[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷339及答案与解析.doc

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1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 339及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: 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 passage will

2、 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. SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look

3、at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 Critical Thinking & Innovative Writ

4、ing I. A heated discussion about the【 T1】 of English teaching and【 T1】 _ learning. 1)A bottle-neck issue: how to develop the critical thinking of students. 2)How to look at the relationship between creative expressing, imaginative writing and critical thinking. II. The major concerns in writing clas

5、s 1)What goes wrong with a traditional way of teaching? We urge students to【 T2】 what we give them, but we seldom【 T2】 _ encourage them to think from their own perspective, which results in the【 T3】 of students potential abilities in creativity, critical【 T3】 _ thinking and individualism. Major prob

6、lems caused by the lack of emphasis and training in critical thinking: a)Students fail to learn how to think independently. b)Their autonomy in creation and production is jeopardized. c)Their research potential is not【 T4】【 T4】 _ d)Learning becomes a process of【 T5】 knowledge of【 T5】 _ transition. e

7、)Self-evaluation and self-management do not receive due attention. 2)What goes wrong with a traditional writing class? The problem is not “how to write“ but【 T6】【 T6】 _ There is the difficulty in knowing how to take a position independently and how to express oneself especially in【 T7】【 T7】 _ writin

8、g. We need critical thinking to help make a sensible【 T8】【 T8】 _ Major factors in good writing: creativity, imagination, motivation, life experience, language proficiency, and proper practice. 3)How to【 T9】 critical thinking to English writing training?【 T9】 _ Try to be different on a reasonable con

9、dition in your writing practice. We need to make a【 T10】 between trying to be different and【 T10】 _ trying to be reasonable. 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each

10、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 four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on A

11、NSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. （ A） More policemen. （ B） More traffic lights. （ C） More cameras. （ D） More regulations. （ A） The quantity of cars. （ B） The size of cars. （ C） The weight of cars. （ D） The engine of cars. （ A） People will drive responsibly. （ B） Peo

12、ple will drive at a high speed. （ C） People will have a low safety rate. （ D） People will drive beyond their ability. （ A） They have reasonable laws. （ B） They dont drive a lot. （ C） They have very safe cars. （ D） They always drive slowly. （ A） To give cars warnings. （ B） To slow down cars. （ C） To

13、make cars stop. （ D） To monitor cars. （ A） He defines it as loving someone instantly at first sight. （ B） He defines it as being attracted to someone at first sight. （ C） He defines it as wanting to marry someone at first sight. （ D） He defines it as considering someone perfect at first sight. （ A）

14、At a concert. （ B） At a cinema. （ C） At a museum. （ D） At an office. （ A） In front of a washing machine. （ B） In front of a refrigerator. （ C） In front of a fax machine. （ D） In front of a computer. （ A） She married with the guy. （ B） She broke up with the guy. （ C） She quarreled with the guy. （ D）

15、She got along with the guy. （ A） Five. （ B） Six. （ C） Seven. （ D） Eight. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 339答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: 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 und

16、erstand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the 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. 1 【正确答案】 Overweight People Have Lower Risk of

17、 Death New research shows that overweight or even mildly obese people/have a lower risk of early death/than people considered to be of normal weight. /Researchers found that people/who are considered overweight or slightly obese/were five to six percent less likely to die from all causes/ than peopl

18、e of normal weight. /People with higher obesity ratings, /however, had almost a 30 percent greater risk of death/compared to normal-weight individuals. /The study has raised new questions about “body mass index“ , or BMI. 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear t

19、he talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-fi

20、lling task. 1 【听力原文】 Critical Thinking & Innovative Writing Good morning, everyone.(1)Currently, we are having a heated discussion in China about the efficiency of English teaching and learning. Among all major problems you may have already observed, how to develop the critical thinking of students

21、has long been a bottle-neck issue that has not received due attention and appropriate treatment in our education for long. Besides, how to write a science story in our writing class? It depends on how you look at the relationship between creative expressing, imaginative writing and critical thinking

22、. Firstly, we should think about the following question: what goes wrong with a traditional way of teaching? In a traditional classroom,(2)we just urge students to memorize what we give them and seldom encourage them to think about a given issue from their own perspective.(3)The unfortunate result o

23、f such ignorance is that some potential abilities in the development of creativity, critical thinking, and individualism might be suppressed. Besides, some major problems caused by the lack of emphasis and training in this aspect can be summarized as follows: 1. Students fail to learn how to think i

24、ndependently. 2. Their autonomy in creation and production is jeopardized as well. 3.(4)Their research potential is not activated. 4.(5)Learning becomes a process of passive knowledge of transition. 5. Self-evaluation and self-management do not receive due attention. Another question we should consi

25、der is: what goes wrong with a traditional writing class?(6)We have observed for long that a serious problem our student writers encounter in their writing is not “how to write“ but “how to think“.(7)More specifically, this statement implies the difficulty in knowing how to take a position independe

26、ntly and how to express oneself on a well-informed, objective, and critical foundation of argument. This could be the case especially when student writers are engaged in argumentative or academic writing. As writing instructors, we have the same problems in our work. There have been so many competin

27、g theories in our field that we do not know which is good for our immediate concerns. There are also so many methods that we do not know which is suitable for our class.(8)In a situation like this, we need some critical thinking to come in and help us make a sensible decision. For student writers, t

28、he same thing is true. Meanwhile, we have to admit that English writing is a rather demanding job. A good performance in this aspect means a lot of things. Creativity, imagination, motivation, life experience, language proficiency, and proper practice are some major factors that will make a successf

29、ul writer in English. In relation to the focus of our discussion, you may well raise a question like this: Yes, critical thinking could be something I need. But how can I relate it to my training in English writing?“ This is a really good question. In your case, all you need to do is: Try to be diff

