2023年大学英语四级模拟题七含答案

大学英语四级模拟题七PartI(15’)Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonMajor-hopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:某些人在学习中坚持不换专业；必要时应考虑更换学习旳专业；我旳见解。MyViewonMajor-hopping—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————PartII(10’)SkimmingandScanning(15minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.Companiesmustdecide:Isabusinesstripworthit?Competitioncanspurtravel[A]Businesstraveldroppedprecipitouslylastyear.TheU.S.TravelAssociationsaysroughly$215billionwasspentonbusinesstravelin,downfrom$244billionin.Thetravelindustrypredictsanuptickthisyear.Therewasa1.5%increaseinspendingontravelandentertainmentduringthefirstquarterofcomparedwiththatperiodlastyear,saysMikeMcCormick,executivedirectoroftheNationalBusinessTravelAssociation,orNBTA,anda2.8%increaseduringthefirstquarterofoverthefourthquarterof.[B]Andthattravelcanspurmore—forcompetitivereasons."Thestabilizingandgrowingeconomyputscompanies,competitors,backoutontheroad—especiallythesalesdepartments,"says

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oftheBusinessTravelCoalition."Soyoucan'treallysitbacklikeyouwereabletocomfortablydothroughmostof,comfortedintheknowledgethatmostofyourcompetitorswerescalingtravelwaybackaswell."[C]Somebusiness-travelanalystssaythatforbusinessestoprofitandgrow,travelisessential.AnNBTAstudyconductedbyIHS

