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pets 第四级笔试模拟考场（7）Section I Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)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 in 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 comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions .you may raise your hand NOW as you mil not be allowed to speak once the test has startedNow look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AFor Questions 15, you will hear a phone conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have 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.A Phone Conversation about Account Enquiries.The transfer is from1.The account number is2.The amount of money actually received is 3.The money was received on4.The amount of money expected is f5.Part BFor Questions 610,you will hear a passage about bridges. While your listen .complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.6.What is the main part of the Golden GaleBridge?7.How long is the main span of the Golden Gate?Bridge between the towers?8.The Golden Gate Bridge has six9.The Mackinac Bridge was finished10.How many cars will be able to cross the bridge inL a single year when a lower deck is added?Part CYou will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one. you will have 5 seconds to read each笔试模拟考场（7）第1页（共8页）of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question hy choosing A,fl,C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. Questions II13 are based on the following passage about education in the United States. You now have IS seconds to read Questions 1113.11.Where does the money for free public schools come from?A From the Federal government.B From the state legislation.C From taxes.D From the parents of the school children.12.At what age do most children start school?A At 7.B At 6.C At 5.DAt8.13.How are college expenses of most students paid?A Their own earnings from part-time work.B Scholarships from the schools, the government or private foundations.C Taxes.D Funds provided by states and cities.Questions 1416 are based on the following dialogue about job advertisements. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416.14.What will be thought about mostly when one wants to find a job according to the dialogue? A If the salary is high or low. B If the fringe benefits are good or bad. C If the working place is far or near. D If the job is suitable or not.15.Why did Sally refuse to work at her aunties company?A Because she wasnt satisfied with the job.B Because she doesnt t like her aunt.C Because the job is boring. D Because the company is far away from the place she lives.16.From the dialogue, which company will Sally choose at last?A Exco Imports Ltd.B Inco Imports Ltd.CHer auntie s company.D Erics company.Questions 1720 are based on the following passage about the institutions of EU. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720.17.Whose interests does the Council of Ministers represent?A The community interests.B The interests of the foreign ministers from the member nations. C The interests of the Council members.DThe national interests of the members.18.How many members did European Parliament have in 1995?A 189.B 626.C 99.D17.19.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the political groups?A Communists. B Socialists.C The Liberal Democratic.D Reform Group.20.Whats the responsibility of the Court of Auditors?A Reviews the legality of acts of the Commission and the Council.B Oversees long-term investment.C Monitors the revenues and expenditures of the EU.D Advises the Commission and the Council on general economic policy.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. That is the etui of the Listening Comprehension.笔试模拟考场（7）第2页（共8页）Section II Use of English(15 minutes)Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark i4,fl,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robotshave explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for _21robotsis oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics (机器人学) revolution is_ 22 _to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most.“Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty_ 23_ finding customers. They arc offering big _24_ justto get in the door. There has been a _25_ growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are eitherdeceiving _26_ or that the market is slowly growing, said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. The follow-ing things must happen _27_ the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. _28_there has been a computer _29_ program, there must be a robot literacy program._ 30_ , some kind of artificial in-telligence needs to be _31_. Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small 32 with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Durham possess an advantage 33 die giants. The big companies sell very expensive 34 to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The 35 companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that mere is a need for small, _36 _robots that they can meet.The little companies either bring their educational machines _37_ an industrial standard or design from thestart. One technique that they all adopt is to choose_ 38 _components where possible. The major cost of making_39 _their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is _40 _scope for reductions in mechanicalcosts. The use of standard parts, which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something inthe order of five years.21. A small B educationalC bigD business22. A claimedB calledC thoughtD told23. A toB withC overD in24. A moneyB discountsC pricesD costs25. A excitingB encouragingC satisfyingD disappointing26. A ourselvesB customersC companiesD us27. A toB forC inD with28. A As ifB Even thoughC Just asD Although29. A customB literacyC poemD tradition30. A HoweverB FinallyC WhereasD Because31. A capableB possibleC probableD available32. A comparedBcomparing C J contrastedD contrasting33. A thanB aboveC overD from34. A toolsB robotsC machinesD electronics35. AotherB bigC littleD robot36. A expensiveB artificialC educational D low-cost37. A up toB onC inD about38. A mechanicalB standardC cheapD small39. A much BmanyC bothD some40. LA moreB lessC noD least笔试模拟考场（7）第3页（共8页）Section IE Reading Comprehension(60 minutes) Part ARead the following four texts Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET I.Text 1Some people ought to defend the workaholic.These people are unjustly accused. Abused, and defamedoften termed sick or morbid or on the border of pathology. About .!0% of American business and commerce is carried on the shoulders of workaholics. The ratio might exist in art and science too.Workaholics arc the achievers, the expellers. There is a national conspiracy against excellence and undue admiration of commonness and mediocrity. It is as if we are against those who make unconsumed sacrifices because they enjoy doing something.Some famous psychologists say that the workaholic has an inferiority complex which leads to overcompensation. This is certainly not the case. Inferiority, or low esteem, describes laziness more accurately than it describes dedication.We do not seem to realize that very little excellence is achieved by living a well-balanced life. Edison, Ford, Einstein and Freud all had single-minded devotion to work whereby they sacrificed many things, including family and friendship. The accusation is made that workaholics bear guilt by not being good parents or spouses. But guilt can exist in the balanced life also. Think how many normal people and middle-aged who have never done anything wellthey are going to settle for less than what they could have become.41.From this passage we know that workaholic is a term referring to those.A who enjoy work more than anything elseB who make greater contributions than othersC who make uncommon sacrifice in their personal lifeI D All of the above.42.The author s main concern in this passage is to . A J point out the role the workaholic plays in the American economy B defend people who arc addicted to workC encourage us not to worry about our imperfectionD consider the difficulties that confront us at middle age43.The author of the passage would most likely agree that the workaholic. A j is mentally ill B J performs an insignificant proportion of American businessC will not have the regrets that many normal people face at middle ageD suffers from low self-esteem44.According to this passage.A Freud led a well-balanced lifeB workaholics can be helpedC workaholics should be admiredD so-called normal people are truly the sick people among us45.According to the author, one can hardly achieve excellence unless one _ .A lives an abnormal lifeB sacrifices friendship and familyC has total devotion to workD ignores popular opinionsText 2 In the 18th century. New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the largest city in America.