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2023年大学英语四级考试模拟试题2

2023年大学英语四级考试模拟试题2

2022年大学英语四级考试模拟试题2姓名年级学号题型选择题填空题解答题判断题计算题附加题总分得分评卷人得分一、问答题1.The Importance of Frustration Education Among College Students无_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________正确答案:(高分范文The Importance of Frustration Education Among College StudentsEach year there are a growing number of college students committingsuicide when confronted with setbacks and frustration,which suggests that frustration education is extremely important for collegestudents.First of all,what cannot be ignored is that most college studentswho are far away from their families need to face challenges aloneand may easily get confused and frustrated.Thus,strengtheningfrustration education can help them become strong-minded and teachthem how to deal with setbacks.Secondly,college guidance on how tocorrectly deal with negative emotions is beneficial to students'mental health and encourages them to take a positive attitude towards their school life.Moreover,frustration is inevitable in our lives.If college students do not learn how to cope with it when they areyoung,they may encounter more problems in their future careers,suchas lack of confidence,difficulties in getting along well with others and unwillingness to try new things,which certainly will become obstacles to their success.In short,frustration education can bring great benefits to students,which should not be neglected at college.)2.昆曲(Kunqu Opera)是中国传统戏剧中最受推崇的形式之一,至今已有600多年的历史。

2023年专业英语四级模拟试卷

2023年专业英语四级模拟试卷

专业英语四级模拟试卷654(总分:160.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、 DICTATION(总题数:2,分数:4.00)1.PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.(分数:2.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________解析:2.(分数:2.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________对旳答案:(对旳答案: The Story of Tea Tea remained unknown to the western world / until the sixteenth century, / when European explorers who traveled to China and other Far Eastern countries / returned with a host of new foods, spices, and beverages. / Very soon a thriving commerce in China teas was established. / In 1826 the Dutch established plantations on Java, / followed some ten years later by British, / who set up tea estates in India. / The production of tea has since spread rapidly. / Tea is made from the leaves of an evergreen tropical and subtropical plant.)解析:二、 LISTENING COMPREHENSION(总题数:6,分数:40.00)3.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION__________________________________________________________________________________________解析:4.SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.__________________________________________________________________________________________解析:Famous Christmas PlacesThere are many【T1】 1 traditions in Christmas. 【T1】 2The two famous Christmas places are:1. MiddleburgChristmas: a time of gift-giving and【T2】 3【T2】 4Performances, trees with lights and a big man in【T3】 5【T3】 6Middleburg: a yearly Christmas 【T4】 7【T4】 8People from【T5】 9come to visit【T5】 102. Xitan, ChinaKnown as a【T6】 11【T6】 12It shipped around $100 million in colorful【T7】 13. 【T7】 14Main customers: 【T8】 15【T8】16Factories are【T9】 17to make products. 【T9】 1840 larger factories and【T10】 19smaller workshops. 【T10】 20 Famous Christmas PlacesThere are many【T1】 21 traditions in Christmas. 【T1】 22The two famous Christmas places are:1. MiddleburgChristmas: a time of gift-giving and【T2】 23【T2】 24Performances, trees with lights and a big man in 【T3】 25【T3】 26Middleburg: a yearly Christmas 【T4】 27【T4】 28People from【T5】 29come to visit【T5】 302. Xitan, ChinaKnown as a【T6】 31【T6】 32It shipped around $100 million in colorful【T7】 33. 【T7】 34Main customers: 【T8】35【T8】 36Factories are【T9】 37to make products. 【T9】 3840 larger factories and【T10】 39smaller workshops. 【T10】40(分数:20.00)(1).【T1】(分数:2.00)填空项1:__________________ (对旳答案:对旳答案:ancient and modern)解析:解析:本题出目前短文开头,对圣诞节老式旳描述,空格位于traditions之前,可考虑填形容词,录音提到有关圣诞节旳老式诸多,既有古老旳又有现代旳,因此填ancient and modern。

2023年大学英语四级考试模拟试题4

2023年大学英语四级考试模拟试题4

2022年大学英语四级考试模拟试题4姓名年级学号题型选择题填空题解答题判断题计算题附加题总分得分评卷人得分一、单选题1.Bullying is a distinctive pattern of harming and humiliatingothers.Those who are in some way smaller,weaker,younger or more26_____ than the bully often fall victims.Bullying is not commonaggression; it is a deliberate and repeated 27_____ to cause harm to others of lesser power.Bullies are made,not born,and it happens at an early age,if the 28_____ aggression of 2-year-olds isn't handled well.Many studies show that bullies lack pro-social behavior,are29_____ by anxiety,and do not feel empathy for others'situations.Those who chronically bully have strained relationshipswith parents and peers.Bullies couldn't exist without victims,and they don't pick on justanyone—those 30_____ out lack assertiveness and radiate fear longbefore they ever encounter a bully.The psychological difficultiesvictims experienced in childhood and adolescence may produce negative 31_____ well into adulthood.Unfortunately,parents,teachers,andother adults are not 32_____ aware of how widespread bullying is and how damaging it can be to psychological health.Increasingly,children are growing up without the kinds of experiences that lead to the development of social skills,and free play has been in 33_____.Yet,it's in playing with peers,without adult monitoring,that children 34_____ the skills that make them weU-liked by age-mates and learn how to solve social problems.But children learn a lot about 35_____ their social worlds by seeking guidance from their parents,so discussing with your children norms and values does matter.空白处26.应填无A.acquireB.alarminglyC.attemptD.declineE.droppedF.indifferentG.navigatingH.normalI.outcomesJ.preferencesK.restrainingL.singledM.sufficientlyN.untroubledO.vulnerable √解析:空格位于连词or之后,与之并列的smaller、weaker和younger均为形容词,因此,空格处应填入形容词且感情色彩应与前面几个单词一致,故选O)vulnerable“脆弱的,易受……伤害的”。

