大学英语四级考试模拟题三
Part Ⅰ Writing （30 minutes）
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic: ONE –OFF CHOPSTICKS. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese：
1. 你和你的朋友在餐厅就餐，你的朋友对餐厅提供的非一次性筷子不满。
2. 餐厅的负责人解释说这是为了节约资源，并保证这些餐具已经严格消毒；
3. 你对此事的看法和采取的做法。
One-off Chopsticks
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上。
Plastic Bag Pollution
The use of plastic bags has increased at an alarming rate since they became popular in the 1980s. Big black bin liners, plastic carrier bags carrying advertising logos, clear sandwich bags and a variety of other forms. They?re lightweight, handy and easily discarded. Too easily discarded. Just take a look around you. Plastic bags can be seen hanging from the branches, flying in the air, settled amongst bushes, and floating on rivers. They block up drains causing water and sewage to overflow and become the breeding grounds of bacteria that cause diseases.
Plastic bags are difficult and costly to recycle and most end up on landfill sites where they take around 300 years to decay. They break down into tiny toxic particles that pollute the soil and waterways and enter the food chain when animals accidentally consume them. But the problems surrounding waste plastic bags start long before they decay. Our planet is becoming increasingly endangered by our over-use of plastic bags.
Production of Plastic Bags
Plastic bags are made from ethylene (乙烯)，a gas that is produced as a by-product of oil, gas and coal production. Ethylene is made into polymers (聚合体)—chains of ethylene molecules—called polyethylene. This substance, also known as polythene, is used to produce a range of items, including plastic bags.
You have probably noticed two types of plastic shopping bag s—the lighter, filmy bags you get from supermarkets and food outlets, and the heavier bags from other retail outlets, like clothing stores. The supermarket bags are made from high density polyethylene (HDPE), while the thicker bags are made from low density polyethylene (LDPE). Unlike HDPE, LDPE can not be recycled. While plastic bags may not be the most high tech application of plastics technology, it is certainly one of the most prevalent. According to Clean Up Australia, Australians use in excess of 6 billion plastic bags per year. If tied together these bags would form a chain that is long enough to go around the world 37 times. More than half of these bags (3.6 billion) are made from HDPE.
Dangers to Sea Life
Plastic bags are now amongst the top 12 items of waste most often found along the coastlines. Animals and sea creatures are hurt and killed every day by discarded plastic bag s—a dead turtle with a
plastic bag hanging from its mouth isn?t a pleasant sight but mistaking plastic bags for food is commonplace amongst marine animals. Plastic blocks their intestines (肠道) and leads to slow starvation. Others become entangled in plastic bags and drown.
Because plastic bags take hundreds of years to break down, every year our seas become “home” to more and more bags that find their way there through our sewers and waterways. Every bag that?s washed down a drain during rainfall ends up in the sea; every bag that?s flushed down a toilet ends up in the sea; every bag that?s blown into a river will most likely end up in the sea. One disquieting fact stemming from this is that plastic bags can become serial killers. Once an animal diet of plastic bags, it decays at a much faster rate than the bag. Once the animal has decomposed, the bag is released back into the environment more or less intact, ready to be eaten by another misguided organism. The incredibly slow rate of decay of plastic bags also means that each bag we use compounds the problem, because the bags simply accumulate.
Pollution Taxes & Bans
Different countries have adopted a range of approaches to discourage the use of plastic bags in an attempt to cut down on the number of bags finding their way into the environment. In South Africa for instance, where an estimated eight billion plastic bags are used annually, the government has implemented new regulations that will see only thicker, more durable plastic bags produced. As well as making them more suitable for reuse, it is hoped that the extra cost associated with their production and supply will prevent retailers giving the higher quality bags away, making their use a more expensive option for consumers.
The use of plastic bags is being discouraged in other places such as Singapore and Tainwan, while the tax imposed on the use of plastic shopping bags in Ireland has resulted in the use of plastic shopping bags being reduced by 90% in just six months. Prior to the 15 euro cent per bag tax, it was estimated that 1.2 million plastic shopping bags were being handed out in Ireland per year. The money raised from the tax will be used to fund environmental initiatives.
While anything that lowers our consumption is good, why wait until we?re hit financially before we change our habits when changes aren?t difficult to make?
