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大学英语四级考试模拟试题（附答案）一、写作Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of "The Importance of Learning a Second Language". You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.【答案】The Importance of Learning a Second LanguageSecondly, learning a second language improves cognitive abilities. Studies have shown that bilingual individuals often exhibit better problemsolving skills, greater creativity, and a more flexible mindset. Moreover, mastering a second language can open up numerous career opportunities. In an increasingly globalized job market, being proficient in multiple languages is a valuable asset.In conclusion, the benefits of learning a second language are multifaceted, ranging from personal growth to career advancement and cultural preservation. It is a lifelong investment that yields significant rewards.二、听力理解Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear eight short conversations and two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, 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 choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A) The woman doesn't want to cook dinner.B) The man will cook dinner for the woman.C) They are going to eat out.D) They are discussing the menu for tomorrow.【答案】C)Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. 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 centre.Passage One2. A) It is a way to express individuality.B) It is a sign of social status.C) It reflects cultural background.D) It is a form of artistic expression.【答案】A)三、阅读理解Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before makingyour choices. Each choice in the bank is identified a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You maynot use any of the words in the bank more than once.Passage【答案】26. D) substantial27. A) outweigh28. C) enhance四、翻译Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You shouldwrite your answer on the Answer Sheet.中国传统文化中，龙是吉祥的象征，代表着权力、威严和好运。

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四级模拟考试题库及答案一、听力部分1. A) The man is going to the cinema.B) The woman is going to the cinema.C) Both are going to the cinema.D) Neither is going to the cinema.答案：C2. A) The woman is a teacher.B) The man is a teacher.C) The woman is a student.D) The man is a student.答案：A3. A) The woman is satisfied with the meal.B) The man is satisfied with the meal.C) Both are satisfied with the meal.D) Neither is satisfied with the meal.答案：D二、阅读部分1. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of sleep.B) The effects of sleep deprivation.C) The benefits of taking a nap.D) The relationship between sleep and health.答案：B2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a symptom of sleep deprivation?A) Difficulty in concentrating.B) Increased appetite.C) Irritability.D) Enhanced creativity.答案：D3. What does the author suggest to improve sleep quality?A) Exercising regularly.B) Drinking coffee before bedtime.C) Watching TV in bed.D) Taking a hot bath before sleep.答案：A三、写作部分1. Directions: Write an essay on the topic of "The Role of Technology in Education". You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.答案：略2. Directions: Write an essay on the topic of "The Impact of Social Media on Communication". You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.答案：略四、翻译部分1. 随着科技的发展，人们的生活方式发生了巨大的变化。

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大学英语四级试卷（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）1.All parts of this sewing machine are______so that it is very simple to get replacements for them.A.mechanizedB.minimizedC.modernizedD.standardized2.All students in this university are requested to_____with the regulations.A.yieldplyC.submitD.consent3.All the parts of this washing machine are_____,so that it is very convenient to replace them.A.normalizedB.modernizedC.mechanizedD.standarlized4.All their_____have been shown up by their own deeds.A.debatesB.decorationsC.deductionsD.deceptions5.Although Asian countries are generally more_____in social customs than Western countries,there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.A.conservativeB.confidentialprehensiveD.consistent6.He rested his neck on_____right hand and looked me in______face.A.the,theB.his,hisC.the,hisD.his,the7.______a laser to operate,stimulated emission must predominate over absorption throughout the laser medium.A.Ordering toB.For orderingC.In order forD.The order of8.An increase in wages is an incentive_______better work.A.toB.inC.ofD.for9.Wine and song are appropriate________the occasion.A.atB.toC.onD.by10.The death of the President is a loss regretted______all.A.toB.forC.atD.by11.A doctor by training_______he was,he proved himself to be a greaterA.asB.thoughC.sinceD.if12._____the stress of examinations is over,we can all relax.A.WhileB.Even thoughC.ForD.How that13.Our city has recently started a traffic safety______.A.legendB.souvenirC.sacrificeD.campaign14.It is believed that reserves of petrol in Iraq are________to last for fifty years.A.sufficientB.efficientC.persistentD.effective15.Appreciation of a piece of art work______studies of the art,the artists,and the periods they live in.A.consistsposesC.containsD.involves16.We thought there must be something__because we hadn't heard from you for quite a long time.()A.rightB.wrongD.Bad is17.Jenny has learned a great deal of country music since____jin Nashville.()A.arrivesB.arrivingC.arrivedD.had arrived18.She had completed the work all by herself,__surprised all of us.()A.it isB.sheC.thatD.which19.Hurry up,_you will miss the first train.()A.andB.thenC.butD.or that20.The shirt doesn't fit me.it's.small for me.()A.to muchB.much tooC.too many二、翻译（共5小题，每小题3分；共计15分）1、他用所有的积蓄为儿子买了一辆自行车。

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2021年12月四级考试预测押题卷（四）Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay.Suppose you have two ways to learn about other countries:one is to travel abroad and the other to obtain the information online.You are to make a choice. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice.You should write at least120words but no more than180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension(25minutes)Section AQuestions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)Because the storm had cut power to them.B)Because the roads to them had been flooded.C)Because there might be mud slides.D)Because there might be tsunami.2.A)It is expected to last until Saturday afternoon.B)It has caused over300traffic deaths.C)It is the strongest one in years.D)It will be at its strongest on Saturday afternoon.Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)A car crash.B)A bushfire.C)A burglary.D)A terrorist attack.4.A)More than15homes had moved our.B)More than50homes had joined the fight.C)They had not had the fire under control yet.D)They had found a way to put out the fire.Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)They are useful in terms of security but have rusted.B)They are useful in terms of security but not beautiful.C)They are no longer strong enough to protect the tower.D)They are no longer needed as a photo spot.6.A)It is the most visited monument in the world.B)It is totally free of charge for visiting.C)The entry to the forecourt of the tower is free.D)The entry to the forecourt of the tower will be charged.7.A)Less visitor entrances.C)Ornamental lights.B)More security guards.D)Better elevators.Section BQuestions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)He played tennis for his high school team.B)He played football for his high school team.C)He played tennis starting from his junior year.D)He played tennis starting from his senior year.9.A)Tennis.B)Basketball.C)Golf.D)Volleyball.10.A)Because he has a lot in common with the woman.B)Because he thinks the woman is a good player.C)Because his team lacks girl players.D)Because his team can learn a lot from the woman.11.A)Join the man to watch a match.B)Visit a new stadium with the man.C)Watch the man play in a match.D)Join the man to play in a match. Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)An interview between a customer and a shopping assistant.B)An interview between an airport staff and a passenger.C)A conversation between two working staff about the airport’s future improvement.D)A conversation between an air-hostess and a passenger about the inflight meal service.13.A)Because many people want to stay in shape.B)Because he wants to take every chance to improve his health.C)Because many people are tired after long flights.D)Because massaging will be a good way to kill time.14.A)Seasonal ones.B)Fresh ones.C)Local ones.D)Juicy ones.15.A)Disappointing.B)Satisfying.C)Outdated.D)Lovely.Section CQuestions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)Because the planets are the same size as Earth.B)Because the planets are similar in many aspects to Earth.C)Because the planets are capable of supporting life.D)Because the planets have water on their surface.17.A)They are rocky planets.B)They are gaseous like Jupiter.C)They are covered by water.D)They are covered by sea ice.18.A)Because it has the right temperature and enough greenhouse gases.B)Because it has the right amount of water and enough greenhouse gases.C)Because it has the right atmosphere and enough greenhouse gases.D)Because it has the right gravity and enough greenhouse gases.Questions19to21are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)They should be widely used in the field of social services.B)They should be blamed for the increasing unemployment.C)They should be taxed the same amount as the people they replace.D)They should be taxed more than the ordinary people.20.A)They will surely face massive unemployment.B)They will need less income tax to spend.C)They will have less income tax to spend.D)They will have no need to cope with the changes.21.A)Psychologists.C)Room cleaners.B)Police officers.D)Doctors.Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)People who sleep late are smarter and more creative.B)People who sleep late are always late for their jobs.C)People who sleep late are easily irritated.D)People who sleep hate are slow and ineffective in their jobs.23.A)You will feel exhausted all day long.B)You can’t justify your lateness.C)You will be late for your work.D)You can’t find persuasive excuses.24.A)Because they can fully enjoy themselves late at night.B)Because they can fully concentrate their attention late at night.C)Because they can read the most fascinating book late at night.D)Because they can make rapid progress in mentality late at night.25.A)Group intelligence tests.C)Deductive reasoning tests.B)Emotional intelligence tests.D)Inductive reasoning tests.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40minutes)Section AQuestions26to35are based on the following passage.Ask a left-wing Briton what they believe about the safety of nuclear power,and you can guess their answer. Ask a right-wing American about the risks posed by climate change,and you can also make a___26___guess than if you didn’t know their political affiliation.Issues like these feel like they should be___27____by science,not our political tribes,but sadly,that’s not what happens.Psychology has long shown that education and intelligence won’t stop your politics from___28___your broader worldview,even if those beliefs do not match the hard evidence.Instead,your ability to weigh up the facts may depend on a less well-recognised trait-____29____.There is now a mountain of____30____to show that politics doesn’t just help predict people’s views on some scientific issues;it also affects how they interpret new information.This is why it is a___31___to think that you can somehow“correct”people’s views on an issue by giving them more facts,since study after study has shown that people have a tendency to___32___reject facts that don’t fit with their existing views.But smarter people shouldn’t be susceptible to prejudice swaying their opinions,right?Wrong.Other research shows that people with the most education,highest mathematical abilities,and the strongest tendencies to be reflective about their beliefs are the most____33____to resist information which should contradict their prejudices.This undermines the simplistic assumption that prejudices are the result of too much gut instinct and not enough deep thought.Rather,people who have the___34___for deeper thought about an issue can use those cognitive powers to justify what they already believe and find reasons to dismiss apparently___35___evidence.A)better I)flexibilityB)competitively J)identicalC)contrary K)informedD)curiosity L)likelyE)evidence M)mistakeF)explained N)selectivelyG)facility O)shapingH)factSection BHow to Fix the Internet[A]We have to fix the internet.After40years,it has begun to corrode,both itself and us.It is still a marvelous and miraculous invention,but now there are bugs in the foundation,bats in the belfry,and trolls in the basement.[B]I do not mean this to be one of those technophobic rants insulting the interne for rewiring our brains to give us the nervous attention span of Donald Trump on Twitter or pontificating about how we have to log off and smell the flowers.Those worries about new technologies have existed ever since Plato was concerned that the technology of writing would threaten memorization and oratory(演讲术).I love the interne and all of its digital offshoots.What I feel sad for is its decline.[C]There is a bug in its original design that at first seemed like a feature but has gradually,and now rapidly, been exploited by hackers and trolls and malevolent actors:Its packets are encoded with the address of their destination but not of their authentic origin.With a circuit-switched network,you can track or trace back the origins of the information,but that’s not true with the packet-switched design of the internet.[D]Compounding this was the architecture that Tim Berners-Lee and the inventors of the early browsers created for the World Wide Web.It brilliantly allowed the whole of the earth’s computers to be webbed together and navigated through hyperlinks.But the links were one-way.You knew where the links took you.But if you had a webpage or piece of content,you didn’t exactly know who was linking to you or coming to use your content.[E]All of that protected the potential for anonymity.You could make comments anonymously.Go to a webpage anonymously.Consume content anonymously.With a little effort,send email anonymously.And if you figured out a way to get into someone’s servers or databases,you could do it anonymously.[F]For years,the benefits of anonymity on the net outweighed its drawbacks.People felt more free to express themselves,which was especially valuable if they were holding different opinions or hiding a personal secret.This was celebrated in the famous1993New Yorker cartoon,“On the Internet,nobody knows you’re a dog.”[G]Now the problem is nobody can tell if you’re a troll.Or a hacker.Or a bot.Or a Macedonian(马其顿的) teenager publishing a story that the Pope has supported Trump.This has poisoned civil discourse,enabled hacking,permitted cyberbullying,and made email a risk.[H]The lack of secure identification and authentication(身份认证)inherent in the internet’s genetic code had also prevented easy transactions,obstructed financial inclusion,destroyed the business models of content creators,unleashed the overflow of spam(垃圾邮件)，and forced us to use passwords and two-factor authentication schemes that would have confused Houdini.The trillions being spent and the IQ points of computer science talent being allocated to tackle security issues make it a drag,rather that a spur,to productivity in some sectors.[I]It Plato’s Republic,we learn the tale of the Ring of Gyges.Put it on,and you’re invisible and anonymous. The question that Plato asks is whether those who put on the ring will be civil and moral.He thinks not,The internet has proven him correct.The web is no longer a place of community,no longer a marketplace.Every day more sites are eliminating comments sections.