[外语类试卷]大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷276及答案与解析.doc

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1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 276及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Working for the Internal Revenue Service. （ B） A special service. （ C） The daily life of the disabled. （ D） Technology bringing jobs to the disabled. （ A） 303. （ B） 300. （ C） 305. （ D） 42. （ A） Three Emergency workers were arrested by Afghan authorities. （

2、 B） The Afghan officials investigated the cause of a murder case. （ C） The governor of Helmand Province was murdered by an Emergency staff. （ D） There was an explosive suicide in Helmands hospital. （ A） Someone was accused of receiving advance payment for murdering the governor. （ B） Nothing was fou

3、nd in the Emergency-run hospital. （ C） Six people from the Emergency have been involved in the murdering case. （ D） The founder of the Italian aid group Emergency was unknown. （ A） People who dont follow doctors advice should pay tax. （ B） Taxes collection on overweight people needs to be enhanced.

4、（ C） Parents should pay tax for their overweight children in Arizona. （ D） Doctors advice for fat people is not offered on the Internet （ A） An Arizonas Medicaid programme. （ B） A punishment system. （ C） A reward mechanism. （ D） A healthcare organisation. （ A） He himself is very fat too. （ B） The as

5、sessment system is not sound. （ C） People should have their own freedom. （ D） It may cause a lot of social problems. Section B （ A） To return some business books. （ B） To apply for a new library card. （ C） To check out some books from the library. （ D） To find out where the art books are located. （

6、A） The woman thinks he has an overdue book. （ B） The books he needs have been checked out by someone else. （ C） The woman is unable to locate the books that he needs. （ D） A library notice was sent to him at his previous address. （ A） The man has mistakenly received someone elses books. （ B） The man

7、 changed his major from art to business. （ C） The man recently moved off campus. （ D） There are two students named Richard Smith. （ A） See if he is related to any of the students. （ B） Apply for a job as a library assistant. （ C） Use his middle name. （ D） Use a different library. （ A） Soccer. （ B） A

8、merican football. （ C） Rugby. （ D） Basketball. （ A） The players use a round ball in the game. （ B） The players use an elliptic ball in the game. （ C） The players cannot pass the ball with their hands. （ D） The players can only pass the ball with their hands. （ A） Both prefer soccer to American footb

9、all. （ B） Both prefer American football to soccer. （ C） Belinda prefers soccer to American football. （ D） Martin prefers soccer to American football. （ A） She thought it was a soccer game. （ B） Shed like to share the mans hobby. （ C） She was excited about the game going on. （ D） She wanted to see ho

10、w violent it is. Section C （ A） High expectations. （ B） Opposite characters. （ C） Showing satisfaction. （ D） Forgiving and communicating. （ A） 80. （ B） 82. （ C） 160. （ D） 164. （ A） People should aim high to ensure they are active in maintaining a happy marriage. （ B） The couples relationship skills

11、are important to their marriage. （ C） People tend to select partners with different characters in marriage. （ D） Partners who have the same characters will lead to a dull relationship. （ A） How to improve your reasoning ability. （ B） Why classical music is popular with math students. （ C） The differ

12、ence between classical music and rock music. （ D） The effects of music on the results of math tests. （ A） Because it keeps you calm. （ B） Because it strengthens your memory. （ C） Because it stimulates your nerve activity. （ D） Because it improves your problem-solving strategies. （ A） The effects of

13、music do not last long. （ B） Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability. （ C） Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory. （ D） The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will be. （ A） Because there are no signs to direct them. （ B） Because no tour guides

14、are available. （ C） Because all the buildings in the city look alike. （ D） Because the university is everywhere in the city. （ A） They set their own exams. （ B） They select their own students. （ C） They award their own degrees. （ D） They organize their own laboratory work. （ A） Most of them have a l

15、ong history. （ B） Many of them are specialized libraries. （ C） They house more books than any other university library. （ D） They each have a copy of every book published in Britain. （ A） Very few of them are engaged in research. （ B） They were not awarded degrees until 1948. （ C） They have outnumbe

16、red male students. （ D） They were not treated equally until 1881. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 276答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 If you contact the customer service department of a government agency or a major U.S. company, or order something over the phone, its likely that your call will be answered by someone wit

17、h a disability, working from their home. It could be on a farm in Iowa, or a small town in the Vermont Mountains. (1)Its one example how computer technologies is giving disabled people easier access to job market. (2)Ed McCann is one of more than 300 disabled order entry clerks in 42 states who are

18、working for the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS. “The calls that come in for forms and publication orders to the IRS come to me, and I take information for processing those forms. People who call me sometimes are not really clear on what exactly they would need and Id give them the assistance and

