大学英语四级考试模拟题一
Part I Writing （30 minutes）
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic of City Problems. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese：
1. 越来越多的人涌入大城市,有些问题随之产生
2. 比较明显的大问题有……
3. 我对这种现象的想法
City Problems
注意：此部分试题在答题卡I 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, mark
Y（for YES）if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N （for NO）if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG （for NOT GIVEN）if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Scientists W eigh Options for Rebuilding New Orleans As experts ponder how best to rebuild the devastated （毁坏）city, one question is whether to wall off—or work with—the water.
Even before the death toll from Hurricane Katrina is tallied, scientists are cautiously beginning to discuss the future of New Orleans. Few seem to doubt that this vital heart of U.S. commerce and culture will be restored, but exactly how to rebuild the city and its defenses to avoid a repeat catastrophe is an open question. Plans for improving its levees and restoring the barrier of wetlands around New Orleans have been on the table since 1998, but federal dollars needed to implement them never arrived. After the tragedy, that?s bound to change, says John Day, an ecologist at Louisiana State University （LSU）in Baton Rouge. And if there is an upside to the disaster, he says, it?s that …now we?ve got a clean slate to start from.”
Many are looking for guidance to the Netherlands, a country that, just like bowl-shaped New Orleans, sits mostly below sea level, keeping the water at bay with a construction of amazing scale and complexity. Others, pointing to V enice?s long-standing adaptations, say it?s best to let water flow through the city, depositing sediment to offset geologic subsidence—a model that would require a radical rethinking of architecture. Another idea is to let nature help by restoring the wetland buffers between sea and city.
But before the options can be weighed, several unknowns will have to be addressed. One is precisely how the current defenses failed. To answer that, LSU coastal scientists Paul Kemp and Hassan Mashriqui are picking their way through the destroyed city and surrounding region, reconstructing the size of water surges by measuring telltale marks left on the sides of buildings and highway structures. They are feeding these data into a simulation of the wind and water around New Orleans during its ordeal.
“We can?t say for sure until this job is done,” says Day, “but the emerging picture is exactly what we?ve predicted for years.” Namely, several canals—including the MRGO, which was built to speed
shipping in the 1960s—have the combined effect of funneling surges from the Gulf of Mexico right to the city?s eastern levees and the lake system to the north. Those surges are to blame for the flooding. “One of the first things we?ll see done is the complete backfilling of the MRGO canal,” predicts Day, “which could take a couple of years.”
The levees, which have been provisionally repaired, will be shored up further in the months to come, although their long-term fate is unclear. Better levees would probably have prevented most of the flooding in the city center. To provide further protection, a mobile dam system, much like a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands, could be used to close off the mouth of Lake Pontchartrain. But most experts agree that these are short-term fixes.
The basic problem for New Orleans and the Louisiana coastline is that the entire Mississippi River delta is subsiding and eroding, plunging the city deeper below sea level and removing a thick cushion of wetlands that once buffered the coastline from wind and waves. Part of the subsidence is geologic and unavoidable, but the rest stems from the levees that have hemmed in the Mississippi all the way to its mouth for nearly a century to prevent floods and facilitate shipping. As a result, river sediment is no longer spread across the delta but dumped into the Gulf of Mexico. Without a constant stream of fresh sediment, the barrier islands and marshes are disappearing rapidly, with a quarter, roughly the size of Rhode Island, already gone.
After years of political wrangling, a broad group pulled together by the Louisiana government in 1998 proposed a massive $14 billion plan to save the Louisiana coasts, called Coast 2050 （now modified into a plan called the Louisiana Coastal Area project）. Wetland restoration was a key component. “It?s one of the best and cheapest hurricane defenses,” says Day, who chaired its scientific advisory committee.
Although the plan was never given more than token funding, a team led by Day has been conducting a pilot study since 2000, diverting part of the Mississippi into the wetlands downstream of the city. “The results are as good as we could have hoped,” he says, “with land levels rising at about 1 centimeter per year—enough to offset rising sea levels”, says Day.
