(八)大学英语四级考试模拟试题

1、(8)大学英语四级考试模拟试题大学英语四级考试模拟试题ModelTestEightPartIListeningComprehensionDirections:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andthen,markyouranswerbywritingthecorre

2、spondingletterontheAnswerSheet.SectionA11. A)At2:50.B)At3:50.C)At1:50.D)At4:50.12. A)Murder.B)Burglary.C)Stealing.D)Robbery.13. A)Sheisseldomhappy.B) Sheisalwayshappy.C) Shelikeshernewjob.D) Shehardlylikeshernewjob.14. A)NewYork.B) Chicago.C) LosAngeles.D) Washington.15. A)Sayinggoodbyetoafriend.B)

3、Buyingaticketforasportsevent.C) Payingabillatthebank.D) Arrangingaplanetripforthewoman16.A)Shethinksthatthemanisstrange.E) Shewantsthepolicemantoprotecther.F) Shedoesnotknowhowtogettothenearesthotel.G) Shedoesnotknowhowtotalkwithastranger.17. A)Heisinterestedonlyinherideas.B) Hewillacceptalaterpaper

4、fromher.C) Hewillnotacceptalaterpaperfromher.D) Hewantshertohandinherpaperimmediately.18. A)Twoyearsago.B) Lastyear.C) Thisyear.D) InDecember.19. A)Heneedstotakeonemorecourseasrequired.B) Heplaysaninstrumentthegroupneeds.C) Shethinkstakingthecoursewouldimprovehisgradesingeneral.D) Shethinkshe'st

5、hebestmusicianatthecollege.20. A)Onceaweek.B) Twiceaweek.C) Everyotherday.D) Everyevening.21. A)Cello.B)Piano.C)Violin.D)Bass.22. A)Trytofindhismusicbooks.B) Lookforanewinstrument.C) Starttakinglessonsfromaprofessional.D) Practiceplayinghisinstrument.23. A)Itismadeofhour,tomatoandcheese.B) Itismadeo

6、fflour,fishandchocolate.C) Itcanbeflavoredwithvariousthings.D) Itdoesn'tcontainanyfish.24. A)Lowcalorie.B) Lowprotein.C) Highcalorie.D) Verystrange.25. A)Twoyears.B) Threeyears.C) Fouryears.D) Afewyears.SectionBPassage126. A)ItisaslongasthecivilizationofIndia.B) Itisaslongasthatofanywesterncount

7、ry.C) ItisalittleshorterthancivilizationofIndia.D) ItislongerthanthecivilizationofIndia.27. A)Itbelongsexclusivelytothenation'swealthiest.B) Itisbelievedbyonlytheilliteratemasses.C) Ithasanincreasingnumberofgods.D) Itisgraduallyreplacedbytheideaofmaterialism.28. A)Becauseitisbasedonrealstories.B

8、) Becauseitevolveswithhumanhistory.C) Becauseitisbelievedbymanypeople.D) Becauseithassuchalonghistory.Passage229. A)Crowdedairtraffic.B) Thelargesizeofairplanes.C) Mistakesbyairtrafficcontrollers.D) Badweather.30. A)79and176.B) 69and197.C) 69and176.D) 79and197.31. A)Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthan

9、drivingacar.B) Toshowthegreatimportanceofpilots.C) Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.D) Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.32. A)Thosewhowereborninspring.B) Thosewhowereborninsummer.C) Thosewhowereborninautumn.D) Thosewhowereborninwinter.Passage333. A)Seasonaldifferencesinateduringpregnancy.B

10、) Infectionoccurringtimesoftheyear.C) Itsfamilybackground.D) BothAandB.34. A)AtthebeginningoftheB)AtthebeginningoftheC) AtthebeginningoftheD) Atthebeginningoftheiwhatmothersatdifferent18thcentury.19thcentury.20thcentury.21thcentury.35.A)Amothergivingbirthinspringwilleatlessvitaminsthanthosegivingbir

11、thinautumn.B) In summer, babies are likely to infections of the digestive system.C) In Austria, adults born in lived longer than those born in spring.D) Although nutrition at all timessufferautumnof theyearhasimproved,theseasonalpatternpersists.SectionCand(36)ownedThenewmedicalinsurancesystemthatwil

12、lseegradualwillseegradualintroductionthisyearwillchangethelifehealthcareforChina's400millionresidents.Unlikenow,employeesof(37)enterpriseswillnolongerbe(38)underthenew(39).Peoplewhohaveenjoyedvirtuallyfreemedicalcareworkingforgovernmentofficesandstate-ownedbusinesseswillhavetolearntobe(40)whende

