大学英语四级考试
COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST
— Band Four —
长喜英语大学四级考试模拟试题
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Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How to Relieve Stress. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.
1. 现在人们面临着各种压力
2. 人们减压的方法各异
3. 我的减压方法
How to Relieve Stress
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1–7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8–10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
How to Make Peace with Your Workload
Swamped (忙碌的), under the gun, just struggling to stay above water...; whatever office cliché(陈词滥调) you employ to depict(描述) it, we?ve all been in that sit uation where we feel like we
might be swallowed up by our workload. Nonetheless many a way may be used to manage your to-do list to prevent feeling overwhelmed. How to make peace with your workload once and for all goes as follows.
Get organized
“Clear the deadwood out of your desk and keep your office in shape, which enhances your capability to handle other tasks and raises the probability that you?ll retrieve (重新获得) the items you do need in a faster and easier fashion,” says Jeff Davidson who works as a work-life expert and writer of more than 50 books on workplace issues. “When something can be disposed, let it go, given in reality most of what you retain is re placeable.”
Joel Rudy, vice president of operations for Photographic Solutions, with better than thirty years of business management experience, believes that keeping organized is a must. “Messy work areas are nonproductive in some measure. Provided that y ou can?t locate a document or report easily because it?s lost in a pile of mess, then you have a problematic situation,” he says. “Thereby you are supposed to take the time to tidy up your work areas and keep your important files, manuals and reports in an accessible location, which will maximize your efficiencies.”
Make a to-do list, then cover it up
It may sound weird (怪异的), but it works, says Jessica Carlson, an account executive at Bluefish
Design Studio which is an advertising consulting firm.
Carlson urges her team to utilize to-do lists to stay on track and highlight items that are a priority. “Cover up the list, with the exception of one high-priority task at one time,” she suggests. “This will allow you to focus better on the task at hand; otherwise, it will be easy to get overwhelmed if you?re reading through a to-do list that spans an entire page. Concentrating on a single item will make your tasks appear like they are more doable,” Carlson says.
Stop multitasking
Despite what you may consider mult itasking, it?s counterproductive. Unless you?re drinking coffee while scanning your morning e-mails, you?re not saving any time by attempting to do ten things at once.
“If you find yourself getting tangled (纠缠的) in too many things, it may be of much necessity of you to reevaluate your involvement,” Rudy says. “Your mind will wander from one topic to another and you may end up never accomplishing a thing.” Rudy recommends the best way to stop multitasking is to create priority lists with deadlines. “When app licable, complete one project before you move further on to the next one,” he says.
Set time limits
Deborah Chaddock-Brown, a work-at-home single parent, says she?s frequently overwhelmed by the demands of maintaining order in her residence and running her own business. Still, she manages to
“do it all” by setting a time limit for each task. “I have the type of personality that flits (轻轻地掠过)
from thing to thing because I do have so much on my plate,” Brown says.
“As a consequence I assign time slots (时隙): For the next 15 minutes I will participate in social
media for the purpose of marketing my business (not sending photos or playing Farmville) and that is the only thing I am about to do for the next 15 minutes. When the time is up, I move on to the next tas k. That way, at night I don?t end up with a pile of tasks to accomplish even though I felt busy all day.”
Talk to your manager
“Quite often, people are working on things that are no longer a top priority, but someone forgot to tell them (that they?re no longer important). There are usually clear priorities in the manager?s head; he or she has just not done a great job communicating those with the employee,” says Holly Green, CEO of The Human Factor.
Green?s suggestion unfolds in this manner: “If you find y ourself confronted with too many responsibilities, sit down, note the significant things you are in charge of, and go to your manager to have a conversation to discuss priorities, trade-offs, time commitments and interdependencies required to do each thing well, and then ask what you should stop working on or work on less so you can get the right things done.” Green says managers should be willing to help sort out priorities, so long as employees have a can-do approach and aren?t just complaining about thei r workload.
Eliminate time wasters
“If interruptions are keeping you from your responsibilities, learn how to deal with them accordingly,” says Eileen Roth, author of Organizing for Dummies. Roth proposes the following suggestions to combat disruptions: “U se voice mail to cut down on telephone interruptions, shut off the alert that says …You?ve got an e-mail? and give staff members a set time to visit with you.”
