模拟考试答案及听力原文

四级考前模考试卷（一）参考答案
Part I Writing 文略 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. B)
2. D)
3. A)
4. B)
5. C)
6. D)
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8. abilities 9. give it regular workouts
10. more active
Part II Listening Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Section A
11. B) 12. A) 13. C) 14. D) 15. A) 16. A) 17. B) 18. D)
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
19. A) 20. B) 21. C) 22. A)
Conversation Two
23. B) 24. C) 25. C)
Section B
Passage One
26. B) 27. A) 28. D) 29. A)
Passage Two
30. B) 31. C) 32. D)
Passage Three
33. D) 34. B) 35. A)
Section C
36. common 37. understanding 38. value 39. traditionally
40. additional 41. Modern 42. purpose 43. similar
44. Usually each group was studying the same thing, so the word
“college” came to mean one area of study
45. They were seen as different from subjects that were considered more useful in everyday life
46. The first American universities divided their studies into many areas
and called each one a college
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A
47. F) 48. N) 49. M) 50. A) 51. D) 52. O) 53. K) 54. B) 55. J)
56. C)
Section B
Passage One
57. D) 58. C) 59. A) 60. B) 61. C)
Passage Two
62. D) 63. C) 64. B) 65. A) 66. B)
Part V Cloze
67. D) 68. A) 69. B) 70. C) 71. C) 72. A) 73. B) 74. D) 75. B)
76. A)
77. C) 78. D) 79. D) 80. A) 81. B) 82. C) 83. B) 84. A) 85. D)
86. C)
Part VI Translation
87. shouldn’t have driven so fast
88. were denied admission/access
89. completely lost to the outside world
90. have free access to the swimming pool
91. The destruction was so serious
录音原文
Section A
11. W: I’m sick of being a salaried employee. Why don’t we pool our
savings and start our own business?
M: Great idea! If we pool our knowledge and talent, we’ll succeed in any venture.
Q: What might the two speakers do?
12. W: I firmly believe those who kill time will only end up with time
killing them.
M: Well said. If one loafs around without being serious in doing things, nothing great will come to them.
Q: What point are the speakers making?
13. W: The clerk said that we had to wait until after lunch to pick up
the papers.
M: But what are we going to do to kill time before then?
Q: What does the man mean?
14. M: How do you balance work and study at the same time?
W: My classes are at night and I work during the day.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15. W: Do you believe that Jack came out of the accident alive?
M: It’s surprising. The car crashed into the wall and was completely damaged.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
16. W: How do you find your new English teacher?
M: Very nice. What I like best about her is that she never takes offense.
She answers all our questions very patiently, no matter how many times they’ve been asked.
Q: What does the man like best about his new English teacher?
17. M: Excuse me. I’m looking for this book.It’s in the list of titles
but I couldn’t find it on the shelf.
W: Let me see. Oh, it’s been checked out. It’s due on June 26. If you want us to reserve it for you, please fill out this card.
Q: Why can’t the man find the book he wants?
l8. W: Why do the Japanese have such a long life expectancy?
M: I don’t understand. So many of them smoke, and they have a stressful work environment. It must be their healthy diet. Hey! Let’s go out for sushi!
Q: What does the man suppose contributes to the Japanese long life expectancy?
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: John, have you chosen a physical education class yet for this semester? M: No. Why?
W: You’ve got to take rock-climbing. We just had the first class and it looks like it’s go ing to be great.
M: You think I should take rock-climbing? You’ve got to be kidding.
Besides, how can they teach rock-climbing when it’s completely flat around here?
W: That’s not important. You can’t just start climbing without any training. You have to get in shape, learn how to use the ropes, the belts, the buckles —there’s a lot of preparation first.
M: You don’t think it’s just a little bit dangerous?
W: Not if you know how to use the safety equipment, which is, by the way,
pretty hi-tech. The ropes are made of elastic fabrics that stretch a little; the shoes have special plastic. You have to learn how to use all these before you do any real climbing.
M: Well, what’s the appeal? We’ll spend the whole semester studying something we don’t actually get to do?