13、alingwithhealthproblems.EmployeesofChina'sstate-ownedenterprisesandinstitutions(41)enjoyedfreemedicalcarewithexpenses(42)bythegovernmentandstate-ownedenterprises.Accordingtothenewsystem,boththeemployersandemployeeswillsharemedicalexpenses.Enterpriseswillcontributesixpercentoftheentire(43)salarie

14、stomedicalcareinsurance.(44).Therestwillbesetasideas"overallmedicalfunds".(45)Theoverallmedicalfunds,thepoolofmoneycreatedbytheemployer,willstartcontributingtomedicalexpenseswhentheyexceed10percentofthatperson'saverageannualincome.(46)themoneywillbesubtractedfromthatindividualaccount.答

15、案：11.C12.D13c14.D15.D16c17.B18.C19.B20.A21.C22.D23.C24.A25.D26.D27.C28.B29.D30.C31.D32.C33.D34.C35.C36. urban37. non-publicly38. excluded39. scheme40. thriftier41. previously42. shouldered43. staff's44. Ofthattotal,thirtypercentwillgotoemployees'personalaccounts45. Employeeswillhavetopaytwop

16、ercentoftheirmonthlysalariesintotheirpersonalmedicalinsuranceaccounts46. Whenmedicalcostsforapersonarebelowtenpercentofthepatient'saverageannualincomePartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicOnlineChat.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyousho

17、uldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1 .随着计算机和网络的普及，网上聊天越来越普遍；2 .网上聊天有一定的好处，但也带来一些问题.OnlineChatWiththeInternetjoiningpeopleallovertheworld,onlinechathasbecomeverycommoninourdailylife.ForcollegestudentsinChina,mostofthemhaveexperiencesinonlinechatting.Justimagineyoucanchatwithyourpar

18、ents,friends,orevenstrangersbyusingtheInternet.However,themagicofonlinechatisthefreedomthatyouwillexperiencewhileyouarechattingonline.Youcanexpressyourthoughts,feelings,andexperiencestopeoplewhomyouhavenevermet.Youcaneasilymakefriendsandfindsomeoneyoulove.Howeverfascinatingonlinechatmaybe,neverspend

19、toomuchtimeonit.Foruscollegestudents,thepriorityistocompleteoureducationandgetourselvespreparedforthefuture.Besides,theInternetcanbeanuglyworld.BeawareofthepossibilitythatyoumaybetrappedintheInternetandfindyourselflost.PartnReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)TheUnitedNations:TheWorl

20、dinOneBuildingDoyouknowtheoldArabstoryaboutabirdcalledthephoenix?FirstitburnedtodeathThenitcamebacktolife.Thatdoesn'tsoundbelievable,doesit?Butthereisanexampleofthephoenixinourowntime:TheUnitedNations.In1945,itbroughtthedreamofworldpeacebacktolifeagainafterWorldWarn.ReasonsfortheexistenceoftheUN

21、they think it that it is toothis debate ifSincethedayofitsbirth,theUnitedNationshasbeenthesubjectofmuchdebate.Somepeopleattacktheorganizationbecauseistoopowerful.Othersthinkweak.WecanbetterunderstandwelearnmoreabouttheUNanditshistory.notTheyTheUNwasstartedfortworeasons.First,whentheideawasborn,peopl

22、eallovertheworldweretiredofwar.TheyweretiredjustofWorldWarn,butofwaritself.feltthattheremustbepeacefulanswerstotheworld'sproblems.Theyfeltthatonlyaninternationalorganizationcouldkeepworldpeace.Thesecondreasonwasthatmodernsciencehaddevelopednewbombsandairplanes.Theseweaponsmadeitalmostimpossiblef

23、orabe able towho wasthe time,countrytodefenditself.Nationalborderswerebeginningtolosetheirmeaning.Therewasalsoafeelingthatthiswasonlythebeginning.Sciencewoulddevelopevenmoredangerousweaponsinthefuture.Onlyaninternationalorganizationwouldcontrolmodernscience.FoundersoftheUNFranklinDelanoRoosevelt,Pre

24、sidentoftheUnitedStatesatbelievedthattheAlliesshouldplanforpeacebeforethewarended.OnDecember1,1943,Roosevelt,WinstonChurchillofGreatBritainandJosephStalinoftheformerSovietUnionagreedtostartanorganizationforworldpeace.Theyaskedallcountries,largeandsmall,tojointhem.Duringthenextyearandahalf,theideaofs

