《大学英语(四)》模拟试题三
大学英语四级模拟题三(含答案)
大学英语四级模拟题三Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’)Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Y ou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage OneScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts so that people can live and grow food. Even so, more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time.Why? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some people on the earth do not get very much rain. Yet, they still do not become deserts. This is because there are some small green plants growing there. Plants help keep water in the earth. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily.A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place. He digs in the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land.He makes a farm. He puts plants in rows. The sun is very hot. It makes the land even drier. When the rain comes, it runs between the row of plants. It washes the good dirt away. When the wind comes, it blows between the rows of plants. It blows the good dirt away. Soon the land is not good enough for a farm any more. The man lets his animals eat all the plants on it. Now the land does not have any plants on it. The sun and wind dry the land and all of the good dirt away. Now the land is a desert.1. A desert is probably _____________.A. grassyB. wetC. treelessD. muddy2. Land is becoming desert because of lack of _____________.A. rainB. peopleC. windD. plants3. Which of the following is NOT the reason why small green plants are very important to dry places?A. They keep the earth from becoming even drier.B. They do not let wind blow the earth away.C. They add color to the dry places.D. They hold water.4. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.A. it is bad to plant in rows in a dry placeB. it is better to raise animals on dry land than to make a farmC. it is bad to make a farm in a dry place, but it is good to raise animals thereD. all lands that don’t get very much rain are deserts5. What’s the writer’s purpose in giving an example of the man?A. To criticize him.B. To tell an interesting story.C. To prove man makes deserts.D. To prove the hot sun makes a desert.Passage TwoFor years, international swimming has been controlled by a small number of powerful nations. The U.S., Russia, Germany and Australia have produced some of the sport’s finest players and have won most of the top competitions and medals. But the results of this month’s world championships, which are being held in the Australian city of Perth, will not be so easy to predict. Since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, many new names and nationalities have emerged to take on the world leaders.The 1996 Olympics should have been an opportunity for the U.S. to display its great swimming power, but instead it faced some embarrassing defeats. The surprises started on the first day of the competitions, when Fred of Belgium (比利时) set a world record in the competition for 100-metres breast-stroke (蛙泳). Never before had Belgium produced an Olympic champion swimmer. Two other countries also won swimming gold medals for the first time on the opening day. Ireland’s Michell Smith delighted her country with her first of her three gold medals. New Zealand also celebrated with Danyon Loader’s gold in the men’s 200-metre free style. Loader went on to win the 400 meters later in the competition.By late on the second day, the U.S. team’s officials and coaches were starting to be surprised. Penny Heyns of South Africa had broken the women’s 100-metre breast-stroke record in the morning competitions before claiming gold in the final.6. It is hard to predict the results of this month’s championships because _____________.A. players from different countries have sprung up as new championsB. many names of the players haven’t been heardC. a few countries have won international swimming competitionsD. the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta was a success7. What the U.S. had to face at the 1996 Olympics was _____________.A. new swimming powerB. a big successC. several unpleasant failuresD. a great deal of embarrassment8. The player of Belgium broke a world record in 100-metre breast-stroke which _____________.A. it had won beforeB. it has not gained beforeC. it had won many timesD. the U.S. had never won before9. How many gold medals have the other countries won on the opening day?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.10. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.A. the U.S. is still the only powerful country in swimmingB. the U.S. has been a great swimming powerC. Ireland once controlled international swimmingD. Belgium had won several world swimming championshipsPart Two Listening Comprehension (35’)Section A (1’×15 = 15’)Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.11. A. He watched television with his friend.B. He stayed at home talking with his friend.C. He went to see a film with his friend.D. He went to see his schoolmate.12. A. 5:10. B. 5:00. C. 4:30. D. 5:15.13. A. At a booking office. B. In a Hong Kong hotel.C. On a busy street.D. At an airport.14. A. The next bus is coming soon.B. The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.C. There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus.D. They can catch this bus without running.15. A. The wind stopped, but it’s still raining.B. The rain stopped.C. It is still raining, and the wind is blowing.D. Both the rain and wind stopped.16. A. He decided not to go to New York.B. They won an award recently.C. They are going to organize a dinner.D. No one expected him to move.17. A. A sunny day. B. A nice raincoat.C. An attractive dress.D. A lovely hat.18. A. No one can find the Department.B. He helps people find the Department here.C. He has no idea where to find the Department.D. He is working at the university.Conversation OneQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A. He is not satisfied with his present job.B. He worries too much about his grandmother.C. People dislike his food.D. He is going to be fired.20. A. He learned it in a training center of cooking.B. He learned it from his grandmother.C. He learned it from his mother.D. He learned it from his wife.21. A. He dislikes other businessmen.B. He wants to have more chances to go on business.C. He doesn’t want to trouble others.D. He wants to be self-employed.22. A. Whether he would have enough funds.B. Whether his food is to the customers’ taste.C. Whether his family members would support him.D. Whether he can pay less tax to the government.Conversation TwoQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A. Tap dancing and square dancing. B. Tap dancing and belly dancing.C. Folk dancing and square dancing.D. Folk dancing and belly dancing.24. A. Interesting. B. Time-wasting.C. Very tiring.D. Inspiring.25. A. He does not like to interact with people.B. He doesn’t thinks the dancing course will help him interact with other people.C. He hates the dancing course very much.D. He also wants to take the dancing course so that he could be more confident.Section B (1’×10 = 10’)Directions: In this section, you are going to hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A. Their family members. B. Their relatives.C. Their closest friends.D. Strangers.27. A. To get advice. B. To subscribe.C. To place an advertisement.D. To apply for membership.28. A. They are two well-known writers who give advice.B. They are two famous doctors.C. They are two lawyers.D. They are two professors at the New York State University.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A. Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.B. Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.C. The United States is a country of immigrants.D. Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.30. A. They can make friends with people from other countries.B. They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.C. They can practise speaking foreign languages there.D. They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.31. A. The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.B. The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.C. The mother does the cooking while the father and the children wait on the guests.D. A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A. He went to watch his son play in a hockey game.B. He watched a hockey game on TV with his son.C. He and his son had a very good dinner together at an Italian restaurant.D. He called his wife Dana who was appearing in a play in California.33. A. His courage in fighting against his paralysis.B. His love for his 12-year-old son Will.C. His role as Superman in the movie with the same name.D. His opening of the first center in the USA devoted to paralyzed people.34. A. A horse riding accident.B. A car accident.C. A deadly infection of an incurable disease.D. A sudden heart attack.35. A. Christopher Reeve loved acting more than anything else in the world.B. Christopher Reeve was as brave as the superman he played in the movie.C. Christopher Reeve’s great comfort was to die with his son at his side.D. Christopher Reeve will be remembered as a spokesman for the disabled. Section C (1’×10 = 10’) Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.（答案请写在答题纸上）Customers differ greatly from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Should you use both hands when you are eating?The American and the British not only speak the same language but also (36) _____________ a large number of social customs. For instance, in both countries, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most English will open a door for a woman or (37) _____________ their seat to her, and also will most Americans. Promptness is (38) _____________ both in Britain and America. If a dinner invitation is for 7 o’clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to (39) _____________ the delay.It is relatively common both in China and in the west to invite friends and acquaintances to dinner. However, the customs (40) _____________ with this are often very different in the two cultures, and so both Westerners and Chinese may easily feel (41) _____________, and misunderstandings may be the result. When Westerners wish to invite people to dinner, it is normal to ask them a week or so in (42) _____________. This is because Westerners often (43) ______________________________________ quite carefully, and like to plan what they are doing. If less notice than this is given, it is implied that the invitation is a (44) ______________________________________, and that it does not matter too much if the people can’t accept. So if the host really wants them to come, it is wise to (45) ______________________________________.Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (0.5’×20 = 10’)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.46. There is __________ evidence that stress is partly responsible for his failing health.A. convincedB. convincingC. condenseD. condensed47. Einstein’s theories of __________ contributed much to the development of science.A. relativityB. relativeC. relativelyD. related48. Scientists will have to __________ new technologies to improve the world’s food and fuel supplies.A. come up withB. come uponC. come onD. come across49. The invisible force was evidence to Albert __________ there was more to our world than meets the eye.A. whereB. whenC. whoD. that50. He accepted an invitation to join the __________ as a full professor.A. focusB. factC. facultyD. face51. Parents should give sound advice to their children during their __________ from childhood to manhood.A. transferB. translateC. transitionD. transmit52. With a __________ of updated information, the website is popular with university students.A. wealthB. healthC. mythD. truth53. The travel agency __________ in adventure trips, which attract young people eager for challenges.A. specializeB. specializesC. specialD. specific54. I don’t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to __________ good marks in university.A. manufactureB. sponsorC. attractD. attain55. The sweaters are made of wool __________ from Australia.A. importingB. importedC. importD. be imported56. Being the son of a professor does not qualify him __________ the scholarship consideration.A. toB. forC. atD. as57. From all the indications, it is safe to __________ that the prices of cars will go down by large margins.A. consumeB. assureC. resumeD. assume58. He returned to his hometown so that he could __________ his passion for football.A. indulgeB. breakC. limitD. obsess59. They expected a living space with water __________ abundant that it could supply their needs forever.A. soB. suchC. tooD. as60. She failed to call the police to __________ her appointment.A. greetB. retreatC. puzzleD. cancel61. He has just heard that he has been __________ by Oxford University.A. respondedB. acceptedC. allowedD. adjusted62.The movie I went to see with Karen last night __________ me of my boyhood in New York City.A. mindedB. recalledC. remindedD. remembered63. Annual sales of hundreds of products now marked under the Proctor & Gamble umbrella __________ thirty billion dollars.A. exactB. expectC. exceedD. except64. The local government’s decision to reduce unemployment benefits enraged the workers who were laid off and they __________ violent protest.A. resortedB. resorted toC. sortedD. sorted to65. I had no idea because __________ I thought about idioms __________ sure I was what they were.A. the longer, the lessB. the less, the longerC. the long, the lessD. the longer, the littlePart Four Banked Cloze (1’×10 = 10’)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. （请在答题纸上写单词对应的字母代号）It seems that the young Albert Einstein was never exactly an ordinary child. When he was 5 years old and sick in bed, he was given a (66) __________ called a compass. He lay there (67) __________ and twisting it, certain he could fool it into pointing off in a new direction. But try as he might, his (68) __________ were in vain. This (69) __________ his intellect and ignited (点燃) his inspiration. Not only was he passionately curious, he was also (70) __________ persistent and would not easily give up on a problem. He had the patience and determination that kept him at things (71) __________ than most others. At age 12, Albert Einstein came upon a set of ideas that impressed him as “sacred”(神圣的). He was inspired to (72) __________ mathematics as the tool he would use to (73) __________ his curiosity. His true genius lay in his ability to express (74) __________ ideas in simple terms. Einstein’s wealth of ideas peaked (75) __________ he was still a young man of 26, although he never stopped looking for answers.Part Five Translation （答案请写在答题纸上）( 2’×5= 10’)Directions: Complete sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.76. If you do have financial difficulties, you can ______________________________________ (申请学生贷款).77. While I admit that there are problems, ______________________________________ (我并不认为这些问题不能解决).78. To most of the teenagers, when it comes to______________________________________ (既舒服又时尚的衣着), nothing beats T-shirt and jeans.79.Thoughts are ______________________________________ (通过语言来表达的).80. A great man can ______________________________________ (控制困难的局面) by force of character.Part Six Writing （答案请写在答题纸上）( 15’ ×1=15’)Directions: For this part, you are required to write a short essay on the topic My Views on Travelling on Holidays. You should write at least 120 words (no more than 150 words) based on the topic sentence for each paragraph:1. 越来越多的人们选择假期旅行，以此放松自己，愉悦身心。
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题一、单选题（共10题，共20分）1._________,the most controversial candidate in the election campaign,he has been strongly criticized for his crude comments about women.A.QuestionablyB.ArguablyC.ContentiouslyD.DebatablyABCD正确答案：B2.She’s worn his designs on__________occasions from red carpets to movie premieres.A.countlessB.countableC.numericalD.numeralABCD正确答案：A3.The school is going the________mile to create the next generation of sporting stars thanks to its unique development program.A.finalB.furtherC.supplementaryD.extraABCD正确答案：D4.The celebrity says in court papers she“has no__________of giving any authorization to anyone to proceed with a divorce.”A.recommendationB.recordingC.recollectionD.recognitionABCD正确答案：C5.My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these last20years.The italicized part in the sentence expresses _______.A.a hypothesisB.a suggestionC.a contradictionD.a surpriseABCD正确答案：A6.Last March the__________of a19th century cargo ship was found by an underwater archaeological team.A.debrisB.ruinsC.remainsD.wreckABCD正确答案：D7.She hired a lawyer to investigate,only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed.The infinitive verb phrase“only to learn”is used____.A.to express an intended purposeB.to indicate a high degree of possibilityC.to reveal an undesirable consequenceD.to dramatize a stated factABCD正确答案：C8.Indeed,it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football,as killing and maiming___.A.warB.are warC.of warD.are of warABCD正确答案：D9.She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _______mountains behind the apple orchard.A.blue hazy VirginiaB.hazy blue VirginiaC.Virginia hazy blueD.Virginia blue hazyABCD正确答案：B10.U.S.News____________rankings of colleges since1983.They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to university campus.A.maintainsB.is maintainingC.maintainedD.has been maintainingABCD正确答案：D二、问答题（共10题，共100分）11.Part IV TranslationCulture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse.(Passage Four)正确答案：文化震撼是由于社会交往过程中失去了所有本来熟悉的标记和符号引起焦虑而产生的。
大学英语（四）模拟题3
⼤学英语（四）模拟题3诚实考试吾⼼不虚，公平竞争⽅显实⼒，考试失败尚有机会，考试舞弊前功尽弃。
上海财经⼤学成⼈⾼等教育考试卷课程名称：⼤学英语（四）模拟试题3 姓名学号专业班级⼀. Choose the right word to complete each of the following sentences (每⼩题1分，共计20分): 1. He has been given the______ over the department. A. opportunity B. authority C. dilemma D. charge 2. Malicious gossip (恶意的闲话) may do a lot of harm to quite ______ people. A. innocent B. detached C. eloquent D. credible 3. When he was questioned about the missing ring, he firmly ______ that he had even seen it. A. refused B. asserted C. denied D. debated 4. Tom had been completely exhausted but felt greatly ______ after a meal and a rest. A. renewed B. refrained C. resumed D. refreshed 5. At last people are beginning to realize the necessity of ______ Nature. A. exchanging B. favouring C. adjusting D. preserving 6. The peasants made ______ about the ill-treatment by their landlords. A. complaints B. grumbles C. efforts D. attempts 7. The terrified sheep were ______ of the presence of the wolf. A. ignorant B. conscious C. incredible D. careless 8. The Society is ______ half a million pounds in aid of the flood victims. A. demanding for B. running for C. appealing for D. speaking for 9. There will be a performance of “Twelfth Night ” ______ this evening provided it doesn ’t rain. A. in the open B. in season C. in all D. in the way 10. The head of the delegation is in the lecture hall ______ a large audience. A. attracting B. addressing C. beckoning D. absorbing 11. To ______ the overall expenditure, every dollar should be spent carefully. A. cut out B. bring down C. put down D. slow down 12. It was really a miracle that he ______ a heart surgery. A. worked through B. passed through C. went through D. pulled through 13. It ’s a long trip and we ’ll have to ______ early tomorrow morning. A. take off B. go off C. start off D. put off 14. We found that piles of books ______ most of the space of his bedroom.A. took upB. deprived ofC. cut offD. took on15. Some players ’ deliberate violence during the football game ______ of the whole match.……………………………………………………………装订线…………………………………………………A. tore upB. grew outC. took controlD. made a mess16. ______ his arrival at the little town, Albert was invited to a party in his honour.A. WithB. ForC. UponD. By17. _______ that there is oil underground in this area, ______ not much.A. True; andB. It ’s true; butC. Although; butD. True; but18. We had been living in the centre of London for five years ______ my father decided to move to the suburbs.A. beforeB. whileC. after D, so that19. Because Jane is grown up, ______ she can stay out so late.A. but it isn ’t thatB. but it cannot follow thatC. it is not followed thatD. it doesn ’t follow that20. A research paper should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one.A. better thanB. other thanC. rather thanD. less than⼆． Choose the word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlinedpart in each of the sentences (每⼩题1分，共计10分):1. Beth could identify her coat because it has large red buttons.A. recognizeB. proveC. defineD. claim2. William once proclaimed that music was his life. Everything he has in life he owes to his music.A. decidedB. declaredC. concludedD. mentioned3. I hope I can retain the memory of our trip to Sahara Desert.A. keepB. reserveC. lastD. value4. How are her chances of passing the exam?A. conditionsB. possibilitiesC. successesD. opportunities5. Both the advantages and the disadvantages of using foreign faculty in teaching positions have to be weighed.A. analyzedB. consideredC. demonstratedD. discussed6. Each leader had a solemn look as he signed the peace treaty.A. graveB. suspiciousC. earnestD. honest7. The new technique enables us to deep-freeze our produce when it is abundant.A. plentifulB. richC. ripeD. stable8. His original plan was to become a scientist but he didn ’t succeed.A. ordinaryB. primitiveC. traditionalD. earliest9. They debated for hours but could not agree on an answer.A. arguedB. examinedC. consultedD. fought10. The tank emitted an unpleasant odor.A. gave offB. injectedC. broke downD. retained三． Reading Comprehension(每⼩题1.5分，共计30分) :Read the following passages and then choose the right answer to each of thequestions given:Passage OneIs it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years .It was always had and usually foolish, but in the past thehuman race managed to live with it. Modern ingenuity has changed this. Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man . For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done .It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war .To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not as contest of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skilful in killing people, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law .It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.There are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war .I believe this to be a big error .All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements which are ,at best doubtful ,and at worst ,totally false .Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are willing to go to war in support of them .The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome .It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided .Of course very difficult problems remain in the world ,but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory .It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between different countries, but between Man and the atom bomb .1. What change does the author refer to in the sentence “Modern ingenuity has changed this”inparagraph 1?A. The fact that war has always been badB. The fact that man has managed to live with war so farC. The fact that war will abolish manD. The fact that war has existed for thousands of years .2. What does “our work” mean in the sentence “If we succeeded in abolishing nuclear weapons ,our work will not be done . ”in paragraph 1?A. Abolishing warB. Prohibiting new weaponsC. Reaching agreementsD. Making arbitration3. What is the author’s opinion of ideologies?A. He is an adherent of some modern ideologies.B. He does not believe ideologies can prevent war.C. He thinks that some ideologies might have effect.D. He has no doubt about the truth of ideologies.4. Which of following is a proper way to stop war?A. To destroy nuclear weaponsB. To let powerful men control the worldC. To improve modern weaponsD. To solve disputes through negotiation5. Which is the most severe threat to human beings?A. The conflicts among nationsB. The use of atomic bombC. The adoption of ideologiesD. The unsatisfactory agreementsPassage TwoA plan is needed for the World Trade Center site but not a big plan. There are times forbuilding Central Park, and there are times for remedial gardening. Lower Manhattan should not be remade according to some new grand vision. A framework needs to be put in place and some principles agreed on, and city life will take its course. “There is no rush” is a phrase often heard in discussion of the site. Actually, there is a rush, because there’s a reason why most cities struck by disaster-natural or man-made-generally end up rebuilding more or less what was there before. The reason is not a lack of imagination or will. Rather, while the planners and architects are thoughtfully discussing the options, decisions are being made on ground. There is infrastructure to be repaired, fire hydrants to be reconnected, materials to be transported, neighborhood to be knitted back together. And in the absence of a new plan, the old street pattern emerges by default .And soon it’s too late: the blank slate is no longer blank. Yes, the World Trade Center site offers a rare opportunity, as many have been pointed out, but the window of opportunity will not stay open long. There is no immediate pressure to build a lot of office space, since it’s as yet unclear how strong the demand will be and how the current upswing will affect New York. But other things can not wait. Subway tunnels will be rebuilt, stations will be reopened. Damaged infrastructure will be repaired. The destroyed electrical substation will have to be put back into operation. But doesn’t planning take time? Not as much as many people believe. Urban buildings are remarkably durable. We got it right at a long time ago which is why an old city, like London, Rome and Istanbul, often remains a delight.There appears to be agreement among most architects and planners about what should be done on the World Trade Center site. To begin with, New York should not simply replace the destroyed towers with new ones, even if they are lower. The 16-acre site is a so-called super block, the result of a misbegotten theory of 1960’s city planning that replacing streets and sidewalks with windswept plazas was a sign of progress. We have since learned rather, relearned that urban life thrives on streets and sidewalks. So we should put them back. Not that we need to recreate the pre-trade-center street grid in its entirety, but a north-south street would be useful, and so would at least one cross-town road. Fulton Street, for example, could be extended to Battery Park City. There is also an opportunity here to unravel some of the knotted transit issues that bedevil this part of Manhattan.6. From the passage, we can infer that the word “vision” in paragraph 1 means__________A. a beautiful siteB. the ability to seeC. conceptD. foresight7. What’s the most important reason for making the reconstructing decision?A. The old infrastructure.B. The connection with the neighborhoodC. The practical situationD. The effect of current economic upward trend8. Which of the following best reflects the main idea of paragraph 2?A. The blank slate is no longer blankB. The rare opportunity we haveC. The principle of good city buildingD. We must work out the proper plan to remark WTC.9. According to the passage, why is it useful to build a north-south road?A. Because there was a north-south road in Washington D.C..B. Because a north-south road can solve some traffic knots.C. Because it’s the result of the theory of 1960’s city planning.D. Because people need a north-south road to enjoy the beauty of Washington D.C..10. Which one can be the best title for the passage ?A. A Big Plan for the Rebuilding of WTC.B. No idea for the Rebuilding of WTC.C. What Should Be Done on the WTC Site.D. The New WTC Site Has Been Chosen.Passage ThreeRead the following passage and then answer the questions given:Last Thursday an ld gentleman came to our class to talk about the evils of smoking. We saw him take his gold wrist-watch off and lay it on the table. Slater and I can’t remember what he said about smoking because we had other things to think about. He finished when the bell rang for play-time, and the headmaster told us to go out. Slater happened to slip by the table…In the playground Slater showed me the watch. He put it on his wrist, and it looked lovely. I was wishing that I had been the one to slip by the table. The headmaster came out then with the old fellow. They walked about, looking around and talking all the time. After a bit the bell rang, and we got into our lines, ready to go in.The headmaster said, “I’ve got a little job for you boys. Our lecturer has just lost his watch in the playground. It’s happened before, he says—it just slips off his wrist. So look around for it, will you? See if you’re clever enough to find it. I’ve no doubt the boy who does so will get a useful reward.”We all walked about the playground, looking for the watch. And I wasn’t a bit surprised when Slater bent down as if he was picking something up. Then he hurried past me towards the old man. And the next minute there was Slater, all smiles, handing over the watch to the old fellow and hanging about for the reward. But the lecturer didn’t seem at all pleased. In fact he looked quite to put a knife in Slater’s heart until the headmaster burst out laughing. Then they both laughed. Slater told me afterwards that the old man hadn’t even said “Thank you for the watch.”The thing that puzzled us most of all was that Slater didn’t get any reward.11. What might the two boys be doing during the lecture?12. Why did the story-teller wish that he had been the one to slip by the table?13. When Slater “bent down”, what was he trying to do?14. What was the purpose of the promised reward?15. What do you think made the headmaster burst out laughing?Passage FourRead the following passage and then fill in the blanks to finish each of the sentences: Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us. Physicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar. As someone who understood the distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours.They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass. For example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beach. Since most of us spend fewer days at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured time could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to fly more rapidly. Almost all of us have had the experience of dr iving somewhere we’ve never been before. S urrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real notion of when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time. The novelty of the outward journey has become routine. Thus taking a different route on occasions can often help slow the clock.When days become as identical as beads on a string, they blend together, and even months become a single day. To counter this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day--to stoptime, so to speak.Learning something new is another way to slow the passage of time. One of the reason the days of our youth seem so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery.16. The passage is meant to explain why time flies and how to ____________.17. According to the passage, when people live an identical and routine life, time seems to__________.18. The quotation in the first paragraph is used to indicate __________ between physical time andpsychological time .19. The learning of something __________ does not make time seem to flow more rapidly .20. Near the end of the fourth paragraph, the word “novelty ” could be best replaced by ________.四．Identify the underlined part which is not correct in each of the followingsentences (每⼩题1分，共计10分):1. The two brothers have not met their parents since more than a year.A B C D2. Susan is always absent-minded while operating the machine: she ’ll have to pay it.A B C D3. Tim ’s letter shows that he loves his new job and takes pride with himself and his work.A B C D4. They were well aware of that they had to spare no efforts to keep the boat going, or it would be frozen in.A B C D5. It is still unknown why Joe withdrew the competition at the last minute. He could have won the first place.A B C D6. It was very late to save the drowning boy as he had gone down for the third time.A B C D7. I can ’t help to think it would be fun to play such an exciting game with them.A B C D8. John said his mother would buy him a five-speeds rating bicycle for his sixteenth birthday.A B C D9. By reading the directions carefully, some mistakes in the examination could have been avoided.A B C D 10. Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had such a pleasant A B C D voice.五．Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived fromthe one given in the brackets (每⼩题1分，共计10分):1. As neither ______ nor labor would give in the union organized a strike. (manage)2. I give the TV set a thorough ______ before I bought it. (inspect)3. Hans went to his dentist for ______ because of a bad toothache. (consult)4. Playing a game of chess with me every evening is one of my father ’s favourite ______. (relax)5. Some chemical substances are ______ to light. (sense)6. It is ______ that such a great talent died so young. (regret)7. Shelley is an ______ woman writer. (imagine)8. I am a ______ man and I ’d like to give you some advice.(practice) 9. The enemy soldier was caught ______.(live) 10. This is my advice; don ’t be too ______ with strangers.(confide)六. Use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb and complete the sentences with it (每⼩题1分，共计10分):1. Do you think her beauty could ______ her stupidity? (make)2. He stopped reading and ______ the book. (put)3. The enemy ______ as our army advanced. (fall)4. The man sent to prison but the boy ______ with a warning. (get)5. He has _____ a place for himself in the world of politics. (cut)6. I doubt if she ’ll ______ the winter. (live)7. Her late arrival ______ our plans. (mess)8. They will ______ the station at seven sharp. (pull)9. Don ’t ______ yourself ______ his future. (concern)10. I managed to ______ his insult. (pass)七．Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank(每⼩题0.5分，共计10分):In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not ____1_____ regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days_____2___ the party date, _____3____ this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in ___4____ because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be ____5_____.The ___6__of time differ in different parts of the world ____7___, misunderstandings arises between people from cultures that_____8_____ time differently. Promptness is much ___9___ in American life, for example, if people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully_____10______. In the U.S. no one would think of _____11_____ a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. When ____12_______ meet, a person who is five minutes late is____13_____ to make a short apology. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of ____14____, though perhaps he will not ____15_____ the sentence. To Americans, forty minutes of waiting is the ___16______ of the “insult period”. No matter ___17___ is said in apology, there is little that can remove the ___18___ done by an hour’s wait._____19_____ in some other countries, a forty minute waiting period was not unusual. Instead of being the very end of the ____20_____ waiting scale, if was just the beginning.1. A) chiefly B) greatly C) largely D) highly2. A) in B ) after C) at D) before3. A) Then B) But C) So D) Also4. A) advance B) ahead C) front D) time5. A) forgotten B) neglected C) mistaken D) overlooked6. A) means B) meanings C) significance D) senses7. A) Even B) Moreover C) Thus D) Ever8. A) treat B) deal C) consider D) cope9. A) treasured B) valued C) expended D) priced10. A) acceptable B) responsible C) reasonable D) accountable11. A) retaining B) preventing C) getting D) keeping \12. A) equivalents B) same C) parallels D) equals13. A) expected B) wanted C) asked D) hoped14. A) description B) explanation C) exposition D) excuse15. A) achieve B) fulfill C) complete D) accomplish16. A) period B) limit C) term D) beginning17. A) how B) who C) what D) which18. A) destruction B) violation C) damage D) breakage19. A) So B) If C) Yet D) Even20. A) allowable B) conceivable C) agreeable D) receivable。
《大学英语(四)》模拟试题3及答案
《大学英语(四)》模拟试题三第一部分：交际用语(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。
示例1. — I'm going to take my entrance test tomorrow.— _______!A. Good luckB. CheersC. Come onD. Congratulations2. — Shall we go out for dinner tonight?— _________A. No, you can't.B. Yes, please.C. Thank you, I don't want to.D. Sorry, I have a report to finish.3. — Excuse me. How do I get to Porter Street from here?— _______ You'd better ask someone else.A. Well, it's not too far away.B. Do you ask me?C. I'm not from around here.D. Pleased to meet you.4. —Excuse me. Is this table taken?—______.A. We haven't booked the dishesB. We haven't ordered the dishesC. Yeah. I'm saving these seats for friendsD. Yeah. I'm hungry5. — Hey, Tom, what's up?— __________A. Yes, definitely!B. Oh, not much.C. What is happening in your life?D. You are lucky.6. — I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.— ___________. You looked tired last time I saw you. A. I hope so B. ReallyC. I'm glad you didD. The sound was nice7. — What's the matter with you?— _________A. It doesn't matter.B. Not too bad.C. I don't feel well.D. That's all right.8. — Excuse me, when will the 17:15 train arrive?— _________A. I don't tell you.B. It's been delayed one hour.C. You have to be patient.D. Don't ask me.9. — Excuse me, how much is the jacket?— It's 499 Yuan. __________A. Oh, no. That's OK!B. How do you like it?C. Which do you prefer?D. Would you like to try it on?10. — Do you think Tom is ill?— _________A. No, I don't think so.B. Yes, he's very well.C. Yes, I like him very well.D. No, I was ill yesterday.第二部分：阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)此部分共有2篇短文，在第一篇短文后有5个正误判断题，从每题后的两个选项中选出正确答案;在第二篇短文后有5个问题。
全国大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)考试：2022系列之四：D类真题模拟及答案(3)
全国大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）考试：2022系列之四：D类真题模拟及答案(3)共547道题1、These glass wares are too ______ to survive long transportation by land.（单选题）A. faintB. feebleC. fragileD. fierce试题答案：C2、—Oh, tomorrow is the weekend again. —Yes, time goes fast. Have a nice weekend. — ______（单选题）A. OK. Let’s have a good time.B. Yes, I think so.C. Thanks. The same to you.D. But I think time goes slowly.试题答案：C3、Here, so profligate has its use become the air conditioner is almost ______ the automobile of the national tendency to overindulge in every technical possibility, to use every convenience to such excess that the country looks downright coddled.（单选题）A. as glaring symptom asB. as glaring a symptom asC. as symptom glaring asD. as glaring as a symptom试题答案：B4、A: Prof. Kerry, I’d like to invite you to dinner at the Grand Hotel Restaurant this Friday evening. B: ______（单选题）A. Oh, no. That will be too expensive.B. Oh, I’d rather stay at tome.C. I’m really sorry, but I have had an appointment.D. No, no. That will be too much trouble.试题答案：C5、______ difficult it is to surmount the obstacles, we’re bound to achieve our goal.（单选题）A. AsB. HowC. SoD. However试题答案：D6、On which day does the couple always go out?（单选题）A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.试题答案：B7、What does the speaker suggest people do when they are running?（单选题）A. Keep silentB. Wear comfortable shoesC. Chat and smile试题答案：C8、Being ______ about food, she doesn't eat any chicken and pork, so fish is her favorite.（单选题）A. casualB. particularC. indifferentD. crazy试题答案：B9、Fred: Hi. ______ You look familiar. Amanda: Yes. We met on campus last week, and you asked me the same question.（单选题）A. What can I help you?B. Do you know the way to the campus?C. Haven’t we met before?D. Do you know Bob?试题答案：C10、What will the man probably do? （单选题）A. Hurry to get on a bus.B. Hurry to take a taxi.C. Hurry to the next railway station.试题答案：B11、Never before ______ so many people in our country been interested in athletic sports.（单选题）A. hasB. isC. haveD. are试题答案：C12、On the ______ ，people were asked which kind of shampoo they preferred.（单选题）A. investigationB. diagramC. searchD. survey试题答案：D13、During the examination the students were required to stay in their seats, keep their eyes on their work ______ to anyone.（单选题）A. but couldn’t talkB. rather than sayC. and not speakD. instead of listening试题答案：C14、A: Do you want to come over on Saturday? I’m having a little party. B: ______（单选题）A. Why are you going to have a party?B. Oh, I like parties very much. I can meet a lot of interesting people.C. How about a picnic? I think it is more interesting than a party.D. Thanks, I’d love to. What time?试题答案：D15、The city of London, ______ repeatedly between 1940 and 1941, lost many of its famous churches.（单选题）A. bombedB. to bombC. bombingD. having bombed试题答案：A16、Jane was fairly good at English, but in mathematics she could not ______ the rest of the students in her class.（单选题）A. put up withB. do away withC. keep up withD. run away with试题答案：C17、Man: I suggest that you don’t eat such junk food too often. Don’t you know that French fries contain 450 calories? Woman: Really! I know that an adult woman like me needs only 1,600 calories per day. Man: French fries contains a lot of fat too, about 22 grams of fat for one portion. Woman: ______（单选题）A. That’s really too much.B. I meant it.C. Are you out of your mind?D. I don’t trust you.试题答案：A18、141-Conversation 2What does the club try to help children with? （单选题）A. Their studies.B. Their sports.C. Their painting.试题答案：A19、These glass wares are too ______ to survive long transportation by land.（单选题）A. faintB. feebleC. fragileD. fierce试题答案：C20、Susan: What a beautiful sweater! Sara: Do you think it looks good on me? Susan: Yes, and it goes perfectly well with your pants. Sara: ______ but it was really cheap. Susan: I wish I could find one like that.（单选题）A. You know what,B. You won’t believe it,C. To tell you the truth,D. I got it on sale,试题答案：B21、141- Conversation 1What does the man want? （单选题）A. A free ticket to the lecture.B. Information about the lunch meeting.C. Favorite food and fruit.试题答案：B22、Betty is in no mood to accompany me to the park. Actually she’d rather watch television, ______ ?（单选题）A. didn’t sheB. hadn’t sheC. shouldn’t sheD. wouldn’t she试题答案：D23、______ the rain falling so heavily, they couldn’t go on with their drill.（单选题）A. SinceB. ForC. AsD. With试题答案：D24、Waiter: Would you like to have one bill or separate bills，sir? John: It’s my treat. One bill，please. Paul: You paid last time. ______ John: Well，all right if you insist. But next time you must let me pay.（单选题）A. This is on me.B. Stop kidding me.C. I have money.D. Knock it out.试题答案：A25、He’s always been kind to me—I can’t just turn my ______ on him now that he needs my help.（单选题）A. headB. earC. backD. hand试题答案：C26、Do you think he spilled the soup ______ purpose so that he wouldn’t have to eat it?（单选题）A. forB. withC. byD. on试题答案：D27、A completely new situation will ______ when the examination system comes into existence.（单选题）A. ariseB. raiseC. riseD. arouse试题答案：A28、Who allowed you ______ my car?（单选题）A. drivingB. to driveC. ridingD. to ride试题答案：B29、A ______ contest is intended to eliminate less qualified competitors before decisive contests.（单选题）A. fundamentalB. deliberateC. preliminaryD. tough试题答案：C30、There are many problems ______ the new program.（单选题）A. adapted toB. concentrated onC. depended onD. related to试题答案：D31、I could have called you yesterday, but I ______ your telephone number.（单选题）A. didn’t haveB. won’t haveC. hadn’t hadD. wouldn’t have试题答案：A32、A: Hi. Excuse me... um... do you need any help? B: ______（单选题）A. Yes, but are you sure you can help me?B. Oh, yes. Do you have tennis shoes?C. Well, I’d like one chicken burger and a cup of coke, please.D. Oh, yes, I do. I’ve been walking around in circles. I can’t seem to find the train station.试题答案：D33、What happened to Pam?（单选题）A. She got kicked when riding a horse.B. She fell off her bicycle on her way to the boat club.C. She fell into the water while sailing a boat.试题答案：B34、When confronted with such question, my mind goes ______ , and I can hardly remember my own birthday.（单选题）A. dimB. blankC. vainD. faint试题答案：B35、It seems that you’ve caught a bad cold. You’d better see a doctor, ______ you?（单选题）A. hadn’tB. didn’tC. wouldn’tD. don’t试题答案：A36、What does George’s wife’s favorite shop sell?（单选题）A. ClothesB. FoodC. Books试题答案：A37、209-Conversation 2What ages is the computer game suitable for? （单选题）A. Eight to thirteen.B. Under eight.C. Over thirteen.试题答案：A38、I don’t mind ______ a movie in my house very late, but I object to ______ about it so loudly.（单选题）A. his watching; talkB. her talking about; tellC. their seeing; their talkingD. your looking at; your speaking试题答案：C39、A: You look more beautiful in such a nice dress. B: ______（单选题）A. Not at all. This is an old dress.B. Thank you. My mother bought it for me 3 years ago.C. Thanks. But I don’t like it very much.D. It is nice, but it’s very cheap.试题答案：B40、A: If I were you, I’d ride a bike to work. Taking a crowded bus during rush hours is really terrible. B: ______（单选题）A. Yeah, riding a bike is a healthful activity. Don’t you think?B. Yes, you’re right. Buses are always very crowded during the rush hours.C. Thank you for your advice. But my bike has got a flat tyre.D. Certainly. I don’t see why so many people go to work by bus rather than by bike.41、The stout fellow over there is ______ the great magician, Charlie Williams, himself.（单选题）A. no other butB. no one thanC. no other thanD. none other than试题答案：D42、The meeting’s been cancelled. Ann ______ all that work.（单选题）A. need to doB. need haveC. needn’t have doneD. needed not to do试题答案：C43、When will the professor speak?（单选题）A. At 12:00.B. At 11:45.C. At 12:45.试题答案：C44、The pilot succeeded in ______ the helicopter______ the cliff.（单选题）A. stopping; atB. mending; inC. flying; onD. landing; on45、The number of faculty members has grown from 400 to 440. This means it has risen ______ 10%.（单选题）A. forB. atC. byD. on试题答案：C46、They thought they could ______ for another week without more food.（单选题）A. keepB. lastC. maintainD. retain试题答案：B47、Which part of Pam’s body got injured in the accident?（单选题）A. One of her arms.B. One of her knees.C. One of her feet.试题答案：C48、How much did the computer game cost?（单选题）A. ￡24B. ￡30C. ￡4849、Where did this conversation take place? （单选题）A. At a bakery.B. At a friend’s home.C. At a post office.试题答案：A50、______ with a torch, he went up into the tower to see what was going on.（单选题）A. To armB. ArmingC. Having armedD. Armed试题答案：D51、I object ______ as he is still too young.（单选题）A. my son to smokeB. my son smokingC. to my son to smokeD. to my son’s smoking试题答案：D52、______ he will finish his work early enough to go to the party is still uncertain.（单选题）A. ForB. WhetherC. Then试题答案：B53、What is not the response of the children to rhythm?（单选题）A. Children love to beat on toy drums or empty boxes.B. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhythmsC. They chant nonsense syllables, just like primitive dancers.试题答案：C54、There is something wrong with the computer. It won’t ______ today.（单选题）A. touch downB. settle downC. calm downD. shut down试题答案：D55、Having made his first film earlier this year, he is ______ starting in a new musical.（单选题）A. actuallyB. recentlyC. currentlyD. lately试题答案：C56、I don’t doubt ______ the plan will be well-conceived.（单选题）A. thatB. whetherC. why试题答案：A57、It was unfortunate，but she had no ______ but to act as she did.（单选题）A. chanceB. opportunityC. optionD. solution试题答案：C58、Where does George sometimes go for a run?（单选题）A. Along the river bank.B. In the country.C. On a farm.试题答案：A59、ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ The alphabet is here to help you with these questions. You need to work out a different code for each question.Example If the code for FOOT is ENNS, what is the code for TOE?Answer SND If the code for ORANGE is RUDQJH, what does SLQN mean?（单选题）A. OHMJB. PINKC. QJOLD. POKE试题答案：B60、Though its wings look extremely ______, the butterfly is ______ enough to fly as high as 7000 feet.（单选题）A. vivid ... powerfulB. slender ... thickC. beautiful ... heavyD. fragile… sturdy试题答案：D61、Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ______ so much noise.（单选题）A. resistB. sustainC. tolerateD. undergo试题答案：C62、The mother often warned her children ______ the road because of the heavy traffic.