[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷209及答案与解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 209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. （ A） It is about photography courses. （ B） It is about “Black and White photography“. （ C） It is about “Introducing

3、Photography“. （ D） It is about the fees of photography courses. （ A） From 6:30 to 9:00 on Tuesdays. （ B） From 6:30 to 9:30 on Monday evenings. （ C） From 2:00 to 4:30 on Tuesdays. （ D） From 2:00 to 4:30 on Monday evenings. （ A） Black and White Photography. （ B） Landscape Photography. （ C） Digital Pho

4、tography. （ D） Introducing Photography. （ A） It focuses on which lens to use for different subject. （ B） It studies the main elements of effective composition. （ C） Theres an interview beforehand. （ D） The fee for it is 85. （ A） Its a flexitime course. （ B） It runs for 60 hours in all. （ C） Its not

5、advanced level. （ D） It includes a field trip. （ A） In the professors home. （ B） In the professors office. （ C） In the classroom. （ D） In the school library. （ A） He has a German mom speaking English. （ B） He gets a lot of language from his mom. （ C） His accent wont be affected by his classmates. （

6、D） Accent is not a big thing. （ A） They dont have to drop their native accent. （ B） Their minds and bodies are much more flexible. （ C） They usually take pronunciation classes. （ D） They chat with people in stores. （ A） Theyll never lose their native accents. （ B） They must sign up for a pronunciati

7、on class. （ C） Grammar is the most difficult part for them. （ D） Accent is one of the hardest things for them to improve. （ A） To drop the pronunciation class. （ B） To sign up for a listening class. （ C） To check in the library the schedule for the new semester. （ D） To wait to make a decision about

8、 the pronunciation class. （ A） This is not a complicated issue. （ B） It hasnt been fixed during the last decade. （ C） Robots deserve no “human“ rights like payment. （ D） He doesnt care about robots rights. （ A） Robots like to be called robotic persons rather than robots. （ B） The robotic strike two

9、years ago hit Google no harder than others. （ C） Google has the worlds biggest robotic personnel. （ D） Robots are not so sensitive as human being. （ A） The more knowledge they collect, the more important it becomes. （ B） Its not the only means of navigating a huge body of data. （ C） Google will grad

10、ually give up its focus on search. （ D） A focus on search has not come out with relevant products. （ A） This has not changed part of the game. （ B） This is the stuff Google wanted to sell. （ C） People can have a conversation with the Google search box. （ D） Some thought it would take Google 200 year

11、s to achieve this stage. （ A） It is destroying the robots industry at large. （ B） It is a way of serving the users. （ C） It is a waste of Googles money. （ D） Its not an open standard for everyone. （ A） Curiosity and carefulness. （ B） Curiosity and patience. （ C） Curiosity and a kind of affinity. （ D

12、） A kind of affinity and honesty. （ A） By watching it back. （ B） By asking the directors. （ C） By checking the audiences response. （ D） By watching the director shoot. （ A） By doing nothing. （ B） By absorbing material about the guests career. （ C） By doing some research about the interviewees. （ D）

13、By getting words of encouragement from the guests. （ A） Questions of the areas beyond his understanding. （ B） Questions that others asked him. （ C） Questions raised by the talented guests. （ D） Questions that aide the woman. （ A） Talent is not important at all. （ B） You can easily pass 95% of the ex

14、aminations. （ C） Its a perfect job for the ambitious young guys. （ D） Energy plays a big part, plus no examinations to pass. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 209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

15、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 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 que

16、stions. 1 【听力原文】 W: Department of art design and media, can I help you? M: Yes. (1)Id like some information about photography courses. W: Let me just get the prospectus. OK, well, we do have several different courses. Ill just run through them for you. The first is “Introducing Photography“. That ru

17、ns for ten weeks and its a foundation level course, so its for people just beginning in photography. M: Right. W: Thats on Monday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:30. Next, theres “Black and White Photography“, which is at intermediate level, so you would need some previous experience for that one. And you

18、also have to have an interview with a tutor beforehand. M: Sounds interesting. Which evening is it on? W: (2)Its a daytime course, actually. From 2:00 to 4:30 on Tuesdays. Thats also for ten weeks. M: Thats a pity, I work on Tuesday afternoons. W: Theres also Landscape Photography, which is on Tuesd

19、ay evenings, from 6:30 to 9:00. (3)Thats a longer course than the others, it runs for sixteen weeks. M: And do you need previous experience for that one? W: Let me just check. Mm, its advanced level. So yes, you would, and again youd have to be interviewed beforehand. OK? Then the only other one we

20、do is the art of “Digital Photography“. M: I am not sure thats for me, but which evening is it? W: Its a flexitime course. Its on Wednesday, but you can do it at any time to suit you during the daytime. M: How many weeks is that? W: Its up to you, really. You have to do 60 hours in all. (4)And again

21、, theres an interview. M: Right. OK. Can I just go back to the first course you mentioned? Um, what sort of things does that cover? W: “Introducing Photography“? Lets see what it says in the prospectus. Yes, here it is: Find out about different types of camera and camera care, learn how the cameras

22、controls operate, and which lens to use for different subjects, study the main elements of effective composition. Thats all it says. You could always talk to the tutor if you wanted more information. M: It sounds a bit. basic, to be honest. What about “Landscape Photography“, was that the next one?

