1、大学英语四级听力-14 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 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. With a knife. B. On the edge of some metalC. On some glass. D.
2、On a piece of paper.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. How much the cut hurts. B. How deep the cut was.C. How easily he was cut. D. How concerned the woman was.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The amount of skin affected by the cut.B. The cause of the cut.C. The amount of bleeding.D. The number of nerve endings irritat
3、ed.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. Keep it elevated. B. Put a bandage on it.C. Clean it. D. Ignore it.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Soccer players. B. Soccer teams.C. The sport of soccer. D. The World Cup.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. She th
4、inks its interesting. B. She thinks its cruel.C. She thinks its dull. D. She thinks its funny.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. He thinks they are excellent in performance and skills.B. He thinks they are handsome.C. He thinks they are popular with girls.D. He thinks they are hard to predict.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.
5、二、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. To make them longer. B. To avoid accidents.C. To save materials. D. To improve techniques.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. It is 1/4 mile longer in summer than in winter.B. It is safer in wi
6、nter than in summer.C. The space between rails gets larger in summer.D. h is more dangerous in summer than in winter.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. In the places where metal expands.B. fn the places where rails get crossed.C. In the places where metal is jointed.D. In the place where the bridge bends out o
7、f shape.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. By jointing the two ends of a metal band around a wooden wheel.B. By fitting a wooden wheel into a cold metal band.C. By expanding a metal band around a wooden wheel.D. By heating a smaller metal band to make it fit around a wooden wheel.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage TwoQu
8、estions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Cold. B. Viruses. C. Infection. D. Wet.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. When they are working in the isolated Arctic regionsB. When they are writing reports in terribly cold weatherC. When they are free from work in the isolated A
9、rctic regionsD. When they are coming into touch again with the outside world（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Cold and wet are not responsible for catching colds.B. No one caught a cold even they were kept cold and wet.C. A cold virus caused a cold in volunteers.D. h was easier to catch a cold indoors in wint
10、er.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. The drug made them lose the ability to work.B. The drug made it easier for people to think rationally.C. The drug made people worry more about the future.D. The drug enabled people to fo
11、rget all their problems.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. The drug promoted the countrys export industry.B. The drug had a very bad effect on the countrys economy.C. The drug helped the growth of the countrys economy.D. The drug saved the people from working.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The Government made the dru
12、g illegal.B. The Government imported food from other countries.C. The Government exported the drug to other countries.D. The Government encouraged the people to take the drug and enjoy their liver（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.三、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Each year some 4 trillion e-mails are sent worldwide from ab
13、out 600 million electronic mailboxes. In 1995, employees sent three e-mails per day and received five. E-mail (36) has jumped more than six fold, with employees now sending an (37) of 20 e-mails and receiving 30 each day. During March and April 2001, Rogen International (38) the first study on the (
14、39) of e-mail and face-to-face communication in the work place.More than 1, 400 senior and middle-level executives (40) in the international survey. They said that despite popular myth, e-mail has not reduced the amount of face-to-face communication (41) at work. While executives are spending 120 mi
15、nutes a day receiving, checking, preparing and sending e-mails, they are also still spending 130 minutes a day in formal and informal face-to-face meetings. The (42) from the research is clear. Business leaders should ensure that they (43) the right balance between face-to-face and e-mail. Keeping e
16、-mails relevant to all employees is the challenge. According to the study, (44) .E-mail has revolutionized the quick and broad distribution of information. Almost 85 percent of participants in this study agreed that (45) . The telephone and written fax ranked a distant third and fourth respectively.