2023年12月英语四级考试模拟题及答案

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年新编英语四级模拟真题及答案

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

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

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试题附答案

2023年大学英语四级模拟试题附答案

2023最新大学英语四级模拟试题(一)Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Popularity of Getting Certificates on Campus. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.大学校园内多种证书旳报考十分火热2.大学生考证旳利弊3.考证面前,我旳选择The Popularity of Getting Certificates on CampusPart ⅡReading 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 questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Main Energies for the BodyA balanced diet is one that provides an adequate intake of energy and nutrients for maintenance of the body and therefore good health. A diet can easily be adequate for normal bodily functioning, yet may not be a balanced diet.CarbohydratesCarbohydrates are a rapid source of energy, they are the body's fuel. The bulk of a balanced diet should be made from carbohydrates. If eaten in an excess of the dietary requirements carbohydrates are easily stored as fats in the cells, although carbohydrate is the first source of energy in the body. An average adult requires about 12,000kJ of energy a day, most of this is supplied by the respiration of carbohydrates in the cells.Carbohydrates are used principally as a respiratory substrates, i.e. to be oxidized to release energy for active transport, macromolecule synthesis, cell division and muscle contraction. Carbohydrates are digested in the duodenum and ileum and absorbed as glucose into cells. Sources of carbohydrates such as starch are rice, potatoes, wheat and other cereals. Sugars are also carbohydrates, sources of sugars are refined sugar - sucrose, which is a food sweetener and preservative and fruit sugars - fructose. If the diet lacks carbohydrate stores of fat are mobilized and used as an energy source.ProteinsProtein is not a direct source of energy in the body, it is used primarily for growth and repair of body tissues while remaining an energy source as a last resort. Proteins fulfill a wide variety of roles in the body. They are broken down in the stomach and intestines to amino acids which are then absorbed. The body can only form 8 amino acids to build proteins from, the diet must provide Essential Amino Acids (EAAs) which are synthesized into proteins which can be structural, i.e. collagen in bone, keratin in hair, myosin and actinin muscle; metabolic enzymes, hemoglobin, protective antibodies and communicative hormones.Sources of protein include meat, fish, eggs and pulses. The diet needs to provide 8 EAAs as the body is unable to synthesis proteins without these molecules. 2 other amino acids are synthesized from EAAs so if the diet lacks the original EAAs these other two will not be present either. Phenylalanine is converted to tyrosine and methionine is converted to cysteine. Cells draw upon a pool of amino acids for protein synthesis which either come from dietary protein digested and absorbed in the gut and the breakdown of body protein such as muscle. However, unlike fats and carbohydrates there is no store of amino acids for cells to draw on, any amino acid in excess of immediate bodily requirements is broken down into urea and excreted. It is therefore important to maintain the dietary intake of protein everyday. If the body lacks protein, muscle wasting occurs as muscle is broken down.If protein is lacked in a diet a person develops kwashiorkor which is caused when high levels of carbohydrates are eaten to overcome the lack of protein in the diet. One symptom of kwashiorkor is the abnormal collection of fluid around the abdomen due to the lack of protein in the blood. The body cannot retain water by osmosis and fluid accumulates in tissues causing them to become waterlogged.Vitamin CategoriesVitamins cannot be synthesized by the body so must be supplied by diet. Vitamins have no common structure or function but are essential in small amounts for the body to be able to utilize other dietary components efficiently.Vitamins fall into two categories, fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin A, D, E and K which are ingested with fatty foods and water soluble vitamins such as the B group vitamins and vitamin C. Vitamins are known as micronutrients because only small quantities are required for a healthy diet, in fact fat soluble vitamins can be toxic in high concentrations, for example the body stores vitamin A, or retinol, in the liver as it is toxic if kept in high concentrations in the blood stream, a dose of more than 3300mg of vitamin A can be considered toxic. Water soluble vitamins such as vitamin C and B groups vitamins can be excreted in the urine if in excess in the diet.Vitamins AVitamin A is essential to the proper functioning of the retina in the eye and the epithelial tissues. A lack of vitamin A results in dry, rough skin, inflammation of the eyes, a drying or scarring of the cornea - xerophthalmia, which occurs when the secretion of lubricating tears is stopped, the eyelids become swollen and sticky with pus. Mucous surfaces of the eye may become eroded allowing infection to set in, leading to ulceration and destruction of the cornea. Night blindness - an inability to see in dim light can also occur. Rod cells in the retina of the eye detect light of low intensity, they convert vitamin A into a pigment, rhodopsin, which is bleached when light enters the eye. Rod cellsresynthesis rhodopsin, but if there is a deficiency of the vitamin, rod cells can no longer function and the result is night blindness. Epithelial cells use retinol to make retinoic acid, an intracellular messenger used in cell differentiation and growth. Without retinoic acid epithelial cells are not maintained properly and the body becomes susceptible to infections, particularly measles and infections of the respiratory system and gut.Xenophthalmia is common among children who's diets consist of mainly cereals with little meat or fresh vegetables, this is common in Indonesia, Bangladesh, India and the Philippines.Vitamins