大学英语四级模拟题十(含答案)上课讲义

1、此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除大学英语四级模拟题十Part I Listening Comprehension(35)Section ADirections: 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

2、 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：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。1.A) At 9:15.

3、B) Before 9:15.C) At 9:30.D) Before 9:50.2.A) He does not understand it.B) He does not like it.C) He is used to it.D) He does not have to take it.3.A) They were in a doctor s office.B) They worked in the same office.C) They were in a workshop.D) They were talking in the weight lifting room at the gy

4、m.4. A) Carry the suitcase with the woman.B) Carry the suitcase upstairs.C) Carry the suitcase up to the plane.D) Carry the suitcase down to the ship.5.A) At eight o clock.B) At nine o clock.C) At ten o clock.D) An hour later.6.A) He broke his leg.B) He caught a cold.C) He had a car accident.D) He d

5、idn t like to go to dance with the girl.7. A) He doesn t know what he wants to do.B) He likes to work this summer.C) He wonders whether the woman has a job.D) He can t decide where to go on vacation.8. A) At a hairdresser s.B) At a tailorsC) At a photographer s.D) At a butcher s.9. A) The content of

6、 the note book.B) What the woman wrote in the note.C) Why people are not allowed to talk in the library.D) Whether people can smoke in the library.10. A) Because it s bad for her healthB)Because. it had bad influences on children.C) Because it makes him smell.D) Because it makes him cough.Questions

7、11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. 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.12. A) He learned it in a training center of cooking.B) He learned it from his grandmother.C)

8、He learned it from his mother.D) He learned it from his wife.13. A) He dislikes other businessmen.B) He wants to have more chance to go on business.C) He doesn t want to trouble others.D) He wants to be self-employed.14. A) Whether he would have enough funds.B) Whether his food is to the customers t

9、aste.C) Whether his family members would support him.D) Whether he can pay less tax to the government.15. A) Daniel gets encouragement from his friend Misha.B) The two speakers haven t seen each other for a long time.C) Daniel wants to be in the food business.D) Daniel s grandmother is an experience

10、d businesswoman.Section BDirections: 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),

11、 C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) His age and appearance.B) His personality.C) His scholarship.D) His relationship with students.只供学习与交流此文档仅供

12、收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除17. A) No. Because he knows what he says in class will affect his students all their lives.B) Yes. But he never fails to apologize if he does.C) No. Because he is always well prepared before stepping onto the platform.D) Yes. But he is willing to learn.18. A) Mutual respect and unde

13、rstanding. B) Mutual love and affection.C) Mutual help and encouragement.D) Mutual trust and support.19. A) He sees them all as talented young people.B) He sees them all as self-centered individuals.C) He sees them all each as understanding, respectful individuals.D) He sees them each as an individu

14、al with a unique personality.20. A) An ideal teacher should always set an example for his students.B) Both teachers and students benefit in the process of teaching and learning.C) Students should never expect their teachers to be ideal.D) Those who are trying to improve themselves constantly are ide

15、al teachers.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.21.A) Not until 1609.B) In 59 B.C.C) Much later than it did in China.D) In the early 17th century.22.A) 700 years.B) Over 2000 years.C) About 760 years.D) About 380 years.23.A) In London, Great Britain.B) In Amsterdam, the N

16、etherlands.C) In Boston, the United States.D) In Rome, Italy.24.A) English language newspapers.B) Chinese language newspapers.C) Japanese language newspapers.D) German language newspapers.25.A) Japan is the country where people read more newspapers.B) Boston seems to be the center of the world s new

17、spaper industry.C) More people read newspapers in Chinese than in any other languages.D) China developed newspaper printing long before any other country in the world.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should li

18、sten 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, youshould check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。Books are _26_ of human race and reading is ver

19、y important for us to _27_ our knowledge. As we know, the world is changing all the time and _28_ is being made in very field. If we don't keep reading, we will only have an _29_ mind. In addition, reading not only makes us _30_, but also makes us enjoy our lives. There areso many books in the w

20、orld. Even if we read all our lives and didn t do anything elsestill couldn t read all the books _31_. And besides, some books are not very useful andsome are even _32_. Therefore, it is quite necessary for us to choose good books. Thebooks chosen should be beautiful in both _33_ and language. We sh

