专业英语四级(听力)模拟试卷89(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷89 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read 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 read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute

1． House and Home

正确答案： House and Home “House” and “home” are two words that have similar meanings. /”House” and “home” both refer to places where people live. /However, there is a difference between them. /”Home” is often referred to as the place that we live in with our families. /Sadly, in our society, /people can hardly distinguish a home from a house /because they often see no difference between them. /This confusion can be traced back to the indifference between family members. /Therefore, we can say that love is an important factor in a home. /A home is a shelter, /not only for our bodies but also for our minds. /Whenever we are depressed, we can go home for comfort. /Everyone in the family will do his best to take care of each other and share their happiness as well as sorrow. /Without love, /a home is merely a house where loneliness is all that can be found. 涉及知识点：听力

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文：M: So, (l - l)have you found a job yet?W:(1 - 2)No, but I have a few leads, so things are looking up.M: What are you looking for this time, then?W: Actually, I want to work for a Web hosting company.M: What would you do there?W:(2)Web hosting companies provide space for people to store and run their Websites. Does it sound like I know what I’m talking about? M: Oh, yeah, sort of. W: And then, sort of? Well, they allow people to run their Web sites without having to buy and maintain their own servers, and I’d like to work in technical support, you know, helping customers resolve computer-related problems with their sites. And you know I’m a good communicator. M: So, how’s the pay for that kind of job? W: Most

people I know start out with a very reasonable salary: you can earn pay increases depending on your performance. M: So, what about benefits? W: Oh, the benefits are pretty good. They provide health insurance, two weeks of paid vacation a year, and opportunities for advancement.(3)And in the end, I’d like to work in a management position. You know, sitting back, enjoying the view out of the twentieth-story window of the office building. Something like that.

2． What can we learn about the woman? A．She is working in a Web hosting company. B．She is running her own Websites. C．She is still looking for a job now. D．She is working as a communicator.

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查事实。根据句(1—1)可知，男士问女士的工作情况，由句(1—2)可知，尽管女士的工作已有眉目，但是现在仍处于无工作状态。因此C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

3． According to the woman, what do Web hosting companies mainly do? A．Store and run various Websites. B．Resolve computer-related problems. C．Improve people’s communication skills. D．Provide customers with Websites space.

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查行为。根据句(2)可知，Web hosting companies的主要业务是为人们提供网站空间。故D为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

4． What does the woman want to get from her job in the future? A．Health insurance. B．Longer paid vacation. C．A management position.

D．Opportunities of a raised pay.

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查事实。根据句(3)可知，女士的最终理想是得到一个管理职位。因此C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文：W: Are you interested in doing a foundation course?M: No, actually, I’m not sure what I want to do.W: Are you thinking about further study, or were you planning to go straight into a job?M: I was always thinking I’d go to university, (8)but the fees are so high now. I am looking for other options, something where I can be sure I’d get a job afterwards. W: Yes, that’s a real problem now, isn’t it? The high fees at university. M: Yeah, and I’m really not sure whether a university’s courses really prepare me for any particular job. They’re too academic, and not very practical. W:

Well, one of our foundation courses might be the right thing for you.(9)The fees are lower than university fees, and the courses aren’t full time. What sort of course are you thinking of taking? M: I am thinking of going into business or management or something like that. Do you offer any courses in that? W: Well, we offer a course in Managing Public Services which might be of interest to you. M: Yeah? What does the course involve? W: It involves a number of different modules you can take.(10)The one which might be of interest to you is “Organizational Behavior”. M: What’s that about then? W: It’s about things like the theoretical and practical nature of organizations, such as how they are set up and structured. M: Thank you. I’ll take it.

5． The man doesn’t want to go to university because______. A．the courses aren’t academic

B．the fees at universities are so high C．he is not interested in the courses

D．he has already got a job in management

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查原因。由句(8)可知，男士不去上大学的原因之一是因为大学的学费太高了。因此B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

6． Which of the following is the feature of foundation courses? A．Full-time education. B．Impractical courses. C．Larger class sizes. D．Lower fees.

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查事物特征。由句(9)可知，基础课程的特点之一是学费比大学学费低。因此D为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

7． What does the course “Managing Public Services” involve? A．Organizational Behavior.

B．Different modules of interests. C．Theories of public services. D．Management of business.

