大学英语四级模拟题三含答案

They want to bring water to the 三题级模拟大学英语四deserts so that people can live andEven so, more and more of is becoming desert all the Scientists think that deserts. People arePart One Reading doing bad things to the earth. Some Comprehension people on the earth do not get very (2'×10 = 20')much rain. Yet, they still do notThere are 2 passages inDirections: because This is become deserts.this section. Each passage is plants there are some small green followed by some questions or keep growing there. Plants help unfinished statements. For each ofPlants do not the water in earth.them there are four choices marked A), the wind blow the dirt away. WithoutB), C) and D). You should decide on plants, the land can become a desertthe mark best the choice and much more easily.corresponding letter on the Answer A man decides to make a farm inthe a Sheet with single line through a very dry place. He digs in the earthcentre.and takes away the grass and plantsPassage Onethat are already growing on the drymake to trying are Scientists land.again.deserts the into good land He makes a farm. He puts plantsin rows. The sun is very hot. It makes very important to dry places?A. They keep the earth the land even drier. When the rain from becoming even drier.comes, it runs between the row ofB. They do not let wind blow the away. dirt plants. It washes theearth away.When the wind comes, it blows betweenC. They add good the color to the dry the rows of plants. It blows places.dirt away. Soon the land is not goodD. They hold water.enough for a farm any more. The man4. It can be inferred from lets his animals eat all the plants the passage that _____________. any not the land does have Now on it.A. it is bad to plant in rows in a dry the and on plants it. The sun winddry placeland and all of the good dirt away.B. it is better to raise animals Now the land is a desert. on dry land than to make a farm desert1.AisprobablyC. it is _____________.bad to make a farm in a dryplace, but it A. grassy B. wet is good to raise animals thereC. treelessD. muddyD. all lands that because desert becoming Land 2. is of don't get verymuch rain are desertslack of _____________.5. What's the writerB. people's purpose in A. raingiving an example of the man? D. plantsC. windA. To criticize him. the following is 3. Which of the NOTB. To tell an interestingareplants green small why reasonstory.but instead it faced someembarrassing defeats. The surprises C. To prove man makes deserts.started on the first day D. To prove the hot sun makesof thecompetitions, when Fred of Belgium a desert.(比利时Passage Two ) set a world record in thecompetition internationalfor 100-metresForyears,breast-stroke (swimming has been controlled by 蛙泳a ). Never beforehad nations. Belgium produced an Olympic powerful small number of championThe U.S., swimmer.and TwootherRussia, Germanycountries Australia have produced some of the also won swimming gold medals for the first time on the have players sport's finest and wonopening day. and Ireland's Michell competitions most of the top Smith delighted her this country with her the medals. But results offirst of her three gold medals. New s world championships, which month'Zealand also celebrated with Danyon Australian the city in being are heldLoaderof Perth, 's gold to easy be not so in the men's will200-metre predict. Since the 1996 Olympics in free style. Loader went onto win the 400 meters later in the many Atlanta, and names new competition.nationalities have emerged to takeBy late on the second day, the on the world leaders.U.S. team's officials and coaches have should Olympics The 1996 were starting to be surprised. Penny been an opportunity for the U.S. tothebroken had Africa South of Heyns power,swimming great its displaywomen's 100-metre breast-stroke world record in 100-metre breast-stroke which _____________. record in the morning competitionsA. it had won before before claiming gold in the final. predict the resultsB. it has not gained before6. It is hard toC. it had won many times championships this of month's because _____________.D. the U.S. had never wonbeforeA.playersdifferentfrom9. How many have sprung up as new gold medals have the countries other countries won on the opening championsday?of B. many names the playersA. Three. 'havent been heardB.Four.few a countries have won C. Five.D. Six.C.10. It competitions international swimming can be inferred from the passage that _____________. the D. 1996 was Atlanta Olympics in A. the U.S. is a successstill the onlypowerful country in swimming 7. What the U.S. had to face at the B. the U.S. has been a great 1996 Olympics was _____________. swimming power A. new swimming powerC.IrelandB. a big successoncecontrolledinternational swimming failures unpleasant C. severalD. Belgium had won several world a D. great ofdealswimming championshipsembarrassmentListeningTwo Part abroke Belgium of player The 8.Comprehension C. He went to see a film with his (35')friend.A D. He went to Sectionsee his schoolmate.