DVitamin D, or calciferol, is another fat soluble steroid vitamin which functions to stimulate calcium uptake from the gut and its deposition in bone. vitamin D acts as a hormone when converted by enzymes in the gut and liver into an active form of "active vitamin D", which stimulates epithelial cells in the intestine to absorb calcium. vitamin D is therefore essential in growing children's diets to enable the growth of strong bones. Without adequate amounts of vitamin D children can develop rickets, which is the deformation of the legs caused when they lack calcium to strengthen the bones. In adults a lack of vitamin D in the diet can lead to osteomalacia, a progressive softening of the bones which can make them highly susceptible to fracture.Vitamin D is made by the body when exposed to sunlight and is stored in the muscles, however, if the skin is rarely exposed to the sunlight or is dark little vitamin D is produced. Foods such as eggs and oily fish are all rich in vitamin D.Vitamins KVitamin K, phylloquinone, is found in dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale. It is a fat soluble vitamin which is involved in the clotting process of blood. In the intestines bacteria synthesize a number of important clotting factors which need vitamin K. Without vitamin K cuts can fail to heal and internal bleeding can occur.Vitamins CVitamin C is a water soluble vitamin, known chemically as ascorbic acid. It is found in citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons, and also in potatoes and tomatoes. The main function of vitamin C is the formation of connective tissues such as collagen. It is also known to be an antioxidant which helps to remove toxins and aids the immune system. A lack of vitamin C leads to Scurvy, a condition experienced by sailors on long journeys when they did not have fruit in their diets. Scurvy causes painful, bleeding gums. As vitamin C is water soluble, it is not toxic in high doses as it can be excreted in the urine, very high doses can however cause diarrhea.Vitamins BB group vitamins have a wide range of roles acting as co-enzymes in metabolic pathways. They are found in most plant and animal tissues involved in metabolism,therefore foods such as liver, yeast and dairy products are all rich in B group vitamins. Deficiency of B group vitamins include dermatitis, fatigue and malformation of red blood cells.1. An adult needs about 12,000kJ of energy a day from ________.A. the cellB. the respiring process of carbohydratesC. fats in the cellD. a balanced diet2. Carbohydrates are ultimately absorbed into cells in the process of _______.A. digestionB. respirationC. oxidizationD. mobilization3. The Essential Amino Acids which build part of proteins can be obtained from______.A. stomachB. body tissuesC. the bodyD. the diet4. The ultimate cause of kwashiorkor is lack of ________.A. proteinB. carbohydratesC. vitaminsD. diet5. Vitamins are called “micronutrients” in that _________.A. excessive fat soluble vitamins can be excreted in the urineB. the body only requires small amount of vitaminsC. a dose of 3300mg of vitamins can be considered toxicD. the high concentrations of water soluble vitamins are toxic6. Night blindness is a disease normally caused by lack of __________.A. fat soluble vitaminsB. water soluble vitaminsC. vitamin AD. innate disability7. The main function of vitamin D is to prevent adults from ________.A. the growth of strong bonesB. fractureC. a progressive softening of the bonesD. calcium uptake from the gut8. Although the human body produces vitamin D normally, it fails to do so if there is not enough ______________.9. The reason why vitamin C is seen as an antioxidant is that it drives__________ out of the body.10. If you are in lack of B group vitamins, you should turn to _______________. Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) He thinks he’s very o rganized.B) He doesn’t want to join the display.C) He doesn’t think he should lead the study group.D) He knows someone who can lead the study group.12. A) He doesn’t know where his brother keeps his computer.B) The woman should buy a used computer.C) He doesn’t know how much computers cost.D) His brother paid too much for the computer.13. A) It’s been to warm to wear the jacket.B) The jacket is too big for him.C) He doesn’t like cold weather.D) He didn’t buy the jacket until cooler weather arrived.14. A) He started the semester in a bad mood.B) He’s not usually bad-tempered.C) He has few responsibilities.D) He doesn’t like the man.15. A) He forgot to cancel the reservation.B) They can go to the restaurant after the woman has finished working.C) He has to work late tonight.D) They don’t have a reservation at the restaurant.16. A) Use bleach on his socks.B) Buy new white socks.C) Wash his red T-shirt again.D) Throw away his pink socks.17. A) He isn’t satisfied with his progress.B) He wants to move up more quickly than he’s presently doing.C) He has advance quickly enough in his career.D) He feels frustrated as he tries to move up the ladder.18. A) Try on a smaller sweater.B) Look for another style at a different store.C) Give the sweater away as a gift.D) Exchange the sweater for a bigger one.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) She's unable to attend the study session.B) She has seen a doctor recently.C) She's concerned about medical care.D) She mentions the need for some medical tests.20. A) To improve the study skills of university students.B) To suggest changes in the student government.C) To give people the opportunity to speak with a politician.D) To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors.21. A) Graduate school application procedures.B) Funding for university education.C) Winning the confidence of voters.D) Preparing for an important test.22. A) Tell her what to study for the history test.B) Write a favorable letter of recommendation.C) Advise her about how to run an election campaign.D) Suggest a topic for a research paper.