大学英语四级模拟题三

第 1 张 共 5 张 大学英语四级模拟题三 一 二三四五六 试卷总 得分 核查人 Part OneReading Comprehension 2 10 20 Directions There are 2 passages in this section 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 centre Passage One Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again They want to bring water to the deserts so that people can live and grow food Even so more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time Why Scientists think that people make deserts People are doing bad things to the earth Some people on the earth do not get very much rain Yet they still do not become deserts This is because there are some small green plants growing there Plants help keep water in the earth Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away Without plants the land can become a desert much more easily A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place He digs in the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land He makes a farm He puts plants in rows The sun is very hot It makes the land even drier When the rain comes it runs between the row of plants It washes the good dirt away When the wind comes it blows between the rows of plants It blows the good dirt away Soon the land is not good enough for a farm any more The man lets his animals eat all the plants on it Now the land does not have any plants on it The sun and wind dry the land and all of the good dirt away Now the land is a desert 1 A desert is probably A grassy B wet C treeless D muddy 2 Land is becoming desert because of lack of A rain B people C wind D plants 3 Which of the following is NOT the reason why small green plants are very important to dry places A They keep the earth from becoming even drier B They do not let wind blow the earth away C They add color to the dry places D They hold water 4 It can be inferred from the passage that A it is bad to plant in rows in a dry place B it is better to raise animals on dry land than to make a farm C it is bad to make a farm in a dry place but it is good to raise animals there D all lands that don t get very much rain are deserts 5 What s the writer s purpose in giving an example of the man A To criticize him B To tell an interesting story C To prove man makes deserts D To prove the hot sun makes a desert Passage Two For years international swimming has been controlled by a small number of powerful nations The U S Russia Germany and Australia have produced some of the sport s finest players and have won most of the top competitions and medals But the results of this month s world championships which are being held in the Australian city of Perth will not be so easy to predict Since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta many new names and nationalities have emerged to take on the world leaders The 1996 Olympics should have been an opportunity for the U S to display its great swimming power but instead it faced some embarrassing defeats The surprises started on the first day of the competitions when Fred of Belgium 比利时 set a world record in the competition for 100 metres breast stroke 蛙泳 Never before had Belgium produced an Olympic champion swimmer Two other countries also won swimming gold medals for the first time on the opening day Ireland s Michell Smith delighted her country with her first of her three gold medals New Zealand also celebrated with Danyon Loader s gold in the men s 200 metre free style Loader went on to win the 400 meters later in the competition By late on the second day the U S team s officials and coaches were starting to be surprised Penny Heyns of South Africa had broken the women s 100 metre breast stroke record in the morning competitions before claiming gold in the final 6 It is hard to predict the results of this month s championships because A players from different countries have sprung up as new champions B many names of the players haven t been heard C a few countries have won international swimming competitions D the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta was a success 7 What the U S had to face at the 1996 Olympics was A new swimming power B a big success C several unpleasant failures D a great deal of embarrassment 8 The player of Belgium broke a world record in 100 metre breast stroke which A it had won before B it has not gained before C it had won many times D the U S had never won before 9 How many gold medals have the other countries won on the opening day A Three B Four C Five D Six 10 It can be inferred from the passage that A the U S is still the only powerful country in swimming B the U S has been a great swimming power 第 2 张 共 5 张 C Ireland once controlled international swimming D Belgium had won several world swimming championships Part Two Listening Comprehension 35 Section A 1 15 15 Directions 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 with a single line through the centre 11 A He watched television with his friend B He stayed at home talking with his friend C He went to see a film with his friend D He went to see his schoolmate 12 A 5 10 B 5 00 C 4 30 D 5 15 13 A At a booking office B In a Hong Kong hotel C On a busy street D At an airport 14 A The next bus is coming soon B The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop C There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus D They can catch this bus without running 15 A The wind stopped but it s still raining B The rain stopped C It is still raining and the wind is blowing D Both the rain and wind stopped 16 A He decided not to go to New York B They won an award recently C They are going to organize a dinner D No one expected him to move 17 A A sunny day B A nice raincoat C An attractive dress D A lovely hat 18 A No one can find the Department B He helps people find the Department here C He has no idea where to find the Department D He is working at the university Conversation One Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard 19 A He is not satisfied with his present job B He worries too much about his grandmother C People dislike his food D He is going to be fired 20 A He learned it in a training center of cooking B He learned it from his grandmother C He learned it from his mother D He learned it from his wife 21 A He dislikes other businessmen B He wants to have more chances to go on business C He doesn t want to trouble others D He wants to be self employed 22 A Whether he would have enough funds B Whether his food is to the customers taste C Whether his family members would support him D Whether he can pay less tax to the government Conversation Two Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard 23 A Tap dancing and square dancing B Tap dancing and belly dancing C Folk dancing and square dancing D Folk dancing and belly dancing 24 A Interesting B Time wasting C Very tiring D Inspiring 25 A He does not like to interact with people B He doesn t thinks the dancing course will help him interact with other people C He hates the dancing course very much D He also wants to take the dancing course so that he could be more confident Section B 1 10 10 Directions In this section you are going to hear three short passages At the end of each passage you will hear some questions Both the passages 