大学英语四级 165.docx

1、大学英语四级 165大学英语四级-165 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、(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.During the spring. B.During the courtship. C.During the winter. D.During breed

2、ing season. 解析：听力原文 Scientists have discovered the species of songbird performs a tap dance so fast that it can be seen by the naked eye. Researchers from Japan and Germany slow down footages of the blue capped cordon-bleu songbirds during courtship. Scientists have discovered that tap dance is in t

3、he courtship performance of both male and female cordon-bleus. The next step for the researchers is to try and pick whether the birds mate is moved by the sight, the sound or the vibrations of this fancy foot work. Such is the agility of the songbirds show stopping quickstep that could only be fully

4、 appreciated in super slow-motion. When does the songbird perform a tap dance? 解析 本题询问鸣禽类什么时候会跳踢踏舞，新闻中提到Scientists have discovered that tap dance is in the courtship performance of both male and female cordon-bleus. 即鸣鸟在求爱期会跳踢踏舞，故答案为B。 A.Use the magnifying glass. B.Play in super-fast motion. C.See b

5、y the naked eyes. D.Play in super-slow motion. 解析：听力原文 How can songbirds tap dance be seen? 解析 新闻最后提到鸣鸟极快的舞步只有以极慢的速度播放才能被完全欣赏到，故答案为D。 Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. （分数：8.00） A.It costs less money. B.It can be f

6、ound in lakes. C.It is more efficient. D.It is poisonous as well. 解析：听力原文 Solar cells convert energy from the sun into electricity. The researchers have replaced a toxic compound, used to make one type of solar cell, with a chemical that is much cheaper, completely safe and works just as well. The n

7、ew compound is used to make tofu and is found in bath salts. Its also found in sea water, and so costs much less than the poisonous chemical currently used. Dr. Jon Major, who led the research at Liverpool University, believes that his process could really make the difference into making it competit

8、ive with fossil fuels. More work will need to be done to see if the cost savings found in the lab can work on an industrial scale. But the cost of solar energy has been steadily falling. And many involved in research in the field believe that its just a matter of time before it becomes cheaper than

9、coal, gas and oil, and one day replaces fossil fuels entirely. Whats the advantage of the new chemical according to the news? 解析 本题询问新采用的化合物的优势。新闻开头提到The researchers have replaced a toxic compound, used to make one type of solar cell, with a chemical that is much cheaper, completely safe and works j

10、ust as well. 指出科学家采用了一种新的化合物，这种化合物比之前采用的更低廉，同时它也是绝对安全的，所起的作用也是一样的，因而A项表述符合新闻内容，故选A。 A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. 解析：听力原文 How many fossil fuels have been mentioned in this news? 解析 该题考查新闻中提及的化石燃料的数量。新闻末尾处提到.its just a matter of time before it becomes cheaper than coal, gas and oil, and one day repl

11、aces fossil fuels entirely，很显然，提到了煤炭、天然气和石油三种化石燃料，故选C。 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.Finding reliable partners. B.Raising money. C.Hiring employees. D.Searching for resources. 解析：听力原文 Women entrepren

12、eurs are getting more help and resources from governments, universities and corporationsincluding money. The number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. increased 44 percent from 2001 to 2011, says the Center for Womens Business Research. Raising capital is a major problem for startups because they

13、 need money to grow. In the U.S., only 2 percent of women-run stirrups receive funding from venture capitalists, says a study by the National Foundation for Women Business Owners and Wells Fargo & Co. Yet women in the U.S. own 38 percent of U.S. businesses, or 9.1 million companies, says the study.

14、Women-owned firms produce $3 trillion annually in the U.S. economy and create 16 percent of U.S. jobs. More organizations are providing funding for women-owned startups. Springboard Enterprises in Washington, D.C. is one of these. The organization introduces women-owned startups to investors. Spring

15、board began 15 years ago. It has helped about 600 companies that are fast growing and women-owned raise $7 billion globally. What is the major problem for women-owned startups? Raising capital is a major problem for 整个新闻讲述了美国女性创办的企业的概况，其中提到 解析startups because they need money to grow，明确指出新成立的公司由于需要资金

16、支持其发展，而后又提到在美国，只有2%的女性经营的新公司获得风投资金，所以募集资金是女性创业最大的问题，故选B。 A.9.1 million. B.38 million. C.16 million. D.3 million. 解析：听力原文 How many women-owned firms are there in the U.S.? 解析 本题考查在美国，女性所拥有的公司的数量。新闻中提到Yet women in the U.S. own 38 percent of U.S. businesses, or 9.1 million companies, says the study，指出女