21、ould also _34_ our method of reading. Books useful to our profession should be read attentively and repeatedly. Best sellers and _35_ can be read for enjoyment. If the book is our own, we can make marks or even write down our opinions in the margin. In practice, everyone can find the best way of rea

22、ding.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 onAnswer Sheet with a single line through

23、 the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。36.Sharing is the _ of friendship.A) factB) importanceC) essenceD) sense37.Fresh air is _ to good health.A) fundamentalB) primaryC) elementaryD) characteristic38.Thousands of home buyers were _ into buying homes at inflated prices.A) betrayedB) drivenC) deceivedD) co

24、nvinced39.If you _ causing troubles, the company will have to dismiss you.A) persevere inB) persist inC) insist withD) insist in40.The government has _ a new law to limit the number of the foreign workers.A) brought aboutB) brought inC) brought forwardD) brought up41.Although the two players are _ i

25、n the tennis court, they are really goodfriends.A) partnersB) enemiesC) companionsD) rivals只供学习与交流此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除42. I _ a log cabin in the woods.A) came overB) came throughC) came outD) came upon43. They tried to _ him of their willingness to participate in the campaign for womens rights.A)

26、assureB) insureC) reassureD) confirm44. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied _ in the area on the night of the fire.A) to beB) to have beenC) having beenD) be45.He has been ill for several days. _, he was absent from school yesterday.A) As a resultB) HoweverC) Neverth

27、elessD) Otherwise46.He doesnt_ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.A) equalB) qualifyC) competeD) fit47. The police were suspicious _ Simpson because his story did not quite make sense.A) toB) atC) onD) of48.The fish has a _ smell. Do you think itsall right?A) specializedB) pecu

28、liarC) particularD) specific49._ you have any problems, please do not hesitate to ask me.A) WillB) CanC) MayD) Should50.She may be slow, but _ she is reliable.A) at leastB) in no wayC) at mostD) so far51.Many people prefer large cars, _large cars are safer than small ones.A) thinkB) to thinkC) think

29、ingD) having thought52.China has got a good _ for fighting against the flu with its careful andsmooth organization.A) reputationB) influenceC) impressionD) knowledge53.The old lady was _ that her son would come back home to celebrate her birthday.A) convincedB) convincingC) convenientD) comfortable5

30、4. Without your help, we _ so much.A) won tachieveB) didn tachieveC) dontachieveD) wouldn thave achieved55. It is essential that everyone _ for emergency.A) be preparedB) is preparedC) preparingD) is preparingPart IIIReading Comprehension(30)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage w

31、ith 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

32、on theAnswer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。请在空格内填写单词前的字母选项，不要填写单词。Young Albert was a quiet boy. He spoke _56_ at all until 3. His parents might have thought him _57_, but they found that when he did speak, hed say the most unusual things. When Al

33、bert was 5 years old and sick in bed, he was given a _58_that did stir his _59_. It was the first time he had seen a compass. He lay there_60_ and twisting the odd thing, certain he could _61_ it into pointing off in a new direction. But try as he might, the compass needle would always find its way

34、back to pointing in the direction of north. “A _62_,”he thought. The _63_ force that guided the compass needle was _64_ to Albert that there was more to our world that meets the eye. There was“something behind things, something deeply _65_”.A. hiddenB. hardlyC. intellectD. deviceE. evidenceF. preven

35、tG. slowH. invisibleI. workingJ. shakingK. wonderL. fluentlyM. relatedN. foolO. peakedSection 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 in

36、formation is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。Why DIY ?A) The reasons why people engage in DIY have always been numerous and complex. For some, DIY has provided a rare opportunity for creativity and self-expression. For others it has been an unwelcome necessity, dr

37、iven purely by economic considerations. Then there has been a group which feels that a building can never be a home unless it has been altered and modified to reflect a只供学习与交流只供学习与交流此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除change of occupancy. A final group has traditionally taken the line that if you want a job done

38、well, you must do it yourself.B) The same four basic species of ersDIYexist today, although these various motives may now overlap very substantially.The perfectionist in search of the good job done well is often also driven by a desire for creativity.There are also two new categories of motivethe pu

