大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷255(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷255(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.WhatcanwelearnfromthefindingsinTheLancetmedicaljournal?2.WhyhastobaccodeathsbeendecreasinginWesterncountries?1．A．Halfoftheyoungmenaresmokers.B．Two-thirdsofyoungmenwilldiefromsmoking.C．Manymenbegintosmokeintheirmiddleage.D．Smokingcanleadtotobaccodeaths.正确答案：D解析：新闻开始提到，研究人员在《柳叶刀》医学杂志上发表了他们的研究结果。该报告称，“大约有三分之二的青年男子是烟民，他们大多在20岁以前开始吸烟。除非他们戒烟，否则他们中的一半人将会死于吸烟这种习惯。”由此可见，吸烟可以导致死亡。2．A．Thepriceofcigaretteshasbeenincreasing.B．Cigaretteproductionisreducedinrecentyears.C．Smokingisstrictlyprohibitedbythegovernment.D．Tobaccodeathshavediscouragedpeoplefromsmoking.正确答案：A解析：新闻中提到，在过去20年里，西方国家的烟草致死人数一直在下降，部分是由于价格上涨。听力原文：ChinesestudentsintheUnitedStatesaregettinganearlierstart.(3)Inthe1970s,atypicalChinesestudentintheUSwasthereforamaster’sordoctoraldegree.Theywerethenfollowedbystudentspursuingundergraduatedegrees.Now,theChinesearethelargestinternationalgroupintheUSkindergarten-through-12thgrade,orK-12,programsofstudy.AttheBrookHillSchoolinBullard,Texas,thenumberofChinesestudentsgrewfromsixto20inthepastsixyears,themaximumallowedfromoneforeignnation.OneofthereasonsformanyChinesestudentsstudyinginUSschoolsistoescapethecollegeentranceexamination,andthefiercecompetitionthatcomeswithit.TheothermotivationistogetpreparedforUScolleges.(4)MoreyoungerChinesestudentschoosetogotoUShighschools,asmoreparentsbelievethatthisleadstoabettereducationandculturaltraining,anditiseasierfortheirkidstomasterthisknowledgeandbecomemorecompetitive.3.Whatdidstudentsinthe1970sgotostudyintheUSfor?4.WhatdoparentsthinkofAmericaneducationnowadays?3．A．Beingmorecompetitive.B．BeingpreparedforUScolleges.C．Foramaster’sordoctoraldegree.D．Foraneasierwaytoearnmoney.正确答案：C解析：新闻开始提到，上世纪70年代，大部分中国学生留美是为了攻读硕士和博士学位。随后又有一些学生留美攻读学士学位。4．A．Itwillhelptheirchildrengetahigherdegreeearlier.B．Itwillhelptheirchildrenbemorecompetitiveinthesociety.C．Itwillhelptheirchildrengethighmarksintheexamination.D．Itismuchcheaperthaninothercountries.正确答案：B解析：新闻最后提到，很多中国年轻学生选择去美国读中学，因为其父母相信美国教育更好，可以提供更好的英语教学和文化教育，以此来提高自身的竞争力。听力原文：(5)Humansneedlesssleepthanothermammals,yettheirslumberismoreefficient,saidresearchersatDukeUniversityinNorthCarolina.Intheirstudy,thescientistsresearchedsleeppatternsofhundredsofanimals.Theydiscoveredhumanssleepforshorterperiodsoftimecomparedtootheranimals.Thestudyalsoconcludedthatahuman’ssleepishigherquality.(6)Adeeperstageofsleep,calledrapideyemovementsleep,orREM,makesup25percentofhuman’ssleep.Inprimateslikelemursormonkeys,REMsleepdoesnotreachthefivepercentmark.