2023年大学英语四级考试模拟真题及答案
2023年6月英语四级考试考前模拟考试试题
2023年6月英语四级考试考前模拟考试试题及答案(三)Part I writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Dormitory Life .You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1.大学宿舍的集体生活是全新的体验。
2.宿舍生活与在家生活的不同之处。
3.宿舍生活利与弊。
Dormitory LifePart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage。
Animals on the MoveIt looked like a scene from “Jaws” but without the dramatic music.A huge shark was lowly swimming through the water, its tail swinging back and forth like the pendulum of a clock。
2023年12月英语四级考试模拟题及答案
Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled “How to Conduct Patriotic Education Among the Youth of Today”. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 我国爱国主义教育旳现实状况;2. 爱国主义教育旳重要意义;3. 怎样在青少年中开展爱国主义教育?Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Work-life balance: Ways to restore harmony and reduce stressFinding work-life balance in today’s frenetically (疯狂) paced world is no simple task.Spend more time at work than at home, and you miss out on a rewarding personal life. Then again, when you face challenges in your personal life, such as caring for an aging parent or coping with marital problems, concentrating on your job can be difficult.Whether the problem is too much focus on work or too little, when your work life andyour personal life feel out of balance, stress — along with its harmful effects — is the result.The good news is that you can take control of your work-life balance — and giveyourself the time to do the things that are most important to you. The first step is to recognize how the world of work has changed. Then you can evaluate your relationship to work and apply some specific strategies for striking a healthier balance.How work invades your personal lifeThere was a time when employees showed up for work Monday through Friday and workedeight- to nine-hour days. The boundaries between work and home were fairly clear then. But the world has changed and, unfortunately, the boundaries have blurred for many workers. Here’s why:●Global economy. As more skilled workers enter the global labor market and companies outsource or move more jobs to reduce labor costs, people feel pressured to work longer and produce more just to protect their jobs.●International business. Work continues around the world 24 hours a day for some people. If you work in an international organization, you might be on call around the clock for troubleshooting or consulting.●Advanced communication technology. Many people now have the ability to work anywhere — from their home, from their car and even on vacation. And some managers expect this.●Longer hours. Employers commonly ask employees to work longer hours than they’re scheduled. Often, overtime is mandatory (强制性旳). If you hope to move up the career ladder, you may find yourself regularly working more than 40 hours a week to achieve and exceed expectations.●Changes in family roles. Today’s marrie d worker is typically part of a dual-career couple, which makes it difficult to find time to meet commitments to family, friends and community.Married to your workIt can be tempting to rack up the hours at work —especially if you’re trying to earna promotion or some extra money for a child’s education or a dream vacation. For others, working more hours feels necessary in order to manage the workload.But if you’re spending most of your time at work, your home life will likely pay the price. Consider the pros and cons of working extra hours on your work-life balance:●Fatigue. Your ability to think and your eye-hand coordination decrease when you’re tired. This means you’re less productive and may make more mistakes. These mistakes canlead to injury or rework and negatively impact your professional reputation.●Family. You may miss out on important events, such as your child’s first bike ride, your father’s 60th birthday or your high-school reunion. Missing out on important milestones may harm relationships with your loved ones.●Friends. Trusted friends are a key part of your support system. But if you’re spending time at the office instead of with them, you’ll find it difficult to nurture those friendships.●Expectations. If you regularly wo rk extra hours, you may be given more responsibility. This could create a never-ending and increasing cycle, causing more concerns and challenges.Sometimes working overtime is important. If you work for a company that requires mandatory overtime, you wo n’t be able to avoid it, but you can learn to manage it. Most importantly, say no when you’re too tired, when it’s affecting your health or when you have crucial family obligations.Striking the best work-life balanceFor most people, juggling (巧妙处理) the demands of career and personal life is an ongoing challenge. With so many demands on your time — from overtime to family obligations — it can feel difficult to strike this balance. The goal is to make time for the activities that are the most important to you.Here are some ideas to help you find the balance that’s best for you:●Learn to say no. Whether it’s a co-worker asking you to spearhead (充当先锋) an extra project or your child’s teacher asking you to manage the class play, remember that it’s OK to respectfully say no. When you quit doing the things you only do out of guilt or a false sense of obligation, you’ll make more room in your life for the activities that are meaningful to you and bring you joy.●Leave work at work. Make a conscious deci sion to separate work time from personal time. When with your family, for instance, turn off your cell phone and put away your laptop computer.●Manage your time. Organize household tasks efficiently. Do one or two loads of laundry every day, rather than saving it all for your day off. A weekly family calendar of important dates and a daily list of to-dos will help you avoid deadline panic. If your employer offersa course in time management, sign up for it.●Get enough sleep. There’s nothing as stressful and potentially dangerous as working when you’re sleep-deprived. Not only is your productivity affected, but also you can make costly mistakes. You may then have to work even more hours to make up for these mistakes.●Communicate clearly. Limit time-consuming misunderstandings by communicating clearly and listening carefully. Take notes if necessary.●Nurture yourself. Set aside time each day for an activity that you enjoy, such as walking, working out or listening to music.●Set aside one night each week for recreation. Take the phone off the hook, power down the computer and turn off the TV. Discover activities you can do with your partner, family or friends, such as playing golf, fishing or canoeing. Making time for activities you enjoy will rejuvenate (使年轻) you.Remember, striking a work-life balance isn’t a one-shot deal. Creating balance in your life is a continuous process. Balance doesn’t mean doing everything. Examine yourpriorities and set boundaries. Be firm in what you can and cannot do. Only you can restore harmony to your lifestyle.1. What will happen if your work life and personal life feel out of balance?A) You will have little time to finish your work.B) You may feel stress, which will affect you negatively.C) You will have a lot of time to share with your family.D) You will never balance the combination of life and work.2. The boundaries between work and home have blurred for the following reasons, EXCEPT _______.A) global economy B) changes in family rolesC) advanced communication technology D) high divorce rate3. What will happen if you’re spending most of your time at work?A) You will lose both health and wealth. B) You will be hated by your loved ones.C) You will lose all your friends. D) You may be given more responsibility.4. According to the passage, you’d better say no to mandatory overtime when_______________.A) you get bored with the work B) you are not interested in the workC) you can’t get additional allowance D) you have crucial fa mily obligations5. What does the underlined sentence mean?A) You should do the things people ask you to do without feeling guilty.B) You shouldn’t do the things people ask you to do if you don’t want to.C) To do things people ask you to do can bring you a lot of joy.D) To do things for yourself is more meaningful than to do things for others.6. What will NOT happen if you don’t get enough sleep?A) You will feel stressed while working. B) You will have no sense of exhaustion.C) You can make costly mistakes. D) You will have low productivity.7. What does the real balance mean according to the author?A) Examining priorities and deciding what is the most important to you.B) Doing everything you want to do whether you can do it or not.C) Saying yes to everybody in order to maintain good relationships.D) Being firm that working overtime will strike a work-life balance.8. Spend more time at work than at home, and you won’t have enough time to enjoy your _______________.9. You have slow responses and your eye-hand coordination decreases when you’re________.10. You can save a lot of time and avoid misunderstandings if you communicate clearly and____________.Part III Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)■ Section ADirections: 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 the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.Major retailers and car manufacturers have slashed (削减) their marketing budgets in the six months to October, 2023, as the financial crisis has taken its toll, while supermarkets have 11 advertising spending in a battle to prove that they offer the most 12 prices.According to new research undertaken for The Daily Telegraph by Nielsen Media Research, in the six months to September 30, 2023, Marks & Spencer’s advertising spend fell 20.3pc to ￡25.3m, 13 with the same period in 2023.While the retailer has spent heavily on a campaign 14 celebrities in the past two years, it is understood to be cutting back on celebrity spending in 2023. The retailer is, however, still the UK’s 25th largest spender on advertising,15 being at 17th place in the six months to September 30, 2023.Car manufacturers have also significantly 16 back on marketing spending, believed to be a result of the financial crisis. According to Nielsen, Ford spent ￡26.6m in the six months to September 30, 2023, down 21pc from the same period last year. Vauxhall also 17 spending by 15.6pc in the period to ￡26.5m.For supermarkets, however, a significant increase in advertising spending, it appears,is a 18 as they seek to woo (追求) increasingly price- 19 customers. The leading supermarkets have 20 an aggressive price war in the past six months as consumers have been faced with news of higher food prices.A) conscientious I) necessityB) conscious J) contributionC) against K) reducedD) despite L) moreoverE) comparing M) scaledF) compared N) competitiveG) launched O) featuringH) boosted■ Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.There are more than 2,000 different kinds of mosquitoes. Female mosquitoes bite people to drink their blood. Male mosquitoes do not drink blood. They drink fluids from plants. Thefemale mosquito uses its thin sucking tube to break the skin, find blood and inject the victim with a substance that keeps blood flowing.The female mosquito drinks the blood and uses it to produce as many as 250 eggs. The insect leaves the eggs in any standing water.The eggs produce worm-like creatures called larvae (幼虫) in two days to a few months. However, some eggs can stay in water for years until conditions are right for development. The larvae feed on organisms in the water. After four to ten days, they change again, into creatures called pupas (蛹). The pupas rise to the surface of the water. Adult mosquitoes pull themselves out of the pupas and fly away.The World Health Organization (WHO) says mosquitoes carry organisms that cause disease and death for millions of people throughout the world. The most important