2011年四级模拟试题二

1、part writingdirection: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic college english teaching in china according to the following outline (given in chinese). your composition should be no less than 120 words. remember to write your composition on the answer sheet 1 cl

2、early and neatly.1. 有人认为中国的大学英语教育很不成功。2. 失败的原因是 ,3. 我的建议 ,part reading comprehension (skimming and scanning)direction: in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on answer sheet 1. for questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices mar

3、ked a, b, c and d. for questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.dad, why did you do it?every time the phone rings in my fiat i jump, especially if its near midnight. deep down i know its only mum, ringing for a chat because, yet again, she cant sleep. but for

4、a fraction of a second i freeze. it was midnight when the call came that changed the way i felt about the person i loved most my dad. id watch his friends playing around with young girls and then look at dad. ridiculous, hed say, and id smile, knowing he could never behave that way. last october, as

5、 if to prove the point, he whisked mum away for a romantic weekend in rome to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. she was so happy. i didnt think any couple could be closer and i always dreamed that when i got married it would be the same for me secure and caring. dad always wanted the best

6、for me and he made sure i got it. thanks to his army career and pension we were financially better off than most. but he always pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and mum. i loved him for that, but when he packed me off to america for a year to find myself i didnt

7、 want to go. hugging me at the airport, dad wiped away my tears. itll be character building, emma, he said, adding : anyway, if you dont like it after a few months you can come back. but trust me princess, youll love it. he was right. i loved the states, and living there built up my confidence. stil

8、l, i missed dad like mad. i remember sitting in a coffee bar in chicago and hiding behind the menu as tears poured down my face. i was frightened, alone and i knew dad wasnt there to put his arms around me and reassure me. i rushed out to a phone booth to call him. as soon as i heard his sleepy voic

9、e i felt okay. then, when i got home 12 months later, nothing much had changed. i thought. mum was as madly in love with dad as shed been since the day hed first kissed her in the school playground; and dad seemed to feel the sameon the outside. except hed finally left the army and was now an area m

10、anager for a car manufacturer. mum was over the moonit meant he no longer had to travel all over the country and spend months away from home. dad was excited about his new job, and when he started working late neither mum nor i thought anything of it. he told us it was a new project, and so confiden

11、tial he wasnt allowed to tell us much about it. i believed he was at work, tucked away in his office until i got that unforgettable midnight call. the womans voice was hesitant but panicky. she asked if i was georges daughter. i didnt realize who she was until she told me dad was with her at midnigh

12、t. she said she hadnt wanted to ring, that shed never wanted me to find out about her, but she had no choice. someone had to know that dad was on his way to hospital. hes had a heart attack, she said, her voice trembling. as i paced up and down the hospital corridor, this strange woman explained tha

13、t shed been with my father when hed collapsed. the thought of them together made me feel ill. while i rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face, i heard a cry. it was her. as soon as i saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder, i knew dad had gone. i couldnt make mys

14、elf go and look at him. i wouldve seen a stranger lying there. the man who for 24 years had told me never to lie, to be true to myself and always to treasure family values above all else, had slipped away from my lift for ever. only then did i discover this woman worked for the company. she was dads

15、 so-called confidential project. an hour or so later i broke the news to mum. i said dad had suffered a heart attack while he was at his friend roys house; that has made me feel even more guilty, because ive had to draw roy into it all. i told mum that dad had been going over the new project with ro

16、y and had collapsed. nothing could be done. i even remember saying hed been working much too hard lately. the last image i have of my dad was as hed waved good-bye that night. hed ruffled my hair and told me he loved me. then he went to see her. if mum ever found out that hed been deceiving her and

17、had died in someone elses arms, it would kill her. so ive tried to make sure that never happens. sometimes i wonder how im strong enough to keep this secret dad has burdened me with. but i must for mums sake. in the last six months i seem to have lost all sense of what is right and wrong. worst of a

18、ll, ive lost the person who meant so much to me. in my eyes, my dad died once when i heard her voice on the phone. and he died again when his heart stopped beating. the pain of knowing i lost him twice makes it doubly hard to bear. 1. which of the following statements is true? a. emma was afraid to

19、answer her mothers phone call at midnight. b. emma would haste for a while before answering her mothers phone. c. emma was very glad to answer her mothers phone. d. emma could not fall asleep at midnight. 2. emmas father spent much of the night with _ secretly. a. the grandmother b. emmas mother c.

