大学英语四级考试模考试题

高校英语四级考试预料试题二

PartI

Writing(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite

ashortessayaccordingtothefollowinginstructions.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Dama*squaredanceculturehasgeneratedsomecontroversy

recently.Ontheonehand,Damasquaredancereflectssocial

progressandtheincreasinglycolorful1ifeofseniorcitizens.

Ontheotherhand,manycitizenswholivenearthesquareare

disturbedbythenoiseofDamasquaredance.What'syour

opinionofDamasquaredanceWhat'syoursuggestiontowardthe

problem

PartIIListening

Comprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.

Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthree

questions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespcken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2wi11bebasedonthefollowingnowsitem.

1.A)Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomalirebels.C)

Thekillingofmorethan70UgandansinKampala.

B)AnexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.

D)BlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUgandaJscapital.

2.A)OnChristmasEve.C)Duringasecuritycheck.

B)Justbeforemidnight.D)Inthesmallhoursofthe

morning.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A)Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.C)It

remainscompetitiveintherecession.

B)Itisknownforthequalityofitsgoods.D)It

willexpanditsonlineretailbusiness.

4.A)Expanditsbusinessbeyondgroceries.C)Cutits

DVDpublishingbusiness.

B)Fire25,000ofitscurrentemployees.D)Sellthe

businessforonepound.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A)Alltaxisbegantousemeters.C)Advertisements

wereallowedontaxis.

B)Alltaxisgotairconditioning.D)Oldtaxiswere

replacedwithnewcabs.

6.A)Alowinterestloanscheme.C)Taxipassengers,

complaints.

B)Environmentalists'protests.D)Permissionforcar

advertising.

7.A)Therearenomoreirregularpractices.C)New

cabsareallequippedwithmeters.

B)Allnewcabsprovideair-conditioning.D)New

legislationprotectsconsumerrights.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchcose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

8.A)Sheishard-working.C)Sheisbusyinthe

morning.

B)Shehastocatchanearlybus.D)Shegetsuplatein

themorning.

9.A)It'sbetterthaneveningexercise.C)Yeung

peopledonotneedtotakeexercise.

B)Ithelpshimworkmoreefficiently.D)Morning

exerciseisgenerallyinformative.

10.A)Hehastogotopartiesintheevening.C)The

airisnotfreshintheevening.

B)Hehastopreparedinnerforthefamily.D)He

can,taffordthetime.

11.A)Gohome.C)Gotothebusstop.

B)Gotohisoffice.D)Sendhissontoschool.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

12.A)Colorado.C)TheNileRiver.

B)Arizona.D)TheMuseumofNaturalHistory

13.A)Archaeological.C)Meteorological.

B)Biological.D)Sociological.

14.A)Inacave.C)Inatree.

B)Inariver.D)Inaboat.

15.A)Solveamystery.C)Findsomedriftwood.

B)Seethecanyon.D)Takesomephotographs.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Both

thepassageandtnequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheeu1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)TheheadoftheAlumniOffice.C)Aprofessor

ofbusinessadministration.

B)Adoctor.D)Astudentfromlastyear's

program.

17.A)Medicalinterns.C)Localbusiness

executives.

B)Undergraduatestudents.D)Alumnisponsors.

18.A)Theygivemoneytosponsortheprogram.C)

Theyprovidejobopportunities.

B)Theywritelettersofrecommendation.D)They

workfortheAlumniOffice.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)TogivebackgroundinformationaboutSantaCatalina

Island.

B)TotelltheaudienceaboutnewbooksonSanta

Catalina.

C)Tointroduceatrainingfilmonbaseball.

D)Totellpeopleaboutthemusicfromthe1930sand1940s.

20.A)Abandleader.C)AnearlysettlerofSanta

Catalina.

B)Awealthybusinessman.D)Abaseballplayerfrom

Chicago.

21.A)Tosetupanexclusiveresort.C)To

establishasummerretreatformusicians.

B)Tobuildamarina.D)Tostartatrainingcampfor

abaseballteam.

22.A)TraditionalPortuguesemusic.C)Big-band

music.

B)Opera.D)MusiccomposedbyWrigley.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Recallingsomethingfromone'smemory.C)

Conscience.

