大学英语四级 165

大学英语四级-165

(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
二、Section A (总题数：3，分数：28.00)

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
（分数：8.00）
the spring.
the courtship. √
the winter.
breeding season.
解析：[听力原文]
Scientists have discovered the species of songbird performs a tap dance so fast that it can
be seen by the naked eye. Researchers from Japan and Germany slow down footages of the blue capped
cordon-bleu songbirds during courtship. Scientists have discovered that tap dance is in the


courtship performance of both male and female cordon-bleus. The next step for the researchers


is to try and pick whether the birds mate is moved by the sight, the sound or the vibrations of
this fancy foot work. Such is the agility of the songbirds show stopping quickstep that could


only be fully appreciated in super slow-motion.



When does the songbird perform a tap dance?

[解析] 本题询问鸣禽类什么时候会跳踢踏舞，新闻中提到Scientists have discovered that tap dance
is in the courtship performance of both male and female cordon-bleus. 即鸣鸟在求爱期会跳踢踏舞，故答案为
B。
the magnifying glass.
in super-fast motion.
by the naked eyes.
in super-slow motion. √
解析：[听力原文]
How can songbirds tap dance be seen?

[解析] 新闻最后提到鸣鸟极快的舞步只有以极慢的速度播放才能被完全欣赏到，故答案为D。
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
（分数：8.00）
costs less money. √

can be found in lakes.
is more efficient.
is poisonous as well.
解析：[听力原文]
Solar cells convert energy from the sun into electricity. The researchers have replaced a toxic


compound, used to make one type of solar cell, with a chemical that is much cheaper, completely


safe and works just as well.


The new compound is used to make tofu and is found in bath salts. Its also found in sea water,
and so costs much less than the poisonous chemical currently used.
Dr. Jon Major, who led the research at Liverpool University, believes that
really make the difference into making it competitive with fossil fuels.
More work will need to be done to see if the cost savings found in the lab can work on an industrial
scale. But the cost of solar energy has been steadily falling. And many involved in research in
his process could


the field believe that its just a matter of time before it becomes cheaper than coal, gas and


oil, and one day replaces fossil fuels entirely.



Whats the advantage of the new chemical according to the news?

[解析] 本题询问新采用的化合物的优势。新闻开头提到The researchers have replaced a toxic compound,
used to make one type of solar cell, with a chemical that is much cheaper, completely safe and
works just as well. 指出科学家采用了一种新的化合物，这种化合物比之前采用的更低廉，同时它也是绝对安全的，所起的作用也是一样的，因而A项表述符合新闻内容，故选A。
.
.
. √
.
解析：[听力原文]
How many fossil fuels have been mentioned in this news?

[解析] 该题考查新闻中提及的化石燃料的数量。新闻末尾处提到...its just a matter of time before
it becomes cheaper than coal, gas and oil, and one day replaces fossil fuels entirely，很显然，提到了煤
炭、天然气和石油三种化石燃料，故选C。
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
（分数：12.00）
g reliable partners.
g money. √

employees.
ing for resources.
解析：[听力原文]
Women entrepreneurs are getting more help and resources from governments, universities and


corporations—including money.


The number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. increased 44 percent from 2001 to 2011, says
the Center for Womens Business Research.
Raising capital is a major problem for startups because they need money to grow. In the U.S.,


only 2 percent of women-run stirrups receive funding from venture capitalists, says a study by


the National Foundation for Women Business Owners and Wells Fargo & Co.
Yet women in the U.S. own 38 percent of U.S. businesses, or 9.1 million companies, says the study.


Women- owned firms produce $$3 trillion annually in the U.S. economy and create 16 percent of U.S.
jobs.
More organizations are providing funding for women-owned startups. Springboard Enterprises in
Washington, D.C. is one of these. The organization introduces women-owned startups to investors.
Springboard began 15 years ago. It has helped about 600 companies that are fast growing and
women-owned raise $$7 billion globally.

What is the major problem for women-owned startups?

Raising capital is a major problem for
整个新闻讲述了美国女性创办的企业的概况，其中提到] 解析[
startups because they need money to grow，明确指出新成立的公司由于需要资金支持 其发展，而后又提到在美国，
只有2%的女性经营的新公司获得风投资金，所以募集资金是女性创业最大 的问题，故选B。
A.9.1 million. √
B.38 million.
C.16 million.
D.3 million.
解析：[听力原文]
How many women-owned firms are there in the U.S.?

