大学英语四级模拟试题

大学英语四级模拟试题(1)

ModelTest1

PartOneListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid-Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.

A)Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.

B)Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.

C)Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.

D)Shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.

2.

A)HesawthebigtowerhevisitedonTV~

B)HehasvisitedtheTVtowertwice.

C)HehasvisitedtheTVtoweronce.

D)HewillvisittheTVtowerinJun

3.

A)Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.

B)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor'stime.

C)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.

D)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.

4.

A)Hedoesn'tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.

C)Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily,

D)Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.

5.

A)Themanthoughttheessaywaseasy.

B)Theybothhadahardtimewritingtheessay.

C)Thewomanthoughttheessaywaseasy.

D)Neitherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentyet.

6.

A)Inthepark.

B)Betweentwobuildings

C)Inhisapartment.

D)Underahugetree.

7.

A)It'sawfullydull.

B)It'sreallyexciting.

C)it'sveryexhausting.

D)It'squitechallenging.

8.

A)movie.

B)Alecture.

C)Aplay.

D)Aspeech.

9.

A)Theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.

B)Theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.

C)Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.

D)Theweathermaygetevencolder.

10.A)Themysterystory.

B)Thehiringofashopassistant.

C)Thesearchforareliablewitness.

D)Anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)TheywanttochangethewayEnglishistaught.

B)TheylearnEnglishtofindwell-paidjobs.

C)Theywanttohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofEnglish.

D)Theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.

12.A)Professionals.

B)Collegestudents.

C)Beginners

D)Intermediateearners.

13.A)Coursesfordoctors.

B)Coursesforbusinessmen.

C)Coursesforreporters.

D)Coursesforlawyers.

14.A)Threegroupsoflearners.

B)TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.

C)EnglishforSpecificPurposes.

D)FeaturesofEnglishfordifferentpapacies.

It’seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetectedifnoonechecksuponwhatthecomputerisdoing.Butevenifthecrimeisdetected,thecriminalmaywalkawaynotonlyunpunishedbutwithaglowingrecommendationfromhisformeremployers.

Ofcourse,wehavenostatisticsoncrimesthatgoundetected.Butit’sdisturbingtonotehowmanyofthecrimeswedoknowaboutweredetectedbyaccident,notbysystematicinspectionsorothersecurityprocedures.Thecomputercriminalswhohavebeencaughtmayhavebeenthevictimsofuncommonlybadluck.

Unlikeotherlawbreakers,whomustleavethecountry,commitsuicide,orgotojail,computercriminalssometimesescapepunishment,demandingnotonlythattheynotbechargedbutthattheybegivengoodrecommendationsandperhapsotherbenefits.Alltoooften,theirdemandshavebeenmet.

Why?Becausecompanyexecutivesareafraidofthebadpublicitythatwouldresultifthepublicfoundoutthattheircomputerhadbeenmisused.Theyhesitateatthethoughtofacriminalboastinginopencourtofhowhejuggled(诈骗)themostconfidential（保密）recordsrightunderthenosesofthecompany’sexecutives,accountants,andsecuritystaff.Andsoanothercomputercriminaldepartswithjusttherecommendationsheneedstocontinuehiscrimeselsewhere.

26.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______________.

A)

itisstillimpossibletodetectcomputercrimestoday

B)

peoplecommitcomputercrimesattherequestoftheircompany

C)

computercriminalsescapepunishmentbecausetheycan’tbedetected

D)

computercrimesarethemostseriousproblemintheoperationoffinancialinstitutions

27.Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat_________________.

A)

mostcomputercriminalswhoarecaughtblametheirbadluck

B)

therapidincreaseofcomputercrimesisatroublesomeproblem

C)

mostcomputercriminalsaresmartenoughtocoveruptheircrimes

D)

manymorecomputercrimesgoundetectedthatarediscovered

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedinthepassage?

A)

Astrictlawagainstcomputercrimesmustbeenforced

B)

Companiesusuallyhesitatetouncovercomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation

C)

Companieswillguardagainstcomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation

D)

Companiesneedtoimposerestrictionsonconfidentialinformation

29.Whatmayhappentocomputercriminalsoncetheyarecaught?

