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专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷240

(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether

the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be

done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and

third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase,

with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and

during this time you should check your work.

1．

正确答案： The Railways in Britain The success of early railways, such

as the lines between big cities, / led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian

times. / Between 1835 and 1865 about 25,000 kilometers of track were built, / and

over 100 railway companies were created. / Railway travel transformed people’s lives.

/ Trains were first designed to carry goods. / However, a law in the 19th century

forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every

station and cost only a penny a mile. / Soon working class passengers found they

could afford to travel by rail. / Cheap Day Excursion trains became popular and

seaside resorts grew rapidly. / 涉及知识点：听力

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk

ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in

is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet

for have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.

听力原文： Challenges of Working and Living in a Developing Country

Living in a developing country can be a challenging and, at times, an uncomfortable

experience. However, it can also be rewarding to the development needs of the region

and your career. We have done some researches for this issue and want to share with

you before you apply for a job and live in a developing country. [1]First, you

will find different customs, religions and cultures. Keep in mind that your way may

not be the only way or even the “right” way of communicating across cultural and,

[2]in some cases, language barriers can be frustrating. You will experience cultural

beliefs which may be very different to your own, from varying perspectives on gender,

different working styles through to religious practices. [3]The tip for you is to

investigate the country you are applying to before you go—understand the importance

of religion, the status of women, hierarchy, common work practices etc. Second,

regardless of whether your assignment is in an urban, industrial or rural area, [4]you

should expect basic living conditions. This could quite likely mean limited electricity

and hot water, shared facilities including bathroom and toilet, and probably

mosquitoes and other “wild” life. [5]You may have to do without some of the

entertainment you are used to—DVDs, downloading, pubs and bars. The tip is to

prepare entertainment or luxuries you cannot live without before you go, for example,

sporting equipment, a fully loaded e-book reader, bed sheets or 50+ sun cream.

[6]Third, one of the most important things to consider is whether you can survive

without your family and friends. If you can’t bear the thought of being separated from

your family, partner, boyfriend or girlfriend for months at a time then you need to

consider whether to apply such a job or think of other ways in which you can get

support while in country. The tip is to get involved in country with new support

networks—[7]join sporting groups, and attend social events with your colleagues.

Fourth, just like starting a new job and working in a new workplace will be a new and

sometimes daunting experience. [8]There may be different working hours, informal

communication styles, a lack of resources, more responsibility than you are used to

and complex social issues such as gender inequality and corruption. The tip is to

research the country and understand that what you will experience when working

within the current environment—not changing it overnight, [9]and deal with these

difficulties with a flexible attitude. Fifth and the last, getting sick is a part of

living and working in developing countries. A lot of support is provided before,

during and after your application to ensure you stay as healthy as possible

(vaccinations, personalized medical kits, check ups). [10]The tip is to ensure you

follow health advice provided by your organization and local healthcare institutions.

I hope these issues are useful for you when considering and preparing for working and

living in a developing country. Thank you.

Challenges of Working and Living in a Developing Country1. Finding

different customs,【T1】______ and culturesDifferent ways of communication,

frustrating【T2】______Different cultural beliefsTip:【T3】______ and understand the

country2. Expecting【T4】______ living conditionsLimited electricity and hot water,

shared facilitiesMosquitoes and other “wild” lifeLive without some【T5】______Tip:

preparing entertainment or luxuries before you go3. Considering if you can survive

without【T6】______Tip: getting involved in new support networksJoin sporting

groupsAttend【T7】______ with colleagues4. A new and sometimes daunting

experienceDifferent【T8】______, informal communication styles, : researching

the country and understand the realityManage difficulties with a【T9】______ attitude5.