[J]If we could start from scratch,here’s what I think we would do：Greate a system that enables content producers to negotiate with aggregators(整合者)and search engines to get a royalty whenever their content is used,like ASCAP has negotiated for public performances and radio airings of its members’works.Embed(嵌入) a simple digital wallet and currency for quick and easy small payments for songs,blogs,articles,and whatever other digital content is for sale.Encode emails with an authenticated return or originating address.Enforce critical properties and security at the lowest levels of the system possible,such as in the hardware or in the programming language,instead of leaving it to programmers to incorporate security into every line of code they write.Build chips and machines that update the notion of an internet packet.For those who want,their packets could be encoded or tagged with metadata(元数据)that describe what they contain and give the rules for how it can be used.[K]Most internet engineers think that these reforms are possible,from Vint Cerf,the original TCP/IP coauthor,to Milo Medin of Google,to Howard Shrobe,the director of cybersecurity at MIT.“We don’t need to live in cyber hell,”Shrobe has argued.Implementing them is less a matter of technology than of cost and social will.Some people,understandably,will resist any reduction of anonymity,which they sometimes label privacy.[L]So the best approach,I think,would be to try to create a voluntary system,for those who want to use it,to have verified identification and authentication.People would not be forced to use such a system.If they wanted to communicate and surf anonymously,they could.But those of us who choose,at times,not to be anonymous and not to deal with people who are anonymous should have that right as well.That’s the way it works in the real world.[M]The benefits would be many.Easy and secure ways to deal with your finances and medical records.Small payment systems that could reward valued content rather than the current incentive to concentrate on clickbait for advertising.Less hacking,spamming,cyberbullying,trolling,and spewing of anonymous hate.And the possibility of a more civil discourse.36.The one-way hyperlinks enable users to do many things online anonymously.37.Although anonymity can make people conceal their identity online,now it has poisoned their online life.38.To adopt the voluntary system would be advantageous to our online life in a number of aspects.39.There are several ways to reduce anonymity if we can rebuild the internet from the very beginning.40.The author suggested inventing a system to let people go online anonymously or not as they wish.41.The author thinks the internet should be fixed not because he is afraid of new technologies but becauseproblems arise in it.42.Pubic opposition could become one of the biggest obstacles to carrying out the reforms.43.The hazard of anonymity mentioned by Plato has been shown on the internet.44.People used to think that anonymity online did more good than harm.45.It is the design of the internet that makes it impossible to find out where the information comes from. Section CPassage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.In today’s world,online social media has become more powerful and the most destructive thing over worldwide.Although with time all generations have come to embrace the changes social network has brought about,teenagers and young adults are the most fanatic users of these sites.According to various research studies in the field of online social networks,it has been revealed that these sites are impacting the lives of the youth greatly. When using these sites such as Twitter,Facebook or Myspace,there are both positive and negative effects on the youth.Firstly,social media helps the youth and any other user updated with what is happening around the world, and helps the teenagers stay connected and interact with each other even if they are many miles apart.This strengthens their relationship.Even if they finished school and moved to different locations,they stay connected and update one another.In addition,social media sites have provided a platform whereby the youth can create groups and pages based on their common discipline and end up building connections and opportunities for their respective careers by updating various topics to discuss.Youth who have been interviewed say that social media has become their lifestyle and it makes their lives easier and more efficient.While on the one hand social network sites seem to bring people together and stay connected,on the other hand it causes many physical and mental health problems such as eyes infection,back problems,etc.Other negative effects of social networking various people suggested included encouraging poor spelling and grammar, exposing underage to online predators(捕食者),allowing spread of misinformation that is seen as fact, decreasing productivity as those who are supposed to e working spend time in the sites to chat,providing a perfect platform for cyberbullying and providing details that increase risks of identity theft.“The more social media we have,the more we think we’re connecting,yet we are really disconnecting from each other.”In conclusion,social networking clearly portrays both positive and negative effects on the youth.It is the decision of individuals whether to use it in a right way or wrong.46.According to the first paragraph,_______.A)both online and offline social media have developed quicklyB)social medial sites are always being attackedC)the effects of social medial were welcomed in the beginningD)the most crazy fans of social medial are the youth47.What is young people’s purpose in adopting the platform offered by social media sites?A.To improve their academic performance.B)To lay the foundation for their future careers.C)To practice their debate skills.D)To change their way of living.48.What does the author mainly imply about the disadvantages of social networking?A)Increasing the prevalence of oral errors.B)Putting minors in danger.C)Spreading falsehoods and rumors.D)Leaking users’personal information.49.The author’s attitude towards social media is______.A)objective B)positive C)negative D)impassive50.What’s the main topic of this passage?A)The introduction of online social media history.B)The research on online social media.C)The influence of online social media on the youth.D)The correct way to use online social media.Passage TwoQuestions51to55are based on the following passage.Cutting toxic levels of city air pollution to safer levels is simple,but not easy-it requires resolve.Yet,despite the key culprit(罪犯)in the UK being well known-diesel(柴油机的)vehicles-the government has been asleep at the wheel for years.Levels of nitrogen dioxide(二氧化氮)have been illegally high across much of the UK since2010.In2015 86%of major urban areas broke annual limits.Cutting this pollution means choking off diesel emissions and there is a wide range of effective measures available.Creating zones in city centres where polluting care are either banned or charged is important,while making cities safe for cycling cuts traffic too.Cleaner buses and taxis have an important role to play and change to the perverse taxes that encourage people to buy diesel over cleaner cars is needed.There is also some support for a revival of a scrappage scheme which saw dirty old bangers taken off the road.The environment and transport departments were well aware of all this and proposed many of these measures internally,only for the Treasury to reject most of them,arguing they“would be politically very difficult, especially given the impacts on motorists.”Motorists happen to be particularly badly exposed to air pollution,but the real political difficulty for the government is two humiliating legal defeats in two years where judges ruled its air pollution plans were so bad they were illegal.Ministers have now been forced to come up with a third plan,but clean air zones and car tax changes take time to clean up the air.Yet the UK government is also in the slow lane when it comes to emergency measures.When foul air descended on Paris in December,officials there swung into action.Public transport was made free and the number of cars allowed on roads was restricted,alternately barring those with odd and even licence plates.In the UK,during the same December smog,the government sent a few tweets.At the root of the problem are diesel cars,which successive governments across Europe have utterly failed to ensure meet legal emissions limits when driving in real-world conditions on the road.The gaming of regulatory tests by carmakers was blown open by the Volkswagen scandal.The scandal of governments prioritising supposed driver freedom over the lungs and health of their citizens is only now playing out.51.What does the author think of fixing air pollution in the first paragraph？A)It is a piece of cake.B)It needs political will.C)It is the main problem.D)It has a lone way to go.52.The aim of those in favor of a scrappage scheme is______.A)to reduce diesel emissions B)to encourage the use of old carsC)to retire low-end old vehicles D)to cut own on traffic accidents53.It can be inferred from the passage that the Treasury______.A)was quite clear about the current situation of air pollutionB)opposed almost every proposal about reducing air pollutionC)believed the anti-pollution measures to be unaffordableD)made such objections partly due to the effects on drivers54.Why do the UK ministers have to put forward a third air pollution plan?A)Because drivers are suffering the most from sir pollution.B)Because the first two plans were found illegal by the judges.C)Because long-term solutions are ignored by the government.D)Because emergency measures are falling behind.55.Which of the following measures did the French government take when smog suddenly arrived in December?A)Establishing clean air zones.C)Limiting vehicles based on license plate number.B)Reforming car taxes.D)Posting several announcements on Twitter.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)西汉时期，中国的船队就达到了印度和斯里兰卡（Sri Lanka）,用中国的丝绸换取了琉璃（colored glaze）、珍珠等物品。

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⼤学英语四级模拟试题及答案解析⼤学英语四级模拟试题及答案解析Part One Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.Example: You will hear: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 they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.1. A) She is not interested in the article.B) She has given the man much trouble.C) She would like to have a copy of the article.D) She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article.2. A) He saw the big tower he visited on TV~B) He has visited the TV tower twice.C) He has visited the TV tower once.D) He will visit the TV tower in June.3. A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time.C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.4. A) He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B) He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job.C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family,D) He wants to spend more time with his family.5. A) The man thought the essay was easy.B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.C) The woman thought the essay was easy.D) Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.6. A) In the park. B) Between two buildingsC) In his apartment. D) Under a huge tree.7. A) It's awfully dull. B) It's really exciting.C) it's very exhausting. D) It's quite challenging.8. A) movie. B) A lecture. C) A play. D) A speech.9. A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.B) They are having the coldest winter ever.C) The weather will soon get warmer.D) The weather may get even colder.10. A) The mystery story.B) The hiring of a shop assistant.C) The search for a reliable witness.D) An unsolved case of robbery.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They want to change the way English is taught.B) They learn English to find well-paid jobs.C) They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.D) They know clearly what they want to learn.12. A) Professionals. B) College students.C) Beginners D) Intermediate earners.13. A) Courses for doctors. B) Courses for businessmen.C) Courses for reporters. D) Courses for lawyers.14. A) Three groups of learners. B) The importance of business English.C) English for Specific Purposes. D) Features of English for different papacies. Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) To show off their wealth.B) To feel good.C) To regain their memory.D) To be different from others.16. A) To help solve their psychological problems.B) To play games with them.C) To send sham to the hospital.D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.17. A) They need care and affection.B) They are fond of round-the-world trips.C) They are mostly from broken families.D) They are likely to commit crimes.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) Because it was too heavy.B) Because it did not bend easily.C) Because it did not shoot far.D) Because its string was short.19. A) It went out of use 300 years agoB) h was invented alter the short how.C) It was discovered before fire and the wheel.D) It's still in use today.20. A) They are accurate and easy to pull.B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.C) They are usually used indoors.D) They took 100 years to develop.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Design of all the new tools and implements is based on careful experiments with electronic instruments. First, a human “guinea pig”is tested using a regular tool. Measurements are taken of the amount of work done, and the buildup of heat in the body. Twisted joints and stretched muscles can not perform as well, it has been found, as joints and muscles in their normal positions. The same person is then tested again, using a tool designed according to the suggestions made by Dr. Tichauer. All these tests have shown the great improvement of the new designs over the old.One of the electronic instruments used by Dr. Tichauer, the myograph （肌动记器）, makes visible through electrical signals the work done by human muscle.Another machine measures any dangerous features of tools, thus proving information upon which to base a new design. One conclusion of tests made with this machine is that a tripod stepladder is more stable and safer to use than one with four legs. This work has attracted the attention of efficiency experts and time-and-motion-study engineer, but its value goes far beyond that. Dr. Tichauer’s first thought is for the health of the tool user. With the repeated use of the same tool all day long on production lines and in other jobs, even light manual work can put a heavy stress on one small area of the body. In time, such stress can cause a disabling disease. Furthermore, muscle fatigue is a serious safety hazard.Efficiency is the by-product of comfort, Dr. Tichauer believes, and his new designs for traditional tools have proved his point.21. What are involved in the design of a new tool according to the passage?A) Electronic instruments and a regular tool.B) A human “guinea pig”and a regular tool.C) Electronic instruments and a human “guinea pig”.D) Electronic instruments, a human “guinea pig”and a regular tool.22. From the passage we know that joints and muscles perform best when __________________.A) they are twisted and stretchedB) they are in their normal positionsC) they are tested with a human “guinea pig”D) they are tested with electronic instruments23. A “myograph”(Para. 2, Line 1) is an electronic instrument that ________________.A) is able to design new toolsB) measures the amount of energy usedC) enable people to see the muscular movementsD) visualizes electrical signals24. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.A) a stepladder used to have four legs.B) it is dangerous to use toolsC) a tripod is safer in a tool designD) workers are safer on production lines25. Dr. Tichauer started his experiments initially to _________________.A) improve efficiencyB) increase productionC) reduce work loadD) improve comfortQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met.Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (诈骗) the most confidential （保密）records right under the noses of the company’s executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.26. It can be concluded from the passage that _______________.A) it is still impossible to detect computer crimes todayB) people commit computer crimes at the request of their companyC) computer criminals escape punishment because they can’t be detectedD) computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions27. It is implied in the third paragraph that _________________.A) most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luckB) the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problemC) most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimesD) many more computer crimes go undetected that are discovered28. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?A) A strict law against computer crimes must be enforcedB) Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes to protect their reputationC) Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputationD) Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information29. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?A) With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.B) They may walk away and easily find another job.C) They will be denied access to confidential recordsD) They must leave the country to go to jail.30. The passage is mainly about _________________.A) why computer criminals are often able to escape punishmentB) why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspectionsC) how computer criminals mange to get good recommendations from their former employersD) why computer crimes can’t be eliminatedQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and indecision makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the “battle of the sexes”.If the process goes too far and man’s role is regarded as less important –and that has happened in some cases – we are as badly off as before, only in reverse.It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of “Momism”– but we don’t want to exchange it for a “neo-Popism”. What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit – nor the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman’s place is in the home. We are beginning, however, to analyse man’s place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out itsown ways for solving its own problems.Excessive authoritarianism（命令主义）has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent （相关的，切题的）not only to a healthy democracy, but also to a healthy family.31. The ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is _________________.A) fundamental to a sound democracyB) not pertinent to healthy family lifeC) responsible for MomismD) what we have almost given up32. The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that ___________.A) the role of the father may become an inferior one’B) the role of the mother may become an inferior oneC) C) the children will grow up believing that life is a battle of sexesD) sharing leads to constant arguing33. The author states that bringing up children ________________.A) is mainly the mother’s jobB) belongs among the duties of the fatherC) is the job of schools and churchesD) involves a partnership of equals34. According to the author, the father’s role in the home is ____________________.A) minor because he is an ineffectual parentB) irrelevant to the healthy development of the childC) pertinent to the healthy development of the childD) identical to the role of the child’s mother35. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?A) A healthy, co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy society.B) Men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.C) Division of household responsibilities is workable only in theory.D) A woman’s place in the home – now as always.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed, “learning how to learn”activities recommended by advocates （倡导者）of “open”classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers.However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate”in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted（控诉）the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He said – andmore scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed –that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics（语⾳学）, is far superior.Systematic phonics first teachers children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.36. The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is _____________.A) only logical and natural B) the expected positionC) probably a mistake D) merely effective instruction37. The author indicts the look-say reading approach because _________________.A) it overlooks decoding B) Rudolf Flesch agrees with himC) he says it is boring D) many schools continue to use this method38. One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is _______________.A) look-say is simpler B) Phonics takes longer to learnC) look-say is easier to teach D) phonics gives readers access to far more words39. The phrase “touch-off”(Para 3, Line 1) most probably means _____________.A) talk about shortly B) start or causeC) compare with D) oppose40. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?A) Phonics approach regards whole-word method as unimportant.B) The whole-word approach emphasizes decoding.C) In phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.D) Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of mostcommon words can be learned.Part Three Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.41. Word had come from the manager ____________ a new transaction would be concluded.A) whoB) thatC) whichD) when42. There was a traffic jam, but she ____________ get to the destination in time.A) couldB) mightC) ought toD) was able to43. "Do you think ____________ I should attend the lecture?" she asked me.A) thatB) whetherC) ifD) when44. Their room was on the third floor, its window ____________ the sports ground.A) overlooksB) overlookingC) overlookedD) to overlook45. On no account ____________ to anyone who works in the company.A) my name must be mentionedB) my name must mentionC) must my name be mentionedD) must my name mention46. Jim knows little of mathematics, ____________ of chemistry.A) and still lessB) as well asC) no less thanD) and still more47. The man denied ____________ any thing at the supermarket when he was questioned by the police.A) to have stolenB) to stealC) having stolenD) having been stealing48. Did he tell you what ____________ if he had a chance?A) was he going to doB) he would doC) be had doneD) had to do49. The results were to ____________ yesterday, but we have heard nothing.A) revealB) have revealedC) be revealedD) have been revealed50. Calculations, which are astronomically exact, have been made ____________ with the use of computers.A) possibleB) it possibleC) possiblyD) to be possible51. To handle the delicate situation, you must ；be____________A) more than carefulB) more carefullyC) carefully enoughD) enough carefully52. The governess agreed to teach the temperamental child ____________ she was given complete authority.A) whetherB) forC) thatD) provided53. According to the periodic table, ____________ still some elements undiscovered.A) there seem to beB) it seems to beC) it seems thatD) here seem54. The farmer used wood to build a house ____________ to store grain.A) withB) in whichC) whichD) where55. A beam of light will not bend round the corners unless ____________ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.A) being doneB) madeC) to be madeD) having made56. ____________, the more severe the winters are.A) The more north you goB) The farther you go the northC) The more you go northD) The farther north you go57. Vicky has been sad recently, for her plan to go to college ____________ at the last moment.A) fell outB) fell behindC) fell throughD) fell off58. You had better ____________ teasing these newcomers, for that will hurt their feeling.A) leave outB) leave forC) leave offD) leave behind59. Don't lose heart! You should _____________ your courage and overcome the difficulty.A) hold upB) set upC) pull upD) pluck up60. He ____________ a sum of money every month to help the two orphans.A) sets asideB) sets upC) sets alongD) sets in61. His debts had to be _____________ after he committed suicide with his rifle.A) laid offB) written offC) turned offD) put off62. The gentleman ____________ a cherub with his letter.A) combinedB) includedC) keptD) enclosed63. At the meeting both sides exchanged their views on a wide ____________ of topics they were interested in.A) extentC) collectionD) range64. His ____________ has changed but he has kept the fine qualities of a scientific researcher.A) stateB) statusC) stationD) statue65. She can speak French and German, to ____________ nothing of English.A) sayB) speakC) talkD) tell66. If you play with electricity, you may get an electric ____________A) strikeB) beatC) shockD) knock67. It was a wonderful play with a ____________ of over fifty actors and actresses.A) listB) groupC) bunchD) herd68. A ____________change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.A) strictB) wideC) everD) radical69. Please give my best ____________ to your family.A) noticeB) attentionC) regardsD) cares70. They bought the land with a ____________ to build a new office block.A) purposeC) goalD) reasonPart IV Close (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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Methods of studying vary; what works__71__ for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment __72__ you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: __73__ else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won' t although college. Meantime, there are a few rules that__74__ for everybody. The hint is "don't get ___75___ ".The problem of studying, __76__ enough to start with, becomes almost__77__ when you are trying to do __78__ in one weekend.__79__ the fastest readers have trouble __80__ that. And if you are behind in written work that must be __81__, the teacher who accepts it __82__late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it__83__ . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no __84__. Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you 'spend on chemistry won' t __85__one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the __86__of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think, they should __87__all their time to it. __88__the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this __89__, begin with the shortest and easiest __90__. Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.71. A) good B) easily C) sufficiently D) well72. A) until B) after C) while D ) so73. A) somebody B) nobody C) everybody D) anybody74. A) follow B) go C) operate D) work75. A) behind B) after C) slow D) later。

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12月CET4模拟试卷及答案12月CET4模拟试卷及答案篇1professor kumar bhatt, founder and head of warwick manufacturing group(wmg), and rob meakin, a personnel director at marconi, have developed a partnership to train engineers and managers to becomee-literate. the new knowledge partnership will include a team of 40 marconi managers in what professor bhatt calls electronic engineering management or e2. a wide range of engineering and non-engineering companies has expressed interest in these exciting programs.professor bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing the business environment to a huge extent. many chief executives do not understand the power of the new technologies and, in some cases, are actually resisting change. he says that “as long as enough industry leaders realize its potential benefits, e-businesswill make possible a second productivity revolution in britain. this could take the economy close to eliminating the still substantial competitiveness gap with its main rivals. over the last five years in the us there has been a 30% improvement in manufacturing sector productivity because of information technology. in britain we can achieve more than that and successful e-business will be worth billions to the uk economy.”already britain makes more use of computer-aided design and manufacture (cad/cam) and management information technology systems than other european countries, and has a government that actively promotes e-business. but, observes professor bhatt, britain has never used technology as a growth driver. “the thing about electronic engineering management is that you can keep your legacy systems; you just need tolink those systems with an information engine. at the touch of a buttonit will allow project managers to see the status of a project, identify problems precisely and make virtually immediate decisions based on information that will be much more complete than in the past.”the e2 program is the result of an alliance by the warwick manufacturing group with america’s leading e-commerce studycenter,carnegie mellon. the latter will be responsible for training many of the marconi managers in america, where the group has half its business. in britain, professor bhatt has linked up with sun microsystems, oracle and parametric technology, to set up amulti-million pound e2 design and manufacturing center at theuniversity which will be used for training and research.professor bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing business tosuch an extent that wmg is likely to be renamed warwick electronicmanufacturing group. but, he warns “the move to globalize because ofe-commerce is racing ahead. although the net allows british industryto overtake their european peers, it also offers asian countries toleapfrog(相互超越) the west. for the first time it is not the privilegeof the western world because this technology is universal.”a) they do not understand a possible second productivity revolution in britain.d) they sometimes are against the change resulted from new technologies.23.according to the passage, what do you know about e-business in britain?d) e-business has great potential and will make changes in the　country.a) britain can be competitive to us in the area of information　technology.b) britain has already taken the advantages of running engineering　management.c) as with many other european countries, britain has made use of computer-aided systems.d) e-commerce has offered opportunities to european countries to　eliminate the competitiveness gap with all the rivals.a)britain is going to catch up with all other european countries in the field of electronic engineering managementc)the e-commerce has offered asian countries the chance to overtake britain and the rest of europeemotional maturity means knowing that another person cannot fill up　the hole in your heart. that is your responsibility. you need to　love and affirm yourself day-by-day, moment-by-moment. that is the　spiritual challenge of your life and everybody’s life. without your　love for yourself, nothing works. no amount of love from your　partner is enough. the search for love from other people is like the alcoholic’s search forhappiness in a bottle. the more he drinks,　the less satisfied he feels and the more he wants to drink.we are all addicted to falling in love. but after we’ve “fallen” a　few times and broken our emotional bones, we hopefully wise up a　bit. we know that the high of falling in love is not going to last.　we know that sooner or later we will have to get real with each　other. that is the difference between romance and partnership.　romance is an attempt tokeep the addiction going. it has a very　short half-life. partnership is the dance of two ordinary people　learning to live together day by day.it is a very challenging　school that we enroll in. it is sometimes a lot more work than play.　and it certainly requires a lot more psychological adjustment than　years of therapy! we don’t just graduate from this school in a year　or two. it takes many years, perhaps even a lifetime,for us to　master the curriculum.　your partners are imperfect human beings, just like you. they were　not the “wrong” partners any morethan you were. probably, they　reflected your own level of realism and emotional maturity. that’s　usually the way it works. so don’t wasteyour time thinking you　simply made some bad choices. the only bad choice you made was　forgetting who has the full time job loving you. i knowthat you　know who this is !we keep remembering that they are not perfect, nor we are. love isnot a game of perfection. it is a game of overwhelming imperfection.the amazing thing is that love survives all of our mistaken attempts　to control our partners and our relationships.d) love lies in the maturity of emotion which is essential to a　partnership or relationship27.which of the following statements is true according to the　passage?b) as long as we are emotionally mature, we can always enjoy the　high of falling in love.c) love doesn’t die even if we make wrong attempts to control our　partners.a) the more we try to control our partners and relationships, the　better we can enjoy loveb) the more frequently we fall in love, the more intelligent we’ll　bec) the more emotionally mature a couple are, the more harmonious they will live29.by saying “they were not the ‘wrong’ partners any more than you　were.”