B)Thepreparatorymethodinexams.D)Man'smind.

24.A)Fromtheonestheyarefamiliarwithtothedifficult

ones.

B)Fromtheshortonestothelongones.

C)Fromthecomplicatedonestotheeasyones.

D)Fromtheonestheyareconfidentoftothemoredifficult

ones.

25.A)Whenyoucan'trecallsomethinginstantly,you

shouldtryyourbesttodoit.

B)Whenyoucan,trecallsomethinginstantly,you'd

betterhaveanoperationonyourmind.

C)Thesubconsciousactivitiesmaygotoworktodigupa

dimmemory.

D)Forcingyourselftorecallmayloosenyourmemory.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredselectonewordforeachblankfromalist

ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewords

inthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WorriedaboutwhatpeoplearesayingaboutyouConcernsabout

gossipcouldinfluencebehavior,includinggenerosity,

researcherssaid.

“Asitturnsout,theactofgossipcanindeedbequite

powerful,“saidJaredPiazzaofQueenJsUniversityinBelfast,

NorthernIreland.

PiazzaandJesseM.Beringastudiedthe26of72

collegestudents.vhowereaskedtodistributetokens（代金券）

withamonetaryvaluebetweenthemselvesandsomeoneelse.

Halfofthegroupwere27toldtheirdecisionwouldbe

discussedwithathirdparty.

“Participantswhoweretoldthatthereceiverwouldbe

communicatingtheireconomicdecisionwiththethirdpartywere

28moregenerousintheirallocationsofthetokensthan

participantswhowerenot29tobelievethattheir

decisionswouldbediscussed,“PiazzaandBeringasaidinthe

studypublishedinthejournalHumanBehavior.

Theyaddedthatthemost30strategyfromaneconomic

standpointwouldhavebeenforastudentto31all10

tokenstohimorherself,butthethreatofgossipseemedto

have32theirdecision.

Althoughgenderdidnotplayamajorroleinthestudy,menwere

slightlymore33thanwomen.

^Allocationsofmaleswere,onaverage,slightlygreaterthan

allocationsoffemales,althoughtherewerealmosttwiceas

manyfemaleparticipants,“theresearchers34

Apreviousstudyshowedthatgossipismorepowerfulthantruth,

suggestingpeoplebelievewhattheyhearthroughthegrapevine

eveniftheyhaveevidencetothe35

A)addedI)allocate

B)beneficialJ)thought

C)swayedK)contrary

D)fabricatedL)also

E)reactionsM)generous

F)madeN)led

G)still0)economical

11)significantly

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassage

withtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains

informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychcose

aparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

Addicted,Really

A）Mental-healthspecialistsdisagreeoverwhetherto

classifycompulsiveonlinebehaviourasaddiction一andhowto

treatit.CraigSmallwood,adisabledAmericanwarveteran,

spentmorethan20,000hoursoverfiveyearsplayinganonline

role-playinggamecalled“LineageII”.WhenNCsoft,theSouth

Koreanfirmbehindthegame,accusedhimofbreakingthegame's

rulesandbannedhim,hewasplungedintodepression,severe

paranoia（偏执）andhallucinations（幻想）.Hespentthreeweeks

inhospital.Afterthat,hesuedNCsoftforfraudandnegligence

（过失）,demandingover$9mindamagesandclaimingthatthe

companyactednegligentlybyfailingtowarnhimofthedanger

thathewouldbecome“addicted“tothegame.

B）Butdoesitmakesensetotalkofaddictiontoonline

activityMental-healthspecialistssaythreeonlinebehaviors

canbecomeproblematicformanypeople:videogair.es,

pornography（色情作品）andmessagingviae-mailandsocial

networks.Butthereisfarlessagreementaboutwhetheranyof

thisshouldbecalleduInternetaddiction“一orhowtotreat

it.

C）Somemental-healthspecialistswanted“Internet

addiction”tobeincludedinthefifthversionofpsychiatryJs

bible,the“DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMental

Disorders”,knownasDSM-V,whichiscurrentlybeingoverhauled

（全面修订）.TheAmericanMedicalAssociationendorsed（赞

成）theideain2007,onlytobacktrack（放弃）dayslater.