(1'×15 = 15')12. A. 5:10. B. 5:00.youthis section, In Directions: C. 4:30.D. 5:15.will hear 8 short conversations and 13.A. At a booking office.2 long conversations. At the end of B. In a Hong Kong hotel. more or conversation, each one C. On a busy street. questions will be asked about what D. At an airport.was said. Both the conversation and 14. A. The next bus is coming the questions will be spoken only soon.B. The bus will wait a few minutes atwill each question there After once. the stop.C. There are only two or three be a pause. During the pause, you passengers waiting for the bus.D. They can catch this bus without A), four choices marked the must read running.15. A. The wind stopped, but it's still the D), and and is decide which C)B), raining.B. The rain stopped. the answer. Then mark bestC. It is still raining, and the wind isblowing. sheet letter corresponding Answer on D. Both the rain and wind stopped.16. A. He decided not to go to New York.the single a with line throughB. They won an award recently.centre.C. They are going to organize awithwatched He A. 11. televisiondinner.his friend.D. No one expected him to move.withhome at stayed He B. talkingA. A sunny day.17.his friend.B. A nice raincoat.C. He learned it from his mother.C. An attractive dress.D. He learned it from his wife.21. A. He D. A lovely hat.dislikes other businessmen.No 18. A. one can find the Department. B. He wants to have more chancesto go on business.theHe B. helps people findC. He doesn't want to trouble Department here.others.thewhere no idea to find He C. hasD. He wants to be self-employed. Department.22. is D. He working at theA. Whether he would have enoughfunds.university.B. Whether Conversation Onehis food is to thecustomersQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the ' taste.C. Whether his conversation you have just heard. family members would support him.A. He is not satisfied with his 19.D. present job.Whether he can pay less tax tothe government. B. He worries too much about his Conversation Twograndmother.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the C. People dislike his food. conversation you have just heard. D. He is going to be fired.23.A. A. He learned it in a training Tap dancing and square dancing.20.B. Tap dancing center of cooking.and bellydancing.He B. it learned from hissquareand dancing Folk C. grandmother.spoken only once. After you hear a and dancing D. Folk dancing. question, you must choose the bestbelly dancing.answer from the four choices marked 24. A. Interesting.A), B), C) and D). Then mark theB. Time-wasting.corresponding letter on Answer sheet C. Very tiring.with a single line through the D. Inspiring.centre.A. He does not like to interact 25.Passage Onewith people.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the the dancing 'He doesnt thinks B.passage you have just heard. course will help him interact with 26. A. Their family members. other people.B. Their relatives.C. He hates the dancing courseC. Their closest friends. very much.take to the D. Strangers.wants He D. also27. A. To get advice. dancing course so that he could beB. To subscribe.more confident.C. To place an advertisement. Section B)D.Toapplyfor'×10 = 10' (1are you section, In this membership. Directions:going to hear three short passages. 28. A. They are two well-knownwill end the At each of passage, you writers who give advice. the Both questions. some hear B. They are two famous doctors. passages and the questions will beC. They are two lawyers.D. They are two professors at the B. The husband does the cookingand the wife New York State University. serves as the waitress.Passage TwoC. The mother does the cookingwhile the father and Questions 29 to 31 are based on the the children wait on the guests.passage you have just heard.29. A. Many foreign tourists visit D. A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the United States every year. the guests. B. Americans enjoy out eatingPassage Threewith their friends.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the United States is a country C. Thepassage you have just heard. of immigrants.32. foreign D. Americans prefer foods A. He went to watch hisson playin a hockey game.to their own food.B. He with watched a hockey game on TV friends can A. 30. Theywith his son.people from other countries.C. He and people know of his son had a very good to can B. They getdinner other cultures together at an Italian lifestyles. and their restaurant.can They practise speaking C.foreign languages there.D. He called his wife Dana who wasappearing in a play in California. They D. can with meet businessmen33. A. from all over the world.His courage in fightingagainst his paralysis.the cook The A. 31. couple and dishesB. His love for his 12-year-oldthe children help them.son Will.(1'×10 = 10')In this section, youDirections: C. His role as Superman in thewill hear a passage three times. When movie with the same name.the passage is read for the first center opening D. His ofthe firsttime, you should listen carefully paralyzed devoted in the USAtofor its general idea. When the people.passage is read for the second time, A. A horse riding accident. 34.you are required to fill in the B. A car accident.blanks with the exact words you have an deadly infection of C.Ajust heard. Finally, when the incurable disease.passage is read for the third time, D. A sudden heart attack. you should check what you have acting Reeve loved Christopher 35.A.written.（答案请写在答题纸上）in anything more than else the world.Customers differ brave greatly from as Reeve B. Christopher was country to country. Does a man walk the played superman as the heinon the left or the right of a woman movie.in your country? Should you use great 'ReeveChristopher C. s bothhands when you are eating?at his with die was comfort to son hisThe American and the British not side.only be Reeve Christopher D. will speak the same language but also(36) _____________ the for spokesman as remembered a a large number ofsocial disabled. customs. For instance, inboth countries, people shake handsC Sectionwhen they meet each other for the _____________. This is because Westernersoften(43)first time. Also, most English will__________________________________or (37) for a woman open a door ____ quite carefully, and _____________ their seat to her, and like toplan what they are doing. Promptness If less will also most Americans.notice than this is given, it in is (38) _____________ both is implied that the invitation a dinner is a (44) If Britain and America.