2015英语专业四级考试听写模拟试题第1-10篇

大学英语专业四级考试模拟试卷PART ⅠDICTATION1、Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.TouchingTactile communication is the use of touch in communication.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.Car Safety1. The focal point of the project: Road Ragee.g. A man hit the driver who had 2 him earlier2. Findings of the survey93% experienced road rage, including 3 had their cars damaged and 79% were being shouted at15% been hit—police only dealt physical violence3. 4 adopted to ensure safetyget key ready before 5 the carleave room for 6lock doors all the time4. Self-protection skills when rage happenspolice interference:—Maryland: hefty 7 as the front line—California: an automated system to 8 the license plateseffective approach: apology—If the driver 9 , the road rager would drop the matter.—If the careless drivers looked 10 , the road rager would teach them a lesson.how to make an apology in the car: a "SORRY" sign—The potential 11 smile when drivers raise a "SORRY" sign to them.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choicesof A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.Now, listen to the conversations.CONVERSATION ONE12、A. The mechanical operation of the body. B. The absence of disease or illness.C. Physical, mental and social well-being.D. Clean water, improved sanitation and housing.13、A. In the late 1940s. B. In the 1970s. C. In the late 1980s. D. In the 1990s.14、 A. Supportive. B. Prejudiced. C. Negative. D. Confused.15、A. In 1980. B. In 1986. C. In 1990. D. In 1996.16、A. Education. B. Sustainable resources.C. Insurance.D. Social justice and equity.CONVERSATION TWO17、A. On the phone. B. In the street.C. In the man's office.D. In the woman's office.18、A. They didn't arrive on time.B. They were all moldy and eaten by bugs.C. 50% of the moldy mushrooms were eaten by bugs.D. Some were half-eaten by bugs and 20% were moldy.19、A. It was not authoritative and the survey result is obscure.B. The mushrooms were not completely moldy before packing.C. The external conditions of goods at the time of survey were all good.D. The mushrooms were not up to the standard for export.20、A. A random selection of 20% of the mushrooms.B. A thorough check of all the mushrooms.C. Full compensation for any loss.D. Free freight.21、A. The man's company. B. The woman's company.C. The insurance company.D. The underwriter.PART ⅢLANGUAGE USAGEThere are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question.22、Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense? ______A. My friend teaches Chemistry in a school.B. I'll give it to you after I return.C. What is the matter with you?D. London stands on the River Thames.23、China, as a developing country, should speed up her ______ developmentand improve the people's life level.A. economicalB. economyC. economicD. economics24、Grandfather had sustained a broken back while working in the mines. ______, he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.A. ConsequentlyB. LogicallyC. VariablyD. Doubtfully25、Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?A. Ten dollars is not a large sum of money.B. Statistics are a branch of mathematics.C. All the sheep were grazing on the hillside.D. Measles is an infectious disease.26、Everybody understands that the possibility always exists that the world champion may cheat in the game. The italicized part functions as a (n) ______ in the sentence.A. appositive(同位语)B. objectC. adverbialD. complement27、If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.A. to be completedB. is completedC. being completedD. completed28、The employers prepared, with all due ______, for a conference with the Trade Unions.A. cautionB. concernC. certaintyD. consideration29、Many of them are ______ of the original settlers.A. descendantsB. forefathersC. ancestorsD. masters30、Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object? ______A. He wants to tell us when he will leave.B. It has been decided when, the meeting will be held.C. What I want to know is when you can finish the experiment.D. I have no idea when she will be back.31、"I don't have any money with me. Do you?" he asked.He said ______.A. he didn't have any money with him and asked me if I hadB. he doesn't have any money with him and I doC. he didn't have any money with and asked me if I doD. he didn't have money and asked me32、There is no ______ in the world for her children.A. love greater than a motherB. love greater than that of a motherC. love greater as a motherD. great love as that of a mother33、Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ______ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature.A. alterB. alternateC. substituteD. exchange34、The boy has admitted to ______ the window while playing football yesterday.A. breakingB. having been brokenC. breakD. be breaking35、When she arrived at the office, Mr. Smith______, so they had only time for a few words.A．had gone away B．was just going awayC．just went away D．has just gone away36、A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought ______ by the destruction of the rainforests.A. aboutB. backC. upD. forward37、Jack ______ out very early, for he had not shown up at breakfast.A. could have goneB. must have goneC. ought to have goneD. should have gone38、Which of the italicized parts indicates CONDITION AND RESULT?A. Just take a look at that fellow and you'll get sick.B. He has a somewhat swelled head, and I don't like this.C. You can draw a horse in five minute, and you kept me waiting for an hour.D. She has lent us one of her new books, and the latest one in her collection.39、Paper produced every year is four times ______ the weight of the world's production of vehicles.A. /B. that ofC. whichD. of40、Man's never-stopping ______ for knowledge continues to widen our understanding of the earth's atmosphere.A. requestB. questC. investigationD. research41、A hibernating animal needs hardly any food all through the winter, ______?A. need itB. needn't itC. does itD. doesn't itPART ⅣCLOZEDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.A. forB. onC. stressD. profitsE. madeF. connectionG. takeH. indicatingI. benefitsJ. sufficientK. efficient L. habits M. as N. improved O. emphasizing In the recent past, medical research have shown that heart disease is associated with certain factors in our day-to-day lives: with stress, with smoking, with poor nutrition, and with a lack of exercise.Doctors and other health experts have been 42 the fact that we can often reduce the risk of heart disease by paying more attention to these factors.More and more people are realizing that there is a 43 between heart disease and the way they live. As a result of this new awareness, attitudes towards health are changing. In the past, people tend to think that it was 44 for good health to have a good doctor who could be relied on to know exactly what to dowhen they become ill. Now they are realizing that merely receiving the best treatment 45 illness and injury is not enough. They are learning that they must 46 more responsibility for their own health.Today many people are changing their dietary 47 and eating food with less fat and cholesterol. Many are paying more attention to reducing 48 in their lives. The number of smokers in the US is now far below the level of a lot of years ago 49 many people succeed in breaking the habit and as fewer people take it up.More and more are aware of the 50 of regular exercise like walking, running or swimming, some have begun to walk or ride bicycles to work instead of driving. Millions have become members of health clubs and have 51 health club one of the fastest growing businesses in the US today.And now the beneficial effects of these changing attitudes and behaviors are beginning to appear: an encouraging decrease in deaths from heart disease.PART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE"There is very little in my life that is more personal and more important to me than comets." The amateur astronomer David H. Levy told Terence Dickinson in an interview. "Not just discovering them but watching them, learning about them, writing about them, understanding what they do. It makes observing the sky intensely personal. I feel when I find a new comet that a door has been opened and I have seen a slightly new aspect of nature. There is this object in the solar system that —for a few minutes or a few hours—only I know about. It is like trying to pry a secret out of nature. It is a very special feeling."Ever since he was a child, David Levy has been fascinated by the night sky and the wonders it reveals to devoted watchman. He developed a special feeling for comets before he reached his teens, though it was not until 1984—after nineteen years and more than nine hundred hours of combing the sky in search of them—that he discovered his first one, from a small observatory that he had built in his backyard.Since then, he has discovered or co-discovered twenty more, making him one of the world's most important comet hunters. His most celebrated find is periodic comet Shoemaker Levy 9, which he made with the husband-and-wife comet and asteroid hunting team Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker. The comet's dramatic collision with Jupiter in July 1994, which constituted "the greatest planetary show in recorded history", to quote Malcolm W. Browne of the New York Times, captivated not only professional astronomers, but many amateurs. Although he is "only" an amateur astronomer, he earns his living by lecturing and writing books and by working with project artists. They're projects devoted to introducing astronomy toelementary school children. He has won tremendous respect from his professional colleagues for his success in tracking comets. "David Levy is one of those rare individuals blessed with the gift of discovery," David Hartsel, who serves on the board of directors of the Richland Astronomical Society, in Ohio, has said. "Even rarer is his ability to let others share in the excitement and wonder of those discoveries through his writing and lectures."PASSAGE TWOBeing a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal of male mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girls do. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby (particularly a boy baby) surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more agent of evolution has gone.There is another way to commit evolutionary suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children. Few people are as fertile as in the past. Except in some religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays the number of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us have roughly the same number of offspring. Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished. India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the great cities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity of today—everyone being the same in survival and number of offspring—means that natural selection has lost 80 percent of its power in upper-middle-class India compared to the tribes.For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change. No other species fills so many places in nature. But in the past 100,000 years—even the past 100 years—our lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did not evolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: They "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension". No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness. But however amazed our descendants may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us.PASSAGE THREEBy far the most common difficulty in study is simple failure to get down to regular concentrated work. This difficulty is much greater for those who do not work for a plan and have no regular routine of study. Many students muddle along, doing a bit of this subject or that, as the mood takes them, or letting their set work pile up until the last possible moment.Few students work to a set timetable. They say that if they did construct a timetable for themselves they would not keep to it, or would have to alter itconstantly, since they can never predict from one day to the next what their activities will be.No doubt some temperaments take much more kindly to a regular routine than others. There are many who shy away from the self-regimentation of a weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a definite program of work. Many able students claim that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic they work on it intensively for three or four days at a time. On other days, they avoid work completely. It has to be confessed that we do not fully understand the complexities of the motivation to work. Most people over 25 years of age have become conditioned to a work routine, and the majority of really productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important aspects of their work. The "tough-minded" school of workers is usually very contemptuous of the idea that good work can only be done spontaneously, under the influence of inspiration.Those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of "freedom". Freedom from restraint and discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to "self-expression" or "personality development". Our society insists on regular habits, time keeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society we have to comply with its demands.PASSAGE FOUREven just a degree or two of greenhouse warming will have a dramatic impact on water resources across western North America. Teams who have modeled the climate in the area are warning of greatly reduced snow packs and more intense flooding as temperatures inch up during the 21st century.It's the first time that global climate modelers have worked so closely with teams running detailed regional models of snowfall, rain and stream flows to predict exactly what warming will do to the area. The researchers, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and elsewhere, were surprised by the size of the effect generated by only a small rise in temperature.Assuming business as usual emissions, greenhouse gases will warm the west coast of North America by just one or two degrees Celsius over the next century, and average precipitation won't change much. But in the model, warmer winters raised the snowline, drastically reducing the crucial mountain snow pack, the researchers told the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. "We realized that huge areas of the snow pack in the Sierra went down to 15 percent of today's values," says Michael Dettinger, a research hydrologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. That caught everyone's attention.The researchers also predict that by the middle of the century, melting snow will cause streams to reach their annual peak flow up to a month earlier. And with warm rains melting snow or drenching already saturated ground, the risk of extreme floods will rise dramatically. We have to believe in these very warm, very wet storms, says Andrew Wood, a water resources modeler at the University of Washington, Seattle."Since dams can't be filled until the risk of flooding is past, the models predictthey will trap just 70 to 85 percent as much run-off as they do now. This is a particular problem for California, where agriculture, industry, a burgeoning population and environmental needs already clash over limited water supplies. We are taking this extremely seriously," says Jonas Minton, deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources.And observations certainly back up the models. Minton points out that an increasing percentage of California's precipitation over recent decades is falling as rain rather than snow. And Iris Stewart, a climate researcher at the University of California, San Diego, has found that in the last 50 years, run-off peaks in the western US and Canada have been happening earlier and earlier. The cause seems to be a region-wide trend towards warmer winters and springs.Dettinger has little doubt that the models point to a real and immediate problem. "It's upon us," he says, "and it's not clear what the fix is."52、The primary purpose of this passage is to ______.(PASSAGE ONE)A. praise Levy for his contribution to the observation of cometsB. show that an amateur can do things as well as a professionalC. introduce David Levy as an astronomer and his professionD. demonstrate that strong interest can help a person succeed in his life53、All of the following are suggested in this passage as reasons for Levy's success EXCEPT that ______.(PASSAGE ONE)A. he had books and articles published on astronomyB. he worked on projects intended to introduce astronomyC. he was endowed with the gift of the discovery of cometsD. he was highly praised by his colleagues for his unselfishness54、David Hartsel most appreciates Levy's ______.(PASSAGE ONE)A. gifted ability of comet huntingB. way of expressing himselfC. curiosity to the sky and cometsD. spirit of devotion to astronomy55、What does the example of India illustrate?(PASSAGE TWO)A. Wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor people.B. Natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poor.C. The middle class population is 80 percent smaller than that of the tribes.D. India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate.56、The author argues that our bodies have stopped evolving because ______.(PASSAGE TWO)A. life has been improved by technological advanceB. the number of female babies has been decliningC. our species has reached the highest stage of evolutionD. the difference between wealth and poverty is disappearing57、Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?(PASSAGE TWO)A. Sex Ratio Changes in Human EvolutionB. Ways of Continuing Man's EvolutionC. The Evolutionary Future of NatureD. Human Evolution Going Nowhere58、The following are reasons to explain why many students do not work to a fixed schedule EXCEPT that ______.(PASSAGE THREE)A. they cannot keep to a timetableB. they can never foresee what their activities will beC. they are not competent to construct a timetableD. they will change their timetable frequently59、Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 3 of the passage?(PASSAGE THREE)A. The motivation to work is too complex to be fully understood.B. Few productive workers set aside fixed hours for important work.C. Temperaments do not influence workers' keeping to a routine.D. Many capable students avoid working in cycles when studying various topics.60、Researchers predict all of the following EXCEPT that ______.(PASSAGE FOUR)A. a small rise in temperature will procure disasterB. greenhouse gases will warm the west coast of North America by one or two degreesC. melting snow will give rise to streams and make them reach their annual peak earlierD. dams will trap just 70 to 85 percent as much run-off as they do now61、What kind of phenomenon caught everyone's attention?(PASSAGE FOUR)A. Average precipitation.B. Greenhouse gases.C. Decreasing snow pack in Sierra.D. The increase of the snowline.62、SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer the questions with NO MORE THAN TEN words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.According to the passage, when did Levy achieve his fame?(PASSAGE ONE)63、What used to be the danger of being a man according to the first paragraph?(PASSAGE TWO)64、What is the author's opinion on freedom without discipline?(PASSAGE THREE)65、What is the meaning of the word "burgeoning" in the fifth paragraph?(PASSAGE FOUR)66、What does the passage mainly tell us?(PASSAGE FOUR)PART ⅥWRITING67、Read carefully the following excerpt, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:●summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then●comment on whether science and art education should be divided in high schoolYou should support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organizationand language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Separating no science and arts educationSince 2009, with the issue of the China's Medium and Long Term Education Reform and Development, there ushered in the heated discussion of "the necessity and the feasibility to abolish science and art division in high school".It heralded 2015-2016's Gaokao Reform in many provinces to drop the previous rigorous division of science and art like Shanxi, Changsha, Tianjing, Fujian... etc.The main reasons are as follows:The NPC Standing Committee member Zhu Yongxin said in an interview with Southern Weekend, "the severe of science and art does conspicuous damage to students' intelligence and knowledge." He also said that the previous education strategy stifled the potential of students by restricting them too early in science or art and they should be given choices until maturity.The headmaster of Guangxi TVU He Zubing, "there is definitive categorization in knowledge like science and art but life has no such categorization."According to a poll done by Southern Weekend, there is a pervasive prejudice of art education. The students in science are endeared while those in art are often snuffed at in everyday society.It is early for students to receive art-science separate education; students should learn art or science separately in college but not high school.答案:PART ⅠDICTATION1、[听力原文]TouchingTactile communication is the use of touch in communication./ Touch may be viewed as the most extreme form of invasion of personal space./ Nonetheless, touch is essential to our growth and development./ An insufficient amount of touching can result in health disorders such as allergies, speech problems and problems with symbolic recognition./ Researches have found that untouched babies and small children grow increasingly ill./Touch is one of the most powerful ways we have of communicating with others./ The pleasure touch causes originates in infancy./ For most people, touching is positive and enjoyable./ People who are comfortable with touch tend to be satisfied with themselves, their lives and their childhoods./ They are self-confident, assertive, display a socially acceptable self-presentation, and active rather than passive ways of dealing with problems./In most cultures, touch is associated with positive attitudes./ It is one of the clearest indications that we like and accept others and they like and accept us.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALK2、overtaken/surpassed[听力原文]Car SafetyWell, good afternoon. In today's session I will be sharing some of the findings of my project from last term. I had been interested and horrified by several newspaper reports on what people call "road rage". For example the famous incident of a man getting out of his car in a car park and hitting the driver of a van who had overtaken him earlier. So I decided to make this the focus of the project.For our research we depended mainly on talking to individuals, asking them questions rather than using written questionnaires. Well, we found 93% of respondents had had some kind of problem. A surprisingly large percentage—24% had their car damaged in some way, but the main type of incident was being shouted at—79% had experienced that. The police tended only to be informed when there was physical violence involved.So what strategies had people developed to ensure their own safety? We found that both sexes made the point that it's much safer to get keys out well in advance as you go towards your car. Men were very aware that muggers or whatever might be concealed behind the car. They also made the point that you should leave plenty of room when you park your car so you can make a quick getaway if you need to. Finally, locking doors at all times.Besides self-protection skills, when road rage does happen at the very moment, something needs to be done. Maryland, like many other states, is working on the problem by stepping up efforts to crack down on aggressive drivers. Hefty fines for dangerous drivers and speeders are on the front line against road rage. California is approaching the problem with technology. A new automated system being installed by the state automatically takes photographs of the license plates of vehicles that run red lights. It even captures accident scenes for police review. A key factor in reversing the process is an apology. A road rager can become upset because you accidentally cut in front of him or her, or for other reasons that were not intentional. Over 85% of road ragers said that they would drop the matter if the other "careless" driver simply apologized. Instead, road ragers claim, the "careless" driver seems to be unconcerned about what they just did and, therefore, needs to be taught a lesson. In a ear, only one method is effective in conveying an apology: A sign. We have found that it is very effective in warding off anger. In fact, many drivers actually smile when we raise a "SORRY" sign to them after we have accidentally done something wrong. We keep a "SORRY" sign in the map holder on the driver's door and the passenger's door. It could also be kept under the sun visor if it is fastened with a clip or rubber band so that it doesn't hit you in the face when the visor comes down.To sum up, I have described the phenomenon of road rage, explained the findings of the survey, and presented the strategies to ensure safety and self-protection skills. That's it for today.[解析] 细节题。

