新动力：2008年12月英语四级全真模拟试题
9.答案为their/the freedom. 细节题。从原文中"What is it then that makes Americans recognizable wherever they go? Free from the social restraints which would make them act very differently at home, they are bent on making the most of this freedom."可以找到相关信息。
10.答案为childish. 词汇考查题。考生要知道naïve的意思，并能推断出naivety是naive的名词形式，进而找出文中naïve的同义词childish。
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
11. Woman: If you had got up earlier by fifteen minutes, we would have been able to catch the train.
Man: Yes, if my watch didn’t’ betray me.
Question: Why did they miss the train?
11. 答案：D
解析：男士在对话中指出迟到的原因就是因为他的手表出了问题，所以可以排除手表以外的其它理由。
12. Woman: Ed, how is your swimming class going? I think you are learning well.
Man: Slowly but surely.
Question: What does the man mean?
12. 答案：B
解析：从男士的回答中，我们知道他对自己的进步基本满意，所以我们应该选择一个满意度中等的选项，而排除A, B, D这些极端的说法。
13. Man: How did you like yesterday’s play?
Woman: Generally speaking, it was quite good.
The part of secretary was played wonderfully, but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.
Question: How does the woman feel about the man’s acting in the play?
13. 答案：B
解析：女士谈对这部戏的观点时，认为秘书扮演的很好;但老板一角色过分戏剧化，不够真实，考生要熟悉too... to结构，也要知道dramatic 和 realistic这两个词的含义。
14.Man: I wonder who would be willing to work on this committee.
Woman: Well, you know more about it than anyone.
Question: What does the woman mean?
14. 答案：D
解析: 从女士的对话中，可以判定她认为这位男士是了解该委员会情况的，因此他是人选。more than anyone 这个比较级表示的是的含义。
15. Woman: What a memory I have! I did write down the number on a sheet of paper when I answered the phone this morning. But now the paper has disappeared without any trace.
Man: Don’t worry. I’ll be seeing Mr. Smith in half an hour.
Question: What do we know from the conversation?
15. 答案：A
解析：B、C、D都是与对话不符的错误信息。既然对话中的男士半个小时后会见到Mr. Smith且劝女士不要着急, 那就表明他愿意帮忙。
16.Woman: Professor Davis caught five students cheating on the final exam and failed them.
Man: Serve them right.
Question: What does the man mean?
16. 答案：B
解析：本题考查学生对短语serve sb. right的掌握，该短语表示"活该，罪有应得", 所以B是正确选项。
17. Man: I bought this fish to cook for dinner tonight, but it doesn’t look all that fresh now. Would you say it’s still all right to eat?
Woman: Let me have a look... Oh, if I were you, I wouldn’t even think of it.
Question: What does the woman imply?
17. 答案：C
解析：从女士答语的虚拟语气可以知道这条鱼已经完全变质，故C为正确答案。
18. Man: I think that short hair is fashionable these
days, but you looked so much nicer with long hair.
Woman: Long hair may look nice, but during the summer it’s uncomfortable. Even after I bought an air conditioner, my hair still bothered me.
Question: What is the woman’s reason for cutting her hair?
10.答案为childish. 词汇考查题。考生要知道naïve的意思，并能推断出naivety是naive的名词形式，进而找出文中naïve的同义词childish。
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
11. Woman: If you had got up earlier by fifteen minutes, we would have been able to catch the train.
Man: Yes, if my watch didn’t’ betray me.
Question: Why did they miss the train?
11. 答案：D
解析：男士在对话中指出迟到的原因就是因为他的手表出了问题，所以可以排除手表以外的其它理由。
12. Woman: Ed, how is your swimming class going? I think you are learning well.
Man: Slowly but surely.
Question: What does the man mean?
12. 答案：B
解析：从男士的回答中，我们知道他对自己的进步基本满意，所以我们应该选择一个满意度中等的选项，而排除A, B, D这些极端的说法。
13. Man: How did you like yesterday’s play?
Woman: Generally speaking, it was quite good.
The part of secretary was played wonderfully, but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.
Question: How does the woman feel about the man’s acting in the play?
13. 答案：B
解析：女士谈对这部戏的观点时，认为秘书扮演的很好;但老板一角色过分戏剧化，不够真实，考生要熟悉too... to结构，也要知道dramatic 和 realistic这两个词的含义。
14.Man: I wonder who would be willing to work on this committee.
Woman: Well, you know more about it than anyone.
Question: What does the woman mean?
14. 答案：D
解析: 从女士的对话中，可以判定她认为这位男士是了解该委员会情况的，因此他是人选。more than anyone 这个比较级表示的是的含义。
15. Woman: What a memory I have! I did write down the number on a sheet of paper when I answered the phone this morning. But now the paper has disappeared without any trace.
Man: Don’t worry. I’ll be seeing Mr. Smith in half an hour.
Question: What do we know from the conversation?
15. 答案：A
解析：B、C、D都是与对话不符的错误信息。既然对话中的男士半个小时后会见到Mr. Smith且劝女士不要着急, 那就表明他愿意帮忙。
16.Woman: Professor Davis caught five students cheating on the final exam and failed them.
Man: Serve them right.
Question: What does the man mean?
16. 答案：B
解析：本题考查学生对短语serve sb. right的掌握，该短语表示"活该，罪有应得", 所以B是正确选项。
17. Man: I bought this fish to cook for dinner tonight, but it doesn’t look all that fresh now. Would you say it’s still all right to eat?
Woman: Let me have a look... Oh, if I were you, I wouldn’t even think of it.
Question: What does the woman imply?
17. 答案：C
解析：从女士答语的虚拟语气可以知道这条鱼已经完全变质，故C为正确答案。
18. Man: I think that short hair is fashionable these
days, but you looked so much nicer with long hair.
Woman: Long hair may look nice, but during the summer it’s uncomfortable. Even after I bought an air conditioner, my hair still bothered me.
Question: What is the woman’s reason for cutting her hair?
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