四级标准听力测试模拟二SectionB答案

1、四级标准听力测试模拟二SectionB答四级标准听力测试模拟二Section B答案解析PassageTwoCrimehasitsow ncycles,amagaz inerep ortedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsshowasur prisin grelati on betwee ncha nges in theseas onan dcrime patter ns.Thep atter no fcrimehascha ngedverylittleoveral ongp eriodofyears.Murderreachesitshi ghduri ngJulya nd

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3、statistic,Mayistheleastcrim in alm on thofall.Apparen tlyouri ntellectualseas on cyclesareco mpl etelydiffere ntfromourcrim inalp att erns.ProfessorH un ti ngto nm adealotofstudiestodiscovertheseas on swhe npeop lereadser iousbooks,atte ndscie ntificmeeti ngs,a ndmakethehighestscores on exam in ati

4、ons.ln all exa mpl es,hefo un das pringp eaka ndan autu mnp eakse paratedbyasummerlow. On theotherha nd,ProfessorHuntington sstudiesshowedthatJuneisthepeakmonthforsuicidesandforadm itti ngp atie ntstome ntalhos pital.J un eisalsoa peakm on thformarriages!Possibly,highte mp eraturea ndhumiditybri ngo

5、nou rstra ngea ndsur pris in gsummeracti ons,but policeofficersare no tsosure."Thereare,ofcourse ,noproo fofarelati on betweenhumidityandmurder ” ,theysay.“Whymurde' shightimeshouldcomeinthesummertimewerea llydon tknow”.Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29. Whatisthepassag

6、emainlyabout?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Policerecordsshowasurprisingrelationbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatterns为短文主题句，故 D 为答案。30. Whichisthesafestseason?解析】选 B 。文章明确提到Mayistheleastcriminalmonthofall，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。'sresearchshow?31. WhatdidProfessorHuntington解

7、析】选 C 。推断题。文章讲到， ProfessorHuntington 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A 项，得出答案 C 。医院接收精神病患者数目峰以及结婚的高峰，由此可以排除四级标准听力测试模拟二 Section B 答案解析 (3)PassageThreeDespitethepresenceofworkaholics,thereisagrowingrealizationintheUnitedStatestha ttoomuchwork

8、demandcanbephysicallyandmentallyharmful.Manypeoplehavebeenrebellin gagainsttheworkethic,sayingthatnojobissoimportantastodamagepersonalrelationshi psandrobpeopleofrelaxation.Therehasbeenashiftinvalues,withmoreemphasisbeinggiv entopersonalrelationshipsandrelaxation.Leisuretimeprovidesopportunitiestofi

9、ndp ersonalsatisfactionandfreedomfromtheroutineofwork.IncreasedleisuretimeintheUnitedStateshasnotalteredtheideathatworkandplayaredistinctactivities.Thisdistinctionisclear-cut;thereare “ work -hours”and“afterworkhours”.Thereisabeliefthatitisdesirabletoworkhardandplayhard ” andundesirabletocombinethet

10、wo.Inmanyoffices,stores,andfactoriessocializingamongemployeesisdiscouraged.Anemployeeunderpressureatworkoftencannotaffordtorespondtosocialcallsandvisits.However,theamountofpersonalcontactonthejobdependsonthenatureofthework.Theremaybemoresocialinteractionbetweenteachersinaschoolthanbetweenscientistsd

11、oingindependentresearch.Nevertheless,workandplayareusuallyperceivedandmaintainedasseparateactivities.Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.Whatistheresultoftoomuchworkdemand?解析】选 C 。本文开头就说toomuchworkdemandcanbephysicallyandmentallyharmful( 工作量过大在体力上和脑力上都是有害的），即C。33.Inordertorebelaga

12、insttheworkethic,whatdomanypeoplebelievenow?解析】选 B 。文中 claiming（ 宣称）即表明人们是这样认为 （believe） 的，nojobissoimportantasto.表明工作并不是最重要的，人们应该多注意与人的交往和放松自己，即 B 。34.Whatdopeopleexpectanemployeeunderpressureatworktodo?解析】选 B 。这个例子出现在 toworkhardandplayhard 这个概念被引出之后，文中原话说：处于工作重压下的职员是不能进行社交拜访活动（意即休闲）的，与B表达的意思是一样的。3

13、5.Whatdoesthespeakerimplybysaying “ thedistinctionisclear-cut ”?解析】选 A 。文中 clear-cut 一词出现前有 workandplayaredistinct（ 不同的 )activities，之后又出现了 work-hoursandafterwork-hours 和towork ? hardandplayhard 等词句，均说明美国人认为工作和休闲是截然分开的。四级标准听力测试模拟二 Section B 答案解析SectionBPassageOneChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtom

14、anyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilie s.Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtel evisionusuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattendingschool.And,bythetimethattheave ragechildfinisheshighschool,heorshewillhavespent18,000hoursinfrontofatelevisio nsetasopposedto12,000h

15、oursinaclassroom.Parentsareconcernedaboutthesefigures.Theyarealsoconcernedaboutthelackofquality intelevisionprogramsforchildren.Thedegreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworri esthem.Even ifitis un realacarto on catbeati ngup acarto onm ousewithabaseballbatthisviole ncemayhaveanegativeeffectontheyoun

16、gmindsexposedtoit.Studiesindicatethat,whench ildrenareexposedtoviolence,theymaybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.Parentsarealsoconcernedaboutthecommercialsthattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Man yparentswouldliketoseefewercommercialsduringprogramsforchildren.Andsomeparents feelthattheseshowsshouldnothavecomme

17、rcialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureen oughtodealwiththeclaimsmadebyadvertisers.Educationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsforchildrenthatmanyparentsa pproveof.Themostfamousoftheseis “SesameStreet”,whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrenaheadstartinlearningthealphabetandnumbers.Italsotriestote

18、achchildrenusefult hingsabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.Eventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgive “SesameStreet” andshowslikeithighmarksfo rquality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whethereducationalornot,isharmfulto children.Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisionadayturnschild renintoboredandpassiveconsumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeac tiveexplorersofit.Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.Whatisthemai