disease spread by mosquitoes is malaria (疟疾). The WHO says 247 million people became infected with malaria in 2023. Malaria caused almost one million deaths, mostly among children in Africa. The disease is found in more than one hundred countries in Africa, Asia, the western Pacific Ocean, the Middle East and Central and South America.Malaria parasites (寄生虫) enter a person’s blood through a mosquito bite. These organisms travel to the liver. They grow and divide there. After a week or two, the parasites invade red blood cells and reproduce thousands of times. They cause the person’s body temperature to rise. They also may destroy major organs. People with malaria may suffer kidney failure or loss of red blood cells.Some medicines are generally effective in preventing and treating malaria. They are designed to prevent the parasites from developing in the body. People die from malaria because they are not treated for the disease or the treatment is delayed.21. According to the passage, we can infer that _________.A) female mosquitoes don’t bite animalsB) female mosquitoes bite people for a substance that keeps blood flowingC) malaria is found everywhere in the worldD) countries in Europe and North America have low malaria death rate22. What is the right order in which mosquitoes grow?a. Adult mosquitoes pull themselves out of the pupas and fly away.b. The larvae change into creatures called pupas.c. The insect leaves the eggs in any standing water.d. The eggs produce worm-like creatures called larvae.A) c, a, b, d B) d, c, b, a C) c, d, b, a D) d, b, c, a23. According to the WHO, the organisms carried by mosquitoes __________.A) are the food for larvaeB) have led to the death of millions of people in the worldC) invade red blood cells first and then destroy major organsD) can enter a person’s brain through the mosquito’s bite24. According to the passage, malaria medicines are generally designed to _______.A) keep people’s bo dy temperature at a normal levelB) prevent parasites from entering people’s skinsC) stop parasites from growing inside the bodyD) stop parasites from invading red blood cells25. What is the passage mainly talking about?A) The growing process of mosquitoes and the diseases spread by them.B) The medicines used in preventing and treating malaria.C) The kinds of mosquitoes in the world today.D) The larvae of mosquitoes feed on organisms in the water.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Conservationists call them hot spots — habitats that cover just 1.4 percent of the earth’s land surface but are so rich in biological diversity that preserving them could keep an astonishing number of plant and animal species off the endangered list.Since 1988, when Dr. Norman Myers and his colleagues began describing these hot spots in a series of scientific papers and arguing for their protection, they have become a focus of worldwide conservation efforts. Private organizations and government agencies, including the World Bank, have made preserving 25 such ecological arks a top priority for financing and protective legislation. But a growing chorus of scientists is warning that directing conservation funds to hot spots may be a recipe for major losses in the future. Of species that live on land, nearly half of all plants and more than a third of all animals are found only in the hot spots. But they do not include many rare species and major animal groupsthat live in l ess biologically rich regions (“cold spots”). And the hot-spot concept does not factor in the importance of some ecosystems to human beings, the scientists argue.This debate has been simmering quietly among biologists for years; however, it is coming to a boil now with the publication of an article in the current issue of American Scientist arguing that “calls to direct conservation funding to the world’s biodiversity hot spots may be bad investment advice.” “The hot-spot concept has grown so popular in recent years within the larger conservation community that it now risks eclipsing all other approaches,” write the authors of the paper. “The officers and directors of all too many foundations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies have been seduced by thesimplicity of the hot spot idea,” they go on. “We worry that the initially appealing idea of getting the most species per unit area is, in fact, a thoroughly misleading strategy.”But hot spots have their ardent defenders, notably Dr. Norman Myers and Dr. Russell Mittermeier. Dr. Myers says hot spots have been successful at attracting attention and financing for conservation in tropical countries. “And that has been good,” he said. “No one is suggesting that one invest solely in hot spots, but if you want to avoid extinctions, you have to invest in them.”26. The best title for this passage would be ________.A) A Debate on Preserving Hot Spots B) An Introduction to Hot SpotsC) Hot Spots vs. Cold Spots D) How to Finance Hot Spots27. Hot spots occupy a small percentage of the earth’s land surface with _____________.A) a third of all plants B) many major animal groups living in cold spotsC) rich biological diversity D) many rare species living in cold spots28. Critics of hot spots hold the opinion that ________.A) hot spots are always as important as cold spotsB) it is unwise to invest largely in hot spotsC) governments should choose the best time to invest in hot spotsD) the hot-spot approach is a misleading strategy from the very beginning29. According to Dr. Norman Myers, _________.A) protecting and investing in hot spots can save species from extinctionB) conservation efforts should not center on hot spotsC) governments should invest most in cold spotsD) the hot-spot approach now is not as good as it was in the past30. What is the writer’s attitude towards the hot-spot approach?A) Critical. B) Neutral. C) Supportive. D) Doubtful.Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 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.Two million years ago, just as the Earth’s primitive apemen were evolving into big-brained humans, a pair of supernovae explosions occurred near Earth. Our planet was buffeted (冲击) with blasts of radiation —with 31 effects. “These supernovae would 32 away our protective ozone layer,” said Dr Narciso Benitez of Johns Hopkins University. Earth lostits protection 33 ultraviolet light. All sorts of mutational (突变) damage to animals’ DNAwould have occurred. New species could have emerged 34 . It is possible that Homo sapiens (智人) may have been one of these.The likely 35 of a supernova’s radiation led scient ists in the past 36 that one may have affected 37 on Earth. Benitez now believes that 38 two supernovae occurred near Earth two million years ago: The first would have blasted space free 39 interstellar particles; and the second would have struck Earth at full force, 40 its ozone layer.Observations of space around our Sun have revealed that, 41 the rest of the galaxy, space near us has little interstellar gas in it. “ 42 it is missing much of its dust and gas —just as if a supernova 43 it out,” added Maíz-Apellániz. 44 , our tiny corner of the galaxy appears to have been swept clean by a supernova brush about two million years ago; and intriguingly, at just this time, a set of extinctions — known as the Pliocene (上新世) / Pleistocene (更新世) extinctions — is also known 45 .It was also around this time that mankind’s direct ancestor, Homo erectus, the species 46 to be the first true human being, appeared in Africa and Asia after 47 more primitiveape-like creatures. These beings may have been some of the lucky few who were able to 48 advantage of conditions in these hazardous, radioactive 49 . This triumph only occurred thanks to this celestial (上天旳) 50 , however.31. A) devastate B) devastating C) devastated D) devastation32. A) blow B) have blown C) blew D) be blowing34. A) as a result of B) as a result C) the end result D) from the result of35. A) compact B) contact C) intact D) impact36. A) speculate B) speculating C) to speculate D) speculated37. A) evolution B) revolution C) resolution D) solution38. A) at least B) at most C) at first D) at last39. A) with B) without C) at D) of40. A) destroyed B) to destroy C) destroying D) destroy41. A) unlikely B) likely C) unlike D) dislike42. A) Definitely B) Obviously C) Eventually D) Essentially43. A) would clean B) cleaned C) have cleaned D) had cleaned44. A) In word B) In words C) In other words D) In a word45. A) to occur B) to have occurred C) occurring D) have occurred46. A) considered B) was considered C) considering D) being considered47. A) placing B) replacing C) being placed D) being replaced49. A) reasons B) results C) spaces D) times50. A) invention B) intervention C) convention D) creationPart V Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.51. Don’t get involved in love games too early. _______ (要是……该怎么办) you suffer from failure in love?52. That car ___________________(尽给我添麻烦) ever since I bought it.53. _______________________ (努力不吸入) the vapor, Thomas turned his head.54. But for his wife’s encouragement, he _____________ (就不能发明那个机器).55. It _________________________ (直到得到有关当局旳同意) that we can start the job.Part I WritingOne possible version:How to Conduct Patriotic Education Among the Youth of TodayThese years have seen a widespread neglect of patriotic education in our society. According to some official reports, many patriotic education centers have been closed down or kept open to the public for other more profitable purposes, while many of our national heroes have given way to today’s pop stars in youth’s minds. If this current is allowed to run its course, I am afraid, things are bound to turn for the worse, with less and less sense of patriotism left in the youth.The significance of patriotic education to our society can be seen from the following perspectives: Patriotic education can make youth more aware of the glorious history and culture of our nation, thus building up their sense of pride as Chinese. Furthermore, patriotic education helps youth value today’s hard-earned life so as to hold dearer their golden chances of enriching themselves with knowledge in peace.So the most pressing issue for us now is how to effectively instill patriotism in the youth of today. In my opinion, the first step should be focused upon giving fuller play to the potential of patriotic education centers instead of running them for the purpose of making money. Then, greater efforts must be made to integrate patriotic education into the curriculums throughout a student’s education. In short, where there is effective patriotic education of youth, there is a greater enhancement of national cohesion.Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1. B)。
2023年3月大学英语四级考试真题(第三套)含答案详解
2023年3月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）答案详解Part I Writing 审题【题目】Suppose you have taken part in a career planning seminar:Write an account of the seminar and summarize what you have learned from it.You will have 30minutes for this task and should write at least 120words but no more than 180words.【分析】这是一篇应用文。
题目要求考生就职业规划研讨会写一篇报告，并总结从中学到了什么。
报告的内容可以包括研讨会的举办时间、地点、主讲人、目的等。
该研讨会与职业规划有关，收获或感受考生可自由发挥。
应用文第1段：描述活动介绍职业规划研讨会的基本信息第2段：分享收获①发现自己的优缺点②找到自己的兴趣所在第3段：总结观点做好未来的职业规划能帮助我们更好地为求职做准备【描述活动】①______organized by ______was successfully held at/in______,with the purpose of ______.由______组织的______在______（地点）成功举办，其目的是______。
②On ______,______gave us a full account of ______.在______（具体的某一天），______给我们详尽地描述了______。
③The aim of ______is to ______,from which we have learned a lot.______的目的是______，从中我们收获颇丰。
【分享收获】①First of all,it is of great necessity for all college students to ______.首先，大学生很有必要______。
2023年新编英语四级模拟真题及答案