A)

Withabadreputationtheycanhardlyfindanotherjob.

B)

Theymaywalkawayandeasilyfindanotherjob.

C)

Theywillbedeniedaccesstoconfidentialrecords

D)

Theymustleavethecountrytogotojail.

30.Thepassageismainlyabout_________________.

A)

whycomputercriminalsareoftenabletoescapepunishment

B)

whycomputercrimesaredifficulttodetectbysystematicinspections

C)

howcomputercriminalsmangetogetgoodrecommendationsfromtheirformeremployers

D)

whycomputercrimescan’tbeeliminated

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent,notionsofmalesuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionmakesforequalityandthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahome,thegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptequalitymoreeasilythandidtheirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythe“battleofthesexes”.

Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman’sroleisregardedaslessimportant–andthathashappenedinsomecases–weareasbadlyoffasbefore,onlyinreverse.

ItistimetoreassesstheroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Wearegettingalittletiredof“Momism”–butwedon’twanttoexchangeitfora“neo-Popism”.Whatweneed,rather,istherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.Therearesignsthatpsychiatrists,psychologists,socialworkers,andspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredit–northeblame.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman’splaceisinthehome.Wearebeginning,however,toanalyseman’splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild.

Thefamilyisaco-operativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrules,becauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.

Excessiveauthoritarianism（命令主义）hasunhappyconsequences,whetheritwearsskirtsortrousers,andtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesispertinent（相关的，切题的）notonlytoahealthydemocracy,butalsotoahealthyfamily.

31.Theidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesis_________________.

A)

fundamentaltoasounddemocracy

B)

notpertinenttohealthyfamilylife

C)

responsibleforMomism

D)

whatwehavealmostgivenup

32.Thedangerinthesharingofhouseholdtasksbythemotherandthefatheristhat___________.

A)

theroleofthefathermaybecomeaninferiorone’

B)

theroleofthemothermaybecomeaninferiorone

C)

C)thechildrenwillgrowupbelievingthatlifeisabattleofsexes

D)

sharingleadstoconstantarguing

33.Theauthorstatesthatbringingupchildren________________.

A)

ismainlythemother’sjob

B)

belongsamongthedutiesofthefather

C)

isthejobofschoolsandchurches

D)

involvesapartnershipofequals

34.Accordingtotheauthor,thefather’sroleinthehomeis____________________.

A)

minorbecauseheisanineffectualparent

B)

irrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild

C)

pertinenttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild

D)

identicaltotheroleofthechild’smother

35.Withwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorbemostlikelytoagree?

A)

Ahealthy,co-operativefamilyisabasicingredientofahealthysociety.

B)

Menarebasicallyopposedtosharinghouseholdchores.

C)

Divisionofhouseholdresponsibilitiesisworkableonlyintheory.

D)

Awoman’splaceinthehome–nowasalways.

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Teachingchildrentoreadwellfromthestartisthemostimportanttaskofelementaryschools.Butrelyingoneducatorstoapproachthistaskcorrectlycanbeagreatmistake.Manyschoolscontinuetoemployinstructionalmethodsthathavebeenprovenineffective.Thestayingpowerofthe“look-say”or“whole-word”methodofteachingbeginningreadingisperhapsthemostflagrantexampleofthisfailuretoinstructeffectively.

Thewhole-wordapproachtoreadingstressesthemeaningofwordsoverthemeaningofletters,thinkingoverdecoding,developingasightvocabularyoffamiliarwordsoverdevelopingtheabilitytounlockthepronunciationofunfamiliarwords.Itfitsinwiththeself-directed,“learninghowtolearn”activitiesrecommendedbyadvocates（倡导者）of“open”classroomsandwiththeconceptthatchildrenhavetobedevelopmentallyreadytobeginreading.Before1963,nomajorpublisherputoutanythingbutthese“Run-Spot-Run”readers.

However,in1955,RudolfFleschtouchedoffwhathasbeencalled“thegreatdebate”

inbeginningreading.Inhisbest-sellerWhyJohnnyCan’tRead,Fleschindicted（控诉）thenation’spublicschoolsformiseducatingstudentsbyusingthelook-saymethod.Hesaid–andmorescholarlystudiesbyJeaneChallandRovertDykstralaterconfirmed–thatanotherapproachtobeginningreading,foundedonphonics（语音学）,isfarsuperior.

