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PAGEPAGE15四级考前模考试卷（二）PartI Writing(30minutes)1.现在的年轻人普遍想当领导2.人们对此有不同看法3.我认为……_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.AsEnglishSpreads,IndonesiansFearforTheirLanguageThegovernmentrecentlyannouncedthatitwouldrequireallprivateschoolstoteachthenation’sPartIII ListeningComprehension (35minutes)SectionA11.A)Hehasn’tbeenhardonher. B)Healwaysfindsfaultwithher.C)Hewon’trevengehimselfonher. D)Hewillchangehisattitudetoher.12.A)Gooverthelist. B)Goforanouting.C)Goshoppingforhismum. D)Listeverythinghismumneeds.13.A)Theycaterchieflytotourists.B)Theyarebusyalltheyearround.C)Theystaycloseduntilsummercomes.D)Theyprovidequalityservicetotheircustomers.14.A)Theyardoftheiroldhouse.B)Theroomtheyaregoingtomoveinto.C)Thequalityofthefurnituretheybought.D)Thefeelingtheyhaveoftheirneighborhood.15.A)Themanhadthecarrepaired.B)Thespeakers’carhastobereplaced.C)Thecouplewereinvolvedinanaccident.D)Thespeakers’carwasstolenandthemanfoundit.16.A)Sheboughttheskirtonherbirthday.B)Itwasaweddinggiftfromherfriends.C)Shethankedthemanforbuyinghertheskirt.D)Herboyfriendpresentedittoherasagift.17.A)Therentistoohigh. B)Hedoesn’tlikethesuburbs.C)Hecan’taffordthehightaxes. D)It’stooexpensivetohiretaxies.18.A)Allroomsaretaken. B)Thereisjustasingleroom.C)Thereareonlydoublerooms. D)Manyspareroomsareavailable.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Acheapnewcar. B)Anextravagantnewcar.C)AnoldBuickCentury. D)Ausedcarthat’sabargain.20.A)Sheistoooldtoseeclearly. B)Shehasbeentiredoftheoldcar.C)Sheisseriouslyill. D)Shehasbeenhurtinanaccident.21.A)Itlooksverynewinsideandoutside. B)Thereisnothingwrongwiththecar.C)Manypartsinthecarneedrenewing. D)Itwasexpensivewhenitwasnew.22.A)$2,650orso. B)$500orless. C)Over$3,500. D)$10,000orso.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Shedoesn’thavetimetodoexercise.B)Sheeatslessbutremainsoverweight.C)Shedoesn’teatfastfoodsbutremainsoverweight.D)Shedoesn’tknowwhetherthedoctorcanhelpher.24.A)Trytoeatless. B)Walkmorequickly.C)Usethestairs. D)Avoidfastfood.25.A)Healthyfood. B)Effectivemedicine.C)Howtoreduceweight. D)Howtodoexercise.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A)Theyrarelyruintrees.B)Theydrinkonlyevery3.4days.C)Theysearchforfoodinlargegroups.D)Theyprotectfoodsourcesfortheiryoung.27.A)Examplesandconclusions. B)Evidenceandargument.C)Storiesandexplanation. D)Factsanddescriptions.28.A)Overheatingtheearthcanbestopped.B)Notallanimalspeciesaresoadaptable.C)Theplanetswillbecomehotterandhotter.D)Notallanimalsareassmartasdesertelephants.PassageTwoQuestions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.A)Shewasnotverypolite. B)Shewasnotclearlyheard.C)Shewasoftenmisunderstood. D)ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.30.A)Shewasgoodatpretending. B)Shewasrudetothestockbroker.C)Shewasreadytohelphermother. D)Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother.31.A)Itconfusesher. B)Itembarrassesher.C)Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld. D)Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.32.A)IthasaverybadreputationinAmerica.B)ItmaybringinconvenienceinAmerica.C)Itisvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakers.D)Itisclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.A)90. B)108. C)180. D)668.34.A)England’sFootballeroftheYear.B)AsoccercoachinWestGermany.C)Amedalistforhissportsmanship.D)AmemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.35.A)EditingSundaySport.B)WorkingforCapitalRadio.C)Managingprofessionalsoccerteams. D)Developingasportsmarketingcompany.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Wegenerallyviewthefamilyasbeingoneofourmoststableinstitutions;yet,ourfamilysystemhas(36)_________anumberofchangesinthepast.Twohundredyearsago,marriageswereoftenarrangedbyparents,witheconomic(37)_________beingthemostimportantfactorofwhomarriedwhom.Twohundredyearsago,divorcewas(38)_________;now,morethanoneoutofthreemarriagesarein(39)_________.Twohundredyearsago,womendidnotworkoutofthehome,andchildrenwereaneconomic(40)_________;nownearly50percentofmarriedwomenworkoutsidethehome,andchildrenarea(41)_________responsibility.Inour(42)_________society,thefamilyisnowchangingevenmorerapidlythanitdidinthepast.In(43)_________thefutureoftheAmericanfamily,someauthoritiesforeseethefamilyasracingtowardextinction.Theysaythat(44)__________________________________________________________________________,andthiswillbeitsonlyfunction.Familyoptimists,ontheotherhand,predictthefamily’senteringaGoldenAge—anerawhere(45)__________________________________________________________________________________.Mostsociologists,however,donotagreewitheitherthepessimistsortheoptimists;instead,(46)__________________________________________________________________________________,manyofwhichwillprobablybethrownaway,butsomelikelytobefoundsatisfyingandfunctionalandgraduallybecoming“typical”.PartIV ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenyouhavetomeetsomeonefromadifferentculture,beprepared.Ifyouunderstandculturaldifferences,you’llbeabettercommunicator—evenbeforeyouopenyourmouth!InmanyWesterncultures,menstandupbeforetheyare47tosomeoneimportant.Standingupshowspolitenessand48.Afterthat,someonewillusuallyoffertoshakehands.ButintheEast,49introductionsoftenbeginandendwithbowingratherthanshakinghands.Now,let’slookatthesimpleintroductionofshakinghands.Americanslikea50handshake.ButtheFrench51aPeopleinEasternEuropeancountriesandsomeLatinoculturesprefershorterhandshakes,too.Huggingaftershakinghandsisalsoacommonintroduction.Don’tbescaredor52ifyoumeetsomeoneinBrazilandhegivesyouahug.Ifyou53thisgesture,yourfriendshipmaynotstartwell!The54customsforeyecontactvarybetweencultures,too.Westernersappreciateregulareyecontactduringconversations.RefusingtolookaWesternerintheeyemaybeunderstoodaslackoftrust,ormaybe55.ButinsomeAfricancountries,toomucheyecontactcanoffendorsometimeshaveromanticmeanings.SomepeopleinMiddleEasterncountriesmayappeartohavetheireyeshalf-closedwhiletalkingtoyou.Althoughitmightseemlikethey’retiredorbored,suchbehaviorisnormalandshouldnotbetaken56.A)proper I)lightB)respect J)impressionC)boredom K)introducedD)naturally L)illustrateE)prefer M)offendedF)firm N)typicalG)misinterpret O)preferableH)personallySectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Howusefularetheviewsofpublicschoolstudentsabouttheirteachers?Quiteuseful,accordingtopreliminaryresultsreleasedonFridayfromaresearchprojectthatisintendedtofindnewwaysofdistinguishinggoodteachersfrombad.Teacherswhosestudentsdescribedthemasskillfulatmaintainingclassroomorder,atfocusingtheirinstructionandathelpingtheirchargeslearnfromtheirmistakesareoftenthesameteacherswhosestudentslearnthemostinthecourseofayear,asmeasuredbygainsonstandardizedtestscores,accordingtoaprogressreportontheresearch.FinancedbytheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,thetwo-yearprojectinvolvesscoresofsocialscientistsandsome3,000teachersandtheirstudentsindistrictssuchasNewYorkandPittsburgh.Statisticiansbegantheeffortlastyearbyrankingalltheteachersusingastatisticalmethodknownasvalue-addedmodeling,whichcalculateshowmucheachteacherhashelpedstudentslearnbasedonchangesintestscoresfromyeartoyear.Thousandsofstudentshavefilledoutconfidentialquestionnaires(秘密调查问卷)aboutthelearningenvironmentthattheirteacherscreate.Aftercomparingthestudents’ratingswithteachers’value-addedscores,researchershaveconcludedthatthereisquiteabitofagreement.Classroomswhereamajorityofstudentssaidtheyagreedwiththestatement,“Ourclassstaysbusyanddoesn’twastetime,”tendedtobeledbyteacherswithhighvalue-addedscores,thereportsaid.Thesamewastrueforteacherswhosestudentsagreedwiththestatement,“Inthisclass,welearntocorrectourmistakes.”Fewofthenation’s15,000publicschooldistrictssystematicallyquestionstudentsabouttheirclassroomexperiences,incontrasttoAmericancolleges,manyofwhichcollectannualstudentevaluationstoimproveinstruction,Dr.Fergusonsaid.Untilrecently,teacherevaluationswerelittlemorethanaformality(形式)inmostschoolsystems,withthevastmajorityofinstructorsgettingtopratings,oftenbasedonaprincipal’ssuperficialimpressions.Butnowsome20statesareoverhaulingtheirevaluationsystems,andmanypolicymakershavebeenaskingtheGatesFoundationforsuggestionsonwhatmeasuresofteachereffectivenesstouse,saidVickiL.Phillips,adirectorofeducationatthefoundation.Onenotableearlyfinding,Ms.Phillipssaid,isthatteacherswhoincessantly(不停地)drilltheirstudentstoprepareforstandardizedteststendtohavelowervalue-addedlearninggainsthanthosewhosimplyworktheirwaymethodicallythroughthekeyconceptsofliteracyandmathematics.57.Whatissaidaboutteachersratedasgoodatkeepingtheirclassesinorder?A)Theirstudentsgainmoreintestscores.B)Theirclassesstaybusyanddon’twastetime.C)Theirstudentslearnfastestduringasemester.D)Theyhelpstudentslearntocorrecttheirmistakes.58.Whatinformationoftheresearchisrevealedinthepassage?A)Itsfinalresults. B)Themoneyinvestedinit.C)Itsleadingauthor. D)Itssponsorandparticipants.59.WhatdowelearnaboutcollegesintheUSfromthepassage?A)Theyneverquestionstudentsaboutthelearningenvironment.B)Theirstudentstendtoenjoytheirclassroomexperiencesmore.C)Theirevaluationsystemsnolongerhavemuchrealimportance.D)Theyeffectivelyutilizedstudents’viewsabouttheirteachers.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthat“overhauling”(Line1,Para.11)hastheclosestmeaningtoA)cleaningthoroughly B)catchingupwithC)changingtoimprove D)stoppingusing61.Whatdeservestobenoticedinpreliminaryresultsofthestudy?A)Teachersexplainingliteraryideasaremostpopularatschool.B)Teachingtothetestmakesstudentsdoworseonthetests.C)It’shelpfultospendmuchoftheclasstimepracticingfortests.D)Literacyandmathematicsareoftenoverlookedinhighschools.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A)Humanbeings’ignorance. B)Thefailureof“BirthControl”.C)Thesuccessof“DeathControl”. D)Technologicalinnovations.A)mostoftheworld’slandisunusableB)farmlandbecomesdesertduetoclimatechangeC)populationsinpoorcountriestakeupgreaterlandD)theworld’slandisnotdistributedequallyA)Mineralresourcesdobringpeoplefortune.B)Fertilesoilsarenonrenewablesourcesinfact.C)Peoplehavelearnedtouselandinaprotectiveway.D)Peopleusuallyregardgroundwaterasnotreplaceable.A)loweringthebirthratedoesn’tmakeanysenseB)itiswealthcountriesthatshouldpracticebirthcontrolC)it’swrongtoartificiallyprolongpeople’slivesD)poorcountriesaretoblamefortheharmtonaturePartV Cloze (15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thefirstattemptofmostartists,musicians,andwritersisseldomamasterpiece.Ifyouconsideryourdraftsasdressrehearsals(彩排),revisingwillseemanaturalpartofthewriting67.WhatisthepurposeofthedressrehearsalsthatmanyBroadwayshows68?Theanswerisadding,deleting,replacing,reordering—69revising.AndrewLloydWebber’smusicalPhantomoftheOpera70suchaprocess.WhenLloydWebberbeganwritingin1984,hehadin71afunny,excitingproduction.However,whenPhantomopenedinLondonin1986,theaudiencesawa(n)72psychologicallovestorysettomusic.Themusicalhadundergoneseveralrevisionsdue,inpart,73Whenyourevise,youchangeaspectsofyourworkin74toyourevolvingpurpose,orto

include75ideasornewlydiscoveredinformation.Revisionisnot76anafterthoughtthatgetsonlyasmuchtimeasyouhaveattheendofanassignment.77,itisamajorstageofthewritingprocess,andwritersreviseeverystepoftheway.Evenyourdecisiontoswitchtopicswhileprewritingisatypeof78.However,don’tmakethemistakeof79therevisionstagethatfollowsdrafting.Alwaysmaketimetobecomeyourown80andviewyourdressrehearsal,81tospeak.Reviewingyourworkinthis82cangiveyouvaluablenewideas.Revisinginvolvesmixingtheeffectivenessandappropriatenessofall83ofyourwriting.Whenyourevise,askyourselfthefollowingquestio