（单选题）A. not crossingB. to crossC. not crossD. not to cross试题答案：D63、When I was in the waiting room at the station yesterday, I read a magazine in order to ______ some time.（单选题）A. killB. spendC. takeD. waste试题答案：A64、What did Jane say about the village pub?（单选题）A. Rather expensiveB. Nice and FriendlyC. Very small试题答案：B65、What does the man usually do on Saturday? （单选题）A. He relaxes.B. He goes fishing.C. He works around his house.试题答案：C66、The speaker went on and on, ______ to his listeners obvious boredom.（单选题）A. obligatedB. obsessiveC. obviousD. oblivious试题答案：D67、A: Tom, why didn’t you come to the class yesterday? B: ______（单选题）A. I had come, but there was a visitor at home.B. I was going to, but I had an unexpected visitor.C. No way, as a visitor was coming to visit me.D. I’m sorry. I won’t miss the class again.试题答案：B68、Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and ______ experiments.（单选题）A. reformingB. informingC. transformingD. performing试题答案：D69、What did the boy do about the fire? （单选题）A. He was so afraid that he ran away.B. He managed to put it out.C. He was scared and didn’t know what to do.试题答案：C70、I’m afraid taking a part time job might ______ my time for study.（单选题）A. cut offB. cut intoC. cut downD. cut away试题答案：B71、______ of the colonial yoke, the people became the real masters of their own country.（单选题）A. To be freeB. FreeingC. FreedD. To be freed试题答案：C72、A: It’s such a hot day! Can I get you something cold to drink? B: ______（单选题）A. That’s very kind of you.B. With my pleasure.C. You can, please.D. Thank you for the cold drink.试题答案：A73、The pilot succeeded in ______ the helicopter______ the cliff.（单选题）A. stopping; atB. mending; inC. flying; onD. landing; on试题答案：D74、Michael: Hi, Mom. I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Susan Lee. Susan, this is my mother.Susan: How do you do, Mrs. Miller. Mother: How do you do, Susan. I'm glad you can join us. ______ .（单选题）A. Take is easyB. Please feel naturalC. Make yourself at homeD. Feel all right here试题答案：C75、Guest: ______ . Clerk: Certainly. Do you have a reservation? Guest: Yes. The name is Morales. Mr. and Mrs. J. Morales. Clerk: Here we are. For five nights. Could you fill in the registration card, please? And I'll need you credit card.（单选题）A. I'd like rest here, pleaseB. I'd like to rent a room, pleaseC. I'd like to check in, pleaseD. I'd like to stay in, please.试题答案：C76、Under the circumstances it ______ be best to wait for a few weeks.（单选题）A. seemedB. oughtC. shouldD. might试题答案：D77、Never before ______ such a smoke in the room.（单选题）A. have I readB. did I readC. do I readD. am I reading试题答案：A78、Susan: I am going to the cinema this evening. Gordon: ______ ? Susan: It's a Western: "Cowboy Comes Home".（单选题）A. What's inB. What is actedC. What's onD. what is performing试题答案：C79、But for their generous help, the experiment ______ completed so quickly.（单选题）A. shouldn’t beB. couldn’t have beenC. wasn’tD. hadn’t试题答案：B80、A: I have a last favor to ask of you. Could you drive my daughter to the airport? B: ______（单选题）A. Shall I get the ticket for her.B. Yeah, I like that.C. You bet I will.D. Sure, it’d be a pleasure.试题答案：D81、A: That’ll be $6.75. B: ______（单选题）A. Enjoy your meal!B. Can I get you anything else?C. Have a good day!D. Here you are. Keep the change.试题答案：D82、How many days a week is the sports center open late?（单选题）A. Two daysB. Three daysC. Four days试题答案：B83、A: Have a nice weekend! B: ______（单选题）A. Thanks. You too!B. You are welcome.C. Yes, I have.D. How nice of you to say so!试题答案：A84、______ the 2008 Olympic Games, the air quality in Beijing would not be so good these days.（单选题）A. Except forB. But forC. As forD. For all试题答案：B85、A: Mrs. Green, thank you for a pleasant evening. I must be going now. Good night. B: ______（单选题）A. It was nice having you, Mr. Jones. Good night.B. Good night. Please walk slowly.C. All right. Let me see you off downstairs.D. Well, I won’t ask you to stay longer if you insist leaving.试题答案：A86、Fred: Thank you for a lovely evening. Amanda: I’m glad you enjoyed it. Fred: ______ Amanda: Yes, that’d be nice. Bye then. Drive carefully.（单选题）A. The food is very deliciousB. Do you want to go with me?C. It’s really nice walking with youD. You must come over to our place next time试题答案：D87、What time was the man’s appointment? （单选题）A. 10:30.B. 11:00.C. 11:40.试题答案：B88、A: I have an appointment with Mr. Lee. B: Mr. Lee is expecting you now. ______（单选题）A. Go down this road, please.B. Please follow the instruction.C. Come this way, please.D. Your number, please.试题答案：C89、I was not thirsty despite such a long walk because I ______ some milk before leaving.（单选题）A. drunkB. have just drunkC. just drankD. had drunk试题答案：D90、Paul: I’m afraid I spilled some coffee on the tablecloth. Roger: Oh, don’t worry about it. Paul: I’m really sorry. Is there anything I can do? Roger: ______ I never did like it anyway.（单选题）A. Just forget about it.B. I’m afraid there is not.C. Don’t be silly.D. It’s absolutely out of the question.试题答案：A91、As she is busy with her business, she comes back to see her parents on ______ days.（单选题）A. desperateB. alternateC. elaborateD. ultimate试题答案：B92、—I’m going to try and do a German course this year. —Oh. really? ______I won’t see as much of you if you do.（单选题）A. That’s possible!B. That’s a shame!C. What a good idea!D. It’s all my fault!试题答案：B93、When will the woman go on the sailing holiday?（单选题）A. In AugustB. In SeptemberC. In October试题答案：B94、We still couldn’t hear Professor Wang clearly at the business lecture, so we all asked him to speak ______ .（单选题）A. slowB. more slowC. slowerD. more slowly试题答案：D95、When confronted ______ such questions, my mind goes ______, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.（单选题）A. at;dimB. with;blankC. for;vainD. to;faint试题答案：B96、Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no ______ to speed up deliveries.（单选题）A. trialB. attemptC. actionD. progress试题答案：B97、Where is the woman going to go on holiday this year? （单选题）A. Canada.B. Italy.C. Turkey.试题答案：C98、Asia comprises 29.5% of the world’s land, ______ Australia comprises 5.1%.（单选题）A. whereasB. whereverC. unlessD. since试题答案：A99、By the time they ______ enough money for a down payment on a house, prices ______ considerably.（单选题）A. had saved；roseB. saved；were risenC. had saved；had risenD. had saved；were rising试题答案：C100、Because of snow his father was ______ in Beijing for two days.（单选题）A. distilledB. detainedC. retainedD. maintained试题答案：B101、After second thought，she ______ a better solution.（单选题）A. came up withB. added up toC. put up withD. made up for试题答案：A102、The follow-up survey’ of the result has shown that the ______ operation was a great success.（单选题）A. transitionB. transplantC. transportationD. transference试题答案：B103、An old friend of mine from Beijing, ______ I was expecting to meet, rang me up from the bus station yesterday evening.（单选题）A. thatB. asC. whomD. which试题答案：C104、How many days a week is the sports center open late?（单选题）A. Two daysB. Three daysC. Four days试题答案：B105、When ______ , many racists cannot give a logical reason for their attitudes towards other racial groups.（单选题）A. questioningB. having been questionedC. having questionedD. questioned试题答案：D106、A: May I see the dentist now? B: ______（单选题）A. Is it real emergency?B. Do you have an appointment?C. In that case, you’ll have to wait.D. I’ll talk to the dentist and squeeze you in.试题答案：B107、China’s economic reform is aimed at separating enterprises from the government. It has been implemented for almost 20 years, but breakthroughs ______ .（单选题）A. have been made yetB. have yet to makeC. have yet to be madeD. to have yet made试题答案：C108、How long has he been looking for a new apartment?（单选题）A. For several days.B. For several months.C. For several years.试题答案：B109、Betty: What were you upset about? Smith: It’s a private matter. Betty: Why won’t you tell me? Smith: ______Betty: Well, I hope you can.（单选题）A. Don’t worry.B. I don’t want to say it.C. You can’t be interested in it.D. I can deal with it myself.试题答案：D110、How much does the club cost a year?（单选题）A. Three pounds.B. Five pounds.C. Twelve pounds.试题答案：B111、Where was George Weekes born? （单选题）A. In JamaicaB. In London.C. In Manchester.试题答案：C112、Customer: I’d like to mail this box to California. Clerk: ______ Customer: Gee, I don’t know about that. What do you have? Clerk: Airmail and surface mail. Customer: I guess surface mail is fine.（单选题）A. Do you want to insure it?B. How do you want to mail it?C. What can I do for you?D. Where will you mail to?试题答案：B113、—Oh, tomorrow is the weekend again. —Yes, time goes fast. Have a nice weekend. — ______（单选题）A. OK. Let’s have a good time.B. Yes, I think so.C. Thanks. The same to you.D. But I think time goes slowly.试题答案：C114、Out of the elementary plane geometry developed by the Greeks ______ we use today.（单选题）A. the theoretical geometry evolutionB. evolved the theoretical geometryC. the evolution of theoretical geometry cameD. the theoretical geometry came试题答案：B115、Which picture does the woman like best? （单选题）A.B.C.试题答案：A116、Some people believe that if you ______ a mirror, you ______ have seven years of bad luck.（单选题）A. break; willB. will break; wouldC. break; wouldD. broke; will试题答案：A117、Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ______ by the same federal laws.（单选题）A. standB. conformC. abideD. sustain试题答案：C118、A: OK, how would you like to pay? B: ______（单选题）A. Do you take credit cards?B. I’m looking for a sweater.C. That’s nice. Can I try it on?D. Thank you. I’ll have it.试题答案：A119、Lucia had been preparing for the party for a long time, so she felt rather disappointed when her guests ______ late.（单选题）A. came upB. turned upC. looked upD. put up试题答案：B120、There are occasions when giving a gift ______ spoken communication，since the message it offers can cut through barriers of language and culture diversity.（单选题）A. overtakesB. nourishesC. surpassesD. enforces试题答案：C121、A: I heard you’ve had your book published. Congratulations! B: ______（单选题）A. Don’t mention it. It’s nothing.B. It’s very kind of you to do so.C. Thank you for the information.D. Thank you. I was thinking of giving you a copy.试题答案：D122、What letter is two to the right of the letter immediately to the left of the letter that comes mid-way between the letter immediately to the left of the letter H and the letter two to the right of the letter A?（单选题）A. C.B. D.C. E.D. F.试题答案：D123、A: It’s already 9 o’clock. I’m afraid I have to go. Thank you for the wonderful dinner. B: ______（单选题）A. All right. Have a good night.B. Nice to have you here. So long.C. OK. You can get home early and go to bed early.D. It’s still early. Please have another cup of coffee.试题答案：D124、209-Conversation 2What ages is the computer game suitable for? （单选题）A. Eight to thirteen.B. Under eight.C. Over thirteen.试题答案：A125、When she went out, she would disguise herself ______ nobody ______ recognize her.（单选题）A. so that; wouldB. as though; willC. now that; shallD. in case; should试题答案：A126、None of the day’s transactions, ______ sales or delivery, came off well.（单选题）A. fromB. it beingC. be itD. was it试题答案：C127、Why does George like the bookshop?（单选题）A. The books there are inexpensive.B. He can talk about his books to the customers there.C. It has many books he likes to read.试题答案：B128、What does George’s wife’s favorite shop sell?（单选题）A. ClothesB. FoodC. Books试题答案：A129、A: Excuse me. I’d like to exchange this watch. I just bought it, but look at this. B: ______（单选题）A. Yes, I know your watch is new, but I like my old one better.B. What seems to be the problem?C. Thank you for your kindness, but my watch still works.D. Sorry. Why didn’t you examine it carefully before you bought it?试题答案：B130、What can visitors see in the Ford Room? （单选题）A. Some photos of the old town.B. Some pictures of gardens.C. Some beautiful fresh flowers.试题答案：B131、He constantly ______ his proposal that ______ of the budget surplus be used to offer a voluntary prescription drug benefit to seniors.（单选题）A. views; manyB. reiterates; a partC. complains; a great amountD. thinks; lots试题答案：B132、What is the relationship between the woman and Tom? （单选题）A. Aunt and niece.B. Aunt and nephew.C. Teacher and pupil.试题答案：B133、______ is from India.（单选题）A. The mayor’s of New York’s catB. The mayor’s cat of New York’sC. The mayor of New York’s catD. The mayor’s cat of New York试题答案：C134、The teacher told the children there ______ four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.（单选题）A. isB. wasC. areD. were试题答案：C135、What is not the response of the children to rhythm?（单选题）A. Children love to beat on toy drums or empty boxes.B. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhythmsC. They chant nonsense syllables, just like primitive dancers.试题答案：C136、After a long and tiring journey, they arrived ______ .（单选题）A. till the lastB. at lastC. by the endD. at the end试题答案：B137、I have an urgent problem and I need to call my parents, but I’m afraid I haven’t got ______ change—only a ￡10 note. Will you do me a ______ ?（单选题）A. any; favourB. a lot; helpC. some; handD. a few; support试题答案：A138、We still couldn’t hear Professor Wang clearly at the business lecture, so we all asked him to speak ______ .（单选题）A. slowB. more slowC. slowerD. more slowly试题答案：D139、I’ve worked ______ four hours on this article. I’m completely ______.（单选题）A. in,concentratedB. at,distortedC. out,capturedD. for,distracted试题答案：D140、The number of international students at our university ______ steadily, but a number of universities in the state ______ international student enrollment decline.（单选题）A. has grown； has seenB. have grown；has seenC. have grown；have seenD. has grown；have seen试题答案：D141、Last night a fire______ in that workshop, so the factory suffered a heavy loss.（单选题）A. broke outB. broke upC. broke offD. broke down试题答案：A142、Paul: I’m afraid I spilled some coffee on the tablecloth. Roger: Oh, don’t worry about it. Paul: I’m really sorry. Is there anything I can do? Roger: ______ I never did like it anyway.（单选题）A. Just forget about it.B. I’m afraid there is not.C. Don’t be silly.D. It’s absolutely out of the question.试题答案：A143、A: Excuse me, Mr. Black, can you spare me a few minutes? There’s something I’d like to speak to you about. I won’t keep you long. B: ______（单选题）A. What do you want to talk with?B. Yes, go ahead.C. What’s the matter?D. Oh, nice to see you, John.试题答案：B144、What do race organizers often complain about?（单选题）A. There are not enough sports facilitiesB. Runners get injured too easilyC. Few women participate in running试题答案：C145、A: Did you know that Whitney Houston was giving a concert last night in the town? B: ______（单选题）A. Why don’t you get some tickets for us?B. I like her, but I didn’t have time for the concert.C. Why didn’t you tell me about it earlier?D. Maybe we can go to see her concert some other time.试题答案：C。
大学英语第四册模拟题及答案
1. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _____ charged on public transport were more reasonable. （1分）A.feesB.paymentsC.faresD.costs ★标准答案：B2. ______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption. （1分）A.BecauseB.ForC.SinceD.While ★标准答案：D3. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments. （1分）A.regulatingB.haltingC.interruptingbating ★标准答案：D4. The music ________ suddenly when she turned off the radio. （1分） A.had ceasedB.was ceasingC.ceasesD.ceased ★标准答案：D5. Her boss __________ her to finish the report by Friday. （1分） A.made B.forcedC.stressedD.pressured ★标准答案：D6. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash.A.should have diedB.must be dyingC.must have diedD.ought to die ★标准答案：C7. In the course of a day students do far more than just ____ classes. （1分） A.attendB.attendedC.to attendD.attending ★标准答案：A8. We see each other at regular _________ ---usually once a week. （1分） A.interpreterB.intervalsC.interviewsD.intension ★标准答案：B9. The first artificial intelligence conference in 1956 inspired researchers to undertake projects that ________ human behavior in areas of reasoning, language comprehension, and communications.A.emulatedB.evaluatedC.evacuatedD.effected ★标准答案：A10. They are _____________ to obtain the funds they need to carry out their ambitious plan. （1分）A.hard-earned B.easy-earned C.hard-pressed D.easy-pressed ★标准答案：C二. 阅读理解（共20题,共40分）1. Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive (认知学派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary (金钱的) rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements (刺激) indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.“If kids know they’re working for a reward and can fo cus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. “But it’s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.”A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challengingproblems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. （10分）(1) Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ________. （2分） A.the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards B.the amount of monetary rewards for student’creativity C.the study of relationship between actions and their consequences D.the effects of external rewards on students’performance ★标准答案：D(2) What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students? （2分）A.They have no doubts about them.B.They have doubts about them.C.They approve of them.D.They avoid talking about them. ★标准答案：B(3) Which of the following can best raise students’creativity according to Robert Eisenberger? （2分） A.Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before. B.Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness. C.Giving them rewards they really deserve. D.Giving them rewards they anticipate. ★标准答案：C(4) It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ________. （2分）A.rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of studentsB.punishment is more effective than rewardingC.failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standardsD.discouraging the students’ anticipation for easy rewards i s a matter of urgency ★标准答案：A(5) The phrase “token economies”(Line 1, Para. 5) probably refers to ________. （2分）A.ways to develop economyB.systems of rewarding studentsC.approaches to solving problemsD.methods of improving performance★标准答案：B2. Imagine a world 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps. The pay was low, it was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children.Medway’s annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweeps at their traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweeps could leave the soot（烟灰）behind and have some fun. The sweeps’holiday was traditionally held on 1 May each year. Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.Their fun continued with the Jack-in-the-Green ceremony, a seven-foot character that they used to waken at dawn on Blue Bell Hill, Chatham. The Jack-in-the-Green would walk with the chimney sweeps in their parade. When the Climbing Boys’ Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young boys to carry out the trade, the traditional procession gradually began to fade. The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s.The modern day Rochester Sweeps Festival is a colorful mix of music, dancing and entertainment with more than 60 Morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughout the three-day festival. The festival was revived in 1981 by local businessman Gordon Newton, a keen historian. He decided it was time to bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today — an excellent performance of traditional Britain.Gordon researched the Sweeps’tradition and organized a small parade, involving local Morris teams. In time, Medway Council took over organization of the festival but Gordon remainedactively involved. Today he is festival producer and plays melodeon（簧风琴）for several Morris teams. Doug Hudson is the festival’s music director, a role he has held for many years. Through Gordon’s vision and hard work, Doug’s musical ability and the council’s help, the Rochester Sweeps Festival has become the largest May Day celebration of its kind in the country. （10分）(1) According to the writer, chimney sweeps ____________. （2分） A.were highly respected B.were well rewarded C.led a hard life in the past D.worked in good conditions★标准答案：C(2) Medway’s Sweeps Festival ____________. （2分） A.has been organized by the Jack-in-the-Green B.dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900s C.is held to honor those chimney sweeps every other year D.has become a time for chimney sweeps to enjoy themselves★标准答案：D(3) The underlined word “revive”in the 4th paragraph most probably means ___________. （2分）A.realizeB.reviewC.recreateD.recognize★标准答案：C(4) It can be inferred from the passage that ____________. （2分） A.the festival has never been supported by the local government B.The festival is a good way to see British folk customs in action C.youngsters has been forbidden to be chimney sweeps since 1981 D.the modern festival lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring★标准答案：B(5) What is the passage mainly concerned about? （2分） A.Sweeps Festival historyB.Medway’s traditional holidaysC.Climbing Boys’Act 1868D.a procession in Rochester★标准答案：A3. Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in1954.What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on hour keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy (黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry andclean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change. （10分）(1) In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim he will drown because _________. （2分）A.he is afraid of waterB.he doesn’t want to live in the worldC.he hasn’t learned to swim beforeD.he believes he will drown★标准答案：D(2) The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to _________. （2分）A.reduce one’s typing speedB.satisfy the operatorC.save more spaceD.increase one’s typing speed★标准答案：A(3) The author’s experiment shows that __________. （2分） A.snakes in India aren’t poisonous B.snakes can be caught easily C.snakes are slimy and poisonousD.snakes are dry and clean★标准答案：D(4) According to the passage, we know that ________. （2分） A.students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life B.an animal who has not learned to swim will drown if you put it in a pond. C.Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes. D.most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your ke yboard ★标准答案：C(5) The main idea of this passage should be that _______. （2分） A.beliefs make us seem stupid B.beliefs are very powerful C.changing your beliefs now if necessary D.people should always believe in themselves★标准答案：B4. A breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EEC’s research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC’s scientific laboratories at Ispra, near Milan.The senior West German scientist in charge of the Community’s solar energy programme, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the Community’s energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present< sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EEC’s needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community’s future energy needs.At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EEC’s official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies. （10分）(1) The phrase “be brought forward”(Line 2, Para. 1) most probably means ________. （2分）A.be expectedB.be completedC.be advancedD.be introduced★标准答案：C(2) Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on ________.A.sufficient fundingB.further experimentsC.advanced technologyD.well-equipped laboratories ★标准答案：A(3) According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________. （2分）A.more than 3 ~, 6 of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000B.only 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000C.less than 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000D.3% of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000 ★标准答案：C(4) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （2分） A.The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year. B.At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.C.The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.D.The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million. ★标准答案：A(5) The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ________. （2分）A.would lead to a big increase in research fundingB.would make it unnecessary to import oilC.would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EECD.would providea much greater proportion of the Community’s future energy needs ★标准答案：D三. 完型填空（共10题,共15分）1. {Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely___1___the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for____2____90% of all personal business. Most Americans are able to___3___cars. The average price of regularly made car was, 50 in 1950, 470 in 1960 and up to750 in 1975. during this period American car manufacturer set about ____4___their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the___5____family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller___6____of a family’s total earnings today. In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s income to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car ___7____8.3 of a family’s annual earnings, by 1975 it only took of 4.75 months’ income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years. The___8__of automobile extends throughout the economy____9___the car is so important to American. Americans spend more money ___10___ keeping their cars running than on any other item.（15分）(1) None （1.5分） A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed(2) None （1.5分） A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow(3) None （1.5分） A.buy B.sell C.race D.see(4) None （1.5分） A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving(5) None （1.5分） A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest(6) None （1.5分） A.part B.half C.number D.quality(7) None （1.5分） ed B.spent C.cost D.needed(8) None （1.5分） A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect(9) None （1.5分） A.then B.as C.so D.which(10) None （1.5分） A.to B.in C.of D.for四. 汉译英（共5题,共10分）1. （在涉及到他不知如何处理的事情时）(When it comes to things he did not know how to deal with )，he often asked his brother to do them. （2分）2.( Nothing is more irritating than)（最让人恼火的莫过于）to have someone speaking for you when you are quite able to speak for yourself. （2分）3. （尽管我不同意你所说的话）(While I do not agree with what you say)I understand your reasons for saying it. （2分）4. As is known to all, (a balanced diet and exercise keep one fit and healthy.)(平衡膳食和锻炼能够使人们保持身体健康). （2分）5. He like to attend to everything himself __________(而不是让别人来帮他). （2分）★标准答案：instead of getting somebody else to help him1. Gratitude is the art of receiving gracefully, of showing appreciation for every kindness, great and small. Most of us do not fail to show our pleasure when we receive hospitality, gifts and obvious benefits, but even here we can perfect our manner of showing gratitude by making it as personal and sincere as possible. （10分）★标准答案：感激是对每一个无论大小的善行优雅的接受并表示欣赏的艺术。
