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四级预测试卷（第⼀套）试题及答案解析四级预测试卷（第⼀套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of parents’ trying to meet all thedemands from their children and then explain the harm by doing so. You should write atleast 120 words but no more than 180 words._____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation andthe 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. Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A) It’s tedious. C) It’s justifiable.B) It’s absurd. D) It’s understandable.2. A) Jazz. C) Classical music.B) Rock and roll. D) Country music.3. A) She was afraid of the professor.B) She lost her key and couldn’t enter her house.C) She didn’t make full preparations for her lessons.D) She was blamed by the professor for her carelessness.4. A) She is a little tired. C) She wants to listen to the music.B) She is going to study in the library. D) She is going to make a reservation.5. A) Not to wait for him. C) To get her report back.B) To clean up her room. D) Not to fetch the raincoat.6. A) Two. B) Four. C) Eight. D) Twelve.7. A) He is a rather tedious person. C) He doesn’t have a healthy diet.B) He has just left the hospital. D) He is a better cook than the woman.8. A) The train is late. C) The train is crowded.B) The train is empty. D) The train is on time.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Get a traveler’s check. C) Ask the man for financial advice.B) Draw a large amount of money. D) Open some bank accounts.10. A) Daily expenses. C) Holidays and travel expenses.B) Big expenses. D) Education fee.11. A) Her ID card and passport. C) Her social security number.B) Her personal references. D) Her cover letter.12. A) A salesman. C) A bank clerk.B) A real estate agent. D) A consultant.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) A recording artist. C) A student.B) A French teacher. D) A teaching assistant.14. A) It needs more French lesson tapes.B) It needs to have its controls repaired.C) It is different from all the other laboratories.D) It can be operated rather easily.15. A) Change her class schedule. C) Organise tapes on the shelves.B) Fill out a job application form. D) Work on the French lessons.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 mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) She had run a long way. C) She had done a lot of work.B) She felt hot in the subway. D) She had donated blood the night before.17. A) By lifting her to the platform. C) By pulling her along the ground.B) By helping her rise to her feet. D) By dragging her away from the edge.18. A) When the train was leaving.B) After she was back on the platform.C) After the police and fire officials came.D) When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.19. A) They would miss their train. C) She was sure Lisa was hard to lift.B) He didn’t see the train coming.D) She was afraid the train would kill him.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) In Suva. C) On the island of Vatoa.B) In Sydney. D) On the island of Viti Levu.21. A) Its comfortable hotels. C) Its exciting football matches.B) Its good weather all year round. D) Its religious beliefs.22. A) They invented “Fiji time” for visitors.B) They stick to a traditional way of life.C) They like to travel from place to place.D) They love taking adventures abroad.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Staying on the farm. C) Moving to the countryside.B) Leaving home for the city. D) Running away from the school.24. A) He is very old now. C) He lives in the city now.B) He is in good health. D) He prefers driving a car.25. A) Describe his life in the countryside. C) Show an interest in the outside world.B) Persuade people to live in the city. D) Express his opinions about way of life.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 arerequired to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is readfor the third time, you should check what you have written.Thirty years ago, anyone blaming loneliness for physical illness would have been laughed at. But as scientistsstudied different populations, loneliness kept emerging as a risk factor. In one study, California researchers 26. ________ 4, 700 residents of Alameda County for ten years, starting in 1965. At first, the participants reported their key sources of companionship and estimated the time they 27. ________ each other. During the study, the people who reported the least social 28. ________ died at nearly three times the rate of those reporting the most. The source of companionship didn’t matter, but time spent with others was 29. ________. Since then, researchers have studied men, women, soldiers, and students from countries all over the world. And the same pattern keeps 30. ________. Women who say they feel isolated go on to die of cancer at several times the 31. ________ rate. College students who report “strained and cold” relationships with their parents suffer 32. ________ rates of hypertension (⾼⾎压) and heart disease decades later. Heart-attack survivors who happen to live by themselves die at twice the rate of those who live with others. For those of us who are still healthy, the lesson should be obvious. It’s clear that 33. ________ others can help our bodies thrive. It’s equally clear that we’re growing more isolated. In 1900, only 5% of US households 34. ________ one person living alone. The 35. ________ reached 13% in 1960, and it stands at 25% today.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefullybefore making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You maynot use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Managers need to find ways to give their employees a lift to improve their morale(⼠⽓). That’s where team-building exercises and other spiritual encouragement can come into 36 . The theory is that a trust-building game, a wilderness adventure, a cooking class or even full-contact chocolate bingo (宾果游戏) — yes, it exists —will help 37 teamwork, bring cheer and thus encourage everyone to work harder and better together.Yes, promoting teamwork is 38 . Getting everyone together for a shared activity can improve team spirit. But, too often, formal team-building programs 39 only minor, short-lived improvements in encouragement or performance.Still, employers do need to support teamwork, 40 in bad climate. The 41 news is that what works is often fairly simple and inexpensive. The key to improving morale, several experts said, is understanding what 42 to your workers.Curbing executive perks(津贴) and salaries can also go a long way toward building morale, according to Professor Kets de Vries. It is 43 unlikely that workers of car factories got much of a lift watching their industry’s top executives take private jets to Washington in November to ask for financial aid. “If you get paid 500 times what the 44 worker is paid, that is ridiculous,”Professor Kets de Vries said. “Don’t be 45 . Great organizations are team-based.”Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the informationis derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Shirley Temple: A walk on the bright sideA) There had to be a dark side to Shir ley Temple’s life. Biographers and interviewers scrabbled around to find it. Theadorable dancing, singing, curly-haired moppet (⼩⼥孩), the world’s top-earning star from 1935 to 1938, surely shed tears once the cameras were off. Her little feet surely ached. Perhaps, like the heroine of “Curly Top”, she was marched upstairs to bed afterwards by some thin-lipped harridan (恶妇), and the lights turned resolutely off.B) Not a bit of it. She loved it all, both then and years later, when the cuteness had gone but the dimples (酒窝)remained. Hadn’t her mother pushed her into it? No, just encouraged her, and wrapped her round with affection, including fixing her 56 ringlets every night and gently making her repeat her next day’s lines until sleep crept up on her. Hadn’t she been punished cruelly while making her “Baby Burlesks”, when she was three? Well, she had been sent several times to the punishment box, which was dark and had only a block of ice to sit on. But that taught her discipline so that, by the age of four, she would “always hit the mark”— and, by the age of six, be able to match the great Bill “Bojangles” Robinson tap-for-tap down the grand staircase in “The Little Colonel”. C) To some it seemed a stolen childhood, with eight feature films to her name in 1934, her breakthrough year, alone.Not to her, when Twentieth-Century Fox (born out of struggling Fox Studios that year on her glittering name alone) built her a little bungalow (平房) on the lot, with a rabbit pen and a swing in a tree. She had a bodyguard and a secretary, who by 1934 had to answer 4,000 fan-letters a week. But whenever she wanted to be a tomboy, she was. In the presidential garden at Hyde Park she hit Eleanor Roosevelt on the bottom with her catapult (弹⼸), for which her father spanked her.D) The studios were full of friends: Orson Welles, with whom she played croquet, Gary Cooper, who did colouringwith her, and the kind camera crews. She loved the strong hands that passed her round like a mascot (吉祥物), and the soft laps on which she was p lumped down (J. Edgar Hoover’s being the softest). The miniature (微型) costumes thrilled her, especially her sailor outfit in “Captain January”, in which she could sashay (神⽓活现地⾛) and jump even better; as did her miniature Oscar in 1935, the only one ever awarded to somebody so young.Grouchy Graham Greene mocked her as “a complete totsy”, but no one watching her five different expressions while eating a forkful of spinach in “Poor Little Rich Girl” doubted that she could act. She did pathos and fierce determination (jutting out thatlittle chin!), just as well as she did smiles.E) Her face was on the Wheaties box. It was also on the special Wheaties blue bowl and pitcher, greeting people atbreakfast like a ray of morning sunshine. Advertisers adored her, from General Electric to Lux soap to Packard cars. After “Stand up and Cheer!” in 1934 dolls appeared wearing her polka-dot dress, and after “Bright Eyes”the music for “The Good Ship Lollipop” was on every piano, as well as everyone’s brains: “Where bon-bons play/ On the sunny beach of Peppermint Bay.”F) Her parents did not tell her there was a Depression on. They mentioned only good things to her. FranklinRoosevelt declared more than once that “America’s Little Darling” made the country feel better, and that pleased her, because she loved to make people happy. She had no idea why they should be otherwise. Her films were all about the sweet child bringing grown-ups back together, emptying misers’ pockets and melting frozen hearts.Like the dog star Rin Tin Tin, to whom she cheerfully compared herself, she was the bounding, unwitting antidote (抵消不愉快事物的事物) to the bleakness of the times.A toss of curlsG) She was as vague about money as any child would, and should, be. Her earnings by 1935 were more than $1,000(now $17,000) a week—from which she was allowed about $13 a month in pocket money—and by the end of her career had sailed past $3m (now $29m). But when she found out later that her father had taken bad financial advice, and that only $44,000 was left in the trusts, she did not blame him. She remembered the motto about spilt milk, and got on with her life.H) Things appeared to dive sharply after 1939, when her teenage face—the darker, straighter hair, the troubledlook—failed to be a box-office draw. She missed the lead in “The Wizard of Oz”, too. She shrugged it off; it meant she could go to a proper school for the first time, at Westlake, which was just as exciting as making movies. By 1950 she had stopped making films altogether; well, it was time. She couldn’t do innocence any more, and that was what the world still wanted. Her first husband was a drunk and a disaster, but the marriage brought her “something beautiful”, her daughter Susan. The second marriage, anyway, lasted 55 years. She lost a race for Congress in 1967: but when that door closed another opened, as an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. Breast cancer was a low point, but she learned to cope with it, and helped others to cope. “I don’t like to do negatives,” she told Michael Parkinson. “There are always pluses to things.”I) In the films, her sparkling eyes and chubby (胖乎乎的) open arms included everyone; one toss of her shiny curlswas an invitation to fun. Her trademark was, it turned out, that rare thing in the world, and rarer still in Hollywood: a genuine smile of delight.46. Making movies didn’t deprive Shirley Tem ple of a happy childhood.47. Shirley Temple didn’t blame her father for the huge loss of money she earned.48. Franklin Roosevelt said Shirley Temple helped the US through the Depression.49. After a failed marriage, Shirley Temple had a successful second marriage that lasted 55 years.50. Many companies chose young Shirley Temple as their advertising spokesperson.51. From 1935 to 1938, Shirley Temple was the highest-earning movie star in the world.52. A genuine smile of light is a distinctive characteristic of Shirley Temple.53. Shirley Temple was the only child star who was given a miniature Oscar.54. Three-year-old Shirley Temple learned to control her behaviour after being punished several times.55. Shirley Temple tried to stay positive while overcoming breast cancer.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on thebest choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.We know that some people are dealt a genetically more difficult hand when it comes to obesity, as studies have shown that genes play a role in how we process high-fat and high-sugar diets. Now it’s time to cross fried foods off that list, if you haven’t already.Of course, fried food isn’t good for anyone’s health. But a new study published in the journal BMJ found that eating fried food interacts with genes associated with obesity and can double one’s risk for becoming obese.The researchers studied 37,000 men and women, and had them fill out questionnaires that asked how often they consumed fr ied food. They also assessed the participants’ genetic risk based on 32 different gene variants known to be related to body mass index (BMI) and obesity. Participants who had the highest genetic score for obesity and ate fried foods four or more times a week had a BMI around two pounds greater than those who ate fried foods once a week. But for people with the lowest genetic scores, the differences were closer to one pound. Eating fried food more than four times a week had twice the effect on the body for people at the greatest genetic risk for obesity.But not being genetically predisposed (预先有倾向的) to obesity hardly makes one immune. Another recent study published in BMJ reports that people who are exposed to a lot of takeaway restaurants around their homes or work are more likely to consume those foods, and subsequently more likely to be obese. Other research has shown that food deserts — places where fresh food is hard to come by — contribute to the obesity epidemic as well.“This work provides formal proof of interaction between a combined genetic risk score and environment in obesity,” Ale xandra Blakemore and Dr. Jessica Buxton, professors at Imperial College London wrote in a corresponding editorial. But they’re not exactly hopeful that this knowledge will made a difference. The results “are unlikely to influence public health advice,” they write, “since most of us should be eating fried food more sparingly anyway.”56. What does the author mean by saying “some people are dealt a genetically more difficult hand when it comes to obesity”?A) Some people genetically like high-fat diets.B) Genes play a role in obesity.C) Genes affect the digestive system.D) Some people feel difficult to become obese.57. What do we know about the study published in the journal BMJ?A) It discovered 32 different gene variants related to body mass index.B) The participants studied by the researchers have high genetic risk for obesity.C) It showed the higher genetic risk for obesity people have, the more fried food they consume.D) It studied the relationship between fried food and people’s genetic risk for obesity.58. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?A) It is much more harmful for people at the greatest genetic risk for obesity to eat fried foods than others.B) Those who are not genetically predisposed to obesity would have no harm to eat fried foods.C) The purpose of the study published in the journal BMJ is to find out how often people consume fried foods.D) People in draught and desert areas are more likely to consume fried foods.59. Which of the following is the factor that would lead to obesity?A) A lack of fried foods. C) Availability of fresh food.B) Genetic risk for obesity. D) Body mass index.60. What do Alexandra Blakemore and Dr. Jessica Buxton think about the studies’ findings?A) They are ridiculous. C) They have little influence.B) They are subjective. D) They are big breakthroughs.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Wild elephants can distinguish between human languages, and they can tell whether a voice comes from a man, woman or boy, a new study says. That’s what researchers found when they played recordings of people for elephants in Kenya. Scientists say this is an advanced thinking skill that other animals haven’t shown. It lets elephants figure out who is a threat and who isn’t.The result shows that while humans are studying elephants, the clever animals are also studying people and drawing on their famed powers of memory, said study author Karen McComb.“Basically they have developed this very rich knowledge of the humans that they share their habitat with,” said McComb, a professor of animal behaviour and cognition at the University of Sussex in England. “Memory is key. They must build up that knowledge s omehow.”The study was released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.It’s close but not quite like the Dr. Seuss book, where the empathetic elephant Horton hears so mething that others can’t hear.McComb and colleagues went to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, where hundreds of wild elephants live among humans, sometimes coming in conflict over scarce water. The scientists used voice recordings of Maasai men, who on occasion kill elephants in confrontations over grazing for cattle, and Kamba men, who are less of a threat to the elephants.By about a two-to-one margin, the elephants reacted defensively — retreating and gathering in a bunch — more to the Maasai language recording because it was associated with the more threatening human tribe, said study co-author Graeme Shannon of Colour ado State University. “They are making such a fine-level discrimination usinghuman language skills,” Shannon said. “They’re able to acquire quite detailed knowledge. The only way of doing this is with an exceptionally large brain.”They repeated the experiment with recordings of Maasai men and women. Since women almost never spear elephants, the animals reacted less to the women’s voices. The same thing happened when they substituted young boys’ voices.“Making this kind of fine distinctions in human voice patterns is quite remarkable,” said Emory University animal cognition expert Frans de Waal, who was not part of the study.61. What can we know about the ability to distinguish between human languages?A) Scientists believe it is unique to humans.B) Animals have learnt such ability from humans.C) No animal except wild elephants have developed it.D) Studies show that wild animals are born with such ability.62. Which of the following is not true about the study mentioned in the passage?A) It shows wild elephants can hear something that others can’t hear.B) It was conducted in Amboseli National Park in Kenya.C) It involved playing recordings of people for wild elephants.D) It was made public in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.63. Who were the people taking part in the study?A) Frans de Waal and Karen McComb. C) Dr. Seuss and Graeme Shannon.B) Graeme Shannon and Frans de Waal. D) Karen McComb and Graeme Shannon.64. How did the elephants feel of young boys’ voices?A) They are extremely exciting. C) They are less threatening.B) They are very depressing. D) They are gentle and kind.65. What can wild elephants benefit from their special ability?A) Identifying and avoiding possible danger.B) Evolving much faster than any other animals.C) Having a better understanding of humans.D) Developing their language skills.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.莫⾔是第⼀位获得诺贝尔⽂学奖的中国籍作家。