How about taking previously used bags with you next time you go to the shops? Or even better—turn back time and do as grandma did and take a bamboo basket with you every time you go shopping. Shop-owners would rather you use their bags as they?re a convenient and cheap form of advertising, but what?s more important, shareholder profits or the environment?
Plastic bags can be re-cycled although only about one in every 200 ever finds its way to a recycling unit. Find out if there?s a re-cycling bin near you and , if not, ask your local authority for one. Greenhouse Gases
Some countries have introduced so called “environmentally friendly plastic bags”that are biodegradable (可生物降解). These bags take about three years to break down into practically nothing and while that sounds like an attractive solution, the truth is that the process of breaking down these petrol-based bags causes carbon to become methane (甲烷) which is a greenhouse gas.
It?s also possible to get “plastic” bags manufactured from corn. These break down very quickly and give off no more methane than another corn product on landfill sites. Unfortunately, they?re more expensive to produce and few shops use them.
Garbage Bins
One question that?s often raised in connection with the plastic bag dilemma is what should be used to line bins if not plastic bags?
To answer that, let?s go back in time to when plastic bags were yet to become commonplace. What
For one, we had far less garbage. Goods had much less packaging than is the case today so we didn?t fill our bins as quickly. Peelings , eggshells, tea bags and coffee grounds were all used as compost (肥料) for crops, as was any paper that wasn?t needed for lighting fires. What was left went into an unlined bin with anything dirty or wet being wrapped in newspaper first.
If we choose carefully when shopping so as not to bring home more packaging than necessary—there?s really no point in bring it home just to throw it straight in the bin when we unpack, the amount of waste that goes into the kitchen bin will be halved , at least.
Individual Effort
By refusing to use plastic bags, you can make a huge difference to the pollution problem. Remember that each person uses about 83 bags a year. If there are four people in your family, that?s 332 plastic bags less every year. That?s 332 bags less that will:
—release toxins into the ground water from landfill sites
—stay in the environment for hundreds of years
—get into the food chain through animals
—waste energy during the manufacturing process
—kill any of the estimated 100,000 marine animals that die each year of plastic pollution
These are all-important factors that have a profound affect on our environment and the creatures we share our planet with. Should we really put our own selfish needs before the needs of everything around us now and the lives of future generations? That?s up to you to decide.
1.Many thick, clothing-carrying plastic bags, made from ________, can hardly be recycled.
A. high density polyethylene
B. low density polyethylene
C. oil and coal
D. gas and cola
2. The annual use of plastic bags in ________ exceeds 6 billion.
A. Singapore
B. Australia
C. Ireland
D. Taiwan
3. Plastic bags can become a horrible serial killer because of ________.
A. their toxic particles
B. their lightweight
C. their incredibly slow rate of decay
D. their overuse by people
4. In South Africa, in line with a new government regulation, ________ will be banned from production.
A. thicker, more durable plastic bags
B. plastic bags suitable for reuse
C. thinner, short-living plastic bags
D. thicker, higher-quality plastic bags
5. ________ , though friendly to the environment, cost too much in manufacture to widely used.
A. The petrol based bags
B. The methane-releasing bags
C. The carbon-releasing bags
D. he corn-based bags
6. What is bothering people in connection with plastic bag dilemma?
A. The question of what should be used to replace plastic bags as garbage bin liners.
B. The fact that only one in every 200 plastic bags end up being recycled.
C. The increasing amount of garbage.
D. The high cost involved in producing environmentally friendly bags.
7. I t?s estimated that every year about ________ are killed by discarded plastic bags.
A. 10,000 animals
B. 100,000 sea animals
C. 100,000 land animals
D. 10,000 wildlife
8. The final destination of many carelessly discarded plastic bags is____________________.
9. In Ireland, following the collection of a 15 euro cent per bag tax, plastic bag usage has dropped by
10. The so-called environmentally friendless bags are much quicker to break down, but will release a great deal of ______________________________.
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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A. The man might be able to play in the World Cup.
B. The man?s football career seems to be at an end.
C. The man was operated on a few weeks ago.
D. the man is a fan of world-famous football players.
12.A. Work out a plan to tighten his budget.
B. Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria.
