大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷219(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷219 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. What is the purpose of recycling e-waste in Seoul’s recycling center?2. Why do international agreements ban the export of discarded electronics?

1．

A．To earn profits only.

B．To protect the environment.

C．To advance electronic technology. D．To export discarded electronics.

正确答案：B

解析：新闻引用该回收站CEO的话，指出该中心回收电子垃圾不仅是为了赚取利润，也是为了保护环境(not just about earning profits．．．about protecting the environment)。B符合新闻内容。回收电子垃圾并不只是为了获取利润，故A错误。C“提高电子技术”和D“出口丢弃的电子产品”均是利用新闻原词作干扰，不是该中心的目的。 知识模块：听力

2．

A．They pose great threat to people’s health. B．They are bad for economic development.

C．They insert negative effects on the environment. D．They seldom get recycled in developing countries.

正确答案：A 解析：新闻末尾部分提到，联合国报告称全世界数百万吨的电子垃圾最终流往发展中国家，有毒材料如铅和汞等对这些国家构成了严重的健康威胁。这种行为无视禁止出口这些废弃电子产品的国际协议。可推测国际协议禁止出口废弃电子产品的原因是电子垃圾严重威胁人类健康，A正确。B“对经济发展有负面影响”完全没有在新闻中提到。C“电子垃圾对环境有负面影响”这一说法是正确的，但答非所问，并非新闻中提到的原因。D“在发展中国家很少得到回收”无法从新闻内容推断出来。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： UNICEF says more than 3,700 children across west Africa have lost one or both parents to Ebola. “Doctors without borders” Axelle Vandoornick said the growing number of Ebola orphans is a crisis of its own. Child care services in Sierra Leone are almost nonexistent. Ministry of health social services officer Doris Mansare is in charge of running Kailahun’s first Ebola children center for orphans. She said “it’s difficult for us to find family members, so this temporary care center was established to basically insure that we get the children from the treatment center.” Vandoornick said it can be hard to find surviving family. Ebola is wiping out entire families because the disease spread inside the families easily. Doris said she hopes the new center will help the growing number of orphans, but she worries about their future. Vandoornick hopes there will be many child care centers set up

across Sierra Leone. 3. How many kids have lost parents to Ebola in West Africa?4. What is Vandoornick’s hope?

3．

A．Over 3,700. B．Less than 3,600. C．Over 3,600. D．Less than 3,700.

正确答案：A

解析：新闻开头提到，联合国儿童基金会表示西非有3700多名儿童由于埃博拉病毒失去父母一方或双亲。故答案为A。 知识模块：听力

4．

A．More surviving family can be found in Sierra Leone. B．The center will help the growing number of orphans. C．The orphans can have a promising future.

D．There will be more child care centers in Sierra Leone.

正确答案：D

解析：新闻最后谈到Vandoornick希望在Sierra Leone国内建立更多的儿童关爱中心。故D为答案。新闻中提到Vandoornick表示很难找到幸存的家庭，A“可以找到更多幸存的家庭”错误。B“新中心能够帮助越来越多的孤儿”是Doris的希望。新闻随后提到Doris对孤儿的未来充满担心，故C不对。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： A new study says the speed and severity of climate change could cause major damage to small African farms. These farmers are already struggling to deal with the effects of climate change. The study was released at the African green revolution forum in Addis Ababa. It is called the African Agriculture Status Report. Small-scale farmers are the major support for African agriculture. About 70-percent of the rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa are small-scale farmers. They produce about 80-percent of the food need in Africa. About 90-precent of these farms are rain-fed, which means that they depend on the weather. Weather is rainfall. Weather is drought Weather is an increase in temperature. They are more exposed to these climate effects than any other part of the world. On top of that most of them use their own labor or family labor. They are not mechanized. The report says farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are also dealing with rising temperatures. This major rise in temperature brings a lot of issues to Africa food security. It is going to affect reduction in yield, increase invulnerability to harmful insects and diseases that will kill most of the domestic animals. 5. What will cause serious damage to small African farms?6. What do we learn about African agriculture from the news report?7. What will rising temperatures affect the farmers’ life?