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Boston schools.B) Frontier life.C) Teaching requirements.D) Immigration patterns.24. A) She was a famous author.B) Her family later became famous landowners.C) She exemplifies the immigrant spirit.D) She invented some labor-saving farm equipment.25. A) To the library.B) To the movies.C) To a bookstore.D) To a travel bureau.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They were drawing pictures. B) They were watching TV.C) They were making a telephone call. D) They were tidying up the drawing room.27. A) They locked the couple up in the drawing room.B) They seriously injured the owners of the house.C) They smashed the TV set and the telephone.D) They took away sixteen valuable paintings.28. A) He accused them of the theft.B) He raised the rents.C) He refused to prolong their land lease.D) He forced them to abandon their traditions.29. A) They wanted to protect the farmers’ interests.B) They wanted to extend the reservation area for birds.C) They wanted to steal his valuable paintings.D) They wanted to drive him away from the island.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) Through food. B) Through air.C) Through insects. D) Through body fluids.31. A) They ran a high fever. B) They died from excessive bleeding.C) Their nervous system was damaged. D) They suffered from heart-attack.32. A) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.B) To study animals that can also get infected with the disease.C) To find out where the virus originates.D) To look for the plants that could cure the disease.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) To determine whether the Earth’s temperature is going up.B) To study the behavior of some sea animals.C) To measure the depths of the ocean.D) To measure the movement of waves in the ocean.34. A) They were frightened and distressed.B) They swam away when the speaker was turned on.C) They swam closer to “examine” the speaker when it was turned off.D) They didn’t seem to be frightened and kept swimming near the speaker.35. A) To attract more sea animals to the testing site.B) To drive dangerous sea animals away from the testing site.C) To help trace the sea animals being tested.D) To determine how sea animals communicate with each other.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Part IV 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. 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 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Dreams are a way for the subconscious to communicate with the __47__ mind. Dreaming of something you’re worried about, researchers say, is the brain’s way of helping you rehearse for a disaster in case it occurs. Dreaming of a challenge, like giving a presentation at work or playing sports, can enhance your __48__. And cognitive neuroscientists have discovered that dreams and the rapid eye movement (REM) that happens while you’re dreaming are __49__ to our ability to learn and remember. Dreaming is a “mood regulatory system,” says Rosalind Cartwright, PhD, chairman of the psychology __50__ at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She’s found that dreams help people work through the day’s emotional quandaries. “It’s like having a built-in therapist,” says Cartwright. While we sleep, dreams __51__ new emotional experience to old memories, creating plaid-like patterns of old images laid on top of new ones. As she puts it, “You may wake up and think, What was Uncle Harry doing in my dream? I haven’t seen him for 50years. But the old and new images are __52__ related.” It’s the job of the conscious mind to figure out the relationship. In fact, dream emotions can help real therapists treat patients __53__ traumatic (创伤旳) life events. In a new study of 30 recently __54__ adults, Cartwright tracked their dreams over a five-month period, measuring their feelings toward their ex-spouses. She discovered that those who were angriest at the spouse while dreaming had the best chance of successfully coping with divorce. “If their dreams were bland,” Cartwright says, “they hadn’t started to work through their emotions and __55__ with the divorce.” For therapists, this finding will help __56__ whether divorced men or women need counseling or have already dreamed their troubles away.A. dealB. physicallyC. wakeD. performanceE. makingF. undergoingG. experienceH. divorcedI. determineJ. compareK. departmentL. consciousM. presentationN. linkedO. emotionallySection BDirections: 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 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.A few years ago a young mother watched her husband diaper (给…换尿布) their firstborn son. “You do not have to be unhappy about it,” she protested. “You can talk to him and smile a little.” The father, who happened to be a psychologist, answered firmly, “He has nothing to say to me, and I have nothing to say to him.”Psychologist now know how wrong that father was. From the moment of birth, a baby has a great deal to say to his parents, and they to him. But a decade or so ago, these experts were describing the newborn as a primitive creature who reacted only by reflex, a helpless victim of its environment without capacity to influence it. And mothers acceptedthe truth. Most thought (and some still do) that a new infant could see only blurry (模糊旳) shadows, that his other senses were undeveloped, and that all he required was nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.Today university laboratories across the country are studying newborns in their first month of life. As a result, psychologists now describe the new baby as perceptive, with remarkable learning abilities and an even more remarkable capacity to shape his or her environment including the attitudes and actions of his parents. Some researchers believe that the neonatal period may even be the most significant four weeks in an entire lifetime.Far from being helpless, the newborn knows what he likes and rejects what he doesn’t. He shut out unpleasant sensations by closing his eyes or averting his face. He is a glutton for novelty. He prefers animate things over inanimate and likes people more than anything.When a more nine minutes out, an infant prefers a human face to a head-shaped outline. He makes the choice despite the