2015.5四级模拟三试题

1、2015年大学英语四级模拟测试三Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Set Clear Aims by commenting on the saying,“Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.” You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write

2、 your essay on Answer Sheet 1.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上Set Clear Aims _Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 t

3、he 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

4、 center.注意：此部分试题请在机读答题卡上作答。1. A) Do her homework. B) Clean the backyard. C) Wash clothes. D) Enjoy the beautiful day.2. A) The man is looking for a place to live in. B) The man has a house for rent. C) The woman is a secretary. D) The two speakers are old friends.3. A) Henry doesnt like the color. B

5、) Someone else painted the house. C) There was no ladder in the house. D) Henry painted the house himself. 4. A) In a cotton field. B) At a railway station. C) On a farm. D) On a train5. A) They are entertaining. B) They are time-consuming C) They are boring. D) They are rewarding. 6. A) A raincoat.

6、 B) A rainy day. C) A lovely hat. D) An attractive hut. 7. A) The woman is driving too fast. B) The woman is driving at a low speed.C) The woman has broken a traffic rule.D) The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.8. A) She can tell Joan when she sees her at noon. B) She should tell Joans brot

7、her about the reception. C) She must call on Joan after the reception. D) She may see Joans brother at lunchQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) To an artistic museum. B) To a movie theater. C) To a restaurant. D) To a national park.10. A) Less than five minutes.

8、 B) Less than ten minutes. C) Less than twelve minutes. D) About twenty minutes.11. A) Inexpensive and well-decorated. B) Expensive and luxurious. C) Inexpensive and humble. D) Expensive but worthwhile.12. A) By subway. B) By bus. C) By taxi. D) By train.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversat

9、ion you have just heard.13. A) March 20th. B) March 21st. C) March 22nd. D) March 23rd.14. A) It doesnt have a nice view. B) It doesnt come with a sauna bath. C) It has been booked. D) Its a little too expensive for him.15. A) 80 dollars. B) 88 dollars. C) 96 dollars. D) 220 dollars.Section BDirecti

10、ons: In this section, you will hear three 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 co

11、rresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在机读答题卡上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes. B) Obtain more convenient services than other people do. C) Enjoy greater t

12、rust from the storekeeper D) Cash money wherever he wishes to17. A) Its still on the horizon. B) Its far from entering their life. C) Its already here with them. D）Its only a beautiful dream.18. A) Use of computers in banks. B) Conveniences brought about by computers in business. C) Significance of

13、automation in commercial enterprises. D) Credit cards in the business world.Passage TwoQuestions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) It is waiting outside the door itself. B) The family gets it from a station nearby. C) The postman has delivered it to the door. D) The news

14、paper boy has delivered it to the door.20. A) Because it has many advertisements. B) Because it has many different sections. C) Because it has many advertisements and many different sections. D) Because there is much more world news on Sunday.21. A) World news. B) Advice about food, health and cloth

15、es. C) News about the death. D) The sports and financial pages. Passage ThreeQuestions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) It makes pilots and drivers ill. B) It dirties airplanes and carsC) Pilots and drivers cannot bear the pollution. D) It prevents pilots and drivers fr

16、om seeing things clearly23. A) How chemicals reaching us affect our health. B) How to begin to control pollution. C) How to protect farm crops and forests. D) How to save our works of art.24. A) He wants scientists to find all the answers to the questions about air pollution. B) He doesnt know where

17、 to get enough money to control the pollution. C) He doesnt think it urgent to find all the answers to air pollution. D) He thinks it more important to control damages than air pollution.25. A) The government will be forced to fight against pollution. B) People all over the world will become poorer

18、and poorer. C) More and More money in controlling air pollution will be wasted. D) The world will have more and more babies with defects.Section CDirections: 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

19、 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Most of the colleges of education in the United States a

20、re doing an inadequate job of preparing elementary teachers for teaching children to read, a (26)_ report by the US National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) concludes. Teacher-education programs across the US are (27) _ to teach the five elements of effective reading instruction that research has

21、proved are (28) _ phonemic (音素的，音位的) (29) _, phonics (读音法), vocabulary, (30) _, and comprehension, according to “What Education Schools Arent Teaching About Reading and What Elementary Teachers Arent Learning,” (31) _by NCTQ. The reports authors (32) _ information on required reading courses from a

22、(33) _that was deemed representative of the nations nearly 1,300 teacher-education program. “Almost all of the 72 (34) _ in our sample earned a failing grade,” the report says. Only 11 per cent of the colleges reviewed taught all the components, while nearly one-fourth didnt appear to teach any of t

23、hem. Those elements were (35) _ as necessary for effective reading instruction in the 2000 report of the US National Reading Panel (NRP) and have been the driving force behind state and federal initiatives for raising student achievement ever since. Many colleges of education have already begun reor

24、ganizing their reading courses to include more of the research on effective instruction.Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)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

25、 following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than onc

26、e.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done (36) _ by women-ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing (37)_ work-still need to be d

27、one by someone. Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a (38) _ that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing “poverty of time “and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners

28、, financial services, and the like.Although there is still a big wage (39) _ between men and women, the income working women (40) _ gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now (41)_ about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers (42) _ women shoppers by ignoring the

29、m or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are (43) _ customers. Its interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to (44) _ pay attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars the Japanese society

30、 is still very much male-oriented. Perhaps it was the (45) _ contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.A）scaleB）retailedC）generateD）extreme E）technically F）affordable G）situation H）really I）potential J）gapK）voluntary L）excessive M）insulted N）pu