Even if the wetlands were restored and new levees were built, the combination of geologic subsidence and rising sea levels will likely sink New Orleans another meter by 2100. The problem might be solved by another ambitious plan, says Roel Boumans, a coastal scientist at the University of V ermont in Burlington who did his Ph.D. at LSU：shoring up the lowest land with a slurry of sediment piped in from the river. The majority of the buildings in the flooded areas will have to be razed anyway, he says,”so why not take this opportunity to fix the root of the problem？”The river could deposit enough sediment to raise the bottom of the New Orleans bowl to sea level “in 50 to 60 years,”he estimates. In the meantime, people could live in these areas V enice-style, with buildings built on stilts. Boumans even takes it a step further：“Y ou would have to raise everything about 30 centimeters once every 30 years, so why not make the job easier by making houses that can float.”?
Whether that is technically or politically feasible—Day, for one, calls it “not likely”—remains to be seen, especially because until now, the poorest residents lived in the lowest parts of the city. Any decision on how best to protect the city in the future will be tied to how many people will live there, and where. “there may be a large contingent of residents and businesses who choose not to return,” says Bill Good, an environmental scientist at LSU and manager of the Louisiana Geological Survey?s Coastal Processes section. It is also not yet clear how decisions about the reconstruction will be made, says Good, “Since there is no precedent of comparable magnitude.”Every level of government is sure to be involved, and “the process is likely to be ad hoc.”
Even with the inevitable mingling of science and politics, we still have “a unique chance to back
out of some bad decisions,” says Good, who grew up in New Orleans. “I hope that we don?t let this once-in-history opportunity slip through our fingers in the rush to rebuild the city”.
1. The passage gives a general description of the suggestions to reconstruct New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
2. Two examples to deal with water are Netherlands and V enice.
3. The canals have nothing to do with the flooding.
4. The levees will be shored up further with clear long-term fate.
5. The basic problem for New Orleans is the subsidence of Mississippi River delta.
6. The key component of Coast 2050 is wetland restoration.
7. The plan of Coast 2050 will get billions of federal funding.
8. New Orleans will likely sink ________________ by 2100.
9. Another ambitious plan is to shoring up the lowest land with a slurry of sediment ________________.
10. How decisions about the reconstruction will be made is also ________________.
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. Sitting for a contest. B. Making an appointment.
C. Ordering a typing machine.
D. Applying for a secretary?s post.
12. A. The teacher postponed the meeting.
B. There won?t be an exam this afternoon.
C. The students will attend the meeting.
D. The students will have a physical examination.
13. A. The cause of the flood. B. The effects of the flood.
C. Floods of the past twenty years.
D. The heroic fight against a flood.
14. A. She is not interested in the article.
B. She has given he 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.
15. A. She has only an old one. B. She has none at present.
C. Her sister has given her one.
D. She has lent it to someone else.
16. A. He?s surprised she chose that agency.
B. He wonders why she is still keeping the job.
C. He doesn?t know when her classes started.
D. He doubts if she makes much money now.
17. A. The man agrees with the woman.
B. The man is annoyed by the woman.
C. The man disagrees with the woman.
D. The man expresses no opinion on the woman?s remark.
18. A. The woman does not want to go to the movies.
B. The man is too tired to go to the movies.
C. The woman wants to go to the movies.
D. The man wants to go out for dinner.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A. The relationship of purchases to time spent in shopping.
B. The length of time required for drugstore shopping.
C. The increases in the size and stock of drugstores.
D. The buying of clothing from department stores.
20. A. A druggist?s suggestion. B. An article.
C. An advertisement.
D. A sales clerk?s comment.
21. A. People enjoy shopping in it.
B. People spend little time in it.
C. People are more likely to buy something in it if time is limited.
D. People spend too much time reading articles about quick cures sold in drugstore.
22. A. They know what they want to buy. B. They have little money to spend.
C. They talk themselves out of purchase.
D. They shop at the cheapest stores. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A. He has a lot of free time. B. She knows he likes acting.