大学英语四级模拟试题及答案
大学英语四级模拟试题及答案大学英语四级模拟试题及答案在现实的学习、工作中，我们最熟悉的就是试题了，借助试题可以更好地对被考核者的知识才能进行考察测验。
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大学英语四级模拟试题及答案篇1Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Some radio singals were heard in 1967.They were coming from a point in the sky where there was unknown star.They were coming very regularly,too:about once a second,if they were controlled by clock.?The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else.They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.The signals were coming from a very small body—no bigger,perhaps than the earth.Was that why no light could be seen from it?Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star??There was no end to the questions,but the scientists kept the news secret.“Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there.”they thought,“who are trying to send messages to other planets,or to us?So the news was notgiven to the newspaper.Instead,the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them...Well,all that happened in 1967 and 1968.Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange,regular,radio signals.And they have told the story,of course.The signals do not come from a planet;they come from a new kind of star called a “pulsar””.About a hundred other pulsars have now been found,and most of themare very like the first one.?Pulsars are strong radio stars.They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present.A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons.Their light—if they give much light—is too small for us to see.But we can be sure of this,no intelligent beings are living on them.21. The radio signals discussed in this passage____.A.were regularB.were controlled by a clockC.were heard in 1967 onlyD.were secret messages22. The radio singals were sent by____.A.a satelliteB.a planetC.a sky body which was unknown at that timeD.intelligent beings who were unknown at that time23. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because____.A.the singals stood for secret messagesB.people would ask them too many questionsC.they did not want to frighten peopleD.they stood for unimportant messages24. A pulsar is____.A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenB. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenC. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenD. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen 25. Which of the following is true?A.One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.B.Pulsar began to send radio singals in 1967.C.Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.D.Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Over vast areas of every continent,the rainfall and vegetation necessary for life are disappearing.Already more than 40 percent of the earth's land is desert ordesert?like.About 628 million people—one out of seven—live in these dry regions.In the past,they have managed to survive,but with difficulty.[ZZ(Z]Now largely through problems caused by modern life,their existence is threatened by the slow,steady spread of the earth's deserts.Scientists still do not understand all the complex problems of the desert,but there have been many ideas for saving the land.Sandi Arabia has planted 10 milliontrees to help keep the sand from taking over fertile areas.The Israelis are again using some of the water collection systems left by the ancient people in theNegev desert.They plan to water their orchards with the extra water.Some Sahel farmers still raise cattle on their poor farm land,but before the cattle are sold,they are taken to greener lands in the south to get fat.26. What is the article mainly concerned?A.The problem of spreading desert.B.The rainfall and vegetation in desert areas.C.The water collection systems.D.The difference between modern life and ancient life.27. “one out of seven” refers to____.A.more than a third of the lands' earthB.the percentage of the earth's land that is desert-likeC.the number of people who live in dry regionsD.a day of a week28. In paragraph 2,“they are taken to the greener lands in the south.”Theyrefers to____.A.the Sahel farm landB.the farmersC.the cattlesD.the trees29. How many ideas for saving the land are described?A.Five.B.Two.C.Four.D.Three.30. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?A.The earth's desert are slowly spreading.B.One out of 10 people lives in dry regions.C.Their life in the desert is threatened now by traditional problems.D.New water wells can solve the problem in Africa's desert.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all help people communicate witheach other. Because of these devices, ideas and news ofevents spread quickly allover the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of anelection in another country. An international football match comes into the homesof everyone with a television set.News of a disaster such as an earthquake or aflood can bring help from distant countries within hours, help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people,the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago,communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.This time difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.They would not have died if news had come in time.In the past,communication took much time than it does now.?There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.31. News spreads fast because of____.A.modern transportationB.new technologyC.the change of the worldD.a peace agreement32. According to this passage,____is very important to people in a disaster area.A.fast communicationB.modern technologytest newsD.new ideas33. Which of the following statements is true?A.The world now seems smaller because of faster communication.B.The world is actually smaller today.C.The world is changing its size.D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War of 181234. Two hundred years ago,news between the continents was carried____.A.by telephone and telegraphB.by landC.by airD.by sea35. The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed____.A.by both sidesB.in timeC.in AmericaD.in EnglandQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one.An estimated 90 percent of all illnesses may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge.We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.[ZZ)]The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern ourhealth.If we so desire,we can smoke,drink excessively, refuse to wear seatbelts,eat whatever foods we want,and live a completely sedentary life-style without any excuse.The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society,although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned.Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty.As one example,a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.?A multitude of factors,both inherited and environmental,influence the development of health?related behaviors,and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual.However,the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choices.There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices.In discussing the moral of personal choice,Fries and Crapo drew a comparison.They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide.[ZZ)]Thus,for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life,personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.36. The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because____.A.personal health choices help cure most illnessesB.it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeC.it is essential to personal freedom in American societyD.wrong decisions could head to poor health37. To “live a completely sedentary life?style”(Para. 1) in the passage means____.”A.to live an inactive lifeB.to live a decent lifeC.to live a life with complete freedomD.to live a life of vice38. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because____.A.current medical knowledge is still insufficientB.there are many factors influencing our decisionsC.few people are willing to trade the quality of life for longevityD.people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friends39. To knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is compared by Fries and Crapo to____.A.improving the quality of one's lifeB.limiting one's personal health choiceC.deliberately ending one's lifeD.breaking the rules of social behavior40. According to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on____.A.personal decisionsws of societyC.statistical evidenceD.opinions of friendsPart Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. ____he thought of it,the stars seemed always large andclear before the dawn of Christmas Day.A.As forB.Now thatC.BecauseD.As soon as42. A thought____him like a silver dagger.A.beatB.hitC.struckD.pondered43. I'll____this afternoon.A.get the radio fixedB.get the radio to be fixedC.get the radio being fixedD.get the radio fixing44. Who is____personnel at present?A.in the charge ofB.under charge ofC.under the charge ofD.in charge of45. Tell him to turn down the TV.It's____my nerves.A.get overB.get inC.get crazy withD.get on46. The family decided to raise two cows and five sheep____the chickens,ducks and rabbits.A.exceptB.besidesC.besideD.except for47. I woke up,____that he had gone.A.only findingB.only having foundC.only to findD.only to have found48. The project____by the time you come to China again.A.will be completedB.will have been completedC.is to be completedD.is going to be completed49. In the course of the work,we____lots of difficulties.A.met withB.sawC.got intoD.came across50. ____his accent,he must be from the south.A.Judged byB.Being judged fromC.Judging fromD.Being judged by51. The boy____his father.A.was accused of having killedB.was accused to have killedC.was accused of killingD.was accused to kill52. Missing the train means____for an hour.A.waitingB.to waitC.to be waitingD.have to wait53. Something extraordinary happened in that hospital.A man,who was declaredclinically dead,suddenly____.A.returned to lifeB.restored to lifeC.came to lifeD.survived54. They are glad to see the children____in the day?care center.A.well taken careB.being well taken care ofC.well looked afterD.being well looked after55. She is a woman of rare gifts.Her performance last night was indeed very____.A.impressedB.impressiveC.impressingD.impression56. The road being built was scheduled to____traffic on May Day.A.be close toB.be closed toC.be open toD.be opened to57. It was more than fifteen years ago____I entered the laboratory of Professor Agassiz.A.whenB.thatC.in whichD.since58. ____than it began raining.A.Hardly had he reached homeB.Hardly did he reach homeC.No sooner did he reach homeD.No sooner had he reached home59. The man's life____if he had been sent to a better hospital.A.might have been savedB.may have been savedC.was to be savedD.should be saved60. Everybody looked____the direction of the explosion.A.toB.fromC.inD.into61. This is a____young writer.He has published quite a few good stories inrecent years.A.promisedB.looking forwardC.promisingD.clever62. The doctor insists that the patient____.A.must be operatedB.should be operatedC.be operated onD.needs operating on63. It sounds as if the telephone____.A.were ringingB.was ringing.C.has being ringingD.is ringing64. The family looked on helplessly as their house____.A.burning downB.was burned downC.was burning downD.burned down65. What is the____language in India?A.officeB.officialC.officiallyD.officer66. He____twenty times,striking a match each time to look at his old watch.A.had wakedB.was awakeC.must have wakedD.was waken67. There he bought____chocolate for his daughter,and thenhe had____beers in the bar not far from the school.A.a bar of...a couple ofB.a piece of...a bottle ofC.a dozen of...a couple ofD.a cubic of...a tin of68. With his big fleshy nose he____his grandpa.A.looks likeB.takes afterC.looks afterD.resembles69. The ____majority were in support of this bill so it was passed withoutmuch difficulty.A.overflowingB.overtakingC.overloadingD.overwhelming70. The actress____the terms of her contract and was sued by the producer.A.isolatedB.signedC.implementedD.violatedPart Ⅳ Translation from English into Chinese (15 minutes)Directions:In this part,there are five items which you should translate into Chinese,each item consisting of one or two sentences.These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part Three of the Test Paper.You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation.You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.71.(Passage 1 Para.1)They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.72. (Passage 2 Para.1)Now largely through problems caused by modern life,their existence is threatened by the slow,steady spread of the earth's deserts.73. (Passage 3 Para.1)Because of modern technology like thesatellite that travel around the world,information travels fast.74. (Passage 4 Para.1)We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.75. (Passage 4 Para.1)They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to abehavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide.Par t Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)Directions:〖YY)〗〖WTBZ〗For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition with the title ON Friendship.Your composition should be no less than 120 words.Remember to write your composition neatly.You should also base your composition on the outline below.1.The need for friends2.True friendship3.My principle in making friends参考答案1、短文大意1967年人类收到了一些太空信号。
四级模拟试卷三及详解答案
四级考前最新命制试卷三Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On the Tide of Immigration following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1. 近年来越来越多的人移民国外2. 出现这一现象的原因3. 我对这一现象的看法和建议On the Tide of Immigration________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions onD). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The Overworked, Networked FamilyBring up work-and-family balance at a neighbor’s barbecue, and the conversation immediately t urns toward tales of rushing out of meetings at breakneck (飞快的) speed to shuttle the kids to soccer practice or struggling to tear ourselves away for a decent vacation. Complaints about time pressure are so common that they have become a common cultural vocabulary. Everybody, it seems, is stressed out about time, and achieving “balance” has become the Holy Grail (圣杯) of middle-class family life.But maybe balance is the wrong image. Instead, think transformation. Just as businesses are shifting from Industrial Age to networks, so, too, is the American family undergoing a parallel social revolution. Parents and children are no longer on the same schedule — unlike the way things were a generation ago. With many educated mothers and fathers working longer hours, they are linked to their kids by a web of cell phones and e-mails.At the same time, kids are taking the initiative to pursue more activities and are using information technologies to nurture their own electronic networks of relationships, from friends at school to cousins in distant cities.The networked economy is leading to far different standards and expectations of what it means to be a parent and a child. It’s not simple enough for the young to get an education. Instead, the goal is to raise children to be creative and adaptable, able both to compete successfully and to collaborate with their peers from all over the world. “We have an economy whose functioning depends for the first time on the enhancement of human capability,” says Richard Florida, professor of public policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.How can the typical overworked white-collar American —bombarded(轰炸) by e-mails, troubled with late-night meetings, and confronted with unexpected business trips — at the same time manage at high speed and cope with the new challenges at home? Gradually, a new body of shared rules-of-thumb (经验做法) is emerging, passed along at playgrounds and in offices. Among them: transform technology from an oppressor into a liberator.Others have mastered the art of interweaving work obligations and home life in a way that was not possible before, answering an e-mail from work one minute and helping with homework the next. And the younger members of the family — already far more sophisticated at multitasking and networking than their parents — are getting a chance to see what approaches work and what falls flat.Historically, the organization of the family has mirrored, to some degree, the organization of the workplace. Take the classic middle-class family of the 1950s and ‘60s, the “Golden Age” economy of stro ng productivity growth and abundant gains in real wages. With a secure corporate job, Dad could afford to work not much more than 40 hours a week and Mom could stay at home to raise the children. The family of that era did many things together. The classic example is eating dinner every evening at the kitchen table. The kids also followed their parents when Mom and Dad visited friends. In essence, a family acted like a single unit, with a hierarchy (等级制度) that mirrored the top-down management of factories or large industrial organizations of the day.Fast-forward to the 2000s. Today, both Mom and Dad are more likely to have careers. The combined workweek of a husband and wife in their prime working years with children is 68 hours, up from 59 hours in 1979, according to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute. The better educated the couple, the more hours they put in. At theof being outsourced to foreign countries. Instead, what’s left are the more complicated and creative tasks that can’t be easily reduced to a set of instructions.At home, standards for a healthy, emotionally rich family life are a lot higher than they used to be. Schedules during “leisure hours” are filled with music lessons and play dates for the kids, exercise classes for Mom, and occasional golf times for Dad. Parents are aware that colleges and universities look more favorably on high school students with a demonstrated ability to do many things well, not unlike the skills they will need in the workplace.To achieve these goals, families are learning to turn technology to their advantage. Many time-pressed workers now realize that technology creates greater possibilities for busy families to stay in touch and, at the same time, increase family time. When Ruder went to the work on Saturdays and Sundays, he doesn’t long for “the good old days”. “Because of technology, I probably spend more time working on the weekend now, but it’s easier on me because I can work at home, then take a run, and go out to brunch with friends,” he says.But just as excessive e-mails and conference calls fill up time on the job, there’s te mptation to use the technology to stuff too much in at home as well. Other busy people have found that it’s important to maintain fairly strict boundaries between work and home.It’s important to note that there’s no one-size-fit-all solution for the problem of reconciling long hours at work with a healthy family life. What’s more, individuals can accomplish only so much acting on their own. Schools and other major community institutions still behave as though the 40-hour workweek were the rule rather than the exception. And corporations are still loading new responsibilities and commitments onto managers and professionals, without taking away any of the old ones. Nevertheless, what’s fascinating about the current focus on managing work and family time is th at it’s rooted in an abundance of possibilities. Through trial and error, with many troubles along the way, the networked family is starting to figure out how to take advantage of the many opportunities available today. And that’s progress.1. We learn from the first paragraph that ______.A) middle-class families take achieving balance as the Holy GrailB) time pressure makes it hard for people to balance work and familyC) people are too busy to share the interesting things in their life with each otherD) complaints about time pressure have become ever more common among people2. According to the passage, one aim of the networked economy is to ______.A) make children creative and adaptableB) let children get the best education in their lifeC) raise children to be imaginative and independentD) get children to compete with their peers3. According to Richard Florida, what determines the operation of our economy?A) The transforming of businesses. C) The pursuing of more new knowledge.B) The using of information technologies. D) The strengthening of human capability.4. One approach the typical overworked white-collar American use to cope with the new challenges at home is toA) give up some extra work obligationsB) spend as much time with families as possibleC) change the role technology plays in their lifeD) discuss with others to get solutions5. What is the typical example of the things families did together in the “Golden Age”?A) Always playing games together. C) Taking a walk together every evening.B) Always going to cinema together. D) Having dinner together every evening.6. In the 21st century, the amount of time parents put in companying their children depends on ______.A) parents’ educa tion level C) children’s academic recordB) parents’ working location D) children’s age7. Parents realize that to gain skills to be needed in the workplace, high school students should to go ______.A) Companies and schools. C) Foreign countries.B) Colleges and universities. D) Offices and schools.8. Today, many time-pressed workers realize that ______________________________ can increase family time.9. As people spend more time working at home, some busy people find it important to keep ____________________ ____________ between work and home.10. According to the passage, today’s managers and professionals are undertaking more _______________________from companies.