Getting sickTip: Following【T10】______

2． 【T1】

正确答案：religions

解析：本题考查第一个要点。录音提到，去发展中国家工作和生活是充满挑战性的，人们会遇到不同的风俗习俗(customs)、宗教(religions)和文化(cultures)，

故填入religions。 知识模块：听力

3． 【T2】

正确答案：language barriers

解析：本题考查细节，关于去发展中国家所面临的不同之处。讲话人列举了和自己不同的沟通方式、令人诅丧的语言障碍(language barriers can be

frustrating)，所以填入language barriers。 知识模块：听力

4． 【T3】

正确答案：to investigate／investigating

解析：本题考查对细节的捕捉。录音提到，对于申请工作的人，讲话人建议出行前要进行调查(investigate the country)，了解当地宗教的重要性、女性的地位、社会结构、工作惯例等，故填入to investigate／investigating。 知识模块：听力

5． 【T4】

正确答案：basic

解析：本题考查对第二要点的把握。录音提到，无论工作地点在城市、工业区还是农村，只能期待基本的(basic)生活条件，并列举了一些例子，故填入basic。

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6． 【T5】

正确答案：entertainment

解析：本题考查细节。录音提到，这些发展中国家未必会有申请人所习惯的一些娱乐活动(entertainment)，例如DVD，下载软件和酒吧，故填入entertainment。

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7． 【T6】

正确答案：family and friends

解析：本题考查第三个要点的把握。录音提到，申请人应考虑自己是否能离开家人和朋友，所以答案是family and friends。应注意的是family是集合名词，不能用families。 知识模块：听力

8． 【T7】

正确答案：social events／social activities

解析：本题考查对细节的把握。录音提到，新的互帮的团体组织包括参加运动小组(sporting groups)，与同事共同参加社交活动(social events)，故可填入social

events或social activities。 知识模块：听力

9． 【T8】

正确答案：working hours

解析：本题考查对第四个要点细节的把握。录音提到，讲话人列举了工作时间(working hours)、沟通方式(communication styles)、资源(resources)、责任(responsibility)和社会事件(social issues)等问题，此处应填入working hours，注意使用复数形式。 知识模块：听力

10． 【T9】

正确答案：flexible

解析：本题考查细节。录音提到，申请人要提前研究即将生活的国家的情况，理解自己可能经历的情况不会轻易改变，并建议要用灵活的态度处理问题(deal

with these difficulties with a flexible attitude)，故填入形容词flexible。 知识模块：听力

11． 【T10】

正确答案：health advice／health tips

解析：本题考查对信息的整合和细节的捕捉。录音提到，生病(getting sick)也是在发展中国家生活和工作经历的一部分，应对这个问题，申请人要遵循新公司和当地医疗机构的健康忠告(health advice)，所以health advice是最佳答案，也可填入意思相近的health tips。 知识模块：听力

SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two

conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about

what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY.

After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should

read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each

question on ANSWER SHEET have thirty seconds to preview the

questions.

听力原文：W: Hello. Flagstone.M: Oh hello. Is that Flagstone Properties? W:

Yes that’s right. Flagstone here. How can I help you?M: Hello. I’m ringing just to

[1]make enquiries about renting a house. My name’s Jon Anderson. W: Yes, Mr.

Anderson. What sort of thing were you looking for? M: [2]Two-bedroomed house

with garden. W: Well, yes, sir. That shouldn’t be any problem. Just to let you know

that our main areas, the main areas we deal with, are the city M: City

uh-huh. W: And the north suburbs.M: we were most interested in

the Northern areas actually. W: Yes. What sort of price were you thinking of?

M: could you give me some idea? W: Certainly. It really ranges from ￡250

per month. M: Only ￡250.W: Yes, to about ￡500 depending on a number of

different factors. M: What does it depend on?W: Well, obviously the quality of the

area. And then whether there’s a garden. M: Well, as I said, we’d want a garden. W:

And a garage pushes up the price.M: Right. Well, we wouldn’t necessarily need one.

[2]I think about ￡350 a month would be our limit. W: OK. Well, would you like to

have a look at a couple of properties, sir? M: Yes, that’d be great. W: Looking at our

files. I think we’ve got two which might suit you.M: Hang on. I’ll just get a pen.