C. Many of his friends are actors.
D. He?s looking for an acting job.
24. A. He hasn?t been in a play for a long time.
B. He has to rearrange his evening schedule.
C. He might not like the way the group works.
D. His schoolwork has taken up most of his time.
25. A. Enjoy the rehearsal. B. Learn his part quickly.
C. See her on Wednesday.
D. Pick her up on Thursday.
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 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A. Parents. B. Children.
C. Breadwinners.
D. Bank managers.
27. A. To help learn to be realistic. B. To help increase their savings.
C. To help manage their money well.
D. To help test their power-control.
28. A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.
B. A void spending money on expensive things.
C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.
D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.
Passage T wo
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A. Children can have fun from it.
B. People can achieve personal excellence from it.
C. The winner will be greatly honored.
D. It can realize the dreams of an entire nation.
30. A. Because Brazil won the World Cup.
B. Because there was always wonderful football matches in Brazil.
C. Because the most famous footballer lived in Brazil.
D. Because they wanted to learn the best football skills.
31. A. To prove that football is the world?s most important sport.
B. To show that Brazil is better than all others.
C. To compare Scotland with Brazil.
D. To explain the essence of sport.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A. To improve her computer program.
B. To find out their attitudes towards food.
C. To find out details she can make use of.
D. To predict what food they?ll like in the future.
33. A. People believe what the computer tells them.
B. People can be led to believe in something false.
C. People tend to forget their childhood experiences.
D. People are not always aware of their personalities.
34. A. If they learn it is harmful for health.
B. If they lie to themselves that they don?t want it.
C. If they are willing to let doctors control their minds.
D. If they think they once had a bad experience of eating it.
35. A. Whether it is moral. B. Who it is best for.
C. When it is effective.
D. How it should be used.
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。
Millions of people are enrolled in evening adult education (36) _________ across America. Community colleges have become popular and their (37) __________ have increased rapidly. Large universities are (38) ___________ more courses in the evenings for adult students. In this way, the (39) ___________ for more education is being met.
One reason for this is that many older people are changing their (40) __________. They are looking for different careers. Another reason is that (41) ________ costs of many household things have recently greatly (42) _________. Adults are taking courses like plumbing and electrical repair. This way they hope that the high costs for repairs can be (43) __________.
(44) ______________________________________________________________. Engineers, teachers and businessmen are taking adult education classes. They have found that more education is needed to do their jobs well. (45) __________________________________________________. Accounting and business courses are also taken by many adult students. Some students attend classes to earn degrees. (46) ________________________________________________________. The lives of many people have been enriched because of adult education.
Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）
Section A
Directions：In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in 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.
Blue is the world?s favorite color. It is also the color most often 47 with intellect and authority. Most uniforms are blue. In Greek and Roman mythology, blue is the color of sky gods. In the Old Testament, God is48by deep blue. Blue and turquoise （青绿色）are represented by the Islamic religion. It is the 49 color in the mosques of the world. Blue symbolizes truth, peace and cooperation. It is the color of the flag of the United Nations and of Europe. As the coolest color of the spectrum, it is the hue most likely to have a receding effect. As in the skies and water that 50 us, blue is seen as a peaceful and 51 color. Blue light has seen to 52 blood pressure by calming the nervous system hence relaxing the body and mind. Blue creates large airy spaces. It makes rooms bigger. The wrong shade of blue can be uncomfortable. It can also be cold and sterile（枯燥的）unless 53 with warmer colors. Light and soft blue makes us feel quiet and protected from the bustle（喧闹）and 54 of the day. Blue bedrooms are restful. Blue bath rooms are appropriately watery. Blue 55 depth with greens and reds. Dark blue represents the night making us calm. Its apparently calming effect makes it the perfect tone for the quieter 56 of your living space.
［A］represented ［B］engage ［C］refreshing ［D］surround ［E］curved ［F］dominant ［G］lower ［H］balanced
［I］activity ［J］zones ［K］foolish ［L］line
［M］acquires ［N］associated ［O］rash
Section B
Directions：There are 2 passages in the section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］, and ［D］。You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Question 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Most shoplifters （商店扒手）agree that the January sales offer wonderful opportunities for the hard-working thief. With the shops so crowded and the staff so busy, it does not require any extraordinary talent to help you to take one or two little things and escape unnoticed. It is known, in the business, as “hoisting”。
But the hoisting game is not what it used to be. Even at the height of the sales, shoplifters today
never know if they are being watched by one of those evil little balls that hang from the ceilings of so many department stores above the most desirable goods.