[解析] 本题考查在美国，女性所拥有的公司的数量。新闻中提到Yet women in the U.S. own 38 percent
of U.S. businesses, or 9.1 million companies, says the study，指出女性掌管了910万家美国的公司，故选A。该新闻中出现了很多数字，听音时要注意听清楚每个数字代表的意义。
are in need of more help to start a business.
-owned businesses are on the rise. √
-owned businesses begin to make profit.

businesses are owned by women than that by men.
解析：[听力原文]
What does the news mainly talk about?

[解析] 一本题考查新闻的主旨。新闻开头提到女性企业家正在获得 越来越多的政府、大学和企业的帮助和资源，随后
展开了对美国的女性所拥有的企业的捕述，包括女性创 建的公司数量的提高，女性创建公司所创造的经济价值以及越来
越多的女性创建的公司获得了资助，由此 可知，新闻主要讲述的是女性创建的公司整体呈现上升势头，变得越来越好，
故选B。

三、Section B (总题数：2，分数：32.00)

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
（分数：16.00）
13th.
30th.
30th. √
13th.
解析：[听力原文]
M: Jess, when are you going back to England?
W: Im going back on the 30th of July.
M: OK, thats coming up pretty soon.
W: Four weeks from today, Ill be on the plane, on my way home.
M: After you go home, what are you going to do?
W: In September Im going back to college. I want to be a primary school teacher in England, so




I have to do a one-year course to qualify and then hopefully Ill start teaching the next September.


M: Umm, a teacher. What are you going to teach?
W: Im teaching in a primary school, so thats all the subjects. Im teaching science, English
and math, maybe some French, sports and music, and any other subjects they do at eight years old.
M: Wow, its a... a big work. How old are the students you will teach?
W: I will be trained to teach from 5 to 11, and hopefully I will teach 7 or 8 year olds.
M: Umm, you like kids?
W: Yeah, when I worked in Prague I taught some childrens classes and | really enjoyed them, so


hopefully I will like it in England as well. It will be a bit different because Ill have maybe
twenty five or thirty students in a class while only twelve when I was in Prague.
M: Thats a lot. What made you decide to become a teacher?
W: Im not really sure. Actually my mother was a teacher and shes trying really hard to convince


me that I shouldn do it because she thinks its too much work, but I enjoy talking to people

and being around children and teaching.
M: Hope you get what you want.
W: Thank you.

When will the woman go back home?

[解析] 对话中女士明确提到Im going back on the 30th of July. 故答案为C。
more subjects at college.
at home for a year.
her primary school.
a school teacher. √
解析：[听力原文]
What does the woman plan to do?

[解析] 女士在对话中提到Im going back to college. I want to be a primary school teacher. 由此 可以推测出女
士打算通过大学学习来获得执教资格，以成为一名小学教师，选项D与之相符，为答案。
makes her like England.
arouses her interest in teaching. √
has a good working condition.
brings her many students.
解析：[听力原文]
What can be learned about the womans work in Prague?

[解析] 女士在对话中提到when I worked in Prague I taught some childrens classes and I really
enjoyed them，由此可知，女士在布拉格的教学经历让她感受到了对这份工作的喜爱，选项B与之相符，为答案。
mother wants her to make up her decision.
mother feels she isn qualified for it.
mother knows how hard the work is. √
mother wishes her to realize her own dream.
解析：[听力原文]
Why doesn the womans mother want her to become a teacher?

[解析] 女士在对活中提及Actually my mother was a teacher and shes trying really hard to convince
me that I shouldn do it because she thinks its too much wor k，由此可知，女士的妈妈之所以不赞同她成为
一名教师，是因为妈妈知道做教师很辛苦，选项C与之相 符，为答案。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
（分数：16.00）
womans clothes. √
womans behavior.
womans words.
womans job.
解析：[听力原文]
M: Hey, Jane, look at you in the silk blouse and grey skirt, even high heels. Are you going to

a job interview, or something?
W: Well, no. Actually, Ive already got a part-time lob for my summer vacation.


M: Really? Congratulations! What kind of job is it?
W: A salesgirl at the Bay Department Store. This is my first day. Do I look professional enough?
M: You look fantastic. But as far as I remember, the salesgirls at Bay wear some kind of uniform,
don they?
W: Yes. But the uniforms are for the girls at cosmetics, electronics or childrens toys sections.
For the female clothes section, we tend to wear what we sell. You know, this is a kind of advertising.


M: Oh, yes. So you are like the models. From what you wear now, I assume you will be selling
professional clothes for office ladies this summer.
W: Not the whole summer. As far as I know, the part-time salesgirls will be sent to the sections
where hands are needed. Even though I will be selling womens clothes, I might also be working
at the sportswear, jeans or even the underwear sections.
M: I see. Im sure you will learn a lot of things there. It will look really outstanding in your
resume when you graduate and look for a real job.
W: Sure, especially for a business management major.
M: What about the pay? Is it good?
W: We have a basic monthly salary, which is not much. But we can get the commission for each piece
of clothes we sell. Besides, we can have discounts when buying clothes we sell.


M: Sound really good. Hope you enjoy it.
W: Thanks.

What makes the man surprised?

[解析] 男士一见到女士，就对她的穿着表示了感叹，由此可见，是女士的着装让男士感到惊奇，选项A为答案。
a job interview.
to the workplace. √
a vacation.
some clothes.
解析：[听力原文]
What is the woman going to do?

[解析] 对话中女士提到Ive already got a part-time job for my summer vacation. 即她已经找到了一份兼职工作，
正要去上班，因此选项B为答案。
is a new employee there.
doesn work full time.
can afford the high price.
needs to show the product. √
解析：[听力原文]
Why doesn the woman wear a uniform?

[解析] 对话中女士提到For the female clothes section, we tend to wear what we sell. You know,
this is a kind of advertising. 女士说在女装区工作的人都愿意穿自己所出售的服装，这样可起到广告的作用 ，也
就是说，她们通过这种方式将自己出售的产品进行展示，因此，选项D为答案。
can gather information for her study.
can earn a large amount of money.
can get the chance to know people.
can buy some clothes at a lower price. √
解析：[听力原文]
What privilege does the woman have from the part-time job?

[解析] 对话中女士提到we can have discounts when buying clothes we sell，即买衣服的时候有折扣，由此可知选
项D为答案。选项中的at a lower price是对原文中的discount的同义转述。

四、Section C (总题数：3，分数：40.00)

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
（分数：12.00）
was originally a musical. √
is based on a Swedish legend.
got its name from a famous pop band.
is a great hit at the West End.
解析：[听力原文]

The ever so-beloved West End musical Mamma Mia has finally been taken from the stage to the silver
screen.
The film is a musical based on the legendary Swedish pop band ABBAs songs and it is the

Mamma Mia
uses the music of ABBA to tell the
film adaptation of the musical of the same name.
story of Sophie Sheridan, a 21-year-old American bride-to-be, trying to find out the identity
of her real father so that he can give her away at the wedding. Since the premiere of the musical


Mamma Mia
around the world and the theater in London in 1999, over 30 million people have seen


production has grossed $$2bn in earnings. Although the title of the musical is taken from ABBAs

Mamma Mia
, neither the musicals nor the films plot has anything to do with 1975 chart-topper
the story of the group itself.
The band ABBA was the winner of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and following that success their
songs topped the charts worldwide until the early 1980s. The name ABBA is short for the first
letters of the group members first names. Some people say maybe it is the mature A-list cast
that makes the film work so well. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard star as the


three potential dads with the Oscar winner Meryl Streep starring as the mum of the bride-to-be.




Mamma Mia
? What can be learned about the film

Mamma Mia
has finally been taken from the stage musical [解析] 短文开头提出to the silver screen，由此可
知，该电影是由舞台音乐剧改编而成的，因此答案为选项A。
n. √
a.
.
.
解析：[听力原文]

Mamma Mia
first put on the stage? Where was


Mamma Mia
在何处首次上演进行提问。根据短文内容 Since the premiere of the ] [解析此题针对音乐剧musical in
London in 1999可知，该音乐剧首次上演的地点为英国伦敦。因此答案为选项A。
make a lot of money.
have large groups of fans.
of them are world famous.
leading actress is an Oscar winner. √
解析：[听力原文]
What can be learned about the cast of the film?

[解析] 短文最后提到the Oscar winner Meryl Streep starring as the mum of the bride-to- be，由 其他三个选项
均属于过度推断。。D因此答案为选项女主角是获过奥斯卡奖的梅丽尔·斯特里 普，此可知，
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
（分数：16.00）
ting. √
.
cial.
.
解析：[听力原文]
Whenever anyone measures educational success, East Asian countries are always top scorers. But
in a recent league table, a European country, Finland, was top of the class. South Korea was still
in second place, though. Britain was at number 6. What is the secret of Finland and South Koreas
success? Time to do some homework.
In South Korea the school day is long—typically 7 or 8 hours, followed by hours of private tutoring
in the evenings. All this leaves South Korean students so tired, they sometimes fall asleep in


