大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽(tīng)力題目答案及原文第套

1、PartIIListeningComprehensi onSection ANews Report One【話題預(yù)測(cè)】由 college students ， sleep， problem ， stress， psychological 等詞可推斷，本則新聞與大學(xué)生 睡眠或心理健康有關(guān)。【正確答案】 1 2 B D聽(tīng)力原文You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can

2、 wreck a student s sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. TexUansivTeerscihtyis even offering a class called“ Improving Your Sleep Habits ” . People suffering fraonminsclereapsleodssriasrke atfrom obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who don t geptoeonroautgte

3、hnsdlaenecpehaanvdelower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. 200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games i

4、n the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after gett ing a good night s sleep. So if you really wandtotoyour job well, don t forget to get some sleep.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news report mai

5、nly about?2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory? 試題解析【話題分類】時(shí)事新聞【新聞大意】 大學(xué)生睡眠不好會(huì)嚴(yán)重影響學(xué)習(xí)效率和身心健康； Texas Tech 大學(xué)甚至開(kāi)設(shè)課程教授學(xué)生改善睡眠習(xí)慣，提高睡眠質(zhì)量 ； 新的一項(xiàng)研究也證明了提高睡眠質(zhì)量的重要性。1. 【考核技能】概括總結(jié)8） 【答案解析】 由 How ， Why 及對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)概述可判斷，本題與新聞的主題相關(guān) ；原文開(kāi)始介紹睡眠不好對(duì)身心的不良影響： sleep habits, which ca

6、n be bad for the body and mind ； 中間提到 you are probably better offsleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test （睡覺(jué)可能比做考前最后的準(zhǔn)備更利于考試） ； 最后 又強(qiáng)調(diào) So if you really want to do your job well, don t forget to get some sleep （如果想做好自己的工作，不要忘 記睡覺(jué)）； 由此可知，本則新聞主要介紹睡眠為何重要，所以本題選 B 。2. 【考核技能】語(yǔ)義理解D）【答案角華

7、析】 根據(jù)原文 ： a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test （睡覺(jué)可能比做考前最后的準(zhǔn)備更利于考試） ，由此 可知本題選 D 。News Report Two【話題預(yù)測(cè)】從選項(xiàng)中的 airports ， built ， investment ， facilities ， assets， offer better service 可知本篇新聞應(yīng)該

8、 與機(jī)場(chǎng)及服務(wù)有關(guān)?！菊_答案】3 4 C D聽(tīng)力原文Long queues, delayed flights and over-crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at London s major airports is discouraging foreigne

9、rs from doing business in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs 7 major airports, including the 3 main ones serving London. The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.

10、 The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports. The BritishAirports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which is addressing thro

11、ugh a program of heavy investment. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?4. What is the route cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority? 試題解析【話題分類】時(shí)事新聞【新聞大意】人們?nèi)找姹г褂?/p>

12、國(guó)機(jī)場(chǎng)排隊(duì)、飛機(jī)延誤、擁擠、差勁的服務(wù)等問(wèn)題，并將矛頭指向英國(guó)機(jī)場(chǎng)管理局。競(jìng)爭(zhēng)委員會(huì)介入并調(diào)查是否需要出售其資產(chǎn)，而剛被西班牙公司收購(gòu)的英國(guó)機(jī)場(chǎng)管理局稱，根本原因 不在于所有制結(jié)構(gòu)，而是跑道和航站樓的承載能力不足。3. 【考核技能】事件背景C） 【答案解析】根據(jù)錄音原文the Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British AirportsAuthority needs to sell off some of its assets （競(jìng)爭(zhēng)委員會(huì)在評(píng)估是否需要出售英國(guó)機(jī)場(chǎng)管理局的部分資產(chǎn)） ， 選項(xiàng)中 C 完全符合

