中国名校英语四级密卷4中山.doc

无忧英语考试网 提供最新最全的英语考试资料！中国名校英语四级密卷（4）中山大学外语学院Part Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1.A)The man tends to repeat himself a lot.B)The room was fixed at the mans request.C)She also finds it easier to work there now.D)The man talks about working instead of doing it.2.A)Bill doesnt take good care of knives.B)This matter doesnt concern Bill.C)He wants to find a better tool.D)He wants Bill to fix the knife.3.A)Theres going to be a wedding.B)The people should learn that dance better.C)Big dances are the most fun.D)They need to print more invitations.4.A)He will no longer ask for their help.B)He will regret not accepting their help.C)He still needs their help.D)He has to manage without their help.5.A)She is not feeling very well.B)She is very ill.C)She is annoyed with the doctor.D)She is badly hurt.6.A)Things to wear.B)The warm weather.C)Best material for making clothes.D)A bright shirt.7.A)Two weeks form now.B)In about two days.C)He hasnt decided yet.D)In four weeks.8.A)Hes surprised she chose that agency.B)He wonders why shes kept her job.C)He doesnt know when her classes started.D)He doubts she makes much money now.9.A)He doesnt like Rockn Roll.B)Its a long way to the record store.C)He likes only Rockn Roll.D)He isnt hot now that he has a fan.10.A)Before dinner.B)During dinner.C)Right after dinner.D)The next day.Section BDirections:In this section you will hear a passage three times. During the first reading you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have heard.I am amazed at some of the statements made concerning Greg I Luganiss decision not to (11)_ the fact that he was HIV-positive. Although AIDS has been a (12)_ word since the early 1980s, it appears that people still dont have a (13)_ concerning the realities of the situation. Even though the ways of contracting HIV are well-known, the general public still seems to react with (14)_ fear for their own well-being when dealing with someone who they know is HIV-positive or has AIDS. But because people who know that they are HIV-positive arevery (15)_ of this fact, they certainly will take more (16)_ in protecting other people than will the millions of walking time (17)_ who dont know their HIV status . (18)_That means (19)_-. Education is the key to this very complicated issue. (20)_Part Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. More people than ever are drinking coffee these daysbut in smaller quantities than they used to. Some manufacturers of coffee makers are trying to take advantage of this trend by developing diminutive machines that brew smaller amounts of coffee. Two US appliance companiesBlack & Decker, based in Towson, Maryland, and Toastmaster Inc. of Columbia, Missourihave recently introduced “drip” coffee makers that brew one or two cup servings of coffee. Both of the products brew the coffee directly into a cup or mug, eliminating the need for a separate carafe. Since many people make a pot of coffee in the morning but drink only a single cup, the new coffee makers should reduce the wasted coffee. Black & Deckers Cup-at-a-Time costs $27, while Toastmasters Coffee Break Retails for $20.Black & Decker also makes a coffee maker that drips coffee directly into a carry-around thermal carafe. The carafe, a glass vacuum bottle, is supposed to keep the coffee fresh for hours. The product, called the Thermal Carafe Coffee-maker, comes with a built-in lid that opens during the brewing process and close when it is completed. There are several models, including one that firs under the counter, ranging from $60 to $110 in price.21.The main purpose of the text is to _.A) introduce a new trend of drinking coffeeB) introduce new coffee makersC) introduce two U.S. appliance companiesD) introduce the new coffee industry22. The advantage of “drip” coffee makers shown in the text is that _.A) they are much more economicB) they can produce only one cupC) they are more convenient and easier to operateD) they are more economical23. According to the passage, a thermal carafe is necessary when the coffee is _.A) preserved B) produced C) manufactured D) brewed24. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?A) People used to drink coffee in larger quantities.B) It is essential to attach a separate carafe, while “drip” coffee makers are applied.C) People used to make a pot of coffee in the morning and drink it up.D) The new coffee makers usually cost less than before.25. The word “it” in Line 6, para 3. probably refers to _.A) the lid B) coffee-makerC) the brewing process D) the modelPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.In science the meaning of the word “explain” suffers with civilizations every step in search of reality. Science cannot really explain electricity, magnetism , and gravitation; their effects can be measured and predicted, but of their nature no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales who first looked into the nature of the electrification of amber, a hard yellowish-brown gum. Most contemporary physicists reject the notion that man can ever discover what these mysterious forces “really” are. Electricity, Bertrand Russell says, “is nota thing , like St. Pauls Cathedral; it is a way in which things behave . When we have told how things behave when they are electrified, and under what circumstances they are electrified, we have told all there is to tell.” Until recently scientists would have disapproved of such an idea. Aristotle, for example,whose natural science dominated western thought for two thousand years, believe that man could arrive at an understanding of reality by reasoning form self-evident principles. He felt, for example, that it is a self-evident principle that everything in the universe has its proper place, hence one can deduce that objects fall to the ground because thats where they belong, and smoke goes up because thats where it belongs. The goal of Aristotelian science was to explain why things happen. Modern science was born when Galileo began trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method of controlled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.26.The aim of controlled scientific experiments is _.A) to explain why things happenB) to explain how things happenC) to describe self-evident principlesD) to support Aristotelian science27.What principles most influenced scientific thought for two thousand years?A)The speculations of Thales.B)The forces of electricity, magnetism , land gravity.C)Aristotles natural science.D)Galileos discoveries.28.Bertrand Russells notion about electricity is _.A)disapproved of by most modern scientistsB)in agreement with Aristotles theory of self-evident principlesC)in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “how” things happenD)in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “why” things happen29.The passage says that until recently scientists disagreed with the idea _.A)that there