Systematicphonicsfirstteacherschildrentoassociatelettersandlettercombinationswithsounds;itthenteachesthemhowtoblendthesesoundstogethertomakewords.Ratherthanbuildinguparelativelylimitedvocabularyofmemorizedwords,itimpartsacodebywhichthepronunciationsofthevastmajorityofthemostcommonwordsintheEnglishlanguagecanbelearned.Phonicsdoesnotdevaluetheimportanceofthinkingaboutthemeaningofwordsandsentences;itsimplyrecognizesthatdecodingisthelogicalandnecessaryfirststep.

36.Theauthorfeelsthatcountingoneducatorstoteachreadingcorrectlyis_____________.

A)onlylogicalandnatural

B)theexpectedposition

C)probablyamistake

D)merelyeffectiveinstruction

37.Theauthorindictsthelook-sayreadingapproachbecause_________________.

A)itoverlooksdecoding

B)RudolfFleschagreeswithhim

C)hesaysitisboring

D)manyschoolscontinuetousethismethod

38.Onemajordifferencebetweenthelook-saymethodoflearningreadingandthephonicsmethodis_______________.

A)

look-sayissimpler

B)Phonicstakeslongertolearn

C)look-sayiseasiertoteach

D)phonicsgivesreadersaccesstofarmorewords

39.Thephrase“touch-off”(Para3,Line1)mostprobablymeans_____________.

A)talkaboutshortly

B)startorcause

C)comparewith

D)oppose

40.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A)Phonicsapproachregardswhole-wordmethodasunimportant.

B)

Thewhole-wordapproachemphasizesdecoding.

C)

Inphonicsapproach,itisnecessaryandlogicaltoemploydecoding.

D)

Phonicsissuperiorbecauseitstressesthemeaningofwordsthusthevastmajorityofmostcommonwordscanbelearned.

PartThreeVocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

41.Wordhadcomefromthemanager____________anewtransactionwouldbeconcluded.

A)who

B)that

C)which

D)when

42.Therewasatrafficjam,butshe____________gettothedestinationintime.

A)could

B)might

C)oughtto

D)wasableto

43."Doyouthink____________Ishouldattendthelecture?"sheaskedme.

A)that

B)whether

C)if

D)when

44.Theirroomwasonthethirdfloor,itswindow____________thesportsground.

A)overlooks

B)overlooking

C)overlooked

D)tooverlook

45.Onnoaccount____________toanyonewhoworksinthecompany.

A)mynamemustbementioned

B)mynamemustmention

C)mustmynamebementioned

D)mustmynamemention

46.Jimknowslittleofmathematics,____________ofchemistry.

A)andstillless

B)aswellas

C)nolessthan

D)andstillmore

47.Themandenied____________anythingatthesupermarketwhenhewasquestionedbythepolice.

A)tohavestolen

B)tosteal

C)havingstolen

D)havingbeenstealing

48.Didhetellyouwhat____________ifhehadachance?

A)washegoingtodo

B)hewoulddo

C)behaddone

D)hadtodo

49.Theresultswereto____________yesterday,butwehaveheardnothing.

A)reveal

B)haverevealed

C)berevealed

D)havebeenrevealed

50.Calculations,whichareastronomicallyexact,havebeenmade____________withtheuseofcomputers.

A)possible

B)itpossible

C)possibly

D)tobepossible

51.Tohandlethedelicatesituation,youmust；be____________

A)morethancareful

B)morecarefully

C)carefullyenough

D)enoughcarefully

52.Thegovernessagreedtoteachthetemperamentalchild____________shewasgivencompleteauthority.

A)whether

B)for

C)that

D)provided

53.Accordingtotheperiodictable,____________stillsomeelementsundiscovered.

A)thereseemtobe

B)itseemstobe

C)itseemsthat

D)hereseem

54.Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse____________tostoregrain.

A)with

B)inwhich

C)which

D)where

55.Abeamoflightwillnotbendroundthecornersunless____________todosowiththehelpofareflectingdevice.