W: We will take a climbing trip during spring break. But that’s not the point. Climbing is not the only goal. In preparing to climb you learn patience, mental discipline and you gain fantastic physical strength, especially in your hands. For the first few weeks we’re going to concentrate entirely on hand and upper body exercise.
M: All that in one sport? Maybe you are right. Since it’s not too late to join the class, maybe I will.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What can we learn from the conversation?
20. Why does the woman say it’s not dangerous to do rock-climbing?
21. What is one of the reasons why the woman is interested in rock-climbing?
22. What will the man probably do after the conversation?
Conversation Two
M: Cindy, what is happiness in your mind?
W: Why ask? It’s a difficult question. Different people may have different understanding of happiness.
M: You said it. But that is the assignment from my psychology professor. W: Well, in my mind, happiness is supposed to be just a state of mind, not so closely related to material life.
M: OK. A state of mind. Anything else?
W: People ought to value what they already have got. They shouldn’t always feel sorry for what they can’t have.
M: Yes, I agree. But many people often get used to what they have and don’t
cherish them any more.
W: You are right. Maybe people can’t be very happy by only staying at one place or staying still at one condition. I mean, if people get what they dream about, or they do better than they expected, they feel happy.
And...
M: Hold it a second. I need to write what you have said down. Get what they dream about…, better than expected. All right. That’s very helpful. Now, let’s talk about what kind of specific things or condition that can make people feel happy. Take you for example. W: Well, I said that I didn’t mind material things a lot. But if I get some gifts very carefully chosen or made by my beloved relatives or friends, even though they may not be expensive, I would still be very happy.
M: So do I. Do you feel this kind of happiness last long?
W: Of course, whenever I take out the things and look at them, I know there are people who care about me and love me. My heart will be full of happiness.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is Cindy’s opinion on happiness?
24. According to the man, why cannot some people feel much happiness?
25. What kind of gifts will make Cindy feel happy?
Section B
Passage One
Science can’t explain the power of pet s, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen
of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people — half of them pet owners — while they performed 5 minutes of mental calculation or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn’t lose any more weig ht than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall — mostly with their dogs — and found it worth doing.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What does the passage mainly discuss?
27. When does a person with heart disease have a better chance of getting
well?
28. According to Allen, why did people do better with pets around when
doing stressful tasks?
29. What does researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital mention in
the passage?
Passage Two
The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camillo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators. In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe computer designed and made in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it beca me one of the world’s leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group —one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and services, and two for telecommunications. Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. What do we learn from the passage?
31. What was probably the reason for Olivetti’s falling behind in
electronic technology?
32. What do we know about today’s Olivetti fro m the passage?
Passage Three
I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves; most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.
With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.
Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction. As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter — the volume of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What can we learn about the speaker as a child?
34. What effect does reading fiction have on the speaker?
35. Which can be the best title for this passage?
Section C
Today we talk about the difference between a college and a university. Colleges and universities have a lot in (36) common. They prepare young adults for work. They provide a greater (37) understanding of the world and its past. And they help students learn to (38) value the arts and sciences.
Students who attend either a college or a university (39) traditionally take four years to complete a program of study. But one difference is that many colleges do not offer (40) additional study programs or support research projects.
Universities often are much larger than colleges. Universities carry out a lot of research. They offer more programs in different areas of study, for undergraduate and graduate students. (41) Modern universities developed from those of the Middle Ages in Europe. The word “university” came from the Latin “universitas”. This described a group of people organized for a common (42) purpose.
“College” cam e from a Latin word with a (43) similar meaning, “collegium”. In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live. (44) Usually each group was studying the same thing, so the word “college” came to mean one area of study.
Today, most American colleges offer an area of study called liberal arts. The liberal arts are subjects first developed and taught in ancient Greece. They trained a person’s mind. (45) They were seen as different from subjects that were considered more useful in everyday life.
Another meaning of “college” is a part of a university. (46) The first American universities divided their studies into many areas and called each one a college. This is still true.。