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) She is told to give up the apartment. C) She is still looking for an apartment.B) She doesn’t plan to move. D) She wants to move out of the dorm.12. A) Mary wanted to invite the man to dinner.B) Mary planned to see the man next year.C) Mary didn’t want to have a dinner with the man.D) Mary hoped to come for dinner next time.13. A) New York. B) Denver. C) Phoenix. D) Chicago.14. A) Jim is at a meeting now. C) Jim will take his girlfriend to the meeting.B) Jim will attend the meeting later. D) Jim is with his girlfriend now.15. A) Ask the woman to be his coach.B) Have a talk with the account director.C) Do the health and fitness training program.D) Talk about fitness with the woman in detail.16. A) Pay a visit to the man. C) Make a distance call to the man.B) Ask for some advice from the man. D) Invite the man to have a dinner.17. A) Try it on. C) Hammer a nail with it.B) Throw it away. D) Exchange it for a hammer.18. A) He likes the current temperature. C) He likes cooking food.B) He wishes the weather would get warmer. D) He thinks he will like the food.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) She is not sure how to use a credit card.B) She doesn’t know how to fix her faucet.C) She is not sure which credit card to choose.D) She is not sure whether to get a credit card or not.20. A) She can keep track of her finances.B) She will know how much she can overdraw.C) She is charged nothing until that date onwards.D) She will be charged at a higher rate after the grace period.21. A) Compare a range of options.B) Find out more from research.C) Find out more by talking to the bank staff.D) Take some time before actually making a decision.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) To school. C) To the science museum.B) To the dentist’s. D) To Julie’s house.23. A) 12:30 p.m. B) 1:30 p.m. C) 2:00 p.m. D) 7:00 p.m.24. A) Clean the dishes. C) Call a friend.B) Play soccer with her brother. D) Help Julie with her science project.25. A) The video machine doesn’t work.B) They have seen all the videos in her house.C) Susan has lent the video machine to a friend.D) Susan’s mother is going to use the video machine.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) What they are most worried about.B) How much exercise they get every day.C) What entertainment they are interested in.D) How long their parents accompany them daily.27. A) Have more activities. C) Receive early education.B) Have regular checkups. D) Get enough entertainment.28. A) They should have no TV sets. C) They should be near a common area.B) They should be no place for play. D) They should have a computer for study.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) How to develop a child’s initiative.B) How to accumulate an amount of pocket money.C) How to teach a child to save money30. A) It should not include entertainment expenditures.B) It should only include everyday expenses.C) It’s better to be given in line with that of his friends.D) It’s better to be given as less as possible.31. A) Children should be given more allowance when they behave well in school.B) Children should not be paid when they help do daily chores.C) Paying children for getting a high mark in school can develop their initiative.D) Allowance should not be ti ed directly to children’s housework.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Accidents and war. C) Accidents and aging.B) Diseases and aging. D) Heart disease and war.33. A) Medicine. C) The Internet.B) Brain cells. D) Human organs.34. A) Heart disease will be far away from us.B) Human brains can decide the final death.C) The basic materials of cells will last forever.D) Human organs can be repaired by new medicine.35. A) Human life will not last more than 120 years in the future.B) Humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now.C) Much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life.D) We have already solved the technical problems in building new cells.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you arerequired to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, youcan either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Pocket electronic dictionaries, popular with students, are raising (36) _______ among local educators. Used (37)_______ in price from several hundred yuan to several thousand, depending on the functions “The electronic dictionary lightens both my school bag and my work (39) _______,”said a middle school student. “Most of my classmates use electronic dictionaries for the (40) _______.” he said.Even some teachers (41) _______ electronic dictionaries. “Electronic dictionaries often allow students to read more,” said an English teacher. “they prefer to look up words they don’t understand without having to (42) _______ through a dictionary. They often find ordinary dictionaries are too complicated.”However, educators have expressed some concerns about the (43) risks of allowing students to useunder way in health care systems around the country. For example:Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are 50 paper records. While many still experience the 51 of a paper-driven system that is only slightly more sophisticated than black-and-white reruns of Marcus Welby, M.D., EHRs give leading health care providers a complete and accurate medical history as well as links to practice guidelines and best practices. Doctors can access a wide range of tools that support 52 , care management and compliance (遵循) with protocols (方案).pharmacy(药房) to patient. It’s not just about sending a prescription electronically to ensure legibility. A good e-Prescrib ing system automatically flags potentially harmful drug interactions and checks a health Plan’s reimbursement (偿还) schedule to 54 costs for patients.Personal Health Records (PHRs) are patient-owned and 55 electronic health records that allow people to store, access and coordinate their complete health history and make 56 parts available to those who need it. The key here is that individuals are in control of their own information.extreme than others.For example, it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the criminal in the first instance should be merely isolated from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority ofpenalty deters murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100,000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been imposed only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10.4 murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is no coincidence (巧合). It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter many murders. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed(否决), innocent people will be murdered —some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.57. The principle purpose of this passage is to ______.A) initiate a veto C) criticize the governmentB) speak for the majority D) argue for the value of the death penalty58. The author’s response to those who urge the death penalty for all degrees of murder would most likely be______ .A) friendly B) hostile C) negative D) supportive59. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that the author thinks that ______ .A) the second type murders should be sentenced to deathB) the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be debatedC) the veto of the bill reestablishing the death penalty is of little importanceD) the death penalty is the most controversial issue in the United States today60. The passage attempts to establish a relationship between ______.A) executions and murdersB) the effects of execution and the effects of isolationC) the murder rate and the importance of the death penaltyD) the importance of equal rights and that of the death penalty61. The author’s attitude towards death penalty is ______.A) opposing B) supporting C) neutral D) sarcasticPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Many are aware of the tremendous waste of energy in our environment, but fail to take advantage of straightforward opportunities to conserve that energy. For example, everyone knows that lights should be switched off when no one is in an office. Similarly, when employees are not using a meeting room, there is no need to regulate temperature.Fortunately, one need not rely on human intervention to conserve energy. With the help of smart sensing and network technology, energy conservation processes such as turning off lights and adjusting temperature can beenergy use and institute procedures that lead to smarter and more efficient home, building and industrial plants.Until now, wires and cables for power and connectivity have limited the widespread adoption of sensor (传感器) networks by making them difficult and expensive to install and maintain. Battery-powered wireless networks can simplify installation and reduce cost. But their high power consumption and the corresponding need for regular battery replacement has made wireless networks difficult and costly to maintain. Nobody wants to replace hundreds or thousands of window sensor batteries in a large building on a regular basis.The promise of wireless sensor networks can only be fully realized when the wiring for both the data communication and the power supply is eliminated. Doing so requires a true battery-free wireless solution, one that can utilize energy harvested directly from the environment. To facilitate the widespread deployment of wireless sensor networks, GreenPeak has developed an ultra-low-power communication technology that can utilize environmental energy sources such as light, motion and vibration. This technology, employing on-board power management circuits and computer software to monitor energy harvesters and make the best use of harvested energy, enables sensors to operate reliably in a battery-free environment.Wireless sensor networks deployed in our offices and home will have an enormous impact on our daily lives, helping to build a smarter world in which energy is recycled and fully utilized. These wireless platforms, equipped with advanced sensing capability, will enable us to better control our lives, homes and environment, creating a truly connected world that enables people worldwide to live in a more comfortable, safer, and cleaner environment.62. Batteries are not an ideal energy source for sensor networks because they ______.A) require automatic rechargingB) are difficult and costly to maintainC) have to be replaced from time to timeD) contain metals that pollute the environment63. Battery-free wireless sensor networks are made possible by the fact that ______.A) their maintenance has been greatly simplifiedB) there is energy in the environment to be utilizedC) the cost of using them has been drastically reducedD) modern data communication consumes little energy64. According to the passage, GreenPeak ______.A) supplies batteries operating on harvested energyB) benefits handsomely from communication technologyC) promotes the application of wireless sensor networksD) is the first company to install wireless sensor networks65. The focus of Paragraph 4 is on the ______.A) replacement of batteries in harvestersB) elimination of batteries in sensor networksC) impact of sensor networks on power supplyD) monitoring of energy harvested from the environment66. Wireless sensor networks promise to ______.A) bring businesses high profits C) turn motion into a major source of energyB) further develop the sensing technology D) improve the daily lives of people worldwideasthe75One study saw participants follow one of the tips to see 76 effective it was. Participants then took the advice offered —such as watching an upbeat (积极乐观的) film — often 77 too hard on trying to improve their 78 rather than letting it lift naturally. 76. A) what C) whateverB) however D) how77. A) attracted C) concentratedB) drawn D) absorbed78. A) temper C) mindB) passion D) moodThis 79 that by the time the film had ended, they often felt angry and 80 by the advice given, putting them in a far worse mood than when they had started watching. 81 , results of the study, published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, 82 that the key to true happiness was much more simple: 83 relationships with friends and family members. The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, 84 external recognition through success or fame. It’s having worthwhile social relationships. That means the best 85 to increase your happiness is to stop worrying about being happy and instead pour your energy 86 nurturing the social bonds you have with other people. 79. A) assumed C) supposedB) meant D) hoped80. A) blamed C) discouragedB) provoked D) cheated81. A) However C) ThereforeB) Moreover D) Otherwise82. A) exposed C) imposedB) disposed D) proposed83. A) initial C) radicalB) meaningful D) truthful84. A) nor C) orB) and D) but85. A) way C) processB) method D) form86. A) to C) intoB) over D) byPart VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions:Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.87. We lost our way in that small village, _________________________________ (否则我们就参观更多的名胜古迹了) yesterday.88. Only after Mary read her composition the second time _________________________________(她才注意到拼写错误).89. In order to find the missing child, villagers _________________________________(在过去的五个小时里，一直在尽最大努力).90. _________________________________(到你读完这本书的时候), your meal has got cold.91.Film has a much shorter history, especially when _________________________________(与音乐和绘画比起).四级考前最新命制试卷三参考答案及录音文本参考答案Part I Writing【参考范文一】【参考范文二】Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. B)2. A)3. D)4. C)5. D)6. A)7. B)8. technology9. fairly strict boundaries10. responsibilities and commitmentsPart III Listening Comprehension11. B)12. D)13. C)14. D)15. B)16. A)17. C)18. D)19. C)20. D)23. C)24. A)25. A)26. C)27. A)28. A)29. D)30. C)31. D)32. B)33. A)34. D)35. C)36. concern37. primarily38. range39. load40. convenience41. defend42. leaf43. potential44. The definitions are simplified and somewhat unclear compared with those in ordinary print dictionaries45. Most of these devices do not include sample sentences which are of vital importance46. but he was not sure of its meaning, then he looked it up in a cheap dictionaryPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)47. J)48. A)49. C)50. F)51. M)52. D)53. O)54. K)55. H)56. B)57. D)58. C)61. B)62. C)63. B)64. C)65. B)66. D)Part V Cloze67. C)68. B)69. A)70. B)71. D)72. A)73. C)74. B)75. D)76. D)77. C)78. D)79. B)80. D)81. A)82. A)83. B)84. C)85. A)86. C)Part VI Translation87. otherwise we would have visited more places of interest88. did she notice the spelling mistake89. have been doing all they can / their best over the past five hours90. By the time you have finished this book91. compared to music and painting。
大学英语四级模拟测试（三）（附答案）
⼤学英语四级模拟测试（三）（附答案）听⼒（略）Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and you should decide which is the best choice. (40 points) Passage 1Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Just like children, deer often cross British roads to get to the other side. But the cost is the deer's life. At night, speeding cars hit and kill the animals. Now foresters are using natural animal instincts（本能）to prevent dangerous crossings.In England, the British Forestry Commission has installed thousands of glowing red "wolf eyes" along woodland roads. The eyes are actually reflectors, plastic bars like the red reflectors on your bike. The ten-centimeter long bars are fixed on top of posts, with only these signs directed towards the woods rather than the roads.When cars speed by, light rays from car headlights reflect off the reflectors' shining surface and flash into the woods. Deer are instantly scared by the wolf eyes ―even though wolves haven't hunted deer in Britain or even lived there for a hundred years!Scientists think the glowing light imitates the "eye shine" of nightly beasts. (You've probably seen eye shine on cats. Mirror-like cells in the eyes reflect some light that hits them.)The deer must not have "forgotten" that a wolf can run up to 72 km per hour in hot pursuit, or can sniff（嗅）deer out from 2.4 km away. In some areas where "wolf eyes" keep watch, 90 percent fewer deer have been killed at night.26. In Britain, deer's life is threatened _____ .A) by worsening environmentB) by nightly beastsC) by automobilesD) by illegal hunting27. The word "foresters" (Line 2, Para. 1) refers to _____.A) workers in charge of forestsB) traffic policemenC) raisers of wild animalsD) road-building engineers28. The nightly beasts' eyes _____.A) are as bright as mirrorsB) are as shiny as car headlightsC) can work as plastic barsD) can reflect incoming light29. The success of "wolf eyes" proves that _____.A) the deer is a kind of very timid animalB) animals can always be easily cheatedC) all things in nature are related to each otherD) the deer's fear of wolves is genetically built30. It is implied in the passage that _____.A) a wolf can run very fast in hot pursuitB) Great Britain pays great attention to animal protectionC) a wolf's smell is ten times more sensitive than man'sD) Britain has built many highways through woodlandsPassage 2Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:"Mind over matter" is an English saying meaning that we can control our bodies with our minds. Now scientists are finding increasing evidence that our mind can have a great effect on our physical health. Since our mind influences how we feel, it's not impossible to say that someone is ill just because he feels ill.The influence of the mind on how well we feel is the basis of what is known as the placebo (which is Latin for "I shall please") effect. A placebo is a harmless, inactive substance. Patients are sometimes given placebo pills and begin to feel better because they believe that they have been given real drugs and expect to respond to them. The placebo effect is very strong: research on pain suggests that up to 30% of the effect of most painkillers is a placebo effect.So if it's so powerful, why don't doctors use it today?According to Dr. Persaud, they do. "Things like wearing a white coat, going to a hospital, being scanned（扫描）all have a very strong placebo effect," he says.31. The English saying "mind over matter" means that _____.A) sound mind is more important than good healthB) our mind has strong effect on our bodyC) our physical health has nothing to do with our mindD) mental health mainly depends on physical health32. According to the first paragraph, if you feel ill, _____.A) you don't need to see a doctorB) you are still in good conditionC) it doesn't necessarily mean that you're physically ill33. According to the passage, placebos _____.A) are real effective pillsB) are not real drugsC) can relieve all kinds of painD) may make patients feel worse34. The placebo effect is based on _____.A) a response of the body to drugsB) a harmless, inactive substanceC) the constant use of some special drugsD) the influence of our minds on our bodies35. Which of the following may least have a placebo effect?A) Concentrating one's mind over a matter.B) Taking sleeping pills before going to bed.C) Taking a physical examination.D) Talking with a doctor.Passage 3Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors（先驱）can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.Modern science fiction writers don't often write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the effects of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology and come to terms with a continually changing view of the world.36. Science fiction appeared _____.A) a few decades agoB) within the last one hundred yearsC) hundreds of years agoD) thousands of years ago37. Which of the following is less likely to be written in modern science fiction?A) Imagined space adventure and conquering new stars.B) Prediction of effects of technical developments on society.C) Prediction of effects of technical developments on human mind.D) Imagination of the future world in reflection of today's world.38. It can be concluded that modern science fiction writers _____.A) tend to show their political views in their worksB) follow the model set by Jules Verne and H.G. WellsC) are more creative than those in the pastD) are more interested in classic works39. The presentation of an ideal society is found _____.A) neither in classic and modern science fictionB) both in classic and modern science fictionC) only in classic science fictionD) as a fairly new trend in science fiction40. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Science fiction often overtakes science fact.B) Writers may find it easy to keep ahead of scientific advances.C) Science fiction is based on successful adventurous events.D) Science fiction helps us to face challenges of the future.Passage 4Question 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:My mother never let herself get down; no matter how bad things were, she stayed cheerful. Even though we had a hard life, she still maintained the attitude that everything was fine. I remember her coming home tired from her job at the restaurant and saying that we were lucky. We didn't have a lot of clothes or toys, but my mother always made sure we had enough to eat. Her love and devotion for my brother and me made our lack of material possessions seem insignificant. Even today, if I were given a choice between having love at home with no wealth and having wealth with no love, I would want it just the way I had it. I grew up poor in material things but rich in love.Since my father was never around long enough to teach me physical things or to play games with me, I didn't succeed in any competitive sport. My mother did her best as a substitute, throwing a ball with me in the lot behind our house, but it wasn't the same. She was too protective of me, and I didn't have enough confidence in my own abilities to really try anything physically demanding.41. We can see from the story that the author is _____ his mother.A) proud ofB) worried aboutC) pitiful forD) concerned about42. "My mother never let herself get down" means _____.A) she never got tiredB) she never felt sadC) she never fell illD) she was never impatient43. The author's mother often played games with him because _____.A) his mother tended to protect him too muchB) his father was not good enough at sportsC) his father didn't have enough time to be with himD) his mother was excellent at physical things44. The story implies that the author's mother was least likely _____.A) to be pleased with her role in the familyB) to make friends wherever she wentC) to do things which were to be done by her husbandD) to cry over difficulties in life45. According to the author, a child won't be happy unless he _____.A) enjoys love at homeB) gets enough to eatC) lives with his parentsD) has a lot of clothes and toysPart III Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) andD). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentences. (10 points)46. In fact, to make life _____ easier for themselves, some Americans prefer less demanding jobs, even with less pay.A) somewhat B) somehow C) sometime D) somewhere47. Human cloning has been the most controversial _____ in life sciences this year.A) question B) issue C) problem D) trouble48. We hope the measures to control water pollution, _____ taken by the government, will succeed.A) that B) because C) since D) as49. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _____ to perform skillfully yourself.A) other thingB) anotherC) somethingD) the other50. The chemical works that has _____ the fertile fields faces billions of dollars in fines.A) injured B) rotted C) spoiled D) upset51. The first two items of this contract are especially _____ of notice.A) worth B) worthy C) worthwhile D) worthless52. What was intended as a peaceful demonstration rapidly _____ into violence.A) caused B) resorted C) generated D) degenerated53. "Do you want to see my ID card or student card?" "Oh, _____."A) either one does wellB) each one is goodC) either one will doD) each will be fine54. The number of people invited to the party _____ two hundred, but a number of them _____ absent for various reasons.A) were … was B) was … were C) was … was D) were … were55. The two most common _____ in making a cake are flour and sugar.A) elements B) factors C) components D) ingredients56. We had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a _____ engagement.A) primary B) preceding C) prior D) prevalent57. On no _____ will you be allowed to drive after drinking alcohol.A) occasion B) circumstance C) situation D) condition58. The student was _____ his head and wondering how he could afford such an expensive computer.A) scratching B) scraping C) screening D) screeching59. The visitors were amazed to see so many _____ and precious treasures in the museum.A) strange B) infrequent C) rare D) odd60. In summer I like to go to the seaside. It _____ good to lie on the beach or swim in the cool sea.A) feels B) does C) gets D) makes61. The last ten years _____ tremendous changes in the city.A) searched B) investigated C) witnessed D) overlooked62. Mr. Jason is an _____ force ― he pushes his students to excel far beyond their own expectations.A) excessive B) agreeable C) aggressive D) inspirational63. Foreign tourists who have paid tax on things they have brought into the country can _____ it when they leave the country with them.A) claim B) acclaim C) exclaim D) reclaim64. _____ in thought, Mr. Smith almost ran into the car in front of him.A) Losing B) Lost C) Having lost D) To lose65. For the health of babies, breastfeeding is far superior _____ bottle-feeding.A) to B) than C) beyond D) versusPart IV TranslationSection A:Directions: Read the following passage and translate the 5 underlined sentences into Chinese.(5 points)Two groups who want to clone human babies defended their efforts yesterday before a panel（专门⼩组）set up by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. (66) But they failed to erase concerns raised by animal-cloning researchers, who believe attempts at human cloning are unethical and may lead to dead, deformed or ill infants.(67) For a moment, many thought one would-be cloner had claimed her research group had cloned human embryos ―something researchers have avoided for ethical reasons.Brigitte Boisselier, who runs a human-cloning operation associated with a UFO-worshipping religious sect, made reference to cloned embryos while being questioned by one of the panel members about human cloning. (68) Later, she told a group of reporters she had been misunderstood: Her research team was working with cow embryos.(69) The whole exchange was typical of those between would-be human cloners, the press and the panel: sound, fury and a lot of nothing. Often, the sideshow created by the would-be cloners seemed like it might take over the meeting.Scientists at the meeting didn't doubt either group would try. (70) The chances of success appear relatively slim ― and it seems certain they would create a lot of pain and suffering.66. __________________________________________________________________________67. __________________________________________________________________________68. __________________________________________________________________________69. __________________________________________________________________________70. __________________________________________________________________________Section BDirections: In this section, you will translate 5 sentences below into English. (10 points)71. 上周，美国威胁要针对⽇本和俄罗斯在美国市场倾销钢材产品采取⾏动。
