大学英语四级模拟题七(含答案)知识交流

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七PartI(15')Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonMajor-hopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:1 .一些人在学习中坚持不换专业；2 .必要时应考虑更换学习的专业；3 .我的看法。Pa

2、rtII(10)SkimmingandScanning(15minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Ans

3、werthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.Companiesmustdecide:Isabusinesstripworthit?CompetitioncanspurtravelABusinesstraveldroppedprecipitouslylastyear.TheU.S.TravelAssociationsaysroughly$215billionwasspentonbusinesstravelin2009,downfrom$244billionin2008.Thetravelindustrypredictsa

4、nuptickthisyear.Therewasa1.5%increaseinspendingontravelandentertainmentduringthefirstquarterof2010comparedwiththatperiodlastyear,saysMikeMcCormick,executivedirectoroftheNationalBusinessTravelAssociation,orNBTA,anda2.8%increaseduringthefirstquarterof2010overthefourthquarterof2009.BAndthattravelcanspu

5、rmoreforcompetitivereasons."Thestabilizingandgrowingeconomyputscompanies,competitors,backoutontheroadespeciallythesalesdepartments,"saysKevinMitchelloftheBusinessTravelCoalition."Soyoucan'treallysitbacklikeyouwereabletocomfortablydothroughmostof2009,comfortedintheknowledgethatmost

6、ofyourcompetitorswerescalingtravelwaybackaswell."CSomebusiness-travelanalystssaythatforbusinessestoprofitandgrow,travelisessential.AnNBTAstudyconductedbyIHSGlobalInsightdeterminedthatforeverydollarspentoncorporatetravel,theaveragebusinesswouldsee$15inprofits."Theonlywaytogrowsalesistogoout

7、andgetthem,"McCormicksays."Allittakesisfor(acompany)tolosethatpieceofbusinessbecausetheircompetitorshowedupandtheydidn't,andthey'rebackontheroad."DUltimatelywhenevaluatingwhethertohittheroad,corporatetravelexpertssay,companiesaretryingtofigureifthepotentialforrevenueinthenearf

8、utureordownthelineisgreaterthanthecostofthetrip.Suchdecisionsareoftenasmuchartasscience.Theydependonmanyfactors,includingacompany'spriorities,theserviceorproductit'sselling,andthestatusofaparticularclientrelationshipandtransaction.E"It'sverymuchdowntoindividualcompaniesandwhattheypr

9、ioritize,"saysEricBausman,ofCarlsonWagonlitTravel,aglobalfirmthathelpscompaniesmanagecorporatetravelprograms."Typically.thoseinitialintroductorymeetings,theveryfirstsalescallsuntilyoumakethesale,thosearetheonesyoureallytargetforbeingintheroomwiththecustomer."Oncearelationshipisestabli

10、shed,Bausmansays,abusinessmightconsidervisitingtheclientlessfrequently,supplementing"thosetripswithvirtualmeetings:cellphonecalls,Webmeetingsandvideoconferences."GivingtechnologyatryFTheeconomicdownturnhascompelledmanybusinessestoconsiderorbetterutilizevirtualmeetingtechnology,corporatetra

11、velexpertssay.Optionsincludetelephoneconferencecalls,streamingameetingviatheInternet,ortelepresencing,inwhichlargescreenscanmakemeetingparticipantsinanotherpartoftheworldappeartobepracticallysittingacrosstheconferencetable.TheAssociationofCorporateTravelExecutivessaysthepercentageofitsmemberswhowere

12、"seriouslylooking"intousingvideoconferencingrosefrom21%in2007to81%in2009.Thecostofcommunicationtechnologyhasdroppedandqualityhasimproved,industryanalystssay.GMeganCostello,executivedirectoroftheAssociationofCorporateTravelExecutives,saysit'sincreasinglybeingusedbycompaniestocutdownonin

13、ternalmeetingsthatwouldrequiretraveltripsthatmanyoftheassociation'smemberssaidwereusingupto40%ofthecorporatetravelbudgetbutnotproducingrevenue.HAnAmericanExpressBusinessTravelsurveyconductedinJanuaryfound74%ofrespondentssaidtheyuseorplantouseaudioconferencingasanalternativetotravel,while71.6%wer