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查事物特征。由句(10)可知，Managing Public Services中的一个单元是“组织行为”(Organizational Behavior)，因此A为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文：W: Hi, Jim. What are you doing?M: Oh. Hi, Linda. I’m working on a report on energy resources for my environmental science class. But I’m having trouble finding enough information. W:(5)You know, we were talking about sources

of fuel in my class today. M: Yeah? W: Prof. Collins. He is an authority on energy sources. He was telling us about a new way of getting fuel oil from coal. M: I didn’t know that was possible. W: He said something about coal being set on fire and blasted with a mixture of steam and oxygen.(6)This process produces a gas made up of hydrogen and carbon, the...hum, the basic elements of oil. M: And then do something to change that gas to oil? W: Right. First, since coal contains fewer hydrogen atoms than oil, they have to add some extra hydrogen to the gas. Then, impurities are washed out with methanol, I think, before this gas is sent to reactors where it’s changed into oil. M: Since coal is so plentiful, I guess it won’t be long till this new type of oil will be available all over the place, huh? W: I doubt it.(7)Prof. Collins said something about the process not being economical enough to use in this country. At any rate, you really ought to talk to him. He’ll able to help you more than I can and he’s got office hours all afternoon today. M: Thanks. He’s over in Anderson Hall, right?W: Right.

8． What are the man and the woman mainly discussing? A．An alternative use of fuel oil.

B．A way to make fuel oil less polluting.

C．A new method for locating underground oil. D．A new source of fuel oil.

正确答案：D 解析：本题考查内容大意。二人的对话是从男士因为要交环境科学这门课程的作业而请求女士帮助提供一些信息开始的。女士的老师考林斯教授是能源原料方面的权威专家。他研究出一种从煤炭中提取燃油的新方法。因此D为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

9． How did the woman learn about the process she described? A．She was doing research for a paper on it. B．She read a newspaper article about it. C．She was told about it by her roommate. D．She heard about it in class.

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查原因。根据句(5)可知，她所讲的正是在课堂上听到的内容，因此D为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

10． In the process described by the woman, why is the coal burned? A．To produce a gas containing carbon and hydrogen. B．To remove impurities from methanol. C．To heat the reactors.

D．To prevent dangerous gases from forming.

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查原因。根据句(6)可知，燃烧煤炭是为了产生氢气和碳。因

此A为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

11． What does the woman mention as a disadvantage of the process she describes?

A．It hasn’t been fully tested. B．It’s quite expensive.

C．It uses up scarce minerals.

D．The gas it produces is harmful to the environment.

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查事物特征。根据句(7)可知，她引述考林斯教授的话说明这个燃烧过程不太经济。因此B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： Hip-hop music started in the South Bronx area of New York City in the early 1970s among young African Americans and Latino Americans. People would gather in the streets singing and dancing to hip-hop.(11)It was a place for people to sing about social injustices as well as what was happening on the streets. Some of the world’s greatest hip-hop singers started this way. Now, hip-hop is popular worldwide. It is often used to express social and political issues. Some people call these musicians socially conscious hip-hop artists. Today we will tell about how performers in several countries use rapping to spread messages.(12)Rapping could be described as speaking or singing words at a fast speed over music with quick beats. Some reports say rapping came from the West African tradition of Griots. These storytellers would quickly tell a story while someone played music. Hip-hop beats were made when a DJ used two records to create a special measured sound. Sometimes the DJ would move one record while holding the other one down. Other times he would move both records at the same time producing a quick measured beat. This is called scratching. DJs do this using a turntable.(13)Today the turntable may be replaced by music that is produced on computers.

12． In the past, hip-hop was a place for people to sing about______. A．love

B．social injustices

C．what was happening in family D．friendship

正确答案：B

解析：语义理解题。由句(11)可知，嘻哈是美国街头黑人文化。最初用来吟唱对社会偏见和歧视的不满以及街头发生的小事。所以答案为B。 知识模块：听力

13． Rapping could be described as speaking or singing words______.

A．at a slow speed over music with quick beats B．at a fast speed over music with slow beats C．at a fast speed over music with quick beats D．at a slow speed over music with slow beats

正确答案：C

解析：语义理解题。由句(12)可以看出，对于rapping的定义，本文叙述得很明确，是伴随着轻快的鼓点以较快的语速说唱歌词。所以答案为C。 知识模块：听力

14． Today the turntable may be replaced by______. A．music produced on computers B．music produced by two records C．music produced by instruments D．music produced by the video

正确答案：A

解析：语义理解题。由句(13)可知，如今用电脑制作的音乐取代了转台。故答案为A。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： What is your favorite color?(14)Do you like yellow, orange, and red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life. Do you prefer gray and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.(15)They tell us, we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up—we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. Colors do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one: and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing.(16)A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply: perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

15． According to the passage, if one enjoys life, he /she is sure to prefer______. A．red to yellow B．blue to orange C．red to grey D．blue to yellow

正确答案：C

解析：语义理解题。由句(14)可知，如果你喜欢黄色、橘色或红色，你一定是一位热爱生活的乐观主义者、领导人物或积极分子。可知C为正确答案。 知

识模块：听力

16． Which of the following is CORRECT?

A．People’s preference of one color to another is instinct.

B．People’s preference of one color to another is acquired as they grow up.

C．More people love brown because they saw something brown when they were born.

D．Colors have little influence on our moods.

正确答案：A

解析：情景事实题。根据句(15)可知，心理学家指出，随着我们长大成人，我们并不随之改变我们喜欢的颜色。我们对颜色的倾向在出生的时候就确定了。故正确答案为A。 知识模块：听力

17． Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over Thames River near London to others because of its______.

A．shape B．structure C．dark color D．light color

正确答案：C

解析：语义理解题。短文中说到颜色对我们的情绪影响很大。根据句(16)的举例可知，促使人们经常选择这里作为自杀地点的原因是这座桥的颜色是黑色的。故C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Imagine getting into your car, choosing your destination and then preparing for the morning’s meeting whilst your car takes you to work. This sounds like a fantasy tale from the movies, however is closer to possibility than many people realise.(17)Of course, from possibility to practical implementation for the masses is a very large gap to cross. Google has been developing the technology that will allow the car to drive around set routes. When I first read about the car, I initially assumed that the tests would have been completed with very specific requirements that would never translate into real world use. As it turns out, this has not been the case, the car has been run in everyday situations. From the details in Google’s blog and the news over the past few weeks, the cars have covered approximately 140, 000 in built up areas including San Francisco and the famous Golden Gate Bridge. (19)The ultimate aim of the project is to improve road safety, reducing the number of accidents caused by driver error. I count myself as one of the people that would require a lot of proof and understanding of the fail-safes before I partook, however believe it could have a positive impact in road safety. Also keep in mind that this development might even improve the monotonous morning rush hour commute.

18． The imagination mentioned at the beginning is to illustrate______. A．the importance of the morning meeting B．the usage of fantasy tales in movies

C．the difficulty in driverless car’s realization D．the transportation problem of commuters

正确答案：C

解析：语义理解题。根据句(17)可知，无人驾驶车从设想到变成现实有很大的距离，这也正是开头提及的“想象”要说明的问题。故C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

19． According to the passage, which of the following about Google is CORRECT?

A．It has transferred into a car manufacturer. B．It has little knowledge in car technology. C．It has acquired 140-thousand blog users. D．It has translated its car concept into reality.

正确答案：D

解析：语义理解题。根据句(18)可知，谷歌设计的汽车已经运用到日常生活中，即已经成为现实。故D为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

20． The primary aim of Google’s car project is to______. A．put an end to driver error accidents B．have a positive impact on road safety C．require a lot of proof and understanding D．improve the morning rush hour commute

正确答案：B

解析：情景事实题。根据句(19)可知，谷歌该汽车项目的最终目的是提高道路安全，减少因驾驶者操作失误而导致的事故。故B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

21． The passage is mainly talking about______. A．a fantasy tale from the movies B．morning rush hour commute C．Google’s driverless car D．driver error and road safety

正确答案：C

解析：主题总结题。短文开头借一想象引出无人驾驶汽车这一话题，接着论述了谷歌无人驾驶汽车的实现与主要目的等。故C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： A massive storm that dumped about a half-meter of snow from Virginia to Maine did more than frustrate motorists.(21)It added to the woes of retailers that were already bracing for weak holiday sales as the United States struggles to emerge from the deepest and longest recession of the post-World War II era. (22)The storm’s timing could hardly have been worse, blanketing the most-populous regions of the United States on the last weekend before Christmas, when millions of Americans are preparing to exchange gifts. Even before the storm, the National Retail Federation was predicting a one percent drop in US holiday sales compared to last year. Although an economic recovery is believed to be underway, US unemployment remains stubbornly high and consumers appear more focused on saving and debt reduction than spending.

22． What is the possible influence of the snow mentioned in the news item? A．It might hinder people from going shopping. B．It could cause serious traffic accident.

C．It might be harmful to some people’s health. D．It could add more holiday atmosphere.

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句(21)可知，这场大雪对美国的零售业来讲是个很大的打击，影响了人们出行购物。因此A为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

23． According to the news item, when did the snow drop? A．In the middle of winter. B．Just before Christmas. C．During Christmas.

D．After the Christmas holiday.

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句(22)可知，大雪是在圣诞节前一周降下的，因此B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： (23)On a visit to Turkey, Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday called for increased openness around the world, arguing that political and social freedoms create economic opportunities. Biden spoke at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted in Istanbul, (24)whose goal is to promote entrepreneurship and facilitate innovation and private enterprise. The changes that are happening in the Middle East and North Africa in the so-called Arab spring will create a new creative atmosphere in those places, Biden said.

