大学英语四级试题及答案2.docx

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大学英语四级试题及答案2

2007年12月大学英语四级最新预测试题及答案

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　　PartoneWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicItPaystoBeHonest.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

　　1.当前社会上存在许多不诚实的现象

　　2.诚实利人利已，做人应该诚实

　　ItPaystoBeHonest

　　ParttwoListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　Example:

Youwillhear:

　　Youwillread:

　　A）Attheoffice.

　　B）Inthewaitingroom.

　　C）Attheairport.

　　D）Inarestaurant.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

　　1.A）TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.

　　B）Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.

　　C）Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.

　　D）Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.

　　2.A）It’sonlyforrent,notforsale.

　　B）It’snotasgoodasadvertised.

　　C）It’sbeingredecorated.

　　D）It’snolongeravailable.

　　3.A）Colleagues.

　　B）Husbandandwife.

　　C）Employerandemployee.

　　D）Motherandson.

　　4.A）Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.

　　B）Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.

　　C）Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.

　　D）Sheoftencallherparentsregardlessoftherates.

　　5.A）Thenextbusiscomingsoon.

　　B）Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.

　　C）Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.

　　D）Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.

　　6.A）Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit’squitedifficult.

　　B）Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.

　　C）TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.

　　D）Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.

　　7.A）Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.

　　B）Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o’clock.

　　C）Thewomancan’tfinishmakingthejambefore7o’clock.

　　D）Thewomanwon’tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.

　　8.A）She’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.

　　B）She’swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.

　　C）She’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.

　　D）She’sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.

　　9.A）Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.

　　B）Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.

　　C）Joeprobablyfailedintheexam.

　　D）Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.

　　10.A）Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.

　　B）Shedoesn’tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.

　　C）Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.

　　D）Sheenjoysitbecauseshe’sgoodatdriving.

　　SectionBCompoundDictation

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

　　It’sdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverrunningoutoffish.It’ssovast,sodeep,so（S1）_______.Unfortunately,it’snotbottomless.Over-fishing,（S2）_________withdestructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffthefishand（S3）_________theirenvironment.

　　Destroythefish,andyoudestroythefishermen’smeansofliving.Atleast60（S4）_______oftheworld’scommerciallyimportantfish（S5）_________arealreadyover-fished,orfishedtothelimit.Asaresult,governmentshavehadtoclosedownsomeareasofseatocommercialfishing.

　　Big,high-techfleets（S6）_________thateverythingintheirpathispulledoutofwater.Anythingtoosmall,orthewrongthing,isthrownbackeitherdeadordying.That’san（S7）_________ofmorethan20millionmetrictonseveryyear.

　　（S8）__________________________________________________________________.

　　Insomepartsoftheworld,foreverykilogramofprawns（对虾）caught,upto15kilogramsofunsuspectingfishandothermarinewildlifedie,simplyforbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.

　　True,（S9）_______________________________________________________________,thencatchtheminawaythatdoesn’tkillotherinnocentsealife.

　　PartthreeReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:

Whatisahero?

　　Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.

　　Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.

　　Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.

　　Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?

Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?

Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

　　Heroesarecatalysts（催化剂）forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated（隔离的）buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

　　11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_______.

　　A）generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

　　B）probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

　　C）areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

　　D）allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

　　12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat____.

　　A）theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop

　　B）theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions

　　C）theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples

　　D）theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

　　13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause________.

　　A）theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople

　　B）theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

　　C）theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests

　　D）theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

　　14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho_____.

　　A）aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters

　　B）canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

　　C）arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships

　　D）canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

　　15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould______.

　　A）bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

　　B）nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

　　C）takeplacefftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

　　D）produceleaderswithattractivepersonalitiesB）

PassageTwo

　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic（利他主义的）”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

　　Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

　　Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

　　That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine（asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany）wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.

　　Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsf