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8大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
ModelTestEight
PartⅠListeningComprehension
Directions:
ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Choosethecorrectanswer---A,B,CorD,andthen,markyouranswerbywritingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
SectionA
11.A)At2:
50.B)At3:
50.C)At1:
50.D)At4:
50.
12.A)Murder.B)Burglary.C)Stealing.D)Robbery.
13.A)Sheisseldomhappy.
B)Sheisalwayshappy.
C)Shelikeshernewjob.
D)Shehardlylikeshernewjob.
14.A)NewYork.
B)Chicago.
C)LosAngeles.
D)Washington.
15.A)Sayinggoodbyetoafriend.
B)Buyingaticketforasportsevent.
C)Payingabillatthebank.
D)Arrangingaplanetripforthewoman.
16.A)Shethinksthatthemanisstrange.
B)Shewantsthepolicemantoprotecther.
C)Shedoesnotknowhowtogettothenearesthotel.
D)Shedoesnotknowhowtotalkwithastranger.
17.A)Heisinterestedonlyinherideas.
B)Hewillacceptalaterpaperfromher.
C)Hewillnotacceptalaterpaperfromher.
D)Hewantshertohandinherpaperimmediately.
18.A)Twoyearsago.
B)Lastyear.
C)Thisyear.
D)InDecember.
19.A)Heneedstotakeonemorecourseasrequired.
B)Heplaysaninstrumentthegroupneeds.
C)Shethinkstakingthecoursewouldimprovehisgradesingeneral.
D)Shethinkshe'sthebestmusicianatthecollege.
20.A)Onceaweek.
B)Twiceaweek.
C)Everyotherday.
D)Everyevening.
21.A)Cello.B)Piano.C)Violin.D)Bass.
22.A)Trytofindhismusicbooks.
B)Lookforanewinstrument.
C)Starttakinglessonsfromaprofessional.
D)Practiceplayinghisinstrument.
23.A)Itismadeofhour,tomatoandcheese.
B)Itismadeofflour,fishandchocolate.
C)Itcanbeflavoredwithvariousthings.
D)Itdoesn'tcontainanyfish.
24.A)Lowcalorie.
B)Lowprotein.
C)Highcalorie.
D)Verystrange.
25.A)Twoyears.
B)Threeyears.
C)Fouryears.
D)Afewyears.
SectionB
Passage1
26.A)ItisaslongasthecivilizationofIndia.
B)Itisaslongasthatofanywesterncountry.
C)ItisalittleshorterthancivilizationofIndia.
D)ItislongerthanthecivilizationofIndia.
27.A)Itbelongsexclusivelytothenation'swealthiest.
B)Itisbelievedbyonlytheilliteratemasses.
C)Ithasanincreasingnumberofgods.
D)Itisgraduallyreplacedbytheideaofmaterialism.
28.A)Becauseitisbasedonrealstories.
B)Becauseitevolveswithhumanhistory.
C)Becauseitisbelievedbymanypeople.
D)Becauseithassuchalonghistory.
Passage2
29.A)Crowdedairtraffic.
B)Thelargesizeofairplanes.
C)Mistakesbyairtrafficcontrollers.
D)Badweather.
30.A)79and176.
B)69and197.
C)69and176.
D)79and197.
31.A)Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.
B)Toshowthegreatimportanceofpilots.
C)Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.
D)Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.
32.A)Thosewhowereborninspring.
B)Thosewhowereborninsummer.
C)Thosewhowereborninautumn.
D)Thosewhowereborninwinter.
Passage3
33.A)Seasonaldifferencesinwhatmothersateduringpregnancy.
B)Infectionoccurringatdifferenttimesoftheyear.
C)Itsfamilybackground.
D)BothAandB.
34.A)Atthebeginningofthe18thcentury.
B)Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.
C)Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury.
D)Atthebeginningofthe21thcentury.
35.A)Amothergivingbirthinspringwilleatlessvitaminsthanthosegivingbirthinautumn.
B)Insummer,babiesarelikelytosufferinfectionsofthedigestivesystem.
C)InAustria,adultsborninautumnlivedlongerthanthoseborninspring.
D)Althoughnutritionatalltimesoftheyearhasimproved,theseasonalpatternpersists.
SectionC
ThenewmedicalinsurancesystemthatwillseegradualwillseegradualintroductionthisyearwillchangethelifeandhealthcareforChina's400million(36)_______residents.
Unlikenow,employeesof(37)_______ownedenterpriseswillnolongerbe(38)_______underthenew(39)_______.Peoplewhohaveenjoyedvirtuallyfreemedicalcareworkingforgovernmentofficesandstate-ownedbusinesseswillhavetolearntobe(40)_______whendealingwithhealthproblems.
EmployeesofChina'sstate-ownedenterprisesandinstitutions(41)_______enjoyedfreemedicalcarewithexpenses(42)_______bythegovernmentandstate-ownedenterprises.Accordingtothenewsystem,boththeemployersandemployeeswillsharemedicalexpenses.
Enterpriseswillcontributesixpercentoftheentire(43)________salariestomedicalcareinsurance.(44)______________________________.Therestwillbesetasideas"overallmedicalfunds".(45)________________________________________.