12月英语四级真题及答案（文字版）考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题次序不统一，请根据试题进行查对PartIWritingDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefo llowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.作文题一：印象最深旳活动AA campus activity that has benefited most.作文题二：印象最深旳课程Acoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollege.作文题三:印象最深旳同学A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college．Part II ListeningSection A？Directions： In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more question s will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questio ns will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter o n Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Question 1man is not good at balancing his budget.will go purchase the gift herself.gift should not be too expensive.are gonging to Jane's house-warming party.Question 2is quite willing to give the woman a hand.takes patience to go through the statistics.has prepared the statistics for the woman.woman should take a course in statistics.Question 355 is missing from the woman's scripts.cannot begin their recording right away.woman does not take the recording seriously.man wants to make some changes in the scripts.Question 4date of Carl's wedding.birthday of Carl's bride.significant event in July.for a wedding.Question 5woman forgot to tell the man in advance. man was absent from the weekly meeting. woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.man was in charge of scheduling meetings. Question 6woman is a marvelous cook.woman has just bought an oven.man has to leave in half an hour.man cannot want for his meal.Question 7she can best help the man.the man got the bad news.items sell well in the store.the man can keep his job.Question 8woman can sign up for a swimming class.works in the physical education department.woman has the potential to swim like a fish.would like to teach the woman how to swim.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 9teaches in a law school.loves classical music.is a diplomat.is a wonderful lecturer.Question 10to see a play.a soccer game.some photos.a dance.Question 11decided to get married in three years.mother objected to Eric’s flying lessons.insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.father said she could marry Eric right away.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12...Question 13beautiful Amazon rainforests.new railway under construction.changes in the Amazon valley.newly discovered scenic spot. Question 14news weeklies.newspapers' Sunday editions.a local evening paper.overseas editions of . magazines. Question 15be employed by a newspaper.become a professional writer.sell her articles to a news service. get her life story published soon.Section BDirections：In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage，you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the qu estions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question，you must choos e the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mar k the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through th e centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16one's head.one's hand.up the forefinger.the right thumb down.Question 17away from them.a circle with fingers.one's head them.or pointing to them.Question 18one's superior in the eye.one's arms folded while talking.the sole of one's foot to a guest.a lot of gestures during a conversation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 19had to beg for foot after the harvest.grew wheat and corn on a small farm.shared a small flat with their relatives.children walked to school on dirt roads.Question 20Ecuador's Andes Mountains.an annual income of $2800.a plot to build a home on.their children to school.Question 21achievements of the Trickle Up Program.new worldwide economic revolution.forms of assistance to the needy.life of poor people in developing countries.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 22are highly sensitive to cold.are vitally important to our life.are a living part of our body.are a chief source of our pain.Question 23has to be removed in time by a dentist.is a rare oral disease among old people.contains many nerves and blood vessels.is sticky and colorless film on the teeth.Question 24can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food. combines with food particles to form a film on their surface. Question 25particles.disease.living habits.crosion.Section CStunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden he roes of many movies.They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used the m in fight scenes. To be good, a fight scene has to look real. Punches mus t (26)______ enemies' jaws. Sword fights must be fought with(27)______ swo rds. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performanc e.If a movie scene is dangerous, stun people usually(28)______the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is(29)______ his stunt double. Stunt people must(30)______ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when c lose-ups are needed, the film(31)______ the star.Some stunt people(32)______ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt fromplanes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful pla nning and expert(33)______.Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he co uld jump from a second story window onto a horse's back. He(34)______ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also(35)______ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get anOscar.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You ar e 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 b efore making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a lett er. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 w ith a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.For decades, Americans have taken for granted the XXXX development of new technologies. The innovations(创新)XXXX opment during World War II and afterwards were(36)_____ to the prosperity of the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspect s of(37)_____ society now depend, were possible because the United States then(38)_____ the world in mathematics and science education. Today, howev er, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematic s and science, the(39)_____ of degrees awarded in science, math, and engin eering are decreasing.The deeling in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplin es(science, technology, engineering, and math.)seems to be(40)_____related to the comparatively weak performance by . schoolchildren on internationa l assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have wea k skills in mathematics. According to the report of the Business Higher E ducation Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen must take remediat(补习旳)m ath(41)_____, and less than half of the students who plan to major in scie nce or engineering(42)_____complete a major in those fields.The result has been a decrease in the number of American college gradu ates who have the skills, (43)_____ in mathematics, to power a workforce t hat can keep the country at the forefront(序言)of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the(44)_____ performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from oth er countries that have strongly supported education in these areas. Many more students earn(45)_____ in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in the United States.Section BDirections：In this section，you are going to read a passage with ten s tatements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is d erived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marke d with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ban sugary drinks that will add fuel to the obesity war[A] On a train last Thursday, I sat opposite a man who was so fat he f illed more than one seat. He was pale and disfigured and looked sick to de ath, which he probably was: obesity(肥胖旳)leads to many nasty ways of dyi ng. Looking around the carriage, I saw quite a few people like him, includ ing a couple of fatty children with swollen checks pressing against their eyes. These people are part of what is without exaggeration an epidemic(流行病)of obesity.[B] But it is quite unnecessary: there is a simple idea- far from new- that could spare millions of such people a lifetime of chronic(长期旳)ill health, and at the same time save the National Health Service(NHS)at leas t ￡14 billion a year in England and Wales. There would, you might think, be considerable public interest in it. This simple idea is that sugar is as good- or as bad- as poison and should be avoided. It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a revolution ary book of that name. The subtitle was How Sugar Is Killing Us.[C] In its countless hidden forms, in ready meals, junk food and sweet drinks, sugar leads to addiction(瘾), to hormonal upsets to the appetite, to metabolic(新陈代谢旳)malfunctions and obesity and from there to type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)and its many horrible complication. If people really gras ped that, they would try to kick the habit, particularly as Britain is the “ fat man of Europe” . They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff. Yet so far t his idea has met little but resistance.[D] It is not difficult to imagine the vested interests(既得利益集团)l ined up against any sugar control- all the food and drink manufacturers, p rocessors, promoters and retailers who make such easy pickings out of the magic powers of sugar. Then there are the liberals, with whom I would norm ally side, who protest that government regulation would be yet another ins tance of interference in our lives.[E]That is true, but people should realize that you cannot have a welf are state without a nanny state(保姆国家), to some degree. If we are all to be responsible for one another’s health insurance, through socialized me dicine, then we are all closely involved in one another’s health, includin g everyone’s eating and drinking. That has already been admitted, finally, with smoking. But it has yet to be admitted with overeating, even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted t o double by the year apart from anything else, obesity will cripple the N HS.[F]Recently, though, there have been signs that the medical establishm ent is trying to sound the alarm. Last month the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges(AMRC)published a report saying that obesity is the greatest publi c health issue affecting the UK and urging government to do something.[G]The report offers 10 recommendations, of which the first is imposin g a tax of 20 percent on sugary drinks for at least a year, on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax. That at least would be an excellent s tart. The amounts of sugar in soft drinks are horrifying, and turn straigh t to fat. As Professor Terence Stephenson, head of the AMRC, has said, sug ary soft drinks are “the ultimate bad food. You are just consuming neat su gar. Your body didn’t evolve to handle this kind of thing.”[H]Precisely. The risks of eating too much fat or salt(which are very different)pale into insignificant compared with the harm done by sugar. An d it is everywhere.[I]It is difficult to buy anything in a supermarket, other than plain, unprepared meat, fish or veg etables, that doesn’t have a large amount of sugar in it. This has come about because the prevailing scientific views o f the 1960s and 1970s ignored the evidence about sugar, and instead saw fa t as the really serious risk, both to the heart and other organs, as well as the cause of obesity.[J]The fashion was to avoid fat. But finding that food with much of it s fat removed is not very appetizing, food producers turned to sugar as a magic alternative flavor enhancer, often in the forms of syrups(糖浆)that had recently been developed from corn, and put it generously into most pre pared foods and soft drinks.