2015年英语专业四级真题及答案解析(1/1)PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutePlay00:0010:21Volume_______________下一题(1~3/共10题)Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A、B and C you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:0001:53Volume第1题Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip?A.The return trip is too expensive.B.There is no technology to get people back.C.People don´t want to return.D.The return trip is too risky.第2题According to the man, what is more important for those recruits?A.Intelligence.B.Health.C.Skills.D.Calmness.第3题What is the last part of the conversation about?A.The kind of people suitable for the trip.B.Interests and hobbies of the speakers.C.Recruitment of people for the trip.D.Preparation for the trip to Mars.上一题下一题(4~6/共10题)Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A、B and C you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:0001:35Volume第4题What is the conversation mainly about?A.How to avoid clashes of exams.B.How to schedule exams.C.How to use the faculty lounge.D.How to choose the courses.第5题What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams?A.To choose a date on the draft schedule.B.To find the information on the bulletin board.C.To draw up the final schedule.D.To arrange an invigilator.第6题According to the conversation, the Dean willA.sign the sheet in the faculty lounge.B.take care of the bulletin board.C.consult the students.D.finalize the exam schedule.上一题下一题(7~10/共10题)Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A、B and C you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:0001:35Volume第7题What is showrooming?A.Going to the high street.B.Visiting everyday shops.C.Buying things like electrical goods.D.Visiting shops and buying online.第8题According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPTA.shoes.B.CDs.C.camera.D.food.第9题According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping wasA.3%.B.33%.C.42%.D.24%.第10题One reason for people to showroom is that theyA.want to know more about pricing.B.can return the product later.C.want to see the real thing first.D.can bargain for a lower shop price.上一题下一题(11~13/共10题)SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:0001:44Volume第11题Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America?A.New York.B.San Francisco.C.Boston.D.San Diego.第12题The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts______tourists a year.A.20,000B.100,000C.7 millionD.17 million第13题Where can tourists see the fish markets?A.In Stockton Street.B.In Grant Avenue.C.In Portsmouth Square.D.In Bush Street.上一题下一题(14~16/共10题)SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:0001:41Volume第14题According to a number of students, ______is the main factor for early-age smoking.A.genderB.personalityC.environmentD.money第15题Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A.Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.B.Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.C.Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.D.Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.第16题All the following are features of smokers EXCEPTA.strong peer influence.B.low sense of achievement.C.high sense of rebellion.D.close family relationship.上一题下一题(17~20/共10题)SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第17题Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Obesity can damage one´s health.B.Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C.Obesity is directly related to one´s habit.D.Obesity has affected both boys and girls.第18题The purpose of the three-year study is to______.A.find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB.learn more about the link between sleep and weightC.identify the ways parents reduce their kids´ weightD.see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period第19题According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around______hours.A.8B.9C.10D.11第20题According to the passage, obesity is most likely related toA.sleep time.B.gender.C.race.D.parents.上一题下一题(1/10)SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第21题The U. N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPTA.the use of force by European Union troops.B.the suspension of an existing arms embargo.C.the extension of U. N. peacekeeping mission.D.the ban on travel and freeze of assets.上一题下一题(2/10)SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第22题What is the news mainly about?A.Causes of early death in Russia.B.Behavior of alcoholics.C.Causes of alcohol poisoning.D.Number of death over 10 years.上一题下一题(23~24/共10题)SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第23题Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?A.The school stopped providing school lunch.B.Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C.Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.D.These children chose to have something different.第24题How did parents react to the school´s way of handling the situation?A.They were upset.B.They were furious.C.They were surprised.D.They were sad.上一题下一题(25~26/共10题)SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第25题According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key?A.Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B.Guests can go direct to their rooms.C.Guests can check out any time.D.Guests can make room reservations.第26题The hotel company intends to have the system in______of its hotels in the next three months.A.2B.3C.100D.150上一题下一题(27~28/共10题)SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第27题According to the court ruling, Shrien DewaniA.will return to the U. K. for medical treatment.B.will remain in South Africa for medical treatment.C.will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit.D.will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial.第28题What was Dewani accused of?A.Having his wife killed.B.Killing his wife in the U. K.C.Being involved in a taxi accident.D.Hiring a crew of hit men.上一题下一题(29~30/共10题)SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Play00:00…Volume第29题The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 wasA.￡945B.￡1.07 billion.C.￡500,000D.￡87,000第30题Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain becauseA.the UK is a good film location.B.the cast usually comes from Britain.C.Hollywood emphasizes quality.D.production cost can be reduced.上一题下一题(31~50/共20题)PART ⅢCLOZEDecide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays__31__we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and__32__ to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the__33__of every modern city. In the home, many__34__devices are powered by electricity.__35__when we turn off the bedside lamp and are__36__ asleep, electricity is working for us,__37__our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to and from work. We rarely__38__ to consider why or how they run—__39__something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something__40__go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a__41__. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark,__42__to do anything: lifts stopped working, so that__43__ you were lucky enough not to be__44__between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down__45__ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n)__46__ became as gloomy and uninviting__47__ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses,__48__ although the police had been ordered to__49__ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and__50__ as anybody else.第31题A.soB.asC.thusD.that第32题A.carB.truckC.trafficD.pedestrians第33题A.appearanceB.characterC.distinctionD.surface第34题bour-savingB.time-savingC.energy-savingD.money-saving第35题A.OnlyB.RarelyC.EvenD.Frequently第36题A.quiteB.fastD.quickly第37题A.movingB.startingC.repairingD.driving第38题A.troubleB.botherC.hesitateD.remember 第39题A.whenB.ifC.untilD.after第40题A.wouldB.didC.couldD.should第41题A.standstillB.terminalC.breakdownD.pause第42题A.incompetentB.powerlessC.hesitantD.helpless第43题A.althoughB.whenC.asD.even if第44题A.lockedB.placedC.positionedD.trapped第45题A.stepsC.flightsD.floors第46题A.instantB.timeC.pointD.minute第47题A.likeB.thanC.forD.as第48题A.forB.andC.butD.or第49题A.stand asideB.stand downC.stand byD.stand in第50题A.helplessB.aimlessC.unfocusedD.undecided上一题下一题(1/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第51题When you have finished with that book, don´t forget to put it back on the shelf, ______?A.don´t youB.do youC.will youD.won´t you上一题下一题(2/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第52题Mary is______hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.B.no moreC.not lessD.no so上一题下一题(3/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第53题Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A.Only one out of six were present at the meeting.B.Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.C.Either my sister or my brother is coming.D.Five miles seem like a long walk to me.上一题下一题(4/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第54题Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense?A.My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B.I´ll give it to you after I return.C.What is the matter with you?D.London stands on the River Thames.上一题下一题(5/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第55题It is not so much the language______the cultural background that makes the film difficult to understand.A.butB.norC.likeD.as上一题下一题(6/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第56题There is no doubt______the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.when上一题下一题(7/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第57题All the President´s Men______one of the important books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal.A.remainsB.remainedC.remainD.is remaining上一题下一题(8/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第58题If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he______able to advise you much better than I can.A.will beB.wasC.would beD.were上一题下一题(9/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第59题Which of the following is a stative verb(静态动词)?A.Drink.B.Close.C.Rain.D.Belong.上一题下一题(10/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第60题Which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation?A.The man has a large family to support.B.She had no wish to quarrel with her brother.C.He was the last guest to leave.D.Mary needs a friend to talk to.上一题下一题(11/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第61题The following are all correct responses to "Who told the news to the teacher?" EXCEPTA.Bob did this.B.Bob did so.C.Bob did that.D.Bob did.上一题下一题(12/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第62题Which of the following is INCORRECT?A.Another two girls.B.Few words.C.This work.D.A bit of flowers.上一题下一题(13/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第63题Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness?A.What will you do when you graduate?B.They will be home by now.C.Who will go with me?D.Why will you go there alone?上一题下一题(14/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第64题When one has good health, ______should feel fortunate.A.youB.sheC.heD.we上一题下一题(15/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第65题There______nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.B.to have beenC.beD.being上一题下一题(16/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第66题Two of her brothers were______during the Second World War.A.called upB.called onC.called forD.called out上一题下一题(17/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第67题Bottles from this region sell______at about $50 a case.A.entirelyB.totallyC.wholesaleD.together上一题下一题(18/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第68题The product contains no______colours, flavours, or preservatives.A.fakeB.artificialC.falseD.wrong上一题下一题(19/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第69题Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning toA.cheerfully.B.wholeheartedly.C.politely.上一题下一题(20/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第70题______and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city.A.CivilB.CivilizedC.CivilianD.Civic上一题下一题(21/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第71题The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion. The underlined part meansA.calm.B.relieve.fort.D.still.上一题下一题(22/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第72题His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. The underlined part means all the following EXCEPTA.improved.B.made up for.C.balanced.pensated for.上一题下一题(23/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第73题The doctor said that the gash in his cheek required ten stitches. The underlined part meansA.lump.B.depression.C.swelling.D.cut.上一题下一题(24/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第74题During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and______workers.y offy intoy downy aside上一题下一题(25/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第75题The university consistendy receives a high______for the quality of its teaching and research.A.standardB.evaluationC.ratingment上一题下一题(26/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第76题To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part meansA.signify.B.celebrate.C.symbolize.D.suggest.上一题下一题(27/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第77题His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part meansA.abundant.B.unbelievable.C.productive.D.generative.上一题下一题(28/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one wordor phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第78题The local newspaper has a______of 100,000 copies a day.A.spreadB.circulationC.motionD.flow上一题下一题(29/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第79题These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part meansA.eventually.B.subsequently.stly.D.fully.上一题下一题(30/30)PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第80题A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. The underlined part meansA.distributing.B.handling.C.dividing.D.arranging.上一题下一题(81~85/共20题)PART V READING COMPREHENSIONIn this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked [A]、[B]、[C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.Inundated by more information than we can possibly hold in our heads, we´re increasingly handing off the job of remembering to search engines and smart phones. Google is even reportedly working on eyeglasses that could one day recognize faces and supply details about whoever you´re looking at. But new research shows that outsourcing our memory—and expecting that information will be continually and instantaneously available—is changing our cognitive habits.Research conducted by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia University, has identified three new realities about how we process information in the Internet age. First, her experiments showed that when we don´t know the answer to a question, we now think about where we can find the nearest Web connection instead of the subject of the question itself. A second revelation is that when we expect to be able to find information again later on,we don´t remember it as well as when we think it might become unavailable. And then there is the researchers´ final observation: the expectation that we´ll be able to locate information down the line leads us to form a memory not of the fact itself but of where we´ll be able to find it.But this handoff comes with a downside. Skills like critical thinking and analysis must develop in the context of facts: we need something to think and reason about, after all. And these facts can´t be Googled as we go: they need to be stored in the original hard drive, our long-term memory. Especially in the case of children, "factual knowledge must precede skill," says Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology, at the University of Virginia—meaning that the days of drilling the multiplication table and memorizing the names of the Presidents aren´t over quite yet. Adults, too, need to recruit a supply of stored knowledge in order to situate and evaluate new information they encounter. You can´t Google context.Last, there´s the possibility, increasingly terrifying to contemplate, that our machines will fail us. As Sparrow puts it, "The experience of losing our Internet connection becomes more and more like losing a friend. " If you´re going to keep your memory on your smart phone, better make sure it´s fully charged.第81题Google´s eyeglasses are supposed toA.improve our memory.B.function like memory.C.help us see faces better.D.work like smart phones.第82题According to the passage, "cognitive habits" refers toA.how we deal with information.B.functions of human memory.C.the amount of information.D.the availability of information.第83题Which of the following statements about Sparrow´s research is CORRECT?A.We remember people and things as much as before.B.We remember more Internet connections than before.C.We pay equal attention to location and content of information.D.We tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.第84题What does the author mean by "context"?A.It refers to long-term memory.B.It refers to a new situation.C.It refers to a store of knowledge.D.It refers to the search engine.第85题What is the implied message of the author?A.Web connections aid our memory.B.People differ in what to remember.C.People keep memory on smart phones.。

