大学英语四级模拟测试(二)(附答案)

1、听力（略）Part II Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and you should decide which is the best choice. (40 points)Passage 1Questions 26 to

2、 30 are based on the following passage:An unusual cooperation between the local university and other education providers in East Anglia has seen the establishment of Norwich's new Learning Shop. At the city center shop, local people can look through booklets and leaflets to find out about learni

3、ng opportunities ranging from evening classes to postgraduates（研究生）degrees. Skilled staff are on hand to give accurate information about courses and training in the region.More than 11,000 people have visited the shop since it opened in 1997. The majority of inquiries have been about courses in furt

4、her education, but 17 percent have related to higher education in general.Customer feedback（反馈）confirms how valuable the resource is. A woman's comment is typical: "It's a brilliant idea less daunting than going to the different institutions." A seller told us: "This really gi

5、ves you hope you can get back into something."Fellow institutions are welcome to set up exhibitions and events at the shop: to date, these have included poetry readings, a recorder concert and numerous exhibitions and displays. The shop is staffed by two advisers and other colleagues from the f

6、ellow institutions in the region.Speaking at the "Norwich as a Learning City" conference, Prof. Mike Campell at the local university, said the first barrier（障碍）to learning was lack of information. The Learning Shop aims to break down that barrier.26. For what purpose is the Learning Shop s

7、et up?A) To help people know more about higher education.B) To sell booklets and leaflets of the institutions.C) To provide educational opportunities to old people.D) To promote courses and training in the region.27. The word "daunting" (Line 2, Para. 3) is close to_ in meaning.A) disappoi

8、ntingB) boringC) worryingD) discouraging28. What are the visitors to the Learning Shop mainly interested in?A) Further education courses.B) University degree courses.C) Evening classes.D) Part-time courses.29. The events we can find in the Learning Shop include the following EXCEPT _.A) recorder con

9、certsB) local conferencesC) poetry readingsD) displays and exhibitions30. Which of the following is TRUE according to Prof. Mike Campell?A) The city authorities should run more learning shops.B) People have difficulties in finding out about learning opportunities.C) The staff should provide customer

10、s with accurate information.D) Most people want to go back to college.Passage 2Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Not all language is verbal. Some of our communication occurs without words. We often use our entire bodies for communication. We may raise our eyebrows（眉毛）to indicate s

11、urprise. Perhaps we nod our heads to show that we agree with something. There are hundreds of nonverbal signals that can be used to communicate. These signals are part of language, and they are governed by rules in the same way that our spoken language is. For this reason, people who speak different

12、 languages often use different nonverbal signals as well.In addition to verbal communication and the type of nonverbal communication discussed above, there are other message systems that we use to communicate. When we speak to some people, we may stand very close to them, while we may stand far away

13、 from other people. Use of space, then, is a way we can communicate the relationship we feel with another person. The way we dress can also communicate for us. The person who wears dirty jeans and a T-shirt communicates a different attitude from a person who wears neat trousers and an attractive shi

14、rt. We can even use time to communicate. The person who is on time for an appointment shows a different attitude from the person who is an hour late does. Can you think of other message systems we use in communication?31. Language, according to the passage, is actually _.A) verbal onlyB) verbal and

15、nonverbal as well C) the use of our bodiesD) nonverbal signals32. Nonverbal signals _.A) have few rulesB) are more useful than speechC) are often used in communicationD) are entirely separate from language33. If a person wears a suit and a tie, it is a matter of _.A) attitudeB) relationshipC) formal

16、ityD) habit34. People who do not speak the same language _.A) have no nonverbal signals in commonB) cannot communicate with nonverbal signalsC) often have different nonverbal signalsD) use the same nonverbal signals35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a form of nonverbal communication?A) P

17、ace.B) Time.C) Dressing.D) Space.Passage 3Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale, you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbors and some to the manager of a local store. But in eith

18、er case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you may stop producing.If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing service for the market. If your father is a steelworker or a truck driver or a doctor or a gro

19、cer, he is producing goods or services for the market.When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. If you spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations, and restaurants, you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck（送货车）, he is

20、buying your labor in the labor market.The market is everywhere, and it's very real. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won't be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It's telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doe

21、sn't want you to do.36. When we are producing for the market, _.A) our life will become much easierB) we can help others in a better wayC) our efforts are directed by the marketD) we can avoid much waste of money37. You are buying from the market when you _.A) fix your bike by yourselfB) look af

22、ter your childrenC) take care of a sick personD) eat out in a restaurant38. The word "real" (line 1, Para. 4) probably means _.A) urgentB) importantC) seriousD) concrete39. According to the passage the market can tell people _.A) how to drive a bargainB) what should be producedC) when to s

23、top sellingD) how to increase profits40. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?A) To show what the market can do.B) To explain what the market consists of.C) To indicate how to succeed in the market.D) To argue for the necessity of the market.Passage 4Question 41 to 45 are based on

24、 the following passage:It is important to point out that the electronic universe is not without problems. Sometimes data bank producers do not make their products up-to-date as frequently as they should; other on-line systems seem to be forever responding to a single command. In addition, despite th