TheAmericanJournalofPsychiatrycalledInternetaddiction

aucommondisorder77andsupporteditsrecognition.Lastyear

theDSM-Vdraftinggroupmadeitsdecision:Internetaddiction

wouldnotbeincludedasaubehavioraladdictionn—only

gamblingmadethecut一butitsaidfurtherstudywasnecessary.

D）Skepticssaythereisnothinguniquelyaddictiveabout

theInternet.Backin2000,JosephWalther,acommunications

professoratMichiganStateUniversity,co-wroteanarticlein

whichhesuggested,tongueincheek,thatthecriteriausedto

callsomeoneanInternetaddictmightalsoshowthatmost

professorswere“addicted“toacademia（学术活动）.Heargued

thatotherfactors,suchasdepression,aretherealproblem.

Hestandsbythatviewtoday."Noscientificevidencehas

emergedtosuggestthatInternetuseisacauseratherthana

consequenceofsomeothersortofissue,“hesays.uFocusing

onandtreatingpeopleforInternetaddiction,ratherthan

lookingforunderlyingclinicalissues,isdefinitely

unwise.”

E）Othersdisagree."Thatwouldbewrong,“saysKimberly

Young,aresearcherandtherapistwhohasworkedonInternet

addictionsince1994.SheinsiststhattheInternet,withits

powerfullyimmersiveenvironments,createsnewproblemsthat

peoplemustlearntonavigate（应对）.Otherwise,thechanging

lifestylewillaffectthedevelopmentofthesociety.

F）Noonedisputesthatonlinehabitscanturntoxic.Take

SouthKorea,wherewidespreadbroadbandmeansthattheaverage

high-schoolstudentplaysvideogamesfor23hourseachweek.

In2007thegovernmentestimatedthataround210,000children

neededtreatmentforInternetaddiction.Tn2010newspapers

aroundtheglobecarriedthestoryofaSouthKoreancouplewho

fedtheirinfantdaughtersolittlethatshestarvedtodeath.

Insteadofcaringforthechild,thecouplespentmostnights

atanInternetcaf6,sinkinghoursintoarole-playinggamein

whichtheyraised,fedandcaredforavirtualdaughter.And

severalSouthKoreanmenhavediedfromexhaustionafter

marathon,multi-daygamingsessions.

G）TheSouthKoreangovernmenthassinceaskedgame

developerstoadoptagamingcurfew（宵禁）forchildren,to

preventthemplayingbetweenmidnightand8a.m.Atthesame

time,ithasalsoopenedmorethan100clinicsforInternet

addictionandsponsoredanuInternetrescuecamp”forserious

cases.

H）Butcompulsivebehaviourisnotlimitedtogamers.E-mail

orweb-usebehaviourscanalsoshowsignsofaddiction.Getting

throughabusinesslunchinwhichnoonepullsoutaphoneto

checktheirmessagesnowcountsasaminormiracleinmany

quarters.Adeluge（泛滥）ofself-helpbooks,mostrecently

“AloneTogetherbySherryTurkle,asocialscientistatthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,offeradviceonhowto

unplug（去除障碍）.

I）Pornographyishardlynew,either,buttheInternetmakes

accessingitmucheasierthaneverbefore.Whensomethingcan

besummonedinaninstantviabroadband,whetheritisagame

world,ane-mailinboxorpornographicmaterial,itisharder

toresist.Newservicesleadtonewcomplaints.Whenonline

auctionsitesfirstbecamepopular,talkof“eBayaddiction”

soonfollowed.Dr.Youngsayswomencomplaintohernowabout

addictiontoFacebook一orevento“FarmVille”,agame

playableonlywithinFacebook.

J）Treatmentcentreshavepoppeduparoundtheworldwith

thepopularityofonlinegames.In2006Amsterdam'sSmith&

Jonesfacilitybilleditselfasuthefirstand,currently,the

onlyresidentialvideo-gametreatmentprogramintheworld”.

InAmericathereSTARTInternetAddictionRecoveryProgram

claimstotreatInternetaddiction,gainingaddiction,andeven

“textingaddiction.InChina,meanwhile,military-style

“bootcamps”arethepreferredwaytotreatInternetproblems.

