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Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D. You should choose the One best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.
Passage 1
By the time the Olympics begin in Atlanta this summer, the business world will have spent more than $ 1 billion to link their names and products to the Olympic Games. There are 10 Worldwide Sponsors, 10 Centennial Olympic Partners, about 20 regular sponsors and more than a hundred licensees. The Atlanta Games will boast an “official" scouring pad and timepiece, two official game shows, and three official vehicles: a family car, an import minivan and a luxury sedan.
But what exactly do these companies reap for their huge investment? At the very least, they command tickets to the most popular events, invitations to the best parties and prime hotel rooms. But most of all, according to US Postal Service, it is purchasing the right to spend money.
And the right to spend money is expensive. The biggest backers, Olympic sponsors like Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Mcdonald's and Xerox, commit up to $ 40 million. But, getting the rights to the Olympic rings is only half the battle. The other half is the challenge to sort of wrap their product brands around that image. Often that means TV time. And at roughly $ 400 000 per 30-second spot, some of the biggest sponsors have already locked up every commercial slot in their product categories that NBC has to sell. Not everyone is convinced that the Games are worth the price of business admission. The biggest and most conspicuous naysayer is Nike. Its spokesman says:“If I see a Reebok official who may not be in the best shape firing the starting pistol and Carl Lewis wearing Nike shoes, I'm going to go with Carl because that's the authentic link." Nike's strategy is hard to argue with - instead of sponsoring the Olympics, it sponsors Olympians.
Yet even Nike wants a piece of the Atlantic action. Along with some other nonsponsors, Nike is trying to dot downtown Atlanta with billboards. Advertisement, it's another Olympic event.
1. By “official vehicles", the author means .
A. automobiles for Olympic officials
B. automobiles used in official occasion
C. automobiles that the Olympic participants must drive
D. automobiles that allowed to bear the Olympic symbol
2. Which of the following is not an Olympic sponsor?
A. US Postal Service.
B. Nike.
C. Coca-Cola.
D. Mcdonald's
3. The last sentence of this passage indicates .
A. businesses trying to get publicity is a part of the Olympic Games
B. what the Olympic non-sponsors do is of no interest to the Olympic organizers
C. that businesses must try very hard to earn money from the Olympic Games as if they were themselves competing in the Games
D. that those who fail to sponsor the Olympics this time will try very hard the next time
4. Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage ?
A. Companies use their Olympic sponsorship to promote sales of their products.
B. To provide sportswear for Carl Lewis is a more effective advertisement than to provide suits for Olympic officials.
C. NBC makes great profits from selling advertising time to companies eager to impress potential customers during the Olympic Games.
D. Nike looks down upon the Olympic Games.
5. Which of the following can best sum up the passage?
A. Businesses want to profit from the Olympics.
B. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
C. The Olympic sponsorship.
D. Importance of the Olympic Games.
Passage 2
Halloween(October 31)
This is a holiday widely celebrated with different names in many countries. Although it originated as a religious holiday, it has lost its religious connections in the United States. It is now celebrated largely as a children's day, and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks beforehand.
The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out, a funny face cut into it, and a candle placed inside as a decoration in the window. City folks, nowadays, sometimes use paper pumpkins for decorations.
Some years ago, the holiday was celebrated by dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on one's neighbors and friends, such as ringing door bells, throwing bits of corn on the window panes, and in other ways making minor disturbances.
More recently, children come to the door to have friends and neighbors admire their costumes and guess who they are behind the false faces and receive treats of candy, fruit or cookies. They say, “Trick or Treat", meaning, “I will play a trick on you will not give me a treat." This practice has even more recently developed into a significant international activity. Instead of or along with candy, the children collect money for UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). This special collection of money by children for needy children throughout the world is known as “UNICEF Trick of Treat". Begun only recently, it results in several million dollars each year contributed to UNICEF. The collection box is orange, reminiscent of the pumpkin.
