大学英语四级考试冲刺模拟试题-

1、Part I Writing(30minutes注意:此部分试题在答题卡l上。Part I Writing(30minutesDirections:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a composition on the topic.One Way to Solve the Problem.You should write at least120words according to the outline given below in Chinese.1.机动车被看作是空气污染的首要原因2.提出解决这一问题的方法3.并说明原因On

2、e Way to Solve the ProblemPart II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning(15minutes Directions:In this part,you will have15minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet1.For questions1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked E A I,I B3,I C I and ID

3、a.For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Story ReaderAbout Story ReaderParents dearly hope their children learn to read well.They also hope their children learn to read quickly and easily,so that theyre ready for the demands put on them by school and the

4、world.Kids want to learn how to read,but they also crave entertainment,whether its quiet and passive or dynamic and interactive.The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are to entertain children and to introduce them to the processof learning how to read in a gentle and enjoyable way.In

5、 this article,well show you how Story Reader works and if it accomplishes that goal.Story Reader is a compact,roughly12-inch-by-12-inch plastic case(with a carrying handlethat opens to reveal an actual book that fits snugly into the Reader itself.Story Readers core feature is that itreadsthe book al

6、oud to a child as he follows along.The child turns the pages when prompted by the Story Reader or at his own pace.Books have both text and illustrations.The electronic book responds to the childs wishes.The Story Reader speaks the text for the current page.If the child turns back a few pages,the Rea

7、der recognizes that page and reads it again.Kids react well to this interactivity because it instills a sense of cuntrol over the story.There are Three Story Reader ProductsThe basic Story Reader,introduced in2003,is as described above and is intended for kids three years of age and older.Each book

8、has a small companion cartridge that slides into a port on the case and contains the audio encoded into its memory for the story.The device has a volume control but no on/off switch-a deliberate choice so kids can simply open it up and begin reading.It takes four AAA batteries(or operates on househo

9、ld current with an optional adaptorand retails for around$20.Find out more information about the more than60titles at the Story Reader website.Early in2006,Publications International,Ltd.-Story Readers publisher-introduced My First Story Reader,designed for newborns to kids up to age three.As with t

10、he original,a narrator reads the story aloud,this time from a12-page book made from a heavier paperstock that includes sound effects and music to enliven the experience.My First Story Reader features two play modes,one with narration,the other that asks questions about the images on each page.The ch

11、ild can press any of three buttons to answer basic questions about shapes and colors.The last two pages of each My First Story Reader book features a sing-along rhyming melody.My First Story Reader retails for about$20.Late in2006,Publications International introduced a video version of Story Reader

12、 called Story Reader Video Plus for kids up to the age of seven.Retailing for about$35,it combines a stand-alone Story Reader with anAnimated Story Modethat plays through your television and includes aLearning Game Mode.The Animated Story Mode works just as it sounds-when you connect it to your tele

13、vision through color-coded cables,the story appears on screen and changes as your child turns the pages.Kids get to the Learning Game Mode by turning to the last page of the book.There,they can choose from five educational games. While it depends on the story,generally there are pattern games,memory

14、 games,and platform games.Similar to Nintendo games like Super Mario Brothers,in a platform game the child uses the included controller to guide him through the environment and conquer obstacles.Story Reader Video Plus isnt a video game,technically,and Publications International bills the Story Read

15、er line more as electronic books than toys.This reassures many parents,and its why Story Reader is sold in bookstores and in the book section of major retailers.What about the Educational Underpinnings of Story Reader?Studies show an alarming decline in reading rates among all age groups in America,

16、especially among the young.Children are bombarded on a daily basis with multiple forms of entertainment that compete with traditional learning.Kids naturally emulate the adults in their lives,and seeing their parents and other family members enjoy reading is a powerful motivator.Establishing and kee

17、ping a Read-At-Home Night helps families spend time together and helps form lifelong reading habits in children.Heres how you do it:Set aside one night a week in your household and call itRead-At-Home Hour-or anything you prefer.Establish a time allotment that works for your family, for example,30mi

18、nutes or an hour.Minimize interruptions from the TV,computer,and video games-and turn on the telephone answering machine.Choose one book for the entire family to read aloud together,or encourageindividual family members to choose their own books to read quietly.Electronic books can work in this cont