Right.W: OK Well, there’s one on West Park Road which is ￡325 a month. M: Are

the bills included? W: Well, [3]that one just includes the water bill. M: OK, right.W:

[4]And the second house is in Tithe Road. M: Got that. And now how much is that

one? W: That’s ￡380. M: 380. Is that including water?W: No, I’m afraid not, but is

does include the telephone rental. M: Oh well, that’s not too bad then. So... W: So,

when would you be available to see them? M: Well, I’ll be in town

Thursday?W: No, I’m sorry we don’t have any availability for Thursday. How about

Wednesday afternoon? M: OK That’s fine. Would 5:00 be OK? W: Yes, fine. 5:00 it is.

Just come to the Flagstone Offices.M: Oh, before I forget. What sort of things do I

need to get done to rent with you? W: Well, [5]the most important is a letter from your

bank, and then a reference letter from your employer. M: No problem. And what

else?W: We would need you to give 2 weeks’ notice of moving in. M: OK Thanks

very much. I’ll see you next week. W: See you.1. What is the main idea of the

conversation?2. What kind of house is the man looking for?3. What does the rent of

the house in West Park Road include?4. How much is the rent of the house in Tithe

Road?5. What does the man need to do to rent the house?

12．

A．Buying a house.

B．Booking a room.

C．Renting a house.

D．Decorating a house.

正确答案：C

解析：①选项都是动名词短语，而且其中三个都跟房子相关，可以推测问题与房子相关。②对话开头男士表明打电话过来是为了咨询租房子的事情，而且整个对话过程中都围绕租房的相关问题展开，所以本题选C。 知识模块：听力

13．

A．He wants a two-bedroomed house with garage.

B．He wants a three-bedroomed house with garden.

C．He is interested in a house in the city centre.

D．He accepts the rent of the house below ￡350.

正确答案：D

解析：①原文中在提到该地区的房租时，男士表示每月350英镑的租金是他的上限，因此本题选D。②女士问到男士想要找什么样的房子，男士明确回答说要带花园的两居室，所以A“他想找带车库的两居室”和B“他想找带花园的三居室”都不正确。女士提到他们的经营范围主要是市中心和北部郊区，男士表示他们对北部地区的房子比较感兴趣，因此C“他想找位于市中心的房子”不正确。

知识模块：听力

14．

A．Gas bill.

B．Water bill.

C．Electricity bill.

D．Telephone rental.

正确答案：B

解析：①女士提到West Park Road上的这个房子价格为325英镑，然后男士问到这个价格是否包含各项账单，女士说只包含水费，所以B的“水费”正确。②A项的“燃气费”和C项的“电费”未在对话中提及，而D项的“电话月租费”是干扰项，这是在Tithe Road的房子的房租所包含的费用。 知识模块：听力

15．

A．￡325.

B．￡380.

C．￡250.

D．￡500.

正确答案：B

解析：①选项都是特定的金额，预测问题问价格。②当男士问女士Tithe Road的房子的房租时，女士明确告知租金为380英镑，故B为正确答案。A是位于West Park Road上的房子的价格。C和D是北部郊区地区租房价格的区间。 知识模块：听力

16．

A．He needs to give a letter from the bank.

B．He needs a reference letter from the last landlord.

C．He should give a 2 months’ notice of moving in.

D．He will have to pay for the contract.

正确答案：A

解析：①对话中男士问到如果要向女士所在的中介公司租房，自己需要做一些什么准备。女士回答“最重要的东西就是银行的证明信”，因此A项正确。②女士还提到需要“男士所在单位的推荐信”和“提前两周的入住通知”，而不是“前房东的推荐信”和“提前两月的入住通知”，因此B和C不正确。选项D“男士需要支付合同费”未在对话中提及。 知识模块：听力

听力原文：M: Good morning.W: Good morning. How can I help you?M: [6]I

understand that the umm, trips W: Yes, [7]we run five

every month: three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips.M: What sort

of places?W: Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also

which offer a variety of shopping, because our students always ask And

[8]then we go for ones where we know there are guided tours, because this gives a

good focus for the visit. M: Do you travel far? W: Well, we’re lucky here, obviously,

because we’re able to say that all our visits are less than three hours drive. M: How

much do they cost?W: Again it varies—between five and fifteen pounds a head,

depending on distance. M: W: Oh, and [9]we do offer to arrange special trips

if, you know, there are more than twelve people. M: Oh right, I’ll keep that in mind.

