1、大学英语四级听力-11 及答案解析(总分：252.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)（分数：35.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：21.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation yon have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. A new fuel for buses.B. The causes of air pollution.C. A way to
2、improve fuel efficiency in buses.D. Careers in environmental engineering.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Because her car is being repaired.B. Because she wants to help reduce pollution.C. Because parking is difficult in the city.D. Because the cost of fuel has increased.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. From a class.
3、B. From an environmental engineering lecture.C. From the discussion with the man.D. From her thinking.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. The high temperatures required for its use.B. The high cost of materials used in its production.C. The lack of trained environmental engineers.D. The opposition of automobile
4、 manufacturers.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. To improve his skating techniques.B. To take a vacation.C. To take a course. D. To learn to ski.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Because her sister lives there.B. Because she attended college
5、 there.C. Because she lives thirty minutes from there.D. Because she visited there last year.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The low humidity. B. The changing climate.C. The high altitude. D. The extreme temperatures.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.二、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you
6、 have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. The national government. B. The church authorities.C. The local communities. D. The state laws.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Forty percent. B. Forty-five percent.C. Seventy percent. D. Seventy-five percent.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Because students vary in needs.B. Because
7、schools offer different subjects.C. Because different teaching methods are used.D. Because schools are various in size.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. They havent reached a decision yet.B. They have decided to go hunting bears.C. They
8、 want to go camping.D. They want to go exploring the country.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Susie. B. Tom.C. The speaker. D. The speakers husband.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. They chased the bear away.B. They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.C. They climbed up a tree.D. They put some honey outside for th
9、e bear to eat.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. He ate the honey. B. He drank the beer.C. He chased the people away. D. He turned things upside down.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. She was lying near a lonely road, trembling.B. She was telling
10、an astonishing story to a doctor.C. She was driving along a country road.D. She was lying in a hospital bed.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. She was attacked by robbers.B. She was stopped and forced to enter a flying saucer.C. She fainted due to the effects of some drag.D. She was stopped by a policeman and
11、treated rudely.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The woman had been taken over a thousand miles away from her home.B. The woman made up an astonishing story.C. The woman had been dishonest to her husband.D. The woman had intended to leave her husband without a word.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.三、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)
12、Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. (26) history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a (27) way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, experts (28) that nearly two-thirds of the worlds population lives within eighty kilometers o
13、f the seacoast.In the modem technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind (29) . Resources on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of mans needs.The riches of the sea yet to be developed by mans technology are (30) . Oil and gas (31)
14、 has existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of (32) such as iron, nickel and copper exist on the ocean floor, ready to be mined.Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large (33) of food. (34) .Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. (35) . Ocean currents a
15、nd waves offer possible use as a source of hydroelectric power.Technology is enabling man to explore even deeper under the sea. (36) . The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.（分数：77.00）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:_填空项 1:_大学英语四级听力-11 答案
16、解析(总分：252.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)（分数：35.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: Isnt it rather cold outside, Sally?W: It is a bit. But I cant stand the terrible smoke inside. Id rather stay here if you dont mind.Q: Why does the woman want to stay outside?解析 选 D，信息明示题。男士问待在外面冷不冷，女士说虽然外面有点冷，但是她受不了屋内的烟