As if that was not trouble enough for them, they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.
Selfridges was the first big London store to install closed-circuit videotape equipment to watch its sales floors. In October last year the store won its first court case for shoplifting using a evidence a videotape clearly showing a couple stealing dresses. It was an important test case which encouraged other stores to install similar equipment.
When the balls, called sputniks, first make an appearance in shops, it was widely believed that their only function was to frighten shoplifters. Their somewhat ridiculous appearances, the curious holes and red lights going on and off, certainly make the theory believable.
It did not take long, however, for serious shoplifters to start showing suitable respect. Soon after the equipment was in operation at Selfridges, store detective Brian Chadwick was sitting in the control room watching a woman secretly putting bottles of perfume into her bag.
“As she turned to go,” Chadwick recalled, “she suddenly looked up at the …sputnik? and stopped. She could not possibly have seen that the camera was trained on her because it is completely hidden, but she must have had a feeling that I was looking at her.”
“For a moment she paused, but then she returned to counter and started putting everything back. When she had finished, she opened her bag towards the camera to show it was empty and hurried out of the store.”
57. January is a good month for shoplifters because ________.
［A］they don?t need to wait for staff to serve them
［B］they don?t need any previous experience as thieves
［C］there are so many people in the store
［D］January sales offer wonderful opportunities for them
58. The sputniks hanging from the ceiling are intended ________.
［A］to watch the most desirable goods
［C］to frighten shoplifters by their appearance
［B］to make films that can be used as evidence
［D］to be used as evidence against shoplifters
59. The case last October was important because ________ 。
［A］the store got the dresses back
［B］the equipment was able to frighten shoplifters
［C］other shops found out about the equipment
［D］the kind of evidence supplied was accepted by court
60. The woman stealing perfume ________.
［A］guessed what the sputniks were for ［C］could see the camera filming her
［B］was frightened by its shape ［D］knew that the detective had seen her
61. The woman?s action before leaving the store shows that she ________.
［A］was sorry for what she had done
［B］was afraid she would be arrested
［C］decided she didn?t want what she had picked up
［D］wanted to prove she had not intended to steal anything
Passage T wo
Questions 62 to 66 are based in the following passage.
The largest shark known to us, Megalodon, is extinct. Or is it？Carcharodon Megalodon, commonly known as Megalodon, is believed to have lived between 1 million and 5 million years ago and thought to have been 52 feet long. It is（or was）a shark that had a jaw 7 or more feet wide. Fairly recently, there has been some speculation about whether it is extinct or just out of reach. But few people believe that Megalodon has found a home deep in the ocean.
There are many known “Living Fossils”：Coelacanth,Sea Cucumbers,Sea Urchins, Lobsters, Sea Stars. The common ones like lobsters and sea urchins are not really looked on as anything amazing. They?ve been around for thousands of years or more, and are easily accessible to us. What if they weren?t accessible and yet still existed？We would label them extinct. The discovery of a live Coelacanth,a fish long believed extinct,challenged some scientists?long-held beliefs on extinction. There have been recent discoveries of incredibly large squid, and deep-sea fish never before seen by scientists.
In the 1960s the U.S. Navy set up underwater microphones around the world to track Soviet submarines. The network,known as the Sound Surveillance System,still lies deep below the ocean?s surface in a layer of water known as the “deep sound channel”。The temperature and pressure of the channel allow sound waves to travel undisturbed. NOAA?s Acoustic Monitoring Project has been using the Sound Surveillance System to listen for changes in ocean structure like ocean currents or volcanic activity. Most of the sounds recorded are common and of no concern. One sound, identified in 1977 by U.S. Navy “spy” sensors, was odd. It was obviously a marine animal but the call was more powerful than any of the calls made by any other reported sea creature. It was too big for a whale. Could it be a deep-sea monster？One possibility was a giant squid, but no one is sure. It was named “Bloop”。Could it be Megalodon？If Megalodon is still alive down in the bottom of the ocean, we may some day soon discover it. Then what？Deep sea diving will never be the same, that?s for sure！
62. The following is commonly known EXCEPT ________.
［A］Megalodon, the largest shark, is extinct
［B］Megalodon is not extinct but just out of reach
［C］Megalodon was 52 feet long and had a jaw 7 or more feet wide
［D］Megalodon lived between several million years ago.
