大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷417 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. What did Kumalo expect the Security Council to do?2. What do we learn about the African Union?
1．
A．Ask residents to participate in the operation. B．Send more troops to help the African Union. C．Withdraw the military forces in Africa soon. D．Provide more fire engines for Africa.
正确答案：B
解析：新闻指出，Kumalo表示他希望联合国安全理事会能坚定决心，派遣联合国维和部队去索马里以协助非洲联盟完成使命(sending U．N．peacekeeping troops．．．to supplement the African Union)。故答案是B。A“要求市民参与这个行动”和C“撤离在非洲的军事力量”均没有在新闻中提到。D利用fire engine制造干扰，Kumalo是将联合国比作救命的消防车，而不是要求“联合国提供更多的消防车”。 知识模块：听力
2．
A．The AU alone could solve the peacekeeping problem in Somalia. B．All the demanded military forces arrived in time. C．All troops present in Somalia are from Uganda.
D．The AU is always questioned about its problem-solving capability.
正确答案：C
解析：新闻指出，维护和平是联合国的问题，不能只依靠非洲联盟。非洲联盟请求派遣8000人的军队来完成维和任务，但是在6个月内，只有不到四分之一的军队抵达，目前的1700名军人全部来自乌干达。C“所有在索马里的军队都来自乌干达”与新闻最后一句内容相符。A“非洲联盟能够独自完成索马里的维和任务”、B“所需的军事力量都及时到位”均与新闻内容不相符。D“非洲联盟解决问题的能力总是被质疑”没有在新闻中提到。 知识模块：听力
听力原文： The Commerce Department said sales fell by 11.3% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 355,000 homes, down from a revised 400,000 in October. The fall reflects the extension of first-time buyer tax credits, which had become due in November. The total was far lower than analysts had expected, and the data wiped out early gains in shares on Wall Street Home sales had been boosted by buyers looking to take advantage of the tax credit, but now that they have been extended to April, the incentive to buy has disappeared, analysts say. As a result “buyer traffic is likely to be flat until spring,” predicted Mark Vitner at Wells Fargo Securities. The median sales price for November was $217,000. 3. What’s the main reason for the dropping in new home sales?4. What do we learn from Mark Vitner’s remark?
3．
A．Declining home production. B．The prolonged tax policy.
C．The decreasing GDP in the US.
D．The economic downturn of the country.
正确答案：B
解析：本题问及销量下降的主要原因是什么。新闻指出，预计11月份到期的首次购买抵税的延长促使销售下降。B的prolonged tax policy与原文中the extension of first-time buyer tax credit同义，故为正确答案。A“国内产量下降”、C“美国GDP下降”和D“本国的经济衰退”都不是销量下降的原因。 知识模块：听力
4．
A．There would be an instant hit with house enthusiasts. B．More and more people expect to make use of the policy. C．Advanced transportation technology would be brought in. D．The expected purchasing boom would go down until April.
正确答案：D
解析：新闻指出，随着购买诱因的消失，富国银行证口的Mark Vitner预测购买热潮在春季到来之前也将随之退却。故正确答案是D。 知识模块：听力
听力原文： Reports in Israeli media say Israel’s ambassador to the United States Michael Oren told Israeli diplomats that American-Israeli relations were facing a crisis of historic proportions. Washington is angry at last week’s announcement by Israel during a visit by the US Vice President that more new Jewish homes were to be built in occupied East Jerusalem. But on Monday, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli parliament the building project would continue. Mr. Netanyahu has been presented with a choice, an violation with the right-wing members of his ally, or with the Americans. With his speech to the Knesset, he seems to have chosen to put the needs of domestic politics first It seems the Americans are so angry because they believe Mr. Netanyahu went back on an understanding. This was apparently that Israel would not push forward any big new settlement building projects in East Jerusalem. This was necessary if the Palestinians were to be persuaded to join the long delayed negotiations so difficultly put together by US go-betweens. 5. What did Michael Oren say about the American-Israeli relations?6. What caused the crisis between America and Israel?7. What does Netanyahu pay most attention to?