13、原文。4. 【考核技能】緣由結(jié)果D） 【答案解析】 根據(jù)錄音原文the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway andterminal capacity （根本原因不在所有制結(jié)構(gòu)， 而是跑道和航站樓的承載能力不足） ， 所以本題 D 正確。 News Report Three【話題預(yù)測(cè)】由選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的 nicotine ， cigarettes ， tobacco ， smokers 等可預(yù)測(cè)本則新聞主要與控制煙草中尼 古丁的含量相關(guān)?！菊_答案】 5 7 A A C 聽(tīng)力原文

14、Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusions. 116 brands were looked at for this study. 92

15、were found to have higher nicotine yield than they did 6 years previously. The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because of the addicted nature of nicotine. Stan Glance, a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why:“ T

16、he amount of nicotine that s delivered in every cigarette is 10 percenthi gher than it was 6 years ago, which means that it esasier to get hooked and harder to quit. The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them

17、with enough detail to make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to comment on this study or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What do tobacco companies have to do under the law in Massach

18、usetts?6. What do we learn from the study by the Department of Public Health in Boston?7. What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies? 試題解析【話題分類】時(shí)事新聞【新聞大意】 馬薩諸塞州立法要求煙草公司必須測(cè)量每種香煙的尼古丁含量并進(jìn)行相應(yīng)報(bào)告 ； 波士頓衛(wèi)生廳 對(duì)此展開(kāi)了嚴(yán)格的調(diào)查。5. 【考核技能】方式方法A） 【答案解析】 根據(jù)錄音開(kāi)始Under the law in Massachusetts, to

19、bacco companies have to measure the nicotinecontent of every type of cigarette and report the results （按照馬薩諸塞州的法律，煙草公司必須測(cè)量每種香煙的尼 古丁含量并進(jìn)行結(jié)果報(bào)告） ，故本題選 A 。6. 【考核技能】得出結(jié)論A） 【答案解析】 根據(jù)衛(wèi)生廳報(bào)告The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers （尼古丁含量增加最多的牌子，大多是受年輕煙民歡迎的牌子） ， A 項(xiàng)符合錄

20、音的表達(dá)，故本題選 A。7. 【考核技能】得出結(jié)論C） 【答案解析】本題問(wèn)從這些大型煙草公司身上，我們能了解到什么根據(jù)錄音原文However, none of themwould prepare to comment on this or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products （然而，這些公司卻不準(zhǔn) 備解釋或討論香煙里尼古丁的具體含量） ，可知選項(xiàng)C 符合原文，故選 C 。Section BConversation One【話題預(yù)測(cè)】從第8 11 題的選項(xiàng)中可知，出現(xiàn)最多的是language ， speak， pract

21、ice 等。由此可預(yù)測(cè)本對(duì)話與學(xué)習(xí)和練習(xí)語(yǔ)言有關(guān)?！菊_答案】8 11 B C B D 聽(tīng)力原文M: And, you know, one thing that I wanted to ask you. Itgresat that you have had this experience of teaching inIndonesia. And following up on what you just mentioned, what would you recommend for students who do not live in an English speaking country?

22、 And, you know, they want to learn. I donbout perfec tintgkbnuotwthaey want at leastto be able to communicate decently. How can they go about this?W: Yeah, it s really hard. That s the real struggle, because right now I do live in Holland but I really don much with Dutch people. And my b oyfriend s

23、English is so good that we just basically speak English all thetime. So I have to make a real effort to practice. There is as much listening exposure as I want. All I have to do is to turn on the TV.M: And reading also, right?W: Yeah, reading. There is plenty I can get to read and listen to. But for

24、 speaking, there really is no substitutefortrying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere. So I think that s realwlyhtohelivcehallenge for peoin a country where their target language isn t spoken. And for that, gosh, what would I do? If I didn have people here,tprobably try to find a c

25、lub? In Sweden, they have a really cool system calledwhere it study. Ctrcles s likea course, but really you just have a course l eader, who s there sort of as a coaching gaunyd to help out. And you don tget grades, and you go just because you want to learn.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversa

26、tion you have just heard.8. Where does the woman live right now?9. What does the woman say is the real challenge?10. What does the woman suggest do to learn to speak a foreign language?11. What does the woman say about the“ study circles ” in Sweden?試題解析【話題分類】教育【對(duì)話大意】女士就在非英語(yǔ)國(guó)家如何學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)提出自己的建議和學(xué)習(xí)的方法。8.

