专业英语四级(听力)模拟试卷113(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷113 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART I DICTATIONDirections: 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 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.

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正确答案：Plastic We use plastic wrap to protect our foods. / We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. / We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, / drink from plastic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles. / Plastic does not grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. / We call it a produced or manufactured material. / Plastic was first made in the 1860s from plants, such as wood and cotton. / That plastic was soft and burned easily. / The first modern plastics were made in the 1930s. / Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. / That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas. / Over the years, hundreds of different plastics have been developed. / Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. Some are clear. Some are many-colored. / There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. / They hope to find even more ways to use them. / 涉及知识点：听力

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn 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 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.

听力原文：W: Good afternoon, Pingpang Hotel. May I help you?M: Yes, I’d like to make a reservation, please.W: Certainly, sir. Which date would that be?M: From the 27th until the 29th of June.W: Could you hold on a moment, please? I’ll check our reservation record... Thank you for waiting, sir. I’m afraid our hotel is fully booked on June 27th. Is it possible for you to change your reservation date? How about from the 28th to the 30th of June? M: No, that’s impossible. That date is my anniversary. I want to give my wife a surprise and celebrate it at the hotel. W: Well, we might have

cancellations. Could you call us again closer to the date? M: Sure, but if you have any cancellations, could you let me know as soon as possible? W: I’m very sorry, sir. But we are unable to do that. We would appreciate it very much if you could call us instead. M: Well, are you kidding? If that’s the case... W: We’re very sorry, sir. We hope you understand. M: OK, I know what you mean. Thank you for nothing.

2． Why does the woman suggest that the man change his reservation date? A．The hotel doesn’t open that day. B．She doesn’t work that day. C．There is no free room that day.

D．The hotel is fully booked on June 28th.

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。女士在查询了订房记录后，告诉男士6月27日那天的房间已经预订满了，因此答案应该是C项“那天没有空房间了”。选项A、B对话中均未提及，可排除不选；选项D时间错误。 知识模块：听力

3． Why does the man respond negatively to the woman’s suggestion? A．Because he wants to surprise his wife on their anniversary. B．Because the woman can’t cancel his reservation record. C．Because he doesn’t appreciate the woman’s calling. D．Because he doesn’t understand what the woman means.

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。对话中女士很抱歉地告诉男士6月27日的房间已预订完，希望他能考虑换个时间，但男士断然拒绝，因为那天是他的结婚纪念日，他想给太太一个惊喜，故答案为A项。 知识模块：听力

4． What might the man think of the hotel? A．The hotel receptionist is not serious. B．The hotel’s advice is a great help to him. C．The hotel’s charge is reasonable.

D．The hotel reservation service is very poor.

正确答案：D

解析：推断题。男士希望酒店能及时通知退房情况，可工作人员却生硬地用We are unable to…拒绝了。对此，男士很生气，通过Thank you for nothing可以看出他觉得酒店的服务态度差。故D项正确。不同国家的人在表达感情的方式上强烈程度不同。服务行业拒绝要求常常是说I am afraid we cannot…,而客户几乎无一例外以Thank you(very much)结束。另外，不要因为听到男士说are you kidding而误选A。 知识模块：听力

听力原文：W: If you weren’t acting, what career would you be doing?M: I’d be a park ranger or something. I absolutely love the great outdoors.W: I know that you take a great pride towards your family. Do you ever regret the career you have in that

it probably takes away from your family? M: Yes, but such is the life of a performer. I tend to think that they have somewhat adjusted to my schedule by now. The downside is that I’m gone a lot, but the upside is that when I’m with them... I’m with them 100%. W: Is there any role that you didn’t get that you wished you had? M: I don’t care to keep score and allow that to determine my success or failure. I believe that things happen or don’t happen for a reason, so it really has no lasting effect on me. W: Outside of acting, what’s the one thing you’ve done that you’re most proud of? M: Aside from two cool kids, I survived a 5-day hike in Escalante, Utah.W: What do you feel is different about acting in television versus movies?M: Movies are cool because they tend to tell more intense stories and can take time to do it right, but they are so slow! TV isn’t as textured, but man, you get a lot of work done.

5． Why does the man like to be a park ranger? A．Because he is tired of being an actor. B．Because he can have more free time. C．Because he likes to be in the open. D．Because he loves working in parks.