17、性掌管了910万家美国的公司，故选A。该新闻中出现了很多数字，听音时要注意听清楚每个数字代表的意义。 A.Women are in need of more help to start a business. B.Women-owned businesses are on the rise. C.Women-owned businesses begin to make profit. D.More businesses are owned by women than that by men. 解析：听力原文 What does the news mainly talk about? 解析 一本

18、题考查新闻的主旨。新闻开头提到女性企业家正在获得越来越多的政府、大学和企业的帮助和资源，随后展开了对美国的女性所拥有的企业的捕述，包括女性创建的公司数量的提高，女性创建公司所创造的经济价值以及越来越多的女性创建的公司获得了资助，由此可知，新闻主要讲述的是女性创建的公司整体呈现上升势头，变得越来越好，故选B。 三、Section B (总题数：2，分数：32.00) Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation

19、 you have just heard. （分数：16.00） A.July 13th. B.June 30th. C.July 30th. D.June 13th. 解析：听力原文 M: Jess, when are you going back to England? W: Im going back on the 30th of July. M: OK, thats coming up pretty soon. W: Four weeks from today, Ill be on the plane, on my way home. M: After you go home, wha

20、t are you going to do? W: In September Im going back to college. I want to be a primary school teacher in England, so I have to do a one-year course to qualify and then hopefully Ill start teaching the next September. M: Umm, a teacher. What are you going to teach? W: Im teaching in a primary school

21、, so thats all the subjects. Im teaching science, English and math, maybe some French, sports and music, and any other subjects they do at eight years old. M: Wow, its a. a big work. How old are the students you will teach? W: I will be trained to teach from 5 to 11, and hopefully I will teach 7 or

22、8 year olds. M: Umm, you like kids? W: Yeah, when I worked in Prague I taught some childrens classes and | really enjoyed them, so hopefully I will like it in England as well. It will be a bit different because Ill have maybe twenty five or thirty students in a class while only twelve when I was in

23、Prague. M: Thats a lot. What made you decide to become a teacher? W: Im not really sure. Actually my mother was a teacher and shes trying really hard to convince me that I shouldn do it because she thinks its too much work, but I enjoy talking to people and being around children and teaching. M: Hop

24、e you get what you want. W: Thank you. When will the woman go back home? 解析 对话中女士明确提到Im going back on the 30th of July. 故答案为C。 A.Learn more subjects at college. B.Stay at home for a year. C.Visit her primary school. D.Become a school teacher. 解析：听力原文 What does the woman plan to do? 解析 女士在对话中提到Im goi

25、ng back to college. I want to be a primary school teacher. 由此可以推测出女士打算通过大学学习来获得执教资格，以成为一名小学教师，选项D与之相符，为答案。 A.It makes her like England. B.It arouses her interest in teaching. C.It has a good working condition. D.It brings her many students. 解析：听力原文 What can be learned about the womans work in Prague

26、? 解析 女士在对话中提到when I worked in Prague I taught some childrens classes and I really enjoyed them，由此可知，女士在布拉格的教学经历让她感受到了对这份工作的喜爱，选项B与之相符，为答案。 A.Her mother wants her to make up her decision. B.Her mother feels she isn qualified for it. C.Her mother knows how hard the work is. D.Her mother wishes her to

27、realize her own dream. 解析：听力原文 Why doesn the womans mother want her to become a teacher? 解析 女士在对活中提及Actually my mother was a teacher and shes trying really hard to convince me that I shouldn do it because she thinks its too much work，由此可知，女士的妈妈之所以不赞同她成为一名教师，是因为妈妈知道做教师很辛苦，选项C与之相符，为答案。 Questions 12 to

28、 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：16.00） A.The womans clothes. B.The womans behavior. C.The womans words. D.The womans job. 解析：听力原文 M: Hey, Jane, look at you in the silk blouse and grey skirt, even high he

29、els. Are you going to a job interview, or something? W: Well, no. Actually, Ive already got a part-time lob for my summer vacation. M: Really? Congratulations! What kind of job is it? W: A salesgirl at the Bay Department Store. This is my first day. Do I look professional enough? M: You look fantast

30、ic. But as far as I remember, the salesgirls at Bay wear some kind of uniform, don they? W: Yes. But the uniforms are for the girls at cosmetics, electronics or childrens toys sections. For the female clothes section, we tend to wear what we sell. You know, this is a kind of advertising. M: Oh, yes.

31、 So you are like the models. From what you wear now, I assume you will be selling professional clothes for office ladies this summer. W: Not the whole summer. As far as I know, the part-time salesgirls will be sent to the sections where hands are needed. Even though I will be selling womens clothes, I might also be working at the sportswear, jeans or even the underwear sections. M: I see. Im sure