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 with a single line through the centre Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard 26 A Their family members B Their relatives C Their closest friends D Strangers 27 A To get advice B To subscribe C To place an advertisement D To apply for membership 第 3 张 共 5 张 28 A They are two well known writers who give advice B They are two famous doctors C They are two lawyers D They are two professors at the New York State University Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard 29 A Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year B Americans enjoy eating out with their friends C The United States is a country of immigrants D Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food 30 A They can make friends with people from other countries B They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles C They can practise speaking foreign languages there D They can meet with businessmen from all over the world 31 A The couple cook the dishes and the children help them B The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress C The mother does the cooking while the father and the children wait on the guests D A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard 32 A He went to watch his son play in a hockey game B He watched a hockey game on TV with his son C He and his son had a very good dinner together at an Italian restaurant D He called his wife Dana who was appearing in a play in California 33 A His courage in fighting against his paralysis B His love for his 12 year old son Will C His role as Superman in the movie with the same name D His opening of the first center in the USA devoted to paralyzed people 34 A A horse riding accident B A car accident C A deadly infection of an incurable disease D A sudden heart attack 35 A Christopher Reeve loved acting more than anything else in the world B Christopher Reeve was as brave as the superman he played in the movie C Christopher Reeve s great comfort was to die with his son at his side D Christopher Reeve will be remembered as a spokesman for the disabled Section C 1 10 10 Directions 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 with the exact words you have just heard Finally when the passage is read for the third time you should check what you have written 答案请写在答题纸上 答案请写在答题纸上 Customers differ greatly from country to country Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country Should you use both hands when you are eating The American and the British not only speak the same language but also 36 a large number of social customs For instance in both countries people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time Also most English will open a door for a woman or 37 their seat to her and also will most Americans Promptness is 38 both in Britain and America If a dinner invitation is for 7 o clock the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to 39 the delay It is relatively common both in China and in the west to invite friends and acquaintances to dinner However the customs 40 with this are often very different in the two cultures and so both Westerners and Chinese may easily feel 41 and misunderstandings may be the result When Westerners wish to invite people to dinner it is normal to ask them a week or so in 42 This is because Westerners often 43 quite carefully and like to plan what they are doing If less notice than this is given it is implied that the invitation is a 44 and that it does not matter too much if the people can t accept So if the host really wants them to come it is wise to 45 Part Three Vocabulary and Structure 0 5 20 10 Directions There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 46 There is evidence that stress is partly responsible for his failing health A convinced B convincing C condense D condensed 47 Einstein s theories of contributed much to the development of science A relativity B relative C relatively D related 48 Scientists will have to new technologies to improve the world s food and fuel supplies A come up with B come upon C come on D come across 49 The invisible force was evidence to Albert there was more to our world than meets the eye A where B when C who D that 50 He accepted an invitation to join the as a full professor A focus B fact C faculty D face 51 Parents should give sound advice to their children during their from childhood to manhood A transfer B translate C transition D transmit 第 4 张 共 5 张 52 With a of updated information the website is popular with university students A wealth B health C myth D truth 53 The travel agency in adventure trips which attract young people eager for challenges A specialize B specializes C special D specific 54 I don t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to good marks in university A manufacture B sponsor C attract D attain 55 The sweaters are made of wool from Australia A importing B imported C import D be imported 56 Being the son of a professor does not qualify him the scholarship consideration A to B for C at D as 57 From all the indications it is safe to that the prices of cars will go down by large margins A consumeB assureC resumeD assume 58 He returned to his hometown so that he could his passion for football A indulgeB breakC limitD obsess 59 They expected a living space with water abundant that it could supply their needs forever A soB suchC tooD as 60 She failed to call the police to her appointment A greetB retreatC puzzleD cancel 61 He has just heard that he has been by Oxford University A respondedB acceptedC allowedD adjusted 62 The movie I went to see with Karen last night me of my boyhood in New York City A mindedB recalledC remindedD remembered 63 Annual sales of hundreds of products now marked under the Proctor Gamble umbrella thirty billion dollars A exactB expectC exceedD except 64 The local government s decision to reduce unemployment benefits enraged the workers who were laid off and they violent protest A resortedB resorted toC sortedD sorted to 65 I had no idea because I thought about idioms sure I was what they were A the longer the lessB the less the longer C the long the lessD the longer the little Part FourBanked Cloze 1 10 10 Directions In this section there is a passage with ten blanks You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage Read the passage through carefully before making your choices Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once 请在答题纸上写单词对应的字母代号 请在答题纸上写单词对应的字母代号 A element B stirredC device D shaking E remarkably F urged G adopt H directly I longer J pursue K importing L while M efforts N complexO decade It seems that the young Albert Einstein was never exactly an ordinary child When he was 5 years old and sick in bed he was given a 66 called a compass He lay there 67 and twisting it certain he could fool it into pointing off in a new direction But try as he might his 68 were in vain This 69 his intellect and ignited 点燃 his inspiration Not only was he passionately curious he was also 70 persistent and would not easily give up on a problem He had the patience and determination that kept him at things 71 than most others At age 12 Albert Einstein came upon a set of ideas that impressed him as sacred 神圣的 He was inspire