四级预测试卷及答案

四级考前冲刺试题一Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Is Offering Seats Compulsory for Young Passengers? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.1. 有人认为公交车上年轻人必须给老人让座2. 有人认为年轻人没有义务给老人让座3. 你的看法_Part II Reading Comprehension (15 minutes)Eat an Apple (Doctor’s Orders)The farm stand is becoming the new apothecary (药剂师), preparing and giving out apples — not to mention vegetables such as artichokes, asparagus and arugula — to fill a novel kind of prescription.Doctors at three health centers in Massachusetts have begun advising patients to eat “prescription produce” from local farmers’ markets, in an effort to fight o besity (when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy) in children of low-income families. Now they will give coupons (赠券) amounting to $1 a day for each member of a patient’s family to promote healthy meals.“A lot of these kids have a very limited range of fruits and vegetables that are acceptable and familiar to them. Potentially, they will try more,” said Dr. Suki Tep perberg, a family physician at Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, one of the program sites. “The goal is to get them to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables by one serving a day.”The effort may also help farmers’ markets compete with fast-food restaurants selling dollar value meals. Farmers’ markets do more than $1 billion in annual sales in the United States, according to the Agriculture Department.Massachusetts was one of the first states to promote these markets as hubs of preventive health. In the 1980s, for example, the state began issuing coupons for farmers’ markets to low-income women who were pregnant or breast-feeding or for young children at risk for malnutrition (营养不良). Thirty-six states now have such farmers’ market nutri tion programs aimed at women and young children.Thomas M. Menino, the mayor of Boston, said he believed the new children’s program, in which doctors write vegetable “prescriptions” to be filled at farmers’ markets, was the first of its kind. Doctors will track participants to determine how the program affects their eating patterns and to monitor health indicators like weight and body mass index, he said.“When I go to work in the morning, I see kids standing at the bus stop eating chips and drinking a sod a,” Mr. Menino said in a phone interview earlier this week. “I hope this will help them change their eating habits and lead to a healthier lifestyle.”The mayor’s attention to healthy eating dates to his days as a city councilman. Most recently he has appointed a well-known chef as a food policy director to promote local foods in public schools and to foster market gardens in the city.Although obesity is a complex problem unlikely to be solved just by eating more vegetables, supporters of the vegetable coupon program hope that physician intervention will spur young people to adopt the kind of behavioral changes that can help prevent lifelong obesity.Childhood obesity in the United States costs $14.1 billion annually in direct health expenses like prescription drugs and visits to doctors and emergency rooms, according to a recent article on the economics of childhood obesity published in the journal Health Affairs. Treating obesity-related illness in adults costs an estimated $147 billion annually, the article said.Although the vegetable prescription pilot project is small, its supporters see it as a model for encouraging obese children and their families to increase the volume and variety of fresh produce they eat.“Can we help people in low-income areas, who shop in the center of supermarkets for low-costempty-calorie food, to shop at farmers’ markets by making fruit and vegetables more affordable?” said Gus Schumacher, the chairman of Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit group in Bridgeport, Conn., that supports family farmers and community access to locally grown produce.If the pilot project is successful, Mr. Schumacher said, “farmers’ markets would become like a fruit and vegetable pharmacy (药房) for at-risk families.”The pilot project plans to enroll up to 50 families of four at three health centers in Massachusetts that already have specialized children’s programs called healthy weight clinics.A foundation called CAVU, for Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited, sponsors the clinics that are administering the vegetable project. The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture and Wholesome Wave each contributed $10,000 in seed money. (Another arm of the program, at several health centers in Maine, is giving fresh produce coupons to pregnant mothers.) The program i s to run until the end of the farmers’ market season in late fall.One month after Leslie-Ann Ogiste, a certified nursing assistant in Boston, and her 9-year-old son, Makael Constance, received their first vegetable prescription coupons at the Codman Center, they have lost a combined four pounds, she said. A staff member at the center told Ms. Ogiste about a farmers’ market that is five minutes from her apartment, she said.“It worked wonders,” said Ms. Ogiste, who bought and prepared eggplant, cucumbers,tomatoes, summer squash, corn, bok choy, parsley, carrots and red onions. “Just the variety, it did help.”Ms. Ogiste said she had minced some vegetables and used them in soup, pasta sauce and rice dishes —the better to disguise the new good-for-you foods that she served her son.Makael said he did not mind. “It’s really good,” he said.Some nutrition researchers said that the Massachusetts project had a good chance of improving eating habits in the short term. But, they added, a vegetable prescription program in isolation may not have a long-term influence on reducing obesity. Families may revert to their former habits in the winter when the farmers’ markets are closed, these researchers said, or they may not be able to afford fresh produce after the voucher program ends.Dr. Shikha Anand, the medical director of CAVU’s healthy weight initiative, said the group hoped to make the veggie prescription project a year-round program through partnerships with grocery stores.But people tend to overeat junk food in higher proportion than they undereat vegetables, said Dr. Deborah A. Cohen, a senior natural scientist at the RAND Corporation. So, unless people curtail (减少) excessive consumption of salty and sugary snacks, she said, behavioral changes like eating more fruit and vegetables will have limited effect on obesity.In a recent study led by Dr. Cohen, for example, people in southern Louisiana typically exceeded guidelines for eating salty and sugary foods by 120 percent in the course of a day while falling short of vegetable and fruit consumption by 20 percent.The weight clinics in Massachusetts chosen for the vegetable prescription test project already encourage families to cut down on unhealthy snacks.Even as Ms. Ogiste and her son started shopping a t the farmers’ market and eating more fresh produce, for example, they also cut back on junk food, she said.“We have stopped the snacks. We are drinking more water and less soda and less juice too,” Ms. Ogiste said. “All of that helped.”1. Dr. Suki Tepperberg suggested that many overweight children .A) have consumed too much meatB) dislike fruits and vegetables by natureC) mainly come from wealthy familiesD) will have more vegetables if provided2. Besides poor obese children, the veget able “prescription” program is also helpful for .A) doctors at the health centersB) farmers in the local marketC) restaurants serving fast foodD) manufactures providing concerned medicine3. In the new children’s program, what doctors n eed to do is .A) evaluating the effect of the program B) writing prescriptions at a farm standC) giving vegetable coupons to farmers D) developing novel medicine to fight obesity4. According to the phone interview, why did Thomas M. Menino su pport the current farmers’ marketnutrition programs?A) He hoped to promote local foods in the whole city.B) He wanted to change children’s unhealthy lifestyle.C) He was persuaded by his food policy director to do so.D) He had to fulfill his “healthy eating” promise made years ago.5. Some people support the vegetable coupon program because they think .A) eating more fruits and vegetables can solve the problem of obesityB) the program will encourage overweight children to take more exercisesC) it will save the patients a large amount of money on medical treatmentD) eating habits changed under doctors’ interventions will do patients good6. What do we know about Wholesome Wave from the passage?A) It is a nonprofit group that specializes in weight control.B) It sponsors healthy weight clinics in local farmers’ markets.C) It tries to make fresh food available to poor families.D) It is giving vegetable coupons to pregnant women.7. What happened to Leslie-Ann Ogiste after she got the first vegetable coupons?A) She successfully lost a lot of weight.B) She spent a total of four pounds on vegetables.C) She got her weight down a bit.D) She gained weight due to the variety of the food.8. According to some nutrition researchers, the vegetable prescription program will have limited effecton obesity if carried out _____________________________________.9. To effectively reduce obesity, Dr. Deborah A. Cohen suggested overweight people eat less_____________________________________.10. In Ms. Ogiste and her son’s current diet, fresh vegetables are increased while junk food is_____________________________________.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) He does not have a good hearing.B) He has been driving madly for a year.C) He never takes what she says seriously.D) He is always impatient with her.12. A) He is poor at remembering numbers.B) He can’t remember Mary’s phone number.C) He doesn’t know Mary’s phone number at all.D) He doesn’t want to tell her Mary’s phone number.13. A) They should go to see the man’s father.B) A guy named Tom will go to a new place.C) The woman might go with the man to see his mother.D) Going to see the new kid is the best thing they can do.14. A) Their first child is very lovely.B) They don’t want children for the time being.C) They will start a family as soon as they get married.D) Mrs. Smith wishes to have children, but her husband doesn’t.15. A) He has done what he shouldn’t.B) He has done more than enough.C) He has done as much as he could.D) He hasn’t done as much as he could.16. A) The man paid a lot to join the gym.B) The man has been working too hard.C) The man has improved his physical condition.D) The man has paid off his debts through hard work.17. A) Margaret wanted to return some magazines to the woman.B) Margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.C) Margaret wanted to borrow some magazines from the woman.D) Margaret wanted to get some magazines back from the woman.18. A) She didn’t go to the game.B) She also left the game before it was over.C) She’s also curious about who won the game.D) She was sitting right behind the man at the game.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Everybody’s talking about E-mail nowadays.B) If you don’t have one, you will be out of time.C) It’s the easiest way to communicate with other users.D) It’s printed on every card people exchange with others.20. A) It may not be of a high level of security.B) It cannot contain any commercial information.C) You can only use the free E-mail account at home.D) It is difficult to get access to the website with such service.21. A) Internet Explorer. B) IE and Windows.C) The operating system. D) Additional software.22. A) Print an E-mail address on her card. B) Check her hardware and software.C) Pay the ISP for the E-mail account. D) Try to get a free E-mail account.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Tennis sets. B) Computer and TV set.C) Bookcase and book shelf. D) Refrigerator and kitchen stuff.24. A) Sell them to the second-hand bookshop.B) Advertise them on the university notice boards.C) Advertise them in the student newspaper for sale.D) Give them to the second- and third-year students for free.25. A) It may not pay well. B) It may not come on time.C) It may not take the goods. D) It may charge the quote.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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Moved. B) Annoyed.C) Delighted. D) Discouraged.27. A) Ask him for pity. B) Tell him the truth.C) Tell him a white lie. D) Ask others to help you.28. A) Remember all their names. B) Remember just their last names.C) Remember a couple of names first. D) Remember as many names as possible.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) Cycling around a lake. B) Motor racing in the desert.C) Playing basketball in a gym. D) Swimming in a sports center.30. A) It is popular in Portugal and Spain.B) It causes water shortages around the world.C) It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.D) It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.31. A) It is an outdoor sport. B) It improves our health.C) It uses fewer resources. D) It is recommended by experts.32. A) To show people the function of major sports.B) To encourage people to go in for green sports.C) To discuss the major influence of popular sports.D) To introduce different types of environment-friendly sports.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 534. A) To ask the family for help.B) To make a study of financial courses.C) To do research on the price of college.D) To get to know how to ask for financial aid.35. A) To introduce college life.B) To make JohnsonReview popular.C) To help audiences find the right college.D) To suggest ways to prepare for college learning.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.Millions of people are enrolled in evening adult education (36) __________ across America. Community colleges have become popular and their (37) __________ have increased rapidly. Large universities are (38) __________ more courses in the evenings for adult students. In this way, the (39) __________ for more education is being met.One reason for this is that many older people are changing their (40) __________. They are looking for different careers. Another reason is that repair costs of many (41) __________ things have recently greatly (42) __________. Adults are taking courses like plumbing and electrical repair. This way they hope that the high costs for repairs can be (43) __________.(44)_________________________________________________________ Engineers, teachers and businessmen are taking adult education classes. They have found that more education is needed to do their jobs well. (45) _____________________________________________________________________. Accounting and business courses are also taken by many adult students. Some students attend classes to earn degrees.(46) ___________________________________________________________________. The lives of many people have been enriched because of adult education.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.There was a time when red meat was a luxury for ordinary Americans, or was at least something special: cooking a roast for Sunday dinner, ordering a steak at a restaurant. Not anymore. Meat consumption has more than 47 in the United States in the last 50 years.Now a new study of more than 500,000 Americans has provided the best 48 that our love for red meat has exacted a high price on our health and limited our life span. The study found that, other things being 49 , the men and women who consumed the most red and processed meat were likely to die sooner, 50 from one of our two leading killers, heart disease and cancer, than people who consumed much 51 amounts of these foods.To prevent deaths 52 to red and processed meats, people should eat a hamburger only once or twice a week instead of every day, a small steak once a week instead of every other day, and a hot dog every month and a half instead of once a week. In 53 of red meat, non-vegetarians (非素食者) might consider poultry and fish. Likewise, those who ate the most fruits and vegetables also tended to live 54 .Anyone who worries about global well-being has yet another reason to consume less red meat. A reduced 55 on red meat for food could help to save the planet from the 56 effects ofSection BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.The work on atmospheric chlorofluorocarbons (氯氟化碳) led eventually to a global CFC ban that saved us from ozone-layer reduction. Do we have time to do a similar thing with carbon emissions to save ourselves from climate change?Not a hope at all. Most of the “green” stuff is very close to a big trick. Carbon trading, with its huge government grants, is just what finance and industry wanted. It’s not going to do a thing about climate change, but it’ll make a lot of money for a lot of people and postpone the moment of reckoning.I am not against renewable energy, but to spoil all the decent countryside in the UK with wind farms is driving me mad. It’s absolutely unnecessary, and it takes 2,500 square kilometers to produce a gigawatt (十亿瓦特) —that’s an awful lot of countryside.Work to sequester (隔离) CO2(carbon dioxide) is also a waste of time. It’s a crazy idea — and dangerous. It would take so long and use so much energy that it will not be done.And, nuclear power is a way for the UK to solve its energy problems, but it is not a global cure forclimate change. It is too late for emissions reduction measures.Yet we are not doomed. There is one way we could save ourselves and that is through the massive burial of charcoal (木炭). It would mean farmers turning all their agricultural waste — which contains carbon that the plants have spent the summer sequestering — into charcoal, and burying it in the soil. Then you can start shifting vast quantities of carbon out of the system and pull the CO2 down quite fast.What we can do is getting farmers to burn their crop waste at very low oxygen levels to turn it into charcoal, which the farmer then ploughs into the field. A little CO2 is released but the bulk of it gets converted to carbon. You get a few per cent of bio-fuel as an additional product of the burning process, which the farmer can sell. This scheme would need no subsidy (补贴): the farmer would make a profit. This is the one thing we can do that will make a difference.57. According to the passage, carbon trading .A) probably saves people from climate changeB) benefits some financially but not environmentallyC) has contributed a lot to carbon emissions reductionD) makes huge money for governments around the world58. What does the author say about wind farms in Britain?A) The gain does not equal to the loss.B) They can help solve world’s energy problems.C) They would be perfect if they take up smaller space.D) They will waste the government lots of time and money.59. W hat’s the author’s opinion on nuclear power?A) It’s one of the emission reduction measures that should be advocated.B) It’s only applicable to Britain but not the whole world in emission reduction.C) It’s of no help to the current global climate as a sl ow way to pull CO2 down.D) It’s a good way to solve both the energy and pollution problems in the world.60. To reduce carbon emission fast in the world, the author suggests .A) capturing and sequestering CO2 in the airB) building more nuclear power plantsC) planting more trees to absorbing CO2D) burying burnt crop waste into the field61. According to the passage, one advantage of the author’s proposal is that .A) it can produce charcoal most of which can be used as fuelB) it does n’t involve any international cooperation or negotiationC) it brings extra income to farmers and saves government moneyD) it needs no advanced technology or expensive equipmentPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.A few years back, the decision to move the Barnes, a respected American art institution, from its current location in the suburban town of Merion, Pa., to a site in Philadelphia’s museum district caused an argument — not only because it shamelessly went against the will of the founder, Albert C. Barnes, but also because it threatened to dismantle (拆开) a relationship among art, architecture and landscape critical to the Barnes’s success as a museum.For any architect taking on the challenge of the new space, the confusion of moral and design questions might seem overwhelming. What is an architect’s responsibility to Barnes’s vision of a marvelous but odd collection of early Modern artworks housed in a rambling(布局凌乱的) 1920s Beaux-Arts pile? Is it possible to reproduce its spirit in such a changed setting? Or does trying to replicate (复制) the Barnes’s unique atmosphere only doom you to failure? The answers of the New York architects taking the commission are not reassuring.The new Barnes will include many of the features that have become virtually mandatory (强制性的) in the museum world today —conservation and education departments, temporary exhibition space, auditorium, bookstore, café— making it four times the size of the old Barnes. The architects have tried to compensate for this by laying out these spaces in an elaborate architectural procession that is clearly intended to replicate the peacefulness, if not the fantastic charm, of the old museum.But the result is a complicated design. Almost every detail seems to ache from the strain of trying to preserve the spirit of the original building in a very different context. The failure to do so, despite such an earnest effort, is the strongest argument yet for why the Barnes should not be moved in the first place.The old Barnes is by no means an obvious model for a great museum. Inside the lighting is far from perfect, and the collection itself, mixing masterpieces by Cézanne, Picasso and Soutine with second-rate paintings by lesser-known artists, has a distinctly odd flavor. But these apparent flaws are also what have made the Barnes one of the country’s most charming exhibition spaces.But today the new Barnes is after a different kind of audience. Although museum officials say the existing limits on crowd size will be kept, it is clearly meant to draw bigger numbers and more tourist dollars. For most visitors the relationship to the art will feel less immediate.62. The Old Barnes becomes the successful museum mainly because of .A) the beneficial geographical position in a suburban townB) its unique design and orderly collection of artsC) the influence of its founder Albert C. BarnesD) the perfect connection among art, architecture and landscape63. The biggest challenge architects face in building the new Barnes is .A) the ethical and design problemsB) the difficulty to retain its original peacefulnessC) the lack of confidence in undertaking the taskD) the difficulty to put all the artworks in a smaller space64. According to the passage, the new Barnes will .A) be completely the same as the old one B) take up more space than the old oneC) be changed into an art education center D) be forced to be modern in appearance65. Why does the author oppose to relocate the Barnes?A) The relocation means disrespect to the person who runs it.B) Architectures’ complicated desi gn will make the museum charmless.C) The spirit of the old Barnes will be gone in a different place.D) The multiple functions of the new Barnes will destroy the collection.66. What do we know about the old Barnes from the fifth paragraph?A) It is a good example of the great modern museums.B) It is downgraded by the mixture of different paintings.C) The world-famous painters’ works make it a charming place.D) It is the seeming imperfection that makes it attractive.Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a 67 . All we really know is that men, unlikea n i m a l s,s o m e h o w i n v e n t e d c e r t a i n68 to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with e a c h other; and that later they agreed 69 certain 67. A) myth B) wonderC) mystery D) peculiarity68. A) sounds B) gesturesC) signs D) movements69. A) in B) withC) of D) upon70. A) spelt B) combinedC) related D) copiedsigns, called letters, which could be 70 to represent those sounds, and which could be handed 71 . Those sounds, whether spoken, 72 written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their 73 —the things they bring up before our minds. Words become 74 with meaning for us by experience; and the 75 we live, the more certain words 76 to us the happy and sad 77 of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us 78 .Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal 79 to our minds and emotions. This 80 and telling use of words is what we call 81 style. 82 all, the real poet is a master of words. He can 83 his meaning in words which sing like music, and 84 by their position and association can 85 men to tears. We should, 86 , learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech or writing silly and vulgar. 71. A) down B) outC) by D) off72. A) and B) yetC) also D) or73. A) functions B) associationsC) roles D) links74. A) filled B) fullC) live D) active75. A) happier B) sadderC) shorter D) longer76. A) reappear B) recallC) remember D) recollect77. A) incidents B) casesC) events D) affairs78. A) raises B) increasesC) improves D) emerges79. A) intensively B) extensivelyC) broadly D) powerfully80. A) charming B) academicC) conventional D) common81. A) written B) spokenC) literary D) dramatic82. A) Over B) AfterC) At D) Above83. A) transfer B) communicateC) convey D) transmit84. A) which B) thatC) what D) how85. A) engage B) makeC) move D) force86. A) therefore B) howeverC) furthermore D) neverthelessPart VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.87. Medical research has shown that the widespread use of cigarettes___________________________ (促进了癌症的增加).88. While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, ___________________________(电视完全取代报纸是不可能的).89. I don’t think it advisable that Tom ___________________________ (被委以该职) since he has noexperience.90We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage ___________________________ (映入眼帘).91. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you ___________________________ (别为这做任何事) for the timebeing.。

CET4全真模拟测试

CET4全真模拟测试近年来，随着全球经济的发展和交流的日益频繁，英语作为一门国际通用语言的重要性日益凸显。

对于中国大多数学生来说，英语考试已经成为他们学习生涯中的一道重要关口。

其中，CET4作为普通高校学生必须通过的英语考试之一，更是备受关注。

为了帮助学生更好地应对CET4考试，下面将为大家提供一份全真模拟测试，希望大家认真对待，取得理想的成绩。

第一部分：听力理解（共30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What are the speakers trying to do?A. Borrow a pen.B. Buy a pencil.C. Find some paper.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a theater.B. In a studio.C. In a zoo.3. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Stop crying.B. Change her mind.C. Go on a trip.4. What will the woman do next?A. See a play.B. Watch a movie.C. Buy a ticket.5. What time will the meeting start?A. At 7:00 am.B. At 7:30 am.C. At 8:00 am.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）请听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷

大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷Model Test FourPart I writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Dormitory Life . Y ou should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 大学宿舍的集体生活是全新的体验。

2. 宿舍生活与在家生活的不同之处。

3. 宿舍生活利与弊。

Dormitory LifeModel Test OnePart I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Choosing an Occupation. Y ou should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 选择职业是一个人要面对的众多难题之一。

2. 需要花时间去选择职业。

3. 选择职业时可以向多人寻求建议和帮助。

Model Test ThreePart I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Competition. Y ou should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 竞争使人们充满创造力，使人们更有效率。

英语四级全真预测试卷及答案解析(4)

最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：/wenkxd.htm（报名网址）单项选择题（下列每小题备选答案中，只有一个符合题意的正确答案。

每小题0分，共15题。

）Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A 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 2 with a single line through the centre.11.A ：They want to go downtown.B ：He wants to go to the park, but she doesn’t.C ：He doesn’t know where to park the car.D ：He wants to find out where the park is.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:12.A ：Company and customer.B ：Repairman and customer.C ：Teacher and student’s parent.D ：Wife and husband.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:13.A ：She didn’t like working in a company.B ：She disliked machines.C ：She was not good at doing business.D ：She didn’t like accounting.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:14.A ：He has some money to buy a new car.B ：He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman.C ：He will spend much money on his house.D ：He wants to buy a new house and a new car.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:15.A ：He had much trouble with his pronunciation.B ：He had much trouble with his pronunciation.C ：No one can understand him.D ：He knew nothing about English.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:16.A ：Frustrated.B ：Joyful.C ：Excited.D ：Sorry.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:17.A ：He doesn’t like that kind of food.B ：The woman can do some cooking herself.C ：He doesn’t intend to buy them.D ：The woman should stop looking at him.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:18.A ：Mrs. Fisher wants to go abroadB ：Mrs. Fisher is in hospital.C ：Mrs. Fisher has no family.D ：There are three people in Mrs. Fisher’s family.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A ：A study group.B ：A history exam.C ：The man’s painting.D ：A professional artist.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:20.A ：Making a gift for the woman.B ：Working on a class assignment.C ：Discussing his career.D ：Preparing to teach an art class.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:21.A ：By listening to her father.B ：By working for an artist.C ：By talking to the studio art instructor.D ：By taking several art courses.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:22.A ：Take a history exam.B ：Go to an art exhibit.C ：Meet some classmates.D ：Help the man with his painting.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23.A ：A famous photographer.B ：Photographic processes in the 1800s.C ：Photographic equipment used in the 1800s.D ：A new museum.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:24.A ：Her subject’s home.B ：Her subject’s social status.C ：Her subject’s personality.D ：Her subject’s role in history.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:25.A ：Children.B ：Historical scenes.C ：Well-known people.D ：Landscapes.请选择答案：A:B:C:D:“成千上万人疯狂下载。

英语四级全真预测试卷及答案-阅读

洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Section BPassage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by his and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement.A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: "You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown," The counselor added, " You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given you best effort."57. In the first paragraph, the author implies that ________ are essential in achieving success.[A] ability and goals [C] ability and environment[B] goals and determination [D] goals and environment58. The word "frugal" (Line 2, Para. 2) means ________.[A] wealthy [C] thrifty[B] wasteful [D] miserable59. Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ________.[A] their life is miserable [C] their goals are too low[B] they do not live in peace [D] they are not rich enough by their own standards.60. The last paragraph implies that ________.[A] we should have high goals [C] success means taking a walk in the park[B] success means achieving great goals [D] success means trying one’s best at what one really likes61. This passage mainly talks about ________.[A] the definition of success [C] how to set goals[B] how to achieve success [D] the importance of goalsPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based in the following passage.When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service, he figures his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellite into high earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong. "People were always asking me when they could go," says Kelly, who runs Kelly Space Technology, "I realized the real market is in space tourism."According to preliminary market surveys, there are 10,000 would-be space tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventures in Arlington have taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour, $98,000 space tour tentatively set to occur by 2005. This may sound great, but there are a few hurdles. Putting a simple satellite into orbit—with no oxygen, life support or return trip necessary—already costs and astronomical $2,200/kg. And that doesn’t include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious(爱打官司的)passengers. The entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the spacetourism market has between them "just enough money to blow up one rocket".The U.S. space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making spaceless expensive for the little guys. So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do: design a reusable launch system that’s inexpensive, safe and reliable. Kelly Space’s prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines. Rotary Rocket in California has a booster with rotors to make a helicopter-style return to earth. The first passenger countdowns are still years away, but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations. After all, you can’t be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far, far away.62. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?[A] Take Vacations in Space [C] Flight Travels[B] Building Hotels in Space [D] Cost of Space Traveling63. The phrase "bread-and-butter business" (Line 1, Pare.1) most probably means ________.[A] a business to sell bread and butter [C] the business to make a living[B] a business to produce bread and butter [D] a traveling agency64. How much is the 2-hour space tour for each person according to Space Adventures in Arlington?[A] $1 million. [B] $10,000. [C] $98,000 [D] $22,00065. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?[A] The biggest hurdle for the space-tourism project is lack of a life supporting system.[B] The entrepreneurs trying to explore the space-tourism have plenty of money.[C] The government has little interests in this project.[D] The first passenger countdowns are within a few years.66. tone in the last sentence of the passage?[A] Objective. [C] Approving.[B] Ironical. [D] Enthusiastic.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section A47. E 该空需填入动词原形，结合原意“和大多数美国人一梯状，你(的体重)可能也有几磅需要________”可知，E(去除)最符合文意。

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Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes) Section A 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 2 with a single line through the centre. 11.［A］In an office.［B］On a farm.［C］In a clinic.［D］In a restaurant. 12.［A］When he was sixteen.［B］When he was twenty-one. ［C］When he was thirteen.［D］When he was eighteen. 13.［A］Thursday 9 am—5 pm.［B］Saturday 9 am—5 pm. ［C］Sunday 2 am—5 pm.［D］Monday 2 am—5 pm. 14.［A］She shopped.［B］She sewed. ［C］She repaired her car.［D］She bought some tobacco. 15.［A］Help the woman.［B］Go home at five o’clock. ［C］Type some letters.［D］Work together with Mr. Smith. 16.［A］The first speaker.［B］Merry.［C］Linda.［D］The second speaker. 17.［A］He needs to sleep for three or four hours.［B］He wants to buy a set of coffee cups. ［C］He will need more than one cup of coffee.［D］He has been wide awake for time. 18.［A］On the 2nd floor.［B］On the 3rd floor. ［C］On the 9th floor.［D］On the 4th floor. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.［A］Go to summer school.［B］Take a vacation. ［C］Stay at home.［D］Earn some money. 20.［A］They hired someone to stay in their home.［B］They left their pets with neighbors. ［C］They rented their house to a student.［D］They asked their gardener to watch their home. 21.［A］Walking the dog.［B］Cutting the grass. ［C］Watching the children.［D］Feeding the fish. 22.［A］They attend a house sitter’s party.［B］They check a house sitter’s references. ［C］They interview a house sitter’s friends.［D］They look at a house sitter’s transcripts. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23.［A］University education.［B］Planning for post-graduate studies. ［C］Job hunting.［D］Advertising jobs. 24.［A］About one half.［B］About one third. ［C］About one fourth.［D］About one fifth. 25.［A］Work. ［B］Do further study.［C］Travel.［D］Take time off. Section B Directions: 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］.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26.［A］The care and proper selection of dogs for family pets. ［B］Different breeds of dogs. ［C］Responsibility for seeing that dogs are properly cared for. ［D］Different kinds of books about dogs. 27.［A］Children.［B］Family.［C］Parents.［D］ASPCA. 28.［A］When you have small children.［B］When you live in an apartment. ［C］When space is limited.［D］When you live in the city. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29.［A］Three minutes.［B］Two minutes.［C］ One minutes.［D］Five minutes. 30.［A］To win a competition. ［B］To break a record. ［C］To deliver the news of victory. ［D］To win the first prize. 31.［A］Because he is over the fellow runners. ［B］Because he is over former runners. ［C］Because he is over his own body. ［D］Because he wins the prize. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32.［A］It is the smallest one of all the stars.［B］It is the nearest one to the earth. ［C］It is the biggest one of all the stars.［D］It is the farthest one from the earth. 33.［A］The moon.［B］Other planets.［C］Both A and B.［D］Neither A nor B. 34.［A］Do much research in many fields of science. ［B］Understand people in other countries better. ［C］Both A and B.［D］Neither A nor B. 35.［A］The earth is a planet.［B］Stars in the sky are actually as small as they look. ［C］Satellites are all made by men.［D］Men can conquer other planets. Section C 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 you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Holiday shopping is an exciting and (36) thing to do for many people. They love the crowds, the time spent picking out that (37) gift for a loved one. Then there are those of us who hate crowds. Robb Empson used to be one of those (38) holiday gift buyers. Not anymore. The 50 year old man checked off his (39) gift list two weeks ago-shopping online. Knowing he doesn’t have to visit (40) during the crowded holiday season is a “wonderful feeling,” said Empson, who has been full of (41) online shopper for several years. This year, he spent about 700 dollar on a (42) holiday gifts from Amazon. com. (43) , Internet holiday sales grew 28 percent last year and 54 percent in 2000. (44) . Many are turning to online shopping as an alternative. The idea of shopping in your soft loose clothes you wear at home is pretty cool to those who hate shopping. The perfect gift is out there; one needs merely to surf the Web. (45) . With the click of a mouse, consumers can send flowers and gifts to distant relatives. Shopping online can be safe and convenient. Consumers need only to know the rules and to take steps to protect themselves. (46)。

