2019年大学英语四级模拟试题及答案
2019年大学英语四级模拟真题及答案4
Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 20 points)1. A. Ann likes orange T-shirts best.B. Ann hates to wear an orange T-shirt in the daytime.C. Ann wears an orange T-shirt to keep mosquitoes away.D. The man doesn't like an orange T-shirt.2. A. To entertain himself. B. To go to other countries.C. To become more valuable.D. To broaden his mind.3. A. He turns a deaf ear to what the woman said. B. He agrees with the woman.C. He thinks the woman is thoughtless.D. He doesn't think she knows the direction.4. A. The car is not big enough. B. The car is not good enough.C. He only promised to buy a small car.D. He can't afford to buy the car.5. A. 350,000. B. 315,000.C. 3,500,000.D. 3,150,000.6. A. He will not take the shower before the meeting. B. He will not go to the meeting at all.C. He will have to attend the meeting.D. He will be late for the meeting again.7. A. He is in a bad mood. B. He is more efficient in writing.C. He enjoys himself more.D. He doesn't feel comfortable.8. A. He got to know it from government statistics. B. He found the fact on the Internet.C. Fie learned it from a gift book.D. He got the fact by studying in the library.9. A. He will persuade his parents.B. He will lie to his parents.C. He will go without his parents' permission.D. He will go somewhere else before going skiing.Section B ( 1 point each)10. A. How to take care of little babies.B. How to become qualified parents.C. A single parent should pay more attention to the baby's development.D. Many parents don't know how to help babies develop in intelligence.11 A. Watching them. B. Holding them.C. Reading to them.D. Playing with them.12. A. The first five months. B. The first year.C. The first three years.D. The first five years.13. A. She invited educational reformers to teach in her school.B. She invited teachers film Germany to work in her school.C. She went to Germany to find staff for her school.D. She asked famous scholars to teach the staff in her school.14. A. 29,670 B. 29,617C. 29,760D. 29,71615. A. They helped the poor children with donations.B. They persuaded the children to go to kindergartens.C. They taught the mothers how to teach their children.D. They taught children songs, poems and games.Section C16. What was the occupation of the advocator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?17. Where is the present location of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City?18. Why have another six additional wings been built since 1975?19. The museum has collected more than three million objects in every known_________.20. Besides being a tourist attraction and an educational institution; the museum also serves as a place for_________.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each )21. In spite of the efforts of those industrious farmers, the local economy is far from developed due to isolation.A. capableB. ingeniousC. innovativeD. hard-working22. Because of the struggle put up by the Women's Lib, many women have found good careers.A. initiatedB. proposedC. supportedD. terminated23. The performance of these new employees will highlight the role of positive thinking.A. confirmB. emphasizeC. enhanceD. enlighten24. Our family stood in silence for a minute looking at the amazingly beautiful photograph of a human flag.A. surprisinglyB. indescribablyC. permanentlyD. uniquely25. The decision to strengthen intelligence collection is expected to minimize military casualties.A. informationB. intellectC. brainD. wisdom26. To me, St. Francis embodied the ideal blend of spirituality and public service.A. compositionB. mixtureC. elaborationD. speculation27. In the wake of such findings, several states are rethinking their plan to open these camps.A. Based onB. PrecedingC. FollowingD. Targeted at28. The staggering sum of money invested in this project failed to yield the desired result.A. fluctuatingB. increasingC. diminishingD. overwhelming29. It made me ask questions about life, death and mortality that ultimately helped me get through the disaster.A. decisivelyB. eventuallyC. somewhatD. somehow30. At that moment the first idea that came to her mind was that a disaster was around the corner.A. coming to an endB. still in the airC. soon to happenD. out of the questionSection B (0.5 point each)31. Do your children worry that they might feel pressure to _______your hero's image?A. come up withB. live up toC. catch up onD. add up to32. In the worst times of life, you have to take full advantage of the beautiful things that _______.A. come along B, come by C. come across D. come to33. Being critical and dictatorial, the boss would _____ discussions and ignore comments not in agreement with his.A. facilitateB. illustrateC. illuminateD. dominate34. Anderson held out his arms to ______ the attack, but the shark grabbed his right forearm and dived.A. turn offB. ward offC. trigger offD. call off35. Her excellent _______ of English helped her communicate freely with foreign partners.A. standardB. criterionC. evaluationD. command36. Because colleges can't take all students with basic qualifications, ______ to college is competitive.A. admirationB. approachC. admissionD. assignment37. Helicopters rushed to where Shenzhou 5 _______ for the rescue of China's first astronaut.A. touched downB. turned downC. settled downD. shot down38. The Chinese have achieved a great deal, but difficulties and hardships will long ______.A. tolerateB. bearC. endureD. withhold39. The belief that it's healthy to let oft steam no longer ____, for we are working under heavy pressure.A. holdsB. carriesC. takesD. stands40. Handbags made of _______ leather are considered old-fashioned and poor in quality.A. systematicB. syntheticC. sympatheticD. statisticPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)People go to evening classes as they want new challenges. Some people choose courses 41 to learn new work-related skills to move their career in a new direction."Evening classes are a great way of 42 your skills or gaining new ones," says Jessica Rolphe, training and development adviser at the UK's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.In some 43 , what starts as a hobby turns into a career. This is what happened to Ginny Jory, who did an evening course in photography while working for a newspaper about one year ago. During the course, not only was Jory learning all about photography, she also met other 44 photographers and realized it was a great networking 45 . “I discovered that a colleague from work was doing the same course and we became great friends. We 46 doing a millennium exhibition together.”Finally, Jory left her job and is now a full-time photographer of fashion and 47.However, anyone thinking of doing a course with a specific outcome in mind needs to be sure that it will 48 what they want before enrolling. “Do your research 49 advance," advises Rolphe. "'Make sure you are doing a course that really is 50 and that the institute you are doing it at is highly respected."41. A. separately B. spiritually C. specifically D. socially42. A. updating B. uprising C. uprooting D. upholding43. A. terms B. occasions C. consequences D. cases44. A. perspiring B. aspiring C. expiring D. conspiring45. A. specialty B. phase C. opportunity D. period46. A. gave in B. ended up C. ceased to D. resulted from47. A. qualifications B. characters C. portraits D. personalities48. A. deliver B. delight C. determine D. detect49. A. up B. for C. into D. in50. A. redundant B. reserved C. resolved D. relevantPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneThe worst thing about television and radio is that they entertain us, saving us the trouble of entertaining ourselves.A hundred years ago, before all these devices were invented, if a person wanted to entertain himself with a song or a piece of music, he would have to do the singing himself or pick up a violin and play it. Now, all he has to do is turn on the radio or TV. As a result, singing and music have declined.Italians used to sing all the time. Now, they only do it in Hollywood movies. Indian movies are mostly a series of songs and dances wrapped around silly stories. As a result, they don't do much singing in Indian villages anymore. Indeed, ever since radio first came to life, there has been a terrible decline in amateur singing throughout the world.There are two reasons for this sad decline: One, human beings are astonishingly lazy. Put a lift in a building, and people would rather take it than climb even two flights of steps. Similarly, invent a machine that sings, and people would rather let the machine sing than sing themselves. The other reason is people are easily embarrassed. When there is a famous, talented musician readily available by pushing a button, which amateur violinist or pianist would want to try to entertain family or friends by himself ?These earnest reflections came to me recently when two CDs arrived in the mail: They are historic recordings of famous writers reading their own works. It was thrilling to hear the voices from a long dead past in the late 19th century. But today, reading out loud anything is no longer common. Today, we sing songs to our children until they are about two, we read simple books to them till they are about five, and once they have learnt to read themselves, we become deaf. We're alive only to the sound of the TV and the stereo.I count myself extremely lucky to have been born before TV became so common. 1 was about six before TV appeared. To keep us entertained, my mother had to do a good deal of singing and tell us endless tales. It was the same in many other homes. People spoke a language; they sang it, they recited it; it was something they could feel.Professional actors’performance is extraordinarily revealing. But I still prefer my own reading. Because it's mine. For the same reason, people find karaoke liberating. It is almost the only electronic thing that gives them back their own voice. Even if their voices are hoarse and hopelessly out of tune. At least it is meaningful self-entertainment.51. The main idea of this passage is that ____________.A. TV and radio can amuse us with beautiful songs and musicB. TV and radio have weakened our interest in entertaining ourselvesC. people should not be too lazy or embarrassed to singD. parents should sing songs and read books aloud to their children52. According to the passage, Italians _________.A. only sing songs in HollywoodB. are no longer fond of musicC. only sing and dance in villagesD. don't sing much nowadays53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for the decline in amateur singing?A. It is easier for people to please themselves with songs through TV.B. People don't want to take the trouble to sing songs themselves.C. Amateurs feel shy if they cannot sing as well as the professionals.D. Famous and talented musicians are always willing to entertain people:54. On hearing the voices of the famous writers of a long time past, the author was _______.A. very excitedB. very frightenedC. very nervousD. very surprised55. By stating “We are alive only to the sound of the TV and the stereo", the author means _______.A. we come back to life at the music provided by the TV and the stereoB. we only perceive the music provided by the TV and the stereoC. we should sing more than listen to the TV and the stereoD. we should listen to more music on the TV and the stereo56. The author's attitude toward karaoke is ________.A. negativeB. positiveC. neutralD. indifferentPassage TwoIf those “mad moments”-- when you can't recall what your friend has told you or where you left your keys--are becoming more frequent, mental exercises and a healthy brain diet may help.Just as bodies require more maintenance with the passing years, so do brains, which scientists now know show signs of aging as early as the 20s and 30s. "'Brain aging starts at a very young age, younger than any of us have imagined and these processes continue gradually over the years," said Dr. Gary Small, the director of the Center on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles. "I'm convinced that it is never too early to get started on a mental or brain-fitness program," he added.In his book, "The Memory Bible," the 51-year-old neuroscientist lists what he refers to as the 10 commandments for keeping the brain young. They include training memory, building skills, minimizing stress, mental exercises, brain food and a healthy lifestyle. It's a game plan for keeping brain Cells sparking and neural networks in tip-top shape.“Misplacing your keys a couple of times doesn't mean you should start labeling your cabinets. Memory loss is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Our brains can fight back," he said.Small provides the weapons for a full-scale attack. According to him, simple memory tests give an indication of what you are up against and tools such as look, snap and connect are designed to make sure that important things such as names and dates are never forgotten. “So if you want to learn names and faces, for example, you meet Mrs. Beatty and you notice a distinguishing facial feature, maybe a prominent eyebrow,”said Small. “You associate the first thing that comes to mind. I think of the actor Warren Beatty so I create a mental snapshot of Warren Beatty kissing her brow.”Small admits it may sound a bit strange but he says it works. “Mental exercises could be anything from doing crossword puzzles and writing with your left hand if you are right handed or learning a language. It could be anything that is fun that people enjoy doing", he added.He also recommends physical exercise, a low-fat diet and eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, walnuts and Brazil nuts, and fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants (抗氧化剂) including blueberries and onions in addition to reducing stress.57. The “mad moments” in the first paragraph refers to when we __________.A. have some mental problemsB. have lost our important thingsC. don't listen to what our friends tell us to doD. fail to remember what should be remembered58. In this passage, the author mainly tells us that __________.A. everyone can be forgetful sometimes regardless of one's ageB. we can prevent our sound mind from aging with certain methodsC. brain aging starts from the time when we are in our 20s and 30sD. memory loss is a sign that shows we are getting old59. According to this passage, ____________.A. the game plan for keeping brain cells sparking doesn't work for everyoneB. Dr. Small's memory tests can show you what to do about brain agingC. Dr. Small's advice can help us fight brain aging effectivelyD. our brains can reconstruct memories themselves60. In the fifth paragraph, the author mainly__________.A. provides us with the weapons for attacking othersB. introduces the tools that help us fight against memory lossC. tells us about the important things we should never forgetD. explains the facial features useful for us to remember people61. By saying “I think of the actor Warren Beatty so I create .. her brow", Dr. Small is trying to explain how to use the memory tool of _________.A. impressing rapidlyB. minimizing stressC. connecting related thingsD. observing carefully62. According to Dr. Small, ____________________.A. left-handers may start brain aging later than right-handers doB. learning a foreign language does not help to keep our brain from getting oldC. doing crossword puzzles is the best way to keep us from memory lossD. mental exercises plus healthy diet alone cannot keep us from brain agingPassage ThreeThrough the years, our view of what leadership is and who can exercise it has changed considerably. Leadership competencies have remained constant, but our understanding of what it is, how it works, and the ways in which people learn to apply it has shifted. We do have the beginnings of a general theory of leadership, from history and social research and above all from the thoughts of reflective practitioners such as Moses, Julius Caesar, and James Madison, and in our own time from such disparate sources of wisdom as Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Mao Tse-tung, and Henry Kissinger, who have very little in common except that they have not only been there but tried with some fairness to speculate on paper about it.But tales and reflective observation are not enough except to convince us that leaders are physically strong and abnormally hard workers. Today we are a little closer to understanding how and who people lead, but it wasn't easy getting there. Decades of academic analysis have given us more than 350 definitions of leadership. Literally thousands of empirical investigations of leaders have been conducted in the last seventy-five years alone, but no clear understanding exists as to what distinguishes leaders from non-leaders, and perhaps more important, what distinguishes effective leaders from ineffective leaders and effective organizations from ineffective organizations.Never have so many labored so long to say so little. Multiple interpretations of leadership exist, each providing a fragment of insight but each remaining an incomplete and wholly inadequate explanation. Most of these definitions don't agree with each other, and many of them would seem quite remote to the leaders whose skills are being examined. Definitions reflect fashions, political tides and academic trends. They don't always reflect reality and sometimes they just represent nonsense. It's as if what Braque once said about art is also true of leadership: “The only thing that matters in art is the part that cannot be explained.”Many theories of leadership have come and gone. Some looked at the leader. Some looked at the situation. None has stood the test of time. With such a track record, it is understandable why leadership research and theory have been so frustrating as to deserve the label “the La Brea Tar Pits” of organizational inquiry. Located in Los Angeles, these asphalt pits house the remains of a long sequenceof prehistoric animals that came to investigate but never left the area.63. In regard of leadership competencies, the author suggests that people have ________.A. believed in their existenceB. learned to apply them extensivelyC. found it very difficult to acquire themD. been unable to realize their importance64. Several big names are mentioned in the first paragraph mainly to show theirA. different styles of leadershipB. effective exercise of leadershipC. contributions to the theory of leadershipD. wisdom in applying the theory of leadership65. According to the author, people's opinions of leadership are on the whole quite_________.A. dividedB. originalC. misleadingD. sophisticated66. The author thinks that ______________.A. many people have labored to be leadersB. leaders are beyond our understandingC. the essence of leadership has not been graspedD. the definitions of leadership should vary67. “The La Brea Tar Pits” probably signifies things that____________.A. can be traced back to the prehistoric ageB. are traps for those who want to inquireC. are located in one place foreverD. don't deserve full investigation68. This passage is mainly concerned with _______________.A. the inconsistent theories of leadershipB. the famous leaders and their theoriesC. the changes in the trend of leadershipD. the inaccurate definitions of leadershipPassage FourWhen you leave a job with a traditional pension, don't assume you've lost the chance to collect it. You're entitled to whatever benefit you've earned – and you might even be entitled to take it now. "A lot of people forget they have it, or they think that by waiting until they're 65, they'll have a bigger benefit," says Wayne Bogosian, president of the PFE Group, which provides corporate pre-retirement education.Your former employers should send you a certificate that says how much your pension is worth. If it's less than $5,000, or if the company offers a lump-sum payout, it will generally close your account and cash you out. It may not seem like much, but $5,000 invested over 20 years at eight percent interest is $23,000. If your pension is worth more than $5,000, or your company doesn't offer the lump-sum option, find out how much money you're eligible for at the plan's normal retirement age, the earlier age at which you can collect the pension, the more severe penalty for collecting it early. You'll probably still come out ahead by taking the money now and investing it.What if you left a job years ago, and you're realizing you may have unwittingly left behind a pension? Get help from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. It has an online search tool that has helped locate $47 million in lost benefits for more than 12,000 workers.If you have a traditional pension, retiring early costs more than you might expect. Most people assume you take a proportional cut for leaving before your plan's normal retirement age. For example, you might think that if you need to accrue 30 years of service and you leave three years early, you'd get a pension 90 percent of the full amount.But that's not how it works. Instead, you take an actuarial reduction, determined by the employer but often around five percent a year, for each year you leave early. So retiring three years early could leave you with only 85 percent of the total amount.When you retire early with a defined-contribution plan, the problem is you start spending investments on which you could be earning interest. If you retire when you're 55, for example, and start using the traditional pension then, by age 65 you'll have only about half of what you would've had if you'd kept working until 65.69. When one leaves a job with a traditional pension, __________.A. he tends to forget that he has the pensionB. he has no right to ask for the pensionC. he'll have a bigger benefit than if he waits until the age of 65D. he has a specified worth of pension70. If the retiree's pension is less than $5,000, it is wise of him to________.A. ask the company for a lump-sum payoutB. require his former boss to figure out the value of his pensionC. take the pension with him and make a profit out of itD. collect the pension at his retirement plan's normal retirement age71. If one leaves early before his plan's normal retirement age, __________.A. he'll take 90 percent of the total amount of his pensionB. he'll have half of his pension paymentsC. he'll have his pension payment reduced by 5% a yearD. he'll have only 85 percent of his full pension72. If one retires early with a defined-contribution plan, he is expected to_________.A. earn less interestB. be better off than with a traditional pensionC. start investment immediatelyD. get less Social Security benefits73. Which of the following can be used as the subtitle for the last three paragraphs?A. Your Payout Is Not GuaranteedB. The Retirement DilemmaC. Leave Early, Lose BigD. Take the Pension with You74. Which of the following is NOT true?A. If one leaves 3 years early on a 30-year-service basis, he won't get a pension worth 27/30ths.B. It pays to get an early retirement if one understands how retirement pension plan works.C. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation helps the retiree to recover lost benefits.D. If one keeps his expenses within his retirement framework, he won't be severely affected.Passage FiveIn a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled November 23, 1998, in Mainstream Loudown v. Board of Trustees of the Loudown County Library that the use of blocking software to restrict internet access in public libraries is unconstitutional. Despite the library's claims that its actions were justified in the name of “protecting minors from harmful content,” Judge Brinkema ruled that the library could not reduce adult access to standards established for children.“The use of blocking software in libraries offends the guarantee of free speech," she ruled, and “constitutes a prior restraint”on all speech. The Loudown County X-Stop software blocked access to a wide range of websites, including those of Quakers, the conservative Heritage Foundation, and AIDS education groups, as well as information about banned books and safe sex.Relying on Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, Brinkema rejected arguments that the installation of such filtering devices constitutes "a library acquisition decision, to which the First Amendment does not apply." She pointed out that, since the library had originally provided uncensored Internet access and had then taken specific actions to limit it, the situation was analogous to the removal of library materials. The result, she said, was similar to "a collection of encyclopedias from which defendants have laboriously revised portions deemed unfit for library patrons."Although Brinkema's decision will have a major impact on the development of library policies nationwide, there is a crucial underlying problem that cannot be resolved through the legal process. Filtering software is created and produced by private companies that are quite eager and happy to make, all the decisions for us. And by purchasing and installing their products, we are agreeing to let them do just that. It is to these private companies we are surrendering selection and access to the Internet's hugedatabase of electronic information. This means that even the staffs at public libraries have no role in the selection process.The Washington Coalition Against Censorship's new original T-shirt design advocates the only solution we can trust to preserve our First Amendment liberties: “Use your brain: the filter you were born with.”75. The passage is mainly concerned with __________.A. whether it is legal to install computer software in public librariesB. whether libraries have to remove materials they consider harmfulC. what reading materials public libraries should provide to their patronsD. what kind of online services public libraries should offer their readers76. One of the defendant's arguments is that __________.A. the First Amendment does not apply to library purchasing decisionsB. certain materials have to be filtered to protect the ethnic minoritiesC. adults are guaranteed greater freedom to information than childrenD. the library intends to give their readers only healthy information77. Which of the following statements is NOT true of X-Stop software?A. It was purchased from a private commercial company.B. It denied both children and adults access to certain websites.C. It revised a certain portion of the encyclopedias in the library.D. Its installation in a county library was declared illegal by the court.78. Even after the 1998 court decision, the public still have to lace the fundamental problem of _____.A. giving up their freedom of speech on the internetB. having more restricted access to electronic informationC. not allowing the librarians to select reading materials for themD. letting the commercial companies decide what they would read79. The word "'uncensored" in the third paragraph probably means __________.A. freeB. timelyC. beneficialD. restricted80. According to the author, the decision about what is the best to read lies with__________.A. the librariansB. the individual citizensC. the governmentD. the legal courtsPART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)Although the Bush administration has pledged its commitment to have Iraqis run their government on their own, peace and order will be long in coming. On one hand, Saddam remains unaccounted for. On the other hand, surging violence, cases of bloodshed, suicide bombings and people's taking to streets to protest have pledged the U.S. in an embarrassing situation. Recently, President Bush has made some remarks that appear intended to address criticism from the Democratic presidential candidates that top decision-makers failed to anticipate the mounting difficulties lying ahead. It's hoped that the UN can get actively involved in the reconstruction of this war-tom country and play a more positive role in finding a peaceful solution to problems confronting Iraqis.Section B考研的人在英语上花的时间远远多于其他学科，希望英语分数越高越好。
2019年12月英语四级考试模拟试卷及答案(一)
2019 年 12 月英语四级考试模拟试卷及答案( 一)Part I Reading Comprehension (共20小题，每小题2 分，共 40 分)Directions ： In this part there are four passages. Eachpassage is followed by four comprehension questions. Readthe passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answeron the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage：Do you want to say what you think in a letter to thePresident of the United States? You ’ll get a reply fromhim—written in ink, not typed —after only a few days.The President gets about 4,000 letters every week. Heanswers everyone who writes to him on special Whites Housepaper. But he doesn ’t need a lot of time for it. In fact, he onlygives 20 minutes a week to look at his personal correspondence.He has the most modern secretary in the world to help him.It ’s computer, worth ￡ 800 ，000，which has its ownrooms on the first floor of the White House. It has a bank ofelectronic pens which write like the President writes, in hisfavorite light blue ink. Each letter the President receivesgets a number, according to the type of answer it needs. Thepens then write the correct reply for it, according to thenumber. Each letter takes less than a second to write. AWhite House official said,“It’s not important that letterscome from a computer. Each letter says what the President wants to say. ”1. for a reply from the President.A. You have to wait a long timeB. You only have to wait several daysC. You have to wait at least one monthD. You only have to wait a few weeks2. The reply from the President .A. is always printedB. is always typedC. is always written in inkD. is always writtenby himself3. It takes the computer to write ten letters.A. no more than ten secondsB. a little more thanten secondsC. less than ten secondsD. at least one second4. The computer can be described as .A. expensive but efficientB. possessing a beautiful handwriting’s mostC. heavy and inefficientD. the Presidentreliable secretary5. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. the President never reads any letters written to him by ordinary peopleB. the President hires a very efficient secretary to deal with his correspondenceC. the President does not really care about the letters he receives every weekD. the President is assured that the computer express his views in the letters。
2019年大学英语四级模拟真题及答案6
Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A1. A. He refuses to help the woman.B. He can't handle the equipment by himself.C. He thinks some other people can do it better.D. He thinks the equipment is too heavy for the woman.2. A. His colleagues have contributed a lot.B. All of his colleagues congratulate him.C. The award has been given to his colleagues.D. He doesn't deserve the honor.3. A. He dislikes Jack's name.B. He doesn't care who Jack is.C. He doesn't know Jack well.D. He dislikes Jack.4. A. The man is cracking a joke on her.B. It is impossible to buy a genuine antique for so little money.C. The man is out of his mind about the old vase.D. The man has run into a great fortune.5. A. He can't find a good idea about the problem.B. He feels hopeless about the project.C. He has encountered another problem.D. He is going to give up the project.6. A. It was worthwhile.B. It had a very tight schedule.C. It was a waste of time.D. It took him too much time on the road.7. A. It's useless to talk to the professor.B. The professor is often unfair.C. The man has done well enough.D. The man can't be better next time.8. A. The man should not say things like that.B. The man should fight back.C. The man should show his anger openly.D. The man should not complain openly.9. A. She was injured in the shoulder.B. She disliked the people who attended the party.C. She was laughed at for her behavior.D. She was unpopular at the party.Section BMini-talk One10. A. Improving the conditions of farm animals.B. Increasing the production of farm animals.C. Regulating the food marketing system.D. Regulating the food stores and restaurant chains.11. A. Because they want to save more money.B. Because they want the hens to lay more eggs.C. Because they want the hens to grow more lean meat.D. Because they want to sell the hens at a better price.12. A. Chickens should be kept in clean places.B. Pigs should be housed in large metal boxes.C. Farm animals should be slaughtered in factories.D. Farm animals should be killed without feeling pain.Mini-talk Two13. A. Under the mountains in the state of Nevada.B. At the power centers in almost forty states.C. Under the deep ocean.D. Near the inactive volcanoes.14. A. People object to burying it at the power centers.B. The power centers have no more space to store it.C. It is very dangerous to bury it in populous areas.D. The new site is the estate of the federal government.15. A. There are active volcanoes nearby.B. Some people still live in the area.C. The area is close to Las Vegas.D. The area is geographically unsafe.Section C16. What percentage of plant and animal species on Earth do rain forests contain?17. What critical role do rain forests play besides being home to animals and plants?18. How much has global output of carbon dioxide increased in the past century?19. To be classified as a rain forest, how should the trees look?20. How large is the size of the rain forest in South America?PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each)21. This student was expelled from school because he had forged some documents for overseas study.A. frustratedB. formulatedC. fabricatedD. facilitated22. Opinion polls suggest that the approval rate of the president is on the increase.A. agreementB. consensusC. permissionD. support23. A man of resolve will not retreat easily from setbacks or significant challenges.A. pull outB. pull upC. pull inD. pull over24. As few household appliances are now perfect, this minor defect is negligible.A. detectableB. triflingC. inexcusableD. magnificent25. The U.S. athletes topped the gold medal tally for the 3rd straight time this summer.A. directB. proceedingC. verticalD. successive26. Despite tremendous achievement, formidable obstacles to development will persist.A. difficultB. sustainableC. externalD. unpredictable27. Moderate and regular exercise can boost the rate of blood circulation and metabolism.A. restrictB. reduceC. increaseD. stabilize28. The manager is seeking some cost-effective methods that can call forth their initiative.A. efficientB. conventional C, economical D. unique29. The report proposes that students be allowed to work off their debt through community service.A. pay offB. get offC. dispose ofD. run off30. It was a tragic love affair that only gave rise to pain.A. brought forwardB. brought aboutC. brought downD. brought inSection B (0.5 point each)31. As females in their 40s tend to ______ weight, they are to go in for outdoor activities.A. take onB. hold onC. carry onD. put on32. The shop-owner took a loaf of ______-crusted bread and handed it to the child.A. fragileB. crispC. vagueD. harsh33. The excessive hospitality______ the local officials failed to leave us assured.A. on the point ofB. on the grounds ofC. on the advice ofD. on the part of34. These intelligence officers tried a ______ of persuasion and force to get the information they wanted.A. combinationB. collaborationC. convictionD. confrontation35. The terminally ill patient lying in the _______ care unit was kept alive on life support.A. apprehensiveB. intensiveC. extensiveD. comprehensive36. The very sound of our national anthem being played at the awarding ceremony is ______.A. ice-breakingB. eye-catchingC. painstakingD. soul-touching37. Leading universities in China prefer to enroll ______ brilliant high school students.A. intellectuallyB. intelligiblyC. intelligentlyD. intimately38. When a heavy vehicle is _______ in the mud, the driver has to ask for help.A. involvedB. stuckC. interferedD. specialized39. A risk or effect may diminish _______, but it may also increase for some reason.A. at willB. over timeC. under wayD. so far40. It's in your best _____ to quit smoking, for you have some breathing problems.A. sakeB. benefitC. advantageD. interestPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)“Techno-stress”--frustration arising from pressure to use new technology--is said to be 41, reports Maclean's magazine of Canada. Studies point to causes that 42 “the never-ending process of learning how to use new technologies to the 43 of work and home life as a result of 44 like e-mail, call-forwarding and wireless phones." How can you cope? Experts recommend setting 45 . Determine whether using a particular device will really simplify life or merely add new 46 . Count on having to invest time to learn a new technology well enough to realize its full benefits. “ 47 time each day to turn the technology off,” and devote time to other things afforded or deserving 48 attention. “People start the day by making the 49 mistake of opening their e-mail, instead of working to a plan,” notes Vancouver productivity expert Dan Stamp.” The best hour and a half of the day is spent on complete 50 .”41. A. descending B. narrowing C. mounting D. widening42. A. pass on B. range from C. deal with D. give up43. A. confusion B. construction C. contribution D. conduction44. A. creations B. promotions C. productions D. innovations45. A. laws B. boundaries C. deadlines D. barriers46. A. convenience B. advantage C. flexibility D. complexity47. A. Put forward B. Put across C. Put aside D. Put up48. A. prior B. major C. senior D. superior49. A. fragmental B. fictional C. fractional D. fundamental50. A. relaxation B.entertainment C. rubbish D. hobbyPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneThe study of genetics has given rise to a profitable new industry called biotechnology. As the name suggests, it blends biology and modern technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech companies, as they are called, specialize in agriculture and are working enthusiastically to patent seeds that give a high yield, that resist disease, drought, and frost, and that reduce the need for hazardous chemicals. If such goals could be achieved, it would be most beneficial. But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops. "In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain limits," says the book Genetic Engineering, Food, and Our Environment. "A rose can be crossed with a different kind of rose, but a rose will never cross with a potato. Genetic engineering, on the other hand, usually involves taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to transfer a desired property or character. This could mean, for example, selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with antifreeze properties from an arctic fish, and joining it into apotato or strawberry to make it frost-resistant. It is now possible for plants to be engineered with genes taken from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans." In essence, then, biotechnology allows humans to break the genetic walls that separate species.Like the green revolution, what some call the gene revolution contributes to the problem of genetic uniformity--some say even more so because geneticists can employ techniques such as cloning and tissue culture, processes that produce perfectly identical copies, or clones. Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore, remain. Genetically altered plants, however, raise new issues, such as the effects that they may have on us and the environment. “We are flying blindly into a new era of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, and little idea of the potential outcomes," said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.51. According to the author, biotech companies are _____________.A. mostly specialized in agricultureB. those producing seeds of better propertiesC. mainly concerned about the genetically engineered cropsD. likely to have big returns in their business52. Now biotech products are made _______.A. within the limits of natural geneticsB. by violating laws of natural geneticsC. without the interference of humansD. safer than those without the use of biotechnology53. In nature, genetic diversity is created __________.A. by mixing different speciesB. within the species itselfC. through natural selectionD. through selection or contest54. Biotechnology has made it possible ___________.A. for us to solve the food shortage problem in the worldB. for plants to be produced with genes of humansC. for humans to assume the cold-resistant propertyD. to grow crops with the taste of farm animals55. According to the author, with the development of biotechnology ________.A. the species of creatures will be reducedB. our living environment will be better than it is nowC. humans will pay for its side effectD. we will suffer from fewer and fewer diseases56. The author's attitude towards genetic engineering can best be described as _________.