5．

A．The African green revolution forum.

B．The speed and severity of climate change. C．Death of most of the domestic animals. D．The African Agriculture Status Report.

正确答案：B

解析：新闻开头提到了一项新研究，该研究称气候变化的速度和严重程度(speed and severity of climate change)可能会对非洲小农户造成重大破坏，B完全复现原文，为答案。C“大多数牲畜死亡”出现在新闻最后部分，是气候变化对非洲农户造成的后果。A、D都有在新闻中提到，但这两项答非所问，与问题无关。 知识模块：听力

6．

A．Small-scale farmers are the major support for African agriculture. B．The small-scale farmers produce 70-percent of the food need. C．About 80-precent of these farms are depend on the weather. D．There are about 90-percent small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan.

正确答案：A 解析：新闻开头说到气候变化对非洲农业的影响，随后便介绍了非洲农业的情况：小农户是非洲农业的支柱(the major support for African agriculture)，故A正确。新闻中提到撒哈拉南部的非洲约有70％的农业人口都是小农户，他们的粮食产出占非洲所需粮食的80％，约有90％的农场是靠天吃饭，这意味要依赖于天气。B、C、D将这三项对应的数据均与新闻不符。 知识模块：听力

7．

A．It will affect increase in yield.

B．It will kill most of the domestic animals. C．It will reduce many harmful insects. D．It will affect food security.

正确答案：B 解析：新闻末尾提到，气温的大幅度升高会使家畜更容易受到害虫和疾病的困扰，导致大多数牲畜死亡，故B正确。气温的大幅度升高将给非洲粮食安全带来很多问题，将导致产量降低，A“它会导致产量增高”与新闻内容相反。气温的大幅度升高会增多虫害，而不会“减少害虫”，故C错误。D“会影响食品安全”未在新闻中提到。 知识模块：听力

Section B

听力原文：W: I’m sorry, but I can’t let you check out these books.M: What do you mean?W: Wow, the computer shows you got an overdue book, art work, out since last September.M: But that’s impossible. I only started going to this school last month and I’m a business major, not an artist. W: Oh. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK. You are Richard Smith? M: Yeah.W: You live at fifty thirty-three

western? M: No, I am living on campus, in the new... W: You did say you are Richard Smith, right?M: Yeah, well my full name is Richard James Smith, but I usually go by Richard Smith. W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, I see now. There’s another Richard Smith in the class... Richard El Smith. And it looks like he’s the one who got the overdue book checked out. M: Another Richard Smith? No kidding. W: So I guess you two never met.M: No, but I think I should probably try. I could at least warn him what’s just happened. W: Good idea. Now I’ll let you check out these books today. But I suggest you start using your middle name, or mid initial to avoid any problem like this in the future. 8. Why is the man talking to the woman?9. Why does the man mention that he is a new student at the school?10. What does the woman discover when she looks at the records on her computer?11. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future?

8．

A．To return some business books. B．To apply for a new library card.

C．To check out some books from the library. D．To find out where the art books are located.

正确答案：C

解析：对话的第一句女士很明确地指出“我不能让你借这些书”，从而可知男士是想借书，因此C正确。 知识模块：听力

9．

A．The woman thinks he has an overdue book.

B．The books he needs have been checked out by someone else. C．The woman is unable to locate the books that he needs. D．A library notice was sent to him at his previous address.

正确答案：A

解析：女士说男士在去年9月就借了一本书迄今未还，男士反驳说：“那不可能，我上个月才入学。”因此A正确。 知识模块：听力

10．

A．The man has mistakenly received someone else’s books. B．The man changed his major from art to business. C．The man recently moved off campus.

D．There are two students named Richard Smith.

正确答案：D 解析：女士说：“有另一个Richard Smith，叫Richard El Smith。”男士非常惊讶，说：“另一个Richard Smith?”因此答案为D。 知识模块：听力

11．

A．See if he is related to any of the students.

B．Apply for a job as a library assistant. C．Use his middle name. D．Use a different library.