Justin Gramm, president of Globella Buyers Realty, exemplifies (例证) Roth?s point. “E-mail had
been a big time waster for me in the past because it was a constant interruption, causing me to lose focus on the task at hand,” he says. Since determined to check his e-mails only twice a day, Gramm says he has become much more efficient. “If people want to get more work done, they need to stop checking e-mails and get down to business,” he says.
Assess your workload before taking on new tasks
“The paradox (悖论) of today?s work environment is that the more you do, the more that?s expected of you,” Davidson says. In order to better assess your workload, Davidson suggests asking yourself the following questions before agreeing to undertake new responsibilities: Is the task aligned (使一致) with
your priorities and goals; Are you likely to be as prone to saying yes to such a request tomorrow or next week; What else could you do that would be more rewarding; What other pressing tasks and responsibilities are you likely to face; Does the other party have options other than you; Will he or she be crushed if you say no?
Want to know more?
Most of our experts recommended books for additional tips on how to maximize efficiency, but one book was mentioned time and again. Check out The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
1. Jeff Davidson suggests that you can enhance your work efficiency by ______.
A) removing the dead tress from your office
B) improving one?s ability to replace things
C) getting rid of unnecessary materials at work
D) redecorating one?s office when it gets untidy
2. What?s the cause of one?s low work efficiency according to Joel Rudy?
A) His lack of instruction in handling time while working.
B) His lack of sufficient working experience under his belt.
C) His weak will-power which can be easily crushed by heavy workload.
D) His incapability of managing materials necessary for his doing work well.
3. According to Jessica Carlson what is essential in managing a to-do list?
A) Having a peaceful mind at work.
B) Performing the tasks one by one.
C) Giving priority to one task at a time.
D) Building a high efficient work-team.
4. According to Rudy doing too many things at one time may lead to ______.
A) saving much time C) peace of mind at work
B) low efficiency D) appreciation from the boss
5. To manage her to-do list to prevent feeling overwhelmed Deborah Chaddock-Brown _______.
A) participates in social media frequently C) accomplishes each task at 15 minutes
B) sets time limits for all tasks D) tends to make herself feel busy all day
6. What does Holly Green think managers should do if employees go to him for help with the work?
A) Reevaluate their workload.
B) Help sort out priorities willingly.
C) Tell them what they?re d oing is important.
D) Relieve them of too many responsibilities.
7. How did Eileen Roth and Justin Gramm consider interruptions at work?
A) They distract one from the task at hand.
B) They sometimes may make you relaxed.
C) They sometimes help improve work efficiency.
D) One sometimes won?t do his work well without them.
8. Gramm has become much more efficient since he decided to check his e-mails ___________
______________________.
9. Davidson says that in work environment nowadays the more you do, ________________.
10. Most experts recommended ___________________________ as additional tips for those who
want to maximize efficiency.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A
Directions: 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 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 2
with a single line through the centre.
11. A) She knows nothing about hacking. C) She hasn?t watched the movie before.
B) She is not interested in the movie. D) She has no knowledge about the movie.
12. A) Eric once had a job in Tokyo. C) Eric has too high an opinion of Tokyo.
B) Eric always spread rumor around. D) What Eric said about Tokyo is believable.
13. A) A heavy load of job task. C) Too much to do this week.
B) Noisy guests in the house. D) Naughty children at home.
14. A) It is a bad image of Bob. C) It shows Bob?s signature posture.
B) It gives light to Bob?s hair.D) It is a good picture of Bob in every detail.
15. A) The woman is supposed to find the boat first.
B) The woman should ask the information center.
C) He would find the lecture room for the woman.
D) He could show the woman how to find the boat.
16. A) The company the man applies for is small.
B) The company made a deep impression on the man.
C) The company the man applies for is big and famous.
D) The woman wants to know what the man is interested in.
17. A) Her classmate. C) Her boss.
B) Her teacher. D) Her colleague.
18. A) She will see if they have more paper.
B) The paper the man asked for is out of stock.
C) The man should look for the paper elsewhere.
D) She will help the man write his graduation paper.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Her mother is ill.
B) She won?t go home for the holiday.
C) She didn?t get a scholarship to study chemistry.
D) Her favorite teacher is ill.
20. A) Old and tired. C) Patient and popular.
B) Serious and healthy. D) Retired and healthy.
21. A) Mr. Amald. C) Mr. Cobette.
B) Miss Stiff. D) The woman?s mom.