“Humansareuniqueinhavingshorter,higherqualitysleep,”saidDavidSamson,astudyco-author.Samson’sresearchteamfoundthathumanscanprosperwithanaverageofsevenhoursofsleepaday.Otherprimatesneedasmanyas14to17hoursofsleep.Samsonsaidhumansleephabitsevolvedduringprehistorictimes.Humanancestorsmovedfromsleepingintreestosleepingontheground.(7)Bettersleepinghabitsresultedinbettersleepinashorteramountoftime.5.Whatcanwelearnabouthuman’ssleep?6.WhatcanwelearnaboutREM?7.Whatdothebettersleepinghabitsresultin?5．A．Theyhavemoreefficientsleepthananimals.B．Theyneedmoresleepthananimals.C．Theyneedtenhoursofsleepaday.D．Theyhavethesamesleepinghabitasanimals.正确答案：A解析：新闻开始提到，人类比其他哺乳动物需要的睡眠更少，然而人类的睡眠更为有效。6．A．Itreferstotheanimals’sleep.B．Itmeansadeeperstageofsleep.C．Itreferstoshorter,higherqualitysleep.D．Itmakesupfivepercentofhuman’ssleep.正确答案：B解析：新闻中提到，睡眠的一种深入阶段被称为快速眼动睡眠，它占到了人类睡眠的25％。7．A．Longerdurationofsleep.B．Highefficiencyofsleep.C．Betterpatternsofsleep.D．Moresecurityinsleep.正确答案：B解析：新闻最后提到，人类祖先从睡到树上转变为睡到地上，而更好的睡眠习惯导致短时间就能睡得更好。SectionB听力原文：W:(8)Ithinkthisisaveryinterestingclass.M:Yeah,metoo.So,whatyearareyouinschool?W:(9)I’masenior,andIonlyhavetotaketenmorecreditstograduate.Yeah!M:Well.Thatmustfeelgreattobealmostfinishedwithschool.W:Youcansaythatagain,but(10)onceIgraduate,Ihavetostartrepayingastudentloan,soI’mnotlookingforwardtothat.M:Well,atleastyouseethelightattheendofthetunnel.Imean,I’mtakingabusinessclassrightnow,andtheteacheralwayslecturesusbysayingthatlifeisdifficult,andweshouldprepareforourfuturesbysettingrealisticgoals.Andtheonlyplacethatsuccesscomesbefore...W:...workisinthedictionary.Yeah.I’veheardallthatbefore.Letmeguess.IsyourteacherPaulJones?M:Yeah.Howdoyouknowhim?Imean,didyouhavehisclassestoo?Theguyis,youknow,he’sjustreally...W:(11)He’smydad.Yeap.M:Yourdad?Imean,Ididn’tmeananythingbywhatIsaid.Iwasn’tbad-mouthinghimoranything.Imeanhe’sagoodteacher.It’sjustthat...W:Well,heisadad.That’swhatdadsdo.Hehasaboutathousandsermonsonlife,andhealwayssharestheminhisclasses.M:Yeah.Well,nicetalkingwithyou.Ihavetogo.W:Bye.I’lltellMr.Jonesyousaidhello,andmaybewecouldstudytogetheratmyhouse.8.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?10.Whydoesn’tthewomanlookforwardtograduating?11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman’sbusinessteacher?8．A．Inauniversitydormitory.B．Inauniversityclassroom.C．Inauniversitylibrary.D．Atauniversityconference.正确答案：B解析：本题问的是对话最有可能发生的场所。对话开始女士说她认为这是一堂非常有趣的课，男士说他也是这样想的。接下来男女双方谈到毕业找工作的问题，由此可见，对话应该是发生在大学课堂中。9．A．Sheisafreshman.B．sheisasophomore.C．Sheisajunior.D．Sheisasenior.正确答案：D解析：本题问的是女士的相关信息。对话开头，男士问女士就读于几年级，女士回答I’masenior，即大学四年级。10．A．Shestillhastogetanothertenmorecredits.B．Shehastoworktorepaythestudentloan.C．Shewantstostayatschoolformoreyears.D．Shewantstobeabusinessteacher.正确答案：B解析：本题问的是为什么女士不期待毕业。对话中男士说女士即将毕业，肯定感觉好极了，女士回答说可以那么说，但是她并不期待，因为一旦毕业她就要偿还学生贷款。11．A．