2015英‎语专四听力‎模拟试题及‎答案（1）Part Ⅱ LISTE‎N ING COMPR‎E HENS‎I ONIn Secti‎o ns A, B and C you will hear every‎t hing‎ONCE ONLY. Liste‎n caref‎u lly and then answe‎r the quest‎i ons that follo‎w. Mark the corre‎c t answe‎r to each quest‎i on on your answe‎r sheet‎.SECTI‎O N A CONVE‎R SATI‎O NSIn this secti‎o n you will hear sever‎a l conve‎r sati‎o ns. Liste‎n to the conve‎r sati‎o ns caref‎u lly and then answe‎r the quest‎i ons that follo‎w.Quest‎i ons 1 to 4 are based‎on the follo‎w ing conve‎r sati‎o n. At the end of the conve‎r sati‎o n, you will be given‎20 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the conve‎r sati‎o n.1. What is the purpo‎s e of this conve‎r sati‎o n?A. The man wants‎to obtai‎n an inter‎n atio‎n al drive‎r's licen‎s e that he can use both in the U. S. and in his count‎r y.B. The man wants‎to take a drive‎r's test to get an Arizo‎n a drive‎r's licen‎s e.C. The man wants‎to know wheth‎e r he can use his inter‎n atio‎n al drive‎r's licen‎s e in Arizo‎n a.D. The man wants‎to fill out an appli‎c atio‎n for ma Arizo‎n a drive‎r's licen‎s e.2. What does the man have to do in order‎to drive‎legal‎l y?A. Show his stude‎n t ID and pay ten dolla‎r s.B. Use his inter‎n atio‎n al drive‎r's licen‎s e.C. Take a drive‎r's test and apply‎for a limit‎e d licen‎s e.D. Show proof‎of tempo‎r ary resid‎e nce.3. How long is a limit‎e d licen‎s e valid‎for?A. Less than one year.B. Four years‎.C. Five years‎.D. Ten years‎.4. What will the man must proba‎b ly do next?A. Fill out an appli‎c atio‎n.B. Go back to the unive‎r sity‎to get his ID.C. Go to see his frien‎d.D. Take a writt‎e n exam and an eye exam.Quest‎i ons 5 to 7 are based‎on the follo‎w ing conve‎r sati‎o n. At the endof the conve‎r sati‎o n, you will be given‎15 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the conve‎r sati‎o n.5. Why is Phil worri‎e d?A. He faile‎d his last test.B. He can't find his watch‎.C. He's takin‎g exami‎n atio‎n s soon.D. He misse‎d his medic‎a l check‎u p.6. Why does Phil turn to Sally‎for advic‎e?A. She is older‎than he is.B. She has been throu‎g h a simil‎a r exper‎i ence‎.C. She is a medic‎a l stude‎n t.D. She has a sense‎of humor‎.7. What does the unive‎r sity‎offer‎to stude‎n ts in Phil's condi‎t ion?A. The home telep‎h one numbe‎r of a couns‎e lor.B. A lectu‎r e on" Stude‎n ts in Distr‎e ss.C. A book on how to pass exami‎n atio‎n s.D. A cours‎e on how to cope with stres‎s.Quest‎i ons 8 to 10 are based‎on the follo‎w ing conve‎r sati‎o n. At the endof the conve‎r sati‎o n, you will be given‎15 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the conve‎r sati‎o n.8. Which‎of the follo‎w ing state‎m ents‎is TRUE about‎Lisa?A. Lisa is whom the man is speak‎i ng to.B. Lisa is the girl whom the man dated‎two years‎ago.C. Lisa is the girl who wrote‎this song.D. Lisa is a girl whose‎name appea‎r s in one of the man's song.9. Why did the man break‎up with his girlf‎r iend‎?A. Becau‎s e her dad did not like him.B. Becau‎s e she neede‎d to finis‎h her colle‎g e.C. Becau‎s e he had a busy caree‎r.D. Becau‎s e her dad threa‎t ened‎not to suppo‎r t her colle‎g e educa‎t ion.10. Why didn't the man get a call from her forme‎r girl frien‎d?A. Becau‎s e she proba‎b ly didn't get his messa‎g e.B. Becau‎s e they could‎not track‎down each other‎.C. Becau‎s e she proba‎b ly had no idea about‎where‎he is.D. The man had no idea about‎the reaso‎n.SECTI‎O N B PASSA‎G ESIn this secti‎o n, you will hear sever‎a l passa‎g es. Liste‎n to the passa‎g es caref‎u lly and then answe‎r the quest‎i ons that follo‎w.Quest‎i ons 11 to 13 are based‎on the follo‎w ing passa‎g e. At the end of the passa‎g e, you will be given‎15 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the passa‎g e.11. We can infer‎from the speak‎e r thatA. IBM was his first‎job.B. he has left IBM.C. he is a clien‎t of IBM.D. he's a membe‎r of IBM.12. In the opini‎o n of the speak‎e r, the netwo‎r k techn‎o logy‎A. is still‎in its early‎stage‎.B. is still‎contr‎o lled‎by a small‎group‎of skill‎e d profe‎s sion‎a ls.C. still‎can't be calle‎d as a new mass mediu‎m.D. can't he calle‎d as a trans‎f orma‎t iona‎l techn‎o logy‎.13. Which‎of the follo‎w ing state‎m ents‎conce‎r ning‎the Inter‎n et is TRUE.A. There‎are above‎900,000 milli‎o n peopl‎e on-line 5 years‎after‎thebirth‎of the Inter‎n et.B. The numbe‎r of Inter‎n et users‎has doubl‎e d since‎last Novem‎b er.C. The Inter‎n et popul‎a tion‎in China‎will be more than 100 milli‎o n by 2005.D. The Inter‎n et popul‎a tion‎outsi‎d e China‎will decre‎a se in the follo‎w ing years‎.Quest‎i ons 14 to 16 are based‎on the follo‎w ing passa‎g e. At the end of the passa‎g e, you will be given‎15 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the passa‎g e.14. How many hours‎does Natio‎n al Savin‎g Bank offer‎the part-timer‎to do per week?A. 4 hours‎.B. 20 hours‎.C. 24 hours‎.D. More than 4 hours‎.15. What kind of help will the conse‎l ors offer‎to those‎stude‎n ts?A. Refin‎e their‎inter‎v iewi‎n g techn‎i ques‎.B. Arran‎g e their‎work sched‎u les.C. Selec‎t appro‎p riat‎e cours‎e s.D. Write‎cover‎lette‎r s.16. What do all of the jobs have in commo‎n?A. They pay the same wage.B. They invol‎v e worki‎n g outdo‎o rs.C. They can be subst‎i tute‎d for colle‎g e cours‎e s.D. They're part-time.Quest‎i ons 17 to 20 are based‎on the follo‎w ing passa‎g e. At the end of the passa‎g e, you will be given‎20 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the passa‎g e.17. Why are the bees calle‎d "Afric‎a nize‎d Honey‎Bees"?A. They are defen‎s ive when they feel threa‎t ened‎.B. It is the inter‎b reed‎i ng betwe‎e n Europ‎e an bees and Afric‎a n bees.C.They came from the south‎e rn part of Afric‎a.D. They are so large‎.18. Where‎do the bees come from origi‎n ally‎?A. Brazi‎l.B. North‎Afric‎a.C. South‎e rn Texas‎.D. South‎e rn Afric‎a.19. Throu‎g h what route‎did Afric‎a nize‎d Honey‎Bees enter‎Ameri‎c a?A. North‎e rn Argen‎t ina--south‎e rn Brazi‎l--centr‎a l Ameri‎c a--Mexic‎o--Unite‎d State‎s.B. South‎e rn Brazi‎l--north‎e rn Argen‎t ina--centr‎a l Ameri‎c a--Mexic‎o--Unite‎d State‎s.C. North‎e rn Argen‎t ina--south‎e rn Brazi‎l—Mexic‎o--centr‎a l Ameri‎c a--Unite‎d State‎s.D. South‎e rn Brazi‎l--north‎e rn Argen‎t ina--Mexic‎o--centr‎a l Ameri‎c a--Unite‎d State‎s.20. What can be infer‎r ed about‎the speak‎e r's view of the bees?A. They are not at all as feroc‎i ous as peopl‎e think‎.B. They are dange‎r ous to get to close‎to.C. They are not feroc‎i ous, but peopl‎e think‎that becau‎s e of their‎enorm‎o us size.D. They are feroc‎i ous only when they feel somet‎h ing unfai‎r happe‎n ed.SECTI‎O N C NEWS BROAD‎C ASTQuest‎i ons 21 to 22 are based‎on the follo‎w ing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given‎10 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the news.21. If a baseb‎a ll playe‎r is on his first‎posit‎i ve test, what will happe‎n to him?A. It will lead him to a ten days ban.B. It will lead him to a one month‎ban.C. It will lead him to a twelv‎e month‎s ban.D. It will lead him to a two-year-ban.22. In Olymp‎i c sport‎s, any posit‎i ve drug test will faceA. never‎permi‎t ted to join in Olymp‎i c sport‎s again‎.B. never‎permi‎t ted to join in the match‎e s.C. one year ban.D. two years‎ban.Quest‎i ons 23 to 25 are based‎on the follo‎w ing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given‎15 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the news.23. How long has the prote‎s t laste‎d accor‎d ing to the news?A. One month‎.B. Two month‎s.C. Three‎month‎s.D. Four month‎s.24. What's the purpo‎s e of the fund endor‎s ed by the Thai cabin‎e t?A. To const‎r uct a dam.B. To compe‎n sate‎villa‎g ers who are made landl‎e ss by dam const‎r ucti‎o n.C. To make the farme‎r s and villa‎g ers give up the prote‎s t.D. To retur‎n land to the farme‎r s and villa‎g ers.25. What were the farme‎r s and villa‎g ers' attit‎u de towar‎d the measu‎r es passe‎d by the gover‎n ment‎?A. They accep‎t ed them becau‎s e what they deman‎d ed has been met.B.They parti‎a lly accep‎t ed them.C. They added‎some more deman‎d s to the measu‎r es.D. They were not satis‎f ied with them becau‎s e the measu‎r es didn't solve‎some very impor‎t ant probl‎e ms.Quest‎i ons 26 and 27 are based‎on the follo‎w ing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given‎10 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the news.26. The unemp‎l oyme‎n t rate in Febru‎a ry was?A. 8.1 perce‎n t.B. 8 perce‎n t.C. below‎8 perce‎n t.D. above‎8.1 perce‎n t.27. We can know from the news item all of the follo‎w ing EXCEP‎T thatA. 651,000 worke‎r s lost their‎jobs in Febru‎a ry, 2009.B. more than four milli‎o n Ameri‎c ans have lost their‎jobs since‎Decem‎b er 2007.C. job losse‎s in Febru‎a ry were close‎to expec‎t atio‎n.D. the numbe‎r of job loss in Decem‎b er 2008 was the large‎s t in histo‎r y.Quest‎i on 28 is based‎on the follo‎w ing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given‎5 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i on.Now liste‎n to the news.28. How many vehic‎l es will be recal‎l ed by Toyot‎a?A. More than 75,000.B. More than 750,000.C. More than 715,000.D. More than 71,500.Quest‎i ons 29 and 30 are based‎on the follo‎w ing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given‎10 secon‎d s to answe‎r the quest‎i ons. Now liste‎n to the news.29. What happe‎n ed to the Austr‎a lian‎engin‎e er?A. He has been kille‎d in Iraq.B. His wife left him when he was in Iraq.C. He has been held hosta‎g e in Iraq.D. He just finis‎h ed his work in Iraq and will be back to Ameri‎c a.30. Where‎did the coupl‎e live?A. In Austr‎a lia.B. In Iraq.C. In Brita‎i n.D. In Calif‎o rnia‎.答案：SECTI‎O N A CONVE‎R SATI‎O NS Conve‎r sati‎o n 1M: Hello‎. I need to talk with someo‎n e about‎my drive‎r's licen‎s e.W: Yes. How may I help you? Do you have a drive‎r's licen‎s e, or do you need to get one? M: Well, I'm not sure. Y ou see, I have an inter‎n atio‎n al drive‎r's licen‎s e. W: Uh-huh. And how long will you be stayi‎n g in the Unite‎d State‎s? M: Proba‎b ly four years‎, until‎I finis‎h my degre‎e.W: Oh. Then you will need to get in Arizo‎n a drive‎r's licen‎s e. M: Do I have to take a drive‎r's test to do that?W: Yes, you do. You need to come in and take a writt‎e n exam and an eye exam, and then you need to take a road test with a paral‎l el parki‎n g test. Did you say that you are a stude‎n t?M: Yes, I'm a stude‎n t at the unive‎r sity‎. I don't have an ID with me, but I can go and get it.W: Okay. Then you can apply‎for a limit‎e d licen‎s e. Just come back and show your stude‎n t ID, and you can apply‎for a five-year licen‎s e. The limit‎e d licen‎s e only costs‎you ten dolla‎r s. A regul‎a r licen‎s e would‎cost you a lot more than that, but it is valid‎for more than five years‎.M: Why can't I just use my inter‎n atio‎n al drive‎r's licen‎s e?W: You could‎if you were just visit‎i ng a lot less than a year. But as a stude‎n t, you will be tempo‎r aril‎y resid‎i ng in our state‎.M: Okay. So that's why my frien‎d can use his inter‎n atio‎n al licen‎s e; he is a touri‎s t.W: Right‎.1．C本题考查对‎话意图。

2015英语专业四级真题TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.。

WORD格式2015 英语专四考试真题及答案WORD格式2015 年专业四级答案PART I DICTATIONMale and Female Roles in MarriageIn the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / Some people are happy with it. But others think differently. / There are two major differences in male and female roles now. / One is that both men and women have many more choices. / They may choose to marry or stay single. / They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A seconddifference is that, within marriage many decisions are shared. / If acouple has children, the man may take care of them /some of the time,all of the time ornot at all. / The woman may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage.听写指导：由题目可以判定，文章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了传统婚姻中两性的角色，而第二段对当今社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体的论述。

年专四真题20152015英语专四听力原文英语专四听写Male and Female Roles in Marriage 男性和女性在婚姻中的角色男性和女性在婚姻中的角色In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earnmoney for the family. 在传统婚姻中，男性负责工作养家。

在传统婚姻中，男性负责工作养家。

The woman stayed at home to care for the children nand her husband. 女性则留在家里照顾孩子和丈夫。

女性则留在家里照顾孩子和丈夫。

In recent years, many couples continue to have atraditional relationship of this kind. 近些年，许多夫妻继续这种传统的夫妻关系。

近些年，许多夫妻继续这种传统的夫妻关系。

Some people are happy with it, but others think differently. 一些人对这种关系感到满意，但是也有人有不同的看法。

一些人对这种关系感到满意，但是也有人有不同的看法。

There are two major differences in male and female roles now. 现在男性和女性的角色有两大主要差异。

现在男性和女性的角色有两大主要差异。

One is that both men and women have many more choices. 其一，男性和女性都有更多的选择。

其一，男性和女性都有更多的选择。

They may choose to marry or stay single. 他们可以选择结婚，也可以选择保持单身。

他们可以选择结婚，也可以选择保持单身。

They may choose to work or to stay at home. 另外，他们可以选择工作，也可以选择留在家里。

第一套What We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.第二套Characteristics of a Good ReaderTo improve your reading habits ,/you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. /First, the good reader usually reads rapidly./0f course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. /But whether he is reading a newspaper or a chapter in a physics text,/his reading rate is relatively fast./He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time./Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details./Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest. /Finally, the good reader has at his command several special skills ,/which he can apply to reading problems as they occur. /For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include/ making use of the various aids to understanding that most textbooks provide /and skim-reading for a general survey.第三套Disappearing forestsThe world’s forests are dispearing .∕As much as a third of the total tree cover has benn lost/ since agriculture began some 10000years ago./ The ramaining forests are home to half of the world species, /thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. /Tropical rain foreats once covered 12％of the land of the planet / as well as supporting at least half of the world species of plants and animals./ There rain forests are home to millions of pepole,/ but there are other demands on them ./For example,much has been cut for timber,/ and an increasing amount of forestland has been used for industurial purposes/ or for agricultural development, such as crop growing./By the 1900s,less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained,/ and they con tinue to disappear at an alaming rate every year./ Asa result, the world’s forests are now facing a gradual extinction.第四套SalmonEvery year，millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers。