5．
A．It is strained. B．It is complex. C．It is intimate. D．It is significant.
正确答案：A 解析：新闻开头提到，以色列媒体称其驻美大使Micheal Oren告诉以色列外交官员说美以关系正面临历史性的危机(facing a crisis of historic proportions)，由crisis一词可知，两国关系不佳，A“关系紧张”正确。 知识模块：听力
6．
A．America asked Israel to stop occupying East Jerusalem.
B．Israel refused to negotiate with Palestinian about Jerusalem issue. C．More new Jewish homes had been built in occupied East Jerusalem.
D．The building project for Jewish homes in occupied East Jerusalem would go on.
正确答案：D
解析：新闻提到，美国和以色列的关系正面临危机。以色列宣称将在新占领的耶路撒冷东部建造更多新的犹太人家园，美国对此极为愤怒。但是首相Netanyahu还是告知以色列国会，这个建造的计划将继续。可见美以关系面临危机的起因是这个建造计划，并且这个计划还将继续进行，D正确。A“美国要求以色列停止占领耶路撒冷东部”和B“以色列拒绝与巴勒斯坦就耶路撒冷问题进行协商”均没有在新闻中提到。C“在耶路撒冷东部已经建了更多新的犹太人家园”说法有误，新闻中说的是即将会建(were to be built)。 知识模块：听力
7．
A．Demands of politics in Israel. B．Demands of economy worldwide. C．American-Israeli relations. D．Long delayed negotiations.
正确答案：A
解析：新闻提到，Netanyahu曾经面临两个选择：要么与他的联盟中的右翼分子决裂，要么与美国决裂。根据他对以色列议会的讲话，他似乎选择了以国内政治的需要为先。可见Netanyahu把大部分注意力集中在以色列国内的政治需要上，A正确。B“世界经济的需求”、C“美以关系”和D“一直推延的协商”都不是Netanyahu关注的重点。 知识模块：听力
Section B
听力原文：W: Hey, Dave! I haven’t seen you for ages. How have you been?M: Oh, I’m doing okay, but school has been really busy these days, and I haven’t had time to relax.W: By the way, what’s your major anyway?M: Hotel Management.W: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate?M: Uh... I haven’t decided for sure, but I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area. How about you? W: Well, when I first started college, I wanted to major in French, but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language, so I changed my major to computer
science. With the right skills, landing a job in the computer industry shouldn’t be as difficult. M: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school? W: Well, fortunately. I received a four-year academic scholarship that pays for all of my tuition and books. M: Wow. That’s great!W: Yeah. How about you? Are you working your way through school? M: Yeah. I work three times a week at a restaurant near campus. W: Oh. What do you do there? M: I’m a cook.W: How do you like your job?M: It’s okay. The other workers are friendly, and the pay isn’t bad. 8. What does the man want to do after he graduates?9. What is the woman majoring in?10. How does the woman pay for college?11. Where does the man work part-time?
8．
A．He wants to become a cook.
B．He hopes to go on to graduate school. C．He wants to travel around the world. D．He would like to work at a hotel.
正确答案：D
解析：女士问男士毕业后有什么打算，男士说还没有确定下来，“但我想在本地的某个酒店或旅行社工作”，故D正确。 知识模块：听力
9．
A．History. B．French.
C．Computer Science. D．Hotel Management.
正确答案：C
解析：女士说她刚入大学时想学法语，但是因为担心不好找工作，所以改学计算机科学。故女士的专业是计算机科学，即C。 知识模块：听力
10．
A．She has a part-time job. B．She received a scholarship. C．Her parents pay for it.
D．She is working as a tourist guide.
正确答案：B
解析：女士说她幸运地得到一个为期四年的奖学金，供她交学费买书，故选B。 知识模块：听力
11．
A．At a bakery. B．In a library. C．At a restaurant. D．At a travel agency.
