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1、专业英语四级听力-42及答案解析 (总分：95.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数：45.00)（分数：15.00）(1).There are more than _ motor homes in America. A. 15,000 B. 150,000 C. 1,500,000 D. 15,000,000（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).About _ new motor homes were sold last year. A. 20,600 B. 46,000 C. 62,000 D. 186,000（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(

2、3).How often do the motor homes owner have a convention? A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Three times a year. D. Four times a year.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：15.00）(1).Which statement of University of Maryland is INCORRECT? A. College Park is its flagship college. B. Its a state-run school. C. Its a pr

3、estigious school. D. Its in western America.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the news, how many people use Yiddish worldwide? A. Fewer than 50,000. B. More than 50,000. C. Fewer than 500,000. D. More than 500,000.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The museum mentioned in the news is located in _. A. Las Vegas B.

4、 Los Angel C. New York D. Washington .（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：15.00）(1).Chopin is buried in _. A. London B. Berlin C. Warsaw D. Paris（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Polish parliament has declared _ to be the official Year of Chopin. A. 2008 B. 2009 C. 2010 D. 2011（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Warsaw unveiled a new Cho

5、pin museum in _. A. February B. March C. April D. May（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：4，分数：50.00)（分数：15.00）(1).What is the news item mainly about? A. A coalition is raising money for the quake. B. The volunteers have experienced a natural disaster. C. The quake has killed hundreds and destroyed

6、 many buildings. D. Volunteers have headed to Padang, the hardest-hit city in the quake.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many buildings were destroyed according to the news item? A. 1,800 B. 18,000 C. 180,000 D. 1,800,000（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Some of the 40 volunteers sent by the Aceh Humanitartian Axis are

7、_. A. doctors and disaster management experts B. doctors and economic management experts C. psychologists and disaster management experts D. nurses and disaster management experts（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：15.00）(1).When did President Obama make his remarks at the Pentagon Memorial? A. On Sept. 11th, 2010

8、. B. On Sept. 11th, 2009. C. On Sept. 18th, 2009. D. On July 4th, 2008.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many people were killed when Islamist militants hijacked plane crashed into the Defense Department headquarters? A. 111 B. 184 C. 181 D. 84（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is INCORRE

9、CT according to the news item? A. President Obama attended the ninth anniversary memorial of the September 11 attacks. B. President Obama has emphasized America is not at war with Islam. C. A commercial airliner crashed into the Pentagon Memorial in the September 11 attacks. D. Those who died in the

10、 September 11 attacks will not be forgotten by Americans.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the news item mainly about? A. Iran has test-fired a new type of rocket. B. Iran introduces an advanced navigation technology. C. Iran displays the countrys technological improvements. D. Iran launches a

11、new version defense control system.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What makes the new version missile hit the target more precisely? A. A new defense system. B. An improvement over its predecessors. C. A more precise navigation and control system. D. A surface-to-surface navigation system.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：

12、10.00）(1).When will the U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan? A. At the end of the year. B. Next July. C. Next April. D. This November.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the Generals comment suggest? A. It is difficult to decide when to return secure responsibilities to Afghanistan. B. It is totally wr

13、ong to withdraw the U.S. troops from Afghanistan too soon. C. It is very dangerous for marines and foot troops to stay in Afghanistan. D. It is good for both U.S. and Afghanistan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.专业英语四级听力-42答案解析 (总分：95.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数：45.00)

14、（分数：15.00）(1).There are more than _ motor homes in America. A. 15,000 B. 150,000 C. 1,500,000 D. 15,000,000（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 America is full of vacation lodges.on wheels! They are known as motor homesliterally kitchens, living rooms, and beds on the move across America. UThere are more than 1

15、.5 million of these self-propelled rolling dwellings in the United States./U They range from simple pick-up trucks with camper units attached to deluxe recreational vehiclesor RVsas big as a moving van. Since a motor home vacation is often cheaper than a trip requiring stays at hotels and resorts, o

16、ne might think the RV industry is thriving, despite the longest and deepest recession since the 1930s. But not so. UAbout 62,000 new motor homes rolled out of dealerships in 2004, but just one-third that many were sold last year. Orders are up early this year, however, as consumer credit loosens som