25、e simplicity of concept, no one would argue that the search for information is easy. It can be difficult, for example, to locate the data bank that most likely contains the information you seek.On the other hand, the electronic universe is still young. For all its practical purpose, it is only a dec

26、ade old, and like our own physical universe, it is constantly expanding. According to Cuadra Associates, publisher of an authoritative directory（指南）of data banks, many new data banks become available on-line each business day.There is every reason to believe that this trend will continue. Indeed, I

27、have long been convinced that in the future, communications and on-line information retrieval（检索）may well be seen as the single most important result of the revolution in personal computers. Indeed, the electronic universe holds as yet unimagined possibilities.41. Which of the following is mentioned

28、 as a problem concerning the electronic universe?A) There is no authoritative directory for the use of data banks.B) Data bank producers do not modernize their products as needed.C) The electronic universe is expanding too fast.D) On-line data banks can not meet the needs of a single command.42. Wha

29、t do we know about the development of the electronic universe?A) It is popular everywhere now.B) It is constantly expanding.C) It appeared long time ago.D) It has caused a lot of problems.43. Cuadra Associates' directory can help people _.A) to learn about the available online data banksB) to be

30、come an authoritative directorC) to build a successful data systemD) to update business data banks online44. What will be expected to be the most significant achievement in the revolution in personal computers?A) Locating the data bank containing your information.B) Up-to-date information and rapid

31、communications.C) Communications and on-line information retrieval.D) Frequent responses to computers' command.45. The passage mainly discusses _.A) the increase of on-line informationB) the improvement of personal computersC) the expansion of electronic universeD) the new ways of communications

32、Part III Vocabulary and Structure 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 that best completes the sentences. (10 points)46. In fact, to make life _ easier for themselves, some Americans prefer less

33、demanding jobs, even with less pay.A) somewhat B) somehow C) sometime D) somewhere47. Human cloning has been the most controversial _ in life sciences this year.A) question B) issue C) problem D) trouble48. We hope the measures to control water pollution, _ taken by the government, will succeed.A) t

34、hat B) because C) since D) as49. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _ to perform skillfully yourself.A) other thingB) anotherC) somethingD) the other50. The chemical works that has _ the fertile fields faces billions of dollars in fines.A) injured B) rotted C) spoiled

35、D) upset51. The first two items of this contract are especially _ of notice.A) worth B) worthy C) worthwhile D) worthless52. What was intended as a peaceful demonstration rapidly _ into violence.A) caused B) resorted C) generated D) degenerated53. "Do you want to see my ID card or student card?

36、" "Oh, _."A) either one does wellB) each one is goodC) either one will doD) each will be fine54. The number of people invited to the party _ two hundred, but a number of them _ absent for various reasons.A) were wasB) was wereC) was wasD) were were55. The two most common _ in making a

37、 cake are flour and sugar.A) elements B) factors C) components D) ingredients56. We had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a _ engagement.A) primary B) preceding C) prior D) prevalent57. On no _ will you be allowed to drive after drinking alcohol.A) occasion B) circumstance C) situation D) c

38、ondition58. The student was _ his head and wondering how he could afford such an expensive computer.A) scratching B) scraping C) screening D) screeching59. The visitors were amazed to see so many _ and precious treasures in the museum.A) strange B) infrequent C) rare D) odd60. In summer I like to go

39、 to the seaside. It _ good to lie on the beach or swim in the cool sea.A) feels B) does C) gets D) makes61. The last ten years _ tremendous changes in the city.A) searched B) investigated C) witnessed D) overlooked62. Mr. Jason is an _ force he pushes his students to excel far beyond their own expec

40、tations.A) excessive B) agreeable C) aggressive D) inspirational63. Foreign tourists who have paid tax on things they have brought into the country can _ it when they leave the country with them.A) claim B) acclaim C) exclaim D) reclaim64. _ in thought, Mr. Smith almost ran into the car in front of

41、him.A) Losing B) Lost C) Having lost D) To lose65. For the health of babies, breastfeeding is far superior _ bottle-feeding.A) to B) than C) beyond D) versusPart IV Translation Section A: Directions: Read the following passage and translate the 5 underlined sentences into Chinese. (5 points)(66) The

42、 basic belief behind adult education programs is that a country will be economically and politically stronger if its people are well educated. Germany worries about Germans who cannot read or write and cannot understand the news or participate in political life. These people will not be represented

43、in the government. (67) In the United States, it was recently estimated that almost 20 percent of the adults have some difficulty reading and that the cost of this lack of education is as much as $225 billion. (68) Brazil（巴西）worries about farmers who do not know enough about modern farming technique

44、s to use technology effectively. Without the help of these farmers, Brazil's agricultural income will be lower.Adult education faces many obstacles, however. Adults are not accustomed to returning to school and sitting for long hours listening to teachers and reading books. Also, many adults are

45、 ashamed or afraid to go back to school. (69) They often think that they will appear to be unintelligent or that they will fail. Adults often have little time for education. They have jobs and families and cannot take four or six or eight or more hours every day to go to school. (70) Because of these problems, adults often cannot go