大学英语四级模拟题十
Part I Listening Comprehension (35’）
Section A
Directions:In this ction, 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 pau. During the pau, 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.
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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 ud 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 suitca with the woman.
B) Carry the suitca upstairs.
C) Carry the suitca up to the plane.
D) Carry the suitca 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 didn’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 hairdresr’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) Becau it’s bad for her health.
B) Becau it had bad influences on children.
C) Becau it makes him smell. D) Becau it makes him cough.
Questions 11 to 15 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.
11. A) He is not satisfied with his prent job.
B) He worries too much about his grandmother.
C) People dislike his food.
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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 lf-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 en each other for a long time.
C) Daniel wants to be in the food business.
D) Daniel’s grandmother is an experienced businesswoman.
Section B
Directions: In this ction, 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 choo 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 bad on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) His age and appearance. B) His personality.
C) His scholarship. D) His relationship with students.
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17. A) No. Becau he knows what he says in class will affect his students all their
lives.
B) Yes. But he never fails to apologize if he does.
C) No. Becau he is always well prepared before stepping onto the platform.
D) Yes. But he is willing to learn.
18. A) Mutual respect and understanding. B) Mutual love and affection.
C) Mutual help and encouragement. D) Mutual trust and support.
19. A) He es them all as talented young people.
B) He es them all as lf-centered individuals.
C) He es them all each as understanding, respectful individuals.
D) He es them each as an individual with a unique personality.
20. A) An ideal teacher should always t an example for his students.
B) Both teachers and students benefit in the process of teaching and learning.
C) Students should never expect their teachers to be ideal.
D) Tho who are trying to improve themlves constantly are ideal teachers.
Questions 21 to 25 are bad on the passage you have just heard.
21. A) Not until 1609. B) In 59 B.C.
C) Much later than it did in China. D) In the early 17th century.
22. A) 700 years. B) Over 2000 years.
C) About 760 years. D) About 380 years.
23. A) In London, Great Britain. B) In Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
C) In Boston, the United States. D) In Rome, Italy.
24. A) English language newspapers. B) Chine language newspapers.
C) Japane language newspapers. D) German language newspapers.
25. A) Japan is the country where people read more newspapers.
B) Boston ems to be the center of the world’s newspaper industry.
C) More people read newspapers in Chine than in any other languages.
D) China developed newspaper printing long before any other country in the
world.
Section C
Directions: In this ction, 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 cond time, fill in the blanks with the exact words
you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you
should check what you have written.
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Books are __26___ of human race and reading is very important for us to __27__
our knowledge. As we know, the world is changing all the time and __28__ is being
made in very field. If we don't keep reading, we will only have an __29__ mind. In
addition, reading not only makes us __30__, but also makes us enjoy our lives. There are
so many books in the world. Even if we read all our lives and didn’t do anything el still couldn’t read all the books __31__. And besides, some books are not very uful and
some are even __32__. Therefore, it is quite necessary for us to choo good books. The
books chon should be beautiful in both __33__ and language. We should also __34__
our method of reading. Books uful to our profession should be read attentively and
repeatedly. Best llers and __35__ can be read for enjoyment. If the book is our own, we
can make marks or even write down our opinions in the margin. In practice, everyone
can find the best way of reading.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10’)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete ntences in this part. For each ntence there are
four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choo the ONE answer that best
completes the ntence. Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet
with a single line through the center.
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36. Sharing is the _____ of friendship.
A) fact B) importance C) esnce D) n
37. Fresh air is ______ to good health.
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A) fundamental B) primary C) elementary D) characteristic
38. Thousands of home buyers were _____ into buying homes at inflated prices.
A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced
39. If you ______ causing troubles, the company will have to dismiss you.
A) pervere in B) persist in C) insist with D) insist in
40. The government has ______ a new law to limit the number of the foreign workers.
A) brought about B) brought in
C) brought forward D) brought up
41. Although the two players are _______ in the tennis court, they are really good
friends.
A) partners B) enemies C) companions D) rivals
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42. I ______ a log cabin in the woods.
A) came over B) came through C) came out D) came upon
43. They tried to _____ him of their willingness to participate in the campaign for
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A) assure B) insure C) reassure D) confirm
44. The police accud him of tting fire to the building but he denied ______ in the
area on the night of the fire.
A) to be B) to have been C) having been D) be
45. He has been ill for veral days. _____, he was abnt from school yesterday.
A) As a result B) However C) Nevertheless D) Otherwi
46. He doesn’t _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A) equal B) qualify C) compete D) fit
方便47. The police were suspicious ____ Simpson becau his story did not quite make
n.
A) to B) at C) on D) of
48.The fish has a ______ smell. Do you think it’s all right?
A) specialized B) peculiar C) particular D) specific
49. ______ you have any problems, plea do not hesitate to ask me.