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2023最新大学英语四级模拟试题（一）Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Popularity of Getting Certificates on Campus. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.大学校园内多种证书旳报考十分火热2.大学生考证旳利弊3.考证面前，我旳选择The Popularity of Getting Certificates on CampusPart ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Main Energies for the BodyA balanced diet is one that provides an adequate intake of energy and nutrients for maintenance of the body and therefore good health. A diet can easily be adequate for normal bodily functioning, yet may not be a balanced diet.CarbohydratesCarbohydrates are a rapid source of energy, they are the body's fuel. The bulk of a balanced diet should be made from carbohydrates. If eaten in an excess of the dietary requirements carbohydrates are easily stored as fats in the cells, although carbohydrate is the first source of energy in the body. An average adult requires about 12,000kJ of energy a day, most of this is supplied by the respiration of carbohydrates in the cells.Carbohydrates are used principally as a respiratory substrates, i.e. to be oxidized to release energy for active transport, macromolecule synthesis, cell division and muscle contraction. Carbohydrates are digested in the duodenum and ileum and absorbed as glucose into cells. Sources of carbohydrates such as starch are rice, potatoes, wheat and other cereals. Sugars are also carbohydrates, sources of sugars are refined sugar - sucrose, which is a food sweetener and preservative and fruit sugars - fructose. If the diet lacks carbohydrate stores of fat are mobilized and used as an energy source.ProteinsProtein is not a direct source of energy in the body, it is used primarily for growth and repair of body tissues while remaining an energy source as a last resort. Proteins fulfill a wide variety of roles in the body. They are broken down in the stomach and intestines to amino acids which are then absorbed. The body can only form 8 amino acids to build proteins from, the diet must provide Essential Amino Acids (EAAs) which are synthesized into proteins which can be structural, i.e. collagen in bone, keratin in hair, myosin and actinin muscle; metabolic enzymes, hemoglobin, protective antibodies and communicative hormones.Sources of protein include meat, fish, eggs and pulses. The diet needs to provide 8 EAAs as the body is unable to synthesis proteins without these molecules. 2 other amino acids are synthesized from EAAs so if the diet lacks the original EAAs these other two will not be present either. Phenylalanine is converted to tyrosine and methionine is converted to cysteine. Cells draw upon a pool of amino acids for protein synthesis which either come from dietary protein digested and absorbed in the gut and the breakdown of body protein such as muscle. However, unlike fats and carbohydrates there is no store of amino acids for cells to draw on, any amino acid in excess of immediate bodily requirements is broken down into urea and excreted. It is therefore important to maintain the dietary intake of protein everyday. If the body lacks protein, muscle wasting occurs as muscle is broken down.If protein is lacked in a diet a person develops kwashiorkor which is caused when high levels of carbohydrates are eaten to overcome the lack of protein in the diet. One symptom of kwashiorkor is the abnormal collection of fluid around the abdomen due to the lack of protein in the blood. The body cannot retain water by osmosis and fluid accumulates in tissues causing them to become waterlogged.Vitamin CategoriesVitamins cannot be synthesized by the body so must be supplied by diet. Vitamins have no common structure or function but are essential in small amounts for the body to be able to utilize other dietary components efficiently.Vitamins fall into two categories, fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin A, D, E and K which are ingested with fatty foods and water soluble vitamins such as the B group vitamins and vitamin C. Vitamins are known as micronutrients because only small quantities are required for a healthy diet, in fact fat soluble vitamins can be toxic in high concentrations, for example the body stores vitamin A, or retinol, in the liver as it is toxic if kept in high concentrations in the blood stream, a dose of more than 3300mg of vitamin A can be considered toxic. Water soluble vitamins such as vitamin C and B groups vitamins can be excreted in the urine if in excess in the diet.Vitamins AVitamin A is essential to the proper functioning of the retina in the eye and the epithelial tissues. A lack of vitamin A results in dry, rough skin, inflammation of the eyes, a drying or scarring of the cornea - xerophthalmia, which occurs when the secretion of lubricating tears is stopped, the eyelids become swollen and sticky with pus. Mucous surfaces of the eye may become eroded allowing infection to set in, leading to ulceration and destruction of the cornea. Night blindness - an inability to see in dim light can also occur. Rod cells in the retina of the eye detect light of low intensity, they convert vitamin A into a pigment, rhodopsin, which is bleached when light enters the eye. Rod cellsresynthesis rhodopsin, but if there is a deficiency of the vitamin, rod cells can no longer function and the result is night blindness. Epithelial cells use retinol to make retinoic acid, an intracellular messenger used in cell differentiation and growth. Without retinoic acid epithelial cells are not maintained properly and the body becomes susceptible to infections, particularly measles and infections of the respiratory system and gut.Xenophthalmia is common among children who's diets consist of mainly cereals with little meat or fresh vegetables, this is common in Indonesia, Bangladesh, India and the Philippines.Vitamins DVitamin D, or calciferol, is another fat soluble steroid vitamin which functions to stimulate calcium uptake from the gut and its deposition in bone. vitamin D acts as a hormone when converted by enzymes in the gut and liver into an active form of "active vitamin D", which stimulates epithelial cells in the intestine to absorb calcium. vitamin D is therefore essential in growing children's diets to enable the growth of strong bones. Without adequate amounts of vitamin D children can develop rickets, which is the deformation of the legs caused when they lack calcium to strengthen the bones. In adults a lack of vitamin D in the diet can lead to osteomalacia, a progressive softening of the bones which can make them highly susceptible to fracture.Vitamin D is made by the body when exposed to sunlight and is stored in the muscles, however, if the skin is rarely exposed to the sunlight or is dark little vitamin D is produced. Foods such as eggs and oily fish are all rich in vitamin D.Vitamins KVitamin K, phylloquinone, is found in dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale. It is a fat soluble vitamin which is involved in the clotting process of blood. In the intestines bacteria synthesize a number of important clotting factors which need vitamin K. Without vitamin K cuts can fail to heal and internal bleeding can occur.Vitamins CVitamin C is a water soluble vitamin, known chemically as ascorbic acid. It is found in citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons, and also in potatoes and tomatoes. The main function of vitamin C is the formation of connective tissues such as collagen. It is also known to be an antioxidant which helps to remove toxins and aids the immune system. A lack of vitamin C leads to Scurvy, a condition experienced by sailors on long journeys when they did not have fruit in their diets. Scurvy causes painful, bleeding gums. As vitamin C is water soluble, it is not toxic in high doses as it can be excreted in the urine, very high doses can however cause diarrhea.Vitamins BB group vitamins have a wide range of roles acting as co-enzymes in metabolic pathways. They are found in most plant and animal tissues involved in metabolism,therefore foods such as liver, yeast and dairy products are all rich in B group vitamins. Deficiency of B group vitamins include dermatitis, fatigue and malformation of red blood cells.1. An adult needs about 12,000kJ of energy a day from ________.A. the cellB. the respiring process of carbohydratesC. fats in the cellD. a balanced diet2. Carbohydrates are ultimately absorbed into cells in the process of _______.A. digestionB. respirationC. oxidizationD. mobilization3. The Essential Amino Acids which build part of proteins can be obtained from______.A. stomachB. body tissuesC. the bodyD. the diet4. The ultimate cause of kwashiorkor is lack of ________.A. proteinB. carbohydratesC. vitaminsD. diet5. Vitamins are called “micronutrients” in that _________.A. excessive fat soluble vitamins can be excreted in the urineB. the body only requires small amount of vitaminsC. a dose of 3300mg of vitamins can be considered toxicD. the high concentrations of water soluble vitamins are toxic6. Night blindness is a disease normally caused by lack of __________.A. fat soluble vitaminsB. water soluble vitaminsC. vitamin AD. innate disability7. The main function of vitamin D is to prevent adults from ________.A. the growth of strong bonesB. fractureC. a progressive softening of the bonesD. calcium uptake from the gut8. Although the human body produces vitamin D normally, it fails to do so if there is not enough ______________.9. The reason why vitamin C is seen as an antioxidant is that it drives__________ out of the body.10. If you are in lack of B group vitamins, you should turn to _______________. Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) He thinks he’s very o rganized.B) He doesn’t want to join the display.C) He doesn’t think he should lead the study group.D) He knows someone who can lead the study group.12. A) He doesn’t know where his brother keeps his computer.B) The woman should buy a used computer.C) He doesn’t know how much computers cost.D) His brother paid too much for the computer.13. A) It’s been to warm to wear the jacket.B) The jacket is too big for him.C) He doesn’t like cold weather.D) He didn’t buy the jacket until cooler weather arrived.14. A) He started the semester in a bad mood.B) He’s not usually bad-tempered.C) He has few responsibilities.D) He doesn’t like the man.15. A) He forgot to cancel the reservation.B) They can go to the restaurant after the woman has finished working.C) He has to work late tonight.D) They don’t have a reservation at the restaurant.16. A) Use bleach on his socks.B) Buy new white socks.C) Wash his red T-shirt again.D) Throw away his pink socks.17. A) He isn’t satisfied with his progress.B) He wants to move up more quickly than he’s presently doing.C) He has advance quickly enough in his career.D) He feels frustrated as he tries to move up the ladder.18. A) Try on a smaller sweater.B) Look for another style at a different store.C) Give the sweater away as a gift.D) Exchange the sweater for a bigger one.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) She's unable to attend the study session.B) She has seen a doctor recently.C) She's concerned about medical care.D) She mentions the need for some medical tests.20. A) To improve the study skills of university students.B) To suggest changes in the student government.C) To give people the opportunity to speak with a politician.D) To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors.21. A) Graduate school application procedures.B) Funding for university education.C) Winning the confidence of voters.D) Preparing for an important test.22. A) Tell her what to study for the history test.B) Write a favorable letter of recommendation.C) Advise her about how to run an election campaign.D) Suggest a topic for a research paper.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Boston schools.B) Frontier life.C) Teaching requirements.D) Immigration patterns.24. A) She was a famous author.B) Her family later became famous landowners.C) She exemplifies the immigrant spirit.D) She invented some labor-saving farm equipment.25. A) To the library.B) To the movies.C) To a bookstore.D) To a travel bureau.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They were drawing pictures. B) They were watching TV.C) They were making a telephone call. D) They were tidying up the drawing room.27. A) They locked the couple up in the drawing room.B) They seriously injured the owners of the house.C) They smashed the TV set and the telephone.D) They took away sixteen valuable paintings.28. A) He accused them of the theft.B) He raised the rents.C) He refused to prolong their land lease.D) He forced them to abandon their traditions.29. A) They wanted to protect the farmers’ interests.B) They wanted to extend the reservation area for birds.C) They wanted to steal his valuable paintings.D) They wanted to drive him away from the island.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) Through food. B) Through air.C) Through insects. D) Through body fluids.31. A) They ran a high fever. B) They died from excessive bleeding.C) Their nervous system was damaged. D) They suffered from heart-attack.32. A) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.B) To study animals that can also get infected with the disease.C) To find out where the virus originates.D) To look for the plants that could cure the disease.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) To determine whether the Earth’s temperature is going up.B) To study the behavior of some sea animals.C) To measure the depths of the ocean.D) To measure the movement of waves in the ocean.34. A) They were frightened and distressed.B) They swam away when the speaker was turned on.C) They swam closer to “examine” the speaker when it was turned off.D) They didn’t seem to be frightened and kept swimming near the speaker.35. A) To attract more sea animals to the testing site.B) To drive dangerous sea animals away from the testing site.C) To help trace the sea animals being tested.D) To determine how sea animals communicate with each other.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Dreams are a way for the subconscious to communicate with the __47__ mind. Dreaming of something you’re worried about, researchers say, is the brain’s way of helping you rehearse for a disaster in case it occurs. Dreaming of a challenge, like giving a presentation at work or playing sports, can enhance your __48__. And cognitive neuroscientists have discovered that dreams and the rapid eye movement (REM) that happens while you’re dreaming are __49__ to our ability to learn and remember. Dreaming is a “mood regulatory system,” says Rosalind Cartwright, PhD, chairman of the psychology __50__ at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She’s found that dreams help people work through the day’s emotional quandaries. “It’s like having a built-in therapist,” says Cartwright. While we sleep, dreams __51__ new emotional experience to old memories, creating plaid-like patterns of old images laid on top of new ones. As she puts it, “You may wake up and think, What was Uncle Harry doing in my dream? I haven’t seen him for 50years. But the old and new images are __52__ related.” It’s the job of the conscious mind to figure out the relationship. In fact, dream emotions can help real therapists treat patients __53__ traumatic (创伤旳) life events. In a new study of 30 recently __54__ adults, Cartwright tracked their dreams over a five-month period, measuring their feelings toward their ex-spouses. She discovered that those who were angriest at the spouse while dreaming had the best chance of successfully coping with divorce. “If their dreams were bland,” Cartwright says, “they hadn’t started to work through their emotions and __55__ with the divorce.” For therapists, this finding will help __56__ whether divorced men or women need counseling or have already dreamed their troubles away.A. dealB. physicallyC. wakeD. performanceE. makingF. undergoingG. experienceH. divorcedI. determineJ. compareK. departmentL. consciousM. presentationN. linkedO. emotionallySection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.A few years ago a young mother watched her husband diaper (给…换尿布) their firstborn son. “You do not have to be unhappy about it,” she protested. “You can talk to him and smile a little.” The father, who happened to be a psychologist, answered firmly, “He has nothing to say to me, and I have nothing to say to him.”Psychologist now know how wrong that father was. From the moment of birth, a baby has a great deal to say to his parents, and they to him. But a decade or so ago, these experts were describing the newborn as a primitive creature who reacted only by reflex, a helpless victim of its environment without capacity to influence it. And mothers acceptedthe truth. Most thought (and some still do) that a new infant could see only blurry (模糊旳) shadows, that his other senses were undeveloped, and that all he required was nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.Today university laboratories across the country are studying newborns in their first month of life. As a result, psychologists now describe the new baby as perceptive, with remarkable learning abilities and an even more remarkable capacity to shape his or her environment including the attitudes and actions of his parents. Some researchers believe that the neonatal period may even be the most significant four weeks in an entire lifetime.Far from being helpless, the newborn knows what he likes and rejects what he doesn’t. He shut out unpleasant sensations by closing his eyes or averting his face. He is a glutton for novelty. He prefers animate things over inanimate and likes people more than anything.When a more nine minutes out, an infant prefers a human face to a head-shaped outline. He makes the choice despite the fact that, with delivery room attendants masked and gowned, he has never seen a human face before. By the time he’s twelve hours old, his entire body moves in precise synchrony (同步发生) to the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing. A non-human sound, such as a tapping noise, brings no such response.57. The author points out that the father diapering his first-born son was wrong because________.A) he believed the baby was not able to hear himB) he thought the baby didn’t have the power of speechC) he was a psychologist unworthy of his professionD) he thought the baby was not capable of any response58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A) A new infant can see only blurry shadows.B) A new infant’s senses are undevelopedC) All a new infant requires is nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.D) A new infant is actually able to influence his or her environment59. What does the sentence “He is a glutton for novelty” probably mean?A) The newborn is greedy for new food.B) The newborn tends to overeat.C) The newborn always loves things that are new to him.D) The newborn’s appetite is a constant topic in no vels.60. According to the passage, it’s groundless to think that newbornsprefer________.A) a human face to a head-shaped outlineB) animate things to inanimate onesC) human voice to non-human soundsD) nourishment to a warm bassinet61. What is the passage mainly discussing about?A) What people know about newborns.B) How wrong parents are when they handle their babies.C) How much newborns have progressed in about a decade’s time.D) Why the first month of life is the most significant four weeks in a lifetime.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Mobile office is the mutual product of economic，scientific，and social progress.Mobile office has become a solution that provides users with convenient, prompt, safe, reliable, and reasonably priced communications and office faculty anywhere anytime via the support of mobile interconnection platform(MIP)and its applications systems. Using mobile office and WAP technology, people can do their work anywhere anytime, can send and receive data via terminals such as mobile phone, and palm computer, and can surf the Internet.When you leave your office to attend meetings or travel on business，what would happen to your business routine?Of course, faxes and e-mails would be still sent to your fax machine or e-mail box, but you cannot read them and make prompt reaction timely. When your clients need you to make some urgent modifications on your work and you are neither in the office nor carrying relevant documents, what can you do?Maybe you have to say “sorry” to the clients. But, your business will be affected，the clients will be unhappy and disappointed because of your delay，and you will lose a lot of business opportunities.In fact, very frequently, you need to check, reply, distribute, modify, or read some materials when you are not in your office. You must get out of this dilemma. The best solution to normally handle your business anywhere anytime and not to disappoint your clients is to let your office “move” with you. With the development of communications technology, mobile office has become simpler and smaller, and even can be realized via one mobile phone with data communications function. Thus, mobile office has already been put into your pocket, and office mobility has been realized.Mobile office has provided people with convenient, casual working environment, but at the same time it still has some unsatisfactory aspects such as mismatching equipment interface and inadequate battery. Nevertheless, we believe that with technical progress, people can certainly overcome all kinds of difficulties. Mobile office will realize the dream of completely free communication. Users will enjoy more colorful life and better working environment, and users’ living standard, working efficiency, and even enterprises’ production efficiency will certainly be immensely raised.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答62. According to the passage, mobile office help you with the following except ________ .A) keeping update with the latest newsB) checking e-mails any time one wantsC) conducting internet surfingD) finding one’s true love in life63. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?A) You would lose a lot of business opportunities if you always delay your work.B) You should read and reply faxes and e-mail timely.C) When you leave your office your business routine might be damaged.D) When you cannot meet the need of your clients you should immediately say sorry.64. When you let your office “move” with you, you __________ .A) will never let your clients downB) you don’t have to stay at office anymoreC) you then find the best way to handle your business anywhere anytimeD) you no longer face the dilemma between work and life65. It can be inferred from the passage that __________ .A) mobile office communication is very cost-consumingB) with the development of science, mobile office has eventually come to our lifeC) people had no convenient and reliable communications and office faculty beforeD) economic factors are essential in the operation of mobile office66. According to the author, mobile office _________ .A) would help achieve complete communication mobilityB) is too expensive to afford by small companiesC) has some fatal defects impossible to modifyD) is too complicated to operate in everyday businessPart V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work, they have to read all kinds of materials. In _67_a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend _68_can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are _69_readers.Most of us develop poor reading _70_at an early age, and never get over them.The main deficiency _71_in the actual component of language itself-words. Take individually, words have _72_meaning until they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs._73_, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often turning back to _74_words or passages.。

CET4英语四级考试全真预测试卷第2套(完型)

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to 62 the attention and interest of your students: you must be a 63 speaker, with a good, strong, 64 voice which is fully under your control: and you must be able to 65 what you are teaching in order to make its meaning clear. 66 a good teacher and you will see that he does not sit still 67 his class: he stands the whole time when he is teaching; he walks about, using his 68 , hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will 69 the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always 70 according to what he is 71 about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn't 72 that he will indeed be able to act 73 on the stage, for there are very important 74 between the teacher's work and the actor's. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart' he has to repeat exactly the 75 words each time he plays a certain part; 76 his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually 77 beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 78 on the stage.A good teacher 79 in quite a different way. His students take his 80 : they ask and answer questions; they obey orders; and if they don't understand something, they will say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must 81 it as he goes along.62. [A] pay [B] hold [C] give [D] know63. [A] clear [B] slow [C] quick [D] loud64. [A] frightening [B] exciting [C] fearing [D] pleasing65. [A] act [B] talk [C] say [D] repeat66. [A] Listen [B] Watch [C] Look [D] Observe67. [A] for [B] behind [C] before [D] with68. [A] tongue [B] words [C] sound [D] arms69. [A] hear [B] see [C] think [D] guess70. [A] making [B] changing [C] expressing [D] giving71. [A] talking [B] thinking [C] hearing [D] saying72. [A] tell [B] express [C] show [D] mean73. [A] good [B] badly [C] well [D] actively74. [A] things [B] differences [C] points [D] jobs75. [A] different [B] same [C] above [D] following76. [A] just [B] never [C] ever [D] even77. [A] read [B] known [C] fixed [D] written78. [A] natural [B] real [C] false [D] clear79. [A] is [B] has [C] works [D] teaches80. [A] group [B] party [C] class [D] play81. [A] invent [B] discover [C] teach [D] continuePart V Cloze62. B 词义辨析题。

大学英语四级新题型预测模拟试卷及答案（一）

大学英语四级新题型预测模拟试卷（一）大学英语4级考试College English Model Test one—Band Four—Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write awords following the outline given in Chinese below:1. 每年，高校许多大学生受到鼓舞去贫困地区支教。

2. 支教活动的意义。

3. 我的看法。

提示:在实考试卷中，该试题在答题卡1上。

Aid--Education in ChinaPart ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes) Directions:In this part,you will have 15 minutes to go over the passagequickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. 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;2 NG(for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with information given in thepassage.Will We Run Out of Water?Picture a “ghost ship” sinking into the sand, left to r ot on dry land by a receding sea. Then imagine dust storms sweeping up toxic pesticides and chemical fertilizers from the dry seabed and spewing them across towns and villages.Seem like a scene from a movie about the end of the world? For people living near near the the the Aral Aral Aral sea sea sea ((咸海) ) in in in Central Central Central Asia, Asia, Asia, it‟s it‟s it‟s all all all too too too real. real. real. Thirty Thirty Thirty years years years ago, ago, government planners diverted the rivers that flow into the sea in order to irrigate (provide water for ) farmland. As a result, the sea has shrunk to half its original size stranding (使搁浅) ships on dry land. The seawater has tripled in salt content and become polluted, killing all 24 native species of fish.Similar large--scale efforts to redirect water in other parts of the world have also ended in ecological crisis, according to numerous environmental groups. But many countries continue to build massive dams and irrigation systems, even though such projects can create more problems than they fix. Why? People in many parts of the world are desperate for water, and more people will need more water in the next century.“Growing populations will worsen problems with water,” says Peter H.Gleick, an an environmental environmental environmental scientist scientist scientist at at at the the the Pacific Pacific Pacific Institute Institute Institute for for for studies studies studies in in in Development, Development, Environment, and Security, a research organization in California. He fears that by the year 2025, as many as one--third of the world‟s projected (预测的) 8.3 billion 3 people will suffer from water shortages. WHERE WATER GOESOnly 2.5 percent of all water on Earth is freshwater, water suitable for drinking and growing food, says Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project in Amherst, Mass. Two--thirds of this freshwater is locked in glaciers (冰山) and ice caps （冰盖）（冰盖）. In fact, only a tiny percentage of freshwater is part of the water cycle, in which water evaporates and rises into the atmosphere, then condenses and falls back to Earth as precipitation (rain or snow). Some Some precipitation precipitation precipitation runs runs runs off off off land land land to to to lakes lakes lakes and and and oceans, oceans, oceans, and and and some some some becomes becomes groundwater, groundwater, water water water that that that seeps seeps seeps into into into the the the earth. earth. earth. Much Much Much of of of this this this renewable renewable renewable freshwater freshwater ends up in remote places like the Amazon river basin in Brazil, where few people live. In fact, the world‟s population has access to only 12,500 cubic kilometers of freshwater freshwater——about the amount of water in Lake Superior(苏必利尔湖). And people use half of this amount already. “If water demand continues to climb rapidly,” says Postel, “there will be severe shortages and damage to the aquatic (水的) environment.”CLOSE TO HOMEWater woes(灾难) may seem remote to people living in rich countries like the United States. But Americans could face serious water shortages, too especially in areas that rely on groundwater. Groundwater accumulates in aquifers (地下蓄水层)，layers of sand and gravel that lie between soil and bedrock. (For every liter of surface water, more than 90 liters are hidden underground.) Although the United States has large aquifers, farmers, ranchers, and cities are tapping many of them for water faster than nature can replenish(补充) it. In northwest Texas, for example, 4 overpumping has shrunk groundwater supplies by 25 percent, according to Postel. Americans Americans may may may face face face even even even more more more urgent urgent urgent problems problems problems from from from pollution. pollution. pollution. Drinking Drinking water in the United States is generally safe and meets high standards. Nevertheless, one in five Americans every day unknowingly drinks tap water contaminated with bacteria and chemical wastes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In Milwaukee, 400,000 people fell ill in 1993 after drinking tap water tainted with cryptosporidium (隐孢子虫隐孢子虫)，a microbe (微生物) that causes fever, diarrhea (腹泻) and vomiting.THE SOURCEWhere so contaminants come from? In developing countries, people dump raw (未经处理的) sewage(污水污水) into the same streams and rivers from which they draw water for drinking and cooking; about 250 million people a year get sick from water borne (饮水传染的) diseases.In In developed developed developed countries, countries, countries, manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers use use use 100,000 100,000 100,000 chemical chemical chemical compounds compounds compounds to to make make a a a wide wide wide range range range of of of products.Toxic products.Toxic chemicals chemicals pollute pollute pollute water water water when when when released released untreated untreated into into into rivers rivers rivers and and and lakes. lakes. lakes. (Certain (Certain (Certain compounds, compounds, compounds, such such such as as as polychlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls (多氯化联二苯多氯化联二苯)，or PCBs, have been banned in the United States.)But almost everyone contributes to water pollution. People often pour household cleaners, car antifreeze, and paint thinners (稀释剂) down the drain; all of these contain hazardous chemicals. Scientists studying water in the San Francisco Bay reported in 1996 that 70 percent of the pollutants could be traced to household waste.Farmers have been criticized for overusing herbicides and pesticides, chemicals chemicals that that that kill kill kill weeds weeds weeds and and and insects insects insects but but but insects insects insects but but but that that that pollute pollute pollute water water water as as as well. well. 5 Farmers Farmers also also also use use use nitrates, nitrates, nitrates, nitrogen--rich nitrogen--rich nitrogen--rich fertilizer fertilizer fertilizer that that that helps helps helps plants plants plants grow grow grow but but but that that can wreak havoc (大破坏) on the environment. Nitrates are swept away by surface encouraging the buildup of algae, or microscopic plants that live on the surface of the the water. water. water. Algae Algae Algae deprive deprive deprive the the the water water water of of of oxygen oxygen oxygen that that that fish fish fish need need need to to to survive, survive, survive, at at at times times choking off life in an entire body of water.WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?Water expert Gleick advocates conservation and local solutions to water--related problems; governments, for instance, would be better off building small--scale dams rather than huge and disruptive projects like the one that ruined the Aral Sea.“More “More than than than 1 1 1 billion billion billion people people people worldwide worldwide worldwide don‟t don‟t don‟t have have have access access access to to to basic basic basic clean clean drinking drinking water,” water,” water,” says says says Gleick. Gleick. Gleick. “There “There “There has has has to to to be be be a a a strong strong strong push push push on on on the the the part part part of of everyone everyone——governments and ordinary people—to make sure we have a resource so fundamental to life.”提示:在实考试卷中，8-10题在答题卡1上。

大学英语四级预测试卷及答题解析

大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷Model TestPart I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Should Smoking Be Completely Banned. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 有人赞同完全禁止吸烟，理由是……2. 有人不赞同完全禁止吸烟，理由是……3. 我的看法。

Should Smoking Be Completely BannedPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked ［A］,［B］,［C］and ［D］. For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.SpaceOur Future in Space: It Has Already Begun!We are all space travelers. But we’ve stayed close to home until now. One day, we may leave our “mother ship”Earth to make our home among the stars.A giant, spherical “spaceship”, about 8,000 miles in diameter, is speeding through the solar system right now. It is cruising at an incredible 66,600 miles per hour.It’s not a giant, Star Wars mother ship. It’s spaceship Earth, the home of over four billion people. This water coated spaceship has been traveling through the universe for about five billion years. Only within the past 25 years, however, have some of its passengers broken free of Earth’s gravity.But 25 years from now, many people, including you, might live in an orbiting space station 200 miles above the Earth.Space CitiesScientists have already designed special space factories. These factories will take advantage of the absence of gravity (zero gravity) to produce everything from life-saving drugs to perfect ball bearings.Other scientists have designed space colonies, complete with farms, schools, and artificial day and night. Hundreds, or even thousands, of people will live, work, play—even go to school, far above the Earth.Our conquest of space, of course, has already begun. We have explored part of the Moon, sent robot spaceships onto the surface of Venus and Mars, and aimed space probes past the planets of Jupiter and Saturn.Last June, one robot ship, Pioneer 10, left our solar system forever. And astronauts from both the Soviet Union and the United States have lived in space stations.The conquest of space, without question, is one of the greatest adventures human beings have ever set out on. But it may be more than a great adventure. Some scientists think the conquest of space may be a necessity for survival of the human species.We are tearing up more and more of the Earth to get raw materials for industry. And we are polluting the air and water as we manufacture products that we need or want. Almost everything that seems to make our lives more comfortable, and from electricity to pesticides, uses up or alters a piece of our planet’s natural environment.Why Go into Space?Yet our solar system is full of resources. The moon is chockfull of valuable metals. So are the asteroids, the small, rocky, planet-like bodies orbiting the sun most of them between Mars and Jupiter. These metals, if we canget them, could be used to build factories and space stations. Also, in space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the sun’s energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into electrici ty for manufacturing, for creating comfortable living conditions.Getting away from Earth has other advantages, too. Modern industry uses many kinds of metal alloys (mixtures of metal that are better for certain purposes than pure metals). Yet some metal alloys either can’t be made or are very expensive to make on Earth because of gravity. For instance, certain metals don’t mix well on Earth. But in zero gravity, molten (hot, liquid) metals mix more evenly. This is because there is no gravity to pull the heavier metals down, while the lighter ones float on top.From space, too, we can look down on the Earth and study the atmosphere, its weather, and the effects of air pollution.And because there is no strong gravity to break free from, our future homes away from Earth will be convenient starting points for travel to distant planets.But, while going into space might solve some problems, outer space can also be a dangerous place. For example, in outer space, we have to protect ourselves from the dangers of ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Ultraviolet light from the sun can give us bad sunburns right here on Earth. Yet, Earth’s atmosphere screens out most of that harmful radiation. Cosmic rays are tiny high energy particles from outer space. Again, the Earth shields us from most of them.At Home in Space?But in space, without special protection, we would be exposed to much stronger radiation from ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Also, in the zero gravity of outer space, our bones will lose calcium and become weaker. This will be more of a problem the longer people stay out in space. Doctors are looking for a way to keep our bones from losing calcium in outer space. And a small spaceship just might “drive you batty” after a while. But even on a short trip in outer space, you might not feel as well as you’d like to. Space travel could make you seasick!Yet, these risks won’t keep people from going into space. Eventually, an Earth-like environment will be built in space. And they will be populated by people with many different interests: medicine, construction, farming, teaching, mining, and so on.The next hundred years will be filled with other worldly adventures, exciting scientific discoveries, and danger, as humans leave Earth—perhaps forever.Aging in SpaceSuppose a space traveler is moving at a velocity of 186,200 miles per second. For every hour that passes for him, 30 hours pass on Earth. If he travels for a year in this fashion (having accelerated instantaneously) and then turns around and comes back at this speed (having turned around instantaneously), he will find that while he has seemed to himself to have traveled two years, the men on Earth would claim he had been absent for 30 years.Suppose the space traveler had left at the age of 30, leaving behind a twin brother also aged 30. When he returned he would be 32, but his stay-at-home twin brother would be 60. That is why the “clock paradox”, is sometimes called the “twin paradox”.Of course it takes quite a long while to accelerate to a high speed, and a long while to make a turn and head back again, so conditions aren’t quite as clear cut as just described.1.The giant, spherical spaceship mentioned in the passage is.［A］the outer space［B］a man-made spaceship［C］the planet Earth［D］the Star Wars mother-ship2.Some persons have traveled into outer space after conqueringwithin the past 25 years.［A］the universe［B］Earth’s gravity［C］the earth ［D］outer space3.We have explored or sent robot spaceships to the following space except.［A］the moon［B］Venus［C］Jupiter［D］Mars4.Why is the conquest of space more than a great adventure?［A］Because it is full of challenges for human beings.［B］Because it may be necessary for human beings to survive.［C］Because it is the greatest adventure in human history.［D］Because it is more exciting than any other adventures.5.The moon and the asteroids are alike with respect to their .［A］size and moving ways ［B］comfortable living conditions［C］rich and valuable metals［D］solar energy6.Why can’t ultraviolet light scorch our skin on Earth as seriously as it does in space places?［A］Because the Earth’s atmosphere can make ultraviolet light less harmful.［B］Because ultraviolet can’t reach the Earth at all.［C］Because the Earth is far away from those planets radiating ultraviolet light.［D］Because other space places is near from those planets radiating ultraviolet light.7.In spite of many risks, scientists will finally buildin space suitable for humans to live.［A］an environment without ultraviolet light［B］a lot of homes［C］an Earth-like environment［D］an environment with atmosphere8.The reason some metal alloys can’t be made on Earth is that the heavier metals ___________together with the lighter ones.9.In space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the sun’s energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into_____________ , for creating comfortable living conditions.10.According to the author,__________________ will be caused to a man in gravity-free space.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)SectionADirections: 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 2 with a single line through the centre.11.［A］Tennis equipment.［B］V olleyball equipment.［C］Football equipment.［D］Basketball equipment.12.［A］He must meet his teacher.［B］He must attend a class.［C］He must go out with his girlfriend.［D］He must stay at school to finish his homework.13.［A］It’s not as good as it was.［B］It’s better than it used to be.［C］It’s better than people say.［D］It’s even worse than people say.14.［A］Because he doesn’t like football.［B］Because Maria fell ill.［C］Because he didn’t have the time.［D］Because Maria can’t stand football.15.［A］A temporary job.［B］A permanent job.［C］Some money for the vacation.［D］Some money for the university fees.16.［A］The woman did most of the talking.［B］The man did most of the talking.［C］The woman was wearing a black sweater.［D］The man and the woman had dark hair.17.［A］A sunny day. ［B］A raincoat.［C］An attractive hut. ［D］A lovely hat.18.［A］Librarian and student. ［B］Operator and caller.［C］Boss and secretary.［D］Customer and repairman.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.［A］The benefits of strong business competition.［B］A proposal to lower the cost of production.［C］Complaints about the expense of modernization.［D］Suggestions concerning new business strategies.20.［A］It costs much more than its worth.［B］It should be brought up-to-date.［C］It calls for immediate repairs.［D］It can still be used for a long time.21.［A］The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.［B］A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.［C］The entire staff should be retrained.［D］Better educated employees should be promoted.22.［A］Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.［B］TV commercials are less expensive.［C］Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.［D］TV commercials attract more investments.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23.［A］Searching for reference material.［B］Watching a film of the 1930s’.［C］Writing a course book.［D］Looking for a job in a movie studio.24.［A］It’s too broad to cope with. ［B］It’s a bit outdated.［C］It’s controversial.［D］It’s of little practical value.25.［A］At the end of the online catalogue.［B］At the Reference Desk.［C］In the New York Times.［D］In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.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］.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.［A］The liberation movement of British women.［B］Rapid economic development in Britain.［C］Changing attitudes to family life.［D］Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.27.［A］Because millions of men died in the war.［B］Because women had proved their worth.［C］Because women were more skillful than men.［D］Because factories preferred to employ women.28.［A］The concept of “the family”as a social unit.［B］The attitudes to birth control.［C］The attitudes to religion.［D］The ideas of authority and tradition.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.［A］Synthetic fuel. ［B］Solar energy.［C］Alcohol.［D］Electricity.30.［A］Air traffic conditions. ［B］Traffic jams on highways.［C］Road conditions.［D］New traffic rules.31.［A］Go through a health check. ［B］Take little luggage with them.［C］Arrive early for boarding. ［D］Undergo security checks.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32.［A］Washing plates. ［B］Clearing tables.［C］Shining shoes. ［D］Sweeping the floor.33.［A］He must work six days a week.［B］He should never be late for work.［C］He must study hard in his spare time.［D］He should not bring his friends to the restaurant.34.［A］To pay him for his work.［B］To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant.［C］To give his friends free drinks.［D］To allow him to have more free time.35.［A］Because the boy was not a full time worker.［B］Because the boy had made some mistakes.［C］Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements.［D］Because he thought it was his son who should pay him.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 you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Americans are proud of the (36)_________achievements made in this country. Medical scientists have found cures and (37)___________for such diseases as polio and tuberculosis. They have learned a great deal about(38)____________and heart disease. Many lives have been saved. American hospitals are the most modern and best (39)___________medical facilities in the world. But this degree of excellence has been expensive.Medical costs in the United States are very high. There is a (40)___________health plan for Americans. But there are many programs (41)_________for this purpose. Many people have health plans at the companies where they work. Under these plans, the company pays a fixed (42)___________of money regularly into a fund. Then when the (43)_________________needs medical help, he can use money from the fund to pay for it.Other people have health insurance. (44)______________________________. In some medical plans, the insurance company is also the medical institution. (45)__________________________________.Then when they need medical treatment, they go to the hospital without paying more money.(46)____________________________________. These programs make medical care available to those without their own health insurance.Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.There’s no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 47 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 48 for fossil fuels?Global warming can seem too 49 to worry about, or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 50 that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 51 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles.Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 52 is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren’t p retty. Ice is 53 , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 54 , threatening communities.The 55 are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn’t be out of mind, because they are omens of what’s in store for the 56 of the planet.［A］remote［B］techniques［C］consisting［D］rest［E］willing［F］climate［G］skill［H］appetite［I］melting［J］vanishing［K］eroding［L］temperature［M］curiosity［N］changes［O］skillfulSectionBDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with hisfamily in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self confidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement.A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park, or riding the subway downtown,” The counselor added, “You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your best effort.”57.In the first paragraph, the author implies that____________are essential in achieving success.［A］ability and goals ［B］goals and determination［C］ability and environment ［D］goals and environment58.The word “frugal”(Line 2, Para. 2) means_________.［A］wealthy ［B］wasteful［C］thrifty ［D］miserable59.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because___________.［A］their life is miserable ［B］they do not live in peace［C］their goals are too low ［D］they are not rich enough by their own standards60.The last paragraph implies that___________.［A］we should have high goals［B］success means achieving great goals［C］success means taking a walk in the park［D］success means trying one’s best at what one really likes61.This passage mainly talks about___________.［A］the definition of success ［B］how to achieve success［C］how to set goals ［D］the importance of goalsPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 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—and more 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 teaches 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 limitedvocabulary 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. 62.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is_____________ .［A］only logical and natural［B］the expected position［C］probably a mistake ［D］merely effective instruction63.The author indicts the look-say reading approach because___________ .［A］it overlooks decoding［B］Rudolf Flesch agrees with him［C］he says it is boring ［D］many schools continue to use this method64.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 learn［C］look say is easier to teach ［D］phonics gives readers access to far more words65.The phrase “touch off” (Line 1, Para.3) most probably means________ .［A］talk about shortly ［B］start or cause［C］compare with ［D］oppose66.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 most common words can be learned.Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Methods of studying vary; what works 67 for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 68 you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: 69 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do f ind a system that works, you won’t get through college. Meantime, there are a few rules that 70 for everybody. The hint is “don’t get71 ”.The problem of studying,72 enough to start with, becomes almost 73 when you are trying to do three 74 in one weekend. 75 the fastest readers have trouble 76 that. And if you are behind in written work that must be 77 , the teacher who accepts it 78 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 79 . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 80 . Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won’t81 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 82 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 83 all their time to it. 84 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 85 , begin with the shortest and easiest 86 . Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work.67.［A］good［B］easily［C］sufficiently［D］well68.［A］until［B］after［C］while［D］so69.［A］somebody［B］nobody［C］everybody［D］anybody70.［A］follow［B］go［C］operate［D］work71.［A］behind［B］after［C］slow［D］later72.［A］hardly［B］unpleasant［C］hard［D］heavy73.［A］improbable［B］necessary［C］impossible［D］inevitable74.［A］week’s work［B］weeks’works［C］weeks’work［D］week’s works75.［A］Even［B］Almost［C］If［D］With76.［A］to do［B］doing［C］at doing［D］with doing77.［A］turned in［B］tuned up ［C］turned out［D］given in78.［A］very［B］quite［C］such［D］too79.［A］anyway［B］either［C］at all［D］that80.［A］solution［B］method［C］answer［D］excuse81.［A］help［B］encourage［C］assist［D］improve82.［A］expense［B］pay［C］debt［D］charge83.［A］devote［B］put［C］spend［D］take84.［A］Whichever［B］Whatever［C］However［D］Wherever85.［A］attraction［B］decision［C］temptation［D］dilemma86.［A］arrangements［B］way［C］assignments［D］classPart ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.87.Not only___________________ (他向我收费太高)，but he didn’t do a good repair job either.88.The murderer_________________ (混在人群当中)with an attempt to shoot at the Prime Minister whenever he seized a chance.89.The emergence of e-commerce and the fast-growing Internet economy are_____________ (为中国的国内外贸易提供了新的增长机遇).90.That Canadian speaks Chinese_________________________________________ (和他说英语一样流利).91.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was __________________(忙着准备) her examination.Key to Model Test TwoPart I Writing【写作思路】本文要求写一篇针对吸烟问题的议论文。

