大学英语四级 42.docx

1、大学英语四级 42大学英语四级-42 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00) 二、Section A(总题数：3，分数：28.00) Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. （分数：8.00） A.A rocket has been successfully launched. B.There was a roc

2、ket hitting the moon. C.A deep dark hole appeared on the moons South Pole. D.There was an amazing finding made by LRO. 解析：听力原文 Last October, a NASA rocket, traveling at a speed of 9,000 kilometers per hour, smashed into a deep, dark hole on the moons south pole. Upon impact, the Centaur rocket kicke

3、d up a cloud of dust and elements from the moons surface, creating a so-called ejecta-plume that was monitored by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. Scientists analyzed the findings, and preliminary results from this mission suggested that there was some form of water on the moon. NASA luna

4、r scientist Michael Wargo said those days that a wave of findings during the past year makes it certain. Weve confirmed that there was indeed water ice in the ejecta-plume, and at an abundance that was about 50 percent greater than our initial estimates. That means that the impact site has more wate

5、r than some deserts on Earth. According to the news report what has happened last October? 解析 新闻中指出，美国宇航局的一枚火箭以每小时9000公里的速度，撞上月球南极的一个黑暗陨石坑而粉碎。这与B项的“火箭撞月”意思相同。新闻中提到的是美国宇航局的火箭在月球上撞毁，故A项“成功发射火箭”错误。新闻只是提到火箭撞上黑暗陨石坑，而非C项“月球南极出现一个黑暗的深坑”，故排除C。D项“LRO有惊人的发现”都是火箭撞上月球的结果，与问题中的去年10月不相关，也排除。 A.Some form of water

6、existed on the moon. B.The water on the moon was as much as in the desert. C.There was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface. D.A large area has been affected by the rocket. 解析：听力原文 What did preliminary results from this mission suggest? 解析 新闻中指出，科学家们根据各种结果和发现推断月球上有某种形式的水存在(there was some fo

7、rm of water on the moon)。A项将原文的there be结构换成了谓语动词existed，语义是一致的，A项为答案。新闻最后一句提到月球上受撞击的地方的水分比地球上的某些沙漠地区还多(more water thart some deserts on Earth)，故B项“月球上的水和沙漠上的一样多”错误。C项“月球表面有许多火箭”和D项“大片地区受到火箭的影响”均没有在新闻中提到。 Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on t

8、he following news item. （分数：8.00） A.Babies. B.Old men. C.Young men. D.Doctors. 解析：听力原文 An American government panel has recommended that pregnant women, health-care workers, children and young adults up to the age of 24 should get priority for the flu vaccine released later this year. But the Adviso

9、ry Committee on Immunization Practices conceded the policy may change if not enough vaccine is produced by October. Doctor Ann Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control said it is vital for pregnant women who have breathing illness and fever to get early treatment. We think some suitable medicines

10、for them can be lifesaving, and thats a very important message. We also think it is important for them to get seasonal influenza vaccine, and today the committee recommended that when vaccine is available, and we have a decision to go forward that the pregnant women really out of consider getting th

11、e H1N1 vaccine. Who are less necessary to receive the flu vaccinations? 解析 注意听清楚本题问的是没那么必要注射疫苗的人(less necessary)。新闻中指出，美国政府小组委员会认为孕妇、医护工作者、孩子和24岁以下的年轻人都应该优先注射流感疫苗，只有B项“老年人”没有提及，故选B项。听录音时应注意出现的一系列名词，并速记下相关信息或在选项上标记。 A.Because their babies are particularly weak. B.Because the flu vaccines are too diff

12、icult to reach. C.Because the flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them. D.Because this is the decision made by the committee. 解析：听力原文 Why do pregnant women enjoy the top priority to get vaccine? 解析 新闻中指出，疾病控制中心的Ann Schuchat说一些有用的药物对有呼吸疾病及发烧的孕妇来说就是挽救生命(lifesaving)，接种季节性的流感疫苗也是非常重要的，C项复现新闻原词，为答案。A项“她们的

13、婴儿特别虚弱”和B项“获得疫苗十分困难”都没有在新闻中提到。新闻中提到，委员们建议一旦疫苗到达，将首先考虑给孕妇接种流感疫苗。这只是委员们的建议，而不是规定必须这么做，故D项“因为这是委员会作出的决定”错误。 Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. （分数：12.00） A.A lightning strike started the fires. B.Traffic was very busy on

14、 Christmas Day. C.The Great Ocean Road attracted many tourists. D.Residents were forced to leave their homes. 解析：听力原文 Hundreds of residents and holidaymakers along southern Australias popular Great Ocean Road were forced to move out on Thursday as hot, windy weather threatened to recharge bushfires

15、that destroyed more than 100 homes on Christmas Day. Residents in three coastal towns in the popular holiday area were advised to leave their homes as temperatures were forecast to reach a high of almost 40 degrees Celsius. The hot summer weather threatened to expand fires that have been burning for

16、 almost two weeks. The fires were started by a lightning strike on Dec. 19 and continue to burn and spread. The Country Fire Authority estimates the fire has burnt out more than 25 square kilometers of land. Authorities estimate that 116 homes were destroyed by the fires on Christmas Day. The Great

17、Ocean Road is one of Australias biggest tourist draws with its spectacular scenery and unusual offshore rock formations. Parts of the road remained closed to traffic on Thursday during what is typically one of its busiest times of the year. What happened on Australias Great Ocean Road on Thursday? 解