19、ext,as well.Finally,sit down,relax,and read.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答;8-10题在答题卡1上。1.The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are_Ato entertain and teach childrenBto play with the childCto ease the parentsburdenDto ease the teachersburden2.Story Readers key characteristic is that_Aitreadsthe boo

20、k which the child likesBitreadsthe book while the child playsCitreadsthe book while the child follows alongDitreadsthe book while the parent works3.Children_are suitable users of the basic Story Reader.Aup to six months oldBup to age oneCup to age twoDup to age three4.The basic Story Reader for sale

21、 is about_A12dollarsB20dollarsC35dollarsD60dollars5.My First Story Reader is characteristic withAtwo play modesBthree play modesCfour play modesDfive play modes6.Story Reader Video Plus is a video version of Story Reader designed for _Anewborns to kids up to age threeBnewborns to kids up to age seve

22、nCchildren up to the age of fiveDchildren up to the age of seven7.How many games can children choose from the Animated Story Mode?AfourBfiveCsixDseven8.If the Story Reader speaks the text for the current page,but the child tums back a few pages,it will_9.Late in2006,we can infer that there were Stor

23、y Reader products_.10.Like Super Mario Brothers,children in a platform game use the included controllers to_Part III Listening Comprehension(35minutesSection ADirections:In this section,you will hear8short conversations and2long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions wil

24、l 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 I A1,B,C1and I D!,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2wi

25、th a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.AThey have two children already.BLisa wishes to have children,but her husband doesnt.CThey will start a family as soon as they get married.DThey dont want children for the time being.12.AGas station.BPolice station.CLost and Found department.D

26、Bar.13.ABecause she was sick.BBecause probably someone had been hurt.CBecause her husband was sick.DBecause her husband needed an ambulance.14.AIn a library.BIn a hospital.CIn a court.DIn a restaurant kitchen.15.ASebdng High School.BClark High School.CMelrose Community College.DCommunity College.16.

27、AShes got heart trouble.BShes got a lung disease.CShes got high blood pressure.DShes got headaches.17.AIn a restaurant.BIn a department store.CIn a private home.DIn an art supply shop.18.A15.B50.C135.D150.Questions19to22are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.ATheyve lost their suitcase

28、s.BThey cant find their dormitory.CTheir dorm rooms have been given to other students.DTheyve missed the bus to their dormitory.20.AIts far from the academic buildings.BNo buses go to it.CThere are few first-year studentsliving there.DIts older than the other dormitories.21.AIts fast.BIt runs at inc

29、onvenient times.CIt runs at convenient times.DIts slow.22.AThey can get exercise.BIts boring.CThey can go by bike.DIts interesting.Questions23to25axe based on the conversation you have just heard.23.AShe preferred homestay families.BHer aunt needed the room for her cousin.CShe didnt like her cousin.

30、DHer aunt didnt like her.24.AEighteen months.BTwelve months.CSix months.DFifteen months.25.AGeneral English.BAcademic English.CMedicine.DMedical English.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear3short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the q

31、uestions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer.from the four choices markedA3,B,CandD.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions26to28are based on the passage you have ju

32、st heard.26.AIn the second half of the19th century.BIn the1960s.CIn the first half of the20th century.DIn the early1800s.27.AMovies with sound.BNylon.CThe radio.DThe computer.28.AImproved living conditions.BNew ways to help people get over diseases.CMany inventions in industry.DIndustrialization in

33、developing countries.Passage TwoQuestions29to31are based on the passage you have just heard.29.ABy taxing public services.BBy making people pay for private bills.CBy providing needed services.DBy collecting taxes.30.ANobody would take care of the city.BThere would be no schools.CThere would be no pr

34、otection from crime.DPeople would be very happy.31.AEducation.BPublic security.CAdministration.DTransportation.Passage ThreeQuestions32to35are based on the passage you have just heard.32.AIn Washington.BIn London.CIn New York.DIn Yorkshire.33.AChewing gums.BEarphones.CMagazines.DSeat belts.34.ACockt

35、ail.BGum.CEarphone.DComputer.35.AThe stewardess.BA passenger.CMy friend.DThe pilot.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 ar

36、e required to fill in the blanks numbered from36to43with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numberedfrom44to46you 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.Final

37、ly,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。Part III Section CLudwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest(36_who ever lived.He thought that people could be free when they wrote music.Before his time,music was composed for a special(