正确答案：C

解析：对话结尾处女士说：“但是我建议你开始使用中名或中名首字母，以免未来再出现类似的问题。”可见C正确。 知识模块：听力

听力原文：M: Belinda, the game will begin soon.W: I can’t wait to watch the game, Martin. This is the first time I’ve ever been to a soccer game at a stadium. I always watch them on TV at home.M: This is not a soccer game. It’s football. American football.W: You mean it’s a rugby game?M: No, no, no. You’ve got them all wrong... The game is on. Look! They use an elliptic ball in an American football match. They can also pass the ball with their hands.W: I see. Soccer uses a round ball and the players can’t touch the ball with their hands. Is that right?M: You’re smarter than I thought. Now watch the game.W: Oh, that is violent!M: What are you talking about? It’s exciting.W: Listen. Martin. I can’t stand this. I don’t like American football at all. I came here only because I thought this was going to be a soccer game.M: Don’t be silly, Belinda. You’ll love it. It’s just begun.W: Please. I want to go home.M: All right, all right. This is crazy. What will my friends say about this?W: You can stay if you want. I can go home by myself.12. What kind of game are the speakers watching?13. What do we learn about American football from the conversation?14. What do the two speakers think of American football and soccer?15. Why did the woman come to watch the game?

12．

A．Soccer.

B．American football. C．Rugby. D．Basketball.

正确答案：B

解析：男士告诉女士他们看的是美式足球(即美式橄榄球)比赛，故B正确。 知识模块：听力

13．

A．The players use a round ball in the game. B．The players use an elliptic ball in the game.

C．The players cannot pass the ball with their hands. D．The players can only pass the ball with their hands.

正确答案：B

解析：男士解释美式足球的规则时说，他们使用椭圆形的(elliptic)球比赛，可以用手触球传球。故B正确。D错在only一词。 知识模块：听力

14．

A．Both prefer soccer to American football. B．Both prefer American football to soccer. C．Belinda prefers soccer to American football. D．Martin prefers soccer to American football.

正确答案：C 解析：整篇对话都充满了双方对美式足球的看法，因此本题不难作答。当然，对话中女士也明确表明她“根本不喜欢美式足球”，故C正确。 知识模块：听力

15．

A．She thought it was a soccer game. B．She’d like to share the man’s hobby.

C．She was excited about the game going on. D．She wanted to see how violent it is.

正确答案：A

解析：女士说她来看球赛只是因为她以为会是一场足球比赛，故选A。女士认为橄榄球赛很暴力，她想回家，可排除B和D；是男士觉得比赛很刺激，故C也不对。 知识模块：听力

Section C

听力原文： Cambridge is about 90 kilometres northeast of London. It is one of the most beautiful places in Britain. Everything about the city of Cambridge reminds you of its famous university: students on bicycles, the atmosphere of learning, traditions and the magnificent buildings of the 30 colleges that are in the University of Cambridge. Most of the colleges stand on the bank of the Cam River, a gentle river that flows through the heart of the city. Tourists and students like boating in a kind of flat-bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves. If the water traffic reminds the visitors of Venice, the road traffic here is more likely to recall Beijing or Amsterdam. The streets are full of bicycles, hundreds and hundreds of them. They provide a cheap form of transport for the students and a very convenient way of getting around the streets in Cambridge. 16. What is the speaker’s impression of Cambridge?17. What do tourists enjoy doing in Cambridge for relaxation?18. Why did the road traffic in Cambridge remind people of Beijing?

16．

A．The city is too crowded.

B．The city is an attractive place. C．The streets are too narrow.

D．The students there lead a comfortable life.

正确答案：B

解析：录音开头便提到“它是不列颠最美丽的地方之一”，B中的attractive与最高级表达the most beautiful同义，故B正确。短文没有提及那里的学生的生活是否舒适，故不可选D。 知识模块：听力

17．

A．Watching traditional plays.

B．Visiting the magnificent libraries. C．Boating on the river.

D．Cycling in narrow streets.

正确答案：C 解析：短文说，“旅游者和学生们喜欢泛舟来放松自己”，可判断C(在河上泛舟)正确。 知识模块：听力

18．

A．There are many visitors there. B．There are many students there. C．There are many old streets there. D．There are many bicycles there.