14、eusingorplannedtouseWeb-basedonlineconferencingorvideoconferencingasanoption."Iermsofnewenhancementswithourprogramorareasofinterestthey'dlikeustoexplore,virtualmeetingsarealwaysatthetopofthelist,"saysIssaJouaneh,avicepresidentatAmericanExpressB

15、usinessTravel.IAmericanExpressBusinessTravellauncheditsvirtual-meetingexpertserviceinAugust.Consultantsworkwithaclientconsideringacorporatetrip,askingaboutthemeeting'sgoalsandsuchthingsasthenumberofpeoplewhowouldattend.Basedontheanswers,theyadvisewhetheravirtualmeetingmightbemoreefficient.只供学习与交

16、流此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除JManybusinessesarealsousingcorporateonlinebookingtoolstohelpwould-beroadwarriorsdecidewhethertogoorstay.GetThereabusinessunitofSabreTravelnetwork,whichprovidessuchatoolsaysthatlastyearmanycompaniesmovedthequestionaskingaboutthepurposeofthetripfromtheendofthebookingprocesstothe

17、beginning.Dependingonthereasonyougive"training,"forexample,or"customervisit"amessageistriggeredastowhethertoconsideranalternativesuchasaWebconferenceorifyou'llneedtogetapprovalforthetrip.OfGetThere'smorethan3,000clients,thenumberusingdynamicmessagingwhichalsoadvisesonpref

18、erredsuppliersifyouaregoingtotakethetripmorethandoubledlastyear.KEventually,saysChrisKroeger,GetThere'spresident,thebookingtoolcouldcalculatewhichwaytogo.Butevenifthedollarfiguressayateleconferenceisthewaytogo,Kroegersays,thepersoninvolvedshouldbeabletosayifthemeetingisbestdoneface-to-face.Wheno

19、nlyameetingwilldoLAlthoughsomeadvisersexpectsomebusinesstripswillbereplacedbytechnology,theysaytechnologywon'tbecomeawholesalesubstituteformeetingin-person."It'snotthatwe'regoingtosuddenlyswitchfromallmeetingsface-to-facetoallbyvirtueoftechnology,"saysJohnMillikin,whoteachesstr

20、ategyandhumanresourcesmanagementatArizonaStateUniversity."Youmayhaveariseintheuseoftechnologytosupplementface-to-facemeetingssothatyouaregettingalittlebitofthebetteroftwoworlds."MLastyear,Knight,themachinerycompanyexecutivefromColumbus,sayshisbusinesstripswerereducedbyatleast25%.Headdsthat

21、hiscompanyhasusedvideoconferencingforsometrainingandisexploringusingitforotherpurposesaswell.Still,hesays,"Ijustdon'tbelieveyoucanexactlyboilitdownto:'Hereareguidelines.Eitheryoucanclosebusinesswiththistriporthere'snotrip.'Ithinkthat'samistake."Theimpactofeachtriphastob

22、eexamined,Knightsays."Therearecertainplaceswhereit'sobviousIneedtogo,"hesays."Sometimesthat'stoholdahand.Sometimesit'stohelpthemunderstandaconceptonaprojectthatyou'rejustnotgettingthroughbye-mailorphoneordocuments."NForsomebusinesses,therearenocomplexcalculationst

23、omake.EarlQuenzel,whowithhiswifehasanadvertisingandWebmarketingagencyinFortMyers,Fla.,saysthatduringthedepthsoftherecession,theytookpaycutsandreducedtheirfees.Buttheyrefusedtocuttravel.Andhe'snotabouttostartnow."Ifacustomerwantstoseeyou,yougo,"Quenzelsays."Ifyoueventhinkthecustome

24、rmightwanttoseeyouorcouldusealittleTLC,yougoseethem.Andthesamewithaprospect.Youdon'tcutthethingsthatinvolve(serving)yourclientsorwinningnewbusiness.It'sjuststupid."1. Astoclientdiscussions,virtualmeetingsarealwaysthefirstchoiceforamajorityofcompanies.2. Forcompanies,ifthepotentialforrev