Heispopularwithallhisstudents.B．Hedoesn’tliketosharelifeexperienceinhisclasses.C．Heisthewoman’sfather.D．Heistheteacheroftheclassthespeakerstaking.正确答案：C解析：本题问的是从对话中我们能得到关于男士的商学老师的哪些信息。对话中男士提到自己的商学老师，女士猜到老师的名字，男士很惊讶，女士说这位老师是她的父亲。听力原文：M:Excuseme,Iwanttoregisterforthismathematicscourse.W:(12)I’msorryregistrationhasbeenclosed.M:Closed?TheclerktoldmeIcouldcomebackandregisteratanytimeduringthefirstweekofclasses.W:Well,that’snotpossible.Thecomputer’sofficialstudentaccounthasalreadybeensenttothestateatthebeginningofthissemester.Andthat’swhatourbudgetisbasedon.Wheredidyougetthatinformationanyway?M:AwomanherewhenItriedtoregisterthreeweeksago.ShesaidIjusthadtopayalatefee.W:Shemusthavebeenatemporaryworker.Whydidn’tyouregisterthen?M:(13)ShesaidIcouldn’tuntilIhadmybirthcertificate.W:Yourbirthcertificate?M:Well,I’manewpart-timestudent.Sosheaskedforidentification.(13)Ileftmycertificateathome.It’sratherfarfromhere.W:Huh.There’snoreasontodemandabirthcertificate.Weonlyneedtoestablishresidency:aphonebillwithyournameandaddressonitwould’vebeenfine.M:Really?Onlyproofofmyaddress?W:Yes.(14)I’mafraidshegaveyouthewronginformation.Stillyou’llhavetowaitandtakeyourmathclassnextsemester.M:Butthat’sunfair.That’snotmyfault.W:Well,Isympathizewithyourproblem,butfrankly,Idon’tthinkthereisanythinganyonecandoforyou.Youweretrappedinthesystem.(15)Ifyouwantto,youcantalktothedirector.Shewillhelpyouifshecan.M:Great.W:(15)Don’tgetyourhopesup.12.Whycan’tthemanregisterforthemathcourse?13.Whydidn’tthemanregisterwhenhecameforthefirsttime?14.Whoshouldberesponsiblefortheman’sproblem?15.Whatdoesthewomanimplywhenshetellstheman“Don’tgetyourhopesup”?12．A．Hedidn’tpaythelatefee.B．Hefailedhismathexaminationlastsemester.C．Ithasexceededthedeadlineofregistration.D．Hecan’taffordtopayhistuition.正确答案：C解析：本题问的是为什么男士不能注册数学课程。对话开始男士想要注册数学课程，女士说注册已经结束了，并解释说在学期初就已经上交了计算机注册数据。由此可见，注册的最后期限已过。13．A．Hedidn’thavehisbirthcertificatethen.B．Hedidn’tbringhisdriver’slicense.C．Therewasnonameonhisphonebill.D．Hehadnoproofofhisaddress.正确答案：A解析：本题问的是为什么男士第一次来时不注册。对话中女士问男士为什么第一次来时不注册，男士回答说当时工作人员告诉他没有出生证明不能注册，然而男士的出生证明忘在家里了。14．A．Theman.B．Thewoman.C．Theclerk.D．Thedirector.正确答案：C解析：本题问的是谁应该为男士的问题负责。对话中女士提到注册数学课程并不需要出生证明，三个星期前在此工作的职员一定弄错了。由此可见，此职员应该为整个事件负责任。15．A．Thedirectormayblametheproblemontheman.B．Thedirectormayfiretheclerkattheregistrationdesk.C．Thedirectorisprobablyunabletodowhatthemanhopes.D．Thedirectorhastheresponsibilitytohelppart-timestudents.正确答案：C解析：本题询问当女士告诉男士“不要抱太大希望”时在暗示什么。对话结尾部分男士说不允许他注册很不公平，因此女士建议他去找主任，并说主任如果能帮的话会愿意帮忙，但是提醒男士不要抱太大希望。由此可推断，主任很有可能无法帮他。SectionC听力原文：(16)Onthesofaorlyinginbedfeelingill?Chancesareyou’retuckingintosomehotsouptohelpyoufeelbetter.It’swhatyourgrandparentswouldhavedone,theirgrandparentsandgenerationsbeforethat.