fact that, with delivery room attendants masked and gowned, he has never seen a human face before. By the time he’s twelve hours old, his entire body moves in precise synchrony (同步发生) to the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing. A non-human sound, such as a tapping noise, brings no such response.57. The author points out that the father diapering his first-born son was wrong because________.A) he believed the baby was not able to hear himB) he thought the baby didn’t have the power of speechC) he was a psychologist unworthy of his professionD) he thought the baby was not capable of any response58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A) A new infant can see only blurry shadows.B) A new infant’s senses are undevelopedC) All a new infant requires is nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.D) A new infant is actually able to influence his or her environment59. What does the sentence “He is a glutton for novelty” probably mean?A) The newborn is greedy for new food.B) The newborn tends to overeat.C) The newborn always loves things that are new to him.D) The newborn’s appetite is a constant topic in no vels.60. According to the passage, it’s groundless to think that newbornsprefer________.A) a human face to a head-shaped outlineB) animate things to inanimate onesC) human voice to non-human soundsD) nourishment to a warm bassinet61. What is the passage mainly discussing about?A) What people know about newborns.B) How wrong parents are when they handle their babies.C) How much newborns have progressed in about a decade’s time.D) Why the first month of life is the most significant four weeks in a lifetime.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Mobile office is the mutual product of economic,scientific,and social progress.Mobile office has become a solution that provides users with convenient, prompt, safe, reliable, and reasonably priced communications and office faculty anywhere anytime via the support of mobile interconnection platform(MIP)and its applications systems. Using mobile office and WAP technology, people can do their work anywhere anytime, can send and receive data via terminals such as mobile phone, and palm computer, and can surf the Internet.When you leave your office to attend meetings or travel on business,what would happen to your business routine?Of course, faxes and e-mails would be still sent to your fax machine or e-mail box, but you cannot read them and make prompt reaction timely. When your clients need you to make some urgent modifications on your work and you are neither in the office nor carrying relevant documents, what can you do?Maybe you have to say “sorry” to the clients. But, your business will be affected,the clients will be unhappy and disappointed because of your delay,and you will lose a lot of business opportunities.In fact, very frequently, you need to check, reply, distribute, modify, or read some materials when you are not in your office. You must get out of this dilemma. The best solution to normally handle your business anywhere anytime and not to disappoint your clients is to let your office “move” with you. With the development of communications technology, mobile office has become simpler and smaller, and even can be realized via one mobile phone with data communications function. Thus, mobile office has already been put into your pocket, and office mobility has been realized.Mobile office has provided people with convenient, casual working environment, but at the same time it still has some unsatisfactory aspects such as mismatching equipment interface and inadequate battery. Nevertheless, we believe that with technical progress, people can certainly overcome all kinds of difficulties. Mobile office will realize the dream of completely free communication. Users will enjoy more colorful life and better working environment, and users’ living standard, working efficiency, and even enterprises’ production efficiency will certainly be immensely raised.注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上作答62. According to the passage, mobile office help you with the following except ________ .A) keeping update with the latest newsB) checking e-mails any time one wantsC) conducting internet surfingD) finding one’s true love in life63. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?A) You would lose a lot of business opportunities if you always delay your work.B) You should read and reply faxes and e-mail timely.C) When you leave your office your business routine might be damaged.D) When you cannot meet the need of your clients you should immediately say sorry.64. When you let your office “move” with you, you __________ .A) will never let your clients downB) you don’t have to stay at office anymoreC) you then find the best way to handle your business anywhere anytimeD) you no longer face the dilemma between work and life65. It can be inferred from the passage that __________ .A) mobile office communication is very cost-consumingB) with the development of science, mobile office has eventually come to our lifeC) people had no convenient and reliable communications and office faculty beforeD) economic factors are essential in the operation of mobile office66. According to the author, mobile office _________ .A) would help achieve complete communication mobilityB) is too expensive to afford by small companiesC) has some fatal defects impossible to modifyD) is too complicated to operate in everyday businessPart V 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) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work, they have to read all kinds of materials. In _67_a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend _68_can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are _69_readers.Most of us develop poor reading _70_at an early age, and never get over them.The main deficiency _71_in the actual component of language itself-words. Take individually, words have _72_meaning until they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs._73_, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often turning back to _74_words or passages.。

