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1、专业英语四级听力-45(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPARTDICTATION/B(总题数：1，分数：40.00)1.Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphr
2、asebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.MindlessEatingTiedtoYourEnvironment（分数：40.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文MindlessEatingTiedtoYourEnvironmentMuchofourhabitualeatingistied
3、tohabitualexperiences./Forexample,welovetoeatpopcornatthemovieswithouteventhinkingaboutit./Astudyshowedthatweconsumedthefood/notbecauseofthetastebutbecauseoftheexperience./Whenweverepeatedlyeatenaparticularfoodinaparticularenvironment,/ourbraincomestoassociatethefoodwiththatenvironment./Andthisassoc
4、iationmakesuskeepeating/aslongasthoseenvironmentalcuesarepresent./Researchersprovedthisbytakingagroupofmoviewatchers/thatregularlyconsumedpopcornatthemovies./Someweregivenfreshpoppedpopcorn./Someweregivenstalepopcorn/thathadbeenpoppedaweekago./Participantsatethesameamountofpopcorn/whetherthepopcornw
5、asstaleorflesh./Researchersthenconductedthesametestbutputmoviewatchersinaboardroom./Inthesecondexperiment,/participantsonlyatethefreshpopcorn./解析这篇听写有一定的难度，主要讲述了我们有时习惯性地吃东西和某种特定的环境有关，题材为科普类。不过，由于没有较复杂的句子，听者能够较好地把握。habitualeating和environment是本文的关键词，如果能迅速地反应出它们的意思，就能更好地理解整篇文章。同时也要注意科普类文章中常用的词汇，如：Astud
6、yshowedthat.，provethisby.，researchers，cue，participants，conductthetest等。二、BPARTLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BSECTIONACONVERSATIONS/B(总题数：3，分数：20.00)Inthissection,youwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to3arebasedonthe
7、followingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.Inthissection,youwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconve
8、rsation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.（分数：6.00）(1).WhatproblemwasNOTmentionedaboutthewomanscar?A.Astopped-upfuelline.B.Abrokenpart.C.Alowbattery.D.Aflattire.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文M:Whatcanwedoforyoutoday?W:Yes,Imhavingaproblemwithmycar,anditdoesntseemtorunr
9、ight.ImeaneverytimeIstartitup,theenginerunsforaminuteorso,andthendies.M:Hmmm.Okay.Letsopenthecar,andletstakealook.Okay,startherup.Okay,Okay.Shutheroff.Letmelookatthebookhere.UItsoundslikeapossiblefuelline,anoldengine,abrokenpart,orevenaweakbattery./UW:So,whichoneisit?M:YouneedtotalktotheMechanic.W:T
10、heMechanic!So,whoareyou?M:Well,Imtheassistant.W:So,whydidntyoutellmethatinthefirstplace?Iwouldnthavewastedallthistime!M:Youdidntask.W:Okay,sohowmuchisitgoingtocost?M:Areyoualocalorfromoutoftown?W:Imjustpassingthrough,andthisistheonlyplaceformiles.Cantyouseemylicenseplate?M:Okay.Theout-of-townrate.If
11、itsafuelline,thatllbe$100.No,no,thatsthelocalrate.Here,$200forthepre-screeningcheck,$150forparts,plusorminus$100,Uand$75anhourforlabor.Todaysaholiday,solaborisactually$50moreperhour./UW:UThosepricesareoutrageous!/UM:Welltakecareofyou.JustbringthecarbackonTuesdaysoMike,ourMechanic,cantakealookatit.W:
12、Whynottoday?Itsonly11:00a.m.!M:Wecloseat11:30a.m.onholidays,andwereclosedtomorrowandSunday,andwereclosedthefollowingdayaswell.解析本题考查事物特征。根据原文划线部分可知，在工作人员提出的几种可能出现的情况中，未涉及flattire(爆胎)，由此可推知D为正确答案。(2).Howmuchwouldlaborbeperhourforthecarownerinthisconversation?A.$50.B.$75.C.$125.D.$100.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D
13、.解析：解析本题考查数字及其推导。根据原文划线部分可知，人工费用在平时为每小时75美元，逢节假日每小时需多加50美元。经过简单推算得出C为正确答案。(3).Whatdidthewomanthinkaboutthepriceperhour?A.Verycheap.B.Veryspecial.C.Fairenough.D.Tooexpensive.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析本题考查评价。由原文划线部分推知，女车主认为该价格高得令人无法容忍。因此D为正确答案。Questions4to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofthec
14、onversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.Questions4to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.（分数：6.00）(1).Whyisthewomansurprisedinthebeginning?A.Themaniscarryingsome
15、flowers.B.Themanhasspoiledhismarriageanniversary.C.Themanseemsveryexcitedaboutmeetinghiswife.D.Themanishorsingaround.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文W:Hey,Henry,howseverythinggoing,Uandwhatswiththeflowers?/UM:Theyreformywife.W:Oh,aweddinganniversaryorsomething?M:Totellthetruth,itcouldntbeworse.Yousee,Ihavet
16、opickmywifeupfromtheairportthisevening,butwhileshewasgone,therewereafewminormishaps.W:Ohreally?Whathappened?M:Well,IhadsomeoftheguysoverFridaynighttowatchabasketballgameonTV,butoneofthemgotallexcited,andstartedhorsingaround,wavinghisarms,Uandheaccidentallyknockedovermywifes250-yearoldChineseporcelai
17、nvase/Ugiventoherbyhergrandmother,andbrokeitbeyondrepair.W:Man,haveyoutried.M:U.Superglue?Yeap,butshewouldbeabletotellinasecondIwastryingtopullsomethingoverhereyes./UW:Oh,wow.Youreinhotwaternow.M:Ifithadonlybeenthat.W:Oh,theresmore?M:Yeah,yousee,Uthewaterfromthevasespilledalloverthemanuscriptofabook
18、mywifehasbeenwritingforthepasttwoyears.Itblurredtheinkovermanyofthepages./U解析本题考查原因。根据原文划线部分可知，女士看到她朋友手里拿着花，感到很奇怪，故询问原因。所以正确答案是A。(2).Wecaninferfromtheconversationthattheman_.A.haswatchedabaseballgameB.hastriedtogluethevaseC.hastriedtodrythebookD.hastriedtobuyanewvase（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析本题考查事实。根据原文
19、划线部分可知，男士尝试用强力胶水，但妻子可以一眼就看出来。由此得出正确答案是B。(3).Themanistroubledbythefactthat_.A.hiswifesbookhasbeenburnedB.hisfriendhasdamagedtwovaluablethingsC.hiswifesbookwasstainedwithsuperglueD.theChinesevasewasbrokenabit（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，妻子的两件东西被朋友弄坏了，一件是250-yearoldChineseporcelainvase，另外一件是
20、themanuscriptofabook，所以正确答案是B。Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowli
21、stentotheconversation.（分数：8.00）(1).Themanisprobablya_.A.gardenerB.farmerC.shepherdD.driver（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文M:Oh,gosh!Nobodycanstandthiskindofscorchingheat.W:Tellmeaboutit!Youcantevenstayinthesunforfiveminutes.M:Youllbescorchedlikeashriveledplant.W:Ilikeyourhumor,Marc.Anyway,Iguessthisafternoo
22、ntheresnothingwecandobutstayhome.M:Iguessso.Idontwanttobetakentothehospitalforheatexhaustionorsunstrokeorsomething.W:Youwantmyadvice?UDrinkalotofliquidsandspareyourselftheworstoftheheat!/UM:Yeah,youreright.Gottodrinkalotoffluids.Dowehaveanybeer?IdlikesomeBudweiserorCarlsberg.W:Iftheheatgoeson,adroug
23、htwillprobablysetin.Ithasntrainedadropformonths.M:Ithinkso,too,butdidntitrainlastmonth?W:Itdidrainlastmonth,buttherainfallwasonlyhalfthemonthlyaverage.M:Oh.Thatbad?!W:Thatsright.Itsreallybad.UImreallyconcernedthoughnotpanickedyet./UM:Idontblameyou.Thepastureshavebrownedoutevenbeforethesummerhasarriv
24、ed.W:Yeah,Uandthesoilhasbeenbakedsohardthattheplowcantevenbreakthesoil./UM:Lookslikeitsgoingtobeanongoingthingthatwouldgetworseeachday.解析本题考查人物身份。根据他们对话的内容，干旱、炎热、土地、耕耘等问题，可以推断出他们是农民，因此B为正确答案。(2).Accordingtothewoman,howtoenduretheheat?A.Drinkingalotoffluidswillhelp.B.Peopleshouldbuysomeair-conditione
25、rs.C.Peoplemustbehospitalizedafterfiveminutes.D.Peopleshouldbuysomeice-cream.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，女士建议男士大量饮水。因此答案为A。(3).WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A.Therainfalllastmonthwasmuchlessthannormal.B.Thelandcanstillbecultivated.C.Theconversationtookplacejustbeforenoon.D.The