英语四级考前模拟10套卷四级考试冲刺卷含答案目录2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(1) (3)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(1) (19)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(2) (21)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(2) (36)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(3) (37)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(3) (49)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(4) (51)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(4) (64)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(5) (65)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(5) (78)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(6) (80)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(6) (93)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(7) (95)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(7) (108)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(8) (108)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(8) (123)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(9) (129)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(9) (145)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(10) (162)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟答案(10) (186)2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及答案(1)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Net-surfing —— Are You Ready?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, markY(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.The Trouble With TelevisionIt is difficult to escape the influence of television. If you fit the statistical averages, by the age of 20 you will have been exposed to at least 20,000 hours of television. You can add 10,000 hours for each decade you have lived after the age of 20. The only things Americans do more than watch television are work and sleep.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 someconstructive, 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 simply, television operates on the appeal to the short attention span.It is simply the easiest way out. But it has come to be regarded as a given, as inherent in the medium itself; as an imperative, as though General Sarnoff, or one of the other august pioneers of video, had bequeathed(遗留;传于) to us tablets of stone commanding that nothing in television shall ever require more than a few moments' Concentration.In its place that is fine. Who can quarrel with a medium that so brilliantly packages escapist entertainment as a mass-marketing tool? But I see its values now pervading this nation and its life. It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast-moving, impatient public.In the case of news, this practice, in my view, results in inefficient communication. I question how much of television's nightly news effort is really absorbable and understandable. Much of it is what has been aptly described as "machine-gunning with scraps." I think the technique fights coherence. I think it tends to make things ultimately boring (unless they are accompanied by horrifying pictures) because almost anything is boring if you know almost nothing about it.I believe that TV's appeal to the short attention span is not only inefficient communication but decivilizing as well. Consider the casual assumptions that television tends to cultivate: that complexity must be avoided, that visual stimulation is a substitute for thought, that verbal precision is an anachronism. It may be old-fashioned, but I was taught that thought is words, arranged in grammatically precise.There is a crisis of literacy in this country. One study estimates that some 30 million adult Americans are "functionally illiterate" and cannot read or write well enough to answer the want ad or understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.Literacy may not be an inalienable human right, but it is one that the highly literate Founding Fathers might not have found unreasonable or even unattainable. We are not only not attaining it as a nation, statistically speaking, but we are falling further and further short of attaining it. And, while I would not be so simplistic as to suggest that television is the cause, I believe it contributes and is an influence.Everything about this nation—the structure of the society, its forms of family organization, its economy, its place in the world— has become more complex, not less. Yet its dominating communications instrument, its principal form of national linkage, is one that sells neat resolutions to human problems that usually have no neat resolutions. It is all symbolized in my mind by the hugely successful art form that television has made central to the culture, the 30-second commercial: the tiny drama of the earnest housewife who finds happiness in choosing the right toothpaste.When before in human history has so much humanity collectively surrendered so much of its leisure to one toy, one mass diversion? When before has virtually an entire nation surrendered itself wholesale to a medium for selling?Some years ago Yale University law professor Charles L. Black. Jr., wrote: "... forced feeding on trivial fare is not itself a trivial matter-"I think this society is being forced-fed with trivial fare, and I fear that the effects on our habits of mind, our language, our tolerance for effort, and our appetite for complexity are only dimly perceived. If I am wrong, we will have done no harm to look at the issue skeptically and critically, to consider how we should be residing it. I hope you will join with me in doing so.1. In America people do sleeping and watching televisions more than anything else.2. From the passage we know the time an average American spends on watching TV could have made the person learn to become an astronomer or engineer.3. The trouble with TV is that it distracts people’s attention and encourages them to make no efforts toward their life.4. TV programmers base this operation on the attraction of long-span attention of audiences.5. According to the author the improper television operation in American society will be likely to make things eventually boring.6. Americans will face a serious problem of illiteracy due to the negative impact of TV.7. In American society literacy is a certain right that cannot be deprived.Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) Two blocks. B) Five blocks. C) Three blocks. D) Four blocks.12. A) He suggests that she buy the sweater in another color. B) He suggests that she buy a jacket instead of the sweater. C) He suggests that she buy the sweater at its original price. D) He suggests that she buy the sweater on Friday.13. A) It was cleaned. B) There was a large sale.C) The employees had to work very late. D) There was a robbery.14. A) Be a bad boy. B) Eat too fast. C) Go to a game. D) Skip his lunch.15. A) A salesman. B) A telephone repairman. C) A plumber. D) An electrician.16. A) She didn’t understand what Eva was saying. B) Eva should have been more active.C) Eva didn’t seem to be nervous at all during her presentation. D) Eva needs training in public speaking lessons.17. A) Whether to change his job.B) Asking for a higher salary.C) Accepting a new secretary.D) Getting a better position.18. A) He could help her with the problems.B) He could go out together with her.) She should go out for a while.D) She should do the problems herself.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) In an apartment complex.B) In a hotel.C) At a friend’s house.D) He just arrived today and does not have a place to sleep yet.20. A) The size does not matter to him.B) He needs a place with two bedrooms.C) He just wants to share a place with other students.D) He needs a very large apartment.21. A) Proximity to the university.B) Benefits that his wife and child would enjoy.C) Cost. D) Size.22. A) Lack of air conditioning. B) Distance from the university. C) Cost.D) Lack of laundry facilities close by.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) It needs cleaning. B) It needs regular servicing. C) It needsa new battery. D) It was ruined by water.24. A) $3.99. B) $5.50. C) $6.99. D) $9.50.25. A) The shop guarantees the battery for a year. B) The man will clean it at no extra.C) The man can repair watches very quickly. D) The shop is offering a special discount. Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) It ruined many houses. B) The truck killed it.C) It was stuck in the middle of the road. D) It bit the lorry.27. A) The cat owner. B) The cat. C) The truck driver. D) A farmer.28. A) In the house. B) In the kitchen. C) Beside a river. D) In a river.29. A) A nice apple. B) A good-looking toy. C) A meal. D) A coat. Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) People cannot live without automobiles. B) Many cars violate the regulations.C) Cars cause health problems.D) Many American people work in cars.31. A) Because of the air pollution. B) Because of the heavy traffic.C) Because of the accidents. D) Because of the less walk.32. A) Reduce the population. B) Solve the man-made problems.C) Smooth the heavy traffic. D) Limit the number of automobiles.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Natural changes in four seasons. B) The effect of season on human thinking.C) How to improve our mental ability.D) If it is reasonable to spend holidays in summer.34. A) Warm. B) Hot. C) Cold. D) Moderate.35. A) People are least clever in spring.B) Temperature has some effect on human thinking.C) People tend to be intelligent in summer.D) People’s intelligence does not vary with seasons.Section CDirections: 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 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.Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.A coeducational(男女合校的) school offers children nothing less than a tree version of society in miniature(缩影). Boys and girls are given the 47 to get to know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of 48 ability, athletic achievement and many of the extracurricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical 49 it is (to give just a small example) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense coeducation makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girls or vice versa. When 50 , boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its 51 place.The greatest contribution of coeducation is 52 the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys don’t grow up believing that women are 53 creatures. Girls don’t grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school remove illusions of this kind. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and 54 problems involved in growing up. These can better be 55 in a coeducational environment. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school, they are fully prepared to 56 society as well-adjusted adults. They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women.A)advantageB)properC)rewardedD)emotionalE)opportunityF)activityG)overcomeH)academicI)enterJ)mysteriousK)eventuallyL)segregatedM)undoubtedlyN)principleO)advocateSection BDirections：There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Romantic love is a culture trait found primarily in industrialized societies. Elsewhere in the world, pragmatic considerations rather than flights of fancy are often used to make a choice of partner, and romantic love is seen as an unfortunate inconvenience that gets in the way of the ordinary, rational process of mate selection. Traces of this attitude persist in the American upper classes, where daughters are expected tomarry “well”-----that is, to a male who is eligible by reason of family background and earning potential. Most Americans, however, see romantic love as essential for a successful marriage, and tend to look askance(轻蔑地)at anyone who marries for a more practical reason in which love plays no part.The phenomenon of romantic love occurs when two young people meet and find one another personally and physically attractive. They become mutually absorbed, start to behave in what appears to be a flighty(充满幻想的), even irrational manner, decide that they are right for one another, and may then enter a marriage whose success is expected to be guaranteed by their enduring love. Behavior of this kind is portrayed and warmly endorsed(赞同)throughout American popular culture, by books, magazines, comics, records, popular songs, movies, and TV. Romantic love is a noble ideal, and it can certainly provide a basis for the spouses to “live happily ever after.” But a marriage can equally well be founded on much more practical considerations”----as indeed they have been in most societies throughout most of history. Why is romantic love of such importance in the modern world? The reason seems to be that it has some basic functions in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family(小家庭).57. Romantic love is less frequently found in many non-industrial societies because people in these societies_______.A ) firmly believe that only money can make the world go roundB ) fail to bring the imaginative power of the mind into full playC ) fondly think that flights of fancy prevent them from making a correct choice of partnerD ) have far more practical considerations to determine who will marry whom58. The word eligible (in Line5, Para. l), could best be replaced by ____.A ) qualifiedB ) availableC ) chosenD ) influential59. According to the passage, most Americans _____.A) expect their daughters to fall in love with a male at first sightB) regard romantic love as the basis for a successful marriageC) look up to those who marry for the sake of wealthD) consider romantic love to be the most desirable thing in the world60. What can we learn from the second paragraph about romantic love?A) It is a common occurrence among the old. B) It is primarily depicted by books.C) It is characterized by mutual attraction and absorption. D) It is rejected as flighty and irrational.61. The author seems to believe that ___________A) romantic love makes people unable to think clearly in the process of mate selectionB) only romantic love can make a marriage happy ever afterC) much more practical considerations can also be the basis for a successful marriageD) romantic love plays an insignificant role in maintaining the institution of the nuclear familyassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.The French word renaissance means rebirth. It was first used in 1855 by the historian Jules Michelet in his History of France, then adopted by historians of culture, by art historians, and eventually by music historians, all of whom applied it to European culture during the 150 years spanning 1450-1600. The concept of rebirth was appropriate to this periodof European history because of the renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture that began in Italy and then spread throughout Europe. Scholars and artists of this period wanted to restore the learning and ideals of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. To these scholars this meant a return to human. Fulfillment in life became a desirable goal, and expressing the entire range of human emotions and enjoying the pleasures of the senses were no longer frowned on. Artists and writers now turned to religious subject matter and sought to make their works understandable and appealing.These changes in outlook deeply affected the musical culture of the Renaissance period --- how people thought about music as well as the way music was composed and experienced. They could see the architectural monuments, sculptures, plays, and poems that were being rediscovered, but they could not actually hear ancient music --- although they could read the writings of classical philosophers, poets, essayists, and music theorists that were becoming available in translation. They learned about the power of ancient music to move the listener and wondered why modern music did not have the same effect. For example, the influential religious leader Bernardino Cirillo expressed disappointment with the learned music of his time. He urged musicians to follow the example of the sculptors, painters, architects, and scholars who had rediscovered ancient art and literature.The musical Renaissance in Europe was more a general cultural movement and state of mindthan a specific set of musical techniques. Furthermore, music changed so rapidly during this century and a half-though at different rates in different countries---that we cannot define a single Renaissance style.62. What does the author mean by using the word “eventually” in line 3?A) That music historians used the term “Renaissance” after the other historians didB) That most music historians used the term “Renaissance”C) The term “Renaissance” became widely used by art historians but not by music historiansD) That music historians used the term “Renaissance” very differently than it had been used by Jules Michelet63. The phrase "frowned on" in line 9 is closest in meaning toA) given up B) forgotten about C) argued about D) disapproved of64. It can be inferred from the passage that thinkers of the Renaissance were seeking a rebirth ofA) communication among artists across EuropeB) spirituality in everyday lifeC) a cultural emphasis on human valuesD) religious themes in art that would accompany the traditional secular themes65. According to the passage, why was Bemardino Cirillo disappointed with the music of his time?A) It was not complex enough to appeal to musicians. B) It had little emotional impact on audiences.C) It was too dependent on the art and literature of his time. D) It did not contain enough religious themes.66. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a reason for the absence of a single Renaissance musical style?A) The musical Renaissance was defined by technique rather than style.B) The musical Renaissance was too short to give rise to a new musical style.C) Renaissance musicians adopted the styles of both Greek and Roman musicians. D) During the Renaissance, music never remained the same for very long. Part V Cloze(15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Today the world's economy is going through two great changes, both bigger than an Asian financial crisis here or a European monetary union there.The first change is that a lot of industrial_67_is moving from the United States, Western Europe and Japan to _68 _countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and Eastern Europe. In 1950, the United States alone _69_ for more than half of the world's economy output. In 1990, its _70_ was down to a quarter. By 1990, 40% of IBM's employees were non-Americans; Whirlpool, America's leading _71_ of domestic appliances, cut its American labor force _72_ 10%. Quite soon now, many big western companies will have more _73_ (and customers) in poor countries than in rich _74_ .The second great change is _75_, in the rich countries of the OECD, the balance of economic activity is _76_ from manufacturing to _77_. In the United States and Britain, the _78_ of workers in manufacturing has _79_ since 1900 from around 40% to barely half that. _80_ in Germany and Japan, which rebuilt so many _81_after 1945, manufacturing's share of jobs is now below 30%. The effect of the _82 is increased _83_ manufacturing moves from rich countries to the developing ones, _84_ cheap labor _85_ them a sharp advantage in many of the _86_ tasks required by mass production.67. A. product B. production C. products D. productivity68. A. other B. small C. capitalistic D. developing69. A. accounted B. occupied C. played D. shared70. A. output B. development C. share D. economy71. A. state B. consumer C. representative D. supplier72. A. by B. at C. through D. in73. A. products B. market C. employees D. changes74. A. one B. ones C. times D. time75. A. what B. like C. that D. how76. A. ranging B. varying C. swinging D. getting77. A. producing B. products C. servicing D. services78. A. proportion B. number C. quantity D. group79. A. changed B. gone C. applied D. shrunk80. A. Furthermore B. Even C. Therefore D. Hence81. A. armies B. weapons C. factories D. countries82. A. question B. manufacturing C. shift D. rebuilding83. A. with B. as C. given D. if84. A. while B. whose C. who's D. which85. A. give B. is giving C. gives D. gave86. A. repetitive B. various C. creative D. enormousPart Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentence on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.2015年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷参考答案Part I WritingNet-surfing —— Are You Ready?With the booming of information age, Internet has played an important role in young people’s everyday life. Today, more and more college students are using Internet for their routine life and study. Net-surfing has become an important part of campus life and greatly enriched the students’ life.Some students, however, spend too much time on Internet. Sometimes they would be completely indulged in the virtual Internet world. Whenever they find a “cozy” place in a stuffy net bar they would play computer games or chat on-line day and night, forgetting the passing oftime. Worse still, some students even become addicted to visit the pornographic websites or play computer games that are full of violence. This, certainly, does great harm to both their health and their study.There is no denying that Internet has enriched young people’s life. But once a student becomes too indulged in the virtual Internet world the student’s normal life will be impacted, and even spoiled. As youngsters, we should tell right from wrong. We should try to limit the net-surfing time to a reasonable amount and refuse to visit those websites which are established only to lure young people with the content of sex and violence. Only in this way can we truly establish and maintain a colorful Internet world.Part II Fast Reading1-7 N Y Y N Y NG N8. arranged in grammatically precise 9. become more complex, not less 10. only dimly perceivedPart III Listening ComprehensionSection A11. B 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. B 22.A 23. C 24. A 25. ASection B26. C 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. BSection C36. games 37. teams 38. compete 39. exciting 40. cheering 41. club 42. cheerleaders 43. special44. They practice for many hours to learn the special jumping and cheering moves45. From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and showing respect to the flag.46. This is a promise to the country, which was written by people who came to the US over 200 years agoPart IV Reading ComprehensionSection A(47-56) EHALB MJDGISection B(57-66) DABCC ADCBDPart V Cloze(67-76) BDACD ACBCB (77-86) DADBC CBBCAPart VI Translation87. took emergent measures。

Model Test 1Part I: DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. The passage will be read four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be given 2 minutes to check through your work. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Part II: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.1. What is among the reasons why the man wants to return the item?A. It is the wrong size.B. The fabric is coming apart.C. It is stained.D. It has no label.2. What does the store clerk NOT offer to do for the man?A. Return his money.B. Exchange the item.C. Give him store credit.D. Tell him the washing instructions.3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The customer did follow the instructions for using the item.B. The customer returns the item within required date.C. The customer finally exchanges the item for a dog sweater.D. The customer leaves the store without the item.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.4. Why does the man want to give her daughter a history book?A. Because she doesn't know much about history.B. Because he himself likes history very much.C. Because she needs the book for a course she is taking.D. Because history is her favourite subject in college.5. What kind of book does the man NOT want to buy?A. One about a special period of American history.. One giving a broad survey of American history.C. One about early settlements in America.D. One about New England.6. What does the book seller say about the books on Civil War?A. They are very popular.B. They tend to be dull.C. They are usually biographical.D. They are highly specialized.7. How long does the book seller say it'll take to obtain the book which the man wants?A. No longer than a day.B. Until the next mail comes in.C. Around two weeks.D. Around two months.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.8. Lilly has to get up early and arrive in good time because _________.A. she has to study all the posesB. it takes time for her to get preparedC. the photographers insist on punctualityD. no one can do anything until she arrives9. From what Lilly says, it seems that a model must be ____________.A. physically fitB. an early riserC. good at actingD. well-known10. The main disadvantage of modeling as a career is that______.A. it's hard workB. it's a life-long careerC. it's a short-lived careerD. a model must also be an actress SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. One of the hobbies we know the cavemen had was _______________.A. huntingB. fightingC. drawingD. riding12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as George Washington’s hobby?A. Doing agricultural experiments.B. Designing furniture.C. Watching evening skies.D. Collecting postage stamps.13. According to the speaker, the major reason why hobbies play an important role today is that _____.A. we have to work harder in the modern worldB. we have more free time than ever beforeC. we are more interested in the world around usD. we have a wider range of interest in our lifeQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage , you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. What is the main topic of this speech?A. The growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions for the future.B. The problem of providing adequate medical care for the elderly.C. The need to reevaluate our attitudes towards senior citizens.D. The need to reform the present pension system.15. What was the speaker's purpose in sharing the story about his grandfather?A. To highlight the difficulties of finding affordable housing in the future.B. To illustrate older people's loss of identity and self-worth.C. To describe the lack of public facilities designed for the elderly.D. To justify that self-worth is often tied to one's profession and social standing.16. What do you think the speaker will talk about in the next part of his speech?A. The contributions the elderly can make to our societies.B. The swelling burden of supporting welfare programs in the future.C. Our responsibility of building retirement homes for our graying society.D. Our responsibility of looking after the old family members by ourselves.17. Where does this speech most likely take place?A. At a retirement home.B. At a conference center.C. At a hospital.D. In a school class.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. Sound waves reflected from a hill can be used to calculate the ____________.A. speed of soundB. time between a sound and its echoC. height of the hillD. distance of the hill19. The British used radio waves because they ____.A. were more exact than sound wavesB. could not be discoveredC. could pass through fog and cloudsD. were easier to use than sound waves20. The practical use of radio waves brought about _____.A. new machines for planesB. a radio directing and ranging deviceC. new radio sets for RAF bombersD. a discovering deviceModel Test 2Part I: DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. The passage will be read four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds.The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be given 2 minutes to check through your work. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Part II: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.1.From the conversation, we know ________.A.the man wants a room on the third floorB.the room the man wants is on the fourth floor, facing southC.the man wants a room on the third floor with a separate bathroom attachedD.the man wants a suite on the fourth floor, facing south2.Which of the following is NOT right?A.The man is satisfied with the price of the room he wants.B.The man will have his meals in his room.C.The re isn’t long-distance telephone service in the hotel.D.The man’s friends will write to him while he is staying in the hotel.3.How does the man think of the hotel?A.ConvenientB. Luxurious.C. Economic.D. Modern.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4.What does the man look for an apartment near the beach for?A.For his honeymoon.B. For his summer vacation with his wife.C. For his travel with his wife.D. For a business meeting.5. What kind of apartment will the man want?A.A luxurious one.B. An expensive one.C. A furnished one.D. An unfurnished one.6. All of the following are right EXCEPT that________.A. the man can use the garage without paying any moneyB. the apartment is popularC. the man rents the house without hesitationQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.7. The conversation tells us every year there are about _______ students from other countries who want to enter US colleges.A. 1,000,000B. 500,000C. 3000D. 30,0008. According to Bob, ______ is the key to college admission in the US.A.financial aidB. good gradeC. careful planningD. overseas relationship9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the source of information about admission?A.The American Embassy.B. College websites.C. Educational advising center.D. Admission office of the university.10. Which is more important in Bob’s eyes?. The information about the degrees and courses offered by the universities.. Student services of the universities.. A virtual campus tour supplied by the university.. Planning college budget.Section B PASSAGESDirections: In this section，you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. The coloring of birds has something to do with _____.A.the ground where birds like to liveB. the place where birds usually liveC. the tree-tops, the air and the waterD. rules that hold true for most birds12. What kind of birds can be found often in tree-tops, in the air, or on the water?A.Birds with duller colors.B. Birds with darker colors.C. Birds with brighter colors.D. Birds with different colors.13. The female bird has duller colors so that she _______.. can keep herself better hidden from the male bird. can sit on the eggs and hatch them easily. can protect other female birds in the woods. can keep herself safe from danger14. During the breeding season, a female bird ______ as soon as she sees his brightest colors.A. will fall in love with a male birdB. will help a male bird hatch eggsC. will draw interest of a male birdD. will hide herself among birds Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.15. It is understood that in a favorable climate ________.A. tree rings grow close together. tree rings grow far apart. trees in New Mexico will grow big and tall. people can cut down most of the trees in New Mexico16. Why did ancient people usually live where there were plenty of trees?A. Trees provided them with shades.B. Trees indicated plenty of sunlight and rainfall.C. Trees were materials for burning and building houses.D. Trees provided them with fruit and food.17. Studying dead tree rings shows ______.A. where the people had to goB. what the people had to eatC. how the people leftD. why people had to leave Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. The writer’s intention is ________.. to write in an amusing way B. to give general advice. to complain about his health D. to describe personal experiences19. ________ are mentioned at the beginning of the passage.A. Love lettersB. Complaint lettersC. Thanks lettersD. Invitation letters20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Colds are always very dangerous.B. Colds are often unpleasant though not dangerous.C. Actually nothing can help get rid of colds faster.D. The best way to keep colds away is to be strong and healthy.Model Test 3Part I: DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. The passage will be read four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be given 2 minutes to check through your work. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Part II: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.1. Mark is unhappy because ofA. his Chemistry homework.B. a girl in his class.C. Linda’s words.D. Friday night’s party.2. Which of the following is CORRECT?A. Linda is Jane’s friend.B. Mark is Jane’s boyfriend.C. John is Jane’s boyfriend.D. Mark and John are good friends.3. Did Mark eventually take Linda’s advice?A. No.B. Partly.C. Completely.D. Not mentioned.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. About the scratch on the product, the shop assistant thinks thatA. the customer made it himself.B. there was definitely not one then.C. the customer should have checked.D. the customer was making trouble.5. The customer was ______ when told he might not have worn the headphones properly.A. annoyedB. surprisedC. indifferentD. worried6. How many complaints did the customer make about the product altogether?A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. Two.7. The shop could exchange the product if the customerA. makes no more complaints.B. can produce the receipt.C. is still unhappy with it.D. brings it back within a week.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.8. Joe Smith telephoned Victoria forA. the menu.B. the place.C. the reception.D. the campaign.9. When will the lunch be held?A. Friday next week.B. Thursday next week.C. April 30th.D. This week.10. All the following information is new to Victoria EXCEPTA. how many people to attend it.B. why to hold it.C. where to hold it.D. what to cook.Section B PASSAGESDirections: In this section，you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with?A. Their social roles are rigidly determined.B. Most boys would like to follow their father’s professions.C. Boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers.D. They like challenging activities.12. Which of the following items is one aspect of “the universality of toys”?A. Technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys.B. The improvement of craftsmanship in making toys.C. The exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys.D. The basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over.13. What is the author’s view on the historical development of toys?A. The craftsmanship in toy making has remained essentially unchanged.B. Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.C. The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.D. Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s character. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. What is the passage meant to say?A. To warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience.B. To advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer.C. To show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to purs ue wealth and fame.D. To encourage young people to pursue a writing career.15. What can be concluded from the passage?A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.B. A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.16. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing?A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.B. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for whole years.D. He found his dream would never come true.17. What does the “shadowland” in the last sentence refer to?A. The wonderland one often dreams about.B. The bright future that one is looking forward to.C. The state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached.D. A world that exists in one’s imagination.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. Why are scientists interested in Mars?A. Because people might have to migrate there someday.B. Because it is very much like the earth.C. Because it is easier to explore than other planets.D. Because its atmosphere is different from that of the earth.19. What must be done if a man can live on Mars?A. Its chemical elements must be studied.B. Its temperature must be lowered.C. Big spaceships must be built.D. Its atmosphere must be changed.20. Why do scientists want to find out whether there is sufficient nitrogen on Mars?A. It influences the surface temperature of Mars.B. It protects living beings from harmful rays.C. It keeps a planet from overheating.D. It is the main component of the air people breathe.Model Test 4Part I: DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. The passage will be read four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds.The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be given 2 minutes to check through your work. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Part II: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.1.Why can’t the man find the book he needs?A.Because it is the first time for him to come to the library.B.Because it is not on the shelves in its usual place.C.Because he does not take his syllabus with him.D.Because what was written on his syllabus was wrong.2.The man’s professor has reserved this book so that _______.A.no one can borrow this book except himB.he can read it at any time he likesC.those who don’t have his permission will not be able to read itD.all the students have the opportunity to read it3.How can the man read this book?A.By asking his professor directly.B.By asking the reserve librarian.C.By surfing the Internet.D.By asking his classmates who have the book.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.4.What does the man dislike about Italy?A.The wine.B. The food.C. The traffic.D. The weather.5.How did they get to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?A.By elevator.B. On foot.C. By escalator.D. They didn’t get to the top.6. Which river does the Ponte Vecchio most probably cross?A. The Florence.B. The Pisa.C. The Tiger.D. The Arno.7. Why didn’t he have problems with his poor Italian?A. All Italians speak perfect English.B. Many Italians speak English well.C. A few Italians speak English well.D. His friend could speak Italian very well.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.8. Why did the man want to go and live in Mosquito City?A. Because he wanted to live with his parents in Mosquito City.B. Because he was offered a better job in Mosquito City.C. Because he didn’t want to live in Japan any more.D. Because his wife was living in Mosquito City.9. What was the man’s special requirement?A. He needed the ticket immediately.B. He wanted to have a first class ticket.C. He wanted to sell the return ticket to others.D. He wanted to have a one way ticket.10. What will the woman probably do?A. She will turn down the m an’s requirement.B. She will get the ticket from John soon.C. She will ask the man to shut his big mouth.D. She will sell the ticket to someone else.Section B PASSAGESDirections: In this section，you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Which of the following development helps make skyscrapers possible?A. Construction skills.B. Earth quake detection.C. Workers’ technology.D. Mechanical elevator.12. Earlier buildings were supported by walls of all the following materials EXCEPT _____.A. stone.B. steel.C. concrete.D. mud.13. The Home Insurance Building which was the first skyscraper was built in _____.A. 1880B. 1885C. 1900D. 1905Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. According to the speaker, who originated the idea of the public park?A. Several explorers.B. Representatives of Congress.C. President Grant.D. A group of animal lovers.15. What does the speaker say about Yellow Stone National Park?A. It was the first national park.B. It was the first region explored by pioneers.C. It is not accessible to everyone.D. It is not managed by the National Park Service.16. According to the speaker, what is one of the duties of specially trained staff members?A. To build fires.B. To conduct scientific studies.C. To train other staff members.D. To guide nature walks.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.17. How many minutes before show time does the box office open?A. 37 minutes.B. 35 minutes.C. 45 minutes. A. 53 minutes.18. What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30 p.m.?A. Return to Mars II.B. Road Trip.C. Friends Forever.D. Go for the Gold.19. For a sixteen-year-old, how much does a ticket cost for the 4:15 p.m. showing of Go for the Gold on Wednesday?A. $2.00.B. $2.50.C. $4.50.D. $6.00.20. On which day could one take a family of five, and it would only cost them $10 for the entire family?A. Tuesday.B. Thursday.C. Saturday.D. Monday.Model Test 5Part I: DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. The passage will be read four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be given 2 minutes to check through your work. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET.Part II: LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.1. How did Mark get there?A. By train and by car.B. By plane and by coach.C. By train and by bus.D. By bus and by plane.2. Mark used to wear all the following EXCEPTA. short hairB. glassesC. mustacheD. beard3. Where is the meeting for new students to be held?A. In the third room on the right.B. In the Common Room.C. In a room at the other end.D. In Room 501.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.4. What did Steve originally plan to do?A. To go to a park near the beach.B. To stay at home.C. To see a new film.D. To do some study.5. Maggie finally decided to go to see a film becauseA. there was no park nearby.B. the weather wasn’t ideal for a walk.C. it would be easier to go to a cinema.D. Steve hadn’t seen the film yet.6. Where did they plan to meet?A. Outside the Town Hall.B. Near the bank.C. In Steve’s place.D. At the cinema.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.7. The following details are true about the new device EXCEPTA. it has color.B. it has a moving image.C. it costs less money.D. it is not on the market.8. Why didn’t Bill want one of them?A. He wanted to buy one from Japan.B. He wasn’t sure about its quality.C. He thought it was for business use.D. He thought it was expensive.9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the woman?A. She had never read the magazine herself.B. She knew who usually read the magazine.C. She was quite interested in the new device.D. She agreed with Bill at the end of conversation.10. The conversation is mainly aboutA. a new type of telephone.B. the cost of telephones.C. some features of the magazine.D. the readership of the magazine.Section B PASSAGESDirections: In this section，you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. The speaker tells the students that they are not likely to succeed if theyA. are too selfish.B. do everything as others do.C. are not greedy enough.D. don’t get a right de gree.12. In the speaker’s opinion, learning does NOT includeA. participating in new assignments.B. developing new skills.C. renewing skills.D. going to the right school.13. The illiterate of the future refers to those people w ho can’tA. renew their knowledge.B. forget the old knowledge.C. know what they are doing.D. read or write.Questions 14 to 17are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.14. When was the first actual radio broadcast made?A. On Christmas Eve of 1906.B. On Christmas Eve of 1960.C. On Christmas Eve of 1895.D. On Christmas Eve of 1859.15. Where did De Forest begin regular radio broadcasts?A. In Massachusetts.B. On ships.C. In New York.D. On ships in New York harbor.16. According to the talk, who owned receivers in the early days of radio?A. Military communications officers.B. People who treated radio technology as a hobby.C. People who lived in big cities.D. People with an interest in music.17. According to the talk, what did David Sarnoff predict about radios?A. They would get smaller in size.B. Their signals would travel further.C. They would become less popular than television.。

