大学英语四级听力题目答案及原文第套.docx

1、大学英语四级听力题目答案及原文第套Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One【话题预测】由 college students，sleep，problem，stress，psychological 等词可推断，本则新闻与大学生睡眠或心理健康有关。【正确答案】12 B D听力原文You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general

2、stress can wreck a students sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called “Improving Your Sleep Habits”. People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who dont

3、 get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. 200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects

4、 who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after getting a good nights sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, dont forget to get some sleep.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. Wha

5、t is the news report mainly about?2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory?试题解析【话题分类】时事新闻【新闻大意】 大学生睡眠不好会严重影响学习效率和身心健康 ； Texas Tech 大学甚至开设课程教授学生改善睡眠习惯，提高睡眠质量 ； 新的一项研究也证明了提高睡眠质量的重要性。1. 【考核技能】概括总结B) 【答案解析】由 How，Why 及对应选项概述可判断，本题与新闻的主题相关 ；原文开始介绍睡眠不好对身心的不良影响 ：

6、sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and mind ； 中间提到 you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test（睡觉可能比做考前最后的准备更利于考试） ； 最后又强调 So if you really want to do your job well, dont forget to get some sleep（如果想做好自己的工作，不要忘记睡觉）； 由此可知，本则新闻主要介绍睡眠为何重要，所以本题选 B。2.

7、【考核技能】语义理解D)【答案解析】根据原文 ： a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test（睡觉可能比做考前最后的准备更利于考试） ，由此可知本题选 D。News Report Two【话题预测】从选项中的 airports，built，investment，facilities，assets，offer better service 可知本篇新

8、闻应该与机场及服务有关。【正确答案】34 C D听力原文Long queues, delayed flights and over-crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigne

9、rs from doing business in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs 7 major airports, including the 3 main ones serving London. The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.

10、 The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports. The British Airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which is addressing thr

11、ough a program of heavy investment.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?4. What is the route cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?试题解析【话题分类】 时事新闻【新闻大意】 人们日益抱怨

12、英国机场排队、飞机延误、拥挤、差劲的服务等问题，并将矛头指向英国机场管理局。竞争委员会介入并调查是否需要出售其资产，而刚被西班牙公司收购的英国机场管理局称，根本原因不在于所有制结构，而是跑道和航站楼的承载能力不足。3. 【考核技能】事件背景C) 【答案解析】根据录音原文 the Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets（竞争委员会在评估是否需要出售英国机场管理局的部分资产） ，选项中 C 完全符合

13、原文。4. 【考核技能】缘由结果D) 【答案解析】根据录音原文 the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity （根本原因不在所有制结构， 而是跑道和航站楼的承载能力不足） ， 所以本题 D 正确。News Report Three【话题预测】由选项中出现的 nicotine，cigarettes，tobacco，smokers 等可预测本则新闻主要与控制烟草中尼古丁的含量相关。【正确答案】57 A A C听力原文Under the

14、law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusions. 116 brands were looked at for this study. 92 were found

15、 to have higher nicotine yield than they did 6 years previously. The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because of the addicted nature of nicotine. Stan Glance, a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why: “The amount

16、of nicotine thats delivered in every cigarette is 10 percenthigher than it was 6 years ago, which means that its easier to get hooked and harder to quit. The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough

17、detail to make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to comment on this study or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What do tobacco companies have to do under the law in Massachusetts?6. Wh

18、at do we learn from the study by the Department of Public Health in Boston?7. What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies?试题解析【话题分类】时事新闻【新闻大意】马萨诸塞州立法要求烟草公司必须测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并进行相应报告 ； 波士顿卫生厅对此展开了严格的调查。5. 【考核技能】方式方法A)【答案解析】 根据录音开始 Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies

19、 have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results（按照马萨诸塞州的法律，烟草公司必须测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并进行结果报告） ，故本题选 A。6. 【考核技能】得出结论A) 【答案解析】 根据卫生厅报告 The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers（尼古丁含量增加最多的牌子，大多是受年轻烟民欢迎的牌子） ，A 项符合录音的表达，故本题选 A。7. 【考核