笔试模拟考场（7）第4页（共8页）How to explain the change in its size and importance?To answer this question we must consider certain facts about geography, history and economies. Together these three will explain the huge growth of Americas most famous city.The map of the Northeast shows that four of the most heavily-populated areas in this region are around seaports. At these points materials from across the sea enter America. and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.Economists know that places where transportation lines meet are good places for making raw materials into completed goods. That is why seaports often have cities nearby. But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location in order to become great industrial centers. Their development did not happen simply by chance.About 1815,when many Americans from the east coast had already moved to the west, trade routes from the ports to the central regions of the country began to be a serious problem. The slow wagons of that time. drawn by-horses or oxen, were too expensive for moving heavy freight very far. Americans had long admired Europes canals. In New York State a canal seemed the best solution to the transportation problem. From the eastern end of Lake Erie all the way across the state to the Hudson River there is a long trip of low land. Here the Erie Canal was constructed. After working for several years it was completed in 1825.The canal produced an immediate effect. Freight costs were cut to about one-tenth of what they had been. New York City, which had been smaller man Philadelphia and Boston, quickly became the leading city of the coast. In later years, transportation routes on the Great Lakes were joined to routes on the Mississippi River. Then New York City became the end point of a great inland shipping system that extended from the Atlantic Ocean far up to the western branches of the Mississippi.The new railroads made canal shipping not as important as before, but it tied New York even more closely to the central regions of the country. It was easier for people in the central states to ship their goods to New York for export overseas.Exports from New York were greater than imports. Consequently, shipping companies were eager to fill their ships with passengers on the return trip from Europe. Passengers could come from Europe very cheaply as a result.Thus New York became the greatest port for receiving people from European countries. Many of them remained in the city. Others stayed in New York for a few weeks ,months or years and then moved to other parts of the United States. For these great numbers of new Americans, New York had to provide homes, goods and services. Their labor helped the city become great.46.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A The Development of Transportation in New York.B Exports and Imports of New York.C How New York Became Americas Largest City?D How New York Exchanged with Europe?47.Which of the following respects did NOT help New York become the most famous city?A Culture.B History.C Economics.D Geographical location.48.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A The Erie Canal connected Lake Eric and the Hudson River.B Economists are for the opinion that places where farming is done are good for making raw materials into finished goods.C Wagons drawn by horses or oxen soon proved to be better and cheaper than canal transportation.D The coming of the railroads caused New York to become less important as a shipping center.49.Freight costs were reduced to 10% of what they had been because of.A the decline in taxesB the construction of the railroads C the construction of the Erie Canal笔试模拟考场（7）第5页（共8页） D j the development of industry50.Why were passengers from Europe able to travel to New York so cheaply?ABecause the ships were little crowded on the trip back to New York.B Because shipping companies were eager to fill their ships with passengers on the return tripfrom Europe.CJ Because the shipping companies wanted to develop travelling industry in New York.D Because few Europeans longed to visit New York.Text 3In Anglo-America there arc three major ethnic groups. The first is the original Indian population, who today represents a minority group. The second is the descendents of European colonists who emigrated lo the two countries before the end of the nineteenth century. These majority populations who normally speak English, are highly-educated, and most of them are culturally homogeneous (同类的I) in broad cultural values. A third group is made up of ethnic minorities, from Asia. Latin America, Africa. or parts of Europe who have either linguistic, religious, racial. or other cultural attributes that distinguish them from the majority population.The United States has a varied ethnic minority pattern, without the dominance of one minority group in a specific-geographical area. The largest ethnic group in America is the blacks, totaling an estimated 26 million in 1980,or 12 percent of the population. Unlike the French, the black population of the United Slates is not culturally and geographically isolated in one area. Slightly more than half of American blacks live in the South. and 49 percent reside in the East and the West. The black American speaks English, has a tendency to share the characteristics of competition, materialism, and individualism with other United States citizens. and has no distinctive religion.The Spanish-speaking minority in America is reluctant to adopt the values of the dominant cultural group. There is increasingly a demand for bilingual （双语的) education to allow Spanish-speaking children to use English in their educational programs. The existence of a large and growing minority population such as the Spanish-speaking Americans, who are increasingly committed to their own food and newspapers in Latin, is one of the issues facing Anglo-America in the future. The old concept of a melting pot is being replaced by the concept I a plural society.51.From the context, we know that attributes(in Para. 1) means.A similarities of ethnic groupsB qualities belonging to ethnic minoritiesC differences between ethnic minoritiesD relationships among ethnic groups52.Which of the following does NOT present a true picture of American blacks/A Few blacks live in die northern parts of the United States.B They practice their own religion.C They are apt to be engaged in competition with other American citizens. D They are culturally and geographically homogeneous.53.According to the text ,we know that Spanish-Americans.A can not speak EnglishB are not culturally homogeneous in broad cultural valuesC choose to keep their own cultureD Both B and C.54.A plural society(in Para.3)refers to a society where.A there are more than one raceB one ethnic group dominates over the othersC billingual education is demandedD cultural features should be maint