6. What cloes Holloween originate from?
A. a chilolren's day
B. a trick or treat
C. a religious day
D. a day for UNI CEF
7. Which of the following is not mentioned some years ago how the children celebrate the Halloween?
A. Dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on one's neighbors friends.
B. Ringing door bells.
C. Throwing bits of corn on the window panes.
D. Dressing up in the best holiday clothes.
8. Which of the following is not used in the Halloween celebration?
A. Pumpkin
B. Candle
C. Costume
D. Flower
9. Why do the children collect money in the Halloween?
A. They love money.
B. They want to get enough money to buy themselves candy.
C. The adults are willing to give them money.
D. They want to help other children.
10. What is the symbol of Halloween?
A. Pumpkin.
B. Candle.
C. Laughter
D. Money.
Passage 3
International airlines have rediscovered the business travelers, the man or woman who regularly jets from country to country as part of the job. This does not necessarily mean that airlines ever abandoned their business travelers. Indeed, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair would rightly argue that they have always catered best for the executive class passengers. But many lines could be accused of concentrating too heavily in the recent past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the expense of regular travelers. Too often, they have seemed geared for quantity rather than quality. Operating a major airline in the 1980s is essentially a matter of finding the right mix of passengers. The airlines need to fill up the back end of their wide-bodied jets with low fare passengers, without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay substantially more for their tickets.
It is no coincidence that the two major airline bankruptcies in 1982 were among the companies specializing in cheap flights. But low fares require consistently full aircraft to make flights economically viable, and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has not grown. Equally the large number of airlines jostling for the available passengers has created a huge excess of capacity. The net result of excess capacity and cut-throat competition driving down fares has been to push some airlines into collapse and leave many others hovering on the brink.
Against this grim background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly towards the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have invested much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive demands for sitting apart from the tourists.
High on the list of priorities is punctuality; an executive's time is money. In-flight service is another area where the airlines are jostling for the executive's attention. The free drinks and headsets and better food are all part of the lure.
11. One criticism against many international airlines is that they have, in the recent past, .
A. catered for the more wealthy people
B. given preferential treatment to executive clients
C. only met the needs of the regular traveler
D. marketed their service with the masses in mind
12. With the intention of attracting a somewhat different type of passenger, the airlines have now begun to concentrate on .
A. ensuring that the facilities offered to the executive are indeed superior
B. providing facilities enabling business travelers to work on board
C. organizing activities in which first-class passengers can participate
D. installing sleeping compartments where more privacy is ensured
13. From the passage we can infer that .
A. a successful airline in the 1980s meets the needs not only of the masses but also of the wealthy passengers
B. it is more comfortable to sit in the back of jet planes
C. business travelers dislike tourists
D. only by specializing in cheap flights can airlines avoid bankruptcy.
14. In Paragraph 5. “in-flight service" means .
A. Service on the plane
B. A new safety device
C. Flights within one country
D. Charge-free air service
15. The following are all used to attract passengers except .
A. punctuality
B. sound system
C. free drinks
D. charge-free food
Passage 4
In only two decades Asian-American have become the fastest-growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation's best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. (This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.) They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian-Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
16. While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students .
A. feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English.
B. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character
C. still worry about unfair treatment in society
D. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents
17. What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian-Americans?
A. A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.
B. Hard work and intelligence.
C. Hard help and a limited knowledge of English.
D. Asian culture and the American educational system.
18. Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because .
A. their English is not good enough.
B. they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas
C. there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures
D. they know little about American culture and society
19. Why do the two “explanations" (Para. 3, Line 1) worry Asian-Americans?
A. They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general.
B. People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success.
C. Asian-Americans would be a threat to other minorities.
D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong at Asian character.
20. The author's tone in this passage is .
A. sympathetic
B. doubtful
C. critical
D. objective
Part III V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
21. When he applied for a in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to
see the manager.
A. location
B. profession
C. career
D. position
22. The mere fact most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. why
23. The author of the book that women can live longer than men.
A. said
B. is saying
C. says
D. saying
24. Because of the strike, British Rail has been forced to all trains to London.
A. cancel
B. abandon
C. postpone
D. recall
25. It around 9 o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.
A. had to be
B. was to be
C. must have been
D. must be
26. The survival of some wild animals is not very high as they are ruthlessly hunted for their skins.
A. rate
B. degree
C. ration
D. scale
27. Why do you object to the direction?
A. following
B. follow
C. have followed
D. having been followed
28. to the doctor right away, he might have been alive today.
A. If he went
B. Had he gone
C. Were he gone
D. Should he have gone
29. is the richest man in this town?
