大学英语四级预测题1.doc

Model Test 1Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to short essay entitled Should We Celebrate Western Festivals? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.1. 现在越来越多的中国人开始庆祝西方的节日，如圣诞节、情人节等2. 有人认为这利于文化交流；有人则担心这会导致传统文化的丧失3. 在我看来PartII Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions:In this part,you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7.choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)andD).For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Here comes the e-book revolutionAt what temperature do electronic books catch fire? Were going to find out sometime throbablyis year. E-book sales are about to ignite.On Monday, A is expected to unveil a new version of its Kindle reader. It will probably be a lot better and a little cheaper than the first version. But the real news already broke this week: A company spokesman announced that Amazon plans to offer Kindle books on Cell Phones.This news countered Googles announcement that the 1.5 million public domain books available on its Google Book Search offering will soon be available (free,of course) via a new Cell Phone application.I believe that Cell Phones will quickly outpace the dedicated e-book readers, including the Kindles, as the platform of choice for e-book readers. Leading the pack? The iPhone,ironically.Its worth nothing that A sold more Kindles (at least 500,000) in its first year of sales than Apple sold iPods in its first year (378,000).Apple may not understand the value of e-books, but iPhone users will embrace them anyway. The reason is simple:The iPhone has a huge, high-quality screen. And its user base includes millions of people who love to do everything on their iPhones, including reading, which theyre already doing with online content.I (and others) have predicting for some time that Apple will ship a killer tablet at some point. This device, I believe, will have the iPhone user interface and a super high-quality screen. It will be ideal for reading e-books as well.Why people will read e-booksJust because e-books are available on better (the new Kindle) and more (all Cell Phones) devices doesnt mean people will read them. But mark my words, read them they will. Six trends will conspire(共同促成) over the next year to drive e-book reading to levels that will surprise just about everybody.1. The economyThe economy is in the tank, and people are looking to cut costs any way they can. An Amazon Kindle pays for itself after the purchase of 20 or 30 books, then starts paying dividends. You save big on books, magazines and newspapers. These savings will grow even more attractive as the recession deepens.2. The environment.Interest in protecting the environment just keeps growing and growing. The idea of getting a daily newspaper or a weekly or monthly magazine on paper seems incredibly wasteful to the point of decadence. Environmental consciousness will drive e-book acceptance.3.A publishing revolution.The book publishing industry is one of the most backward, mustry, out-of-date businesses in our economy. While every other kind of information moves at the speed of light, the process of publishing a book is like something from the Middle Ages. For authors, it can take months to even find a literary agent willing to represent their work. Then the agent takes months to find a publishers. Then it takes ages for the publishing company to get the book out there.People are already circumventing(设法回避) all this by self-publishing. The self-publishing industry is the only area of paper-book publishing thats thriving right now. Soon enough, a huge number of authors are finally going to get fed up with the publishing industry and just self-publishing electronically. Theyll hire their own freelance editors, and do the marketing themselves. The publication of a finished manuscript will take minutes, rather than months.Old-school thinkers in the publishing industry will lament(悲叹) the slap-dash nature of self-publishing e-books, and sniff that books are on longer published with the quality and care that they used to. (Never mind that book publishers abandoned high standards years ago in previous cost-cutting initiatives.) The world will pass them by as the book industry undergoes the same transition that happened with the media and blogs.First, the media didnt understand blogs. Then they invalidated them. Then they accepted them. And now blogs are where the credibility is. Every columnist and reporter has a blog, and now major TV news programs are built around the opinions of bloggers. A similar transformation will take place about the credibility of self-published and electronic books.4.The rise in aggressive e-book marketing.Like the move from silent pictures to “talkies,” the transition to electronic publishing will prove fatal to laggards. Those aggressively pursuing and developing e-books will rise to take control of the publishing industry. Part of this revolution will happen in e-book marketing.The new generation of e-book publishers will leverage social media,contextual advertising and other innovations.For anyone who spends time online, specific e-book titles will increasingly be advertised and marketed and ingegrated into other content.E-book, now mostly invisible, will soon be everywhere.5.A rise in books written for electronic reading.The shift from print to electronic will change the nature of the book itself. Many books will be shorter. Theyll be more timely and culturally relevant. Theyll be more colorfully and engagingly written. And theyll go after young readers like nothing before.As in Japan, this will spark a new cultural phenomenon of young people, will be revealed as false. Young people today read more, and write a lot more, than any generation in history. To date, theyve been unexcited about books magazines and newspapers because they grew up with social networking and social media. Once books are electronic, relevant an social, too, theyll start reading and writing books like crazy.6.The decline of the newspaper industry.And, finally, the newspaper industry is dying. The old method of physically delivering blog entries on dead tree pulp is out-of-date. Its very simple. Newspapers that embrace e-books will survive. Those that dont, wont.If youd like to get a stark view of the relative economics of electronic vs. paper newspapers, check out a blog post on the Silicon Valley Insider. The blog did the math and determined that the New York Times could buy every single subscriber an Amazon Kindle e-book reader, and it would still cost them half as much as it will cost them to send paper newspapers for just one year.After decades of false starts, the e-book revolution is finally upon us. By this time next year, e-books will be totally mainstream.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. Who is going to supply s new version of Kindle reader?A) eBay. B) Google. C) A. D) American Online2.How many iPods did Apple sell in its first year?A) About 1.5 million. B) About 1.4 million.C) About 500,000. D) About 400,000.3.What is the price of an Amazon Kindle?A) It is free of charge from the third year of use.B) It costs an amount od money of 20 or 30 books.C) It is the cheapest version of e-books.D) It offers a free trial as long as three months.4.A newspaper published on paper becomes wasteful out of concern about_.A) environmental protection B) economic developmentC) readers convenience D) marketing strategy5.How is the book publishing industry developing at present?A) It is in a backward state. B) It is a profitable business.C)It moves at the speed of light. D)It develops in an abnormal direction.6.In the self-publishing industry, the marketing of a book is done by_.A) the editor B) the author C) an advertiser D) a literary agent7.Nowadays, blogs are regarded as_.A) incredible B) unintelligible C) trustworthy D) notorious8.The publishing industry will soon be taken control by those who_.9.Young people will be keen on reading and writing books when_.10.According to the author, a newspaper will survive only when it incorporates with_.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirection: 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 decided which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分题请在答题卡2上作答。11. A) Introduce Julia to the others. B) Take a tour of the office. C) Start working at his desk. D) Take Julia home.12. A) In a shop. B) In an office. C) In a classroom. D) At the post office.13. A) She is younger than her sister.B) She no longer resembles her sister.C) She doesnt get along well with her sister.D) She doesnt spend much time with her sister.14. A) He is an auto mechanic.B) He is a bicycle repairman.C) He is a train station attendant.D) He is an engineer.15. A) Paper plates are cheaper than dishes.B) The womans roommate will return soon.C) There is no need to wash any dishes now.D) Dishes break more easily than paper plates.16. A) The author is crazy.B) The man agrees with the author.C) The woman doesnt support the author.D) The author is against smoking.17. A) She cant go to the party.B) She has a toothache.C) She has some work to do.D) She didnt like dancing.18. A) Drawing pictures. B) Buying cameras.C) Taking photos. D) Doing businessQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Where to celebrate the anniversary.B) The best style of dinner.C) Doing something different.D) Which restaurant is best.20. A) Its cheaper than others.B) It serves delicious food.C) There are fewer people.D) Its a roomy restaurant.21. A) A new French restaurant.B) A Chinese restaurant.C) A Western restaurant.D) A Japanese restaurant.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) American literature.B) Elementary education.C) Developmental psychology.D) Childrens literature.23. A) They are professional storytellers.B) They are the parents of young children. C) The stories will help improve their vocabulary.D) Reading the stories is required for their course.24. A) They are the same person.B) They are friends of the speakers.C) They are Psychology professors.D) They are fictional characters.25. A) It use an extensive vocabulary.B) It is useful as a teaching tool.C) Children find it boring.D) Its author is unknown.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages 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 Sheer 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) To ride to work from home.B) To find a place to park his bike.C) To work for 10 hours.D) To warm up his cars.27. A) It was a nice Kona 18 speed.B) It was their only possession.C) They used it for work and daily life.D) The husbands job was bike racing.28. A) From a stranger. B) From a newspaper.C) From TV news. D) From radio broadcasts.29. A) Strangers are usually of little help.B) One should take care of their bike.C) News reports make people famous.D) An act of kindness can mean a lot.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) They eat too much for lunch.B) They sleep too little at night.C) Their body temperatures become power.D) The weather becomes a lot warmer.31. A) They work hard at soon.B) They feel too hot to sleep.C) Their work is difficult.D) They take naps at noon.32. A) More tired but dont want to sleep.B) More exhausted and sleepy later.C) Less tired but need more sleep.D) More relaxed and energetic.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Its employees can attain various levels of skill.B) Its top management positions are held by women.C) Its agents can establish independent enterprises.D) Its employees at all levels are mostly women.34. A) To do important written work.B) To make good use of their knowledge.C) To gain the necessary experience.D) To deal with other people in the filed.35. A) The agent should only know pricing policies of hotels.B) The agent needs to know how to compute fares accurately.C) The agent can change travel regulations constantly.D) The agent neednt know new developments in the industry.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 just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been (36)_that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant (香的) (37)_ was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were (38)_ to the clear water. In time, (39) _, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.In a (40) _ experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria(自助) feeding (41) _,with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they (42) _ interested in. At first they showed some (43) _ eating patterns, but over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.(44) _.Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. (45) _.Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. (46)_.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 blank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheer 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.Better think twice before choosing a password for emails, online bank accounts and airline tickets.Passwords that show no imagination or 47 are easy prey(捕获物) for information pirates(劫掠者)，a new US study says.A(n) 48 analysis of 28,000 passwords recently stolen from a popular US website and posted on the Internet 49 that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16 percent took a first name as a password, 50 their own or one of their childrens, according to the study published by Information Week.Another 14 percent relied on the easiest keyboard 51 to remember such as“1234” or“12345678.”For those using English keyboards,“QWERTY”,was popular. Likewise,“AZERTY” 52 with people with European keyboards.Five percent of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people like “hannah,” 53 by singer Hannah Montana. “Pokemon,”“Matrix,”and“Ironman”were others.The word“password,” or easy to guess variations like“password1,”accounted for four percent.Three percent of the passwords expressed 54 like“I dont care,”“Whatever,”“Yes”or“No.”There were 55 choices-“Iloveyou”-and their opposite“Ihateyou.”Robert Graham, of the company Errata Security, which did the analysis and published the conclusions, advises that to better protect against cyber 56 :“choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter and one symbol.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A） invasion I)generally B） critical J)liberatesC） combinations K）emotionalD） attitudes L）statisticalE） furnished M）converselyF） uniqueness N）principleG） reveals O) inspiredH） scoredSection BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished