大学英语四级模拟题十五
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Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end
of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news 一二三四五主观题客观题总分核查人
report 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 with a single line
Part I Writing
through the center.
(1 5’)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to
News Report One
express your
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.
thanks to one of your friends whohelped you most whenyou were in difficulty.
1. A) 250, 000 at 50 centres. C) 255, 000 at 50 centres.
You
B) 250, 000 at 55 centres. D) 255,000 at 55 centres.
should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
2. A) Electronic detection.
B) Telephone call screening.
C) Fingerprints identification.
Part II Listening Comprehension
D) Sunday’s dress rehearsal.
(2 5’)
Section A (1 ’×7 =
News Report Two
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Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you’ve just heard. C) It is an essential part of business culture.
3. A) It called for a quality inspection on Peanut Corp. of America. D) It is the creation of something new.
B) It rejected the business request from Peanut Corp. of America. 7. A) Its hardworking employees.
C) It decided not to cooperate with Peanut Corp. of America. B) Its innovation culture.
D) It decided to have a lawsuit with Peanut Corp. of America. C) Its flexible promotion strategy.
4. A) They have so far caused 691 people to be sick. D) Its willingness to make investments.
B) They have so far caused 3, 516 people to be sent to hospital.
C) They have so far caused 2 plants to be contaminated. Section B (1 ’×8 =
D) They have so far caused 9 foods to be recalled in history. 8’)
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the
News Report Three end o f each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you’ve jus t heard. and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you
5. A) Inability to keep turning out novel products. must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
B) Inability to implement their business plans. Then m ark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through
the center. C) Failure to integrate
innovation into their business.
D) Lack of a successful business model of their own.
6. A) It is a magic tool to bring big rewards. Conversation One
B) It is the secret to business success. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you ’ve just heard.
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8. A) She has no time to study. 12.A) At a road crossing.
B) She is short of money. B) Near a school.
C) She hasn ’t heard from her parents for a long time. C) In front of a kindergarten.
D) She doesn ’t know where all her money has gone. D) Outside a police station.
9. A) 190 dollars. C) 760 dollars. 13.A) He did not notice it.
B) 250 dollars. D) 1, 010 dollars. B) He drove too fast to read it.
10.A) He is Carina ’s boyfriend. C) It says 45 miles an hour.
B) He is Carina ’s financial consultant. D) It is not clearly visible.
C) He is working in the loan section of a bank. 14.A) It is not genuine.
D) He is studying economics at a university. B) It actually belongs to somebody else.
11.A) She has a poor head for economics. C) It should have been renewed two months ago.
B) She wants to ask for a loan from Tim ’s bank. D) It is no longer valid.
C) She earns little but spends far too much money for a student. 15.A) He was fined 35 dollars.
B) He had to do two weeks ’community service.
D) She wants Tim to be her financial consultant. C) He got a ticket.
D) He had his driver ’s license canceled.
Conversation Two
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you ’ve just heard. Section C (1 ’×10 = word 版本整理分享
10’) D) Fame is more important than money.
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 passages. At the end of each 18.A) She is not interested in either money or fame.
passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the B) She wants to succeed in doing something more inventive.
questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose C) She makes a living by doing research.
the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark D) She t hinks that those who s eek fame will end up with a poor reputation. the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the
center. Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you’ve just heard. Passage One 19.A) Cheating. C) Road accidents. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you’ve just heard. B) Theft. D) Air crash.
16.A) He is short of money. 20.A) Have the right documents.
B) He does not think money is everything. B) Learn the local customs.
C) He works hard for the sake of money. C) Book tickets well in advance.
D) He wants to be a successful businessman and has plenty of time for D) Make hotel reservations.
leisure. 21.A) Get a lift if possible.
17.A) People have reasons to seek fame. B) Contact your agent.
B) People are advised not to seek fame. C) Have a friend meet you.
C) Fame is less important than money. D) Use official transport.
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C) The make traditional handicrafts.
Passage Three D) They raise domestic animals.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
22.A) It covers 97 square kilometers. Part III Multiple Choice
B) It covers 179 square miles. (0.5' ×20=10')
C) It is only half the size of Spain. Directions: There are 20 i ncomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
D) It is as big as New York City. there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that
23.A) It was cut off from the rest of the world. best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the
B) It imported food from foreign countries. Answer Sheet .
