2012大学英语四级模拟题(备考最佳选择)

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Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension （共20分，1-15题每题1分，16-19题每题0.5分，20-21每题1.5分） Section A

Directions : In this section, you will hear10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the several choices, and decide which the best answer is.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卷上作答，在此作答无成绩。 1. A) The man should try to be more understanding. B) The man?s wife should be more understanding.

C) The man?s negative attitude may be derived from his childhood. D) The pessimism of man?s wife may be the result of her past experiences. 2. A) A snowstorm. B) An earthquake. C) A traffic ac cident. D) A hurricane.

3. A) The two speakers are classmates.

B) The man is majoring in elementary education. C) The woman is majoring in elementary education. D) The two speakers got to know each other in a class. 4. A) She?s got a stomachache. B) She feels perfectly fine. C) She?s going to get married. D) She?s going to have a baby.

5. A) It is the best city he?s ever visited. B) It was worse than he had expected.

C) It is difficult to get around in the city. D) The hotel service is terrible in the city.

6. A) To encourage them. B) To stop them immediately. C) To give some explanation. D) To leave them alone.

7. A) Unemployment. B) Family breakup. C) Mental problems. D) Drinking.

8. A) The woman is the man?s boss. B) The man is the wo man?s husband. C) The woman is the headmaster of a school.

D) The woman wants to know something about a student.

9. A) They are attending a concert. B) They are negotiating about a price. C) They are planning to go for a date. D) They are buying something for their firm.

10. A) The man is a football fan. B) The man needs the woman?s help.

C) The man didn?t watch TV last night. D) The man often has power failure at home. Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear 5 questions. You must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

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Listen to the following short passage, and answer the questions from 11 to 15 11. A) By studying many, many sick people. B) By studying people who didn?t get sick.

C) By studying lateral thinking. D) With help from Dr. de Bono.

12. A) Never giving up. B) Getting help from others.

C) Moving sideways. D) Changing you point of view.

13. A) The aggressive attitude of vertical thinking. B) Traditionally western lateral thinking.

C) A way to change your point of view. D) How Edward de Bono likes to solve problems.

14. A) To discuss a major medical breakthrough

B) To introduce a new concept of problem solving C) To talk about the life of Edward de Bono D) To control Eastern and Western ways of thinking

15. A) In the early 18th century. B) In the late 18th century. C) In the early 19th century. D) In the late 19th century. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general

idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 16 to 19 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 20 to 21 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have

just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

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Can you recite the alphabet easily and quickly? Can you write your name (16) __________? Can you play scales(音阶) on a musical instrument?

You would probably say that you memorized all this. But what you actually

did was to learn them. And the way you learned them was by forming a (17) __________! In other words, what was once quite difficult for you, such as reciting the alphabet or playing scales, became easy and almost automatic

when you formed the habit of doing it. So (18) __________ can be described as learning by means of forming habit.

A human being has a tremendous number of such habits that (19) _________ him to do most of the ordinary things in life, such as fastening buttons or washing hands. But suppose you read a book and then someone

asked you what the book was about, or how to describe the plot. (20) _____________________________________________________________.

But if you examine the situation carefully, you will see that something very

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封 装 线 much like habit does play a part. For example, with ordinary habits, (21) ___________________________________. Now, when you give the plot of a book , or tell what it?s about, you are doing the same kind of thing. In fact, some psychologists say that all learning (and this also means money) is made up of a vast combination of simple habits.

Ⅱ. Vocabulary （共10分，每题0.5分） Section A

Directions : Spell the following words with the help of their meanings or definitions and the first letter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卷上作答，在此作答无成绩。 22. q _ i _—stop (sth.\doing sth.)

23. posi _ _ _ _ ly —in a positive or optimistic way; confidently 24. trans _ _ _—pass (sth.) from one person or place to another 25. in _ _ _ _ _ _—not direct

26. aggre _ _ _ _—behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person Section B

Directions: Match the definitions in Column II with the words or phrases in Column I.

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27. immensely A. showing readiness to give money, help, kindness, etc.

28. intense B. very much

29. greedy C. existing in an extreme degree

30. cease D. showing, full of, too great a desire for food, money, power, etc.