25、enueinthenearfutureisgreaterthanthecostofthe只供学习与交流trip,itsworthwhiletoofferatrip.3. Thetravelindustryforecastsanincreasethisyear.4. Moreandmorecompaniesaredecreasingthenumberofinternalmeetingsthatwouldcallfortravel.5. Travelisnecessaryforbusinessestodevelopandmakeprofits.6. Theeconomicrecessionhasf

26、orcedmanybusinessestoconsiderorbetterusevirtualmeetingtechnology.7. Onceabusinesshasestablishedrelationshipwithitscustomer,itisunlikelytoconsidervisitingtheclientfrequently.8. Somebusinessesrefusedtocuttravelbecausetheythinkit'sUNWISEtocutthethingsthatinvolveservingclientsorwinningnewbusiness.9.

27、 Technologywon'treplacemeetingin-personcompletely.10. Virtual-meetingexpertservicecanhelpclientsfigureoutwhetheravirtualmeetingmightbemoreefficientthantravel.PartIII(35')ListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atth

28、eendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasin

29、glelinethroughthecenter.Nowletsbeginwiththe8shortconversations.11. A.AskMarytohelpher.B.Typethedataquickly.C.Handinthedatatothecomputercenter.D.AskMarytoextendtheduedate.12. A.Thehomeworkwasveryeasy.B. Themanshouldgotoclass.C. Themanshouldsitinthebackoftheclassroom.D. Shesfurtherbehindinherworkthant

30、hemanis.此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除13. A.Thenumberofroomsintheapartment.B. Troublewithintheman'sfamily.C. Thereasonwhythemanhassomanyclocks.D. Whatthewomanshouldgivetoherfamily.14. A.Marthaknowspracticallyeverybody.B.Bobisn'thardtocheerup.C.Bobdidn'tordertherightthing.D.Marthaalwaysknowsexact

31、lywhattosay.15. A.Sheboughtsomethingforheraunt.B.Shemissedit.C.Shewasthereonlybriefly.D.Shewenttoitonherwaytothehospital.16. A.Themanshouldshutthewindowtightly.B. Themanshouldputsomescrewsinthewood.C. Themanshouldsticktohiswork.D. Themanshoulduseatooltoopenthewindow.17. A.Samreturnedit.B.Itturnsinth

32、elock.C.It'sinthelocker.D.HegotitfromSam.18. A.Shewasunderstanding.B.Shewasapologetic.C.Shewasannoyed.D.Shewascareless.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19. A.Herkidswillarrivehomeafterschool.B. Sheistooexhaustedtowork.C. Shehasfinishedherwork.D. Themandoesnotaskhertogobac

33、ktotheoffice.20. A.Itisweird.B.Itisexhausting.C.Itisconvenient.D.Itiscomfortable.21. A.Itisproducedbyweirdpeople.B.Thewomandoesnotlikeit.C.OnecanseealotofstrangethingsinD.Themanisdeterminedtowatchittonight.22. A.Thewomanwillrecordtonight'sprogram.B. Hewillbehavingameetingwithhisbossatthattime.C.

34、 Hisbossmightaskhimtostayuplate.D. Hemayhavetopreparefortomorrow'sbusinesstrip.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23. A.Shehaslostsomeofherimportantstuff.B. Thereissomethingwrongwithhereyes.C. Shedoesn'tknowhowtousesteeltobuildconstruction.D. Shedoesn'tknowwheretoge

35、ttheinformationsheneed.24. A.Ittakestimetocollecttheusefulinformation.B. Onecanonlyreadbooksinthelibrary.C. Allbooksaredifficulttounderstand.D. Onehastolineuptoborrowbooks.25. A.Tofindtheinformationinthelibrary.Toborrowthebooksfromherteacher.C.TogivehershoestoSteve.D.Toconsulthertutorwhattodo.Sectio

36、nBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter(AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