30、erent on a reasonable condition, if you want to have some critical thinking in your writing practice.(10)How well you can make a balance between the two will definitely be a good indication of how well you have succeeded in using this magic power critical thinking in your writing training. Thanks fo

31、r your attention. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 efficiency 【试题解析】 本题为要点题。此处考查讲座第一部分谈论的主 要内容：Currently， we arehaving a heated discussion in China about the efficiency of English teaching and learning即目前，在中国关于英语教学的效率问题引起热烈的讨论。故填入 efficiency。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 memorize 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。此处讲到传统教学方式的弊端： we just urge s

32、tudents tomemorize what we give them and seldom encourage them to think about a given issue from theirown perspective，即教师要求学生死记硬背，却很少鼓励学生从自己的角度思考问题。因此填入 memorize。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 suppression 【试题解析】 本题为推断题。此处谈到了传统教学方式产生的不良后果： The unfortunateresult of such ignorance is that some potential abilities

33、 in the development of creativity， criticalthinking， and individualism might be suppressed即学生的创造性思维、批判性思维以及个性都被无形地遏制了。根据题干要求，此处应填入名词，因此答案为 suppression。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 activated 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座谈到英语教学中缺乏批判性思维会导致一系列问题，其中一点是： Their research potential is not activated即无法激发学生的研究潜力。因此填入 activated。 【知识

34、模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 passive 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。此处依然提到缺乏批判性思维导致的问题：Learning becomes aprocess of passive knowledge of transition即学习成为一种被动的知识转变过程。因此填入 passive。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 how to think 【试题解析】 本题为概括题。讲座提到 We have observed for long that a serious problemour student writers encounter in their writing is not

35、“how to write”but“how to think”即经过长期的观察得知，学生在写作中遇到的主要问题不是 “如何写 ”，而是 “如何想 ”。因此填入 how to think。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 argumentative or academic 【试题解析】 本题为概括题。讲座提到 More specifically， this statementimplies the difficulty in knowing how to take a position independently and hoW to expressoneself on a well-in

36、formed， objective， and critical foundation of argument This could be thecase especially when student writers are engaged in argumentative or academic writing即学生如何在写作中独立地找到观点以及如何充分、客观和批判性地表达自己的思想是有一定难度的，而这在议论文或学术性文章的写作中尤为困难。故填入 argumentative oracademic。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 decision 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座讲到

37、In a situation like this， we need some critical thinkingto come in and help us make a sensible decision即批判性思维有助于做出理性的决定。因此填入 decision。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 relate 【试题解析】 本题为要点题。此处考查讲座提出的第三个问题： “Yes， critical thinking could besomething I need But how can I relate it to my training in English writing?”

38、This is a reallygood question即如何将批判性思维应用于英语写作的训练之中，是我们需要考虑的问题。因此填入 relate。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 balance 【试题解析】 本题为概括题。讲座最后提到 How well you can make a balance between thetwo will definitely be a good indication of how well you have succeeded in using this magicpowercritical thinkingin your writing trai

39、ning即要平衡好个性与理性的关系，这在利用批判性思维开展写作训练中十分重要。故填入balance。 【知识模块】 听力 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 quest

40、ion 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 questions. 12 【听力原文】 M: Morning Julia! The traffic is really heavy today. Im almost late! W

41、: Take it easy, Nathan. Its really hard to drive at rush hours recently. M: Yeah, some measures should be taken to change the situation. W: So are there any rules or regulations that youd like to change? M: You know what, Julia, thats an interesting question. Im not sure that I want to change rules

42、but Id like the police to be stricter on the rules. Like if people jump the traffic lights, I dont know why there isnt a camera at every set of traffic lights just to stop people from doing that, you know.(1)Or like speeding. Its very, very easy to put speed cameras in places but people seem to thin

43、k that its OK, like the speed limit is the minimum speed. W:(2)Maybe the car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting their engine. Whats the point in producing an engine thats big enough and powerful enough that you can go like two hundred kilometers an hour when the speed limits a

44、re only. M: Have you ever driven in Germany where they dont have speed limits? W: Ive been to Germany and been a passenger in a car but not a driver. M: Ive been a passenger on the autobahns. I really enjoyed it actually. W: Yeah. Is that because youre a speed demon? M: I like the freedom. W: Right.

45、 M: And I think it takes away a lot of the road rage element. W: Right. M: I think people do drive responsibly.(3)Often people break laws simply because the laws are there, you know. If the law isnt there, people drive within their ability range on the autobahns. As far as I know, I think they have

46、a high safety rate. W: Oh really? M: Yeah, they have fewer accidents because when youve got speed limits this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road. W:(4 - 1)I guess in Germany maybe those people have better education about self-responsibility when driving maybe? M: Possibly.(

47、4-2)They also have very good cars, very safe cars. W: Right. And you know if youve got like a Porsche or something that can go at that speed then. Its so nice to be able to do that. M: Yeah. So I think its the restrictions that create the danger sometimes, based on the autobahns. W: OK. M: Obviously

48、 driving through a residential area or where theres a school youve got to have, but I think those things we have in the UK, those speed policemen. W: Speed bumps. M:(5)Those speed bumps that force you to slow down. I think theyre a good idea and perhaps the way to go. W: To go, so you dont think fin

49、ing people is useful? M: Not really, no, because that relies on the police time and the police dont have time to police every single driver all the time. 1. Which of the following can help manage with speeding according to Nathan? 2. What should be limited in order to avoid speeding according to Julia? 3. What will happen if the law isnt there according to Nathan? 4. Which is one of the reasons why Germans have fewer accidents? 5. What