63. What makes scientists doubt about the belief that Megalodon is extinct？
［A］The discovery of many “Living Fossils”。
［C］The discovery of a live Coelacanth.
［B］The discovery of the fossils of lobsters.
［D］The discovery of the fossils of sea urchins.
64. What was special in their recorded sounds？
［A］To listen for changes in ocean structure.
［B］To listen for changes of ocean currents or volcanic activity.
［C］To Make sure whether there was a giant squid deep in the ocean.
［D］To follow the track of the Soviet warships under water.
65. What was special in their recorded sounds？
［A］A strange, powerful animal sound was heard. ［C］A sea monster?s sound was heard.
［B］A big whale?s sound was heard. ［D］A giant squid?s sound was heard.
66. What can be concluded from the passage？
［A］Scientists? discoveries always change people?s belief.
［B］There are too many secrets to be discovered.
［C］Megalodon may be still alive deep in the ocean.
［D］“Deep sound channel” allows sound waves to travel undisturbed.
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.
Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation. Today the car is the most popular 67 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 68 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for 69 90 percent of all personal 70 .Most Americans are able to 71 cars. The average price of a 72made car was, 500 in 1950, 740 in 1960 and up 73750 in 1975. During this period American ear manufacturers set about 74their products and work efficiency. Meanwhile, the yearly income of the 75 family increased from 1950 to 1975 76 than the price of cars. For this reason, 77 a new car takes a smaller 78 of a family?s total earnings today. In 1951 79 it took 8.1 months of an average family?s 80 to buy a new car. In 1962, a new car 81 8.3 of a family?s annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 82 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 83 to models from previous years. The84 of the automobile extends throughout the economy85the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 86 their cars running than on any other item.
67. ［A］kinds ［B］means ［C］mean ［D］types
68. ［A］denied ［B］reproduced ［C］replaced ［D］ridiculed
69. ［A］hardly ［B］nearly ［C］certainly ［D］somehow
70. ［A］trip ［B］works ［C］business ［D］travel
71. ［A］buy ［B］sell ［C］race ［D］see
72. ［A］quickly ［B］regularly ［C］rapidly ［D］recently
73. ［A］on ［B］to ［C］in ［D］about
74. ［A］raising ［B］making ［C］reducing ［D］improving
75. ［A］unusual ［B］interested ［C］average ［D］big
76. ［A］slowest ［B］equal ［C］faster ［D］less
77. ［A］bringing ［B］obtaining ［C］having ［D］purchasing
78. ［A］part ［B］half ［C］number ［D］side
79. ［A］clearly ［B］proportionally ［C］obviously ［D］suddenly
80. ［A］income ［B］work ［C］plants ［D］debts
81. ［A］used ［B］spent ［C］cost ［D］needed
82. ［A］months ［B］dollar ［C］family ［D］year
83. ［A］famous ［B］quick ［C］superior ［D］inferior
84. ［A］running ［B］notice ［C］influence ［D］discussion
85. ［A］then ［B］so ［C］as ［D］which
86. ［A］starting ［B］leaving ［C］keeping ［D］repairing Part VI Translation （5 minutes）
Directions：Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. The chairman requested ________________________（所有书面资料都要储存在电脑硬盘上）.
88. ________________________ （如果我是你）,I would have accepted such an offer given by the manager.
89. Do you mind ________________________（推迟这次会议到本季度末）？
90. ________________________（考虑到各种各样的因素）, our subjects should be rearranged to meet the requirements of the curriculum.
91. ________________________（理完发之后）,Professor Smith went straightly to the laboratory to proceed with his experiments.