19、guidance determining what they would need.“ 1. What is the news report mainly about? 2. How many disabled clerks working for the IRS? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 新闻开篇就说电脑技术让残疾人更容易获得工作，然后举例证明这一说法。故 D为正确答案。 A“为 Internet Revenue Service工作 ”、 B“一项特殊的服务 ”和 C“残疾人的日常生活 ”都只是和新闻相关的信息，并不是新闻的主要内容。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【

20、试题解析】 预读选项可知本题为数字题，考生应留意记下出现数字的信息。新闻中提到， Ed McCann是美国 IRS在 42个州拥有的超过 300名残疾单据输入员中的一员，故该公司拥有超过 300名残疾员工， B正确。 D的数字 42在新闻中也有提及，但这是州的数目，而不是输入员的数目。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 The Italian aid group Emergency has had a tense relationship with local authorities in violence-racked Helmand province, due in part to i

21、ts policy of treating all patients. (3)Afghan officials said they arrested three Italian Emergency workers Saturday, a doctor, a nurse and a logistics worker. Afghan officials said they were held as part of an investigation into an unproved plot to kill the governor of Helmand province. (4)Helmand P

22、rovince Governor Gulab Mangal said an Emergency staff member received $500,000 as an advance payment for killing him. In total nine people, including six Afghans, were held after hand bombs and other weapons were discovered in the storeroom of the Emergency-run hospital in Helmands capital, Lashkar

23、Gah. Emergency founder Gino Strada scolded the charge of the aid groups three workers. 3. What happened on Saturday? 4. What do we learn about the Italian aid group Emergency? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻指出，阿富汗的官员称他们周六拘留了 3名来自意大利的紧急救援人员：一名医生、一名护士和一个后勤工作人员。 A所述与此相符，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻指出，赫尔曼德

24、省省长 Gulab Mangal称紧急救援组的一名工作人员收到一笔作为刺杀他的预付款， A正确。在赫尔曼 德首都的医院储存室里发现了手榴弹及其他武器后，有 9人被拘留，其中包括 6个阿富汗人。此外，新闻还提及紧急救援组的创始人为 Gina Strada。 B、 C、 D与上述内容不符。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity could suffer financially too. (5)The US state of Arizona wants to

25、charge overweight citizens $50 annually if they fail to follow their doctors advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be excluded. (5)If the idea is approved by Congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will

26、also have to pay. (6)Medicaid, the organisation which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $339 billion a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizonas Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back. She said that Arizona would ta

27、ke a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as punishing people who go against their doctors wishes, awards would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video. (7)Arizonas senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isnt a system to decide whether some

28、one is or isnt following medical advice. Other critics claim that people dont need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the “nanny state“ shouldnt try to stop them. 5. What is the new idea of Arizona? 6. What is Medicaid? 7. Why do Kyrsten Sinema go against the plans?

29、 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻的开头提到，如果一个新想法立法通过，那么胖子在经济上也要遭殃了。然后具 体指出该想法：美国的亚利桑那州对那些不接受医生的建议而超重的公民每年收取 50美元超重税；吸烟者和那些未能坚持健康生活方式的人也必须交税；同样，那些不接受医生的建议或鼓励的人也要受到惩罚，故答案是A。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目问 Medicaid是什么。新闻中提到，它是一家为美国的贫困人群提供医疗服务的组织 (provides health-care to the poor in the USA)，故 D正确。A“亚利桑那州的一个医疗项目 ”、

30、B“一套惩罚系统 ”和 C“一个奖励机制 ”都和新闻内容不符。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新闻指出，亚利桑那州的参议员 Kyrsten Sinema没有支持该提议，因为他认为没有一个能判定病人是否遵循医嘱的系统 (there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice)， B“评估系统不健全 ”符合题意。而其他评论家宣称，人们不需要政府的照顾，如果他们想要成为胖子或想抽烟，这个 “保姆式的 国家 ”不该试图阻止他们。 C“人们有自由 ”是其他评论家的看法。

31、A“他自身也很胖 ”和 D“将引起许多社会问题 ”均没有在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: (8)Im sorry, but I cant let you check out these books. M: What do you mean? W: (9)Wow, the computer shows you got an overdue book, art work, out since last September. M: But thats impossible. I only started going to this school last

32、 month and Im a business major, not an artist. W: Oh. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK. You are Richard Smith? M: Yeah. W: You live at fifty thirty-three western? M: No, I am living on campus, in the new. W: You did say you are Richard Smith, right? M: Yeah, well my full name

33、is Richard James Smith, but I usually go by Richard Smith. W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, I see now. (10)Theres another Richard Smith in the class. Richard El Smith. And it looks like hes the one who got the overdue book checked out. M: Another Richard Smith? No kidding. W: So

