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公共英语四级模拟156
[模拟]公共英语四级模拟156
SectionIListeningComprehensionDirections:
ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartAYouwillhearapassage.Listenandcompletethesentencesinquestions1-5withtheinformationyouhaveheard.Writenotmorethanthreewordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthequestionsbelow.
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1-5
Moreandmorepeopletodayarerealizingtheimportanceofregularphysicalexercise.Physicalexercisecanmakeyourbodystrongandhealthy.Bystickingtodoingsomephysicalexerciseeveryday,youwillfeelenergeticallthetimesothatyouwillnotheoverwhelmedbyheavyburdenofstudyorwork.Itissaidthatphysicalexercisecanalsomakeyoulivelonger.
Therearemanydifferentformsofphysicalexercisetosuitdifferenttastes.Throwingthejavelinandshotcanstrengthenyourarms.Thelong-jump,high-jumpandpole-vaultcanincreaseyourjumpingability.The100-meterdash,400-meterrace,and1500-meterracecandevelopyourlegmusclesandstrengthenyourheart.Playingbasketball,footballandvolleyballisalsogoodforyourbody.Alltypesofphysicalexercisebenefityourhealthandimproveyourmind.
However,theformofphysicalexercisemustbechosencarefully.Ifyourheartisweak,youmustrunslowlyordosomelightexercise.Doavoidheavyexercise!
Ifyouaretoofat,youmaychoosejogging.Itcanhelpyoubecomeslim.Foryouth,playingbasketball,volleyball,orfootballisbetter.Ofcourseweshouldexerciseregularlytokeepahealthybody.
第1题：
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参考答案：
healthy
详细解答：
第2题：
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参考答案：
longer
详细解答：
第3题：
______
参考答案：
heart
详细解答：
第4题：
______
参考答案：
weak
详细解答：
第5题：
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参考答案：
jogging
详细解答：
PartBYouwillhearapassage.Answerquestions6-10whileyoulisten.Writeassimplyaspossibleforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadeachquestions.
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6-10
Untilthetwentiethcenturycigaretteswerenotanimportantthreattopublichealth.Menusedtobaccomainlyintheformofcigars,chewingtobacco,pipingtobaccoandsnuff.Mostwomendidnotusetobaccoatall.
Thecigaretteindustrybegan'inthe1870swiththedevelopmentofthecigarettemanufacturingmachine.Thismadeitpossibletoproducegreatnumbersofcigarettesveryquickly,anditreducedtheprice.Todaycigarettesmokingisawidespreadhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtonote,however,thatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupthesmokinghabit.Seventy-fivepercentofthemalepopulationandforty-sixpercentofthefemalepopulationhavesmokedcigarettesatsometimeduringtheirlives,buttwenty-sixofthesemenandelevenpercentofthewomenhavestoppedsmoking.Thenumberofpersonswhohavegivenupsmokingisincreasing.
Menasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Betweenmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersistheagegroup24-44.Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson'ssmokinghabit.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Ontheonehand,well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithahigherincomesmokesatall,heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.
Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomesandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.Thesemorehighlyeducatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.
第6题：
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参考答案：
1870s
详细解答：
第7题：
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参考答案：
forty-threepercent
详细解答：
第8题：
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参考答案：
income,education,occupation
详细解答：
第9题：
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参考答案：
24—44
详细解答：
第10题：
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参考答案：
highlyeducated
详细解答：
PartCYouwillhearthreedialoguesorpassages.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosing[A]、[B]、[C]or[D].Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswer.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.
Questions11—13arebasedonthefollowingdialogueabouttravelinformation.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions11—13.
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11-13
A:
Hello.I'dlikesomeinformationaboutyourtripstoCanada.
B:
Yes,ofcourse.WhatcanItellyou?
A:
Well,howdowetravelthere?
B:
It'saspecialadaptedbuswithroomforsleeping.
A:
Andhowmanypeopleinagroup?
B:
Well,thebussleepsten.Usuallythereareeighttravelersandtwodriversandoneguidetolookafteryou.
A:
Sowesleepnormallyinthebus?
B:
Yes,andit'sfullyequippedforcookingandit'sgotashowersystemthatweputupeveryevening,weatherpermitting.
A:
Er,weleavefromLondon.
B:
Yes,andreturntoLondon.
A:
Isthereanythingspecialwe'dhavetobring?
B:
Oh,wegiveeveryonealistofsuitableclothes,etc.tobring.Ofcourse,spaceislimited.
