英语四级听力全真模拟试下载第2套

英语四级听力全真模拟试下载第 2 套: Section A 11. A Hell be able to clean the house in time. B He doesnt have time to take the woman home. C It should be easy for the guests to find the house. D He needs time to relax before the guests arrive. 12. A If the game is held there the team will lose. B If the game is held there the team will win. C It makes no difference since the team will lose. D It makes no difference since the team will win. 13. A Her sons health. B Her sons studies. C Her sons poor grades. D Her sons competence for the job. 14. A The shops are not crowded in December. B Many people go shopping despite the cold weather in December. C People dont like to do shopping in busy shops in winter. D In December people stay at home because of the cold weather. 15. A The exam questions were too difficult. B The questions had little connection with the course. C He couldnt finish the questions within the time allowed. D He found the questions confusing. 16. A The movie was inexpensive. B The movie was not worth watching. C He didnt have time to go to the movie. D The movie lasted too long. 17. A He is learning about advertising. B He is the new advertising manager. C He is interviewing the woman. D He is waiting for an interview. 18. A The man wants to go to San Francisco. B There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day. C There are two direct flights to Los Angeles within the next two hours. D If the man boards the plane to Los Angeles now, he will have to transfer at San Francisco. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A A novel about a president. B A political science book. C A listing of election results. D A text for one of his courses. 20. A To the managers office. B To the paperback section. C To the textbook area. D To the publishers indexes. 21. A Only those used in the university. B Only those printed at the university. C Only those currently available from publishers. D Only those in the field of political science. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A The woman is helping the man study for his class. B They are visiting a factory Kahn designed. C The woman is deciding whether to take history of architecture. D The woman is researching Kahns work. 23. A Inventing the assembly line. B Building modern factories. C Designing early automobiles. D Reviving classical architecture. 24. A Steel manufacturing. B Coal mining. C Textiles. D Transportation. 25. A They were a fire hazard. B They were too spread out. C They were designed for efficiency rather than for beauty. D They were difficult to heat. 答案及解析： Section A 11. W: Look at the mess! And the guests will be here soon! M: Take it easy. Ill make sure the house is spotless. Q: What does the man mean? 【解析】选A。男士说他肯定会让屋子干干净净的，也就是他会打扫屋子的，选项A符 合题意。spotless 意为“一尘不染的，干净的” 。选项B、C误解了对话中的 take it easy。 12. M: Is the next game going to be held at our stadium or theirs? W: Do you really think it will make much of a difference with a losing record like ours? Q: What does the woman imply? 【解析】选C。女士说对我们这样一直保持失败记录的队伍来说，比赛在什么地方举 行有很大不同吗？言下之意是他们的队伍终将失败，也就无所谓在什么地方举行比赛了， 故选项C符合题意。 13. M: Mum, I got a part-time job at the supermarket. Three hours a day weekday and all day Saturday. W: Congratulations！But are you sure you can handle it? What about homework? Q: Whats the woman worried about? 【解析】选B。母亲第一次使用疑问语气，反映出她对儿子能否兼顾工作和学习的担 心。第二次疑问则突出反映了她对儿子学习的忧虑，故选B。 14. W: You see, there are too many people here. Lets go to some other places. M: All right. But cold weather in December cannot keep people away from the busy shops. Q: What does the man mean? 【解析】选B。女士说这里人太多了，到其他地方去看看吧。男士说，没问题，但是 12 月的冷天也不能阻挡人们来这些热闹的商店，言下之意是尽管 12 月的天气很冷，逛商 店的人仍然会多，故选项B符合题意。 15. W: Your exam is over, isnt it? Why arent you cheerful? M: Oh, I dont know. It isnt that the questions were too hard, but I always feel uneasy when the exam doesnt seem to have much to do with the book. Q: What was the mans opinion of the exam? 【解析】选B。在 but 后男士提到试卷与书的联系不大时，他就总觉得不安。选项B 是对此的同义转述。对话提到.it isnt that the questions were too hard, 意思是这些问题其实 并不难。由此可以排除选项A、D。C项中 time(考试时间)在对话中没有提及。 16. W: What do you think of the movie? M: It was worth neither the time nor the money. Q: What does the man mean? 【解析】选B。 “neither.nor.”结构是对两个内容的否定，也就是说时间和钱花得都 不值，言外之意就是这部电影根本不值得一看。 17. M: Good afternoon. Im Mr. Jackson. I answered your ad for an experienced advertising executive. W: Oh, yes, Mr. Jackson. Wont you have a seat? The manager will see you shortly. Q: What do we learn about Mr. Jackson? 【解析】选D。男士来应聘广告上说的有经验的广告主管职位。女士说经理马上就会 见他。关键词是 experienced(有经验的)、see you(会见)，另外前面的 ad 指报纸上的招聘广 告，后面的 advertising executive 指的是广告主管职位，选项D 符合题意。 18. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is? W: Sure. The next direct flight to Los Angeles is two hours from now, but if you do not mind transferring at San Francisco you can board now. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 【解析】选D。the next flight、direct flight(直达航班)、transferring(转机，换乘)构成 了“在机场咨询航班情况”的特定场景。由女士所说的 if you do not mind transferring at san Francisco you can board now 可知答案为D。 