23、W: Yes, (5)that includes a field trip, where you go out with your tutor on location. But, OK, to save me reading everything out, why dont I send you the prospectus? M: Thatd be great. Could you give me an idea of the fees? W: Ill just have to check. Right, “Introducing Photography“, thats 95. “Black

24、 and white“s the same, I think. No, I tell a lie. Its a bit less. actually 85. And then “Landscape“ and “Digital“, they are both 140. M: I see. Thanks for your help. 1. What is the conversation mainly about? 2. When is “Black and White Photography“ on? 3. What course is the longest one? 4. What does

25、 the woman say about the art of “Digital Photography“? 5. What do we learn from the conversation about “Landscape Photography“? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由选项内容可推测本题是询问某事物是关于哪方面的。录音中男士提到，他希望得到摄影课程 (some information about photography courses)的一些信息， A项与录音相符，故选 A。 B、 C、 D都是会话的部分内容，不能选。 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解

26、析】 选项都是表示时间的介词短语，因 此推测本题问时间。录音中女士提到，黑白摄影课程的上课时间是周二白天的 2： 00到 4： 30， C项与录音相符。A项是 Landscape Photography上课的时间，故排除； B项是 Introducing Photography上课的时间，也可排除。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题询问哪一门课程持续的时间最长。录音中女士提到，Landscape Photography的上课时间是周二晚上的 6： 30至 9： 00，接着说到它持续的时间为十六周，比其他课程的时间要长，由此可 知 Landscape Photogra

27、phy是持续时间最长的课程，故选 B。 【知识模块】 对话 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题询问关于数码摄影，女士说了什么。录音中女士提到，数码摄影共要上课 60小时，而且也需要面试，故 C为答案。 A、 B两项是 Introducing Photography的内容， D项是 “Black and White Photography”的内容，故这三项都排除。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题询问风景摄影的相关内容。录 音中，女士提到风景摄影包含了一个与导师一起外出实习的机会， D项与录音相符，故为答案。 A、 B两项是数码摄影的内容，可排除；会话提到风景摄

28、影是高级课程， C项与会话相反，也可排除。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【听力原文】 W: Come in! M: Hi, Professor Jane! Do you have a minute? W: Fredrick! Come in. M: (6)I like your new office! W: Thanks! Its much nicer than my old one. What can I do for you? M: Well. er. Id like to talk about my English. W: Your English is great! You were my

29、 top student last semester. Hows your new speaking class with Professor Simmons? M: Hes a good teacher, alright. but, Im worried about my classmates. W: Your classmates? M: I mean. my classmates are from all different countries. Im afraid that if I talk with them during group work, Ill pick up their

30、 accents. W: (7)I wouldnt worry about that if I were you. Theres no way you can pick up a different accent just from being in class a few hours a week. M: Really? W: Really! Just think of all the English youre exposed to every day here in the United States. You listen to the radio, you watch TV, you

31、 talk with your American friends, you chat with people in stores.Most of the English you hear is American English. Youre only with your classmates a couple of hours a day. (7)Thats not going to affect your accent. M: Are you sure? W: Let me give you an example. Umm. say you have a mother from German

32、y living in the United States. Lets say she has a child here. Even if the mother speaks English with a German accent, her child will still grow up speaking American English. Why? Because the childs getting language from lots of other places, not just the mother. Its the same for your situation. M: I

33、 understand your example about the child. but I think children learn language differently than adults. W: Actually youre right. It isnt exactly the same because children CAN actually learn accents. (8)Their minds and bodies are much more flexible than ours, so its easier for them. (9)For adults who

34、are studying a foreign language, accent is one of the hardest things to improve. In fact, most adults never lose their native accents. M: So does that mean Ill never sound like a native speaker? W: Unfortunately thats probably true. M: Hmmm. that makes me wonder if I should take that pronunciation c

35、lass that I signed up for next semester. W: I wouldnt look at it that way. In a pronunciation class, there are still important things that you. Can learn. M: Like what, for example? W: Like things that will make your speech clearer things such as stress, rhythm, and intonation. M: I guess youre righ

36、t. (10)Thanks for your advice, professor. Ill think over what you said. 6. Where does this conversation take place? 7. Why wouldnt the woman worry about the mans situation? 8. According to the woman, why is it easier for children to learn accents? 9. What does the woman say about adults learning a f