A) Will B) Can C) May D) Should
50. She may be slow, but _____ she is reliable.
A) at least B) in no way C) at most D) so far
51. Many people prefer large cars, ______large cars are safer than small ones.
A) think B) to think C) thinking D) having thought
52. China has got a good _______ for fighting against the flu with its careful and
smooth organization.
A) reputation B) influence C) impression D) knowledge
53.The old lady was _____ that her son would come back home to celebrate her birthday.
A) convinced B) convincing C) convenient D) comfortable
54. Without your help, we _____ so much.
A) won’t achieve B) didn’t achieve
C) don’t achieve D) wouldn’t have achieved
55. It is esntial that everyone ____ for emergency.
A) be prepared B) is prepared C) preparing D) is preparing
Part III Reading Comprehension (30’)
Section A Directions: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to lect 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 blank is identified by a letter. Plea mark
the corresponding letter for each item on the A nswer Sheet. You may not u
any of the words in the bank more than once.
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写单词。
Young Albert was a quiet boy. He spoke __56__ at all until 3. His parents might
have thought him ___57__, but they found that when he did speak, he’d say the most
unusual things. When Albert was 5 years old and sick in bed, he was given a __58___
that did stir his ___59___. It was the first time he had en a compass. He lay there
___60___ and twisting the odd thing, certain he could __61__ it into pointing off in a
new direction. But try as he might, the compass needle would always find its way back to
pointing in the direction of north. “A __62__,” he thought. The __63__ force that guided
the compass needle was __64__ to Albert that there was more to our world that meets the
eye. There was “something behind things, something deeply __65__.”
A. hidden
B. hardly
C. intellect
D. device
E. evidence
F. prevent
G. slow
H. invisible
I. working
J. shaking
K. wonder L. fluently M. related N. fool O. peaked
Section B
Directions: In this ction, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.
Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may
choo a paragraph more than once.
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Why DIY ?
A) The reasons why people engage in DIY have always been numerous and complex. For some, DIY has provided a rare opportunity for creativity and lf-expression. For others it has been an unwelcome necessity
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driven purely by economic considerations. Then there has been a group which feels that a building can never be a home unless it has been altered and modified to reflect a
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change of occupancy. A final group has traditionally taken the line that if you want a job done well, you must do it yourlf.
B) The same four basic species of DIY ers exist today , although the various motives may now overlap very substantially . The perfectionist in arch of the good job done well is often also driven by a desire for creativity . There are also two new categories of motive — the pursuit of DIY as a leisure activity and DIY as a form of occupational therapy . The , again, overlap with other reasons.
DIY as necessity
C) There is a significant number of young homemakers (38% of our informants) for whom there is no option but DIY . Their new home, whether bought on a mortgage which consumes a major slice of th
eir income, or rented at similarly challenging r ates, will often require esntial rearrangement and even structural repair. Some of the people are reluctant first-time DIY ers. They would much prefer to hire professionals, but can ’t afford to do so. The majority , however,
welcome the opportunity that need has forced upon them to get involved for the first time in the real business of creating a home -with all of its unfamiliar physical labour and the learning from scratch of new techniques. In time, many will migrate to one of the other categories of DIY er,
continuing to exerci their new found talents and enthusiasm when no longer forced by financial constraints to do so.
DIY as territorial marking D) Even tho who have bought a brand new “starter home ”, the type which increasingly gains popularity around the edges of our towns and cities, will feel compelled to add personal touches of a less dramatic k ind to disgui i ts otherwi b land and expressionless nature. P utting a
“personal stamp on the place ” was one of the most frequently reported motives for DIY , with 72% of sample eing this as being a very important aspect. DIY as lf-expression E) Many young people today are frustrated artists — their latent creative talents just waiting for the chance t o reveal thems
elves. There are also tho eking o pportunities for a n of achievement and personal fulfillment. DIY provided just such opportunities for the overwhelming majority of our informants (84%). This n of creative a chievement comes b oth from the choices made by the first-time DIY er — the lection of colors, textures and components to apply to the “canvas ” of the home — and from the application of specific skills and techniques. The manufacturers of DIY materials clearly understand this and now provide a wide range of “arty ” products to fuel creative urges. At the same time, they make the materials themlves much easier to u — the DIY equivalent of painting by numbers. Special paint effects, which once required the specialist knowledge and training of the true professional, can now be achieved straight out of the can with a simple brush.
DIY as perfection-eking
F) A large proportion of first-time DIY ers (63%) distrust builders and decorators. They feel that most are “cowboys ” and that even the more reputable ones are very unlikely to have the same loving attention to detail and care as the DIY er. Within this group there were tho who were
content for builders to perform basic or structural work and to undertake tasks such as plastering which are beyond the competence of most DIY ers, particularly the younger novices in our sample. T
he finishing work, however, was something the p eople k ept for themlves —the final “perfecting ” of what otherwi would be just a mediocre result.G) This drive for perfection was also evident among the “strippers ”
in this group. The idea of putting wallpaper over existing paper, or even paint on the top of preceding coats, was anathema. Everything n eeded to be taken back to the bare plaster o r the naked w ood before a ny new
decoration could be applied. Some informants recognized that this arch for perfection could sometimes go too far: “It ’s an obssion for me really . I ’m never h appy with anything.”
