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4大学英语四级考试模拟试题

大学英语四级考试模拟试题

ModelTestFour

PartⅠListeningComprehension

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Choosethecorrectanswer---A,B,CorD,andthen,markyouranswerbywritingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

SectionA

（B）11.A）Tomisveryresponsible.

B）Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C）WhatTomsideistrue.

D）Tomisnothumorousatall.

（A）12.A）BarrynolongerlivesinNewYork.

B）Barrydoesn'tknowhowtobeeconomical.

C）ThewomancalledBarryinCalifornia.

D）Thewomandidn'tevermeetBarry.

（C）13.A）Shegavealecturetothepsychologyclass.

B）Sheadvisedthemantoseeapsychologist.

C）Shepersuadedthemannottotakethecourse.

D）Sheconvincedthemantoapplytograduateschool.

（A）14.A）Howtousecamera.

B）Howtouseawasher.

C）Howtouseakeyboard.

D）Howtouseataperecorder.

（A）15.A）Bobisn'treadytobuyanewcaryet.

B）Bobhastwocars,anewoneandanoldone.

C）Bob'soldcarisstillingoodcondition.

D）Bobdoesn'tknowmuchaboutcars.

（B）16.A）Athome.

B）Inaphonebox.

C）Inheroffice.

D）Inafriend'shouse.

（D）17.A）Thewomanfeelssorryfortheman.

B）Themanisamemberofthestaff.

C）Theareaisforpassengersonly.

D）Thewomanisaskingthemantoleave.

（C）18.A）Cleanherhousewhilesheisaway.

B）Buyhersomeplantsandtakecareofthem.

C）Waterherplantswhensheisaway.

D）Waterherplantswhenheisnotatwork.

（C）19.A）Itcanresistearthquakes.

B）Itiseasytomoveaway.

C）Itcankeepawaycold.

D）Itcankeepsunshineout.

（A）20.A）Becausetheyarethewarmest.

B）Becausetheycanwithstandhardware.

C）Becausetheydon'tgetstuckinthesnow.

D）Becausethetemperatureisonly14℃belowzero.

（B）21.A）Theyarethrownawayafterbeingused.

B）Theywillbebuiltinthefuture.

C）Theycanbeusedforabout5years.

D）Theycanbebuiltinafewyears.

（D）22.A）Byattendingtheprofessor'slectures.

B）Bysurfingontheinternet.

C）Byconsultingdocumentsinpaperdepartments.

D）Bypreparingforthepresentation.

（A）23.A）Shewritesreportsforthem.

B）Shehelpspeopleafterwork.

C）Shehelpsthemstrugglewithdailylife.

D）Sheintroducesworkforthem.

（C）24.A）Becausetheydon'thavesupportnetworks.

B）Becausetheycan'tcopewiththedifficultiesinlife.

C）Becausethewomanisfamousforhelpingothers.

D）Becausethelocalcommunitydoesn'tprovidetheneededhelp.

（A）25.A）Theyweresurprisedattheflavors.

B）Theycouldfindfoodtheyknowandlove.

C）ChineserestaurantsareavailableineveryChinatown.

D）Americansenjoyagreatvarietyoffood.

SectionB

Passage1

（C）26.A）It'saprivateairlineservice.

B）ItisapostofficeoperatinginAmerica.

C）Itdeliversandtransportssmallpackages.

D）Thelowcostofitsservice.

（B）27.A）35.B）130.C）10,000.D）113.

（C）28.A）BecauseitisthelargestairportinAmerica.

B）Becauseithasagoodsortingsystem.

C）Becauseithasafavorablelocation.

D）BecauseitisthemostimportantbusinesscityinAmerica.

Passage2

（A）29.A）Lifeisnoteasy.

B）Marriageoftenisnoteasy.

C）Loveoftenisnoteasy.

D）Sometimesfriendshipbetweenamanandawomanisnoteasy.

（B）30.A）Menandwomenliketoargue.

B）Menandwomentalkandthinkindifferentways.

C）Menandwomenareverysimilar.

D）Menandwomenarelikelytogetangry.

（D）31.A）Theyusuallyplayinsmallgroups.

B）Alltheboysliketogiveorders.

C）Theydon'tobeytheorders.

D）Boysusuallyplayinlargegroups.

（C）32.A）Girlsusuallyplayinlargegroups.

B）Girlsliketobrag.

C）Girlsliketogivesuggestions.

D）Girlssaygoodthingsaboutthemselves.

Passage3

（B）33.A）InDakota.B）InNewYork.C）InLondon.D）InHawaii.

（D）34.A）Thedoorman.

B）AyoungmanfromNewYork.

C）A20-year-oldmanfromHawaii.

D）AfanoftheBeatlesandLennon.

（C）35.A）Thedoorman.B）MarkChapman.C）Thepolicemen.D）TheBeatles.

SectionC

TodayIwanttotalkabouttheEarth'slastmajorclimaticshift,attheendofthelasticeage.Butfirst,let'sbackupamomentand（36）______whatweknowaboutclimaticchangeingeneral.First,we（37）______"climate"asconsistentpatternsofweatherover（38）______periodsoftime.