A. Whom do you think
B. Who do you think
C. Do you think who
D. Who you think
30. A good newspaper publishes both and foreign news.
A. diplomatic
B. democratic
C. domestic
D. dramatic
31. My brother changed his major at college several times and he never any one very long.
A. stuck to
B. kept back
C. let alone
D. made way
32. It isn't cold enough for there a frost tonight, so I can leave my car outside safely.
A. would be
B. being
C. was
D. to be
33. More than one dismissed.
A. have been
B. has been
C. are
D. has
34. The first, second and the third prize went to Kate, Bob and George .
A. differently
B. partially
C. respectively
D. equally
35. The science of medicine, progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences.
A. in which
B. to which
C. with which
D. which
36. The frequent border incidents would lead the two countries to war.
A. consistently
B. inevitably
C. uniformly
D. persistently
37. She was scared to death when she heard the news.
A. as much as
B. as well as
C. as good as
D. as many as
38. The doctors all blamed the irresponsible boy to protect the little girl.
A. it was he that was
B. whose duty was it
C. it was whose duty
D. whose duty it was
39. What a boy he is!
A. lovely black little
B. little lovely black
C. lovely little black
D. little black lovely
40. She the newspaper and put it into the handbag.
A. did
B. wrapped
C. folded
D. clasped
41. Nylon is a special material.
A. made from
B. made of
C. made up of
D. made with
42. The text wants once more.
A. explained
B. explaining
C. being explained
D. to explain
43. Every autumn farmers the soil to destroy the weeds.
A. turn down
B. turn over
C. turn up
D. turn on
44. It is to give praise to him on such an occasion.
A. out of place
B. out of it
C. out of shape
D. out of condition
45. It was not until 1920 regular radio broadcasts began.
A. that
B. since
C. when
D. while
46. , the price would be reasonable.
A. All things are considered
B. For all things consider
C. All things considered
D. If all things considered
47. The fat man is nearly 200 pounds .
A. weighing
B. weighed
C. in weight
D. of weight
48. Harry likes eating very much but he isn't very about the food he eats.
A. special
B. unusual
C. particular
D. peculiar
49. All the people keep silent. Everyone knows the answer, ?
A. doesn't it
B. doesn't he
C. don't they
D. isn't it
50. I can't dream such a gentleman could make this immoral fault.
A. respectable
B. respectful
C. respective
D. respectin
答案：
1.分析与解答：应选 D 项。
第一段主要是说,奥运会与赞助商,所以这里的官方车是指允许使用奥运会标志的机动车。
2.分析与解答：应选 B 项。第四段最后一句说,Nike赞助的是奥运会运动员。
3.分析与解答：应选 C 项。最后一句说,广告是另一场奥运会.说明商家在奥运会期间彼此竞争,期望得到更多利润。
4.分析与解答：应选 D 项。A,B,C项均可以在文中找到,而D项说Nike 看不起奥运会是不正确的。
5.分析与解答：应选 A 项。全文主要是说商家期望从奥运会中获得利润。
6.分析与解答：应选 C 项。见文中第一段第二句,it originated as a religious holiday.
7.分析与解答：应选 D 项。A,B,C项均可在文中第四段找到,所以D项不正确。
8.分析与解答：应选 D 项。pumpkin,candle,costume在文中第三段,第四段可以找到,而flower在文中没有提到。
9.分析与解答：应选 D 项。见文中最后一段倒数第三句。
10.分析与解答：应选 A 项。文中多处提到Halloween要用pumpkin。
11.分析与解答：应选 D 项。见文中第一段最后一句说国际航线以从质量转向数量。
12.分析与解答：应选 A 项。见文中第四段第二句。
13.分析与解答：应选 A 项。B说飞机的后部更舒服,C说商业出差的人不喜欢旅游者,D廉价的航班能避免倒闭,从第二段中看A项正确。
14.分析与解答：应选 A 项。in-flight service指的是在“飞机上的服务”。
15.分析与解答：应选 D 项。文中最后一句提到better food而没有提到charge-free food。
16.分析与解答：应选 C 项。文中最后一段第一句提到亚裔美国人尽管
取得很大成绩,但是担心种族问题。
17.分析与解答：应选 A 项。见文中第一段第六行。
18.分析与解答：应选 B 项。第一段最后一句说亚裔认为在数学,科学领域得到更公正的对待,也就是说他们担心在人文领域会受到不公正的对待。
19.分析与解答：应选 A 项。此段第二句说,中国,日本,菲律宾移民成为社会疏离的受害者.而这就是亚裔美国人所担心的。
20.分析与解答：应选 D 项。整篇文章的语气是客观的。