34、I guess you two never met. M: No, but I think I should probably try. I could at least warn him whats just happened. W: Good idea. Now Ill let you check out these books today. (11)But I suggest you start using your middle name, or mid initial to avoid any problem like this in the future. 8. Why is th

35、e man talking to the woman? 9. Why does the man mention that he is a new student at the school? 10. What does the woman discover when she looks at the records on her computer? 11. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话的第一句女士很明确地指出 “我不能让你借这些 书 ”，从而可知男士是想借书，因此 C正确。

36、【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说男士在去年 9月就借了一本书迄今未还，男士反驳说： “那不可能，我上个月才入学。 ”因此 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士说： “有另一个 Richard Smith，叫 Richard El Smith。 ”男士非常惊讶，说： “另一个 Richard Smith?”因此答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话结尾处女士说： “但是我建议你开始使用中名或中名首字母，以免未来再出现类似的问题。 ”可见 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M:

37、Belinda, the game will begin soon. W: I cant wait to watch the game, Martin. This is the first time Ive ever been to a soccer game at a stadium. I always watch them on TV at home. M: This is not a soccer game. (12)Its football. American football. W: You mean its a rugby game? M: No, no, no. Youve go

38、t them all wrong. The game is on. Look! (13)They use an elliptic ball in an American football match. They can also pass the ball with their hands. W: I see. Soccer uses a round ball and the players cant touch the ball with their hands. Is that right? M: Youre smarter than I thought. Now watch the ga

39、me. W: Oh, that is violent! M: What are you talking about? Its exciting. W: (14)Listen. Martin. I cant stand this. I dont like American football at all. (15)I came here only because I thought this was going to be a soccer game. M: Dont be silly, Belinda. Youll love it. Its just begun. W: Please. I w

40、ant to go home. M: All right, all right. This is crazy. What will my friends say about this? W: You can stay if you want. I can go home by myself. 12. What kind of game are the speakers watching? 13. What do we learn about American football from the conversation? 14. What do the two speakers think o

41、f American football and soccer? 15. Why did the woman come to watch the game? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士告诉女士他们看的是美式足球 (即美式橄榄球 )比赛，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士解释美式足球的规则时说，他们使用椭圆形的 (elliptic)球比赛，可以用手触球传球。故 B正确。 D错在 only一词。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 整篇对话都充满了双方对美式足球的看法，因此本题不难作答。当然，对话中女士也明确表明她 “根

42、本不喜欢美式足球 ”，故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说她来看球赛只是因为她以为会是一场足球比赛，故选 A。女士认为橄榄球赛很暴力，她想回家，可排除 B和 D；是男士觉得比赛很刺激，故C也不对。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 The secret of a long and happy marriage appears to be not to expect too much from it. Far better, US researchers say, to aim low to ensure you are not

43、 disappointed. (16)The key to keeping that newlywed glow appears to be forgiveness and communication. (17)The study by researchers from Ohio and Florida Universities looked at 82 couples. They quizzed all the spouses independently over four years. Writing in the Journal of Personality and Social Psy

44、chology, researchers led by James McNulty, professor of psychology at Ohio University, said: “In contrast to the idea that expectations in the early years of marriage exert main effects on satisfaction, (18)the current findings suggest that the effects of expectations interact with the skills partne

45、rs bring to their relationships.“ The study also found that people tend to select like-minded partners who they believe will be able to maintain a stable relationship. The finding contradicts the old belief that opposites attract. Instead, the US researchers said people looking for long-term relatio

46、nships should select partners who were similar to themselves, rather than seeking out the highest quality partner available. 16. What is the key to a happy marriage according to the study? 17. How many people are investigated in the study? 18. Which is the belief of the researchers? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解

47、析】 短文开头处说： “使新婚夫妇容光焕发的要诀似乎是宽容与沟通。 ”故 D正确。本题符合短文听力 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 原文提到，该研究调查了 82对夫妇，因此是 164人，即 D。本题问数字，把听到的内容一一做笔记，最后根据问题作答。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文 介绍了一项婚姻调查研究的几个结论，其中一条说： “原先的看法是，婚后头几年里，期望值对满意度起着主要作用；而目前的研究结果与此相对：期望值的影响力与夫妻间相处的技巧密切相关。 ”也就是说，夫妻间相处的技巧对婚姻关系很重要，故 B正

48、确。 C、 D尽管措辞不同，但意义一致，属等价选项，可直接排除； A的含义即短文提到的 “原先的看法 ”，不属目前研究的结论。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 (19)Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might end up with a higher score. Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment. Th

49、ey asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students scores jumped 8 to 9 points. (20)The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However, the scientists warn that before you get too excited about applying this method to your math test, (21)you should remember that brain-exciting effects last only 10 to 15 minutes. Would rock m