25、uchanorganizationwasdebatedinallthecapitalsoftheworld.Thencameabigdayinmodernhistory.OnApril11,1945,thefirstinternationalmeetingoftheUnitedNationstookplaceinSanFrancisco.ThegoalofthemeetingwastowritetheUNCharter.Allofthefifty-onenationsatthemeetinghadtheirownideastoofferfortheCharter.Afteralongdebat

26、e,aCharterwasagreedupon.EverynationpresentvotedfortheCharter,noonevotedagainstit.TheUNCharterTheUNCharterisabeautifulpieceofwriting.InlanguageitexplainswhytheUNwasstarted.Thereasonsare:1)tokeepworldpeace;2)tofindanswerstotheworld'ssocialandeconomicproblems;3)towinrespectforhumanrights;and4)tohel

27、pwinfreedomforpeopleonearth.Since1945,thenumberofnationsthathavesignedtheUNCharterhasmorethandoubled.Thesecountriescontainalmostthewholepopulationoftheworld.EverykindofgovernmentcanbefoundattheUN.Andthereisoneideawhichallthesecountriesagreeon:theneedforworldpeace.AbriefintroductiontotheUNMostoftheof

28、ficesoftheUnitedNationsareinNewYorkCity.ButthereareotherimportantUNofficesallovertheworld.TheWorldHealthOrganization,forexample,isinGeneva,Switzerland.TheInternationalCourtofJusticeisinHague,Holland.ThebuildingsinNewYorkstandalongtheEastRiverontheislandofManhattan.Theparkaroundthemleadsrighttothewat

29、er.TheparkcontainsmanyworksofartthatweregivenaspresentstotheUNbymembercountries.ThereisaRussianworkofartnexttoanAmericanone.InanotherpartofthegardenthereisabeautifulJapanesebell.InsomewaysthegardenitselfshowstheideaoftheUN-peaceamongthenationsoftheworld.OutsidetheUNbuildingsthereisalineofflagsalmost

30、fiveblockslong.Thesearetheflagsofthemembernations.Theflag,oftheUnitedNationsfliesabovethem.Whenalltheflagsareflying,theGeneralAssemblyismeetinginside.TheWorkingsoftheUNTheGeneralAssemblyisthemostimportantpartoftheUN.Atitsmeetings,anycountrycanbringaproblemtotheattentionoftheworld.Butthefirstbigprobl

31、emoftheUNwaswhatlanguagetouse.Howwouldthedelegatesunderstandeachother?Shouldtheytranslateeverythingintoalllanguages,orshouldtheychooseonelanguageandtranslateeverythingintoit?Theydecidedtodoneither.Instead,theychosefivelanguages.EverythingthatisspokenattheGeneralAssemblyistranslatedintoChinese,Englis

32、h,French,Russian,andSpanish.AbovethehalloftheGeneralAssemblythereareseverallittleglassrooms.Thetranslatorssitinsidethem.Theyareverygoodattheirjobs.Theymustbeabletolistentodelegatesandtotranslateatthesametime!Thisisadifficultbutveryimportantjob.Onesmallmistakecouldcausemanyproblems.TheSecurityCouncil

33、alsomeetsinNewYork.Itsjobistosolveseriousproblemsbeforetheyleadtowar.Italsohasthepowertosendanarmyintoacountry-ifmembersoftheSecurityCouncilagree.TherearemanyothersmallerorganizationsintheUN.Oneissupposedtohelpcountrieswiththeireconomicandsocialproblems.Anotherissupposedtohelpcountrieswinindependenc

34、e.Anotherismeattohelpwomenallovertheworld.DifferentOpinionabouttheUNSinceitsearliestdays,manypeoplehavecriticizedtheUN.TheysaythattheUNistooweak.Asanexample,theysaythatsomemembercountriespromisetorespecthumanrights,butmanymembercountriesshowlittleornorespectforhumanrights.TheUNcandonothingaboutthis.