21.分析与解答：应选 D 项。apply for a position意思是申请一个职位.location是指地点；profession职业；career是指事业。
22.分析与解答：应选 A 项。that引导同位语从句,只能用that修饰the mere fact。
23.分析与解答：应选 C 项。句子缺少谓语,A,D项不正确,而且不应该用现在进行时,所以B项也不正确。
24.分析与解答：应选 A 项。句意为:由于罢工,英国铁路已不得不被迫取消开往伦敦的所有车次.abandon意思是放弃;postpone是推迟;recall是回忆,均不符合题意。
25.分析与解答：应选 C 项。句意为:当我回到家时一定已经9点钟左右,因为天已经黑了.must had been表示一种推测,意思是一定。
26.分析与解答：应选 A 项。the survival rate of some wild animals野生动物的存活率,degree是指度,程度;ration是比率;scale是范围。
27.分析与解答：应选 A 项。object to后面接doing。
28.分析与解答：应选 B 项。与过去事实相反的虚拟语气句子中的条件句应该用have done。
29.分析与解答：应选 B 项。此句缺少主语,而do you think是插入语。
30.分析与解答：应选 C 项。domestic and foreign意思是国内外;diplomatic是外交的;democratic是民主的;dramatic是富有戏剧性的。
31.分析与解答：应选 A 项。stick to意思是停留,坚持;keep back是不前进,阻碍;let alone不管,不碰,句意是我哥哥在学校几次换专业,哪个都坚持不长。
32.分析与解答：应选 D 项。此句有谓语,A,C不正确,adj.+enough后面一般接to do。
33.分析与解答：应选 B 项。此句主语是one,谓语应是单数,表示被开除应用被动语态。
34.分析与解答：应选 C 项。respectively意思是相应地,分别地;differently 是不同的;partially是部分地;equally是平等地。
35.分析与解答：应选 A 项。in which引导非限制定语从句,相当于progress in the science of medicine。
36.分析与解答：应选B项。inevitably意思是不可避免地;consistently是一贯地;uniformly一律地;persistently持续地,句意是边境的连续冲突不可避免地导致了两国的战争。
37.分析与解答：应选 C 项。as good as意思是“和…几乎一样”,句意是当她听到消息时,她几乎被吓死了.as much as,as many as意思是“同…一样多”; as well as相当于and。
38.分析与解答：应选 D 项。whose duty it was是定语从句,修饰the irresponsible boy,whose duty=the irresponsible boy's duty。
39.分析与解答：应选 C 项。名词前的形容词排列顺序是表示性质,大小,新旧,颜色的排列。
40.分析与解答：应选 C 项。fold the newspaper意思是“折上报纸”;wrap 是“包,裹”;clasp“抱紧”。
41.分析与解答：应选 A 项。be made from意思是“由…制成”,但制成后的成品已看不出用的是什么原料,be made of能看到原料.be made up of由…组成。
42.分析与解答：应选 B 项。want doing相当于want to be done,句意是“课文需要再解释一遍”。
43.分析与解答：应选 B 项。turn over意思是“翻耕”;turn down=refuse;turn up是“出现”;turn on是“打开”。
44.分析与解答：应选 A 项。out of place. 不合适的，不相称的；out of condition健康状况不好，不适用；out of shape变形，走样；out of it不是词组，不合题意。
45.分析与解答：应选 A 项。此句是强调句,所以应用that。
46.分析与解答：应选 C 项。此句已经有主语,谓语,A不正确,考虑所有的事情,应当用被动B,C不正确,all things considered是独立主格。
47.分析与解答：应选 C 项。in weight是介词词组,修饰200 pounds
48.分析与解答：应选 C 项。particular意思“是(过分)讲究的,挑剔的”,句意是“喜欢吃,但对吃的食物不挑剔”。special;unusual;peculiar是“特殊的；反常的；奇怪的”，故删除。
49.分析与解答：应选 C 项。前面一句是All the people keep silent,所以everyone指的是all the people,反问句用“don't they?”。
50.分析与解答：应选 A 项。respectable意思是受尊敬的;respectful恭敬的;respective各自的;respecting是介词,意思是关于。
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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS —GRADE FOUR— MODEL TEST ONE PART I DICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on the ANSWER SHEETONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now, listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section, you will hear two conversations. At the end of the conversion, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE
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
成人学位英语考试模拟试题 Part I Dialogue Completion(15 points) Directions：There are 15 Short incomplete dialogues in this part，each followed by 4choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and.mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 第1题单选Tommy：Mommy，when will we have dinner?I’m starvin9. Mother：__________.We have to wait for Daddy. A.Soon，honey B.Quickly，honey C.OK，honey D.All right，honey 参考答案：A
第2题单选narta：I like the red shirt than the black one. Allen：Really?__________? Malta：The red one is longer and a little looser SO it will be more comfortable. A.How come B.Why not C.How much D.So what 参考答案：A 第3题单选Jiang：Which do you__________，wine or spirits? Green：I’d like to have a little wine first.