(para 3), the author means ___.b) in some partnership or relationship, he or she tries to control　the other.c) through psychological adjustment and therapy, one will feel　satisfied with love.d) partnership is a school from which it is not easy for us to　graduate.in a growing number of conflicts around the world, one or both sides　attempt to label the other as “terrorist” in an effort to win support for their own causes. yet as the so-called “terrorists group” often proclaim, a clear distinction between a terrorist　action and a non-terrorist military operation is frequently difficult to establish. most governments argue that terrorism is defined by violent methods to achieve political ends which are undertaken by organizations not recognized bythe world community as legitimate representatives of a nation; furthermore, random acts of violence, like attacks on school buses or shopping centers, are labeled as “terrorist”. political organization as the ira(irishrepublican army) and the plo (palestine liberation organization)　have been dubbed(称为) “terrorists”, by the governments of england and israel because of their tactics and their non-official statuses as representatives of accurately defined nations. in the case of the plo, however, its election to power under yasser arafat has now　confused its former recognition as terrorist. even the ira is　earning status as an authentic opposition voice to the continued　presence of british troops on irish soil.all this simply highlights the problems of separating what is a　legitimate political organization with “the right” to employ　violence to achieve political ends from so-called terrorist groups.　inseparable from this issue is historical precedence(地位先后) and the　degree of power and prestige an organization or nation has on the　world stage. for example, while most independent observes would　agree that the ira setting off a bomb in a london subway station　confirms its notoriety, they would be less certain that israel’s　recent bombing of a refugee camp is equally “terrorist”, despite the　fact that many more innocent people were killed and injured in the　latter incident than in the former. this raises the question, though　certainly not for the first time, whether legitimate, even　democratically elected, governments are also capable of terrorist　action. is there always a clear moral distinction between the　behavior of normally respected nations and that of “rogue”(流氓)　organizations? what does seem clear from these reflections is not　that terrorist actions are in any way justified, but that the use of　such labels is sometimes based on a political needrather than on　superior moral or ethical grounds.a) non-official status of a political organization involves　terrorist suspicion.it is curious how much one despises and condemns the vices which one　does not happen to possess. i am indeed not a severe man, nor would　i permit myself to become intolerant of those failings which i share　with others. but, having no particular temptation to be untruthful,　i find myself believing that when one comes to think of it, truth is　the major virtue and lying the most blameworthy of all the vices.i　should like, therefore, to get my mind a little clearer on the truth　question. i flatter myself, as i have said, that i am a truthful　man: a man who, when he tells a lie, is careful not to forget that　he has done so, andwho takes infinite precautions to prevent his　being found out. this, in the end, is the only test by which you can　distinguish the liar from the man of truth. the latter which is　bothered by untruthfulness, is worried and anxious. the real liar,　however, is merely amused: he doesn’t mind in the least even if he　is subsequently exposed: he regards the truthful man as somewhat of　a fool.but this surely is one of the many false statements with which the　real liar will try hard to idealize his failing. it may be inevitabe　and even just to tell lies, but it cannot seriously be argued that　such habits are intelligent. a lie is always an act of mental　cowardice, whereas intelligence is brave. and yet there was　bismarck, and yet there was napoleon-surely intelligent man, and　surely liars. the problem, therefore, is not so simple as it seems.　it was simple enough, in those old days, to define with approximate　accuracy when a given statement ceased to be the truth and became a　lie. the essential test was whether the maker of a false statement　knew that he was saying something false, and consciously wished his　audience to accept, and to remain under, this false impression. life　in civilized communities is a process of adjusting the personal to　the social, of conforming the individual impression to the joint　impressions of the common people. this process of adjustment leads　inevitably and rightly to a certain unconscious deception. absolute　truth, whether unconscious or even conscious, is thus impossible. it　is to relative truth only that we can hope to aspire.a) a person shows strong disapproval of the vices an individual　doesn’t havec) one may be tempted to untruthfulness when one comes to think of　itd) untruthfulness is a serious fault of character which he condemns　strongly38.the essential distinction between a truthful person and a liar　lies in the fact that ___.b) the latter takes great care to hinder his untruths from being　exposedc) the former is willing to confess his untruthfulness when he tells　a liec) argue that their habits of telling lies are intelligent rather　than foolishb) in modern society, nobody can escape the risk of making a false　statement, intentionally or unintentionallydirections:there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each　sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose the　one that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding　letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.41.a great deal of ___ for our success should go to michael lee,　head of our team.42.they question whether a fair way can be ___ to tell which　employees really perform better than their fellow employees.43.the report indicates that it is financially ___ to build a water　power station in the area.44.somehow she felt that she herself had to some extent been the cause of all the trouble,and suffered___.45.the gas company ___ a leak in the main line and evacuated all the tenants of the building.46.at the 27th olympic games she ___ two gold and one silver medals　in the track and field events.47.more than 790,000 youths were reported to have____the national　master’s entrance examination last year.48.as a general rule, people with a great deal of ___ often have　admiring friends and bitter enemies.49.after she gave birth to a child, she was ___ to go back to work　in order to make the ends meet.50.that football club tried to ___ the famous player with offers of　a tremendous sum of money.51.many animal can ___ with their surroundings because of their　protective coloring.52.the strange phenomenon has ___ and puzzled many scientists for　more a century.53.as we all know, the same gestures may have different ___ which　vary from one culture to another.54.with the advent of pc and home-information systems, we’ll one day　be able to ___ most business dealings from home.55.it was an awful accident. i wonder how you managed to ___ without　a scratch.56.this difficult problem we face in the project has to be tackled　before we can ___ to others.57.while most scientists agree that the greenhouse effect is coming,　there are not enough data yet to say with absolute ___ what its　consequences will be.58.it is a___that in such a rich and prosperous country there should　be so many poverty-stricken people.59.it’s a well-known fact that truth will in the end ___ over　falsehood, and right over wrong.60.we can’t choose whether we will pay income tax or not, for　payment of income tax is ___.61.it’s generally agreed that fluctuations in birth rate are ___ to　a number of economic factors.62.it’s always better to ___ a problem before it arises than to　search for a solution to it afterwards.63.it takes tremendous courage to ___ a belief that is not shared by　many others.64.as a good employer, he knows how to make full use of the ___ of　his employees’ talents and abilities.65.over the years jazz has changed and developed but it has　essentially ___ its fundamental characteristics.66.economics is a subject that ___ all people’s lives whether they　are conscious of it or not.67.when one gets a good ___ into a problem, he will usually find a　way to approach it or solve it.68.she cares much about other people’s opinions about her and is particularly ___ to personal criticisms.69.my secretary has typed out the first___of the report,but i must　revise it before i submit to the conference.70.they reported the loss in the financial fraud and gave all the　necessary ___ to the police.directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic economic development and moral decline. you　should write at least 150 words and you should base your compositiononthe outline (given in chinese) below:这是一篇议论文。

大学英语第四册模拟题及答案

1. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _____ charged on public transport were more reasonable. （1分）A.feesB.paymentsC.faresD.costs ★标准答案：B2. ______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption. （1分）A.BecauseB.ForC.SinceD.While ★标准答案：D3. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments. （1分）A.regulatingB.haltingC.interruptingbating ★标准答案：D4. The music ________ suddenly when she turned off the radio. （1分） A.had ceasedB.was ceasingC.ceasesD.ceased ★标准答案：D5. Her boss __________ her to finish the report by Friday. （1分） A.made B.forcedC.stressedD.pressured ★标准答案：D6. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash.A.should have diedB.must be dyingC.must have diedD.ought to die ★标准答案：C7. In the course of a day students do far more than just ____ classes. （1分） A.attendB.attendedC.to attendD.attending ★标准答案：A8. We see each other at regular _________ ---usually once a week. （1分） A.interpreterB.intervalsC.interviewsD.intension ★标准答案：B9. The first artificial intelligence conference in 1956 inspired researchers to undertake projects that ________ human behavior in areas of reasoning, language comprehension, and communications.A.emulatedB.evaluatedC.evacuatedD.effected ★标准答案：A10. They are _____________ to obtain the funds they need to carry out their ambitious plan. （1分）A.hard-earned B.easy-earned C.hard-pressed D.easy-pressed ★标准答案：C二. 阅读理解（共20题,共40分）1. Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive (认知学派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary (金钱的) rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements (刺激) indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.“If kids know they’re working for a reward and can fo cus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. “But it’s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.”A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challengingproblems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. （10分）(1) Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ________. （2分） A.the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards B.the amount of monetary rewards for student’creativity C.the study of relationship between actions and their consequences D.the effects of external rewards on students’performance ★标准答案：D(2) What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students? （2分）A.They have no doubts about them.B.They have doubts about them.C.They approve of them.D.They avoid talking about them. ★标准答案：B(3) Which of the following can best raise students’creativity according to Robert Eisenberger? （2分） A.Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before. B.Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness. C.Giving them rewards they really deserve. D.Giving them rewards they anticipate. ★标准答案：C(4) It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ________. （2分）A.rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of studentsB.punishment is more effective than rewardingC.failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standardsD.discouraging the students’ anticipation for easy rewards i s a matter of urgency ★标准答案：A(5) The phrase “token economies”(Line 1, Para. 5) probably refers to ________. （2分）A.ways to develop economyB.systems of rewarding studentsC.approaches to solving problemsD.methods of improving performance★标准答案：B2. Imagine a world 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps. The pay was low, it was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children.Medway’s annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweeps at their traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweeps could leave the soot（烟灰）behind and have some fun. The sweeps’holiday was traditionally held on 1 May each year. Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.Their fun continued with the Jack-in-the-Green ceremony, a seven-foot character that they used to waken at dawn on Blue Bell Hill, Chatham. The Jack-in-the-Green would walk with the chimney sweeps in their parade. When the Climbing Boys’ Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young boys to carry out the trade, the traditional procession gradually began to fade. The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s.The modern day Rochester Sweeps Festival is a colorful mix of music, dancing and entertainment with more than 60 Morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughout the three-day festival. The festival was revived in 1981 by local businessman Gordon Newton, a keen historian. He decided it was time to bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today — an excellent performance of traditional Britain.Gordon researched the Sweeps’tradition and organized a small parade, involving local Morris teams. In time, Medway Council took over organization of the festival but Gordon remainedactively involved. Today he is festival producer and plays melodeon（簧风琴）for several Morris teams. Doug Hudson is the festival’s music director, a role he has held for many years. Through Gordon’s vision and hard work, Doug’s musical ability and the council’s help, the Rochester Sweeps Festival has become the largest May Day celebration of its kind in the country. （10分）(1) According to the writer, chimney sweeps ____________. （2分） A.were highly respected B.were well rewarded C.led a hard life in the past D.worked in good conditions★标准答案：C(2) Medway’s Sweeps Festival ____________. （2分） A.has been organized by the Jack-in-the-Green B.dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900s C.is held to honor those chimney sweeps every other year D.has become a time for chimney sweeps to enjoy themselves★标准答案：D(3) The underlined word “revive”in the 4th paragraph most probably means ___________. （2分）A.realizeB.reviewC.recreateD.recognize★标准答案：C(4) It can be inferred from the passage that ____________. （2分） A.the festival has never been supported by the local government B.The festival is a good way to see British folk customs in action C.youngsters has been forbidden to be chimney sweeps since 1981 D.the modern festival lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring★标准答案：B(5) What is the passage mainly concerned about? （2分） A.Sweeps Festival historyB.Medway’s traditional holidaysC.Climbing Boys’Act 1868D.a procession in Rochester★标准答案：A3. Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in1954.What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on hour keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy (黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry andclean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change. （10分）(1) In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim he will drown because _________. （2分）A.he is afraid of waterB.he doesn’t want to live in the worldC.he hasn’t learned to swim beforeD.he believes he will drown★标准答案：D(2) The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to _________. （2分）A.reduce one’s typing speedB.satisfy the operatorC.save more spaceD.increase one’s typing speed★标准答案：A(3) The author’s experiment shows that __________. （2分） A.snakes in India aren’t poisonous B.snakes can be caught easily C.snakes are slimy and poisonousD.snakes are dry and clean★标准答案：D(4) According to the passage, we know that ________. （2分） A.students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life B.an animal who has not learned to swim will drown if you put it in a pond. C.Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes. D.most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your ke yboard ★标准答案：C(5) The main idea of this passage should be that _______. （2分） A.beliefs make us seem stupid B.beliefs are very powerful C.changing your beliefs now if necessary D.people should always believe in themselves★标准答案：B4. A breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EEC’s research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC’s scientific laboratories at Ispra, near Milan.The senior West German scientist in charge of the Community’s solar energy programme, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the Community’s energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present< sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EEC’s needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community’s future energy needs.At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EEC’s official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies. （10分）(1) The phrase “be brought forward”(Line 2, Para. 1) most probably means ________. （2分）A.be expectedB.be completedC.be advancedD.be introduced★标准答案：C(2) Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on ________.A.sufficient fundingB.further experimentsC.advanced technologyD.well-equipped laboratories ★标准答案：A(3) According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________. （2分）A.more than 3 ~, 6 of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000B.only 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000C.less than 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000D.3% of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000 ★标准答案：C(4) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （2分） A.The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year. B.At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.C.The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.D.The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million. ★标准答案：A(5) The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ________. （2分）A.would lead to a big increase in research fundingB.would make it unnecessary to import oilC.would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EECD.would providea much greater proportion of the Community’s future energy needs ★标准答案：D三. 完型填空（共10题,共15分）1. {Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely___1___the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for____2____90% of all personal business. Most Americans are able to___3___cars. The average price of regularly made car was, 50 in 1950, 470 in 1960 and up to750 in 1975. during this period American car manufacturer set about ____4___their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the___5____family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller___6____of a family’s total earnings today. In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s income to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car ___7____8.3 of a family’s annual earnings, by 1975 it only took of 4.75 months’ income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years. The___8__of automobile extends throughout the economy____9___the car is so important to American. Americans spend more money ___10___ keeping their cars running than on any other item.（15分）(1) None （1.5分） A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed(2) None （1.5分） A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow(3) None （1.5分） A.buy B.sell C.race D.see(4) None （1.5分） A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving(5) None （1.5分） A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest(6) None （1.5分） A.part B.half C.number D.quality(7) None （1.5分） ed B.spent C.cost D.needed(8) None （1.5分） A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect(9) None （1.5分） A.then B.as C.so D.which(10) None （1.5分） A.to B.in C.of D.for四. 汉译英（共5题,共10分）1. （在涉及到他不知如何处理的事情时）(When it comes to things he did not know how to deal with )，he often asked his brother to do them. （2分）2.( Nothing is more irritating than)（最让人恼火的莫过于）to have someone speaking for you when you are quite able to speak for yourself. （2分）3. （尽管我不同意你所说的话）(While I do not agree with what you say)I understand your reasons for saying it. （2分）4. As is known to all, (a balanced diet and exercise keep one fit and healthy.)(平衡膳食和锻炼能够使人们保持身体健康). （2分）5. He like to attend to everything himself __________(而不是让别人来帮他). （2分）★标准答案：instead of getting somebody else to help him1. Gratitude is the art of receiving gracefully, of showing appreciation for every kindness, great and small. Most of us do not fail to show our pleasure when we receive hospitality, gifts and obvious benefits, but even here we can perfect our manner of showing gratitude by making it as personal and sincere as possible. （10分）★标准答案：感激是对每一个无论大小的善行优雅的接受并表示欣赏的艺术。

大学英语四级模拟试题及答案

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大学英语四级模拟试题及答案篇1Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.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 correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Some radio singals were heard in 1967.They were coming from a point in the sky where there was unknown star.They were coming very regularly,too:about once a second,if they were controlled by clock.?The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else.They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.The signals were coming from a very small body—no bigger,perhaps than the earth.Was that why no light could be seen from it?Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star??There was no end to the questions,but the scientists kept the news secret.“Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there.”they thought,“who are trying to send messages to other planets,or to us?So the news was notgiven to the newspaper.Instead,the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them...Well,all that happened in 1967 and 1968.Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange,regular,radio signals.And they have told the story,of course.The signals do not come from a planet;they come from a new kind of star called a “pulsar””.About a hundred other pulsars have now been found,and most of themare very like the first one.?Pulsars are strong radio stars.They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present.A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons.Their light—if they give much light—is too small for us to see.But we can be sure of this,no intelligent beings are living on them.21. The radio signals discussed in this passage____.A.were regularB.were controlled by a clockC.were heard in 1967 onlyD.were secret messages22. The radio singals were sent by____.A.a satelliteB.a planetC.a sky body which was unknown at that timeD.intelligent beings who were unknown at that time23. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because____.A.the singals stood for secret messagesB.people would ask them too many questionsC.they did not want to frighten peopleD.they stood for unimportant messages24. A pulsar is____.A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenB. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenC. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenD. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen 25. Which of the following is true?A.One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.B.Pulsar began to send radio singals in 1967.C.Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.D.Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Over vast areas of every continent,the rainfall and vegetation necessary for life are disappearing.Already more than 40 percent of the earth's land is desert ordesert?like.About 628 million people—one out of seven—live in these dry regions.In the past,they have managed to survive,but with difficulty.[ZZ(Z]Now largely through problems caused by modern life,their existence is threatened by the slow,steady spread of the earth's deserts.Scientists still do not understand all the complex problems of the desert,but there have been many ideas for saving the land.Sandi Arabia has planted 10 milliontrees to help keep the sand from taking over fertile areas.The Israelis are again using some of the water collection systems left by the ancient people in theNegev desert.They plan to water their orchards with the extra water.Some Sahel farmers still raise cattle on their poor farm land,but before the cattle are sold,they are taken to greener lands in the south to get fat.26. What is the article mainly concerned?A.The problem of spreading desert.B.The rainfall and vegetation in desert areas.C.The water collection systems.D.The difference between modern life and ancient life.27. “one out of seven” refers to____.A.more than a third of the lands' earthB.the percentage of the earth's land that is desert-likeC.the number of people who live in dry regionsD.a day of a week28. In paragraph 2,“they are taken to the greener lands in the south.”Theyrefers to____.A.the Sahel farm landB.the farmersC.the cattlesD.the trees29. How many ideas for saving the land are described?A.Five.B.Two.C.Four.D.Three.30. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?A.The earth's desert are slowly spreading.B.One out of 10 people lives in dry regions.C.Their life in the desert is threatened now by traditional problems.D.New water wells can solve the problem in Africa's desert.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all help people communicate witheach other. Because of these devices, ideas and news ofevents spread quickly allover the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of anelection in another country. An international football match comes into the homesof everyone with a television set.News of a disaster such as an earthquake or aflood can bring help from distant countries within hours, help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people,the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago,communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.This time difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.They would not have died if news had come in time.In the past,communication took much time than it does now.?There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.31. News spreads fast because of____.A.modern transportationB.new technologyC.the change of the worldD.a peace agreement32. According to this passage,____is very important to people in a disaster area.A.fast communicationB.modern technologytest newsD.new ideas33. Which of the following statements is true?A.The world now seems smaller because of faster communication.B.The world is actually smaller today.C.The world is changing its size.D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War of 181234. Two hundred years ago,news between the continents was carried____.A.by telephone and telegraphB.by landC.by airD.by sea35. The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed____.A.by both sidesB.in timeC.in AmericaD.in EnglandQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one.An estimated 90 percent of all illnesses may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge.We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.[ZZ)]The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern ourhealth.If we so desire,we can smoke,drink excessively, refuse to wear seatbelts,eat whatever foods we want,and live a completely sedentary life-style without any excuse.The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society,although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned.Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty.As one example,a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.?A multitude of factors,both inherited and environmental,influence the development of health?related behaviors,and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual.However,the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choices.There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices.In discussing the moral of personal choice,Fries and Crapo drew a comparison.They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide.[ZZ)]Thus,for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life,personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.36. The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because____.A.personal health choices help cure most illnessesB.it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeC.it is essential to personal freedom in American societyD.wrong decisions could head to poor health37. To “live a completely sedentary life?style”(Para. 1) in the passage means____.”A.to live an inactive lifeB.to live a decent lifeC.to live a life with complete freedomD.to live a life of vice38. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because____.A.current medical knowledge is still insufficientB.there are many factors influencing our decisionsC.few people are willing to trade the quality of life for longevityD.people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friends39. To knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is compared by Fries and Crapo to____.A.improving the quality of one's lifeB.limiting one's personal health choiceC.deliberately ending one's lifeD.breaking the rules of social behavior40. According to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on____.A.personal decisionsws of societyC.statistical evidenceD.opinions of friendsPart Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. ____he thought of it,the stars seemed always large andclear before the dawn of Christmas Day.A.As forB.Now thatC.BecauseD.As soon as42. A thought____him like a silver dagger.A.beatB.hitC.struckD.pondered43. I'll____this afternoon.A.get the radio fixedB.get the radio to be fixedC.get the radio being fixedD.get the radio fixing44. Who is____personnel at present?A.in the charge ofB.under charge ofC.under the charge ofD.in charge of45. Tell him to turn down the TV.It's____my nerves.A.get overB.get inC.get crazy withD.get on46. The family decided to raise two cows and five sheep____the chickens,ducks and rabbits.A.exceptB.besidesC.besideD.except for47. I woke up,____that he had gone.A.only findingB.only having foundC.only to findD.only to have found48. The project____by the time you come to China again.A.will be completedB.will have been completedC.is to be completedD.is going to be completed49. In the course of the work,we____lots of difficulties.A.met withB.sawC.got intoD.came across50. ____his accent,he must be from the south.A.Judged byB.Being judged fromC.Judging fromD.Being judged by51. The boy____his father.A.was accused of having killedB.was accused to have killedC.was accused of killingD.was accused to kill52. Missing the train means____for an hour.A.waitingB.to waitC.to be waitingD.have to wait53. Something extraordinary happened in that hospital.A man,who was declaredclinically dead,suddenly____.A.returned to lifeB.restored to lifeC.came to lifeD.survived54. They are glad to see the children____in the day?care center.A.well taken careB.being well taken care ofC.well looked afterD.being well looked after55. She is a woman of rare gifts.Her performance last night was indeed very____.A.impressedB.impressiveC.impressingD.impression56. The road being built was scheduled to____traffic on May Day.A.be close toB.be closed toC.be open toD.be opened to57. It was more than fifteen years ago____I entered the laboratory of Professor Agassiz.A.whenB.thatC.in whichD.since58. ____than it began raining.A.Hardly had he reached homeB.Hardly did he reach homeC.No sooner did he reach homeD.No sooner had he reached home59. The man's life____if he had been sent to a better hospital.A.might have been savedB.may have been savedC.was to be savedD.should be saved60. Everybody looked____the direction of the explosion.A.toB.fromC.inD.into61. This is a____young writer.He has published quite a few good stories inrecent years.A.promisedB.looking forwardC.promisingD.clever62. The doctor insists that the patient____.A.must be operatedB.should be operatedC.be operated onD.needs operating on63. It sounds as if the telephone____.A.were ringingB.was ringing.C.has being ringingD.is ringing64. The family looked on helplessly as their house____.A.burning downB.was burned downC.was burning downD.burned down65. What is the____language in India?A.officeB.officialC.officiallyD.officer66. He____twenty times,striking a match each time to look at his old watch.A.had wakedB.was awakeC.must have wakedD.was waken67. There he bought____chocolate for his daughter,and thenhe had____beers in the bar not far from the school.A.a bar of...a couple ofB.a piece of...a bottle ofC.a dozen of...a couple ofD.a cubic of...a tin of68. With his big fleshy nose he____his grandpa.A.looks likeB.takes afterC.looks afterD.resembles69. The ____majority were in support of this bill so it was passed withoutmuch difficulty.A.overflowingB.overtakingC.overloadingD.overwhelming70. The actress____the terms of her contract and was sued by the producer.A.isolatedB.signedC.implementedD.violatedPart Ⅳ Translation from English into Chinese (15 minutes)Directions:In this part,there are five items which you should translate into Chinese,each item consisting of one or two sentences.These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part Three of the Test Paper.You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation.You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.71.