35、SomealsosaythattheSecurityCouncilistooweaktodoanygood.ThishappensbecauseallfivebigpowershavetoagreebeforetheUNcanact.ButtherearemanypeoplewhodefendtheUnitedNations.Theysaythatonlythecitizensofacountrycanmaketheirgovernmentrespecthumanrights.TheUNcanactonlywhentwocountriesareatwar.Itcan'thelpthep

36、eopleofacountryfighttheirowngovernment.AnotherimportantdefenseoftheUNisthis:wherewouldwebewithoutit?WhensomeonespeaksattheUN,everyonehearsaboutit.Therearereportsinthenewspapers,ontheradio,andontelevision.NoonecanstopthedebatesattheUN.Eventhesmallestcountryonearthcanhaveitsvoiceheard.Weareallcitizens

37、oftheUnitedNations.Eachofusshouldlearnmoreabouthowthisimportantorganizationworks.Ifweworktomakeitbetter,maybethisphoenixwillneverburntodeathagain.(Y)TheauthorwritesthisarticletosomeextentinordertodefendtheexistenceoftheUNinspiteofthevariousnegativeopinionsaboutit.(Y)Thefirstinternationalmeetingofthe

38、UnitedNationswasheldin1945,attendedbyfifty-onemembernations.(N)TheauthorseemstosaythatthesolepurposeforthecreationoftheUNatthattimewastoendWorldWarnassoonaspossible.(NG)AccordingtotheUNCharter,everymembernationhasthedutytofightagainstterrorism.(N)TranslationfortheUNGeneralAssemblyisaveryimportantjob

39、becausetheymustbeabletolistenandtranslateatthesametime.(Y)WithoutthepermissionfromthemembersoftheSecurityCouncil,theSecurityCouncilcannotsendanarmyintocountriesatwartohelpkeeppeaceandsolveseriousproblems.(Y)Thearticlecitestheexamplethatsomemembercountriespromisetorespecthumanrights,butmanymembercoun

40、triesshowlittleornorespectforhumanrightsinordertoshowthattheUNistooweaktodoanythingaboutit.IntalkingabouttheroleoftheUN,theauthorsaysthatfrontiersofnationshavelosttheirmeaningbecauseof(modernscience/technology)ThearticlesaysinthelastparagraphthatsincewearecitizensoftheUnitedNations,weshouldlearnmore

41、abouttheworldorganizationand understandhow.(howtheUNworks)Inspiteoftheirwidelydifferentopinions,theoneideathatallcountriesagreeonisthat.(theworldneedspeace)PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionAKitchendutiesmayhavetraditionallybeenviewedaswomen'swork,butnotattheWhiteHouse.

42、Untilnow:CristetaComerfordhasbeennamedexecutivechef.Afteran1(D)six-monthsearch,firstladyLauraBushannouncedSundaythatComerfordwaschosenfromhundredsof2(K)toheadtheexecutivekitchen.AnaturalizedUScitizenfromthePhilippines,shewillbethefirstwomanandfirst3(B)toholdthepost.The42-year-oldComerfordhasbeenanas

43、sistantchefattheWhiteHousefor10years.SheworkedunderformerexecutivechefWalterScheib田,who4(I)inFebruary.ScheibsaidSundaythatComerfordwas5(F)thebestassistanthehadinhis30-yearcareerandisawonderfulchoicetotakeover.Hesaidsheisagreatcookwithanartisticeyeandacalmmannerthatcan6(H)thepressurecookerintheWhiteH

44、ousekitchen.Comerfordhasabachelor'sdegreeinFoodTechnologyfromtheUniversityofthePhilippines.ShehasworkedatLeCielinVienna,AustriaandrestaurantsintwoWashingtonhotels.WhilebeingexecutivechefattheWhiteHouseishonorable,thejobalsocanbe7(L).commerfordwillbeinchargeofeverythingfromstatedinnersforworldlea

45、derstodessertforthecommander-in-chief,hisfamilyandguests.Theheadchefis8(A)fordesigningandexecutingmenusforstatedinners,socialevents,holidayfunctions,receptionsandofficialluncheons9(O)bythepresidentandfirstlady.Thejobpays10(E)$80,000-$100,000ayear.A) responsibleB) minorityC)challengeD)extensiveE)appr

46、oximatelyF)undoubtedlyG)identicalH)handleI)resignedJ)convincedK) applicantsL) exhaustingM)skillfullyN)regainedO)hostedSectionBPassageOneThemorewomenandminoritiesmaketheirwayintotheranksofmanagement,themoretheyseemtowanttotalkaboutthingsformerlyjudgedtobebestleftunsaid.Thenewcomersalsotendtoseeoffice

47、matterswithafresheye,intheprocesssometimescomingupwithcriticalanalysesoftheforcesthatshapeeveryone'sexperienceintheorganization.ConsiderthenovelviewsofHarveyColemanofAtlantaonthesubjectofgettingahead.Colemanisblack.Hespent11yearswithIBM,andnowservesasaconsultanttothelikesofAT&TandCoca-Cola.C

