[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷107及答案与解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 107及答案与解析 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause

2、. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. 1 According to the news, who among the following were NOT involved in selecting the new symbol? （ A） Artists. （ B） B

3、ankers. （ C） Officials. （ D） Experts. 2 What is the new symbol for the Indian rupee? （ A） A mix of the letter “A“ and its Nagari script. （ B） A combination of the letter “R“ and its Sanskrit. （ C） A fusion of the letter “L“ and its Hindi. （ D） A merge of the letter “H“ and Indians flag. 3 How much d

4、oes the World Bank suppose to spend in facing the agricultural challenges? （ A） $14 billion. （ B） $40 billion. （ C） $2.5 billion. （ D） $25 billion. 4 Which of the following statement is INCORRECT according to the news? （ A） The agricultural problem would influence the food security according to the

5、FAO. （ B） The funds for meeting the climate change and food security problems are adequate. （ C） In many cases, the slowdown of agriculture could be recovered. （ D） It will take a long time and a large sum of money to reach the goal. 5 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） Earthquake. （ B） Tsunam

6、i. （ C） Flood. （ D） Rainstorm. 6 According to the news, the following areas are affected by the natural disaster EXCEPT （ A） Mansonselo. （ B） Michigan. （ C） Indiana. （ D） Minnesota. 7 What is the purpose of governments proposals in the United States? （ A） To make sure the equality of Internet traffi

7、c. （ B） To guarantee peoples right of using Internet. （ C） To help those who lag behind in Internet using. （ D） To create an open and equal environment. 8 Which of the following about Genachbwskis speech is CORRECT? （ A） He dedicates to expanding the crowd of using the Internet. （ B） With his effort

8、, the Internet servers could hold back video downloads. （ C） He listed the entire roadmap to direct the operators except wireless ones. （ D） Genachowskis proposal made in his speech was strongly against by others. 9 According to the news, what has happened last autumn? （ A） A rocket has been success

9、fully launched. （ B） There was a rocket hitting the moon. （ C） A deep crater appeared on the moons South Pole. （ D） There was an amazing finding made by LRO. 10 Judging from the discoveries and outcomes, the scientists claimed that （ A） a large quantity of frozen water existed on the moon. （ B） the

10、water on the moon was as much as in the desert. （ C） there was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface. （ D） a large area has been affected by the rocket. 11 According to the news, the French Bicycle race is going to be held （ A） on Monday. （ B） on July 7th. （ C） on July 4th. （ D） in the begin

11、ning of May. 12 How did Lance Armstrong communicate with his fans? （ A） By MSN. （ B） By press briefing. （ C） By emails. （ D） By micro blog. 13 What is the new item mainly about? （ A） The economic recession. （ B） The GDP of Singapore. （ C） The depressed export demand. （ D） The production decline. 14

12、According to the news, the first quarter saw a _ percent decrease in the city-states GDP. （ A） 6 （ B） 12 （ C） 9 （ D） 5 15 What has happened in Gaza? （ A） There is a military conflict. （ B） The people are short of water. （ C） The education system is reformed. （ D） Gaza is facing great hardships. 16 A

13、ccording to the news, which of the following is NOT what the Palestinians suffered? （ A） Lacking of health services. （ B） Being out of work. （ C） Impoverishment. （ D） Rocket attacks. 17 Which of the following about the journalist Stephen Farrell is INCORRECT? （ A） He was badly wounded in the gun bat

14、tle. （ B） He works for New York Times newspaper （ C） He had been kidnapped since last week. （ D） He was reporting when the gun battle happened. 18 We learn from the news that the Afghan interpreter Sultan Munadi lost his life （ A） in the kidnapping happened last week. （ B） when British troops tried

15、to rescue him. （ C） in the battle between NATO and Taliban. （ D） when he worked as an interpreter in Britain. 19 Which of the following are NOT the first people to receive the swine flu vaccinations? （ A） Babies. （ B） Old men. （ C） Young men. （ D） Doctors. 20 Why pregnant women enjoy the top priorit

16、y to get vaccine? （ A） Because their babies are particularly vulnerable. （ B） Because the swine flu vaccines are too difficult to reach. （ C） Because the swine flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them. （ D） Because this is the decision made by the committee. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 107答案与解析 SECTION B CONVERSA

17、TIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the fou

18、r choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. 1 【听力原文】 The search for a symbol for the Indian rupee began more than a year ago, when the government decided that the currency needed an identifiable symbol.