20、his colleague d. a strange woman 3. who was crying when emma rushed to the toilet? a. emma herself. b. emmas mother. c. the strange woman. d. emmas father. 4. what was the project of emmas father? a. a real new project on his new job. b. the strange woman. c. military project. d. a big surprise to e

21、mma. 5. emma told her mother that her father got heart attack and collapsed when he _. a. was doing the new project b. stayed with the strange woman c. was coming back d. was visiting emma 6. which of the following statements is not true? a. in fact, emmas mother once suspected her husband. b. emma

22、knew that her father stayed with the strange woman. c. emma did not tell the truth to her mother. d. emma felt guilty for she lied to her mother. 7. according to the story, we can conclude that _. a. emma told the truth , but her father told lies b. emma told lies, but her father told her the truth

23、c. both emma and her father told lies d. both emma and her father told the truth 8. emma told her story in a _ tone, 9. at first, emma _ her father because she thought he was faithful to her mother. 10. i saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder. implies that the doctor t

24、ook the woman as the mans _. part listening comprehensionsection 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 the conversation and the questions will be spoke

25、n 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 2 with a single line through the centre.11. a. the man shouldnt have reminded her of

26、them so early. b. she had filled them out before she started. c. she hasnt filled them out because they are too confusing. d. she wont be discouraged again. 12. a. she thinks allen is a thief. b. she thinks allen is clever. c. she thinks allen took her earrings by mistake. d. she thinks allen is a s

27、uspect. 13. a. the .woman is feeling much worse than she did before. b. the woman feels nothing at all, except for a headache. c. the woman felt bad for a while, but is much improved. d. the woman still has a bad headache. 14. a. to the theater. b. to class. c. to the movie. d. to the office. 15. a.

28、 give him a present for his birthday. b. be there early. c. kill the time. d. remind the man of the birthday. 16. a. 7:15. b. 7:20. c. 7:25. d. 7:10. 17. a. he couldnt agree with the woman. b. he agrees with woman. c. he thinks philip is wise to do so. d. he thinks philip should leave for home right

29、 now. 18. a. she wants to see the mans passport or his drivers license. b. drivers license cant be used in this case. c. she wants to see both. d. neither can be used in this case. questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. a. at a newspaper. b. at an advertising agency

30、. c. at a furniture store. d. at a real estate office. 20. a. a two-bedroom apartment. b. a sofa. c. a chair. d. a roommate. 21. a. her phone number. b. the location of the apartment. c. the best time to call her. d. her first name. 22. a. $5. b. $15. c. $30. d. $250. questions 23 to 25 are based on

31、 the conversation you have just heard.23. a. the use of photographs in painting. b. the tv program about norman rockwell. c. the saturday evening post magazine. d. exhibits of art on magazine covers. 24. a. he imagined them. b. he used magazine covers. c. he hired models. d. he read stories. 25. a.

32、he was a prolific painter. b. he was an eccentric person. c. he was an avid reader. d. he was a good teacher. section bdirections: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. a

33、fter 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 2 with a single line through the centre.passage onequestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. a. very well. b. just so-so.

34、 c. excellently. d. terribly. 27. a. found a job in a big firm. b. tried to get a job. c. gambled all the time. d. became a manager. 28. a. just very easy. b. not so hard. c. simply a headache. d. impossible. passage twoquestions 29 to 31 are based, on the passage you have just hear.29. a. someone w

35、ho spends a lot of their spare time playing football. b. someone who hunts wild animals and birds. c. someone who sells shoes and shirts. d. someone who is paid for the sport they compete in. 30. a. all professional athletes. b. all stars. c. a few stars. d. international tennis stars. 31. a. advert

36、ise products for companies. b. sell watches and food. c. sell shirts and shoes. d. compete in a game. passage threequestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. a. dreams about a comfortable little home b. dreams about becoming an american citizen. c. dreams about family life.

