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大学英语四级考试COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST Band Four 长喜英语大学四级考试模拟试题（一）长喜英语提醒您一、将自己的校名、姓各写在试卷本页右上角上。二、试题册不得带出考场。考试结束，监考员收卷后考生才可离开。三、仔细读懂题目的说明。四、在30分钟内做完作文题。30分钟后，考生按指令启封试题册，在接着的15分钟内完成快速阅读理解部分的试题。然后完成其余部分的试题。全部答题时间为125分钟，不得拖延时间。五、多项选择题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题无分。 六、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按规定重新答题。七、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密。若被他人抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Importance of Setting An Aim by commenting on R. Peters remark, “Have an aim in life, or your energies will be all wasted.” You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.The Importance of Setting An Aim_ 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 17, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 810, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Online Education Expanding, Awaits InnovationWhen Janice Barnwell decided to boost her career by obtaining a masters degree in business, the working mother chose an online university because of the convenience and the low cost.The 44-year-olds educational experience exceeded her expectations, and her new employer paid for her to take four more courses online to sharpen her skills. “At first I was very intimidated (by taking classes remotely). Its something Ive never done,” said Barnwell, who works as a wealth management liaison (联络员). “But it quickly changed for me because the interaction I had online with my classmates and professors felt real.”The online education sector grew 13 percent last year and had been growing at about 20 percent in previous years. Nearly one in four students take at least some college courses online, up from one in 10 in 2002. Two million students, older than the traditional 18-22 year-old undergraduates, take all their courses online and two million more take one or more online course. President Barack Obama pledged $500 million for online courses and materials as part of a multi-pronged plan aimed at expanding access to college.Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults have a college degree, fewer than in many other industrialized nations. Only about 40 percent of Americans who start college graduate. The price of higher education, which rises by an average of 8 percent a year, contributes to the high dropout rate.“All along that education pipeline, too many people are slipping through the cracks. Its not only heartbreaking for those students; its a loss for our economy and our country,” Obama said in a recent speech.Jeff Conlon, chief executive of Kaplan Higher Education with some 59,000 online students, said traditional colleges could not meet Obamas goals for higher education. “Obama wants to make us first again by 2020,” he said.“In order to do that, we need to create 63 million college graduates over that period. The higher education system as constructed will come up 16 million degrees short. Theres not capacity in the system.”Proponents of online education cite a recent Department of Education study that concluded course work is better absorbed online than material presented in live classrooms.Among the heavily marketed for-profit online educators, the leader is the University of Phoenix, a unit of Apollo Group Inc, whose enrollment rose 22 percent to 420,700 students in the quarter ending May 31, with revenues rising 26 percent.Both Kaplan, a unit ofWashington Post Co, and Phoenix are accredited (公认的，可信任的) universities. Employers increasingly see degrees earned online as equal to those received from brick-and-mortar (有教学场所的) schools, experts say. Some managers believe students who earn degrees online while also holding a job are likely to exhibit more self-discipline and determination.Bells and whistles?Richard Garrett of Boston Consultant Eduventures Inc. said interest in online education may have plateaued (达到稳定时期) for now, awaiting innovations that will transform the experience beyond screen imitations of the brick-and-mortar curriculum.“Were still at a pretty rudimentary (基本的，初期的) stage,” Garrett said, noting educators rarely employ video, unique links, or other technological innovations.“Will it be games? Will it be simulations (模拟)? Will it be socialnetworking? Will it be something we havent yet come across?” he said.No one has yet figured out how nursing students can practice drawing blood online, Conlon said. But there have been enhancements such as virtual laboratories where budding (初露头角的) chemists can conduct experiments that might be too dangerous or too costly in the real world.Most online course offerings tend toward vocational subjects like business, legal and health care training. Students needing hands-on experience go to Kaplans campuses or its partners.Most Kaplan classes are capped at 25 students because faculty can be subjected to communication overload. Students who might have been intimidated to speak up in classrooms often find their voice online.Professors, most withdoctorates, are hired for their teaching ability and not for their research, Conlon said.The cost at Kaplan for a four-year college degree is around $65,000, compared to up to $150,000 or more at a private college. Online library access is provided by the University of Alabama in Huntsville.By studying online, Barnwell saved on the time and travel to the university nearest her New Jersey home. Online tuition was less than $30,000, one-third the cost of the university.Roughly half of the 4,500 U.S. brick-and-mortar colleges anduniversities now have online programs. Some have proven so popular that schools have had to restrict enrollment by on-campus students because they were taking slots (位置) away from off-campus students, said Jeff Seaman, who led a survey on the topic for the Sloan Consortium.Online education is also makinginroads (入侵) in schools, with one million U.S. elementary and high school students, or some 4 percent of the total, learning online.Some take remedial oradvanced placement courses not available at their schools, and some are being home-schooled or live in isolated rural areas.“Youre able to learn at your own pace and you also can have help whenever you need it from the teacher,” said ChristopherCox, 12, a child actor in Columbia, Maryland.Harvard Business School Professor ClaytonChristensen predicted half of kindergarten through high school students will attend school online within the next decade.This worries people like Laurie Fendrich who wrote a response to a Washington Post article on the subject. “If we want our kids to end up sitting alone in isolated little rooms when theyre 18 and 20, staring at computer screens instead of facing other real human beings, thinking in a way that turns thought into nothing but bits of information we could insert them into comfortable little cocoons in their homes from the age of, oh, say, seven.”1. Janice Barnwell got her masters degree in business by _. A) accepting online educationB) attending a famous universityC) sharpening her professional skillsD) 44 years of educational experience2. When did Janice Barnwells fear about online education disappear? A) As soon as she registered for some online courses.B) After more and more students took online courses.C) After she saw her classmates and professors face to face.D) After she interacted with her classmates and professors online.3. What is said about the U.S. online education? A) It came into being in 2002.B) it grows at an annual rate of about 20 %.C) All students who take it are over 22 years old.D) Two millions students take all their courses online. 4. President Barack Obama said in his recent speech that _. A) online colleges fail to meet the goals for higher educationB) the high dropout rate resulted from the price of higher education C) there are few low-priced colleges available for students and adultsD) more students should learn online to lighten parents financial burden5. Jeff Conlon thought they should create 63 million college graduates by 2020 to _. A) compete with other industrial countriesB) make up for the shortage of college degreesC) make profit from educating more college studentsD) complete the higher educational goals set by Obama6. According to experts, whats the opinion of employers about degrees earned online? A) They dont necessarily bring the expected returns.B) They provide the holders with excellent career prospects.C) They have as much value as those earned in traditional schools. D) They make the holders become more self-disciplined and determined.7. According to Richard Garrett of Boston Consultant Eduventures Inc., the online education _. A) is at its mature stageB) still need some innovationsC) be given more importance D) has already developed perfectly8. According to Conlon, students could do _ experiments online, which might not be done in the real world.9. Jeff Seaman said that some universities which had online programs had to _ by its own students, so that the off-campus students could attend the programs.10. Professor Clayton Christensen predicted that the proportion of kindergarten through high school students attending online schools within the next decade will reach _.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) Look after the dog.C) Look after the dog if she is paid.B) Not look after the dog. D) Find someone to look after the dog.12. A) She is cheerful. C) She feels bored.B) She has nothing. D) She is special.13. A) The exams will be held on Thursday.B) There could be a power out on Thursday.C) The exams will be postponed if there is power failure.D) The exams wont be postponed unless there is power failure.14. A) The concert was really a time-wasting one.B) The concert tickets could be booked online.C) There were not enough chairs for people to sit on.D) There were too many people lining up for the tickets.15. A) The man likes the coat but not the color.B) The man likes the coat, particularly the color.C) The man doesnt like the coat except for its color.D) The man doesnt like the coat, especially its color.16. A) Find a bike shop thats open all hours.C) Go to a grocery store to buy some food.B) Find a place to watch a midnight show.D) Go to a place to eat thats open all hours.17. A) The test will probably cover the notes.B) The test will probably not cover the notes.C) The course will need notes for the second part.D) The course doesnt need notes for the second part.18. A) Colleagues. C) Teacher and student.B) Classmates. D) Employer and employee.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The size of the campus. C) The length of time for each class.B) The city bus system. D) The university bus system.20. A) The entire campus. C) The campus and the city.B) Part of the campus. D) Only the off-campus areas.21. A) Nothing. C) A few cents.B) Three dollars. D) Fifty cents.22. A) Red. B) Green. C) Yellow. D) Blue.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) He might do some evening teaching.B) He could bring unfinished work home.C) He might have time to pursue his interests.D) He could invest more emotion in his family.24. A) To be a mathematician. C) To teach in high school.B) To write his own books. D) To be a medical doctor.25. A) For an easy grade. C) To change his specialty.B) To follow his father. D) For knowledge of poetry.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 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They lived healthily in a dirty environment.B) They thought bath houses were to dirty to stay in.C) They believed disease could be spread in public baths.D) They considered bathing as the cause of skin disease.27. A) Afraid.B) Curious.C) Approving.D) Uninterested.28. A) To stress the role of dirt.B) To introduce the history of dirt.C) To call attention to the danger of dirt.D) To present the change of views on dirt.Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) His past. C) His manner. B) His aging.D) His leaking.30. A) To laugh at the old one.C) To show off its beautiful looks.B) To take pity on the old one.D) To praise the gardeners kindness.31. A) It was taken as a treasure. C) It stayed in its best condition.B) It had its own function.D) It was used to keep a balance.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) His family business failed.B) He hoped to make his son a dramatist.C) He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.D) He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.33. A) It focuses on the skills in doing business.B) It talks about the business career of Arthur Miller.C) It discusses the ways to get promoted in a company.D) It exposes the cruelty of the American business world.34. A) It achieved huge success.B) It won the first Tony Award.C) It was warmly welcomed by salesmen.D) It was severely attacked by dramatists.35. A) Arthur Miller and his family.B) The awards Arthur Miller won.B) Arthur Miller and his best-known play.D) The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.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.Self-motivation is basically the ability to get yourself to take action whether you feel like it or not. Many people have a (36) _ when it comes to motivation in general. It can be seen as being lazy or unproductive, but in actuality, no one is really lazy. If you are not (37) _ of getting yourself to do certain things that you know you should be doing, its because you dont have a strong enough (38) _ to do it.What can you do to help (39) _ your self-motivation? One thing you can do is to start giving yourself stronger reasons to be (40) _ certain things such as taking action towards your goals. Once you have a goal and strong enough reasons to