27、【考核技能】語(yǔ)義理解8） 【答案解析】四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均是地點(diǎn)，可知本題問(wèn) where 的相關(guān)問(wèn)題，根據(jù)錄音原文right now I do live inHolland （目前我確實(shí)住在荷蘭） ，故本題選 B） Holland 。9. 【考核技能】 態(tài)度信息C） 【答案解析】根據(jù)原文錄音So I think that s really the challenge for people who live in a country where theirtarget language isn t spoken （我認(rèn)為真正的挑戰(zhàn)是生活在一個(gè)不講目標(biāo)語(yǔ)的國(guó)家） ，所以 C 項(xiàng)正確。10. 【考核技能】觀點(diǎn)

28、意見(jiàn)B） 【答案解析】女士認(rèn)為最大的困難是生活在不講目標(biāo)語(yǔ)的國(guó)家，緊接著提到 If I didn t have people here, probably. try to find a club （如果我在那里沒(méi)認(rèn)識(shí)的人，我也許會(huì)找個(gè)俱樂(lè)部） 。言外之意，練好外語(yǔ)就是要 盡可能地多與人交流，即 Trying to speak as much as one can 。所以本題選 B。11. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息D） 【答案解析】女士在介紹如何練習(xí)說(shuō)外語(yǔ)時(shí)，提到了 the “study circles ” in Sweden （瑞典的學(xué)習(xí)圈）是如何幫助學(xué)生說(shuō)外語(yǔ)的，并在最后總結(jié)道 you don

29、t get grades, and you go just because you want to learn （你去那不是為了分?jǐn)?shù)，而是真的想學(xué)習(xí)） ，即這個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)圈為學(xué)生提供了練外語(yǔ)的機(jī)會(huì)，故本題選 D 。Conversation Two【話題預(yù)測(cè)】由12 15 題選項(xiàng)中多次出現(xiàn)的 cars， drive ， traffic ， safety 等可預(yù)測(cè)本對(duì)話會(huì)涉及到交通規(guī)則或安全駕駛?！菊_答案】 12 15 D C A B聽(tīng)力原文d likW: OK, Nathan, so, we re talking about driving, and are there any rules or r

30、egulation that youd like the police to be stricter on the rupllees.juLmikpe,thifepteraoffict a camera at the traffic lights to stop people doing that. Or at spIet eisdvinegry.M: I m not sure I want to change rules, but I lights. I don t know why there isn easy to put speed cameras in certain places.

31、W: Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiti ng the power of their engine. Whatpoin t s thein producing an engine that s big and powerful enough to go like 200 kilometers an hour when the slpimeeitdis only100?M: Right. But do you know there are no speed limits in Germany?W: P

32、eople there do drive responsibly, though. Often, people break laws simply because the laws are there. If the lawisn tht ere, people will drive within their ability range. When you vegot speed limits, this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.M: Do you think Germans have bette

33、r education about personal responsibility when driving?W: Possibly, they also have very good cars.M: Right.W: If you ve got a good car that can go at a high speed, then it s really nice to do that.M: But still with care.W: So I think it s the restriction that creates the dangers sometimes.M: OK.W: O

34、bviously, when driving through a residential area or where there is a school, youpolice mevne. got to have speM: Speed bumps.W: Yes, speed bumps, those speed bumps that force you to slow down. I think they are a good idea.M: So you don t think fining people is useful?W: Not really, because the polic

35、e don t have time to police every single driver.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?13. What does the woman think car manufacturers could do?14. What can we learn about people driving in Germany?15. What does the woman t