大学英语英语四级模拟题(答案) (3)
大学英语四级试卷（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）1. David, who was spoilt, having been born with a _____ spoon in his mouth, was a very difficult student.A. diamondB. ironC. goldD. silver2. A completely new situation will ______ when the examination system comes into existence.A. riseB. ariseC. raiseD. arouse3. A drunk man walked in, ______ both in appearance and odor.A. repulsiveB. reluctantC. reproachfulD. reputed4. A friendship may be _____, casual, situational or deep and lasting.A. identicalB. originalC. superficialD. critical5. A good teacher must know how to _____ his ideas.A. conveyB. displayC. consultD. confront6. Bacon and eggs _______ common Sunday breakfast in EnglanD.A. is anB. are theC. is aD. are7. Mr. Ma can not only play ______ chess very well but also play _______ piano.A. /, /B. the, /C. /, aD. /, the8. Although most dreams apparently happen________, dream activity may be provoked by external influence.A. spontaneouslyB. simultaneouslyC. homogenouslyD. instantaneously9. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _____ policies.A. economicalB. economyC. economicD. economics10. Although sports ______ the household. Joe drew the line when theyinterfered with family traditions and routine.A. overwhelmedB. affectedC. dominatedD. influenced11. His father had promised to buy him a computer ______ he behaved himself.A. in caseB. whileC. afterD. provided12. They climbed to the top of the hill _______ they could get a bird's-eye view of the city.A. for fear thatB. in order thatC. in caseD. as a result13.“Were the examinations difficult?”“Not at all. In fact, I found ______ .”A、it easy to doB、very easy to do themC、them easy to doD、them easy doing14.The local health organization is reported ____ twenty-five years ago when Dr. Audon became its first president.A、to be set upB、being set upC、to have been set upD、having been set up15. These open-air concerts are often attended by ____ audience if the weather is fine.A、a number ofB、a great number ofC、a large manyD、a large16. ____ several times, but he still doesn’t know how to do it properly.A、Being shownB、Having shownC、Having been shownD、I’ve shown him17. A rumor began to spread here some time ago ____ there would be another SARS case in the city.A、whichB、whereC、whenD、that18. One side of the board should be painted yellow, and ____ white.A、the other isB、anotherC、the otherD、another is19.Hurry up,_ you will miss the first train. ( )A.andB.thenC.butD.or that20.The shirt doesn't fit me.it's. small for me. ( )A.to muchB.much tooC.too manyD.many to二、翻译（共5小题，每小题3分；共计15分）1、 The train was delayed on account of snow.翻译：__________________________________________________.2. You need to check in on hour before the flight.翻译：___________________________________________________3．那天在街上散步的时候，我碰到了一位老朋友。
大学英语四级模拟题三及答案
大学英语四级模拟题三及答案大学英语四级模拟题三及答案大学英语四级模拟题三及答案Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the title Global Warming. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 全球性变暖的原因2. 提出解决的建议Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1For questions 1-7,markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.SpidersSpiders can be distinguished from other Arachnids because the prosoma (combined head and thorax) is only separated from the opisthosoma (abdomen) by a narrow waist, in other Arachnids the whole body appears to be much more of a single unit. All spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their homes and to protect their eggs.All spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600+species in Britain only 12 (atleast one of these is a recent human assisted colonist) are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous than a common wasp. Most spiders have 8 eyes (though some have 6,4,2 or 0), as well as 8 legs. (by the way if you count the claws as separate leg section [which you shouldn't really] then their legs have 8 parts as well [coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, claws]) There are more than 32000 known species of spider in the world. No human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of a 'tarantula' bite.All spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e. their preys natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion (meaning they spit, exude or inject digestive juices onto/into their prey ad suck up the resulting soup). So why not invite some to your next social do?What's In a NameThe word 'Arachnida' comes from the Greek word 'Arachne' who was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer by trade. Arachne herself was a weaver, the best in all the known world. However in a foolish moment she challenged Athene, the daughter of Zeus and goddess of, among other things, waving toa weaving competition. Arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds. Arachne became depressed after this and in the end she hung herself. Athene stirred to remorse at the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope Arachne had used to hang herself into a web and Arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinning should not be lost to the world ever again.The Great Household Spider SafariThere are just over six hundred different sorts of spider in theBritish Isles. But of these only a handful are commonly found in houses. At the front of the head are a pair of what appear to be small legs. These are called palps and are used to guide food to the spider's mouth. The front of the head also has a group of six or eight eyes. On the underside of the body at the rear, are four or six small conical bumps or cylinders. There are the spinnerets from which the spider produces the silk to make its webs.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their palps. Males have swollen ends to their palps which makes them look as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens. Females have normal looking palps that are not swollen at the ends. The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reacha leg span of ten inches. The largest spider in Britain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria. Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was commonin Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there. The sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at night used to frighten him. So far 32000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders. The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long.1.All the silk produced by spiders construct webs to catch their food2.Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings.3.Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin.4.After seeing her enemy commits suicide, Arachne turned Athena into a spider.5.TimTegenaria spiders are closely related to tarantula spiders; both are found in Britain.6.So far32000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world.7.Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family.8.There are more than known species of spider in the world.9.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by .10.The largest spider isPart III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was side. Both the conversation and questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 witha single line through the centre.11. A) Feel sorry that she can't help the man.B) Lend the man her pencil and paper.C) Ask someone else to help the man.D) Give the man the notes.12. A) Jason will arrive at 7:30.B) Jason should have arrived at 8:00C) Jason is usually punctual.D) Jason is not very punctual.13. A) In a railway station. B) In a hotel room.C) In a restaurant. D) At the airport.14. A) She will help the man later.B) She doesn't want to help him with the homework.C) The man should do the homework himself.D) The man should watch the program first.15. A) A movie. B) A lecture.C) A play. D) A speech.16. A) He usually talks quietly.B) He usually assigns homework.C) He didn't teach class today.D) He noticed that the students didn't do their homework..17. A) The show is too difficult to understand.B) There is nothing worth seeing there.C) She doesn't understand what's on the show.D) The room is too small for the audience.18. A) The weather is changeable.B) The weather forecast is unreliable.C) It will rain very soon.D) She hasn't read the newspaper.Passage oneQuestions 19 to21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) history B) geography C) mathematics D) art20. A) logic B) writing C) history D) mathematics21. A) adviser B) computer programmer C) product designerD) school teacher Passage twoQuestions 22 to25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A. A mountain resort. B. A seaside resort.C. A desert.D. The outback of Australia.23.. A. Fellow teachers. B. Freshmen of a university.C. Second-year students.D. Either seniors or juniors.24. A. There are mountains nearby.B. He's been there once.C. He wants to be away from the hustle and bustle.D. He heard it would be fun to be there.25.A. Finish their course work.B. Plan out their holiday in detail.C. Head for Sydney.D. Buy some necessities for their trip.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) She was found stealing in a bookstore.B) She caught someone in the art of stealing.C) She admitted having stolen something.D) She said she was wrongly accused of stealing.27. A) A book. B) $ 3,000.C) A handbag. D) A Christmas card.28. A) She was questioned by the police.B) She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes.C) She was insulted by the shopper around her.D) She was body searched by the store manager.29. A) They refused to apologize for having followed her though the town.B) They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing.C) They still suspected that she was a thief.D) They agreed to pay her $ 3,000 damages.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn't know where the back door was.C) He couldn't find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.31. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.32. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) He knew the policeman wouldn't believe him.C) The torch light made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of energy resources.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.34. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stooped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not of oil wells.35. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fire.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.These days people who do manual work often 36 ______ far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are 37_______referred to as "white-collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human 38 ________, that a great many people are often willing to 39 ________ higher pay for the 40 _________ of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to 41 _______ situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.When he got 42 _________, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home 43 in a smart black suit. 44__________________________________________ Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.45______________________________________ Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, 46_____________________________________________________ From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr.Bloggs", not "Alf". Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making you 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.As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 47 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 48 forward. At that moment, the air-hostess 49 .She looked very pale, but was quite 50 .Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 51 everyone that the pilot had 52 and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines orat 53 how to drive a car. After a moment 54 , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's cabin. Moving the pilot 55 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 56 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close to ground, but to everyone's relief, it soon began to climb.A. althoughB. anxiousC. thrownD. shiftedE. appearedF. urgentG. presented H. asideI. even J. informedK. calm L. leastM. fainted N. lengthO. hesitationSection BDirection: There are 2 passage in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In the early days of the internet, many people worried that as people in the rich world embraced new computing and communications technologies, people in the poor world would be left stranded on the wrong side of a "digital divide." Yet the debate over the digital divide is founded on a myth - hatplugging poor countries into the internet will help them to become rich rapidly.This is highly unlikely, because the digital divide is not a problem in itself, but a symptom of deeper, more important divides: of income, development and literacy. Fewer people in poor countries than in rich ones own computers and have access to the internet simply because they are too poor, are illiterate, or have other more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security. So even if it were possible to wave a magic wand and cause a computer to appear in every household on earth, it would not achieve very much: a computer is not useful if you have no food or electricity and cannot read. Yet such Wand-waving - through the construction of specific local infrastructure projects such as rural telecenters - is just the sort of thing for which the UN's new fund is intended.This sort of thing is the wrong way to go about addressing the inequality in access to digital technologies: it is treating the symptoms, rather than the underlying causes. The benefits of building rural computing centers, for example, are unclear. Rather than trying to close the divide for the sake of it, the more sensible goal is to determine how best to use technology to promote bottom-up development. And the answer to that question turns out to be remarkably clear: by promoting the spread not of PCs and the Internet, but of mobile phones.57. What is the main idea of this passage?A) Plugging poor countries into the Internet will help them to become rich rapidly.B) Poor countries should be given more basic devices other than advanced ones.C) Rich countries should help poor ones becoming rich.D) People in poor countries cannot afford devices such as computer.58. What did the author mean by referring "digital divide." (Line 3, Para.1)?A) Digital technology will make the gap between rich world and poor world wider.B) Digital technology will divide people into rich and poor world.C) People can be divided digitally.D) To divide people in digital world is wrong.59. We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that.A) people in poor countries cannot use computer because of illiteracy.B) poor people cannot use computers.C) there would be no magic to cause a computer to appear in every household on earth.D) people in poor countries need more basic living conditions than computers.60. Considering the following sentences, which one would the author most agree?A) Digital technology is useless.B) Digital divide will help poor countries becoming rich.C) Poor people need more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security.D) Mobile phones should be promoted firstly.61. The following passage will probably be:A) How to promote using of mobile phones.B) How to use technology to promote bottom-up development.C) The benefits of building rural computing centers.D) How to meet the need of food, health and security in poor countries. Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星 ) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 reins has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage - a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will no be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.62. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ____.A) it protects him against the harmful rays from spaceB) it provides sufficient light for plant growthC) it supplies the heat necessary for human survivalD) it screens off the falling meteors63. We know from the passage that ____.A) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalB) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingC) radiation is avoidable in space explorationD) astronauts in spacesuits needn't worry about radiation damage64. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members ____A) is significant B) seems overestimatedC) is enormous D) remains unknown65. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.A) the Apollo mission was very successfulB) protection from space radiation is no easy jobC) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenD) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers66. The best title for this passage would be ____.A) The Atmosphere and Our EnvironmentB) Research on RadiationC) Effects of Space RadiationD) Importance of Protection Against RadiationPart V Cloze (15 minutes)Direction: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choice marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fitsinto the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 67 an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets 68 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world,reports are on the spot to 69 the news.Newspapers have one basic 70 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 71 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 72 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 73 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 74 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 75 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 76 of the latest news, today's newspapers 77 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 78 advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 79 .Newspapers are sold ata price that 80 even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main81 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 82 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 83 in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 84 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 85 in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulationdepends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information 86 the community, city, country, state, nation, and world-and even outer space.67.A.Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before68.A.to give B. giving C. given D. being given69.A.gather B. spread C. carry D. bring70.A.reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose71.A.make B. publish C. know D. write72.A.another B. other C. one another D. the other73.A.However B. And C. Therefore D. So74.A.value B. ratio C. rate D. speed75.A.spread B. passed C. printed D. completed/doc/571441c4a1c7aa00b52acb73.html rmB. be informedC. to be informedD. informed77.A.entertain B. encourage C. educate D. edit79.A.on B. through C. with D. of80.A.forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose81.A.source B. origin C. course D. finance82.A.way B. means C. chance D. success83.A.measures B. measured C. Is measured D. was measured84.A.somewhat B. little C. much D. something85.A.offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered86.A.by B. with C. at D. aboutPart VIDirection: Complete th sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.87. _______________(直到失去健康) that people know the value of health.88. The bag was stuffed _____________.(脏衣服)89. __________(很多朋友不在), we decided to put the meetingoff.90. _______________(给我印象最深的) were her liveliness and sense of humor.91. There engines are ___________.(不如我们制造的那些发动机功率大)答案Part IGlobal WarmingIn these times, people all over the world are starting to learn the influence that global warming has on people everywhere. it is a sad truth that this issue is affecting not only merely the weather, but not everyday lives as well.These are numerous reasons to explain this; here I would like to explore some of the most important ones. The development of modern industry must be the biggest reason. Carbon dioxide exerted from some factories is believed to be contributing to the accelerated warming our atmosphere. In addition, the way that we are consuming a greater and greater amount of energy in the process of our day-to-day lives is only exacerbating this problem.Talking into consideration those factors discussed above, I believe there are at least two measures we can take: on one hand, the government should come up with more effective and stricter laws for the regulation of industrial emissions and byproducts. On the other hand, as individuals, we need to get into the habit of saving energy. With joint effort from every one of us, we can certainly hope for a lasting solution to this problem one day.Part II1.F.当出现all这种过于绝对的词语时，考生应该引起注意。
大学英语四级模拟试题三