正确答案：C 解析：男士说：“我每周去学校附近的餐馆工作三次。”故选C(在一家餐馆)。 知识模块：听力
听力原文：W: Hello, Ultimate Computers. May I help you?M: Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies. May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?W: I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now.M: Okay, do you know when she’ll be back?W: Uh, yes, she should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4:30. May I take a message?M: Yes. Ms. Strong sent me a brochure detailing your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service.W: Oh, I’m sorry. Would you like me to fax that to you?M: Yes, but our fax is being repaired at the moment, and it won’t be working until around 2:30. Hum... could you try sending that information around 3:30? That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms. Strong, say, around 5:00.W: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?M: Yes. Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287. And the fax number is 560-1288.W: Okay. Jack Kordell. Is your name spelled C-o-r-d-e-1?M: No. It’s Kordell with a “K” and two “1”. K-o-r-d-e-1-1.W: All right, Mr. Kordell. And your phone number is 560-1287, and the fax number is 560-1288. Is that correct? M: Yes, it is.W: All right. I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon. M: Okay, bye. 12. Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?13. What does the man want the woman to send?14. What do we know about the man’s fax machine?15. What can we learn about the man?
12．
A．She’s in a meeting. B．She’s out of the office.
C．She’s talking with another customer. D．She’s spending her holiday.
正确答案：B
解析：对话中女士说她此刻不在办公室，故选B。本题具有鲜明but题的特征。预读选项知本题问“她”在干什么，如此便容易听到考点所在内容。 知识模块：听力
13．
A．A list of software products.
B．A picture of the newest computers. C．Information on after-sales service. D．An introduction about the products.
正确答案：C
解析：男士说，Strong女士给他寄了一些资料，但“没有任何有关售后服务的信息”，故C正确。解题关键是听辨对话中提到的项目，并注意区分，A、B、
D为并列出现的项目，均不可作为答案。 知识模块：听力
14．
A．It still works. B．It is broken. C．It is fixed.
D．It is a new one.
正确答案：B
解析：女士问需不需要给男士传真售后服务的信息，男士说行，但他们的传真机这会儿正在修理，要到大概2点半才能用，由此可见该传真机已经坏了，故选B。A“它还能用”与录音中的won’t be working相矛盾，故排除。C“它已经修好了”与录音中的is being repaired不符，故也排除。D“它是新的传真机”录音未提到，也排除。 知识模块：听力
15．
A．His name is Jack Cordel, and his phone number is 560-1288. B．His name is Jack Kordell and his fax number is 560-1287. C．His name is Jack Cordel and his fax number is 560-1288. D．His name is Jack Kordell and his phone number is 560-1287.
正确答案：D
解析：对话中男士自报家门，说自己名叫Jack Kordell，电话560-1287，传真560-1288。故D正确。 知识模块：听力
Section C
听力原文： The water clock was an ancient clock. It could be used on cloudy days, at night, and indoors. Such clocks were probably first used in Egypt about 2.000 B.C. They were also used for many years in Arabia, India, China, and all of Europe. The simplest water clock needed just two parts—a small bowl and a large bowl. The small bowl had a tiny hole in the bottom; the large bowl was divided into equal parts, and marked by lines.[17]Wa-ter was poured into the small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops. Usually it took an hour for the water to rise from one line to the next in the large bowl. A beautiful water clock was made in Persia over a thousand years ago. It was presented as a gift to the Emperor of France. This water clock could be heard as well as seen. The dial of the clock was made up of twelve doors, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour. At twelve o’clock, twelve tiny horsemen came out and shut all the doors. This was probably one of the first striking clocks. 16. When was the first water clock probably made?17. What do we know about the structure of the simplest water clock?18. What did the striking water clock use to strike hours?
16．
A．About 4,000 years ago. B．About 3,000 years ago. C．About 2,000 years ago. D．About 1,000 years ago.
