[语言类考试复习资料大全]公共英语四级模拟294

1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全公共英语四级模拟294公共英语四级模拟294Section Listening Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts i

2、n this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to the ANSWER SHEET. If you have any questi

3、ons, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part ADirections: For Questions 15, you will hear an introduction to the city of Los Angeles. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have he

4、ard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. Directions: For Questions 15, you will hear a news report about a case of stealing. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have

5、 heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. News over a case of stealing the day of the broadcast 1 number of thieves 2 number of precious paintings 3 L

6、ord and Lady Chest-field have been treated for 4 The landlord refuses to renew their traditional 5 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案: Tuesday听力原文 Its 8 oclock on Tuesday, May 1st. Here is the news: Between the hours of T: 00 and 8:00 P. M. last night, five thieves broke into the country house of Lord and La

7、dy Chest-field on an island. They entered by a window at the rear of the house and surprised the owners who were watching television in the drawing room. After disconnecting the telephone and tying up Lord and Lady Chest-field, the thieves escaped with 16 precious paintings. The market value of such

8、 art works have been estimated at somewhere around 4 million pounds. Lord and Lady Chest-field were not seriously harmed but have been treated for shock in the hospital. Early this morning a woman with a Scottish accent telephoned the Times in London to say that the Chest-field Organization for Free

9、dom had claimed the responsibility for the theft. This is the third time this year that this organization has claimed the responsibility for an act of this kind. The organization defends all the farmers on the island. The farmers were forced to leave their lands when Lord Chest-field, their landlord

10、, refused to renew their traditional lease last year in order to extend the reservation area for birds. 2.答案: five3.答案:164.答案: shock5.答案: leasePart BDirections: For Questions 610, you will hear a talk on English meals. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more th

11、an 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. Directions: For Questions 610, you will hear a recording of a conversation between a student and a clerk in the registration office. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words in each num

12、bered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences below. The student cannot register because 1 The student had thought he could register any time during of classes. 2 The woman who gave the wrong information probablywas 3 What does the registration officer n

13、eed to know when astudent is to register? 4 Who is the student going to talk to? 5 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.答案: registration has closed听力原文 W: I want to register for this mathematics course. M: Im sorry registration has closed. W: Closed? The clerk told me I could come back and register any time during

14、 the first week of classes. M: Well, thats not possible. The computers official student account has already been sent to the state. And thats what our budget is based on. Who told you that anyway? W: Some woman here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to pay a late fee. M:

15、She must have been a temporary worker. They dont have much training. Why didnt you register then? W: She said I couldnt until I had my birth certificate. Here it is. M: Your birth certificate? W: Well, Im a new part-time student. So she asked for identification. I dont drive so I dont have a drivers

16、 license. M: Huh. Thats no reason to demand a birth certificate. We only need to establish residency: a phone bill with your name and address on it wouldve been fine. W: Really? Only prove of my address? M: Yes. Im afraid she gave you the wrong in for motion. Still youll have to wait and take your m

17、aths class next semester. W: But thats unfair. M: Well, I sympathize with your problem, but frankly, I dont think there is anything anyone can do for you. You were trapped in the system, If you want to, you can talk to the director. She will help you ifs he can. W: Great. M: Dont get your hopes up.

18、2.答案: the first week3.答案: a temporary worker4.答案: The students address.5.答案: The director.Part CDirections: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by ch

19、oosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece once only. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. How does the professor think of calling a computer an electronic brain?A.He thinks that it is not accurate.B.He thinks that it is OK.C.He

20、thinks that it is rather fashionable.D.He thinks that it is very proper.答案:A听力原文 Professor Smith is explaining to his student, Ann, why its improper to call a computer an, electronic brain. Professor: Im afraid, Ann, youre not very accurate when you call a computer an electronic brain. Ann: Oh? But

21、professor, you see, most people do. Professor: Yes, it was given that title by some misguided journalists not long after the first modem electronic computer was built in 1946. Ann: Its electronic, professor, so you must be objecting to the word brain? Professor: Exactly, Ann. There are similarities

22、with the human brain, but there is one very important difference. Ann: You mean the computer is better? Professor: In some way, yes; but not in something that is quite fundamental. Ann: Let me think. Do you mean the fact that the machine is controlled by man? Professor: Full marks. You see, despite

23、all its accomplishments, the so-called electronic brain must be programmed by a human brain. Ann: Programmed? What do you mean? Professor: A program is a sequence of instructions prepared for the computer, enabling the computer to solve a given program. The point is that a human tells the machine wh

24、at to do, when to do and how it is done. Ann: I see. Do you program information for the computers memory? Professor: Yes, except that the word memory has rather gone out of fashion. The computer doesnt really remember. Information is stored in it. Well, lets go to the computer room and Ill show you