22. A) Sad about them. C) Lucky to have had them.
B) Bad about their teaching. D) Happy that they are retired.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) It has so many buildings. C) It?s so hard to get familiar with.
B) It?s so large. D) It?s easy to get around.
24. A) Work out the layout of the campus.
B) Locate the Darwin Building on the map.
C) Attend their biology class.
D) Talk about their first impression of the university.
25. A) 9:30 B) 10:00 C) 10:15 D) 11:00
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) A family honor. B) A family secret. C) A family story. D) A family treasure.
27. A) They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B) They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C) They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D) They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
28. A) She was curious about it. C) She intended to scare her parents.
B) She planned to keep it for fun. D) She needed it for her school task.
29. A) They were crazy. C) They realized their misunderstanding.
B) They were overexcited. D) They both thought they had won the quarrel. Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. A) After she finished high school. C) Before she got married to Henry.
B) When she was twenty years old. D) When she just moved to Maryland.
31. A) She was to give birth to a baby soon. C) She lacked driving experience in Maryland.
B) She insisted on signing for herself. D) She was forbidden to drive by Maryland law.
32. A) Different states may have different laws.
B) Males should serve in the army before marriage.
C) People have to renew their licenses in their home states.
D) Women should adopt their husbands? family names after marriage.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) She worked as a helper to her mother.
B) She received a degree in mathematics.
C) She won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D) She contributed to saving the wounded.
34. A) In 1897. B) In 1927. C) In 1932. D) In 1935.
35. A) Irene won the Nobel Prize once. C) Irene combined family and career.
B) Irene worked with radioactivity. D) Irene died from a very serious disease.
Section C
Directions: 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact
words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in
the missing information. For these blanks, 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 third time, you should check what you have written.
Boy, tourism really is a big business these days. It is (36) _______. It involves hotels, transportation, restaurants, shops, and thousands of people. The tour companies (37) _______ telling us what a good thing it is about how much we can learn about people and customs, but sometimes I (38) _______ if this is really true.
A couple that I know went abroad last summer. They (39) _______ with a tour group. It?s interesting to compare their (40) _______ with some of that of other people in the same tour group. My friends, (41) _______, had some acquaintances, or friends, actually, along the (42) _______ of their tour. In some of the cities they were going to, they knew some local people. When they got to (43) _______ places, they could go out with some of the local people and (44) ________________________________________________________________.
Other members of the tour group, however, never got away from the group at all. They never went out and did a thing on their own. (45) ________________________________________________________________. I understand why peo ple wouldn?t go out on their own, because of language problems and being a little bit afraid. (46) ________________________________________________________________. If tour companies emphasized that, everyone really would learn about other people and other customs.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A
Directions: 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 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 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
In June of 2008, I was laid off from my position as a chemist for a pharmaceutical(医药的) company after 17 years in the industry.
What should I do for the rest of my life? I knew that I wanted to go back to academe (学院) someday, but I had always envisioned(设想) that would happen when I reached
47 age. Yet here I was at age 44, with a 48 to make. I knew from recent experience that I enjoyed passing on knowledge to others more than 49 using that knowledge to do the same type of work over and over. All things being equal, I 50 I would rather teach than find another job in industry.
At that point I talked at 51 with my graduate adviser and several friends who worked in academe. They 52 me that I could make enough money by moving somewhere with a lower cost of living, working in the summers for 53 income, and consulting; and that while the odds that I would find a job at a research university were low, if I applied to undergraduate colleges, I had a(n) 54 chance of finding a position. The second point was fine with me, because I wanted to teach, and running a research program focused on teaching undergraduates how to do research sounded 55 .
The first interview was with my university, and it was short, because I already had a good quality and preparation.
A week later I traveled to the college for my second campus interview. I had dinner that night with several faculty members, followed by a full day of 56 . In the early afternoon, I taught an
organic-chemistry class, filling in for the usual professor, who watched along with other faculty members.
Finally, in late March 2010, my university offered me a tenure-track (终身职位) job.
Section B
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 Answer Sheet
2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The prospects for women who are scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved, although women continue to face unfair treatment in salary and access to some other resources, a panel of the National Research Council concludes in a new report.
In recent years “men and women faculty in science, engineering and mathematics have enjoyed comparable opportunities,” the panel said in its report, released on Tuesday. It found that women who applied for university jobs and, once they had them, for promotion and tenure (终身任职), were at least as likely to succeed as men.
