1、大学英语四级-听力 17及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section C(总题数：5，分数：100.00)（分数：20.00）(1). The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses that _ 1_ progress and those uses that will hurt it. （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_(2)
2、. Looking at the basic biological systems, the world is not doing very well. Yet economic indicators show the world is prospering. Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the decade. The economy grew, trade increased, and mi
3、llions of new jobs were created. How can biological indicators show the _ 1_ of economic indicators? （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_(3). The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or _ 1_ . （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_(4). Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scien
4、tific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated _ 1_ causes a traveler“s time to be stretched. （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_(5). To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been _ 1_ . （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_Almost all Americans are involved with sports in some way. They may pla
5、y basketball or volleyball or go swimming or go 6 . They may watch football or basketball games on a high school, college, or professional level. Sports may seem like an 7 pleasure, but it is important to look under the surface. In reality, sports have reached a point where they play too large a par
6、t in daily life. They 8 too much media time, and give too much power and prestige to athletes. The overemphasis on sports can be seen most obviously in the vast media coverage of athletic events. It seems as if every bowl game competition, race, and match is 9 on one television channel or another. M
7、any daily papers such as USA Today are 10 more and more space to sports coverage, often in an attempt to 11 circulation. The paper with the biggest sports section is the one people will buy. Our sports craziness is 12 in the prestige given to athletes in America. For one thing, we reward them with 1
8、3 salaries. In 1980, for example, baseball players averaged $150,000 a year; the average 14 salary in America was $15,000. Besides their huge salaries, athletes receive the admiration, and sometimes the votes of the public. Ex-players become senators and congressmen. Americans 15 sports, and the spo
9、rts scene in this country is more popular than ever. （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_The judgment that cigarette smoking is hazardous to health is the result of more than 30 years of research carded on by hundreds of scientists in this country and abro
10、ad. The conclusion that cigarette smoking is a 16 health hazard is supported by every medical and health 17 in the world which is known to have 18 an opinion on the matter. While cigarette smokers tend to have higher death rates than nonsmokers, 80% of the excess deaths 19 this habit are caused by t
11、hree major diseases. They are lung cancer, coronary heart disease, and emphysema. Lung cancer was a 20 disease 50 years ago. Today, it is 21 that 60,000 men and women per year in the United States will die of this disease. Among men it is the most 22 cause of death from cancer. Cigarette smoking is
12、the major cause of lung cancer. Although 23 irritation from certain chemical substances, radiation, viruses, occupational hazards, air pollution, and other environmental factors have been implicated in this disease, they are of small importance 24 cigarette smoking. To those who smoke, however, they
13、 can be important in increasing the risks still further. Approximately 90 percent of all primary cancer cases occur in people who smoke cigarettes. Laboratory studies have isolated from tobacco smoke a number of chemical compounds that can cause cancer. In addition, there are elements in smoke that
14、25 other compounds to promote cancer production. （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has 26 . One reason for
15、this is the increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend school for more years than they used to, making them financially 27 on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on 28 . The parents usually 29 all the expenses. Meanw
16、hile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break-up of the family occurs when the parents 30 . A lot of children in the US live part of their young lives with only one parent. Children 31 themselves when their parents separate. They gr
17、ow up feeling 32 as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is 33 raising the children. These single parents must care for the children“s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them with more money. This is very 34 and leaves very little time for the parent
18、“s own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, 35 children are forced to develop brother or sister relationships. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better and the ra
19、te of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are. （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_The weather is getting hotter and you“ll be getting thirstier playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just
20、 the thing. But be careful what you 36 down your throat. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. There are plenty of so-called energy drinks on the market. Most of them have an 37 color and cool name. Their nutrition lists also provide various things from 38 to ginseng. But after
21、a careful check you may find that most energy drinks 39 high levels of caffeine. These drinks are typically 40 young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you 41 . But be careful not to drink too much. Caffeine rais
22、es your heartbeat. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has 42 their use. The amount of caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as high as in a strong cup of coffee or strong tea. Research by Australian scientists has found that many teenagers are 43 by caffeine. The results of th
23、eir survey show that 27 percent of boys aged 8-12 take in more caffeine than their parents. There are potential health risks 44 energy drinks. Just one can of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart attacks. Teenagers should be 45 consuming drinks with a
24、lot of caffeine in them, an expert from the Australia Nutrition Foundation said. （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语四级-听力 17答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section C(总题数：5，分数：100.00)（分数：20.00）(1). The answer is that th
25、e economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses that _ 1_ progress and those uses that will hurt it. （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：sustain）解析： sustain 听力原文 The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses th