17、ewhat./U Out west, especially, where there are plenty of campgrounds and national parks, you see thousands of motor homes. UTheir owners have clubs, magazines, a national associationeven conventions, twice a year!/U They are warmly welcomed in most places, because they are often retired couples who

18、have money to spend, teachers with an entire summer available for travel, or well-behaved families on vacation. Many motor home owners have driven to all 50 U.S. statesexcept, of course, Hawaii, way out in the Pacific Ocean. Often neighbors take several trips together each year, sharing gasoline cos

19、ts, home-cooked meals not to mention laughs and memories. Even with poor gas mileage on most RV units, these vagabonds can travel for about one-fifth what others pay who fly, buy meals in restaurants, and stay in motels. 细节题。美国大约有150万辆房车，因此选C。(2).About _ new motor homes were sold last year. A. 20,60

20、0 B. 46,000 C. 62,000 D. 186,000（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。去年的房车销量大约是2004年的1/3，即20600辆左右，因此选A。(3).How often do the motor homes owner have a convention? A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Three times a year. D. Four times a year.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。房车车主们一年举办两次大会，因此选B。（分数：15.00）(1).Which statement o

21、f University of Maryland is INCORRECT? A. College Park is its flagship college. B. Its a state-run school. C. Its a prestigious school. D. Its in western America.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 A funny thing is happening in the world of language instruction. Only its not funny at all for one language in pa

22、rticular. Because of the growing importance of global commerce and contact, foreign language instruction is booming at U.S. colleges. But because of the tight economy, many colleges are eliminating fulltime language-teaching positions or filling them with cheaper lecturers who are not faculty member

23、s at all. UThis is the case at the University of Marylands flagship College Park campus, a prestigious state-run school in the eastern United States./U To save costs, the university plans to cut its one Yiddish-teaching position. Its the latest blow in what has been a steady decline in the study and

24、 use of Yiddish, which began among European Jews in the Middle Ages as a conversational Germanic language that uses Hebrew characters. Today, Yiddish is struggling to survive. UIts thought that fewer than 500,000 people, mostly the elderly, speak it worldwide. Most young, acculturated Jews speak onl

25、y/U Utheir countries principal language, plus Hebrew during worship./U UThe Holocaust Museum archive in Washington D.C., is full of Yiddish materials, University of Maryland language professor Miriam Isaacs told the Baltimore Sun newspaper./U Who is going to read them? 细节题。马里兰大学是美国东部名校，是州立大学，大学公园校区是

26、其旗舰校区，因此D项错误。(2).According to the news, how many people use Yiddish worldwide? A. Fewer than 50,000. B. More than 50,000. C. Fewer than 500,000. D. More than 500,000.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。目前估计全球大约不到50万人会使用意第绪语，因此选C。(3).The museum mentioned in the news is located in _. A. Las Vegas B. Los Angel C.

27、New York D. Washington .（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。博物馆位于首都华盛顿，因此选D。（分数：15.00）(1).Chopin is buried in _. A. London B. Berlin C. Warsaw D. Paris（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 For any visitor to Warsaw, it does not take long to realize that Frederic Chopin is everywhere. Schools, streets and even the internatio

28、nal airport are named after him. Hundreds of people turn up every summer for free Chopin concerts in a Warsaw park, beneath a towering statue of the man himself. People often assume that Chopin was Frenchhe spent half his life in France and is buried there in the famous Pre Lachaise cemetery in Pari

29、s. But for many Poles, Chopin is the embodiment of their nations spirit. When they listen to his mazurkas and polonaises, they hear not only the strains of Polish folk music, but also nostalgia and patriotism for his homeland. Former Minister of Culture Waldemar Dabrowski is adamant about Chopins le

30、gacy. Chopin taught us what it means to be a patriot, he says, and he symbolizes what Poles want to achieve in shaping our culture today. UThis year marks the 200th anniversary of Chopins birth, and the Polish parliament has declared 2010 to be the official Year of Chopin./U Stanislaw Leszczynski of

31、 the Warsaw-based Chopin Institute is helping organize the year- long events. He says that even during Chopins lifetime, he was the best ambassador of Polish culture, and remains so to this day. UOn March 1, Warsaw unveiled a new, state-of-the-art Chopin museum./U It features an innovative electroni