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。当问到如果不演戏的话，会做什么职业时，男士说自己想做公园管理员之类的，因为他非常喜爱户外，所以C项为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

6． What is the upside of being a performer according to the man? A．He can really enjoy the time when being with family. B．To be able to travel around and see lots of good view. C．A lot of chances to meet people from different cultures. D．He is able to make a lot of money at a very short time.

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。男士提到当演员的不利因素就是经常离家在外，好处就是当和家人在一起时，就100％的在一起，可见男士一旦有时间，就真正享受和家人在一起的时光，所以A项正确。 知识模块：听力

7． What does the man think about acting in television versus movies? A．Televisions’ stories are more intense B．Acting in television is much slower. C．Movies are more textured. D．Movies’ workload is heavier.

正确答案：C

解析：细节推断题。男士说电影讲的故事更激烈，有时间表演到很好，但拍摄节奏太慢；电视虽没有那么精致，但要做的工作却很多，综合比较，只有C项正确。 知识模块：听力

听力原文：M: Good afternoon, ma’am. I’m Mr. Smith. I called you a little while ago about the apartment for rent.W: Oh, right, Mr. Smith. Come in. Let me show you the place. The two rooms are upstairs. Come with me.M: You have a very nice house.W: Thanks. Here we are. Both are simply furnished with a bed, a desk and a cupboard.M: This is not bad. How’s the hot water? That’s very important. I’m asking because where I live now keeps running out of hot water. I can’t tell you how many cold showers I’ve had to take. In fact, I had to take one just this morning. I can’t stand taking cold showers any more. W: Don’t worry. You can shower to your heart’s content in here. M: How much is the rent?W: Well, how about $250 a month for each room? That includes water, electricity and gas. M: Well, that sounds quite reasonable. Did you say quite a few people are waiting for these two rooms? W: Right. But you have no children. I’d like to put you up higher on the list. M: Well, thank you very much. I’ll consult with my wife and contact you as soon as we make up our minds. It’s really very nice talking with you. W: Thank you. I’m glad you like the rooms.

8． The apartment is furnished with all the following EXCEPT A．a bed.

B．a wardrobe. C．a desk. D．a cupboard.

正确答案：B

解析：细节推断题。女士说这两间房都有简单的家具，包括床、桌子、橱柜，并不包含衣柜，所以B项为正确选项。 知识模块：听力

9． The man pays more attention to A．whether the rent is too high.

B．whether the rent covers water, electricity and gas. C．whether there is a good supply of hot water. D．whether other people expect to rent these rooms.

正确答案：C 解析：细节题。男士非常关注热水问题，因为他现在住的地方热水供应不足，他经常不得不洗冷水澡。他说有没有热水非常重要(very important)，因此答案是C。男士说租金听起来非常合理，故A错；选项B与D的内容对话中只是略有提及而已。 知识模块：听力

10． How much will the man pay each month for the two rooms? A．$250. B．$500. C．750 D．1000

正确答案：B

解析：计算题。男士询问租金多少时，女士的回答是每间每月$250，那么两

间房每月则应是$500，即选项B为答案。 知识模块：听力

11． Why would the woman like to rent these two rooms to the man? A．There scarcely are people wanting these rooms. B．They have a nice talking. C．The man is child-free.

D．The man offers the most reasonable rent.

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。当男士谈到女士曾说有很多人都想租这两间房时，女士回答说的确如此，紧接着她又说因为该男士没有孩子，所以她会优先考虑他，因此选项C正确。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is why they believe that children learn more easily than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age of twelve or thirteen we lose the ability to learn language well. Is it true that children learn a foreign language more easily than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, showed that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed that the ability to learn a language increases as the age increases from childhood to adulthood. There are several possible explanations for these results. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical thinking to help themselves in learning a new language. Finally adults have more self-control than children. Therefore, it seems that the common belief that children are better learners than adults may not be true.

12． In most people’s ideas, people lose the ability to learn language well A．in their teens. B．in their twenties. C．at an old age. D．in their thirties.

正确答案：A

解析：细节题。很多人认为年龄越大，学习一门新语言的难度就越大，这就是他们相信儿童学习语言比成年人轻松的原因，即可能我们在十二三岁的时候就失去了学好语言的能力，那就是在青少年的时候，故选A。 知识模块：听力

13． What did the two reports show?

A．Teenagers are more efficient in learning.

B．Children learn languages more easily than adults. C．The older you get, the harder you learn a language. D．Adults may learn languages more easily than Children.