A)beingdone

B)made

C)tobemade

D)havingmade

56.____________,themoreseverethewintersare.

A)Themorenorthyougo

B)Thefartheryougothenorth

C)Themoreyougonorth

D)Thefarthernorthyougo

57.Vickyhasbeensadrecently,forherplantogotocollege____________atthelastmoment.

A)fellout

B)fellbehind

C)fellthrough

D)felloff

58.Youhadbetter____________teasingthesenewcomers,forthatwillhurttheirfeeling.

A)leaveout

B)leavefor

C)leaveoff

D)leavebehind

59.Don'tloseheart!Youshould_____________yourcourageandovercomethedifficulty.

A)holdup

B)setup

C)pullup

D)pluckup

60.He____________asumofmoneyeverymonthtohelpthetwoorphans.

A)setsaside

B)setsup

C)setsalong

D)setsin

61.Hisdebtshadtobe_____________afterhecommittedsuicidewithhisrifle.

A)laidoff

B)writtenoff

C)turnedoff

D)putoff

62.Thegentleman____________acherubwithhisletter.

A)combined

B)included

C)kept

D)enclosed

63.Atthemeetingbothsidesexchangedtheirviewsonawide____________oftopicstheywereinterestedin.

A)extent

B)number

C)collection

D)range

64.His____________haschangedbuthehaskeptthefinequalitiesofascientificresearcher.

A)state

B)status

C)station

D)statue

65.ShecanspeakFrenchandGerman,to____________nothingofEnglish.

A)say

B)speak

C)talk

D)tell

66.Ifyouplaywithelectricity,youmaygetanelectric____________

A)strike

B)beat

C)shock

D)knock

67.Itwasawonderfulplaywitha____________ofoverfiftyactorsandactresses.

A)list

B)group

C)bunch

D)herd

68.A____________changeinpolicyisneededifrelationsareevertoimprove.

A)strict

B)wide

C)ever

D)radical

69.Pleasegivemybest____________toyourfamily.

A)notice

B)attention

C)regards

D)cares

70.Theyboughtthelandwitha____________tobuildanewofficeblock.

A)purpose

B)view

C)goal

D)reason

PartIVClose

(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Methodsofstudyingvary;whatworks__71__forsomestudentsdoesn’tworkatallforothers.Theonlythingyoucandoisexperiment__72__youfindasystemthatdoesworkforyou.Buttwothingsaresure:__73__elsecandoyourstudyingforyou,andunlessyoudofindasystemthatworks,youwon'talthoughcollege.Meantime,thereareafewrulesthat__74__foreverybody.Thehintis"don'tget___75___".

Theproblemofstudying,__76__enoughtostartwith,becomesalmost__77__whenyouaretryingtodo

__78__inoneweekend.__79__thefastestreadershavetrouble__80__that.Andifyouarebehindinwrittenworkthatmustbe__81__,theteacherwhoacceptsit__82__latewillprobablynotgiveyougoodcredit.Perhapshemaynotacceptit__83__.Gettingbehindinoneclassbecauseyouarespendingsomuchtimeonanotherisreallyno__84__.Feelingprettyvirtuousaboutthesevenhoursyou'spendonchemistrywon't__85__onebitifthehistoryteacherpopsaquiz.Andmanyfreshmendogetintotroublebyspendingtoomuchtimeononeclassatthe__86__oftheothers,eitherbecausetheylikeoneclassmuchbetterorbecausetheyfinditsomuchharderthattheythink,theyshould__87__alltheirtimetoit.__88__thereason,goingthewholeworkforoneclassandneglectingtherestofthemisamistake,ifyoufacethis__89__,beginwiththeshortestandeasiest__90__.Getthemoutofthewayandthengotothemoredifficult,timeconsumingwork.

