1、大学英语四级听力-23 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 you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. On television. B. At registration.C. In class. D. At work.（分数：7.
2、00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Students are not required to attend regular class lectures.B. The professor videotapes class lectures for review.C. Classes are held at various locations throughout the area.D. Students receive credit for work experience.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. It allows them to meet students from
3、other universities.B. It promotes the concept of self-learning.C. It allows more flexibility in students schedule.D. It doesnt require any examinations.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. It requires too much traveling.B. It limits interaction among students.C. It will increase class size.D. It will encourage s
4、tudents to watch too much television.（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. Current issues in economics. B. Choices faced by conservationists.C. A recent biology lecture. D. Topics for a research paper.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Because sh
5、es writing research papers.B. Because shes working on a conservation project.C. Because shes studying for exams.D. Because shes doing her biology homework.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. A scarcity of jobs in their field.B. Inadequate training in methods of biological research.C. Difficulties in classifying
6、 all of the varieties of owls.D. A lack of funding for their work with endangered species.（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 have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Because they cant afford to.B. Because they think small houses are more comfortable t
7、o live in.C. Because big houses are usually built in the countryside.D. Because they prefer apartments.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Because many young people have moved into comfortable apartments.B. Because many old houses in the bad part of the town are not inhabited.C. Because many older people sell t
8、heir houses after their children leave.D. Because many people have quitted their old houses to build new ones.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. They have to do their own maintenance.B. They have to furnish their own houses.C. They will find it difficult to make the rest of the payments.D. They will find it di
9、fficult to dispose of their old-style furniture.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. As early as man came into being. B. In the 18th century.C. After 1946. D. In 1946.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Half an inch of rain. B. An inch of rain.C. Two
10、inches of rain. D. Two and a half inches of rain.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Many years of research. B. Tiring search.C. A happy accident. D. A science fiction story.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. Less than 30 minutes. B. From 30 to 45 m
11、inutes.C. At least 45 minutes. D. More than 45 minutes.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. He should show respect for the interviewer.B. He should show confidence in himself.C. He should talk enthusiastically.D. He should be dressed properly.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Speaking confidently but not aggressively.B. T
12、alking loudly to give a lasting impression.C. Talking a lot about the job.D. Speaking politely and emotionally.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in a job interview.B. Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine.C. A job-seeker should create a good impressio
13、n during an interview.D. Self-confidence is most important for a job seeker.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.三、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Some of the most (26) lessons coming out of research in (27) are the area of memory. People ask, why cant I remember the time the (28) book in due?Of a lot of people, memory may be
14、 weak, because they dont use it enough. Its like the (29) . If you dont (30) it, it wont get strong. Thats why its (31) to keep our mind active, to keep on learning (32) our life. We can do this by reading, playing memory games and so on.Its my guess though that the lack of (33) isnt a problem for s
15、tudents like you. (34) . Later on I will discuss how information is recorded from memory. (35) . And for busy people like you and me, that will be the real problem. If we are distracted, or we are trying to think what we are going to do next, the incoming message just might not be getting recorded e
16、ffectively. (36) . Research clearly shows the advantages of this, and also of active learning, of consciously trying to visualize a new fact, perhaps to make a mental picture, even a wild ridiculous one, so the new fact will stick in memory.（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:_
17、填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语四级听力-23 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 W: The pipe is leaking and theres water all over the floor.M: Why dont you call Mr. Peter?Q: What does Mr. Peter do?解析 选 D，建议题。女士说水管漏了，地上到处都是水，男士说那你怎么不给彼得先生打电话呢?将两者联系起来可知，彼得先生一定是水管工
