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大学英语四级考试模拟试卷（二）答案、听力录音稿Part I WritingI am writing a paper on international business. And I have come across some difficulties so that I can hardly get things moving.It has always been a great pleasure to write to you since I never fail to get help and inspirations from you. That is why whenever there is a hard nut to crack I turn to you. Ive been trying to get hold of some updated information about my topic. Unfortunately, I havent had any luck in the library. So I have trouble supporting the paper with adequate information that is relevant to the topic of the paper. Whats more, international business may be a topic too general for the number of pages that is required. The 15-page length does not allow for everything to be covered. I earnestly hope that you can give me some suggestions on how to narrow down my topic and make some comments on several potential topics that occurred to me recently.I am wondering if and when you are available. If possible, I will be greatly honored and extremely grateful to meet you at any time and place that will be convenient to you.Looking forward to your favorable reply. Sincerely yours, Helen Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1-7 C D B A B C A 8. 20 years 9. 10 times 10. Unwilling to accept it/ the programPart III Listening Comprehension11. DW: Why didnt you have your geometry class today?M: Only three out of 25 students in our class showed up. Since the professor has planned to present complex demonstration, he decided to cancel the class until everybody could be ready for it.Q: What happened to the geometry class today?12. CW: I enjoy all kinds of music. What music do you like?M: Folk music had appealed to me very much before I came to have a passion for pop music, but now I think nothing can compare with classical music.Q: What kind of music does the man like best?13. AW: Marty, are you preparing for your presentation on biological science tomorrow?M: Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion. Ive decided to play it by ear.Q: What does Marty mean to do?14. BW: I just came back for the holiday youve arranged for me. But I must tell you that the hotel was really awful. It was miles from the sea; the food was awful, too; the bed was very dirty.M: Sorry about that. But that is not really our fault. The contract does say that the hotel accommodation is not our responsibility.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?15. BW: I had a heavy week and was assigned to go on a business trip next Monday. I honestly dont want to paint the room this weekend, Joe.M: Neither do I, but I think we should get it over without wasting too much time.Q: What does Joe mean?16. BW: How were their talks going on? Have they reached any agreement?W: They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for further talk.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?17. DW: I have too many courses this semester. Im going to have to drop one of them.W: In order to do that, youll have to go through the proper channels.Q: What advice does the woman give the man?18. AW: Youre going to make a trip to San Francisco, arent you?M: Yes. But I havent got the tickets yet. Im seeking to postpone the trip to next month, since it is the busiest month for the airline.Q: What do we know about the man from the conversation?1922 C A B A听力原文Conversation OneM: Hello, everybody. I am sitting here with Lerato from South Africa. What part of South Africa do you come from, Lerato?W: I come from Johannesburg.M: So you were born in Johannesburg?W: I was born in Durban, educated in Cape Town, and lived and worked in Johannesburg.M: Sorry?W: Its the last place that I lived before coming to Japan.M: (22) Right, and whats Johannesburg like? What kind of a place is it?W: (19) Its the biggest city in South Africa. Its mainly the business capital. Its quite a dense city, almost what New York is to the United States.M: I dont know a lot about South Africa, but in high school I learned during the apartheid time, there were three groups, the black people, the white people and the colored people.W: Uh-huh.M: (20) Do people still classify other people in the same way in South Africa now?W: Um, yeah, they still do that.M: (22) So in Johannesburg, how many black people, how many white people, how many colored people do you know roughly?W: No, I dont but basically its about maybe eighty percent black people generally and then the other twenty is divided among white and coloreds, but (21) the coloreds have the smallest population.W: And the coloreds, they are mixed peopleIndian, Asian, black, white, mixes of all races or?M: No, (21) traditionally its a mixture between black and white.M: So you know, there are two words: mulatto and mestizo. I am not sure of the right pronunciation.W: Yes, Ive heard those. I think they refer to people who are of mixed race.M: Mixed race, right. OK well thanks for talking to me.W: OK. It was nice talking to you, too.