英语四级模拟卷共四套.docx

1、英语四级模拟卷共四套大学英语四级考试模拟试题(第1套)PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldSmokingBeBannedinPublicPlaces?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno morethan180words.1.近年来越来越多的公共场所禁烟。2.有些人拥护这项举措,有些人反对。3.我的观点。注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartII ListeningComprehension

2、 (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter o

3、nAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.1.A)ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState.B)Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness.C)ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity.D)TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity

4、.2.A)Thegunmanhasmentaldisease. C)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture. B)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.D)Itisnotclear. Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.3.A)Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar. C)Itismorecompetitivethanbefore.B)Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment. D)Ithasturnedintoaglobalcur

5、rency.4.A)Mostexpertssupportthefourcountriescurrencychange. B)ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery.C)Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery. ueDst)ioPnosli5cytoma7kewrisllsbheoubladsecdooonpetrhaetefowlliothwicnegntnreawlsbiatnekmer.s.Q5.A)Thepreservationofcoastalresorts. C)Thegapbetween

6、therichandthepoor.B)Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes. D)Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions.6.A)Promising. B)Hopeful. C)Disappointing. D)Satisfying.7.A)18. B)80. C)94. D)194.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation, oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwh

7、atwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause. Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD), anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions8to

8、11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Heeatsalotaftermarriage. C)Heexerciseslessaftermarriage. B)Hesleepsalotaftermarriage. D)Hedrinksalotaftermarriage.9.A)Itsmembershipisexpensive. C)Mostofitsmembersworkouttwotimesaweek. B)Itsmembershipisinexpensive. D)Mostofitsmembersarewhite-collarworke

9、rs.10.A)Sheisunder20yearsold. C)Sheisunder30yearsold.B)Sheisinher20s. D)Sheisinher30s.11.A)Buyaticketforthehealthclub. C)Makeamembershipcard.B)Bringaguestpass. D)Borrowthewomanscard.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Askherassistanttowetthemanshair. C)Communicatewithherass

10、istantaboutthehaircut. B)Talkwiththemanabouthishair. D)Showthemanthelateststyle.13.A)Itisdryandthick. C)Itisdryandhassplitends. B)Itisverycurly. D)Itisquiteoily.14.A)Hisdiet. B)Hishabit. C)Hislivingenvironment. D)Hisinheritance.15.A)Useairblowertomakethehairdry. C)Letthehairdrynaturally. B)Useshampo

11、oofhighquality. D)Cuthaironceaweek.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespond

12、ingletteron AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Peoplecanbuyslicedbreadatstores. C)Therewasnodceliciousbreadatstores.B)Therewasnoslicedbreadatstores. D)Peoplemadebreadathomeandneverboughtit.17.A)Fromthecust

13、omer. C)Fromtheballoon.B)Fromtheingredient. D)Fromthetradition.18.A)Itisfullofdeliciousbread. C)Itisfullofcolorfulballoons. B)Itlooksveryserious. D)Itiscoveredwithpaintings.PassageTwo Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Askincarebrand. C)Awatchbrand.B)Aleatherbrand. D)Adailyuseb

14、rand.20.A)Mostofitcomesfromskincareline.B)Morethanhalfofitisfrommakeup.C)50%ofitisderivedfromfoundation.D)25%ofitisfrommakeupbrushes.21.A)Itwasinventedin1968. C)Itcannotdealwithskinproblemssuchasburning. B)Itisavailableineverystore. D)Itisdesignedforpre-andpost-operationskincare.PassageThreeQuestion

15、s22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Theygetmorefreedom.B)Theyencountermorepressure.C)Theyshouldermoresocialresponsibilities.D)Theyarcrequiredtodobetteratresearching.23.A)Theyteachstudentshowtoresearchandwrite. B)Theyaskstudentstostudyindependently.C)Theyhelpstudentstolearnaboutsociety.D

16、)Theycommunicatewithstudentsfrequently.24.A)Theypreventstudentsfromthinking.B)Theydontprovideenoughexplanationsforfacts.C)Theydontofferinformativeresearches.D)Theydonthavebasicfacts.25.A)Takeencyclopediasastheirmereinformationresource. B)Focusonmoreinformationofspecifictopics.C)Beindependentfromthei

17、rprofessors.D)Accumulatetheirowncvidcnccfrombroadersouiccs.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage. Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

18、yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthe bankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe wordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apaper,Anatomy(剖析)ofaLargeScaleSocialSearchEngine,layingoutastra

19、tegy forsocialsearchhasbeengettingagooddealofattentionintechcircles.Itwaswrittenby DamonHorowitzandSepandarKamvarofAardvark,oneofseveralcompanies 26 oncreatingsocialsearchengines.Socialsearch 27 toconnectpeoplewithquestionstopeoplewhocananswerthosequestions.Bycontrast,regularWebsearchestakequestions

