大学英语四级模拟题十五(含答案)教案资料

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十五一一二四五主观题客观题总分核查人PartIWriting(15')Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficulty.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25')Sectio

2、nA(1'7=7')Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAn

3、swerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.D)ItdecidedtohavealawsuitwithPeanutCorp.ofAmerica.4. A)Theyhavesofarcaused691peopletobesick.B) Theyhavesofarcaused3,516peopletobesenttohospital.C) Theyhavesofarcaused2plantstobecontaminated.D) Theyhavesofarcaused9foodstoberecalledinhistory.NewsReportThreeQues

4、tions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyou'vejiisieard.5. A)Inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.B) Inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.C) Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.D) Lackofasuccessfulbusinessmodeloftheirown.6. A)Itisamagictooltobringbigrewards.B) Itisthesecrettobusinesssucces

5、s.C) Itisanessentialpartofbusinessculture.D) Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.7. A)Itshardworkingemployees.8. Itsinnovationculture.9. Itsflexiblepromotionstrategy.10. Itswillingnesstomakeinvestments.NewsReportOneQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyou'vejustheard.1. A)250,000at50centres.C)255,000a

6、t50centres.8) 250,000at55centres.D)255,000at55centres.2. A)Electronicdetection.B) Telephonecallscreening.C) Fingerprintsidentification.D) Sundaysdressrehearsal.SectionB(1'8=8)Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconve

7、rsationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.NewsReportTwoQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyou'vejustheard.3. A)Itcalledforaqualityin

8、spectiononPeanutCorp.ofAmerica.B) ItrejectedthebusinessrequestfromPeanutCorp.ofAmerica.C) ItdecidednottocooperatewithPeanutCorp.ofAmerica.只供学习与交流ConversationOneQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.8. A)Shehasnotimetostudy.B) Sheisshortofmoney.C) Shehasntheardfromherparentsforal

9、ongtime.D) Shedoesntknowwhereallhermoneyhasgone.9. A)190dollars.C)760dollars.8) 250dollars.D)1,010dollars.10. A)HeisCarinasboyfriend.B) HeisCarina'sfinancialconsultant.C) Heisworkingintheloansectionofabank.D) Heisstudyingeconomicsatauniversity.11. A)Shehasapoorheadforeconomics.B) Shewantstoaskfo

10、raloanfromTimsbank.C) Sheearnslittlebutspendsfartoomuchmoneyforastudent.D) ShewantsTimtobeherfinancialconsultant.ConversationTwoQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.12. A)Ataroadcrossing.B) Nearaschool.C) Infrontofakindergarten.D) Outsideapolicestation.13. A)Hedidnotnoticeit.B

11、) Hedrovetoofasttoreadit.C) Itsays45milesanhour.D) Itisnotclearlyvisible.14. A)Itisnotgenuine.B) Itactuallybelongstosomebodyelse.C) Itshouldhavebeenrenewedtwomonthsago.D) Itisnolongervalid.15. A)Hewasfined35dollars.B) Hehadtodotwoweeks'communityservice.C) Hegotaticket.D) Hehadhisdriverslicenseca

12、nceled.SectionC(1'x10=)0'Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondinglettero

13、nAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne只供学习与交流Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouvejustheard.16. A)Heisshortofmoney.B) Hedoesnotthinkmoneyiseverything.C) Heworkshardforthesakeofmoney.D) Hewantstobeasuccessfulbusinessmanandhasplentyoftimeforleisure.17. A)Peoplehavereasonstoseekfame.

