大学英语-大学英语四级分类模拟题45.doc

大学英语四级分类模拟题45listening comprehensionsection aquestions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1、 a. 10. b. 4. c. 1. d. 50.2、 a. huge storm. b. earthquake. c. snow slide. d. disappearance of living species.questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3、 a. art. b. harmony. c. prosperity. d. ambition.4、 a. the bands participated in the concert for economic benefits. b. all attendees were in red in the event. c. the concert conducted by a famous star would last 5 hours. d. the concert was held just for art communication.questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5、 a. it drops by half. b. it increases greatly. c. it keeps stable. d. it booms in global scale.6、 a. the world economy is booming. b. there was more demand than supply. c. there was more supply than demand. d. oil production was reduced.7、 a. oil has been found in more countries. b. car industry heavily relies on oil. c. more alternatives to oil have emerged. d. new technologies helped people to obtain more oil.section bconversation onequestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8、 a. they are discussing where to put the furniture. b. they are complaining about running out of hot water. c. they are planning to rent one of the rooms. d. they are talking about the condition of an apartment.9、 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 there are too many people expecting to rent these rooms.10、 a. $250. b. $500. c. $750. d. $1000.11、 a. there scarcely are people wanting these rooms. b. they have a very nice talking. c. the man is child-free. d. the man offers the most reasonable rent.conversation twoquestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12、 a. he wrote on a seaside resort. b. he travelled with his family. c. he stayed at home to relax. d. he went shopping with the woman.13、 a. she plans to have the man make a tour arrangement for her. b. she hopes that he could give her some advice on writing. c. she wants to get some suggestions about traveling. d. she complains to him about her boring holiday.14、 a. bring enough cash. b. go with her mother. c. resort to the man. d. reserve a room.15、 a. a busy city center convenient for shopping. b. a peaceful seashore with beautiful views. c. a huge bay with a little balcony. d. a room of standard size though noisy.section cpassage onequestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16、 a. crowded houses. b. polluted water from factories. c. high crime rate. d. continual noise.17、 a. traffic accidents. b. pollution. c. crimes. d. earthquakes.18、 a. comparison between city life and country life. b. problems troubling city people. c. ways to solve social problems in cities. d. high pressure city people suffer from.passage twoquestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19、 a. because he thinks dreams might be able to tell him many things. b. because he likes living in dreams. c. because dreams can always be realized if you study them. d. because everybody dreams.20、 a. the daydreams. b. the remembering of ones dream. c. the rapid eye movement. d. the moving picture one sees in his dream.21、 a. if we wake fast sleeping people, they will feel annoyed. b. if we wake people during the rem, they will feel tired. c. only dreaming can make us feel refreshed. d. if people are not constantly wakened, they will feel nothing at all.passage threequestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22、 a. fresh meat. b. fresh fruit. c. biscuit. d. chocolate.23、 a. to provide convenience to customers. b. to make each product look attractive. c. to keep the supermarket neat and tidy. d. to protect the products and give information.24、 a. the weight. b. the ingredients. c. the production process. d. the name of the products.25、 a. because they usually cant see the actual product. b. because it is the law. c. because salespeople cant be trusted. d. because they open the containers before they get home.答案:listening comprehensionsection a1、b听力原文 a new study on climate change says a disastrous 4-degree rise in global temperature is increasingly likely to occur within many peoples lifetimes. the studies have been adopted by one of the worlds leading research bodies monitoring climate change, the hadley centre in britain. this latest prediction from the hadley centre brings the prospect of destructive change much closer. he challenges the assumption that severe warming is a threat only for future generations. a four degree average temperature rise by the 2050s would bring increases of 10 degrees or more in some areas such as the arctic and africa. it could mean a sharp decline in rainfall in some areas, flooding in others and disappearance of about half of all the worlds animal and plant species. how many temperatures are expected to rise globally by the 2050s?