C. Apply for a senior position in the restaurant
D. Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.
13.A. A financial burden. B. A good companion.
C. A real nuisance.
D. A well-trained pet.
14.A. The errors will be corrected soon.
B. The woman was mistaken herself.
C. The computing system is too complex.
D. He has called the woman several times.
15.A. He needs help to retrieve his files.
B. He has to type his paper once more.
C. He needs some time to polish his paper.
D. He will be away for a two-week conference.
16.A. They might have to change their plan.
B. He has got everything set for their trip.
C. He has a heavier workload than the woman.
D. They could stay in the mountains until June 8.
17.A. They have to wait a month to apply for a student loan.
B. They can find the application forms in the brochure.
C. They are not eligible for a student loan.
D. They are not late for a loan application.
18.A. New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release.
B. Pollution has attracted little attention from the public.
C. The quality of air will surely change for the better.
D. It?ll take years to being air pollution under control.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.A. Enormous size of its stores. B. Numerous varieties of food.
C. Its appealing surroundings.
D. Its rich and colorful history.
20.A. An ancient building. B. A world of antiques.
C. An Egyptian museum.
D. An Egyptian Memorial.
21.A. Its power bill reaches $ 9 million a year.
B. It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.
C. It supplies power to a nearby town.
D. It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.
22.A. 11,500. B. 30,000. C. 250,000. D. 300,000.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.A. Transferring to another department.
B. Studying accounting at a university.
C. Thinking about doing a different job.
D. Making preparation for her wedding.
24.A. She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.
B. She has got a satisfactory job in another company.
C. She could at last leave the accounting department.
D. She managed to keep her position in the company.
25.A. He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match.
B. He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.
C. He declared that he would remain single all his life.
D. He would marry Andrea even without meeting her.
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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.A. They are motorcycles designated for water sports.
B. they are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways.
C. They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation.
D. They are getting more popular as a means or water recreation.
27.A. Water scooter operators? lack of experience.
B Vacationers? disregard of water safety rules.
C. Overloading of small boats and other craft.
D. Carelessness of people boating along the shore.
28.A. They scare whales to death. B. They produce too much noise.
C. They discharge toxic emissions.
D. They endanger lots of water life.
29.A. Expand operating areas. B. Restrict operating hours.
C. Limit the use of water scooters.
D. Enforce necessary regulations.
Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30.A. they are stable. B. They are close.
C. They are strained.
D. They are changing.
31.A. They are fully occupied with their own business.
B. Not many of them stay in the same place for long.
C. Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors.
D. They attach less importance to interpersonal relations.
32.A. Count on each other for help. B. Give each other a cold shoulder.
C. Keep a friendly distance.
D. Build a fence between them.
Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33.A. It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters.
B. It may affect the quality of higher education in America.
C. It may cause many schools to go out of operation.
D. It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.
34.A. It is less serious in cities than in rural areas.
B. It affects both junior and senior high schools.
C. It results from a worsening economic climate.
D. It is a new challenge facing American educators.
35.A. Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers.
B. Creating a more relaxed learning environment.
C. Rewarding excellent academic performance.
D. Helping them to develop better study habits.
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.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
I?m interested in the criminal justice system of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to (36) ________ as a country. I certainly don?t know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get (37) _________ in a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldn?t be done to deal with some of these problems. One thing I?m concerned about is our practice of putting (38) _________ in jail who haven?t harmed anyone. Why not work out some system (39) _________ they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of (40) ________ another debt by going to prison and of course coming out the (41) ________ of hardened criminals. I?m also concerned about the short prison sentences people are (42) ________ for serious crimes. Of course one alternative to this is to (43) ________ capital punishment. But I?m not sure I would be for that. I?m not sure it?s right to take an eye for an eye. (44) ___________________________________________________________________________.
I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another person?s life intentionally is insane. However, (45) _______________________________________________________________________. It said of course that a person may have to spend the rest of his life or (46) ____________________________________________________________________________.
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 ch0ices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English. Education soon became a 47. “I couldn?t understand anything,” he said. He 48 from his teachers, came home in tears, and thought about dropping out.
Then Mrs. Malave, a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his 49 Spanish. “She helped me stay smart while teaching me English,” he said. Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he 50 confidence and began to succeed in school.