[K]This stuff is not just fattening. It is addictive. It interferes wi th the body’s metabolism, possibly via the activity of an appetite-control ling horm one. There’s plenty of evidence for this, for those who will acce pt the truth.[L]Theoretically, people ought to make “healthy choices” and avoid ov ereating. But sugar additives are not easy to identify and are hard to avo id. So the snacking, over-drinking and over eating that makes people fat i s not really their own fault: obesity is in large part something that is b eing done to them. It should be stopped, or rather the government should s top it.[M]Going round my local supermarket, I am constantly astonished that i t is still legal to sell all the poisons stacked high on the shelves. The problem is that they are worse than useless. They are poisonous. They are known to be addictive. They are known to make people obese. And giving sma ll children sweet drinks or bottles of fake juice all day long is nothing less than child abuse.[N]Clearly, the sale of such stuff ought to be illegal. I hate to thin k of yet more government regulation. But a bit of tax on sweet soda and a little more health education, a bit of cooking in schools and banning vend ing machines(自动售货机)here and there — as suggested try the AMRC report — is not going to achieve very much. Labelling is quite inadequate. What is needed is legislation banning high levels of sugary syrups used in foo ds and drinks.[O]In June , the then minister for public health said the government w as not scared of the food industry and had not ruled out legislation, beca use of the costs of obesity to the NHS. However, nothing has happened yet. Why not have another Jammie Dodger biscuit and forget about it.46、Avoiding over-consumption of sugar can improve people’s health as well as save medical expenses.47、Laws should be passed to make it illegal to produce overly sweet foods or drinks.48、Giving small children sweet juices to drink all the time is equal to ch ild abuse.59、Looking around, the author found obesity quite widespread.50、The number of obese people is expected to increase quickly in the next few decades.51、If people really understood the horrible consequences of sugary foods a nd drinks, they would support government measures against sugar consumptio n.52、It would be a very good beginning wo improve an additional tax on sugar y drinks.53、The government has not yet taken any action to regulate sugar consumpti on although it indicated its intention to do so some time ago.54、Sugar is far more harmful to health than fat and salt.55、Consumers of sweet foods are not really to blame because they cannot te ll what food is sugary.Section CDirections：There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is follo wed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choic e and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line t hrough the centre.The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative devel opments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the pri nting press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate wi th each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they car ry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendous impacts has only just begu n.？“Mass adoption of the Internet is driving one of the most exciting soc ial, cultural, and political transformations in history, and unlike earlie r periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,” Schmidt and Cohen write in their new book. The New Digital Age.Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Internet revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But i f the book has one major shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enoug h time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these weeping changes.In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to da te that describes — and more importantly predicts — how the Internet wil l shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal wi th two realities, one physical, and one virtual.At the core of the book is the idea that “technology is neutral, but p eople aren’t.” By using this concept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotomy(对立观点) that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the I nternet will ultimately be good or bad for society. In an interview with T IME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and his co-author are optimi stic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re also re alistic about the risks and dangers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect to personal privacy and state surveillance (监视).56、In what way is the rise of the Internet similar to the invention of the printing press and the telegraphtransforms human history.facilitates daily communication.is adopted by all humanity.revolutionizes people's thinking.57、How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internetare immeasurable.are worldwide.are unpredictable.are contaminating.58、In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequa tefails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.59、What will the future be like when everybody gets onlinewill be living in two different realities.will have equal access to information.don’t have to travel to see the world.don’t have to communicate face to face.60、What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Ageleave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.don’t take sides in analyzing the effects of the Internet.In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the auto industry. And in that year the average a utoworker could meet monthly mortgage(抵押贷款)payments on an average home with just percent of his take-home pay. Today a similar mortgage would c laim more than twice that share of his monthly eamings.Other members of the autoworker’s family, however might be less inclin ed to tried the present for the past. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Through-out much of the 1960s,m ore than a quarter of men and women and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty level, compared to less than 10 percent in .In most stales, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a card inher own name. In 42 states, a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. And nowhere did a wife have legal protection against fami ly violence.Most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average they earned 40 percent less than their white counterparts(职位相称旳人),w hite racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying in to the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working –class famili es.Today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go back to the past. Some people may long for an e ra when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no -fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested i n continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has cause d pain for many families.The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as w ell as new challenges. According to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Americans believe that their current family is as close as the one in whi ch they grew up, or closer. Finding ways to imaginary golden age.61、What do we learn about American autoworkers in 1950had less job security than they do today.was not too difficult for them to buy a house.earnings were worth twice as much as today.were better off than workers in other industries.62、What does the author about retired people todayinvariably long to return to the golden past.do not depend so much on social welfare.feel more secure economically than in the past.are usually unwilling to live with their children.63、Why couldn’t black workers buy a house in a whitc suburban neighbo rhoodlacked the means of transportation.were subjected to racial inequality.were afraid to break the law.were too poor to afford it.64、What is the result of no-fault divorceis easier to obtain.violence is lessened.causes little pain to either side.contributes to social unrest.65 、What does the author suggest society doprepared to face any new challenges.to better the current social security.the gap between blacks and whites.the lives of families with problemsPart IV TranslationDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a p assage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer S heet 2.翻译题一：大熊猫是一种温顺旳动物，长着独特旳黑白皮毛。
2023年河北大学英语四级考试模拟卷
2023年河北大学英语四级考试模拟卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。
一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。
每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意）1.A Dream of the Red Chamber is said ____ into dozens of language in the last decadeA.to translateB.to have translatedC.to be translatedD.to have been translated2.I couldn't find ____, and so I took this onerge enough coatB.an enough large coatC.a largr coat enoughD.a coat enough large3.He loves ____ very muchA.two their little childrenB.two little their childrenC.their two little childrenD.their little two children4.It wasn't such a good dinner ____ she had promised usA.thatB.whichC.asD.what5.Only by shouting at the top of his voice ____A.he was able to make himself hearB.he was able to make himself heardC.was he able to make himself hearD.was he able to make himself heard6.Never before that night ____ the extent of my own powerA.had I leftB.I leftC.did I leftD.I had left7.____ student with a little common sense should be able to answer the questionA.EachC.EitherD.One8.No agreement was reached in discussion as neither side would give way to ____A.the otherB.any otherC.anotherD.other9.Either you or I ____ to go to the companyA.isB.eC.amD.was10.Neither his traveler's checks nor the money he had brought ____ enough to pay for the rentA.beB.isC.areD.was11.Every teacher and every student ____ a bookA.hasC.hadD.got12.Nobody except my grandparents ____ anything about itA.knowB.knowsC.knewD.knowing13.Many a student and teacher ____ practice in this factoryA.hasB.haveC.is havingD.had14.____ loads of big oranges on the groundA.There isB.There areC.There will beD.There were15.At that time politics ____ often a topic for discussion among themA.isB.eC.wasD.were16.The trousers ____ in the upper left drawerA.beB.isC.areD.was17.Every means ____ triedA.has beenB.have beenC.wasD.were18.In ____ the active form is acceptable, but not the passiveA.ll your four sentencesB.your all four sentencesC.all the four your sentencesD.the four your sentences all19.____ such a total wreck seems miraculousA.The driver could surviveB.That the driver survivedC.When the driver survivedD.Why the driver survived20.We criticized him ____ he should make the same mistake againA.unlessB.so thatC.lestD.in case of21.'Those shirts are very expensive.' 'Do you know ____?'A.how much cost themB.what do they costC.they cost how muchD.what they cost22.'Susie hasn't written us for such a long time.' 'What do you suppose ____ to her?'A.that she happenB.happenedC.to happenD.having happened23.Neither Bill nor his parents ____ at homeA.isB.areC.hasD.was24.When George said that he would invite us all to a dinner, I think that he ____ generous, Don't believe himA.wasB.was beingC.would beD.might be25.'What did you do in the garden?' 'I watched Alfred ____ his bicycle.'A.to paintB.paintedC.paintingD.paints26.It's high time ____ him a severe lecture for being lateA.you giveB.you gaveC.you'll giveD.you should give27.