1、专业英语四级听力-43及答案解析 (总分：45.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPart DICTATIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.I Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first rending, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings,
2、the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read 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
3、on ANSWER SHEET ONE./I （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)I In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow./II Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At t
4、he end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation./I （分数：4.00）(1).Why is Paula unhappy? A. The apartment is too far from the campus. B. The apartment needs a lot of repair work. C. Shes having trouble with the owner of the apartment. D. H
5、er roommate wont share expenses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is Ms. Connors angry? A. The women didnt pay their rent on time. B. She cant find anyone to repair the dishwasher. C. She had to buy a new dishwasher. D. Paula had some repairs done without her permission.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What are Paula an
6、d her roommate planning to do? A. Find another apartment. B. Talk to Ms. Connors. C. Ask Sam to repair the dishwasher. D. Buy a new dishwasher for the owner.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does Paola think Sam can help her? A. He has some knowledge of the law. B. He had the same problem. C. He knows the ow
7、ner. D. He can bring a lawsuit against the owner.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 5 to 7 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./I （分数：3.00）(1).Wily does the woman know so much about Alb
8、uquerque? A. Her sister lives there. B. She attended college there. C. She lives thirty minutes from there. D. She visited there last year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can be inferred about the man? A. He has been to New Mexico many times. B. He has just graduated from college. C. He enjoys sports. D.
9、He has relatives in Albuquerque.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the woman, what may cause the man the most problems in the Albuquerque? A. The low humidity. B. The changing climate. C. The high altitude. D. The extreme temperatures.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following co
10、nversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation./I （分数：3.00）(1).Where does the conversation take place? A. In a mall outside a clothing store. B. In a mall inside a clothing store. C. In a knapsack store. D. On the telep
11、hone.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main problem? A. He doesnt know what color his friend likes in a gift. B. His friend has a broken knapsack. C. The gift he wants isnt there. D. He doesnt know what his friend will find useful in a gift.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the womans opinion of what a gi
12、ft among friends should be? A. A gift should be decorative. B. A gift should be reasonable. C. A gift should be something he likes and would show off to others. D. A gift should just have some useful functions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECFION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)I In this section, you will hear severa
13、l passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow./II Questions 11 to 12 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage./I （分数：2.00）(1).Who was the first to use perfume
14、 in the world? A. French. B. Egyptian. C. Greek. D. Roman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where did the Egyptians keep their perfumes? A. In perfume bottles. B. In stone bottles with narrow necks. C. In vases. D. In hollowed-out precious stones.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 13 to 16 are based on the following p
15、assage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage./I （分数：4.00）(1).What evolutionary change in birds led to nest building? A. Their flying ability improved greatly. B. They became warm-blooded. C. They began to lay eggs. D. They changed
16、their migration patterns.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the speaker, where were the first birds nests located A. On the ground. B. In cold places. C. On the highest branches of trees. D. Inside tree trunks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the killdeers nest in parking lot an example of? A. A primitiv
17、e type of nest. B. An elevated nest. C. A typical cup-shaped nest. D. A nest of twigs and branches.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the speaker, what is a possible reason that birds began to build nests in trees? A. To avoid predators. B. To expose the eggs to stronger sunlight. C. To have a better
18、 view of predators. D. To save labor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I 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./I （分数：4.00）(1).What does the speaker mainly discuss? A. How the museum preserves N
19、ative American artifacts? B. The rituals of the Hohokam people. C. Methods used by the Hohokam for creating pottery. D. Artistic designs of Native American pottery.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the purpose of the talk? A. To introduce a speaker to a group. B. To provide background information for a s
20、pecial exhibit. C. To describe an upcoming video presentation. D. To introduce a lecture series.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did the Hohokam do with their pottery? A. They sold it to art collectors. B. They used it for cooking and storage. C. They displayed it for decoration. D. They used it to display
21、 new tools.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the speaker say about the way the Hohokam pottery was made? A. Special tools were used to shape the clay. B. It was created on pottery wheels. C. The clay was placed in molds. D. Each person was responsible for a particular part of the process.（分数：1.00）A.B.C
22、.D.五、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：5，分数：10.00)I Questions 21 to 22 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./I （分数：2.00）(1).Which one of the following was NOT the award belongs to the Million Dollar Baby? A. Best
23、 Supporting Actor. B. Best Director. C. Best Actor. D. Best Film.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Martin Scorsese missed out on _ for the fifth time. A. Best Director award B. Best Actor award C. Best Supporting Actor award D. Best Producer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.
24、At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news./I （分数：2.00）(1).At the top of the list for air travel safety is A. better detection equipment. B. more police. C. increase security at airports. D. increase security on jet liners.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
25、D.(2).in Schumers opinion, devices to detect explosives should be installed A. at every airport in the nation. B. at every airport in the world. C. at Washington airport. D. at New York airport.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 23 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you w
26、ill be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news./I （分数：2.00）(1).Whats the result of strike? A. At least 40 people dead. B. At least 14 people dead. C. At least 40 people injured. D. At least 14 people injured.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true?