Today, he is a 51 doctor, runs his own clinic, and works with several hospitals. Every day, he uses the language and academic skills he 52 through bilingual education to treat his patients.
Roberto…s story is just one of 53 success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most 54 way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students55 outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif., implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college 56 rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso, bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
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Section B
Directions ：There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage One Question 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
“Tear?em apart！” “Kill the fool！” “Murder the referee（裁判）！”
These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they ma y seem innocent enough. But let?s not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. Volumes have been written about the way word affect us. It has been shown that words having certain connotations （含义）may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term “opponent” as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.
The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent” is “adversary”; “enemy” “one who opposes your interests.” Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to every action no matter how gross, may be considered justifiable. I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player?s request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough. The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed, “Are they wet enough now？”
In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences the such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also
witnessed a player reacting to his opponent?s intentional and illegal blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense？It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which departs from normal behavior.
Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated （提升）the game to the level where it belongs, thereby setting an example to the r est of the sporting world. Replacing the term “opponent” with “associate” could be an ideal way to start.
The dictionary meaning of the term “associate” is “colleague” ;“friend” ;“companion.” Reflect a moment！You may soon see and possibly feel the diffe rence in your reaction to the term “associate” rather than “opponent”.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57. Which of the following statements best expresses the author?s view？
A）The words people use can influence their behavior.
B）Unpleasant words in sports are often used by foreign athletes.
C）Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequences.
D）Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field.
58. Harsh words are spoken during games because the players_______.
A）are too eager to win
B）treat their rivals as enemies
C）are usually short-tempered and easily offended
D）cannot afford to be polite in fierce competitions
59. What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves？
A）He angrily hit the referee with a ball.
B）He refused to continue the game.
C）He claimed that referee was unfair.
D）He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt.
60. According to the passage, players in a game may______.
A）kick the ball across the court with force
B）lie down on the ground as an act of protest
C）deliberately throw the ball at anyone illegally blocking their way
D）keep on screaming and shouting throughout the game
61. The author hopes to have the current situation un sports improved by ________.
A）regulating the relationship between players and referees
B）calling on players to use clean language in the court
C）raising the referee…s sense of responsibility
D）changing the attitude of players on the sports field
Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based in the following passage.
Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge （保护区）（ANWR）to help secure America?s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR?s oil would help ease California?s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country?s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth, with the last government survey, conducted in1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.
The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve
for the next two to three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall （意外之财）in tax revenues, royalties （开采权使用费）and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment w ould be insignificant. “We?ve never had a documented case of an oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice,” say Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.
Not so fast, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates the National Resources Defends Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America?s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after mush bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR?s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State?s electricity output ---and just 3% of the nation?s.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
62. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR？
A）It will increase America?s energy consumption.
B）It will exhaust the n ation?s oil reserves.
C）It will help reduce the nation?s oil imports.
D）It will help secure the future of ANWR.
63. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _________.
A）shows little interest tapping oil in ANWR
B）expect to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia
C）tend to exaggerate America?s reliance on foreign oil
D）believes that drilling for ANWR will produce high yields
64. Those against oil drilling ANWR argue that ________.
A）it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region
B）it can do little to solve U.S. energy problem
C）it can cause serious damage to the environment
D）it will not have much commercial value
65. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” （Line1, Psra.3）？
A）Don…t be too optimistic. B）Don?t expect fast returns.
C）The oil drilling should be delayed. D）Oil exploitation takes a long time.
66. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR?s frozen earth________.
A）involves a lot of technological problems B）remains a controversial issue
C）is expected to get under way soon D）will enable the U.S. to be oil independent
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 center.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The 67you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 68 you money or can add 69 the cost. Take the 70
example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might 71 that you are making the 72 buy if you choose one 73 look you like and which is also the cheapest 74 price. But when you get it home you may find that it 75 twice as long as a more expensive 76 to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 77 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all. So what principles should you 78 when you go out shopping？If you 79 your home, your car or any valuable 80 in excellent condition, you?ll be saving money in the long81. Before you buy a new82, talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular 83. Before you buy an expensive 84, or a service, do check the price and 85 is on offer. If possible, choose 86 three items or three estimates.
