大学英语4B卷.docx

1、大学英语4B卷大学英语IV-B卷Part IListening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear several short and long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After eac

2、h 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1.A)Seventy.B)Eighty-five.C)Sixty-four.D)Thirty-one.2.A)Betty

3、 will help if she is there this summer.B)Betty would probably be a good person to ask.C)Many people spend their holidays in London.D)They will enjoy themselves in London.3.A)She takes it as a kind of exercise.B)She wants to save money.C)She loves doing anything that is new.D)Her office isnt very far

4、.4.A)Bob isnt ready to buy a new car yet.B)Bob has two cars, a new one and an old one.C)Bobs old car is still in bad condition.D)Bob doesnt know much about cars.5.A)Do her homework.C)Wash clothes.B)Clean the backyard.D)Enjoy the beautiful day.6.A)Hes living on the farm.B)Hes going to leave in 15 min

5、utes.C)Hes driving his new car.D)Hes leaving this country this year.7.A)It was pretty good.C)It was not well organized.B)It was rather dull.D)It was attended by many people.8.A)The woman doesnt think it exciting to travel by air.B)Theyll stay at home during the holidays.C)They are offered some plane

6、 tickets for their holidays.D)Theyll be flying somewhere for their vacation.The following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)At a restaurant.B)At a coffee shop.C)In a train.D)In a plane.10.A)To stop smoking.C)To stop making noises.B)To stop drinking.D)To stop complaining

7、.11.A)Smoking is more harmful than drinking.B)Drinking is more harmful than smoking.C)Smoking is as harmful as drinking.D)Neither smoking nor drinking is harmful.The following questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Cape Town.B)Johannesburg.C)Durban.D)Dresden.13.A)It is the

8、biggest city in South Africa.B)It is primarily a business center.C)It is densely populated.D)It is populated by black and white people.14.A)They are South American words.B)They refer to people who are of mixed race.C)They are two cities in South Africa.D)They are two races in South Africa.Section BD

9、irections: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 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 mar

10、k the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneThe following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.15.A)Miller was loved by her parents.B)Miller was loved by her sisters.C)Miller was loved by her brothers.D)Miller enjoyed a happy life

11、 as a child.16.A)mathsB)paintingC)both A and BD)neither A nor B17.A)When looking for jobs.C)In high school.B)In primary school.D)In college.Passage TwoThe following questions are based on the passage you have just heard.18.A)Centuries ago.C)In the 17th century.B)In the 20th century.D)Two hundred yea

12、rs ago.19.A)Isaac Newton.B)The Greeks.C)Galileo.D)Wilhelm Liebnitz.20.A)Ancient times.B)For 300 years.C)The 17th century.D)The Dark Ages.21.A)Galileo.B)The ancients.C)Todays student.D)Newton.Section CDirections: In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the fir

13、st 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 missing information.You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when the passage is read for the th

14、ird time,you should check what you have written. The new year marked a turning point for the nations social security system, which is staring down the barrel of the so-called 2007 problem. (22)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , this problem will not be resolved in one year: on the (23)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 200

15、7 heralds the beginning of a wave that will grow in the years (24)_ _ _ _ _ . Baby boomers those born in the (25)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ years 1947-49 will turn 60 years old and retire on a (26)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ scale over the next three years. This lies at the heart of the 2007 (27)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . About 2.7 mill

16、ion babies were born each year during those years 2.5 times more than the (28)_ _ _ _ _ _ of babies born each year today. This mass of people in the nations demographic composition is standing at the (29)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to their senior years. These baby boomers have been supporting the nations pensi

17、on and other social security systems. In a few years, however, (30)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . The pension programs and the health and nursing care insurance systems could face financial ruin unless measures are taken to reform them.

18、(31)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as they approach the age of 60. The baby boomers have supported the nations rapid economic growth and played a leading role in creating a new lifestyle since the war. Tap

19、ping their energy to assist with child-raising and to reinvigorate local communities could (32)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .Part IIReading Comprehension (Reading

20、in Depth)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with 10 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

21、 by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that its painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitma

22、n has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you 33 through your work, you may say that youre “hot”. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most 34 is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during

23、the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered 35 this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! Youll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the 36. Much fa

24、mily quarrelling ends when husbands and wives 37 what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You cant change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life 38 it better. “Habit can help”, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre 39 in the evening but feel you must

25、 stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle 40 some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your 41 hour. This wont change your cycle, but youll get up steam and work better at your

26、 low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome 42 for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the

27、afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.A)morningI)energeticB)fitJ)inC)sleepyK)excitedD)toL)realizeE)eveningM)whyF)laborN)goG)usualO)howH)searchSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfi

28、nished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 43 to 47 are based on the following passage. The term “satellite

29、city” is used to describe the relationship between a large city and neighboring smaller cities and towns that are economically dependent upon it. Satellite cities may be collection and distribution points in the commercial linkages of a trading metropolis, or they may be manufacturing or mining centers existing with one-industry economics as the creatures of some nearby center. This latter form is what is generally meant when one uses the term “satellite city”. Taken in this sense, nineteenth-century Chicopee and Lowell, Massachusetts, were satellites of Boston. Both were mill town