1、大学英语四级听力-19 及答案解析(总分:252.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数:0,分数:0.00)二、Section A(总题数:4,分数:105.00)(1).A. The man wants to attend tomorrows show.B. There arent any tickets left for tonights show.C. There arent any tickets left for tomorrows show.D. The man doesnt want to attend tomorrows show.(分数
2、:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. Calculate the bill again. B. Refuse to pay the bill.C. Invite the man to dinner. D. Lend the man some money.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. The woman is meeting the man at the airport.B. The man is seeing the woman off.C. They are complaining about the poor airport service.D. They are d
3、iscussing their plan for Christmas.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(4).A. Shed prefer a different type of movie to a comedy.B. She has already finished her research paper.C. She wont be able to go to a movie with the man.D. Shed like the man to help her with her research paper.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(5).A. She does not
4、agree with Jack. B. Jacks performance is disappointing.C. Most people will find basketball boring. D. She shares Jacks opinion.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(1).A. He started the semester in a bad mood. B. Hes not usually bad-tempered.C. He has few responsibilities. D. He is his old self.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A.
5、Hell be speaking at the end of the meeting. B. He was supposed to speak last night instead.C. He suddenly decided not to speak. D. He already spoke very briefly tonight.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. She plans to send a package to Canada.B. She doesnt know the postage for a package to Australia.C. She has
6、relatives in Australia.D. Shell help the man wrap the package.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.(分数:28.00)(1).A. At a hotel. B. At a hospital.C. At a department store. D. At a college.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. The secretary. B. The receptionist.C. Th
7、e personnel manager. D. The general manager.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. Mans clothing. B. Sporting items.C. Training. D. Sales.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(4).A. As soon as possible. B. This afternoon.C. Tomorrow morning. D. Three days later.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you hav
8、e just heard.(分数:21.00)(1).A. The twenty-first. B. The twenty-second.C. The twenty-third. D. The twenty-fourth.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. 555. B. 1070.C. 90. D. 830.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. Less than an hour. B. Less than two hours.C. Less than three hours. D. More than three hours.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.三、Se
9、ction 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. It is uncommon in the world. B. It is not popular in U. S. A.C. It is widespread in the world. D. It is found among a few families.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. A few hundred years ago news d
10、id not receive attention.B. A few hundred years ago news did not travel fast.C. A few hundred years ago news did not spread to other countries.D. A few hundred years ago news did not take long to reach other countries.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. It is wasted. B. It is a small sum.C. It is worthwhile. D.
11、 It is useless.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(4).A. It is read only by children. B. It is of no value.C. It is not helpful. D. It is read by many.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.(分数:21.00)(1).A. Science and engineering courses seem to be more demanding
12、than arts courses.B. Arts courses seem to be more demanding than science and engineering courses.C. Science and engineering courses seem to be varied and interesting.D. Arts courses seem to be varied and interesting.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. In a variety of ways. B. In laboratory classes.C. In seminar
13、s and tutorials. D. In lectures and tutorials.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. 1 hour. B. 2 hours.C. 3 hours. D. 15 hours.(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. Germ-carrying insects. B. Certain strains of bacteria.C. Foul odors released
14、 from swamps. D. Creatures living near swamps.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. Because bacteria are easier to detect. B. Because bacteria are harder to get rid of.C. Because viruses are extremely poisonous. D. Because viruses are found only in hot climates.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. New Development in Viral Res
15、earch. B. Exploring the Causes of Disease.C. DNA. Natures Building Block. D. Understanding Viruses.(分数:7.00)A.B.C.D.四、Section C(总题数:1,分数:77.00)Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand.
16、 They offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) wor
17、k of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school (41) him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd. among themselves, students signed differentl
18、y from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been (42) a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands (43) a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English. (44) . He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And
19、 could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic heresy.It is 37 years later. Stokoe (45) is having lunch at a care near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decad
20、es educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation of sound. (46) . “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. /(分数:77.00)(1).Sign has beco
21、me a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand. They offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with g
22、rammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallau
23、det to teach English, the school (41) him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd. among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been (42) a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands (43) a word in English. At the time, American Sign Lan
24、guage (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English. (44) . He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic he
25、resy.It is 37 years later. Stokoe (45) is having lunch at a care near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, t
26、he modulation of sound. (46) . “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. /(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(2).Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand. They
27、offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) work of o
28、ne rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school (41) him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd. among themselves, students signed differently from
29、 his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been (42) a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands (43) a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English. (44) . He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could
30、 that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic heresy.It is 37 years later. Stokoe (45) is having lunch at a care near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades edu
31、cators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation of sound. (46) . “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. /(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(3).Sign has beco
32、me a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand. They offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with g
33、rammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallau
34、det to teach English, the school (41) him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd. among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been (42) a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands (43) a word in English. At the time, American Sign Lan
35、guage (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English. (44) . He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic he
36、resy.It is 37 years later. Stokoe (45) is having lunch at a care near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, t
37、he modulation of sound. (46) . “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. /(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(4).Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand. They
38、offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) work of o
39、ne rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school (41) him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd. among themselves, students signed differently from
40、 his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been (42) a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands (43) a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English. (44) . He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could
41、 that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic heresy.It is 37 years later. Stokoe (45) is having lunch at a care near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades edu
42、cators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation of sound. (46) . “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. /(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(5).Sign has beco
43、me a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand. They offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with g
44、rammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallau
45、det to teach English, the school (41) him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd. among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been (42) a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands (43) a word in English. At the time, American Sign Lan
46、guage (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English. (44) . He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic he
47、resy.It is 37 years later. Stokoe (45) is having lunch at a care near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, t
48、he modulation of sound. (46) . “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuffits brain stuff. /(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(6).Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have (36) in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand. They
49、offer a new way to (37) how the brain generates and (38) language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy. whether language, (39) with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the (40) work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaud