大学英语四级模拟题八

第 1 页 共 7 页 系别 班级 学号 姓名 密 封 线 大学英语四级模拟题八大学英语四级模拟题八 Part I Listening Comprehension 35 Section A Directions In this section you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation 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 center 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡上对应题号作答 上对应题号作答 1 A A tourist guide B A travel agent C A receptionist D A clerk in a ticket office 2 A Paul usually flies to Japan with Betty B Paul changed his mind at the last minute C Paul persuaded Betty to change her mind D Paul planned to go to Japan with Betty by sea 3 A He thinks a portable DVD would be a nice gift B He thinks he will give her a new portable DVD for her birthday C He thinks they should buy a DVD player D He thinks her mother needs a new DVD player 4 A Send an e mail to Mr Johnson without delay for Mr Davis B Ask Tom to send an e mail to Mr Johnson at once C Photocopy the report right away D Ask someone to send an e mail to Mr Johnson immediately 5 A About 40 minutes B About an hour C More than 40 minutes D More than an hour 6 A At a party B In a hotel C In a restaurant D In an office 7 A Ask his roommate about Dr Lee and his latest books B Ask his roommate where she can buy a copy of Dr Lee s new book C Ask his roommate how to get in touch with Dr Lee D Ask his roommate if she can have his extra copy of Dr Lee s new book 8 A They are close friends B They are cousins C They are twins D They are desk mates 9 A George survived an accident B George bought a new car for his wife C George s wife got injured in an accident D George was killed in an accident 10 A She never does extra work B She enjoys her job very much C She doesn t mind doing a lot of work for others D She doesn t care how much work she does as long as she can keep her job Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard 11 A He finds it hard to afford the rent all by himself B He feels lonely living all by himself C He needs to find somebody to make the apartment more comfortable D He wants to get help with his courses from his roommate 12 A The carpet in the living room is soiled in several places B The carpet in the living room is worn out in several places C The toilet is clogged and the sink has a few leaks D The windows in the bathroom can keep out rain and snow 13 A He used some cardboard to keep it shut B He applied some super glue to keep the hinges on tightly C He pushed a box against the door to keep it shut D He pushed a chair against the door to keep it shut 14 A Find a job for the man B Split the rent C Help Dave fix up the house D Look for another place 15 A Fixing a house B Renting a house C Sharing the rent of the house D Finding another house Section B 第 2 页 共 7 页 Directions In this section you will hear 2 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 with a single line through the center 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡上对应题号作答 上对应题号作答 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard A Lack of confidence B Lack of intelligence 16 C Carelessness D Absent mindedness 17 A He lacks confidence in front of his class B He sometimes forgets what he is talking about in the middle of a sentence C He constantly fails to keep his appointments D He sometimes forgets to take meals 18 A To accompany his children on a train ride B To have a holiday with children on the beach C To take his children to visit a friend of his in a seaside town D To stay home and take care of his children 19 A He forgot where he was going B He forgot his friend s address C He forgot to tell his wife where he was going D He forgot to take the train tickets with him 20 A He couldn t find the piece of paper his wife gave him B He couldn t find his children at the station C He forgot the phone number of his home D The train had already gone Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard 21 A In the 1950 s in the southern United Sates B In the 1960 s in Great Britain C In the 1870 s in Africa D In early 20th century in South America 22 A It would last a long time B It would become a worldwide language C It would only be popular among the black people D It was just a brief fashion 23 A It was first brought to America from Africa by the black slaves B It came from European folk songs C It is performed by white musicians and the songs usually tell a sad story D It has a strong rhythm 24 A It is light and easy to carry B It has a powerful volume C It can be played by the singer while he or she is singing D It produces a fine melody 25 A Radios and hotels around the world often play rock and roll music B The invention of the electric guitar changed people s attitude towards music C Pop music enjoys a longer and wider popularity than classical music D Rock and roll singers are worshiped by fans all over the world Section C 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 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 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题纸答题纸上作答 上作答 At present there are more than 1 000 KFC restaurants in China and they are increasing at an 26 rate of 200 A new KFC restaurant opens every other day Western counterpart McDonald s also continues to 27 its premises Having 28 on the mainland in the early 1990s McDonald s has more than 600 restaurants in nearly 100 cities Although there have been fewer golden arches in America its 29 country in the past two years China s McDonald s have 30 at a rate of 100 restaurants per year The total 31 of fast food restaurants in China now 