36、hink of the police fining drivers?試題解析【話題分類】旅游交通【對(duì)話大意】男士和女士就駕駛中遇到的交通規(guī)則、限速、罰款等安全問(wèn)題互相交換自己的意見(jiàn)。12. 【考核技能】概括總結(jié)D） 【答案解析】錄音開(kāi)頭女士問(wèn)男士對(duì)于駕駛的規(guī)則和規(guī)范，想要哪方面的改變（ are there any rules or regulation that you dlike to change）?由此可知二者的對(duì)話將圍繞rules and regulations 展開(kāi)，所以本題 選D ，其他選項(xiàng)都不屬于rules and regulations 的范疇。13. 【考核技能】觀點(diǎn)意見(jiàn)C）

37、 【答案解析】 錄音中女士提到 Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power oftheir engine （也許汽車(chē)生產(chǎn)商有責(zé)任限制發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的馬力），即女士認(rèn)為生產(chǎn)商應(yīng)該生產(chǎn)馬力較小的汽車(chē)，所以本題選 C） Make cars that are less powerful 。14. 【考核技能】得出結(jié)論A） 【答案解析】 錄音中男士提到 Germany 時(shí)說(shuō)道 ： there are no speed limits in Germany （德國(guó)沒(méi)有限速） ， 女士同意其觀點(diǎn)： Peop

38、le there do drive responsibly, though （然而人們開(kāi)車(chē)都很負(fù)責(zé)） 。所以本題選 A）Theytend to drive responsibly 。15. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息8） 【答案解析】男士問(wèn)女士So you don t think fining people is useful （所以你認(rèn)為罰款沒(méi)用嗎） ，女士的回答是 Not really （沒(méi)什么用） ，所以本題選 B） It is not useful 。Section CPassage One【話題預(yù)測(cè)】根據(jù)第16 18 題選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的 credit card ， card reader

39、和 high-tech 等可預(yù)測(cè)，本短篇內(nèi)容與日常生活中信用卡的支付或高科技有關(guān)?！菊_答案】 16 18 C A D聽(tīng)力原文Behind the cash register at a store in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for a pack of cigarettes. The store casrd reader failed to scan the card msagnetic strip. Azar tried again and again, no luck. As custo

40、mers began to queue, Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the car d and tried again. Success, the sale was completed.“ I don t know howdoitews,or” ks. It justsaid Mr. Azar, who learned the trick from another clerk. Verifone, the com

41、pany that makes the store casrd reader would not confirm or deny that the plastic bag trick worked. But it s one ofmthaeny low -tech fixes for high-tech failures that people without engineering degrees have discovered often out of desperation and shared. Today economy is likely to produce many more

42、such tricks.“ In postwar Japan, the economy wasnso you t doing so grecouldn get t everyday used items like household cleaners, ” LisaysKatayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term for“ clever lifestyle tips and tricks.” So people look hfoeryways to do with what thad. Today Ameri

43、cans are finding their own tips and tricks for fixing non-functioning devices with supplies as simple as paper and glue. Some like Mr. Azar s plastic bag are open to argument as to how they work, orthwehyetrheearllywork at all. But many tech-home remedies can be explained by a little science.Questio

44、ns 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What happened when Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for his purchase?17. How did Sam Azar manage to complete the sale?18. What is today s shaky economy likely to do? 試題解析【話題分類】科技【篇章大意】 本文通過(guò)講述顧客用塑料袋套在信用卡上以順利完成支付的事件，引出人們總能通過(guò)小的技巧解 決一些生活

45、上的高科技難題。16. 【考核技能】事件背景C) 【答案解析】 根據(jù)錄音原文Sam Azar 刷信用卡時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)商店的讀卡器無(wú)法掃描信用卡上的磁條( The store s card reader failed to scan the card s magnetic strip ) ，所以本題選 C 。17. 【考核技能】方式方法A) 【 答案解析】 根據(jù)錄音原文Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wrapped one layer ofthe plastic around the card and tr

46、ied again. Success, the sale was completed ( Azar 從柜臺(tái)下拿出一個(gè)黑色塑料袋， 裹在信用卡上，再一試，交易成功了) ，所以本題選A 。18. 【考核技能】緣由結(jié)果D) 【答案解析】 錄音原文提至UBut it s one of the many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures Today s shakyeconomy is likely to produce many more such tricks(這是其中一個(gè)低科技搞定高科技失誤的例子當(dāng)下動(dòng)蕩的經(jīng)濟(jì)很可能產(chǎn)生更多的技巧) ，所以本題 D 項(xiàng)正確。

