2016年6月四级预测题2(学生版).doc

2015年6月四级预测题2（学生版）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Vocational Education or College Education? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.1.报考职业学院的人数近年来有上升的趋势2.有人认为职业教育更有利于就业，有人认为大学文凭更重要3.我的看法Vocational Education or College Education?注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part II Listening Comprehension(30 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 1 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A) Add some parts to her report. B)Improve her writing.C) Get her report published.D) Rewrite her report.2. A) The man must pay his fees right away.B) She accept check as well as cash.C) Paying a little bit late is acceptable.D) The man can pay within this month.3. A) Mike is good at Economics.B) Mike is good at Political Science.C) Mike likes Economics.D) Mike likes Political Science.4. A) The bank had fired the woman.B) The woman used to work for a lawyer. C) The work in the bank is more interesting.D) The woman used to work in a bank.5. A) He is successful in correcting the plan ahead of schedule.B) The woman is quite successful in correcting the plan.C) He is on his way doing the job.D) The woman had helped him a lot.6. A) The man went to Sams birthday party yesterday.B) The woman went to Sams birthday party yesterday.C) The woman has been terribly busy these days.D) The man went to his girlfriends birthday party.7. A) He cannot return the money right now.B) He can return the money today.C) He cannot return the money this month.D) He wants to borrow more money.8. A) Join the team three years later.B) Spend less time on homework.C) Give up music for the momentD) Try her best to win a prize.Questions 9 to 12are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) A baby bear jumped out of a bush.B)The team was separated by the bears.C) The team annoyed a group of bears.D)A bear sheared and began to chase them.10.A) She feared that human beings would hurt her.B)She was annoyed by the noises people made.C) She wanted to protect her kid from being hurt.D)She wanted to find out her lost kid.11.A) Human beings suddenly appear before them.B)Some unexpected animals step into the bush.C)There are loud noises coming from many people.D)They are hungry and are looking for food.12.A) By keeping silent. B) By speaking loudly. C) By walking quickly. D) By standing still.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A) He forgot to read the requirements.B)He forgot to copy one document required.C)He forgot to carry the document required.D)He forgot to bring the copy of a document required14.A) He has already got the resultB) He took it two weeks ago.C) The result is still unknown.D) The test will be available.15.A)The certificate and the passport.B)The application and the results.C) The documents and the application.D) The evidence of the financial.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 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) It has become extinct.B) Its number will increase continually.C) It is taken off the endangered-species list.D) It is Americas national symbol.17.A) It weakened their eggshells.B) It poisoned their habitat.C) It killed them directly.D) It killed all the fish they feed on 18.A) Reintroduce them from Europe.B) Make a ban on killing them.C) Feed them on uncontaminated fish.D) Pass a law to ban DDT.19.A) DDT.B) The disturbing of nests.C) Hunting.D) The destruction of their natural homes.Passage TwoQuestions 19to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.20.A) They realize the importance of keeping fit B) There are too many traffic jams.C) The economy is slowing down.D) Gas is in short supply.21.A) To reduce the percentage of bike riders.B) To create special lanes for bike riders.C) To make the city beautiful and green.D) To reduce environmental pollution.22.A) He has never driven his own car to work.B) He moved to Washington, D.C. 6 years ago.C) He was hit by a car twice in PortlandD) He now lives in Washington, D.C.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) A Surgeons were not sure of the risk of operation.B) Its very hard to find a suitable organ donor.C) Human body was not receptive to foreign tissue.D) Patients white blood cells would be destroyed.24. A) The donor and recipient are identical twins.B) The transplanted organ is from the recipients relatives.C) The donors blood type is the same as the recipients.D) The recipient is not infected during the operation.25. A) They tried to make the transplanting safer.B) They shifted their attention to “nonessential” parts of the body.C) They focused on transplanting several organs at one operation.D) They did research to develop less expensive anti-rejection drugs.