Ingeneral,changesinclimateoccurwhentheenergy（39）______oftheEarthisdisturbed.SolarenergyenterstheEarth's（40）_______aslightandisradiatedbytheEarth'ssurfaceasheat.Land,water,andiceeach（41）_______thisenergyexchangedifferently.Thesystemisso（42）_______that,todate,ourbestcomputermodelsareonlycrudeapproximationsandarenotsophisticatedenoughto（43）_______hypothesesaboutthecausesofclimaticchange.

Ofcourse,thatdoesn'tkeepusfromspeculating.（44）_____________________________.Whenlargevolcanoeserupt,theydispersetonsofparticlesintotheupperatmosphere,wheretheparticlesthenreflectlight.Sincelesslightisenteringthesystemofenergyexchange,（45）______________________________.

Ofcourse,thisisjustonepossiblemechanismofglobalclimatechange.（46）_______________________________________.

答案：

36.review37.defined38.significant39.balance

40.atmosphere41.affect42.complex43.test

44.Forinstance,volcanicactivityisonemechanismthatmightaffectclimaticchange

45.theresultwouldbeacoolingoftheEarth'ssurface

46.Inallprobability,acompleteexplanationwouldinvolveseveraldifferentmechanismsoperatingatthesametime

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoGettheRaiseYouDeserve?

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.有人认为自己在工作的表现没有得到相应的回报;

2.你认为如何处理这种情况.

HowtoGettheRaiseYouDeserve

Youknowyouareworthit,butwhenitcomestoaskingforaraise,yougetalittleweakintheknees.Youcan'texpectotherpeopletorememberyouraccomplishments,soyouneedtokeepthesethingsoutfront.

Startbyknowingyourjobdescriptionandthecompany'scompensationpolicies.Todaymorethanever,it'simportanttotakestockofyourselfbecausethere'ssomuchchange.Next,usetheInternet.Knowingwhatotherpeoplemakeandwheretheymakeitwillgiveyoualeg-upinnegotiations.Onceyouknowwhereyouareandwhereotherpeopleareintermsofcompensation,thenfigureoutwhatyouwant.Itdoesn'thavetojustbesalary.Goforthewholepackage,considerotheritemsyoucannegotiate-incentivecompensation,stockoptions,anextravacationweek,personaldaysoreducationbenefits.Usethem,tooffsetalowerraiseoffer.

Lastly,rememberthatitisyourworkthatcomesfirst.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

DevelopmentofTelecommunication

Fromtimeimmemorialpeoplecommunicateindifferentways.First,theyusedsmokesignals,thencarriedpigeons.Subsequentlytheyusedmoreadvancedmethodslikeflagsignalingsystem.Wecan'tforgetaboutmessengersontheirhorses,whoplayedabigroleinsendinginformation.DuringtheNapoleon'swaranoptictelegraphwasinvented.Sincethe19thcenturywecanseethefastdevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Eachyearwasbriningnewinventions.Startingbytheelectrictelegraph（SamuelMorse1844）.FirstintercontinentalwirewassentbyQueenVictoriatoUSAPresident（Buchanana1858）.ThefirstfaxwassentfromLyontoParisin1865.TelephonewasconstructedbyScotchinventorAlexanderGrahamBell.

DrumTelegraphs

Inareasofforest,whicharedifficulttoseethrough,thedrumtelegraphydevelopedasameansoftelecommunication.AboveallthenativesofAfrica,NewGuineaandthetropicalAmericaintroduceddrumtelegraphy.Whenscientificexpeditionscametothejungle,toexploretheprimevalforest,theywereaccompaniedbyanever-endingroarofsignaldrums.Sothemessageoftheircomingandtheirintentionwascarriedthroughthewoodsalwaysstepinadvance.IntheoldChina,peopleusedthe"Tamtam"asatelecommunicationappliance,abig,freehanging,circularplateofmetal.Thekeystrokingofthisplatecreatedafar-reachingaudibletone.

FireSignaling

TheoldGreeceandtheRomanempirealreadypossessedgoodorganizedtelegraphsystems.Firesignalsweregivenfrommountaintomountainorfromtowertotower.TheGreekpoetAischylos,asoldierinthefightofMarathon,describesinoneofhispoemsa"firepost",probablythefirstlineofsighttransmissionintheworld.WiththissystemthefallofTrojaissaidtohavebeenreportedtoArgos.Especiallysensiblewasatorchtelegraph,whichwasinventedabout2,500yearsagobythetwoAlexandrianengineersKleoxenosandDemokleitos.Itwastobeusedonlyatnight.Thereceivingandtransmittingstationwasbuiltoftwoseparatedwalls,whichwereplacedonhills.Eachonehadbattlementsbetweenwheretorcheswereput.Dependingonhowmanytorcheswereburningbetweenthebattlementsontherightandtheleftwall,themessagecouldberead.Forthemessage"OnehundredCretanshavedeserted,"173torchsignsweretobeusedandittookhalfanhourforthetransmission.

WaterTelegraph

Intheyear360,"AeneastheTactician"describesinhisbook,"TheArtofBeset",hisinventionofahydro-opticaltelegraph.Hisbasicideawastostorethesignalsofearliertorchtelegraphssotheycouldbereadatalatertime.Atbothtelegraphstationsequivalentwatervesselswithtapswereposted.Withtorchsignals,ordersweregiventoopenandclosethe