2015英语专四听力模拟试题及答案（1）Part ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. What is the purpose of this conversation?A. The man wants to obtain an international driver's license that he can use both in the U. S. and in his country.B. The man wants to take a driver's test to get an Arizona driver's license.C. The man wants to know whether he can use his international driver's license in Arizona.D. The man wants to fill out an application for ma Arizona driver's license.2. What does the man have to do in order to drive legally?A. Show his student ID and pay ten dollars.B. Use his international driver's license.C. Take a driver's test and apply for a limited license.D. Show proof of temporary residence.3. How long is a limited license valid for?A. Less than one year.B. Four years.C. Five years.D. Ten years.4. What will the man must probably do next?A. Fill out an application.B. Go back to the university to get his ID.C. Go to see his friend.D. Take a written exam and an eye exam.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the endof the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.5. Why is Phil worried?A. He failed his last test.B. He can't find his watch.C. He's taking examinations soon.D. He missed his medical checkup.6. Why does Phil turn to Sally for advice?A. She is older than he is.B. She has been through a similar experience.C. She is a medical student.D. She has a sense of humor.7. What does the university offer to students in Phil's condition?A. The home telephone number of a counselor.B. A lecture on" Students in Distress.C. A book on how to pass examinations.D. A course on how to cope with stress.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the endof the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Lisa?A. Lisa is whom the man is speaking to.B. Lisa is the girl whom the man dated two years ago.C. Lisa is the girl who wrote this song.D. Lisa is a girl whose name appears in one of the man's song.9. Why did the man break up with his girlfriend?A. Because her dad did not like him.B. Because she needed to finish her college.C. Because he had a busy career.D. Because her dad threatened not to support her college education.10. Why didn't the man get a call from her former girl friend?A. Because she probably didn't get his message.B. Because they could not track down each other.C. Because she probably had no idea about where he is.D. The man had no idea about the reason.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. We can infer from the speaker thatA. IBM was his first job.B. he has left IBM.C. he is a client of IBM.D. he's a member of IBM.12. In the opinion of the speaker, the network technologyA. is still in its early stage.B. is still controlled by a small group of skilled professionals.C. still can't be called as a new mass medium.D. can't he called as a transformational technology.13. Which of the following statements concerning the Internet is TRUE.A. There are above 900,000 million people on-line 5 years after thebirth of the Internet.B. The number of Internet users has doubled since last November.C. The Internet population in China will be more than 100 million by 2005.D. The Internet population outside China will decrease in the following years.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. How many hours does National Saving Bank offer the part-timer to do per week?A. 4 hours.B. 20 hours.C. 24 hours.D. More than 4 hours.15. What kind of help will the conselors offer to those students?A. Refine their interviewing techniques.B. Arrange their work schedules.C. Select appropriate courses.D. Write cover letters.16. What do all of the jobs have in common?A. They pay the same wage.B. They involve working outdoors.C. They can be substituted for college courses.D. They're part-time.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.17. Why are the bees called "Africanized Honey Bees"?A. They are defensive when they feel threatened.B. It is the interbreeding between European bees and African bees.C.They came from the southern part of Africa.D. They are so large.18. Where do the bees come from originally?A. Brazil.B. North Africa.C. Southern Texas.D. Southern Africa.19. Through what route did Africanized Honey Bees enter America?A. Northern Argentina--southern Brazil--central America--Mexico--United States.B. Southern Brazil--northern Argentina--central America--Mexico--United States.C. Northern Argentina--southern Brazil—Mexico--central America--United States.D. Southern Brazil--northern Argentina--Mexico--central America--United States.20. What can be inferred about the speaker's view of the bees?A. They are not at all as ferocious as people think.B. They are dangerous to get to close to.C. They are not ferocious, but people think that because of their enormous size.D. They are ferocious only when they feel something unfair happened.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21. If a baseball player is on his first positive test, what will happen to him?A. It will lead him to a ten days ban.B. It will lead him to a one month ban.C. It will lead him to a twelve months ban.D. It will lead him to a two-year-ban.22. In Olympic sports, any positive drug test will faceA. never permitted to join in Olympic sports again.B. never permitted to join in the matches.C. one year ban.D. two years ban.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.23. How long has the protest lasted according to the news?A. One month.B. Two months.C. Three months.D. Four months.24. What's the purpose of the fund endorsed by the Thai cabinet?A. To construct a dam.B. To compensate villagers who are made landless by dam construction.C. To make the farmers and villagers give up the protest.D. To return land to the farmers and villagers.25. What were the farmers and villagers' attitude toward the measures passed by the government?A. They accepted them because what they demanded has been met.B. They partially accepted them.C. They added some more demands to the measures.D. They were not satisfied with them because the measures didn't solve some very important problems.Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.26. The unemployment rate in February was?A. 8.1 percent.B. 8 percent.C. below 8 percent.D. above 8.1 percent.27. We can know from the news item all of the following EXCEPT thatA. 651,000 workers lost their jobs in February, 2009.B. more than four million Americans have lost their jobs since December 2007.C. job losses in February were close to expectation.D. the number of job loss in December 2008 was the largest in history.Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.28. How many vehicles will be recalled by Toyota?A. More than 75,000.B. More than 750,000.C. More than 715,000.D. More than 71,500.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.29. What happened to the Australian engineer?A. He has been killed in Iraq.B. His wife left him when he was in Iraq.C. He has been held hostage in Iraq.D. He just finished his work in Iraq and will be back to America.30. Where did the couple live?A. In Australia.B. In Iraq.C. In Britain.D. In California.答案：SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Conversation 1M: Hello. I need to talk with someone about my driver's license.W: Yes. How may I help you? Do you have a driver's license, or do you need to get one? M: Well, I'm not sure. You see, I have an international driver's license. W: Uh-huh. And how long will you be staying in the United States? M: Probably four years, until I finish my degree.W: Oh. Then you will need to get in Arizona driver's license. M: Do I have to take a driver's test to do that?W: Yes, you do. You need to come in and take a written exam and an eye exam, and then you need to take a road test with a parallel parking test. Did you say that you are a student?M: Yes, I'm a student at the university. I don't have an ID with me, but I can go and get it.W: Okay. Then you can apply for a limited license. Just come back and show your student ID, and you can apply for a five-year license. The limited license only costs you ten dollars. A regular license would cost you a lot more than that, but it is valid for more than five years.M: Why can't I just use my international driver's license?W: You could if you were just visiting a lot less than a year. But as a student, you will be temporarily residing in our state.M: Okay. So that's why my friend can use his international license; he is a tourist.W: Right.1．C本题考查对话意图。

专四第一篇Town and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others.In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months.专四第二篇A Change in Women’s LifeThe important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marryyounger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. V ery many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.专四第三篇A Popular Pastime of the English PeopleOne of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what the do with their non-working time.Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Visitors to England in spring, summer or autumn are likely to see gardens all they way along the railway lines. There are flowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant window boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hanging on them.But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a window box or something growing in a p ot will do. Looking at each other’s gardens is a popular pastime with the English.专四第四篇British and American Police OfficersReal policemen, both in Britain and the U.S., hardly recognize any common points between their lives and what they se on TV—if they ever get home in time.Some things are almost the same, of course, but the policemen do not think much of them much of them.The first difference is that a policeman’s real life deals with the law. Most of what he learns is the law. He has to know actually what actions are against the law and what facts can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a lawyer, and what’s more, he has to put it into practice on his feet, in the dark and, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in talking with beautiful girls or in bravely facing cruel criminals. He will spend most of his working life arranging millions of words on thousands of fomp3s about hundreds of sad, ordinary people who are guilty--- or not of stupid, unimportant crimes.专四第五篇Living SpaceHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space needs are not met? Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to detemp3ine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studieshave shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have enough living space, they eat well, sleep well and produce their young well. But if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior and even their health change obviously. They can not sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and worry become clear. The more crowded they are, and more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus, for rats, populations and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is enough space not only satisfactory, but necessary for human survival? These are interesting questions.专四第六篇The United NationsIn 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. After the war, many more nations joined. There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General Assembly. In the General Assembly, every member nation is represented and has an equal vote.The second part is called the Security Council. It has representatives of just 15 nations. Five nations are pemp3anent members: the United States, Russia, France, Britain, and China. The 10 other members are elected every two years by the General Assembly.The major job of the Security Council is to keep peace in the world. If necessary, it can send troops from member nations to try to stop little wars before they turn into big ones.It is hard to get the nations of the Security Council to agree on when this is necessary. But they did vote to try to stop wars.专四第七篇PlasticWe use plastic wrap to protect our foods. We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, drink from plastic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles! Plastic does not grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. We call it a produced or manufactured material. Plastic was first made in the 1860s from plants, such as wood and cotton. That plastic was soft and burned easily.The first modern plastics were made in the 1930s. Most clear plastic starts out as thick, black oil. That plastic coating inside a pan begins as natural gas.Over the years, hundreds of different plastics have been developed. Some are hard and strong. Some are soft and bendable. Some are clear. Some are many-colored. There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. They hope to find even ways to use them!专四第八篇Display of GoodsAre supemp3arkets designed to persuade us to buy more?Fresh fruit and vegetables are displayed near supemp3arket entrances. This gives the impression that only healthy food is sold in the shop. Basic foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea, are not put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so customers are taken past other attractive foods before they find what they want. In this way, shoppers are encouraged to buy products that they do not really need.Sweets are o ften placed at children’s eye level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, children reach for the sweets and put them in the trolley.More is bought from a fifteen-foot display of one type of product than from a ten-foot one. Customers also buy more when shelves are full than when they are half empty. They do not like to buy from shelves with few products on them because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there.专四第九篇Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was born in Gemp3any in 1879, His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents were Jewish but they did not observe many of the religion’s rules. Albert was a quite child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was fiveyears old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction—to be north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move. Their answers about magnetism and gravity were difficult for the boy to understand. Y et he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things.专四第十篇Private CarsWith the increase in the general standard of living, some ordinary Chinese families begin to afford a car. Y et opinions of the development of a private car vary from person to person.It gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility. The owner of a car is no longer forced to reply on public transport, and hence no irritation caused by waiting for buses or taxis. However, others strongly object to developing private cars. They maintain that as more and more cars are produced and run in the street, a large volume of poisonous gas will be given off, polluting the atmosphere and causing actual hamp3 to the health of people.Whether private cars should be developed in Chicago is a difficult question to answer, yet the desire for the comfort and independence a private car can bring will not be eliminated.专四第十一篇A Henpecked Husband and His WifeThere was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in his company every day.One day, the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.“Y ou will never guess what happened to me to day, dear.” he said.He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I won ten thousand dollars on the lottery!”“That is wonderful! ” said his wife delightedly. But then she pulled a long face and added angrily, “But how could you afford to buy the ticket?专四第十二篇A Y oung Man’s PromiseOne day, a young man was writing a letter to his girlfriend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. He was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote themore poetic he became. Finally he said that in order to be with her, he would suffer the greatest difficulties, he would face the greatest dangers that anyone couldn’t imagine. In fact, to spend only one minute with her, he would swim across the widest river, he would enter the deepest forest, and he would fight against the fiercest animals with his bare hands.He finished the letter, signed his name and then suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to mention something quite important. So, in a postscript below his name, he added:“By the way, I’ll be over to see you on Wednesday night, if it doesn’t rain.”专四第十三篇A Kind NeighborMr. and Mrs. Jones’ apartment was full of luggage, packages, furniture and boxes. Both of them were very busy when they heard the doorbell ring. Mrs. Jones went to open it and she saw a middle-aged lady outside. The lady said she lived next door. Mrs. Jones invited her to come in and apologized because there was no place for her to sit. “Oh, that’s OK.” said the lady. “I just come to welcome to your new home. As you know, in some parts of this city, neighbors are not friendly at all. They are some apartment houses where people don’t know any of their neighbors, not even the ones next door. But in this building, everyone is very friendlywith everyone else. We are a big happy family. I am sure you will be very happy here.” Mr. and Mrs. Jones said, “But madam, we are not new dwellers in this apartment. We’ve lived here for two years. We are moving out tomo rrow.”专四第十四篇That Isn’t Our FaultMr. and Mrs. Williams got married when he was twenty-three, and she was twenty. Twenty-five years later, they had a big party, and a photographer came and took some photographs of them.Then the photographer gave Mrs. Williams a card and said, “They’ll be ready next Wednesday. Y ou can get them from studio.”“No,” Mrs. Williams said, “please send them to us.”The photographs arrived a week later, but Mrs. Williams was not happy when she saw them. She got into her car and drove to the photographer’s studio. She went inside and said angrily, “Y ou took some photographs of me and my husband last week, but I’m not going to pay for them.”“Oh, why not?” the photographer asked.“Because my husband looks like a monkey,” Mrs. Williams said.“Well,” the photographer answered, “that isn’t our fault. Why didn’t you think of that before you married him?”专四第十五篇A Guide's AnswerIn 1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the Northerners were victorious. However, even today, many Southerners have not forgotten their defeat, or forgiven the Northerners.A few years ago, a party of American tourists were going round one of the battlefields of the Civil War with a guide who came from one of the Southern states. At each place, the guide told the tourists stirring stories about how a few Southern soldiers had conquered powerful forces of Northerners there.At last, one of the tourists, a lady who came from the North, stopped the guide and said to him, “ But surely that the Northern amp3y must have won at least one victory in the Civil War?”“Not as long as I’m the guide here, madam,” answered the Southern guide.专四第十六篇A Qualified PilotThe captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fishemp3an pretended that he was a pilot because he needed some money. The captain took him on board and asked him where to steer the ship.After half an hour, the captain began to suspect that the fishemp3an did not really know what he was doing and where he was going.“Are you sure you are a qualified pilot?” he asked.“Oh, yes,” answered the fishemp3an. “I know every rock on this part of the coast.”Suddenly there was a terrible crash from under the ship. At once the fishemp3an added, “And that’s one of them.”专四第十七篇Living Things ReactY ou and all organisms live an environment. An environment is made up of everything that surrounds an organism. It can include the air, the water, the soil, and even other organisms.An organism responds to changes in its environment. When an organism responds to a change, it reacts in certain ways. All living things respond in some way.Have you ever noticed how plants and insects respond to light? Plants bend toward light. Insects fly toward light.Living things also respond in other ways. The leaves on some trees respond to a change in season. In autumn, they change colors and then fall off the branches Animals also respond to a change in season. Squirrels save nuts for the winter. Bears sleep through the winter in acave.Y ou respond to your environment in many ways, too. Y ou may shiver if you are cold. What other ways do you respond to changes in your environment?专四第十八篇Flowering PlantsWhat are the parts of a flower?Flowers can have male parts and female parts. The female parts make eggs that become seeds. The male parts make pollen. Pollen is a powdery material that is needed by the eggs to make seeds. To make seeds, pollen and eggs must come together. The wind, insects, and birds bring pollen to eggs. Many animals love flowers’ bright colors. They also like a sugary liquid in flowers. This is called nectar. While they drink nectar, pollen rubs off on their bodies. As they move, some of this pollen gets delivered to the female flower parts.Over time, the female parts turn into fruits that contain seeds. Animals often eat the fruits and the seeds pass through their bodies as waste. The animals do no know they are working for the plants by planting seeds as they travel to different places!专四第十九篇Finding the Direction and LocationHow can you tell which direction? By day, look for the Sun. It is in the east in the morning and the west in the afternoon. At night, use the Big Dipper to help you find the North Star. It would be better to bring a compass because its needle always points north.How do you know how far you have gone? Y ou could count every step. Each step is about two feet. Y ou’d better wear a pedometer wh ich is a tool that counts steps. If you know where you started, which direction you are heading, and how far you have gone, you can use a good map to figure out exactly where you are.Today there is a new way for travelers to figure out where they are. It is the GPS. It has 24 satellites that orbit the earth and constantly broadcast their positions. Someday you may carry a small receiver as you hike and use GPS to find out if you are there yet!专四第二十篇WavesHow does light get from the sun to the earth? How does music get from the stage to the audience? They move the same way-----in waves!Light and sound are fomp3s of energy. All waves carry energy, but they may carry it differently. Light and sound travel through different kinds of matter. For example, light waves cannot move through walls, but sound waves can. That is why you can hear people talking in another room eventhough you cannot see them. The energy of some waves is destructive. An earthquake produces seismic waves.Catch a wave. Ask a friend to stand a few feet away from you. Stretch a spring between you. Shake the spring to transfer energy to it. What happens? The spring bounces up and down in waves. When the waves reach your friend, they bounce back to you!Light waves travel 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second! They can also travel through a vacuum. That is why light from the sun and distant stars can travel through space to the earth!专四第二十一篇SoilsThere are many different kinds of soils. Different soils have different types of rock and minerals in them. Some soils have more water in them than others. Some soils might have more plant and animal material in them, too.Different kinds of soils are found in different parts of the world. There are several kinds of soils found in the United States. In some areas, the soil has a lot of clay. Other soils are very sandy. Loam is a kind of soil that has a good mixture of clay and sand.In some places, soil layers are very thick. Lots of plants grow in places with a thick soil layer. In dry and windy places soil layers are much thinner. Layers of soil on mountains are thin because gravity pulls the soildownhill.The type of soil in a particular place affects what kinds of plants can grow there.专四第二十二篇CrisisLife is a contest! Who will win? A bluebird and sparrow both compete for space to build their nests. A fast-growing maple tree and slower-growing dogwood compete for the sunlight they both need. Oil competes with coal and nuclear power as an energy source for electric power plants!There is a problem. There is a limited amount of space for birds, sunlight for trees, and energy for people! If we do not cut back on our uses of some of our resources, someday they will be gone!How can we use energy today and know we will have enough to go around in the future? We can choose alternate, or replacement, energy resources. It takes the earth millions of years to create coal, oil, and gas. They are nonrenewable resources.Solar energy, wind energy and water energy are renewable resources. It takes the earth millions of years to create coal, oil, and gas. They are nonrenewable resources.Solar energy, wind energy and water energy are renewable. What other ways can we conserve our sources? How can we make sure there is always enough to go around?专四第二十三篇America’s Worst SurpriseDecember 7, 1941 was one of the worst days in American history. Nearly all Americans who are old enough to remember that day can still remember what they were doing at the moment they heard “the news”. The news was that America had been attacked!Shortly before 2:00 P.M., a radio dispatch came into Washington from Honolulu, Hawaii. “Air Raid, Pearl Harbor—This is no drill.” Japanese planes had begun an attack on the largest American military base in the Pacific. They first destroyed planes on the ground. Then they bombed the ships in the harbor.No one had expected the attack. So no one was prepared for it. And it did not take long for Japanese to do their damage. When the smoke cleared, the Navy counted its losses. Eighteen ships had been sunk or badly damaged. Nearly 150 planes had been destroyed. More than 2,400 Americans had been killed and more than 1,200 wounded.专四第二十四篇Great Depression in the U.S.In 1929, the bills started to come in. American industry had produced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buy all of them. So factories had to cut down on their production. Many workers lost their jobs.Investors tried to get their money back. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them. Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But the investors could not pay, either. Too many people owed money. And few of them could pay their bills.During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the country were closing.People without money could not buy goods. So more businesses closed. More and more people lost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more were earning barely enough to live on. The country was in a great depression they had never experienced before.专四第二十五篇A Place of Our OwnWe are all usually very careful when we buy something for the house. Why? Because we have to live with it for a long time. We paint a room to make it brighter, so we choose the colors carefully.We buy new curtains in order to match the newly decorated room, so they must be the right color. We move the furniture round so as to make more space—or we buy new furniture—and so on. It is an endless business.Rich or poor, we take time to furnish a room. Perhaps some people buyfurniture in order to impress their friends. But most of us just want to enjoy our surroundings. We want to live as comfortably as we can afford to. We spend a large part of our lives at home. We want to make a small corner in the world which we can recognize as our own.专四第二十六篇Travel for WorkY ou can see them in every airport in the world. They are businessmen and women who have to travel for their work.When they first applied for the job, they may have thought of good food and hotels, huge expense accounts and fashionable cities. Now they have to sit in airport lounges, tired and uncomfortable in their smart clothes, listening to the loudspeaker announce “The fight of Tokyo, or Berlin, or New Y ork is delayed for another two hours.” Some people say to me, “How lucky you are to be able to travel abroad in your work! Y ou can go sightseeing without paying any money by yourself!” They think that my job is like a continual holiday. It is not.There are advantages, of course, and I do thin I am lucky, but only because I can go to places I would never visit if I was a tourist.专四第二十六七篇IntelligenceAre some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience?Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus, the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, held by most experts now, can be supported in a number of ways. As is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.专四第二十八篇A Free Dress Every WeekThe temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were.A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few smallarticles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. Believe it or not, the girl “gave” her mother a free dress every week!专四第二十九篇TimeTime is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Do you have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-,30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends to American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host’s personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors’ dropping by.专四第三十篇CartoonistsIn a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. He has great influence on public opinion. In a political campaign, he plays an important part. Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations may keep the cartoonist well-supplied with current materials.A clever cartoonist may cause laughter because he often uses humor in his drawings. If he is sketching a famous person, he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. Cartoonists, for instance, like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. This exaggeration of a person’s characteristics is called caricature. The artist uses such exaggeration to put his message across.专四第三十一篇Water PollutionWater is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of famp3land need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a short time.Today most water sources are so dirty that people must purify water before drinking. Water becomes dirty in many ways: industrial pollution is one of them. With the development of industry, plants and factoriespour tons of industrial wasters into rivers every day. The rivers have become seriously polluted, and the water is becoming unfit for drinking or irrigation. The same thing has also happened to our seas and oceans. So, the problem of water pollution is almost worldwide.Scientists of many countries have done a lot of work to stop pollution. The polluted water in some places has become clean and drinkable again. Perhaps one day the people in all towns and cities will be drinking clean water. That day, we believe, is not very far off.专四第三十二篇Making a ComplaintComplaining about faulty goods or bad services is never easy. But if something you have brought is faulty or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favor to get it put right.Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain direct. In a chain store, ask the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find out who dealt with the complaint later. If you do not want to do it in person, write a letter. Stick to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article.。