14、B) Peopleareadvisednottoseekfame.C) Fameislessimportantthanmoney.D) Fameismoreimportantthanmoney.18. A)Sheisnotinterestedineithermoneyorfame.B) Shewantstosucceedindoingsomethingmoreinventive.C) Shemakesalivingbydoingresearch.D) Shethinksthatthosewhoseekfamewillendupwithapoorreputation.PassageTwoQues

15、tions19to21arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.19. A)Cheating.C)Roadaccidents.8) Theft.D)Aircrash.20. A)Havetherightdocuments.B) Learnthelocalcustoms.C) Bookticketswellinadvance.D) Makehotelreservations.21. A)Getaliftifpossible.B) Contactyouragent.C) Haveafriendmeetyou.D) Useofficialtransport.Pa

16、ssageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.22. A)Itcovers97squarekilometers.B) Itcovers179squaremiles.C) ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.D) ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.23. A)Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.B) Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.C) Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablel

17、ife.D) CorporationD) differedD) economyD) Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.24. A)Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.B) TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.C) Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.D) Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.25

18、. A)Theyworkontheirfarms.B) Theyworkinthetouristindustry.C) Themaketraditionalhandicrafts.D) Theyraisedomesticanimals.PartIIIMultipleChoice(0.5'20=10')Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletest

19、hesentence.ThenwritethecorrespondingletteronthAnswerSheet.26. Theknowledgethatarescueteamwouldcontinuesearchingforthemthetrappedminers.A)retainedB)attainedC)maintainedD)sustained27. Thecommitteerecommendsthatthebudgetdiscussedatthenextmeeting.A)isB)willbeC)beD)are28. Anyoneovertheageof18istovote.A)i

20、llegibleB)legibleC)eligibleD)ineligible29.ofuscandoeverything,butallofuscando.A) None,somethingC)Some,everythingB) Few,nothingD)Few,nothing30. Myfatheroftentellsmethatamanshouldaimandneverspeakofhimself.A) highly,highC)high,highB) high,highlyD)highly,highly31. Johnwasfromthewarehousetotheaccountingo

21、ffice,whichwasconsideredapromotion.A)transformedB)transferredC)deliveredD)transmitted32. Idon'twanttohisbadtemper.A) putupwithC)keepupwithB) comeupwithD)comeoutwith33. ThefilmyouwatchedyesterdaywasfromanovelbyJaneAusten.A)adoptedB)basedC)adaptedD)adept只供学习与交流34. Ifhehadmadeanappointment,hethedir

22、ector.A) couldseeC)canseeB) couldhaveseenD)hadseen35. Thegovernmentsplanisthatsocialsecurityaboutafifthofthetotalpublicspending.A)takesaccountofB)onaccountofC)accountsforD)countson36. Givethemessagetoneedsitatthetable.A)whomeverB)whateverC)whoseverD)whoever37. Hedidnotrealizethattheunemploymentwasal

23、lthatinthecity.A)criticB)criticalC)criticismD)criticize38. areusuallypreferredbychildreninthehospital.A) WomendoctorC)WomandoctorB) WomendoctorsD)Womandoctors39. WecanreadworldwidenewsonthewebsiteofTheBritishBroadcastingA)CooperateB)CooperationC)Corporate40. Mydoctormetoaspecialistinheartdisease.A)i

24、nferredB)preferredC)referred41. Wegaveupthehouse,becauseofconsiderations.A)economicB)economicsC)economical42. Thefluisbelievedbyvirusesthatliketoreproduceinthecellsinsidethehumannoseandthroat.A) causeC)tobecausedB) beingcausedD)tohavecaused43. Thankstothemodernelectrical,houseworknowadayshasbeenmade

25、easierandeasier.A)appliancesB)facilitiesC)toolsD)instruments44. Letmeseealltheofficialdocumentsthesaleofthisland.A)concernedB)concerningC)concernsD)concernedly45. GreatasNewtonwas,manyofhistheoriestodayandarebeingmodifiedbytheworkofscientistsofourtime.A) aretobechallengedC)havebeenchallengedB) arech

26、allengingD)maybechallengedPartIVReadingComprehension(35')SectionA(0.5'x10=5Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinth

27、ebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasewritethecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheet.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.(请在答题纸上写单词的代号)Youhavechosentoattendauniversitythatisnotonlyagreateducationalinstitutionbutisalsoagreatresearchinstitution.Iencourageyoutotake46ofthat.Takecoursesand4

