2020大学英语四级听力模拟卷14（附试题答案原文）

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【试题部分】

Section A
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 
1. A) Men should drink less than 14 units per week. C) Women can drink 24 units per week. 
B) Women should not drink at all. D) Men can drink 6 glasses of wine per day. 
2.A)Pregnant women should not drink. 
B) Any amount of alcohol may increase the risk of cancer. 
C) Some wine is not safe to drink. 
D) Medicine doesn't work in diseases caused by alcohol. 
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 
3. A) People are generating billions of tonnes of waste. 
B) People are in danger of financial problems. 
C) Climate change has influenced people's life. 
D) Disney movies have changed the world. 
4. A) It is hard to clean up. C) It can produce a greenhouse gas. 
B) It can't be recycled. D) It can't turn into electricity. 
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 
5. A) Robots will take place of human workers. C) The fifth industrial revolution will happen. 
B) Minions of jobs will disappear. D) An economic forum will be held in Swiss. 
6. A) Cut off white collar office jobs. C) Invest in transforming their workforce. 
B) Develop artificial intelligence. D) Attract more foreign talents. 
7. A) Invest more in education. C) Employ diverse workforces. 
B) Start adult learning programs. D) Reduce the number of workers. 
Section B 
Directions: In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each 
conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken 
only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices 
marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line 
through the centre. 
Conversation One 
8. A) The man shows off Ms new sweater. 
B) The man complains about the salesman. 
C) The woman teaches him how to stand up to the salesman. 
D) They discuss who is good at shopping. 
9. A) Because the one he likes doesn't suit him. 
B) Because this sweater is on special. 
C) Because this sweater is the most fashionable one. 
D) Because he is tricked by the salesman. 
10. A) Bright. B) High-necked. C) Long-sleeved. D)Patternless. 
11, A) The man should send Ms wife to go shopping next time. 
B) The man's wife has the final decision. 
C) The man should learn to tum down the salesman. 
D) The man's wife should sell something to the salesman. 
Conversation Two 
12. A) He is sad to have lost Ms job. c) He insists that the woman major in business. 
B) He totally supports the woman's choice. D) He doesn't believe in his wife. 
13. A) Because he is out of employment. C) Because he has to delay the woman's study. 
B) Because he lets the woman down. D) Because the woman chooses the wrong major. 
14. A) In their home. B) In the school. C) At a grocery. D) On the telephone. 
15. A) Take an exam. C) Declare her major. 
B) Do some reading. D) Have an interview. 
Section C 
Directions: In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear 
some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 
After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), 
C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the 
centre. 
Passage One 
16. A) A car outside the supermarket. C) Paul ’s car. 
B) A car at the bottom of the hill. D) The sports car. 
17. A) Inside the car. C) In the garage. 
B) At the foot of the hill. D) In the supermarket. 
18. A) The driver of the sports car. C) The man standing nearby. 
B) The two girls inside the car. D) The salesman from London. 
19. A) Nobody. B) The two girls. C) The bus driver. D) Paul. 
Passage Two 
20. A) His friend gave him the wrong key. C) He couldn't find the key to his mailbox. 
B) He didn't know where the back door was. D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock. 
21. A) It was getting dark. C) The birds might have flown away. 
B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend. D) His friend would arrive any time. 
22. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window. 
B) He knew the policeman wouldn't believe him. 
C) The torchlight made him look very foolish. 
D) He realized that he had made a mistake. 
Passage Three 
23. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. 
B) The exhaustion of energy resources. 
C) The destruction of oil wells. 
D) The spread of the black powder from the fires. 
24. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected. 
B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. 
C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. 
D) The underground water resources have not been polluted. 
25. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells. 
B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires. 
C) To remove the oil left in the desert. 
D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.


【听力原文】
Section A
Directions: In this section,
you will hear three news reports.
At the end of each news report,
you will hear two or three questions.
Both the news report and the questions
will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question,
you must choose the best answer
from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
If you feel like you had one too many drinks
over the winter holiday season
---you probably did.