In another report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of Wisconsin reviewed a variety of studies and concluded that the achievement gap between boys and girls in mathematics performance had narrowed to the vanishing point.
Although girls are still of a smaller number in the ranks of young math prodigies (神童), they said, that gap is narrowing, which undermines claims that a greater prevalence (流行) of profound
mathematical talent in males is biologically determined. The researchers said this and other phenomena “provide abundant evidence for the impact of sociocultural and other environmental factors on the development of mathematical skills and talent and the size, if any, of math gender gap.”
The research council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, gathered its expert panel at the request of Congress. The panel surveyed six disciplines — biology, chemistry, mathematics, civil and electrical engineering, and physics — and based its analysis on interviews with faculty members at 89 institutions and data from federal agencies, professional societies and other sources. The panel was led by Claude Canizares, a physicist who is vice president for research at M.I.T, and Dr. Sally Shaywitz of Yale Medical School, an expert on learning.
The Wisconsin researchers, Janet S. Hyde and Janet E. Mertz, studied data from 10 states collected in tests authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act as well as data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a federal testing program. Differences between girls? and boys? performance in the 10 states were “close to zero in all grades,” they said, even in high schools where gaps had existed earlier. In the nat ional assessment, they said, differences between girls? and boys? performance were “trivial”.
57. We learn from the passage that female scientists and engineers in some universities ______.
A) tend to compare themselves with men
B) suffer from overwhelming unequal treatment
C) find it difficult to get ideal jobs
D) have a future as bright as men
58. According to the researchers at the University of Wisconsin, ______.
A) girls usually think narrowly in math while boys don?t
B) girls can do almost as well as boys in mathematics
C) most girls perform better in mathematics than boys
D) there are very few girls who are really talented in math
59. What is the conclusion of the research council based on?
A) The analysis made by 89 college teachers and data from different agencies.
B) The survey of six subjects, interviews with teachers and data from different kinds of sources.
C) The survey at the request of the Congress and talks with teachers from 89 institutions.
D) The research made by the National Academy of Sciences and the survey within six fields.
60. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A) Neither gender nor age affects students? performance in mathematics.
B) People expect to see gaps between girls? and boys? performance in high school.
C) Diff erent tests show different results concerning students? performance.
D) Data from 10 states are not as accurate as those from the national tests.
61. The passage is mainly about _____.
A) the unfair treatment towards female in universities
B) women bridging gap in science opportunities
C) the achievement of female scientists in universities
D) a national study of teaching methods of mathematics
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
It?s time to stop complaining. The economy might be melting down like butter in a hot pot, but for some people — you, maybe? — this could be a very good thing.
Here?s why. At no other time in recent history has it been easier or cheaper to start a new kind of company. Possibly a very profitable co mpany. Let?s call these start-ups LILOs, for “a little in, a lot out;” These are Web-based businesses that cost almost nothing to get off the ground yet can turn into great moneymakers.
How do you get started? All that?s required is a great idea for a prod uct that will fill a need in the 21st century. These days you?d do best if your idea either makes people money or saves them money. And launching now will make your company stronger later —you?ll learn to survive on fumes until the economy improves.
That?s what John Tayman is doing. He?s an author who lives in San Francisco, where I met him; he wrote reviews for a business magazine I edited. Tayman knew little about technology and even less about business. And yet he dreamed of a website that would summarize car reviews from other sources and rank every model of new car. “It?ll be like https://www.doczj.com/doc/1813898307.html, meets Kelley Blue Book,” he explained to me during lunch one day last June. Tayman said he intended to build the site on the side while continuing to write for a living. He?d work on his new company only at night and on weekends. Oh, yes, and he had only about $10,000. “Good luck with that!” I thought. Ideas are much easier to produce than they are to execute.
Tayman went to work with nothing more than his PowerBook laptop. A very well-organized fellow, he quickly discovered a bunch of free stuff online — instructional manuals and sites that walk you through the process from start to finish. Within months, Tayman had a virtual staff of 20 employees working for him in five different countries. https://www.doczj.com/doc/1813898307.html, went live in January. Tayman figures he has worked about 10 hours a week on it and hasn?t spent a cent on marketing or advertising. Growth is modest but steady: nearly 10,000 people visit each week.
62. What is an advantage of starting a business now?
A) It will guarantee you a big success.
B) It can never be more profitable.
C) It costs you much less than ever before.
D) It keeps you from useless complaining.
63. What is essential to start your business according to the passage?
A) Low-cost products used to be trade.
B) A good idea helping people make or save money.
C) Starting the business as early as possible.
D) Practical products with good quality.
64. What is said about Tayman in the passage?
A) He chooses to run his business in his spare time.
B) He has raised enough funds for his business.
C) He is good at Internet technology and e-commerce.
D) He came up the idea when talking with his friend.
65. How did the author feel on hearing of Tayman?s idea?
A) He was sure that it would make profit.
B) He thought Tayman was out of his mind.
C) He is suspicious of his executive capability.
D) He had no confidence in Tayman?s success.
66. How is Tayman?s website going now?
A) It starts to be used by more people now.
B) It has made a huge profit since January.
C) It still copies free stuff from the Internet.
D) It has a capacity of 10,000 visits per week.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that
best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Our society structure affects all human relationships. Most people feel 67 powerless if their specific situations are
68 their control. The resultant (由此产生的) stresses need outlets.
There are many different outlets. Many of us are 69 at least sometimes to take out our 70 on people nearest to us. The
kind of destructive (毁灭性的) outlet that a
woman uses may be 71 — either against her husband or children —72 more often, it is directed towards her children who cannot walk out. Commonly, women turn violent feelings 73 : twice as many women as men suffer from depression. Women are subjected 74 depression. As far as men are 75 , they have been brought up to use their fists —and 76 encouraged to do so. So a man?s outlet can, 77 its extreme form, involve physical violence against his wife and family. Many women have no 78 to escape: they can?t easily leave home. Compared with men, women are 79 powerless.
Women are 80 to look after their children. Many women are consequently totally 81 on their husband?s incomes, or earn a little money at part-time, low-paid jobs. Fathers, on the other hand, are not seen by society as 82 for the care of their children. A man can 83 drink all his earnings if he wishes. One of the reasons, some women 84 with beating for so long is because they are concerned about how they could bring up the children with little money on their own if they left. Often, women finally leave only 85 they fear that their children are themselves in physical or mental 86 from their fathers. 67. A) specially C) remarkably
B) essentially D) particularly
68. A) beyond C) over
B) under D) within
69. A) affected C) inclined
B) effected D) subjected
70. A) recession C) excitement
B) frustration D) misunderstanding
71. A) conscious C) internal
B) mental D) physical
72. A) and C) or
B) but D) so
73. A) outwards C) inwards
B) upwards D) downwards
74. A) with C) into
B) to D) by
75. A) concerned C) confronted
B) conformed D) confused
76. A) only C) even
B) almost D) just
77. A) for C) on
B) at D) in
78. A) approach C) habit
B) way D) means
79. A) relatively C) feasibly
B) essentially D) occasionally
80. A) preferred C) intended
B) promised D) expected
81. A) distinct C) separate
B) dependent D) relevant
82. A) responsible C) reasonable
B) considerate D) sensible
83. A) so C) still
B) thus D) ever
84. A) put up C) fall in
B) come up D) tie in
85. A) if C) until
B) while D) when
86. A) relief C) danger
B) risk D) loss
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
87. _______________________________ (为确保你的客户及时与你联系) , be sure that your phone,
e-mail, address are correct and true.
88. The popular novel _______________________________ (据说被翻译成20种语言) in the last
decade.
89. Critics believe that _______________________________ (大众广告对电视的控制) has affected
the quality of the programs.
90. She keeps a supply of candles in the house _______________________________ (以防停电) .
91. If you _______________________________ (按照我的指令去做) , you would sure mastered the
skill in a very short time.
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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未得到监考老师指令前，不得翻阅该试题册! Part 1 Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and them comment on this kind of modern life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. THIS MODERN LIFE: WORK HOME PLAY SLEEP 请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效。
Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will bear 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 questions will be spoken only once. After each questions 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 center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 1. A) He is pleased to sit on the committee C) He will tell the woman his decision later B) He is willing to offer the woman a hand D) He would like to become a club member 2. A) Their planned trip to Vancouver is obviously overpriced B) They should borrow a guide book instead of buying one C ) The guide books in the library have the latest information D) The library can help order guide books about Vancouver 3. A) He regrets having taken the history course B) He finds little interests in history books
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.