67. [A] form [B] fashion [C] way [D] method
68. [A] save [B] preserve [C] raise [D] retain
69. [A] up [B] to [C] in [D] on
70. [A] easy [B] single [C] simple [D] similar
71. [A] convince [B] accept [C] examine [D] think
72. [A] proper [B] best [C] reasonable [D] most
73. [A] its [B] which [C] whose [D] what
74. [A] for [B] with [C] in [D] on
75. [A] spends [B] takes [C] lasts [D] consumes
76. [A] mode [B] copy [C] sample [D] mode
77. [A] cause [B] make [C] leave [D] bring
78. [A] adopt [B] lay [C] stick [D] adapt
79. [A] reserve [B] decorate [C] store [D] keep
80. [A] products [B] possession [C] material [D] ownership
81. [A] run [B] interval [C] period [D] time
82. [A] appliance [B] machinery [C] utility [D] facility
83. [A] function [B] purpose [C] target [D] task
84. [A] component [B] element [C] item [D] particle
85. [A] what [B] which [C] that [D] this
86. [A] of [B] in [C] by [D] from
Part VI Translation （5 minutes）
Directions：Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. _____________________________ (两天了都没有走出沙漠，又没有水喝)，his thirst was unquenchable.
88. By contrast, American mothers were more likely ________________（把孩子的成功归因于）natural talent.
89. If she had returned an hour earlier, Mary ___________________________ (就不会被大雨淋了).
90. We?d better struggle for the future _____________________________ (而不是为过去而懊悔).
91. Not until people can completely trust you ______________________________ (你才能对他们产生积极的影响).
大学英语四级考试模拟试题三答案
Part ⅠWriting
One day my friend and I went to a restaurant to have dinner. When the waiter offered us the chopsticks, my friend asked him to change one-off ones for him. Although the waiter explained that the chopsticks of the restaurant had been washed and sterilized, my friend was not satisfied and insisted that they replace them with one-off chopsticks.
I tried to persuade my friend into using the chopsticks provided by the restaurant, because I think the use of one-off chopsticks is such a waste of wood. Our country is short of natural resources, including forest, so we should try to preserve them. It is reported that a lot of trees will be saved.
Additionally, we should be aware of the fact that natural resources, especially those that cannot be regenerated, are the treasure of all human beings. They should be cherished and made full use of.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1—7 BBCCDAB 8. the sea 9. 90% 10. greenhouse gases
Part III Listening Comprehension
11---15 DDCAB 16---20 ADCBB 21---25 DBCAB 26---30 DABDD 31---35 BCDBC
36survive 37 complicated 38 offenders 39 whereby 40 incurring 41 influence
42serving 43 restore
44. The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences. But they would certainly cost the tax payers much money.
45. that does not mean that person isn?t guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn?t pay society the debt he owes
46. a large part of it in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind
Part I V Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A 47. E 48. I 49. F 50. D 51. J 52. B 53.L 54. H 55. C 56. G
Section B 57---61 ABDCD 62---66 CDBAB.
