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大英四级模拟题第套试题
--2大学英语四级模仿题第一套
PartOneWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpressyourviewsontheimportanceofreadingliterature.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension (25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you
willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
1.A)Arockethasbeensuccessfullylaunched.
B)Therewasarockethittingthemoon.
C)Adeepdarkholeappearedonthemoon’sSouthPole.
D)TherewasanamazingfindingmadebyLRO.
2.A)Someformofwaterexistedonthemoon.
B)Thewateronthemoonwasasmuchasinthedesert.
C)Therewasalotofrocketremainingonthemoonsurface.
D)Alargeareahasbeenaffectedbytherocket.
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
3.A)Babies.B)Oldmen.C)Youngmen.D)Doctors.
4.A)Becausetheirbabiesareparticularlyweak.
B)Becausethefluvaccinesaretoodifficulttoreach.
C)Becausethefluvaccinescanbelifesavingforthem.
D)Becausethisisthedecisionmadebythecommittee.
Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
5.A)Alightningstrikestartedthefire.
B)TheGreatOceanRoadattractedmanytourists.
C)TrafficwasverybusyonChristmasDay.
D)Residentswereforcedtoleavetheirhomes.
6.A)Thehotandwindyweathermightexpandbushfires.
B)Therewillbeastrongearthquake.
C)TheirhomesweredestroyedbythefiresonChristmasDay.
D)Thetemperatureswillfalldownsoon.
7.A)OnChristmasDay.B)OnDecember19th.
C)Inwinter.D)Onawindyday.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,
youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Tomakethemanfeelhappy.
B)Topersuadethemantoshopwithhiskids.
C)ToconvincethemanChristmasisworthspending.
D)Topreventthemanfromspendingtoomuchshopping.
9.A)AtaChristmasparty.B)NotlongbeforeChristmas.
C)AttheNewYear’sEve. D)OnsomedayofApril.
10.A)Expectation.B)Complaint. C)Enjoyment.D)Indifference.
11.A)PayingoffChristmasbills.B)Tryingtoearnmoremoney.
C)PreparingforChristmas.D)Limitinghiswife’sexpense.
ConversationTwo
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12. A)Hedoesn’tfeellikedoingit.B)Hethinksitdoesn’tsuithim.
C)Itwilltaketoomuchtime.D)Itisnotfunnyatall.
13. A)Gohillwalking.B)Goswimming.C)Gocycling.D)Dineout.
14. A)Ithasexistedforalongtime. B)Itenjoysverygoodbusiness.
C)TheowneroftherestaurantisanItalian.D)Itislocatedonabusystreet.
15.A)Hecannotgetthemealreadysoearly. B)Hedidn’twanttogetatablehimself.
C)Hethinksit’stooearlytohavelunch.D)Hehastogoandseearelativebeforethen.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear
somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear
aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16. A)Cheapclothes.B)Expensiveclothes.C)Fashionableclothes.D)Casualclothes.
17. A)Theyenjoyloudmusic. B)Theyseldomlosetheirtemper.
C)Theywanttohavechildren.D)Theyenjoymoderndances.
18.A)Thespeakergoestobedverylateandhersistergetsupearly.
B)Thespeaker’stwinsisteroftenbringsfriendshomeandhisannoysher.
C)Thespeakerlikestokeepthingsneatwhilehertwinsisterdoesn’t.
D)Theycan’tagreeonthecoloroftheroomandfurniture.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Thegreatnumberofpeopleengagedincigaretteproducing.
B)Therapiddevelopmentofcigarette-makingmachines.
C)Therapiddevelopmentofcigarette-makingfactories.
D)Theincreasingoutputoftobacco.
20.A)Forty-three.B)Thirty-one.
C)Seventy-five.D)Forty-six.
21.A)Income,yearsofschoolingandjobtype.
B)Familybackgroundandworkenvironment.
C)Educationandmood.
D)Occupationandinfluenceoffamilymembers.
22.A)Citypeoplesmokelessthanpeoplelivingonfarms.
B)Better-educatedmentendtosmokemoreheavilythanothermen.
C)Better-educatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavilythanotherwomen.
D)Awell-paidmanislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Thespeedandjourneyofthefastestrocketsoaringtothesun.
B)Thebrightnessofthesunanditsdistancefromtheearth.
C)Thesizeandheatofthesuncomparedwithotherstars.
D)Thetotalheatandtimeacolumnoficeneedstomelt.
24.A)93milliondegreesCentigrade.B)10,000degreesFahrenheit.
C)10,000degreesCentigrade.D)Over2,000degreeFahrenheit.
25.A)Thesuncastsitslighttomillionsofotherstars.
B)Mostofthesun’sheatandlightarereceivedontheearth.
C)Moreresourcesfromthesunwillmaketheearthevenprosperous.
D)Appropriateamountofheatandlightmakeslifeontheearthpossible.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Pearlsarevaluablewhitegemsfromtheocean.Actuallytheyareproducedbyoysters,smallshellfishlivingonthebottomoftheocean.
Onlysomeoysterswillmakepearls.Oysters26_____pearlsonlywhentheyarehurt,orinjured,bysand.Ifagrainofsandenterstheoyster'sshell,itbecomes27_____becausetheroughgrainofsandirritatesits28______,softskin.
Theoystertriestoprotectitselfbyproducingawhite29______thatlookslikemilk.Theoystercoversthesandwitha30______fluidwhichprotectsitself.Laterthewhiteliquidbecomeshardandformsashell,orabead,aroundthesand.Atthistimeapearlisbeginningto31_____.
Thewhitepearlgrowsslowlyinsidetheoyster'sshell.Usually,ittakesaboutsixorsevenyearsfortheoystertoproduceapearl.
Ofcourse,notalloystersproducepearlseventhoughmostoysters32_____takesandintotheirshells.Onlysandwhichtheoystercannotgetridofwill33______it.Inotherwords,ifanoyster"swallows"somesand,itwilltryto"splititout".Iftheoystercannotgetridofthesand,thenitwillproducethewhitefluidtoprotectitself.34______,onlyaboutoneinathousandoysterswillproduceapearl;fewerthan1percent.
35______,somepearlmanufacturershavediscoveredhowtomakeoystersproducepearls.Thesepearlmanufacturers—suchastheMikimotoCompanyinJapan—trytoproducepearlsinsteadoffindingthem.
A)However
B)Therefore
C)produce
D)hurt
E)Actually
F)rough
G)smooth
H)liquid
I)solid
J)milky
K)form
L)irritate
M)occasionally
N)compose
O)harm
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe
paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan
once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Writethecorrespondingletterforeach
statementonAnswerSheet2.
No,Seriously:
NoExcuses
A.Intheearlydaysoftheeducationreformmovement,adecadeorsoago,you'doftenhearfrom
reformersapowerfulrallyingcry,"Noexcuses."Fortoolong,theysaid,povertyhadbeen
usedasanexcusebycomplacent(自满)educatorsandbureaucratswhorefusedtobelieve
thatpoorstudentscouldachieveathighlevels.Reform-mindedschoolleaderstookthe
oppositeapproach,insistingthatstudentsintheSouthBronxshouldbeheldtothesame
standardsaskidsinScarsdale.Amazinglyenough,thosehighexpectationsoftenpaidoff,
producingtestresultsatsomelow-incomeurbanschoolsthatwouldimpressparentsinany
affluentsuburb,
B.Tenyearslater,youmightthinkthatreformerswouldbefeelingtriumphant.Spurredinpartby
theObamaadministration'sRacetotheTopinitiative,manystateshavepassedlawsreformers
havelongadvocated:
allowingformorecharterschools,weakeningteachers'