K）Yetmanypeoplelikefeelingpermanentlyconnected.As

ArikiaMillikan,anAmericanblogger,onceputit,aIfIcculd

bejackedinateverywakinghouroftheday,Iwould,andI

thinkalotofmypeerswoulddothesame."BobLaRose,an

InternetspecialistatMichiganStateUniversity,doesn't

believeher.Inhisresearchoncollegestudents,hefoundthat

mostsensewhentheyare“goingoverboardandrestore

self-controlv.Lessthan1%haveapathological（病态的）

problem,headds.Formostpeople,Internetuse“isjusta

habit-andonethatbringsuspleasure.”

36.AccordingtoJosephWalther,itisunwisetoemphasize

thetreatmentofInternetaddictioninsteadofseekingfor

potentialclinicalissues.

37.Asonlinegamesbecomepopular,treatmentcentreshave

sprungupallovertheworld.

38.Afterplayingonlinegamescontinuouslyfordays,

severalSouthKoreanmenwereexhaustedtodeath.

39.SmallwoodsuedNCsoftandclaimedahugecompensationfor

fraudanditsnegligenceofwarninghimofthedangerofgame

addiction.

40.TnSouthKorea,agamingcurfewforchildrenwasadopted

topreventchildrenplayingaftermidnight.

41.Internetaddictionstillneedstobefurtherstudied

thoughtheDSM-Vdidnotcategorizeitasa“behavioral

addiction”.

42.AnInternetspecialistfoundthatmostcollegestudents

couldrealizewhentheyaregoingtoofarandrestore

self-control.

43.Accordingtomental-healthspecialists,formanypeople,

videogames,pornographyandmessagingviae-mailandsocial

networkscanbecomeproblematiconlinebehaviors.

44.Peopleregarditasasmallmiracleifnobodytakesout

aphonetoreadthemessagesatabusinesslunch.

45.KimberlyYounginsiststhatpeoplemustlearntodeal

withnewproblemsbroughtaboutbytheInternet.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassage

isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerShee*2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefoilowingpassage.

Friedfoodshavelongbeenfrownedupon.Nevertheless,the

skillet（长柄平底煎锅）isaboutourhandiestandmostuseful

pieceofkitchenequipment.Strongwoodcuttersandothers

engagedinactivelaborrequiring4,000caloriesperdayorir.ore

willtakeapproximatelyone-thirdoftheirrationspreparedin

thisfashion.Meat,eggs,andFrenchroastcookedinthisway

areservedinmillionsofhomesdaily.Apparentlytheconsumers

arenotbesetwithmoresignsofindigestionthanafflictedby

thosewhoinsistuponbroiling,roasting,orboiling.Some

yearsagooneofourmosteminentphysiologistsinvestigated

thedigestibilityoffriedpotatoes.Hefoundthatthepan

varietywasmoreeasilybrokendownforassimilationthanwhen

deepfatwasemployed.Thelatter,however,dissolvedwithin

thoalimontarytract（消化道）morereadilythantheboiled

type.Furthermore,helearned,bywatchingtheprogressofthe

contentsofthestomachbymeansofthefluoroscope（荧光检

查仪）,thatfatactuallyacceleratectherateofdigestion.

Nowallthisisquiteincontrastwith“authority”.Volumes

havebeenwrittenonnutrition,andeverywherethedictum（权

威看法）hasbeenaccepted一nofriedediblesofanysortfor

children.Afewwillgosofarastoforbidthisstyleofcooking

wholly.Nowandthenanexpertwillbeboldenoughtoadmitthat

heusesthemhimself,theabsenceofdiscomfortbeingexplained

onthegroundthathepossessesapowerfulgastric（胃的）

apparatus.Wecanofcoursesizzleperfectlygoodarticlesto

deathsothattheywillbeleatheryandtough.Butthorough

heating,inthepresenceofshortening,isnottheawfulcrime

thatithasbeenlabeled.Suchdishesstimulateratherthan

retardcontractionsofthegallbladder.Thusitisthatbile

（胆汁）mixeswiththenutrimentshortlyafteritleavesthe

stomach.

Wedon'tneedtoallowourfoodstuffstobecomeoilsoaked,

butotherthanthat,thereseemstobenobasisforthewidely

heraldedprohibitionagainstthismethod.Butnotionsbecome

fixed.Thefirstcondemnationprobablyrosebecausean

“oracle”（圣贤）sufferedfromdyspepsia（消化不良）which

heascribedtosomefrieditemonthemenu.Thetheoryspread.