48、olemansaysthatbasedonwhathe'sseenatbigcompanies,heweighsthedifferentelementsthatmakeforlong-termcareersuccessasfollows:commonperformancecountsamere10%,image30%,andexposure,afull60%.Colemanconcludesthatexcellentjobperformanceissothesedaysthatwhiledoingyourworkwelladvancementmoreoftendependsonhowm

49、anypeopleknowyouandyourwork,andhowhighuptheyare.may win your pay increases, you the big promotion.it won'tHe findssecurethatRidiculousbeliefs?Nottomanypeopleespeciallymanywomenandmembersofminorityraceswho,likeColeman,feelthatthescales（障眼物）havedroppedfromtheireyes."Womenandblacksinorganizati

50、onsworkunderfalsebeliefs,"saysKaleelJamison,aNewYorkbasedmanagementconsultantwhohelpscorporationsdealwiththeseissues."Theythinkthatifyouworkhard,you'llgetahead-thatsomeoneinauthoritywillreachdownandgiveyouapromotion."Sheadds,"Mostwomenandblacksaresofrightenedthatpeoplewillthi

51、nkthey'vegottenaheadbecauseoftheirsexorcolorthattheyplaydown(使不突出)theirvisibility."Heradvicetothosefolks:learnthewaysthatwhitemaleshavetraditionallyusedtofindtheirwayintothespotlight.(B)ThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbeA) SexandCareerSuccessB) TheImportanceofBeingVisibleC)JobPerformanceandA

52、dancementD)RoleofWomeandMinoritiesin(B)Accordingtothepassageformerlyjudgedtobebestlef(Para.1)probablyrefersto"A)criticismsthatshapeexperienceManagement,"thingstunsaid"".everyone'sB)theopinionswhichcontradicttheestablishedbeliefsC)thetendenciesthathelpthenewcomerstoseeofficema

53、tterswithafresheyeD)theideaswhichusuallycomeupwithnewwaysofmanagementintheorganization(C)Toachievesuccessinyourcareer,themostimportantfactor,accordingtothepassage,isto.A) projectafavorableimagetothepeoplearoundyouB) performwellyourtasksgivenbyyoursuperiorsC)letyoursuperiorsknowhowgoodyouareD)workasa

54、consultanttoyoursuperiors(C)Thereasonwhywomenandblacksplaydowntheirvisibilityisthatthey.A) believetheycangetpromotedbyreasonoftheirsexorcolorB) wanttogivepeopletheimpressionthattheyworkunderfalsebeliefsC)don'twantpeopletothinkthattheirpromotionswereduetosexorcolorD)knowthatsomeoneinauthoritywill

55、reachdownandgivethemapromotion(D)TheauthorisoftheopinionthatB) popular C)D) insightfulColeman'sbeliefsare.A)biasedsuperficialPassageTwotheory known asoffers someAmajorsociologicalsymbolicinteractionismimportantinsightsintohowmenandwomenaretaughttofilldifferentrolesinsociety.Thekeyconceptinsymbol

56、icinteractionismisthatcommunicationmakesthoseconceptHortonabigdifferenceinbehavior;peopleactonthebasisofmessagestheyreceivefromothers,andhowtheyunderstandmessages.ThiscanbeseeninadevelopedbysociologistCharlesCooleyknownasthelooking-glassself.Bythelooking-glassself,Cooleymeanttheself-imagethateachofu

57、sdevelopsaccordingtothemessageswereceivefromothers;wethinkandbehaveaccordingtoourunderstandingofthosemessages.If,forexample,ayounggirlisrepeatedlytoldthatsheispretty,shewillcometobelievethat:(1)sheisinfactpretty,and(2)beingprettyisanimportantthinginherlife.Similarly,ifsheistoldthatsheisnotgood(ornot

58、expectedtobegood)atcertainthingssuchasmath,shewillcometobelievethatsheisnotgoodatsuchthingsandwouldbebetteroffworkingatthingsshecanbesuccessfulat.Thelikelyproductisayoungwomarwhodevotesagreatdealofattentiontoherappearance,regardsbeingprettyasakeytosuccessinlife,andwhoisintimidatedbyanythingconnectedwithnumbers.Sinceweknowthatyounggirlsaregivenmessageslikethese,andthatyoungboysaregivendifferentmessages,wecanseeagoodpartofhowsexrolesaretaught.Thereislittleornoevidenceofdifferencesinwhatyounggirlsandyo