英语四级考试真题以及答案第2套.docx

1、英语四级考试真题以及答案第2套注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the que

2、stions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A Ch

3、ildren should be taught to be more careful.B Children shouldnt drink so much orange juice.C There is no need for the man to make such a fuss.D Timmy should learn to do things in the right way.2. A Fitness training. B The new job offer.C Computer programming. D Directorship of the club.3. A He needs

4、to buy a new sweater. B He has got to save on fuel bills.C The fuel price has skyrocketed. D The heating system doesnt work.4. A Committing theft. B Taking pictures.C Window shopping. D Posing for the camera.5. A She is taking some medicine.B She has not seen a doctor yet.C She does not trust the ma

5、ns advice.D She has almost recovered from the cough.6. A Pamelas report is not finished as scheduled. B Pamela has a habit of doing things in a hurry.C Pamela is not good at writing research papers. D Pamelas mistakes could have been avoided.7. A In the left-luggage office. B At the hotel reception.

6、C In a hotel room.D At an airport.8. A She was an excellent student at college. B She works in the entertainment business.C She is fond of telling stories in her speech. D She is good at conveying her message.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A Arranging the woma

7、ns appointment with Mr. Romero.B Fixing the time for the designers latest fashion show.C Talking about an important gathering on Tuesday.D Preparing for the filming on Monday morning.10. A Her travel to Japan. B The awards ceremony.C The proper hairstyle for her new role.D When to start the makeup s

8、ession.11. A He is Mr. Romeros agent. B He is an entertainment journalist.C He is the womans assistant.D He is a famous movie star.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A Make an appointment for an interview.B Send in an application letter.C Fill in an application

9、form. D Make a brief self-introduction on the phone.13. A Someone having a college degree in advertising.B Someone experienced in business management.C Someone ready to take on more responsibilities.D Someone willing to work beyond regular hours.14. A Travel opportunities. B Handsome pay.C Prospects

10、 for promotion. D Flexible working hours.15. A It depends on the working hours. B It is about 500 pounds a week.C It will be set by the Human Resources. D It is to be negotiated.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some quest

11、ions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Passage OneQuestions

12、16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A To give customers a wider range of choices.B To make shoppers see as many items as possible.C To supply as many varieties of goods as it can.D To save space for more profitable products.17. A On the top shelves. B On the bottom shelves.C On

13、 easily accessible shelves.D On clearly marked shelves.18. A Many of them buy things on impulse. BA few of them are fathers with babies.C A majority of them are young couples. D Over 60% of them make shopping lists.19. A Sales assistants promoting high margin goods.B Sales assistants following custo

14、mers around.C Customers competing for good bargains. D Customers losing all sense of time.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A Teaching mathematics at a school. B Doing research in an institute.C Studying for a college degree. D Working in a hi-tech compan

15、y.21. A He studied the designs of various clocks.B He did experiments on different materials.C He bought an alarm clock with a pig face. D He asked different people for their opinions.22. A Its automatic mechanism. B Its manufacturing process.C Its way of waking people up. D Its funny-looking pig fa

16、ce.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A It is often caused by a change of circumstances.B It actually doesnt require any special treatment.C It usually appears all of a sudden.D It generally lasts for several years.24. A They cannot mix well with others.

17、 B They irrationally annoy their friends.C They depend heavily on family members.D They blame others for ignoring their needs.25. A They lack consistent support from peers. B They doubt their own popularity.C They were born psychologically weak. D They focus too much on themselves.Section CDirection

18、s: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the pass

19、age is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。There was a time when any personal information that was gathered about us was typed on a piece of paper and (26) _ in a file cabinet. It could remain there for years and, often (27) _ , never reach the outside w

20、orld.Things have done a complete about-face since then. (28) _ the change has been the astonishingly swift development in recent years of the computer. Today, any data that is collected about us in one place or another-and for one reason or another-can be stored in a computer bank. It can then be ea

21、sily passed to other computer banks. They are owned by (29) _ and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and (30) _ level.A growing number of Americans a

22、re seeing the accumulation and (31) _ ofcomputerized data as a frightening invasion of their privacy. Surveys show that the number of the worrying Americans has been (32) _ growing over the years as the computer becomes increasingly (33) _, easier to operate, and less costly to purchase and (34) _.I

23、n 1970, a national survey showed that 37% of the people questioned felt their privacy was being invaded. Seven years later, 47 percent expressed the same worry. A recent survey by a credit bureau reviewed that the number of alarmed citizens had (35) _ to 76%.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minute

24、s)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a

25、letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise

26、for regular physical activity. It requires no equipment, everyone knows how to do it and it carries the_36_risk of injury. The human body is designed to wall. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get_37_benefit from walking, aim for 45 minutes a day, an average of five

27、days a week.Strength training is another important_38_of .physical activity. Its purpose is to build and_39_ bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week, _40_recovery days between sessions.Finally, flexibility and ba

28、lance training are_41_important as the body ages. Aches and pains, are high on the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are_42_, and simple flexibility training can_43_these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated

29、 (润滑). Some of this you do whenever you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, youll get an idea of how natural it is. The general _44_is simple: whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to _45_stretch it in an opposite position.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A allowingB avoidableC briefl

30、y D componentE determinedF helping G increasingly H lowestI maintainJ maximumK preventL principleM provokeN seriouslyO topicSection BDirections/ In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Id

31、entify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Can Digital Textbooks Truly Replace the Print Kind?A The shortcomings of traditional print edition textbooks are obvious: For starters theyre heavy, with the average physics textbook weighing 3.6 pounds. Theyr