C) Its citizens enjoyed a peaceful, comfortable life. 26. The knowledge that a rescue team would continue searching for them
D) Its geographic features attracted many visitors. ________ the trapped miners.
24.A) The increasing investment by developed countries. A) retained B) attained C) maintained D)
B) The establishing of diplomatic relations with France and Spain. sustained
C) The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries. 27. The committee recommendsthat the budget ________ discussed at the next
meeting.
D) The fast development of its neighboring countries. A) is B) will be C) be D) are
25.A) They work on their farms. 28. Anyone over the age of 18 is ________ to vote.
B) They work in the tourist industry. A) illegible B) legible C) eligible D)
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ineligible 34. If he had made an appointment, he ________ the director.
29. ________ of us can do everything, but all of us can do ________. A) could see C) can see
A) None, something C) Some, everything B) could have seen D) had seen
B) Few, nothing D) Few, nothing 35. The government ’s plan is that social security ________ about a fifth
30. My father often tells me that a man should aim ________ and never speak of the total public spending.
________ A) takes account of B) on account of C) accounts for D) counts of himself. on
A) highly, high C) high, high 36. Give the message to _______ needs it at the table.
B) high, highly D) highly, highly A) whomever B) whatever C) whosever D)
31. John was ________ from the warehouse to the accounting office, which whoever
was considered a promotion. 37. He d id not realize that the unemployment w as all that _______in the city.
A) transformed B) transferred C) delivered D) A) critic B) critical C) criticism D) transmitted criticize
32. I don ’t want to _________ his bad temper. 38. _______ are usually preferred by children in the hospital.
A) put up with C) keep up with A) Women doctor C) Woman doctor
B) come up with D) come out with B) Women doctors D) Woman doctors
33. The film you watched yesterday was ________ from a novel by Jane Austen. 39. We can read worldwide news on the website of The British
A) adopted B) based C) adapted D) adept Broadcasting_______.
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A) Cooperate B) Cooperation C) Corporate D) 45. Great as Newton was, many of his theories_______ today and are being
Corporation modified by the work of scientists of our time.
40. My doctor ________ me to a specialist in heart disease. A) are to be challenged C) have been challenged
A) inferred B) preferred C) referred D) B) are challenging D) may be challenged
differed
41. We gave up the house, because of _______ considerations. Part IV Reading Comprehension (35')
A) economic B) economics C) economical D) economy Section A (0.5 ’×10 =
42. The flu is believed _______ by viruses that like to reproduce in the 5’)
cells inside the human nose and throat. Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are
A) cause C) to be caused required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in
B) being caused D) to have caused a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before
43. Thanks to the modern electrical _______, housework nowadays has been making your choices. Each c hoice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please
made easier and easier. write the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may
A) appliances B) facilities C) tools D) not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
instruments
（请在答题纸上写单词的代号）
44. Let me see all the official documents _______ the sale of this land.
A) concerned B) concerning C) concerns D) You have chosen to attend a university that is not only a great concernedly educational institution but is also a great research institution. I word 版本整理分享
encourage you to take 46 of that. Take courses and 47 seminars that
explore the frontiers of fields where new knowledge and understanding are
being created. For me, participating in research as an undergraduate led Section B (1 ’×10 = mefrom mymajor in 48 engineering to my m ajor in computer science, and 10’)
it 49 a passion for being on the leading edge of discovery. This 50 Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten
sustained me through my PhD and continues to excite me after more than 30 statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one
years as a Stanford faculty member. Being at the 51 of discovery and of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is
taking part in the creation of new knowledge is an 52 rewarding and derived. You m ay c hoose a paragraph more than once. Each p aragraph is marked
life-altering experience. with a letter. Answer the questions by writing the corresponding letter on As you begin your time at Stanford and plan your four years here, I would the Answer Sheet .
53 you to remember that your undergraduate education is a foundation for
life. It is a once-in-a-lifetime journey. It is much more than your 54 The End of the Book?
to your first job. It is an opportunity to develop the skills and passion
for being a lifelong learner in areas 55 to and outside of your career. [A] Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on
May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format
A) participate B) ticket C) transferred D) use E) ignited
F) advantage G) urge H) constructive I) attend J) immensely
K) passion L) forefront M) intellectually N) related O) electrical than in the old paper-and-ink format. That is remarkable, considering that
the Kindle has only been around for four years. E-books now account for 14
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overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while [E] For clues to the book ’s future, let ’s look at some examples of
hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent. technological change and see what happened to the old technology.
[B] Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly not [F] One technology replaces another only because the new technology is
immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is that the book better, cheaper, or both. The greater the difference, the sooner and more
business will go through a transformation in the next decade or so more thoroughly the new t echnology replaces the old. Printing with moveable type
profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg introduced printing with on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with
moveable type in the 1450s. that of the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from
[C] Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace. sheepskin. A Bible —to be sure, a long book —required vellum made from 300
Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor. Before printing arrived, a
probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries, thril lers, “romance Bible cost more than a middle-class house. There were perhaps 50,000 books
fiction, ”etc. Such b ooks, which only rarely end up in permanent collections, in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500 there were 10 million.
either private or public, will probably only be available as e-books within [G] But while printing quickly caused the hand written book to die out,
a few years. Hardback and trade paperbacks for “serious ”nonfiction and handwriting lingered on（继续存在）well into the 16th century. Very special fiction will surely last longer. Perhaps it will becomethe mark of an author books are still occasionally produced on vellum, but they are one-of-a-kind
to reckon with that he or she is still published in hard copy. show pieces.
[D] As for children ’s books, who k nows? Children ’s books are like dog [H] Sometimes a new t echnology doesn’t drive the old one out, but only
food in that the purchasers are not the consumers, so the market (and the parts of it while forcing the rest to evolve. The m ovies were widely predicted marketing) is inherently strange. to drive live theater out of the marketplace, but they didn ’t, because word 版本整理分享
theater turned out to have qualities movies could not reproduce. Equally, [L] Sometimes new technology is a little cranky （不稳定的）at first.
TV was supposed to replace movies but, again, did not. Television repairman was a common occupation in the 1950s, for instance.
[I] Movies did, however, fatally impact some p arts of live theater. And And s o the old technology remains as a backup. Steamships captured the North
while TV didn ’t kill movies, it did kill second-rate pictures, shorts, and Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much
cartoons. greater speed. But steamships didn ’t lose their sails until the 1880s, [J] Nor did TV k ill radio. Comedyand drama s hows (“Jack Benny,”“Amos because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down. Until ships
and Andy, ”“The Shadow”)all migrated to television. But because you became large enough (and engines small enough) to mount two engines side
can’t drive a car and watch television at the same time, rush hour became by side, they needed to keep sails. (The high cost of steam and the lesser
radio ’s prime, while music, talk, and news radio greatly enlarged their need for speed kept the majority of the world ’s ocean freight movin g by audiences. Radio is today a very different business than in the late 1940s sail until the early years of the 20th century.)
and a much larger one. [M] Then there is the fireplace. Central heating was present in every [K] Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries because of its upper-and middle-class home by the second half of the 19th century. But
symbolic power. Mounted c avalry （骑兵）replaced the chariot （二轮战车）on the functioning fireplaces remain to this day a powerful selling point in a house battlefield around 1000 BC. But chariots maintained their place in parades or apartment. I suspect the reason is a deep-rooted love of the fire. Fire
and triumphs right up until the end of the Roman Empire 1,500 years later. was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind,
The sword hasn’t had a military function for a hundred years, but is still providing heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to eat
part of an officer ’s full -dress uniform, precisely because a sword always and d igest). Humancontrol of fire goes back far enough (over a million years) symbolized “an officer and a gentleman. ”
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that evolution could have produced a genetic leaning towards fire as a for centuries.
central aspect of human life. 57. Authors still published in printed versions will be considered important [N] Books —especially books the average person could afford —haven’t ones.
been around long enough to produce evolutionary change in humans. But they 58. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more listeners.
have a powerful hold on manypeople nonetheless, a hold extending far beyond 59. Contrary to many people ’s prediction of its death, the film industry
their literary content. At their best, they are works of art and there is survived.
a tactile （触觉的）pleasure in books necessarily lost in e-book versions. 60. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business.
The ability to quickly thumb through pages is also lost. And a room with 61. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old one without
books in it induces, at least in some, a feeling not dissimilar to that of a clear advantage.
a fire in the fireplace on a cold winter ’s night. 62. A house with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyers.