17、(cant stand the terrible smoke inside)，宁愿待在外面，故选 D。考点 a bit 有以下两个含义：稍微，有一点儿，如：I am a bit tired我有点儿累。短时间，短距离，如：Move up a bit稍微向上挪一下。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 W: Weve lived here in Thornton for 5 years now and I think its time to have the house painted.M: You are fight. Mr. Jones, our neighbor, just had his hous
18、e painted. But we cannot afford to do it unless we paint it ourselves.Q: Who is going to paint the house?解析 选 D，综合推断题。男士说道他们无法支付请别人给房子油油漆的费用，除非自己油，由此可推断他们要自己油漆房子，故选 D。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: How was the job interview? I think youll make a good journalist I remember you as the best writer in the class.M: W
19、ell, in fact, my application was turned down. They were looking for people with experience in the profession.Q: Why didnt the man get the job?解析 选 C，信息明示题。女士提到男士是班里文采最好的人，但是面试还是失败了，原因是雇主需要有相关专业经验的人，故选 C。考点 有关“面试”的词汇：interview，excited，nervous，qualify，position，appeal to，take the post of,electronics co
20、mpany，job-hunt(找工作)，apply for，application letter(求职信)，application form，resume(简历)，experience，arrange，offer，accept，turn down，manager，give a good/bad impression 等。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 W: We have to face the fact that it is a little hard to get fuel for the car.M: Between you and me, I think there is always
21、a way to get around the problem.Q: What does the man mean?解析 选 B，综合理解题。女士说为汽车找燃料有点困难，但是男士说他可以找到解决办法，且用了between you and me，意为“你我之间的秘密，不要告诉别人”，故选 B。考点 get around/round 有以下几种用法：+sb.，意为“说服某人同意或做其原先反对的事”，如：She knows how to get around her mother她知道怎样哄她妈妈同意。+sth.，表“克服”，如：Do you see a way of getting round t
22、he problem?你有解决问题的办法吗?+sth.，表“回避(法律、责任)”，但不违法，如：A clever lawyer might find ways of getting round that clause高明的律师也许能找到回避那一条款的办法。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 M: I wish you had told me about your holiday.W: Im sorry. I thought you knew I went to my cousins place a lot.Q: Why is the man upset?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士说他本来希望女士
23、会告诉他关于她放假的事情，此句为虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反，说明男士因没有被告知而感觉有些不快，故选 B。考点 wish，would rather，had better 后的从句，在表示和过去、现在、未来情况相反时，用虚拟语气。在表示与过去情况相反时，从句中的动词形式为：“had+过去分词”；在表示与现在或将来情况相反时，从句中的动词形式用过去式，如：I wish I were a bird我希望我是一只鸟。（分数：21.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 W: I think its starting to rain.M: Starting to rain? The ground is a
24、lready wet.Q: What can you learn from the conversation?解析 选 D，综合推断题。女士说她感觉下雨了，男士反问：“开始下雨?地面已经湿了!”由此可知不是刚开始下雨，而是已经下了一段时间了，故选 D。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 M: What do you think of biology?W: Its given me a hard time, though it is not as difficult as math.Q: What can we learn about the woman from this conversation?
25、解析 选 A，综合推断题。男士问女士觉得生物学怎么样，她回答道很难，但不像数学那么难，由此可知女士认为数学要比生物难，故选 A。这里需要了解的是 not as.as.的句型。考点 征询意见的常见说法有：How do you like.?what do you think of.?如：How do you like his new car?你觉得他的新车怎么样?A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: How are your violin lessons going?W: Very well. My teacher says Im making progress and I find the les
26、sons well worth the time and trouble.Q: What does the woman think of her violin lessons?解析 选 D，观点态度题。在回答男士问题时女士说她进步了不少，所以她认为小提琴课值得她花费时间，由此可知她认为上课是有回报的，故选 D。考点 worth 意为“值钱的，值得的”，常见用法为：be worth doing sth值得做；sthbe worth sth值得被，如：The exhibition is well worth a visit这场展览值得参观。当 worth 作名词时，常见用法有 worth of值(
27、用在表示数量、持续时间的名词之后)，如：The thieves stole two million dollars worth of jewellery窃贼偷走了价值两百万美元的珠宝。/There is a weeks worth of food这儿有够吃一星期的食物。Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation yon have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. A new fuel for buses.B. The causes of air pollution.C. A way to improve fuel eff
28、iciency in buses.D. Careers in environmental engineering.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 9-12M: Hi Diana, mind if I sit down?W: Not at all, Jerry. How have you been?M: Good. But Im surprised to see you on the city bus. Your car is in the shop?W: No. Ive just been thinking a lot about the environment lately.
29、 So I decided the air will be a lot cleaner if we all use public transportation when we could.M: Im sure you are right. The diesel bus isnt exactly pollution free.W: True. But theyll be running a lot cleaner soon. We were just talking about that in my environmental engineering class.M: Whats the cit
30、y going to do? Install pollution filters of some sort on their buses?W: They could, but those filters make the engines work harder and really cut down on fuel efficiency. Instead they found a way to make their engines more efficient.M: How?W: Well, there is a material called the coniine oxide. Its a
31、 really good insulator. And a thick coat of it gets sprayed on the certain part of the engine.M: An insulator?W: Well, yeah. Actually, what it does is to reflect the heat of burning fuel. So the fuel will burn much hotter and burn up more completely.M: So a lot less unburned fuel comes out to pollut
32、e the air, right?W: Yeah, and the bus will need less fuel. So with the savings on fuel cost, they say this will all pay for itself in just six months.M: Sounds like people should all go out and get some of this stuff to spray their car engines.W: Well, its not really that easy. You see, normally, th