19、After going through 3000 entries submitted in a national competition, a panel of bankers, officials and artists chose the new symbol. It is a mix of the Roman letter “R“ and its Hindi equivalent in the ancient Devanagari script. Information minister Ambika Soni said the decision to have a symbol for

20、 the rupee is significant. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，从全国递交的 3000多个词目中，由银行家、官员和艺术家们组成的团队挑选出这一新的货币符号。本题要求选出不符合题意的一项，因此正确答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，印度卢比的新符号是罗马字母 “R”和其古梵文字体的印地文的综合体。故选项 B正确。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 3 【听力原文】 A UN agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the

21、 agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warning comes as the UN Climate Change Conference continues in Cancun, Mexico. The World Bank estimates it will cost about $2.5 billion a year for the next 40 years

22、-to help agriculture in developing countries adapt to climate change. Other estimates say costs could run as high as $14 billion a year. However, the FAO says, “Available financing mechanisms are substantially insufficient to meet the climate change and food security challenges faced by the agricult

23、ural sector.“ This, despite the fact that the FAO says there are many examples of how agriculture can become more. 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 数字细节题。新闻中指出，世界银行估计在今后的 40年时间里协助发展中国家的农业适应气候变化，每年得花费 25个亿。而有些人认为每年的费用将高达 140亿。本题是数字题，听音时可边看数字边选择。 A项中的 14是其他人的估计， B项 40是需要耗费的时间， D项中的 25是干扰项。故正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 4 【正确

24、答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，要协助农业发展适应气候的变化还存在很大的资金缺口，粮食农业组织说这会影响到食品的安全。尽 管有很多的事例可以证明农业是怎样的具有抗击力，然而现有的融资机制远不能应对农业部门所面临的气候变化及食品安全挑战。选项 A、 C、 D都与新闻内容报道相符，题于问的是不正确的说法，故正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 5 【听力原文】 In the Midwest, flood watches and warnings could extend from Missouri to Michigan. Water levels are rising ra

25、pidly in northern Indiana, which has soaked up five inches of rain. Officials report roads washed out and water spilling over the tops of dams. In Mansonselo, emergency management officials report a couple of hundred homes are under water. However, many of them are unoccupied summer homes on the reg

26、ions Mini Lakes. Record high temperatures mean the threat of more storms will continue into the evening hours. 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。新闻中指出，在美国的中西部，从密苏里州到密歇根州都发出了洪水的警戒和警告。印第安纳北部的水位线急速上升，降水量达到了 5英尺。可见本新闻是关于洪水的报道。故正确答案是 C。 【知识模 块】 新闻听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，美国的中西部地区遭遇洪灾，警戒和警告从密苏里延伸至密歇根；印第安纳北部

27、的水位线猛涨；应急管理官员们报告说在 Mansonselo，有几百户人家已经被淹。只有 D在新闻中没有提及。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 7 【听力原文】 The United States government has announced the plans that it says will ensure that the all traffic on the Internet is treated equally regardless of how much behind with it to takes up. The head of Federal Communications Comm

28、ission Julius Genachowski said it is vital to safeguard open and neutral Internet. In the major speech to a Washington think tank Julius Genachowski outlined the roadmap for all operators including wireless to follow. He is meant to ensure that the Internet service providers can not block or slow do

29、wn Internet traffic like the ban with hogging video downloads. Mr. Genachowskis move to extend the rules to wireless is aim to make more people get online using a mobile phone. Gigi Sohn of public knowledge backs the inclusion of wireless operators because she says wireless is the next frontier and

30、where the great growth of Internet accesses is going to come from. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，美国宣布了一个计划，这个计划将确保在互联网上平等对待所有流量，不管其背后占用量是多少。故正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，华盛顿智囊团成员 Julius Genachowski概述了包括无线所有的运营商遵循的路线图， C项的 except wireless ones与原意不符。他这样做的目的是为了确保互联网服务提供商不能限制或减慢互联网流量

31、，比如说禁止过度的视频下载， B项明显不符。因为越来越多的人使用移动电话上网，所以 Julius Genachowski计划将规则扩大至无线网络。公共知识组织的 Gigi Sohn非常支持将无线运营商纳人进来，可见 D项错误。新闻后面提到 Julius Genachowski把这一规则向无线领域延伸的举措目的是为了使更多的人使用手机上网，所以选项 A正确。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 9 【听力原文】 Last October, a NASA rocket, traveling at a speed of 9,000 kilometers per hour, smashed into a dark

32、 crater on the moons south pole. Upon impact, the Centaur rocket kicked up a cloud of debris and elements from the moons surface, creating a so-called “ejecta-plume“ that was monitored by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. Scientists analyzed the findings, and preliminary results from this

33、mission, as well as others, suggested that there was some form of water on the moon. NASA lunar scientist Michael Wargo said those days that a wave of findings during the past year makes it certain. “Weve confirmed that there was indeed water ice in the ejecta-plume, and at an abundance that was abo

34、ut 50 percent greater than our initial estimates.“ That means that the impact site has more water than some deserts on Earth. 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，美国宇航局的一枚火箭以每小时 9000公里的速度，撞上月球南极的一个黑暗陨石坑而粉碎。这与 B项的 “火箭撞月 ”意思相同，故正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 判断推理题。新闻中指出，科学家们根据各种结果和发现推断月球上有某种形式的水存在。美国宇

35、航局科学家 Michael Wargo说在过去一年里的种种迹象更加确定了这一发现：喷射物中确实有水冰存在，而且比开始估计的要多出一半。故正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 11 【听力原文】 Lance Armstrong is riding on even though 7-time Tour De France champion broke his collarbone in a bicycle race spin on Monday. His manager says thats not gonna stop him from competing in a race that he