__________________________________is invitation for 7 o'clock, the ____, and that it to does not matter too either dinner guest arrives closemuch if the people can't accept. up that time or calls to (39) So if the host really wants them to come, _____________ the delay. itiswiseIt is relatively common both in to(45)__________________________________to the China and in west invite ____.dinner. acquaintances friends and toPart Three Vocabulary and Structure(40)customstheHowever,(0.5'×20 = 10')There are 20 incompleteDirections: with _____________ this often aresentences in this part. For each very different in the two cultures,sentence there are four choices and so both Westerners and Chinese marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE may easily feel (41)_____________,answer that best completes the the misunderstandings and may be sentence.Thenmarktheto result. When wish Westernerscorresponding letter on the Answer normal invite dinner, to people is itthethrough line single a with Sheet (42)in so or week a them ask tocentre.C. whoD. that50. He accepted an is 46. There __________ evidence invitation to jointhe __________ as a full professor. that stress is partlyresponsibleA. focus for his failing health.B. factD. faceA. convincedB. convincingC. facultyC. condenseD. condensed 51. Parents should give sound advice to theoriesoftheir children during their '47.Einsteins__________ from__________ contributed much to the childhoodtomanhood.development of science.A. transferB. A. relativity relative B.translateC. transition C. relativelyD. D.transmitrelated52. With a __________ of updated have Scientists 48. will to information, the website is popular technologies __________ new towith university students. s food and fuel improve the world' A. wealthB. healthsupplies.A. come up withB. come uponC. mythD. truth53. The travel agency __________ in D.comeC. come onadventure acrosstrips, which attract youngpeople eager for challenges.force invisible 49. The evidence wasA. specialize to Albert __________ there was moreB. specializesto our world than meets the eye. C. special D.specificB. whenA. where54. I don't think that the amount of that he could __________ his passionfor football. would in high school studying you didA. indulgeB. break be sufficient for you to __________D.good marks in university.C. limitA. manufactureB. sponsor obsessC. attractD.59. They expected a living space withwater __________ attainabundant that itcould supply their needs forever. 55. The sweaters are made of wool A. so __________ from Australia. B. suchC. tooD. asA. importingB. imported60. She failed to call the beC. importD.police to__________ her appointment. importedA. greet professor the 56. Being son of a doesB. retreatC. puzzle the him not qualify __________D.cancelscholarship consideration.61. He has just heard that he has B. for A. to been __________ by Oxford University. D. asC. atA. responded 57. From all the indications, it isB. accepted that __________ to safe theC. allowedD. adjustedof prices62.The movie I went to cars will go down by large margins. see with Karenlast night __________ me of B. assure A. consume my boyhood in New York City. C. resume D. assumeB. recalledA. minded58. He returned to his hometown soPart Four Banked Cloze D. C. reminded(1'×10 = remembered)10'63. Annual sales of hundreds ofIn this section, thereproducts now marked Directions: under theis a passage with ten blanks. You are __________ umbrella Proctor & Gamblerequired to select one word for each thirty billion dollars.blank from a list of choices given in B. expect A. exact a word bank following the passage. D. exceptC. exceedRead the passage through carefully decision 'governments 64. The localbefore making your choices. Each benefits reduce to unemployment choice in the bank is identified by off were laid the enraged workers whoa letter. You may not use any of the protest. and they violent __________words in the bank more than once. （请 A. resorted B. resorted在答题纸上写单词对应的字母代号）D.to C. sortedsorted toA. elementB. stirred__________ 65. I because idea had no C. device D.__________ thought I about idioms shakingsure I was what they were. E. remarkably F.urgedA. the longer, the less G. adopt H.B. the less, the longerdirectlyI. longer J. pursueC. the long, the less K. importing L.D. the longer, the littlewhile to (72) __________ mathematics as N. complex M. efforts the tool he would use to (73) O. decade__________ his curiosity. His true It seems that the youngAlbertgenius lay in his ability to express an exactly Einstein was never(74) __________ ideas in simple ordinary child. When he was 5 yearsterms. Einstein's wealth of ideas old and sick in bed, he was givenapeaked (75) __________ he was still He called a compass. (66)__________a young man of 26, although he never and __________ lay there (67)stopped looking for answers.it he could fool certain twisting it,Part Five Translation （答案请direction. a new in into pointingoff( 2'×5 =写在答题纸上）(68) his might, But try as he10')__________ were in vain. This (69)Complete sentences byDirections:ignited __________ his intellect andtranslating into English the Chinese was his ) inspiration. only Not 点燃(given in brackets.also passionately he curious, he was76. If you do have financial would persistent __________ (70) and difficulties,youcannot easily give up on a problem. He__________________________________had the patience and determination____ (申请学生贷款).(71) that kept things at him77. While I admit that there are __________ than most others. At ageproblems,12, Albert Einstein came upon a set__________________________________as that ideas impressed him of ).我并不认为这些问题不能解决____ (inspiredwas He ). 神圣的( ”sacred“78. To most of the teenagers, when it 放松自己，愉悦身心。