27、A. The strike begins on Tuesday. B. There might be elections under a neutral interim government. C. The government was demanded to step down. D. The whole country has been unable to operate normally.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
28、you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news./I （分数：2.00）(1).Who won the French Open Tennis Tournament this year? A. A Belgian woman named Justine Henin-Hardanne. B. A French woman named Justine Henin-Hardenne. C. A Belgian woman named Mary Pierce. D. A French woman na
29、med Mary Pierce.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which statement is correct? A. Justin Hanin-Hardenna won Mary Pierce in a 6-1, 6 - 1 victory. B. Mary Pierce won Justin Henin-Hardenne in a 6 -1, 6 -1 victory. C. The Belgian woman break the record time. D. Justin Henin-Hardenne won the French Open in 2000.（分数：1.
30、00）A.B.C.D.I Questions 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./I （分数：2.00）(1).Whats the main idea of the news? A. 672 Chinese tourists agencies have visited Russia. B. Chinese nationals can v
31、isit Russia in tour group. C. Russian nationals in an approved tour group will be visa-free to entry to China. D. Chinese nationals in an approved tour group will be visa-free 1o entry to Russia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which statement is NOT correct? A. 672 Chinese tourist agencies have been approved t
32、o organize tourist groups to Russia. B. One million Chinese are expected to visit Russia this year. C. China nationals in an approved tour group, will be visa-free to entry to Russia. D. The number of tourists between China and Russia increased by 30% last year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.专业英语四级听力-43答案解析 (总分：4
33、5.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPart DICTATIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.I Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first rending, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be re
34、ad sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read 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 ANSWER SHEET ONE./I
35、 （分数：15.00）_正确答案：()解析：解析 BThe Ordinary Life/BWe usually think of history as the story of important people and events, /but some historians are also interested in the daily lives of ordinary people. /We can get this kind of information from written documents like diaries and town records of course, /
36、but strange as this may seem/ - we can also learn a lot from studying old family portraits. / Family portraits provide clues about things like the size of the family and the hobbies and tastes of family members. /The number of children in a portrait, /for example, indicates the size of the family; /
37、the types of clothing family members wore for the portrait suggest the popular fashions of the time. /The objects that children hold in their hands can give class about the games they played and their hobbies. /The background of a family portrait gives historians an idea of room size and furnishings
38、/and even the wealth and social position of the family. /All of these details help historians understand more about the everyday lives of some of the ordinary people from the past. /解析 这篇听写整体来看，句子较长，但是句子难度不大。有几处单词要在听懂中心思想的基础上才好理解，如：diaries，portraits，clues，hobbies and tastes， wore，room size and furni
39、shings，这几处的单词虽然不难，但是在句中可能不会一听就理解正确。另外需要注意的是标点符号，在解释说明的时候要用破折号，并列项的说明时用分号。二、BPart LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BSECTION A CONVE(总题数：3，分数：10.00)I In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow./II Questions 1 to 4 are ba
40、sed 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./I （分数：4.00）(1).Why is Paula unhappy? A. The apartment is too far from the campus. B. The apartment needs a lot of repair work. C. Shes having troubl
41、e with the owner of the apartment. D. Her roommate wont share expenses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 1-4 M: Hello. W: Hello, Sam. This is Paula Handson. Sorry to bother you. But Im having a small problem I thought you might be able to help me with. M: Sure, Paula. Whats up? W: Well, you know Sarah and I mo
42、ved into an off-campus apartment in the fall? Anyway weve been happy with it until the past couple of months. M: Yeah. What happened? W: Well, the dishwasher broke down. So we reported it to Ms. Connors, the owner. She said shed take care of it. But a month went by and nothing happened. M: Did you g
43、et back in touch with her? W: I got a repairperson to give me an estimate, and then I sent it to her. When I didnt hear from her, I had the repair done. And I deducted the cost from the rent check. M: So whats the problem? W: She called here mad as a hornet. She said she could have gotten the repair
44、 done for less money. Now shes threatening to evict us for not paying the full rent. Well, you are over at the law school. So I wondered if you would mind coming with Sarah and me when we go to talk to Ms. Connors. Were supposed to meet with her tomorrow night at eight. M: Sure. I havent studied a lot about contracts yet. But Id be glad to help you straighten things out. Why dont I stop by at about 7:30? W: Thanks, Sam. Youre a lifesaver. 本题考查原因。保拉租住的公寓里洗碗机坏了，房东迟迟不肯修理，于是她便自己修理，并将修理的费用计在了房租里。房东非常恼火，威胁说要收回房子。她就向山姆求助，请求他跟自己和室友一起去跟房主谈判。因此选项C为正确答案。(2).Why is Ms. Conn