Theoverallmedicalfunds,thepoolofmoneycreatedbytheemployer,willstartcontributingtomedicalexpenseswhentheyexceed10percentofthatperson'saverageannualincome.(46)______________________________________________themoneywillbesubtractedfromthatindividualaccount.
答案:
11.C12.D13.C14.D15.D16.C17.B18.C19.B20.A
21.C22.D23.C24.A25.D26.D27.C28.B29.D30.C
31.D32.C33.D34.C35.C
36.urban
37.non-publicly
38.excluded
39.scheme
40.thriftier
41.previously
42.shouldered
43.staff's
44.Ofthattotal,thirtypercentwillgotoemployees'personalaccounts
45.Employeeswillhavetopaytwopercentoftheirmonthlysalariesintotheirpersonalmedicalinsuranceaccounts
46.Whenmedicalcostsforapersonarebelowtenpercentofthepatient'saverageannualincome
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicOnlineChat.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.随着计算机和网络的普及,网上聊天越来越普遍;
2.网上聊天有一定的好处,但也带来一些问题.
OnlineChat
WiththeInternetjoiningpeopleallovertheworld,onlinechathasbecomeverycommoninourdailylife.ForcollegestudentsinChina,mostofthemhaveexperiencesinonlinechatting.
Justimagineyoucanchatwithyourparents,friends,orevenstrangersbyusingtheInternet.However,themagicofonlinechatisthefreedomthatyouwillexperiencewhileyouarechattingonline.Youcanexpressyourthoughts,feelings,andexperiencestopeoplewhomyouhavenevermet.Youcaneasilymakefriendsandfindsomeoneyoulove.
Howeverfascinatingonlinechatmaybe,neverspendtoomuchtimeonit.Foruscollegestudents,thepriorityistocompleteoureducationandgetourselvespreparedforthefuture.Besides,theInternetcanbeanuglyworld.BeawareofthepossibilitythatyoumaybetrappedintheInternetandfindyourselflost.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
TheUnitedNations:
TheWorldinOneBuilding
DoyouknowtheoldArabstoryaboutabirdcalledthephoenix?
Firstitburnedtodeath.Thenitcamebacktolife.Thatdoesn'tsoundbelievable,doesit?
Butthereisanexampleofthephoenixinourowntime:
TheUnitedNations.In1945,itbroughtthedreamofworldpeacebacktolifeagainafterWorldWarⅡ.
ReasonsfortheexistenceoftheUN
Sincethedayofitsbirth,theUnitedNationshasbeenthesubjectofmuchdebate.Somepeopleattacktheorganizationbecausetheythinkitistoopowerful.Othersthinkthatitistooweak.WecanbetterunderstandthisdebateifwelearnmoreabouttheUNanditshistory.
TheUNwasstartedfortworeasons.First,whentheideawasborn,peopleallovertheworldweretiredofwar.TheyweretirednotjustofWorldWarⅡ,butofwaritself.Theyfeltthattheremustbepeacefulanswerstotheworld'sproblems.Theyfeltthatonlyaninternationalorganizationcouldkeepworldpeace.
Thesecondreasonwasthatmodernsciencehaddevelopednewbombsandairplanes.Theseweaponsmadeitalmostimpossibleforacountrytodefenditself.Nationalborderswerebeginningtolosetheirmeaning.Therewasalsoafeelingthatthiswasonlythebeginning.Sciencewoulddevelopevenmoredangerousweaponsinthefuture.Onlyaninternationalorganizationwouldbeabletocontrolmodernscience.
FoundersoftheUN
FranklinDelanoRoosevelt,whowasPresidentoftheUnitedStatesatthetime,believedthattheAlliesshouldplanforpeacebeforethewarended.OnDecember1,1943,Roosevelt,WinstonChurchillofGreatBritainandJosephStalinoftheformerSovietUnionagreedtostartanorganizationforworldpeace.Theyaskedallcountries,largeandsmall,tojointhem.
Duringthenextyearandahalf,theideaofsuchanorganizationwasdebatedinallthecapitalsoftheworld.Thencameabigdayinmodernhistory.OnApril11,1945,thefirstinternationalmeetingoftheUnitedNationstookplaceinSanFrancisco.
ThegoalofthemeetingwastowritetheUNCharter.Allofthefifty-onenationsatthemeetinghadtheirownideastoofferfortheCharter.Afteralongdebate,aCharterwasagreedupon.EverynationpresentvotedfortheCharter,noonevotedagainstit.
TheUNCharter
TheUNCharterisabeautifulpieceofwriting.InlanguageitexplainswhytheUNwasstarted.Thereasonsare:
1)tokeepworldpeace;2)tofindanswerstotheworld'ssocialandeconomicproblems;3)towinrespectforhumanrights;and4)tohelpwinfreedomforpeopleonearth.
Since1945,thenumberofnationsthathavesignedtheUNCharterhasmorethandoubled.Thesecountriescontainalmostthewholepopulationoftheworld.EverykindofgovernmentcanbefoundattheUN.Andthereisoneideawhichallthesecountriesagre