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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Its well known that big animals, like polar bears, are sensitive to climate change. The Earth warms, polar ice (26) _, and the bears are out of luck. The same goes for tigers, sea lions, elephants. As the globe heats up and natural environments change, all big creatures are potentially (27) _.But what about insects? Some may be able to (28) _just about anywhere. But most insects are just as sensitive to climate change as their larger, more beloved animal (29) _. Whats more, insects are arguably more important than large mammals, (30) _speaking. While several thousand polar bears wander the arctic, untold billions of insects live in virtually everywhere on Earth. And theyre (31) _in every ecosystem. For example, many of the worlds crops and other plants rely on insects for pollination (授粉). In forests, insects help break down dead trees and prepare the soil for new growth. And there are the animals, like birds, that (32) _insects.So how exactly will global warming affect insects? We dont really know. Some may go extinct. Others could migrate to cooler regions and (33) _native insect species there. And this could have all sorts of important implications for crops and entire ecosystems.What we do know is that because insects cant (34) _their body temperature to the same degree as mammals, theyre particularly sensitive to climate change. Its hard to (35) _what will happen to insects as the Earth warms. But it looks like were about to find out.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 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 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Americans have long prided themselves as being part of an optimistic society. But a new research describes Americans as pessimistic, believing the nation is in decline and that quality of life for 36 generations may be lower than it is today.Defining the American Dream is not easy, although four definitions dominate peoples 37 of what it means to them, according to researchers at the Xavier University s Institute for Politics and the American Dream： opportunity, freedom, family and financial success. Happiness, wealth, home ownership are among the things that 38 as less important in peoples views of what the dream means.However people define it, they believe the American Dream is harder to achieve for this generation that it was for their parents generation. Sixty percent of those 39 by Xavier University said that was their conclusion. Even more68 percentsaid their children and grandchildren will find it more 40 to achieve than they have.The results may not be 41 , given the state of the economy. The deep recession that has gripped the nation sent the unemployment 42 to 9.7 percent. Add to that the damage done to retirement savings accounts by the 43 decline in the stock market: Today, a majority of Americans58 percentsee the country in decline. A smaller majority52 percentbelieve the world now 44 to many other places to see where the future is. Its little wonder Americans are in a pessimistic 45 .注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) looksE) surveyedI) rateM) perceptionsB) moodF) contemporaryJ) supportedN) disappointingC) ratioG) difficultK) sharpO) surprisingD) rankH) futureL) hopesSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from, which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Work-life Balance: Flex AppealA)Georgina Blizzard and Nicky Imrie decided they needed to find a more flexible working pattern when they became mothers. Having had jobs in public relations, which involved long hours and a lot of pressure, they felt their old style of working would not suit their new responsibilities and decided to find a way to make the work they enjoyed fit in with their changed lives. They launched the PR Network in 2005, when Blizzards eldest daughter, Isabella was just three months old. Both women work a three-day week, and built the running of the company around the sort of flexibility they needed. They offer the same level of flexibility to the freelance (自由职业的)associates, matching companies of all sizes looking for freelance support with workers with the right skill set who are happy to take on contracts that fit in with their preferred pattern of hours.B)While technology now enables many workers to do their things from anywhere, at any time, recently developed forms of “extremely flexible” working are providing a way into the workplace for more people with lifestyles that cant easily accommodate a regular working pattern. Shaking up the workplace does not just help individuals. Wingham Rowan, founder of Slivers-of-Time, a social enterprise that has devised a system allowing people to sell their available working time through an online marketplace, believes extremely flexible working could hold the key to a brighter future for employment in the UK. “We have to start thinking in terms of work, not jobs, says Rowan.C)S1ivers-of-Time developed a web-based system to allow people to sell their time online to employers in tiny blocks of two hours or more, on days that suit them. More geared up for in-house staff than home workers, Slivers workers post their CV and their availability and employers can book them to cover busy periods or do a temporary piece of work. Ideal for carers, parents and anyone who wanted to use a few spare hours to earn money but found it difficult to hold down a regular job with one employer because of personal commitments, it was awarded government funding as a means to tackle worklessness.D)“The system has been particularly embraced by smaller companies,” says