大学英语新四级模拟题及精确解析.docx

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大学英语新四级模拟题及精确解析

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetitleGlobalWarming.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.全球性变暖的原因

2.提出解决的建议

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestiononAnswerSheet1

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Spiders

SpiderscanbedistinguishedfromotherArachnidsbecausetheprosoma（combinedheadandthorax）isonlyseparatedfromtheopisthosoma（abdomen）byanarrowwaist,inotherArachnidsthewholebodyappearstobemuchmoreofasingleunit.Allspidersproducesilk,butonlysomeconstructwebstocatchtheirhomesandtoprotecttheireggs.

Allspiderspossesspoisonglandsbutveryfewofthemaredangeroustohumans,ofthe600+speciesinBritainonly12（atleastoneoftheseisarecenthumanassistedcolonist）arestrongenoughtopiercethehumanskin,andapartfromallergies,nonearemoredangerousthanacommonwasp.Mostspidershave8eyes（thoughsomehave6,4,2or0）,aswellas8legs.（bythewayifyoucounttheclawsasseparatelegsection[whichyoushouldn’treally]thentheirlegshave8partsaswell[coxa,trochanter,femur,patella,tibia,tarsus,metatarus,claws]）Therearemorethan32000knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.Nohumanbeinghaseverbeenofficiallyrecorderashavingdiedastheresultofa‘tarantula’bite.

Allspidersarecarnivorousandfeedonlyonliquids,i.e.theirpreysnaturaljuicesandthebreakdownproductsofexternaldigestion（meaningtheyspit,exudeorinjectdigestivejuicesonto/intotheirpreyadsuckuptheresultingsoup）.Sowhynotinvitesometoyournextsocialdo?

What’sInaName

Theword‘Arachnida’comesfromtheGreekword‘Arachne’whowasthedaughterofIdmonofColophoninLydia,adyerbytrade.Arachneherselfwasaweaver,thebestinalltheknownworld.HoweverinafoolishmomentshechallengedAthene,thedaughterofZeusandgoddessof,amongotherthings,wavingtoaweavingcompetition.Arachnewovesoperfectacloththatshetoreittoshreds.Arachnebecamedepressedafterthisandintheendshehungherself.AthenestirredtoremorseattheknowledgeofwhatherangerhadwroughtturnedtheropeArachnehadusedtohangherselfintoawebandArachneherselfintoaspidersothatthebeautyofherspinningshouldnotbelosttotheworldeveragain.

TheGreatHouseholdSpiderSafari

TherearejustoversixhundreddifferentsortsofspiderintheBritishIsles.Butoftheseonlyahandfularecommonlyfoundinhouses.Atthefrontoftheheadareapairofwhatappeartobesmalllegs.Thesearecalledpalpsandareusedtoguidefoodtothespider’smouth.Thefrontoftheheadalsohasagroupofsixoreighteyes.Ontheundersideofthebodyattherear,arefourorsixsmallconicalbumpsorcylinders.Therearethespinneretsfromwhichthespiderproducesthesilktomakeitswebs.

Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydonebylookingattheirpalps.Maleshaveswollenendstotheirpalpswhichmakesthemlookasiftheyarewearingboxinggloves,theseareoftenstrangeshapesiflookedatwithahandlens.Femaleshavenormallookingpalpsthatarenotswollenattheends.

ThelargestspideristheGoliathspider,thefemaleofwhichgrowstoreachalegspanofteninches.ThelargestspiderinBritainistheCardinalspiderwhichisaclosecousinofTimTegenaria.Femalescanachievealegspanoffourandahalfinches.ItisknownastheCardinalspiderasitwascommoninHamptonCourtwhenCardinalWolseylivedthere.Thesightoftheselongleggedspiderswanderingaroundthepalaceatnightusedtofrightenhim.Sofar32000differentkindsofspiderhavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.Britainhas630differentkindsofspiderofwhich250aretinyMoneyspiders.Thesmallestofwhichhasabodylessthanonemillimeterlong.

1.Allthesilkproducedbyspidersconstructwebstocatchtheirfood

2.Notallthepoisonglandspossessedbyspidersaredangeroustohumanbeings.

3.SpidersoftenkillhumansinBritainwhentheypiercehumanskin.

4.Afterseeingherenemycommitssuicide,ArachneturnedAthenaintoaspider.

5.TimTegenariaspidersarecloselyrelatedtotarantulaspiders;botharefoundinBritain.

6.Sofar32000differentkindsofspidershavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.

7.MoneyspidersarethesmallestspidersfoundintheArachnidsfamily.

8.Therearemorethanknownspeciesofspiderintheworld.

9.Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydoneby.

10.Thelargestspideris

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwasside.Boththeconversationandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A）Feelsorrythatshecan’thelptheman.

B）Lendthemanherpencilandpaper.

C）Asksomeoneelsetohelptheman.

D）Givethemanthenotes.

12.A）Jasonwillarriveat7:

30.

B）Jasonshouldhavearrivedat8:

00

C）Jasonisusuallypunctual.

D）Jasonisnotverypunctual.

13.A）Inarailwaystation.B）Inahotelroom.

C）Inarestaurant.D）Attheairport.

14.A）Shewillhelpthemanlater.

B）Shedoesn’twanttohelphimwiththehomework.

C）Themanshoulddothehomeworkhimself.

D）Themanshouldwatchtheprogramfirst.

15.A）Amovie.B）Alecture.

C）Aplay.D）Aspeech.

16.A）Heusuallytalksquietly.

B）Heusuallyassignshomework.

C）Hedidn’tteachclasstoday.

D）Henoticedthatthestudentsdidn’tdotheirhomework..

17.A）Theshowistoodifficulttounderstand.

B）Thereisnothingworthseeingthere.

C）Shedoesn’tunderstandwhat’sontheshow.

D）Theroomistoosmallfortheaudience.

18.A）Theweatherischangeable.

B）Theweatherforecastisunreliable.

C）Itwillrainverysoon.

D）Shehasn’treadthenewspaper.

Passageone

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）historyB）geographyC）mathematicsD）art

20.A）logicB）writingC）historyD）mathematics

21.A）adviserB）computerprogrammerC）productdesignerD）schoolteacher

Passagetwo

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Amountainresort.B.Aseasideresort.

C.Adesert.D.TheoutbackofAustralia.

23..A.Fellowteachers.B.Freshmenofauniversity.

C.Second-yearstudents.D.Eitherseniorsorjuniors.

24.A.Therearemountainsnearby.

B.He’sbeenthereonce.

C.Hewantstobeawayfromthehustleandbustle.

D.Hehearditwouldbefuntobethere.

25.A.Finishtheircoursework.

B.Planouttheirholidayindetail.

C.HeadforSydney.

D.Buysomenecessitiesfortheirtrip.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A）Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.

B）Shecaughtsomeoneintheartofstealing.

C）Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.

D）Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.

27.A）Abook.B）$3,000.

C）Ahandbag.D）AChristmascard.

28.A）Shewasquestionedbythepolice.

B）Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.

C）Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.

D）Shewasbodysearchedbythestoremanager.

29.A）Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthoughthetown.

B）Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.

C）Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.

D）Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A）Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

B）Hedidn’tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

C）Hecouldn’tfindthekeytohismailbox.

D）Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

31.A）Itwasgettingdark.

B）Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

C）Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

D）Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

32.A）Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

B）Heknewthepolicemanwouldn’tbelievehim.

C）Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

D）Herealizedthathehadmadeamistake.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A）Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

B）Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

C）Thedestructionofenergyresources.

D）Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

34.A）Theundergroundoilresourceshaveno