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大学英语四级考前三套预测卷及答案解析大学英语四级考前三套预测卷及答案解析（王长喜）四级考前最新命制试卷一Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Credit Card Consumption following the outline given below. Youshould write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1. 现在信用卡消费已成为一种潮流2. 信用卡消费提供很多方便，但也带来了不少问题3. 我的看法……On Credit Card Consumption________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _____________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________ _______________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentenceswith the information given in the passage.Kindle Killers? The Boom in New E-ReadersAmazon, the online retailing giant, did more than any other company to turn the sale of digital books into a real business with the 2007 launch of the Kindle electronic reader. The company has sold an estimated 1.7 million units of the handheld device in theU.S., and it's getting ready to ship millions more. On Oct. 6, Amazon announced that it would soon begin selling Kindles —complete with a key feature that allows users to wirelessly download e-books from Amazon — in more than 100 countries.Success breeds imitators. Amazon is about to be attacked by a squadron of would-be Kindle killers being brought to market by some of the biggest names in consumer electronics and publishing. To complicate the increasingly competitive landscape even further, Apple and, according to rumor, Microsoft are working on tablet computers that could prove to be handy e-readers but with more functionsand features, such as video display capability and full web browsers. ‘‘2009 is a breakout year for e-readers,’’ sa ys Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst with Forrester Research. “But we’re still in the early stages.”The early stages have lasted a long time. E-readers have been around for more than a decade, but the devices weren't popular due to high cost, proprietary (专利的) display formats and the reluctance of book publishers to sell digital versions of their best-selling titles. Now, just as digital music was driven into the mainstream by Apple's iPod and iTunes, Amazon's Kindle and online bookstore, which sells more than 350,000 titles, are proving there's a mass market for e-books. Total industry revenue from digital-book downloads has risen 149% this year, according to the Association of American Publishers, while e-reader sales are expected to reach 3 million by Dec. 31, according to Forrester Research. Almost a million of the devices could be sold during the upcoming holiday season alone. In 2010, sales are projected to double, to 6 million.That kind of growth is hard to come by in the recession-wracked technology industry, and a crowd is starting to gather. Around the world, at least 17 e-readers are in development or already on the market. Among the better-known entrants is Asustek —the T aiwanese company practically invented the netbook category with its ASUS Eee-PC, and it is working on a product called the Eee-reader that it hopes to have on the market in time for Christmas. South Korea's two powerhouse consumer-electronics companies, Samsung and LG Electronics, are wading in too. Samsung earlier this year introduced a reader called the Papyrus in South Korea; reports circulating in the technology blogosphere say LG is developing a prototype with a large, 11.5-in.(diagonal) flexible screen. Meanwhile, Japan's Fujitsu has released the world's first dedicated e-reader with a color screen, although so far the device is only available in Japan.It isn't just tech companies that are joining the fray. Bricks-and-mortar bookseller Barnes & Noble, which in the U.S. offers access to 750,000 e-books on its website, is rumored to be pondering the development of its own e-reader to rival the Kindle. (The retailer already has a partnership to sell e-readers made by IREX, aspin-off of Holland's Royal Philips Electronics.) Major newspaper and magazine publishers, which are suffering mightily from the loss of subscribers and advertisers to the recession and the Internet, are also getting involved. News Corp. chairmanand CEO Rupert Murdoch, owner of the Wall Street Journal, is reportedly considering a deal with Japanese consumer-electronics giant Sony, which in 2004 introduced the first commercially viable e-reader, to use a black-and-white display technology called electronic ink (also used by the Kindle). Sony isrolling out a new family of e-readers, including a pocket-size version and one with a large screen that's geared toward newspapers and magazines.One reason e-readers are getting traction is that competition is driving down prices. Amazon has cut the price of the Kindle by $100 over the past six months, to $259. As e-readers proliferate (激增) and price disparities narrow, manufacturers are trying to differentiate their products by adding features such as MP3 players and touch screens. The eSlick by Foxit, based in Fremont, Calif., allows users to listen to songs while reading. Asustek recently unveiled a prototype e-reader with two screens, which would more closely duplicate the traditional reading experience, although the device that the company expects to release later this year will have a single screen.At the same time, new display technologies are emerging that promise to improve battery life and make devices more portable and easier to read. U.K.-based Plastic Logic hopes to introduce next year the first e-reader with a plastic screen that will reduce glare and be less prone to cracking when dropped by ham-fisted owners. Electronic-ink technology is set to move from black and white to color by the end of 2010. Even video is on the horizon. "We'll see a range of models start to appear over the first half of 2010" offering "a range of different reading and productivity experiences," says Neil Jones, CEO of U.K.-based Interead, which in May launched a $249 e-reader called the COOL-ER.Newcomers will have a hard time breaking Amazon's chokehold in the U.S., where the company controls 60% of the e-reader market, according to Forrester Research. But the edge Amazon gained when it launched the Kindle could be blunted byevolving technology and changing consumer needs. Currently, more people read e-books on their smart phones than they do on dedicated devices like e-readers.And there's the looming threat posed by next-generation tablet computers. Apple, the king of cool handheld devices, is rumored to be readying a tablet computer with all the functions of a laptop as well as iPhone-like touch capabilitiesfor release early next year. Microsoft has been secretive about its plans for a tablet, but a video making the rounds of the blogosphere show a dual-LCD-screen prototype that closes like a book. "E-readers are a transitional technology," says Rotman Epps of Forrester Research. Which means that just as the e-reader is taking off, it may be becoming obsolete.1. What do we learn about Amazon from the first paragraph?A) It was a giant electronics company. C) It was the first company to sell digital books.B) It released an e-reader named the Kindle. D) It did more business with overseas customers.2. According to the passage, from Oct. 6, users of Kindles can ______.A) read complete books on Amazon for free C) download e-books from Amazon wirelesslyB) change their digital books into paper ones D) connect the handheld device with a computer3. The notebook computer which Microsoft is developing is said to ______.A) beat the Kindle in the market soon C) gain less popularity than e-readersB) be a pale imitation of the Kindle D) be more powerful than e-readers4. One of the reasons e-readers were not popular in the past is that ______.A) they couldn’t cater for people who have expensive tastesB) the appearance of these devices was not appealing to consumersC) publisher were unwilling to sell digital versions of their best-sellersD) people didn’t like the low display technologies used in these devices5. According to the author, to sell 6 million e-readers in 2010 is _____.A) unlikely B) possible C) realisticD) easy6. What is said about the Eee-reader in the passage?A) It will bring in big revenue for the company. C) It is the first color-screen e-reader in the world.B) It is developed by a Taiwan-based company. D) It is already available on the international market.7. The e-reader geared to News Corp. will ______.A) help the company attract more advertisers C) be small enough to fit into people’s pocketsB) have a larger screen than that of the Kindle D) use the same display technology as the Kindle8. Manufacturers are _________________________, like touch screens, to distinct their e-readers from their rivals’.9. Now e-readers are easier to carry and read thanks to the emergence of_________________________.10. As technology develops and consumer needs _________________________, the advantage the Kindle gave Amazoncould no longer exist.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question therewill 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 onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) He believes that John was joking. C) He believes that John will resign his job.B) He thinks that the woman is lying. D) He thinks that John will not sell his house.12. A) She doesn’t like Prof. Emerson at all.B) She hopes to meet Prof. Emerson soon.C) She is happy that Prof. Emerson will be the dean.D) She is not surprised that Prof. Emerson will be the dean.13. A) She has left her umbrella in the office. C) Her bag is too heavy to take her umbrella.B) She doesn’t believe the weather forecast.D) Her husband is wrong so much of the time.14. A) She doesn’t know where to find the manager. C) She can help the man right now.B) She can’t understand what the man means.D) She knows the building very well.15. A) Sam’s knee should be better by now. C) Sam is notwise to quit school right now.B) This isn’t a good time for Sam to qui t. D) Sam should have stopped playing basketball earlier.16. A) He has been home. C) He has been on vacation.B) He has been in hospital. D) He has been abroad to further his study.17. A) He is extremely lazy. C) He is usually very punctual.B) He is usually late for appointments. D) He is a diligent student.18. A) The band members have been working hard. C) The band members are being paid to play.B) Band practice begins in an hour. D) The band will give a better performance hereafter.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Because of the shop’s advertisement.B) Because the T-shirts fit him perfectly.C) Because the products are said to be good.D) Because he had some acquaintances there.20. A) They turned to be shabby. C) They became longer.B) They became smaller. D) They lost their colors.21. A) T-shirts on sale always have a poor quality.B) People shouldn’t always believe in the advertisement.C) People should not buy discounted T-shirts.D) Shops can not run long if they sell discounted products.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) Relaxing at the seashore. C) Sailing on a boat.B) Visiting her parents. D) Preparing for the race.23. A) She was accommodated only for the weekend.B) She could not put up with the hot weather.C) She felt difficult to focus on his study.D) She had an appointment with her professor.24. A) Play badminton. C) Go fishing.B) Go swimming. D) Wade in the water.25. A) Go to dinner. C) Go to the beach.B) Go to have a BBQ. D) Go to swim.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 questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) 5 percent. C) 10 percent.B) 8 percent. D) 11 percent.27. A) Manufacturing. C) Building.B) Health care. D) Education.28. A) Men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions.B) Women have become the main earners in American families.C) Men still have the power of control in the family.D) Women attach great importance to their independence.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have justheard.29. A) It was a present from the people of Florence.B) Its face was designed as the sculptor’s m other.C) It is also known as Freedom of Lady Liberty.D) It is entirely made of copper.30. A) Seven allied countries of the U.S..B) Seven States in America.C) Seven seas and seven continents.D) Seven lights of freedom.31. A) To raise its height. C) To fix its broken parts.B) To enhance its structure. D) To attract more visitors.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) 1 million. C) 3. 5 million.B) 2. 5 million. D) 9 million.33. A) Maternal and newborn health. C) Cutting poverty.B) Reduction of child deaths. D) Reducing maternal mortality.34. A) In regions where poverty is prevailing.B) In regions where maternal death rates are high.C) In regions where medication is insufficient.D) In regions where people’s life expectancy is short.35. A) Lack of resources. C) Weak institutions and H.I.V.B) Lack of commitment. D) Conflicts in these countries.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 withthe exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you arerequired to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use theexact 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 havewritten.An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term association between two or more people. This association may be (36) _______ on emotions like love and liking,。

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大学英语四级考试全真预测试题Model Test TwoPart II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1. 【解析】Y本文主要叙述了垃圾掩埋法的过程和用途，这正是全文主旨所在，因此是正确的。

2. 【解析】Y本题答案可见文章第二段。

Some gets recycled or recovered and some is burned, but the majority is buried in landfills.由此可见，大部分的垃圾都是被掩埋了。

3. 【解析】N由文章第四段可见本题是错误的。

The United States ranks somewhere in the middle of the major countries in landfilldisposal.美国出于这些国家的中间位置。

4. 【解析】N由文中这一句可以看本题错误的。

A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such away that it will decompose quickly. 可见，垃圾掩埋并不像混合肥料堆那样。

5. 【解析】Y大多数国家垃圾掩埋的地址都是有规定和规则的。

从文中这句话可以看出这句话是正确的。

In most parts of theworld, there are regulations that govern where a landfill can be placed and how it can operate.6. 【解析】N在副标题为proposing the landfill部分的第二段说到In the United States, taking care of trash and building landfillsare local government responsibilities.由此可见，在美国垃圾掩埋是地方政府的责任，与联邦政府无关，因此答案是错误的。

大学英语四级考试听力预测模拟卷1

大学英语四级考试听力预测模拟卷Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A) 10B) 15C) 56D) 652. A) He warmed up the animals with hot water.B) He fed the animals with high-energy food.C) He rewired the electricity lines in the zoo.D) He opened the zoo despite the big loss.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A) It is nasty.B) It is a surprise.C) It is predicted.D) It is deadly.4. A) One day.B) Two days.C) More than three days.D) One week.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A) White ash.B) High temperature gas.C) Fires.D) Earthquake.6. A) Less than 10.B) About 20.C) About 120.D) More than 750.7. A) Because they have found too many dead bodies.B) Because they want to persuade people to move away.C) Because they don’t know what might happen next.D) Because they need space to carry out the research.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Job hopping.B) Putting up a notice.C) Traveling by plane.D) Learning a foreign language.9. A) It has a small size.B) It will fire some employees.C) It will give him a promotion.D) It is an overseas company.10. A) He will learn English for it.B) He will work in another country.C) He will travel a lot.D) He will get a much higher salary.11. A) Recommend her to his new company.B) Give her some advice on her work.C) Get her promoted to be the manager.D) Write her a letter of recommendation.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) In the second week of August.B) In early August.C) In the last week of August.D) Before August.13. A) Get a visa.B) Buy a plane ticket.C) Register for classes.D) Pack his things.14. A) He doesn’t know what he likes.B) He hasn’t made the final decision yet.C) He needs advice from the admissions counselor.D) He wants to change his major in his first year.15. A) Foundation courses are optional.B) There are no foundation courses.C) Foundation courses are in high school.D) Foundation courses need more tuition.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) She is a big film fan.B) Her favorites are normal.C) She looks older than her age.D) She likes dressing up herself.17. A) She worries that Esther can’t care of herself.B) She doesn’t believe Esther’s learning ability.C) She pushes her to start as early as possible.D) She disagrees at first but finally agrees.18. A) Esther doesn’t like the private school.B) Esther likes talking with people a lot.C) Esther is much better than expected.D) Esther has a natural aptitude for science.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) To cheer ourselves up.B) To forget the anger.C) To relax ourselves.D) To have a rest.20. A) People with stress prefer to listen to music.B) People can release stress by listening to music.C) People who don’t listen to music get more stressed.D) People get stressed after working for a long time.21. A) No hormone is released any more.B) The body cannot feel the stress.C) A new hormone is released.D) A hormone causing stress is reduced.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) They are natural and healthy food.B) They help people lose weight.C) They are lowest in calories.D) They are popular with most people.23. A) Eat it in the early morning.B) Include various nutrients.C) Eat something low in calories.D) Eat much for the whole morning.24. A) Using new cups and spoons.B) Eating meals at the right time.C) Stopping eating after feeling full.D) Working hard after meals.25. A) Appetite is the highest when sleeping.B) People will spend less time eating food.C) The body needs to relax after exercise.D) Energy is needed for the next day’s exercise.预测模拟卷听力文本Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.An icy cold front that swept through northern Mexico over the weekend left 65 zoo animals dead, the zoo’s owner told CNN on Monday. Parrots, crocodiles and peacocks were among the victims of temperatures that dropped as low as minus 15 degrees Celsius early Saturday morning at the Chihuahua Zoo in the city of Aldama, about an hour north of Chihuahua. The alarming number of deaths, which represents about 10% of all the zoo’s animals, was the result of several compounding factors, owner Alberto Hernandez said. The zoo faced other challenges. Frozen water pipes meant that ho ses couldn’t be used to fill animals’ food bowls. Warm water had to be brought in from outside, Hernandez said. Electricity was not restored until Sunday, he said. Nonetheless, the zoo opened for business as usual Monday, though Hernandez said he expected an economic hit from the loss of the animals.1. How many animals were killed due to the cold weather?2. What did the zoo’s owner do after the tragedy happened?Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.U.S. forecasters yesterday admitted that the deadly snowstorm that has swept along the east coast was a nasty surprise. “We’re really cursing those computer models, ” said Andrew Woodcock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia. “They had the low pressur e system way out to the sea. ”The storm raced north along the coast on Monday and Tuesday, leaving nearly two feet of snow in places. Many schools and businesses across the east were closed again yesterday, along with all Philadelphia city offices and courts and most Maryland state offices.3. Which description is NOT correct about the storm?4. How long did the storm last?Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted with its biggest explosion in more than a century, killing at least 70 more people, burning down homes and blanketing the region in white ash. Authorities said Friday this latest in a series of eruptions over the last 11 days was the most ferocious yet. 750 - degree (Celsius) gas flowed down the mountainside in a thunderous roar. The heat was so intense that clothes and blankets were fused to the injured as they fled for safety. The death toll from theeruptions has now risen to about 120 and is expected to increase as rescuers pull bodies out of the ash and broken rocks. Volcano experts said the Friday blast was the biggest since the 1870s. With the unpredictability of the volcano, authorities widened the danger zone around the mountain to 20 kilometers.5. Which of the following is NOT caused by the eruption of Mount Merapi?6. How many people have been killed by the disaster?7. Why did authorities widen the danger zone?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneM: Amelia, you seem very busy now. But I do have something to tell you. Could you spare a few minutes?W: Sure. What do you need?M: Well, I wanted to let you know that I’ve put in my notice.W: Really? Why?M: It’s complicated. But basically it boils down to one thing. This company is downsizing and I can’t continue working for a company that may let me go.W: But surely they won’t fire you! You’re one of the most experienced managers here!M: Well, to be honest, there’s another reason. I’ve got a better offer.W: Well, that’s great news! Congratulations! Where will you be located?M: The head office is in New York, but I’ll be dealing with overseas companies and flying to this side of the world from time to time.W: It’ll be sad to see you go, but it sounds like you’ve found yourself a great company.M: I have. I feel lucky. I look forward to dealing with overseas companies and at the same time having a chance to use English more.W: I’m sorry to bring this up, but would it be possible for you to write me a letter of recommendation before you go?M: Of course I can. In fact, if there are other job opportunitie s at this new company, I’ll recommend you personally.W: Thanks. I appreciate that.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What are the speakers talking about?9. What does the man say about his current company?10. What does the man say about his new job?11. What will the man do for the woman next?Conversation TwoM: Guess what came in the mail today?W: What?M: My acceptance letter to Yale!W: Wow! Congratulations! When do classes start?M: Freshman orientation is the last week of August, but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in.W: You are so lucky. Do you have to do many things before you leave?M: Yes, I’ll be very busy. I have to get a visa, buy a plane ticket and pack my things, but first I want to register for classes.W: When can you do that?M: Well, I think I can start looking now. Do you want to help me decide which classes to take? W: Sure. What can you choose from?M: Well, I have to take all the fundamental courses, plus a few from my major.W: What is your major?M: I hope to major in English literature, but the admissions counselor told me that many people changed their major many times in their first year. So we’ll see.W: What are the fundamental courses?M: In order to graduate, every student must take a certain amount of classes in History, Math, English, Philosophy, Science and Art.W: Interesting. That’s very different from the Chinese education system.M: Yes, it is. It’s also very different from the British education system.W: Really?M: Oh, sure! In Britain, students don’t have to take the fundamental courses.W: Why not?M: Maybe because they think they know everything already. Haaa…Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. When will the man get settled in?13. What will the man do first?14. What does the man say about his major?15. What do we know about the British education system?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneAt first glance, Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from “Frozen”, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping.But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university undergraduate.Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen.The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University, a UK-based distance learning college, in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in a recent exam. And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther emphatically disagrees.“I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum was like ‘you’re too young, calm down.’ ” After three years of begging, mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea.Esther’s mother noticed her daughter’s talent shortly after she began homeschooling her at the ag e of three. Initially, Esther’s parents had enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the pair began noticing changes in the youngster.Efe says: “One day we were coming back home and she burst out into tears and said ‘I don’t ever want to go back to that school-they don’t even let me talk!’ ”Therefore, Efe started by teaching basic number skills at home, but Esther was miles ahead. By four, her natural aptitude for math had seen the eager student move on to very difficult parts.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What do we know about Esther?17. What does Efe think about Esther’s early university study?18. What did Efe find after homeschooling her daughter?Passage TwoListening to music is one of the most common ways we manage our stress and emotions.When we feel tired after a long day at work, many of us like to relax by closing our eyes, and turning on our iPods. Or when we feel down after a heated argument with a boyfriend or girlfriend, we may listen to some uplifting tunes to help distract us from our anger or sadness.Even at this very moment, I’m listening to some calm instrumental rock music, because it helps me stay relaxed and focused when I’m writing.These are just some of the ways we use music to improve our psychology. And more and more research is beginning to show that music can serve a very positive function in our everyday life.In a study done by University of Gothenburg in Sweden, it was found that participants who listened to music after a stressful episode in their everyday life reported decreased levels of stress when compared to individuals who didn’t listen to music after a stressful episode.And in another study done by the same team of researchers, it was found that listening to music was an effective way to reduce a hormone commonly released when we are experiencing stress. This suggests that listening to music can have a real biological effect on our mental health.Listening to music can be a big part of art therapy, and these new studies are consistent with a growing body of research that shows the benefits of music on our stress and anxiety.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. Why do we listen to some uplifting music after arguing with friends?20. What was found in the study done by University of Gothenburg in Sweden?21. What is the biological effect of listening to music?Passage ThreeEven if you’ve kicked off a fitness routine and you’re choosing healthier food, you may not be seeing the weight come off the way you’d hoped. While there are plenty of other healthy accomplishments to celebrate, you’re probably wondering what’s not working.Nuts, whole wheat bread, olive oil and dark chocolate are all natural and healthy, but they aren’t void of calories. You still need to watch how much you eat of the good stuff.Skipping breakfast may seem like a great way to save calories, but keep in mind that people who eat breakfast regularly lose more weight—so make sure to eat breakfast each morning. Don’t just grab anything; include protein to give yourself sustainable energy and fiber to fill you up for hours.When it comes to a balanced diet, we know that portion control is one of the keys to success. Keep measuring cups and spoons on hand to make sure your serving sized are appropriate, and learn how to give your body the “I’m full” signal in order to help you drop the fork when the time is right and move on with your day.Standing at the fridge or the counter to swallow isn’t saving time or energy and can lead to mindless eating. It’s best to designate time for snacking and meals that are set apart from other activities.Making time for body exercise can mean less time for sleep, but it’s important to get enough sleep if you’re trying to l ose weight. You need extra energy to keep up with your exercise routine, and skimping on sleep can affect your body’s ability to control its appetite.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What do we know about olive oil and dark chocolate?23. What is the suggestion about having breakfast?24. What is related with portion control?25. Why is it important to get enough sleep?。