____ today, he would get there by SundayA.Would he leaveB.Was he leavingC.Were he to leaveD.If he leaves28.He wanted to make his son receive a good education, travel extensively, and ____A.he can enjoy many other advantagesB.enjoy many other advantagesC.many other advantages are enjoyed by himD.to enjoy many other advantages29.The twin brothers are ____ that you can hardly notice any difference between themA.like so muchB.so much alikeC.so very alikeD.too alike30.Are you sure that the blue umbrella is the ____?A.Jones'sB.Joneses'C.JonesesD.Jone's31.Neither Phillip nor Sophia has finished ____ college courseA.herB.hisC.theirD.its32.Our holidays were ruined by the weather:____ have stayed at home!A.it may be as wellB.it was just as well asC.we might just as wellD.we might do as well as we33.The man over there is ____ my brotherA.no other butB.no other thanC.no one thanD.none other than34.He reads whatever books ____A.to which he can lay handsB.in which he can lay handsC.he can lay hands onD.he can lay hands to35.Nowhere else along the coast ____ so far from landA.there is such shallow waterB.there has such shallow waterC.lies there such shallow waterD.is there such shallow water36.He wanted to buy a pair of new shoes to ____ his brown suitA.go byB.go withC.go afterD.go into37.The little girl was only ____ from telling you her real opinion by her fear of youA.held backB.held inC.held upD.held on38.It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ____, you will succeed in the endA.hang upB.hang aboutC.hang onD.hang onto39.It is reported that ____ adopted children want to know whtheir natural parents areA.the mostB.most ofC.mostD.the most ofst year the advertising rate ____ by 20 percentA.raisedB.arousedC.aroseD.rose41.____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner partyA.Had they arrivedB.Would they arriveC.Were they arrivingD.Were they to arrive42.The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were ____ and many houses collapsedA.wreckedB.spoiledC.tornD.injured43.Thee little man was ____ one metre fifty highA.lmost more thanB.hardly more thanC.nearly more thanD.as much as44.You see file lightning ____ it happens, but you hear the thunder laterA.the instantB.for an instantC.on the instantD.in an instant45.The manager lost his ____ just because his secretary was ten minutes lateA.moodB.temperC.mindD.passion46.Please be careful when you are drinking coffee incase you ____ the new carpetA.crashB.polluteC.spotD.stain47.Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ____ in grocery storesA.readyB.approachableC.probableD.available48.It is important that enough money ____ to fund the projectA.be collectedB.must be collectedC.was collectedD.can be collected49.If only the committee ____ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possibleA.pproveB.will approveC.an approveD.would approve50.____ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the worldA.OnB.yC.AtD.Of。
2023年专业英语四级模拟试题及答案
2023年专业英语四级模拟试题及答案模拟试题一GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY1 evidence came up ____ specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old.a whatb thatc whichd whose2 I understand ____ preparation that staff must put in under pressure to meet the deadline.a more than the enormous amount ofb better than most the enormous number ofc better than most the enormous amount ofd fewer than the number of3 I’m sure your suggestion will ____ the problem.a contribute to solvingb be contributed to solvec contribute to solved be contributed to solving4 In 1840, both Lucretian Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented ____ proper seating at the World’s Anti-slavery convention in London because of their sex.a refusingb to be refusedc being refused d having refused5 America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ____ before the West was settled.a couldb didc would d was6 ___ in the past, at the moment it is a favorite choice for wedding gown.a Unpopular has as white beenb White has been as unpopularc Unpopular has been as whited Unpopular as white has been7 ____ for a long time, the fields are all dried up.a There has been no rainb Having no rainc There having no raind There being no rain8 The millions of calculations involved, ____ by hand, would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished.a had they been doneb they had been donec having been doned they were done9 Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment ____.a which they are happeningb they are happeningc which they happend they have happened10 ____ me most was that the young boy who had lost both arms in an accident could handle a pen with his feet.a That amazedb It amazedc Which amazed d What amazed11 An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ____ further research and further thinking about a particular topic.a stimulateb renovatec aroused advocate12 Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ____.a obligationsb regulationsc observationsd considerations13 Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss ____ the breadwinner’s death.a at the cost ofb on the verge ofc as a result ofd for the sake of14 In education there should be a good ____ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment.a distributionb balancec combinationd assignment15 The American dream is most ____ during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism.a plausibleb patriotic c primitived partial16 He spoke so ____ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.a bluntlyb convincinglyc emphaticallyd determinedly17 France’s ____ of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.a assumptionb consumptionc presumptiond resumption18 The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, ____ an outburst of interest.a flaredb glitteredc sparked d flashed19 His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two parties ___.a came offb came onc came round d came down20 The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually ____ it in a profitable direction.a adaptb controlc installd steer21 The capital intended to broaden the export base and ____ efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.a secureb extendc defend d posses22 It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be ____ at the manager’s office.a declaredb obtainedc reclaimed d recognized23 When I ____ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.a woke upb took toc picked up d came to24 The American society is ____ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.a establishedb affiliated toc originated from d incorporated with25 I am not ____ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere to live.a concernedb compatiblec considerated complied26 Since the most commonly accepted test is TOEFL exam, most institutions will expect a ____ TOEFL score for admission.a minimalb maximalc minimumd maximun27 It was believed that his death ____ with the robbery of the bank downtown.a accompaniedb coincidedc correlated d conformed28 Does Emerson find his career full and ____ as a basketball player?a conflictingb charmingc rewardingd awarding29 The local government gave the first ____ to education after the war.a projectionb protectionc professiond priority30 The professor ____ his habit of getting up early in the morning to do writing all his life.a projectedb retainedc retailed d revitalizedCLOZEFrom childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first 31____, they were like newborn children, unable to use this 32____ tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kind’s future 33____ and cultural growth increased.Many linguists believe that evolution is 34____ for our ability to produce and use language. They 35____ that our highly evolved brain provides us 36____ innate language ability not found in lower 37____. Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 38____ for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 39____ a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical 40____ times for language development.Current 41____ of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 42____, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 43____ grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being 44____ to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another once the 45____ of their first language have become firmly fixed.46____ some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been 47____ from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that 48____ with other human beings necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 49____ any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 50____, children learn language from their parents by imitation them. Parents gradually shape their children’s language skills by positively reinforcing imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.31 a generated b evolved c born d originated32 a valuable b appropriate c convenient d favorite33 a attainments b feasibility c entertainments d evolution34 a essential b available c reliable d responsible35 a confirm b inform c claim d convince36 a for b from c of d with37 a organizations b organisms c humans d children38 a potential b performance c preference d passion39 a as b just as c like d unlike40 a ideological b biological c social d psychological41 a reviews b reference c reaction d recommendation42 a In a word b In a sense c Indeed d In other words43 a various b different c the higher d the lower44 a revealed b exposed c engaged d involved45 a regulations b formations c rules d constitutions46 a Although b Whether c Since d When47 a distinguished b different c protected d isolated48 a exposition b comparison c contrast d interaction49 a acquisition b appreciation c requirement d alternative50 a As a result b After all c In other words d Above all答案1-5 BCACB 6-10 DCABD 11-15 ADCBA16-20 BDCAD 21-25 ACDAB 26-30 CBCDB31-35 BAADC 36-40 DBAAB 41-45 ACDBC46-50 ADDAC模拟试题二GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY1 I’d rather you ____ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.a wentb should goc will god go2 Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.a whenb whoc thend which3 Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ____ find a place to settle down.a can heb he canc hed for him to4 With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, ___ run.a let aloneb that’s to sayc not to speak not to mention5 ____, she led a life a complete seclusion.a Being disgracedb Disgracedc Disgracingd She was disgraced6 Setting up a committee might be a way ___ the project more efficiently.a to be doingb doingc to dod being done7 It ____ to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.a pains herb makes her painc is painingd is pained8 Our boss, Mr. Thompson, ____ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.a was promisingb had been promisingc promised d has promised9 He was determined to sail around the world ___ his illness and old age.a givenb althoughc despited in spite10 The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.a had to be put in the mailb must be put in the mailc be put in the maild should have been put in the mail11 Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that ____ disease resistance in neighboring plants.a contractsb activatesc maintainsd prescribes12 Corporations and labor unions have ____ great benefits upon their employees and members as well as upon the general public.a conferredb grantedc flungd submitted13 The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was ____ from one new moon to the next.a measuredb reckonedc judged d assessed14 The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was ____ to the issue at hand.a irrationalb unreasonablec invalid d irrelevant15 Fuel scarcities and price increases ____ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.a persuadedb promptedc imposed d enlightened16 The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest and ____ to everyone.a speculationb attributionc utilizationd proposition17 The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs ____ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.a rendersb reckonsc regardsd relates18 To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ____, and display interest in the job.a swiftb instantc timelyd punctual19 You don’t have to install this radio in your new car: it’s an extra ____.a excessiveb optionalc additionald arbitrary20 