1、专业四级-131及答案解析 (总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART DICTATIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the
2、passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then. be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on
3、ANSWER SHEET ONE. （分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BSECTION A CONVE(总题数：3，分数：10.00)In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of t
4、he conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation. （分数：3.00）(1).According to the womans description, what can we learn about New York in 2022? A. People there can see the sun every other day. B. All the people there have to sleep in the street. C.
5、The soil can grow only a few things due to pollution. D. There will be the trouble of lack of everything.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What food do New Yorkers eat in 2022, according to the movie? A. Different kinds of crackers. B. What we are eating today. C. Some ocean plants. D. Something made of soybeans
6、 or ocean plants.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do the speakers think of the movies prediction of the future? A. Neither of them has come Out with any opinions about the prediction. B. The man think there is no need to worry about the prediction. C. They both dont care about whether the prediction is tru
7、e. D. The woman is sure that the prediction will come true.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation. （分数：3.00）(1).What does the woman feel about the
8、beauty in the picture? A. Her skin looks very smooth. B. Her beauty is not so natural. C. She needs more make-up on her face. D. Her beauty deserves jealousy from others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What role does cucumber play in skin caring according to the woman? A. It can remove the wrinkles of the skin
9、. B. It can cure scars on the skin. C. It can help moisturize and tighten the skin. D. It can provide skins with vitamins.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Try some herbal plants. B. Have a cosmetic surgery. C. Put some cucumber on his face. D. Learn more information of
10、 skincare.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation. （分数：4.00）(1).The man plans to A. sell his house. B. exchange his house. C. rent a house. D. buy
11、a house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The man is living A. with his parents. B. in his old house. C. in a rental house. D. with his friends（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The man is A. an artist. B. a photographer. C. a journalist. D. an editor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does the woman ask the man to provide other proper
12、ty like stocks or bonds? A. To guarantee he has the ability to keep the house. B. To confirm he has no poor credit history. C. To ensure he can cover the mortgage every month. D. To prove he has a stable source of income.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)In this section, you will he
13、ar several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage, At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage. （分数：3.00）(1).This passage is most probabl
14、y intended for A. textile technicians. B. common housewives. C. average audience. D. space travelers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why are fabrics good for public buildings? A. Because they prevent buildings from noise. B. Because they make buildings strong. C. Because they make buildings beautiful. D. Becau
15、se they make buildings special.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage textile fibers are used in all the following fields EXCEPT A. in the creation of home furnishings. B. in food industry. C. in building trades. D. in transportation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the follow
16、ing passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage. （分数：3.00）(1).Whats the origin of the American baseball according to the passage? A. An offshoot of American basketball. B. An offshoot of American sport of cricket. C. An offshoot
17、 of English sport called rounders. D. An offshoot of soccer ball.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did Alexander Cartwright do to develop the baseball game? A. Established the modem baseball field. B. Created the original rules of the game. C. Established the first professional baseball team. D. Founded the
18、 first baseball institution.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can we learn about the baseball after the Civil War? A. It was a leisure activity for wealthy young men. B. It was only watched and played by soldiers. C. It was liked by people of all status. D. It was only liked by the lower class.（分数：1.00）A.B.
19、C.D.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage. （分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following statements about dreams is true according to the passage? A. Everyone dreams. B. Some people neve
20、r dreams. C. Most people could remember their dreams. D. Few people could remember their dreams.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did ancient Greeks and Romans think of dreams? A. They provided messages from the gods. B.They would help military leaders in battle. C. They were a different world we visited wh
21、en we slept. D. Their meaning couldnt be understood by ordinary people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, in Europe people believe A. dreams would happen when we want something. B. dreams shouldnt be talked about with other people. C. dreams could help to explain our brain activities. D.