31. generous E. put an end to; stop Section C

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes each sentence. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卷上作答，在此作答无成绩。

32. Though she began her ____ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous movie star.

A) employment B) career C) occupation D) profession

33. The rest of the day was entirely at his____ for reading or recreation.

A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival

34. On New Year?s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor____ which attracts a crowd of people. A) affair

B) incident

C) case

D)

event

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35. The doctor told Penny that too much ____ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion

36. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ____ and a

scholarship.

A) faith B) status C) fame D) courage

37. His wife is constantly finding ____ with him, which makes him very

angry. A) errors

B) shortcomings C) fault

D) flaw

38. I caught a ____ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.

A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene

39. John seems a nice person. ____, I don?t trust him.

A) Even though B) Even so C) Therefore D) Though 40. These two areas are similar ____ they both have a high rainfall during this season.

A) to that B) besides that

C) in that D)

except that

41. Don?t let the child play with scissors____ he cuts himself.

A) in case B) so that C) now that D)

only if

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) （共10分，每题1分）

Directions : In this part, you will have15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 42-48, mark

Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For question 50-51, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

St. Valentine’s St ory

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn?t like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn?t the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He wanted men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you may have guessed, not many men signed up. This

made Claudius very angry. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army.

So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people and I all

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I was a priest. One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies — secretly. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was frightening! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. I was thrown in prison and told that my punishment was death.

I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the prison to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, “Love from your Valentine.

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine?s Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the

way of love, and they laugh — because they know that love can?t be beaten! 注意：此部分试题请在答题卷上作答，在此作答无成绩。 42. Valentine was born in the third century in Rome.

A) Y B) N C) NG 43. A lot of people liked Emperor Claudius.

A) Y B) N C) NG

44. Many man didn ?t want to fight in wars because they did not want to leave their wives and families.

A) Y B) N C) NG 45. Claudius allowed people to get married.

A) Y B) N C) NG 46. No young people went to see Valentine.

A) Y B) N C) NG

47. A boy was allowed to visit Valentine in the cell by his father.

A) Y B) N C) NG

48. Valentine ?s Day is the most popular festival in the world.

A) Y B) N C) NG 49. Valentine was a ______________.

50. Valentine was caught and thrown in prison and told that his punishment was ______________.

51. Valentine believed that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on _______________.

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Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (reading in depth)（共30分，其中52-61题每题1分，62-71每题2分） Section A

Directions In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

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A) intense E) partner I) career M) opportunity

B) tense F) activist J) school N) conferred C) benefits G) think K) discharge O) changed D) joy H) noted L) most

Reading can be so many things: work or (52) _______, reality or escape, obligation or opportunity. In this unit, three very different authors reflect on how the act of reading has profoundly (53) _______ their lives for the better. In Text A, political (54) _______ Malcolm X remembers how his “Prison Studies” gave him a truly deep love of learning and a better (55) _______ to develop intellectually than any (56) _______ could have. Text B , “Reading for L ife”, discuss the many (57) _______ of reading, from simple pleasure to

helping one make the (58) _______ of one?s (59) _______ opportunities.

Finally, in “Moon on a Silver Spoon”, Eudora Welty describes the (60) _______ childhood love of books, language, storytelling that would lead her to become one of the most (61) _______ writers of America south. Section B

Directions : There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by

some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

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Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

The first day of April is known as April Fool?s Day in Europe, in the

United States, and in other English-speaking countries. Making fools of people on April 1st is a time-honored and widespread custom. This is a cheerful day when any person, young or old, important or unimportant, may be made an April Fool.

Young people are very eager to follow the tradition. They try to find someone unwary enough to fall into their well-prepared traps. Their victims are friends, family members, schoolteachers, etc. Although many of their tricks have often been used before, they do not seem to have lost their power to fool people. There are many kinds of jokes.

The origin of this custom still remains unclear. There are several

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封 装 线 explanations. One of them goes like this. In Europe, until the sixteenth century, March 25th was New Year?s Day. On April 1st, the last day of t he festival, people used to make presents and send them to one another. In 1564, Charles Ⅸ, the French king, used the Gregorian calendar and fixed January 1st as New Year…s Day. Those who were against the change continued to express their complaints and th ey gave presents or paid New Year?s visits on April 1st in fun. Those people became laughingstocks and made other people feel cheerful.

62. April Fool ?s Day is the ______ day of April. A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd

D) 4th

63. Where is April Fool ?s Day celebrated? A) Europe

B) United States

C) other English-speaking countries D) All of A, B and C 64. Who are the victims of the young people on April Fool ?s Day? A) friends

B) family members C) school teachers

D) All of A, B and C

65. Who used the Gregorian calendar and fixed January 1st as New Year…s Day in 1564?

A) Charles Ⅸ B) Charles Ⅺ C) Charles Ⅹ D) Charles Ⅻ 66. What did the people who were against the change do?

A) Express complains. B) Gave presents.

C) Paid New Year?s visit. D) All of A, B and C Passage Two

Questions 67 to 71 are based in the following passage.

When I was growing up, I was interested in science and math and computers. I loved finding out how things worked. At fifteen, I bought myself a computer and took it apart. Those were the days when you could take the top off and, with the help of books, figure out what each of the parts did. (Today, if you unplugged a computer and took off the top, you?d see a big black chip in there, and you?d have no idea what it does!) Playing with that computer taught me that you learn almost everything by doing.

My early curiosity about computers helped lead me to the job I have today, which I love. So whenever I see kids becoming passionate about an interest or pursuit, I try to encourage them. Maybe your curiosity will lead you to a job you love, too.

It?s good to be curious. I also think it?s good to look for opportunities and to try new ways of doing things.

At one of my first jobs, I learned this lesson through experience. I was sixteen, and I got a job with the Houston Post , selling newspaper subscriptions over the telephone. My co-workers and I would call people and say, “Hey, would you like to buy the Houston Post ?”

During my first few weeks, I figured out that most people who wanted to buy the newspaper were either moving or getting married. So I thought,

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“Well, how can I get the names of all these people who are moving or getting married?”

I did some research and found out that a lot of that information is legally available to anyone. Once I learned how to get those names and addresses, I sent out offers to buy the newspaper. My experiment was a success! Within my first month on the job, I became the top salesperson.

67. What was the author interested in _____ when he was growing up? A) science B) math

C) computers D) All of A, B and C 68. When did the author buy himself a computer? A) At his 14. B) At his 15.

C) At his 16. D) At his 17. 69. Where did the author get a job when he was sixteen? A) Washington Post B) USA Today

C) Houston Post D) China Daily 70. What kind of people wanted to buy Houston Post ?

A) the people who were moving B) the people who were getting married

C) either A or B D) neither A nor B 71. How long did the author become the top salesman? A) one month B) two months

C) three months D) four months

Ⅴ. Cloze （共5分，每题0.5分）

Directions : There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

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Michel is a young girl who works for the police as a handwriting expert. She has helped 71 many criminals by using her special talents.

When she was fourteen, Michel was already 72 interested in the

differences in her friends? handwriting that she would spend hours 73 them. After 74 college she went to France for a special two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

Michel says that it is impossible for people at hide their handwriting.

She can discover 75 of what she needs to know simply 76 looking at

the writing with her own eyes, but she also has machines 77 help her

make out different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 78 great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good 79 of what kind of person

the writer is. “I wouldn?t go out with a fellow 80 I didn?t like his handwriting.” She says. But she adds she fell in love with her future husband,

a young policeman before she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 81 , however.

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封 装 线 72. A) search B) follow C) catch D) judge 73. A) writing B) studying C) settling D) uncovering

74. A) attending B) finishing C) starting D) stepping into

75. A) most B) nothing C) little D) sight 76. A) with B) by C) of D) about 77. A) they B) in which C) that D) those 78. A) of B) to C) with D) for 79. A) test B) sign C) means D) habit 80. A) whether B) unless C) if D) after 81. A) necessary B) all right C) important D) quite easy

Ⅵ. Translation (共10分，每小题2分)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese given in brackets into English or the English given in brackets into Chinese. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

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82. I saw that the best thing I could do was get hold of a dictionary---to study, to learn some words.

83. But mice know nothing of our language.

84. _________________________(众所周知), a balanced diet and exercise keep one fit and healthy. 85.

We

will

pay

a

visit

to

Yalong

Bay

tomorrow,

_____________________(正如起初安排的那样).

86. If you want to borrow my car, you____________________________(本该事先告诉我).

Ⅶ. Writing （15分）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic: How to make Campus Life Colorful and Meaningful. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:

1. 大学校园生活应当多姿多彩。

2. 对如何使大学生活充实、丰富多彩罗列出自己的建议。

3. 丰富而充实的大学生活是很重要的。

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