We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn’t ____ to the t raffic jam of the busy city.a aidb amountc add d attribute21 The thieves ____ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring.a spreadb scratchedc scattered d burned22 The sight of the fruit salad made our daughter Kit’s mou th ____.a wetb waterc soakd taste23 The ____ problem of bring a spaceship back from the moon has been solved.a technicalb technologicalc techniqued technology24 A large part of a person’s mem ory is ____ words and combination of words.a by means ofb in terms ofc in connection withd by way of25 At her words she stood up and walked away, stopping at the window to pull back the curtain and ____.a look roundb look outc look upd look on26 There are two main requirements before the fifth generation computer can becomea reality and it is these that scientists are ____.a anticipatingb tacklingc manipulatingd speculating27 College students in this city have set up “the Cleaner Air Society” to help urban citizens become aware of the ____ to our environment.a conditionsb situationsc dangersd threats28 When you get a minor burn, pour some cold water on it, which will help ____ the pain of the burn.a relieveb relaxc reveald release29 The library published a collection of books recently made ____ to the public.a acceptableb accessiblec accommodatingd accountable30 For 14 years after her spouse’s death, she saw the ____ meaning of her life as nourishing her son and safeguarding her husband’s works.a dueb lonec soled keenCLOZEWhen women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and 31____ than male managers? Some research 32____ the idea that woman bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater 33____, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a 34____ to bring emotional factors to bear 35____ making workplace decisions. These differences are 36____ to carry advantages for companies, 37___ expand the range of techniques that can be used to 38____ the company manage its workforce 39___. A study commissioned by the International Women’s Forum 40____ a management style used by some woman managers (and also by some men) that 41____from the command and control style 42____ used by male managers.Using this “interactive leadership” approach, women 43____ partic ipation, shape power and information, 44____ other people’s self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these 45____ reflect their belief that allowing 46____ to contribute and to feel 47____ and important is a win-win 48____ ---good for the e mployees and the organization. The study’s director 49____ that “interactive leadership may emerge 50____ the management style of choice for many organizations.”31 a confronted b commanded c confined d committed32 a supports b argues c opposes d despises33 a combination b cooperativeness c coherence d correlation34 a willingness b loyalty c sensitivity d virtue35 a by b in c at d with36 a disclosed b watched c revised d seen37 a therefore b whereas c because d nonetheless38 a help b enable c support d direct39 a evidently b precisely c aggressively d effectively40 a developed b invented c discovered d located41 a derives b differs c descends d detaches42 a inherently b traditionally c conditionally d occasionally43 a encourage b dismiss c disapprove d engage44 a enhance b enlarge c ignore d degrade46 a managers b women c employees d males47 a faithful b powerful c skillful d thoughtful48 a situation b status c circumstance d position49 a predicted b proclaimed c defied d diagnosed50 a into b from c as d for答案1-5 AAAAB 6-10 CABCC 11-15 BABDB16-20 AADBC 21-25 CBABB 26-30 BDABC31-35 ABACD 36-40 DBCAD 41-45 BABCC46-50 DBDAC模拟题三1. ____ in the past, at the moment it is a vavorite choice for wedding gown.A. unpopular has as white beenB. White has been as unpopularC. Unpopular ha been a whiteD. Unpopular as white has been2. _____ for a long time, the fields are all dried up.A. There has been no rainB. Having no rainC. There having been no rainD. There being no rain3. The million of calculations involved, _____ by had, would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished.A. had they been doneB. they had been doneC. having been doneD. they were done4. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment _____.A. which they are happeningB. they are happeningC. which they happenD. they have happened5. _____ me most was that the young boy who had lost both arms in an accident could handle a pen with his feet.A. That amazedB. It amazedC. which amazedD. What amazed6. Although she wrote a lot of short stories and poems when she was very young, ____ she was twenty-five.A. her first real success did not come untilB. her real first success came until notC. since her first real success did not come untilD. not until her first real success7. You should know better than ____ your little sister at home by herself.A. to leaveB. leavingC. to have leftD. left8. As the train will not leave until one hour later, we ____ grab a bite at the snack bar.A. may wellB. just as wellC. might as wellD. as well9. she resorted to ____ when she had no money to buy foods for her children.A. have stolenB. stealC. stoleD. stealing10. The boy has admitted to ____ the window while playing football yesterday.A. breakingB. having been brokenC. breakD. be breaking11. Betty advised me to label our luggage carefully in case it gets ____ transit.A. misusedB. mishandledC. mistakenD. mislaid12. ____ money, she is quite rich. However, this does not mean that she is happy.A. ConcerningB. As toC. In terms ofD. In the light of13. A well-written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organizationamong other things.A. calls forB. calls onC. calls upD. calls off14. It is ____ with the customer not to let the shop-assistants guess what she really likes and wants until the last moment.A. in her honorB. on her honorC. a point of honorD. an honor15. This house will probably come on the ____ next month.A. fairB. marketC. shopD. store16. George was introduced to ____ activities at a young age, when he was hire to act as a lookout for drug dealers.A. illegalB. lawfulC. faithfulD. peaceful17. An institution that properly carries the name university is more comprehansive and complex institution than any other kind of higher education ____.A. settlementB. establishmentC. constuctionD. structure18. people’s status in society is frequently ___ by how much they own.A. measuredB. examinedC. testedD. questioned19. Jack is so ____ to his appearance that he never has his clothes pressed.A. adverseB. anonymousC. indifferentD. casual20. There is an increasing ____ to make movies describing violence.A. strengthB. directionC. traditionD. trend21. Outside my office window there is a fire ____ on the right.A. escapeB. ladderC. stepsD. stairs22. I ___ with the Browns during my stay in New York City.A. put inB. put downC. put onD. put up23. Operations which left patients ____ and in need of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.A. exhaustedB. unhealthyC. upsetD. fearful24. Although he has become rich, he is till very ____ of his money.A. economicB. thirtyC. frugalD. careful25. The electric fan does not work because of the ____ of service.A. pauseB. breakC. interruptionD. breakdown26. We have ____ the system of exploitation of man by man.A. cancelledB. abolishedC. refusedD. rejected27. The drugs must ____ in every way to the standars set up by the government.A. conformB. confirmC. complyD. correspond28. It is common knowledge that one culture ____ with its social and economic development in the area.A. connectsB. relatesC. associatesD. correlates29. It was shameful that the argument ____ a handfight.A. ended inB. came toC. ended upD. culminated in30. the artist and the author both tries to ____ the splendor of the sunset.A. depictB. narrateC. describeD. tell答案：1-5：DCABD 6-10: AACDA 11-15: DCACB 16-20: ABACD21-25: ADACC 26-30: BADDA1. D)【句意】虽然白色过去不受欢迎，但目前它是婚纱的首选颜色。
2023年大学英语四级最新模拟试题1irectionsInthissectionyouwillhea
大学英语四级最新模拟试题(1)Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 m inutes)Section ADirections：In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations. At the e nd of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said. Boththe conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each qu estion there will be a pause. During the pause,you must read the four choi ces marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark t he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Example:You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work th ey had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A)“At the office” is the best answe r. You should choose A) on the AnswerSheet and mark it with a single linethrough the centre.Sample Answer ［A］［B］［C］［D］1. A) The fourth floor. B) The fifth floor. C) The sixth floor. D) The sev enth floor2. A) John bought a cheap computer. B) John bought Morris a computer.C) Morris bought a computer from John.D) Morris bought a new computer.3. A) Recognize Jane first. B) Tell t he woman why.C) Go on a diet. D) Feel at ease.4. A) The white one. B) The brick one.C) The prettier one. D) The better on5. A) The summer this year is terribly hot. B) Last summer was even hotter.C) Hot weather helps lose weight. D) Light was stronger this morning.6. A) No one on the bus was injured.B) Everyone on the bus was injured.C) Only one student on the bus was in jured.D) More than one student on the bus w as injured.7. A) Drawing some money. B) Openinga deposit account.C) Saving much money. D) Putting mone y in the bank.8. A) They have too little patience.B) They are not strict with students.C) They are very hard on students. D) They are more hardworking than befor 9. A) The woman is very worried. B) T he man doesn’t like thinking.C) The man has done something wrong.D) The woman can do nothing for the m an.10. A) Because the waist was a bit to o tight.B) Because there wasn’t any of her s ize.C) Because she didn’t look good in t he dress. D) Because the style was not what she liked.Section B Compound Dictation注意：听力理解旳B节（Section B）为复合式听写（Compound Dictation），题目在试卷二上。
2023年大学英语四级模拟真题及答案
6月英语四级考试真题及答案Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty。
You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words。
Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirections： 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 the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Physical activity does the body good，and there’s growing evidence that it helps the brain too. Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise， whether at school or on their own，26 to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests. In a 27of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic 28 ， investigators found that the more children moved， the better their grades were in school，29 in the basic subjects of math， English and reading.The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut as schools struggle to 30 on smaller budgets. The arguments against physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away from study time. With standardized test scores in the . 31 in recent years， some administrators believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground. But as these findings show，exercise and academics may not be 32exclusive. Physical activity can improve blood 33 to the brain， fueling memory，attention and creativity，which are 34to learning. And exercise releases hormones that can improve 35 and relieve stress， which can also help learning. So while it may seem as ifkids are just exercising their bodies when they’re running around，they may actually be exercising their brains as well.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答.A）attendanceB）consequentlyC）currentD）depressingE）droppingF）essentialG）feasibleH）flowI）moodJ）mutuallyK）particularlyL）performanceM）reviewN）surviveO）tendSection BDirections： In this section， you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Finding the Right Home—and Contentment， Too[A] When your elderly relative needs to enter some sort of long-term care facility—a moment few parents or children approach without fear—what you would like is to have everything made clear.[B] Does assisted living really mark a great improvement over a nursing home， or has the industry simply hired better interior designers？ Are nursing homes as bad as people fear， or is thatan out-moded stereotype （固定见解）？Can doing one’s homework really steer families to the best places？ It is genuinely hard to know.[C] I am about to make things more complicated by suggesting that what kind of facility an older person lives in may matter less than we have assumed. And that the characteristics adult children look for when they begin the search are not necessarily the things that make a difference to the people who are going to move in. I am not talking about the quality of care， let me hastily add. Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record. But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do.[D] The most recent of these studies， published in The journal of Applied Gerontology， surveyed 150 Connecticut residents of assisted living， nursing homes and smaller residential care homes （known in some states as board and care homes or adult care homes）. Researchers from the University of Connecticut Health Center asked the residents a large number of questions about their quality oflife， emotional well-being and social interaction， as well as about the quality of the facilities.[E] “We thought we would see differences based on the housing types，” said the lead author of the study， Julie Robison， an associate professor of medicine at the university. A reasonable assumption—don’t families struggle to avoid nursing homes and suffe r real guilt if they can’t？[F] In the initial results， assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture. They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities， for instance，and less likely to be bored or lonely. They scored higher on social interaction.[G] But when the researchers plugged in a number of other variables， such differences disappeared. It is not the housing type，they found，that creates differences in residents’ responses. “It is the cha racteristics of the specific environment they are in， combined with their own personal characteristics—how healthy they feel they are， their age and marital status，” Dr.Robison explained. Whether residents felt involved in the decision to move and how long they had lived there also proved significant.[H] An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health，therefore， might be no less depressed in assisted living （even if her children preferred it） than in a nursing home. A person who bad input into where he would move and has had time to adapt to it might do as well in a nursing home as in a small residential care home， other factors being equal. It is an interaction between the person and the place， not the sort of place in itself， that leads t o better or worse experiences. “You can’t just say，‘Let’s put this person in a residential care home instead of a nursing home—she will be much better off，” Dr. Robison said. What matters，she added，“is a combination of what people bring in with them，an d what they find there.”[I] Such findings， which run counter to common sense， have surfaced before. In a multi-state study of assisted living， for instance， University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility’s type， size or age； whether a chain owned it；how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms ofillness， mental decline， hospitalizations or mortality. What mattered most was the residents’ physical health and mental status. What people were like when they came in had greater consequence than what happened one they were there.[J] As I was considering all this， a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk，announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how satisfied its residents or their family members are. As a matter of fact， consumers expressed higher satisfaction with the one-star facilities， the lowest rated， than with the five-star ones. （More on this study and the star ratings will appear in a subsequent post.）[K] Before we collectively tear our hair out—how are we supposed to find our way in a landscape this confusing？—here is a thought from Dr. Philip Sloane， a geriatrician（老年病学专家）at the University of North Carolina：“In a way， that could be liberating for families.”[L] Of course， sons and daughters want to visit the facilities，talk to the administrators and residents and other families， and do everything possible to fulfill their duties. But perhaps they don’t have to turn themselves into private investigators or Congressional subcommittees. “Families can look a bit more for where the residents are going to be happy，” Dr. Sloan e said. And involving the future resident in the process can be very important.[M] We all have our own ideas about what would bring our parents happiness. They have their ideas， too. A friend recently took her mother to visit an expensive assisted living/nursing home near my town. I have seen this place—it is elegant， inside and out. But nobody greeted the daughter and mother when they arrived， though the visit had been planned； nobody introduced them to the other residents. When they had lunch in the dining room， they sat alone at a table.[N] The daughter feared her mother would be ignored there， and so she decided to move her into a more welcoming facility. Based on what is emerging from some of this research， that might have been as rational a way as any to reach a decision.36. Many people feel guilty when they cannot find a place other than a nursing home for their parents.it helps for children to investigate care facilities，involving their parents in the decision-making process may prove very important.is really difficult to tell if assisted living is better than a nursing home.a resident feels depends on an interaction between themselves and the care facility they live in.author thinks her friend made a rational decision in choosing a more hospitable place over an apparently elegant assisted living home.system Medicare developed to rate nursing home quality is of little help to finding a satisfactory place.first the researchers of the most recent study found residents in assisted living facilities gave higher scores on social interaction.kind of care facility old people live in may be less important than we think.findings of the latest research were similar to an earlier multi-state study of assisted living.resident’s satisfaction with a care facility has much to do with whether they had participated in the decision to move in and how long they had stayed there.Section CDirections： There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A），B），C） and D）. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage oneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.As Artificial Intelligence（AI）becomes increasingly sophisticated， there are growing concerns that robots could becomea threat. This danger can be avoided， according to computer science professor Stuart Russell， if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code.Russell argues that as robots take on more complicated tasks，it’s necessary to translate our morals into AI language.For example， if a robot does chores around the house， you would n’t want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the hungry children. “You would want that robot preloaded with a good set of values，” said Russell.Some robots are already programmed with basic human values. For example， mobile robots have been programmed to keep a comfortable distance from humans. Obviously there are cultural differences，but if you were talking to another person and they came up close in your personal space，you wouldn’t think that’s the kind of thing a properly brought-up person would do.It will be possible to create more sophisticated moral machines，if only we can find a way to set out human values as clear rules.Robots could also learn values from drawing patterns from large sets of data on human behavior. They are dangerous only if programmers are careless.The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to so sufficient testing and they’ve produced a system that will break some kind of taboo（禁忌）.One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with an unusual situation.If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave， it has the opportunity to stop， send out beeps（嘟嘟声）， and ask for direc tions from a human. If we humans aren’t quite sure about a decision， we go and ask somebody else.The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe in moral， and how to create a set of ethical rules. But if we come up with an answer， robots could be good for humanity.does the author say about the threat of robots？A）It may constitute a challenge to computer progranmers.B）It accompanies all machinery involving high technology.C）It can be avoided if human values are translated into their language.D）It has become an inevitable peril as technology gets more sophisticated.would we think of a person who invades our personal space according to the author？A）They are aggressive.B）They are outgoing.C）They are ignorant.D）They are ill-bred.do robots learn human values？A）By interacting with humans in everyday life situations.B）By following the daily routines of civilized human beings.C）By picking up patterns from massive data on human behavior.D）By imitating the behavior of property brought-up human beings.will a well-programmed robot do when facing an unusual situation？A）keep a distance from possible dangers.B）Stop to seek advice from a human being.C）Trigger its built-in alarm system at once.D）Do sufficient testing before taking action.is most difficult to do when we turn human values into a programmable code？A）Determine what is moral and ethical.B）Design some large-scale experiments.C）Set rules for man-machine interaction.D）Develop a more sophisticated program.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Why do some people live to be older than others？ You know the standard explanations：keeping a moderate diet，engaging in regular exercise， etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity（长寿）？Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives？ A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing，more active and less neurotic （神经质旳） than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory： those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.Interestingly， however， other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participantswere likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined，for instance， were no more likely to live to be very old. Also，being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life， which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life， you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.Unfortunately，another recent study shows that your mother’s personality may also help determine your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28，000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious， depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we’re adults， which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.Personality isn’t destiny（命运）， and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that longlife isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.51. The aim of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is____.A）to see whether people’s personality affects their life span B）to find out if one’s lifestyle has any effect on their health C）to investigate the role of exercise in living a long life D）to examine all the factors contributing to longevity52. What does the author imply about outgoing and sympathetic people？