模拟考试答案及听力原文

四级考前模考试卷 一 参考答案 Part I Writing 范文略范文略 Part II Reading Comprehension Skimming and Scanning 1 B 2 D 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 A 8 abilities 9 give it regular workouts 10 more active Part II Listening Comprehension Skimming and Scanning Section A 11 B 12 A 13 C 14 D 15 A 16 A 17 B 18 D Now you will hear the two long conversations Conversation One 19 A 20 B 21 C 22 A Conversation Two 23 B 24 C 25 C Section B Passage One 26 B 27 A 28 D 29 A Passage Two 30 B 31 C 32 D Passage Three 33 D 34 B 35 A Section C 36 common 37 understanding 38 value 39 traditionally 40 additional 41 Modern 42 purpose 43 similar 44 Usually each group was studying the same thing so the word college came to mean one area of study 45 They were seen as different from subjects that were considered more useful in everyday life 46 The first American universities divided their studies into many areas and called each one a college Part IV Reading Comprehension Reading in Depth Section A 47 F 48 N 49 M 50 A 51 D 52 O 53 K 54 B 55 J 56 C Section B Passage One 57 D 58 C 59 A 60 B 61 C Passage Two 62 D 63 C 64 B 65 A 66 B Part V Cloze 67 D 68 A 69 B 70 C 71 C 72 A 73 B 74 D 75 B 76 A 77 C 78 D 79 D 80 A 81 B 82 C 83 B 84 A 85 D 86 C Part VI Translation 87 shouldn t have driven so fast 88 were denied admission access 89 completely lost to the outside world 90 have free access to the swimming pool 91 The destruction was so serious 录音原文录音原文 Section A 11 W I m sick of being a salaried employee Why don t we pool our savings and start our own business M Great idea If we pool our knowledge and talent we ll succeed in any venture Q What might the two speakers do 12 W I firmly believe those who kill time will only end up with time killing them M Well said If one loafs around without being serious in doing things nothing great will come to them Q What point are the speakers making 13 W The clerk said that we had to wait until after lunch to pick up the papers M But what are we going to do to kill time before then Q What does the man mean 14 M How do you balance work and study at the same time W My classes are at night and I work during the day Q What does the woman mean 15 W Do you believe that Jack came out of the accident alive M It s surprising The car crashed into the wall and was completely damaged Q What do we learn from the conversation 16 W How do you find your new English teacher M Very nice What I like best about her is that she never takes offense She answers all our questions very patiently no matter how many times they ve been asked Q What does the man like best about his new English teacher 17 M Excuse me I m looking for this book It s in the list of titles but I couldn t find it on the shelf W Let me see Oh it s been checked out It s due on June 26 If you want us to reserve it for you please fill out this card Q Why can t the man find the book he wants l8 W Why do the Japanese have such a long life expectancy M I don t understand So many of them smoke and they have a stressful work environment It must be their healthy diet Hey Let s go out for sushi Q What does the man suppose contributes to the Japanese long life expectancy Now you will hear the two long conversations Conversation One W John have you chosen a physical education class yet for this semester M No Why W You ve got to take rock climbing We just had the first class and it looks like it s going to be great M You think I should take rock climbing You ve got to be kidding Besides how can they teach rock climbing when it s completely flat around here W That s not important You can t just start climbing without any training You have to get in shape learn how to use the ropes the belts the buckles there s a lot of preparation first M You don t think it s just a little bit dangerous W Not if you know how to use the safety equipment which is by the way pretty hi tech The ropes are made of elastic fabrics that stretch a little the shoes have special plastic You have to learn how to use all these before you do any real climbing M Well what s the appeal We ll spend the whole semester studying something we don t actually get to do W We will take a climbing trip during spring break But that s not the point Climbing is not the only goal In preparing to climb you learn patience mental discipline and you gain fantastic physical strength especially in your hands For the first few weeks we re going to concentrate entirely on hand and upper body exercise M All that in one sport Maybe you are right Since it s not too late to join the class maybe I will Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard 19 What can we learn from the conversation 20 Why does the woman say it s not dangerous to do rock climbing 21 What is one of the reasons why the woman is interested in rock climbing 22 What will the man probably do after the conversation Conversation Two M Cindy what is happiness in your mind W Why ask It s a difficult question Different people may have different understanding of happiness M You said it But that is the assignment from my psychology professor W Well in my mind happiness is supposed to be just a state of mind not so closely related to material life M OK A state of mind Anything else W People ought to value what they already have got They shouldn t always feel sorry for what they can t have M Yes I agree But many people often get used to what they have and don t cherish them any more W You are right Maybe people can t be very happy by only staying at one place or staying still at one condition I mean if people get what they dream about or they do better than they expected they feel happy And M Hold it a second I need to write what you have said down Get what they dream about better than expected All right That s very helpful Now let s talk about what kind of specific things or condition that can make people feel happy Take you for example W Well I said that I didn t mind material things a lot But if I get some gifts very carefully chosen or made by my beloved relatives or friends even though they may not be expensive I would still be very happy M So do I Do you feel this kind of happiness last long W Of course whenever I take out the things and look at them I know there are people who care about me and love me My heart will be full of happiness Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard 23 What is Cindy s opinion on happiness 24 According to the man why cannot some people feel much happiness 25 What kind of gifts will make Cindy feel happy Section B Passage One Science can t explain the power of pets but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack reduce loneliness and spread all round good cheer Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings For some an animal provides more comfort than a husband wife A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people half of them pet owners while they performed 5 minutes of mental calculation or held a hand in ice water Subjects completed the tasks alone with a husband wife a close friend or with a pet People with pets did it best Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates With pets in the room people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions It seems people feel more relaxed around pets says Allen who thinks it may be because pets don t judge A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet and exercise programs a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program On average people lost about 11 pounds or 5 of their body weight Their dogs did even better losing an average of 12 pounds more than 15 of their body weight Dog owners didn t lose any more weight than those without dogs but say researchers got more exercise overall mostly with their dogs and found it worth doing Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard 26 What does the passage mainly discuss 27 When does a person with heart disease have a better chance of getting well 28 According to Allen why did people do better with pets around when doing stressful tasks 29 What does researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital mention in the passage Passage Two The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908 At his factory in Ivrea he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter Today the company s head office is still in Ivrea near Turin but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13 000 machines a year Some went to customers in Italy but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries Camillo s son Adriano started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system This was the first mainframe computer designed and made in Italy After Adriano died in 1960 the company had a period of financial problems Other companies especially the Japanese made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company In 1978 Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment Soon it became one of the world s leading companies in information technology and communications There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group one for personal computers one for other office equipment one for systems and services and two for telecommunications Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard 30 What do we learn from the passage 31 What was probably the reason for Olivetti s falling behind in electronic technology 32 What do we know about today s Olivetti from the passage Passage Three I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of In fact I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives by creating worlds we could step into take part in and live in With this unshakable belief I at fourteen decided to become a writer Here too reading became useful Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say but being unable to find the right ways to say it He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world He cannot write without loving to read because only through reading other people s writing can one discover what works what doesn t and in the end together with lots of practice what voice he has Now I am in college and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction As a law student my reading is in fact limited to subject matter the volume of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road all from the comfort of my own armchair to experience though secondhand exciting experiences that I wouldn t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard 33 What can we learn about the speaker as a child 34 What effect does reading fiction have on the speaker 35 Which can be the best title for this passage Section C Today we talk about the difference between a college and a university Colleges and universities have a lot in 36 common They prepare young adults for work They provide a greater 37 understanding of th