37、d. dreams about books and stories. 33. a. suburbs. b. city. c. village. d. town. 34. a. cooking foods for the whole family. b. helping children study. c. paying the bills every month d. making a living for the whole family. 35. a. they quarrel with each other. b. they hide these feelings. c. they te

38、ll them to others. d. they report these feeling. 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 idea. when the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the bla

39、nks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. for blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. for these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. finally, when the pass

40、age is read for the third time, you should check what you have just written.we often hear the (36) , everybody talks about weather, but nobody does anything about it. this is really not (37) today. something is, indeed, being (38) today, meteorology is used to make peoples lives (39) and better. met

41、eorologists are (40) studying the weather. some meteorologists (41) the weather, others analyze weather information, and still others make forecasts about the weather (42) . the united states national weather service (43) a network of weather stations through the u.s. the weather service has more th

42、an 400 stations (44) . at these stations, weather observations are taken every hour, both during the day and night. the weather service issued 24-hour weather forecasts. it also issues 5-day forecasts, 10-day forecasts and even 30 -day forecasts. (45) . in the year 1959, the united states launched i

43、ts first weather satellite. this satellite was specially designed to collect, record, and send back weather information to earth. (46) .they continue to provide valuable weather information to meteorologist in all parts of the world. part reading comprehension ( reading in depth)section adirections:

44、 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 blank following the passage. read the passage through carefully before making your choices. each choice in the blank is identified by a letter. please mark

45、the corresponding letter for each item on answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. you may not use any of the words in the blank more than once.questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. if a

46、 long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the (47) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. the (48) student is considered to be one who is motivated (激发) to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in

47、getting high grades. sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but without a grade. even if a grade is not given, the students is (49) for learning the material assigned. when research is (50) , the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with (51) guida

48、nce. it is the student responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. professors do not have the time to explain how a university library works; they expect students, (52) graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference (53) in the library. professors will help students

49、 who need it, but (54) that their students should not be hate dependent on them. in the united states professors have many other duties besides teaching, such as administrative or research work therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a students outside of class is (55) if a student has p

50、roblems with classroom work, the student should either (56) a professor during office hours or make an appointment. a) ideal i) approach b) responsible j) assigned c) minimum k) information d) distribute l) abstract e) context m) exactly f) sources n) prefer g) dismissed o) particularly h) limited s

51、ection bdirections: 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 2 with a single line thr

52、ough the centre.passage onequestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.it is hard to get any agreement on the accurate meaning of the term social class. in everyday life, people tend to have a different approach to those they consider their equals from that which they assume with people th

53、ey consider higher or lower than themselves in the social scale. the criteria we use to place a new acquaintance (熟人) , however, are a complex mixture of factors. dress, way of speaking, area of residence in a given city or province, education and manners all play a part. in greece, after the sixth-

54、century b.c., there was a growing conflict between the peasants and the landed aristocrats(贵族), and a gradual decrease in the power of the aristocracy when a kind of middle class of traders and skilled workers grew up. the population of athens, for example, was divided into three main classes which

55、were politically and legally distinct. about one-third of the total were slaves, who did not count politically at all, a fact often forgotten by those who praise athens as the nursery of democracy. the next main group consisted of resident foreigners, the metics, who were freemen, though they two we

56、re allowed no share in political life. the third group was the powerful body of citizens, who were themselves divided into sub-classes. in the later middle ages, however, the development of monetary economy and the growth of cities and trade led to the rise of another class, the burghers or city mer

57、chants and mayors. these were the predecessors of the modern middle classes. gradually high office and occupation assumed importance in determining social position, as it became more and more possible for a person born to one station in life to move to another. this change affected the towns more th

58、an the country areas, where remnants of feudalism lasted much longer. with the break-up of the feudal economy, the increasing division of labour, and the growing power of the town burghers(公民), the commercial and professional middle class became more and more important in europe, and the older privi

59、leged class, the landed aristocracy, began to lose some of its power. 57. the main idea of the first paragraph is that _. a. to define the term social class does not involve much difficulty b. there is much alternation in peoples social classes c. to evaluate a persons social class is a very complex

60、 procedure d. we can tell which social class a person belongs to by the way he behaves 58. in paragraph 1, criteria most probably means _. a. standards of judgement b. ways c. criticism d. characteristic 59. the decline of the greek aristocracys power in the sixth century b. c. was the result of _.