37、center.PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26. A.In1901inAtlanta.B.In1901inAskins.C.In1901inArizona.D.In1925inMilestone.27. A.WhentheownerwaspaintinghisroomforMilestoneMotorHotel,hethoughtofit.B. ItstandsformanyhotelroomsinMilestoneMotorHotel.C. TheownerdislikedthenameofMil

38、estoneMotorHotel"andchangedit.D. Theownershortenedthefullnameofthehotelforlackofspaceonthesignboard.28. A.RadioorTV.B.Telephone.C.Computer.D.Swimmingpool.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29. A.Over30millionmen.B.Over30millionmiddle-agedmen.C.ThoseenergeticAmericans.

39、D.Americansofbothsexesandallages.30. A.Becauseoftheirstrongdesireforgoodhealth.B. Becauseoftheirloveforhobbiesandpastimes.C. Becauseoftheirfearofheartdisease.D. Becauseoftheirextraenergy.31. A.Itwasrising.B.Itwaslowering.C.Itremainedunchanged.D.Itwasfluctuating.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedont

40、hepassageyouhavejustheard.32. A.215,000.B.Lessthan250,000.C.Morethan350,000.D.About300,000.33. A.Poorhealthconditionofthechildren.B.Poorqualityofvillageschools.C.Religiousdifferences.D.Differentlifestyleorfaith.34. A.Theylackopportunitiestointeractwithchildrenoftheirage.B. Theirparentsarenotqualifie

41、dinstructors.C. Theycannotwinhonorinsuchanenvironment.D. Theymakenogenuinefriends.只供学习与交流35. A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.physicallocationssuchasstoresandshoppingmalls,youcanchoosetodoshoppingintheSectionCInternet.TheInternetoperates24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekandshopperscanexpecttoDi

42、rections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.WhenthepassageisreadforthefindandpurchasegoodsontheInternetanytime,unliketraditionalstorefrontswhichhavefixedfirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsy

43、ouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Ilovetravelingbytrain.Fast(36),slowlocaltrainswhichstopateverystation,suburbantrainstakingbusinessmentotheirofficesandhomeagain;Ienjoythemall.Itmustbetheelementofromancethat(37)tome.Thereisnoromanceinacarona

44、motorway-aboxofmetalandrubberonastripofconcrete-orinflying(38)theairinapressurizedtubefromone(39)plasticandglassairporttoanother.Buttrainsaredifferent.Youcanwalkaround,lookatthescenery,(40)yourfellowpassengers.(41)allyoucanseearethecloudsandthebacksofotherpeo恒eneads.Yes,travelingbytrainisstillan(42)

45、,eveninEngland.Youtrytointerpretthetimetable,persuadethebooking-officeclerktosellyoua(43)andunderstandtheincomprehensiblemessagescomingovertheloudspeakersystems.Thentherethatdelightfuluncertaintyasyouwonderwhetheryouare(44),ortherightpartofthetrain.Abroad,ofcourse,it'sevenmoreexciting,(45)inthos

46、ecountrieswhichforgettoputnamesontheirrailwaystations.Notonlyareyounevercertainthatyouareontherighttrainbutyoudontevenknowwhentogetoffifyouare.PartIV(25')ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionscunfinishedstatem

47、ents.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneNowadays,Internetshoppingisbecomingincreasinglypopularandmanyhighstreetstoresandsupermarketsarenowofferingthisfacility.Youcanshop

48、forjustaboutanythingfromthecomfortofyourownhome,andallyouneedtodoistositinyourarmchairandorderthingsdirectlyontheInternet.ShoppingontheInternetoffersconvenienceandtime-savingbenefitstoshoppers,ascomparedtotraditionalstorefront何面)shopping.PeoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheInternet,rangingfromphy

49、sicalproducts,suchasbooks,CDs,clothesandfood,toinformationproducts,suchasonlinenewsormagazinesstories.Ifitistooinconvenientforyoutogooutforshoppingonyourown,oriflackoftimemakesitdifficultforyoutoshopatopeninghours.NowonderthatsomeresearchfindingsindicatethatconsumersviewstheInternetasan"instrum