[O] For these reasons I think physical books will have a longer existence 63. Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its reliability.
as a commercial product than somecurrently predict. Like swords, books have 64. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be replaced by
symbolic power. Like fireplaces, they induce a sense of comfort and warmth. e-books.
And, perhaps, similar to sails, they makea useful back-up for whenthe lights 65. Some people are still in favor of printed books because of the sense
go out. of touch they can provide.
.
56. The i ncrease of e-book sales will force the book business to makechanges Section C (2 ’×10 = not seen 20’)
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Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed Actually caregivers make less today, in real terms, than they did in 1990.
by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four Considering that labor costs are responsible for up to 80% of a daycare
choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and center ’s expenses, one would expect flat wages to have meant flat prices.
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through So who’s to blame for higher childcare costs?
the centre. Childcare is a carefully regulated industry. States lay downrules about
how many children each employee is allowed to watch over, the space care
Passage One centers need per child, and other minute details. And the stricter the
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage. regulations, the higher the costs. If it has to hire a caregiver for every Children are a delight. They are our future. But sadly, hiring someone two children, it can ’t really achieve any econ omies of scale on labor to
to take care of them while you go to work is getting more expensive by the save money when other expenses go up. In Massachusetts, where childcare
year. centers must hire one teacher for every three infants, the price of care Earlier this month, it was reported that the cost of enrolling an infant averaged more than $16,000 per year. In Mississippi, where centers must hire
or small kid at a childcare center rose 3% in 2012, faster than the overall one teacher for every five infants, the price of care averaged less than
cost of living. There are now l arge strips of the country where daycare for $5,000.
an infant costs more than a tenth of the average married couple ’s income. Unfortunately, I don’t have all the daycare -center regulations at hand.
This is not necessarily a new t rend, but it is a somewhatpuzzling one. But I wouldn ’t be surprised if as the rules have become more elaborate,
The price of professional childcare has been rising since the 1980s. Yet prices have risen. The t radeoff （交换）might be worth it in somecases; after
during that time, pay for professional childcare workers has stood still. all, the health and safety of children should probably come before cheap
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service. But certainly, it doesn’t seem t o be an accident that some o f the A) Steady increase in labor costs.
cheapest daycare available is in the least regulated South. B) Strict government regulations.
C) Lack of support from the state.
66. What problem do parents of small kids have to face? D) High administrative expenses.
A) The ever-rising childcare prices.
B) The budgeting of family expenses. 69. Why is the average cost of childcare in Mississippi much lower than in
C) The balance between work and family. Massachusetts?
D) The selection of a good daycare center. A) The overall quality of service is not as good.
B) Payments for caregivers there are not as high.
67. What does the author feel puzzled about? C) Each teacher is allowed to care for more kids.
A) Why the prices of childcare vary greatly from state to state. D) Living expenses there are comparatively low.
B) Why increased childcare prices have not led to better service.
C) Why there is a severe shortage of childcare professional in a number 70. What is the author ’s view on daycare service?
of states. A) Caregivers should receive regular professional training.
D) Why childcare workers ’pay has not incre ased with the rising B) Less elaborate rules about childcare might lower costs.
childcare costs. C) It is crucial to strike a balance between quality and costs.
D) It is better for different states to learn from each other.
68. What prevent childcare centers from saving money?
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Passage Two participants organize different activities —from project planning, holiday Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage. shopping, to yoga—by time or to-do list to measure how t hey performed under When it ’s five o ’clock , people leave their office. The length of the “clock time ”vs “task time. ”They found clock timers to be more e fficient
workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clock but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers
tells them they ’re done. are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come
on cell-phones and computers. That maybe a bad thing, particularly at work. up.
New research shows that clock-based work schedules hinder morale （士气）The r esearchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued
and creativity. and under-supported in the business culture. Smart companies, they believe, Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies.
example: a meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., research from 10 a.m. to noon, This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office,
etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic
accomplish. They work downthe list, each task starts when t he previous task of the economy: work organized by clock time. While most people will still
is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing
of planning. should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. It ’ll What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different make those tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.
ways? D oes o ne makeus more p roductive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier?
In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had 71. What does the author think of time displayed everywhere?
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A) It makes everybody time-conscious.
B) It is a convenience for work and life. 74. What do the researchers say about today ’s business culture ?