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. concernedD. suspiciousPassage TwoThe practice of capital punishment is as old as government itself. For most of history, it has not been considered controversial. Since ancient times most governments have punished a wide variety of crimes by death and have conducted executions as a routine part of the administration of criminal law. However, in the mid-18th century, social critics in Europe began to emphasize the worth of the individual and to criticize government practices they considered unjust, including capital punishment. The controversy and debate over whether governments should utilize the death penalty continue today.The first significant movement to abolish the death penalty began during the era known as the Age of Enlightenment. In 1764 Italian jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria published An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Many consider this influential work the leading document in the early campaign against capital punishment. Other individuals who campaigned against executions during this period include French authors Voltaire and Denis Diderot, British philosophers David Hume and Adam Smith, and political theorist Thomas Paine in the United States.Critics of capital punishment argue that it is cruel and inhumane, while supporters consider it a necessary form of revenge for terrible crimes. Those who advocate the death penalty declare that it is a uniquely effective punishment that prevents crime. However, advocates and opponents of the death penalty dispute the proper interpretation of statistical analyses of its preventing effect. Opponents of capital punishment see the death penalty as a human rights issue involving the proper limits of governmental power. In contrast, those who want governments to continue to execute tend to regard capital punishment as an issue of criminal justice policy. Because of these alternative viewpoints, there is a profound difference of opinion not only about what is the right answer on capital punishment, but also about what type of question is being asked when the death penalty becomesa public issue.57. We can learn from the first paragraph that in ancient times ____________.A. death penalty had been carried out before government came into beingB. people thought it was right for the government to conduct executionsC. death penalty was practiced scarcely in European countriesD. many people considered capital punishment unjust and cruel58. Why was capital punishment questioned in the mid-18th century in Europe?A. People began to criticize their government.B. The government was unjust in this period.C. People began to realize the value of life.D. social critics were very active at that time.59. Italian jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria _________.A. was the first person to question the rightness of death penaltyB. was regarded as an important author criticizing capital punishmentC. was the first person who emphasized the worth of the individualsD. first raised the theory against capital punishment60. Critics of capital punishment insist that it ________.A. violates human rights regulationsB. is an ineffective punishment of the criminalsC. is just the revenge for terrible crimesD. involves killing without mercy61. The advocates and opponents of the death penalty_________.A. agree that it is a human rights issueB. agree that it can prevent crimesC. explain its statistical analyses differentlyD. think that they are asked different types of questions62. The author's attitude towards capital punishment can be summarized as _________.A. supportiveB. criticalC. neutralD. contradictoryPassage ThreeBears mostly live alone, except for mothers and their babies, and males and females during mating season. Bears form temporary groups only in exceptional circumstances, when food is plentiful in a small area. Recent evidence also suggests that giant pandas may form small social groups, perhaps because bamboo is more concentrated than the patchy food resources of other bear species. Other bears may live alone but exist in a social network. A male and female may live in an area partly shared in common--although they tolerate each other, each defends its range from other bears of the same sex. Male young usually leave their mothers to live in other areas, but female young often live in a range that is commonly shared with that of their mother.The key to a bear's survival is finding enough food to satisfy the energy demands of its large size. Bears travel over huge territories in search of food, and they remember the details of the landscape they cover. They use their excellent memories to return to locations where they have had success finding food in past years or seasons. Most bears are able to climb trees to chase small animals or gain access to additional plant vegetation. The exceptions are polar bears and large adult brown bears--their heavy weight makes it difficult for them to climb trees.Bears that live in regions with cold winters spend the coldest part of the year asleep in sheltered dens, including brown bears, American and Asiatic black bears, and female polar bears. Pregnant females give birth in the winter in the protected surroundings of these dens. After fattening up during the summer and fall when food is abundant, the bears go into this winter home to conserve energy during the part of the year when food is scarce. Winter sleep differs from hibernation in that a bear is easily aroused from sleep. In addition, a bear's body temperature drops only a few degrees in its winter sleep. In contrast, a true hibernator undergoes more extensive changes in bodily functions. For instance, the body temperature of the Arctic ground squirrel drops from 38°C to as low as -3°C.63. Most bears live alone because _______________.A. they don't want to keep a social networkB. each bear feeds on different kinds of foodC. male and female bears can't tolerate each otherD. they don't want other bears to share their food64. According to the passage, bears of the same sex__________.A. can get along with each other peacefullyB. share their range with each otherC. live in an area partly shared in commonD. cannot live peacefully in the same area65. As is told about bears in the passage, we know that___________.A. it is easy for bears to find enough food if they can climb treesB. a bear can long remember where it has found foodC. all except polar bears are able to climb trees to catch their preyD. all except polar bears and adult brown bears feed on small animals66. Bears sleep in their sheltered dens in cold winter because _____________.A. their babies need to be born in a cold and protected surroundingB. they need to fatten themselves up in the cold seasonC. they need to convert their fat into energy in winterD. they cannot find enough food in the cold season67. Winter sleep differs from hibernation in that_______________.A. animals in hibernation don't wake up easilyB. animals in hibernation are aroused regularly for energy supplyC. the body temperature of animals in winter sleep doesn't changeD. animals in winter sleep experience drastic changes in bodily functions68. The passage is mainly about____________.A. the species of bearsB. the food category of bearsC. the winter sleep of bearsD. the behavior of bearsPassage FourThe young man who came to the door--he was about thirty, perhaps, with a handsome, smiling face---didn't seem to find my lateness offensive, and led me into a large room. On one side of the room sat half a dozen women, all in white; they were much occupied with a beautiful baby, who seemed to belong to the youngest of the women. On the other side of the room sat seven or eight men, young, dressed in dark suits, very much at ease, and very imposing. The sunlight came into the room with the peacefulness that one remembers from rooms in one's early childhood—a sunlight encountered later only in one's dreams. I remember being astounded by the quietness, the ease, the peace, and the taste. I was introduced, they greeted me with a genuine cordiality and respect--and the respect increased my fright, for it meant that they expected something of me that I knew in my heart, for their sakes, I could not give--and we sat down. Elijah Muhammad was not in the room. Conversation was slow, but not as stiff as I had feared it would be. They kept it going, for I simply did not know which subjects I could acceptably bring up. They knew more about me and had read more of what I had written, than I had expected, and I wondered what they made of it all, what they took my usefulness to be. The women were carrying on their own conversation, inlow tones; I gathered that they were not expected to take part in male conversations. A few women kept coming in and out of the room, apparently making preparations for dinner. We, the men, did not plunge deeply into any subject, for, clearly, we were all waiting for the appearance of Elijah. Presently, the men, one by one, left the room and returned. Then I was asked if I would like to wash, and I, too, walked down the hall to the bathroom. Shortly after I came back, we stood up, and Elijah entered. I do not know what I had expected to see. I had read some of his speeches, and had heard fragments of others on the radio and on television, so I associated him with strength. But, no---the man who came into the room was small and slender, really very delicately put together, with a thin face, large warm eyes, and a most winning smile. Something came into the room with him--his worshipers' joy at seeing him, his joy at seeing them. It was the kind of encounter one watches with a smile simply because it is so rare that people enjoy one another.69. Which of the following is the best alternative word for "imposing" (line 6)?A. EnthusiasticB. Hostile C, Impressive D. Anxious70. Which word best describes the atmosphere in the room?A. TranquilB. SolemnC. ChaoticD. Stressful71. How did the author feel when he was greeted with respect?A. DelightedB. AstonishedC. EmbarrassedD. Scared72. Which of the following statements is true about the author?A. He talked little.B. He was puzzled.C. He enjoyed the conversation.D. He got more respect than he deserved.73. The men didn't get deeply involved in any subject because they_______.A. had little knowledgeB. didn't know one another wellC. wanted to relax themselvesD. awaited the arrival of someone important74. What can we learn about Elijah?A. He was admired by others.B. He was very handsome.C. He was a man with determination.D. He was happy to give speeches.Passage FiveSingapore's Mixed Reality Lab is working on new ways of interacting with computers, including wearable devices and a virtual war room that will allow officials to work together online as if they were all in one place. Its director is a spiky-haired Australian, a postmodern match for the fictional British agent James Bond's tool man, Q. It is funded by the Defense Science & Technology Agency, which controls half the $5 billion defense budget, and sponsors hundreds of research projects every year. The agency came to worldwide attention last year when it took just one day to customize a thermal scanner in order to detect travelers with high fever, helping to stem the spread of SARS.DSTA is now working on a range of projects that are attracting attention in both the commercial and military worlds. It devised an air-conditioning system that harnesses melting ice and cool seawater to conserve electricity at the new Changi Naval Base, and could have broad civilian applications.Singapore can easily afford Western hardware, but off-the-shelf products are often unsuitable for the tropical conditions in Southeast Asia. For example, the DSTA is funding development of an anti-chemical-weapons suit that works not as a shield, but as a sort of weapon. The Singaporean garments, made of a revolutionary plastic-like materialthat is much lighter and cooler than traditional fabrics, actually degrade suspect substances on contact.Much of the agency's work is geared toward helping this resource-poor city-state overcome its natural limitations, says its director of R&D, William Lau Yue Khei. Conserving manpower is one of the agency's most critical assignments, because Singapore is a nation of 4 million people dwarfed by larger neighbors, includingIndonesia and Malaysia. Right now, the biggest DSTA project is computerizing a stealth warship so that it can run on half the usual crew. Making equipment lighter is a particular agency specialty, because the universal military rule of thumb is that a soldier should carry no more than one third his body weight, and that means that smaller Singaporean soldiers should carry no more than 24 kilos, or 20 percent less than Europeans, says DSTA project manager Choo Hui Weing. One such program: the Advanced Combat Man System, has produced a lightweight handguard that controls an integrated laser range finder, digital compass and a targeting camera. Top that, Q.75. It can be inferred from the passage that Q is probably__________.A. a mechanic in James Bond's garageB. a fictional Australian with spiky hairC. a director of the Advanced Combat Man SystemD. an imaginary engineer who invents advanced equipment76. Which of the following statements concerning DSTA is NOT true?A. It became world-known for its high efficiency in preventing the SARS spread.B. It funds numerous research programs, including Mixed Reality Lab.C. It devised an air-conditioning system now widely used in households.D. It takes credit for conserving electricity at the new Changi Naval Base.77. The suit described in the third paragraph can be used as a sort of weapon mainly because_________.A. it is made of a new material resembling plasticsB. it can reduce harmful effects of chemicals on itC. it has been adapted to the tropical weather thereD. its light weight allows soldiers to carry more equipment78. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of Singapore?A. Smaller soldiers.B. Smaller population.C. Limited defense budget.D. Limited natural resources.79. The Advance Combat Man System is mentioned in the last paragraph mainly to show_______.A. what DSTA has done to meet the country's special needsB. how sophisticated the equipments designed by DSTA can beC. why it is difficult for Q to compete with Choo Hui WeingD. how Singapore's technology is superior to that of the British80. The main purpose of the passage is to ______________.A. analyze Singapore's defense systemB. summarize the contributions of DSTAC. introduce the technical advantages of a small countryD. describe the roles and achievements of a government agencyPART V TRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)Quitting smoking is more of a matter of willpower than of individual choice, for smoking is widely recognized as addictive. Although counseling and medication can increase the odds that a smoker quits permanently, the best way to avoid dilemmas is never to take up smoking to begin with.The irreversible effects of cigarette smoking vary in intensity and are related both to the amount and duration of exposure and the age at which the person is initially exposed. This report challenges the notion that a few years of exposure to smoking will have no lasting harmful consequences. We hope to discourage this prevalent but vital habit andsuggest that tobacco-related health effects decline substantially as time away from smoking increases.Section B (15 minutes, 10 points)人们越来越意识到开发环保型产品的重要性。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及答案(13)
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It is simple enough to say that since books have classesfiction, biography, poetry—we should separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellowworker and accomplice(同谋). If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess(委婉之处), from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourselfwith this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite. The thirtytwo chapters of anovel—if we consider how to read a novel first—are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building but words are more impalpable than bricks, reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing. Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. Recall, then, some event that has left a distinct impression on you—how at the corner of the street, perhaps, you passed two people talking. A tree shook; an electric light danced; the tone of the talk was comic, but also tragic; a whole vision, an entire conception, seemed contained in that moment.
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PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 minutes, 15 points )Section A (1 point each)1. A. A taxi driver and a passenger.B. A policeman and a driver.C. A judge and a criminal.D. A coach and an athlete.2. A. He doesn't want to be busy.B. He likes staying up late.C. He is not interested in his job.D. He doesn't have enough time to sleep.3. A. They are a waste of time.B. They don't deal with social problems.C. They can reflect people's real life.D. They attract honest listeners.4. A. It has been completed.B. It has been delayed.C. It has just started.D. It is well under way.5. A. Going to a theater.B. Going to a game.C. Listening to radio programsD. Watching TV programs.6. A. 2:30 B. 3:30 C. 4:30 D. 5:307. A. Dave is talkative to strangers.B. Dave likes having pizza parties.C. Dave is sociable and friendly.D. Dave is too absorbed in his project.8. A. Because she doesn't like the taste of it.B. Because she can't sleep well after drinking it.C. Because she has some heart trouble.D. Because she doesn't believe what the article says.9. A. It is fun with exciting activities.B. It is miserable with pressures.C. It is interesting but challenging.D. It is full of anxiety.Section B (1 point each)10. A. They know where snow will fall.B. They can estimate how much snow will fall.C. They sometimes cannot forecast snow accurately.D. They think snow is a difficult subject to study.11. A. The water particles in cold clouds.B. The tiny ice particles in the flakes.C. The dust in the center of the flakes.D. The temperature and water levels in the air.12. A. It has as much water as 2.5 centimeters of rain.B. It has as much water as 1.5 centimeters of rain.C. It has as much water as 2 centimeters of rain.D. It has as much water as 5 centimeters of rain.13. A. A new study on lying.B. The physical signals when people lie.C. How to detect a person who is lying.D. A new device to detect a liar.14. A. People change their behaviors when they lie.B. People have some special gestures when they lie.C. People's pupils have some changes when they lie.D. People have more blood around their eyes when they lie.15. A. 12 out of 20 B. 11 out of l2.C. 7 out of 10.D. 6 out of 8.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5point each )16. Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make them look younger.A. revealB. underlineC. improveD. integrate17. What players and coaches fear most is the partiality on the part of referees in a game.A. justiceB. biasC. participationD. regionalism18. The sale has been on for a long time because the price is reckoned to be too high.A. consideredB. stipulatedC. raisedD. stimulated19. Smugglers try every means to lay hands on unearthed relics for their personal gains.A. set foot onB. lose their heart toC. set their mind onD. get hold of20. There must have been round about a thousand people participating in the forum.A. approximatelyB. exactlyC. less thanD. more than21. These old and shabby houses will be demolished for the construction of residential buildings.A. pulled outB. pulled inC. pulled downD. pulled up22. Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind their manners.A. observeB. memorizeC. commentD. request23. Artificial intelligence deals partly with the analogy between the computer and the human brain.A. likenessB. relationC. contradictionD. difference24. It is often the case that some superficially unrelated events turn out to be linked in some aspects.A. practicallyB. wonderfullyC. beneficiallyD. seemingly25. The alleged all-powerful master of chi kong was arrested on a charge of fraud.A. so-calledB. well-knownC. esteemedD. undoubtedSection B (0.5 point each)26. It is hoped that pork can be made leaner by introducing a cow gene into the pig's genetic______.A. reservoirB. warehouseC. poolD. storehouse27. The chairman said that he was prepared to _____ the younger people in the decision making.A. put up withB. make way forC. shed light onD. take charge of28. Tom is angry at Linda because she _____ him _____ all the time.A. sets...upB. puts...downC. runs...outD. drops...in29. The ability to focus attention on important things is a _______ characteristic of intelligence.A. definingB. decliningC. defeatingD. deceiving30. Our picnic having been _____ by the thunderstorm, we had to wait in the pavilion until it cleared up.A. destroyedB. underminedC. spoiltD. contaminated31. I was disappointed to see that those people I had sort of ______were pretty ordinary.A. despisedB. resentedC. worshippedD. ridiculed32. One of the main purposes of using slang is to consolidate one's _______ with a group.A. specificationB. unificationC. notificationD. identification33. The _____ from underdeveloped countries may well increase in response to the soaring demand for high-tech professionals in developed nations.A. brain damageB. brain trustC. brain feverD. brain drain34. This matter settled, we decided to ______ to the next item on the agenda.A. succeedB. exceedC. proceedD. precede35. Listening is as important as talking. If you are a good listener, people often _____ you for being a good conversationalist.A. complementB. complimentC. compelD. complainPart Ill CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 15 points, 1 point each)Most American magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. The New York Times Sunday edition 36 may contain 350 pages of advertisements. Some radio stations devote 40 minutes of every hour to 37.Then there is television. According to one estimate, American youngsters sit 38 three hours of television commercials each week. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have been 39 360,000 TV ads. Televisions advertise in airports, hospital waiting rooms, and schools.Major sporting 40 are now major advertising events. Racing cars serve as high speed 41 . Some athletes receive most of their money from advertisers. One 42 basketball player earned $3.9 million by playing ball. Advertisers paid him nine times that much to 43 their products.There is no escape. Commercial ads are displayed on walls, buses, and trucks. They decorate the inside of taxis and subways---even the doors of public toilets. 44 messages call to us in supermarkets, stores, elevators--and 45 we are on hold on the telephone. In some countries so much advertising comes throughthe mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to 46 the junk mail.47 Insider's Report, published by McCann-Erickson, a global advertising agency, the estimated 48 of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $275.5 billion. Since then, the figures have 49 to $411.6 billion for 1.997 and a projected $434.4 billion for 1998. Big money!What is the effect of all of this? One analyst 50 it this way: "Advertising is one of the most powerful socializing forces in the culture. Ads sell more than products. They sell images, values, goals, concepts of who we are and who we should be. They shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behavior."36. A. lonely B. alone C. singly D. individually37. merce B.consumers mercials D. commodities38. A.through B.up C.in D. about39. A.taken to B.spent in C.expected of D. exposed to40. A.incidents B.affairs C.events D. programs41. A.flashes B.billboards C.attractions D. messages42. A.top-heavy B.top-talented C.top-secret D. top-ranking43. A.improve B.promote C.urge D. update44. A.Audio B.Studio C.Oral D. Video45. A.since B.while C.even D. if46. A. toss out B. lay down C. blow out D. break down47. A.It is said that B.Apart from C.According to D.Including in48. A.digit B.amount C.account D.budget49. A.raised B.elevated C.roared D.soared50. A.said B.recorded C.told D.putPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneFor decades, arms-control talks centered on nuclear weapons. This is hardly surprising, since a single nuclear bomb can destroy an entire city. Yet, unlike smaller arms, these immensely powerful weapons have not been used in war in over 50 years.Historian John Keegan writes: "Nuclear weapons have, since August 9, 1945, killed no one. The 50,000,000 who have died in war since that date have for the most part, been killed by cheap, mass-produced weapons and small ammunition, costing little more than the transistor radios which have flooded the world in the same period. Because small weapons have disrupted life very little in the advanced world, outside the restricted localities where drug-dealing and political terrorism flourish, the populations of the rich states have been slow to recognize the horror that this pollution has brought in its train."Why have small arms become the weapons of choice in recent wars? Part of the reason lies in the relationship between conflict and poverty. Most of the wars fought during the 1990s took place in countries that are poor--too poor to buy sophisticated weapon systems. Small arms and light weapons are a bargain. For example, 50 million dollars, which is approximately the cost of a single modem jet fighter, can equip an army with 200,000 assault rifles.Another reason why small weapons are so popular is that they are lethal. A single rapid-fire assault rifle can fire hundreds of rounds a minute. They are also easy to use and maintain. A child often can be taught to strip and reassemble a typical assault rifle. A child can also quickly learn to aim and fire that rifle into a crowd of people.The global traffic in guns is complex. The illegal trade of small arms is big. In some African wars, paramilitary groups have bought billions of dollars' worth of small arms and light weapons, not with money, but with diamonds seized from diamond-mining areas.Weapons are also linked to the illegal trade in drugs. !t is not unusual for criminal organizations to use the same routes to smuggle drugs in one direction and to smuggle guns in the other.51. It is implied in the passage that__________.A. small arms-control is more important than nuclear arms-controlB. the nuclear arms-control talks can never reach an agreementC. the power of nuclear weapons to kill people has been diminishedD. nuclear weapons were the topic of arms-control talks 50 years ago52. The advanced world neglect the problems of small arms because __________.A. They have to deal with drug-dealing and political terrorismB. They have no such problems as are caused by small weaponsC. They have not recognized the seriousness of the problems in timeD. They face other more important problems such as pollution53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason for the prevalence of small arms?A. Small arms are cheap.B. Small arms are powerful.C. Small arms are easier to use.D. Small arms are easier to get.54. We can conclude from the passage that____________.A. small arms are not expensive in the black-marketB. it is unfair to exchange small arms for diamondC. criminals use the same passage to smuggle drugs and small armsD. where there are drugs, there are small arms55. The best title for this passage is___________.A. Small Arms Talks, Not Nuclear Arms TalksB. Neglect of Small Arms ControlC. Global Traffic in Small ArmsD. Small Arms, Big ProblemsPassage TwoIn order to combat sickness, many doctors rely heavily on prescribing medicines that are developed and aggressively advertised by pharmaceutical companies. Significantly, the world market for such drugs has skyrocketed in recent decades, from just a few billion dollars a year to hundreds of billions of dollars annually. What has been a consequence?Medically prescribed drugs have helped many people. Yet, the health of some who take drugs has either remained unchanged or become worse. So, recently some have turned to using other methods of medical treatment.In places where modem, conventional medicine has been the standard of care, many are now turning to what have been called alternative, or complementary, therapies. "The Berlin Wall that has long divided alternative therapies from mainstream medicine appears to be crumbling," said Consumer Reports of May 2000.The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) observed, "Alternative medical therapies such as the use of herbs, functionally defined as interventions neither taught widely in medical schools nor generally available in US hospitals, have attracted increased national attention from the media, the medical community, governmental agencies, and the public."In the past, conventional medical practitioners have been skeptical about alternative medical practices, but 75 medical schools in the United States currently offer elective course work on alternative medicine, including Harvard, Stanford, University of Arizona, and Yale.JAMA noted, "Now an estimated 3 in 5 individuals seeing a medical doctor for a principal condition also used an alternative therapy. And outside the United States, alternative medicine is popular throughout the industrialized world."The trend toward integrating alternative therapies with conventional ones has long been a general practice in many countries. As JAMA concluded, "There are no longer two types of medicine, conventional and complementary. There is only good medicine and bad medicine."56. This passage suggests that pharmaceutical companies________________.A. pay doctors for prescribing their drugsB. have raised the prices of their products sharply in recent yearsC. spend more money on their advertisements than on their productsD. have produced some ineffective drugs57. The sentence" The Berlin Wall ...appears to be crumbling" in the third paragraph implies that______.A. the restrictions on the practice of alternative therapies will be abolishedB. there are still strict restrictions on the practice of alternative drugsC. conventional medicine and alternative therapies are incomparableD. conventional medicine and alternative therapies are completely different remedies58. According to the passage, alternative therapies __________.A. are widely taught in the US medical schools nowB. have been approved by US governmentC. have been used by many American patientsD. are as popular as conventional medicine59. JAMA seems to suggest that _____________.A. US government should meet the increasing demands for alternative therapiesB. a medicine is good after it proves to be beneficial to the patientsC. pharmaceutical companies should cover the cost of alternative therapiesD. conventional medicine and alternative medicine should join hands60. It is implied in the passage that ___________.A. we should take as little western medicine as possibleB. the prices of the prescribed medicine should be reducedC. herbal medicine will be accepted by more AmericansD. without the help of alternative medicine, good health can not be guaranteedPassage ThreeOur Milky Way galaxy could contain up to 1 billion Earth-like planets capable of supporting life, scientists announced last week.The theoretical abundance of habitable worlds among the estimated 200 billion stars of our home galaxy suggests that more powerful telescopes might glimpse the faint signature of far-off planet, proving that, in size and temperature at least, we are not alone in the universe.Solar systems such as Earth's, in which planets orbit a star, have been discovered. Astronomers have identified almost 100 planets in orbit around other suns. All are enormous, and of the same gaseous make-up as Jupiter.Barrie Jones of the Open University in UK and his colleague Nick Sleep have worked out how to predict which of the newly discovered solar systems is likely to harbor Earth-like planets.Using a computer, they have created mathematical models of planetary systems and seeded them with hypothetical Earths in "Goldilocks zone" orbits, where it is neither too hot nor too cold to support life.The computer simulates which of these model Earths is likely to be kicked out of its temperate orbit by gravitational effects of the monster planets, and which is likely to survive.The solar system most like ours discovered so far is 51 light years away, at the star 47 Ursae Majoris, near the group of stars known as the Great Bear.Astronomers have discovered two planets orbiting 47 Ursae Majoris--one is two and half times the size of Jupiter, the other slightly smaller. Both planets are relatively close to the Goldilocks zone, which is further out than ours because 47 Ursae Majoris is older, hotter and brighter than the sun."It's certainly a system worth exploring for an Earth-like planet and for life," said Jones. The requirement for a life-supporting zone in any solar system is that water should be able to exist in a liquid state.NASA and its European counterpart, ESA, plan to launch instruments in the next 10 years which could produce pictures of Earth-sized planets.61. It is suggested in this passage that _____________.A. scientists have found evidence to prove there are many Earth-like planets in our galaxyB. theoretically there are a great number of Earth-like planets capable of supporting lifeC. our Earth is the only planet in our galaxy that can support lifeD. with more powerful telescopes, scientists will be able to find more galaxies in the universe62. The "Goldilocks zone" mentioned in the 5th paragraph most probably means _____________.A. a certain fixed distance between a planet and sunB. a range in the universe in which the planets' temperature is suitable for lifeC. a range in the universe in which the planets can receive enough sunlightD. a mathematical model to measure the size of the planetary system63. Barrie Jones and Nick Sleep have found_____________.A. 100 planets orbiting around other stars like our sunB. many planets' atmosphere has the same composition as JupiterC .the ways to tell which solar system may have Earth-like planetsD. a mathematical model to measure the distance of newly found solar-systems64. So far, the solar system most like ours that has been discovered is_____________.A. in the group of stars known as Great BearB. 2.5 times as big as JupiterC. smaller than our systemD. impossible for us to reach at present time.65. The most important requirement to have a life-supporting zone in any solar system is that it must have ___.A. enough water and proper temperatureB. enough oxygen and hydrogenC. enough air and sunlightD. enough water in any statePassage FourHaving abandoned his call for higher gasoline prices, Vice President AI Gore has another idea to get people out of their cars: Spend billions on mass transitm$25 billion to be exact. Last week, Gore unveiled his "Keep America Moving" initiative, which will spend $25 billion on upgrading and improving mass-transit systems nationwide. According to Gore's self-proclaimed "new way of thinking" all that's necessary to reduce traffic congestion is to "give people a choice."The federal government has been trying to "give people a choice" for decades to little effect. Portions of the federal gasoline tax have already been used to support urban bus and rail systems. Despite years of subsidies, few urban-transit systems run in the black. They don't do much to reduce congestion either. No matter how much the taxpayers paid for the planned transit systems, Americans prefer the autonomy offered by their automobiles.The vice president praised the Portland light-rail system as an example of how good mass transit can be. Yet Portland's experience is more ~ than exemplary, model. Research by the Cascade Policy Institute demonstrates that Portland's Metro has been a multi-million-dollar mistake. According to Metro's own figures, the light-rail system is doing little to reduce congestion, as most of its riders used to ride the bus. Those riders that do come off the roads, come at an incredible price: $62 per round trip. Road improvements and expansion would do far more to reduce congestion at a fraction of the cost, but they wouldn't attract the same volume of federal funds.66. According to the author, the mass-transit systems ___________.A. are characterized by low consumption of gasolineB. have contributed little to the improvement of the trafficC. aim at monitoring the public trafficD. are financially profitable67. What does the author say about the federal government?A. It has recently begun to address the problem of traffic congestion.B. It fails to provide enough funds to help reduce traffic congestion.C. Its attempt to reduce traffic congestion is successful but costly.D. It has not done much to reduce congestion by improving roads.68. What is said about Americans' attitude toward the transit systems?A. They are reluctant to pay taxes to support the transit systems.B. They think driving their own cars is more convenient.C. They prefer the policies of improving and expanding roads.D. They think there should be more choices in transportation.69. In the third paragraph, the underlined expression "cautionary tale" most probably means _______.A. an incredible storyB. an untrue storyC. a story giving a warningD. a story teaching a moral lesson70. Which of the following statements would the author probably agree to?A. In spite of federal funds, most urban-transit systems have financial problems.B. The American public should become more aware of the need to reduce traffic congestion.C. The attempt to expand roads would be as costly as the one to build a light-rail system.D. The federal gasoline tax should be raised to support urban-transit system.Passage FiveIn all of the industrial countries and many less developed countries, a debate along the lines of government vs. business prevails. This struggle has gone on for so long, and is so pervasive, that many who participate in it have come to think of these two social institutions as natural and permanent enemies, each striving to oppose the other.Viewing the struggle in that format diminishes the chance of attaining more harmonious relations between government and business. Moreover, if these two are seen as natural and deadly enemies, then business has no long-range future. It is self-evident that government, as the only social instrument that can legally enforce its will by physical control, must win any struggle that is reduced to naked power.A more realistic, and most constructive, approach to the conflict between business and government starts by noticing the many ways in which they are dependent on each other. Business cannot exist without social order. Business can and does generate its own order, its own regularities of procedure and behavior; but at bottom these rest upon more fundamental patterns of order which can be maintained and evolved by the political state.The dependence of government on business is less absolute. Governments can absorb direct responsibility for organizing economic functions. In many cases, ancient and modern, government-run economic activities seem to have operated at a level of efficiency not markedly inferior to comparable work organized by business. If society's sole purpose is to achieve a bare survival for its members, there can be no substantial objection to governmental absorption of economic arrangements.71. Many people think government and business arc "enemies" because __________.A. the struggle between the two panics has always existedB. they based their belief on the experience of the industrial countriesC. they believe that government can do better than business in economic activitiesD. the struggle between the two parties is so fierce that neither will survive in the end72. The third paragraph mainly discusses _______________.A. how government and business depend on each otherB. why social order is important to business activitiesC. why it is necessary for business to rely on governmentD. how business can develop and maintain order73. What does the passage say about economic activities organized by government?A. They mostly aim at helping people to survive.B. They can be conducted as well as those by business.C. They are the ones that business cannot do well.D. They are comparatively modern phenomena.74. We can conclude from the passage that ___________.A. it is difficult for government and business to have good relationsB. it is difficult to study the relations between government and businessC. government should dominate economic activitiesD. government and business should not oppose each otherPassage SixStanding up for what you believe in can be tough. Sometimes it's got to be done, but the price can be high. Biochemist Jeffrey Wigand found this out the hard way when he took on his former employer, tobacco giant Brown & Williamson, over its claim that cigarettes were not addictive. So too did climate modeler Ben Santer when he put his name to a UN report which argued that it is people who are warming the planet. Bothmen found themselves under sustained attacks, Wigand from Brown & Williamson, Santer from the combined might of the oil and car industries.The two men got into their dreadful predicaments by totally different routes. But they had one thing in common--they fought powerful vested interests (既得利益者 ) with scientific data that those interests wished would go away.Commercial companies are not, of course, the only vested interests in town. Governments have a habit of backing the ideas of whoever pays the most tax. Academia also has its version: scientific theories often come with fragile egos and reputations still attached, and supporters of those theories can be overly resistant to new ideas.For example, Alfred Wegener's idea that the continents drift across the surface of the planet was laughed at when he proposed it in 1915. This idea was only accepted finally in the 1960s, when plate tectonics came of age. More recently, in 1982, Stanley Prusiner was labeled crazy for his controversial suggestion that infectious diseases such as BSE (疯牛病) were caused by a protein that self-replicated. A decade later, the notion had gained ground. Finally, in 1997, he received a Nobel Prize for his idea.Western science has always thrived on individualism--one person's ambition to topple a theory. So independence of thought is crucial. But this applies not only for scientists, but also their institutions.With governments and commercial sponsors increasingly pulling the strings of university research--perhaps it's time to spend some lottery money, say, on truly independent research. Overcoming scientists' inertia will be much more difficult.Yet we cannot afford to be slow to hear new ideas and adapt to them. Back in the 1950s, if governments had taken seriously the findings of epidemiologist Richard Doll about the link between smoking and lung cancer, millions of people would have been spared disability and premature death.75. One of the ideas that are highlighted in the passage is that ______________.A. individuals have greater chance of success in scientific research than collectivesB. personality plays a crucial role in the advances of scienceC. originality of thinking is the key to the advances of scienceD. the intelligence of scientists is of vital importance to scientific achievements76. Jeffrey Wigand's idea about the nature of cigarette _________.A. was similar to that of the tobacco companyB. sounded ridiculous to the general pubicC. was reached purely out of personal interestsD. should be regarded as scientifically true77. Jeffrey Wigand was attacked by the tobacco giant because ____________.A. his idea could lead to a financial loss for the companyB. he had been eager to defeat his companyC. his idea was scientifically invalidD. he had long been an enemy of the company78. The underlined phrase "plate tectonics" in the 5th paragraph probably refers to ____________.A. the Study of the structure of the earthB. scientific study of the climate of the earthC. the theory that the earth's surface consists of plates in constant motionD. the theory that the earth's surface was originally a plate-shaped heavenly body79. One of the conclusions that we can reach from this passage is that _____________.A. governmental interests always seem to clash with those of the private companiesB. scientific findings are often obtained at the sacrifice of personal interestsC. scientific truths are often rejected before they are widely acceptedD. scientists are sometimes doubtful about their beliefs80. The author seems to be suggesting that ____________.A. the vested interests are sometimes an obstacle to the progress of scienceB. governments are the one to blame for the deterioration of the environmentC. a timely response to people's demand is appreciated by the academiaD. the interference by the government resulted in the tragedy of the 1950s。