And what are the times normally? W: We try to keep it pretty fixed so that, that

students get to know the pattern. We leave at 8: and return at We figure

it’s best to keep the day fairly short. M: Oh yes. And what visits are planned for this

term? W: Right, well I’m afraid the schedule hasn’t been printed out yet, but we have

confirmed the dates and planned the optional extra visits which you can also book in

advance if you want to. M: Oh that’s all right. If you can just give some idea of the

weekend ones so I can, you know, work out when to see friends, etc. W: Oh sure. Well,

the first one is St Ives. That’s on February 13th and we’ll have only sixteen places

available because we’re going by minibus. M: that sounds good. W:

Then there’s a London trip on February 20th and we’ll be taking a medium-sized

coach so there’ll be forty-five places on that.M: Oh, I’ve already been there.W:

[10]We’re going to Salisbury on March 18th and that’s always a popular one, so we’re

taking the large coach with M: Oh, good.W: And the last one is to Bath on

March 23rd. W: Oh yes. Is Bath the Roman city? M: Yes, that’s right, and that’s in the

sixteen-seater minibus. W: OK, well that’s great, thanks for M: My pleasure.

By the way, if you want more information about any of the trips, have a look in the

student newspaper. W: OK Thank you very much for all your help. M: You’re very

welcome. I hope you enjoy the trips.6. Where does the conversation most probably

take place?7. What do we learn about the trips?8. Why do they go to places with a

guided tour?9. Under what circumstance will they arrange special trips?10. Where

will they go for a visit on March 18th?

17．

A．At the airport.

B．At the travel agency.

C．In the office.

D．At a tourist attraction.

正确答案：C

解析：①选项都是表示地点的短语，可以推测题目很可能跟对话发生的地点有关。②男士了解到学校有组织一些短途的旅行。想要来了解一些相关信息，所以对话很可能是发生在学校的某一个办公室，而不是A“在机场”或B“在旅行社”，因此本题选C。下文提到了很多的旅游景地和城市，容易误选D“在一个旅游景点”。 知识模块：听力

18．

A．They run three trips on weekends every month.

B．They run two trips on Thursday afternoons.

C．They run altogether six trips every month.

D．They run trips only on weekends.

正确答案：A

解析：①选项都是关于旅行的时间和频率，听音时要注意相关信息。②对话中女士在了解到男士前来的目的后，告知学校每月组织五次旅行，其中三次安排在周末，两次安排在周三下午，因此答案选A。 知识模块：听力

19．

A．Because they want to go shopping.

B．Because it is not far away.

C．Because the price is reasonable.

D．Because it gives a good focus.

正确答案：D

解析：①选项都有Because，可推测本题问某事原因。②男士问去什么样的地方，女士回答说会去一些提供导游服务的地方，并表明因为有导游陪同，游览目的性会增强、重点会突出，因此本题选D。B“距离近”及C“价格合理”在对话中未提及。A“他们想去购物”只是利用原文的中shopping做干扰，与本题答案无关。 知识模块：听力

20．

A．The drive is less than 3 hours.

B．The holiday is long enough.

C．More than 12 people apply it.

D．The students apply to do so.

正确答案：C

解析：①对话中女士提到：“如果人数超过12人，他们会组织特殊的旅行”，因此本题选C“超过12个人申请”。②A“开车不足三小时”是指所有旅行，并不是单指特殊旅行。B“假期足够长”和D“学生提出申请”都未在对话中提及。

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21．

A．St. Ives.

B．London.

C．Salisbury.

D．Bath

正确答案：C

解析：①选项都是表示地点的名词，听音时留意并记录地点的有关信息。②男士想要了解本学期安排在周末的旅行有哪些，女士提供了相关信息。四个选项中的地点女士都有提到，但是安排在3月18日的旅行目的地是Salisbury，因此本题选C。 知识模块：听力