17、 (46) .（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-14 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.解析：解析 M: Miss, could you bring me a drink?W: Certainly, but we have to wait until the captain tells us to loosen the safe
18、ty belts. We are in a dangerous air current.Q: Where does the conversation take place?解析 推理判断。由对话中出现的 captain, safety belts, air current 等关键词可判断对话发生在飞机上。因此 C) 符合题意。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 W: Susan has the habit of keeping us waiting for over 30 minutes. Maybe one of us should give her a ring before each meet
19、ing.M: Thats really annoying, but Ill be the volunteer.Q: What will the man probably do?解析 计划建议。volunteer 意为“志愿者，资源做某事的人”。女士说 Susan 开会老迟到，得找人打电话提醒她。男士自告奋勇承担任务。因此 D) 项符合题意。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: Hi, Jenny. Nave you got any idea about the summer vacation?W: Well, Ive given it a thought, and Id like to do s
20、ome field work related to marketing. But I havent come up with anything definite yet.Q: What does the woman mean?解析 语意理解。男士问女士暑假怎么过，女士回答说 I havent come up with anything definite yet. 即她还没有制定出什么具体计划。选项 D) 是同义转述。因此 B) 项符合题意。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 M: Ive been trying to call you for days, but I kept getting a b
21、usy signal.W: Its lucky for you to get me before my roommate comes home.Q: What can be inferred about the womans roommate?解析 推理判断。男士说女士的电话老占线打不通，女士回答说你今天运气挺好，终于在我的室友回来前打通了。言外之意是因为她的室友爱煲电话粥。因此 B) 项符合题意。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 M: Oh, youve got so many birthday cards.W: I was tired of sending all the printed gr
22、eetings, so I made all these cards by hand. I prepare to send something more personal to my overseas friends.Q: What will the woman do?解析 计划建议。printed greetings “印制的贺卡”。女士说自己已经厌烦了印刷的贺卡，就亲手做了很多手工生日卡片，作为更特别的礼物准备送给海外的朋友，因此 C) 项符合题意。（分数：21.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: I guess you have been shopping for Christma
23、s gifts for your family.M: Well, I have bought a walkman for my son and a pair of tennis shoes for my daughter, but I havent decided on what for my wife. Maybe some classical music records.Q: What has the man bought for his wife?解析 语义理解。男士说自己还没有决定给妻子买什么礼物，或许买古典音乐唱片。因此 C) 项符合题意。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 W: Excu
24、se me, I bought this clock yesterday, but the alarm button doesnt work well. Could you get me another one?M: OK, Ill replace this one for you. Do you have the receipt with you?Q: What does the woman want to do?解析 语义理解。由对话中女士问 Could you get me another one? 和男士的回答 OK, Ill replace this one for you. 可知女
25、士要退回坏的闹钟再换个好的。因此 B) 项符合题意。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 W: Youve taken a lot of literature courses, havent you?M: Not really. Ive only taken American Literature and Modern Novels. I hope to take more business courses next semester.Q: What are the two speakers discussing?解析 推理判断。对话中提到了文学课、商业课等情况，可知对话双方在讨论选课。因此 D) 项
26、符合题意。Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. With a knife. B. On the edge of some metalC. On some glass. D. On a piece of paper.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 19-22M: Ouch! That hurts!W: Whats wrong? Did you cut yourself?M: (19)YesIve got a paper-cut on my fing
27、er. (20)How can such a little cut hurt so much? Im not even bleeding, but my finger really hurts.W: You know I read something about that. It turns out that a little cut on a finger can hurt a lot more than a big cut somewhere else.M: Why? That doesnt make any sense.W: Actually, it does. (21)There ar
28、e more nerve endings in your hands than almost anywhere else in the body, and its the nerve endings that allow you to feel pain.M: I guess thats true.W: Also, a little cut like yours wont damage the nerve endings, just irritates them. If they were damaged, youd feel less pain, but the wound could be
29、 more serious.M: So I suppose I should be happy my finger hurts so much?W: Right. (22)Now go and get yourself a bandage.M: Why, you just told me its not serious.W: Its not, but it does seem to be bothering you. (22)Putting a bandage over the cut will keep the skin from drying and will help keep the
30、skin together. If the skin stays together, the nerve endings wont be exposed, and the cut will hurt less.M: Thank you. By the way, why dont you go to the medical school? I bet you can be a great doctor!Q: How did the man get cut?解析 女士问男士怎么了，男士回答被纸割伤了手指。故 D) 项符正确。(2).A. How much the cut hurts. B. How
31、 deep the cut was.C. How easily he was cut. D. How concerned the woman was.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: What surprised the man?解析 男士说这么个小伤口怎么这么疼，连血都没流，但手指的确疼得厉害；句中 such, so, even, really 都在强调男士对此不解，感到意外。故 A) 项正确。(3).A. The amount of skin affected by the cut.B. The cause of the cut.C. The amount of ble
32、eding.D. The number of nerve endings irritated.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 Q: According to the woman, what determines how painful a cut is?解析 女士说受伤神经梢比身体其他部位多，因此觉得疼；即神经梢的多少决定疼痛程度。故 D) 项正确。(4).A. Keep it elevated. B. Put a bandage on it.C. Clean it. D. Ignore it.（分数：7.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Q: What will the m
