1、大学英语四级分类模拟题365大学英语四级分类模拟题365 (总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟) 一、Listening Comprehension(总题数:0,分数:0.00) 二、Section A(总题数:3,分数:28.00) Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. (分数:8.00) A.The PC market has picked up rapidly in the past
2、months. B.PCs are sold at lower prices during the shopping season. C.PC shipments have gone down quickly around the world. D.PCs have longer lifecycles by upgrading their hardware. 解析:听力原文 Falling global demand for personal computers (PC. saw shipments fall by a record 10.6% in the fourth quarter fr
3、om a year ago, according to market research firm IDC . About 71.9 million units were shipped in the period, which includes the key Christmas shopping season. IDC said the decline was the worst since it started tracking PC shipments. PC demand has been hit by competition from smartphones and tablets,
4、 along with longer lifecycles for PCs . Shipments fell in all regions around the world and have declined for five quarters in a row, according to IDCs figures . Rival research firm Gartner also said shipments were down. Using different methodology, it saw a fall of 8.3% in the fourth quarter from a
5、year ago. Other factors that contributed to the decline in shipments included economic issues such as falling commodity prices, weaker currencies, as well as social tensions in the Middle East. What has happened in the PC market recently according to IDC? 解析 新闻中提到,据市场研究公司TDC数据显示,个人电脑(PC)的需求正在下降,在去年第
6、四季度,全球PC出货量下跌了10.6%。全球各地区的电脑出货量均连续5个季度出现下滑。 A.Rising commodity prices. B.Competition from mobile devices. C.Stronger currencies. D.Social tensions in Southeast Asia. 解析:听力原文 What factor is contributing to the current situation? 解析 新闻中提到,个人电脑使用周期延长,再加上智能手机和平板电脑带来的竞争,大大抑制了消费者对PC的需求。导致个人电脑出货量下降的其他因素还包括
7、下跌的商品价格、较为疲软的货币等经济因素,以及中东地区紧张的社会局势。 Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. (分数:8.00) A.Steal Amazon users private account information. B.Sell individual Amazon users names and passwords. C.Start an attack on some online
8、 shopping websites. D.Spread a virus on online shopping websites by email. 解析:听力原文 As the holiday shopping season begins, hackers are trying to trick users into revealing their private account information. Last week, hackers tried to trick Amazon. corn users into handing over their passwords and use
9、r names. The attempt to steal individual Amazon user names and passwords was a phishing attack. Phishing tries to trick users into thinking that the request comes from the company. In this case, hackers sent email to Amazon account holders. The email lied and claimed that 2592 Amazon account records
10、 were stolen. Customers were asked to verify account information in the phishing email. The emails signature was signed as Amazon Customer Support. Electronics and computer experts say deleting the email is an easy solution . Amazon says thieves use hoax email that look like they are from Amazon com
11、pany accounts. Amazon says many phishing emails contain misspelled words and bad grammar. The company says it never asks for personal information, passwords or bank account numbers. What did some hackers attempt to do last week? 解析 新闻中提到,上周,黑客增试图欺骗亚马逊用户,从而盗取他们的用户名及密码。 A.To call the Amazon Company. B
12、.To check the spelling and grammar. C.To reset passwords frequently. D.To delete the email directly. 解析:听力原文 What is a good way to solve the problem according to some experts? 解析 新闻中提到,电商与计算机领域的专家称,直接删除该邮件是最简便得方式。 Questions 5 to 7 will be bused on the following news item. Questions 5 to 7 will be bu
13、sed on the following news item. (分数:12.00) A.Giving severe punishment to traffic violators. B.Encouraging people to travel on public buses. C.Controlling the purchase of private cars. D.Limiting traffic by an odd-even scheme. 解析:听力原文 Indias capital Delhi is ending a two-week trial that imposed major
14、 restrictions on private cars. Private cars with even and odd number plates were only allowed on alternate days during the experiment, which began on 1 January . The initiative is meant to curb the citys air pollution . The trial took more than a third of the citys three million private cars off the
15、 road, easing congestion. However, it is not clear whether it has helped to bring down pollution. Delhi has experienced hazardous levels of pollution this winter. The local government announced the scheme after a court ordered authorities to tackle pollution levels which stood at more than 10 times
16、the World Health Organizations safe limits. Authorities said the trial had resulted in a more than 50% drop in air pollution primarily caused by vehicular traffic. Emergency vehicles like ambulances, police cars, fire engines and taxis were exempt from the campaign, and single women were also allowe