听力练习试题（英语专业四级考试高分指导）Model Test OneSection A ConversationsIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations and then answer the questions that follow.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation1.What do the speakers mainly discuss?A.The man’s test.B.The woman’s research paper.C.Go swimming over at the student center.D.Plans for the evening.2.Why does the woman refuse the man’s invitation?A.Because she wants to study for a test.B.Because she wants to go swimming at the student center.C.Because she has to do research in the library.D.Because she is not interested in the man.3.What does the man suggest that they do after dinner?A.They will go to the grill.B.They will go to the library.C.They will go swimming.D.They will walk home.4.What do we learn about the man?A.That he is not a student this semester.B.That he is not a serious student.C.That he is not very concerned about the woman.D.That he is willing to compromise.Conversation TwoQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation5.What did Helen recently pass?A. A test in a composition class.B. A road test.C.The written test for her driver’s license.D.An oral test.6.What problem did the man have when he took his road test?A.He drove too fast.B.He couldn’t park well.C.He made an improper turn.D.He forgot to fasten his safety belt.7.What does the man offer to do for Helen?A.Drive her to the test site.B.Help her get ready for the road test.C.Sell her a car.D.Help her to fix her car.Conversation ThreeQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation8.Why did the woman move to California?A.Because one of her friends invite her to teach there.B.Because she wanted to leave her parents.C.Because she liked the weather there.D.Because she found a job there.9.Her relationship with her parents in her late 20s was__________.A.closeB.difficultC.indifferentD.harmonious10.How was her childhood?A.Suppressed.B.Lonely.C.Carefree.D.Happy.Section B PassagesIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the passage.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11.What conclusion can be drawn from the scientists’ observation?A.Insects have developed some sort of resistanc e to man-made poisons.B.Insects have been eating plants for about 250 million years.C.Farmers sometimes use a combination of two or three insecticides at once.D.New insects mate with insects which survived from a certain kind of insecticide.12.Why did the resistance of insects to man-made insecticides develop so rapidly?A.Because farmers use less insecticides now.B.Because farmers have been using insecticides for many years.C.Because insects are using the mechanisms against poisons produced by plants to dealwith insecticides.D.Because insects have been eating plants for many million years.13.Which of the following is NOT included in the scientists’ suggestions?A.Farmers should use less insecticide.B.Farmers should use a combination of two or three insecticides at once.C.At certain times of the year, farmers should actually try to attract to new insects onto thecrops they are trying to protect.D.Farmers should regularly spray crops as a precaution against p roblems that are caused bylarge numbers of pests.14.What can be inferred from the passage?A.Insects are the most adaptable creatures.B.Insects would be out of control if nothing were done about the current situation.C.Insects will some day devour all plants on the earth.D.Insects have developed resistance to both botanical and artificial poisons rapidly. Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.15.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A.Types of loneliness.B.Causes of loneliness.C.Solutions of loneliness.D.Loneliness.16.Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Severe loneliness.B.Situational loneliness.C.Chronic loneliness.D.Temporary loneliness.17.Why is a person’s social contacts one important factor in loneliness?A.We need our friends to share similar interests and activities.B.We need our teachers to guide us.C.We need co-workers to help us.D. A lonely person’s popularity may be increased with more social contacts.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.How John Milton Wrote Paradise Lost.B.How John Milton Became a Poet.C.How John Milton Studied Latin.D.How John Milton Became famous.19.Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?A.It had a strange accent.B.It was difficult to understand.C.It has a strong Italian accent.D.It was easy to understand.20.What kind of man would you say John Milton was?A.He was well known in the world.B.He was very strange.C.He was clever and hard working.D.He was quick at Latin and poems.Section C News BroadcastsIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to the news and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the news.Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21.Japan’s demand for imports last month ________.A.continued to increaseB.continue to decreaseC.unchangedD.jumped22.Japan’s January trade surplus________.A.has jumped more than 40% since last yearB.has jumped about 40% since last JanuaryC.was 5.3 billion dollarsD.was 25 million dollars23.Japan’s trading partners’attitude towards its growing trade surplus can be described as________.A.angryB.indifferentC.overjoyedD.worriedQuestions 24 to 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24.The rebellion has lasted _________.A.since ThursdayB.seven daysC. a monthD.since yesterday25.The rebels have done all except ________.A.destroyed two electricity towersB.contacted a city newspaperC.threatened to take action in the capitalD.strengthened security at the airportQuestions 26 to 27 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.26.The U.S. and the EC officials now are _________.A.negotiating where to meet againB.busy fixing the date to hold talksC.doing their best to solve their differencesD.arriving at a local trade agreement27.The U. S. and the EC should reach a new world trade agreement _________.A.In three week’s timeB.busy fixing the date to hold talksC.next WednesdayD.in a couple of daysQuestions 28 to 30 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.28.The kidnapping took place _______.A.on Sundayst monthC.when the van was foundD.before seven foreigners were killed29.The French citizens were probably kidnapped by _________.A.seven foreignersB.some captivesC.Moslem extremistsD.Algerian police30.What does the French government urge their citizens in Algeria to do?A.To fight against the enemies.B.To stay indoorsC.To go back to France.D.To get together.Model Test TwoSection A ConversationsIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations and then answer the questions that follow.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation1.What is the main subject of the conversation?A.The man’s last appointment.B.Professor Irwin’s office hours.C.Student advisement during registration.D.The man’s health problems.2.When is the man’s new appointment scheduled?A.Tuesday at two o’clock.B.Thursday at two o’clock.C.This afternoon at three o’clock.D.Now.3.What should the man have done about his first appointment?A.He should have made an appointment.B.He should have called to cancel his appointment.C.He should have come for his appointment.D.He should have stayed at home until he was well.4.What word best describes Professor Irwin’s attitude towards the student?A.Uninterested.B.Apologetic.C.Sick.D.Annoyed.Conversation TwoQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation5.When did he start to have extreme panic feelings?A.When his wife was expecting a child.B.After he had a child.C.When he was going to get married.D.After he lost her first child.6.How did he pull through?A.Taking the medicine “Prozac” for some time.B.Taking the medicine “Zoloft” for some time.C.After seeing a doctor for a period of time.D.Taking some sleeping pills for some time.7.How is the man now?A.He is still taking the medicine.B.He has stopped taking the medicine.C.He has some side effects.D.He has got upset stomach.Conversation ThreeQuestions 8 to10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation8.What do the speakers mainly discuss?A.Making friends in a foreign country.B.Spanish and French.C.Foreign TV, radio, and other media.D.Learning a foreign language.9.What helped Betty most in learning Spanish?A.The language laboratory.B.Travel.C.Studying in high school.D.Going to movies and watching TV.10.What is Professor Baker’s opinion?A.He believes that it is a good idea t o do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.B.He agrees with Betty.C.He believes that it is a bad idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.D.He believes that it ideal to live in a country where the language is spoken.Section B PassagesIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the passage.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11.By what means did Joe think he could become rich?A.He thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.B.He said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.C.He said that he could rob the rich of their money.D.He might be rich if he worked harder.12.Why do you think the teller gave Joe the money?A.Because he had a letter of thanks.B.Because he feared that he might be killed if he refused.C.Because he gave him a demand note.D.Because he showed him a check payable at sight.13.How were the police able to prove that Joe had robbed he bank?A.The raid had been photographed by hidden camera.B.Some watchman had seen the raid.C.The bank teller proved that Joe was the robber.D.Some monitors had been installed nearby.14.Which of the following adjectives can be used to describe Joe?A.Funny.B.Clever.C.Brave.D.Stupid.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.15.Why are divorces so common nowadays?A.Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.B.Because people like watching TV programs.C.Because people prefer freedom to self-discipline.D.Because our society is permissive towards divorces.16.Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?A.The freedom to always follow one’s impulse.B.The will of realizing one’s fantasies.C.The freedom of spending every penny of one’s income.D.The wish to be his or her true self.17.What has been suggested in the passage to maintain a good marriage?A. A man and a woman should always follow their impulse.B.Be willing to take some level of compromise.C. A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self-discipline.D. A man and a woman should stop growing.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18.How many inches of rain are at least needed for many plants to grow?A.Ten inches of rain.B.Twenty inches of rain.C.Ten inches of rain if the rain is spread throughout the year.D.Twenty inches of rain if the rain is spread throughout the year.19.What is not true of sand dunes?A.They can be several hundred feet high.B.They can be formed overnight.C.They always move with the winds.D.Their shapes are not fixed.20.What can be said of the various forms of life in most deserts?A.They are interesting.B.They are changeable.C.They are adaptive.D.They are vulnerable.Section C News BroadcastsIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to the news and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the news.21.The aim of the conference is all of the following but _____.A.to review a cease-fire agreementB.to appeal to the world for aidC.to review a disarmament agreementD.to look at Somalia’s political future22.The conference is proposed by ________.A.The Ethiopian government.B.The United States.C.The United Nations.D.The warring factions.23.If no agreement can be reached, __________.A.The US forces will withdraw from the country.B.The US forces will take over from the UN.C.The UN will postpone its decision.D.The UN forces will move away from the country.Question 24 is based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24.The Iraq factory must be dismantled because it can ___________.A.produce animal feed capable of being used as biological weaponsB.produce materials for weapons of mass destructionC.produce massive weapons for germ warfareD.produce biological weaponsQuestions 25 to 26 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.25.For what was Italy criticized?A.Putting Ocalan to prison.B.Letting Ocalan free.C.Letting Ocalan leave Italy.D.Harboring Ocalan.26.Turkey would take necessary measures if _________.A.Ocalan was given protectionB.Ocalan was treated badlyC.Ocalan disappearedD.Ocalan took a hostile actionQuestions 27 to 28 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.27.How long has the Indonesian forest been on fire?A.Six months.B.Over a year.C.Almost one year.D.Six years.28.The fires have caused direct or indirect losses in all the following areas EXCEPT _____asmentioned in the news.A.heavy industryB.medicineC.tourist industryD.agriculture outputQuestions 29 to 30 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.29.Human rights activists complain that _______.A.the US has taken the place of the UN in settling human rights issuesB.the UN has failed to play its necessary role in protecting human rightsC.the UN should have tolerated the violation of human rights by big powers like the USD.the UN has talked more than it has done in protecting human rights30.Mr. Annan’s speech at the meeting was criticized because __________.A.he failed to offer any facts or evidence to support his viewB.as the new UN leader he was not very popularC.he spoke only before 53 members of the UN human rights commissionD.he made a promise without giving any concrete detailsModel Test ThreeSection A ConversationsIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations and then answer the questions that follow.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation1.What is the main topic of this conversation?A.The man’s graduation.B.The couple’s engagement.C.The man’s smoking.D.The man’s stress.2.What does the woman suggest?A.That the man should rethink about their plans.B.That the man should see a family doctor.C.That the man should see a psychiatrist.D.That the man should concentrate on his studies.3.How does the man feel about the woman’s decision?A.Impatient.B.Surprised.C.Irritated.D.Worried.4.What can we infer about the woman?A.That she has stopped smoking.B.That she does not want to get married.C.That she has asked the man to quit smoking many times.D.That she is not in love with the man.Conversation TwoQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation5.How long has he dated the girl?A. A couple of months.B. A couple of weeks.C.About two months.D.About one month.6.What is their problem?A.The girl is trying to stay away from the man.B.The girl hasn’t been ready for a dating.C.They are too busy to see each other.D.The girl never calls back.7.What is man’s feeling about the girl?A.He doesn’t want to keep dating with her.B.He only treats the girl as a friend.C.He is not interested in her any longer.D.He is attracted to the girl.Conversation ThreeQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation8.What is the purpose of this conversation?A.To schedule the woman for classes next semester.B.To discuss the change of major.C.To file for graduation.D.To drop a class.9.What is the woman’s major now?A.Chemistry.B.Engineering.C.Business.D.Accounting.10.What advise does the man provide?A.That the woman must take more electives.B.That the woman must take an extra semester in order to graduate.C.That the woman should declare her major on an official form.D.That the woman should finish her math courses first.Section B PassagesIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the passage.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11.What is mainly talked about in the passage?A.How to distinguish people’s faces.B.How to describe people’s personality.C.How do good people differ from bad people.D.How to distinguish people both inwardly and outwardly.12.Why is the animal “pigeon” mentioned in the passage?A.To give an example that both human beings and animals can recognize faces.B.To tell how a skilled writer could describe all the features of different people.C.To indicate how pigeons and people look different.D.To show how faces are like fingers.13.What is the most probably occupation of the writer?A.Physician.B.Psychologist.C.Fictional writer.D.Historian.14.According to the passage, how do people usually classify a person into certain type?A.His physical appearance and his action.B.His way of speaking.C.His way of thinking.D.His way of acting.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.15.Why is forgiveness important?A.It is difficult to let go of your anger.B.Forgiveness is good for your health.C.Forgiveness is a virtue.D.Forgiveness helps you sleep better.16.What is recommended if you are hurt by others?A.Don’t try to calm yourself down.B.Review the hut you have suffered.C.Try to remember the importance of forgiveness.D.Patiently wait for an apology from others.17.How to understand someone who has hurt you as suggested in the passage?A.Go over your hurt.B.See your doctor.C.Write a letter to the person who has hurt you.D.Try to analyze the reason why the person has hurt you.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18.What kind of weather will it be when distant objects such as bills and tall trees seem to bevery clear and near?A.The weather will be clear and fine.B.Rain will probably come.C.There will be a fog.D.Fine weather will continue.19.When do some people have pains in their bones?A.When there is a heavy rain.B.When fine weather continues.C.When there is a fog.D.When wet weather is coming.20.What is a sign of a rainbow in the morning?A.The following day will be fine.B.Fine weather will continue.C.Rainy weather will probably come.D.The rain will stop.Section C News BroadcastsIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to the news and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the news.Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21.What’s the agreement between the government and union leaders about?A.Reducing fuel prices.B.Raising fuel prices.C.Raising worker s’ wages.D.Improving workers’ living condition.22.Which can best describe the striker’s attitude to the fiscal policies of the government?A.Grateful.B.Unhappy.C.Supportive.D.Hesitant.Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news23.How much is the percentage of total decline in vehicle sales in April this year?A. 4.2B. 4.5C. 3.9D. 424.What’s the attitude of GM vice-president towards the prospects in summer?A.Doubtful.B.Pessimistic.C.Indifferent.D.Optimistic.Questions 25 to 26 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news25.How many people lost their lives in the epidemic?A.200.B.101.C.400.D.53.26.What did the pig breeders call for in their protest?A.Killing pigs.pensation for pigs killed.C.Nationwide strike.D.Handling of the epidemic.Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news27.Between whom did the battle break out?A.Kosovans and English tourists.B. A gunman and English campers.C.Kosovan traffickers.D.Kosovan refugees.28.Where did the battle break out?A.At a port.B.In a van.C.On a ferry.D.In a refugees’ camp.Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news29.What’s a central theme of the conference held in London?A.Passing laws to deal with unemployment.B.Letting the government take the lead in helping workers.C.Encouraging businesses to hire more workers.D.Creating more job opportunities.30.Which of the following did the conference also call foe?A.Maintaining labor laws and welfare systems.B.Helping workers gain the skills that employers need.C.Allowing workers the freedom to choose jobs.D.Reforming labor laws and welfare systems.Model Test FourSection A ConversationsIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations and then answer the questions that follow.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation1.What is the purpose of this conversation?A.The man wants to get authorization for a room change.B.The man is worried about his friendship with his roommate.C.The man needs a scholarship to continue living in the dormitory.D.The man wants the head resident to talk to David for him.2.What does the man say about David?A.That David is not a serious student.B.That David doesn’t need to worry because he has a scholarship.C.That David won’t speak with him.D.That David wants to move back to his home town.3.What is the man’s problem?A.His roommate is noisy.B.He is not speaking to his roommate.C.He doesn’t like his roommate.D.He doesn’t know his roommate very well.4.What would the woman probably do to help the man?A.She would ask David to move to another room the next door.B.She would let the man to move to another room the next day.C.She would talk with David about the problem.D.She would give the man a scholarship.Conversation TwoQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation5.Why did the woman turn to pick up a vegetarian diet?A.Because she was suffering from an eating disorder.B.Because she wanted to keep fit.C.Because she wanted to become a nutritionist.D.Because she wanted to lose her weight.6.Why does she claim that she is a nutritionist?A.Because she has read a lot of books on nutrition.B.Because she has a natural born knowledge of nutrition.C.Because she went to college and majored in nutrition.D.Because she had a degree in nutrition.7.What problem does she have when she is traveling?A.She can’t get enough fruit.B.She doesn’t have much time to further her education.C.She can’t spend much time with her family.D.She can’t get enough vegetables.Conversation ThreeQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation8.What is the woman’s main purpose in this conversation?A.To take her final exam.B.To apologize to the professor.C.To change the date of her exam.D.To schedule her fight.9.Why does the woman have a problem?A.She is taking too many classes.B.She lives too far from her family.C.She made an error when she scheduled her trip.D.She did not do well on her final exam.10.What does the professor decide to do?A.To allow the woman to repeat the exam.B.To reschedule the woman’s exam for another day.C.To let the woman skip the final exam.D.To give the woman a grade of incomplete.Section B PassagesIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the passage.。

第11篇Can't"Can't" is the worst word that can be written or spoken, and can do more harm than lying. Many strong spirits have been broken by it. It springs from the lips of thoughtless people each morning and robs us of the courage we need that day. It rings in our ears like a timely sent warning and laughs when we fall by the way."Can't" is the father of weak effort, and the parent of fear and half-hearted work. It weakens the efforts of clever craftsmen, and makes people work less. It poisons the soul of a person with an illusion. It laughs at people's hopes and dreams.Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying, and answer by saying, "I can!" "Can't" is the enemy that is ready to ruin your will. It will only give way to courage, patience and skill. Treat it with strong and continuous hate, for once it is welcomed it can break any man. (160 words)Useful Words and Expressionsspring from 起源于……；来自……rob v. 抢夺，剥夺rob sb. of sth. 抢走，剥夺The accident robbed him of his health. 那次事故使他丧失了健康。