39、rsuit of DIY as a leisure activity and DIY as a form of occupational therapy.These , again, overlap with other reasons.DIY as necessityC) There is a significant number of young homemakers (38% of our informants) for whom there is no option but DIY.Their new home, whether bought on a mortgage which c

40、onsumes a major slice of their income, or rented at similarly challengingrates, will often require essential rearrangement and even structural repair. Some of these people are reluctant first-timeers. DIYThey would much prefer to hire professionals, but can t afford, however,todoso. The majoritywelc

41、ome the opportunity that need has forced upon them to get involved for the first time in the real business of creating a home -with all of its unfamiliar physical labour and the learning from scratch of new techniques. In time, many will migrate to one of the other categories ofer,DIY continuing to

42、exercise their new found talents and enthusiasm when no longer forced by financial constraints to do so.to use the DIY equivalent of painting by numbers. Special paint effects, which once required the specialist knowledge and training of the true professional, can now be achieved straight out of the

43、 can with a simple brush.DIY as perfection-seekingF) A large proportion of first-time DIYers (63%) distrust builders and decorators. They feel that most are “ cowboys” and that even the more reputable ones are very unlikelythesametohave loving attention to detail and care as the DIYer. Within this g

44、roup there were those who were content for builders to perform basic or structural work and to undertake tasks such as plastering which are beyond the competence of mosters,DIYparticularly the younger novices in our sample. The finishing work, however,was somethingthesepeople kept for themselves the

45、 final“ perfecting ” of what otherwise would be just a mediocre result.G)This drive for perfection was also evident among thein this group“strippers.Theidea ”ofputting wallpaper over existing paper, or even paint on the top of preceding coats, was anathema.Everythingneededto be taken back to the bar

46、e plasteror the naked wood beforeany newdecoration could be applied. Some informants recognized that this search for perfection couldsometimesgo too far: “ It an obsessionfor me really. I mnever happy with anything. The”problem perfectionists face is that progress can be very slow. When perfectionis

47、ts are obliged, bynagging or circumstance, to speed things up, other problems can result.DIY as territorial markingDIY as leisure activityD) Even those who have bought a brand new“ starter home ” , the type which increasingly gainsH)For a significant minority of first-timers (28%), DIY is seen as a

48、novel and entertaining pastime.popularity around the edges of our towns and cities,will feel compelled to add personal touchesIt is not really work, but something akin to entertainment, shared by both partners and even theof a less dramatic kind to disguiseits otherwisebland and expressionlessnature

49、.Putting achildren in the case of young families.“ It s just great fun” enthused one of our s“ personal stamp on the place” was one of the most frequently reported,withmotives72% for DIYthat DIYing is akin to a trip to the lions of Longleaf may seem strange. But for these informantsof sample seeing

50、this as being a very important aspect.homemakingwas sufficiently different from, and infinitely preferableto, the dull routinesofweekday work to constitute a weekend break. The results of such activity were rewarding, butDIY as self-expressionprobably less so than engaging in the activity itself.E)

51、Many young people today are frustrated artiststheir latent creative talents just waiting forthe chanceto reveal themselvesThere. are also those seekingopportunitiesfor a senseofDIY as therapyachievement and personal fulfillment. DIY provided just such opportunities for the overwhelmingI) “ It s ther

52、apeutic,isn t it? I m always in littlemyoworldn when I m doing DIY it smajority of our informants(84%). This senseof creativeachievementcomesboth from thegreat.” So said a young man of 27 in our sample.“ For me it s occupational therapychoices made by the first-time DIYer the selection of colors, te

53、xtures and components to applyinformant. For them and others it was their way of getting rid of stress after a long day at workto the “ canvas ” of the homeandfromthe application of specific skills and techniques. Thea way of switching off and using the repetitive nature of many DIY tasks as a way o

54、f relaxing.manufacturers of DIY materials clearly understand this and now provide a wide range of“ arty ”Others hinted at a similar process, where DIY was almost an end in itself, rather than just a meansproducts to fuel creative urges. At the same time, they make the materials themselves much easie

55、rto achieving a better home. In this sense they were similar to those who saw DIY as a form of此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除leisure, but it was the psychological effects which were emphasized by 18% of our sample.66. Its found that most young DIY beginners are not competent for plastering.67. A brand new“starter home”becomes more and more popular around the border of towns and cities.68. Besides the traditional motives of DIY , the n