32 at 180 billion RMB and KFC and McDonald s 33 for eight percent What kind of magic has brought them such 34 in China How do they sustain growth rates Their standardized business operation apart the key is 35 inter cultural management Part II Vocabulary and Structure 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 Answer Sheet with a single line through the center 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡上对应题号作答 上对应题号作答 第 3 页 共 7 页 36 She was asked to the passage into a paragraph A shortB changeC condenseD make 37 There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons but my favorite time is the from fall to winter A transaction B stimulationC transitionD solution 38 The director gave me his that he would double my pay if I did my job well A statusB obligationC certaintyD assurance 39 Einstein s new theory on optics changed scientific ideas about light A classicalB technicalC romanticD molecular 40 Although I asked a few times he didn t to me with any words A respondB speakC sayD answer 41 should we give up hope A Out of the way C In the way B All the way D In no way 42 The news the Chinese Football Team had won the match excited all of us A that B whichC whatD as 43 I thought that he me with the work but he did not A would have helped C had helped B would help D helped 44 He the business when he was 60 A retires from C retires to B retired from D retired to 45 Most young people are for power and wealth A ambiguous B ambition C elaborate D ambitious 46 The boys didn t know what to do at that moment Just then Tom a good idea A came forward with C came up with B came along with D came with along 47 Although the two players are in the tennis court they are really good friends A partnersB enemiesC companionsD rivals 48 He s very about the success of his research in genetics A modern B modifyC mobileD modest 49 the spaceman saw the Great Wall of China A While flew in the spaceship C If flew in the spaceship B While flying in the spaceship D To fly in the spaceship 50 The taller the container at the bottom A the greater will the water pressure be B the water pressure will be greater C the greater will be the water pressure D greater the water pressure will be 51 Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university A has been accepted C was accepted B have been accepted D were accepted 52 Love stories don t to my younger brother A appealB applyC approveD appreciate 53 Father worked day and night the family A in order toB with C at a lossD for the sake of 54 He usually the usage of the two similar words A troubledB confusedC disturbedD puzzled 55 Some people there is life on other planet when seeing UFOs A rear B assumeC mislead D enthrall Part III Reading Comprehension 30 Section A 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 blank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题纸答题纸上作答 请在空格内填写单词前的上作答 请在空格内填写单词前的字母字母选项 不要选项 不要 填写单词 填写单词 Well as it turned 56 I don t know everything and I m ready to 57 some time learning I wouldn t want to pick up where I left off I d like to start all over again as a 58 You see it isn t just the education that 59 to me I have visited a dozen colleges in the 60 two years and college life looks 61 pleasant The young people on campus are all gung ho to 起劲地 get out and get at life They don t 62 to understand they are having one of its best parts Here they are with no 63 to anyone but themselves a hundred or a thousand 64 friends teachers trying to help them families at home 65 for 第 4 页 共 7 页 them to return for Christmas to tell all about their triumphs three meals a day so it isn t gourmet food but you can t have everything A spendB responsibilityC freshmanD appealsE ready made F keepingG nearlyH lastI adultJ refreshes K outL beneficialM waitingN seemO extraordinarily Section B Directions In this section you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived You may choose a paragraph more than once 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题纸答题纸上作答 上作答 Degrees are great but internships make a difference A Traditionally earning a college degree has been cause for celebration For most the achievement signaled the onset of adulthood and offered the promise of a career that would start in mere months if not weeks But in today s job market undergraduates who leave school armed only with a degree may not be so fortunate B In 2000 more than 1 2 million people received bachelor s degrees in the United States This year that number is expected to rise 30 percent to more than 1 6 million according to estimates by the National Center for Education Statistics That hike 突然提 高 has far outpaced the country s increase in population over the past decade tripling the Census Bureau s projected rate of population growth over the same period With the increased number of students if I m an employer or a medical school or business school finding a student who has a good GPA isn t particularly tough anymore says Dan Gomez Palacio assistant director of career services at Westminster College in Missouri So what is going to separate you from your peers C The answer internships 实习 University officials and employers almost universally maintain that partaking in an internship or several which sets a student apart from his peers even more before graduation is integral to finding meaningful employment in today s seemingly impenetrable job market More than ever schools across the country are pushing students of all majors toward internships and several have even added them