大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷31 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. What can we learn about writing on the back of the watch? 12. Which of the following can best describe the man’s character?
9．
A．He doesn’t care about the price. B．He wants the cheapest one.
C．He gives priority to the watches on sale. D．He only considers famous makers.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
10．
A．A digital watch with the date and time. B．A digital watch with yellow gold plating. C．A mechanical watch with a leather strap. D．A mechanical watch with a metal strap.
正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力
11．
A．The shop will write words on the watch back for free.
B．The man feels surprised that the shop can do him a special favor. C．The shop charges a little sum of money for this extra service.
D．The saleswoman can write the words so it will be finished in no time.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
12．
A．Difficult to satisfy and full of demands. B．Polite but ignorant of sending gifts. C．Considerate, and loving family and life. D．Good at shopping but careless about money.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
听力原文：M: [13] It’s Chinese New Year’s Eve tonight. Let’s go and watch a movie, shall we? W: It will be very late by the time we finish our dinner. M: Let’s see a midnight show then. W: Good idea! M: What kind of movie are you fond of? W: Well, I feel like watching something romantic this evening. Do you still remember the movie we watched this Christmas Eve? Until now I am not fully aware why we chose that one. Today, I’m in the mood for something more gentle for a happy new year. What about you? M: I agree that last few movies have been a bit too violent,
especially the movie for our Christmas, but romantic movies might be the last thing I want to watch. A bit of action will be very exciting. How about watching Titanic? It’s a love story, but there is plenty of action as well. W: It’s indeed a romance. However, I’ve seen it many times. So I don’t think I’d enjoy watching it once more. What else is there to watch? M: There’s The Lord of the Rings. It owns a lot of awards and I’ve been wanting to see it for ages. W: Yes, many people gave it the thumbs up after they walked out of the cinema. However, [15] It’s somewhat violent as well, isn’t it? So, why not watch it next weekend instead of tonight? M: Oh, it seems that we can only have the romantic comedy left. I enjoy comedies and you want something romantic. What about this kind? W: Perfect! That is ideal for the Spring Festival. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. When does this conversation take place? 14. What can we learn about the woman from this conversation?15. Why do they finally decide not to watch The Lord of the Rings?
13．
A．On the New Year’s Day.
B．Just before the Spring Festival. C．At the midnight.
D．On the eve of Christmas.
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力
14．
A．Watching movies may be one of her favorite pastime. B．She doesn’t like violent movies at all.
C．She has seen The Lord of the Rings many times. D．She prefers comedies to romantics.
正确答案：A 涉及知识点：听力
15．
A．Because people who watched it didn’t think highly of the film. B．Because this movie is not suitable to celebrate Chinese New Year. C．Because the woman plans to watch it with her friends next weekend.
D．Because the audience would fall to the ground when walking out of the cinema
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力
Section B
听力原文：A friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, [16] he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India. One day, he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler’s palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed,
and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited, and [17] each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the person’s position in the service of the government. My friend’s income was not high, so he did not have much to pay. [17] Each person bowed before the ruler, his gold went onto one heap his silver went onto another heap. And in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was a simple way of collecting income tax. The tax on property was also collected simply. The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area, if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. [18] Of course, the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What do we know about the speaker’s friend? 17. What was the real purpose of the ruler’s invitation? 18. What does the passage say about the tax collectors?
16．
A．He was a tax collector.
B．He was a government official. C．He was once a friend of the ruler. D．He was once a schoolteacher in India.
正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力
17．
A．To reward outstanding tax collectors. B．To declare new ways of collecting tax. C．To collect money from the persons invited.
D．To entertain those who had made great contributions to the government.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
18．
A．They were excused from paying income tax.
B．They were given some silver and gold coins by the ruler. C．They tried to collect more money than the ruler asked for. D．They enjoyed being invited to dinner at the ruler’s palace.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
听力原文：[19] Around the year 1000 AD, some people from northwest India began to travel westward. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again, but spent their lives moving from one place to another. Their later generations are called the Romany people, or Gypsies. There’re Gypsies all over the world, and many of them are still traveling with no fixed homes. There are about
8,000,000 of them, including 3,000,000 in Eastern Europe. Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel. [20] Because they are different, people may be afraid of them, look down on them, or think that they are criminals. The Nazis treated the Gypsies cruelly, like the Jews, and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler’s death camps. Gypsies have their own language Romany. They liked music and dancing. And they often work in fairs and traveling shows. Traveling is very important to them, and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsy children to go to school, and Gypsies are often unable to read and write. [21] In some places, the education authorities tried to arrange special traveling schools for Gypsy children so that they can get the same education as other children. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home? 20. What is the attitude of some people toward Gypsies?21. What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?
19．
A．They liked traveling.
B．The reasons are unknown.
C．They were driven out of their homes.
D．They wanted to find a better place to live in.
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力
20．
A．They are unfriendly to Gypsies.
B．They admire the musical talent of the Gypsies. C．They are envious of Gypsies. D．They try to put up with Gypsies.
正确答案：A 涉及知识点：听力
21．
A．They are now taught in their own language. B．They are now allowed to attend local schools. C．Special schools have been set up for them. D．Permanent homes have been built for them.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
听力原文：As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common cold. Yet, their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. [22] Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves three factors: the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway. If all drivers exercise good judgment at all times, there would be few accidents. But that is rather like saying that if all
people were honest, there would be no crime. [23] Improved design has helped make highways much safer. [24] But the type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road. [25] Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people assume that the accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. What does the speaker think of the causes of automobile accidents? 23. What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?24. What remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents? 25. What is the focus of people’s attentions today according to the passage?
22．
A．The causes are familiar.
B．The causes are not well understood. C．The causes are obvious.
D．The causes are very complicated.
正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力
23．
A．Improved highway design. B．Better public transportation. C．Regular driver training. D．Stricter traffic regulations.
正确答案：A 涉及知识点：听力
24．
A．Highway crime. B．Drivers’ errors. C．Poor traffic control. D．Confusing road signs.
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力
25．
A．Increasing people’s awareness of traffic problems. B．Enhancing drivers’ sense of responsibility. C．Building more highways. D．Designing better cars.
正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力
Section C
A blonde lady walks into a New York City Bank and asks for the 【B1】_____officer. She says she is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer says he will need some kind of 【B2】_____for the loan, so the lady【B3】______the keys to a new, 【B4】______ car parked in front of the bank. With all【B5】______, the bank agrees to accept the car as security for the loan. The loan officer drives the new car into the bank’s【B6】_____garage and parks it there. Two weeks later the lady returns,【B7】______the $5,000 she loaned, and $15.40【B8】______. The loan officer【B9】______the lady and says, “We here at the bank are very happy to this deal, but while you were away, I checked you out, and I’m a little【B10】______. I found out that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles me is why you would bother to borrow $5,000.” The lady replies, “Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for 15 dollars?”
26． 【B1】
正确答案：loan 涉及知识点：听力
27． 【B2】
正确答案：security 涉及知识点：听力
28． 【B3】
正确答案：hands over 涉及知识点：听力
29． 【B4】
正确答案：costly 涉及知识点：听力
30． 【B5】
正确答案：checked out 涉及知识点：听力
31． 【B6】
正确答案：underground 涉及知识点：听力
32． 【B7】
正确答案：repays 涉及知识点：听力
33． 【B8】
正确答案：interest 涉及知识点：听力
34． 【B9】
正确答案：comes up to 涉及知识点：听力
35． 【B10】
正确答案：puzzled 涉及知识点：听力
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