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PETS四级考试冲刺训练(1)I __1_ by myself in my usual compartment for at least10 minutes,waiting __2_.The train never seemed to start on time and I often thought that I could have __3_ in bed a little longer,or had another cup of tea before _4__. Suddenly I heard someone __5_ on the platform outside.A young girl _6__ towards the train.The man on duty put out his hand __7_ but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment.Then the whistle blew and the trainstarted."I nearly missed it,__8_?"the girl said."How long does it take to _9__ London?""It depends ."I said ,"Some day it's much slower than others.""I'll have to __10_ so as not to be late again tomorrow,"she said."_11__ my first day at work with a new firm today and they told me that the man _12__ is very strict.I __13_ him yet so I don't know __14_ but he sounds a bit frightening."She talked about the new job on the way to London and before long,I realized that she _15__ for my firm.I _16__ in the firm for nearly 20 years.Our boss was really a very strict man.My own secretary _17__ so I must be her new boss._18__ fair to her."Oh,dear,"she said."What a terrible mistake!I wish I _19__.""Never mind,"I said."at least you'll know when you train's late_20__."1) A have been sitting B had been sittingC sitD am sitting2) A for the train to start B the train startingC the train startD for the train starting3) A lainB laid C lied D lay4) A I have left the home B I leave from homeC leaving homeD to leave home5) A shouting B shouted C was shouting D be shouting6) A runningB runs C is runningD was running7) A stop herB stops herC and stopped her D to stop her8) A haven't I B wasn't I C don't ID didn't I9) A get to B reach to C arrive to D make to10) A mend me the watch B mend me my watchC have my watch mendedD have mended my watch11) A there was B there is C it isD it was12) A I am going to work forB what I am going to work forC for which I am going to workD which I am going to work for13) A did not meet B haven't metC didn't know D haven't known14) A what he is like B what is he likeC how he isD how is he15) A had been working B will go to workC is going to workD was going to working16) A had been working B have been workingC workedD have worked17) A was left B leavesC had left D have left18) A there was B that was C it was D was19) A know B knewC have known D had known20) A so will the time be B the mine will be,tooC so will mineD mine will be,tooPETS四级考试冲刺训练(2)Glass is everywhere in our lives.It is so common __1_ we hardly think about it.We _2__ it when we look out of the window and if we wear glasses.We drink from it and sometimes eat from it.The light in our homes comes through glass windows in the daytime and from glass lights _3__.Glass __4_ inhomes,schools,businesss,industry,and automobiles. Fortunately for us,glass is __5_ very inexpensive materials.The main material is sand from quatzrock.The mixture is heated until it becomes a syrupy _6__. When the liquid cools,it becomes glass.No one knows __7_ first discovered glass or how.Early humans used obsidian,a natural glass __8_ by volcanoes,to make tools and jewelry.People probably began making glass themselves around 3000 B.C. in Syria.Then in a war __9_ Egypt and Syria in 1400B.C,Syria became part of Egypt.The Egyptians took Syrian glassmakers __10_ to Egypt,and over the centuries the entire eastern Mediterranean area became a glassmaking center.Probably around 300 B.C. the blowpipe __11_. Egyptian glassmakers developed the use of the blowpipe.They specialized _12__ beautiful jewelry,dishes,and other containers.The Romans soon started making their own glass.Then they _13__ that glass could be used to make windows.__14_ centuries later,Europeans made magnificent church windows __15_ colored glass.__16_ 1900 companies have developed many new types of glass.Safety glass is a sandwich of glass and plastic.If it breaks,the pieces stay together _17__flying in all directions.This invention is very useful _18__ automobile windows.Today most glass is made __19_ machines in large factories.No one _20__ it. People use television and computers to control the machines.1)A that B which C where D as2)A look for B look in C look after D look through3)A in night B at night C for night D with noght4)A was used B used C is used D are used5)A made from B made of C make from D make of6)A solid B the solid C the liquid D liquid7)A whom B whoever C who D whose8)A was from B formed C was formed D was forming9)A between B among C beneath D both10) A from B go C back D come11) A was discovered B was inventedC discovered D invented12) A in B on C for D from13) A knew B recognized C told D realized14) A few B little C a few D a little15) A from B to C into D on16) A because B as C for D since17) A instead B take place of C instead of D replace18) A on B onto C into D in19) A into B for C by D from20) A smells B touches C sees D feels全国公共英语考试四级全真试卷Section I Listening ComprehensionPart A You will hear a recording of a conversation between Mary and John about the Hilton Hotel and the Hotel Rossiya. Listen to it and fill out the table with the information you've heard for questions 1-5. Some of the information has been completed for you. Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the tablebelow.Information about the Hilton Hotel and the HotelRossiyaTapescript:M: Hi, Mary. How's everything?W: Fine. You know, John, I'm planning to go to Las Vegas for a holiday and would like to stay in a large hotel. Anything to recommend?M: Er? the Hilton Hotel there is quite a large one. It has ? er ? 3,174 bedrooms. It also has 12 restaurants and about 125,000 square feet of convention space. There're a 10-acre recreation deck and a stage show dining hall. Over 3,600 people now work for it.W: Oh, great! Is it the largest hotel in the U.S.?M: Yes, it is. But it may not bethe largest in the world. Er ? as far as I know, the Hotel Rossiya in Moscow is larger than Hilton. It is a 12-story building that has 3,200 rooms. It can provide accommodation for 6,000 guests. It takes nearly 8 years and a half to spend one night in each room. Besides, there's a 21-story "Presidential tower" in the central courtyard. It has 15 restaurants and 93 elevators. And it employs about 3,000 people. The ballroom is known as the world's largest.Russians are not allowed to live in that hotel. And foreigners are charged 16 times more than the very low rate charged Russian officials.W: It's unbelievable ?[fadeout]Now you will hear the recording again. (The recordingis repeated.)That is the end of Part A.Part B You will hear a radio weather forecast. Answer questions 6-10 while listening. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 40 seconds to read the questions.When will showers reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales?What will the minimum temperature be in the south during the night?On what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was given?What will be the general feeling about the weekend in the Netherlands?What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend?W: Hello. It's been another warm and fine day for most of us. Temperatures in south-east England reached twenty-six degrees Centigrade by mid-afternoon, and Brighton had fifteen hours of lovely sunshine. But already the weather is beginning to change, I'm afraid, and duringthe night showers will slowly move in from the Atlantic to reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales by early morning.The rest of the country will have a very mild, dry night with minimum temperatures no lower than fifteen degrees in the south, a little cooler ? eleven degrees or so ? in the north. Any remaining showers in northwest Scotland will pass quickly, to leave a mild, dry night there too.And now, the outlook for Friday and the weekend. Well, southern Europe will once again get the best of the weekend weather, and if your holiday starts this weekend, then southern Spain is the place to go, with temperatures of thirty-four degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the eastern end of the Med, too, you can expectuninterrupted sunshine and temperatures of up to thirty-two degrees Centigrade in Greece and south-east Italy, but further north the weather's not so settled. Much of France, Belgium and the Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain and maximum temperatures will be around twenty-two degrees ? very disappointing for this time of the year.Scotland and Northern Ireland will have heavy rainfor much of the weekend and temperatures will drop to a cool seventeen degrees. Across most of England the weather will be cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods. And when the sun does come out temperatures could rise to a maximum of twenty-three degrees.Now you will hear the recording again. (The recordingis repeated.)That is the end of Part B.Part C You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk introducing Emily Dickinson, a well-known American poet.You now have 30 seconds to read questions 11-13.11. How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born?[A] almost all her life[B] less than half her life[C] until 1830[D] before 187212. Which of the following is true of Emily Dickinson?[A] She was not a productive poet.[B] She saw many of her poems published.[C] She was not a sociable person.[D] She had contact only with a few poets.13. When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized?[A] after Henry James referred highly to her[B] after seven of her poems were published[C] after her poems became known to others[D] after she was dead for many years Tapescript:M: Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same house fifty-six years later. During her life time she never left her native land. She left her home state only once. She left her village very few times. And after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life she retreated to a smaller and smaller circle of family and friends. In those later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even withintimates. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to "examine" her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a "strange" figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print.But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day.She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. Not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets.Section II Use of EnglishRead the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET(1).During the 1980s, unemployment andunderemployment in some countries was as high as 90 per cent. Some countries did not 1 enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not(2) . Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the developed nations(3) solutions.(4) , problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized nations. Industry in the developed nations is highly automated and very(5) . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly(6) workers are needed to(7)and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained,(8) many nations do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the(9) of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to(10) vocational and professional training.(11) , just to begin training, the students must(12) learn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, and(13) do not return home.All nations agree that science and technology(14) be shared. The point is: countries(15) the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look carefully(16) the costs, because many of these costs are(17) . Students from these nations should(18) the problems of the industrialized countries closely.(19) care, they will take home not the problems of science and technology,(20) the benefits.1. [A]generate [B]raise [C]produce [D]manufacture2. [A]answered [B]met [C]calculated [D]remembered3. [A]for [B]without [C]as [D]about4. [A]Moreover [B]Therefore [C]Anyway [D]However5. [A]expensive [B]mechanical [C]flourishing[D]complicated6. [A]gifted [B]skilled [C]trained [D]versatile7. [A]keep [B]maintain [C]retain [D] protect8. [A]since [B]so [C]and [D]yet9. [A]charge [B]price [C]cost [D]value10. [A]accept [B]gain [C]receive [D]absorb11. [A]Frequently [B]Incidentally [C]Deliberately[D]Eventually12. [A]soon [B]quickly [C]immediately [D]first13. [A]some [B]others [C]several [D]few14. [A]might [B]should [C]would [D]will15. [A]adopting [B]conducting [C]receiving[D]adjusting16. [A]to [B]at [C]on [D]about17. [A]opaque [B]secret [C]sealed [D]hidden18. [A]tackle [B]learn [C]study [D]manipulate19. [A]In [B]Through [C]With [D]Under20. [A]except [B]nor [C]or [D]butSection III Reading ComprehensionPart A Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Markyour answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and a final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure was passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: "We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world history."The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief; others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked thebill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia ? where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part ? other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the U.S. and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death ? probably by a deadly injection or pill ? to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen andclawing at their masks," he says.1. From the second paragraph we learn that[A] the objection to euthanasia is diminishing in some countries.[B] physicians and citizens have the same view on euthanasia.[C] technological changes are chiefly responsible for the new law.[D] it takes time to appreciate the significance of laws passed.2. By saying that "observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling", the authormeans that[A] observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia.[B] there is a possibility of similar bills being passed in the U.S. and Canada.[C] observers are waiting to see the movement end up in failure.[D] the process of the bill taking effect may finally come to a stop.3. When Lloyd Nickson is close to death, he will[A] undergo a cooling off period of seven days.[B] experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient.[C] have an intense fear of terrible suffering.[D] face his death with the calm characteristic of euthanasia.4. What is the author's attitude towards euthanasia?[A] Hostile.[B] Suspicious.[C]Approving.[D] Indifferent.5. We can infer from the text that the author believes the success of the right-to-diemovement is[A] only a matter of time.[B] far from certain.[C] just an illusion.[D] a shattered hope.Part BRead the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.Do animals have rights? This is how the question is usually put. It sounds like a useful, ground-clearing way to start.61) Actually, it isn't, because it assumes that there is an agreed account of human rights, which is something the world does not have.On one view of rights, to be sure, it necessarily follows that animals have none.62) Some philosophers argue that rights exist only within a social contract, as part of an exchange of duties and entitlements. Therefore, animals cannot have rights. The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd; for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers haverights. However, this is only one account, and by no means an uncontested one. It denies rights not only to animals but also to some people ? for instance, to infants, the mentally incapable and future generations. In addition, it is unclear what force a contract can have for people who never consented to it: how do you reply to somebody who says "I don't like this contract"?The point is this: without agreement on the rights of people, arguing about the rights of animals is fruitless.63) It leads the discussion to extremes at the outset: it invites you to think that animals should be treated either with the consideration humans extend to other humans, or with no consideration at all. This is a false choice. Better to start with another, more fundamental, question: is the way we treat animals a moral issue at all?Many deny it.64) Arguing from the view that humans are different from animals in every relevant respect, extremists of this kind think that animals lie outside the area of moral choice. Any regard for the suffering of animals is seen as a mistake ?a sentimental displacement of feeling that should properlybe directed to other humans.This view, which holds that torturing a monkey is morally equivalent to chopping wood, may seem bravely "logical". In fact it is simply shallow: the confused center is right to reject it. The most elementary form of moral reasoning ? the ethical equivalent of learning to crawl ? is to weigh others' interests against one's own. This in turn requires sympathy and imagination: without which there is no capacity for moral thought. To see an animal in pain is enough, for most, to engage sympathy.65) When that happens, it is not a mistake: it is mankind's instinct for moral reasoning in action, an instinct that should be encouraged rather than laughed at. Section IV WritingWidespread tobacco consumption has led to grave consequences, yet the tobacco companies are still claiming that they make a valuable contribution to the world economy.Write an essay1) criticizing their view and2) justifying your stand.In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the pictures printed below.Youshould write approximately 160 ? 200 words on ANSWER SHEETORAL TESTPart AInterlocutor:1,Good morning/afternoon. Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor)2,My name is ...and this is my colleague ... He/she is just going to be listening to us. So, you are ... and ...? Thank you.3,First of all we'd like to know something about you, so I'm going to ask some questions about yourselves.(Select one or more questions from each of the following categories as appropriate.)Hometown1,Where are you from?2,How long have you lived there?3,What's it like living there?Family·What can you tell me about your family?Work / Study ·Can you tell me something about your work or studies?(To a student)·What do you specialize in?·What do you enjoy most about your studies?·What subject(s) do you like best?·Have you ever worked during the vacation?·What kind of job did you do?·How did you like it?(To an adult who already has a job) ·What job do you do?·Do you like it? And why?·What qualifications did you need in order to get your "job"?Leisure·Do you have any hobbies?·How did you become interested in (whatever hobby the candidate enjoys)?·Which do you prefer, watching TV or going to the cinema? What sort ofprogram / film do you like to watch?·What kinds of sports are you interested in? Why?·What kinds of music do you enjoy most? Why?·How do you usually spend your holidays?·Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit? Why?Future Plans·What do you hope to do in your professional life in the next few years?·How important is English for your future plans? And please give reasons tosupport your view.Part BInterlocutor:·Now I'd like you to talk about something between yourselves but speak so thatwe can hear you. You should take care to share the opportunity of speaking.(Put the picture in front of both candidates and give instructions with reference tothe picture.)·You have a very close friend whose birthday is coming. Discuss each of thechoices shown in the picture and decide which you'd like to choose forcelebrating his birthday. Give reasons for your decision.·This picture is for your reference.·You have three minutes for this.·Would you like to begin now, please?Part CInterlocutor:·I'm going to give each of you a picture and I'd like you to first briefly describeand then give your comment onwhat you see in the picture.(Put Picture 1 in front of both candidates)·Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk about it.·Candidate B, listen carefully while Candidate A is speaking. When he/shehas finished, I'd like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.·Candidate A, would you like to begin now, please?Candidate A: (three minutes)Interlocutor:·Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your partner a question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question) (Take back Picture 1 and put Picture 2 in front of both candidates)·Ok, Candidate B, here is your picture. You also have three minutes to talk aboutyour picture.·Candidate A, listen carefully while Candidate B is speaking. When he/she isfinished, I'd like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.·Candidate B, would you like to begin now, please?Candidate B: (Three minutes)Interlocutor:·Thank you. Now, Candidate A, could you please ask your partner a question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)·Thank you. That is the end of the test.。

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