At least,
if tough new guidelines on drinking just announced
by the UK’s chief medical officers are anything to go by.
The new guidelines suggest
that both men and women should regularly drink
no more than 14 units of alcohol per week.
That’s the equivalent of six small glasses of wine.
Pregnant women should not drink at all.
Guidelines in the U.S. recommend
that women should not exceed one standard drink per day
and men should no more than two.
That equates to 12 units a week for women and just over 24 for men.
Most worryingly, perhaps,
the new UK advice suggests that there is no safe level of drinking
---and any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer,
according to new research.
1. What is the amount of alcohol suggested in the new guideline?
2. What worries people most according to the news report?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
In Disney’s cartoon Wall-E,
the robot is left behind on a deserted Earth
to clean up the waste mankind left behind.
If the latest statistics are anything to go by,
we’re in danger of turning that fictional future into a reality.
A decade ago,
city residents generated 680 million tonnes of solid waste a year.
Now this is 1.3 billion tonnes,
and forecast to rise to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025.
But could technology,
which helped create much of this waste,
also help deal with it?
Much of the world’s waste goes to landfill sites,
which only add to the pollution problem
because they produce methane
---a greenhouse gas and significant contributor to climate change.
But technology is helping to extract the gas and turn it into electricity.
For example,
US-based Ener-Core has built installations
at landfill sites in California and the Netherlands
that can produce between 250 kilowatts and 1 megawatt of electricity.
3. What is the problem mentioned in the news report?
4. What problem does the waste going to landfill sites cause?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
Five million jobs in the world’s leading economies could disappear
over the next five years because of advances in technology.
Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics,
and biotechnology,
would disturb the business world in a similar way
to previous industrial revolutions,
the World Economic Forum said in a report.
Administrative and white collar office jobs are most at risk
from a “fourth industrial revolution,”
the forum said on the eve of its annual meeting.
It found that as many as 7.1 million jobs
in the world’s richest countries could be lost.
Those losses would be partially compensated
by the creation of 2.1 million new opportunities
in sectors such as tech,
professional services and media.
Countries will have to invest in transforming their workforce
if they want to keep up with the changes
and avoid a worse case of “talent shortages,
mass unemployment and growing inequality,”
said Klaus Schwab,
the founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum.
Investing in education and adult learning programs
is a good place to start.
Around 65% of children starting primary school today
will end up working in jobs that don't yet exist,
and their future training is crucial,
according to the report.
Insisting on more diverse workforces in terms of gender,
ethnicity and age,
will also be vital for companies
that want to succeed in the rapidly changing world.
5. What will happen in the next five years
because of technology development?
6. What does Schwab suggest countries do?
7. What should companies do to succeed in the changing world?
Section B
Directions: In this section,
you will hear two long conversations.
At the end of each conversation,
you will hear four questions.
Both the conversation and the questions
will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question,
you must choose the best answer
from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
M: What do you think of my new sweater, Tracy?
W: Well.
It's very nice as far as I can see, but put it on first,
then I'll tell you if it suits you.
M: I tried on about twenty.
This one isn't really what I wanted.
W: Why did you buy it then?
M: The salesman sold it to me
before I realized what had happened.
He just never stopped talking and he told me some stories
about the latest fashion and special reductions.
Before I could say anything he'd wrapped it up
and taken my money.
W: Well, it doesn't look too bad.
I think it looks good on you.
M: But I went out to get a blue sweater with a V-neck,
short sleeves and pattern,
and I came home with a brown one with a high neck,
long sleeves and no pattern.
W: You must be easily taken in.
You've got to learn to stand up to these high-pressure salesmen.
They'll sell you all sorts of things you don't want
if you don't watch out.
M: Next time I'll send my wife.
She'll probably sell something to the salesman.
W: That's a good idea.
Actually women are good at shopping.
Whenever my husband and I buy something important,
I have the final say.
M: I must admit that women have better taste in shopping.
I should simply leave the whole business to them.
W: Yes, I agree.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. What is the main idea of this conversation?
