2020大学英语四级听力模拟卷10（附试题答案原文）

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Section A
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 
A) The U. K experts are tackling a host of health problems. 
B) Overweight could lead to healthy problems. 
C) The trend of raising level of obesity will continue. 
D) Children are taking too many sugary . 
2. A) More taxes are imposed on sugary drinks. 
B) Advertisements of soft drinks are banned. 
C) Junk food stores should be closed. 
D) Children are not allowed to watch TV programmes. 
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 
3. A) It can shift the screen from blue light to a warmer setting. 
B) It can help people to fall into a sound sleep. 
C) It can locate people and guide them at night. 
D) It can record people's biological clock. 
4. A) They can share students' profiles. 
B) They can log in students' bank accounts. 
C) They can manage students' courses and books. 
D) They can teach students online. 
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 
5. A) It has about 3, 000 authorized stores in Europe. 
B) Its branding rents are as high as market rates. 
C) It charges overpriced rents from authorized store owners. 
D) It receives many complaints from its customers. 
6. A) It brought business opportunities for authorized store owners.
B) It offered low price food for its customers. 
C) It created more revenue than its competitors. 
D) It dominated 66% European market. 
7. A) It failed to pay taxes from royalties. 
B) It avoided paying lowest wage in the U. S. 
C) It had problems on its authorized stores' food. 
D) It gained too much profit from dominant market. 
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) To inquire about switching majors.C)To make up the remaining credits. 
B) To find a helping supervisor.D)To apply for a master ’s degree. 
9. A) A literature professor.C)Dean of the English Department. 
B) An academic advisor. D)A Doctor of Economics. 
10. A) He can't catch up with his classmates.C) He is not interested in his present major. 
B) He finds the English course load mo heavy.D)He is good at Applied Linguistics. 
11. A) In only one semester.C)In at most three semester. 
B) In just two semesters.D)In at least four semester. 
Conversation Two 
12. A) Garbage.C) Used batteries. 
B) Plastic meal-boxes.D)Disposable wooden chopsticks. 
13. A) They are describing a new dustbin. 
B) They are discussing the protection of environment. 
C) They are collecting used batteries. 
D) They are looking forward to attending a lecture. 
14. A) To make full use of the metals left. 
B) To protect the forest resources from being destroyed. 
C) To rn11 for stopping using plastic meal-boxes. 
D) To awaken people to the environmental problems. 
15.A) She will attend the lecture. C) She will join the “Green Movement ”. 
B) She will draw up a program.D)She is not sure what she will do. 
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) The art of saying thank you.
B) The secret of staying pretty. 
C) The importance of good manners. 
D) The difference between elegance and good manners. 
17. A) They were nicer and gentler. 
B) They paid more attention to their appearance. 
C) They were willing to spend more money on clothes. 
D) They were more aware of changes in fashion. 
18. A) By decorating our homes c) By wearing fashionable clothes. 
B) By being kind and generous D) By putting on a little make-up. 
Passage Two 
19.A)Children don't get enough education in safety. C) The playgrounds are in poor condition. 
B)Children are keen on dangerous games. D) The playgrounds are overcrowded. 
20.A) They should help maintain the equipment. 
B) They should keep a watchful eye on their children. 
C) They should stop their children from climbing ladders. 
D) They should teach their children how to use the equipment. 
21. A) They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents. 
B) They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground. 
C) They may panic in front of high playground equipment. 
D) They can be creative when they feel secure. 
Passage Three 
22. A) It takes skill. C) It's a full-time job. 
B) It pays well. D) It's admired worldwide. 
23. A) A mother with a baby in her arms. C) A lone female with a handbag at her right side. 
B) A woman whose bag is hanging in front. D) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left. 
24. A) the back pocket of ms tight trousers. C) A side pocket of his jacket. 
B) The top pocket of his jacket. D) A side pocket of his trousers. 
25. A) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards. 
B) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off-guard. 
C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage. 
D) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.


【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.
Rising levels of obesity and unhealthy weights could be linked
to 670,000 extra cases of cancer in the next 20 years,
a UK report predicts.
If current trends continue,
experts say,
almost three in four adults could be overweight or obese by 2035,
bringing a host of health issues.
Their work suggests
a rise in the number of people who are overweight or obese
would contribute to 4.6 million additional cases of type-2 diabetes
and 1.6 million extra cases of heart disease by 2035.
The report recommends a number of ways to tackle this problem,
including introducing a 20 pence per litre tax on sugary drinks
and a review of how food is advertised online.