(17)Asfarbackasthe12thcentury,physicianswererecommendingchickensouptocombatacold.Modernsciencehassincefoundtheirinstinctswerelargelyrightanditcanbesoothingandanti-inflammatoryforthosewithcolds.(17)Itwasstillthesameinthe16thcentury,whencommonwisdomwastogive“nourishing,lightandeasilydigestedfood”tothesick.Soupswererecommended.Thenutritionalbenefitsareobvious.Ahealthysoupprovidesaneasywaytodigestthenutrientsweneed,especiallywhenwe’reill.(16)There’smorethanthat.Thepsychologicallinkspeoplehavewithfooddostemfromchildhood.Thatisaconnectionwemakeonasubconsciouslevelaswegrowup,sowhenwewanttofeelcomfortedwelooktowhatourmotherswouldhaveprovided.Overtimewebuildupfoodassociationswithourhomes—weliketothinkofthemaswarmandcozy.There’sadefinitetietheretoourappreciationofwarmandcomfortingfood.Notmanyrecipesarestillhandeddownthroughgenerations,butsoupisoneofthem,withancientrecipesforsoupremainingverysimilartothoseinmoderncookbooks.(18)Peoplebelievethatthereareemotionalreasonsforthis.Whenwetakesouptopeopleintoughtimes,there’ssomethingaboutitthatmeanswearebringingcomforttothembecauseittakesanenormousamountofcareinside.16.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?17.Whyweresoupsrecommendedinancienttimes?18.Whydoestakingsouptopeopleintoughtimesmeanbringingcomforttothem?16．A．Howwecanrecoversoonfromillnesses.B．Whyweeatsoupswhenwe’reillorinneedofcomfort.C．Whatsoupweshouldhavewhenwefeelill.D．Howsouporiginatedanddeveloped.正确答案：B解析：本题问的是讲话者谈论的主题。短文开头提到“是不是生病了，正躺在沙发上或床上?极有可能你正在喝热汤，好让自己好受些。”接着讲话者提到喝汤是为了早日恢复健康，然后又提到人们喝汤还因为在人们心中，其与家庭的温暖相关联，因此在别人落难时送汤，会给别人带来安慰。由此可见，本文的主题就是人们在生病时和需要安慰时为什么要喝汤。17．A．Theyweredeliciousthanotherdishes.B．Theycouldbeaffordedbycommonpeople.C．Theywerethoughthelpfultorecoverfromdiseases.D．Theywereregardedasthemosthealthyfoodthen.正确答案：C解析：本题问的是为什么古代人建议喝汤。短文中提到12世纪时医生建议人们喝热汤来抵抗感冒；16世纪时人们普遍认为应该给病人吃有营养、清淡、易消化的食物，因此建议喝汤。由此可见，古代人认为喝汤有益于抵抗病菌和身体康复。18．A．Thesoupremindsthemoftheirchildhood.B．Thesoupmakesthemfeelpeople’sconcern.C．Thesoupneedsalotoftimetoprepare.D．Therecipesofsouparehandeddownfromancestors.正确答案：B解析：本题问的是为什么给处于困难中的人送汤意味着给他们带去安慰。短文最后提到给处于困难中的人们送汤意味着给他们送去安慰，这是因为汤里面包含着关心的味道。听力原文：(19)It’stemptingandcommontoregardaresumeasalow-maintenanceaspectofthejobsearch.Justlistwhereyouworked,whatyoudidandwhereyouwenttoschool,attachthattoeachapplicationandpressthebutton.Infact,though,youhaveconsiderableflexibilityinhowyoustructureyourresume.Thedecisionsyoumakeaboutwhatitsaysandhowitlookscanaffectwhetheryougetthejobyoureallywant,orgetajobatall.Often,peopleplacetoomuchemphasisonthepastjobsthattheyhad,butyourresumeisaboutyourfuture,(20)sostressexperiencesthataremostrelevanttothepositionyouaspiretohold.Yourresumeisnotanautobiographicalessayofyourentirelife,justlistyourmostrelevantexperience.Ifthesalesjobyouhad20yearsagodoesnotrelatetowhereyouareheaded,leaveitoutorsummarizeitverybriefly.Makesureyourresumeiseasytoread,bothonthescreenandonpaper.Eventhoughmostresumesaresentviae-mail,manyHumanResourcespeoplestillprintouttheattachments.AndmanycompanieshaveolderversionsofMicrosoftWord,somakesureyourresumeattachmentiscompatiblewiththem.