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS—GRADE FOUR—MODEL TEST ONEPART I DICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on the ANSWER SHEETONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now, listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section, you will hear two conversations. At the end of the conversion, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now, listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. A. A two-storied and four-bedroom house located in a small town.B. A town house with two floors, two bedrooms, and four bedrooms.C. A two-bedroom town house with four bathrooms, two floors.D. A two-storied house located in a street with an area of 1080m2 .2. A. $ 250,000.B. $ 260,000.C. $ 253,000.D. $ 263,000.3. A. His credit score is of average level.B. His credt score is of advanved level.C. He pays on time occasionally.D. He keeps records of the credit.4. A. His gross monthly income is sufficient.B. His preference of a moderate life of loan.C. The interest of the 30-year one is beyong his capacity.D. His unwillingness to pay much money.5. A. Credit.B. Life of the loan.C. Bank policy.D. Income.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6. A. When you want to save more money.B. When you want to get a discount.C. When the gift is on your shopping list.D. When the gift is worth the money.7. A. Limit 1.B. Limit 3.C. Limit 5.D. Limit 6.8. A. If I buy the goods, I will save more money.B. If I don’t buy the goods, there will be no such goods.C. If I buy the goods, I will get a free gift.D. If I don’t buy the goods, they will raise the price.9. A. In order to let you conpare prices when buying.B. In order to let you ignore the high price.C. In order to let you buy things in advance.D. In order to let you wait to buy some better things.10. A. “Stay focused” are the key words when shopping.B. Kellt Grant tells us to make a shopping list and check it twice when shopping.C. Kelly Grant recommends the “shop now, save later” shopping way.D. Coupons are the things that the stores want you to come back again.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN]There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.11. Among the sentences below, it is sentence_____that denotes “future of present cause”.A. The hugely successful British boy band will split soon.B. The hugely successful British boy band may be splitting soon.C. The hugely successful British boy band is going to split soon.D. The hugely successful British boy band is splitting soon.12. The following determiners can be used with uncountable nouns EXCEPT _______.A. heaps ofB. lots ofC. umpteenD. quantities of13. Which of the italicized parts indicates CONTRAST?A. Mr White is principal of the school, and an expert in translation.B. He is not man enough, and that’s all.C. Jack grew wheat on his farm during the day, and he studied astrnomy at night.D. He didn’t stay up late, and he was tardy for school.14. There was a storm_______ I had never experienced before.A. such asB. as whichC. with whichD. for such15. This rule_______ to everyone who_______ for the post.A. will apply… will applyB. applies… will applyC. will apply… appliesD. applies…. is applying16. Who________ in but the President himself!A. is comingB. should comeC. cameD. has come17. Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?A. I don’t want a book with a torn cover.B. The grass was wet with rain.C. It is in bad taste to boost.D. Between four and six will suit me.18. Though the young lady was very pretty and gracious, she was none______ happier for her beauty.A. theB. muchC. moreD. enough19. Which of the following best explains the meaning of “Shall my daughter do your shopping for you?”A. Do you agree to my daughter doing your shopping for you?B. Are you willing to let my daughter do your shopping for you?C. Do you want my daughter to do your shopping for you?D. Am I willing to let my daughter do your shopping for you?20. There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, ________ they can limit how much water you drink.A. norB. no more thanC. not more thanD. any more than21. Harry took a ______ of his drink and then put the glass down.A. tasteB. lickC. mouthD. sip22. As he made no_______ to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me.A. referenceB. statementC. commentD. mention23. At the casualty department my brother had his injury________.A. curedB. healedC. relievedD. treated24. In the________ majority of cases, this is a vital operation.A. tremendousB. handsomeC. broadD. wide25. ________ caused the accident has not yet been found.A. WhatB. WhateverC. WhicheverD. Which26. What happens to her? She’s been behaving very strange______ late.A. byB. ofC. forD. till27. My young brother has really gotten under my skin. The underlined part means_______.A. made me angryB. made me tiredC. made me excitedD. made me annoyed28. —I’m glad to see you looking so well.—Yes, I feel as______ as a fiddle.A. wellB. fitC. fineD. fresh29. The local wine is rather rough, but you’ll soon_______ a taste for it!A. receiveB. adoptC. acquireD. accept30. The rays of the morning sun begin to shine through_________ windows, casting a glow ofgold over the landscape.A. carved antique woodenB. antique carved woodenC. antique wooden carvedD. wooden antique carvedPART IV CLOZE [10 MIN]Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word onPainting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of (31) _______, has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. Together with other activities that may have been (32) ________ in origin but have come to be designated as artistic such as music or dance, painting was one of the earliest ways in which man (33)______ to express his own personality and his (34)______ understanding of an existence beyond the material world. Unlike music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have survived to the present day. The modern eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction from the 15,000-year-old-cave murals of Lascaux-- some examples (35)______ to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, unlike other arts, exhibits universal qualities that make it easy for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.The major (36)______ examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed (37)______ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. Therefore, Western shared a European cultural tradition the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.Western painting is (38)______ distinguished by its concentration on the representation of the human (39)______, whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world. The Renaissance extended this tradition through a(n) (40)______ examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspectives in the visible world, linking painting to the developing sciences of anatomy and optics.PART V READING COMPREHENSION [35 MIN]SECTION A MUTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONEGiven the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say about their school experience. In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. Few MacArthur Prize fellows, winners of the MacArthur Award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been placed in advanced programs.Anecdotal reports support this. Pablo Picasso, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Oliver Goldsmith, and William Butler Yeats all disliked school. So did Winston Churchill, who almost failed out of Harrow, an elite British school. About Oliver Goldsmith, one of his teachers remarked, "Never was so dull a boy. " Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated.Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their gifts were not scholastic. Maybe we can account for Picasso in this way. But most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest. Yeats described the lack of fit between his mind and school: "Because I had found it difficult to attend to anything less interesting than my own thoughts, I was difficult to teach."As noted earlier, gifted children of all kinds tend to be strong-willed nonconformists. Nonconformity and stubbornness (and Yeats's level of arrogance and self-absorption) are likely to lead to Conflicts with teachers.When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy studied by David Feldman and Lynn Goldsmith was taught far more about writing by his journalist father than his English teacher. High-IQ children, in Australia studied by Miraca Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades.41. The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith's teachers______.A．to provide support for his argument.B．to illustrate the strong will of some gifted children.C．to explain how dull students can also be successful.D．to show how poor Oliver's performance was at school.42. Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who______.A．paid no attention to their teachers in class.B．contradicted their teachers much too often.C．could not cope with their studies at school successfully.D．behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers.43. Many gifted people attributed their success______.A．mainly to parental help and their education at home.B．both to school instruction and to their rparents' coaching.C．more to their parents' encouragement than to school training.D．less to their systematic education than to their talent.PASSAGE TWOA controversy erupted in the scientific community in early 1998 over the use of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid ) fingerprinting in criminal investigations. DNA fingerprinting was introduced in 1987 as a method to identify individuals based on a pattern seen in their DNA, the molecule of which genes are made. DNA is present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. DNA fingerprinting has been used successfully in various ways, such as to determine paternity where it is not clear who the father of a particular child is. However, it is in the area of criminal investigations that DNA fingerprinting has potentially powerful and controversial uses.DNA fingerprinting and other DNA analysis techniques have revolutionized criminal investigations by giving investigators powerful new tools in the attempt to trove guilt, not just establish innocence. When used in criminal investigations, a DNA fingerprint pattern from a suspect is compared with a DNA fingerprint pattern obtained from such material as hairs or blood found at the scene of a crime. A match between the two DNA samples can be used as evidence to convict a suspect.The controversy in 1998 stemmed form a report published in December 1991 by population geneticists Richard C. Lewontin of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and Daniel L. Hartl called into question the methods to calculate how likely it is that a match between two DNA fingerprints might occur by chance alone. In particular, they argued that the current method cannot properly determine the likelihood that two DNA samples will match because they came from the same individual rather than simply from two different individuals who are members of the same ethnic group. Lewontin and Hartl called for better surveys of DNA patterns methods are adequate.In response to their criticisms, population geneticists Ranajit Chakraborty of the University of Texas in Dallas and Kenneth K.Kidd of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., argued that enough data are already available to show that the methods currently being used are adequate. In January 1998, however, the federal Bureau of Investigation and laboratories that conduct DNA tests announced that they would collect additional DNA samples form various ethnic groups in an attempt to resolve some of these questions. And, in April, a National Academy of Sciences called for strict standards and system of accreditation for DNA testing laboratories.44. Before DNA fingerprinting is used, suspects____.A. would have to leave their fingerprints for further investigationsB. would have to submit evidence for their innocenceC. could easily escape conviction of guiltD. could be convicted of guilt as well45. The attitude of the Federal Bereau of Investigation shows that ____.A. enough data are yet to be collected form various ethnic groups to confirm the unlikelihoodof two DNA samples coming from two individual membersB. enough data of DNA samples should be collected to confirm that only DNA samples formthe same person can matchC. enough data are yet to be collected from various ethnic groups to determine the likelihoodof two different DNA samples coming form the same personD. additional samples from various ethnic groups should be collected to determine that twoDNA samples are unlikely to come from the same person46. The National Academy of Sciences holds the stance that ____.A. DNA testing should be systematizedB. only authorized laboratories can conduct DNA testingC. it is authorized to work out standards for testingD. it has the right to accredit laboratories for DNA testingPASSAGE THREEA few months ago I was nominated for Governor of the great State of New York, to run against Stewart L. Woodford and John T. Hoffman, on an independent ticket. I somehow felt that I had one prominent advantage over these gentlemen, and that was, good character. It was easy to see by the newspapers, that if ever they had known what it was to bear a good name, that time had gone by. It was plain that in these latter years they had become familiar with all manner of shameful crimes. But at the very moment that I was exalting my advantage and joying in it in secret, there was a muddy undercurrent of discomfort "riling" the deeps of my happiness -- and that was, the having to hear my name bandied about in familiar connection with those of such people.But after all, I could not recede. I was fully committed and must go on with the fight. As I was looking listlessly over the papers at breakfast, I came across this paragraph, and I may truly say I never was so confounded before:PERJURY. -- Perhaps, now that Mr. Mark Twain is before the people as a candidate for Governor, he will condescend to explain how he came to be convicted of perjury by thirty-four witnesses, in Wakawak, Cochin China, in 1863, the intent of which perjury was to rob a poor native widow and her helpless family of a meagre plantain patch, their only stay and support in their bereavement and their desolation. Mr. Twain owes it to himself, as well as to the great people whose suffrages he asks, to clear this matter up. Will he do it?I thought I should burst with amazement! Such a cruel, heartless charge -- I never had seen Cochin China! I never had beard of Wakawak! I didn't know a plantain patch from a kangaroo! I did not know what to do. I was crazed and helpless. I let the day slip away without doing anything at all.[Mem. -- During the rest of the campaign this paper never referred to me in any other way than as "the infamous perjurer Twain."]Next came the "Gazette," with this:W ANTED TO KNOW. -- Will the new candidate for Governor deign to explain to certain of his fellow-citizens (who are suffering to vote for him!) the little circumstance of his cabin-mates in Montana losing small valuables from time to time, until at last, these things having been invariably found on Mr. Twain's person or in his "trunk" (newspaper he rolled his traps in), they felt compelled to give him a friendly admonition for his own good, and so tarred and feathered him and rode him on a rail, and then advised him to leave a permanent vacuum in the place he usually occupied in the camp. Will he do this?Could anything be more deliberately malicious than that? For I never was in Montana in my life.[After this, this journal customarily spoke of me as "Twain, the Montana Thief."]I got to pick up papers apprehensively -- much as one would lift a desired blanket which he had some idea might have a rattlesnake under it.By this time anonymous letters were getting to be an important part of my mail matter. This form was common:How about that old woman you kicked of...Shortly the principal Republican journal "convicted" me of wholesale bribery, and the leading Democratic paper "nailed" an aggravated case of blackmailing to me.[In this way I acquired two additional names: "Twain, the Filthy Corruptionist," and "Twain, the Loathsome Embracer."]There was no possible way of getting out of it, and so, in deep humiliation, I set about preparing to "answer" a mass of baseless charges and mean and wicked falsehoods. But I never finished the task, for the very next morning a paper came out with a new horror, a fresh malignity, and seriously charged me with burning a lunatic asylum with all its inmates, because it obstructed the view from my house. This threw me into a sort of panic. And at last, as a due and fitting climax to the shameless persecution that party rancor had inflicted upon me, nine little toddling children of all shades of color and degrees of raggedness were taught to rush on to the platform at a public meeting and clasp me around the legs and call me PA!I gave up. I hauled down my colors and surrendered. I was not equal to the requirements of a Gubernatorial campaign in the State of New York, and so I sent in my withdrawal from the candidacy, and in bitterness of spirit signed it,"Truly yours,"Once a decent man, but now MARK TWAIN, I. P., M. T., B. S., D. T., F. C., and L. E."47. According to Para.1, Twain felt uncomfortable probably because_______.A. he was afraid that his good fame would be blackenedB. he felt reluctant to associate with the evil peopleC. it brought no honor to the victor in an unequal contestD. it was too late to recede from a problematic competiton48. The Gazatte accused Twain of_______.A. throwing away his friend’s belongingsB. making a practical joke of his enemiesC. stealing and hiding a mate’s precious stuffD. occupying the camp of another person49. To injure Twain’s reputation, his rivals tried all the following EXCEPT_______.A. media disinformationB. letters if false accusationC. anonymous blackmailsD. humiliation in publicSECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section, there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with NO more than TEN words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE50. What makes gifted students often have little good to say about their school experience?PASSAGE TWO51. What is the main idea of the passage?PASSAGE THREE52.What does the word “ apprehensively” probably mean in Para.10?53.What may be the title for the passage?PART VI WRITING [45 MIN]Read carefully the following excerpt, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:·summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then·comment on whether surveillance cameras are beneficial or not.You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.——THE END ——ANSWER SHEET 1PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONCoral ReefsI. Coral reefs facing a precarious situation1) Warmer oceans due to (1)2) Death of corals: Temperatures rise (2) than average summer maximum3) Reasons why coals die at high temperatures: (3) between corals and algae destroyed. II. New study on corals in the Persian Gulf1) Phenomenon:Algae there can bear as hot as (4)2) Findings:A. Algae inside the Persian Gulf corals is (5)B. Survival of corals in the Persian Gulf: dependent on the (6) of the algae3) Method:Step 1: Samples from (7) within the Persian Gulf, the (8) Gulf of Oman, and the Red SeaStep 2: (9) the samples for the (10) associated with the peculiar algaeStep 3: (11) of the peculiar algae itself examined4) (12) :Algae in the Perish Gulf gradually (13) the extreme heat of the Persian Gulf5) Conclusion: The traits remain (14)6) Implication: The finding may help maintain the (15) of algae in oceansKey PART I DICTATIONPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK(1) climate change(2) a degree higher(3) the symbiotic relationship(4) 35 ℃(5) a different species(6) heat tolerance(7) 23 reefs(8) adjacent(9) Screen(10) unique DNA signature(11) Analyze the genetics(12) Explanation :(13) adapt to/ tolerate(14) to be identified(15) bio-diversitiesSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1~5 B B C D A6~10 C D B B CPART III LANGUAGE USAGE11~15 C C D A C16~20 B B A B D21~25 D A D B B26~30 B A B C BPART IV CLOZE31~35 G L C A B36~40 N O E M JPART V READING COMPREHENSION41~43 A C B44~46 C B B47~49 A C C50. The lack of fit between gifted students and their schools.51. The controversial use of DNA fingerprinting.52. With anxiety and worry.53. Running / Campaigning for Governor.。

2015英语专四听力模拟试题及答案（5）PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)In sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.1. Mark is unhappy because ofA. his Chemistry homework.B. a girl in his class.C. Linda's words.D. Friday night's party.2. Which of the following is CORRECT?A. Linda is Jane's friend.B. Mark is Jane's boyfriend.C. John is Jane's boyfriend.D. Mark and John are good friends.3. Did Mark eventually take Linda's advice?A. No.B. Partly.C. Completely.D. Not mentioned. Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. About the scratch on the product, the shop assistant thinks thatA. the customer made it himself.B. there was definitely not one then.C. the customer should have checked.D. the customer was making trouble.5. The customer was ______ when told he might not have worn the headphones properly.A. annoyedB. surprisedC. indifferentD. worried6. How many complaints did the customer make about the product altogether?A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. Two.7. The shop could exchange the product if the customerA. makes no more complaints.B. can produce the receipt.C. is still unhappy with it.D. brings it back within a week.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.8. Joe Smith telephoned Victoria forA. the menu.B. the place.C. the reception.D. the campaign.9. When will the lunch be held?A. Friday next week.B. Thursday next week.C. April 30th.D. This week.10. All the following information is new to Victoria EXCEPTA. how many people to attend it.B. why to hold it.C. where to hold it.D. what to cook.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section ,you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. ,4t the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.11. People choose London for post-Christmas shopping becauseA. shops open early in the morning.B. shops stay open for longer hours.C. they can buy really cheap things.D. they can shop with their friends.12. We learn from the passage thatA. people are very keen on sales.B. post-Christmas sales start at 3:30am.C. post-Christmas sales last for a day.D. sales include only a few items.13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Some people buy Christmas presents in the sales.B. Some people shop online during the sales.C. Some people buy presents for next Christmas.D. Online retailers offer better post-Christmas sales.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.14. Ballroom dancing used to be associated withA. TV shows.B. old people.C. celebrities.D. professional dancers.15. According to the passage, recent popularity of ballroom dancing is the result ofA. the participation of celebrities.B. the designing of colourful costumes.C. the benefits it brings.D. a TV programme.16. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the TV show?A. Performers have to be formally dressed on the show.B. Each professional dancer dances with a celebrity.C. People on the show perform a different dance every week.D. The show runs for about four months.17. According to the passage, the TV show has the greatest impact onA. old people.B. middle-aged people.C. kids and young people.D. all of the above.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.18. According to New Zealand's rules about naming children, which of the following names is NOT acceptable?A. Spiderman.B. Gandalf.C. 2win.D. Arsenal.19. According to the passage, unusual names come fromA. popular culture.B. parents' invention.C. sports.D. all of the above.20. All of the following countries have strict rules about naming children EXCEPTA. Algeria.B. Germany.C. Japan.D. Argentina.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section ,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.21. Why were the fishing crew stranded on Oct. 10th?A. They went to a remote area.B. Their fishing boats collided.C. They tried to repair their boats.D. They decided to stay in the boats.22. How did they survive during those three months?A. On supplies they brought with them.B. On supplies sent to them by rescue teams.C. On supplies left at the military base.D. Not mentioned in the passage.23. How were the crew rescued eventually?A. By helicopter.B. By boat.C. By radio contact.D. By a search team. Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.24. Juan Carlos has been King of SpainA. since 1981.B. for 32 years.C. for 70 years.D. for 17 years.25. What is the news item mainly about?A. The King's birthday.B. The stability of the monarchy.C. Criticism from both the left and the right.D. The King's public defence of his reign.Questions 26 and27 are based on the following news. At the end of thenews item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.26. The three suicide bombings occurred inA. November and December.B. October and November.C. November.D. December.27. Did people die in the bombings?A. No one died in the bombings.B. Yes. In one of the bombings.C. Yes. In two of the bombings.D. Yes. In all the bombings.Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.28. What is the purpose of the national survey?A. To collect data on sources of pollution.B. To identify pollution in rivers and lakes.C. To help control environmental pollution.D. To help control industrial wastes.29. According to the news item, efforts of environmental protection are especially affected byA. lack of technology.B. rapid economic growth.C. unknown pollution sources.D. shortage of manpower.30. Which of the following details is CORRECT according to the news item?A. Census offices are set up by government departments.B. A main centre receives reports from provinces.C. A database is set up for each province.D. Data will be reviewed and analyzed in mid-2009.听力原文：PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)SECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Mark. How are you?M: Actually, I am really fed up, Linda. It's Jane (Q1).W: Jane? Who's Jane?M: No, nobody really. Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school (Q1).W: Oh, is that all? So, what's the problem?M: Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me or….W: Wait a minute. I've got a brilliant idea. Why don't you try talking to her?M: But I wouldn't know what to say. I …W: Look, she is in your chemistry class, isn't she? You are good at chemistry. You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that?M: Not that. Just one problem (Q3).W: What?M: She is better than me at chemistry.W: OK, then. Well, there's that party at John's on Friday night. You could invite her.M: Just another small problem (Q3). John's her boyfriend (Q2).Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Yes. Can I help you?M: Yes. You see, I've bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago. And I'm afraid it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about. W: I see. What exactly is the matter?M: Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it (Q6). W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it (Q4).M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.W: Well, I'm sorry. But it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them (Q4). How are we to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?M: But that's ridiculous. But anyway, it's not the most important thing. I really am not happy about this other thing (Q6).W: And what is that?M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should undetectable by other people.W: Yes, that's right.M: But people can hear it, and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground.W: Well, I'm sorry, but it must be the way you are wearing the headphones.M: Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears. Thank you very much (Q5). But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it at all. W: Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model, if you really aren't happy with it.M: No, I certainly am not.W: Well, if I could just have the receipt (Q7).M: Oh yes. Well, there is a slight problem about the receipt.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: Hello. Happy Time Catering Services. Victoria's speaking. How can I help you?M: Hello, Victoria. This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays. I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week (Q9). We're having a small reception (Q8). It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign. Will you be free?W: When exactly is it, Mr. Smith?M: Apr.21st, that's Thursday. Oh, sorry, no. It should be Friday (Q9). W: Oh, yes, I can do that. Where will you be holding it?M: We thought we'd have that at head office and use the conference room, because there is enough room for every one there.W: Ok. What sort of things would you like?M: Just a light lunch, I think, so that people can eat while they move around and talk to each other. You did something similar for us last year. We'd be happy to have the same menu again (Q10).W: Right. I'll look at my diary and see what you had last time. Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you. How many should I cater for?M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30. No, let's say 35 to be sure.W: Right. Thank you for getting in touch, Mr. Smith. I'll send you confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.M: OK.SECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing — sales! Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more. But London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains (Q11). The sales start on Boxing Day — 26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street, queues formed outside shops ahead of predawn openings for the start of the sales. At Brent Cross in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30 a.m. for the “next” clothing store’s sale which began at 4 a.m. Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in line (Q12). Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales(Q13A)— a practical but an unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own (Q13B). The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas (Q13C), in the January sales!Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do (Q14). For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show (Q15). “Strictly Come Dancing” is one o f the big TV shows. Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show, which airs from September right up to Christmas (Q16D). In the show, a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity (Q16B). Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night (Q16C). The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities get to wear colourful dresses and suits to dance in (Q16A), and it looks like a lot of fun. The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly.Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance. And it’s not only old people who’re interested. Lots of children and young people in their twenties are keen to learn (Q17).Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.Recently a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed (Q18). They decided to call him Superman instead.In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names. Some parents choose names which come from popular culture (Q19). For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films. Equally, names related to sports are fairly common (Q19). Since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team. Other parents like to make up names or combine names to make their own unique version (Q19), a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Theaamy for her daughterby combining the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers). She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added to make the nam e “more exotic”.Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose (Q20).SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 1 (For Questions 21 to 23)11 fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of Russia's Far East have been rescued after sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base. The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boats collided on Oct. 10 (Q21). Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed and they had to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and cooking fat (Q22). Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003, included Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters. But supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields. On Friday, after four days of trudging, they reached a working military radio station. The center called rescuers, and helicopters were sent to take the 11 to the regional capital (Q23).News Item 2 (For Questions 24 and 25)Spain's King Juan Carlos, with 32 years on the throne (Q24), turns 70 Saturday. But after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981, he's recently faced more difficult times. Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down. Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech. “It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy,” the king said (Q25).News Item 3 (For Questions 26 and 27)It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate. On Nov. 4 (Q26), a woman detonated an explosives vest next to a US patrol in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, wounding seven US troops and five Iraqis (Q27). On Dec. 7 (Q26), a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group fighting al-Qaida in Iraq, killing 15 people and wounding 35 (Q27). Then, on Dec. 31 (Q26), a bomber in Baqouba detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol, wounding five policemen and four civilians (Q27).News Item 4 (For Questions 28 to 30)Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in the country (Q28). The study will identify and collect data on sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months. Last year, China's environment was facing a grave situation, with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste. China's environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth, and a lack of technology especially (Q29). Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from government departments (Q30). Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008. Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.。