31、rchase O）primarilySection BDirections: 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. Eac

32、h paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.ObesityA How does one define when a person is considered to be obese and not just somewhat overweight? Height-weight tables give an approximate guideline as to whether one is simply overwe

33、ight or has passed into the obese stage.B The World Health Organization recommends using a formula that takes into account a persons height and weight. The “Body Mass Index” (BMI) is calculated by dividing the persons weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters, and is thus given in

34、units of kg/m2. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is considered to be the healthiest. A BMI of between 25 and 29.9 is considered to be overweight, while a BMI of over 30 is considered to be obese.C However, it is recognized that this definition is limited as it does not take into account such variables as age, gen

35、der and ethnic origin, the latter being important as different ethnic groups have very different fat distributions. Another shortcoming is that it is not applicable to certain very muscular people such as athletes and bodybuilders, who can also have artificially high BMIs. Agencies such as the Natio

36、nal Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in the USA and the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) are starting to define obesity in adults simply in terms of waist circumference.Health Effects of ObesityD Over 2000 years ago, the Greek physician Hippocrates wrote that “persons who are naturally ve

37、ry fat are apt to die earlier than those who are slender”. This observation remains very true today. Obesity has a major impact on a persons physical, social and emotional well-being. It increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 (“mature onset diabetes”) and also makes Type 2 diabete

38、s more difficult to control. Thus weight loss improves the levels of blood glucose and blood fats, and reduces blood pressure. The association between obesity and coronary heart disease is also well-known.CancerE Furthermore, in 2001 medical researchers established a link between being overweight an

39、d certain forms of cancer, and estimated that nearly 10,000 Britons per year develop cancer as a result of being overweight. This figure was made up of 5,893 women and 3,220 men, with the strongest associations being with breast and colon cancers. However, it is thought that being overweight may als

40、o increase the risk of cancer in the reproductive organs for women and in the prostate gland for men.F The link between breast cancer and nutritional status is thought to be due to the steroid hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which are produced by the ovaries, and govern a womans menstrual cycle

41、. Researchers have found that the more a woman eats, or the more sedentary her lifestyle, the higher are the concentrations of progesterone. This link could explain why women from less affluent countries have lower rates of breast cancer. Women from less affluent nations tend to eat less food and to

42、 lead lifestyles which involve more daily movement. This lowers their progesterone level, resulting in lower predisposition to breast cancer.G The Times newspaper, in 2002 reported that obesity was the main avoidable cause of cancer among non-smokers in the Western world!AgingH Research published by

43、 St Thomas Hospital, London, UK in 2005 showed a correlation between body fat and aging, to the extent that being obese added 8.8 years to a womans biological age. The effect was exacerbated by smoking, and a non-overweight woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years added 7.4 years to their b

44、iological age. The combination of being obese and a smoker added at least ten years to a womans biological age, and although the study only involved women, the lead researcher Professor Tim Spector believes the finding would also apply to men.I The aging effect was determined by measuring the length

45、 of telomeres, tiny “caps” on the ends of chromosomes, which help protect the DNA from the ageing process. Indeed, telomeres have been dubbed the “chromosomal clock” because, as an organism ages, they become progressively shorter, and can be used to determine the age of the organism. Beyond a certai

46、n point, the telomere becomes so short that it is no longer able to prevent the DNA of the chromosome from falling apart. It is believed that excess body fat, and the chemicals present in tobacco smoke release free radicals which trigger inflammation. Inflammation causes the production of white bloo

47、d cells which increases the rate of erosion of telomeres.DementiaJ Recent research (2005) conducted in the USA shows that obesity in middle age is linked to an increased risk of dementia, with obese people in their 40s being 74% more likely to develop dementia compared to those of normal weight. For

48、 those who are merely overweight, the lifetime risk of dementia risk was 35% higher.K Scientists from the Aging Research Centre at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have been able to take information such as age, number of years in education, gender, body mass index, blood pressure level, physical

49、activity and genetic factors, assigning each a risk score. They then used this information to devise a predictive test for dementia. This test will enable people at risk, for the first time, to be able to affect lifestyle changes which will reduce their risk of contracting dementia.Other ProblemsL T

50、he world-wide upsurge in obesity, particularly in children, is of major economic concern, liable to drain economies. Of further concern is that research conducted in Australia and published in 2006, shows that up to one third of breech pregnancies were undetected by the traditional “palpation” exami

51、nation, the danger being greatest for those women who are overweight or obesea growing proportion of mothers. This means that such women are not getting the treatment required to turn the baby around in time for the birth, and in many cases require an emergency Caesarean section.M This is a true hea

52、lth-care crisis, far bigger than Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and ultimately, even bigger than AIDS.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46. Using the “Body Mass Index” to define a persons weight ideal is limited, because it does not takes into account many variables such as age, gender and ethnic origin.

53、47. You can judge whether one is simply overweight or has passed into the obese stage according to the height-weight table. 48. A persons emotional well-being would be affected by obesity. 49. A non-overweight woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years added 7.4 years to her biological age. 5

54、0. Obesity has something to do with cancer in the prostate gland for man. 51. The predictive test for dementia will help people to affect lifestyle changes that will reduce their risk of contracting dementia. 52. The excess body fat, like the chemicals present in tobacco smoke, can lead to inflammat

55、ion. 53. Obese people in middle age run an increased risk of dementia. 54. Women from less affluent nations tend to have much less breast cancer. 55. The world-wide upsurge in obesity, particularly in children, will possibly drain economies. Section CDirections: There are two passages in this sectio

56、n. 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 OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will