18、析 新闻一开始就提到当地居民在周四被迫迁出(were forced to move out)，D项中的leave their home与新闻中的move out同义，故为答案。A项“雷击引发了林区火灾”在新闻中有提到，但发生时间是12月19日，新闻中并没有提到是星期几。B项“The Great Ocean Road吸引了很多游客”与问题所问无关。C项中的“交通繁忙”在新闻中提到的是在以往圣诞期间繁忙，现在交通已经关闭，故C项错误。 A.The hot and windy weather might expand bushfires. B.There will be a strong earth

19、quake. C.Their homes were destroyed by the fires on Christmas Day. D.The temperatures will fall down soon. 解析：听力原文 Why should the local residents leave their homes? 解析 新闻提到当地居民被建议撤离，是由于预计即将出现高温，有风的炎热夏日会加剧火情(threatened to expand fires)，因此选A项。B项“将会有剧烈的地震”未在新闻中提到。新闻中确实提到许多家庭房屋被毁，但当地居民被建议撤离的原因还是因为天气可能加重

20、灾情，C项“他们的房子被毁”答非所问。D项“很快将会有降温”与新闻提到的事实相反。 A.On Christmas Day. B.On December 19th. C.In winter. D.On a windy day. 解析：听力原文 When did the bushfires start? 解析 新闻中提到林区火灾是由雷击引发的，发生的时间是12月19日，故答案选B项。新闻开头提到，圣诞节期间的天气加剧了灾情，导致100多所房屋被毁，但这并不是火灾开始的时间，排除A项。C项在冬季，考生应知道澳大利亚在南半球，事件发生在12月前后，应为夏季，故排除此项。D项“有风的日子”，新闻中提到风

21、会加大火势，但并不是发生的时候。 三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00) 四、Conversation One(总题数：1，分数：16.00) Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：16.00） A.To make the man feel happy. B.To persuade the man to shop with his kid

22、s. C.To convince the man Christmas is worth spending. D.To prevent the man from spending too much shopping. 解析：听力原文 W: Are you all ready for Christmas? M: No, I haven even started. Ive done zero shopping. W: Well, youd better get going. Christmas is only a week away. M: I have to tell you that Im on

23、e of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush. W: Oh, Im not. I love the holidays. I love the crowds, the shopping, the holidays, the music, the food, the parties, and all the presents. M: Thats just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. That takes m

24、e till April to pay off all our Christmas bills. W: Don be a miser about it. Think about your kids. Didn you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? M: I guess so. I don remember. W: I know you did. You know, maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your childre

25、n. M: Well, kids enjoy it because they don have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills. W: Maybe thats true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than shopping and trees. Its about whats in your heart and how you can make others happy. M: Youe right. Youe absolutely right. Im g

26、oing to try harder to be nice to people and try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart. W: Im glad to hear it. What does the woman try to do in the conversation? 解析 不定式选项，估计问“目的，打算”。四个选项的宾语均是him，进一步确定是问女士的目的。整个对话内容都是围绕说话人对圣诞节的态度展开的，女士一直在劝说男士不要太在乎钱，只要开心就好。因此正确答案为C项。A项不正确，女士开导男士，并非仅仅为了让他开心。选

27、项B、D与原文不符。 A.At a Christmas party. B.Not long before Christmas. C.At the New Years Eve. D.On some day of April. 解析：听力原文 When does the conversation take place? 解析 细节题。女士问男士怎么还没有准备去购物，还有一个星期就是圣诞节了。因此不难判断，对话发生在圣诞节前几天。选项B正确。 A.Expectation. B.Complaint. C.Enjoyment. D.Indifference. 解析：听力原文 What is the ma

28、ns feeling about Christmas? 解析 推断题。对话一开始男士就强调圣诞节让他觉得心力交瘁(get stressed out)，因此A项和C项肯定不对。接下来男士便提到他妻子会为圣诞节化很多钱，他得花很长时间才能把所有的账全部还清。显而易见，他是在抱怨，因此选项B正确。 A.Paying off Christmas bills. B.Trying to earn more money. C.Preparing for Christmas. D.Limiting his wifes expense. 解析：听力原文 What will the man most probab

29、ly do after the conversation? 解析 推断题。四个动词(分词)选项标明，这是典型的长对话尾巴题，问对话中人物下一步的行动。到对话末尾，男士承认女士说的完全正确，并表示自己会照女士所说的去做，那么他很有可能为圣诞节积极地做准备，因此C项正确。A项是他抱怨的内容，B、D项并未提及。 五、Conversation Two(总题数：1，分数：16.00) Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conver

30、sation you have just heard. （分数：16.00） A.He doesn feel like doing it. B.He thinks it doesn suit him. C.It will take too much time. D.It is not funny at all. 解析：听力原文 W: Its a lovely day today! What would you like to do? M: I really feel like doing something outdoors. Perhaps we could go hill walking?

31、 W: Mm, Im not really in the mood for hill walking. Why don we just go swimming? M: That suits me. But it will take an hour or two. Do you like to do something else first? Maybe we could go cycling? W: I don think I enjoy that very much. Actually Im not a good cyclist. Maybe we could have a meal at the new Italian restaurant. M: Thats Fine for me. I haven been to that restaurant yet. So thats decided then. A meal a