9. Why does the man buy a sweater which he doesn’t like?
10. Which character is not true about the sweater that the man buys?
11. What is the woman’s suggestion?
Conversation Two
M: Hi, honey! What's going on?
W: I have great news to tell you.
I just found out that I was accepted as an R.A. next year!
M: That's really great news!
I'm sorry that you had to postpone your studying abroad
because I lost my job.
I just interviewed at a home grocery delivery business,
so we'll see if I get hired.
W: Don't worry.
Everything will be OK!
M: I think so.
Don't forget I'm an optimist.
W: Eh, dad, I want to talk with you
about declaring a major in anthropology.
Business isn't the best choice for me.
M: Well, I don't know why you can't declare your own major.
If this is what you really want to do,
then your mother and I will support your decision.
W: Thanks, dad! I just want you to know that I will make you proud!
M: Your mother and I are already proud of you.
W: Thanks, dad.
I am really interested in anthropology
and I promise that I will become a success with my degree.
M: We believe in you!
W: Well, I'd better hang up.
I have a lot of reading to catch up on before finals.
Talk to you soon!
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. Which is true about the man according to the conversation?
13. Why does the man feel sorry?
14. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
15. What will the woman probably do after the talk?
Section C
Directions: In this section,
you will hear three short passages.
At the end of each passage,
you will hear some questions.
Both the passage and the questions
will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question,
you must choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Paul, a salesman from London,
was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket
when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill.
Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat but no driver.
Paul stopped quickly,
jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it
-pushing against the front of the car.
Another man, who was standing nearby,
got into the car and put on the hand brake,
saving the girls from injury.
It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car
rolling slowly down the hill
and going too fast for him to stop it.
It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill
and was so badly damaged
that it had to be pulled away to a garage.
As if this was not bad enough,
Paul now found he had no one to blame.
He was so busy chasing his car
that he did not get the name of the driver of the sports car
who just came out of the supermarket
and drove away without realizing what had happened.
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. Which car was badly damaged?
17. Where was the driver of the sports car
when the accident happened?
18. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?
19. Who was injured in the accident?
Passage Two
My friend Vernon Davies kept birds.
One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week.
He asked me to feed the birds for him
and said that he would leave the key
to his front door in my mailbox.
Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds
until the night before Vernon was going to return.
What was worse, it was already dark
when I arrived at his house.
I soon found that the key Vernon gave me
could not unlock either the front door or the back door.
I was getting desperate.
I kept thinking of what Vernon would say
when he came back.
I was just going to give up
when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open.
I found a barrel and pushed it under the window.
As the barrel was very heavy,
I made a lot of noise.
But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window.
I actually had one leg inside the bedroom
when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me.
I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady,
one of Vernon's neighbors.
"What are you doing up there?"
said the policeman.
Feeling like a complete fool, I replied,
"I was just going to feed Mr. Davies' birds."
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. Why couldn't the man open the door?
21. Why did the man feel desperate?
22. Why did the man feel like a fool?
Passage Three
When Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells
at the end of the Gulf War,
scientists feared an environmental disaster.
Would black powder and the smoke from the fires
circle the globe and block out the sun? Many said "No way.
Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere."
But in America, air-sampling balloons
have detected high concentrations of particles
similar to those collected in Kuwait.
Now that the fires are out,
scientists are turning attention to yet another threat
-the oil did not catch fire.
It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti deserts.
They trap insects and birds
and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.
The only good news is that the oil lakes
have not affected the underground water resources.
So far, the oil has not been absorbed
because of the hard sand just below the surface.
Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating.
The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.
Officials are trying to organize a quick clean-up,
but they are not sure how to do it.
One possibility is to burn the oil.
Get those black powder detectors ready.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?
24. What was the good news for scientists?
25. What are the officials trying to do at the moment?
This is the end of Listening Comprehension.


【听力答案】
1-2：AB
3-4:AC
5-7:BCC
8-11:BDAC
12-15:BCDB
16-19:CDAA
20-22:ABB
23-25:DDC