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determinedthatforeverydollarspentoncorporatetravel,theaveragebusinesswouldsee$15inprofits."Theonlywaytogrowsalesistogooutandgetthem,"McCormicksays."Allittakesisfor(acompany)tolosethatpieceofbusinessbecausetheircompetitorshowedupandtheydidn't,andthey'rebackontheroad."[D]Ultimatelywhenevaluatingwhethertohittheroad,corporatetravelexpertssay,companiesaretryingtofigureifthepotentialforrevenueinthenearfutureordownthelineisgreaterthanthecostofthetrip.Suchdecisionsareoftenasmuchartasscience.Theydependonmanyfactors,includingacompany'spriorities,theserviceorproductit'sselling,andthestatusofaparticularclientrelationshipandtransaction.[E]"It'sverymuchdowntoindividualcompaniesandwhattheyprioritize,"saysEricBausman,ofCarlsonWagonlitTravel,aglobalfirmthathelpscompaniesmanagecorporatetravelprograms."Typically...thoseinitialintroductorymeetings,theveryfirstsalescallsuntilyoumakethesale,thosearetheonesyoureallytargetforbeingintheroomwiththecustomer."Oncearelationshipisestablished,Bausmansays,abusinessmightconsidervisitingtheclientlessfrequently,supplementing"thosetripswithvirtualmeetings:cellphonecalls,Webmeetingsandvideoconferences."Givingtechnologyatry[F]Theeconomicdownturnhascompelledmanybusinessestoconsiderorbetterutilizevirtualmeetingtechnology,corporatetravelexpertssay.Optionsincludetelephoneconferencecalls,streamingameetingviatheInternet,ortelepresencing,inwhichlargescreenscanmakemeetingparticipantsinanotherpartoftheworldappeartobepracticallysittingacrosstheconferencetable.TheAssociationofCorporateTravelExecutivessaysthepercentageofitsmemberswhowere"seriouslylooking"intousingvideoconferencingrosefrom21%into81%in.Thecostofcommunicationtechnologyhasdroppedandqualityhasimproved,industryanalystssay.[G]MeganCostello,executivedirectoroftheAssociationofCorporateTravelExecutives,saysit'sincreasinglybeingusedbycompaniestocutdownoninternalmeetingsthatwouldrequiretravel—tripsthatmanyoftheassociation'smemberssaidwereusingupto40%ofthecorporatetravelbudgetbutnotproducingrevenue.[H]AnAmericanExpressBusinessTravelsurveyconductedinJanuaryfound74%ofrespondentssaidtheyuseorplantouseaudioconferencingasanalternativetotravel,while71.6%wereusingorplannedtouseWeb-basedonlineconferencingorvideoconferencingasanoption."Iermsofnewenhancementswithourprogramorareasofinterestthey'dlikeustoexplore,virtualmeetingsarealwaysatthetopofthelist,"saysIssaJouaneh,avicepresidentatAmericanExpressBusinessTravel.[I]AmericanExpressBusinessTravellauncheditsvirtual-meetingexpertserviceinAugust.Consultantsworkwithaclientconsideringacorporatetrip,askingaboutthemeeting'sgoalsandsuchthingsasthenumberofpeoplewhowouldattend.Basedontheanswers,theyadvisewhetheravirtualmeetingmightbemoreefficient.[J]Manybusinessesarealsousingcorporateonlinebookingtoolstohelpwould-beroadwarriorsdecidewhethertogoorstay.GetThere—abusinessunitofSabreTravelnetwork,whichprovidessuchatool—saysthatlastyearmanycompaniesmovedthequestionaskingaboutthepurposeofthetripfromtheendofthebookingprocesstothebeginning.Dependingonthereasonyougive—"training,"forexample,or"customervisit"—amessageistriggeredastowhethertoconsideranalternativesuchasaWebconferenceorifyou'llneedtogetapprovalforthetrip.OfGetThere'smorethan3,000clients,thenumberusingdynamicmessaging—whichalsoadvisesonpreferredsuppliersifyouaregoingtotakethetrip—morethandoubledlastyear.[K]Eventually,saysChrisKroeger,GetThere'spresident,thebookingtoolcouldcalculatewhichwaytogo.Butevenifthedollarfiguressayateleconferenceisthewaytogo,Kroegersays,thepersoninvolvedshouldbeabletosayifthemeetingisbestdoneface-to-face.Whenonlyameetingwilldo[L]Althoughsomeadvisersexpectsomebusinesstripswillbereplacedbytechnology,theysaytechnologywon'tbecomeawholesalesubstituteformeetingin-person."It'snotthatwe'regoingtosuddenlyswitchfromallmeetingsface-to-facetoallbyvirtueoftechnology,"saysJohnMillikin,whoteachesstrategyandhumanresourcesmanagementatArizona[M]Lastyear,Knight,themachinerycompanyexecutivefromColumbus,sayshisbusinesstripswerereducedbyatleast25%.Headdsthathiscompanyhasusedvideoconferencingforsometrainingandisexploringusingitforotherpurposesaswell.Still,hesays,"Ijustdon'tbelieveyoucanexactlyboilitdownto:'Hereareguidelines.Eitheryoucanclosebusinesswiththistriporthere'snotrip.'Ithinkthat'samistake."Theimpactofeachtriphastobeexamined,Knightsays."Therearecertainplaceswhereit'sobviousIneedtogo,"hesays."Sometimesthat'stoholdahand.Sometimesit'stohelpthemunderstandaconceptonaprojectthatyou'rejustnotgettingthroughbye-mailorphoneordocuments."[N]Forsomebusinesses,therearenocomplexcalculationstomake.EarlQuenzel,whowithhiswifehasanadvertisingandWebmarketingagencyinFortMyers,1.Astoclientdiscussions,virtualmeetingsarealwaysthefirstchoiceforamajorityofcompanies.2.Forcompanies,ifthepotentialforrevenueinthenearfutureisgreaterthanthecostofthetrip,it’sworthwhiletoofferatrip.3.Thetravelindustryforecastsanincreasethisyear.4.Moreandmorecompaniesaredecreasingthenumberofinternalmeetingsthatwouldcallfortravel.5.Travelisnecessaryforbusinessestodevelopandmakeprofits.6.Theeconomicrecessionhasforcedmanybusinessestoconsiderorbetterusevirtualmeetingtechnology.7.Onceabusinesshasestablishedrelationshipwithitscustomer,itisunlikelytoconsidervisitingtheclientfrequently.8.Somebusinessesrefusedtocuttravelbecausetheythinkit'sUNWISEtocutthethingsthatinvolveservingclientsorwinningnewbusiness.9.Technologywon'treplacemeetingin-personcompletely.10.Virtual-meetingexpertservicecanhelpclientsfigureoutwhetheravirtualmeetingmightbemoreefficientthantravel.PartIII(35’)ListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlet’sbeginwiththe8shortconversations.11.A.AskMarytohelpher.B.Typethedataquickly.C.Handinthedatatothecomputercenter.D.AskMarytoextendtheduedate.12.A.Thehomeworkwasveryeasy.B.Themanshouldgotoclass.C.Themanshouldsitinthebackoftheclassroom.D.She’sfurtherbehindinherworkthanthemanis.13.A.Thenumberofroomsintheapartment.B.Troublewithintheman'sfamily.C.Thereasonwhythemanhassomanyclocks.D.Whatthewomanshouldgivetoherfamily.14.A.B.Bobisn'thardtocheerup.C.Bobdidn'tordertherightthing.D.15.A.Sheboughtsomethingforheraunt.B.Shemissedit.C.Shewasthereonlybriefly.D.16.A.Themanshouldshutthewindowtightly.B.Themanshouldputsomescrewsinthewood.C.Themanshouldsticktohiswork.D.Themanshoulduseatooltoopenthewindow.17.A.Samreturnedit.B.Itturnsinthelock.C.It’sinthelocker.D.HegotitfromSam.18.A.Shewasunderstanding.B.Shewasapologetic.C.Shewasannoyed.D.Shewascareless.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A.Herkidswillarrivehomeafterschool.B.Sheistooexhaustedtowork.C.Shehasfinishedherwork.D.Themandoesnotaskhertogobacktotheoffice.20.A.Itisweird.B.Itisexhausting.C.Itisconvenient.D.Itiscomfortable.21.A.Itisproducedbyweirdpeople.B.Thewomandoesnotlikeit.C.D.22.A.Thewomanwillrecordtonight’sprogram.B.Hewillbehavingameetingwithhisbossatthattime.C.Hisbossmightaskhimtostayuplate.D.Hemayhavetopreparefortomorrow’sbusinesstrip.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A.Shehaslostsomeofherimportantstuff.B.Thereissomethingwrongwithhereyes.C.Shedoesn’tknowhowtousesteeltobuildconstruction.D.Shedoesn’tknowwheretogettheinformationsheneed.A.Ittakestimetocollecttheusefulinformation.B.Onecanonlyreadbooksinthelibrary.C.Allbooksaredifficulttounderstand.D.Onehastolineuptoborrowbooks.A.B.C.TogivehershoestoSteve.D.Toconsulthertutorwhattodo.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.In1901inAtlanta.B.In1901inAskin’s.C.In1901inArizona.D.In1925inMilestone.A.B.Itstandsfor“manyhotelrooms”inMilestoneMotorHotel.C.Theownerdislikedthenameof“MilestoneMotorHotel”andchangedit.D.A.RadioorTV.B.Telephone.C.Computer.D.Swimmingpool.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Over30millionmen.B.Over30millionmiddle-agedmen.C.ThoseenergeticAmericans.D.Americansofbothsexesandallages.A.Becauseoftheirstrongdesireforgoodhealth.B.Becauseoftheirloveforhobbiesandpastimes.C.Becauseoftheirfearofheartdisease.D.Becauseoftheirextraenergy.A.Itwasrising.B.Itwaslowering.C.Itremainedunchanged.D.Itwasfluctuating.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.215,000.B.Lessthan250,000.C.Morethan350,000.D.About300,000.A.Poorhealthconditionofthechildren.B.Poorqualityofvillageschools.C.Religiousdifferences.D.Differentlifestyleorfaith.A.Theylackopportunitiestointeractwithchildrenoftheirage.B.Theirparentsarenotqualifiedinstructors.C.Theycannotwinhonorinsuchanenvironment.D.Theymakenogenuinefriends.A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Ilovetravelingbytrain.Fast(36)________,slowlocaltrainswhichstopateverystation,suburbantrainstakingbusinessmentotheirofficesandhomeagain;Ienjoythemall.Itmustbetheelementofromancethat(37)________tome.Thereisnoromanceinacaronamotorway--aboxofmetalandrubberonastripofconcrete--orinflying(38)________theairinapressurizedtubefromone(39)________plasticandglassairporttoanother.Buttrainsaredifferent.Youcanwalkaround,lookatthescenery,(40)________yourfellowpassengers.(41)________allyoucanseearethecloudsandthebacksofotherpeople’sheads.Yes,travelingbytrainisstillan(42)________,eveninEngland.Youtrytointerpretthetimetable,persuadethebooking-officeclerktosellyoua(43)________andunderstandtheincomprehensiblemessagescomingovertheloudspeakersystems.Thenthere’sthatdelightfuluncertaintyasyouwonderwhetheryouare(44)________,ortherightpartofthetrain.Abroad,ofcourse,it’sevenmoreexciting,(45)________inthosecountrieswhichforgettoputnamesontheirrailwaystations.Notonlyareyounevercertainthatyouareontherighttrainbutyoudon’tevenknowwhentogetoffifyouare.PartIV(25’)ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneNowadays,Internetshoppingisbecomingincreasinglypopularandmanyhighstreetstoresandsupermarketsarenowofferingthisfacility.Youcanshopforjustaboutanythingfromthecomfortofyourownhome,andallyouneedtodoistositinyourarmchairandorderthingsdirectlyontheInternet.