A:
Oh,yes,Iunderstandthat.Now,howlonginadvancewouldIhavetobook?
B:
Well,itdepends.Usuallysixoreightmonths.It'samazingthenumberofpeoplewhoareinterested.
A:
Well,I'minterestedintheten-weektripnextspring.
B:
ThatoneleavesonthefourthofApril.
A:
That'sright.It'llbefortwopeople.
B:
That'dbefine.Youcouldcomeinandwecangooverallthedetails.
A:
Yes,I'dthinkthat'dbethebest,butcanyougivemesomeideaofhowmuchthat'llcost.
B:
Springfortenweeks.Wehaven'tgottheexactfiguresatthemoment,butsomethinglike,er,1,100poundsperperson.
A:
OK.I'llcomeandseeyouonedaynextweek.
B:
Yes.Thanksforringing.
A:
Thankyou.Bye.
B:
Bye.
第11题：
Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.
B.Shopassistantandcustomer.
C.Travelagentandtraveler.
D.Busdriverandtourist.
参考答案：
C
答案解析：
第12题：
Howmanypeopleinagroup?
A.Eight.
B.Ten.
C.Eleven.
D.Twelve.
参考答案：
C
答案解析：
第13题：
Howlonginadvancedoesatouristhavetobook?
A.6or8months
B.10weeks
C.6or8weeks
D.10months
参考答案：
A
答案解析：
Questions14—16arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutthedrought.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions14—16.
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14-16
Forthoseofusluckyenoughtoalwayshaveenoughfoodandwater,itmaybehardtoimaginelivingthroughadrought.Adroughtoccursforavarietyofreasons,usuallyincludingalackofrainfallandhightemperatures.Soilmoistureseverelydwindles.Whyandhowdothesemeteorologicaleventsoccur?
Asairswirlsaroundtheearth,itrisesandsinksoverdifferentareasoftheglobe.Whenairrisesitcoolsandlosesmoisture.Whenairsinks,itgrowswarmerandabsorbsmoisture,dryingouttheland.Sinkingairhelpstoformdeserts,suchastheSaharaDesertinAfrica.
Warm,sinkingaircanhampercloudformation,whichresultsinlessrainandloweroverallhumidity.Whentheseconditionsoccurinanareathatnormallyreceivesenoughraintoallowplantstogrowandkeepwatersourcesreplenished,adroughtcanensue.TheDustBowlthataffectedtheprairieregionsoftheUnitedStateswasoneinfamousdrought.AnequallyseveredroughtoccurredintheUnitedStatesinthesummerof1988.Rainfalloverthemid-west,NorthernPlains,andtheRockieswasfiftytoeighty-fivepercentbelownormal.
Sometimesover-fanningandsoilerosioncontributetodrought,buttherearealsonaturaldisastersthatcanoccurwhensoiliscarefullypreserved.Whenadroughthits,there'slittlethatcanbedonetoendit.Waterandsoilconservationcanhelp,butuntiltherainscomeagainthere'snotmuchsciencecando.
第14题：
Accordingtothepassage,whichresultsinlessrainandloweroverallhumidity?
A.cools
B.airrises
C.deserts
D.warm
参考答案：
D
答案解析：
第15题：
Whichofthefollowingcanhampercloudformationandleadtolessrainandloweroverallhumidity?
A.airswirls
B.moisture
C.rainfall
D.sinkingair
参考答案：
D
答案解析：
第16题：
Whatcancontributetodrought?
A.over-farmingandsoilerosion
B.soilmoisture
C.waterconservation
D.naturaldisasters
参考答案：
A
答案解析：
Questions17—20arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutthechangingfamily.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions17—20.
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17-20
Thefamilyischanging.Inthepast,grandparents,parents,andchildrenusedtolivetogether,andtheyhadanextendedfamily.Sometimestwoormorebrotherswiththeirwivesandchildrenwerepartofthislargefamilygroup.Butfamilystructureischangingthroughouttheworld.Thenuclearfamilyconsistsofonlyonefather,onemother,andchildren.Itisbecomingthemainfamilystructureeverywhere.
Thenuclearfamilyofferswomensomeadvantages:
theyhavefreedomfromtheirrelatives,andthehusbanddoesnothaveallthepowerofthefamily.Studiesshowthatinnuclearfamilies,menandwomenusuallymakeanequalnumberofdecisionsaboutfamilylife.
Butwivesusuallyhaveto"pay"forthebenefitsoffreedomandpower.Whenw
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