71.A)good

B)easily

C)sufficiently

D)well

72.A)until

B)after

C)while

D)so

73.A)somebody

B)nobody

C)everybody

D)anybody

74.A)follow

B)go

C)operate

D)work

75.A)behind

B)after

C)slow

D)later

76.A)hardly

B)unpleasantC)hard

D)heavy

77.A)improbable

B)necessaryC)impossible

D)inevitable

78.A)threeweek'swork

B)threeweeks'works

C)threeweeks'work

D)threeweek'sworks

79.A)Even

B)Almost

C)If

D)with

80.A)todo

B)doing

C)atdoing

D)withdoing

81.A)turnedinB)tunedup

C)turnedout

D)givenin

82.A)very

B)quite

C)such

D)that

83.A)anyway

B)either

C)atall

D)too

84.A)solution

B)method

C)answer

D)excuse

85.A)help

B)encourageC)assist

D)improve

86.A)expense

B)pay

C)debt

D)charge

87.A)devote

B)put

C)spend

D)take

88.A)Whichever

B)WhateverC)However

D)Wherever

89.A)attraction

B)decisionC)temptation

D)dilemma

90.A)arrangements

B)way

C)assignments

D)class

PartVWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicGoodManners.Youshouldwriteatleast100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1世界上的人都看重良好的行为举止.

2在公共场合的一些奶好的行为举止.

3如果每个人都培养起了好的行为举止,

答案及详解

PartOneListeningComprehension

SectionA

1-10CCBDBDACDD

11-20DABCBAACBA

Tapescript

SectionA

1.M:WouldyoulikeacopyofprofessorSmith'sarticle?

W:Thanks,ifit'snottoomuchtrouble.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:DidyouvisittheTelevisionTowerwhenyouhadyourvacationinShanghailastsummer?

M:Icouldn'tmakeitlastJune.ButIfinallyvisitedittwomonthslater.Iplantovisititagainsometimenextyear.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

3.M:Prof.Kennedyhasbeenverybusythissemester.AsfarasIknow,heworksuntilmid-nighteveryday.

W:Iwouldn'thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknowhewassobusy.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

4.W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.

M:Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrommyfamily:

Q:Whydidn'tthemanacceptthejob?

5.M:Howareyougettingonwithyouressay,Mary?I'mhavingarealhardtimewithmine.

W:Aftertwosleeplessnights,I'mfinallythroughwithit.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

6.W:Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?

M:Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding

Q:Wheredidthemanfindthebag?

7.M:Wouldn'tyougetboredwiththesameroutineyearafteryearteachingthesamethingstochildren?

W:Idon'tthinkitwouldbeasboringasworkinginanoffice.Teachingismatstimulating.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutofficework?

8.M:Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomeoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthemiddleoftheperformance.

W:Well,somepeoplejustcan'tseemtoappreciatereal-lifedrama.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

9.W:Oh,it'ssocold.Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforsolong,havewe?

M:Yes,theforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

10.M:Youwereseenhangingaboutthestoreonthenightwhenitwasrobbed,weren'tyou?

W:Me?Youmusthavemadeamistake.Iwasathomethatnight.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

SectionB

PassageOne

TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners:beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentwhowanttolearnspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolearn.Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromair-linepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandtechnicalterms.Teachersalsoneedtohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthatspecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereareESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritain,forexample,therearecourseswhichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporters,travelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.WhatisthecharacteristicoflearnersofspecialEnglish?

12.WhoneedsESPcoursesmost?

13.WhatarethemostpopularESPcoursesinBritain?

14.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

PassageTwo

Thefirststeptostopdrugabuseisknowingwhypeoplestarttousedrugs.Thereasonspeopleabusedrugsareasdifferentaspeoplearefromonetoanother.Butthereseemstobeonecommonthread:peopleseemtotakedrugstochangethewaytheyfeel.Theywanttofeelbetterorfeelhappyortofeelnothing.Sometimes,theywanttoforgetortoremember.Peopleoftenfeelbetterabouttheroseleafwhentheyareundertheinfluenceofdrugs.Buttheeffectsdon't'lastlong.Drugsdon'tsolveproblems.Theyjustpostponethem.Nomatterhowfardrugsmaytakeyou,it'salwaysaroundtrip.Afterawhile,peoplewhomissdrugsmayfeelworseaboutthorn-'selves,andthentheymayusemoredrugs.Ifsomeoneyouknowisusingorabusingdrugs,youcanhelp.Themostimportantpartyoucanplayistobethere.Youcanletyourfriendsknowthatyoucare.Youcanlistenandtrytosolvetheproblembehindyour