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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
2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A 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 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard. 1. A) It was going to be renovated. C) It was dangerous to live in. B) He could no longer pay the rent. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A storm. C) A forest fire. B) A strike. D) A Terrorist attack. Questions 3and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. C) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. D) They were trapped in an underground elevator. 4. A) They provided the miner with food and water.
[外语类试卷]大学英语四级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 144 一、Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of appeal calling for student participation in an aid-education project in Western, areas following the outline given below. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．市教委组织了一次西部支教的活动，学生会呼吁大学生积极参与 2．活动的时间、要求及作用 Section A （A）The woman has looked for Harry Potter in several bookstores. （B）The woman has found Harry Potter in another bookstore. （C）There is no Harry Potter in other bookstores yet. （D）Harry Potter may be found in other bookstores. （A）A waitress. （B）A cashier. （C）A security. （D）A secretary. （A）He wants to pay. （B）He doesn't want to eat out. （C）He wants to eat somewhere else. （D）He doesn't like Japanese food.
2019大学英语四级听力考试模拟试题(6) 听录音把文中空白处补全 In many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is (1) _______. Sometimes, too, because (2) _______ has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority. In other countries, (3) _______America, children are trained to question and search for answers. When a child asks a question, he will be often told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be (4) _______ exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national (5) _______ offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic (6) _______. This interest in questioning and searching may be (7) _______ by some people as bad for young people’s (8) _______, that young people lack respect for authority. (9) ___________________. However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (10)_________________________. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (11) ______________________________. 1.feared 2.rank
2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(三) Part I Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell some of the course books you used at college. Your advertisement may include a brief description of their content,their condition ,their price and your contact information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 说明：2017年6月大学英语四级考试全国共考了两套听力.本套的听力内容与第二套相同，因此本套听力部分不再重复给出。 Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 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 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. As if you needed another reason to hate the gym, it now turns out that exercise can exhaust not only your muscles, but also your eyes. Fear not, however, for coffee can stimulate them again. During (26)_______ exercise, our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products. Muscle performance can also be affected by a (27)_______ called "central fatigue,” in which an imbalance in the
历年四级作文真题题目（2012-2017） 2017年12月大学英语四级考试作文真题 卷一： Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 卷二： Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between parents and children. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 卷三： Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationship between teachers and students.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2017年6月大学英语四级考试作文真题 卷一： Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a computer you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your contact information.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. 卷二： 卷三： 卷四： Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell some of the course books you used at college. Your advertisement may include a brief description of their content, their condition and price, and your contact information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2016年12月大学英语四级考试作文真题
大学英语四级考试模拟新试题2 Part ⅠWriting 第1题： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of cases of excessive or unnecessary tests prescribed by some doctors and then explain the reasons and consequences of those irresponsible practices in some hospitals and make your suggestions about it . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 参考答案： [参考范文] "You"re in excellent health. I"ll need to run some tests until I find something wrong with you." The caption in the picture reveals an embarrassing fact that patients have to go through many unnecessary tests such as X-rays and ultrasound scan prescribed by the doctor and pay the expensive bills when going to hospital. It"s unbelievable that some doctors should do such things. Regarded as angels who save the wounded and rescue the dying, some doctors only want to earn money in reality. Prescribing many tests for patients is the best way to achieve their goals. As a result, with a surge in medical disputes, conflicts between doctors and patients are increasingly intensified to an unprecedented degree. In my opinion, the government should take measures to tackle this issue. Firstly, the government should regulate and supervise the price of medical examinations and drugs. Secondly, an inspection mechanism should be established to monitor hospitals. Only when the problem of excessive medical tests is solved can doctor-patient relationship be improved. 详细解答： Part ⅡListening Comprehension Section A [听力原文] 听力原文：Rising levels of obesity and unhealthy weights could be linked to 670,000 extra cases of cancer in the next 20 years, a UK report predicts. If current trends continue, experts say, almost three in four adults could be overweight or obese by 2035, bringing a host of health issues. Their work suggests a rise in the number of people who are overweight or obese would contribute to 4.6 million additional cases of type-2 diabetes and 1.6 million extra cases of heart disease by 2035. The report recommends a number of ways to tackle this problem, including introducing a 20 pence per litre tax on sugary drinks and a review of how food is advertised online. Department of Health officials said they had already brought in a ban on adverts featuring junk food during children′s TV programmes and would be launching a childhood obesity strategy shortly.