正确答案：D

解析：推断题。两个关于学习外语的研究其实是在证明前面所说的话。前面问到“儿童真的比成年人学习外语更容易吗?”研究报告指出，情况或许相反。那么这两个报告则证明了相反的情况“成年人学习外语或许比儿童更容易”，即选D。 知识模块：听力

14． Which of the following is INCORRECT? A．Adults have more self-control man children. B．Adults can use logical thinking to think. C．Adults have more knowledge than children.

D．Adults accept new things more easily than children.

正确答案：D

解析：细节推断题。文章提到成年人比孩子们学习外语更容易的几个原因，即成年人知道的知识更多，会运用逻辑思维思考，以及有更好的自控能力，而D项并没有在文中提及，按常理来说，成年人比儿童更容易接受新事物这一论断也不是太正确，所以选D。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： “Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of thirty-one self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city. Individual colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings. The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than sixty specialist subject libraries, as well as the University Library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain. Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.

15． Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University? A．Because there are no signs to direct them. B．Because no tour guides are available.

C．Because all the buildings in the city look alike. D．Because the university is everywhere in the city.

正确答案：D

解析：细节题。原文一开头就说剑桥大学没有校园，然后又说整个大学是由31个学院组成的，并且讲堂、图书馆、实验室等分布在全城的各个角落，由此可知剑桥大学的特点就是没有一个圈定的校园，而是分散在城市的各个地方。 知识模块：听力

16． What is TRUE about the colleges of Cambridge University? 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.

正确答案：B

解析：细节判断题。本题要注意的是，题目问的是“各个学院的情况”，而不是整个大学的情况。只要听到“Individual colleges choose their own students”即可选出正确答案。短文中提到考试和学位的制定和授予以及讲座、实验、实践工作的组织都是by the university，而不是by the colleges，所以A、C、D都是错误的。 知识模块：听力

17． What is TRUE about the libraries in Cambridge University? A．Most of them have a long 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.

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。原文在说到剑桥的图书馆时，说它有超过60个的专业学科图书馆，并且有一所拥有著作权的校图书馆，在英国出版的每一本书它都可以有副本。可见剑桥有很多的专业图书馆，选项B是正确的。A、C选项的内容未在原文中提及，不可选；D显然是错误的，只有校图书馆才有这样的权利。 知识模块：听力

18． What does the passage say about women students in Cambridge University? A．Very few of them are engaged in research. B．They were not awarded degree until 1948. C．They have outnumbered male students. D．They were not treated equally until 1881.

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。短文最后一句话“直到1948女士们才获得授予学位的权利”是答题的根据。A、C在原文中未提及；D选项所提到的时间只是允许女士参加大学考试的时间，至于在何时被公平对待无从论断。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： A dog may be man’s best friend, but new archaeological evidence from Cyprus shows that the human relationship with cats is also very old, in fact, much older than thought. The discovery of a cat skeleton by French scientists pushes the known date of cats as pets back more than 5,000 years. The sound of the home cat has been familiar to people for ages. The ancient Egyptians are generally thought to have been the first to tame them, breeding them to produce a distinct new species about 4,000 years ago. But researchers have long suspected that wild cats

began associating with humans much earlier, although they had limited evidence. Now, scientists from the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris have uncovered such clues. They uncovered the remains of a cat burial 9,500 years old on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The cat skeleton was found alongside that of a human and a rich variety of offerings, and it showed no signs of butchering. This suggests that people had developed a special relationship with cats by that distant time. The discovery of the cat skeleton with the human skeleton is much stronger evidence of taming. The cat does not look different from a wild cat, but the context of the discovery shows the tight relationship between the man or woman and the cat.

19． The origins of the home cat is generally thought to date back to A．9,500 years ago.

B．more than 5,000 years ago. C．about 4,000 years ago. D．about 1,000 years ago.

正确答案：C

解析：细节题。题目问的是人们普遍认为家猫起源于何时。短文中说到，通常认为大约4000年前，埃及人就最早开始驯化猫了，然后繁育它们成为独特的新物种，可见家猫起源于大约4000年前，即选C。科学家的新发现使家猫的历史回溯了至少5000年，科学家发现了与人类埋在一起的9500年前的猫，都不是题目所问的内容。故不选。 知识模块：听力

20． Which is of the following is INCCORECT about the cat skeleton? A．It was buried together with a human skeleton. B．It was buried as an offering.

C．It shows no sign of brutal killing.

D．It looks similar to the skeleton of a wild cat.

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。文章提到，这次发现的9500年前的猫的骨架是和一个人的骨架及各式各样的祭品在一起的，可见猫和人埋在了一起，而猫并不是祭品，正确答案为B。原文也提到从骨架上看并没有迹象显示这只猫遭到残杀，而且它的骨架看起来与野猫的无异。 知识模块：听力

21． About the new finding, which of the following statements is CORRECT? A．It confirms the known date of cats as pets. B．It disproves proof for a long-time speculation. C．It is strongly disputed by some scientists.

D．It shows cat domestication dates back 9,500 years.

正确答案：D

解析：细节推断题。这次科学家发现了9500年前的猫与人葬在了一起，可见当时猫和人关系的已经很紧密，也更加证实猫已经在9500年前就已经被驯化成了家猫，故选D。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： The Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has moved into what’s thought to be the world’s most expensive private home. Mr. Ambani, who owns the petrochemical giant Reliance Industries, is India’s richest man, according to Forbes magazine. Described by guests as “Taj Mahal of the 21st century”, Mukesh Ambani’s new home, Antilia, dominates the skyline of India’s financial capital. The 27-storev building towers over sprawling slum areas, home to around half of Mumbai’s population. The world’s most expensive private home reportedly has six floors of parking, multiple swimming pools, a cinema and panoramic views of the city and the Arabian Sea.

22． According to the news, Antilia is A．the world’s most expensive house. B．the petrochemical giant in India. C．India’s richest man’s new home. D．India’s financial capital.

正确答案：C

解析：细节判断题。新闻中说，印度亿万富翁Mukesh Ambani已经入住被认为是世界上最昂贵的私人住宅，Mukesh Ambani是印度最有钱的人，其新宅．Antilia被宾客们称为“21世纪的泰姬陵”，故答案为C。A错在house，Antilia是最贵的私人住宅(private home)。 知识模块：听力

23． How many stories does Antilia have? A．21 stories. B．27 stories. C．6 stories. D．7 stories.

正确答案：B

解析：数字细节题。新闻中指出，这栋27层的大楼超越孟买的贫民窟、拔地而起。故选答案B。本题是数字题，听音时可边看数字边选择。A项利用新闻中提到的21 century干扰；C项指的是停车场的层数：D项则是正确项27的语音干扰。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Wildfires are a feature of the California Summer but it’s unusual for them to break out so close to major centers of population. It’s hot here and getting hotter which is driving the bush making it all the more in cin-dery, and forecast is such that there has been a speculation it could take firefighters a week to bring this blaze under control. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is pleading with people in the path of the flames to e-vacuate as soon as they’re told to do so.

24． What is the news item about? A．Population problems.

B．Features of the California Summer. C．Wildfires of California.

D．A mass evacuation of California.

正确答案：C

解析：主旨大意题。新闻中指出在加州人口密集区发生火灾是其特点之一，炎热的天气使得灌木着火、将一切化为灰烬。州长Arnold Schwarzenegger呼吁人们一接到指令就立刻疏散。本新闻报道的是加州火灾，故选答案C。 知识模块：听力

25． Which of the following details in the news is INCORRECT? A．The wildfire breaks out close to major centers of population.

B．The hot weather makes it difficult for firefighters to control the fire. C．It would take firefighters a week to put out the wildfire completely. D．The government has asked people to evacuate from the dangerous path.

正确答案：C

解析：细节判断题。新闻中指出，天气预报预测消防员可能要花上一周的时间才能控制火势，而不是完全扑灭大火，所以正确答案为C。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： The 19th century Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid has been denied a pardon 130 years after his death. The possibility was first suggested when historical documents appeared to show that Billy the Kid had been promised a pardon in return for testifying in a murder case. Billy the Kid, whose real name was William Bonney, was only 21 when he was shot dead, but his brief life inspired dozens of books and films. It’s not clear how many people he killed; some say more than 20. But his undoubted skill with a gun and his personal charm made him more of a folk hero than a notorious criminal. Supporters campaigned for a pardon, but the Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson has refused one after extensive research. “The romanticism appealed to me,” he said, “but the evidence didn’t support the idea.”

26． Which of the following details about Billy the Kid is INCORRECT? A．He was executed at the age of 21.

B．He was considered as a hero rather than a murderer. C．He wrote a lot of books about his brief life. D．The number of victims was uncertain.

