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专四练习4

MODELTESTFIVE

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS

GRADEFOUR

TIMELIMIT：

130MIN.

PARTIDICTATION[15MIN.]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[15MIN]

InsectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheconversation.

1.Whatdoestheconversationsayaboutthetermpaper?

A.ItisonU.S.foreignpolicy.

B.Themanhasbeenworkingonitforquiteawhile.

C.Itcan'tbefinishedduringtheweekend.

D.Themanwillgoskiingdespitethepaper.

2.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Stopmoaningandgetsomecrackers.

B.Goskiing.

C.Finishthepaperthisweekend.

D.Askfora2-dayextension.

3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.WritethepaperonU.S.Politics.

B.Lendsomereferencebookstotheman.

C.Helpthemantoborrowafewbooks.

D.Helpthemantogetanextension.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheconversation.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasadifferencebetweentheone-bedroomandtwo-bedroomapartments?

A.Theone-bedroomapartmentsareavailablewhereasthetwo-bedroomonesarenot.

B.Thetwo-bedroomapartmentsareequippedwithdishwashers.

C.Thetwo-bedroomapartmentsarefarlargerthantheone-roomones.

D.Theone-bedroomapartmentsrent35dollarslessthanthetwo-bedroomones.

5.Ifthemandecidestorentanapartmentfromthewoman,whatwillhisdepositbe?

A.150dollars.B.35dollars.

C.185dollars.D.100dollars.

6.Howlongwillthemanhavetowaitforaone-bedroomapartment?

A.6months.B.Itisreadilyavailable.

C.3weeks.D.2days.

7.Whycan'tthemanseetheapartmentbefore5pmthisafternoon?

A.Hehasn'tsignedtheleaseyet.

B.Hehastwoappointmentsthisafternoon.

C.Thesuperintendentwillnotbeavailableuntilthen.

D.Hiswifehastowork.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheconversation.

8.Whatarethetwostudentstalkingabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofthecoffeeindustry.

B.Thecoffee-growingtraditioninJamaica.

C.Someinterestingfactsaboutcoffee.

D.Theeconomicimportanceofcoffee.

9.WhichofthefollowingaboutcoffeefarmingisNOTtrue?

A.Over30,000,000peopleliveoncoffeefarming.

B.Itiscontrolledby4or5bigcompanies.

C.Itisnextonlytooilintermsofeconomicimportance.

D.Coffeegrowersusuallyown4or5hectaresofland.

10.Iftheconversationgoeson,whatwilltheyprobablydiscuss?

A.Majorcoffeeproducersandtheirrespectiveyield.

B.CoffeefarminginJamaica.

C.TheconditionofJamaicancoffeegrowers.

D.Theirfavoritecoffee.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions11to14arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothepassage.

11.WhatsortofpainterwasRembrandtatthebeginningofhiscareer?

A.Apoor,starvingartist.

B.Amodern,radicalartist.

C.Afamous,fashionableartist.

D.Aroyalpainter.

12.HowdidRembrandtbecomepoor?

A.Hiswifetookallhismoney.

B.Hespentmuchmoneyonrichclothes.

C.Hepaintedapicturethatruinedthesaleofhispaintings.

D.Hisclientsstartedtopayhimless.

13.SomemenoftheAmsterdamCivicGuarddislikedRembrandt'spaintingbecause

A.theywereshadowedandunrecognizedinthepainting

B.theywerepaintedwithunflatteringfeatures

C.thepaintingwastooexpensive

D.thepaintingwasnotwelldone

14.WhatconclusioncanwedrawaboutRembrandt?

A.Hetraveledwidelylikeotherartists.

B.Helivedinhishometownformuchofhislife.

C.Thedeathofhiswiferuinedhim.

D.Helikedshadowmorethanlight.

Questions15to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothepassage.

15.WhatistrueofAmericaneducation?

A.Itincludedeveryonefromthebeginning.

B.Highschoolsarenotfreetoallthechildren.

