15162大英四级模拟题第1套试题.docx

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15162大英四级模拟题第1套试题

2015-2016-2大学英语四级模拟题第一套

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（自满的）educatorsandbureaucratswhorefusedtobelieve

thatpoorstudentscouldachieveathighlevels.Reform-mindedschoolleaderstookthe

oppositeapproach,insistingthatstudentsintheSouthBronxshouldbeheldtothesame

standardsaskidsinScarsdale.Amazinglyenough,thosehighexpectationsoftenpaidoff,

producingtestresultsatsomelow-incomeurbanschoolsthatwouldimpressparentsinany

affluentsuburb,

B.Tenyearslater,youmightthinkthatreformerswouldbefeelingtriumphant.Spurredinpartby

theObamaadministration'sRacetotheTopinitiative,manystateshavepassedlawsreformers

havelong