ShoppingontheInternetoffersconvenienceandtime-savingbenefitstoshoppers,ascomparedtotraditionalstorefront(店面)shopping.PeoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheInternet,rangingfromphysicalproducts,suchasbooks,CDs,clothesandfood,toinformationproducts,suchasonlinenewsormagazinesstories.Ifitistooinconvenientforyoutogooutforshoppingonyourown,oriflackoftimemakesitdifficultforyoutoshopatphysicallocationssuchasstoresandshoppingmalls,youcanchoosetodoshoppingintheInternet.TheInternetoperates24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek，andshopperscanexpecttofindandpurchasegoodsontheInternetanytime,unliketraditionalstorefrontswhichhavefixedopeninghours.NowonderthatsomeresearchfindingsindicatethatconsumersviewstheInternetasan“instrumentofconvenience”.DespitetheadvantagesofInternetshopping,therearealsodisadvantagesofInternetshopping.ThemaindisadvantageonInternetshoppingisthatyoucannotactuallyseetheproductsyouarebuyingorchecktheirquality.Sometimesthecomputerimageoftheproductscanhardlycomparewiththosethatcanbetouchedforqualityandputonforcomfort.Furthermore,Internetshoppingcannotprovidethesocialinteractionandthesenseofcommunity.Manypeoplewillfinditcompletelyunpleasantbecausetheymaymisstheopportunitytotalktofriends.Somepeopleareworriedaboutpayingforgoodsusingcreditcards,soInternetcompaniesarenowfindingwaystomakeonlinepaymentsafe.