33、e materials are fine powder.To melt it so you can spray a coat of it on the engine parts,you first have to heat it over 10,000 degrees and then, well, you get the idea. Its not something you or I can be able to do ourselves.Q: What is the conversation mainly about?解析 选 C，主旨题。对话中两个人围绕通过提高燃料利用率来减少汽车废气
34、污染的新技术展开讨论，讲述了这种技术的原理和普及的困难，故选 C。(2).A. Because her car is being repaired.B. Because she wants to help reduce pollution.C. Because parking is difficult in the city.D. Because the cost of fuel has increased.（分数：7.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Q: Why did the woman decide to ride the city bus?解析 选 B，信息明示题。女士说她最近思考
35、了很多关于环境的问题，所以她决定利用公共交通来使空气变得更洁净些，由此可见她是想以此减少污染，故选 B。(3).A. From a class.B. From an environmental engineering lecture.C. From the discussion with the man.D. From her thinking.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: Where did the woman know the new ways of burning fuels?解析 选 A，信息明示题。在前面提到汽车污染环境时，女士说她刚在环境工程的课上讨论了关于
36、汽车燃料和污染这一话题，由此推知，女士是在课程中了解的到关于新燃料的知识，故选 A。(4).A. The high temperatures required for its use.B. The high cost of materials used in its production.C. The lack of trained environmental engineers.D. The opposition of automobile manufacturers.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: According to the woman, what may li
37、mit the use of the coniine oxide in cars?解析 选 A，综合理解题。女士说所需物质要喷在引擎上，能熔解的话就要先达到一万度以上，接着说这不是你我可以做到的，故选 A。考点 现在完成进行时的用法如下：表示动作从某一时间开始一直延续到现在或离现在不远的时间。多用于延续性动词，如 live，learn，lie，stay，wait，study 等，并常和 all this time，this week，this month，all night 等状语连用。Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you h
38、ave just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. To improve his skating techniques.B. To take a vacation.C. To take a course. D. To learn to ski.（分数：7.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 13-15M: I have been studying too much and need a change. So Im just making plans to go away during January break.W: Really? Where are you going?M: I
39、m planning to visit New Mexico.W: My sister and I had the vacation there last year and we had a great time.M: Did you get into Albuquerque?W: Sure. Whenever we were skating.M: Is it far from the mountains?W: Not at all. Even though Albuquerque is on the high plateaus, there are even higher mountains
40、 near it. Just half an hour away from the city there is a snow-covered slope.M: Well. As the mountains are just thirty minutes away, I guess I should take my ice skate and my skis.W: Definitely.M: I heard that the weather there is great.W: It is. No humidity, moderate temperatures, but you do need t
41、o be careful about high altitude.M: What should I do about that?W: Oh, just take it easy for a few days. Dont go hiking up to the mountains or exercise too vigorously. Just do everything gradually.M: Im sure I will be fine. And I will let you know all about my trip when I come back.Q: Whats the main
42、 purpose of the mans trip?解析 选 B，综合理解题。男士说自己学习学得太辛苦了，得调整一下，所以正计划在一月份休息的时候出行。由此推断，男士旅行的主要目的是去度假，而后面提到的滑雪等都是度假的活动，而不是目的，故选 B。(2).A. Because her sister lives there.B. Because she attended college there.C. Because she lives thirty minutes from there.D. Because she visited there last year.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.
43、D. 解析：解析 Q: Why does the woman know so much about Albuquerque?解析 选 D，综合理解题。女士明确指出自己去年和妹妹去新墨西哥度过假，而且玩得很愉快，由此推断，这就应该是她非常了解 Albuquerque 的原因，故选 D。(3).A. The low humidity. B. The changing climate.C. The high altitude. D. The extreme temperatures.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Q: According to the woman, what may
44、 cause the man the most problem in Albuquerque?解析 选 C，综合理解。男士一直在说那里的好处，当说到那里的天气很好时，女士说虽然那里天气很好，但要注意高海拔所带来的影响，故选 C。考点 1)go away 此处意为“外出，离开”，该短语还有“消失，散去”的含义，如：The strange smell still hasnt gone away那奇怪的气味尚未消失。2)take it easy 意为“放松，从容”，与其同义的短语还有：take things easy，如：I like to take things easy when Im on h
45、oliday我在放假时愿意轻松一些。二、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. The national government. B. The church authorities.C. The local communities. D. The state laws.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 16-18Americans have always had great faith in education
46、. They believe that all citizens must have some education in order to understand economic and political matters and to vote wisely. They also believe that education is essential to social progress.The public schools of the United States are not controlled by the national government nor by church aut
47、horities, but by the local communities themselves, with state laws setting educational standards and ruling on compulsory attendance. By 1970, seventy-five percent of young people were graduating from high school and forty-five percent were beginning college or other advanced study.With so much of t
48、he population attending school, education is made various in form, to meet the students various needs. Students are also allowed a choice of subjects. Methods of teaching vary widely, too. American schools are equipped with a large variety of learning aids.Q: What controls the public schools of the United States?解析 选 C，信息明示题。由文中关键句 The pulsory attendance 可知美国的公立学校不是由中央政府和教会当局控制的，而是由地方社区负责的，故选 C。(2).A. Forty percent. B. Forty-five percent.C. Seventy percent. D. Seventy-five percent.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 Q: What percentage of American