are mysterious forces in the universeB)that man cannot discover what forces “really ” areC)that there are self-evident principlesD)that we can discover why things behave as they do30.Modern science came into being _.A) when the method of controlled experiment was first introducedB)when Galileo succeeded in explaining: how things happenC)when Aristotelian scientists tried to explain why things happenD)when scientists were able to acquire an understanding of reality by reasoningPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise - and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmersin northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down.With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurementsof the volume of the front and side sections of the brain , which relate to intellect(智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing does not contract with age ,and one can continue living without intellectual on emotional faculties or functions).Contraction of front and side parts - as cells die off- was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzaswa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age-using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, soys Matsuzawa are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.Matsozawas findings show that thinking can prevent the brain form shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supple the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through usingthe brain, ” he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculators.”31.The team of doctors wanted to find out_.A)why certain people are sooner than othersB)how to make people live longerC)the size of certain peoples brainsD)which people are most intelligent32.On what are their research findings based?A)A survey of farmers in northern Japan.B)Tests performed on a thousand old people.C)Study of brain volumes of different people.D)The latest development of computer technology.33.The doctors tests show that_.A)our brains shrink as we grow olderB)the front section of the brain does not shrinkC)sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD)some peoples brains have contracted more than other peoples34.The word “subjects” in paragraph 5 means_.A)something to be consideredB)branches of knowledge studiedC)persons chosen to be studied in an experimentD)any member of a state except the supreme ruler35.According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?A) Lawyers. B)Farmers. C)Clerks. D)Shop assistants.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Investment in the public sector, such as electricity, irrigation, public services and transport (excluding vehicles, ships and planes) increased by about 10%, although the emphasis moved to the transport and away from the other sectorsmentioned. Trade and services recorded a 16% to 17% investment growth, including a 30%increase in investment in business premises. Industrial investment is estimated to have risen by 8%. Although the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy continued to decline, investment grew by 9% in absolute terms, largely spurred on by a 23% expansion of investment in agricultural equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increased demand, as to fears of new taxes and limitation of building.Total consumption in real terms rose by close on 11% during 1964, and per capital personal consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remained unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the economy. Once again consumption patterns indicated a swift advance in the standard of living. Expenditure on food declined in significance, although consumption of fruit increased. Spending on furniture and household equipment, health, educationand recreation continued to increase. The greatest proof of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964. The progressive wealth of large sectors of the public was demonstrated by the changing composition of durable goods purchased. Saturation(饱和) point was rapidly being approached for items such as the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators, whereas increasing purchases of automobiles and television sets were registered.36.The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was “undesirable” because _.A) people saved lessB) people were wealthyC) people consumed lessD) expenditures on luxuries in creased37.Expenditure increased on all the following EXCEPT _.A) food B) automobilesC) education D) entertainment38.It can be inferred form the increase of fruit consumption that_.A) people had to spend more on transportation and furnitureB) people were more health consciousC) people were more money consciousD) the price of fruit dropped dramatically39. The word “registered” in the last line most probably means _.A) marked B) approached C) listed D) booked40.From this passage, we learn that the people _.A) spent more money than they earnedB) saved more money than previouslyC) spent their money wiselyD) invested and consumed at an accelerated pacePart Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to _ situation.A) similar B) alike C) same D) likely42. In this factory , suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _.A) admitted B) acknowledgedC) absorbed D) considered43. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents_.A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise44. In a typhoon , winds_ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.A) assume B) accomplish C) attain D) assemble45. Difficulties and hardships have _the best qualities of the young geologist.A) brought out B) brought aboutC) brought forth D) brought up46. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to_ the investment plan within a week.A) work out B) put out C) make out D) set out47. Richard doesnt think he could ever_ what is called “free-style” poetry.A) take on B) take over C) take to D) take after48. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and _by the same federal laws.A) stand B) conform C) abide D) sustain49. The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope, _to orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.A) subject B) owing C) available D) due50. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _ to speed up deliveries.A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress51.The tourist will be prevented from entering a country if he does not have _ passport.A) an operative B) a valid C) an efficient D) an effective52. With prices _so much, its hard for the company to plan a budget.A) fluctuating B) waving C) swinging D) vibrating53. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not _ going to the doctor.A) put off B) hold backC) put aside D) hold up54. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _very little.A) put off B) hold back C) put aside D) hold up55. A really powerful speaker can _ the feelin