正确答案：A
解析：录音只提到一个年代，即“2,000 B． C．”，听到这个数字即可选出正确答案A(距今约4000年)。选项C(2000年以前)故意漏掉
B． C．；而选项B(3000年以前)和D(1000年以前)是和文章完全不相关的数字，可排除。 知识模块：听力
17．
A．The small bowl was put above the large bowl. B．The large bowl was put above the small bowl. C．The small bowl was put inside the large bowl. D．The large bowl consisted of two equal parts.
正确答案：A 解析：短文提到，“把水倒进小碗，水就慢慢地滴落进大碗”，由此可推断出选项A(小碗在大碗的上方)正确。 知识模块：听力
18．
A．Horsemen. B．Brass doors. C．Drops of water. D．Metal balls.
正确答案：D
解析：原文提到，“每隔一个小时就打开一扇门，适当的金属球数落入一个薄黄铜盘报时”，可知正确选项是D(金属球)。 知识模块：听力
听力原文： When my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy housekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy, and dishes had to be washed and put away when used. Then one day the doorbell rang unexpectedly at 8 a.m. Sleepily, I opened the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York. “There had been no time to call,” he explained, “[20]because the couple had to catch a plane home.” The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the kitchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I retreated into a bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man say something to his wife. Then they both laughed. Two days later, the agent phoned to tell me that the couple had bought the house. He repeated what
the buyer had said when he handed over the check the following day: “That house has a warm, lived-in feeling, just like ours.” 19. Why did the speaker sell her house?20. Why did the agent call on the speaker so early in the morning?21. Why did the couple laugh in the speaker’s house?
19．
A．Her husband had got a higher position. B．Her husband had lost his job.
C．She wanted to have a cleaner house. D．She wanted to move to New York.
正确答案：A
解析：短文开篇就说“丈夫升职后我们打算把房子卖了”，所以A正确。 知识模块：听力
20．
A．His telephone went out of order. B．The buyers had to leave soon. C．He began to work at 8 a.m.
D．He had made an appointment with her at 8 a.m.
正确答案：B
解析：短文中售房中介解释了原因：来不及给你打电话了，因为他们得赶飞机回家。故B正确。 知识模块：听力
21．
A．They considered her lazy.
B．They saw something they had never seen. C．They considered her foolish.
D．They saw something familiar to them.
正确答案：D 解析：买房的夫妻俩发笑的原因就在售房中介转述二人的话中，他们说：“这所房子给人一种温馨的家的感觉，就像我们的一样。”由此可知选项D(他们看见了熟识的东西)为正确答案。 知识模块：听力
听力原文： When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog have changed.[22]In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery.[24]But the
most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has[25]changed from protection to friendship. 22. According to the passage, what were dogs trained for in the past?23. Why were dogs used for hunting?24. What is the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now?25. What is the main idea of this passage?
22．
A．For protection against other animals. B．For protection against other dogs. C．Just for fun.
D．For the purpose of guarding the house.
正确答案：A 解析：短文提到，“过去人们养狗是为了保护自己不受其他野兽的侵袭。”故A(防范其他动物)正确。 知识模块：听力
23．
A．Because they did not eat other animals. B．Because they were useful for protection. C．Because they were good hunteis.
D．Because they always obeyed their masters.
正确答案：D
解析：原文说，狗愿意听主人的话；并举例说，打猎时，若无主人允许，狗不会吃它抓到的猎物。故D正确。 知识模块：听力
24．
A．For companionship. B．For amusement.
C．For protection against robbery. D．For hunting.
正确答案：A 解析：短文提到，“如今，城里人养狗最重要的原因是做伴”，故A正确。 知识模块：听力
25．
A．The city can be a lonely place.
B．Life in the West can be very dangerous. C．People in the West are fond of animals. D．The dog is a useful and friendly animal.
正确答案：D
解析：整篇文章讲养狗的目的和好处，故D正确。 知识模块：听力
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