26、at sustain progress and those uses that will hurt it. 解析 分析句子结构可知，本空所在从句缺少谓语，再根据空前的 resource uses以及上下文中所使用的一般现在时可知，本空应填动词(短语)原形。 (2). Looking at the basic biological systems, the world is not doing very well. Yet economic indicators show the world is prospering. Despite a slow start at the beginning
27、 of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the decade. The economy grew, trade increased, and millions of new jobs were created. How can biological indicators show the _ 1_ of economic indicators? （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：opposite）解析： opposite 听力原文 Looking at the ba
28、sic biological systems, the world is not doing very well. Yet economic indicators show the world is prospering. Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the decade. The economy grew, trade increased, and millions of new jobs
29、were created. How can biological indicators show the opposite of economic indicators? 解析 空前的 the和空后的 of提示，本空应填名词(短语)。本段前两句提到，从基本的生物系统来看，世界的发展并不太好。然而，经济指标显示世界正在蓬勃发展，接着进行具体的阐述，最后得出结论：生物指标怎么会和经济指标显示的情况?根据上下文可知，生物指标与经济指标所显示的情况是相反的、不一致的，故所填词可能表示“相反，对立”的含义。 (3). The judge decides whether the suspect shoul
30、d be kept in jail or _ 1_ . （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：released）解析： released 听力原文 The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or released . 解析 本句中的 whether.or.句型提示，所填单词应与前面的 kept in jail意思相反，并且为被动形式。 (4). Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, s
31、cientific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated _ 1_ causes a traveler“s time to be stretched. （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：motion）解析： motion 听力原文 Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated m
32、otion causes a traveler“s time to be stretched. 解析 空前一句是说，尽管目前还未发现任何形式的物体的移动速度能够赶上或是超过光速。由此可推断，空格所在句应该是说，科学实验已经证明，加速“运动”能延伸旅行时间，故所填词应该与前一句中的 moves构成同义复现。 (5). To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been _ 1_ . （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：committed）解析： committed 听力原文 To
33、 arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been committed . 解析 空前的 a crime has been提示，本题可能考查固定搭配 commit a crime。又因为空格位于被动句中，因此考虑使用过去分词形式。commit a crime 意为“犯罪”。 Almost all Americans are involved with sports in some way. They may play basketball or volleyball or go swimmi
34、ng or go 6 . They may watch football or basketball games on a high school, college, or professional level. Sports may seem like an 7 pleasure, but it is important to look under the surface. In reality, sports have reached a point where they play too large a part in daily life. They 8 too much media
35、time, and give too much power and prestige to athletes. The overemphasis on sports can be seen most obviously in the vast media coverage of athletic events. It seems as if every bowl game competition, race, and match is 9 on one television channel or another. Many daily papers such as USA Today are
36、10 more and more space to sports coverage, often in an attempt to 11 circulation. The paper with the biggest sports section is the one people will buy. Our sports craziness is 12 in the prestige given to athletes in America. For one thing, we reward them with 13 salaries. In 1980, for example, baseb
37、all players averaged $150,000 a year; the average 14 salary in America was $15,000. Besides their huge salaries, athletes receive the admiration, and sometimes the votes of the public. Ex-players become senators and congressmen. Americans 15 sports, and the sports scene in this country is more popul
38、ar than ever. （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：skiing）解析： skiing 听力原文 Almost all Americans are involved with sports in some way. They may play basketball or volleyball or go swimming or go skiing . They may watch football or basketball games on a high school, college, or professional level. Sports may seem l
39、ike an innocent pleasure, but it is important to look under the surface. In reality, sports have reached a point where they play too large a part in daily life. They take up too much media time, and give too much power and prestige to athletes. The overemphasis on sports can be seen most obviously i
40、n the vast media coverage of athletic events. It seems as if every bowl game competition, race, and match is shown on one television channel or another. Many daily papers such as USA Today are devoting more and more space to sports coverage, often in an attempt to improve circulation. The paper with
41、 the biggest sports section is the one people will buy. Our sports craziness is especially in the prestige given to athletes in America. For one thing, we reward them with enormous salaries. In 1980, for example, baseball players averaged $150,000 a year; the average annual salary in America was $15
42、,000. Besides their huge salaries, athletes receive the admiration, and sometimes the votes of the public. Ex-players become senators and congressmen. Americans are mad about sports, and the sports scene in this country is more popular than ever. 解析 分析句子结构可知，本空所填词为 go的宾语，故其很可能为动名词。再结合并列连词 or可知，该词应与
43、basketball，volleyball，swimming 并列，也表示一种运动。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：innocent）解析： innocent解析 空前的不定冠词 an和空后的名词 pleasure提示，本空所填词可能是以元音音素开头的形容词或名词(短语)。再结合空后的 but可知，本句的前后两个分句构成转折关系，后面说要看到体育运动(sports)的深层次含义。由此可知，前半句很可能是说体育运动似乎是一项很“单纯的”娱乐活动。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：take up）解析： take up解析 分析句子结构可知，本空所在句缺少谓语，再结合空前的 they和并列连词 and后
44、面的 given知，本空应填动词(短语)原形。they 在此指上句的 sports，因此，本空所填词需要和空后的much media time构成合理搭配且符合此处的语义。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：show）解析： shown解析 空前的 is和空后的介词 on提示，本空应填动词的分词形式。再结合空前的 bowl game competition，race，match 这些电视节目和空后的 television channel可知，所填词很可能要表达“播放”的含义。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：devoting）解析： devoting解析 分析句子结构可知，本空所在句谓语成分不完整。空前
45、的 are提示，本空应填动词的分词形式，且能与介词 to构成固定搭配。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：improve）解析： improve解析 空前的不定式符号 to和空后的名词 circulation提示，本空应填动词(短语)原形，且为及物动词。to 在这里表示目的，空后提到，人们会买体育赛事信息量大的报纸。由此可知，报纸用越来越多的篇幅报道体育赛事的目的很可能是为了“提高”报纸的发行量。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：especially）解析： especially解析 本空所在句句子结构完整，结合本空所在位置可知，所填词应为副词。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：enormous）解析： e
46、normous解析 空前的介词 with和空后的名词 salaries提示，本空应填形容词。句中提到棒球球员的平均薪水是$150,000，而美国的年人均收入是$15,000，由此可推测，所填词很可能要表达薪水“很高”的含义。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：annual）解析： annual解析 空前的形容词 average和空后的名词 salary提示，本空应填形容词或名词(短语)。根据前面的 baseball players averaged $150,000 a year推测，所填词很可能要表达“每年”的含义。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：are mad about）解析： are mad about解析 分析句子结构可知，本空所在句缺少谓语，再结合空前的 Americans可知，本空应填动词(短语)原形。根据句中的 more popular than ever可推测，所填词可能表示美国人对体育运动的态度。 The j
