專業(yè)英語四級聽力模擬題

1、Test Four Part DICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first reading, which will he read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, o

2、r phrase by pirate, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.Part LISTENING COMPREHENSION

3、In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and

4、then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.1. What is the basic purpose of IQ tests? A. They are designed to measure children'

5、s intelligence. B. They are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills. C. They are designed to test why some children perform better at school. D. They are intended to find out why some children are not appreciated.2. According to Kellerman, why are there so many unhappy adults in the world?

6、A. Becanse they are not brighter than others. B. Becaase they don't have good education. C. Because they are not doing the things they are best at. D. Because they are not duly encouraged in life.3. According to Brigid, why can't some children do well in school examinations A. They don't

7、 have proper education. B. They don't have enough encouragement. C. Their parents are not responsible. D. They are not good with words and numbers. Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now

8、listen to tire conversation.4. Why was the man in the Student Union Office? A. To find professor Steinfield. B. To look for past test papers. C. To look for the woman. D. To look for an aspirin for his headache.5. What suggestion does the woman give to the man? A. Work harder. B. Study the exam pape

9、rs. C. Learn from her since she took the class. D. Concentrate on the section on prostaglandin.6. Why does the man have a headache? A. Because of the over-production of prostaglandin. B. Because he has no aspirin. C. Because he is tired. D. Because of the Biology course.7. What do the speakers agree

10、 upon at the end. A. They agree to meet in the alley to study. B. They agree to tutor each other for upcoming tests. C. They agree to study poetry together. D. They agree to study Biology together. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be

11、 given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. What is the woman's obstacle according to the conversation? A. She needs to work hard to advance her career. B. She happens to have a high profile job. C. She needs to spend much of her time away from her family. D. She

12、 has a quite extended family.9. According to the woman, what make her special? A. She has a great husband. B. She has a good career. C. She has a great family. D. She is undaunted to whatever may come in the way.10. Why does the woman like her acting career most? A. She feels that her career is spec

13、ial in the way that people can relate to her. B. She thinks acting is a good career. C. She can make enough for her and her family. D. She thinks acting is her childhood dream.SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the que

14、stions that follow. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. In which year was the first English dictionary published? A. 1604. B. 1700. C. 1750. D. 1775.12. How many words we

15、re contained in the first dictionary? A. A few thousand. B. All important words. C. About 3000. D. 20 volumes.13. Who produced the first modern dictionary? A. Robert Cawdrey. B. Dr. Samuel Johnson. C. John Kersey. D. The author was unknown. 14. What's the specific feature of the Oxford English D

16、ictionary? A. It defines easy words as well as hard ones. B. It gives good meanings for each word. C. It has twenty volumes. D. It traces the history of each word. Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

17、Now listen to the passage.15. What is the important discovery about seismic waves mentioned by the instructor? A. They occur at regular intervals. B. They can withstand great heat. C. They travel through the Earth's interior. D. They can record the Earth's internal temperature.16. What did t

18、he study of seismic vibrations help geologists learn more about? A. When the Earth was formed. B. The composition of the Earth's interior. C. Why lava is hot. D. How often a volcano is likely to erupt.17. What did P and S waves help scientists discover about the layers of the earth? A. How deep

19、they are. B. Where earthquakes form. C. How hot they are. D. What purpose they serve. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, yon will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. What does the speaker talk about? A. Why wolves

20、attack human? B. Why wolves are so feared? C. The history of wolves in Europe. D. The normal hunting habits of wolves.19. According to the speaker, why did wolves attack humans? A. They had no other food. B. They had lost their homes. C. They naturally hunted all creatures. D. To protect their young

21、.20. What does the speaker imply in the end? A. It is human beings that cause wolves to starve first. B. Bad guys caused wolves to starve. C. Wolves are bad guys. D. Wolves are the image of bad guys.SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news i

22、tem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21. _ MasterCard users are NOT affected by the recent security breach. A. Chinese B. Chinese mainland C. The Senior D. Internet22. The stolen information on MasterCard incldes A. password of the card. B. card number an

23、d expiration dates. C. personal identity. D. personal birthday information. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.23. What were seized in the helicopter by the troop together with

24、 Sonia? A. Documents in a laptop computer. B. Documents that can be used as the evidence against Sonia in court. C. A laptop computer. D. Both B and C.24. Who captured Sonia? A. Colombian police. B. American police. C. Elite American troops. D. Elite Colombian troops. Questions 25 and 26 are based o