第1篇 Teamwork Teamwork is just as important in science as it is on the playing field or in the gym. Scientific investigations are almost always carried out by teams of people working together. Ideas are shared, experiments are designed,data are analyzed, and results are evaluated and shared with other investigators. Group work is necessary, and is usually more productive than working alone. Several times throughout the year you may be asked to work with one or more of your classmates. Whatever the task your group is assigned, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and successful experience. What comes first is to keep an open mind, because everyone's ideas deserve consideration and each group member can make his or her own contribution. Secondly, it makes a job easier to divide the group task among all group members. Thirdly, always worktogether, take turns, and encourage each other by listening, clarifying, and trusting one another. Mutual support and trust often make a great difference. Useful words and expressions: playing field n. 运动场 productive adj. 多产的，有生产价值的 productive force 生产力 productive labor 有价值的劳动 a productive farm 肥沃的农场 a productive writer 多产作家 investigation n. 调查，研究 (be) under investigation 在调查研究中 bear investigation 经得起考查，不怕追查 keep an open mind 不抱成见，抱着虚心态度 make a great difference 有很大差别，有很大影响 听力源文件下载地址：https://www.doczj.com/doc/ac9541554.html,/s/1i3iV5Tb
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
一、会话技能(1-15) 1.Eve: ______ Ivy: I am fine, thank you. And you? A. How do you do? B. How are you? C. Are you well again? D. What about your health? [答案]B 【精析】选项A用于初次见面或不熟悉的人之间见面时的问候，而选项C和D在英语中不符合表达习惯，只有选项B用于平时的问候。 2.Dale: ______ Would you please tell me the time? Laura: It's ten past nine. A. I am sorry. B. I beg your pardon. C. Excuse me. D. Hello, how do you do? [答案]C 【精析】选项C(对不起，打扰了)是在请求别人帮忙或打扰别人时使用。选项A用于不小心伤害到别人时;选项B用于请求别人原谅或没听清楚对方所说的话时;选项D用于初次见面或不熟悉的人之间见面时。 3.Linda: ______ I haven't seen you for ages. Lucy: I have just come back from the USA. A. Where have you been? B. Where have you gone? C. Oh, how I miss you!
D. Are you back from the USA? [答案]A 【精析】由答语可知是询问某人去了哪里，可排除选项C、D，选项A“你去了哪里?”(去过又回来了);选项B“你去了哪里?”(去了一直还没回来)。从题中对话可知露西已经回来了，因而选择A。 4.Mary: We're having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We'd love to have you. Tom: ______ A. Oh, I'd love to. But I’m afraid. B. Oh, really! What time should I come? C. No, I have to prepare for the exam. D. Yes, though I have to take the exam. [答案]B 【精析】Mary邀请Tom出席星期五的宴会。选项A(噢，我愿意，但我恐怕)表达不完全;选项B(噢，真的吗?那我几点钟来?)符合交际语境;选项C(不来，我要准备考试)、选项D(好，虽然我要参加考试)表达不够委婉，过于直接，而且一般不用yes跟no应答别人的陈述句。 5.Son: I'm terribly sorry. Mom, I've broken an Italian vase. Mom: ______ A. Oh, what a shame! B. Oh, dear, how awful it is! C. Oh, that doesn't matter. D. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. [答案]C 【精析】儿子告诉母亲说自己打破了一个意大利花瓶，并表示抱歉。这时候母亲应该是原谅他。所以只有选项C(哦，不要紧)符合题意。选项A(真可耻!)、B(太糟糕了!)与D(很遗憾)都不符合语境。 6.Teacher: You're late again!
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英语专业四级阅读理解模拟试题附答案解析 英语专四阅读提分的技巧来源于多做练习，不仅是为了高质快速 选择答案正确，更重要的是希望同学们能从阅读理解练习中分析文章 的布局安排，作者的意图，换位思考自己在专四写作中会如何运用。 希望能对考生们有所帮助。 A study of art history might be a good way to learnmore about a culture than is possible to learn ingeneral history classes. Most typical history coursesconcentrate on politics, economics, and war. But arthistory focuses on much more than this because artreflects not only the political values of a people, butalso religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. Inaddition, information about the daily activities of ourancestors—or of people very different from our own—can be provided by art. In short, artexpresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offer us adeeper understanding than can be found in most history books. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is,facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, issubjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya wasperhaps the -known painting The Third of May first truly “political” artist. In his well 1808, hecriticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over
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