17、d to drive their cars every day. The government hired private buses to provide shuttle services. Schools were shut during the trial so their buses could also be used as public transport. What is Delhi try doing recently? 解析 新闻中提到,印度首都德里即将结束一个为期两周限制私家车出行的实验。该试验自1月1日开始, 在试验期间,私家车按照车牌号的单双数交替行驶。 A.To re
18、lieve its traffic congestion. B.To lessen its environmental problem. C.To guarantee drivers safety on the road. D.To improve the public transport system. 解析:听力原文 What is the purpose of this experiment? 解析 新闻中提到,这一举措旨在遏制城市的空气污染。 A.Schools were shut during the trial. B.The pressure of public transport
19、 was heavy. C.Parents could send their children to school. D.The government required to do this. 解析:听力原文 Why were school buses used as public transport during the experiment? 解析 新闻中提督街,在试验期间,学校都停课了,这样一来,校车就被用作公共交通工具了。因此,校车被用作公共交通工具的原因是学校停课了。 三、Section B(总题数:2,分数:32.00) Questions 8 to 11 are based on
20、 the conversation you have just heard. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. (分数:16.00) A.More than twenty minutes. B.At least eight minutes. C.About twelve minutes. D.Less than twenty-eight minutes. 解析:听力原文 W: Hey taxi! M: Where to? W: Well, Im going to the National M
21、useum of Art. M: Sure. No problem. W: Excuse me. How long does it take to get there? M: Well, it depends on the traffic, but it shouldn take more than twenty minutes for the average driver . And Im not average. I have driving down to an art, so we should be able to cruise through traffic and get the
22、re at least eight minutes earlier . W: Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes? M: Its half past four. This is your first time to the city, right? W: Yeah. How did you know? M: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking str
23、aight up at the skyscrapers . W: Good for you. Can you recommend any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a reasonable price? M: Umm. The Mexican restaurant. Its not as expensive as other places I know, and the portions are larger than most places Ive been to . W: Sounds great! How do I get
24、 there from the museum? M: Well, there are buses running that way, but you would have to transfer a couple of times. And there are taxis too, but they don run by the museum that often. So youd better catch the subway right outside the museum. W: Okay. Thanks. How long does it take the man to get to
25、the museum? 解析 女士问多长时间到达物馆,男士回答说普通司机要花费二十多分钟,而他不普通,开车已经跟熟练了,至少提早八分钟到达。由此可见,男士大约花费十二分钟到达物馆。 A.She runs after he taxi in a hurry. B.She doesn know when the museum closes. C.She has no idea about how far the museum is. D.She looks up at the tall buildings. 解析:听力原文 How does the man figure out the woman
26、is a fresh visitor to the city? 解析 对话中间男士问女士是不是第一次来这个城市,女士问男士如何得知,男士回答说旅游者走在街上总是仰头看摩天大楼。 A.The one that is out of town. B.The one that is inexpensive. C.The one that offers small servings. D.The one that is near to the museum. 解析:听力原文 What sort of restaurant does the man recommend? 解析 对话中间女士请男士推荐价格适
27、中的餐厅,男士推荐了饭菜份额较大并且价格也不贵的墨西哥餐厅。 A.Talkative and humorous. B.Talkative and mean. C.Warm-hearted and forgetful. D.Silent and unfriendly. 解析:听力原文 Whats the personality of the man that we can infer from the conversation? 解析 对话中间男士自诩自己不是普通的司机,之后又为女士推荐餐厅,并为女士提去餐厅的乘车指南。由此可推断,男士很健谈,亦很幽默。 Questions 12 to 15 a
28、re based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. (分数:16.00) A.To help students prepare language for further study in America. B.To help students acquire skills in English tests. C.To help students find a satisfying job after grad
29、uating from college. D.To help students familiarize with the culture in foreign countries. 解析:听力原文 M: English Language Center. How may I help you? W: Yes. Im calling to find out more information about what kind of courses you offer. M: Well, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning
30、 opportunities to students whose goal is either to master basic functional language skills for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a US college or university. W: What are your application deadlines for the next semester? M: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months befor
31、e the semester begins. This gives us time to process the application and issue the students I-20 . W: I-20? M: Oh, an I-20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form to the US embassy in his or her country to apply for the F-1 student visa . W: And are there other materials I need to send in addition
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