Department of Health officials said
they had already brought in a ban
on adverts featuring junk food during children's TV programmes
and would be launching a childhood obesity strategy shortly.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. What does the report suggest to tackle the problem?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
Staring at a glowing iPhone screen in bed might be bad for your marriage,
but in the future it will be a little easier on your eyes.
Apple is adding a new mode called “Night Shift”
in the next version of its mobile operating system.
The mode changes the screen from blue light to a warmer setting.
It detects your location and turns on automatically at night.
Studies have found that exposure to blue light at night
can impact our biological clock,
leading to disturbed sleep.
Night Shift is one of the new features coming to iPhones
and iPads later this year.
Apple released the new version of iOS on Monday.
New education features in new iOS will let kids
who are using iPads at school
log into their personal profile from any shared classroom device.
A centralized admin account will let teachers control all their student’s IDs
and manage things like courses and books.
3. What do we learn about the new mode of iPhone?
4. What can teachers do with the new education features?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
Three Italian consumer groups have accused McDonald’s
of burdening authorized stores with excessive rents,
high royalties and restrictive contracts.
The groups,
which are backed by the Service Employees International Union,
have filed the antitrust complaint with the European Commission
and asked the regulator to open a formal investigation.
McDonald’s abuse of its dominant market position hurts everyone:
authorized store owners, consumers, and workers.
McDonald’s has roughly 6,000 authorized restaurants in Europe
that pay to use the company’s branding.
According to the consumer groups' arguments,
McDonald’s charges the rents that are up to 10 times higher
than market rates.
These rents account for 66% of all revenue
collected from authorized stores in Europe,
the groups claimed.
A European Commission spokesperson said
the group had received the complaint,
and will now examine it.
McDonald’s, meanwhile, defended its business model,
saying it “has helped create the best business opportunities
for our authorized stores
and the best overall experience for our customers."
The allegations are not the only problem McDonald's faces
on the continent.
In December,
the European Commission announced
it was investigating McDonald’s for failing to pay some taxes
in both Luxembourg and the U.S.
McDonald’s shifted profits around
to avoid paying all the taxes on the royalties
it collects from authorized restaurants in Europe and Russia.
5. What do we learn about McDonald’s from the news report?
6. What did McDonald say to defend its business model?
7. Why was McDonald’s investigated in Europe?
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: Good morning, Dr. Smith.
My name is Peter.
I am a freshman in your department.
There are a few things that I am not quite sure of
and I do need your advice.
W: Thank you very much for your trust, Peter.
As your academic advisor I will try my best.
Just tell me how I can help you, Peter.
M: I used to major in English,
but now I have made up my mind to switch to Applied Linguistics,
concentrating on Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
It will probably take me two years to get my master's degree
since I also work part time.
W: So you want to switch majors?
M: Yes. But I have been wondering if it is possible.
W: Well, usually we allow it,
as long as you have enough credits.
M: That's good news for me.
I'm not interested in literature and that sort of thing.
I want to be a real teacher, Professor.
Actually, teaching is what appeals to me,
but I'm worried about the make-up credits.
I have been taking a lot of courses in English.
W: You usually do have to make up some credits
when you switch majors.
Are you OK on credits?
M: Not too many.
I'll have to add about 12 credits
as far as I can figure from my transcript.
Would you please let me know how many credits are required
to get a master's degree?
W: Usually thirty-six credits are needed.
If you take five courses per term,
you'll have enough credits just after two semesters.
Usually each course is worth three credits.
To get the six remaining credits
you either prepare a thesis or take two more courses.
M: I'm afraid I might find that course load a little too heavy.
But now I have a clearer idea.
Thank you very much for your help, Professor.
W: Well, many students carry a lighter load,
especially in the first term.
M: Is there anything else besides the 36 credits for the master's?
W: You have to have an oral defense.
M: I see. All this about credits was so complicated
but now I have more confidence.
I really appreciate your help, Professor.
W: Glad I can help. Good luck, Peter.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. Why does the man resort to the woman?
9. What is the woman’s profession?
10. Why does the man want
to take up Teaching English as a Foreign Language?
11. How soon could the man get a master’s degree
if he takes 4 courses per term?
Conversation Two
M: Have you noticed the new dustbin downstairs,
at the entrance of the main building?
W: Yeah, of course.
It looks funny, though, like a battery.
What's it for?
Is it really for garbage?
M: Not really.
Actually it's a dustbin for used batteries.
W: Used batteries? What do you mean by that?
Why do we need a special dustbin for used batteries?