to their graduation requirements These internships give these students an edge that they would not have otherwise says Patricia Cormier president of Longwood University in Virginia which requires an internship of all graduates It always amazes me that higher education didn t think of this sooner For me it s a no brainer If you are going to position your students well you ve got to give them this exposure before they graduate D Longwood with an enrollment of roughly 4 800 saw 74 percent of their 2008 graduating class attain jobs within six months of graduation despite the fact that students were thrust into one of the worst job markets on record Two years ago officials at Eastern Connecticut State University decided to institute a pre professional experience requirement for students Rhona Free vice president of academic affairs at Eastern Connecticut says the school wants not only to educate students but to prepare them for their working lives after school through experience based learning Students worry if I m an English major can I get a job she says We want them to know that before they leave here they will have been in a setting that s like one they ll go to work in E While smaller schools are able to ensure their students can meet the internship requirement by forming partnerships with local companies and working one on one with students to facilitate their hunt for internship the task is more daunting for larger schools Finding an employer base near a large university that can support the influx 涌入 of thousands of interns is a daunting if not impossible task For that reason many large schools have shied away from requiring internships but still take pains to make the importance of work experience known to their students Plus some programs within large institutions do require internships It s a common practice in fields where prior work experience is integral to the hiring process like business and journalism F The college of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University in Pennsylvania does not require internships but students are emailed a weekly list of internship openings and are constantly reminded of their importance The college s website even proclaims INTERNSHIPS don t leave Villanova without one Such marketing efforts have paid off The school has seen a 30 percent jump in enrollment in internships in the past three years alone Such efforts are lauded 称赞 by large employers that hire a bulk of their interns Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers for instance draws more than 70 percent of its new hires from its internship program Schools that focus on accommodating internships as part of their course curriculum position their students very well for future employment says Holly Paul national recruiting leader at PricewaterhouseCooper 第 5 页 共 7 页 G Recent graduated who are listened to such advice are reaping the rewards Ryan Mossman who graduated from Boston College with a degree in English in May 2009 said that although Boston College did not require that he take an internship the school regularly emphasized their importance After a discouraging job search in the months leading up to his graduation Mossman decided an internship was the best if not the only way for him to launch his career Instead of aimlessly searching for job openings as he claimed many of his peers did after graduation he took an internship at LVM Group a public relations firm soon after graduating The internship eventually led to a full time position as an assistant account executive with the company Meanwhile he says many of his friends sit at home with their degrees waiting for a job to fall in their laps Had I not taken a post graduation internship I think I d be in the same position they are he says 66 The growth rate of people who received bachelor s degrees was three times that of population over the same period in the United States 67 Nowadays undergraduates who leave school only with a degree may have difficulty in finding a job 68 A college in Pennsylvania often reminds its students of the importance of internships 69 Universities across the United States are encouraging internships among their students and some even include them in their graduation requirements 70 It is very difficult for large university to find a nearby internship base for its students 71 Ryan Mossman said that although Boston College did not require that he take an internship the school regularly emphasized their importance 72 Holly Paul a recruitment officer thinks highly of those universities that include internships in their course curriculum for their students better employment prospects 73 In the past a university degree indicated the arrival of adulthood and the beginning of a job within a short time 74 It s a common practice in fields where prior work experience is integral to the hiring process like business and journalism 75 Longwood University in Virginia requires an internship of all graduates Section C 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 Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 注意 此部分试题请在注意 此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡上对应题号作答 上对应题号作答 Passage One Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage It has often been said by people involved in language teaching that a student who really wants to learn will succeed whatever the circumstances are under which he studies It is certainly true that students do learn in unfavorable conditions and it is also true that stud