18、。考点 leak 作不及物动词时，指“泄漏；逃逸”，如：rusted pipes that were beginning to leak 开始漏水的锈水管；在不是很正式的用语中，还可以表示“泄密”，如：The news has leaked消息泄露了。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 W: Youve done your assignment work well, but Mary has done hers even better.M: Is that so? Let me have a look at it.Q: Who does lower quality work?解析 选 B，信息明示题
19、。女士说男士的作业做得不错，但玛丽做得更好，由此可以选出答案。考点 英语中表示对比、比较的方式主要有：形容词、副词的比较级形式表示比较，如：Lily is taller than me莉莉比我高。以-ior 结尾的形容词，后接介词 to 表示比较，像 superior，inferior，prior，senior，junior 等，如：The quarrel happened prior to my arrival争吵在我来之前就开始了。本身就含有比较意义的形容词，像 equal，similar，equivalent，analogous 等，如：A is similar to B in many
20、 ways在很多情况下，A 类似于 B。表示先后顺序的形容词，像 second，subsequent，next，preliminary，preparatory 等，如：Subsequent to the war，they returned to their hometown战争之后，他们回到了家乡。to 也偶尔出现在个别动词或名词之后，形成固定词组表示比较，像 prefer to,in contrast to；另外，compare with sth也表示比较，如：Compared with his past，he has changed a lot和过去相比，他改变了很多。A.B.C.D. 解
21、析：解析 M: What do you think of Professor Gates classes?W: Well, his lectures are well organized and interesting but he could design more appropriate questions for the tests.Q: What does the woman not like about Professor Gates classes?解析 选 D，观点态度题。男士询问女士对盖特教授的看法，女士首先肯定了教授的讲座，但对教授的题目设置颇有微词，表达这个意思的只有选项
22、D。考点 某些情态动词，特别是 should，would，could，might，在口语上用得很多，使语气变得客气委婉，如：Would you mind shutting the window?介意把窗户关上吗?/I could come earlier，if necessary需要的话，我可以早点儿来。/I might have come to a wrong conclusion我也许得出了错误的结论。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: Mary has really grown, hasnt she?M: Yes, shes only in the first grade in prim
23、ary school but she can put all her things away correctly.Q: What can the little girl do?解析 选 C，信息明示题。女士说玛丽真是长大了，男士说是的，她才一年级，但已经知道把东西收拾得井井有条了。考点 put away 除了有“放好，储存备用”的意思外，还可以指“抛弃；舍弃”，如：put all negative thoughts away 抛弃所有消极的思想；在口语中还可以指“乐意并很快地吃光或喝光”，如：put away the dinner in just a few minutes 几分钟内就把晚餐吃
24、完了。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 W: I used to be afraid of heights. Every time I was in a tall building or on a bridge, my knees would begin to shake.M: I had the same problem until I took up mountain climbing.Q: What did the man say about heights?解析 选 A，综合推断题。女士说她以前恐高(抓住关键词 used to be，即现在不了)，每次站在高楼上或大桥上，腿就发抖。男士说，
25、他在开始喜欢登山之前有同样的问题，也就是说，男士也曾有恐高症。考点 这里的 until 相当于 before，意为“在(某一特定的时间)以前”，如：she cant leave until Friday在星期五之前她不能离开。（分数：21.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 M: The siren just sounded. The ships going to leave now.W: According to the timetable, it will depart from this port at four forty-five, and arrive at the next on
26、e at six forty-four.Q: How long does it take to arrive at the next port?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士说鸣笛了，船就要开了，女士说按时间表，4 点 45 分开船，6 点 44 分到达下个港口，也就是说中间所花的时间是 1 小时 59 分钟。考点 1)sound 作动词指“使发出或产生声响”，如：sound the gong 敲锣；也指“发出信号，以声音召集、宣布或发信号”，如：sound a warning 发出警告。2)depart 作不及物动词时，常与 from 连用，指“走开，离去”，如：The 10:15 trai
27、n to Leeds departs from platform 4.10 点 15 分开往利兹的火车在第 4 号站台上车。depart 还可以指“背离，违反”，如：depart from routine/standard practice/old custom 违反常规(惯例、旧风俗)。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: Professor Smith was acting strangely today.M: I noticed that too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework. Can you
28、believe that?Q: What can be inferred about Professor Smith?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士说史密斯教授今天举止很奇怪，男士表示赞同，并具体说明了哪里奇怪说话很平静，还没有留家庭作业，可见他平时经常留家庭作业，故选 C。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: Im not going swimming in the lake unless it warms up outside today.M: Me neither. Unfortunately I think its supposed to stay as cold all day.Q:
29、What can be inferred about the speakers?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士说如果今天天气不暖和起来的话她就不去游泳了，男士表示赞同，又说今天一整天都可能会很冷，即他们不会去游泳，故选 C。考点 warm up 在此处指“天气变暖”，然而它通常指的是“做热身运动，做准备活动”，如：to warm up for a concert 音乐会前练唱。Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. On television. B. At regi
30、stration.C. In class. D. At work.（分数：7.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 9-12M: Hi, Lynn. I saw you at registration yesterday. I sailed right through, but you were standing in a long line.W: Yeah. I waited an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course.M: Distance learning? Never heard of it.W: Well, its new thi
31、s semester. Its only open to psychology majors. But I bet itll catch on else where. Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up.M: Well, what is it?W: Its an experimental course. I registered for child psychology. All I have got to do is to watch a twelve-week series of televised lessons. The depar
32、tment shows them seven different times a day and in seven different locations.M: Dont you ever have to meet with professor?W: Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her and the other students on the phone,you know, about our ideas. Then well meet on campus three times for reviews and