Part V Cloze 67---71 CABCD 72---76 BCCBD 77---81 BADBA 82---86 ABCAD
Part VI Translation
87. Having been in the desert without water for two days
88. to attribute their children's success to
89. would not have been caught by the rain
90. rather than regret for the past
91. will you be able to positively influence them
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
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/065603910.html,/ielts/xd.html（报名网址） In a telephone survey of more than 2，000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth. An 71 7% did not know which revolved around 72. I have no doubt that 73 all of these people were 74 in school that the earth revolves around the sun; 75 may even have written it 76 at test. But they never 77 their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) 78 because their every day observations didn’t support 79 their teachers told them: People see the sun moving 80 the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) 81 that is happening. Students can learn the right answers 82 heart in class，and yet never combined them 83 their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 84 personal understanding of the world can 85 side by side，each unaffected by the other. Outside of class，the student continues to use the 86 model because it has always worked well 87 that circumstance. Unless professors address 88 errors in students’personal models of the world，students are not 89 to replace them with the 90 one. 71.A.excessive B. extraC. additionalD. added 72.A.what B. whichC. thatD. other 73.A.virtually B. remarkablyC. ideallyD. preferably 74.A.learned B. suggestedC. taughtD. advised 75.A.those B. theseC. whoD. they 76.A.on B. withC. underD. for 77.A.formed B. alteredC. believedD. thought 78.A.operation B. positionC. motionD. location 79.A.how B. whichC. thatD. what 80.A.around B. acrossC. onD. above 81.A.since B. soC. whileD. for 82.A.to B. byC. inD. with 83.A.with B. intoC. toD. along 84.A.adult’s B. teacher’sC. scientist’sD. student’s 85.A.exist B. occurC. surviveD. maintain 86.A.private B. individualC. personalD. own 87.A.in B. withC. onD. for 88.A.general B. naturalC. similarD. specific 89.A.obliged B. likelyC. probableD. partial 90.A.perfectB. betterC. reasonableD. correct 【答案】： 71.C72.B73.A74.C75.D76.A77.B78.C79.D80.B 81.C82.B 83.A84.D85.A86.C87.A88.D89.B90.D 【答案解析】： 71.C四个答案都有“额外”的意思，但各有偏重。A重在表达“过量、超过正常的部分”;B是“在一类事物之外的额外部分”;D是“外加的”。因此只有C答案符合本题要求：“另外有7%的人不知道是谁绕着谁转。”
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Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelor's degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it. The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instant gratification(满意). It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television's variety becomes a narcotic(麻醉的), nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic (万花筒般的)exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps(篡夺;侵占) one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it. Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of losing anyone's attention—anyone's. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Model Test 1 Part One Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre. Example： You will hear： You will read： A） At the office. B） In the waiting room. C） At the airport. D） In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A） At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. 1. A） She is not interested in the article. B） She has given the man much trouble. C） She would like to have a copy of the article. D） She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article. 2. A） He saw the big tower he visited on TV~ B） He has visited the TV tower twice. C） He has visited the TV tower once. D） He will visit the TV tower in June. 3. A） The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time. C） The woman knows the professor has been busy. D） The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 4. A） He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B） He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job. C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family, D） He wants to spend more time with his family. 5. A） The man thought the essay was easy. B） They both had a hard time writing the essay. C） The woman thought the essay was easy. D） Neither of them has finished the assignment yet. 6. A） In the park. B） Between two buildings C） In his apartment. D） Under a huge tree. 7. A） It's awfully dull. B） It's really exciting.
1 / 7 系别 班级 学号 姓名 ……………………………密………………………….封……………………….线…………………………… 大学英语四级模拟题八 Part I Listening Comprehension (35’) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 1. A) A tourist guide. B) A travel agent. C) A receptionist. D) A clerk in a ticket office. 2. A) Paul usually flies to Japan with Betty. B) Paul changed his mind at the last minute. C) Paul persuaded Betty to change her mind. D) Paul planned to go to Japan with Betty by sea. 3. A) He thinks a portable DVD would be a nice gift. B) He thinks he will give her a new portable DVD for her birthday. C) He thinks they should buy a DVD player. D) He thinks her mother needs a new DVD player. 4. A) Send an e-mail to Mr. Johnson without delay for Mr. Davis. B) Ask Tom to send an e-mail to Mr. Johnson at once. C) Photocopy the report right away. D) Ask someone to send an e-mail to Mr. Johnson immediately. 5. A) About 40 minutes. B) About an hour. C) More than 40 minutes. D) More than an hour. 6. A) At a party. B) In a hotel. C) In a restaurant. D) In an office. 7. A) Ask his roommate about Dr. Lee and his latest books. B) Ask his roommate where she can buy a copy of Dr. Lee's new book. C) Ask his roommate how to get in touch with Dr. Lee. D) Ask his roommate if she can have his extra copy of Dr. Lee's new book. 8. A) They are close friends. B) They are cousins. C) They are twins. D) They are desk-mates. 9. A) George survived an accident. B) George bought a new car for his wife. C) George's wife got injured in an accident. D) George was killed in an accident. 10. A) She never does extra work. B) She enjoys her job very much. C) She doesn't mind doing a lot of work for others. D) She doesn't care how much work she does as long as she can keep her job. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) He finds it hard to afford the rent all by himself. B) He feels lonely living all by himself. C) He needs to find somebody to make the apartment more comfortable. D) He wants to get help with his courses from his roommate. 12. A) The carpet in the living room is soiled in several places. B) The carpet in the living room is worn out in several places. C) The toilet is clogged and the sink has a few leaks. D) The windows in the bathroom can keep out rain and snow. 13. A) He used some cardboard to keep it shut. B) He applied some super glue to keep the hinges on tightly. C) He pushed a box against the door to keep it shut. D) He pushed a chair against the door to keep it shut. 14. A) Find a job for the man. B) Split the rent. C) Help Dave fix up the house. D) Look for another place. 15. A) Fixing a house. B) Renting a house. C) Sharing the rent of the house. D) Finding another house. Section B
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历年大学英语四级完形填空真题及其答案 2006年6月大学英语四级完形填空真题及其答案 第四部分、完形填空Part IV Cloze (15 minutes) The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm's attention is the design of cities. buildings and products. When we designed America's first so-called green office building in New York two decades 71, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the 72 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 73 . Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren't designed for 74 use. The energy-efficient sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 75 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years. we've been focusing on these materials 76 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them 77 for people and the planet. Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly _78_ amounts of organic compounds -that don't 79 the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately. 80_, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being less bad but on creating 81 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil _82_ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of _83, the world's largest carpet manufacturer has already _ 84__ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的). Look at it this way: No one __85 out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are } 86 causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So 87_ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are _88_ a positive approach. We're giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 89 effect on the world. It's not just the building industry, either. 90_ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world. 71. A) ago C) before B) off D) away 72. A) practice C) idea B) outlook D) scheme 73. A) go C) arrive B) come D) continue 74. A) indoor C) relevant B) inward D) flexible 75. A) displayed C) exhibited B) discovered D) revealed 76. A) back C) next B) down D) near 77. A) comfortable C) safe B) cautious D) stable 78. A) reduced C) descended B) revised D) delayed 79. A) deny C) dissolve B) depress D) destroy 80. A) besides C) anyhow B) however D) anyway 81. A)partially C) completely B) exactly D) superficially
大学英语四级模拟题十D) Whether people can smoke in the library. 10. A) Becauseit ’s bad for her healthB. ) Because it had bad influences on children. Part I Listening Comprehension (35’）C) Because it makes him smell. D) Because it makes him cough. Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about 11. A) He is not satisfied with his present job. what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only B) He worries too much about his grandmother. once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must C) People dislike his food. read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best D) He is going to be fired. answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single 12. A) He learned it in a training center of cooking. line through the center. B) He learned it from his grandmother. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。C) He learned it from his mother. 1. A) At 9:15. B) Before 9:15. C) At 9:30. D) Before 9:50. D) He learned it from his wife. 2. A) He does not understand it. B) He does not like it. 1 3. A) He dislikes other businessmen. 3. C) He is used to it. D) He does not have to take it. B) He wants to have more chance to go on business. 4. A) They were in a doctor s office’. 5. C) He doesn ’t want to trouble others. B) They worked in the same office. D) He wants to be self-employed. C) They were in a workshop. 14. A) Whether he would have enough funds. D) They were talking in the weight lifting room at the gym. B) Whether his food is to the customers ’taste. 6. A) Carry the suitcase with the woman. C) Whether his family members would support him. 7. B) Carry the suitcase upstairs. D) Whether he can pay less tax to the government. 8. C) Carry the suitcase up to the plane. 15. A) Daniel gets encouragement from his friend Misha. 9. D) Carry the suitcase down to the ship. B) The two speakers haven ’t seen each other g f o t r i m a el o.n 10. A) At eight o ’clock. B) At nine o ’clock. C) Daniel wants to be in the food business. 11. C) At ten o ’clock. D) An hour later. D) Daniel ’s grandmother is an experienced businesswoman. 12. 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. Section B 13. A) He doesn ’t know what he wants to do. Directions:In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, B) He likes to work this summer. you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be C) He wonders whether the woman has a job. spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best D) He can ’t decide where to go on vacation. answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the 14. A) At a hairdresser ’s. B) At a tailor ’ｓcorresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. C) At a photographer ’s. D) At a butcher ’s. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 15. A) The content of the note book. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. B) What the woman wrote in the note. 16. A) His age and appearance. B) His personality. ...