2012大学英语四级模拟题(备考最佳选择)

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Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension （共20分，1-15题每题1分，16-19题每题0.5分，20-21每题1.5分） Section A

Directions : In this section, you will hear10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the several choices, and decide which the best answer is.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卷上作答，在此作答无成绩。 1. A) The man should try to be more understanding. B) The man‟s wife should be more understanding.

C) The man‟s negative attitude may be derived from his childhood. D) The pessimism of man‟s wife may be the result of her past experiences. 2. A) A snowstorm. B) An earthquake. C) A traffic ac cident. D) A hurricane.

3. A) The two speakers are classmates.

B) The man is majoring in elementary education. C) The woman is majoring in elementary education. D) The two speakers got to know each other in a class. 4. A) She‟s got a stomachache. B) She feels perfectly fine. C) She‟s going to get married. D) She‟s going to have a baby.

5. A) It is the best city he‟s ever visited. B) It was worse than he had expected.

C) It is difficult to get around in the city. D) The hotel service is terrible in the city.

6. A) To encourage them. B) To stop them immediately. C) To give some explanation. D) To leave them alone.

7. A) Unemployment. B) Family breakup. C) Mental problems. D) Drinking.

8. A) The woman is the man‟s boss. B) The man is the wo man‟s husband. C) The woman is the headmaster of a school.

D) The woman wants to know something about a student.

9. A) They are attending a concert. B) They are negotiating about a price. C) They are planning to go for a date. D) They are buying something for their firm.

10. A) The man is a football fan. B) The man needs the woman‟s help.

C) The man didn‟t watch TV last night. D) The man often has power failure at home. Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear 5 questions. You must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

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Listen to the following short passage, and answer the questions from 11 to 15 11. A) By studying many, many sick people. B) By studying people who didn‟t get sick.

C) By studying lateral thinking. D) With help from Dr. de Bono.

12. A) Never giving up. B) Getting help from others.

C) Moving sideways. D) Changing you point of view.

13. A) The aggressive attitude of vertical thinking. B) Traditionally western lateral thinking.

C) A way to change your point of view. D) How Edward de Bono likes to solve problems.

14. A) To discuss a major medical breakthrough

B) To introduce a new concept of problem solving C) To talk about the life of Edward de Bono D) To control Eastern and Western ways of thinking

15. A) In the early 18th century. B) In the late 18th century. C) In the early 19th century. D) In the late 19th century. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general

idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 16 to 19 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 20 to 21 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.

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Can you recite the alphabet easily and quickly? Can you write your name (16) __________? Can you play scales(音阶) on a musical instrument?

You would probably say that you memorized all this. But what you actually

did was to learn them. And the way you learned them was by forming a (17) __________! In other words, what was once quite difficult for you, such as reciting the alphabet or playing scales, became easy and almost automatic

when you formed the habit of doing it. So (18) __________ can be described as learning by means of forming habit.

A human being has a tremendous number of such habits that (19) _________ him to do most of the ordinary things in life, such as fastening buttons or washing hands. But suppose you read a book and then someone

asked you what the book was about, or how to describe the plot. (20) _____________________________________________________________.

But if you examine the situation carefully, you will see that something very