36、 has dominated, come July. Now Lance might even compete in an Italian race in the beginning of May though he may need surgery. The Tour De France begins on July 4th. Lance is definitely staying at peak about all this. On his way back home to the States, he even used Twitter to send messages to his f

37、ans and he joked, “Its hard to twist left-handed.“ 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新 闻中指出，连续 7届环法自行车赛冠军 Lance Armstrong虽然在周一的自行车比赛中摔断了锁骨，但他仍然坚持训练。尽管需要动手术，但仍然可能参加 5月初在意大利的比赛。新闻提到环法自行车比赛将在 7月 4日举行。故正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，在回美国的路上， Lance Armstrong用Twitter给他的粉丝发信息。 Twitter是知名的社交网站，是微博客的

38、典型应用。故正确答案是 D。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 13 【听力原文】 Well, moving around to the Southeast of Asia now, a gloomy forecast out of Singapore. The government says its economy will likely shrink by between 6 and 9% this year. The announcement comes as the city-states first quarter GDP feU almost 12% from a year ago. In

39、seasonally adjusted terms it was even more brutal than that actually. Singapore is reducing its output for the third time this year, as demand for its exports continues to fall amidst a worsening financial crisis. It previously predicted just a 5% contraction for the full year. 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨

40、大意题。新闻中指出，东南亚的新加坡，经济前景一片暗谈。新加坡第一季度的国民生产总值下降 12个百分点。因为金融危机出口需求连续下降，新加坡一年之内已宣布三次减产。本新闻是关于经济萎缩的报道，故正确答案是 A。 B、 C、 D则是经济萎缩的体现。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，在新加坡政府宣称今年经济缩水 6至 9个百分点之际，这个国家的第一季度国内生产总值较去年同期下降近 12。故正确答案是 B。本题是数字题，听音时可边看数字边选择。 A项中的 6和 C项中的 9是全年经济萎缩的百分比， D项中的 5指的是预计的全年出口总额下降的百分比。 【

41、知识模块】 新闻听力 15 【听力原文】 Gaza is facing its worst humanitarian crisis in more than 40 years. A new report by aid agencies and humanitarian groups says things havent been this dismal since Israels 1967 occupation. It says the Israeli blockade has left more than one million Palestinians isolated, dealing

42、with poverty, dealing with unemployment, with little access to education and healthcare services. It found water and sewage systems are on the verge of collapse. Israel blames the hardships on Hamas militants who keep firing rockets into Israel. 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻开头指出，加沙正面临着 40多年来最严重的人道主义危机。接

43、下来详细描述了加沙人民遭受的各种惨状。 D项 “加沙正面临着巨大的苦难 ”与其意思相近，故正确答 案是 D。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，以色列的封锁让百万巴基斯坦人处于贫困、失业状态，几乎得不到教育和保健服务，甚至出现供水危机。而以色列将这一切归咎于哈马斯军事组织不断向以色列发射火箭弹。 A、 B、 C选项都是关于巴基斯坦人所遭受的痛苦，故答案是 D。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 17 【听力原文】 NATO troops in Afghanistan have rescued a reporter of the New York Tim

44、es newspaper who had been held by the Taliban in the northern province of Kunduz since Saturday. The New York Times said the journalist Stephen Farrell was unharmed after being released in the gun battle. A military operation led by NATO forces rescued Stephen Farrell from a village in the northern

45、province of Kunduz where he had been kidnapped last week while reporting on the aftermath of a NATO airstrike. In remarks quoted on the New York Times website he says he heard British and Afghan voices as bullets started flying around. That suggests that British troops were involved in the rescue al

46、though there has been no confirmation of that. Stephen Farrells colleague Sultan Munadi, an Afghan interpreter whos worked for the New York Times for several years was killed in the exchange of fire. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，北约部队在阿富汗成功营救了一名纽约时报的记者 Stephen Farrell，这名记者自周六就被塔利班困在昆都士省北部。纽约时报称这名记者

47、被解救时毫发未损；这名记者上周被绑架时正在做北约空袭后的报道。选项 B、 C、 D与新闻报道相符，故答案 A正确。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出， 斯蒂芬法雷尔的同事 Sultan Munadi是一位为纽约时报工作了好几年的阿富汗翻译。他在双方军队交火时丧生。故正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 新闻听力 19 【听力原文】 An American government panel has recommended that pregnant women, health-care workers, children and young adults

48、 up to the age of 24 should get priority for the swine flu vaccine released later this year. But the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices conceded the policy may change if not enough vaccine is produced by October. Doctor Ann Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control said the pregnant women

49、 were particularly vulnerable. It is vital for pregnant women who have respiratory illness and fever to get early treatment. We think antiviral medicines for them can be lifesaving, and thats a very important message. We also think it is important for them to get seasonal influenza vaccine, and today the committee recommended that when vaccine is available, and we have a decision to go forward that the pregnant women really out of consider getting the H1N1 vaccine. 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节判断题。新闻中指出，美国政府 小组委员会认为孕妇、医务工作者、孩子和年满