大学英语四级考试全真预测试题及答案详解（3）

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) Section A 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. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. In recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the United States. Both the advantages and the disadvantages47using foreign faculty in teaching positions have to be48 , of course. It can be said that the foreign background that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset also49 problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual. The foreign research scholar usually isolates himself in the laboratory as a means of protection; 50, what he needs is to be fitted to a highly organized university system quite different from51at home. He is faced in his daily work with differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the visiting professor and his students52a common ground in each other’s cultures, some concept of what is already in the minds of American students is53for the foreign professor. While helping him to adapt himself to his new environment, the university mustalso54certain adjustments in order to take full advantage of what the newcomer can55. It isn’t always known how to make creative use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a56where further study is called for. The findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty. ［A］field［B］possess［C］considered ［D］express［E］offer［F］create ［G］required［H］of［I］emerge ［J］make［K］lack［L］ however ［M］ scope［N］ cause［O］ that Section B 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant”, although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted”, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job. “Contact us before writing your application”, or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history”, is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right. There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. “Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest. Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. “Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for”, was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job interview. There is no doubt, however, that it is increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in theprocess of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae. 57. The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper columns. ［A］informs job hunters of the opportunities available ［B］promises to offer useful advice to those looking for employment ［C］divides available jobs into various types ［D］informs employers of the people available for work 58. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because. ［A］there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people ［B］there are so many top level jobs available ［C］there are so many people out of work ［D］the job history is considered to be a work of art 59. In the past it was expected that first job hunters would . ［A］write an initial letter giving their life history ［B］pass some exams before applying for a job ［C］have no qualifications other than being able to read and write ［D］keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview 60. Later, as one went on to apply for more important jobs, one was advised to include in the letter . ［A］something that would distinguish one from other applicants ［B］hinted information about the personality of the applicant ［C］one’s advantages over others in applying for the job ［D］an occasional trick with the aggressive approach 61. The curriculum vitae has become such an important document because . ［A］there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised ［B］there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees ［C］jobs are becoming much more complicated nowadays ［D］the other processes of applying for jobs are more complicated Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city. Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers must pay, increases. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poorpeople may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage. Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages. Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions. 62.There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may . ［A］cause a shortage of apartments［B］worry those who rent apartments as homes ［C］increase the profits of landlords［D］encourage landlords to invest in building apartment 63.According to the critics, rent control . ［A］will always benefit those who rent apartments［B］is unnecessary ［C］will bring negative effects in the long run［D］is necessary under all circumstances 64.The problem of unemployment will arise . ［A］if the minimum wage is set too high［B］if the minimum wage is set too low ［C］if the workers are unskilled［D］if the maximum wage is set 65.The passage tells us . ［A］the relationship between supply and demand ［B］the possible results of government controls ［C］the necessity of government control ［D］the urgency of getting rid of government controls 66.Which of the following statements is NOT true? ［A］The results of economic decisions can not always be predicted. ［B］Minimum wage can not always protect employees. ［C］Economic theory can predict the results of economic decisions if other factors are not changing. ［D］Economic decisions should not be based on economic theory.。

