四级英语讲座及试题与答案1 9.docx

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21stCenturyCollegeEnglish（Book4）

Unit1-Unit4（B）

PartIListeningComprehension（35minutes）（35%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Shehasreadthebookanddoesn’tneeditanymore.

B）Shewillnotlendherbooktotheman.

C）Themancanuseherbookwheneverhelikes.

D）Themancanborrowthebookataconvenienttime.

2.A）Shewantstofindaroommatewithsimilarinterests.

B）Shechangesroommatesoften.

C）ShedoesnotknowJulieverywell.

D）ShedidnotreallyenjoylivingwithJulie

3.A）Themanisgladtolendthewomanmoneytobuyacomputer.

B）Thewomanshouldwaitawhilebeforebuyingacomputer.

C）Thewomanshouldfindabetterwaytoinvesthersavings.

D）Thewomanshouldbuyacomputer.

4.A）Hepreferstoliveoffcampus.

B）Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestolivingoffcampus.

C）Livingspaceinthedormistoocrowded.

D）Therearealimitednumberofapartmentsavailableoffcampus.

5.A）Hehastopickuphisbrotherattheairport.

B）Hedoesn’thaveanydefiniteplansfortheweekend.

C）Heusuallyworksonweekendswithhisbrother.

D）Hisbrotherisstillflyingontheplane.

6.A）Heisnotupsetthattheyatelunch.

B）Hedidnotknowwhattimehewassupposedtoarrive.

C）Heexpectedthetraffictobebad.

D）Hewillbehappytosharetheirdessert.

7.A）Askfordirections.

B）Tryadifferentroutetothebeach.

C）Gobackforthemap.

D）Postponetheirtripuntillater.

8.A）Thecostumesweren’tasgoodasthescenery.

B）Thescenerycouldhavebeenmorerealistic.

C）Shewishesshehadnotseentheplay.

D）Shedidn’tenjoythestudents’performance.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Theirplansforthenextsemester.

B）Whythewomancan’tgototheconcert.

C）Theirfavoriteband.

D）Apsychologyclass.

10.A）Workatthebookstore.C）Coverafriend’sshift.

B）Gotothemovies.D）Gotoaconcert.

11.A）Thewomanneverworksonweekends.

B）Themanandwomantakethesamecourses.

C）Mattwouldliketogototheconcerttoo.

D）Thenewpsychologybookmightsellout.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）playbasketballwithfriendsfromwork.

B）tryoutforthecompanybaseballteam

C）getinshapeandcompeteinacyclingrace

D）enjoyaTVgamewhilehavingsnacks

13.A）Herhusband’sspendingtoomuchtimeawayfromhome.

B）Herhusband’spassionforsports.

C）Herhusband’shealthcondition.

D）Herhusband’sdiethabits.

14.A）Heshouldseeadoctor.

B）Heshouldstartwithalightworkout.

C）Heshouldabandontheidea.

D）Heshouldlosesomeweight.

15.A）Hehasbeenanactivebasketballplayerthroughouttheyears.

B）Hehasbeenexercisingunderafitnessinstructor’sguidance.

C）Hehasafairlyhealthfuldiethabit.

D）Hehasalovingandcaringwife.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Illegalhuntingofelephantswasprohibited.

B）Thenumberofelephantsfellby700,000.

C）ManyAfricanfarmersorfactoryworkershuntedelephants.

D）Over100countriessoldjewelrymadefromthetusksofelephants.

17.A）Itcostsmoney.

B）Elephantsneedland.

C）Farmersmustbehired.

D）Farmers’cropsmustbecompensatedforifdestroyed.

18.A）Tostabilizetheelephantpopulation.

B）Toprotecttheenvironment.

C）Torelievetheburdenonthelocalpeople.

D）Toimprovetheinternationalagreement.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）ImportantKeystoRecycling

B）TheImportanceofTechnologyforRecycling

C）GuidelinesforPaperRecycling

D）RaisingthePublicEnvironmentalAwareness

20.A）Thepublicwouldtrytogaininformationforrecyclingbyvariousmeans.

B）Thepublicwouldloseinterestinrecyclinggradually.