37、oreign language? 10. What does the man decide to do at the end of the conversation? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题选项都是表示地点的介词短语，因此推测本题问地点。录音中，男士提到，他很喜欢女士的新办公室，由此可推断，会话进行的地方是在女士 (Professor Jane)的办公室， B项与会话相符，故为答案。 【知识模块】 对话 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解 析】 本题询问为何女士不担心男士的处境。会话中女士提到：如果我是你的话，我就不会担心，你没有可能每周只上几个小时课，就学会一种不同的口音。由此

38、可知，女士认为男士的同学不会影响他的口音，故 C为答案。后面的 “这不会影响你的口音 ”也进一步印证了答案。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题询问，在女士看来，为何小孩子更容易学会口音。录音中，女士提到由于小孩子的身体和思维比大人更灵活。因此他们更容易学会口音， B项与会话相符，故为答案。录音中提到的是大部分成人永远不会丢掉母语口音 ， A与录音不符，可排除；是男士问还要不要上语音课，不是小孩子经常上语音课，故排除 C； people in stores也是男士接触到的人，跟小孩子无关，也可排除。 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题询问，对

39、于成年人学外语，女士说了什么。录音中，女士提到，对于学外语的成年人来说，语音是最难学的一部分， D项与会话相符，故选D。 A项是强干扰项，但录音说的是 most adults，不是所有成年人，故排除；女士确实提到，语音课有很多重要的东西可以学，但这并不能推断成年人学外语就 必须去上语音课，故 B也错误； Grammar在会话中并未被提及，可排除 C。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项为不定式短语，因此推断本题是问计划、安排或目的。本题问男士在会话结尾的决定。录音中，男士提到感谢教授的建议，并会考虑教授所说的话，因此可知，他要稍后再做决定是否去上语音课， D项与会话

40、相符，故为答案。 【知识模块】 对话 11 【听力原文】 W: Welcome to todays program. Today we have the CEO of Google. Glad to see you here, Larry. M: Me too, thanks for having me. W: You have mentioned employees before, and their rights. What is your stance on robot rights? M: (1)This is a complex issue, and one that hasnt r

41、eally been solved during the last decade. We apply the Marissa Test named after our Ex-User Experience Vice President. Our experts will tell the machine a really very sad story and if the machine starts to cry, we will give it “human“ rights like payments, off-days and so on. (2)By the way, they don

42、t like to be called robots. W: Really? Why not? M: (2)They like to be called robotic persons, thats all. Some of these machines can be quite sensitive. Its part of our philosophy to support this. W: Has the robotic strike two years ago hit your company as hard as others? M: Maybe. Maybe even harder.

43、 We have the biggest robotic personnel in the USA. Only the Chinese beat us at that, but then again, they beat us mostly at anything these days. As opposed to a human strike, a robotic personnel strike is really more like, “Hey, theyre actually off.“ You cant even talk to them, discuss things. We do

44、 believe in minimum wage for RPs, we really do. W: By the way, were you surprised at Marissas running for President? M: Shes an incredibly bright and talented woman. We wish her all the best, from all of us. W: One question people ask over and over during the last 30 years. Is it really important th

45、at you still have a focus on the search? So many companies have come up with different ideas and different technologies. M: (3)The more knowledge we collect, the more important it becomes, actually. Its simply the only means of navigating such a huge body of data. Weve played around with many concep

46、ts during the last years, most importantly the personal information agent. That was our single most successful product after search. W: I found it fascinating these days, (4)you can have conversations with the Google search box like it would be your best friend. M: Exactly. This was the stuff we wan

47、ted to have there from beginning. Some of us thought it would take us 300 years, but they didnt include robotic personnel working for us into the calculation. This changes the whole game. W: Some said that when you gave away robots for free, you were destroying the robots industry at large. M: We re

48、ally dont think so. (5)I mean we only want to serve our users. Thats our goal. 1. What does Larry think about robot rights? 2. What can we learn from the conversation about robots? 3. What did Larry say about Googles focus on search? 4. What can we learn from the conversation about the Google search

49、 box? 5. What did Larry think of giving away robots for free? 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问 Larry是怎么看 “机器人权利 ”的。录音中，女士问男士对于“机器人权利 ”的看法，男士 (Larry)回答，这是一个复杂的问题，在最近 10年也没有解决， B项与会话相符，故为答案 。 A项与录音的 This is a complex issue相矛盾，可排除；会话提到，如果机器人听到悲伤故事会哭的话，就会给予机器人 “人权 ”，由此可见 C、 D也不正确。 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问机器人相关的内容。录音中，男士提到机器人不喜欢人们称他们为机器人，而喜欢人们称呼他们 robotic persons， A项与会话相符，故为答案。女士问到两年前的机器人罢工对男士公司的影响时，男士说所受冲击可能比其他公司要大 (Maybe even harder)，可见 B不正确。男士提到谷歌公司的机器人员工在全美最多，但中国比谷歌要多，可见 C也不对；录音提到有些机器人很敏