22、 dreams would lead to misdeed of people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does Doctor Stickgold says about dreaming? A. Freud explained clearly how the brain works when we are dreaming in his book. B. There isnt agreement on the reasons we dream. C. It took people more than 100 years to understand the reaso
23、ns for dreaming. D. Freuds book about dreaming published in 1990 was the first one about dreaming.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：5，分数：10.00)In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on
24、the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following statements about the collapse is INCORRECT? A. The collapsed building was a five-story one. B. The collapsed building was more than 50 yea
25、rs old. C. No one was killed in the collapse. D. Several people were trapped in the rubble.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to The head of the local government Donald Tsang, the building may have collapsed due to A. natural disaster. B. terrorist attack C. poor maintenance. D. inferior building materi
26、al.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following countries was downgraded by one notch in credit rating? A. France. B. Italy. C. Portu
27、gal. D. Spain.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The downgrades mean some countries may face A. higher stock prices. B. higher borrowing costs. C. higher inflation. D. unstable financial markets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10
28、 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).Tens of Thousands of Nigerians took to the streets to protest A. soaring fuel costs. B. the government move to increase taxes. C. rising prices of commodities. D. dropping wages.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the governments reaction
29、 towards the strike? A. It has reversed its decision. B. It has vowed to withhold wages of the strikers. C. It has arrested some strikers. D. It has promised a quick solution to the problem.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be
30、 given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).The American Petroleum Institute is urging President Obama to approve A. an energy-saving policy. B. an employment project. C. an oil pipeline project. D. a regulation on restricting energy use.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Accor
31、ding to Jack Gerard, the only obstacle of U.S. energy security is A. the Obama administration is reluctant to open up oil and gas exploration. B. there is no enough investment in it. C. the Obama administration made wrong policies. D. there is no adequate related techniques.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Question
32、s 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news. （分数：2.00）(1).The discovery on the creation of H5N1 awoke the debate over A. the ethics of the research. B. the application of the virus. C. whether
33、it is worth money. D. whether it has practical values.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the WHO is concerned about? A. The studies on H5N1 couldnt be continued. B. Effective treatment for H5N1 couldnt be found soon. C. H5N1 spreads quickly in more areas. D. H5N1 becomes more contagious among humans.（分数：1
34、.00）A.B.C.D.六、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Putting feelings into words makes sadness and anger less intense, U.S. brain researchers
35、said on Wednesday, in a finding that explains why U U 1 /U /Ua therapistor even a sympathetic bartenderoften makes people feel better.They said talking about negative feelings U U 2 /U /Ua part of the brain U U 3 /U /Ufor impulse control. This region of the brain seems to be U U 4 /U /Uin putting on
36、 the brakes, said University of California, Los Angeles researcher Matthew Lieberman, whose study appears in the journal Psychological Science. He and colleagues U U 5 /U /Uthe brains of 30 people18 women and 12 men between 18 and 36who were shown pictures of faces U U 6 /U /Ustrong emotions. They w
37、ere asked to U U 7 /U /Uthe feelings in words like sad or angry, or to choose between two gender-specific names U U 8 /U /USally or Harry that matched the face.U U 9 /U /Uthey found is that when people U U 10 /U /Ua word like angry to an angry-looking face, the U U 11 /U /Uin the amygdale (杏仁核) port
38、ion of the brain that handles fear, panic and other strong emotions decreased. This seems to dampen down the response in these basic emotional U U 12 /U /Uin the brainin this case the amygdala, Lieberman said in a telephone interview.What lights U U 13 /U /Uinstead is the right ventrolateral (腹外侧的)
39、prefrontal (前头叶的) cortex, part of the brain that controls impulses. This is the only region of the entire brain that is more active when you choose an emotion word for the picture U U 14 /U /Uwhen you choose a name for the picture, he said.He said the same region of the brain has been found in U U 1
40、5 /U /Ustudies to play a role in motor control. If you are driving along and you see a yellow light, you have to inhibit one response in order to U U 16 /U /Uon the brake, he said. This same region helps to inhibit emotional responses as well.The researchers did not find significant differences alon
41、g gender lines, U U 17 /U /ULieberman said prior studies had hinted at some U U 18 /U /Uin the benefits men and women derived from talking about their feelings. Women may do more of this U U 19 /U /U, but when men are instructed to do it, they may get U U 20 /U /Ubenefit from it, he said.（分数：20.00）(
42、1). A. resorting to B. changing to C. talking to D. complaining to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. activates B. sparkles C. assimilates D. stimulates（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. suitable B. responsive C. applicable D. responsible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. evolved B. encountered C. engaged D. involved（分数：1.00）A.B.
43、C.D.(5). A. investigated B. scanned C. examined D. studied（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. presenting B. generating C. expressing D. showing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. describe B. generalize C. change D. categorize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. by B. like C. as D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. That B. It C. What D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. talked B. pointed C. referred D. attached（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. response B. action C. activity D. motion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. expressions B. movements C. circuits D