大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷一答案
Part I Writing
City Problems
Nowsdays, millions of migrant workers flock into cities in search of jobs and better living. However, with the sharp rise in the urban population, many problems arise in the development of cities.
Firstly, cities become more and more crowded, putting much pressure upon transportation, housing, sanitation, education, employment and so on. City services and facilities have been strained to a breaking point. Secondly, a growing number of private cars emit a huge amount of carbon dioxide, leaving the air mercilessly polluted. What is more, the city is also threatened by an increase in crime. There is not a single day passing without the report of someone being robbed, kidnapped or even murdered.
Last but not least, city-dwellers are not only separated from the nature but also isolated from each other, even not knowing name of their next-door neighbor.
All these problems have harmed the attractiveness of the city. More people may seek to live in the suburbs if there isn?t any improvement.
Part II Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning）
1—7 Y Y N N Y Y NG 8.another meter 9.piped in from the river. 10.not yet clear Part III Listening Comprehension
11---15 DBBCB 16---20 BAAAB 21---25 CABDA26---30 BCABA
31---35 DCBDA
36.programs 37.enrollments 38. offering 39. demand 40.professions
41. repair 42. increased 43.avoided
44.Advanced technology is the most important reason for the rise in adult education.
45.V arious courses are offered, among which foreign languages, computers and communication courses are popular.
46. Others take courses for the knowledge and skills that they can receive.
Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth）
47---51 N A F D C 52---56 G H I M J
57---61 C B D A B 62---66 B C D A C
Part V Cloze （15 minutes）
67---71 BCBAA72---77 D B D C C 78---82 ABACA83---86 BCBC
Part VI Translation
87. all the written materials be stored into the hard disk of computers
根据英语的语法规则,表示”要求、命令、建议”等意思的动词在接宾语从句时,从句的谓语动词要用should+动词原形或直接用动词原形来表示虚拟语气。
88. If I were you
有句意可知”如果我是你”表示的是一种假设的情况,故用if 引导的条件状语从句来表示虚拟语气。用if 一道条件状语从句表虚拟时,如果表示现在的情况,谓语动词要用过去式(be 动词用were);如果表示将来的情况,谓语动词要用would (could等)或were to+ 动词原形的形式。
89. postponing the conference to the end of this quarter
在这句话中,mind作动词,意为”介意,在乎”,其后应跟dong 的形式。另外,应注意”季度”的英文表达是quarter。
90. With various factors considered
已给出的部分句子结构是完整的。所以中文部分可译成短语或从句来作整句的状语。由于主句用的是被动语态,并没有明确指出施动者,所以所译的部分最好比买内使用含有施动者的主动句形式。在次可使用介词with来引导这一结构,而”考虑”和”因素”之间是动宾关系,所以应使用动词的过去分词来表示被动。
91. After having his hair cut
待译部分强调的是”理发完成”这个结果,而非理发的执行者,故可用have sth. done 的结构。还应注意have sb. do sth.这个结构,也意为”让摸人做某事”,但此时,要指出动作的发出者是谁。
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)
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 minute s) Directions: There are 4 reading passa ges in this part. Each passage is followe d by some questions or unfinished stateme nts. For each of them there are four choi ces marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the co rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wi th a single line through the center. Pass age One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the follo wing passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method of a nswering theoretical questions; technolog y is a method of solving practical proble ms. Science has to do with discovering th e facts and relationships between observa ble phenomena in nature and with establis
2016 年12 月大学英语四级考试真题及 答案 【篇一：2016 年12 月大学英语四级翻译作文题目及答 案】 翻译一： 在中国文化中，红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福。在春节和其他喜庆场合，红色到处可见。人们把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋 友时，通常放在红信封里。红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把 它与中国革命和共产党相联系。然而，红色并不总是代表好运与快 乐。因为从前死者的名字常用红色书写，用红墨水写中国人名被看 成是一种冒犯行为。 as a symbol of good luck, longevity and happiness in chinese culture, the color of red can be seen everywhere during springfestive and other festive/ joyous occasions. cash is usually put in red envelopes as gifts for relatives and close/intimate friends. also, red is much-welcomed / fashionable in china because of its association with chinese revolutions and the communist party. however, red does not always represent / equal to good luck and joy. red was previously used to write the names of the deceased so it is seen as an offence to write chinese people ’s names in red ink. 翻译二 随着中国的改革开放，如今很多年轻人都喜欢举行西式婚礼。新娘 在婚礼上穿着白色婚纱，因为白色被认为是纯洁的象征。然而，在 中国传统文化中，白色经常是葬礼上使用的颜色。因此务必记住， 白花一定不要用作祝人康复的礼物，尤其不要送给老年人或危重病 人。同样，礼金也不能装在白色信封里，而要装在红色信封里。 with the reform and opening-up of china, a great many young people nowadays prefer to hold western-style wedding: the bride wears white wedding gown because the color is considered to symbolize purity/is considered as the symbol of purity. however, in tradition chinese culture, white is often used on funerals. so, do bear in mind that white flowers should never be used as a gift to celebrate someone ’s recovery, especially not for the aged or those who are seriously ill.