C) It may have a negative effect on creative work. A) It does not support the strategies adopted by smart companies.
D) It clearly indicates the fast pace of modern life. B) It does not attach enough importance to task-based practice.
C) It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers ’lives.
72. How do people usually go about their work according to the author? D) It aims to bring employees’potential and creativity into full play.
A) They give priority to the most urgent task on hand. 75. What do the researchers suggest?
B) They combine clock-based and task-based planning. A) A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.
C) They set a time limit for each specific task. B) It is important to keep a balance between work and life.
D) They accomplish their tasks one by one. C) Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.
D) Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.
73. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments
about Part V Translation (15') clock-timers? Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage
from Chinese to English. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
A) They tend to be more productive.
B) They always get their work done in time.
C) They have more control over their lives.
在几年前，因特网上提供的工作绝大部分还局限于高科技领域。现在，非技术
D) They seize opportunities as they come up.
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分。大型报纸和专业出版物(trade publications) 的分类广告都有在线版，求职者
能搜索到市内、国内甚至国外的一些工作机会。
大学英语四级模拟题十五答案
Part I Writing
(1 5’)
Part II Listening Comprehension
(1' ×25=25’)
1-5 B C C A C 6-10 D B B C C
11-15 A B A D C 16-20 C A B B A
21-25 D B A C B
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Part III Multiple Choice
opportunities. Most major newspapers and trade publications have online (0.5' ×20=10')
versions of their classified ads, enabling job-seekers to scan for work
26-30 D C C A B 31-35 B A C B C available in the city, across the country, or around the world.
36-40 D B B D C 41-45 A C A B C
Part ⅣReading Comprehension
(35 ’)
Section A (0.5 ’x10=5’)
46-50 F I O E K 51-55 L J G B N
Section B (1 ’x10=10’)
56-60 B C J H A 61-65 F M L C N
Section C (2 ’x10=20’)
66-70 A D B C B 71-75 C B A B D
Part V Translation —Chinese to English
(15')
A c ouple of years ago, most job listings on t he Internet were in high-tech
fields. Today, non-technical jobs---salesclerks, bank tellers, secretaries,
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大学英语四级模拟题四 Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’) Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished 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 One Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow”from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem. Air pollution can kill babies, older people, and those who have respiratory（呼吸的）diseases. As found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases. Air pollution can cause both airplane and car accidents because it cuts down visibility （能见度）. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we don’t know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells. These changes might cause babies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals are apt（易于的）to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers. Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It corrodes（腐蚀）our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is great. It would be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the government, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control. 1. Air pollution may lead to airplane accidents because . A. it may cause pilots to be ill B. engines may fail from the air-borne dirt C. visibility is reduced D. it brings a lot of black snow 2. Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and . A. intelligence levels B. birth problems C. man’s behavior D. the nervous system 3. Scientists have not yet determined . A. all of the effects of pollution on the human body B. how pollution can be controlled successfully C. when the atmosphere first became polluted D. how some snow becomes black 4. The author suggests that before air pollution becomes more serious, . A. factories will be forced to stop operating B. buildings should be protected C. the earth will begin to grow colder D. more money should be spent to solve the problem 5. We can conclude that . A. civilization may be ruined if pollution is not controlled B. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in America C. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problem D. we should learn all the answers before we begin to control pollution Passage Two Stiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear “sensible shoes”with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month’s conference. The motion states: “Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely in appropriate for the day-to-day working environment. Feet bear the burden of daily life, and for many workers prolonged standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders. Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints. Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.” Nadline Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticized the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. “I’m 5ft 3in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,”she said. “If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist tactics by discussing women’s
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Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelor's degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it. The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instant gratification(满意). It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television's variety becomes a narcotic(麻醉的), nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic (万花筒般的)exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps(篡夺;侵占) one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it. Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of losing anyone's attention—anyone's. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Model Test 1 Part One Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 line through the centre. Example： You will hear： You will read： A） At the office. B） In the waiting room. C） At the airport. D） In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A） At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. 1. A） She is not interested in the article. B） She has given the man much trouble. C） She would like to have a copy of the article. D） She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article. 2. A） He saw the big tower he visited on TV~ B） He has visited the TV tower twice. C） He has visited the TV tower once. D） He will visit the TV tower in June. 3. A） The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time. C） The woman knows the professor has been busy. D） The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 4. A） He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B） He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job. C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family, D） He wants to spend more time with his family. 5. A） The man thought the essay was easy. B） They both had a hard time writing the essay. C） The woman thought the essay was easy. D） Neither of them has finished the assignment yet. 6. A） In the park. B） Between two buildings C） In his apartment. D） Under a huge tree. 7. A） It's awfully dull. B） It's really exciting.