大学英语四级模拟试题三Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.Passage 1How do you send a message to a submerged submarine, particularly one carrying mi Water may not look like a barrier to communications, but appearances are deceiving. Water strongly absorbs all electromagnetic waves except blue green light and extremely low frequency radio waves. The very low frequency waves now used to contract submarines penetrates only a short distance into the ocean, so the craft must either surface or send up and antenna (天线) to receive messages, thereby increasing its weakness. A laser system --- accurate over long distances and capable of carrying more data than the very low frequency waves --- would talk to submarine at their normal depths.In the system, a very broad beam spreading out freely in all directions would be scanned (扫描) over thousands of square miles of ocean so that it wouldn't endanger boats, birds or fish——or the submarines it is supposed to reach.Since only a small fraction of the laser system will make its way through the air and ocean, receivers mounted on the submarines must be able not only to detect the laser but also to discriminate between it and sunlight. So, military scientists are now working hard on special filter that allow through only the precise wavelengths emitted by the laser. The filtered light, when transformed into electrical signal, can then be decoded. Militaryplanners are confident that laser communication with submarines is feasible.1. Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?A. Missiles carried by submerged submarines.B. Messages sent by submerged submarines.C. Blue-green lasers used by submerged submarines.D. The way to send a message to submerged submarines.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Water is a barrier to radio communication.B. Lasers have found wide application in submarine communication.C. Water absorbs all kinds of electromagnetic waves.D. Very low frequency radio waves cannot be used to contact submarines.3. Which of the following is NOT true of a laser system?A. It is able to make its way through water.B. It is able to communicate with submarines at work.C. Its beam reaches a submerged submarine with the help of an antenna.D. It is able to carry more data than low frequency waves.4. The reference word “it” (Sentence 1, para.3) refers to .A. the airB. the laser beamC. the oceanD. the submarine5. Who would be very much interested in the passage?A. Missile buildersB. Military scientistsC. FishermenD. Ship builderPassage 2The West begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous work re-assessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago, set the tone for the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which, until then, western historians had claimed for Europe, were made first in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received without protest by some reputable historians. However, the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first. China's invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder has never been disputed, but this new history has added advanced bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddle boats and many other inventions to the list.In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern times. It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history of China, where a static society under a relatively benevolent regime of scholar-gentry contrasts with the potentially revolutionary and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making every effort to catch up with the West again, and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year. But will China avoid the West's mistakes?6. So far, how many volumes have been published?A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. None.7. The first volume was published .A. ten years agoB. last yearC. five years agoD. twenty years ago8. In Line 7, the word “skeptical" means .A. doubtfulB. worriedC. sadD. angry9. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Gunpowder.B. Needle.C. Paddle boats.D. Bridge design.10. The best title for this passage is .A. China's InventionsB. Comparisons Between the East and the WestC. China Is Catching UpD. Situations in ChinaPassage 3Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dustbin would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.The new concept of recycling waste is taking shape at theBritish technological laboratory at Warren Spring, not far from the north of London. Today, the laboratory spends four times as much money in studying recycling as it did five years ago.The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well. Methods have been discovered, for example, for removing the ink from newsprint so that the paper can be used again, and for obtaining valuable oils and gases from old motor car types. All these ideas are already being made use of, but what is new is the idea of combining them on such a large scale in a single plant designed to recycle most types of waste.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal spikes which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that crushers and rollers will break up everything that can be broken finally, and the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; finely the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. But in some big industrial areas, where rubbish has been dumped for so long that there are no holes left to fill up with rubbish, these new automatic recycling plants may be built sooner. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish tomore distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.11. Projects for recycling waste in Britain .A. will not be started for at least fifteen yearsB. are being developed all over BritainC. have not yet been fully testedD. have been abandoned because they are too expensive12. The purpose of the latest recycling project isA. to prevent people from putting rubbish into holesB. to find a way of destroying all kinds of wasteC. to extract useful raw materials from the wasteD. to find out how much raw materials should be provided of people want to recycle the waste13. The new type of recycling plant will .A. recycle only paper and rubberB. not recycle metals, paper or rubberC. recycle paper, rubber and metalsD. not recycle steel, lead or copper14. The first recycling plants .A. have already been built in large industrial areasB. will not be built for at least fifteen yearsC. will probably be built in the next fifteen yearsD. will be too expensive to build near big cities.15. “Well on with" in the first paragraph probably means .A. finished withB. nearing completionC. getting ready to startD. making improvements on。
大学英语四级考试（CET4）模拟试题及答案
大学英语四级考试（CET 4）(恩波英语研究所命制)MODEL TEST— Band Four —(6 MSH 2)试题册（125分钟）-Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1~7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8~10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The T rouble with T elevisionIt is difficult to escape the influence of television. If you fit the statistical averages, by the age of 20 you will have been exposed to at least 20,000 hours of television. Y ou can add10,000 hours for each decade you have lived after the age of 20. The only things Americans do more than watch television are work and sleep.Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelors degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. Y ou could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, youcould be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn t, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it.The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest,the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate onanything. But television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instantgratification（满意）. It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television s variety becomes a narcotic（麻醉的）, nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic （万花筒般的）exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guidedtour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television, typically, the spans allotted arc on theorder of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps（篡夺；侵占）one of the mostprecious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it.Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constantfear of losing anyone s attention—anyone s. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constantstimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite simply, television operates on the appeal to the short attention span.It is simply the easiest way out. But it has come to be regarded as a given, as inherent in the medium itself; as an imperative, as though General Sarnoff, or one of the other augustpioneers of video, had bequeathed（遗留；传于）to us tablets of stone commanding that nothing in television shall ever require more than a few moments Concentration.In its place that is fine. Who can quarrel with a medium that so brilliantly packages escapist entertainment as a mass marketing tool? But I see its values now pervading this nationand its life. It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast moving, impatient public.In the case of news, this practice, in my view, results in inefficient communication. I question how much of television s nightly news effort is really absorbable and understandable.Much of it is what has been aptly described as “machine gunning with scraps.”I think the technique fights coherence. I think it tends to make things ultimately boring (unless theyare accompanied by horrifying pictures) because almost anything is boring if you know almost nothing about it.I believe that TV s appeal to the short attention span is not only inefficient communication but decivilizing as well. Consider the casual assumptions that television tends tocultivate: that complexity must be avoided, that visual stimulation is a substitute for thought, thatverbal precision is an anachronism. It may be old fashioned, but I was taughtthat thought is words, arranged in grammatically precise.There is a crisis of literacy in this country. One study estimates that some 30 million adult Americans are “functionally illiterate” and cannot read or write well enough to answer thewant ad or understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.Literacy may not be an inalienable human right, but it is one that the highly literate Founding Fathers might not have found unreasonable or even unattainable. We are not only notattaining it as a nation, statistically speaking, but we are falling further and further short of attaining it. And, while I would not be so simplistic as to suggest that television is thecause, I believe it contributes and is an influence.Everything about this nation—the structure of the society, its forms of family organization, its economy, its place in the world—has become more complex, not less. Y et itsdominating communications instrument, its principal form of national linkage, is one that sells neat resolutions to human problems that usually have no neat resolutions. It is allsymbolized in my mind by the hugely successful art form that television has made central to the culture, the 30 second commercial: the tiny drama of the earnest housewife whofinds happiness in choosing the right toothpaste.When before in human history has so much humanity collectively surrendered so much of its leisure to one toy, one mass diversion? When before has virtually an entire nationsurrendered itself wholesale to a medium for selling?Some years ago Y ale University law professor Charles L. Black. Jr. wrote: “… forced feeding on trivial fare is not itself a trivial matter. I think this society is being forced, fed with trivialfare, and I fear that the effects on our habits of mind, our language, our tolerance for effort, and our appetite for complexity are only dimly perceived. If I am wrong, we will havedone no harm to look at the issue skeptically and critically, to consider how we should be residing it. I hope yo u will join with me in doing so.”注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答；8~10题在答题卡1上。
大学英语四级模拟考试试卷带答案第3套
Part I Writing ( 30 minutes)Directions: In this task, you are to write an essay on the necessity of developing social skills for college students. You will have 30 minutes for the task. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part ll Listening Comprehe n sion ( 25 minutes)Part ][Section A Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)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 oords in the bank more than once.Phones influence all aspects of teenage life. Ninety-five percent of Americans ages 13 to 17 have a smartphone or have access to one, and nearly half report using the internet "almost _1L ." But as recent survey data and interviews have suggested, many teens find much of that time to beunsatisfyingly spent. Continuous __JJ___ shouldn't be mistaken for endless enjoyment. A new ___1L representative survey about "screen time and device distractions" from the Pew Research Center indicatesthat it's not just parents who think teenagers are worryingly _1Lfrom their phones-many teens themselves do too. Fifty-four percent of the 13-to-17-year-olds surveyed said they spend too much time ---1!.Q_ in their phones.Vicky Rideout, who runs a research firm that studies children's interactions with media andtechnology, was not surprised by this finding. She says it's hardly __lLto teenagers. "They are dealing with the same challenges that adults are, as far as they are living in the ___lLof a tech environment designed to suck as much of their time onto their devices as possible," Rideout says.The way parents interact with technology can �the way they interact with their kids. Rideout thus thinks it's up to parents to model good ---1!_: Kids tend to take note if their parents put their phone away at dinner or charge it in another room while they sleep. Witnessing habits like that can help kids "realize that they can _1L some more control over their devices," she says. 2022年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）提示：2022年12月本套听力内容第一二套相同，故而未重复显示。
新东方大学英语四级考试 模拟题
新东方大学英语四级考试全国统一模拟冲刺试卷COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST—Band Four —试题册注意事项一、将自己的校名、姓名、准考证号写在答题卡1 和答题卡2 上。
将本试卷代号划在答题卡2 上。
二、试卷册、答题卡1 和答题卡2 均不得带出考场。
考试结束，监考员收卷后考生才可离开。
三、仔细读懂题目的说明。
四、在30 分钟内做完答题卡1 上的作文题。
30 分钟后，考生按指令启封试题册，在接着的15分钟内完成快速阅读理解部分的试题。
然后监考员收取答题卡1，考生在答题卡2 上完成其余部分的试题。
全部答题时间为125 分钟，不得拖延时间。
五、考生必须在答题卡上作答，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律无效。
六、多项选择题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题无分。
选定答案后，用HB-2B 浓度的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。
正确方法是：[A] [B] [C] [D]。
使用其他符号答题者不给分。
划线要有一定的粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。
七、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按规定重新答题。
八、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密。
若被他人抄袭，一经发现，后果自负Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1 上。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Beauty and Body Image in the MediaImages of female bodies are everywhere. Women—and their body parts—sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. Women’s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they’ll have it all—the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career.Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women, the majority of whom are naturally larger and more mature than any of the models? The roots, some analysts say, are economic. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits.And it’s no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not all women need to lose weight, for sure they’re all aging, says the Quebec Action Network for Women’s Health in its 2001 report. And, according to the industry, age is a disaster that needs to be dealt with.The stakes are huge. On the one hand, women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty products, new clothes, and diet aids. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth anywhere between 40 to 100 billion (U.S.) a year selling temporary weight loss (90 to 95% of dieters regain the lost weight).On the other hand, research indicates that exposure to images of thin, young, air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and the development of unhealthy eating habits in women and girls.The American research group Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. says that one out of every four college-aged women uses unhealthy methods of weight control—including fasting, skipping meals, excessive exercise, laxative (泻药) abuse, and self-induced vomiting. The pressure to be thin is also affecting young girls: the Canadian Women’s Health Network warns that weight control measures are now being taken by girls as young as 5 and 6. American statistics are similar.Several studies, such as one conducted by Marika Tiggemann and Levina Clark in 2006 titled “Appearance Culture in Nine- to 12-Year-Old Girls: Media and Peer Influences on Body Dissatisfaction,” indicate that nearly half of all preadolescent girls wish to be thinner, and as a result have engaged in a diet or are aware of the concept of dieting. In 2003, Teen magazine reported that 35 per cent of girls 6 to 12 years old have been on at least one diet, and that 50 to 70 per cent of normal weight girls believe they are overweight. Overall research indicates that 90% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance in some way.Media activist Jean Kilbourne concludes that, “Women are sold to the diet industry by the magazines we read and the television programs we watch, almost all of which make us feel anxious about our weight.”Unattainable BeautyPerhaps most disturbing is the fact that media images of female beauty are unattainable for all but a very small number of women. Researchers generating a computer model of a woman with Barbie-doll proportions, for example, found that her back would be too weak to support the weight of her upper body, and her body would be too narrow to contain more than half a liver and a few centimeters of bowel. A real woman built that way would suffer from chronic diarrhea ( 慢性腹泻) and eventually die from malnutrition. Jill Barad, President of Mattel (which manufactures Barbie), estimated that 99% of girls aged 3 to 10 years old own at least one Barbie doll.Still, the number of real life women and girls who seek a similarly underweight body is epidemic, and they can suffer equally devastating health consequences. In 2006 it was estimated that up to 450, 000 Canadian women were affected by an eating disorder.The Culture of ThinnessResearchers report that women’s magazines have ten and one-half times more ads and articles promoting weight loss than men’s magazines do, and over three-quarters of the covers of women’s magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman’s bodily appearance—by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery.Television and movies reinforce the importance of a thin body as a measure of a woman’s worth. Canadian researcher Gregory Fouts reports that over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, and only one in twenty are above average in size. Heavier actresses tend to receive negative comments from male characters about their bodies (“How about wearing a sack?”), and 80 per cent of these negative comments are followed by canned audience laughter.There have been efforts in the magazine industry to buck ( 抵制，反抗) the trend. For several years the Quebec magazine Coup de Pouce has consistently included full-sized women in their fashion pages and Châtelaine has pledged not to touch up photos and not to include models less than 25 years of age. In Madrid, one of the world’s biggest fashion capitals, ultra-thin models were banned from the runway in 2006. Furthermore Spain has recently undergone a project with the aim to standardize clothing sizes through using a unique process in which a laser beam is used to measure real life women’s bodies in order to find the most true to life measurement.EthicsAnother issue is the representation of ethnically diverse women in the media. A 2008 study conducted by Juanita Covert and Travis Dixon titled “A Changing View: Representation and Effects of the Portrayal of Women of Color in Mainstream Women’s Magazines”found that although there was an increase in the representation of women of colour, overall white women were overrepresented in mainstream women’s magazines from 1999 to 2004. Self-Improvement or Self-Destruction?The barrage of messages about thinness, dieting and beauty tells “ordinary”women that they are always in need of adjustment—and that the female body is an object to be perfected.Jean Kilbourne argues that the overwhelming presence of media images of painfully thin women means that real women’s bodies have become invisible in the mass media. The real tragedy, Kilbourne concludes, is that many women internalize these stereotypes, and judge themselves by the beauty industry’s standards. Women learn to compare themselves to other women, and to compete with them for male attention. This focus on beauty and desirability “effectively destroys any awareness and action that might help to change that climate.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟卷(四)附带答案及详细解析
2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟卷（四）一、听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7.5分）（共5题；共7.5分）1.What is new at Uncle Jim's farm?A. Cows.B. Sheep.C. Goats.2.What does the woman want about a new car?A. A smoother ride.B. A larger size.C. The cheaper fuel.3.What is the woman scared to do?A. Make a new dish.B. Eat the food.C. Lie to the man.4.What does the woman think of the man?A. He isn't hard-working.B. He isn't strong.C. He isn't polite.5.What does the man find hard to understand?A. How to plan a book.B. What to write about.C. Where to find the time.二、听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
（共15小题，每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）（共5题；共22.5分）6.听下面一段对话，回答问题。
（1）Who is the man in the conversation?A.The woman's father.B.The woman's friend.C.The woman's teacher.（2）When does the woman need her computer by?A.Tonight.B.Tomorrow night.C.Friday morning.7.听下面一段对话，回答问题。
大学英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案
大学英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案大学英语四级阅读理解模拟试题及答案「篇一」1. C 细节题。
因为Leadville可以为Tabor带来巨富。
这一点不是Leadville得名的原因，因为在文章第二段中，讲到这一点时，提及三个原因：A.因为Tabor成为当地的居民代表人物，B.因为在Leadville有丰富的铅的储藏量。
D.因为Leadville是因为Tabor重要而起的名。
2. D 词汇题。
第二段中grubstake的词义与D所述内容是相同的，即“供给探矿者资金，衣物，食品以及其他物品”。
3. A 细节题。
Tabor第一次真正发财是他为两名矿工提供资助，为此他获得他们矿资源三分之一的股份。
见文章第三段4-9行内容：两名开矿者从Tabor那儿借走价值17美元的物品，作为回报，Tabor获得他们矿资源三分之一股份。
于是两位开矿者在一座山旁的不毛之地开始挖掘，九天之后，发现了银的富矿，于是Tabor又将两人的.股份全买下，这样，银矿属于Tabor一个人所有，这个矿就是后来著名的“匹兹堡”矿。
Tabor用17美元的投资换来了130万美元的收获。
4. B 推断题。
由原文可知泰勃的财产来源是有一定偶然性的，但是毕竟也是基于他开创“grubstake”模式，因为A、D都不对，C更是没有根据，因为他还没有娶第二位夫人这一切就发生了。
分析泰勃的做法，会得出B选项所示的结论。
5. B 推断题。
如果本文是一篇文章的第一部分，那么在文章的第二部分将介绍谁呢?可以从文章第一句分析出来，在Leadville的黄金年代，其多彩的特点当中，Tabor及其第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大书特书的，接着，文章都在讲述有关H.A.W.Tabor发家致富的历史，如先买下匹兹堡矿，后又买下Matchless矿，最后成为市长，代理州长，等等，所以涉及到的全是男主人公，因此下边再讲的话，应成为女主人公即Elizabeth McCourt的天地了，她是Tabor的第二任妻子。
大学英语四级模拟试题
大学英语四级模拟试题第一部分：听力（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）[题目1] 听下面一段对话，回答1至2小题。
[音频播放]M: Did you finish the assignment for Professor Smith's class?W: No, I haven't had time to work on it yet. I'll start it tomorrow.[题目2]听下面一段对话，回答3至4小题。
[音频播放]W: I'm going to the library. Do you want to come with me?M: No, thanks. I've already borrowed the books I need. I'll stay in and study.[题目3]听下面一段对话，回答5至6小题。
[音频播放]M: Have you decided which course to take next semester?W: Not yet. I'm thinking of taking either psychology or sociology.[题目4]听下面一段对话，回答7至8小题。
[音频播放]M: Why didn't you come to class this morning? You missed an important lecture.W: I wasn't feeling well and couldn't get out of bed.[题目5]听下面一段对话，回答9至10小题。
[音频播放]W: Are you going to the campus event this Friday?M: No, I'm not interested in that kind of activity. I'd rather stay in and relax.[题目6]听下面一段对话，回答11至12小题。
英语专业四级模拟试题三