32、c information system, and the collection includes rare items like Chopins last piano and his passport. 细节题。肖邦葬于法国巴黎，因此选D。(2).The Polish parliament has declared _ to be the official Year of Chopin. A. 2008 B. 2009 C. 2010 D. 2011（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。波兰国会宣布2010年是正式的肖邦年，因此选C。(3).Warsaw unveiled a ne

33、w Chopin museum in _. A. February B. March C. April D. May（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。新技术的肖邦博物馆于3月开放，因此选B。二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：4，分数：50.00)（分数：15.00）(1).What is the news item mainly about? A. A coalition is raising money for the quake. B. The volunteers have experienced a natural disaster. C. The quake h

34、as killed hundreds and destroyed many buildings. D. Volunteers have headed to Padang, the hardest-hit city in the quake.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 UVolunteers from Indonesias Aceh province have headed to Padang,/U the hardest-hit city in the September 30 quake, Uwhich killed hundreds and destroyed as

35、many as 180,000 buildings./U A coalition called the Aceh Humanitarian Axis is raising money, collecting donations and sending volunteers. USo far the group has sent 40 volunteers, some of whom are specialists like doctors and disaster management experts./U Lilianne Fan, an advisor to the governor of

36、 Aceh, says the volunteers bring something to Padang that other volunteers may not have. These organizations are made up of people who are directly affected by the terrible disaster of 2004, Fan said. So they have themselves experienced what it likes to be survivors of a devastating natural disaster

37、. 主旨题。本题考查新闻的主旨，听力在原文中提到“Volunteers from Indonesias Aceh province have headed to Padang”，由此可知，印尼亚齐省的志愿者已经奔赴巴东，另外要注意新闻的第一句往往点明主旨，因此，选项D为正确答案。(2).How many buildings were destroyed according to the news item? A. 1,800 B. 18,000 C. 180,000 D. 1,800,000（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。根据听力原文中的“which killed hundre

38、ds and destroyed as many as 180,000 buildings.”可知成百上千人遇难，18万建筑物被摧毁，因此，选项C为正确答案。(3).Some of the 40 volunteers sent by the Aceh Humanitartian Axis are _. A. doctors and disaster management experts B. doctors and economic management experts C. psychologists and disaster management experts D. nurses and

39、 disaster management experts（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。根据听力原文中提到的“So far the group has sent 40 volunteers, some of whom are specialists like doctors and disaster management experts.”可知到目前该组织已经向灾区派送了40名志愿者，其中包括一些专家，如医生以及灾后管理专家，因此，选项A是正确答案。（分数：15.00）(1).When did President Obama make his remarks at the Pe

40、ntagon Memorial? A. On Sept. 11th, 2010. B. On Sept. 11th, 2009. C. On Sept. 18th, 2009. D. On July 4th, 2008.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文 President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, U11 Sept. 2010./U On the day U.S. President

41、 Barack Obama has emphasized that UAmerica is not at war with Islam./U The president made his remarks at the Pentagon Memorial after laying a wreath at the memorial to Uthe 184 people killed when Islamist militants hijacked a commercial airliner/U and Uslammed it into the side of the Defense Departm

42、ent headquarters./U Flowers had been placed on many of the memorials stone benches, each of which bears the name of one of that days victims. The president told the families of Uthose who died nine years ago their loved ones will not be forgotten./U 细节题。根据听力原文中提到的“President Barack Obama lays a wreat

43、h at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, 11 Sept.2010.”可知2010年9月11日，奥巴马总统参加了911事件9周年纪念活动，并发表了讲话，因此，选项A为正确答案。(2).How many people were killed when Islamist militants hijacked plane crashed into the Defense Department headquarters? A. 111 B. 184 C. 181 D. 8

44、4（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题。根据听力材料中的“the 184 people killed when Islamist militants hijacked a commercial airliner”，可知911事件中，被恐怖分子劫持的一架民用飞机撞击国防大楼，造成184人身亡，因此，选项B为正确答案。(3).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the news item? A. President Obama attended the ninth anniversary memorial

45、 of the September 11 attacks. B. President Obama has emphasized America is not at war with Islam. C. A commercial airliner crashed into the Pentagon Memorial in the September 11 attacks. D. Those who died in the September 11 attacks will not be forgotten by Americans.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.解析：细节题，根据听力材料中的“slammed it into the side of t