Asanewtypeofshopping,Internetshoppingisboundtobecomemoreandmorepopularinthefuture.Moreover,iftheproblemofthesecurityofthepaymentcanbeovercome,therewillbemorepeoplewillingtotryonlineshopping.WhatisthemostimportantadvantageofInternetshopping?A.Thereasonableprice.B.Thequalityofthegoods.C.Theconvenienceitbringstoyou.D.Thephrase“physicalproducts”(Line2-3,Para.2)means________________.A.anythingyoucanuseB.thingsusefulforhealthcareC.thingsconnectedwithstudyD.thingsyoucanseeorfeelOn-linenewsandmagazinestoriesare_______________.notyetavailableontheInterneteverywhereontheInternetandfreetodownloadC.informationproductsavailableontheInternetD.themostpopularproductsontheInternetWecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_____________________.A.B.onlinepaymentissosafethatpeoplecanshoppingontheInternetsecurelyC.peoplewhoenjoythesocialexperiencewillnotchooseonlineshoppingD.thequalityofthegoodsisnotalwaysexactlywhatyouexpectWhatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Sometimespeopleworryaboutthemoneythepayonline.B.ShoppingontheInternetisarelativelynewshoppingmode.C.ShoppingismadeeasierbyInternetshopping.D.Peopleneedtogetusedtocomputersystemforasecurewayofshopping.PassageTwoLevittownwasthenamegiventothreesuburbandevelopmentsconstructedinthepostWorldWarIIdecadesbyLevittandSons,themostimportantprivatebuilderofthisperiod.UsingnewmassproductiontechniquestheyhadlearnedwhilebuildinghousingformilitarypersonnelduringtheSecondWorldWar,theyturnedhomebuildingfromacottageindustryintoamajormanufacturingprocess.

DuringWorldWarII,theyreceivedgovernmentcontractstobuildhomesforwarworkers.Underdeadlinepressure,theydevelopedmassproductionmethodstobuildhousesquickly.Thesetechniqueswerecarriedovertotheirpostwarsuburbandevelopments.OnMay7,1947,WilliamLevittannouncedhisplanstobuild2,000housesinaformerpotatofieldinthestateofNewYork.Then,bythetimethisLevittownwascompletedin1951,ithadcontained17,450homesfor75,000peopleinNewYork.LevitteventuallybuilttwomoreLevittowns,inthestatesofPennsylvaniaandNewJersey.Eachcontainedthesamecurvingstreets,communitypools,andneighborhoodparks,playgroundsasthefirstdevelopmentdid.

SomeobserverscriticizedthemonotonousuniformityoftheLevittowns,chargingthattheyarejustthesymbolofmaterialism,butLevittownswereoverwhelminglywelcomedbythepublic.Theywerecheap,comfortable,efficient,andidealforyoungpeoplejuststartingoutinlife.Thousandsofmiddleclasspeople,especiallysomeyoungcouples,crowdedincityapartments,orstilllivingwiththeirparents,rushedtopurchasethem.Fourteenhundredcontractsweresignedinonedayin1949.

LevittownsymbolizedthemostsignificantsocialtrendofthepostwareraintheUnitedStates----theflighttothesuburbs.Theresultingmassiveshiftinpopulationfromthecentralcitytothesuburbswasaccompaniedbyababy“boom”thatstartedaftersoldiersreturnedhomefromWorldWarIIandgotmarried.By1960,one-thirdofthenation’spopulationlivedinthesuburbs.Thenationunderwentitsgreatestincreaseinpopulationsince1910.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.LevittownwasbuiltbyWilliamLevittwiththemass-productionmethod.B.C.IncreasesinthepopulationoftheUnitedStatesafterthewar.D.WhytherewasahousingshortageafterWorldWarII.

A.Inordertoreducethecostoftheconstruction.B.Tomeetpeople’sneedtoowntheirownhousesafterthewar.C.Therewasapopulationshiftfromcentralcitytothesuburbs.D.Hewasforcedtodosobecauseofthelackoftime.OneofthereasonsLevittownswerecriticizedbysomeobserverswasthat___________.A.thelandonwhichthefirstLevittownwasbuiltwaspreviouslyusedfo