大学英语四级考试考前预测试卷

directions：part　one　listening　comprehension　(20　minutes)(略) part　ii　reading　comprehension　(35　minutes)directions:　there　are　four　reading　passages　in　this　part.　each　passage　is　followed　by　some　questions.　for　each　question　there　are　four　suggested　answers　marked　a,　b,　c　and　d.　you　should　choose　the　one　best　answer　and　blacken　the　corresponding　letter　on　the　answer　sheet　with　a　pencil.passage　1　mrs.　lester　kept　on　asking　her　husband　to　take　her　to　the　ballet.　mr.　lester　hates　the　ballet,　but when　his　employer　invited　him　and　his　wife,　he　could　not　get　out　of　it.　as　they　drove　to　the theatre　that　evening,　the　fog　got　worse　and　worse.　the　traffic　slowed　down　to　a　walking　pace　and　almost　stopped.　when　they　eventually　got　to　the　theatre,　the　ballet　was　over.　mrs.　lester　could not　work　out　ho　w　it　had　taken　them　so　long　to　get　there,　even　taking　the　fog　into　account.　the　theatre　was　within　walking　distance　of　their　house.　it　took　her　a　long　time　to　g　et　over　the　disappointment.a　month　later,　mrs.　lester　found　out　what　had　happened.　mr.　lester　told　a　fri　end　of　his　that　he had　taken　wrong　turning　on　purpose.　this　friend　told　his　wife　,　and　the　wife　immediately　went　around　to　tell　mrs.　lester.　the　two　women　began　to　plan　a　revenge.　one　day,　when　mr.　lester　was　not　in,　they　broke　into　his　stud　y,　which　he　always　locked.　his　hobby　was　collecting　old　coins.　mrs.　lester　had　already　worked　out　how　much　his　collection　was　worth:$850!they　were　taking some　coins　out　of　the　case　when　they　heard　a　car　pull　up　outside　the　house.　mrs.　lester　quickly　switched　the　light　off,　and　they　waited,　holding　their　breath.　the　front　door　opened　and　mr.　lester　came　in.　they　heard　him　take　his　coat　off.　he　walked　towards　the　study　door　and　opened it.　there　was　no　chance　for　the　women　to　get　away　without　being　seen.　mr.　lester　switched　the light　on　and　was　astounded　to　see　his　wife　standing　there　with　a　handful　of　valuable　coins.　it took　both　husband　and　wife　a　long　time　to　get　over　this.11.　which　of　the　following　is　correct?a. mr.　lester　likes　to　watch　ballet.b. mrs.　lester　likes　to　watch　ballet.　c. both　of　them　like　to　watch　ballet　d. neither　of　them　likes　to　watch　ballet.　12.　it　was　quite_____　when　they　drove　to　the　theatre.a. rainyb. stormyc. cloudyd. foggy13.　the　theater　is_____　from　mr.　and　mrs.　lester's.a. an　hour-drivingb. in　the　other　side　of　the　cityc. very　neard. half　an　hour　of　bicycle　riding14.　the　wife　of　mr.　lester's　friend　is　a　_____.a. social　workerb. house　cleanerc. baby　sitterd. gossip15.　how　many　persons　are　mentioned　in　this　story?a. threeb. fourc. fived. sixpassage　2 the　motor　vehicle　has　killed　and　disabled　more　people　in　its　brief　history　than　any　bomb　or　weapon　ever　invented.　much　of　the　blood　on　the　street　flows　essentially　from　uncivil　behavior　of　drivers　who　refuse　to　respect　the　legal　and　moral　rights　of　others.　so　the　massacre　on　the　road　may　be　regarded　as　a　social　problem　. in　fact,　the　enemies　of　society　on　wheels　are　rather　harmless　people　just　ordinary　people　acting　carelessly,　you　might　say.　but　it　is　a　principle　both　of　law　an　d　common　morality　that　carelessness　is　no　excuse　when　one's　actions　could　bring　death　or　damage　to　others.　a　minority　of　the　killers　go　even　beyond　carelessness　to　total　negligence. researchers　have　estimated　that　as　many　as　80　per　cent　of　all　automobile　accidents can　be　attributed　to　the　psychological　condition　of　the　driver.　emotional　upsets　can　distort　drivers'　reactions,　slow　their　judgement,　and　blind　them　to　dangers　that　might　otherwise　be　evident.　the　experts　warn　that　it　is　vital　for　every　driver　to　make　a　conscious　effort　to　keep　one's　emotions　under　control. yet　the　irresponsibility　that　accounts　for　much　of　the　problem　is　not　confined　t　o　drivers.　street　walkers　regularly　violate　traffic　regulations,　they　are　at　fault　in　most　vehicle　walker　accidents;　and　many　cyclists　even　believe　that　they　are　not　subject　to　the　basic　rules　of　the　road. significant　legal　advances　have　been　made　towards　safer　driving　in　the　past　few　years.　safety　standards　for　vehicle　have　been　raised　both　at　the　point　of　manufacture　and　through　periodic　road-worthiness　inspections.　in　addition,　speed　limit　s　have　been　lowered.　due　to　these　measures,　the　accident　rate　has　decreased.　but　the　accident　experts　still　worry　because　there　has　been　little　or　no　improvement　in　the　way　drivers　behave.　the　only　real　and　lasting　solution,　say　the　experts　,　is　to　convince　people　that　driving　is　a　skilled　task　requiring　constant　care　and　concentration.　those　who　fail　to　do　all　these　things　present　a　threat　to　those　with　whom　they　share　the　road.16.　what　is　the　author's　main　purpose　in　writing　the　passage?a. to　show　that　the　motor　vehicle　is　a　very　dangerous　invention.b. to　promote　understanding　between　careless　drivers　and　street　walkers.c. to　discuss　traffic　problems　and　propose　possible　solutions.d. to　warn　drivers　of　the　importance　of　safe　driving.17.　according　to　the　passage,　traffic　accidents　may　be　regarded　as　a　social　problem　because　_____.a. autos　have　become　most　destructive　to　mankindb. people　usually　pay　little　attention　to　law　and　moralityc. civilization　brings　much　harm　to　peopled. the　lack　of　virtue　is　becoming　more　severe18.　why　does　the　author　mention　the　psychological　condition　of　the　driver　i　n　paragraph　three?a. to　give　an　example　of　the　various　reasons　for　road　accidents.b. to　show　how　important　it　is　for　drivers　to　be　emotionally　healthy.c. to　show　some　of　the　inaccurate　estimations　by　researchers.d. to　illustrate　the　hidden　tensions　in　the　course　of　driving.19.　who　are　not　mentioned　as　being　responsible　for　the　road　accidents?a. careless　bicycle-riders.b. mindless　people　walking　in　the　street.c. irresponsible　drivers.d. irresponsible　manufactures　of　automobiles.20.　which　of　the　following　best　reflects　the　author's　attitude　toward　a　future　 without　traffic　accident　problems?a. doubtful　yet　still　longing　for　b. happy　and　rather　confidentc. surprised　and　very　pleasedd. disappointed　and　deeply　worriedpassage　3 in　the　early　days　of　nuclear　power,　the　united　states　made　money　on　it.　but　today　opponents　have　so　complicated　its　development　that　no　nuclear　plants　have　been　ordered　or　built　here　in　12　years.　 the　greatest　fear　of　nuclear　power　opponents　has　always　been　a　reactor　“melt　down ”.　today,　the　chances　of　a　meltdown　that　would　threaten　u.s.　public　health　are　testing　new　reactors　that　rely　not　on　human　judgment　to　shut　them　down　but　on　the　laws　of　nature.　now　general　electric　is　already　building　two　advanced　reactors　in　japan.　but　don't　expect　them　even　on u.s.　shores　unless　things　change　in　washington.the　procedure　for　licensing　nuclear　power　plants　is　a　bad　dream.　any　time　during　,　or　even　after,　construction,　an　objection　by　any　group　or　individual　can　bring　everything　to　a　halt　while　the　matter　is　investigated　or　taken　to　court.　meanwhile,　the　builder　must　add　nice,　but　not　necessary　improvements,　some　of　which　force　him　to　knock　down　walls　and　start　over.　in　every　case　when　a　plant　has　been　opposed,　the　nuclear　regulation　commission　has　ultimately　granted　a　license　to　construct　or　operate.　but　the　victory　often　costs　so　much　that　the　utility　ends　up　abandoning　the　plant　anyway. a　case　in　point　is　the　shoreham　plant　on　new　york's　long　island.　shoreham　was　a　virtual　twin　to　the　millstone　plant　in　connecticut,　both　ordered　in　the　mid　60s　'　.　millstone,　complete　for　$　101　million,　has　been　generating　electricity　for　two　decades.　shoreham,　however,　was singled　out　by　antinuclear　activists　who,　by　sending　in　endless　protests,　drove　the　cost　over　$　5　billion　and　delayed　its　use　f　or　many　years. shoreham　finally　won　its　operation　license.　but　the　plant　has　never　produced　a　watt　power.　governor　mario　cuomo,　an　opponent　of　a　shoreharn　start up,　used　his　power　to　force　new　york's　publicities　commission　to　accept　the　following　settlement:　the　power　company　could　pass　the　cost　of　shoreham　along　to　its　consumers　only　if　it　agreed　not　to　operate　the　plant.　today,　a　perfectly　good　facility,　capable　of　servicing　hundreds　of　thousands　of　homes,　sits　rusting.21.　the　author's　attitude　towards　the　development　of　nuclear　power　is　_____.a.　negativeb.　neutralc.　positived.　questioning22.　what　has　made　the　procedure　for　licensing　nuclear　plants　a　bad　dream?　a.　the　inefficiency　of　the　nuclear　regulation　commission.b.　the　enormous　cost　of　construction　and　operation.c.　the　length　of　time　it　takes　to　make　investigations.d.　the　objection　of　the　opponents　of　nuclear　power.23.　it　can　be　inferred　from　paragraph　2　that　_____.a.　there　are　not　enough　safety　measures　in　the　u.s.　for　running　new　nuclear　power　 plantsb.　it　is　not　technical　difficulties　that　prevent　the　building　of　nuclear　power　 plants　in　the　u.s.c.　there　are　already　more　n u c l e a r 0 p o w e r 0 p l a n t s 0 t h a n 0 n e c e s s a r y 0 i n 0 t h e 0 u . s . b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 5 " > d . 0 t h e 0 a m e r i c a n 0 g o v e r n m e n t 0 w i l l 0 n o t 0 a l l o w 0 j a p a n e s e 0 n u c l e a r 0 r e a c t o r s 0 t o 0 b e 0 b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 6 " > 0 0 0 0 0 0 i n s t a l l e d 0 i n 0 t h e 0 u . s . b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 7 " > 2 4 . 0 g o v e r n o r 0 m a r i o 0 c u o m o ' s 0 c h i e f 0 i n t e n t i o n 0 i n 0 p r o p o s i n g 0 t h e 0 s e t t l e m e n t 0 w a 0 s 0 t o 0 _ _ _ _ _ .b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 8 " > a . 0 s t o p 0 t h e 0 s h o r e h a m 0 p l a n t 0 f r o m 0 g o i n g 0 i n t o 0 o p e r a t i o n b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 9 " > b . 0 u r g e 0 t h e 0 p o w e r 0c o m p a n y 0 t o 0 f u r t h e r 0 i n c r e a s e 0 i t s 0 p o w e r 0 s u p p l y b r bd s f i d = " 1 5 0 " > c . 0 pe r m i t 0 t h e 0 s h o r e h a m 0 p l a n t 0 t o 0 o p e r a t e 0 u n d e r 0 c e r t a i n 0 c o n d i t i o n s b r b d sf i d = " 1 5 1 " > d . 0 h e l p 0 t h e 0 p o w e r 0 c o m p a n y 0 t o 0 s o l v e 0 i t s 0 f i n a n c i a l 0 p r o b l e m s / p > p b d s f i d = " 1 5 2 " > 2 5 . 0 f r o m 0 w h i c h 0 s e n t e n c e 0 o f 0 t h e 0 a r t i c l e 0 c a n 0 y o u 0 s e e 0 t h e 0 a t t i t u d e 0 o f 0 t h e 0 a u t h o r 0 a n d 0 b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 3 " > 0 0 0 0 t h a t 0 o f 0g o v e n o r 0 m a r i o 0 c u o m o 0 r e s p e c t i v e l y ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 4 " > a . 0 th e 0 2 n d 0 s e n t e n c e 0i n 0 t h e 0 f i r s t 0 p a r a g r a p h , 0 t h e 0 3 r d 0 s e n t e n c e 0 i n 0 t h e 0 l a s t 0 b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 5 " > 0 0 0 0 0 0 p a r a g r a p h . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 6 " > b . 0 t h e 0 la s t 0 s e n t e n c e , 0 t h e 0 l a s t 0 s e n t e n c e 0b u t 0 o n e 0 b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 7 " >c . 0 t h e 0 l a s t 0 s e n t e n c e0 i n 0 p a r a . 2 , 0 l a s t 0 s e n t e n c e 0 b u t 0 o n e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 8 " > d . 0 t h e 0 l a s t 0 s e n 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英语四级考试预测试卷（3）试卷一 Paper OnePart ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)Directions:In this section,you will hear ten 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 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 center.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 hadto 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 AnswerSheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer ［A］[KG-1*5]—［B］［C］［D］1.A)8 hours. B)2 hours. C) 6 hours. D)4 hours.2.A)He doesn’t like the dinner because it’s very dirty.B)Generally speaking, he likes it.C)He has never had such a nice dinner.D)He has a same feeling with the woman.3.A)She decided to stay at home.B)She was sick.C)She had to fly out of town.D)She said that she’d come later.4.A)They haven’t discussed it casually.B)They have discussed it casually.C)They will discuss it casually.D)They won’t discuss it casually.5.A)Tom and Kate will be away from home tonight.B)They are going to a concert.C)Tom’s talking on a phone.D)They’ll ask in a baby-sitter.6.A)$ 40. B)$14. C)$80.D)$28.7.A)One. B)Two. C)Three.D)Four.8.A)Cold. B)Cool.C)Warm.D)Raining.9.A)The woman. B)A bakery.C)The woman’s husband. D)The woman’s mother.10.A)She thinks it is too expensive.B)She thinks the dress is out of date.C)She doesn’t like the dress.D)She likes the dress.SECTION BDirections:In this section you will hear 3 short passages.At the end ofeach 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).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)The museums are a financial success.B)The public should support cultural institutions.C)Crocker Bank wants new depositors.D)People are leaving New York too rapidly.12.A)They have hotels and stores.B)Hotels are beside the museums.C)Tourists are brought to the city by them to spend money.D)They need money to build the museums.13.A)Too many hotels in the cities.B)Not enough tourists.C)Reduction in government support.D)People are not interested in art any more.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)Mrs.Baker. B)Mrs.Baker’s sister.C)Mr.Baker’s sister. D)Mr.Baker.15.A)Mrs.Baker’s sister cooked for him.B)Mrs.Baker cooked for him.C)Mr.Baker himself did the cooking.D)Mr.Baker’s sister cooked for him.16.A)He had to meet his wife’s sister.B)He had to meet his sister.C)He had to see his sister off.D)He had to meet his wife.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A)To explain why recycling is importart.B)To describe the recycling program.C)To discuss whether or not recycling should be mandatory.D)To explain how to find the recycling facilities.18.A)Because all the trash cans are the same color.B)Because not enough people volunteer to collect the trash.C)Because most people don’t like to sort their trash.D)Because collections are not made on a regular basis.19.A)Pink. B)Green. C)Brown. D)White.20.A)To paint the trash cans.B)To pick up and sort the trash.C)To pick up and deliver the trash.D)To work in the recycling center.Part ⅡReading 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 1Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemedincredible 50 years ago.And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime.The developments in technology are bound tohave a dramatic effect on the future of work.By 2010, new technology will haverevolutionized communications.People will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post.Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society.All the routine tasksthey perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car.One change willmake thousands,if not millions,redundant.Even people in traditional professions,where expert knowledge has been the key,are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology.Instead of going to a solicitor,you might go to a computer which is progammed with all the most up-to-datelegal information.Doctors,too,will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment.In education,teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being.Most learning willtake place in the home via video conferencing.Children will still go to school though ,until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills.What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment?We shouldn’t hide our heads in the sand.Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle.People should get computer literate as this just might save them from professional extinction.After all,there will be a few jobs left in law,education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of thefuture.Strangely enough,there will still be jobs like rubbish collection and cleaning as it is tough to programme tasks which are largely unpredictable.21.According to the writer,the rate of change in technology ____.A)will remain the sameB)will slow downC)will speed up D)can not be predicted22.The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and ____.A)bookshops will not existB)the present postal system will have disappearedC)people will no longer send lettersD)the postmen will have been replaced by the motor car23.From the passage,we can infer that ____.A)professionals won’t be affected by new techonologyB)doctors won’t be as efficient as computersC)computers can not replace lawyersD)experts will know less in the future24.The passage tells us that in the future____.A)children will not be taught in schoolsB)no teachers will be neededC)teachers will be less knowledgeableD)children will learn life skills at school25.In the writer’s view,____ .A)people should be prepared for the futureB)there exists no threat of unemploymentC)unions can stop the unfavourable changeD)people had better become cleanersPassage 2Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The World Health Organization says as many as 10 million persons worldwide may have the virus(病毒) that causes AIDS.Experts believe about 350 thousand persons have the disease.And one million more may get it in the next five years.In the United States,about 50,000 persons have diedwith AIDS.The country’s top medical official says more than 90 percent of all Americans who had the AIDS virus five years ago are dead.There is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine(疫苗) medicine to prevent it. However,researchers know much more about AIDS than they did just a few years ago.We now know that AIDS is caused by a virus.The virus invades healthy cells including white blood cells that are part of our defense system against disease.It takes control of the healthy cell’s genetic(遗传的) material and forces the cell to make a copy of the virus. The cell thendies.And the viral particles move on to invade and kill more healthy cells.The AIDS virus is carried in a person’s body fluids.The virus can be passed sexually or by sharing instruments used to take intravenous(静脉内的) drugs.It also can be passed in blood products or from a pregnant woman with AIDS to her developing baby.Many stories about the spread of AIDS are false.You cannot get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease.You can not get it by touching,drinking glasses or other objects used by such persons.Experts say no one has gotten AIDS by living with,caring for or touching an AIDS patient.There are several warning signs of an AIDS infection.They include always feeling tired,unexplained weight loss and uncontrolled expulsion of body wastes(大小便失禁). Other warnings are the appearance of white areas on the mouth ,dark red areas of skin that do not disappear and a higher than normal body temperature.26.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?A)As many as 350 thousand persons have AIDS.B)The AIDS virus is carried in a person’s body fluids.C)There’s no vaccine me dicine to prevent AIDS.D)The AIDS virus is not spread by mosquitoes.27.Concerning the ways the AIDS virus can be passed,which of the followingstatements is wrong?A)An AIDS mother can pass on the virus to her unborn child.B)The AIDS virus can be passed on through infected blood.C)The AIDS virus can be passed on by shaking hands and sharing belongings.D)The AIDS virus is passed sexually.28.The expression “a pregnant woman”(Para. 3) means____ .A)a woman who has an unborn child in the bodyB)a woman who is taking drugC)a woman who has the AIDS virusD)an unmarried mother29.The fifth paragraph is mainly about____ .A)the results of an AIDS infectionB)the possible symptoms of an AIDS infectionC)how the AIDS virus is spreadD)the diseases AIDS patients easily have30.When the AIDS virus attacks our defense system____ .A)it starts to destroy our white blood cellsB)we begin to feel tiredC)it means we will die very soonD)our white blood cells can control itPassage 3Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies—and other creatures—learn to do things because certain acts lead to “rewards”;and there is no reason to doubt that this is true.But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards,at least in the early stages,had to be directly related to such basic physiological(生理的) “drives”as thirst or hunger.In other words,a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort ,not otherwise.It is now clear that this is not so.Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to “reward” the babies and so taught them to carry out some simple movements,such as turning the head to one side or the other.Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure.So he began to study the children’s responses in situations where no milk was provided.He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “switched on ”a display of lights —and indeed that they were capable of learning quite complex turns to bring about this result,for instance,two left or two right,or even to make as many as three turns to one side.Papousek’s light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would not turn back to watch the lights closely although they would “smile and bubble”when the display came on.Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of the lights which pleased them,it was the success they were achieving in solving the problem,in mastering the skill,and that there exists a fundamental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.31.According to the author,babies learn to do things which____ .A)are directly related to pleasureB)will meet their physical needsC)will bring them a feeling of successD)will satisfy their curiosity32.Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby____ .A)would make learned responses when it saw the milkB)would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drinkC)would continue the simple movements without being given milkD)would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink33.In Papousek’s experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to ____.A)have the lights turned onB)be rewarded with milkC)please their parentsD)be praised34.The babies would “smile and bubble” at the lights because____ .A)the lights were directly related to some basic “drives”B)the sight of the lights was interestingC)they need not turn back to watch the lightsD)they succeeded in “switching on” the lights35.According to papousek’s,the pleasure babies get in achievin g something is a reflection of ____.A)a basic human desire to understand and control the worldB)the satisfaction of certain physiological needsC)their strong desire to solove complex problemD)a fundamental human urge to display their learned skillsPassage 4Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The pollution of Hong Kong’s beaches by oil from a damaged tanker last year recalls a similar incident which took place in Britain in 1967 when the Torrey Canyon,a huge oil tanker,split in two and caused disaster in coastal areas.Shoals of fishes were killed,sea birds hopelessly fouled with oil and coastal holiday resorts put out of business for several weeks. As a result of this particular incident scientists are becoming restless at the thought of Britain’s inability to cope with national disasters on a large scale.The reason for their concern is that technology is rapidly outstripping(超越)man’s ability to control it.Oil tankers,for instance,have been allowed to get bigger and bigger without sufficient thought being given to emergency braking and manoeuvring arrangement.Collisions at sea continue,but little effect has been made to develop safety devices as effective as those used for aircraft.Scientists were outspoken in expressing their concern during a recent meeting of the British Association.Unanimous approval was voiced when the leading speaker urged that a permanent national rescue services shouldbe established,equipped for any emergency and ready to move off immediately.Of all the possible disasters mentioned,the one promoting most discussion was a major release of radioactivity from a nuclear power station.One does not need a particularly vivid imagination to visualize the other possibilities discussed.What would be the effect of a jumbo-jet crashing on a large chemical plant handling destroying liquids?Could the tapping of natural gas lead to any form of collapse?Suppose a lorry full of a highly poisonous chemical crashed unseen into a large reservoir?Dams can burst,abnormal conditions can lead to massive electrical blackouts.An intensive study of such possibilities could at least reduce the effects of future disasters.For example,it would mean that a number of technical alternatives(such as the choice between detergent or chalk for dispersing oil) could be examined and tested in advance so that specially trained expert would know exactlywhat action was needed in a given emergency.36.The main idea of the second paragraph is that ____.A)safety precautions in aircraft are not as effective as those used on shipsB)modern oil tankers can stop or turn easily in spite of their sizeC)there are now fewer collisions at sea because of modern safety devicesD)oil tankers are so big that special devices are needed37.The idea of a permanent national rescue service was welcomed by ____of those present at the meeting of the British Association.A)all B)the most outspoken C)some D)most38.In the fourth paragraph the writer states that ____ .A)on one occasion radioactivity escaped from a nuclear power stationB)an areoplane carrying destroying liquids might crash into chemical plantC)a lorry once crashed into a reservoirD)a terrible accident could happen in a nuclear power station39.The main idea of the final paragraph is that ____.A)in an emergency all the technical alternations should be studiedB)experts should be specially trained to determine the exact difference between detergent and chalkC)we ought to decide what measures to take before a disaster occursD)technical experts should be examined and tested to see whether they are capable of selecting the right course of action in a future emergency40.Of the following suggested titles the one most accurately summing up thepassage is ____ .A)The Dangers of Modern TechnologyB)The Problem of Oil PollutionC)Some Interesting AccidentsD)A Meeting of the British AssociationPart ⅢVocabulary 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 centre.41.Their final efforts were,of course,supposed to mend the damage ____ upon the world by the war.A)imposed B)focused C)thrown D)inflicted42.The secretary and treasurer of our company ____ the meeting.A)were to attend C)is attendB)are to attend D)is to attend43.I can’t comprehend his mother____ a thing lik e that to him.A)do B)to do C)doing D)to have done44.Jack lent me a few books ____ are of value.A)that B)who C)what D)which45.____in the factory, we learned a lot from the workers.A)Working B)To work C)Work D)Worked46.I wish that I ____ him yesterday.A)could meet B)might meetC)could have met D)met47.____ ,Kitty would not have failed.A)If she has listened to meB)If she had listened to meC)If she listened to meD)As long as she listened to me48.Parents have a legal____ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.A)impulse B)obligation C)influence D)sympathy49.A____ of football players arrived at the hotel last night.A)gang B)team C)troupe D)school50.Do you know ____ ?He seems to know you well.A)the name of the man C)the man’s the nameB)the name of the man’s D)name of the man’s51.The detective thought the guilty party to be ____ because I had the strongest motive.A)mine B)I C)me D)myself52.It’s reported that____ adopted children want to know who their naturalparents are.A)the most B)most of C)most D)the most of53.Alone in a deserted house,he was so busy with his research work that hefelt____ lonely.A)nothing but B)anything but C)everything but D)all but54.Barak____ me the Hedrens are moving from No.12.A)told B)will tell C)tell D)tells55.What happened in that area probably reflects what is happening in society____A)at length B)at large C)at random D)at first56.The holidays____ when it rained.A)start B)are startingC)were about to start D)have started57.Unless economic conditions improve next year,____ widespread unrest inthe United States.A)there will be B)there would beC)there should be D)there is58.I bought a pair of shoes yesterday afternoon.The salesman says that they____ for at least two years.A)will last me B)will be lasted for meC)will last for me D)will be lasted me59.He would become irritated if he watched the mail ____ on his table every day.A)to be put up B)pile up C)to pile upD)putting up60.He was so foolish____ his car unlocked.A)for him to leave B)that leaveC)to leaving D)as to leave61.Do you remember____ coming to see us last summer?A)Mike’s and his father B)the Mike’s and his father’sC)Mike and his father D)Mike and his father’s62.When Katherine had seen the film,she ceased ____ in the novel.A)interesting B)beinginterested C)interest D)interested63.____ his timely arrival,the boy would have been drowned.A)But for B)Without for C)Except D)Except for64.____ ,I will learn it well.A)No matter how English is difficult B)However English is difficultC)No matter how difficult is English D)However difficult English is65.By no means ____ look down upon the poor.A)should we B)we should C)we shallD)we ought66.He ____ go there by himself.A)did to B)did C)went D)do67.Francis Preston Blair,Jr.____ born in Kentucky,lived and practiced law in Missouri.A)was B)he was C)although D)who he was68.As a result of careless washing the jacket ____ to a child’s size.A)compressed B)dropped C)shrank D)decreased69.Edison____ inventions using electricity during his long career.A)patented with many B)was patented manyC)patented for many D)patented many70.I imagine I’ll ____ some friends instead of going to the theater.A)reserve B)affect C)entertain D)envy试卷二 Paper TwoPart ⅣShort Answer Quest ions (15 minutes)Directions:There is 1 passage in this part with fivequestions or unfinished statements.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words(not exceeding 10 words).Loneliness is a curious thing. Most of us can remember feeling most lonely whenwe were not in fact alone at all, but when we were surrounded by people.Everyonehas experienced,at some time,that utter sense of isolation that comes over youwhen you’re at a party or in an audience at a lecture.It suddenly seems to youas if everybody knows everybody else;everybody is sure ofhimself;everybody,that is, except you.This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a crowd is very difficult to get rid of.People living alone are advised to tackle their loneliness by joining a club or a society,by going out and meeting people.Does this really help?There are no easy solutions.Your first day at work,or at a new school or university,is a typical situation in which you are likely to feel lonely.You feel that everybody else is full of confidence and knows what to do ,but you are adrift and helpless.The fact of the matter is that,in order to survive,we all put on a show of self-confidence to hide our uncertainties and doubts.In a big city it is particularly easy to get the feeling that everybody except you is leading a full,rich,busy life. Everybody is going somewhere,and you tend to assume that they are going somewhere nice and interesting,whereas your destination is less exciting and fulfilling.71.What is the passage mainly about?72.We feel mostly lonely when we____.73.What do people usually do to tackle their loneliness?74.Why do we try to hide our sense of loneliness when we start a new job?75.What do you tend to assume other’s life to be when you are in a big city?Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write acomposition on the topic ___College Students:No Longer Free.You shouldwrite no less than 120 words and you should base your composition on the outlines (given in Chinese) below.Remember to write it neatly.1.大学教育改革有两项新的举措：交学费和不包分配。

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