C.Allchildrenhaverightstoreceiveeducation.

D.Therearenoentranceexamsforalllevelsofeducation.

16.Whyisuniversaleducationconsideredimportant?

A.Theeducatedcanmakegooddecisionsinvoting.

B.ThereareclassdistinctionsintheU.S.

C.Onlyeducatedpeoplecanbecomerich.

D.Peoplearecreatedwithequalopportunities.

17.Whatwasuniversaleducationprimarilyforatfirst?

A.Allthechildren.B.Disabledchildren.

C.Blackchildren.D.Whitechildren.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothepassage.

18.Thepassagetellsusthatcats___________.

A.sleeplongerthanhumans

B.havesimilarsleepinghabitsashumans

C.havenoregularsleep

D.takenapsbesidestheirregularsleep

19.Someexpertsbelievethat___________.

A.catshaveanaturalclockinsidethem

B.peoplecanlivebetterbytakingnaps

C.peopleshouldlearnfromcats

D.famouspeopleareallknownfortheirenergy

20.Thispassageisaimedto___________.

A.describethehabitofcats

B.tellpeoplethebenefitofnaps

C.advisepeopletotakenaps

D.showthesimilaritybetweencatsandhumans

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions21to22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

21.Whatshouldbeblamedforthecrash?

A.Terroristattacks.

B.U.S.sanctions.

C.Lackofspareparts.

D.Lackofregularmaintenance.

22.WhichCANNOTbelearnedaboutthecrash?

A.Therewere115passengersonboard.

B.TheplanecrashedonTuesday.

C.Theplanecrashedshortlyaftertakeoff.

D.Onlyonepassengersurvivedthecrash.

Questions23to24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

23.WhatcanbeinferredaboutthedeathofthePalestinianteenager?

A.Hewasasuspectedmilitant.

B.HethrewrocksatIsraelisoldiers.

C.HethrewagascanisteratIsraelisoldiers.

D.HewasnotthetargetoftheIsraelimilitaryactions.

24.WhydidIsraelisoldierscarryoutmilitaryactions?

A.TosealofftheOldCity.

B.ToensuresecurityinNablus.

C.Tosearchforsuspectedmilitants.

D.Totakeovermoreareas.

Questions25to26arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

25.Howmanypeoplelivedinextremepovertyinsub-SaharanAfricain1981?

A.37%ofallthepeoplethere.

B.42%ofallthepeoplethere.

C.45%ofallthepeoplethere.

D.47%ofallthepeoplethere.

26.Whathappenedtothenumberofpeopleworldwidelivinginextremepovertyoverthepast20years?

A.Thenumberhasfallento19%.

B.Thenumberhasfallento20%.

C.Thenumberhasfallenby19%.

D.Thenumberhasfallenby20%.

Questions27to29arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

27.WhatdidtheAmericansdowiththeirresolution?

A.Theyinsistedonit.

B.Theyrewordedit.

C.Theysubmitteditagain.

D.Theygaveitup.

28.TheAmericanresolutioninsistedthatU.S.peacekeepersshouldbe

A.separatelyprosecutedintheICC

B.freefromprosecutionintheICC

C.protectedinoverseasoperations

D.freefromoverseasoperations

29.TheAmericansputforwardtheresolutionbecauseof

A.anti-Americanbiasinoverseasoperations

B.restrictionsinoverseasoperations

C.fearofpoliticalpersecutions

D.fearofMr.Annan’sintervention

Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthenews?

A.IvorytradingisprohibitedinSpain.

B.Mostoftheseizedivoryisnotlegallybought.

C.Theivorycamefrom400Africanelephants.

D.Theworkshopownerwascaughtsmuggling.

PARTⅢGLOZE[15MIN.]

Decidewhichofthechoicesbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.

Therearefivebasic（31）__________ofanewspaper:

toinform,tocomment,topersuade,toinstructandtoentertain.Youmaywellthinkthatthis（32）__________offunctionsisinorderofimportance