Conversation One W: Can I help you? M: Yes, Im looking for a book on the presidential election system in the United States. W: Well, all of our textbooks are arranged by subject and course number in the back of the store. Is this a required text for one of the Universitys political science courses? M: No, it isnt. Ive already looked through all the political science books in the back, but the ones I saw only had a few pages, at most, on the topic. W: How about the paperback section? There may be something there. M: Okay. W: Or better yet, you should try looking in Books in Print. M: Ive never heard of that. What is it? W: Its an index that lists all of the books currently available from publishers. If you have a specific book in mind, you can look under the authors last name. M: But I dont W: Then look directly under your subject, presidential elections. M: What happens if I find a book I want? W: Well, if its not in stock, we can order it for you. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the man looking for? 【解析】选B。男士说“Im looking for a book on the presidential election system.” ， 后来说到“Ive already looked through all the political science books” ，由此可以推断，a book on the presidential election system 属于 the political science books。因此，他要寻找的是B A political science book。 20. Where does the woman first direct the man to? 【解析】选C。当男士说需要一本关于总统选举体制的书时，女士以为他说的是 textbook，于是马上说“all of our textbooks are .in the back of the store” 。因此，选项C符 合题干要求。 21. What kinds of books are listed in Books in Print? 【解析】选C。女士说“you should try looking in Books in Print” ，在男士不知道什么 是 Books in Print 的情况下，女士解释说，Books in Print 是“an index that lists all of the books currently available from publishers” ，选项C符合题干要求。注意，in print 是指 “(books)currently available from publishers，正在出售的” ；out of print 是它的反义词组，表 示“已售完” ，也很常用。 Conversation Two W: Didnt you write a paper about Albert Kahn last semester? M: Yes, for my history of architecture class. W: Oh, I am taking it now and I have to do some research on industrial architecture. I need to read up on Kahns factories. So I would like to see what you wrote about them. M: I dont think my paper will help; I focus on his classical design like Clements library and office buildings, but you are interested in the modern building he is famous for. W: Yes he is best known for his factory, especially the auto plants in Detroit. He made a breakthrough in industrial design. You know before his time, factories were so cmp3ped and inefficient but his factory provide enough light and air and open space. So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant. M: I remember reading that previously, factories had wooden fmp3e and the heavy machinery made the buildings vibrate and there were fire hazards too. But when Kahn started to design auto plants around the turn of the century, reinforced concrete had just been invented. Talk about the breakthrough, not only were the buildings sturdy and fireproof but they were cheap to put up too! W: You seem to know a lot of about his industrial career. M: Actually even though I wrote about his other works, I did a lot of background reading. Let me see if I can dig up that paper for you. There were some books of articles included in my bibliography that you might want to look up at the library. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. Why are the students discussing Albert Kahn? 【解析】选D。由女士所说的.I have to do some research.I need to read up on kahns factories 可以推知，女士在研究卡恩的作品，整个对话就此展开。 23. In which is Albert Kahn best known for? 【解析】选B。听音时注意和 Kahn 相关的信息：the modern building he is famous for 以及 best known for his factory。问题问 Kahn 因为什么最有名，B为该细节的同义转述。 24. To what industry did Albert Kahn make a major contribution? 【解析】选D。听音时注意提到的行业。根据 especially the auto plants“汽车车间” 及 So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant。可推出答案为D“运输行业” 。 25. According to the talk, what was one problem with factories before Kahns time? 【解析】选A。听音时注意和建筑缺点相关的信息，对话中男士提到 there were fire hazards too。问题问卡恩时代之前的汽车工厂存在的问题，A为细节再现。 Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A The degree of violence in progmp3s is too high. B There shouldnt be any commercials on television. C Watching too much television is undesirable for children. D Television progmp3s in the United States are of low quality. 27. A A recreational program .B An educational program C A program for cartoons.D A progmp3 for commercials. 28. A They will become inactive and dull. B They will not go to cinemas as often. C They will forget to do their homework. D They will imitate what they see in the progmp3s. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A Different kinds of crimes. B Increasingly high crime rate in the U.S. C Seasonal changes in the natural environment. D The relations between changes in the season and crime patterns. 30. A February. B May. C July. D August. 31. A Few people get married in June. B Most people read serious books in summer. C More people have mental problems in June than in other months. D One is most likely to make the best perfomp3ance on examinations in summer. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A It is harmful to the body only. B It is good to personal relationship. C It is harmful to the body and mind. D It is a good change after idling for a long time. 33. A Personal relationships should come after ones job. B People should care more about their personal relationships and relaxation. C When a job is very important, relaxation should be forgotten. D Personal relationships can help people do their jobs well. 34. A He should relax and have a chat with friends while working. B He should not relax until he finishes his work. C He should play hard to fully relax himself. D He should shift some of his work to his colleagues. 35. A Work and play are different activities. B Work and play should be combined together. C People should play more and work less. D People should work more and play less. 