class next day. Worries about the effects of late-night cramming led the government to force


cramming schools to close by 10 p.m.
Finnish children spend the least time in class in the developed world, often finishing just after


lunch, with about one hour of homework a day. Private tuition is uncommon. The British school

day is quite long in comparison, around 6 hours, and secondary school pupils do 2 or 3 hours of
self-study a night.
The South Korean education system, like many in Asia, is intensely competitive, with students
even competing to get into the best cramming schools, to help them get ahead. Finnish education
is far less cut-throat. Classes are all mixed ability, and there are no league tables. South Korea


and Finland both do well, yet their education systems are so different. So what lessons can Britain


learn from these two countries? Well, there are some similarities in Asia and Finland. In those
countries, teachers have high status in society, and education is very highly valued. Those




attitudes can change quickly. But it can be done.



What is the best word describing South Korean students life?

[解析] 此题针对韩国学生的生活状态进行提问。短文中提到All this leaves South Korean students so
tired, they sometimes fall asleep in class next day. 由此可知，由于课业负担十分繁重，韩国学生是十分疲惫
的，因此答案为选项A。
is almost no class in the afternoon. √
homework is not really heavy.
ts often take private tutoring.
is no requirement of self-study.
解析：[听力原文]
What makes the education in Finland different from others?

[解析] 短文中提到Finnish children spend the least time in class in the developed world, often
finishing just after lunch，由此可知，与其他发达国家相比，芬兰的学生上课时间是最短的，因此答案为选项A。
are competitive.
are expensive.
are successful. √
are student-centered.
解析：[听力原文]
What is the similarity between the education of South Korea and Finland?

[解析] 短文中提到South Korea and Finland both do well, yet their education systems are so different.
也就是说，两国的教育体制存在巨大的差异，但两国的教育却都非常出色。因此答案为选项C。
teachers salary.
teachers high social status. √
more top students.
up more tutoring schools.
解析：[听力原文]
What should Britain learn from Finland and South Korea?

[解析] 短文最后提出，In those countries, teachers have high status in society, and education is
very highly valued. Those attitudes can change quickly. But it can be done. 也就是说，即使人们的观念
不容易改变，但让教师享有较高的社会地位是英国应该努力去做的一件事情。 因此答案为选项B。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
（分数：12.00）
can grow in labs.
can form different organs. √
have resistance against drugs.
are newly found.
解析：[听力原文]
Some people are calling it the greatest medical breakthrough so far this century. Surgeons in
Spain have successfully carried out the worlds first organ transplant using new stem cell
technology.
But what are stem cells? Most cells in our bodies are designed to serve specific purposes—for
example, a liver cell develops to work in the liver and cannot become a heart cell. But stem cells
are different. They are very young, and in the laboratory scientists can grow them into different


types of cell. Currently, transplant patients have to take drugs for the rest of their lives to



prevent their bodies rejecting the new organs. These drugs can have bad side-effects, and do not


always prevent rejection. But by using Ms Castillos own cells, doctors were able to trick her
body into thinking the new part was her own organ. Five months on, Claudia Castillo is in perfect
health. This ground-breaking procedure could be used in other transplant operations in the future.
Scientists also believe stem cells might be used to treat Parkinsons disease, Alzheimers disease,
heart disease, stroke, and bums.
However, stem cell research is extremely controversial. The most effective stem cells do not come
from adults but from embryos created in laboratories and which are just a few days old. Many people


have religious or ethical objections to growing embryos, even if they can be used to cure diseases.



What makes stem cells so special?

[解析] 短文中提到They are very young, and in the laboratory scientists can grow them into different
types of cell. 由此可知，干细胞可以发展成为各种不同的器官。因此答案为选项B。
a very good rest.
about the operation.
aware of the rejection.
drugs regularly. √

解析：[听力原文]
What must organ transplant patients do after the operation?

[解析] 短文中指出Currently, transplant patients have to take drugs for the rest of their lives
to prevent their bodies rejecting the new organs. 由此可知，为了避免排斥反应，病人必须终生按时服药。因此
答案为选项D。
are still unknown about stem cells.
feel it is against their religious belief. √
cost of developing stem cells is too high.
puts babies lives in great danger.
解析：[听力原文]
Why do some people disagree with the use of stem cells in disease treatment?

[解析] 此题针对人们反对使用干细胞的原因进行提问。短文中说Many people have religious or ethical
objections to growing embryos, even if they can be used to cure diseases. 由此可知，宗教和伦理方面的考虑
促使一些人反对干细胞的使用。因此答案为选项B。