大学外语四级考试全国模拟试卷

大学外语四级考试全国模拟试卷PartI:Writing(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Asweallknow,moneyisimportantinourlives."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Asweallknow,moneyisimportantinourlives.

PartII:ListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA:ShortConversations

1.M:Doyouthinktheweatherwillgetbetterthisafternoon?

W:Itdoesn'tlooklikeit.Infact,it'ssupposedtogetworse.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Theweatherwillgetbetter.

B.Theweatherwillstaythesame.

C.Theweatherwillgetworse.

D.Theweatherwillimprovetomorrow.

2.W:I'mlookingforagiftformymother'sbirthday.

M:Howaboutanecklace?Theyareonsalenow.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Buyinganecklace.

B.Waitingforthesale.

C.Findingagiftforhermother.

D.Buyinganecklaceforhimself.

3.M:Ithinkweshouldgotothelibrarytostudyforourexam.

W:Goodidea.Let'smeetthereat2:00PM.

Q:Whatwilltheydo?

A.Studyfortheirexam.

B.Gotothelibrary.

C.Meetat2:00PM.

D.Alloftheabove.

4.W:I'mnotfeelingwell.IthinkIhaveacold.

M:Youshouldgotothedoctorandgetsomemedicine.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Goingtothedoctor.

B.Takingmedicine.

C.Stayingathome.

D.Gettingsomerest.

5.M:I'mthinkingofbuyinganewcar.

W:Haveyouconsideredthecostofinsuranceandmaintenance?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

A.Themanshouldthinkaboutthetotalcost.

B.Themanshouldbuyausedcar.

C.Themanshouldbuyacheapercar.

D.Themanshouldwaituntilfurthernotice.

SectionB:LongConversations

ConversationOne

W:Hi,John.HowwasyourtriptoChinalastmonth?

M:Itwasamazing!IvisitedBeijing,Shanghai,andHangzhou.

W:Whatdidyoulikebestaboutyourtrip?

M:IlovedthefoodinBeijing,especiallythePekingduck.AndthesceneryinHangzhouwasbeautiful.

Questions67arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

6.WhatcitiesdidJohnvisitinChina?

A.Beijing,Shanghai,andGuangzhou.

B.Beijing,Shanghai,andHangzhou.

C.Shanghai,Hangzhou,andNanjing.

D.Beijing,Nanjing,andHangzhou.

7.WhatdidJohnlikebestabouthistrip?

A.ThefoodinBeijing.

B.ThesceneryinHangzhou.

C.TheshoppinginShanghai.

D.Thepeoplehemet.

ConversationTwo

M:Hi,Mary.Iheardyou'regoingtostudyabroadnextyear.

W:Yes,I'mplanningtostudyintheUK.

M:That'sgreat!Whatwillyoustudythere?

W:I'llbestudyinginternationalbusiness.

Questions810arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.WhereisMarygoingtostudyabroad?

A.TheUK.

B.TheUS.

C.Australia.

D.Canada.

9.WhatsubjectwillMarystudy?

A.Internationalbusiness.

B.Marketing.

C.Finance.

D.Management.

10.WhatdoesthemanthinkaboutMary'splan?

A.Hethinksit'sagoodidea.

B.Hethinksit'sawasteofmoney.

C.Hethinksit'sunnecessary.

D.Hethinksit'stoorisky.

SectionC:Passages

PassageOne

Inthepast,peopleusedtocommunicatewitheachotherthroughlettersandphonecalls.However,withthedevelopmentoftechnology,thewaywecommunicatehaschangedsignificantly.Now,wecanusesocialmedia,instantmessaging,andvideocallstostayintouchwithourfriendsandfamily.Whilethishasmadecommunicationmoreconvenient,ithasalsobroughtsomechallenges,suchasthelossofpersonaltouchandthepotentialformisunderstandings.

Questions1113arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whatdidpeopleusetocommunicatewitheachotherinthepast?

A.Lettersandphonecalls.

B.Socialmediaandinstantmessaging.

C.Videocallsandemails.

D.Textmessagesandemojis.

12.Howhasthewaywecommunicatechangedwiththedevelopmentoftechnology?

A.Ithasbecomemorepersonal.

B.Ithasbecomemoreconvenient.

C.Ithasbecomelessreliable.

D.Ithasbecomemoreexpensive.

13.Whataresomechallengesofmoderncommunication?

A.Thelossofpersonaltouchandpotentialformisunderstandings.

B.Thecostoftechnologyandprivacyissues.

C.Theinconvenienceofusingnewdevicesandsoftware.

D.Thedifficultyofstayingintouchwithdistantfriendsandfamily.

PassageTwo

Theconceptofworklifebalanceisbecomingincreasinglyimportantintoday'ssociety.Withtheriseoftechnologyandthefastpacednatureofmodernlife,peoplearefindingithardertobalancetheirworkandpersonallives.Employersarebeginningtorecognizetheimportanceofworklifebalanceandareimplementingpoliciestosupporttheiremployees.Thisincludesflexibleworkinghours,remoteworkoptions,andemployeeassistanceprograms.Byachievingahealthyworklifebalance,individualscanimprovetheirmentalandphysicalhealth,aswellastheiroverallhappiness.

Questions1416arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.Whyistheconceptofworklifebalanceimportantintoday'ssociety?

A.Ithelpsreducestress.

B.Itimprovesproductivity.

C.Itisbecomingalegalrequirement.

D.Itisbecomingmoredifficulttoachieve.

15.Whataresomewaysemployersaresupportingworklifebalance?

A.Implementingflexibleworkinghoursandremoteworkoptions.

B.Offeringhighersalariesandbonuses.

C.Providingmorevacationtime.

D.Encouragingemployeestoworkovertime.

16.Whatarethebenefitsofachievingahealthyworklifebalance?

A.Improvedmentalandphysicalhealth.

B.Increasedjobsatisfaction.

C.Betterrelationshipswithfamilyandfriends.

D.Alloftheabove.

SectionD:CompoundDictation

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumbered1720withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

PartIII:ReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA:SkimmingandScanning

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions2130arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

(Here,youshouldinsertapassagewithblanksfortheSkimmingandScanningsection.Makesuretoprovideapassagewithtenblanksandawordbankwithappropriatechoices.)

SectionB:ReadinginDepth

Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

(Here,youshouldinsertapassagewithquestionsfortheReadinginDepthsection.Provideapassageandfourmultiplechoicequestionswiththecorrectanswers.)

Passa