33、exams.M: It sounds pretty non-traditional to me. But I guess it makes sense, considering how many students have lobs. It must really help with their schedules, not to mention how it will cut down on traffic.W: You know, last year my department did a survey and they found out that 80 percent of all p
34、sychology majors were employed. Thats why they came up with the program.M: Look, Ill be working three days a week next semester and it was either cut back on my classes or try this out.W: The only thing is: doesnt it seem impersonal though? I mean, I miss having class discussions and hearing what ot
35、her people think.M: Well, I guess thats why phone contacts important. Any way, its an experiment.W: Maybe Ill end up hating it.M: Maybe. But Ill be curious to see how it works out.Q: Where did the man see the woman yesterday?解析 选 B，信息明示题。文章开头提到 I saw you at registration yesterday即“我昨天在注册处看到你了”。对话还提到
36、，男士从旁边走过时，女士还在排队，故选 B。(2).A. Students are not required to attend regular class lectures.B. The professor videotapes class lectures for review.C. Classes are held at various locations throughout the area.D. Students receive credit for work experience.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: How was the distance-le
37、arning course different from traditional courses?解析 选 A，综合推断题。结合文中女士谈论的信息，远程教育不必参加固定课程，只需观看 12 周的系列电视课程、与同学电话交流观点并参加三次集中复习，可知，C、D 项没有提到，B 项“供复习的录像带”也是错误的，故选 A。(3).A. It allows them to meet students from other universities.B. It promotes the concept of self-learning.C. It allows more flexibility in s
38、tudents schedule.D. It doesnt require any examinations.（分数：7.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Q: What do the speakers agree is the major advantage of the distance-learning course?解析 选 C，综合推断题。听了女士的介绍后，男士表示远程教育是比较合理，考虑到现在学生们的日程和交通问题也就是说，远程教育在时间上有很大的灵活性，因为它每天多次播放，学生可以根据自己的时间选择课程，故选 C。(4).A. It requires too much trav
39、eling.B. It limits interaction among students.C. It will increase class size.D. It will encourage students to watch too much television.（分数：7.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Q: What does the man think is a disadvantage of distance learning?解析 选 B，综合推断题。女士表示怀念大家坐在一起各抒己见的场景，男士赞同，并指出正是因为缺乏面对面的交流，所以电话交流在远程教育中非常重要，可见他
40、们都认为远程教育的缺点就是限制了同学之间的交流。考点 1)catch on 此处指“受欢迎，变得流行”，如：Mini-skirts first caught on in the 1960s超短裙是在 20 世纪 60 年代开始流行的。另外，它还有“理解，了解”的意思，如：He is very quick to catch on他悟性很高。2)end up doing 与 end off doing 都有“结束某事物”之意，如：At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing起初他拒不承担责任
41、，但是到最后还是道了歉。/He ended off his speech by telling a very funny joke他以一个非常滑稽的笑话结束了讲话。Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Current issues in economics. B. Choices faced by conservationists.C. A recent biology lecture. D. Topics for a research paper.（分数：7.
42、00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 13-15W: Hi, Bill. How is it going?M: Oh, hi, Jan. Im OK. How about you?W: You can probably tell just by looking at me. Im really busy. Hey, what are you reading?M: A pretty interesting article. My biology professor assigned it, and I thought I would just look it over. But I got rea
43、lly involved in it. Its about endangered species.W: That sounds pretty interesting. Im getting frustrated with the two research papers Im struggling with.M: Oh?W: And can you believe they are both due on the same day?M: Thats tough.W: Ill get through it. So whats this you are reading?M: Well, its ba
44、sically about the choices conservationists are faced with, you know,these days when funding so hard to come by.W: Wait a minute. Is the focus on biology or economics?M: Both. Conservationists dont have enough funding to save every endangered species in the world, so they have to decide based on what
45、 would be lost if a species became extinct.W: Can you give me an example of what you mean?M: Take for instance, two animals, the spotted owl and the tailed toad. The article says the toad is unique. It has no relatives. But there are a lot of varieties of owls.W: So, if that toad became extinct, wed
46、 lose an important link in the chain of evolution, right?M: Exactly. But that isnt so for the owl. So for conservationists, it might be a clear choice of which animal to save.W: I see. I am glad I dont have to make that kind of decision. Arent you?Q: What are the speakers mainly discussing?解析 选 B，主旨
47、题。男士向女士介绍了一篇文章，该文章是关于在资金不足的情况下自然环境保护论者面临的选择，男士还对此进行了举例说明，故选 B。(2).A. Because shes writing research papers.B. Because shes working on a conservation project.C. Because shes studying for exams.D. Because shes doing her biology homework.（分数：7.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Q: Why is the woman so busy?解析 选 A，综合理解题。女
48、士先是说自己很忙，接着对男士所读的文章表现出兴趣，之后提到自己正在赶着写两份论文，由此推断，她很忙是由于在写论文，故选 A。(3).A. A scarcity of jobs in their field.B. Inadequate training in methods of biological research.C. Difficulties in classifying all of the varieties of owls.D. A lack of funding for their work with endangered species.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 Q: What problems do conservationists have?解析 选 D，综合理解题。男士两次提到自然环境保护论者因资金不足而不得不对该保护什么物种做出选择，由此推断，他们面临的问题就是保护濒危物种的资金不足，故选 D。考点 come by sth意为“得到某事物”，通常指通过努力得到，有 come 短语还有：come between sband sb离间某人；come at sb攻击某人；come at sth发现某物，如