C）Thepublicwouldnotbeaffectedbythelackofasystem.

D）Thepublicwouldteachandlearnfromeachotheraboutrecycling.

21.A）Tosetupsitesforcollectingrecycledmaterials.

B）Toteachthepublichowtoseparatevariouskindsofrecycledmaterials.

C）Tomakepoliciesfavorableforupgradingequipmentforrecycling.

D）Toincreasethedemandforrecycledmaterials.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Reviewingbookreports.C）Selectinginformationsources.

B）Readingmagazinearticles.D）Writingresearchpapers.

23.A）Stealingotherpeople’sideas.C）Givingcredittotheoriginalauthor.

B）Turningintheassignmentlate.D）Gatheringirrelevantinformation.

24.A）Inexperiencedstudents.C）Someteachers.

B）Peopledoingresearch.D）Magazinepublishers.

25.A）Indirectquotations.C）Inshorthand.

B）Inshortphrases.D）Inthestudent’sownwords.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to34withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Fornumber35youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

JobseekersinBritainsayemployersarepayinglessattentionto（26）__________degreesandcertificates.Theyaremakingtheirown（27）___________examstotestability.Theyareconcernedaboutdecreasing（28）_____________ofjobseekers,becausemanyuniversitygraduateswithgooddegreeshaveshownaterribleinabilitytospell,andworkoutsimple（29）__________.

ThechairmanoftheStandingConferenceofEmployersofGraduates,toldour（30）_____________:

“Wedon’tlookatthepiecesofpaper（31）__________intous,butwelookatthepeoplewithrealabilities.”Asenior（32）____________withtheBankofEnglandsaidthatmanycompaniesweremakingtheirownintelligencetestssotheycouldbesurethatcandidatesweretherightpeopleforthejob.

IntheCivilService,（33）_______________________________________________________________________________________________.Forgedcertificates,printedinGermany,havebeendiscoveredrecently.（34）____________________________________________________________________.

Makingfakedegreeshasalsobecomeahighlyprofitablebusiness.（35）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Someso-called“universities”and“colleges”areevensellingtheseattractivediplomas.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）（10%）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions36-42,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.Forquestions43-45,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage

BeautyandBodyImageintheMedia

Imagesoffemalebodiesareeverywhere.Women—andtheirbodyparts—selleverythingfromfoodtocars.Popularfilmandtelevisionactressesarebecomingyounger,tallerandthinner.Somehaveevenbeenknowntofaintonthesetfromlackoffood.Women’smagazinesarefullofarticlesurgingthatiftheycanjustlosethoselasttwentypounds,they’llhaveitall—theperfectmarriage,lovingchildren,greatsex,andarewardingcareer.

Whyarestandardsofbeautybeingimposedonwomen,themajorityofwhomarenaturallylargerandmorematurethananyofthemodels?

Theroots,someanalystssay,areeconomic.Bypresentinganidealdifficulttoachieveandmaintain,thecosmeticanddietproductindustriesareassuredofgrowthandprofits.

Andit’snoaccidentthatyouthisincreasinglypromoted,alongwiththinness,asanessentialcriterionofbeauty.Ifnotallwomenneedtoloseweight,forsurethey’reallaging,saystheQuebecActionNetworkforWomen’sHealthinits2001report.And,accordingtotheindustry,ageisadisasterthatneedstobedealtwith.

Thestakesarehuge.Ontheonehand,womenwhoareinsecureabouttheirbodiesaremorelikelytobuybeautyproducts,newclothes,anddietaids.Itisestimatedthatthedietindustryaloneisworthanywherebetween40to100billion（U.S.）ayearsellingtemporaryweightloss（90%to95%ofdietersregainthelostweight）.Ontheotherhand,researchindicatesthatexposuretoimagesofthin,young,air-brushedfemalebodiesislinkedtodepression,lossofself-esteemandthedevelopmentofunhealthyeatinghabitsinwomenandgirls.

TheAmericanresearchgroupAnorexiaNervosa&RelatedEatingDisorders,Inc.saysthatoneoutofeveryfourcollege-aged