Othersagreedwithhim,andafteratimethedoctrinebecame

incorporatedinourtextbooks.Thebeliefisnowtradition

ratherthanprovedfact.Itshouldhavebeenrefutedlongsince,

asexperiencehasdemonstrateditsfalsity.

46.Thispassagefocuseson.

A)whytheskilletisahandypieceofkitchenequipir.ent

B)thedigestibilityoffriedfoods

C)howtheexpertscanmisleadthepublicinthearea

offoodpreparation

D)whyfriedfoodshavelongbeenfrownedupon

47.Peopleengagedinactivelaboreatfriedfoodsbecause

A)theyarehealthfulC)theycanbeeasily

digested

B)theyaremuchcheaperD)theycanprovide

thecaloriestheworkersneed

48.Theauthorimpliesthatthepublicshould—.

A)preparesomefoodsbyfryingC)fryfoods

foradultsbutnotforchildren

B)avoidfriedfoodsifpossibleD)prepareall

foodsbyfrying

49.Whentheauthorsaysthat"an'oracle'sufferedfrom

dyspepsiawhichheascribedtosomefrieditemonthemenu”

heisbeing______.

A)gratefulB)factualC)sarcasticD)

humorous

50.Thepassagewasprobablytakenfrom.

A)amedicaljournalC)aspeechatamedical

convention

B)apublicationaddressedtothegeneralpublic

D)anadvertisementforcookingoil

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury,manycountriesof

theSouth(发展中国家)begantosendstudentstothe

industrializedcountriesforfurthereducation.Theyurgently

neededsuppliesofhighlytrainedpersonneltoimplementa

conceptofdevelopmentbasedonmodernization.

Butmanyofthesestudentsdecidedtostayoninthedeveloped

countrieswhentheyhadfinishedtheirtraining.Atthesame

time,manyprofessionalswhodidreturnhomebutnolongerfelt

ateasetherealsodecidedtogobacktothecountrieswhere

theyhadstudied.

Inthe1960s,someLatinAmericancountriestriedtosolvethis

problembysettingupspecial“return”programstoencourage

theirprofessionalstocomebackhome.Theseprogramsreceived

supportfrominternationalbodiessuchastheInternational

OrganizationforMigration,whichin1974enabledover1,600

qualifiedscientistsandtechnicianstoreturntoLatin

America.

Inthe1980sand1990s,“temporaryreturn“programswereset

upinordertomakethebestuseoftrainedpersonneloccupying

strategicpositionsinthedevelopedcountries.Thisgaverise

totheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramJsTransferof

KnowledgethroughExpatriate（移居国外的）Nationals,which

encouragestechniciansandscientiststoworkintheirown

countriesforshortperiods.Butthebraindrain（人才流失）

fromthesecountriesmaywellincreaseinresponsetothenew

lawsoftheinternationalmarketinknowledge.

Recentstudiesforecastthatthemostdevelopedcountriesare

goingtoneedmoreandmorehighlyqualifiedprofessionals

aroundtwiceasmanyastheireducationalsystemswillbeable

toproduce,orsoitisthought.Asaresultthereisanurgent

needfordevelopingcountrieswhichsendstudentsabroadto

givepreferencetofieldswheretheyneedcompetentpeopleto

givemuscletotheirowninstitutions,insteadofencouraging

thetrainingofpeoplewhomaynotcomebackbecausethereare

noprofessionaloutletsforthem.AndthecountriesoftheScuth

mustnotbecontentwithinstitutionalstructuresthatsirr.ply

takebackprofessionalssentabroad,theymustintroduce

flexibleadministrativeprocedurestoencouragethemtoreturn.

Iftheydonotdothis,thebraindrainisboundtocontinue.

51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothe

passage

A)Thedevelopingcountriesbelievethatsending

studentstotheindustrializedcountriesisagoodwaytomeet

theirownneedsformodernization.

B)TheSouthAmericancountrieshavebeensending

studentstodevelopedcountriessincethe1920s.

C)Manypeopletrainedabroadremainin