38、37_.Often it was church music.Or,music was written to(38_at parties and concerts.Beethoven was born in Germany in1770.He was a very musical child.The boy learned to play the(39_and piano,but he was not happy at home.His mother died when he was in his teens.After that,his father was often drunk and(4

39、0_.Beethoven became a(41_in a rich family.His students mother was very kind to the young teacher.She helped him meet many famous(42.One of themwas Mozart.He said,That boy will give the world something worth listening to.When Beethoven was in his twenties,he began to go deaf.The deafness changed his

40、behaviors.He became(43_and moody.(44_Beethoven died when he was57years old.(45_(46_Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth(25minutesSection ADirections: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

41、bank 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 Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

42、Questions47to56are based on the following passage.During sleep,the fatigue(疲劳of the body47and recuperation(恢复begins.The tired mind gathers new energy.Once awake,the memory improves,and annoyance and problems are seen in a better48.Some adults require little sleep;others need eight to ten hours in ev

43、ery twenty-four._49_sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily and,as they grow older, the50_gradually diminishes.Young students may need twelve hours;university students may need ten.A worker with a51demanding job may also need ten,whereas an executive worker under great pressure may manage on six to ei

44、ght.Many famous people are reputed to have required little sleep.Napoleon,Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin apparently52only four to six hours a night.Whatever your53need,you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years.By that age you will also have

45、 developed a sleep_54a favorite hour,a favorite bed,a favorite position,anda formulayou need to follow in order to rest comfortably.Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than115hours,nearly five days,55animals kept awake for fro

46、m five to eight days have died of exhaustion.The_55_for haman beings is probably about a week.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答,Section BDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices markedA,B,CandD.You shoul

47、d decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions57to61are based on the following passage.Americans are a very energetic and mobile people,always on the run,rushing from one appointment to another,from a PTA meeti

48、ng to a social planning committee. They have very little time to spend preparing elaborate everyday meals to be eaten at leisure.In many homes it is rare for the whole family to sit down at supper together.Clubs and commitments force them to grab a quick meal rather than a sit-down supper.When they

49、do have the chance to eat at home often the working housewife prefers to prepare meals which can be quickly heated and consumed.It is no wonder, therefore,that America has become a sanctuary for fast food consumption.This great transformation occurred after World War II when many women began to work

50、 full-time jobs and were spending less time at home with their families.Women, however,wanted to function well in the capacity of home-maker,as well as that of career woman but time became a precious commodity which had to be carefully used.Therefore,it was necessary to make her life easier at home

51、in the preparation of the family dinner.Simultaneously with women entering the job market there was also a shifting of the focus of home entertainment from the radio to the television.Television became the latest fad in the fifties and no one wanted to miss his or her favorite televised program.The

52、place for the evenings supper shifted from the dining room to the living room.As the customs changed,so did the culture.The immediate solution for this was the invention of the TV dinner.These were frozen meals which were sectioned off into portions of meat and vegetables.They could easily be popped

53、 into an oven and prepared within minutes.The tin trays in which they were served were conveniently carried into the living room and dinner was consamed in front of a TV set.Cleaning up afterwards was no problem.The tin trays were easily tossed into the garbage.From fast dinners at home the next ste

54、p was quick eating while on the road. At this time also the love for TV was combined with the fascination for the automobile. It is not odd that with the development of the superhighways America saw the beginningof fast food chains.McDonalds paved the way with its variety of burgers and shakes soon

55、to be followed by all kinds of other foods.Today dozens of fast-food chain franchises can be found along highways,in modem shopping malls and scattered throughout neighborhoods in America.Taco Bell,Pizza Hut,Roy Rogers,Burger King and Wendys are just a few of the fast-food chains which are now part

56、of American culture.They offer chicken,donuts,tacos and pizza,all quickly produced in great quantities for the masses.These establishments have given shape to the modern lifestyles and diet of the American people.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。57.Why Americans cannot eat elaborately prepared meals at leisure?ABe

57、cause they dont like cooking themselves,BBecause there are more choices in the restaurants.CBecause they have many things to do.DBecause they can do nothing at leisure.58.Americans have been the consumers of fast food sinceAmany women began to work full-time jobsBthe invention of fast foodCfew women would like to be homemakers