26、womanisabitpessimistic.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，土壤已经被太阳烘烤得很坚硬，用犁都打不碎，可知B与对话中的事实不符，所以B为正确答案。(4).Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecurrentsituation?A.Itsagoodyearforpastures.B.Itsseverebuthedoesntworry.C.Itshopelessforthisyear.D.Itsbadbutneedlesstodespair.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，他
27、有些担心，但并不感到恐慌，因此不必绝望，所以D为正确答案。四、BSECTIONBPASSAGES/B(总题数：3，分数：20.00)Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothepassa
28、ge.Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothepassage.（分数：6.00）(1).Whatdoestheprofessormainlydiscuss?A.Thedevelopm
29、entofthemodernskyscraper.B.Theskyscraperseffectonurbanareas.C.Problemswithfutureskyscraperconstruction.D.Safetyregulationsforskyscraperdesign.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文UIn1871,thefirstpassengerelevatorswereusedinofficebuildingsandallowedarchitectstobuildhigherthanpeoplecouldcomfortablywalk./UAnotherin
30、novationwasinbuildingtechnique.In1885,thesteelskeletonwasintroducedandallowedfortheconstructionoftallbuildingsthatcouldwithstandhighwinds.Wetakeforgrantedsomeoftheotherinventionsthatenabledpeopletoliveandworkinskyscrapers.Forexample,fewpeoplerealizedthatthetelephonewasnecessaryforverticalcommunicati
31、onandthatflushtoiletandvacuumincineratormadewastedisposalpossible.Now,asweveenteredtheageofthesuperskyscraper,somewithmorethan200floors,weseetheneedforevenmoretechnologicalinnovationsintheareaofheatingandcoolingsystems,forexample.Foralltheirbenefits,thesesupertallbuildingsdocauseproblemsthough.Foron
32、ethingtheyplaceenormousstrainonparkingandtrafficflowinurbanareas.UButletsleavebehindthesetechnicalconcernsandmoveontoconsidersomeofthedesignelementsthathavecometocharacterizetheageoftheskyscraper./U解析主题总结题。本文按照时间顺序介绍了摩天大楼的发展情况：1871年电梯首次投入使用，随后建筑技术不断提高，电话、冲水马桶、吸尘器等也相继涌现，使摩天大楼得到不断发展。因而正确答案为A。(2).Whatd
33、oestheprofessorsayabouttheinventionoftheelevator?A.Itcreateddesignproblemsforarchitects.B.Itwasneededfortransportingconstructionmaterials.C.Itenabledarchitectstodesigntallerofficebuildings.D.Itmadeskyscrapersmoreexpensivetobuild.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知，1871年首部客用电梯被用在办公楼中，这样办公楼可以建得更高，因
34、此可以推断正确答案是C。(3).Whatwilltheprofessorprobablydiscussnext?A.Measuresdesignedtosolveproblemscausedbysuperskyscrapers.B.Designfeaturesofmodernskyscrapers.C.Strategiesforreducingtrafficcongestion.D.Methodsofestimatingconstructioncosts.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知，先不去管技术的问题，转到设计的问题上去，因此可以推断答案为B。
35、Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothepassage.Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothepassage.（分数：6.00）(1).Whatisneededtoenjoyarti
36、nFIUmuseum?A.Floppydiscsandlaserprinters.B.Acomputerandaprinter.C.Membershipcards.D.Acomputerconnectedtothemuseumbytelephoneline.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：听力原文Therearemanyfamousmuseumsthroughouttheworldwherepeoplecanenjoyart.WashingtonD.C.hastheNationalGalleryofArt;ParishastheLouvre;andLondon,theBritishMu
37、seum.FloridaInternationalUniversity(FIU)inMiamialsoshowsartforpeopletosee.Anditdoessowithoutabuilding,orevenawallforitsdrawingsandpaintings.FIUhasopenedthefirstcomputerartmuseumintheUnitedStates.Youdonthavetovisittheuniversitytoseetheart.UYoujustneedacomputerlinkedtoatelephone./UYoucancallthetelepho
38、nenumberofauniversitycomputerandconnectyourowncomputertoit.UTheartisstoredintheschoolcomputer./UItiscomputerart,producedelectronicallybyartistsontheirowncomputers.Inonlyafewminutes,yourcomputercanreceiveandcopyallthepicturesanddrawings.URobertShostak,thedirectorofthenewcomputermuseumsayshestartedthemuseumbecausecomputerartistshadnoplacetoshowtheirwork./UAcomputerartistcouldo