50、entofconvenience”DespitetheadvantagesofInternetshopping,therearealsodisadvantagesofInternetshopping.ThemaindisadvantageonInternetshoppingisthatyoucannotactuallyseetheproductsyouarebuyingorchecktheirquality.Sometimesthecomputerimageoftheproductscanhardlycomparewiththosethatcanbetouchedforqualityandpu

51、tonforcomfort.Furthermore,Internetshoppingcannotprovidethesocialinteractionandthesenseofcommunity.Manypeoplewillfinditcompletelyunpleasantbecausetheymaymisstheopportunitytotalktofriends.Somepeopleareworriedaboutpayingforgoodsusingcreditcards,soInternetcompaniesarenowfindingwaystomakeonlinepaymentsaf

52、e.Asanewtypeofshopping,Internetshoppingisboundtobecomemoreandmorepopularinthefuture.Moreover,iftheproblemofthesecurityofthepaymentcanbeovercome,therewillbemorepeoplewillingtotryonlineshopping.46. WhatisthemostimportantadvantageofInternetshopping?A.Thereasonableprice.B.Thequalityofthegoods.C.Theconve

53、nienceitbringstoyou.D.Thespeedthegoodsaredeliveredtoyou.47. Thephrasephysicalproducts(Line2-3,Para.2)means.A.anythingyoucanuseB.thingsusefulforhealthcareC.thingsconnectedwithstudyD.thingsyoucanseeorfeel48. On-linenewsandmagazinestoriesare.A. notyetavailableontheInternetB. everywhereontheInternetandf

54、reetodownloadC. informationproductsavailableontheInternetD. themostpopularproductsontheInternet49. Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A. adeliverychargeaddedtotheshoppingbilldiscouragespeoplefromshoppingonlineB. onlinepaymentissosafethatpeoplecanshoppingontheInternetsecurelyC. peoplewhoenjoythesoci

55、alexperiencewillnotchooseonlineshoppingD. thequalityofthegoodsisnotalwaysexactlywhatyouexpect50. Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?A. Sometimespeopleworryaboutthemoneythepayonline.B. ShoppingontheInternetisarelativelynewshoppingmode.C. ShoppingismadeeasierbyInternetshopping.D. Peopleneedtogetusedt

56、ocomputersystemforasecurewayofshopping.PassageTwoLevittownwasthenamegiventothreesuburbandevelopmentsconstructedinthepostWorldWarIIdecadesbyLevittandSons,themostimportantprivatebuilderofthisperiod.UsingnewmassproductiontechniquestheyhadlearnedwhilebuildinghousingformilitarypersonnelduringtheSecondWor

57、ldWar,theyturnedhomebuildingfromacottageindustryintoamajormanufacturingprocess.DuringWorldWarII,theyreceivedgovernmentcontractstobuildhomesforwarworkers.Underdeadlinepressure,theydevelopedmassproductionmethodstobuildhousesquickly.Thesetechniqueswerecarriedovertotheirpostwarsuburbandevelopments.OnMay

58、7,1947,W川iamLevittannouncedhisplanstobuild2,000housesinaformerpotatofieldinthestateofNewYork.Then,bythetimethisLevittownwascompletedin1951,ithadcontained17,450homesfor75,000peopleinNewYork.LevitteventuallybuilttwomoreLevittowns,inthestatesofPennsylvaniaandNewJersey.Eachcontainedthesamecurvingstreets

59、,communitypools,andneighborhoodparks,playgroundsasthefirstdevelopmentdid.SomeobserverscriticizedthemonotonousuniformityoftheLevittowns,chargingthattheyarejustthesymbolofmaterialism,butLevittownswereoverwhelminglywelcomedbythepublic.Theywerecheap,comfortable,efficient,andidealforyoungpeoplejuststartingoutinlife.Thousandsofmiddleclasspeople,especiallysomeyoungcouples,crowdedincityapartments,orstilllivingwiththeirparents,rushedtopurchasethem.Fourteenhundredcontractsweresignedinonedayin1949.Levittownsymbolizedthemostsignificantsocialt