(Passage 1 Para.1)They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.72. (Passage 2 Para.1)Now largely through problems caused by modern life,their existence is threatened by the slow,steady spread of the earth's deserts.73. (Passage 3 Para.1)Because of modern technology like thesatellite that travel around the world,information travels fast.74. (Passage 4 Para.1)We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.75. (Passage 4 Para.1)They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to abehavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide.Par t Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)Directions:〖YY)〗〖WTBZ〗For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition with the title ON Friendship.Your composition should be no less than 120 words.Remember to write your composition neatly.You should also base your composition on the outline below.1.The need for friends2.True friendship3.My principle in making friends参考答案1、短文大意1967年人类收到了一些太空信号。

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大学英语四级考试模拟试题(四)Part I Writing (30minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "TOEFL Internet-Based Test". You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 托福考试改为网考；2. 网考的利与弊。

Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage. N(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage. NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage."The climate problem can by and large be solved if the eight to ten largest countries in the world can agree on effective climate measures," says Professor Jon Hovi.One of the themes at a recent climate conference arranged by the Norwegian research program RENERGI was how we can achieve an effective international climate agreement. Professor of political science Jon Hovi at the University of Oslo and CICERO has studied this topic for years. He argues that although the international community faces many obstacles in dealing with the climate problem, solutions are possible.Continue the Kyoto Process?Hovi doubts whether an agreement that would basically extend the Kyoto Protocol for another commitment period is the way to go to achieve more effective climate cooperation."The Kyoto Protocol has been described as a cautious first step, one that will make it possible for others to join in later. But key countries like the United States have little interest in joining an international climate agreement based on the Kyoto Protocol," says Hovi.One suggestion for increasing the interest for other countries to join the climate cooperation is to link the climate issue to other areas of international cooperation, such as technology, trade, or development assistance. But Hovi does not believe that such issue linkage will be reliable. For example, it is not in the best interests of the Kyoto countries to undermine the World Trade Organization (WTO) by introducing trade restrictions against countries that do not participate in Kyoto —such as the United States. Moreover, the WTO’s nondiscrimination principles make it difficult tointroduce trade restrictions against the United States and Australia but not against developing countries, which also do not have binding emissions targets."Besides, history shows that this kind of pressure rarely works on a superpower such as the United States," says Hovi.Another obstacle is that developing countries protect their own economic development. They will not accept binding emissions targets until the United States also reduces its own greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the United States is unwilling to endanger the competitiveness of its own business and industry, and thus does not wish to participate in an international agreement that does not also include the developing countries."To overcome this particular obstacle, we should focus on climate measures that do not threaten economic development," advises Hovi.The United States is also doubtful about the UN system, and Hovi believes that an alternative international climate agreement should not necessarily be put together within the UN framework, as the Kyoto Protocol is.Point of Departure in American Climate Policy?Hovi believes that in the long run, a way to reengage the United States might be to base a future climate agreement on federal U.S. climate policy."The United States is often more willing to cooperate when it already has a national policy in place. For example, 'Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer’ in many ways represented an international extension of a regulatory framework that already existed in the United States. Thus U.S. business and industry acted as a pusher in the effort to build an international agreement."But the problem with this policy is that there currently is no similar U.S. climate policy at the federal level. Whatever policy exists is fragmented and formative at best. The Kyoto targets are costly to meet. Kyoto thus depends on effective enforcement. The enforcement mechanism that was introduced through the Marrakesh Accords is primarily based on a system whereby countries that do not meet their targets during the first commitment period are sanctioned by having to reduce even more during the second period. The problem is that there is nothing to stop a nonobedient country from putting off this additional emissions reduction —perhaps indefinitely.In addition, innocent third parties suffer when the sanctions are carried out. As a potential buyer of emissions permits and a major exporter of fossil fuels, Norway will be particularly hard hit, because carrying out the punishment will cause the price of fossil fuel to go down and the price of emissions permits to go up. Finally, whereas the compliance system will punish a country that is a member and reduces emissions, but fails to reach its emissions target, it provides no basis for punishing a country that declines to be a member and does nothing to reduce its emissions. Thus, the compliance system is arguably unfair.Hovi thinks that internationally it is politically difficult to achieve an effective enforcement mechanism. For this reason, it may be a good idea to focus on an agreement that does not need enforcement.An Agreement that Everyone Wants to Be Part of?Many of the proposed alternatives to the Kyoto Protocol resemble Kyoto in that they require enforcement. For example, this is true for regional climate agreements, an agreement based on emissions intensity targets, and an agreement based on harmonized carbon taxes. One type of agreement that does not depend on enforcement is an agreement where the parties commit to using emissions- reducing technology.Supplemented with agreements on technology development and transfer, an agreement on the use of emissions-reducing technology can set consistent technology standards in a way that makes it in the best interest of all countries to participate. Assuming that network externalities exist —that is, the costs or benefits depend on whether or not other countries also choose the same technology —then each country will want to use the same technology as the other countries.In short, the more countries that use a certain technology, the more attractive it will be for others to switch to this technology. An agreement can enable many, or even all, countries to switch to more climate-friendly technology simultaneously.1. The US Government recently held a climate conference with a theme of how an effective international climate agreement could be achieved.2. The United States has great interest in joining an international climate agreement based on the Kyoto Protocol.3. Developing countries won’t accept binding emissions targets until the United States reduces its greenhouse gas emissions.4. The United States is doubtful about the UN system.5. It is believed that developing countries will benefit most from the Kyoto Protocol.6. The Kyoto Protocol depends on effective enforcement because of the high costs to meet its targets.7. Internationally, it is politically difficult to achieve an effective enforcement mechanism.8. The United States _______________ when it already has a national policy in place.9. Many of the proposed alternatives to the Kyoto Protocol resemble Kyoto _____________.10. The more countries that _________________, the more attractive it will be for others to switch to this technology.Part III Listening Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(35minutes)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.11. A) At 9:15.B) At 8:45.C) At 9:00.D) At 8:15.12. A) A new dress.B) A new department store.C) A new car.D) A new house.13. A) In a doctor’s office.B) In a shoe shop.C) In an office.D) In a hotel.14. A) It’s not as good as it used to be.B) It’s better than it used to be.C) It’s very bad now.D) It’s even worse than what people say.15. A) He will find a part-time job.B) He won’t find a part-time job.C) He has a lot of pocket money.D) He doesn’t want to make money.16. A) In the hospital.B) In the theatre.C) On the bus.D) On the taxi.17. A) He didn’t know there would be he avy snow.B) He didn’t know there would be so many cats and dogs in the street.C) He didn’t think it would rain so heavily.D) He knew there would be a lot of cats and dogs in the street.18. A) She didn’t want to move.B) She didn’t mind moving.C) She didn’t reply directly.D) She didn’t understand what the man said.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) A villa.B) An apartment.C) A hotel.D) A local family.20. A) About 14 days.B) About 5 days.C) About 4 days.D) About 3 days.21. A) In July.B) In June.C) In May.D) In April.22. A) Think over the price.B) Think about the place.C) Discuss with her friends.D) Ask for another travel agency.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Send him the information on after-sales service.B) Send him the booklet about the newest computers.C) Send him a list of software products.D) Send him the computers.24. A) 2:30. B) 3:30.C) 4:30. D) 5:30.25. A) 560-1287. B) 560-1288.C) 560-1278. D) 560-2188.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 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).Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Americans. B) Europeans.C) Asians. D) Africans.27. A) Bars. B) Nightclubs.C) Some restaurants. D) Buses.28. A) Get lawful permission.B) Show proof of age.C) Pretend to be old enough.D) None of the above.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) Close to coral reefs.B) Near the surface.C) In the deep waters.D) In the Dead Sea.30. A) The white great shark.B) The whale shark.C) The dog shark.D) The spiny shark.31. A) 20 feet.B) 26 feet.C) 18 feet.D) 15 feet.32. A) Use their eyes.B) Move in groups.C) Fight against sharks.D) Fly through the water.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) By educating its citizens.B) By careful design.C) By developing TV programs.D) By chance.34. A) Probably in 1951.B) Probably in 1961.C) Probably in 1971.D) Probably in 1981.35. A) Many Third World countries haven’t paid enough attention to birth control.B) The increase in the birth rate will promote consumption.C) The desire for consumption helps reduce the birth rate.D) Soap operas played a less useful role than family planning in birth control. 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 just 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.In a foreign country, you’re a foreigner. (36)_________ to their ways.(37)__________ is everything. Enjoy the differences. That is why you travel. Don’t(38)_________ if something in your plan goes wrong. There’s always a way to get problems solved. Keep your sense of (39)_________.You can usually find some-one to help you or you can help yourself, (40)_________ when you don’t get too upset. Experience each place for what it is. These cities and towns aren’t just here for(41)_______; you’ll see factories and areas that aren’t always attractive. Don’t(42)_______ a place for not living up to your fantasies. Don’t expect Europe to look like your country, and get (43)_________ when you find the things there are strangeto you. (44)____________________________.You should know that dinner will be served later, that not everyone will respect a queue, and that service may be slower. You should be prepared to "go with the flow". Remember that when we travel abroad, everyone of us is an ambassador for our own country.(45)_______________________. Therefore, you should not show them the "ugly & rude"Chinese. (46) __________________________.Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25minutes)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 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Over 1,000 people 47 struck by lightning every year in the United States, and over 100 of them die as a result of the strike. Lightning is a very dangerous force that can even 48 you indoors if you’re in contact with the telephone or plumbing.49 lightning strikes the phone line outside your house, the strike will 50 to every phone on the line —and potentially to you if you are holding the phone. So, if you are indoors during a lightning storm, 51 off the phone. If you must call someone, use a cordless or cell phone —that way, you’re not in contact with any wires that52 out-doors. Stay away from plumbing pipes like your bathtub or shower as well. Lightning has the 53 to strike a house and pass an electrical charge to the metal pipes 54 for plumbing. If you’re touching those pipes or anything 55 to those pipes, that electrical charge has a path to you. This 56 is not as great as it used to be, because PVC (聚氯乙烯) is often used for indoor plumbing these days. If you are not sure what your pipes are made of, wait it out.A) run I) usedB) operate J) reachC) stay K) workedD) connected L) howE) get M) IfF) threaten N) abilityG) way O) travelH) threatSection BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices markedA),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice. Passage One Questions 57 to61 are based on the following passage.Some people describe American society as a salad bowl, while others see it as a melting pot. In a sense both are correct, depend ing upon one’s point of view. This ethnic multiplicity is a result of the history of immigration. Until the Immigration Law of 1924, the country was a "melting pot" of nations.In a bowl of freshly tossed salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. Yet they never lose their shape, form or identity. Together, however, the ingredients have a unity. They may be covered with the same dressing, but the green vegetables, tomatoes, lettuce and eggs can all be seen for what they are.From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups blend together, yet maintain their cultural uniqueness. They may work together during the day at similar jobs and in identical companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic communities where the flavor of their individual culture dominates their way of life. This is perhaps why there is so much diversity within America. Each ethnic group has its own special interests, language, food, customs and traditions to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to by sociologists as cultural pluralism.The other concept which is also used to describe American society is that of the melting pot. In this usage, society is like a pot of stew or a cauldron(大锅)of porridge(粥). All of the ingredients mix and blend together, losing their identity, and yield a bit of what they were to become a new reality. A pot of stew is very different from a bowl of salad. Within the stew, the meat and vegetables in the cooking process give to each other a bit of their own flavor. The longer the stew is allowed to simmer, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve.In this sense America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together forming one nation. In such a culture there are dozens of shared symbols which serve to develop all of the various ethnic groups to create a larger unified culture. The flag, the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance all serve to break down the walls which isolate ethnic groups.The melting pot evokes another image: that of the colonial quilt which is made out of fragments of different material but fashioned into one blanket. Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can best be described as a mixture of both; that is to say, a nation where there is unity in diversity.57. What has brought about the ethnic multiplicity in America?A) The salad bowl.B) The melting pot.C) Its history of immigration.D) The immigration law of 1924.58. The idea of "salad bowl" is best expressed in the concept of __________.A) cultural combinationB) cultural pluralismC) ethnic identityD) ethnic homogeneity(同种,同质)59. Which of the following is NOT a shared symbol of American society?A) The National Anthem.B) The American flag.C) The Pledge of Allegiance.D) Local neighborhoods.60. The concept of "melting pot" may evoke other images, such as _______.A) a knitted blanketB) an American quiltC) a colonial handicraftD) the American flag61. We can know from the passage that _________.A) in a society like a salad bowl, people from different cultures will lose their original identitiesB) in a society described as a melting pot, people from different cultures will not keep their original identitiesC) cultural diversity in America can be explained by the "melting pot" theoryD) in America, people from different cultures finally share one common unified culturePassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.In most American high schools, the graduating students are referred to as seniors. This is the time to learn the social skills which will guide them through life and the social graces needed for participation in their adult life to follow.In this final year, therefore, the acquisition of the school ring is looked upon as one of the most important occasions of the year. The school ring somehow is a tangible(有形的,实际的)symbol which binds the student to the school and the memories of the four years spent there.The school ring for many students is very significant because it creates a sense of social binding among the class and is a remembrance of the imp ortance of one’s high school education. This ring is usually inscribed(刻)with the name of the student and engraved with the name of the school and the year of graduation. A semiprecious birthstone is placed in the center of the ring and there is established a feeling that with the ring there is a sense of belonging, a connection with the school and all the memories joined to that association.Besides receiving their rings, all of the seniors also look forward to their special privileges. These privileges are freedoms given to them by the administration, and are not granted to the students in the lower grades. These privileges are exceptions to the regular school rules and set the seniors apart from the rest of the student body. These privileges may vary from school to school, depending upon the principal’s generosity and liberal disposition and the trustworthiness of the students.For some seniors the privilege may be to leave the school at lunchtime to eat withother classmates somewhere in the neighborhood. If a school is located in a rural area such a privilege may be to park one’s car on the school grounds. For others it may be the right to leave the school after their last class of instruction for the day or to be in school only to attend their assigned classes. Some schools may even permit seniors a smoking privilege or the use of a student lounge where they can spend their unscheduled time between classes.These privileges are often integrated into the notion of responsibility. They come with restrictions and, if a privilege is abused, it may very well be revoked by the principal. In this sense a senior privilege is a challenge for the student to act in a mature and responsible way. The purpose of these privileges is to prepare the students for the adult world, in which they will have to make responsible decisions on their own.62. What is a tangible symbol of the bond between a student and his school?A) Graduation.B) The school ring.C) Social interaction.D) The four years spent in school.63. What is usually inscribed on the school ring?A) The school’s motto.B) The student’s name and address.C) A semiprecious birthstone.D) The student’s name.64. Who else at the school shares the seniors’ privileges?A) The freshmen.B) The sophomores.C) The juniors.D) No one other than the seniors.65. Which of the following may NOT be a senior’s privilege?A) To leave school at lunchtime.B) To leave school after the last class of the school day.C) To smoke in certain designated areas.D) To skip classes freely.66. What is the purpose of these privileges?A) To prepare students for the adult world.B) To make responsible decisions.C) To challenge the student to obey.D) To act independently.Part V Cloze (15minutes)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.Are there other forms of life in the universe? The scientific search for alien (外星的) life forms has been 67 by two recent discoveries. First, the discovery of life forms in 68 environments on the earth indicates that life is very 69 and can adapt to the strangest and most hostile environments. Second, astronomers found 50 planets orbiting stars 70 our sun. Are there alien life forms on any of these planets?71 alien life does exist, what might it be like? Would it be 72 forms of life such as bacteria, or more advanced, multi-cellular creatures? Would aliens be animals, plants or have characteristics of 73 ? Would they have arms and legs and walk upright 74 we do? Would they depend 75 vision as their primary sense or use another method to 76 information about their surroundings? Would they "breathe" oxygen or some other gas? Most of us 77 alien life the way it’s portrayed in movies, 78 aliens are commonly depicted as human-like forms 79 they use actors either to play the roles directly in make-up or to be models for computer-generated animation. Also, audiences relate to human-like aliens 80 than to more exotic, monster-like creatures. 81 , the human body plan —bilateral symmetry with one head, two legs and two arms —stems from when early amphibians and reptiles colonized the earth’s land masses, and it seems un-likely that 82 a shape would evolve in an alien world. So, let’s forget movies for the moment and 83 closely at the real science of astrobiology. Astrobiology is the scientific study of life in the universe. Astrobiologists 84 to understand (among other things) how life arose and evolved on the earth, what governs the way life is organized and what 85 a planet habitable. Astrobiology 86 the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, geology and astronomy. Often, astrobiologists must use the information learned about life on the earth as a guide for studying life elsewhere.67. A) kept B) advancedC) discouraged D) encouraged68. A) foreign B) harshC) different D) dirty69. A) strong B) weakC) easy D) common70. A) around B) besideC) besides D) from71. A) If B) SoC) Since D) Because72. A) little B) complexC) simple D) sophisticated73. A) both B) eitherC) all D) none74. A) through B) forC) although D) as75. A) in B) atC) upon D) of76. A) gather B) senseC) make D) spread77. A) consider B) pictureC) perform D) get78. A) what B) whichC) where D) that79. A) because B) thoughC) therefore D) how80. A) lower B) betterC) higher D) worse81. A) Whenever B) HoweverC) Further D) Meanwhile82. A) so B) notC) many D) such83. A) watch B) checkC) look D) see84. A) strive B) noticeC) note D) pretend85. A) leaves B) makesC) believes D) holds86. A) bonds B) confinesC) combines D) combatsPart VI Translation (5minutes)Directions:Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.87. The population of this town is ________________(过去人口的两倍).88. Perhaps this is the only way ________________(为不断增长的人口提供住宿).89. One day, a pupil came ___________(跑来找老师).90. It was difficult for him to _________________(像他过去那样料理它).91. Tom __________________(写信给比利说) that he hoped he would soon be well.大学英语四级考试模拟试题参考答案、听力原文及解析Part IWriting One possible version:TOEFL Internet-Based TestWith the number of people seeking to study abroad increasing, more and more people are taking the TOEFL in China. This year, all exam takers begin to take the TOEFL online.The change makes it quick and convenient for people to take the test. It also ensures that all people take the test fairly. This method allows more people to take the test at the same time. In addition, people can prove their language proficiency better than on the former TOEFL.However, this change will also bring some problems. If there is a power failure during the test or a connection problem, the test has to be postponed. For example, at the beginning of this year, a server failed when many people were waiting to take the TOEFL.This change is progress for the TOEFL. However, there are still many things that need to be improved.Part IIReading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1. N。

大学英语英语四级(含答案) (4)

大学英语四级试卷（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）1. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _____ reach.A. atB. nearC. withinD. beyond2. The old man invested all his money _______ a chicken farm and got rich.A. onB. intoC. inD. at3. He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain, and now he was _______ his wit's end.A. atB. inC. outD. on4. The fishermen gathered abalone ______ a depth of seven feet.A. withB. withoutC. atD. within5. All living organisms constantly absorb carbon 14 _______ this existence.A. outB. aboutC. aroundD. throughout6. Light comes in _______ the window.A. byB. throughC. out ofD. in7. The young worker expressed the indignation _______ being dismissed without any reason.A. forB. atC. toD. of8. Science has brought _______ many changes in our life.A. outB. intoC. aboutD. forward9. ______ onetime, Manchester, New Hampshire, was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.A. OnB. AtC. ByD. To10. If something is out _______ the question, it is impossible.A. ofB. toC. withD. in11. _______ snobbish people ______ you described are to be found everywhere.A. Such…likeB. So…likeC. Such…asD. So…as12. The doctors must have spared no pains to treat the patient _______ he has recovered from his serious injury.A. butB. beforeC. forD. till13. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improvingthe ability to predict these events _____ to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.A. and thusB. soC. howeverD. because14. ______ the large amount of time devoted to listening every day, most collegestudents do not listen effectively.A. MoreoverB. NeverthelessC. DespiteD. Furthermore15. The Smithsonian Institution preserves more than sixty-five million items of scientific, historical, or artistic interest, ______ winning the popular title "attic of the nation."A. howeverB. thusC. andD. moreover16. The second-hand car Patrick bought was almost new; _____, it was in excellent condition.A. neverthelessB. howeverC. butD. besides17. Larry helped me finish my work _______ was very kind of him.A. and thatB. so thatC. and thisD. which18. He called the police for help, ____ that the problem was more than he could deal with.A. having been realizedB. to realizeC. realizedD. realizing19. --- How much is the desk?---it__ninety-nine pounds.( )A. costsB. Pays toC. spendsD. Takes is20. I am afraid I won't be able to keep in touch__him.( )A. To goB. For ifC. withD. By too二、完型填空（共计20分）Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is (1) I became an animal collector in the first (2). The answer is that I have always been interested inanimals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any (3) was not the conventional “mamma”or “daddy”, (4) the word “zoo”, which I would (5) over and over again with a shrill (6) until someone, in groups to (7) me up, would take me to the zoo. When I (8) a little older, welived in Greece and I had a great(9) of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my sparetime(10) the countryside in search of fresh specimens to (11) to my collection of pets. (12) on I went fora year to the City Zoo, as a student (13) , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears,bison and ostriches, (14) were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (15) had enough money of myown to be able to (16) my first trip and I have been going (17) ever since then. Though a collector's jobis not an easy one and is full of (18), it is certainly a job which will appeal (19) all those who loveanimals and (20) .1.A.how B.where C. when D. whether2.A.region B.field C. place D. case3.A.clarity B.emotion C. sentiment D. affection4.A.except B.but C. except for D. but for5.A.recite B.recognize C. read D. repeat6.A.volume B.noise C. voice D. pitch7.A.close B.shut C. stop D. comfort8.A.grew B.was growing C. grow D. grown9.A.many B.amount C. number D. supply10.A.living B.cultivating C. reclaiming D. exploring11.A.increase B.include C. add D. enrichter B.further C. then D. subsequently13.A.attendant B.keeper C. member D. aide14.A.who B.they C. of which D. which15.A.luckily B.gladly C. nearly D. successfully16.A.pay B.provide C. allow D. finance17.A.normally B.regularly C. usually D. often18.A.expectations B.sorrows C. excitement D. disappointments19.A.for B.with C. to D. from20.A.excursion B.travel C. journey D. Trip三、阅读理解：(共25分)George Washington did not wish to commute far from Mount Vernon c.a tidal river nearby made for easy ocean access d.Virginia wanted to get rid of some land PETS3 Text 1 After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (Although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion the counting sheep will put you to sleep!1. A good title for this is ____.A. SleepC. DreamsB. Good HealthD. Work and Rest2. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means ____.A. sickC. asleepB. stand upD. a little sleepy3. This suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you_____.A. dream more often C. nervousB. have poor health D. breathe quickly4. During REM, ____.A. your eyes move quickly C. you are restlessB. you dreamD. both A and B5. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ______ .A. approximately six hoursB. around ten hoursC. about eight hoursD. not stated here四、书面表达：草一份学校通知，用一段话说明以下要点：参观日期：5月25日，星期天时间：早上8点钟出发。