24． What is the main idea of this news item?

A．Biden called for openness to create business climate. B．Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey on Saturday. C．Global Entrepreneurship Summit was held in Istanbul.

D．Biden called for political freedom in the Middle East.

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查对新闻大意的把握。新闻第一句往往是新闻的主旨所在。根据句(23)可知，拜登访问土耳其，呼吁政治和社会的自由开放以给经济发展带来更多的机会。因此正确答案是A。 知识模块：听力

25． The keynote of Biden’s speech was to______. A．advocate America’s value B．inspire entrepreneurship

C．promote Arab spring in Turkey D．encourage Turkey’s reform

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。根据句(24)可知，拜登峰会上发言的主题是激励企业精神，所以正确答案是B。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： (25)The World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of medicines sold in poor countries are fake. Monitoring by the World Bank and others suggests the overall global trade in fake and substandard drugs is now more than $30 billion per year.(26 - 2)Experts are asking for stricter regulation and better international collaboration to check this public health menace. (26 - 1)Some 40 percent of the drugs available in many sub-Saharan African and South American countries are either fake or substandard—according to the research by the World Bank and international public health groups.(26 - 3)And experts say the widespread circulation of poor-quality or substandard medicines leads to frequent treatment failure and even loss of life.

26． What’s the percent of fake medicines sold in poor countries? A．25%. B．30%. C．35%. D．40%.

正确答案：A

解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句(25)可知，据世界卫生组织估计，在贫困国家出售的药物中有25％是假药，因此A为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

27． Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the news item? A．A quarter of medicines sold in poor countries are fake.

B．Half of drugs available in some African and South American countries are fake.

C．Stricter regulation and better international collaboration are needed to check fake medicines.

D．The circulation of fake or substandard medicines leads to frequent treatment

failure.

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句(26—1)可知，在撒哈拉以南的非洲及南美洲的许多国家出售的药品中，其中有40％的是假药或不合格药品；由句(26—2)可知，专家呼吁更严格的制度和更好的国际合作来应对这个威胁公众健康的问题；由句(26—3)可知，专家说假药或者不合格药品的广泛流通导致频繁的医疗事故，甚至很多人丧命。因此B为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Japan Airline has filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling for years. The largest airline in Asia will continue operating flights but the Japanese government is acting quickly to pull JAL out of its economic mess. Japan Airline’s bankruptcy filing is one of Japan’s largest corporate failures in decades. The former state-owned carrier once symbolized the strength of the country’s post-war economic boom.(27)But its financial fortunes declined in the last decade with the fallout from the September 11 attacks, a surge in fuel prices, and the worldwide economic slowdown. The company racked up more than $20 billion in debt and its share price has dropped to a record low of about three cents. The Japanese government bailed out the airline three times in the last 10 years but it could not save the company from bankruptcy this time.

28． According to the news item, when did the Japan Airline’s business begin to decline?

A．Before World War Two. B．After World War Two. C．Within the last ten years. D．Since the 2008 recession.

正确答案：C

解析：本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句(27)可知，日本航空公司是从十年前开始走下坡路的，因此C为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

29． What is the main idea of the news item? A．Japan Airline files for bankruptcy.

B．Airlines are mostly influenced by the economy. C．Government tries to save the airlines. D．Less people travel by air nowadays.

正确答案：A 解析：本题考查对新闻大意的把握。本则新闻主要报道的是日本航空公司申请破产的消息。因此A为正确答案。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Voters in Russia’s far east have begun casting ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party.(29)The voting Sunday comes amid claims of campaign fraud and

unprecedented intimidation of observers. Members of Russia’s only independent election monitoring group say their leader was detained for 12 hours Saturday at a Moscow airport. Customs officials held Golos leader Lilya Shibanova at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport after she refused to hand over her laptop to security officers who said they wanted to inspect the computer for illegal software. She was released after she handed over the computer.

30． Which of the following statements about the voting is INCORRECT? A．Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is expected to win. B．The voting is smooth on Sunday.

C．Voters are against the voting for being threatened.

D．Lilya Shibanova finally agreed to hand over her computer.

正确答案：B

解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。根据句(29)可知，周日的选举伴随着此起彼伏的谴责舞弊的声音，可见并不顺利。所以正确答案是B。 知识模块：听力

31． Lilya Shibanova was held by security officers at Sheremetyevo airport because she______.

A．was accused of organizing campaign fraud B．refused to give up claims of campaign fraud C．refused to hand over the illegal software D．refused to hand in her laptop

正确答案：D

解析：本题考查对新闻内容的理解。根据句(30)可知，Lilya Shibanova因拒绝交出其手提电脑而遭到海关人员的羁押。所以正确答案是D。 知识模块：听力