解析 新闻中有两处提到，到了21世纪50年代，全球气温平均来说会上升4度，故正确答案是b项。注意上升10度也在新闻中提到，但只是发生在北极和非洲(arctic and africa)。2、d听力原文 what is the result of the temperature rise by the 2050s?解析 新闻中指出，气候的不断变暖会使一些地区的降雨量急速下降，而有些地方却洪水泛滥，世界上一半的动植物灭绝。故d项“生物灭绝”正确。a项“暴风雨”、b项“地震”和c项的“雪崩”均未在新闻中提到。3、b听力原文 as many as a million cubans are said to have attended the free concert in havanas revolution square that featured some of the latin americas most popular musicians. many in the crowd came dress in white to symbolize peace. the 5-hour event included the bands from seven countries, it was organized by the miami base colombian rock star wallace. this concert is just about peace, is just about possibility to get together, you know, through music, through art. and this particular case of cuba have isolated from the rest of community for many years, just because of political belief. so we just want to come here and saying well, we are here, we are the same. so that is the reason why we are here to promote peace. what is the theme of the concert?解析 新闻中指出，这个音乐会是关于和平(peace)，通过音乐和艺术将人们聚集在一起。他们之所以来是为了宣扬和平。因此这一音乐会的主题是和平、和谐相处，b项harmony是peace的同义改写。a项“艺术”、c项“繁荣”和d项“理想”都不是新闻的关注点。4、c听力原文 what can we learn about the concert?解析 新闻中指出，由哥伦比亚摇滚巨星wallace组织的演唱会邀请了来自七个国家的乐队表演；这一场演唱会持续了五个小时。c项与新闻内容相符。新闻中没有提及乐队参加表演是不是为了经济利益，排除a项。新闻说的是许多人都穿着白色衣服(dress in white)，b项说成了红色衣服(in red)。新闻后面引用了巨星wallace的发言，说明此次音乐会是为了和平而办，d项“只是为了艺术交流”错误。5、a听力原文 crude off is measured in barrels. last summer, its global price was $100 per barrel. yesterday, it was trading at less than half of that, at about $46.50 a barrel. why does that matter? well, the price of crude affects everything from gas prices to car prices, to stock prices. and it determines the number of jobs in the large global oil industry. the current surplus of oil gives us a clear lesson in the economic principle of supply and demand. when it comes to oil, it used to be all about the middle east. today, the persian gulf still has plenty of crude, but the boom is global. we produced a surplus of 2 million to 3 million barrels per day. oil buried deep beneath the earth surface in rock can now be accessed with new technologies like fracking and horizontal drilling. two years ago, u.s. oil production saw its biggest jump in more than 100 years, and its not the only country to gain a large flood of crude. production in canada and brazil has also hit record levels. at the same time, there are more alternatives to oil, like natural gas and renewables. when oil supply exceeds demand, prices fall. what happened to oil price?解析 新闻开头提到去年夏季原油价格是100美金每桶，而现在是46.5美金每桶，价格降低了一半(trading at less than half)，故选a项。d项为强干扰项，但新闻中说the boom是指“原油产量激增”，而非“石油价格激增”，因此排除d。6、c听力原文 what caused the change of oil price?解析 新闻中提到最近原油市场供过于求，清楚地体现了经济学的供求原理，即因为原油产量大于需求量(surplus of oil)，导致油价下降，故选c项。a项“世界经济发展”未在新闻中提及。b项“需求大于供给”与新闻中信息相反。d项“原油产量减少”与新闻中原油产量增加不吻合。7、d听力原文 why does oil production increase dramatically?解析 本题问原油产量增加的原因，新闻中提到新科技使得岩石下面的石油可以被开采(can now be accessed with new technologies)，因此选d项。a项“原油在更多国家被发现”偷换了概念，新闻只是提到有几个国家的原油开采量大幅增加了，这些国家本身就已发现有原油。b项“汽车工业严重依赖石油”，新闻中确实提到石油会影响汽车价格，但这并不是原油产量提高的原因。c项“石油替代燃料出现”在新闻中提到，这是石油价格下跌的原因之一，而不是原油产量提高的原因。section bconversation one8、d听力原文 m: good afternoon, maam. im 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. hows the hot water? thats very important. im asking because where i live now keeps running out of hot water. i cant tell you how many cold showers ive had to take. in fact, i had to take one just this morning, i cant stand taking cold showers any more. w: dont worry. you can shower to your hearts 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. id like to put you up higher on the list. m: well, thank you very much. ill consult with my wife and contact you as soon as we make up our minds. its really very nice talking with you. w: thank you. im glad you like the rooms. what are the two speakers talking about?解析 主旨题。整个对话内容是围绕租房看房展开的，只有d“讨论公寓的状况”全面地概括了对话内容，故为答案。a“讨论家具的摆放”、b“抱怨热水供应不足”和c“打算租其中一间房”虽都包含对话提到的某些细节，但均不足以概括对话主旨，故均排除。9、c听力原文 which of the following does the man pay more attention to?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。对他来说有没有热水非常重要(very important)，故c为答案。男士说租金听起来非常合理，故a错；b、d的内容对话中只是略有提及而已。10、b听力原文 how much will the man pay each month for the two rooms?解析 推算题。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b为答案。凡是和数字相关的题目，应注意记下它们对应的准确意义。此外，要有意识训练短时记忆，以免遗漏前后呼应的细节。11、c听力原文 why would the woman like to rent these two rooms to the man?解析 细节题。当男士提到女士曾说有很多人想租这两间房时，女士回答说的确如此，紧接着她又说因为男士没有孩子，所以她会优先考虑租给他，故c正确。put sb. on the list表示“将某人列入考虑名单”，越靠前的名字当然就越是优先考虑的对象。