The problem perfectionists face is that progress can be very slow. When perfectionists are obliged, by nagging or circumstance, to speed things up, other problems can result.
DIY as leisure activity H) For a significant minority of first-timers (28%), DIY is en as a novel and entertaining pastime. It is not really work, but something akin to entertainment, shared by both partners and even the
children in the ca of young families. “It ’s just great fun ” enthud one of our s that DIYing is akin t
o a trip to the lions of Longleaf may em strange. But for the informants homemaking was sufficiently d ifferent from, and infinitely preferable to, the dull routines o f
weekday work to constitute a weekend break. The results of such activity were rewarding, but
probably less so than engaging in the activity itlf.DIY as therapy I) “It ’s therapeutic,isn ’t it? I ’m always in my own little world when I ’m doing DIY —it ’s great. ” So said a young man of 27 in our sample. “For me it ’s occupational therapy informant. For them and others it was their way of getting rid of stress after a long day at work —a way of switching off and using the repetitive nature of many DIY tasks as a way of relaxing. Others hinted at a similar process, where DIY was almost an end in itlf, rather than just a means to achieving a better home. In this n they were similar to tho who saw DIY as a form of
leisure, but it was the psychological effects which were emphasized by 18% of our sample.
66. It’s found that most young DIY beginners are not competent for plastering.
67. A brand new “starter home” becomes more and more popular around the border of towns
and cities.
68.Besides the traditional motives of DIY , the new categories of motive include the pursuit of
DIY as a leisure activity
.
69.To tho young homemakers, buying a new home on mortgage is as challenging as renting a
hou.
70.About twenty-eight p ercent o f the first-timers c onsider D IY as a novel and entertaining
pastime.
71.A large part of first-time DIY ers u the term “cowboys” to refer to builders and decorators.
72.“Strippers” are tho people who are dr
iven by the pursuit of DIY as perfection.
辣炒蚬子73.Tho reluctant first-time DIYers think it preferable t o hiring professionals to do the
homemaking.
74.People who take DIY as a form of leisure and tho who take DIY as therapy similarly think
of DIY as almost an end in itlf.
75. At prent, special paint effects can be achieved by any DIY
ers with simple tools.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages i n this ction. 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 with a single line through the centre.
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Passage One
Questions 76 to 80 are bad on the following passage.
Going shopping ems easy, but actually it takes a lot of learning, especially in America.
肃静的反义词In fact, many Americans who are not so well-off often shop at “sales” or at
special stores
that ll things at low prices, which you may find interesting. In America the important
rule of dressing is that one should change his/her clothes everyday. For example, in an
American college, neither professors nor students are en in the same clothes two days
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While you are shopping in the States, you will discover that prices range considerably
from time to time. The purcha of ud, cond-hand clothing, furniture, or other houhold articles may be an excellent way of saving money. Most cond-hand clothes
are of pretty good quality. If you are going to ttle down in the States and want some furniture, you may go to a “loan clot”, where furniture rents at low cost, or you may also go to a “furniture exchange” place in the community.
Sheets, blankets, and other bedclothes go on sale in most communities twice a year. Advertiments for “white sales”, that is , sales on bed linen, towels, etc, often appear in January, as well as in May, June or July. Once or twice every ason, there will be
“garage sales”, where you can get almost anything, from a yacht to a pair of shoes, at
low prices. Prices at “discount stores”
and “thrift s hops”
are also as low as you can
imagine.
76.Shopping in the United States _____.
A) requires some learning B) ems easy for Americans
C) is very easy for foreigners D) is only for “well-off” people.
77. Americans change their clothes daily, becau _____.
A) people take it as a rule B) clothes are sold at low prices
C) they enjoy doing so D) everyone is very “well
-off”
78. People shopping in America will discover _____.
A) American goods are excellent B) Most clothes come from China
C) Ud clothes are of poor quality D) Prices vary much sometimes
79. A person who needs furniture can _____.
A) exchange their goods for furniture
B) ttle in a place that has furniture
C) rent some at low cost
D) get some free of charge
80. At a “white sale”, one can buy _____.
A) almost anything B) sheets, cooking utensil, etc.
C) shoes at low prices D) bed linen, towels, etc.
Passage Two
Questions 81 to 85 are bad on the following passage.
Sometimes, people simply do not realize they are being ill mannered. Take Ted,
for example. He prides himlf on speaking his mind, and has something to say on
everything. But his frankness is often extremely embarrassing.
He is incapable of saying, I thought that last advertising campaign had a lot of
good ideas in it, but perhaps next time we could give the copy more vitality.
Instead, he would say, “That campaign was a disaster. A child of three could
have done better! ”
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