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. How does Lerato introduce Johannesburg?20. What social problem remains the same in South Africa as years ago21. What does Lerato say about mixed people?22. What is the conversation mainly about?2325 B C C听力原文Conversation TwoW: Hey, Eric! Youve got a motorcycle, havent you?M: Ah, yes, I have two.W: What kind?M: (23) I have a BMW big touring bike and I have a Suzuki off-road type.W: A BMW is a German bike, isnt it?M: Ah, thats right. Made in Germany.W: You live in Japan. Why did you get a German-made motorcycle?M: Well, I have been doing a lot of camping and touring on my motorcycle so this big motorcycle is able to carry a lot of weight comfortably and safely and also (24) this motorcycle is wind-tunnel tested so it does really nicely on the expressway. I commute to work on the expressway four days a week so it is really good for that.W: Right, and when you go touring, you go camping, is that right?M: Yeah, we like to camp. Once in while well stay in a cabin but often we take the camping gear and stay in tents.W: So you fide on winding mountain roads up through the Japanese mountain until you find a beautiful place and then you just pitch your tent and light a fire?M: Well, (25) usually we have a plan as to where to go but yes we like we prefer nice windy twisty mountain roads. A lot of people only know the part of Japan from Tokyo down to Hiroshima, this kind of built-up urban coastal area, but they dont realize that a huge area of this country is mountains and narrow winding roads and deserted villages. I just love the Japanese mountains.W: So do I.Questions 2325 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What type is Erics BMW motorcycle?24. Why does the BMW motorcycle work nicely on the expressway?25. Where do Eric and his friends prefer to camp?2628 C D C听力原文Passage OneThe common cold is the worlds most widespread illness, which is plague that flesh receives. (26) The most widespread fallacy of all is that colds are caused by cold. But they are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. However they do not. (27) And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world. During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the war field, cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious concentration camp, naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for a long time. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they frequent in the winter? (28) Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.No one has yet found a cure with the cold. There are drugs and pain-killers such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What is the most popular mistaken belief about the common cold?27. Who tend to catch a cold according to the speaker?28. Why do people catch cold in winter more frequently than in other seasons?2931 D A B听力原文Passage TwoThe piano and violin are girls instruments. Drums and trumpets are for boys. According to psychologists Susan Onco and Michael Balton, children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play. They find that despite the best efforts of teachers, these ideas have changed very little over the past decade. (29) They interviewed 153 children aged between 9 to 11 from schools in Northwest England. They asked them to identify 4 musical instruments and then to say which they would like to play most and which they would like to play least. They also asked the children for their views on whether boys or girls should not play any of the 4 instruments. The piano and the violin were both ranked more favorably by girls than boys, while boys prefer the drums and trumpets. There was broad agreement between boys and girls on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons vary. (30) And while almost half of all boys said they avoid certain instruments because they were too difficult to play, only 15% of girls gave that as a reason. Earlier studies indicated that (31) very young school children aged between 5 and 7 showed no bias in choosing musical instruments, but their tastes become much clearer between the ages of 8 and 10. One survey of 78 teachers suggested that after that age, both boys and girls begin to restrict themselves to the so-called male or female instruments.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. Why did Susan and Michael interview children aged between 9 and 11?30. Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments?31. Which group of children has a bias when choosing musical instruments?3235 B A C C听力原文Passage Three(35) Faced with the threat of water shortages, Beijing and Shanghai will take effective measures to save water and protect water resources.Beijing will stick more strictly to water saving policies through the readjustment of industrial structures. Beijing is expected to be short of 1.185 billion cubic meters of water by 2020. Beijing will shut down factories with high water consumption and pollution. Advanced water-saving technology will be introduced to new industrial projects in the capital city. (32) Grain-growing areas will be reduced to save ground water and more trees will be planted. Animal breeding and other “highly efficient” agriculture with modern water-saving irrigation methods will be developed. It is said that water used in agriculture will drop 35 percent of the citys water consumption in 2010 and the figure will continue to 28-30 percent in 2020. Beijing will increase the speed of renovation of its urban water supply equipment. Its reported that more than 15 percent of water is lost during distribution. (33) Water-saving equipment and efficient management can save Beijing more than 537 million cubic meters by 2010. Shanghai still faces key problems connected with its water resources and environment. Since 1998, the city had invested nearly US $169 million to treat its rivers, especially Suzhou Greek. The citys rivers have become noticeably clearer since putting it into action. The government will provide a further US $24 million for the treatment of rivers. This years task is to improve the water quality at the three ports of Longhua, Yangshupu and Hongkou. Another reemphasis is to raise the water system in Songjiang New Area with a project worth US $4.8 million. (34) Efforts will be made to improve public awareness about the need to protect water resources.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. Why will the grain-growing areas in Beijing be reduced?33. What are the means to save over 537 million cubic meters by 2010 in Beijing?34. What will the local government do to the public in