25、n the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.25. What's the US military's investigation on? A. The crime evidence of Saddam Hussein. B. The death of two New York State National Guard officers at a base in Iraq

26、. C. The mason of the explosion at a US base in Iraq. D. The real identities of the two offices died in an explosion. 26. Which statement is NOT correct? A. The two officers were killed by enemy fire. B. The death of the two officers might be caused by negligence or sabotage. C. Captain Philip was a

27、 company commander. D. Lieutenant Louis was operations manager for Captain E's company. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the fallowing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.27. According to the news, ice from Greenland giv

28、es information about A. oxygen. B. ancient weather. C. carbon dioxide. D. temperature.28. Why are there two teams to study the same ice? A. They belong to different countries. B. They compete against each other. C. They want to confirm their findings. D. There are too many ices for only one team. Qu

29、estions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.29. What's a central theme of the conference held in London? A. Passing laws to deal with unemployment. B. Letting the governments take the

30、 lead in helping workers to gain skills. C. Encouraging businesses to hire, more workers. D. Creating more job opportunities.30. Which of the following did the conference also call for? A. Maintaining labor laws and welfare systems. B. Helping workers gain the skills that employers need. C. Allowing

31、 workers the freedom to choose jobs. D. Reforming labor laws and welfare systems.Test FourPart DICTATION Laws Before laws were written, /there was no sure way of knowing what was permitted and what was forbidden. /One judge might apply one set of rules to a case while another judge might apply compl

32、etely different set of rules to a similar case. /It all depended on the personal judgment of one person. /Today we follow the custom of recording our laws. /Rules passed by our lawmakers are printed and available for everyone to use. /Unless laws are publicly available, /we do not regard them as bin

33、ding./ Each of us is subject to many different sets of laws. /Some laws say what is permitted, /such as how fast you may drive. /Other laws say what is required, /such as paying a federal income tax. /Still other laws say what is prohibited, /such as smoking in elevatons. /In the United States, fede

34、ral laws apply to everyone and state laws apply only to activities within each state. / 解析 這篇聽寫材料的難點在動詞的使用上。注意被動語態(tài)及動詞的分詞和過去式的形式，后半部分的排比形式中的動詞permitted，required, 和prohibited可能會對一些學(xué)生造成困擾。另外，由于這篇材料的動詞應(yīng)用形式比較復(fù)雜，在聽第四遍的時候一定要注意檢查核對。 Part LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation 1W: Why is

35、it that some children perform much better than others at school?M: Obviously, certain children are brighter than others, but it's not as simple as that. A lot of emphasis is placed on intelligence measured by tests.W: The so-called IQ test?M: Yes. Basically they are intended to test linguistic a

36、nd numerical skills, so some children are bound to suffer. This is very unfortunate. A child with an average IQ may turn out to be successful when he grows up.W: What you're saying is that some children have abilities that are not easy to measure, that aren't appreciated.M: Precisely. And if

37、 these skills are not spotted sufficiently early, they cannot be developed, That's why, in my view, there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at.W: I see.M: But at school, only those children who are good with words and numbers will probably do w

38、ell in school examinations.W: Right. Is there anything a parent can do to help in this case?M: Yes. In my opinion, a child should be judged on his individual talents. After all, being happy in life is putting skills to good use, no matter what they are.1B本題考查意圖。根據(jù)原文“Basically they are intended to te

39、st linguistic and numerical skills.”可以得知智力測驗是為了測驗人的語言和計算能力而設(shè)計的。選項B為正確答案。2C本題考查原因。根據(jù)原文“That's why，in my view，there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at.”可知因為成年人沒有做他們最適合的事情是造成不快樂的原因。選項C為正確答案。3D本題考查意圖。從原文中“But at school，only those children who are

40、 good with words and numbers will probably do well in school examinations.”可以推測出他認為考試為了測驗人的語言和計算能力而設(shè)計的，因而那些不擅長這兩方面的孩子成績就不好。選項D為正確答案。 Conversation 2W: Hi Stan, where have you been?M: Oh, just at the Student Union office trying to see if I can catch you there. I also tried to find out if professor Ste

41、infield has any old exams from years ago.W: Why don't you just ask me? I took that class last semester and aced it.M: Yeah. you ace all your subjects. But the exams change from year to year, don't they?W: True, but the style is pretty much the same from year to year.M: So tell me all about t

42、he process of prostaglandin. I can barely even pronounce it, let alone explain it.W: Hey, I am no expert but what she'll be mainly looking for is that you know how it affects the digestion, reproduction, and immune systems.M: What kinds of questions might she ask?W: Well, for example, you'll

43、 probably have to say how prostaglandin, if over-produced can give you headaches and fevers and stuff.M: Speaking of headaches. I think I'm getting one now. Can you give me an aspirin?W: Well, it's probably because you have too much prostaglandin, Aspirin blocks prostaglandin production.M: W

44、ell, I'm sure it's this Biology class that's doing it.W: Hey, I've heard you're no slouch at poetry. You get me through my course in 19th century poetry and I'll make you an expert in Biology.M: It's a deal. Where shall we begin? Poetry is up my alley. 4C本題考查原因。從文中開頭原文“.

45、just at the Student Union office trying to see if I can catch you there.”可以得知選項C為正確答案。5C本題考查事實。根據(jù)原文“Why don't you just ask me? I took that class last semester and aced it.”可以得知這個女生說自己去年選了Steinfield教授的課，建議男士向她咨詢有關(guān)問題，因此選項C為正確答案。aced it意為“成績?yōu)?A”。6D本題考查原因。由原文男士自己所給出的原因“I'm sure it's this Bio

46、logy class that's doing it.”可以得知選項D為正確答案，即頭疼是因為生物學(xué)課程考試。根據(jù)文中“. it's probably because you have too much prostaglandin”(可能是因為你前列腺素過多)很容易誤選A，但這只是女士的猜測，而非真正原因。7B本題考查行為。文中最后提到“I've heard you're no slouch at poetry. You get me through my course in 19th century poetry and I'll make you a

47、n expert in Biology.”其中slouch意為“不中用的人，懶惰或無能的人”，整句意即“我聽說你詩歌方面不弱，你幫我通過19世界詩歌課程考試，我則幫你成為生物學(xué)專家”，據(jù)此應(yīng)選B。文章最后一句用到一個習(xí)語up someone's alley意思是“為某人所熟悉或精通的；正合某人所長”?？芍猩饝?yīng)幫助女生復(fù)習(xí)19世紀文學(xué)。選項A曲解了該詞組意思。 Conversation 3M: What inspired you to act?W: It must have been born in me. I've been doing it since I was 7 y

48、ears old. Maybe it was my family. Who knows? I just know when I saw a stage for the first time, I wanted to be on it.M: How do you balance your life between family and your career?W: How? I don't know how. I just know I do it. But it takes work. I have a great husband, a great set of parents and

49、 in-laws, and obviously I have help with a nanny. It's not easy but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high profile job as I do.M: Does it ever get difficult to balance?W: Yup. But what parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it all an obstacle. As I said,

50、I just do it.M: Has that always been your philosophy? To simply work through the" obstacles", no matter what? Just do it?W: Yes, but I also find "she works hard for the money" or "she's overcome so many obstacles" a bit overused. I know it allows me to stand out in

51、a crowd when the sea of faces can seem so similar, and I know it serves a purpose in inspiring others who might face the same obstacles I faced while growing up.M: You're a tough dame. 8C本題考查事實。題目問這個女士面對的困難是什么。根據(jù)原文可知這個女士是個演員，所以不得不經(jīng)常在家庭和事業(yè)之間作平衡。因此選項C為正確答案。9D本題考查事實。文中她講到了“I just never make the dif

52、ficulty of it all an obstacleAs I said，I just do it.”因此選項D為正確答案。10A本題考查原因。根據(jù)原文中提到的“I know it allows me to stand out in a crowd when the sea of faces can seem so similar，and I know it serves a purpose in inspiring others who might face the same obstacles I faced while growing up.”可以推斷出她認為演員這個職業(yè)可以使她從眾

53、人之中脫穎而出，而且這一的經(jīng)歷能夠鼓舞有相同困難的人們。因此選項A為正確答案。 SECTION B PASSAGESPassage 1 The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary actually contained only about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one word definition. The author, Robert Cawdrey,

54、 made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey's lead and presented a few thousand hard words

55、. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750s all dictionaries were rather simple and not very valuable. A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modem dictionary. He includes in his dic

56、tionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. By the end of the 1700s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson's lead. The 1800s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary, a twenty-volume work. One of the most popular features of the Oxford English Dictionary is its word histories. It traces the history of each word from its earliest recorded use up to the tim