll be great, but the opera is in what? Italian, right? I think I have a better chance of understanding a math problem. Q: What does the man imply?
31、5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士用 but表转折，然后说 I think I have a better chance of understanding a math problem，也就是说，他更想去解决数学题而不是去看歌剧， C的内容是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。 take ones mind off意为 “转移某人的注意力 ”， sweat over sth.意为 “长时间地努力做某事 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: I was a half hour late for Professor Harrisons lecture this morning.
32、 Could you lend me your notes, Jim? M: Sure. But you wont find anything in my notes. You know I am always absent-minded in his classes. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试 题解析】 对话中男士提到， you wont find anything in my notes（你在我的笔记里找不到什么东西的）， B的内容与男士的话对应，故为答案。 absent-minded意为 “走神的，开
33、小差的 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, but I didnt hear clearly what you said. Did you say that your teaching assistant would mark the exam papers? W: No, I said I would collect the papers. Ill grade them myself. Q: What did the woman say about the exam? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到， Ill grade them my
34、self（我亲自评卷）， A的内容为女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。 grade与 mark同义，意为 “评分 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Congratulations, Tom. I heard you got a job with the Wilson Company. M: Hm, thanks, Prof. Smith, but its a little too soon for congratulations. All I got so far is an interview, early next week, on Tuesday. Q: What does
35、the man mean? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由对话中女士提到的 I heard you got a job和男士提到的 All I got so far is an interview（我目前得到的只是面试）可知，女士（即教授）弄错了，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: The summer holiday is coming, but I really dont know what to do. There doesnt seem to be any jobs available. W: Why dont you try house-sitting
36、? Last summer Cindy was a house sitter for the Smiths when they went away on vacation. They hired Cindy to stay in their house because they didnt want it left empty. M: You mean they paid Cindy just to live in their house? W: It wasnt that easy. She had to water the house plants, mow the lawn, and e
37、ven take care of the pets. M: I guess it is a little like baby-sitting, except youre taking care of a house instead of children. W: The Student Employment Office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application? W: You have to have an interview with the homeowner and provide
38、 three references at least. M: That seems a lot of trouble for a summer job. W: Well, the homeowner wants some guarantee that they can trust the house-sitter. You know they want to make sure youre not the type wholl hold wild parties in their house, or bring a group of friends in with you. M: I see.
39、 House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably arent paid then. W: Usually theyre paid anyway just because the homeowners dont want to make a fuss. But if the homeowner reports it, the house sitter wont be able to get another job so easily. So why dont you apply? M: I think I will. Thank you. Que
40、stions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What did the Smiths do when they left for summer holiday? 24. In what way do homeowners determine the reliability of a house-sitter? 25. Why does the homeowner usually pay even if the house-sitters dont do their job well? 9 【正确答案
41、】 C 【试题解析】 由选项中的 rented， hired， watch， house等词可知，对话可能与雇佣看房人有关。根据女士提到的 They(the Smiths) hired Cindy to stay in their house可知 C为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 分析选项可知，本题可能与房主考查 house-sitter的方法有关。对话中女士提到， You have to have an interviewthree refe rences at least，由此可知，房主应该是对 the house sitter的相关证件进行核查，故 C
42、为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由选项中的 accused， pleads， bother等可知，本题可能考查的是房主对待 house-sitter工作的态度。对话中提到， the homeowners dont want to make a fuss，由此可知，即使 house-sitter没有做好工作，为了不惹麻烦，房主还是会付给对方报酬的，由此可知 答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: No luck then, John? M: Im afraid not, maam. Not yet, anyhow. Were still c
43、hecking on stolen cars. W: Mm. M: Where do you think hell head for, maam? W: Well, he definitely wont try to leave the country yet. He may try to get a passport, and hell certainly need clothes and money. Hell probably get in touch with Cornfield for those, so I expect hell make for Birmingham. M: R
44、ight. Ill put some men on the house. W: Yes, do that. Mind you, I doubt if hell show up there in person. Hammonds no fool, you know. I should think hell probably use a telephone. M: What about his wife? W: Mm. I shouldnt think hell go anywhere near her though he might get her to join him after hes l
45、eft the country. And when he does leave, he probably wont use a major airport, either. So youd better notify the coastguard, and keep an eye on the private airfields. M: Right, maam. Id better get his description circulated. W: Yes. He may change his appearance, of course. And John be careful. He co
46、uld be armed. And if I know Hammond, he certainly wont give himself up without a fight. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. According to the woman, where might the wanted man first go? 20. How will the wanted man probably get in touch with Cornfield according to
47、 the women? 21. What will the wanted man deal with his wife? 22. According to the police, how will the wanted man try to leave the country? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话开头男士问嫌疑犯可能去了什么地方，女士认为嫌疑犯暂时不会逃到国外，他会先 从 Cornfield 那里拿护照，并搞些钱和衣服。 Cornfield为人名，住在 Birmingham，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士分析嫌疑犯不
48、会 show up there in person（亲自），而是 probably use a telephone（可能会打电话），故 D为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士询问 What about his wife？女士回答：他不会出现在 他妻子附近，而是等他离开这个国家后让他妻子和他会合，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 预览选项可知，本题考查交通方式。对话中女士说， keep an eye on the private airfields，可见女士猜测他会乘坐私人飞机逃跑，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听
49、力 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 marked A, B, C and D. 16 【听力原文】 China began work on one of the worlds longest bridges in Zhejiang Province On June 8. The 36km bridge over H