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大学英语四级模拟题四Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’)Directions: 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneAir pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow” from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem.Air pollution can kill babies, older people, and those who have respiratory（呼吸的）diseases. As found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases.Air pollution can cause both airplane and car accidents because it cuts down visibility （能见度）. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we don’t know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells. These changes might cause babies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals are apt（易于的）to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers.Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It corrodes（腐蚀）our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is great. It would be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the government, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control.1. Air pollution may lead to airplane accidents because .A. it may cause pilots to be illB. engines may fail from the air-borne dirtC. visibility is reducedD. it brings a lot of black snow2. Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and .A. intelligence levelsB. birth problemsC. man’s behaviorD. the nervous system3. Scientists have not yet determined .A. all of the effects of pollution on the human bodyB. how pollution can be controlled successfullyC. when the atmosphere first became pollutedD. how some snow becomes black4. The author suggests that before air pollution becomes more serious, .A. factories will be forced to stop operatingB. buildings should be protectedC. the earth will begin to grow colderD. more money should be spent to solve the problem5. We can conclude that .A. civilization may be ruined if pollution is not controlledB. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in AmericaC. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problemD. we should learn all the answers before we begin to control pollutionPassage TwoStiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear “sensible shoes”with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month’s conference. The motion states: “Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely in appropriate for the day-to-day working environment. Feet bear the burden of daily life, and for many workers prolonged standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders. Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints. Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.”Nadline Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticized the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. “I’m 5ft 3in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,”she said. “If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist tactics by discussing women’s stilettos to divert tension away from Labor chaos.”Michelle Dewberry, a former winner of The Apprentice, said the motion was patronizing（自认为高人一等的）. “This is absolutely ridiculous and I think these union officials should bespending their time dealing with more important issues”, she said. “I’m at work in five-inch heels and perfectly able to do my job. Heels are sexy, they boost your confidence and they are empowering to women. I can’t imagine these officials debating a motion about how tightly men should wear their ties. Wearing heels is a personal choice.”6. Which of the following best explains what stiletto heels are?A. Very high heels that women wear.B. Shoes with an inch heel limitC. High heels most appropriate for catwalks.D. Shoes most suitable for retail sectorworker7. Why do the Trade Union leaders propose to ban stiletto heels from the workplace?A. Because they don’t want to have the workplace look like Hollywood.B. Because they think the stiletto heels give women excuse to ask for a sick leave.C. Because the shoes are believed to be harmful to people’s health.D. Because they hold the idea that women themselves should decide what to wear.8. Why did Nadline Dorries criticize the motion?A. Because she feels the extra height helps people to find her.B. Because she feels the extra height improves her vision.C. Because she feels the extra height adds to her personal charm.D. Because she feels the extra height makes her more confident.9. What is Michelle Dewberry’s opinion on the motion?A. The union leaders should mind their own business.B. Women are perfectly able to decide what to wear.C. Union officials shouldn’t have debates on any motions.D. Women will never be hurt wearing the stiletto heels.10. What can you infer from the passage?A. Union leaders care about women employees very much.B. Women think differently from male union leaders.C. There is going to be a heated debate over this motion.D. Height means power and confidence at workplaces.Part Two Listening Comprehension (35’)Section A (1’×15 = 15’) Directions: 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 choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.11. A. Invite four people to dinner.B. Book a corner table for six.C. Give a birthday party in the restaurant.D. Book a table for four people at 6:00.12. A. Teacher and student. B. Patient and doctor.C. Customer and waiter.D. Husband and wife.13. A. Walking. B. Sightseeing.C. Driving.D. Shopping.14.A. The man lives in New York.B. The man enjoys his trip.C. The man is going to phone the woman.D. Someone is waiting for him.15. A. She will decide later.B. She doesn’t care for either.C. She doesn’t want to go out.D. She wants the man to decide.16. A. Frank’s car was accidentally lost.B. Frank was killed in a car accident.C. Frank fell out of a car.D. Frank survived a car accident.17. A. At 8:30. B. At 9:00.C. At 9:10.D. At 10:00.18. A. Coming back for a later show.B. Waiting in a queue.C. Coming back in five minutes.D. Not going to the movie today.Conversation OneQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A. 80 pounds a month.B. 100 pounds a month.C. Ranging from 80 to 100 pounds a month.D. 180 pounds a month.20.A. 2 bedrooms with the kitchen and dining room separated or combined.B. 2 bedrooms with kitchen and dining room separated.C. 2 bedrooms with kitchen and dining room combined.D. 2 bedrooms without the kitchen and dining room.21. A. 0.5 mile.B. 1 mile.C. 1.5 miles.D. 2 miles.22. A. Look for more houses that might meet their needs.B. Go to the ideal house and have a look.C. Talk with their parents about the rental fees.D. Sign the contract terms.Conversation TwoQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A. Their different plans for summer vacation.B. A vacation without the sea.C. The silver beams of the moon reflected on the ocean.D. A group of tourists going to the mountain every summer.24. A. To go swimming every day.B. To stay in the mountains as usual.C. To go to the seaside.D. To enjoy the silver beams of the moon.25. A. He likes swimming.B. He will still go to the mountains this summer.C. He doesn’t want to go to the seaside.D. He will go to a seaside city alone.Section B (1’×10 = 10’)Directions:In this section, you are going to hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26 A. Lack of confidence.B. Lack of intelligence.C. Carelessness.D. Absent-mindedness.27 A. To accompany his children on a train ride.B. To have a holiday with his children on the beach.C. To take his children to visit a friend of his in a seaside town.D. To stay at home and take care of his children.28 A. He could not find his children at the station.B. He could not find the piece of paper his wife gave him.C. He forgot the phone number of his home.D. The train had already gone.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29 A. She told Peter to buy her an inexpensive gift.B. She told Peter not to buy her a gift.C. She told Peter to buy her an expensive gift.D. She told Peter not to buy any gift but write her a letter.30 A. The history and grammar of languages.B. Everyday use of language.C. Homes, work, coffee shops, elevators, and supermarkets.D. The relationship between people.31 A. The differences between the way men and women travel to different places.B. The differences in the way people treat others’ conversation.C. The differences between the way men and women communicate.D. The differences in the way people from different geographic areas behave.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32 A. He listens to music and makes music himself.B. He listens to music from early in the morning till late at night, at home and at school.C. He goes to discos, parties and concerts frequently.D. He listens to music while he is having breakfast and doing homework.33 A. It makes young people neglect their studies.B. It causes clashes between parents and their teenage children.C. It is often too loud.D. It is often linked to young people taking drugs.34 A. Steve would take drugs.B. Steve’s hearing would be damaged someday.C. Steve would sooner or later get mixed up with some evil guys.D. Steve would become self-centered.35 A. Music has become a very important part of life for children and adults.B. Whether music is good or not to people depends on how it is used.C. Teenagers nowadays spend less time on their studies than listening to music.D. Music has more negative effects than positive effects on teenagers.Section C (10’)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just 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. （请写在答题纸上）Advertising is a way of bringing (36) to the public for the purpose of selling a product, a service, an idea, or an (37) . The information is transmitted by meansof (38) ___________ word or over the air. It may be presented as a simple (39) ____________ of fact, or as more often, it may be offered in colorful or even (40) language. All advertising is intended to stimulate people to do some (41) __________ things, such as buy a product, order a service, join an organization, or (42) ___________ a meeting and so on. Each advertisement is paid for by a person, a group, an organization, or a (43) ___________ enterprise seeking to advance his or her goals.In a modern society, everyone uses advertising in one way or another. A person may obtain a job by answering a classified ad, or sometimes called a small ad. It is placed in a newspaper by those wishing to sell or buy something, lease or rent something, offer or get employment, etc.(44) _____________________ whose advertisements express ideas that attract him. In choosing food products and other items of daily living, he is usually guided or influenced by advertising. (45) ___________________________.Advertising has certainly played an important part in making modern goods and services available to the general public, it hastened consumer’s acceptance of such new products as cars, telephones, electric refrigerators, and frozen foods. (46) ___________________________________.Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (0.5’×20 = 10’)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.47. Isn’t this straw hat beautiful? My wife ________ it on her business trip to China last year.A. runs intoB. came upon withC. came uponD. comes across48. The spokesman was merely given a _____ version of the document, so he didn’t know much aboutthe details.A. condenseB. condensedC. condensingD. condensable49. To be granted a substantial yearly bonus（奖金）is considered ________ to getting a raisein pay.A. comparisonB. comparativeC. comparablyD. comparable50. The boss ________ him that she had no plan to let him go.A. insuredB. ensuredC. assuredD. sured51. Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to________ young athletes if they show greatpromise.A. smashB. sponsorC. steerD. spur52. _________ fired, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.A. Would you beB. Should you beC. Could you beD. Might you be53. Anyone without patience and _________ is unlikely to make a good researcher.A. persistenceB. consistC. consistenceD. persist 54. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________ report within a few hundred words butwith all the important details included.A. briskB. preciseC. elaborateD. concise55. He returned to his hometown so that he could ________ his passion for football.A. indulgeB. breakC. limitD. obsess56. From all the indications, it is safe to ________ that the prices of cars will go down by largemargins.A. consumeB. assureC. resumeD. assume57. He tried to explain the complicated theory to me, but I got even more _______ by the technicalterms in his explanation.A. encouragedB. confusedC. importedD. convinced58. As the clouds drifted away, an even higher peak became_______ to the climbers.A. evidentB. apparentC. visibleD. obvious59. She wants to drop out of college and become a singer, but her parents _______ very much onher intention.A. frownB. emphasizeC. disapproveD. focus60. A peculiarly pointed chin is her most memorable facial _______.A. markB. featureC. appearanceD. trace61. I have bought so many new books this year that it’s really difficult for me to keep _______of them.A. accountB. recountC. constantD. count62. The theories of relativity have made _______ changes in our views of the universe.A. fundamentalB. ambitiousC. linguisticD. respective63. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is _______ in her appearance but rude in herspeech.A. excessiveB. elaborateC. elegantD. exaggerated64. The failure of the movie hastened her decision to _______ from the glamorous screen and spendmore time with her family.A. retreatB. resignC. rejectD. replace65. Our _______ talks promise a good future for our cooperation.A. exteriorB. initialC. interiorD. invisible66. There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the _______ fromfall to winter.A. transmissionB. transformationC. transitionD. transfer Part Four Banked Cloze (1’×10 = 10’)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. （请在答题纸上写单词的代号）Ivory Soap is an American institution, about widely recognized as the Washington Monument and far more well respected than Congress. It had already (67) ____________ this noble status when Theodore Roosevelt was still a rough-riding cowboy in North Dakota. Introduced in 1879 as an (68) ____________ white soap intended to rival the quality of (69) ____________ soaps, it was mass marketed by means of one of the first nationwide advertising (70) ____________. People were told that Ivory was “so pure that it floats,”and the notion took (71) ____________. As a result, at least half a dozen generations of Americans have gotten themselves clean with Ivory.So many hands, faces, and baby bottoms have been washed with Ivory that their numbers (72) ____________ the imagination. Not even Proctor & Gamble knows how many billions of (73)____________ of Ivory have been sold. The company keeps a precise count, (74) ____________, of the billions of dollars it earns. (75) ____________ sales of Ivory Soap, Ivory Snow, Crest toothpaste, Folger’s coffee, and the hundreds of other products now marketed under the Proctor & Gamble umbrella (76) ____________ thirty billion dollars.Part Five Translation （写在答题纸上）( 2’×5 = 10’)Directions: Complete sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.77. If you do have financial difficulties, __________ (你可以申请学生贷款).78. His mother insisted that __________ (他每月的零花钱不能超过100元).79. His first debate on TV __________ (给听众留下了深刻的印象).80. It’s one thing to understand the principle, __________ (要付诸实践又是另外一回事).81. We bought a car last month, __________ (是用我的名字登记的).Part Six Writing ( 15’ ×1=15’)Directions:For this part, you are required to write a short essay on the topic Graduates’Cost in Job-hunting. You should write at least 120 words (no more than 150 words) based on the topic sentence for each paragraph:1.大学生的求职花费逐年增高2.分析原因3.我的观点（注：作文写在答题纸上）大学英语四级模拟题四答案Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’)1-5 C B A D A 6-10 A C D B CPart Two Listening Comprehension (1’×25+0.5×8+2×3 = 35’)11-15 D C C B D 16-20 D C A C A 21-25 A B A C A 26-30 D B B B B 31-35 C D D B B36. information 37. event 38. printed 39. statement40. emotional 41. specific 42. attend 43. business44. A person may decide to join an organization.45. Advertisements may also influence his choice of a vacation spot, hotel, etc.46.It seeks to make each product represent a new and better way of life.Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (0.5’×20 = 10’) 47-51 C B D C B 52-56 B A D A D 57-61 B C A B D 62-66 A C A B CPart Four Banked Cloze (1’×10 = 10’)67-71 A I G L O 72-76 D K C M JPart Five Translation ( 2’×5 = 10’)77.you can apply for a student loan.78.his pocket money (should) not exceed 100 yuan per month.79. made / left a deep impression on his audience.80. it’s another thing to put it into practice.81. which was registered under my name / and it was registered under my name.Part Six Writing ( 15’×1=15’) Open.。