答案及解析： Section B Passage One Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families. Television is the most significant of these influences, because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending school. And, by the time that the average child finishes high school, he or she will have spent 18,000 hours in front of a television set as opposed to 12,000 hours in a classroom. Parents are concerned about these figures. They are also concerned about the lack of quality in television progmp3s for children. The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them. Even if it is unreal a cartoon cat beating up a cartoon mouse with a baseball bat this violence may have a negative effect on the young minds exposed to it. Studies indicate that, when children are exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure. Parents are also concerned about the commercials that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children. And some parents feel that these shows should not have commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers. Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve of. The most famous of these is “Sesame Street”, which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live. Even though most parents and educators give “Sesame Street” and shows like it high marks for quality, some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is harmful to children. These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television a day turns children into bored and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What is the main idea of the passage? 【解析】选C。在听录音之前，预览四个选项可知本文与电视带来的负面影响有 关。至于是对哪一方面的负面影响，既要根据主题句区分，还需要根据文章内容进行辨别。 27. According to the passage, what do you think “Sesame Street” is? 【解析】选B。预读选项可知此题询问的是电视节目的类型。The most famous of these is “Sesame Street”.为答案的依据，其中的 these 指的就是 educational progmp3s. 28. What will be the consequence if a child fomp3s a habit of watching hours of television every day? 【解析】选A。预读选项可知此题询问的是 They 将会发生什么行为或变成怎样 的状态，需要留意对动作和状态的描述。答案依据为：These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television day turns children into bored and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it. 选项A中 bored 原文中的 dull，passive inactive。 Passage Two Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns. The pattern of crime has changed very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, in addition, is more than seasonal; it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. One is most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. Except for one strange statistic, May is the least criminal month of all. Apparently our intellectual season cycles are completely different from our criminal patterns. Professor Huntington made a lot of studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings, and make the highest scores on examinations. In all examples, he found a spring peak and an autumn peak separated by a summer low. On the other hand, Professor Huntingtons studies showed that June is the peak month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospital. June is also a peak month for marriages! Possibly, high temperature and humidity bring on our strange and surprising summer actions, but police officers are not so sure. “There are, of course, no proof of a relation between humidity and murder”, they say. “Why murders high time should come in the summer time we really dont know”. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What is the passage mainly about? 【解析】选D。根据选项的概括性强、信息密集可知，本题考查短文主旨。文章 开头的 Police records show a surprising relation between changes in the season and crime patterns 为短文主题句，故D为答案。 30. Which is the safest season? 【解析】选B。文章明确提到 May is the least criminal month of all，表明五月是 犯罪率最低的月份，也就是说五月最安全，故选项B正确。 31. What did Professor Huntingtons research show? 【解析】选C。推断题。文章讲到，Professor Huntington 调查人们读严肃小说、 出席科技会议和考试得高分的季节，所有数据表明在春季和秋季是高峰，而夏季却是低峰， 排除B、D；另外短文中听到 June 出现最多的地方提到了两个 peak, 他们分别是自杀和 医院接收精神病患者数目最高峰以及结婚的高峰，由此可以排除A项，得出答案C。 Passage Three Despite the presence of workaholics, there is a growing realization in the United States that too much work demand can be physically and mentally hamp3ful. Many people have been rebelling against the work ethic, saying that no job is so important as to damage personal relationships and rob people of relaxation. There has been a shift in values, with more emphasis being given to personal relationships and relaxation. Leisure time provides opportunities to find personal satisfaction and freedom from the routine of work. Increased leisure time in the United States has not altered the idea that work and play are distinct activities. This distinction is clear-cut; there are “work-hours” and “afterwork-hours”. There is a belief that it is desirable “to work hard and play hard” and undesirable to combine the two. In many offices, stores, and factories socializing among employees is discouraged. An employee under pressure at work often cannot afford to respond to social calls and visits. However, the amount of personal contact on the job depends on the nature of the work. There may be more social interaction between teachers in a school than between scientists doing independent research. Nevertheless, work and play are usually perceived and maintained as separate activities. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What is the result of too much work demand? 【解析】选C。本文开头就说 too much work demand can be physically and mentally hamp3ful(工作量过大在体力上和脑力上都是有害的)，即C。 33. In order to rebel against the work ethic, what do man