A）They have a good understanding of evolution.B）They are better at negotiating an agreement.C）They generally appear more resourceful.D）They are more likely to get over hardship.53. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation？A）Easy-going people can also live a relatively long life.B）Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.C）Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.D）Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.54. What does the recent study of Norwegian mothers show？A）Children’s personality characteristics are invariably determined by their mothers.B）People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die sooner.C）Mothers’ influence on children may last longer than fathers’.D）Mothers’ negative personality characteristics may affect the ir children’s life spans.can we learn from the findings of the two new studies？A）Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one’s life span.B）Longevity results from a combination of mental and physical health.C）Personality plays a decisive role in how healthy one is.D）Health is in large part related to one’s lifestyle.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 2.功夫（Kong Fu）是中国武术（martial arts）旳俗称.中国武术旳来源可以追溯到自卫旳需要，狩猎活动以及古代中国旳军士训练.它是中国老式体育运动旳一种，年轻人和老年人都练.它已逐渐演变成了中国文化旳独特元素.作为中国旳国宝，武术有上百种不一样旳风格，是世界上练得最多旳武术形式.有些风格模仿了动物旳动作，还有某些则受到了中国哲学思想，神话和传说旳启发四级写作：第一版For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.第一段: 写出写信目旳. (体现感谢)第二段: 论述感谢旳原因.第三段:再次体现感谢,并可表述但愿有机会可以给对方回报.Dear Mary,I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for your help when I was in difficulty. You have been very kind and helpful since we knew each other.Last week, I caught a bad cold and had to stay at home for a week. When I was worrying about the lessons, you came to my home after school and helped me with every subject. With your help, I didn’t fall behind others.Again, thanks so much for your enthusiastic help. Even though you are to about to go abroad for further education I know that I will always stay in touch with you. I wish you every success in the future and I hope we can exchange more viewpoints on study.Please keep in touch, and drop in and visit us whenever you are in this part of the world.Very sincerelyPeter第二版For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your school teachers upon entering college. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.第一段: 写出写信目旳. (体现感谢)第二段: 论述感谢旳原因.第三段:再次体现感谢,并可表述但愿有机会可以给对方回报.Dear sir,I am writing to you to express my thanks for your help in learning English. You are one of the best teachers who I have ever met .There are many good points that I learn from you.During these days in your class, I have acquired much knowledge from you and it really helps me a lot. Firstly, you let me know what the west thinking pattern is —straight thinking pattern. As an English learner, it is important for me to understand the difference between them. There is no denying the fact that this can help me with my examination and interaction with foreigners. What’s more, I’m glad to be your student, and I am very happy to learn the course under your guidance. English is an important tool, through which we can share our experience with the world. I treasure the chance of learning English, and I enjoy the happiness from your course.The last not the least, please forgive those mistakes I have made which may upset you. What I have learned from you will help me pass the coming examinations and also be useful for my further education in abroad. It is not only a progress of learning, but also a cultivation of my ability.May everything go well around you.Your student,Li ling第三版For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to your parents or any family members upon making memorable achievement. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.第一段: 写出写信目旳. (体现感谢)第二段: 论述感谢旳原因.第三段:再次体现感谢,并可表述但愿有机会可以给对方回报.Dear parents,This letter is to tell you my true feelings from the bottom of my heart. Although we can keep in virtual touch every day, I still feel it not enough to let you know how much I love you and how much I’ve appreciated what you’ve done for me.In the past 20 years, you have done a lot for me. Firstly, thank you so much for bringing me up. I know how hard you've being working in the past. I can imagine how many difficulties and obstacles you've conquered. Second, I want to thank you for your good education on me. There is an old saying goes like this “parents are the first teachers to their children”. Both of you are the typical ones. The most important thing that I want to say “thank you” is for your great admiration on my own freedom. You told me to look over the horizons and to pursuit my own dreams without hesitation.I really feel that my pen fails me when I am writing this thank you letter. The only thing I hope you can do for me is to take good care of yourselves and you will be always proud of me.Yours belovedSon四级翻译（功夫）：功夫（Kung Fu）是中国武术（martial arts）旳俗称.中国武术旳来源可以追溯自卫旳需要,狩猎活动以及古代中国旳军事训练，它是中国老式体育运动旳一种.年轻人，老年人都练，它已逐渐演变成了中国文化旳独特元素，作为中国旳国宝，功夫有上百种旳风格，是世界上练得最多旳艺术形式，有些风格模仿了动物旳动作.还有某些则受到中国哲学思想，神话和传说旳启发.Kung Fu is the folk name of Chinese martial arts, which dates back to the need of self-defense, hunting, and military drill in ancient China. It is one of China’s traditional sports, and all people, old and young, would participate in. It has gradually evolved into a unique element of the Chinese culture. As a national treasure of China, it has hundreds of styles. Meanwhile, it is also the most practiced art form in the world. Some styles imitate the movements of animals, while others are inspired by Chinese philosophy, myth and legend.四级翻译（木匠）：在山东省潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座都市文化旳标志.潍坊以“风筝之都”而闻名，已经有将近24放飞风筝旳历史.传说中国古代哲学家墨子用了三年时间在潍坊制作了世界上首个风筝，但放飞旳第一天风筝就坠落并摔坏了，也有人相信风筝是中国古代木匠鲁班发明旳.听说他旳风筝用木头和竹子制作，飞了三天后才落地.In Weifang, Shandong, kites are not only for entertainment. It also symbolizes the culture of the city. Weifang is known as the “capital of kites” with a history of nearly 2,400 years in flying kites. It is said that the ancient Chinese philosopher Motze took three years to make the first kite right in Weifang. It fell and broke, however, on its first day of flying. Some also belives that it was the carpenter LuBan that fist invented the kite. It’s said that his kite was made of wood and bamboo and it landed after three days’ flying.四级翻译（乌镇）乌镇是浙江旳一座古老水镇，坐落在京杭大运河畔.这是一处迷人旳地方，有许多古桥、中式旅店和餐馆.在过去一千年里，乌镇旳水系和生活方式并未经历多少变化，是一座展现古文明旳博物馆.乌镇所有房屋都用石木建造.数百年来，当地人沿着河边建起了住宅和集市.无数宽阔漂亮旳庭院藏身于屋舍之间，游客们每到一处都会有惊喜旳发现.Wuzhen, an ancient water town of Zhejiang province, is located near the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is a charming place. Many ancient bridges, Chinese style hotels and restaurants dwell there. In the past one thousand years, the water system and the way of life there haven't changed much, so it is a museum of ancient civilizations. All rooms in Wuzhen are made of stone and wood. Over hundreds of years, the locals have built houses and markets along the riverbank. Numerous spacious and pretty courtyards hide in those houses, serving as surprises and waiting to be found by the tourists.四级阅读选词填空26. 对旳选项 O tend27. 对旳选项 M review28. 对旳选项 L performance29. 对旳选项 K particularly30. 对旳选项 N survive31. 对旳选项 E dropping32. 对旳选项 J mutually33. 对旳选项 H flow34. 对旳选项 F essential35. 对旳选项 I mood段落匹配36. 对旳选项 E37. 对旳选项 L38. 对旳选项 B39. 对旳选项 H40. 对旳选项 N41. 对旳选项 J42. 对旳选项 F43. 对旳选项 C44. 对旳选项 I45. 对旳选项 G仔细阅读Passage one46. 对旳选项C. It can be avoided if human values are translated into their language.47. 对旳选项 D. They are ill-bred.48. 对旳选项 C. By picking up patterns from massive data on human behavior.49. 对旳选项 D. Do sufficient testing before taking action.50. 对旳选项 A. Determine what is moral and ethical.Passage Two51. 对旳选项 A. to see whether people’s personality affects their life span52. 对旳选项 D. They are more likely to get over hardship.53. 对旳选项 C. Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.54. 对旳选项 D. Mothers’ negative personality characteristics may affect their children’s life spans..55. 对旳选项 B. Longevity results form a combination of mental and physical health.听力部分1. C) Rising unemployment worldwide.2. C) Few countries have realized the seriousness of the current crisis.3. B) Put calorie information on the menu.4. A) They will be fined.5. D) Failure to integrate innovation into their business.6. B) It is the creation of something new.7. C) Its innovation culture.12. A) He wants to change his job assignment.13. A) His workload was much too heavy.14. C) His boss has a lot of trust in him.15. D) Talk to his boss in person first.16 A) The importance of sleep to a healthy life17 C) They get less and less sleep18 D) Their blood pressure will rise19. B) What course you are going to choose20. D) The personal statement21. C） Indicate they have reflected and thought about the subject22 B) It was built in the late 19th century.23 D) They often broke down.24 A) They were produced on the assembly line.25 C) It marked a new era in motor travel.。
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12 月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)Part I Writing (25 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to besthandle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather.B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother.2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures.B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction.B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles.C) Providing clean energy to five million people.D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel.4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways.C) They are only about half an inch thick.D) They are made from cheap materials.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research.B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species.6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance.C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.D) To find evidence of the existence of the “lost lions” .7. A) Lions walking. C) Some camping facilities.B) Lions’ tracks. D) Traps set by local hunters.Section BDirections：In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Her ‘lucky birthday’ . C) Her wedding anniversary.B) A call from her dad. D) A special gift from the man.9. A) Gave her a big model plane. C) Took her on a trip overseas.B) Bought her a good necklace. D) Threw her a surprise party.10. A) The gift her husband has bought.B) The trip her husband has planned.C) What has been troubling her husband.D) What her husband and the man are up to.11. A) He will be glad to be a guide for the couple’s holiday trip.B) He will tell the women the secret if her husband agrees.C) He is eager to learn how the couple’s holiday turns out.D) He wants to find out about the couple’s holiday plan.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) They are sensitive to the dynamics of a negotiation.B) They see the importance of making compromises.C) They know when to adopt a tough attitude.D) They take the rival’s attitude into account.13. A) They know how to adapt. C) They know when to make compromises.B) They know when to stop. D) They know how to control their emotion.14. A) They are patient. C) They learn quickly.B) They are good at expression. D) They uphold their principles.15. A) Make clear one's intentions. C) Formulate one's strategy.B) Clarify items of negotiation. D) Get to know the other side.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C), D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) When America's earliest space program started.B) When the International Space Station was built.C) How many space shuttle missions there will be.D) How space research benefits people on Earth.17. A) They accurately calculated the speed of the orbiting shuttles.B) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.。