20、技能】得出结论C) 【答案解析】本题问从这些大型烟草公司身上，我们能了解到什么根据录音原文 However, none of them would prepare to comment on this or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products（然而，这些公司却不准备解释或讨论香烟里尼古丁的具体含量） ，可知选项 C 符合原文，故选 C。Section BConversation One【话题预测】从第 811 题的选项中可知，出现最多的是 language，speak，practice 等。由此可预测本对话与学习和练习

21、语言有关。【正确答案】811 B D听力原文M: And, you know, one thing that I wanted to ask you. Its great that you have had this experience of teaching in Indonesia. And following up on what you just mentioned, what would you recommend for students who do not live in an English speaking country? And, you know, they wan

22、t to learn. I dont know about perfecting but they want at least to be able to communicate decently. How can they go about this?W: Yeah, its really hard. Thats the real struggle, because right now I do live in Holland but I really dont socialize much with Dutch people. And my boyfriends English is so

23、 good that we just basically speak English all the time. So I have to make a real effort to practice. There is as much listening exposure as I want. All I have to do is to turn on the TV.M: And reading also, right?W: Yeah, reading. There is plenty I can get to read and listen to. But for speaking, t

24、here really is no substitute for trying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere. So I think thats really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isnt spoken. And for that, gosh, what would I do? If I didnt have people here, probably try to find a club

25、? In Sweden, they have a really cool system called “study circles” where its not. Its like a course, but really you just have a course leader, whos there sort of as a coaching guy and to help out. And you dont get grades, and you go just because you want to learn.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the c

26、onversation you have just heard.8. Where does the woman live right now?9. What does the woman say is the real challenge?10. What does the woman suggest do to learn to speak a foreign language?11. What does the woman say about the “study circles” in Sweden?试题解析【话题分类】教育【对话大意】女士就在非英语国家如何学习英语提出自己的建议和学习的

27、方法。8. 【考核技能】语义理解B)【答案解析】四个选项均是地点，可知本题问 where 的相关问题，根据录音原文 right now I do live in Holland（目前我确实住在荷兰） ，故本题选 B) Holland。9. 【考核技能】 态度信息C)【答案解析】根据原文录音 So I think thats really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isnt spoken（我认为真正的挑战是生活在一个不讲目标语的国家） ，所以 C 项正确。10. 【考核技能

28、】观点意见B)【答案解析】女士认为最大的困难是生活在不讲目标语的国家，紧接着提到 If I didnt have people here, probably. try to find a club（如果我在那里没认识的人，我也许会找个俱乐部） 。言外之意，练好外语就是要尽可能地多与人交流，即 Trying to speak as much as one can。所以本题选 B。11.【考核技能】态度信息D)【答案解析】女士在介绍如何练习说外语时，提到了 the “study circles” in Sweden（瑞典的学习圈）是如何帮助学生说外语的，并在最后总结道 you dont get g

29、rades, and you go just because you want to learn（你去那不是为了分数，而是真的想学习） ，即这个学习圈为学生提供了练外语的机会，故本题选 D。Conversation Two【话题预测】由 1215 题选项中多次出现的 cars，drive，traffic，safety 等可预测本对话会涉及到交通规则或安全驾驶。【正确答案】1215 D C A B听力原文W: OK, Nathan, so, were talking about driving, and are there any rules or regulation that youd li

30、ke to change?M: Im not sure I want to change rules, but Id like the police to be stricter on the rules. Like, if people jump the traffic lights. I dont know why there isnt a camera at the traffic lights to stop people doing that. Or at speeding. It is very easy to put speed cameras in certain places

31、.W: Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engine. Whats the point in producing an engine thats big and powerful enough to go like 200 kilometers an hour when the speed limit is only 100?M: Right. But do you know there are no speed limits in Germany?W:

32、 People there do drive responsibly, though. Often, people break laws simply because the laws are there. If the law isnt there, people will drive within their ability range. When youve got speed limits, this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.M: Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsibility when driving?W: Possibly, they also have very good cars.M: Right.W: If youve got a good car that can go at a high speed, then