20、,breakthemintokeywords,and thenfindWebsitesthathavethemost 28 tothesekeywords.Theideahasbeenfloating aroundtechcirclesforyears.Yahoo,amongothers,hastriedtodevelopsocialsearchasaway to 29 Google.TheideahasgainedimpulsewiththeincreaseduseofTwitterandFacebook,wherepeople 30 ontheirnetworksforinformatio

21、n,blastingquestionstotheirsocialnetworksand,gettinguseful,personalized 31 .Aardvarkanditscompetitorsaretryingtocreatebettertoolsfor peoplewithquestionstoconnecttopeoplewithanswers.SomepeoplethinksocialsearchhasthepotentialtogobeyondGoogleand 32 changethewaypeopleusetheInternet.Fromatechnicalstandpoi

22、nt,Aardvark􀆳staskiseasierthanGoogle􀆳s.Buttherearealsosome 33 shortcomingstoAardvark􀆳sapproach.Gettinganswersthroughsocialsearch requiressomeoneelsetodosomething,soitcannotproducethe 34 satisfactionthatcomes fromtypingsomethingintoaWebsearchboxandwatchingapageofresultsappea

23、r.ForAardvark tobesuccessful,itneedstoenlisttheparticipationof 35 answerers.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A)working B)researches C)aims D)responses E)fundamentally F)specializing G)constant H)primarily I)competent J)significant K)relevance L)instant M)relation N)challenge O)rely SectionBDirections:Inthissectio

24、n,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit. Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerShe

25、et2. Textbooks􀆳DigitalFuture E-booksmaybereplacinghardboundversionsincollegeclassrooms.AHaroldElderisnotyourtypicalApplefan.Yetthe58-year-oldUniversityofAlabama economicsprofessorpre-orderedaniPadtomakesurehehadoneofthefirstones.The deviceis“somethingthatI􀆳vebeenwaitingforyears,”he

26、says.Andnot,tobeclear, merelyforreasonsofgadget(器具)desire.“Itreallyhasthepossibilityofmakingthe learningexperiencemuchricher,”saysElder,whoisconsideringtestinganewiPad-ready digitaltextbookinhisintroductorymicroeconomicscourseinthefallof2014.B“Richer”iscertainlytherightwordtouse.Appdevelopersaren

27、049011;ttheonlyoneswhogreeted theiPad􀆳sreleasewithgratitudeandoptimism.Thetextbookindustry,too,seesitasa waytoattractcustomersawayfromtheused-bookmarket,boostprofits,andhelpstudentslearnbetter.It􀆳sacrucialmomentforasegmentofthepublishingindustrythat hasstubbornlyresistedchange.Than

28、ksinlargeparttotheiPadandanexpectedrushofcompetitorslates(平板电脑),thatresistanceiscollapsing.COfcourse,itwon􀆳thappenovernight.Textbookstodayarestillboughtandsoldinmuch thesamewaythey􀆳vealwaysbeen:asink-and-paperobjectsassignedbyprofessorsand purchasedbystudentsincampusbookstores.“It&

29、#1049011;saslow-movingpharmaceutical(制药的)market,”saysMattMaclnnis,theCEOofInkling,astartupworkingondigitaltextbooks.“Theprofessorwritesaprescription,andthestudentgoestofillit.”Itmaybe slow-moving,butit􀆳shighlyprofitable.WhileMcGraw-HillEducation􀆳searningsfellby 14%in2013becauseofth

30、erecession,collegetextbooksalesactuallyincreased.DButjustaskanyjournalistormusician:technologyhasawayoflayingsiegetocomfortable industries.AndtheiPadmaybethefirstofmanybarbarians(野蛮人)atthegate.Apple sold3millionofthedevicesinitsfirstthreemonths,andnowcompetitors,reportedly includingGoogle,Hewlett-Pa

31、ckard,andAmazon,arepreparingrivals.Educatorsand studentsareenthusiasticaboutthem;atleastthreecolleges,includingtheIllinoisInstitute ofTechnology,willofferfreeiPadstoincomingstudents.Butwhatwilltheyputonthem besidesBejeweledandFacebook?ETherearealreadydigitaltextbooksavailable,andtheirnumbersareexpec

32、tedtogrow: accordingtoSimbaInformation,whichprovidesdataandresearchonthemediaindustry,theyrepresentlessthan2%oftextbooksalestoday,butwillreach10%by2015.Butin 2013theofferingswereprettyscarce.CourseSmart,aSanMateo,Calif.,companycollectively ownedbyfiveofthebiggesttextbookpublishers,has6,000educationaltitlesforsalein digitalformat.Butitselectronicbooksarelittlemorethanscannedversionsofprinted works.ACourseSmarte-bookincludessomeneatfunctions,likesearchcapabilityand digitalnote-taking,butforthemostpart,ithasfewadvantagesoveratraditionaltextbook otherthanweightan