33、an probably do about the cut on his finger?解析 女士建议男士 go and get yourself a bandage, 因此男士可能按此建议去做。故 B) 项正确。Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Soccer players. B. Soccer teams.C. The sport of soccer. D. The World Cup.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 23-25M: (23
34、)Did you watch the soccer game last night? It is exciting!W: Soccer game? I just cant figure out why people are so crazy about it.M: Why? You dont like it? Listen, soccer is the most widely played sport in the world.W: Maybe thats right. But I dont understand why it can attract so many people. For m
35、e, it seems that it is just a game with so many people running after a ball and it lasts for 90 minutes or even more! (24)It is so boring.M: Well, in my opinion, soccer is the most fantastic sport because there are so many uncertainties in the game. No one can predict what will happen in a soccer ma
36、tch.W: That sounds interesting. Maybe I will watch some matches. Which ones do you recommend me to see?M: (25)European teams excel in performance and skills, and a lot of the players in Europe are superstars, like Beckham, he is very popular among girls. So, you may start from matches between Europe
37、an teams.W: It seems that my knowledge about soccer is really too limited.M: It is never too late to learn. By the way, soccer is a sport played by all the people regardless of their age, culture and race. It is really fun.Q: What are the speakers talking about?解析 总体而言，双方谈论了足球受欢迎的原因和彼此对足球的感受，最后男士向女士
38、推荐球队。故 C) 项正确。(2).A. She thinks its interesting. B. She thinks its cruel.C. She thinks its dull. D. She thinks its funny.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Q: How does the woman feel about soccer games?解析 本题关键句为 it is so boring.，即女士认为足球比赛很无聊； dull 与 boring 同义。故 C) 项正确。(3).A. He thinks they are excellent in per
39、formance and skills.B. He thinks they are handsome.C. He thinks they are popular with girls.D. He thinks they are hard to predict.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: What does the man think of European teams?解析 本题关键句为 European teams excel in performance and skills, excel in 意为“在某方面出色”；即男士认为欧洲球队在表现和技巧方面很出色。故
40、A) 项正确。二、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. To make them longer. B. To avoid accidents.C. To save materials. D. To improve techniques.（分数：7.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 26-29Why is there a space left between the rails of a railwa
41、y line where one piece joins the next? The space is left to let the rail expand when it gets hot. On a hot day, the metal expands and if it were not allowed to do this, the rails would bend out of shape. (26)This caused railway accidents in the past. Although solids expand much less than liquids or
42、gases, the small increases can add up to a lot, when there are long lengths of rail. (27)For example, the difference in length of rail, in summer and winter, over the distance between London and Edinburgh, is about 1/4 mile. We have to keep in our minds and must not forget the expansion of metal whe
43、n we build a very long metal bridge, too. (28)So spaces are left in the places where the metal is joined. When a solid gets colder, it becomes smaller in size. We can make use of the fact that solids expand when they are heated, and become smaller in size when they get colder, and that they do it at
44、 different speeds. For example, (29)when an iron band has to fit tightly round a wooden wheel, first we make it a little smaller than the wheel, then we heat it, so that it goes on easily. When it gets colder, it becomes smaller in size and holds the wheel very tightly.Q: Why is there a space left b
45、etween the rails of a railway line?解析 本题关键句为 This caused railway accidents in the past. 可推知铁轨间留空隙目的是防止铁轨受热伸展变形导致事故发生。故 B) 项正确。(2).A. It is 1/4 mile longer in summer than in winter.B. It is safer in winter than in summer.C. The space between rails gets larger in summer.D. h is more dangerous in summe
46、r than in winter.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: How different is the rail between London and Edinburgh in summer and winter?解析 本题关键句为 For example, the difference in length of rail, in summer and winter, over the distance between London and Edinburgh, is about 1/4 mile. 可知该铁路夏天比冬天延长1/4英里。故 A) 项正确。(3).A.
47、In the places where metal expands.B. fn the places where rails get crossed.C. In the places where metal is jointed.D. In the place where the bridge bends out of shape.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Q: Where are spaces usually left when a long metal bridge is built?解析 本题关键句为 So spaces are left in the places
48、 where the metal is joined. 可知空隙留在金属连接处。故 C) 项正确。(4).A. By jointing the two ends of a metal band around a wooden wheel.B. By fitting a wooden wheel into a cold metal band.C. By expanding a metal band around a wooden wheel.D. By heating a smaller metal band to make it fit around a wooden wheel.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 Q: According to the passage, how can a metal band be fitted tightly round a wooden wheel?解析 本题关键句为 when an iron band has to fit tightly round a wooden wheel,. it becomes smaller in size and holds the wheel very tightly. 可知方法是通过加热一个略小金属圈使之变大，然后套到木轮上，冷却后就紧紧