28、7seminarsthatexplorethefrontiersoffieldswherenewknowledgeandunderstandingarebeingcreated.Forme,participatinginresearchasanundergraduateledmefrommymajorin48engineeringtomymajorincomputerscience,andit49apassionforbeingontheleadingedgeofdiscovery.This50sustainedmethroughmyPhDandcontinuestoexcitemeafter

29、morethan30yearsasaStanfordfacultymember.Beingatthe51ofdiscoveryandtakingpartinthecreationofnewknowledgeisan52rewardingandlife-alteringexperience.AsyoubeginyourtimeatStanfordandplanyourfouryearshere,Iwould53youtorememberthatyourundergraduateeducationisafoundationforlife.Itisaonce-in-a-lifetimejourney

30、.Itismuchmorethanyour54toyourfirstjob.Itisanopportunitytodeveloptheskillsandpassionforbeingalifelonglearnerinareas55toandoutsideofyourcareer.A)participateB)ticketC)transferredD)useE)ignitedF)advantageG)urgeH)constructiveI)attendJ)immenselyK)passionL)forefrontM)intellectuallyN)relatedO)electricalSect

31、ionB(1'x1010)Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbywrit

32、ingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.TheEndoftheBook?A Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14p

33、ercentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.B Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.Whatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusines

34、swillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingwithmoveabletypeinthe1450s.C Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,

35、thrillers,“romanceiction,etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstil

36、lpublishedinhardcopy.D Asforchildren'sbooks,whoknows?Children'sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.E Forcluestothebook'future,let'lsokatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.F Onetech

37、nologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththatoftheold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsh

38、eepskin.ABibletobesure,alongbookrequiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.G Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritingling

39、eredon(继续存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.H Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn'tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn

40、9;becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalities只供学习与交流's night.moviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.I Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn'tkillmovies,itdidkillsecon-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.J NordidTVkillradio.Comedyand

41、dramashows("JacBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow")allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucanbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinterOForthesereaso

42、nsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolic'tdriveacapower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similarwatch television at the same time, rush hour became radio'sprime,whilemusic,talk,antosail

43、s,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.sword always symbolizednewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.K Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(骑兵)replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattle

44、fieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn'Hadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficerfus-dressuniform,preciselybecausea“anofficerandagentleman.L Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的

45、)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Busteamshipsdidn'tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbr

46、eakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthe56. Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.57. Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.58. The

47、radiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.59. Contrarytomanypeople'spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.60. Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.61. Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.62. Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerapp

48、ealtobuyers.63. Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.64. Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.65. Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.lesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld'soceanfreightmovingbysai

49、luntilSectionC(2X1020')theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)M Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Fir

50、ewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertoeatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.N Booksespeciallybookstheaverag

51、epersoncouldaffordhaven'tbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile(触觉的)pleasureinDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollow

52、edbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Childrenareadelight.Theyareourfuture.Butsadly,

53、hiringsomeonetotakecareofthemwhileyougotoworkisgettingmoreexpensivebytheyear.Earlierthismonth,itwasreportedthatthecostofenrollinganinfantorsmallkidatachildcarecenterrose3%in2012,fasterthantheoverallcostofliving.Therearenowlargestripsofthecountrywheredaycareforaninfantcostsmorethanatenthoftheaveragem

54、arriedcouple'sincome.只供学习与交流D) High administrative expenses.69. Why is the average cost of childcare in Mississippi much lower than in Massachusetts?A) The overall quality of service is not as good.B) Payments for caregivers there are not as high.C) Each teacher is allowed to care for more kids.

55、D) Living expenses there are comparatively low.70. What is the author s view on daycare service?A) Caregivers should receive regular professional training.B) Less elaborate rules about childcare might lower costs.C) It is crucial to strike a balance between quality and costs.D) It is better for diff

56、erent states to learn from each other.Passage TwoQuestions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.t seem to behen it ' five o' clockpeople leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clock tells them they' re done.These da

57、ys, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock-based work schedules hinder morale 士气)and creativity.Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example:

58、a meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., research from 10 a.m. to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does