47、Passage Two【話題預(yù)測(cè)】根據(jù)第19 21 題選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的 university ， undergraduates， students 等可預(yù)測(cè)本篇話題與大學(xué)生活和學(xué)習(xí)相關(guān)?！菊_答案】19 21 D C A聽(tīng)力原文If you are a graduate student, you may depend on your adviser for many things including help with improving grades, acquiring financial support, forming and examining committee and getti

48、ng letters of recommendation. If you are a graduate teaching assistant, your adviser also may be your boss. Academic departments vary in their procedures for assigning academic advisers to graduate students. In some departments, either the chairman or the director of graduate studies serves for at l

49、east the first semester as a new student adviser. Then students select an adviser based on shared academic interests. In other departments, a new student is assigned a faculty adviser based on some system of distribution of the department s advising load. Later, students may have the oppoorftusneilt

50、eycting the adviser thatthey prefer. In any case, new graduate students can learn who their advisers or temporary advisers are by visiting or emailing the departmental office and asking for the information. Graduation requirements specify the number of credits you must earn, the minimum grade point

51、of average you must achieve and the distribution of credits you must have from among differing departments or fields of study. In addition, it is necessary to apply for graduation, when you near the time that you will be completing your graduation requirements. Since graduation requirements vary amo

52、ng divisions of the university, you should consult the Bulletin of Information. You should also direct your questions to your departmental office or academic adviser.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the speaker say about procedures for assigning academic

53、advisers?20. How can new graduate students learn who their advisers are?21. What does the speaker say about graduation requirements? 試題解析【話題分類】教育 【篇章大意】本篇概述了大學(xué)導(dǎo)師的職責(zé)，不同研究生院選擇導(dǎo)師的不同流程以及畢業(yè)要求。19. 【考核技能】態(tài)度信息D） 【答案解析】短文錄音提到 Academic departments vary in their procedures for assigning academic advisers to gr

54、aduate students （不同的學(xué)院對(duì)于研究生選擇導(dǎo)師有不同的程序） ，所以本題選 D 。20. 【考核技能】方式方法C） 【答案解析】 錄音中提到 new graduate students can learn who their advisers or temporary advisers are by visiting or emailing the departmental office and asking for the information （新學(xué)生可以通過(guò)拜訪或發(fā)郵件給院系辦公室詢 問(wèn)信息，獲悉他們的導(dǎo)師或臨時(shí)導(dǎo)師） ，所以本題選C 。21. 【考核技能】方式方法A）

55、 【答案解析】 對(duì)于畢業(yè)的要求，錄音有提到 Graduation requirements specify the number of credit you must earn, the minimal grade point of average you must achieve and the distribution of credits you must have from among differing departments or fields of study （畢業(yè)要求具體規(guī)定了必須修滿的學(xué)分，你必須取得的最低平均成績(jī)點(diǎn) 數(shù)，以及在不同院系或?qū)I(yè)課程中必須獲取的相應(yīng)學(xué)分），故本

56、題選 A 。Passage Three【話題預(yù)測(cè)】根據(jù)選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的與飲食相關(guān)的詞語(yǔ) nutrition ， health ， dieting ， thin 等可預(yù)測(cè)，本篇短文 主要內(nèi)容與減肥或飲食健康有關(guān)?！菊_答案】 22 25 B D C A 聽(tīng)力原文Jody Hubert is a diet and nutrition expert who travels around the states to speak in middle and high schools. She primarily speaks to students in health classes but sometim

57、es the school will arrange for her to speak to several different groups of girls. Her biggest concern is the emphasis American culture places on thinness and the negativeways this affects girls today. Jody has a Ph.D. in nutrition but more important, she has personal experience, her mother taught her to diet when she was only 8 years old. Jody has created several different presentations, which she gives to different types of audiences and she tries to establish an emotional connection wit