Rowan. Smaller firms enjoy the opportunity to take on workers to cover small bits of time, minimising costs and enabling them to cover busy periods. “There is an office supplies company that knows the best time to call potential buyers is between certain times on a Tuesday and Wednesday, so it books staff to cover those times. Then theres a T-shirt printing company that books extra staff if they have a big order to fulfill And the City of London has found that library inquiries are busier during the school holidays, so it takes on staff to cover those periods.”E)The model works well for small companies, but Slivers now has a number of large household names using its system. Helen Turner, recruitment and development manager for Jolm Lewis in Cambridge, used Slivers-of-Time to cover the extremely busy Christmas period. “Slivers-of-Time meant we could cover gaps as small as two hours,” Turner says. “Once they were hired they worked various hours across the week, depending on their circumstances. We were able to call on extra resources quickly and they supported our partners.” She says many of the staff were students, while some were carers, and the flexible model suited both the store and the staff well.F) Flexible hiring also works well for another household name, Adobe, which uses PR Networks associates to support its existing analyst relations team. Timothy Brook, senior manager of analyst relations at Adobe, says: “We were looking for skilled, knowledgeable and motivated individuals who could work without the day-to-day management or direction often required by an agency model, and who could work directly with senior management within Adobe in the UK on a number of projects.” PR Network is in the enviable position of having grown during a recession, but although the downturn has pushed a higher number of people into self-employment, organisations involved in flexible working practices say it cant take all the credit.G)Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder of PeoplePerHour (PPH), an online service that allows freelance workers to bid for contracts offered by businesses, says the movement towards extremely flexible working for all skill levels was already under way when the recession took hold. PPH was launched in 2007, and now has 35,000 freelancers registered on its books, and 43,000 businesses, mostly small. Thrasyvoulou says the changes in working practice are “not just a recessionary effect”. “What is happening is a longer-term trend which has been accelerated by the recession, and one that is led by small businesses which are always more creative.”H)Both the public sector and small businesses in the private sector are moving towards flexible styles of working, according to Andy Lake, editor of the online journal flexibility.co.uk. “In the public sector, more and more contractors are being taken on,” Lake says. “Theres evidence that things are working in different ways. In the private sector, the biggest growth area is small businesses, which are keen to grow turnover but not personnel. Even larger firms echo this opinion. As Adobes Brook says:”Due to the uncertain economy, we wanted the ability to dial up and dial down our commitment based on available budgets and levels of work.” This “flexing up and down” of the workforce may be key to the future of industry, opening doors for more people to pursue extremely flexible styles of working.I)According to the Confederation of British Businesss Shape of Business report, published last November, organisations will increasingly “move to a new employment model where the core of permanent staff is smaller and a greater number of freelancers, consultants and temporary workers are used”. All in all, its good news for people hoping for greater control of their work-life balance. “More organizations have adopted flexible working practices as a way of saving jobs during the recession,” says Gillian Nissim, founder of Workingmums.co.uk. “We hope this will not just be a stop-gap measure to save money but will bring lasting changes to the UKs working culture, making it easier for women and men to balance work and family life and giving employers the diverse and committed workforce they need to thrive.”注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46.Shaking up the workplace not only helps individuals but is the key to a brighter future for employment in the UK.47.PR Network may be envied because it has grown even in economic downturn,48.The benefit of hiring temporary workers for small companies is to cover the busiest time with minimum cost.49.The key to the future of industry may lie in “flexing up and down” of the workforce.50.Working mothers would consider jobs in public relations not suitable for them because that kind of job often involves long working hours.51.It is hoped that the flexible working practice would bring diverse and committed staff to employers.52.The UK government offered financial assistance to Slivers-of-Time so as to decrease the unemployment rate.53.Organisations will move to a new employment model in which the number of temporary workers will increase while the number of permanent staff will fall down.54.Both the public sector and