2019年12月大学英语四级全真模拟以及答案考研资料
2019年12月大学四级英语全真模考测评卷一Part I Writing(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essayon Studying Abroad.You should write at least120words but no more than180words.Part II Reading Comprehension(40minutes) Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passagewith ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bankfollowing the passage.Read the passagethrough carefully before makingyour choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Pleasemarkthe corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a singleline through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.Nowadays,is it possible to tell a person'sclass just by looking at him?Physical details__1__tell us about health,diet and type of work done.A hundred yearsagothe working class very often looked unhealthy,small and were either too thin or too fat. The upper classeswere often__2__,sporting types who were used to a good diet and looked healthy.Today living and working conditions have improved,and such__3__ would no longer be so true.The clothes people chooseto wear,however,do provide information about their__4__.The most obvious way in which is for the amount of money spent on them.Expensive clothes look expensiveand show their wearer had money.Clothes can provide other__5__as well.The upper classes__6__to be less interested in fashion and wear good quality clothes in non-bright colors,made ofnatural material like wool,leatheror cotton.Lower working classpeople often choose clothes in bright colors,made of man-made material.A sociological explanation for this would be that color and interest are missing from their lives,and therefore any opportunity to introduce this is__7__.Clothes are__8__at a price within most people's reach.New clothes make the wearer feel good,and show some__9__of wealth to the outside world.Today some new fashions are started by the lower working classpeople who want to look__10__and feel important.They want people to look at them.A)available B)background C)differentD)tall E)totally F)takenG)descriptions H)degree I)cluesJ)alone K)appear L)considerM)full N)hobby O)fetchedSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questionsby marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.Robot ManagementA.Robots have beenthe stuff of sciencefiction for so long that it is surprisingly hard to seethem as the stuff of managementfact.A Czech playwright,Karel Capek,gave them their name in1920(from the Slavonic word for"work").An American writer, IsaacAsimov,confronted them with their most memorabledilemmas.Hollywood turned them into superheroesand supervillains.When some film critics drew up lists of Hollywood's50greatestgood guys and50greatestbaddies,theonly characterto appearon both lists wasa robot,the Terminator.B.It is time for managementthinkers to catch up with science-fiction writers.Robots have beendoing auxiliary jobs on production lines since the1960s.The world already has more than lm industrial robots.There is now an accelerationin the ratesat which they arebecoming both cleverer andcheaper:an explosive combination.Robots are learning to interact with the world around them.Their ability to see things is getting ever closer to that of humans,as is their capacity to ingest information and act on it.Tomorrow's robots will increasingly take on delicate, complex tasks.And instead of being imprisoned in cagesto stop them colliding with people,they will be free to wander.C.America's armed forces have blazed a trail here.They now have no fewer than 12,000robots serving in their ranks.Peter Singer,of the Brookings Institution,a think-tank(智囊团),says mankind's5,000-year monopoly on the fighting of war is breaking down.Recent additions to the battlefield include tiny"insects"that perform reconnaissance(侦查)missions and giant"dogs"to terrify enemies.The Pentagonis also working on the EATR,a robot that fuels itself by eating whatever biomass(生物量)it finds aroundit.D.But the civilian world cannot be far behind.Who better to clean sewersor suck up nuclear waste than theseremarkablemachines?The Japanese have made surprisingly little useof robots to clear up after the recentearthquake,given their world leadership in this area.They say that they had the wrong sort of robots in the wrong places.But they have issueda global call for robotic assistanceand are likely to put more robots to work shortly.E.As robots advance into the service industries they are starting to look less like machines and more like living creatures.The Paro(made by AIST,a Japanese researchagency)is shapedlike a baby seal and respondsto attention.Honda's robot, ASIMO,is humanoid andcanwalk,talk andrespondto commands.F.Until now executiveshave largely ignored robots,regarding them asan engineering rather than a management problem.This cannot go on:robots are becoming toopowerful and ubiquitous(无处不在的).Companies may need to rethink their strategiesas they gain accessto these new sorts of workers.Do they really need to outsource production to China,for example,when they have clever machines that work ceaselesslywithout pay?They certainly need to rethink their human-resources policies--starting by questioning whether they should have departmentsdevoted to purely humanresources.G.The first issueis how to managethe robots themselves.Asimov laid down the basic rule in1942:no robot should harm a human.This rule hasbeen reinforced by recent technological improvements:robots are now much more sensitive to their surroundings and can be instructed to avoid hitting people.But the Pentagon'splans make all this a bit more complicated:many of its robots will be,in essence,killing machines.H.A second question is how to manage the homo side of homo-robo relations. Workers have always worried that new technologies will take away their livelihoods, ever since the original Luddites'fearsabout mechanisedlooms.That worry takeson a particularly intense form when the machines come with a human face:Capek'splay that gave robots their name depicted a world in which they initially brought lots of benefits but eventually led to massunemployment and discontent.Now,the arrival of increasingly humanoid automatonsin workplaces,in an era of high unemployment,is bound to provoke a reaction.I.So,companies will need to work hard to persuade workers that robots are productivity-enhancers,not just job-eating aliens.They need to show employeesthat the robot sitting alongside them can be more of a helpmate than a threat.Audi has been particularly successful in introducing industrial robots because the carmaker asked workers to identify areas where robots could improve performance and then gave those workers jobs overseeing the robots.Employers also need to explain that robots can help preserve manufacturing jobs in the rich world:one reason why Germany haslost fewer such jobs than Britain is that it hasfive times asmany robots for every10,000workers.J.Thesetwo principles--don't let robots hurt or frighten people--arerelatively simple.Robot scientists are tackling more complicated problems as robots become more sophisticated.They are keen to avoid hierarchies(层级)among rescue-robots (becausethe loss of the leader would render the rest redundant).So they are using game theory to make sure the robots can communicate with each other in egalitarian (平等)ways.They are keen to avoid duplication between robots and their human handlers.So they are producing more complicated mathematical formulae in order that robots canconstantly adjust themselvesto humanintentions.This suggests that the world could be on the verge of a great management revolution:making robots behavelike humansrather than the20th century's preferred option,making humansbehavelike robots.11.Tomorrow's robots will be free to move around rather than being locked up in cagessoasnot to hurt people.12.It is not easy for people to regard robots as managementstuff,for the later are mostly seenin sciencefictions.13.Robotsappearmore like living creaturesasthey enter into the serviceindustry.14.According to the Pentagon's plans,many of its robots will essentially become killing machines.15.The Japanesedidn't use a lot of robots to clear up after the recent earthquake, considering their world leadershipin the robot field.panies should show their workers that robots can be more of a helper rather than a threat to them.17.The fact that more and more human-like robots are usedin workplaces will surely arousereaction in a time of high unemployment.18.Robots,who areconsidered as an engineering instead of a managementproblem, havebeenlargely neglectedby executives.19.Scientists are trying to enable robots to constantly adjust themselvesto people's intentions.20.The example that Germany haslost fewer manufacturing jobs than Britain shows that robots canhelp preservemanufacturing jobs in the rich world.Section CDirections:There are2passagesin this section.Each passageis followed by somequestions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are fourchoices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single linethrough the centre.PassageOneOne of the bitterest and most time-worm debatesin student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academicresearchconfirms that in financial terms atleast,arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boostsearnings by25%,on a weighted average,or$220,000over their lifetime, students’according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they studyrevolt insteadof anatomyof contract law,thosegains are Shakespeare or the peasants’likely to be completely wiped out.The government is about to allow universities to chargestudentsup to$3,000aa small price to pay compared with the year for their degrees,arguing that it’ｓresearchshowsthere financial rewards graduatesreap later in life.But Prof.Walker’ｓaresharpvariations in returns according to which subject astudent takes.Law,medicine and economicsor businessare the most lucrative choices,makingtheir averageearnings25%higher,according to the article,published in the office formonthly journal.Scientists get10-15%extra.At the bottom of the national statistics’difference to earnings-a small list are arts subjects,which make only a“small”negative one,in fact.Just aheadare degreesin education-which leave hard pressedteachersanaverageof5%better off ayear than if they hadleft schoolat18.“It’ｓhard to resist the conclusion that what studentslearn does matter a lot;andProf.Walker said. somesubject areasgive more modestfinancial returns than others,”As an economist,he was quick to point out that studentsmight gain non-financial returns from arts degrees:“Studying e conomicsmight be very dull,for example,and studying post-modernismmight be a lot of fun.”21.Universities chargestudentsa ratherhigh tuition mainly because_____A.they provide the studentswith very prosperoussubjectsto learnB.they assumethat their graduatescanearnmuch more than they had paidget financial supportfrom the governmentC.they don’ｔD.they needmuch revenueto support the educational expenses1,Para.4)most probably means_____22.Theword“lucrative”(LineA.sensibleB.creativeC.profitableD.reliablew,medical and businessgraduatescould earn25%more than______cation graduatesB.arts graduatesC.thosewho hadnot studiedat the universityD.the averageincome24.Wecansafely concludethat the author______A.regardsarts degreesas meaninglessB.finds this result disappointing and unfairC.wants the studentsto think twice before they decidewhat to learn in collegeD.holds that artsdegreesarestill rewarding despiteits scarcefinancial returns25.What is the best title for the passage?ResearchA.ProfessorWalker’ｓB.How to Make Big MoneyC.Differences Between ScienceandArts DegreesD.Studying Arts HasNegative Financial OutcomePassageTwoEngineering studentsare supposedto be examplesof practicality and rationality，but when it comesto my college educationI am anidealist and a fool.In high schoolI wanted to be an electrical engineer and,of course,anysensiblestudent with my aims would have chosena college with a large engineering department，famous reputationnot what I did.and lots of good labs andresearchequipment.But that‘ｓevenI chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university that doesn’ｔoffer a major in electrical engineering.Obviously,this was not a practical choice;I camehere for more noble reasons.I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value systemto guide me in my career.Iwanted to openmy eyesstudying science or and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren’ｔengineering.My parents,teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice.They told me I was wise and maturebeyond my18years,andI believedthem.I headedoff to college sureI was going to have an advantageover thosestudentscare if you have values or who went to big engineering“factories”where they didn’ｔwere flexible.I was going to be a complete engineer:technical genius and sensitive humanistall in one.Now I‘ｍnot so sure.Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality,as all noble ideals eventually do.After three years of struggling to balance math,physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses,I have learned there are reasonswhy few engineering students try to reconcile(协调)engineering with liberal-arts coursesin college.The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successfulstudent ismix as easily as I assumedin high that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’ｔschool.Individually they shapea personin very different ways;together they threaten to confuse.The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.26.The author choseto study engineering at a small liberal-arts university becausehe_____________.A.intendedto be acombination of engineerandhumanistB.wantedto be anexample of practicality andrationalityC.intendedto be asensiblestudentwith noble idealsD.wanted to coordinateengineeringwith liberal-arts coursesin27.According to the author，by interacting with people who study liberal arts，engineeringstudentscan_____________.A.broadentheir horizonsB.becomenoble idealistsC.receiveguidancein their careersD.balanceengineeringand the liberal arts28.In the eyesof the author，a successfulengineeringstudentis expected_________.A.to be imaginative with a value systemto guide himB.to be a technical geniuswith a wide visionC.to havean excellent academicrecordD.to be wise andmatureexperienceshows that he was_____________.29.The author’ｓA.creativeB.irrationalC.ambitiousD.unrealistic(Line3，Para.5)refers to 30.The word“they”in“together they threatento confuse.”______________.A.practicality andrationalityB.engineeringandthe liberal artsC.reality and noble idealsD.flexibility and a value systemPart IV Translation(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutesto translate a passagefrom Chineseinto English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.四大发明(the Four Great Inventions)是指中国古代对世界有巨大影响的四种发明。
2019年6月全国大学英语四级模拟真题与答案详解
2019 年 6 月大学英语四级模拟真题及答案详解( 第一套)Part I Writing (25 minutes)( 请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a computer you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your contact information.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
2019年下半年大学英语四级模拟试卷及答案：完形填空
2019年下半年大学英语四级模拟试卷及答案：完形填空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.Modern people wear many masks that keep their reality confined and ____67___, even to themselves. The possibility of encountering one’s ____68___, learning about one’s self, is frightening and ____69___. Many people expect ____70___ the worst. A hidden fear ____71___ the fact that they may also discover the best. To discover the worst is to face the decision of ____72___ or not to continue in the same pattern. To learn the best is to face the decision of whether or not to live up ____73___ it. ____74___ discovery may involve change and ____75___ causes anxiety. ____76___ , this can be a creative anxiety which may be thought of as excitement—the excitement of enhancing one’s ____77___ for being a winner. Transactional analysis is a(n) ____78___ you can use to know yourself, to know how you relate to others, and to discover the dramatic ____79___ your life is taking. The unit of personality structure is the ego state. By becoming ____80___ of your ego state, you can ____81___ between your various sources of thoughts, feelings, and behavior pattern. You can be more aware of the choices available to you. The unit ofmeasure in interpersonal relationships is the ____82___. By analyzing your transactions, you can gain a ____83___ conscious control of how you operate with other people and how they operate with you. Transactional analysis is a practical ____84___ from which you can ____85___ old decisions and behavior and change ____86___ you decide is desirable for you to change.67. [A]known [B]unknown [C]surrounded [D]unlimited68. [A]mask [B]armor [C]reality [D]fact69. [A]frustrating [B]exciting [C]interesting[D]encouraging70. [A]discovering [B]to discover [C]be discovered [D]to be discovered71. [A]relies on [B]lies in [C]based on [D]according to72. [A]how [B]why [C]what [D]whether73. [A]to [B]on [C]with [D]in74. [A]Both [B]Either [C]One [D]Neither75. [A]therefore [B]however [C]even [D]but76. [A]Therefore [B]Moreover [C]Then [D]However77. [A]possibility [B]pattern [C]anxiety [D]decision78. [A]instrument [B]appliance [C]equipment [D]tool79. [A]course [B]process [C]track [D]direction80. [A]beware [B]aware [C]awake [D]unconscious81. [A]choose [B]change [C]distinguish [D]compare82. [A]transaction [B]transition [C]transmission[D]transformation83. [A]much [B]more [C]few [D]little84. [A]desire [B]frame [C]stage [D]step85. [A]evaluate [B]change [C]make [D]decide86. [A]which [B]that [C]whether [D]what67.【解析】[B]考查上下文意思的衔接。
2019大学英语四级模拟题(含答案)
大学英语四级模拟题二Part I Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (10%)Directions:In this part, you will have to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. 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. （1-7题答案填涂在答题卡上；8-10题答案写在答题纸上。
）Story ReaderAbout Story ReaderParents dearly hope their children learn to read well. They also hope their children learn to read quickly and easily, so that they’re ready for the demands put on them by school and the world.Kids want to learn how to read, but they also crave entertainment, whether it’s quiet and passive or dynamic and interactive. The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are to entertain children and to introduce them to the process of learning how to read in a gentle and enjoyable way. In this article, we’ll show you how Story Reader works and if it accomplishes that goal.Story Reader is a compact, roughly 12-inch-by-12-inch plastic case (with a carrying handle ) that opens to reveal an actual book that fits snugly（紧紧地）into the Reader itself. Story Reader’s core feature is that it "reads" the book aloud to a child as he follows along. The child turns the pages when prompted by the Story Reader or at his own pace.Books have both text and illustrations. The electronic book responds to the child’s wishes. The Story Reader speaks the text for the current page. If the child turns back a few pages, the Reader recognizes that page and reads it again. Kids react well to this interactivity because it instills a sense of control over the story.There are Three Story Reader ProductsThe basic Story Reader, introduced in 2003, is as described above and is intended for kids three years of age and older.The device has a volume control but no on/off switch--a deliberate choice so kids can simply open it up and begin reading. It takes four AAA batteries (or operates on household current with an optional adaptor（电源适配器）) and retails for around $20.Find out more information about the more than 60 titles at the Story Reader website.Early in 2006, Publications International, Ltd.--Story Reader’s publisher--introduced My First Story Reader, designed for newborns to kids up to age three. As with the original, a narrator reads thestory aloud, this time from a 12-page book made from a heavier paperstock that includes sound effects and music to enliven the experience.My First Story Reader features two play modes, one with narration, the other that asks questions about the images on each page. The child can press any of three buttons to answer basic questions about shapes and colors. The last two pages of each My First Story Reader book features a sing-along rhyming melody. My First Story Reader retails for about $20.Late in 2006, Publications International introduced a video version of Story Reader called Story Reader Video Plus for kids up to the age of seven. Retailing for about $35, it combines a stand-alone Story Reader with an "Animated Story Mode" that plays through your television and includes a "Learning Game Mode".The Animated Story Mode works just as it sounds--when you connect it to your television through color-coded cables, the story appears on screen and changes as your child turns the pages. Kids get to the Learning Game Mode by turning to the last page of the book. There, they can choose from five educational games. While it depends on the story, generally there are pattern games, memory games, and platform games. Similar to Nintendo games like Super Mario Brothers, in a platform game the child uses the included controller to guide him through the environment and conquer obstacles.Story Reader Video Plus isn’t a video game, technically, and Publications International bills the Story Reader line more as electronic book s than toys. This reassures many parents, and it’s why Story Reader is sold in bookstores and in the book section of major retailers.What about the Educational Underpinnings（基础）of Story Reader?Studies show an alarming decline in reading rates among all age groups in America, especially among the young.Children are bombarded on a daily basis with multiple forms of entertainment that compete with traditional learning.Kids naturally emulate（模仿）the adults in their lives, and seeing their parents and other family members enjoy reading is a powerful motivator. Establishing and keeping a Read-At-Home Night helps families spend time together and helps form lifelong reading habits in children.Here’s how you do it:· Set aside one night a week in your household and call it "Read-At-Home Hour"--or anything you prefer. Establish a time allotment that works for your family, for example, 30 minutes or an hour.·Minimize interruptions from the TV, computer, and video games--and turn on the telephone answering machine.· Choose one book for the entire family to read aloud together, or encourage individual family members to choose their own books to read quietly. Electronic books can work in this context, as well.· Finally, sit down, relax, and read.注意：1-7题答案填涂在答题卡上；8-10题答案写在答题纸上。
2019年大学英语四级模拟真题及答案10
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points) Section A (1 point each)1. A. He fixed the tape recorder.B. Although old, he is still working.C. His love for music surprised the two speakers.D. He picked up the tape recorder from the garbage can.2. A. He can't imagine what his friends have got for him.B. He always knows what Mary will say.C. He is anxious to see Mary's reaction to the gift.D. He is too busy to wait.3. A. His car broke down.B. He is usually late.C. He never leaves his house before 9:00.D. He might be late because of the bad traffic.4. A. No, because the man will have guests.B. No, because the man has seen the movie.C. No, because the man will go out.D. No, because the man wants to see the movie alone.5. A. She will continue with her diet.B. She can't afford expensive food.C. She might die any day.D. She is overweight.6. A. He should be thinking about something more important.B. He has enough money for a car.C. He spends money like water.D. He can't afford a car.7. A. People have different tastes.B. Each of them owns a restaurant.C. The woman should tell him her own opinion.D. Many customers like the restaurant.8. A. She has already seen it.B. She enjoys the movie.C. She regrets missing the movie.D. She doesn't care for the movie.9. A. Setting the table.B. Polishing silver.C. Sewing napkins.D. Putting the food away.Section B ( 1 point each)Mini-talk One10. A. A residential college.B. A family house,C. A university,D. An office block.11. A. It is the same as the old Smith House.B. It has become smaller.C. It has become larger.D. It is the same as it was in the 1840s.12. A. Wing 2-3rd Floor - Room 4.B. West - 2nd Floor - Room 34.C. West Wing 2 - 3rd Floor - Room 4.D. West Wing - 2nd Floor - Room 34.Mini-talk Two13. A. Smoking rooms.B. A gymnasium.C. Assembly roomsD. Dining rooms.14. A. April 10, 1912.B. April 11. 1912.C. April 13, 1912.D. April 14, 1912.15. A. There were not enough lifeboats.B. The water was cold.C. There was too much panic.D. People were disorganized.Section C ( 1 point each)The Film-making Process: Six steps16. Step 1: ____________________________17. Step 2:____________________________18. Step 3:____________________________19. Step 4:____________________________20. Step 5:____________________________Step 6: Composing the musicPART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)21. If innovators are not financially rewarded for their innovations, the incentive for path-breaking innovation will eventually dry up.A. investmentB. resourceC. inspirationD. stimulus22. These illegal immigrants have to work long hours a day despite the appalling working conditions.A. bewilderingB. exasperatingC. dismayingD. upsetting23. Many critics agreed that by and large, this movie was a success in terms of acting and photography.A. all at onceB. by and byC. to some extentD. on the whole24. The country carried on nuclear tests without feeling apprehensive about the consequences.A. optimisticB. anxiousC. uncertainD. scared25. There is the fear that babies might be genetically altered to suit the parents' wishes.A. enhancedB. revisedC. alternatedD. modified26. The American Civil War is believed to have stemmed from differences over slavery.A. arisen fromB. contributed toC. patched upD. participated in27. Experts said the amount of compensation for sick smokers would be reduced if cooler jurors prevailed.A. resignedB. compromisedC. persistedD. dominated28. Hamilton hoped for a nation of cities while Jefferson contended that the country should remain chiefly agricultural.A. inclinedB. struggledC. arguedD. competed29. There have been some speculations at times as to who will take over the company.A. on occasionB. at presentC. by nowD. for sure30. TWA was criticized for trying to cover up the truth rather than promptly notifying victims' families.A. brieflyB. quicklyC. accuratelyD. earnestlySection B (0.5 point each)31. New York probably has the largest number of different language _________ in the world.A. neighborhoodsB. communitiesC. clustersD. assemblies32. Nuclear wastes are considered to _____ a threat to human health and marine life.A. composeB. imposeC. exposeD. pose33. Some states in the US have set _____ standards concerning math and science tests.A. energeticB. vigorousC. rigorousD. grave34. This school promised to make classes smaller and offer more individualized ___________.A. presentationB. instructionC. convictionD. obligation35. Because of ______ ways of life, the couple has some difficulty getting along with each other.A. incomprehensibleB. incomparableC. inconceivableD. incompatible36. As __________ China and other emerging export powers, efforts to strengthen anti-corruption activities are gaining momentum.A. in the light ofB. in the event ofC. in the case ofD. in the course of37. According to an Australian research, moderate drinkers ________ better thinkers than heavy drinkers or those who never drink.A. end upB. take upC. put upD. turn up38. Strangely enough, an old man ______ me and introduced himself, who turned out to be a friend of my father’s.A. stood up toB. walked up toC. lived up toD. added up to39. Many children often _____ why airplanes can fly like birds while we humans cannot.A. assumeB. anticipateC. assureD. wonder40. The FDA was created to _______ the safety of products, review applications and grant approvals.A. manipulateB. adjustC. regulateD. managePART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)Tall people earn considerably more money throughout their lives than their shorter co-workers, with each inch adding about US$789 a year in pay, according to a new study. "Height 41 career success," says Timothy Judge, a University of Florida professor of management, who led the study. "These findings are troubling since, with a few 42 , such as professional basketball, no one could argue that height is something essential required for job 43 ," Judge points out.Judge analyzed results of four large-scale studies in the US and Britain that followed thousands of people from childhood to adulthood, examining details of their work and personal lives. "If you take this 44 the course of a 30-year career, we're talking about literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of earnings 45 that a tall person enjoys," Judge said.Greater height boosted both subjective ratings of work performance--a supervisor's 46 of how effective someone is-- and 47 measures of performance--such as sales volume. Being tall may boost self-confidence, improving performance. Other people may also give higher 48 and greater respect to a tall person, giving them an edge in negotiating states, he says.The commanding influence of height may be a remainder of our evolutionary 49 . Maybe from a time when humans lived among animals and size was 50 power and strength used when making "fight or run" decisions.41. A. makes out B. works in C. takes on D. matters for42. A. cases B. exceptions C. examples D. problems43. A. performance B. operation C. condition D. environment44. A. on B. with C. over D. to45. A. deficiency B. advantage C. loss D. necessity46. A. imagination B. decision C. judge D. evaluation47. A. relative B. absolute C. objective D. initiative48. A. state B. status C. situation D. statue49. A. origins B. sources C. courses D. organizations50. A. a time in B. a hold on C. a work at D. a sign ofPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Passage OneAt the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a student loaded his class notes into a handheld e-mail device and tried to read them during an exam: a classmate turned him in. At the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) students photographed test questions with their cellphone cameras and transmitted them toclassmates. The university put in place a new examination-supervision system. "If they'd spend as much time studying, they'd all be A students," says Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Sciences of UNLV.With a variety of electronic devices, American students find it easier to cheat. And college officials find themselves in a new game of cat and mouse. They are trying to fight would-be cheats in the exam season by cutting off Internet access from laptops, demanding the surrender of cellphones before tests or simply requiring that exams be taken with pens and paper."It is annoying. My hand-writing is so bad," said Ryan Dapremont, 21 who just finished his third year at Pepperdine University in California. He had to take his exams on paper. Dapremont said technology has made cheating easier, but plagiarism (剽窃) in writing papers was probably the biggest problem. Students can lift other people's writings off the Internet without attributing them.Still, some students said they thought cheating these days was more a product of the mindset, not the tools at hand. "Some people put too much emphasis on where they're going to go in the future, and all they're thinking about is graduate school and the next step," said Lindsay Nicholas, a third-year student at UCLA. She added that pressure to succeed "sometimes clouds everything and makes people do things that they shouldn't do."Some professors said they tried to write exams for which it was hard to cheat, posing questions that outside resources would not help answer. Many officials said that they rely on campus honor codes. They said the most important thing was to teach students not to cheat in the first place.51. One student at UCLA was found cheating ________________.A. when he was loading his class notes into a handheld e-mail deviceB. when he was trying to tell the answers to his classmatesC. after the university put in place a new examination-supervision systemD. after his classmate reported his cheating to the authority52. According to Ron Yasbin, all the cheating students _____________.A. should be severely punished for their dishonestyB. didn't have much time to study before the examC. could get the highest grades if they had studied hard enoughD. could be excused because they were not familiar with the new system53. To win the new game of cat and mouse in examinations, the college officials have to______________.A. use many high-tech devicesB. cut off Internet access on campusC. turn to the oral exanimation formsD. cut off the use of high-tech devices54. According to Ryan Dapremont, ______________.A. examinations taken with pens and paper were useless in fighting cheatingB. his examination paper was under-graded because of his bad hand-writingC. cheating was more serious in writing papers than in examinationsD. it was more difficult for him to lift other people's writings off the Internet55. Which of the following is probably the most Significant measure to fight cheating?A. Putting less emphasis on where the students are going to go in the future.B. Letting students know that honesty is more important.C. Writing examinations for which it is hard to cheat.D. Setting up more strict campus honor codes.56. The best title of the passage might be_____________.A. Cheating Has Gone High-techB. Game of Cat and MouseC. A New Examination-supervision SystemD. Measures to Fight Against DishonestyPassage TwoTop marathon runners tend to be lean and light, star swimmers are long thighs with huge feet and gold medal weightlifters are solid blocks of muscle with short arms and legs. So, does your physical shape--and the way your body works--fit you for a particular sport? Or does your body develop a certain way because of your chosen sport?"It's about 55:45, genes to the environment," says Mike Rennie, professor of clinical physiology at Britain's University of Nottingham Medical School. Rennie cites the case of identical twins from Germany, one of whom was a long-distance athlete, the other a powerful sportsman, so, "They look quite different, despite being identical twins."Someone who's 1.5-meters tall has little chance of becoming an elite basketball player. Still, being over two meters tall won't automatically push you to Olympic gold. "Unless you have tactical sense where needed, unless you have access to good equipment, medical care and the psychological conditions, and unless you are able to drive yourself through pain, all the physical strength will be in vain," said Craig Sharp, professor of sports science at Britain's Brunel University.Jonathan Robinson, an applied sports scientist at the University of Bath's sports development department, in southwest England, points to the importance of technique. "In swimming only 5-10 per cent of the propelling force comes from the legs, so technique is vital."Having the right physique for the right sport is a good starting point. Seventeen years ago, the Australian Institute of Sport started a national Talent Search Program, which searched schools for 14-16-year-olds with the potential to be elite athletes. One of their first finds was Megan Still, world champion rower. In 1987, Still had never picked up an oar in her life. But she had almost the perfect physique for a rower. After intensive training, she won gold in women's rowing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Other countries have followed the Australian example. Now the explosion of genetic knowledge has meant that there is now a search, not just for appropriate physique but also for "performance genes."57. It can be concluded from the passage that__________.A. physical strength is more important for sportspersons' successB. training conditions are more important for sportspersons' successC. genes are more important for sportspersons' successD. psychological conditions are more important for sportspersons' success58. The case of identical twins from Germany shows that_________.A. environment can help determine people's body shapeB. genes are the decisive factors for people's body shapeC. identical twins are likely to enjoy different sportsD. identical twins may have different genes for different sports59. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Craig Sharp as a required quality for a sportsperson to win an Olympic gold medal?A. The physical strength.B. The right training conditions.C. The talent for the sports.D. The endurance for pains.60. Seventeen years ago Megan Still was chosen for rowing because____________.A. she had the talent for rowingB. her body shape was right for a rowerC. she had the performance genesD. she was a skillful rower61. The word "elite" in Paragraph 5 means ________ .A. the most wealthyB. the most skilledC. the most industriousD. the most intelligent62. The elite athletes of the future may come from people who naturally possess___________.A. the best body shapes and an iron purposeB. the extremes of the right physique and strong willsC. the right psychological conditions and sports talentsD. the right physique and genes for sportsPassage ThreeFor years, a network of citizens' groups and scientific bodies has been claiming that science of global warming is inconclusive. But who funded them?Exxon's involvement is well known. ExxonMobil is the world's most profitable corporation. It makes most of its money from oil, and has more to lose than any other company from efforts to tackle climate change. To safeguard its profits, ExxonMobil needs to sow doubt about whether serious action needs to be taken on climate change. But there are difficulties: it must confront a scientific consensus as strong as that which maintains that smoking causes lung cancer or that HIV causes Aids. So what's its strategy?The website , using data found in the company's official documents, lists 124 organizations that have taken money from the company or work closely with those that have. These organizations take a consistent line on climate change: that the science is contradictory, the scientists are split, environmentalists are liars or lunatics, and if governments took action to prevent global warming, they would be endangering the global economy for no good reason. The findings these organizations dislike are labeled "junk science". The findings they welcome are labeled "sound science".This is not to claim that all the science these groups champion is bogus. On the whole, they use selection, not invention. They will find one contradictory study - such as the discovery of tropospheric (对流层的) cooling - and promote it relentlessly. They will continue to do so long after it has been disproved by further work. So, for example, John Christy, the author of the troposphere paper, admitted in August 2005 that his figures were incorrect, yet his initial findings are still being circulated and championed by many of these groups, as a quick internet search will show you.While they have been most effective in the United States, the impacts of the climate-change deniers sponsored by Exxon have been felt all over the world. By dominating the media debate on climate change during seven or eight critical years in which urgent international talks should have been taking place, by constantly seeding doubt about the science just as it should have been most persuasive, they have justified the money their sponsors have spent on them many times over.63. Which of the following has NOT been done by the organizations to establish their position on climate change'?A. Damaging the reputation of environmentalists.B. Emphasizing the lack of consensus among scientists.C. Stressing the unnecessary harm to tile global economy.D. Protecting the scientific discoveries from being misused.64. Which of the following is closest in meaning to "bogus' (in Paragraph 4)?A. Reasonable.B. Fake.C. Limitless.D. Inconsistent.65. John Christy is mentioned to show_______________.A. how closely these organizations work with scientistsB. how these organizations select scientific findings for their own purposeC. how important correct data are for scientists to make sound discoveriesD. how one man's mistake may set back the progress of science66. The organizations sponsored by Exxon ___________.A. have lived up to their promisesB. have almost caused worldwide chaosC. have failed to achieve their original goalD. have misunderstood the request of the sponsor67. The passage is mainly focused on____________.A. Exxon's involvement in scientific scandalsB. Exxon's contributions to the issue of climate changeC. Exxon's role in delaying solutions to global warmingD. Exxon's efforts to promote more scientific discoveries68. What is the author's tone in presenting the passage?A. Factual.B. Praiseful.C. Biased.D. Encouraging.Passage FourWhere anyone reaching the age of 60 was considered to be near death's door at the turn of the 20th century, it is barely old enough for retirement at the turn of the 21st century. And scientists are still not holding back. They say that as new anti-ageing treatments become available, our species will get even older. While few would arguethat living longer is an attractive idea, the rapid increase in the number of years begs a question: Can our health expectancy be as close as possible to our life expectancy?Predictions for future health expectancy have changed over the past few decades. In the 1980s, life expectancy was increasing but the best data suggested that for every increased year of life expectancy, a greater fraction was disabled life expectancy. What we would see was a piling up of chronic illness and related disability which medical science couldn't prevent.But that world view changed suddenly in the early 1990s with the publication of a study by researchers at Duke University, who had been following the health of 20,000 people for almost a decade. They showed that disability among the elderly was not only dropping, but it was doing so at an ever-increasing rate.Arian Richardson, director of the Barshop Institute for Ageing and Longevity research, predicts that understanding the mechanisms behind calorie restriction and other genetic reasons behind ageing could be used within the next two decades to give people several extra healthy years of life. Restrict how much an animal eats, for example, and it will live longer. In lab experiments, rats on calorie-restricted diets were found to be physiologically younger, got diseases later in life and, at any rate, had less severe cases. "From the models that have been looked at, the increase in lifespan is usually in the range of 15-30% maximum," says Richardson. Cutting calories is thought to trigger a switch in an animal's behaviour from normal to a state of stasis in which growth and ageing are temporarily put on hold. When food becomes available again, the animal's behaviour switches back.Richardson says that thinking about stopping ageing is a "little bit silly" at the moment but doesn't dismiss it altogether, arguing that none of the illnesses related to ageing should be inevitable. Start with a high-quality body (and that means eating your greens, not smoking and doing lots of exercise in your younger days) and you can keep it going for longer with high quality maintenance. "It'll be like the difference between a Rolls-Royce and a cheap car."69. It can be seen from the first paragraph that people have doubts on whether _____________.A. is possible to live a longer healthy and lifeB. humans can live as long as scientists predictC. living longer is still considered a good ideaD. new anti-ageing treatments are safe for humans70. In the 1980s, the data on people's health expectancy_______________.A. gave an optimistic predictionB. showed an unclear futureC. led to a pessimistic perceptionD. turned out to be a mixed blessing71. In the lab experiment on rats,_____________.A. food restriction is not the only factor proved to have workedB. responses to food restriction vary from animal to animalC. the animals' lifespan increases with the amount of food eatenD.different amounts of food cause a change in the animals' behavior72. Richardson believes that_________.A. it is impossible for humans to stop ageingB. it is worthless to talk about stopping ageingC. stopping ageing is a dream that may come trueD. illness is the biggest obstacle to stopping ageing73. Rolls-Royce is used to convey the idea that_______________.A. quality life is out of reach for most peopleB. quality life can slow down the process of agingC. how long one can live depends on the genes one carriesD. the more money one invests in health, the healthier one will be.74. The most suitable title for the passage is “___________”.A. Problems of An Ageing SocietyB. Health Care for the ElderlyC. Eating Healthier, Living LongerD.The Future of Old AgePassage FiveIn dealing with a student who is acting aggressively toward his classmates, you want to send a strong message that aggressive behavior will not be tolerated in your classroom. In addition, you want to help him develop more appropriate ways of settling disputes with his peers.If two elementary school students are engaged in a fight, use a strong loud voice to stop it. If that doesn't work, you might say something odd ("Look up! The ceiling is falling!") to divert their attention. If they still don't stop and you can't separate them, send a student to the office to get help. If a crowd of children is gathering, insist that they move away or sit down, perhaps clapping your hands to get their attention: After the incident is over, meet with the combatants together so they can give you their versions of what happened and you can help them resolve any lingering problems. Also notify the parents.Speak in a firm, no-nonsense manner to stop a student's aggressive behavior: use physical restraint as a last resort. When responding to the student, pay attention to your verbal as well as non-verbal language. Even if he is yelling at you, stay calm. Allow him to express what he is upset about without interrupting him and then acknowledge his feelings. Avoid crossing your arms, pointing a finger or making threats: any of those actions could intensify his anger and stiffen his resistance.You might conclude that a student's aggressive behavior warrants separating him from the rest of the class, either to send him a strong message that what he did merits a serious consequence or to protect the other students. You can do that by giving him a time out in class or by sending him to the office.Although he might expect you to react punitively, surprise him by reacting supportively. Express your confidence that he can resolve problems without being hurtful to his peers. Tell him that you think he must be upset about something to lose control as he did and you want to understand what might be bothering him. If he does open up to you, listen attentively without interrupting. Speaking m a calm voice, tell him that you understand why he was upset, but stress that he has to find a way to express his anger with words rather than with his hands. You don't want to force an aggressive student to say he is sorry because that might fuel his anger, however, you do want to strongly encourage him to make amends with the student he hit. If he is willing to do that, it will help soothe hurt feelings and avoid future conflicts.75. What is the purpose of saying something odd when seeing students in a fight?A. To please the students.B. To surprise the students.C. To get the students' attention.D. To distract the students' attention.76. What is to be done about a student's aggressive behavior?A. Respond calmly but finny.B. Tell the student's parents immediately.C. Ask other students for help to stop the action.D. Have the student go to see the principal.77. What is NOT encouraged to do toward an aggressive student?A. Use physical restraint.B. Give the student a time out.C. Point at the student or make threats.D. Talk with the student privately.78. What does the word "'punitively" (in Paragraph 5) probably mean?A. Surprisingly.B. Depressingly.C. Involving persuasion.D. Involving punishment.79. What might be the last step to help all aggressive student?A. Encourage the student to be nice to the student he hit.B. Ask the student to promise he'll never do it again.C. Force the student to apologize for his behavior.D. Persuade the student to open up to you.80. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案(三)
2019年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案（三）总分：100分题量：11题一、问答题（共11题，共100分）1.PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfou rcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Thenmark youranswerontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Someyearsagothecaptainofashipwasveryinterestedinmedicine.Healwaystoo kmedicinebookstoseaandlikedtotalkaboutdifferentdiseases. Onedayalazysailoronhisshippretendedtobeill.Helayonhisbunk(铺)andgroa nedasifhewereverysick.Thecaptaincametoseehimandwasverypleasedtohavea patienttolookafter.Hetoldthemantorestforafewdaysandmadetheothersailo rsdohiswork.Threedayslateranothersailorpretendedthathehadsomethingwr ongwithhischest.Oncemorethecaptainlookedinhismedicalbooksandtold “sick”mantohavearest. Theothersailorswereveryangrybecausetheyhadmoreworktodo.Thepatientsha dthebestfoodandlaughedattheirfriendswhenthecaptainwasnotlooking.Atla stthemate(船长副手)decidedtocurethe“sick”men.Hemixedupsomesoap,soot(烟灰),glue(胶水)andotherunpleasantthings.Thenheobtainedpermissionfromthecaptainto givehismedicinetothe“sick”men.Whentheytastedthemedicine,theyreallydidfeelill.Itwassohorribleth atoneofthepatientsjumpedoutofhibunk,ranupondeskandclimbedthehighestm astontheship.Hedidnotwantanymoremedicine. Thematetoldbothofthementhattheymusttakethemedicineeveryhalfanhour,ni ghtandday.Thissooncuredthem.Theybothsaidtheyfeltbetterandwantedtosta rtwordagain.Thecaptainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethe mworkveryhardfortherestofthevoyage.1.Thefirstsailorpretendedtobeillbecausehewantedto.A.testthecaptain’sknowledgeofmedicineB.befreefromworkC.havethebestfoodontheshipD.playajokeonhisfriends2.Whenthecaptainknewasailorwasill,he.A.didn’tcaremuchB.sentforadoctorC.lookedafterhimandtoldhimtohavearestD.gavehimsomemedicine3.Thepatientsfeltbetterquicklybecause.A.theyhadbeengivenpropermedicineB.theylearnedthatthecaptainhadfoundoutthetruthC.theywerelaughedatbytheirfriendsD.themedicinethemategavewashorrible4.Whenthecaptainknewhehadbeendeceived,he.A.toldthemnottodosoagainB.losthistemperC.madethemworkharderD.firedthem5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.AsuddenCure.B.TwoPatients.C.CaptainandSailors.D.ADifficultVoyage. 答：BCDCA2.Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,itwassodif ficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatitspricewashighertha nthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanewprocesswasdiscoveredforrefi ningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricityapproximatelythreequartersofacent urylater.Thenewmethodwassomuchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalfor manypurposes,oneofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans. Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms.Bym ixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenabletoproduceavarietyofallo ys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbutweighonlyonethirdasmuch. Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmostimportantuseisin transportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineofautomobiles,inthehullsofb oats.Itisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus”planeswouldprobablyneverhavebeenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymaki ngvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelnee dedtomovethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustr yinsomecountries.Sincealuminumissuchaversatile(多用的)metal,itisfortunatethatbauxite(铝土矿),whichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth’smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible, wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal.6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefinin gprocesswiththeaidof.A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity7.Aluminumis.A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentformsB.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsC.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsD.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasytobecomerus ty8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation.B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry.D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform.9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof.A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessofaluminum.C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.答：DCDBA3.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: TheideaofaspecialdaytohonormotherswasfirstputforwardinAmericain1907. twoyearslaterawoman,Mrs.JohnBruceDodd,inthestateofWashingtonproposed asimilardaytohonortheheadofthefamily—thefather.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,andherfatherbroughtherup. Shelovedherfatherverymuch.InresponsetoMrs.Dodd’sideathatsameyear—1909,thestategovernorofWashingtonproclaimed(宣布)thethirdSundayinJuneFather’sDay.TheideawasofficiallyapprovedbyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1916.in19 24,PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommendednationalobservanceoftheoccasion “toestablishmoreintimate(亲密)relationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildren,andtoimpressuponfathersth efullmeasureoftheirobligations.”TheredorwhiteroseisrecognizedastheofficialFather’sDayflower. Father’sDaytooklongertoestablishonanationalscalethanMother’sDay,butastheideagrainedpopularity,tradesmenandmanufacturersbegantos eethecommercialpossibilities.Theyencouragedsonsanddaughterstohonorth eirfatherswithsmallthank-youpresents,suchasatieorpairofsocks,aswella sbysendinggreetingcards.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericanservicemenstationedinBritainbegantor equestFather’sDaygreetingcardstosendhome.ThisgeneratedaresponsewithBritishcardpub lishers.ThoughatfirsttheBritishpublicwasslowtoacceptthisratherartifi cialday,it’snowwellcelebratedinBritainonthethirdSundayinJuneinmuchthesamewayasi nAmerica.Father’sDayseemstobemuchlessimportantasoccasionthantheMother’sDay.Notmanyofthechildrenoffertheirfatherssomepresents.ButtheAmerica nfathersstillthinktheyaremuchbetterfatedthanthefathersofmanyothercou ntries,whohavenotevenadayfortheirsakeinnameonly.11.WhendidFather’sDayofficiallybegintohavenationalpopularity?A.1907B.1909C.1916D.192412.WhofirststartedtheideaofholdingtheFather’sDay?A.Mrs.JohnBruceDoddB.Mrs.JohnBruce’sMotherC.ThegovernmentofWashington.D.Somebusinessmen.13.WhatflowerwillbepopularonFather’sDay?A.LilyB.WaterLilyC.RedroseorwhiteroseD.Sunflower.14.Whichstatementistrue,aaccordingtothispassage?A.IttookevenlongerforMother’sDaytogainnationalpopularity.B.ThebusinessmenhelpedtomakeFather’sDaypopular.C.Father’sDayisonlycelebratedinAmerica.D.Father’sDayisonlyatrickofthebusinessmentomakemoney.15.WhatwasthefirstreactionoftheBritishpublishingtowardsFather’sDay?A.Theythoughthighlyofitandaccepteditatonce.B.Theyjustaccepteditatoncewithoutanyhesitation.C.Theyjustthoughtitajoke.D.Theythoughtitwastooartificialandtookalongtimetoaccept.答：DACBD4.Passage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease(职业病)forpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad. Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsign sandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:whentoshakeh andsandwhattosaywhenmeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchas es,whentoacceptandrefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyand whennot.Thesesigns,whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,orcust oms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartofourcul tureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofusdependonhundreds ofthesesignsforourpeaceofmindandday-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarry mostatthelevelofconsciousawareness. Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarsig nsareremoved.Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesof supportshavebeenknockedfromunderyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustration. Whensufferingfromcultureshockpeoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcau seddiscomfort.Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad. Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherincomplainaboutthehostcountry itspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis.A.anoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeopleB.mayleadtoveryserioussymptomsC.actuallynotadiseaseD.incurable17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultfrom.A.thesuddenchangeofsocialatmosphereandcustomsB.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabitsC.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsymbolsD.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner18.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbeasymptomofcultureshock?A.Youdon’tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude.B.Youdon’tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.D.Youdon’tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs.19.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyre actwhenheisfrustratedbythecultureshock?A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.B.Heisreallytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenewenvironment.C.Althoughhetakestheculturedifferenceforgranted,hestilldoesn’tknowhowtodowithit.D.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.20.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldiseaseB.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginastrangecultureC.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptomsD.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting答：CACCB5.PartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceis followedbyfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthe nmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.21.Theteacherthestudentsonatourthroughtheartmuseum.A.madeB.indicatedC.forcedD.took22.Tom’sparentsdiedwhenhewasachild,sohewasbyhisrelatives.A.grownupB.broughtupC.raisedD.fedup23.Hereismycard.Let’skeepin.A.touchB.relationC.connectionD.friendship24.Sofarthereisnoproofpeoplefromotherplanetsdoexist.A.whichB.howC.whatD.that25.Thenewspapersreportedyesterdayseveralontheboundariesofthesetwocou ntries.A.incidentsB.happeningsC.eventsD.accidents26.We’veworkedouttheplanandnowwemustputitinto.A.factB.realityC.practiceD.deed27.Hedidn’tandsohefailedtheexamination.A.workenoughhardB.hardworkenoughC.hardenoughworkD.workhardenough28.NotuntilMr.SmithcametoChinawhatkindofcountrysheis.A.heknewB.hedidn’tknowC.didheknowD.hecouldn’tknow29.Scientistssayitmaybetenyearsthismedicinewasputtouse.A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when30.Insomecountries,iscalled“equality”doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforallpeople.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.how31.Wedidn’tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim.A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephoneC.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephoned32.We’vemissedthelastbus,I’mafraidwehavenobuttotakeataxi.A.wayB.possibilityC.choiceD.selection33.Luckily,mostsheepthefloodlastmonth.A.enduredB.survivedC.livedD.passed34.Myparentsalwaysletmehavemyownofliving.A.wayB.methodC.mannerD.fashion35.Likeotherlanguageskills,readingrequirespractice.A.themostofB.muchoftheC.mostoftheD.moreofthe36.Itisonlythroughpracticeonewillbeabletoswimskillfully.A.whatB.whoC.thatD.which37.Thebrainiscapableofignoringpainmessageoftoconcentrateonotheractiv ities.A.itallowedB.isitallowedC.allowedD.allowedit38.Don’tworry,Ihavealreadythemthedecision.rmed;withrmed;ofrmed;forrmed;that39.Thechildwassorryhismotherwhenhearrivedatthestation.A.tomissB.havingmissedC.missingD.tohavemissed40.Iwonderwhyhetodiscusstheproblematthemeeting.A.declinedB.rejectedC.refusedD.delayed41.Youcanhangupwhatyoulikeonthesewalls.A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant42.Accordingtoa,themajoritywouldratherhavenewspaperswithoutagovernme ntthanagovernmentwithoutnewspapers.A.electionB.campaignC.pollD.vote43.Thepopulationofthevillagehasdecreased150to500.A.inB.atC.byD.with44.ItseemsthatthereisthatIcan’tdo.A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.none45.Theyareoftencaringmoreaboutanimalsthanhumanbeings.A.accusedifB.accusedwithC.chargedofD.chargedfor46.agoodbeginningismade,thewordishalfdone.A.AssoonasB.WhileC.AsD.Once47.Georgecouldnothisfoolishmistake.A.accountinB.countonC.countforD.accountfor48.Wecameintothisfieldlate,sowemustworkhardtothelosttime.A.makeupforB.makeoutC.keepupwithD.putupwith49.Thenewlawwillcameintoonthedayitispassed.A.effecteC.serviceD.existence50.Wecanseparatethemixtureintothepurechemicalcompoundsitiscomposed.A.inwhichB.ofwhatC.ofwhichD.fromwhich51.Mrs.Lincolnhasthatsheisunabletogetajob.A.suchsmalleducationB.solittleeducationC.asuchlittleeducationD.asosmalleducation52.Shecan’tpreventherlittleboyshootingbirds.A.from;toB.on;atC.with;upD.from;at53.Manycountriesareincreasingtheiruseofnaturalgas,windandotherformsof.A.energyB.sourceC.powerD.material54.Adarkenedskyinthedaytimeisusuallyandindicationthatastormis.A.possiblecomingB.abouttotakeplaceC.closebyD.expectedtobesevere55.Weallknowthatspeaklouderthanwords.A.movementsB.performanceC.operationsD.actions56.,hecouldnotcoverthewholedistanceinfifteenminutes.A.FastashecanB.AshecanranfastC.IfhecanranfastD.Sinceheranfast57.Agriculturalproductioninthatcountryhasincreasedinrecentyears.A.vastlyB.strikinglyC.considerablyD.extremely58.Peterhasplannedtosomemoneyeverymonthsothathecanbuyausedcarnextyea r.A.setasideB.setupC.setinD.setalong59.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookanyofwhatIsaid.A.attentionB.noticeC.warningD.observation60.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandfulfilledtheplanthreemonthsahead oftime,issomethingwehadnotexpected.A.thatB.whatC.itD.which答：21-25DBADA26-30CDCAB31-35BCBAC36-40CCBDC41-45ACCAA46-50DDAAC51-55BDABD56-60ACABD6.PartIIIClozeDirections:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthe rearefourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksy ouranswerontheAnswerSheet. Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual’sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisborn61.Humanbrainsdifferco nsiderably,62beingmorecapablethanothers.63nomatterhowgoodabrainhehas tobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence64hehasopport unitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat65totheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbrought66.Ifanindividualishandicapped(受阻碍)67,itislikelythathisbrainwill68todevelopandhewill69attainthelevel ofintelligenceofwhichheis70. Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual’sintelligencecanbe71bythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandJohn .Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheyareplacedin7 2foster(寄养)homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinan73communitywith pooreducational74.John,75,waseducatedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswho hasbeentocollege.Thisenvironmental76continueduntilthetwinswere77thei rlateteens,78theyweregiventeststo79theirintelligence.John’sI.Q.(智商)was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthanthe80andfullyfortypointshighert hanhisidenticalbrother.61.A.forB.byC.withD.in62.A.mostB.someC.manyD.few63.A.ButB.ForC.StillD.And64.A.ifB.thoughtC.asD.unless65.A.refersB.appliesC.happensD.concerns66.A.aboutB.upC.forwardD.forth67.A.relativelyB.intelligentlyC.regularlyD.environmentally68.A.failB.helpC.manageD.stop69.A.everB.neverC.evenD.nearly70.A.ableB.capableC.availableD.acceptable71.A.demonstratedB.deniedC.neglectedD.ignored72.A.separateB.similarC.remoteD.individual73.A.omittedB.isolatedC.enclosedD.occupied74.A.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.capacitiesD.responsibilities75.A.moreoverB.consequentlyC.thenD.however76.A.exceptionB.divisionC.differenceD.alteration77.A.inB.byC.atC.for78.A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.because79.A.estimateB.countC.decideD.measureualD.ordinary答：61-65CBADC66-70BDABB71-75AABBD76-80CACDA7.PartIVTranslation Thecaptainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethemworkveryhar dfortherestofthevoyage.(PassageOne)答：船长意识到这些船员是要欺骗他，因此，在余下的航程里他让他们干更累的活。
2019年大学英语四级考试模拟试题
2014年大学英语四级模拟试题Part ⅠTapescript of Listening ComprehensionSection A1. M: Excuse me, could you tell me where Dr. Brown’s office is?W: The doctor’s office is on the fifth floor, but the elevator can only go to the fourth. So you’ll have to use the stairs to reach there. It’s the seventh room on the left.Q: On which floor is the doctor’s office?2. M: Did you hear about the computer that John bought from Morris?W: He got a bargain（便宜货）,didn’t he?Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. W: Your sist er Jane didn’t recognize me at first.M: I’m not surprised. Why on earth don’t you lose some weight?Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?4. M: Between the two houses we saw yesterday, which one do you prefer?W: I think the white one is prettier, but the brick one has a bigger yard, so I like it better.Q: Which house does the woman prefer?5. M: It sure is hot today. This must be the hottest summer in years.W: Well, it’s certainly hotter than last summer. I was out in the sun today, and I think I’m five pounds lighter than I was this morning.Q: What does the woman mean?6. M: I heard the student bus was overturned（翻倒）in a traffic accident.W: Yes, and what’s more, no one on the bus was not injured.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?7. W: Hello, Robert. What are you doing here? Drawing money?M: No. I only want to put some money in my deposit account（储蓄账户）. Not very much, but I’m trying to save.Q: What is the man doing?8. M: Oh, no, I am not lazy. You should have seen my school report! They said I was reliable, industrious and conscientious.W: Well, teachers nowadays expect too little.Q: What does the woman think of teachers nowadays?9. W: Don’t worry about it, Stanley. There’s nothing we can do now.M: I can’t help it, Stella. If I’d be en thinking, this wouldn’t have happened.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?10. M: You look very nice in this dress. Perhaps the waist is little too tight. Would you like to try a size larger?W: Well, the style isn’t quite what I had in mind. Th ank you anyway.Q: Why didn’t the woman buy the dress?Part ⅡReading ComprehensionPassage One这是一篇人文类说明文。
2019年大学英语四级考试模拟题及答案
2019年12月大学英语四级考试模拟题PartⅢReading Comprehension(40minutes)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 Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions26to35are based on the following passage.As if you needed another reason to hate the gym,it now turns out that exercise can exhaust not only your muscles,but also your eyes.Fear not,however,for coffee can stimulate them again.During(26)_______exercise,our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products.Muscle performance can also be affected by a(27)_______called"central fatigue,”in which an imbalance in the body’s chemical messengers prevents the central nervous system from directing muscle movements（28)_______.It was not known,however,whether central fatigue might also affect motor systems not directly(29)_______in the exercise itself,such as those that move the eyes.To find out,researchers gave11volunteer cyclists a carbohydrate(碳水化合物的）(30)_______either with a moderate dose of caffeine(咖。
2019年公共英语四级模拟试题及答案
2019年公共英语四级模拟试题及答案Part I.Listening Comprehension(10%)Directions:You will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At theend of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said.Noticethat each conversation will be read just once.Listen carefully and choose thebest answer to each question you hear.1. A.The man’s. B.The man’s brother’s.C.The woman’s.D.The woman’s brother’s.2. A.Mary. B.Ann.C.Ann and Mary.D.Ann and Helen.3. A.He hurt his leg B.He hurt his back.C.He hurt his hand.D.He hurt his foot.4. A.In a restaurant.B.At a railway station.C.In the post office.D.At the airport.5. A.A doctor.B.A nurse.C.A secretary.D.A receptionist.6. A.The chemistry lab.B.The language lab.C.The physics lab.D.The chemistry and physics lab.7. A.At a restaurant. B.At a grocery.C.At a booking office.D.At a bookstore.8. A.English.B.Chinese.C.American.D.French.9. A.Study.B.See a film.C.See a ply.D.Attend a lecture.10. A.Yes,you must take a bus to get there.B.Yes,you must take a taxi to get there.C.No,it’s within walking distance.D.No,but you’d better not walk.Part II.Reading Comprehension(30%)Directions:There are3passages in this part.Each passage is followedby 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.11.Good secretaries find it____to handle office calls well.A.extremely difficultB.quite necessaryC.very importantD.very boring12.It is frequently through____that a customer receives his first impression about a business.A.telephone contactsB.newspaper advertisementsC.telegramsD.person-to-person contacts13.“Runaround”here means____.A.“an unpleasant excuse”B.“a flat refusal”C.“a not-so-warm welcome”D.but a helpful responseura Needham is____.A.a capable executive of a manufacturing factoryB.a secretary as well as an executiveC.an efficient office secretaryD.but a helpful telephone operator15.In her opinion a secretary can never be a good one until ____.A.she knows how to please her clientsB.she often asks her boss how to answer a telephone callC.she has the information her clients needD.she can keep calm and never loses her temper16.What was the problem Philadelphia had in1968?A.Its school system needed a new school building.B.More teachers were needed for its school system.C.It lacked money for its educational project.D.Both a and b.17.The word“unique”here means_____.A.“very unusual”B.“proper”C.“ordinary”D.“pretty usual”18.Who was the program planner?A.A famous English innovator.B.The director of a cultural institutionC.An Englishman called John Bremer.D.Someone in charge of the city’s school system.19.Every“tutorial group”consists of______.A.a large group of children and their tutorB.15boys and girls,a teacher and his assistantC.15boys and15girlsD.15boys but no girls20.About100institutions in Philadelphia______.A.provide space for classroomsB.open such courses as are required in the ProgramC.allow their laboratories and other facilities to be usedD.offer their help21.A good title for this passage is____.A.sleepB.Good HealthC.DreamsD.Work and Rest22.The word“drowsy”in the last paragraph means____.A.sickB.asleepC.a little sleepyD.nosy23.This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you_____.A dream more often B.have poor healthC.nervousD.breathe quickly24.During REM,_____.your eyes move quickly B.you dreamC.you are restlessD.Both A and B25.The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is_____.A.approximately six hoursB.around the hoursC.about eight hoursD.not stated herePart III.Vocabulary and Structure(30%)Directions:There are30incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.26.I got90________on the intelligence test.CABAAA.scoresB.markC.pointsD.grades27.When I was young.I________a room_______my brother.A.shared,withB.separated,withC.lived,withD.divided,by28.It's not quite________that he will come.A.sureB.certainC.rightD.exact29.Skimming helps_______your reading speed.A.increaseB.decreaseC.reduceD.develop30.The new inventions will________great changes in our school.A.lead toB.get toC.prove to beD.take over31.The Red Army______25,000Li on the Long March.A.journeyedB.ranC.flewD.covered32.He kept looking back because he was afraid of________.A.followingB.being followedC.having followedD.having been followed33.He finally________in reaching the top of the mountain.A.achievedB.enabledC.managedD.succeeded34.The management is worse because the regulations have not been_________carried out.A.effectivelyB.enoughC.efficient lyD.definitely35.The bottle is too small_____hold so much water.A.toB.thatC.not toD.as36.All of them had a ball at the party."Had a ball"means _____.A.enjoyed themselvesB.held a ball in their handsC.enjoyed themselvesD.played the ball37.It is quite some years since I________him.A know B.got to knowC.knewD.had known38.You can borrow my dictionary________you return it to me before10.A.unlessB.as soon asC.untilD.if39.I heard our teacher was ill_______.A.or nothingB.or everythingC.or somethingD.or anything40.You overslept this morning.You_____your alarm clock.A.should setB.must setC,should have set D.must have set41.I wish he____A____earlier.He’s late for work every day.A.would get upB.getupC.will get upD.should get up42.If there is enough time,I want to___________the city before dark.A.look aroundB.look onC.look forD.look up43.We have lessons every day_______on Sunday.A.except forB.exceptC.apartD.besides44.This is the only success I have________since I graduated from college.A.achievedB.takenC.finishedD.done45.I can't______the time for it.A.affordB.takeC.spend D,cost46.______his age,he is unable to take the job.A.ConsideringB.ThinkingparingD.Judging47.How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words ".Unsay"here means__A.not sayB.take hackC.keep from sayingD.admit48.I'm very lucky____the women in the old days.paring withparing topared withpared from49.Never__________such a marvellous place as the Great Wall before I got there.A.did I seeB.had I seenC.I sawD.I had seen50.He paused_______he had found a difficulty.A.so thatB.even thoughC.now thatD.as if51._____is a good meal and a good rest.A.That you real needB.What you really needC.How you are really needingD.What you are really needed52.By next June,she______here for five years.A.will studyB.has been studyingC.will have been studyingD.had studied53.Many of the world’s great novels are reported_____ into films last year.A.being madeB.having been madeC.to be madeD.to have been made54.If you_____to see Mary,what would you tell her?A.areB.will be goingC.wereD.must55.He was_____to tell the truth.A.too much of a cowardB.too much cowardC.a coward enoughD.enough of coward56. A.therefore B.orC.butD.so57. A.smiles ughsC.enjoysD.delights58. A.Instead B.Rather thanC.Instead ofD.Though59. A.both B.neitherC.norD.either60. A.in B.forC.toD.before61. A.and B.eitherC.orD.as well as62. A.anything B.somethingC.everythingD.one thing63. A.even though B.asC.so thatD.untilulty64.A.interrupt B.joinC.mix upD.bother65. A.when B.withC.afterD.sincePart V.Translation(20%)Section A Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese.66.The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test,so don’t worry excessively about a single test.67.From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street,and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came.68.Few pastimes bring a family closer together than gathering around and listening to mother or father read a good story69.There was great excitement on the planet of Venus last week.70.That magazine story,and the person who wrote it,I have never been able to track down.Section B Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.71.在当今时代，人们越来越多地依靠计算机来解决各种各样的难题。
2019大学英语四级考试模拟题后附答案
B) B) consuming F) inform J) remains
N) surprising
C) C) direct G) raw
K)resources O) test
D) D) exclusively H) reached L) staple
Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage
barley may have (34)_______ in the region not as food, but as (35)_______material for beer brewing.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。
A) Arrived E) including I) relatively M) suggest
are a (26)_______ recent addition to the beverage. This was first mentioned in reference to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a (27)_______ingredient in residue (残留物） from 5,000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While digging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes of the containers (28)_______ they were used to brew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-making tools,” and the earliest (29_______ evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To (30)_______ that theory, the team examined the yellowish, dried (31)_______ inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley (大麦),and about 10% were bits of roots, (32)_______lily,which would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn't become a (33)_______food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, according to the researchers. Based on that timing, they indicate
2019年6月全国大学英语四级模拟真题及答案详解-精选.pdf
B) He becomes tearful in wind
C) He has stopped making terrible faces
D) He is his teacher's favorite student
13. A) Tell him to play in her backyard B) Do something funny to amuse him C) Give him some cherry stones to play with D) Warn him of danger by making up a story
D) Posting a comment on the hotel
’ s webpage
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) He is the only boy in his family
2019 年 6 月大学英语四级模拟真题及答案详解 ( 第一套 )
Part I Writing
(25 minutes)
( 请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试
)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) The discovery of a new species of snake
B) The second trip to a small remote island C) The finding of 2 new species of frog D) The latest test on rare animal species
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2019年大学英语四级模拟试题
Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 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 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops (啤酒花)，for example, which give many a modem beer its bitter flavor,
are a (26)_______ recent addition to the beverage. This was first mentioned in reference to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a (27)_______ingredient in residue (残留物）from 5,000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While digging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes of the containers (28)_______ they were used to brew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-making tools,”and the earliest (29_______ evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
To (30)_______ that theory, the team examined the yellowish, dried (31)_______ inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley (大麦),and about 10% were bits of roots, (32)_______lily,which would have made the beer
sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop
was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn't become a (33)_______food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, according to the researchers. Based on that timing, they indicate
barley may have (34)_______ in the region not as food, but as
(35)_______material for beer brewing.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)Arrived B)B) consuming C)C) direct D)D) exclusively E) including F) inform G) raw H) reached I) relatively J) remains K)resources L) staple M) suggest N) surprising O) test
Section B
Directions:In this section, you are going to read a passage
with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains
information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph
from which the information is derived. You may choose a
paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.
Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2.
The Blessing and Curse of the People Who Never Forget
A handful of people can recall almost every day of their lives in
enormous detail—and after years of research, neuroscientists (神经科学专家) are finally beginning to understand how they do it.
[A] For most of us, memory is a mess of blurred and faded pictures of our lives. As much as we would like to cling on to our
past, even the saddest moments can be washed away with time.
[B] Ask Nima Veiseh what he was doing for any day in the past
15 years, however, and he will give you the details of the weather,
what he was wearing, or even what side of the train he was sitting
on his journey to work. “My memory is like a library of video tapes, walk-throughs of every day of my life from waking to sleeping,”he explains.
[C] Veiseh can even put a date on when those tapes started recording: 15 December 2000, when he met his first girlfriend at his
best friend's 16th birthday party. He had always had a good memory, but the thrill of young love seems to have shifted a gear in。