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题 Model Test Five Part ⅠListening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. Choose the correct answer---A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Section A (C) 11. A) He will only be available in the afternoon. B) It’s not his office hour. C) He doesn’t have time. D) He is too tired after class. (A) 12. A) The woman insists on going out. B) The woman doesn’t like watching TV. C) The man promised her a gift on her birthday. D) The man is too tired to go out. (B) 13. A) There are too many courses offered to
大学英语四级模拟题十 Part I Listening Comprehension (35’) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation. 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 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 with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 1. A) At 9:15. B) Before 9:15. C) At 9:30. D) Before 9:50. 2. A) He does not understand it. B) He does not like it. C) He is used to it. D) He does not have to take it. 3. A) They were in a doctor’s office. B) They worked in the same office. C) They were in a workshop. D) They were talking in the weight lifting room at the gym. 4. A) Carry the suitcase with the woman. B) Carry the suitcase upstairs. C) Carry the suitcase up to the plane. D) Carry the suitcase down to the ship. 5. A) At eight o’clock. B) At nine o’clock. C) At ten o’clock. D) An hour later. 6. A) He broke his leg. B) He caught a cold. C) He had a car accident. D) He did n’t like to go to dance with the girl. 7. A) He doesn’t know what he wants to do. B) He likes to work this summer. C) He wonders whether the woman has a job. D) He can’t decide where to go on vacation. 8. A) At a hairdresser’s. B) At a tailor’s C) At a photographer’s. D) At a butcher’s. 9. A) The content of the note book. B) What the woman wrote in the note. C) Why people are not allowed to talk in the library. D) Whether people can smoke in the library. 10. A) Because it’s bad for her health. B) Because it had bad influences on children. C) Because it makes him smell. D) Because it makes him cough. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) He is not satisfied with his present job. B) He worries too much about his grandmother. C) People dislike his food. D) He is going to be fired. 12. A) He learned it in a training center of cooking. B) He learned it from his grandmother. C) He learned it from his mother. D) He learned it from his wife. 13. A) He dislikes other businessmen. B) He wants to have more chance to go on business. C) He doesn’t want to trouble others. D) He wants to be self-employed. 14. A) Whether he would have enough funds. B) Whether his food is to the customers’ taste. C) Whether his family members would support him. D) Whether he can pay less tax to the government. 15. A) Daniel gets encouragement from his friend Misha. B) The two speakers haven’t seen each other for a lon g time. C) Daniel wants to be in the food business. D) Daniel’s grandmother is an experienced businesswoman. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 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 mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) His age and appearance. B) His personality. C) His scholarship. D) His relationship with students. 第 1 页共7 页
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第 一套） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is foll owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fou r choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method o f answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships betwee n observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to o rganize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniq ues, and procedures for implementing the finding of science. Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progr ess in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to comp rehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy an d certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or disli kes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover m ay shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even an unple asant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of re fusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished 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 center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists. Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth. Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course. Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap. Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk re: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.” The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article. 21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition. B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷（1） Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by so me questions or unfinished 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 center. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: Some radio singals were heard in 1967.They were coming from a point in the sky where there was unknown star.They were coming very regularly,too:about once a second,if they were controlled by clock. The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else.They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.The signals were coming from a very small body—no bigger,perhaps than the earth.Was that why no light could be seen from it?Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star?There was no end to the questions,but the scientists kept the news secret.“Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there.”they thought,“who are trying to send messages to other planets,or to us?So the news was not given to the newspaper.Instead,the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them...Well,all that happened in 1967 and 1968.Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange,regular,radio signals.And they have told the story,of course. The signals do not come from a planet;they come from a new kind of star called a “pulsar””.About a hundred other pulsars have now been found,and most of them are very like the first one. Pulsars are strong radio stars.They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present.A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons.Their light—if they give much light—is too small