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part I Writing （25 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures. B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C) They are only about half an inch thick. D) They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research. B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species. 6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance. C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.
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
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
精品文档 2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（完整版） 来源：文都教育 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Part II Listening Comprehension (30 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 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. A) See a doctor about her strained shoulder. B) Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C) Replace the cupboard with a new one. D) Place the tea on a lower shelf next time. 2. A) At Mary Johnson's. C) In an exhibition hall. B) At a painter's studio. D) Outside an art gallery. 3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience. B) She does not quite agree with what the man said. C) The man had better talk with the students himself. D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation. 4. A) He helped Doris build up the furniture. B) Doris helped him arrange the furniture.
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
大学英语四级考试模拟试题 Model Test Five Part ⅠListening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. Choose the correct answer---A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Section A (C) 11. A) He will only be available in the afternoon. B) It’s not his office hour. C) He doesn’t have time. D) He is too tired after class. (A) 12. A) The woman insists on going out. B) The woman doesn’t like watching TV. C) The man promised her a gift on her birthday. D) The man is too tired to go out. (B) 13. A) There are too many courses offered to
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2018年6月四级考试真题（第三套） PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension 说明：2018年6月四级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套的听力内容与第二套的完全一样，只是选项的顺序不一样而已，故在本套中不再重复给出。 Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 26 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square stones became a problem
大学英语四级考试真题及答案 Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Creating a Green Campus. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1. 建设绿色校园很重要 2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境…… 3. 为了建设绿色校园，我们应该…… Creating a Green Campus Part ⅡReading 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 question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Colleges taking another look at value of merit-based aid Good grades and high tests scores still matter—a lot—to many colleges as they award financial aid. But with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the college-bound population in coming years, some schools are re-examining whether that aid, typically known as “merit aid”, is the most effective use of precious institutional dollars. George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for example, said last week that it would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients(接受者), pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into need-based aid. Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., made a similar decision three years ago. Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships altogether. No current merit-aid recipients will lose their scholarships, but need-based aid alone will be awarded beginning with students entering in fall 2008. Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school, the less likely it is to do so. Harvard and Princeton, for example, offer generous need-based packages, but many families who don’t meet need eligibility(资格)have been willing to pay whatever they must for a big-name school. For small regional colleges that struggle just to fill seats, merit aid can be an important revenue-builder because many recipients still pay enough tuition dollars over and above the scholarship amount to keep the institution running. But for rankings-conscious schools in between, merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profits. “They’re trying to buy students,”says Skidmore College economist Sandy Baum. Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it. “As we look to the future, we see a more pressing need to invest in need-based aid,”says Monica Inzer, dean of admission and financial aid at Hamilton, which has offered merit scholarships for 10 years. During that time, it rose in US News & World Repor t’s ranking of the best liberal arts colleges, from 25 to 17. Merit aid, which benefited about 75 students a year, or about 4% of its student body, at a cost of about $ 1 million a year, “served us well,”Inzer says, but “to be
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