正确答案：D

解析：短文提到剑桥的陆上交通时，说该市让人联想到北京或阿姆斯特丹，并说“街上满是自行车，有成千上万辆之多”，可见D正确。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Mr. Foster started his publishing business with only one magazine. It was called World News. Mostly it had summaries of important week events from around the world. But it always included one or two stories about interesting people. Mr. Foster put these in because he believed all people like to read about other people. Several years ago, Mr. Foster started two magazines. One was called Enterprise. It is for business people. And the other was called Action, for sports fans, like World News, they always have two or three stories about interesting people. Five years ago, Mr. Foster got another idea for a magazine. He wanted this one to have even more stories about people than the others and to have more photographs. This one was named Faces and Places. From the very beginning, it was a big success. 19. What is Mr. Foster’s profession?20. Why did Mr. Foster add stories about interesting people to the magazine World News?21. Who would be interested in the magazine Action, according to the passage?

19．

A．He is a sportsman. B．He is a photographer. C．He is an actor. D．He is a publisher.

正确答案：D

解析：文章首句即说Foster先生的出版业是从一份杂志开始的；整篇文章就说他几年前以及五年前不断推出新杂志的出版生涯。故D正确。 知识模块：听力

20．

A．He was good at writing about interesting people. B．It was much easier to write stories about people.

C．He believed that people are always eager to learn about other people. D．He thought people played an important role in world events.

正确答案：C

解析：短文提到，Foster先生登载人物故事的原因是“他相信所有人都喜欢读其他人的故事”，故C正确。 知识模块：听力

21．

A．Business people. B．Journalists. C．Sport fans. D．Celebrities.

正确答案：C

解析：短文提到，几年前Foster办了两份杂志，其中Action是为体育爱好者而办的，故选C。 知识模块：听力

听力原文： Joe is a student at a college in an urban area. During his first two semesters, he did very well and at the beginning of the third semester he was admitted to a special medical program. If he completed the program successfully, he would be granted admission to a good medical school. He would be able to study to become a doctor. Joe’s mother and father both have full-time jobs and Joe works part-time in a restaurant to help the family finances. Several weeks ago, Joe’s mother began feeling sharp chest pains. When she went to a doctor, he told her that she would need a heart surgery and would have to give up her job. This would enlarge medical expenses and lose almost half the family’s income. Joe’s father wants him to drop out of school and go to work full-time to help the family. Joe loves his family very much. But, if he drops out now, he would lose the entire semester’s credit and may even lose his place in the premedical program. He doesn’t know what to do. He speaks to his girlfriend Maria who urges him to remain in school since to withdraw now would place his entire future in danger. He also speaks to his cousin Carol, who tells him that his first duty is to help his family get through the difficult times. 22. When was Joe admitted to the special medical program?23. Why would Joe’s mother give up her job?24. Who advised Joe to give up his studies?25. What is Joe going to do?

22．

A．In the first semester. B．In the second semester.

C．In the third semester. D．In the fourth semester.

正确答案：C

解析：短文开头处提到，“在前两个学期他功课学得很好，于是在第三个学期开始的时候，他被招入了一个专门医学课程班。”因此，C正确。 知识模块：听力

23．

A．She is ill. B．She is too old.

C．Her husband wants her to. D．Her husband is ill.

正确答案：A

解析：医生建议她做心脏手术，并说她得放弃工作。故A正确。 知识模块：听力

24．

A．His girlfriend. B．His mother. C．His cousin. D．His teacher.

正确答案：C

解析：短文最后说，Joe的表妹Carol说，Joe的首要职责是帮助家人渡过难关，亦即暂时休学。故C正确。Joe的父亲希望他退学，而他的女朋友希望他完成学业。B、D的态度未提及。 知识模块：听力

25．

A．He has decided to continue his studies. B．He has still to take a part time job. C．He has decided to give up his job. D．He has still to make a decision.

正确答案：D

解析：短文结尾部分说，Joe“不知道该怎么做才好”，于是他征求女朋友和表妹的意见，而两个人的意见也不一致。可见，他还没有下定决心，故选D。 知识模块：听力