conversation two12、b听力原文 w: where did you go on may day? i called you several times. m: really? i have my holiday on a seaside resort. w: wow, thats terrific. did you travel alone? m: no, my wife and son also traveled with me. where did you go then? w: i went nowhere. i spent the whole holiday writing. i have to finish it before mothers day. but i do plan to travel next month, thats why im calling you. could you give me some advice? m: oh, how about the seaside? thats a really good place for a holiday. w: sounds good. m: there are two hotels i can recommend while you are on your trip. they are both brand new and are usually fully booked. so youd better call them in advance. w: i see.so what are they like? m: well, one is called the hotel bay view. its on the coast. so, it is very quiet and peaceful without noise or pollution. and the rooms are of standard size and they all have a nice little balcony, where you can overlook the ocean. w: thats great! i need to have a tranquil period to relax. how about the other? m: the other is a city center hotel. of course, there are no views of the sea and it tends to be a bit noisy and busy. but it is very convenient for you to go anywhere from the hotel. w: er, its useless for me. i dont want to go shopping or do anything like that. what about the price? m: well, the central hotel is quite a bit more expensive. w: i know, thanks for your suggestion. what did the man do on may day?解析 细节题。女士问男士五一劳动节去了哪里，男士说去了海边的一个旅游胜地度假，接着女士追问他是不是一个人去的，他回答说夫人和儿子也一起去了，可见男士在五一假期跟家人一起去度假了，b正确。a、c和d分别利用听力原词seaside resort，relax和shopping进行随意拼凑，语义与对话内容相悖，均不正确。13、c听力原文 why does the woman call the man?解析 由选项she plans/hopes/wants/complains.可知，本题问“她”的打算、目的。如果能听到女士说的“但我计划下个月去旅行，那就是我打电话给你的原因。你能给我些建议吗?”就能迅速地选出正确答案c。a、d两项对话中并未提及；女士要征求意见，但与写作无关，b项也错误。14、d听力原文 what should the woman do if she is to stay where the man recommends?解析 细节题。只要抓听到fully booked“订满”及youd better call them in advance“你最好提前打电话”，就可以推断出女士应该要提前预订房间。d项的reserve对应对话中的book，答案为d。15、b听力原文 which of the following environments will the woman probably choose?解析 推断题。四个选项均是名词词组，从其中的共现词汇中大体可以推断，本题讨论旅店房间的周围环境。男士向女士推荐了两个旅馆，一个靠海，舒适、安静且便宜；一个位于市中心，方便、较贵且嘈杂。女士希望有个宁静的假期，不打算逛街购物，明确表示喜欢前者。所以选b而排除a。section cpassage one16、d听力原文 in the eyes of many people, city life is attractive with all its advantages and convenience, yet they dont see the other side of the picture. first, with the expansion of the city, housing has become a serious problem for city people. then there is the problem of pollution. harmful gases from vehicles and poisonous water from factories pollute our surroundings, and noise continually disturbs your peace and rest and drives you mad. thirdly, modern city life puts a high pressure upon people, you have to hurry to bump into the flood of people, bicycles, cars, buses.all day long you are under great stress. fourthly, big cities also cause some social problems, of which high crime rate is the most serious one. people are justifiably in fear of becoming victims of burglaries, robbery, murder and other crimes at any time. the city should find some way or other to cope with all these problems. what may drive city people mad, according to the passage?解析 文中列举了城市生活的四大不利之处：housing，pollution，high pressure和social problems。其中说到pollution时提到gases，water和noise，并且说“noise continually disturbs your peace and rest and drives you mad”。答案为d。17、c听力原文 what are city people constantly in fear of?解析 城市的第四个缺点是社会问题，其中居高不下的犯罪率首当其冲，所以人们时刻担心成为各种犯罪的牺牲品，选c。18、b听力原文 what is this passage mainly about?解析 全文的第一句就是主题句，指出城市生活尽管方便，但也存在着不尽如人意的地方。而最后一句又说城市应该想办法解决这些问题。因此全文重点讲的是困扰城市人的种种问题，答案为b。passage two19、a听力原文 man has always been fascinated by dreams. he has always tried to find explanations for his dreams. perhaps dreams tell us about the future or the past; perhaps they tell us about our deepest fears and hopes. ill give you one or two facts about dreams. first of all, everyone dreams. you often hear people say, i never dream when they mean i can never remember my dreams. when we dream, our eyes move rapidly in our sleep as if we were watching a moving picture, following it with our eyes. this movement is called rem, which is rapid eye movement. rem sleep is the sleep that matters. experiments have proved that if we wake people up throughout the night during rem, they will feel exhausted the next day. but they wont feel tired at all if we wake them up at times when theyre not dreaming. so it is clear that it is dreaming that really refreshes us, not just the sleep. why has man been so fascinated by dreams?解析 容易推断本题问原因。文章开头就说：“man has always been fascinated by dreams.”根据之后的解释可概括出a。可根据常识排除b、c。d的内容属两大关于“梦”的事实之一，并非人们对梦感兴趣的原因。20、c听力原文 what does rem mean?解析 根据this movement is called rem, which is rapid eye movement.可确定答案为c。21、b听力原文 what have the experiments proved about dreams?解析 在rem阶段唤醒一个人，第二天他会感到筋疲力尽，选b，其中tired对应原文exhausted。a、d选项无法合理推断出，c错在only。passage three22、b听力原文 are you familiar with large supermarkets? if so, then you probably know that almost everything in the market is in a container. most food is in containers. even fresh meat is sold in plast