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The speaker seems to feel _____.A. that it might take some time for him to ride in his new carB. that he could have his new car come in two daysC. that he couldn't use the new car because the dealer is gettinghim a license D. that he couldn't ride in his new car because the dealer is teaching him how to drive it正确答案是4. The speaker's opinion is _____.A. this is a result of what I readB. you alread6y know what the results will beC. I'd like to try to make it happen if possibleD. I'm prepared to try no matter what happens正确答案是5. The speaker _____.A. really needs to return that article on photography immediatelyB. found the article so good that she copied itC. wishes she could go back to the library nowD. should have made a copy of the article for reference 正确答案是6. How long does it take the local train to get to New York? A. One hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.D. Four hours.正确答案是7. What did Cindy do?A. She bought a pair of skates from the shoemaker.B. She asked the shoemaker to sharpen her skates for her.C. She wanted her parents to buy a new pair for her.D. She carefully sharpened her skates herself.正确答案是8. What should be kept in mind when one reserves plane tickets? A. Reservations should be confirmed forty-eight hours before departure. B. Confirmation of reservations can take forty-eight hours. C. Cancellations can be made forty-eight hours in advance. D. Many flights are cancelled forty-eight hours before departure. 正确答案是SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear 8 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of eachconversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Nowlisten to the conversations.9. Where is the woman?A. At the department store.B. At the grocery.C. In the garden.D. In the farm.正确答案是10. Why does the woman not want to tell Mr. Brown about the parking ticket?A. He will get very angry.B. He is looking for a parking space.C. He has to buy a parking ticket himself.D. He will discover it himself anyway. 正确答案是11. What time is it?A. 7:10B. 7:00C. 6:50D. 7:05正确答案是12. What does the woman think is harder? A. political science.B. Economics.C. Getting an A.D. Political and economics.正确答案是13. What does the woman mean?A. Both bags cost the same per pound.B. The man shouldn't spend so much money on potatoes.C. She always buys the same size bag.D. She doesn't usually eat any potatoes. 正确答案是14. What is the woman suggesting? A. Getting a better quality lamp.B. Fixing the lamp tomorrow.C. Changing the light bulb.D. Working with a different lamp. 正确答案是15. What does Mr. Hester mean?A. He does have a background in business.B. He lacks the experience that is called for.C. He isn't interested in being a student.D. He doesn't want to do business at all.正确答案是16. What does Paul do?A. He publishes books.B. He works in industry.C. He collects automobiles.D. He is an author.正确答案是SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.17. Who was the only person having survived the crash?A. The French judge.B. The French judge's bodyguard.C. Rees Jones, Princess Dianna's bodyguard.D. A French doctor.正确答案是18. Rees Jones didn't talk about the crash shortly after the crash because _____. A. he could only tell the French judge about the crashB. he was seriously wounded and couldn't remember what had happened at the momentC. he refused to talk about itD. his doctors didn't allow him to talk about it then正确答案是Question 19 is based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given10 seconds to answer the following question. Now listen to the news.19. Which statement is false about James McDougall?A. He is Clinton's former business partner.B. He died of a heart attack.C. He died on Sunday.D. He was conducting an investigation in connection with the White Water Real Estate Venture before he died.正确答案是Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.20. What's the minimum figure of the deaths of people in the two bomb explosions? A. 12B. 8C. 16D. 60正确答案是21. How many people have been killed by the sectarian and political violence in Pakistan this year?A. More than 12.B. 60.C. More than 60.D. About 8.正确答案是Questions 22 to 24 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.22. What measures will Indonesia take in order to put out forest fires? A. Send more fire engines.B. Create rain.C. Encourage villagers by offering them more water and equipment.D. Cut more bushes.正确答案是23. How long will the plan of putting out forest fire last?A. One week.B. Five days.C. Ten days.D. One month.正确答案是24. Why was an airport forced to close down?A. Because the blazes from the fire were too hot.B. Because the smoke from the fires was too think.C. Because it was too droughty at the airport.D. Because it rained heavily there.正确答案是Question 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question. Now listen to the news.25. What is the necessary condition for the waiver?A. Vietnam has received trade benefits.B. Vietnam has made progress in allowing immigration to the US.C. Vietnam must become one of the most-favored nations.D. The relations between the US and Vietnam must be further improved.正确答案是PART II CLOZE [15 MIN.]Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correctchoice for each blank.Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist(26)_____ and attracts over three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England (27)_____ the time of James I who (28)_____ from 1603 to 1625, but isbest known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors (29)_____, spies shot, andQueens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1526. She was the second wife of Henry VIII. He wanted to (30)_____ her because she could not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword, (31)_____ the usual axe, which can still be seen in the Tower.The Tower was also the (32)_____ of one of London's most famous mysteries. King Edward IV died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king (33)_____ his father's death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester, his protector, persuaded Edward's brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together. But then the Duke (34)_____ that he was the new king, and he was crowned instead of the twelve-year-old Edward, (35)_____ himself Richard III.After that, the boys were seen less and less and (36)_____ disappeared. It is said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being (37)_____ their mouths. It is believed that Richard III ordered their deaths, although it has never been (38)_____. In 1674, workmen at the Towerdiscovered two skeletons which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The(39)_____ were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children, (40)_____ theage of the Princes.26. A. seatsB. scenesC. groundsD. sights正确答案是27. A. untilB. byC. toD. at正确答案是28. A. reinedB. reignedC. poweredD. controlled正确答案是29. A. ruinedB. destroyedC. torturedD. wounded正确答案是30. A. get away with B. get rid ofC. get done withD. get down on 正确答案是31. A. apart fromB. besidesC. togetherD. rather than 正确答案是32. A. region B. sceneC. placeD. area正确答案是33. A. onB. atC. withD. by正确答案是34. A. revealed B. announced C. pronounced D. advertised 正确答案是35. A. naming B. declaring C. callingD. giving正确答案是36. A. eventuallyB. laterC. lastlyD. completely 正确答案是37. A. forced intoB. squeezed forthC. pressed overD. put on正确答案是38. A. approvedB. provedC. reprovedD. disproved正确答案是39. A. remainsB. corpsesC. bonesD. bodies正确答案是40. A. definitelyB. roughlyC. possiblyD. certainly正确答案是PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. All the television viewers chose her as their _____ actress.A. favorableB. favoriteC. favoredD. favoring正确答案是42. She pointed out that her wages _____ no relation to the amount of work she did.A. heldB. yieldedC. offeredD. bore正确答案是43. His long beard is a _____ joke among his friends.A. steadyB. standingC. settledD. stable正确答案是44. _____ her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.A. In view ofB. By virtue ofC. With regard toD. In recognition of 正确答案是45. Mr. White was told again and again to _____ smoking but he just wouldn't listen.A. cut throughB. cut downC. cut offD. cut away正确答案是46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could _____ have killed or hurt several people.A. equallyB. bothC. wellD. severely正确答案是47. The president shook hands with everyone, without _____ of rank.A. convictionB. expositionC. distinctionD. recognition正确答案是48. Sometimes they _____ their students' poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence.A. attributeB. assignC. attachD. associate正确答案是49. To _____ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.A. assureB. ensureC. insureD. ascertain正确答案是50. As a natural body substance, interferon (干扰素) has few side _____. A. influencesB. effectsC. impactsD. functions正确答案是51. The police _____ together all they had found out about the wanted man.A. combinedB. mixedC. piecedD. joined正确答案是52. When Bob came in, Jean _____ her talk with Linda and talked to Bob.A. broke offB. cleared awayC. cut acrossD. set apart正确答案是53. Foreign mutton is _____ to home-grown in flavor.A. worseB. indifferentC. inferiorD. subordinate正确答案是54. I _____ work last week, but I changed my mind.A. were to startB. was to startC. was to have startedD. had started正确答案是55. The children went there to watch the iron tower _____.A. to erectB. be erectedC. erectingD. being erected正确答案是56. After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls aswell as boys _____ to go to school. A. to be encouragedB. been encouragedC. being encouragedD. be encouraged正确答案是57. _____ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.A. To be givenB. Having been givenC. Having givenD. Giving正确答案是58. -- Has Mary finished writing his article?-- No, and it _____ two days ago. A. should be finishedB. should finishC. should have finishedD. ought to have been finished正确答案是59. I had better _____ the problem.A. leave them to settleB. to leave them to settleC. to leave them settlingD. leave them settling 正确答案是60. _____ it is necessary to study the proposals for several more months before making a decision is to bedebated.A. WhetherB. IfC. WhatD. That正确答案是61. _____ is well-known to all, too much stress can cause disease.A. WhichB. ItC. ThatD. As正确答案是62. _____ to speak when the audience interrupted him.A. Hardly had he begunB. No sooner had he begunC. Not until he begunD. Scarcely did he begun 正确答案是63. As is generally agreed, a family without love is not _____ a family as a body without soul in a man.A. suchB. as much ofC. so much ofD. much of正确答案是64. _____, I couldn't understand what is meant by that.A. As I try hardB. Hard as I might tryC. I might try hardD. I tried hard正确答案是65. "What will you be doing tomorrow evening?" "_____ the students' papers."A. CorrectingB. Will be correctingC. To correctD. Will correct正确答案是PART IV READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN.]SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN.]In this section there are five passages followed by fifteenquestions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answer marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.TEXT APeople have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories to pictures.About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the NearEast began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic-strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of tem than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.66. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because _____. A. the hunters wanted to see the picturesB. the painters were animal loversC. the painters wanted to show imaginationD. the pictures were thought to be helpful正确答案是67. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that _____.A. the former was easy to writeB. there were fewer signs in the formerC. the former was easy to pronounceD. each sign stood for only one sound正确答案是68. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.B. The Egyptians liked to write comic-strip stories.C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.正确答案是69. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures _____.A. should be made comprehensibleB. should be made interestingC. are of much use in our lifeD. are disappearing from our life正确答案是TEXT BHuman beings have used tools for a very long time. In some parts of the world you can still find tools that people used more than twomillion years ago. They made these tools by hitting one stone against another. In this way they broke off pieces from one of the stones. These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side. People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood. Human beings needed to use tools because they did not have sharp teeth like other meat-eating animals, such as lions and tigers. Tools helped people to get food more easily. Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence. The human brain grew bigger, and humanbeings began to invent more and more tools and machines. The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used, and perhaps it is the most important. Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind.Since 1960 a new kind of tool has appeared. This is the silicon chip -- a little chip silicon crystal. It is smaller than a finger-nail, but it can store more than a million "bits" of information. It is an electronic brain.Every year these chips get cleverer, but their size gets smaller, and their cost gets less. They are used in watches, calculators and intelligent machines that we can use in many ways.In the future we will not need to work with tools in the old way. Machines will do everything for us. They will even talk and play gameswith us. People will have plenty of spare time. But what will they do with it? Human beings used stone chips for more than two million years, but human life changed very little in that time. We have used silicon chips for only a few years, but life is changing faster every day. What will life be like twenty years from now? What will the world be like two million years from now?70. The stone chip is thought to be the most important tool because it _____.A. was one of the first toolsB. developed human capabilitiesC. led to the invention of machinesD. was crucial to the development of mankind正确答案是71. At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is _____.A. disastrousB. unpredictableC. excitingD. colorful正确答案是TEXT CA century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that company. But perhaps this phenomenon was most striking in the case of the railroads.Nearly half of all negligence cases decided through 1896 involved railroads. And the railroads usually won.Most of the cases were decided in sate courts, when the railroads had the climate of the times on their sides. Government supported the railroad industry; the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them. Court decisions always went against railroad workers. A Mr. Farwell, an engineer, lost his right hand when a switchman's negligence ran his engine off the track. The court reasoned that since Farwell had taken the job of an engineer voluntarily at good pay, he had accepted the risk. Therefore the accident, though avoidable had the switchmen acted carefully, was a "pure accident". In effect a railroad could never be held responsible for injury to one employee caused by the mistake of another.In one case where a Pennsylvania Railroad worker had started a fire at a warehouse and the fire had spreadseveral blocks, causing widespread damage, a jury found the company responsible for all the damage. But the court overturned the jury's decision because it argued that the railroad's negligence was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest buildings. Beyond them the connection was too remote to consider. As the century wore on, public sentiment began to turn against the railroads -- against their economic and political power and high fares as well as against their callousness toward individuals.72. Which of the following is NOT true in Farwell's case?A. Farwell was injured because he negligently ran his engine off the track.B. Farwell would not have been injured if the switchman had beenmore careful. C. The court argued that the victim had accepted the risk since he had willingly taken his job. D. The court decided that the railroad should not be held responsible.正确答案是73. What must have happened after the fire case was settled in court?A. The railroad compensated for the damage to the immediatebuildings.B. The railroad compensated for all the damage by the fire.C. The railroad paid nothing for the damaged building.D. The railroad worker paid for the property damage himself.正确答案是74. The following aroused public resentment EXCEPT _____.A. political powerB. high faresC. economic lossD. indifference正确答案是75. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Railroad oppressing individuals in the US.B. History of the US railroads.C. Railroad workers' working rights.D. Law cases concerning the railroads.正确答案是TEXT DHawaii's native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago'spolitical establishment, which includesthe White Americans who dominated until the second world war and people of Japanese, Chinese andFilipino origins, is opposed to the idea.The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii's native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state's homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy.But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii's first native governor, Joahn Waihee, has given the natives' cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy within the state -- as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a stateagency set up in 1978 to represent the natives' interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood. Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. it is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US' 136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.76. Hawaii's native minority refers to _____.A. Hawaii's ethnic groupsB. people of Filipino originC. the Ka Lahui groupD. people with 50% Hawaiian blood正确答案是77. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.B. their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.正确答案是78. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?A. He is Hawaii's first native governor.B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.D. He is leading the local independence movement.正确答案是79. Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty? A. American Indian natives.B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.C. The Ka Lahui group.D. The Hawaiian natives.正确答案是80. Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT _____.A. a greater autonomy within the stateB. more back rent on the crown landC. a claim on the Hawaiian crown landD. full independence from the US正确答案是SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING [5 MIN.]In this section there are six passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then select your answers to the questions.TEXT EFirst read the following questions.81. The passage is mainly about _____ of outdoor advertising.A. problemsB. featuresC. attractionD. location正确答案是Now read Text E quickly and select your answers.Outdoor advertising provides the advertiser with the largestcolorful display of his product, package, trade mark, and slogan. It embraces the most spectacular use of lights and animation in order to attract a passer-by and deliver a message. It provides visual continuity to a campaign that may also be appearing in other media.Outdoor advertising has a high degree of geographic flexibility. An advertiser can use it nationally, by region, by markets, and even by specific locations within those markets.Outdoor advertising can be memorable. During an interview eightpeople out of ten revealed that they remembered specific outdoor posters.A problem in using outdoor advertising is that of getting reliabledata on the number of people who actually see an advertisement. It mayalso take time to negotiate for the space for a specific outdoor advertisinglocation, to print the posters, or to paint the board.TEXT FFirst read the following questions.82. The passage focuses on Oxford's _____.A. past and presentB. modern developmentC. present and futureD. traditional structure正确答案是Now read Text F quickly and select your answers.For centuries Oxford has been at Britain's intellectual heart, perhaps the most prestigious among Europe's many ancient universities. Oxford has attracted students from all over the world who have gone on to achieve the highest positions in their countries. Alumni include numerous famous scientists, literary figures and overseas politicians.As a place of learning Oxford's beginnings go back to the Middle Ages. Legend has it that Alfred laid its foundations at the end of the ninth century. Certainly by the 12th century scholars were teaching in the town and their fame had spread to the learning. A group of English scholars left the French capital in 1167 to settle in Oxford and the place became a magnet for students and teachers from all over Britain.。
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《大学英语(四)》模拟试题三第一部分：交际用语(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。
示例1. —I'm going to take my entrance test tomorrow.—____A___!A. Good luckB. CheersC. Come onD. Congratulations2. —Shall we go out for dinner tonight?—___D______A. No, you can't.B. Yes, please.C. Thank you, I don't want to.D. Sorry, I have a report to finish.3. —Excuse me. How do I get to Porter Street from here?—___C____ You'd better ask someone else.A. Well, it's not too far away.B. Do you ask me?C. I'm not from around here.D. Pleased to meet you.4. —Excuse me. Is this table taken?—___C___.A. We haven't booked the dishesB. We haven't ordered the dishesC. Yeah. I'm saving these seats for friendsD. Yeah. I'm hungry5. —Hey, Tom, what's up?—____B______A. Yes, definitely!B. Oh, not much.C. What is happening in your life?D. You are lucky.6. —I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.—______C_____. You looked tired last time I saw you.A. I hope soB. ReallyC. I'm glad you didD. The sound was nice7. —What's the matter with you?—___C______A. It doesn't matter.B. Not too bad.C. I don't feel well.D. That's all right.8. —Excuse me, when will the 17:15 train arrive?—____B_____A. I don't tell you.B. It's been delayed one hour.C. You have to be patient.D. Don't ask me.9. —Excuse me, how much is the jacket?—It's 499 Yuan. ____D______A. Oh, no. That's OK!B. How do you like it?C. Which do you prefer?D. Would you like to try it on?10. —Do you think Tom is ill?—_____A____A. No, I don't think so.B. Yes, he's very well.C. Yes, I like him very well.D. No, I was ill yesterday.第二部分：阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)此部分共有2篇短文，在第一篇短文后有5个正误判断题，从每题后的两个选项中选出正确答案;在第二篇短文后有5个问题。
请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。
Passage 1Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom."What time is your bus?" asked Mike. "There's plenty of time yet" answered Tom."Well, I'll get you some more tea then" said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve, and now it's half past eleven.""You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.11. Tom went into the station cafe because Mike asked him to have a cup of tea. B. F12. When Tom looked at the clock in the mirror it's half past twelve. A. T13. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find it's going backward. A. T14. Tom arrived in Paris on time. B. F15. Tom and Mike talked while drinking. A. TPassage 2How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations —the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.16. The origin of language is ___D______.A. a legend handed down from the pastB. a matter that is hidden or secretC. a question difficult to answerD. a problem not yet solved17. What is true about words? ___C____A. They are used to express feelings only.B. They can not be written down.C. They are simply sounds.D. They are mysterious.18. The real power of words consists in their _D_____.A. propertiesB. characteristicsC. peculiarityD. representative function19. By "association" in the last paragraph, the author means ___B___.A. a special qualityB. a joining of ideas in the mindC. an appearance which is puzzlingD. a strange feature20. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? ___A______A. He is no more than a master of words.B. He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.C. He can move men to tears.D. His style is always charming.第三部分：词汇与结构(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)此部分共有10个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。