正确答案：C

解析：细节判断题。新闻中报道：杀手比利小子被毙时只有2l岁，但是他短暂的一生给数十部书籍和电影带来灵感。没人知道他到底杀了多少人。但是他毋庸置疑的法和个人魅力使他成为国民英雄．而不是臭名昭著的罪犯。根据新闻内容，只有C是错的，故答案为C。 知识模块：听力

27． Why the campaign for a pardon was refused? A．He has been dead for 130 years. B．He was a notorious criminal.

C．His life was full of romanticism.

D．The evidence didn’t support the pardon.

正确答案：D

解析：细节题。支持者们举行活动要求赦免比利小子，但是新墨西哥州州长Bill Richardson进行了广泛的调查之后拒绝了该要求。“这种浪漫主义精神很吸引人，但是证据不能支持这种说法。”故选答案D。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： After weeks of negotiations, the governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has reached an outline agreement with legislative leaders on a plan to tackle the state’s massive budget shortfall. The deal, which will have to be approved by the state legislature, includes plans for billions of dollars in budget cuts, but no tax rises. California has a budget shortfall of 26 billion dollars. State workers have been put on short time and many social and education services have been cut. The state has even resorted to issuing IOUs to companies it does business with and to individuals who are owed tax refunds. Governor Schwarzenegger described the comprised deal as a basic agreement to close the state’s huge deficit. He and fellow Republicans have refused to raise taxes, all the opposition Democrats said fought to preserve social services.

28． The following are involved in the plans to cope with the budget deficit EXCEPT

A．state workers’ working hour has been reduced. B．many social and education services have been cut. C．the state sent out IOUs to companies.

D．the state will impose new taxes on companies.

正确答案：D

解析：细节判断题。美国加州财政吃紧，财政赤字达260亿美金，州长施瓦辛格采取了一系列财政紧缩，如减少州工作人员的工作时间，削减社会与教育服务及向公司打白条。新闻最后提到州长及其共和党同僚反对提高税赋，所以D的说法是错的，为答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Heading overseas to Thailand where grenade attacks in the capital city of Bangkok have killed at least three people. A Thai official said the grenades came from an area where people who were protesting the government were gathered together. The protesters say they are not responsible. They have been fighting with police for a while here you can see them throwing rocks and other things at police. They support the country’s former prime minister and they want the current leader to leave office. After these recent attacks, Thailand’s prime minister called an emergency meeting to figure out how to deal with the situation.

29． Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news? A．The capital city of Bangkok was attacked by Grenade. B．The protesters denied being involved in the attempt. C．The present leader has resigned from his position.

D．An urgent meeting has been held to solve the problem.

正确答案：C

解析：细节判断题。新闻说，者则声称他们与这次袭击无关。他们支持泰国前，希望现任领袖下台。表明现任领袖还未下台，故选答案C。 知识模块：听力

30． According to the news, the demonstration was caused by A．people’s seeking for democracy.

B．conflict between the protesters and the police. C．the dissatisfaction of the present prime minister. D．revenge for the three dead men.

正确答案：C

解析：推断题。新闻开始就报道：者支持泰国前，希望现任领袖下台。故答案是C。答案A(人民导求民主)与新闻不相符；他们与警方冲突是示威事件的升级，不是原因，答案B不正确；这次事故导致三人身亡，而不是因为三人身亡而引发事故，故答案D不正确。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： An earthquake that struck the remote Chinese province of Qinghai is now known to have killed almost 600 people and injured thousands. The tremor wrecked the town of Jiegu. The BBC correspondent in the province says cold and rain are hampering relief operations. A local teacher told the BBC’s Chinese service that almost all residential housing in Jiegu had collapsed, and so had its school. The extents of the destruction of houses is very bad. More than 80% of the residential houses built with mud and brick have collapsed. And many people have been buried or trapped underneath. People are trying to carry out rescues on their own, but they lack heavy lifting equipment.

31． Which of the following details in the news is CORRECT?

A．Hundreds of people were wounded and thousands of people died.

B．Above 18% of the local houses built with mud and brick have collapsed. C．Almost all residential housing in Jiegu had collapsed but not schools. D．Lacking heavy lifting equipment made it difficult to rescue the victims.

正确答案：D

解析：细节判断题。新闻开始就报道：地震袭击中国边远地区青海省，地震已经造成几乎600人死亡，数千人受伤。故答案A不正确。用泥砖结构建造的80％的居民房倒塌，故答案B可排除。结古镇几乎所有的房屋和学校都倒塌，C不正确。许多人被埋或被困在废墟下，但是缺乏起重设备，可见营救困难加大。故答案D正确。 知识模块：听力