M: Well, you know there are still a lot of heavy metals
left in used batteries,
so by recycling the batteries,
we can not only make full use of the metals left,
but also prevent the environment from being polluted.
W: Oh, I see. Can this work? Our efforts are too insignificant.
M: Even though we are not ecologists or biologists,
there is still a lot we can do.
The Student Union is sponsoring a one-month program
called "Green Movement",
which is aimed at making more and more students
aware of serious environmental problems
we are facing now.
W: Sounds quite exciting-"Green Movement".
What, for example, can I do?
M: Well, quite a lot.
For one thing, you can stop using those plastic meal-boxes
and disposable wooden chopsticks.
Plastic meal-boxes do great harm to the environment
and disposable chopsticks are a big waste of forest resources.
Well, there will be a lecture tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock.
You may attend if you are interested.
W: Tomorrow afternoon...
let me think...
yeah, I happen to be free.
I will go there.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. What is the new dustbin for according to the conversation?
13. What are the two speakers doing?
14. What is the purpose of the “Green Movement”?
15. What will the woman do tomorrow afternoon?
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
Do you remember a time
when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other?
I certainly do.
And I feel that much of the world has somehow
gotten away from that.
Too often I see people rushing into elevators
without giving those inside a chance to get off first,
or never saying "thank you"
when others hold a door open for them.
We get lazy and in our laziness we think that
something like a simple "thank you" doesn't really matter.
But it can matter very much.
The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress
or how beautifully we decorate our homes,
we can't be truly elegant without good manners,
because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand.
In fact, I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret.
Haven't you noticed that the kindest,
most generous people seem to keep getting prettier?
It's funny how that happens, but it does.
Take the long-lost art of saying "thank you"
like wearing a little make-up,
or making sure your hair is neat.
Getting into the habit of saying "thank you"
can make you feel better about yourself.
Good manners add to your image,
while an angry face makes the best-dressed person look ugly.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What is the passage mainly about?
17. What does the speaker say about people of the past?
18. According to the speaker,
how can we best improve our image?
Passage Two
"Go to the playground and have fun",
parents will often say to their kids.
But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous.
Each year about 200,000 children end up
in hospital emergency rooms with playground injuries.
Many injuries involve falls from too high equipment onto too hard surfaces.
Nearly 70 percent of the injuries happen on public playgrounds.
Recent studies show they may be badly designed
-their protective surfaces are inadequate,
and their equipment is poorly maintained.
Parents should make sure that the equipment in the playground is safe
and their children are playing safely.
Last year, the national program for playground safety
gave the nation's playgrounds a grade of C for safety
after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide.
Parents should watch closely.
They should always be
within shouting and running distance of their children.
Young children don't understand cause and effect,
so they may run in front of moving swings.
They're also better at climbing up than getting down,
so they may panic at the top of a ladder.
It's important for children to know you're watching them.
Once they feel that sense of security,
that's when they can be creative.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What is the cause of playground injuries?
20. What should parents do to prevent playground injuries?
21. What does the speaker say about young children?
Passage Three
For twenty-five years, I was a full-time thief,
specializing in picking pockets.
Where I come from in southeast London,
that's an honorable profession.
Anyone can break in a house and steal things,
but picking somebody's pocket takes skill.
My sister and I were
among the most successful pickpocket teams in London.
We worked in hotel and theatre lobbies, airports,
shopping centers and restaurants.
Now we don't steal any more,
but this crime is worldwide.
Here's how to protect yourself.
Professional pickpockets do not see victims
—only handbags, jewels and money.
Mothers with babies, the elderly,
and the disabled are all fair game.
My preferred target was the lone female,
handbag at her side—the right side to be exact.
So if I'm next to her,
I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body.
Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left,
and I tended to steer clear of them.
Women whose bags are hanging in front of them
are tricky for the pickpocket
as there isn't a blind side.
If you want to make it even harder,
use a bag with handles rather than a strap.
For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet
is in the back pocket of tight trousers.
You'll feel any attempts to move it.
Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket.
There is just no way in.
Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain
that is fastened to a belt.
A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off-guard.
The perfect setting is a clothing store.
When customers wander among the racks
they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up.
The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better.
A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket
is an honorable profession in southeast London?
23. According to the speaker,
who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?
24. In the speaker's opinion,
what's the best place for a man to keep his wallet?
25. What is the perfect setting for picking pockets according to the speaker?
This is the end of Listening Comprehension.


【听力答案】
1-2：BA
3-4：AC
5-7：CAA
8-11：ABCC
12-15：CBDA
16-18：CAB
19-21：BBB
22-25：ACAB