(21)It’salsowisetohaveprintedversionsready,tohandoutatinterviews.Finally,havesomeonereviewyourwork.(22)Ifyouneedacompletemakeover,aprofessionalresumewriterisagoodchoice.Butevenanextrasetofeyesfromafriendorfamilymembercanbeenoughtosetaresumeontherightcourse.19.Whatdomostpeopletendtotakeforgrantedinwritingaresume?20.Whatshouldbestressedintheresume?21.Howshouldtheapplicantdealwiththee-mail’sattachment?22.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestattheendofthepassage?19．A．Itisaneffortlessjob.B．Aresumeisworthgreatcare.C．Itisflexibleinstructuringaresume.D．Aresumeaffectswhetheronecangetthedesirablejobornot.正确答案：A解析：本题问的是在写简历时，人们往往认为什么是理所当然的。短文开头指出把写简历当作一项不费力气的工作听起来很诱人，也很常见，但实际上写简历具有很大的灵活性，简历影响到人们是否能够得到心仪的工作。由此可见，人们通常理所当然地认为写简历是一项不费力气的工作。20．A．Theexcellentperformanceintheirpastjobs.B．Theireducationalbackground.C．Theirautobiographicallistofpastexperience.D．Themostrelevantexperiencetothepositionbeingappliedfor.正确答案：D解析：本题问的是简历中应该强调什么。短文中指出人们经常在简历中过多强调过去的工作经历，但是简历是关于未来的，应该强调与想要申请的职位相关的经历。21．A．It’sbettertomakesureit’sreadableoncomputeronly.B．It’sbettertousethenewestversionofMicrosoftWord.C．There’snoneedtoprinttheattachment.D．It’sagoodideatohandouttheprintedversiontotheinterviewers.正确答案：D解析：本题问的是申请者应该如何对待邮件中的附件。短文中指出简历在电脑上和纸面上都应该具有可读性；很多公司使用较低的Word版本，简历的版本应该与公司办公软件的版本兼容；最好提早打印简历，在面试时分发给面试官。22．A．Aprofessionalresumewritercanensureaperfectresume.B．Familymemberscan’tbecountedoninreviewingyourresume.C．Aprofessionalresumewriterisagoodchoicebutnottheonlychoice.D．Reviewingyourresumebyotherscan’thelpatall.正确答案：C解析：本题询问短文结尾部分的建议。短文最后提到最好请人检查简历。专业的简历制作者是一个很好的选择，但即使是家人和朋友帮忙看一下也能使简历锦上添花。由此可见，专业的简历制作者是一个很好的选择，但并不是唯一的选择。听力原文：Workersaredroppingoutofthelaborforceindroves,andtheyaremostlywomen.Infact,manyareyoungwomen.(23)Buttheyarenotdroppingoutforever:instead,theseyoungwomenseemtobepostponingtheirworkinglivestogetmoreeducation.Therearenow—forthefirsttimeinthreedecades—moreyoungwomeninschoolthanintheworkforce.(24)Manyeconomistsinitiallythoughtthattheshrinkinglaborforcewascausedprimarilybydiscouragedolderworkersgivinguponthejobmarket.Now,aswasthecasethen,onesexistheprimarybeneficiary.Thoughyoungwomenintheirlateteensandearly20’sviewtoday’seconomiclullasanopportunitytoupgradetheirskills,theirmalecounterpartsaremorelikelytotakewhateverjobtheycanfind.(25)Thelonger-termconsequences,economistssay,arethatthenextgenerationofwomenmayhaveasignificantadvantageovertheirmalecounterparts,w