25、how a computer works. Ann: OK, its very kind of you. 2. When was the first computer built?A.1964.B.1946.C.1916.D.1940.答案:B3. Which of the following is true according to the professor?A.The computer is absolutely better than the human brain.B.The computer is better than the human brain in many ways.C

26、.Without a program and humans instructions, the computer cant work.D.The computer can program itself.答案:C (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. In this passage, a dark side means _.A.dull problemB.not brightC.a black sideD.disadvantage答案:D听力原文 Is there a dark side to the computer revolution? Do computers threaten

27、 the health of our society? You may have negative answers. The truth of the matter, however, is that any new technologycomputers includedhas a dark side. Look at the internal combustion engine, for example. Everyone knows how cars, trucks changed the way people lived. But it also brought problems al

28、ong with it. Cars are deadly weapons in the right hands of poor drivers. Their exhaust gases pollute the air. The problems posed by the computer revolution are quite different of course. Many assembly line jobs, for example, will be taken over by robots and computerised machinery. Since many of thes

29、e jobs are boring and even dangerous, that seems like a step in the direction. But its a big worry to the people whose jobs are threatened. Quite a different problem, but one that is causing growing concern, is that computers may violate peoples privacy. Almost everyone agrees that it is necessary t

30、o share information that government agencies have gathered and stored in their computers, in order to track down criminals, and stop waste. But almost everyone, at the same time doesnt agree that every government should have access to the computer files of every other government agency. Yet another

31、problem is computer crime. Clever criminals are finding ways to break computer codes and transfer millions of dollars to their accounts. The list could go on. But if we want computers to work for us, well have to find ways to keep people from using computers against us, as we deal with the problems

32、the vehicles cause instead of giving up the vehicles. 5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.Facing the disadvantages of automobiles, we should give them up.B.While making use of computers, we have to take measures to get rid of their dark sides.C.We can not make use of compute

33、rs before their dark sides are removed.D.We can find no way to keep computers from turning against us.答案:B6. In the passage, what does computer crime mean?A.Criminals make use of computer shortcomings to do something illegal.B.Computers can be used to track down criminals.C.Computers can be used to

34、break codes.D.Computers may sometimes do something illegal.答案:A (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 7. What must you make sure when you load the cassette?A.That you open the recorder.B.That you get the power supply.C.That you get the right side of the tape facing you.D.That you switch the recorder on.答案:C听力原文 M: U

35、m, Mary, could you tell me how to use this cassette recorder, please? W: OK. Well, first of all, you have to plug it into the power supply. M: Yeah,I see. W: Once youve done that.you dont need to switch anything on. M: How do you open it? W: Well, you have to press the little button that says eject.

36、 M: This one here? W: Thats right. Thats it. M: Like that? W: Yeah. After youve done that, then you load the cassette. Make sure that youve got the right side of the tape facing you and not away from you. Then you should close the cassette flap. M: Like that? W: Yeah, thats right. And then you must

37、remember to press the play button to set it to work. M: That one on the right? W: Yes, thats it. M: Like that? W: Right! It wont go down unless you push hard. M: I know. Those old models are all like that. W: Thats just what you must do. M: Yes. But how about this red thing here? W: Thats the record

38、 switch. Be careful not to press it when youre playing, because if you do youll wipe off whatever is on the tape. M: Oh, I see. So thats the record and this is the rewind. W: Exactly. If you want to rewind, then you have to press it down. M: And then stop it here. W: Thats it. Youve got it. 8. What

39、may the red thing do besides recording?A.Wipe off the sound on the tape.B.Play the recorder.C.Set the recorder to work.D.Stop the recorder.答案:A9. What button do you press if you want to listen again what has been played?A.Pause button.B.Record button.C.Forward button.D.Rewind button.答案:DSection Read

40、ingPart ADirections: Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Walkinglike swimming, bicycling and runningis an aerobic exercise, 1 builds the capacity for energy output and physical endurance by increasing the supply

41、 of oxygen to skin and muscles. Such exercises may be a primary factor in the 2 of heart and circulatory disease. As probably the least strenuous, safest aerobic activity, walking is the 3 acceptable exercise for the largest number of people. Walking 4 comfortable speed improves the efficiency of th

42、e cardio respiratory system 5 stimulating the lungs and heart, but at a more gradual rate than most other forms of exercise. In one test, a group of men 40 to 57 years of age, 6 at a fast pace for 40 minutes four days a week, showed improvement 7 to men the same age on a 30 minute, three-day-a-week

43、jogging program in the same period. Their resting heart rate and body fat decreased 8 . These changes suggest some of the importanteven vitalbenefits walking can bring about. Walking 9 bums calories. It takes 3,500 calories to gain or lose one pound. Since a one-hour walk at a moderate pace will 10

44、up 300 to 360 calories. By walking one hour every other day, you can burn up a pound and a half monthly, or 18 pounds 11 providing there is no change in your intake of food. To 12 weight faster, walk an hour every day and burn up 3 pounds a month, or 36 pounds a year. Whatever your age, right now is

45、 the time to give your physical well-being as much thought as you 13 to pensions or insurance. Walking is a vital defense 14 the ravages of degenerative diseases and aging. It is natures 15 of giving you a tune up. 1.答案:which解析 此空前一句意为“行走就像游泳、骑自行车和跑步是一种有氧运动”，此空所在句意为“通过增加给皮肤和肌肉的供氧而塑造更大的肺活量和耐力。”由这两句可知

46、，此空应填which，which引导定语从句，修饰“anaerobic exercise”。参考译文 行走就像游泳、骑自行车和跑步一样，是一种有氧运动，可以通过给皮肤和肌肉增加供氧而塑造更大的肺活量和耐力。这样的运动可能是防止心脏和血液循环疾病的一个主要因素。 作为可能是最不费力气、最安全的有氧运动，绝大多数人认为行走可以接受。以舒适的速度行走可以通过激活肺部和心脏增强心肺系统的效率，但比起大多数其他的锻炼形式，行走的速度更为舒缓。 在一项测试中，一组40到57岁的男子每周4天快速行走40分钟，与同样年龄每周同期进行3次30分钟慢跑的男子收到了同样的改善效果。他们的正常心率和身体脂肪明显降低。

47、这些变化表明行走可以带来重要的，甚至是关键的益处。 行走也可以燃烧热量。获得或失去一磅重量需要消耗3500卡热量。因为以中等速度走一小时的路程将会消耗300到360卡的热量。每隔一天行走一小时，则每月可以减去一磅半的脂肪，或者说一年可以减去18磅脂肪，只要您每日摄入的食物量不变。为了更快减去体重，每天行走一小时，那么每月就可以减去3磅脂肪，一年就是36磅。 不管您的年龄有多大，现在都应该花同样时间考虑身体和养老金或保险。行走是一种关键的抵御疾病和抗衰老的方法。它是自然界给您的一种调整的方式。 2.答案:prevention解析 本句意为“这样的运动可能是心脏和血液循环疾病的一个主要因素。”显然

48、，此空应填“防止”。3.答案:most解析 由本句中的“the least strenuous，safest.”可知，此空应填表示程度的最高级，再由acceptable exercise“接受的运动”可知应填most。4.答案:at解析 “以舒适的速度行走”英文应是“walking at a comfortable speed”，介词应用at。5.答案:by解析 显然，由本句句意可知此空应填一个表示“通过”的介词，应用by。6.答案:walking解析 由上两段可知，该短文主要讲述步行的好处，此处做试验，肯定是测试步行。7.答案:equal解析 equal to意为“等于”，由句意“显示出同样

49、年龄的男人每周在同样时段进行3次慢跑。”可知，此空应填“等于”。8.答案:significantly解析 由本句句意“他们的正常心率和身体脂肪减少”可知，此空应填一个副词，修饰decreased，该副词意思应为“显著地，明显地”。9.答案:also解析 本句意为“步行燃烧脂肪。”由上几段可知，这是步行的另一个好处，故此空应填“也”。10.答案:burn解析 本句意为“因为以中等速度走1小时的路将会300至360卡的能量。”显然，此空应填“燃烧”。“燃烧”英文表达为“burn up”。11.答案:yearly解析 由a pound-and-a-half monthly可知，18 pounds必定

50、比monthly周期长，而且通过计算可知为yearly。12.答案:lose解析 本句意为“为了更快重量，每天走一小时”，显然，走路是为了减轻重量，而不是增加重量。13.答案:give解析 由此空前面的“to give your”可知，此空也应填give，意为“花同样时间考虑身体和养老金或保险。”14.答案:against解析 本句意为“步行是一种关键的防御疾病和衰老。”显然，此空应填“抵抗，抵御”。15.答案:way解析 本句意为“这是自然界给你的一种调整的”显然，此空应填“方式，方法”。Part BDirections: Read the following three texts. An

51、swer the questions below each text by choosing: A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Text 1 Many phrases used to describe monetary policy, such as steering the economy to a soft landing or a touch on the brakes, makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the

52、 truth. The relation between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a f

53、aulty steering wheel. Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3 % one year, close to its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2.5% the next July. This is a long way be

54、low the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s. It is also less than most forecasters has predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that Americas inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995. In fact, it fell to 2

55、.6% in August, and is expected to average only about 3% for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This is no flash in the pan; over the past few years, inflation has been continually lower than expecte

56、d in Britain and America. Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially that of America, have little productive slack. Americas capacity utilisation, for example, hit historically high le