四级模拟试题十二套

1、最新四级模拟试题十二套Model Test One 试卷一 Paper One Part Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Directions:In this section,you will hear ten short conversations.At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each

2、question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example:You will hear: You will read: A)At the office. B)In the wait

3、ing room. C)At the airport. D)In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore,A.At the office is the best answer.You should choose 【A】on the Answe r Sheet and m

4、ark it with a single line through the center. JYSample Answer AKG-1*5BCD 1.A)3 hours. B)8 hours. C)6 hours. D)9 hours. 2.A)Listening to some light music. B)Talking about a jazz record. C)Planning a concert. D)Talking about some of their favorite songs. 3.A)She thanks the man for his offer. B)She tha

5、nks the man and accepts his offer. C)She is not pleased with the mans offer. D)She thanks the man but declines his offer. 4.A)She doesnt think painting the wall is necessary. B)She wants their walls to be painted in a darker color. C)She wants their walls to be painted in a lighter color. D)She does

6、nt like white color. 5.A)Hes fine.B)Hes unhappy. C)Hes still sick in bed.D)Hes better. 6.A)Jim survived an accident. B)Jim was killed in an accident. C)Jim fell down from a bike. D)Jims bike was accidentally lost. 7.A)Shes surprised to meet Andrew. B)She hasnt seen Andrew recently. C)She and Andrew

7、are close friends. D)Andrew has changed a lot. 8.A)Steve was ashamed of himself because he didnt win a gold medal. B)Steve didnt win a gold medal because he didnt do his best. C)Steve failed in the competition. D)Steve didnt win a gold medal at the Olympics. 9.A)She found the show fascinating. B)She

8、 showed little interest in the ancient costume. C)She found the constume on display very pretty.D)She had spent many hours at the show. 10.A)He sees a nice motorcycle. B)Motorcycles look nicer than cars. C)Motorcycles can be dangerous,too. D)Motorcycles are as fast as cars. SECTION B Directions:Your

9、e going to hear three short passages.Each will be read only once .At the end of each passage youll hear some questions.After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark your answer. Passage 1 Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage

10、 youve just heard. 11.A)Trialproducing smaller cars to replace the bigger ones that are used today. B)Massproducing some kinds of cars for tomorrow. C)Trying to make some new style vehicles that would be faster and safer than the ones used today. D)Designing some cars that would have many advantages

11、 over the ones used today. 12.A)They are pretty,safe and cheap. B)They are cheap and durable. C)They are safe,cheap and clean. D)They are powerful,beautiful and easy to drive. 13.A)Both the big and small cars have some defects. B)The speaker is fully optimistic that the new cars will replace the car

12、s in use today. C)The number of cars in use today should be reduced because of the pollution in cities. D)Gasoline is a pollutant,so other kinds of fuel should be found to replace it. Passage 2 Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage youve just heard. 14.A)Prepare breakfast. B)Have a cup of tea

13、to refresh themselves. C)Set out for their daily destination. D)Look for a suitable place for breakfast. 15.A)Swimming and resting. B)Writing diaries. C)Watching birds. D)Catching insects. 16.A)They encouraged the team members when they were in danger and difficulties and took care of them. B)They c

14、ooked for them. C)They explored the route for them. D)They discussed future plans with them. Passage 3 Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage youve just heard. 17.A)He was afraid that he might be too far away from the shore. B)He was afraid of drowning in the sea. C)He was afraid that the tide

15、might suddenly set in. D)He was afraid that the tide would wet his shoes and trousers. 18.A)He was tired of the sea,having lived near it for years. B)He had had some terrifying experiences on the sea. C)He knew the sea too well to like it. D)He couldnt swim well. 19.A)The weather was nice and the se

16、a was calm. B)He wanted to humor his children. C)He was in a very good mood that day. D)The bay looked exceptionally beautiful that day. 20.A)The sea can hardly be trusted even on a fine day. B)It is not safe for people to go boating in the open sea. C)People who know the sea well do not like it. D)

17、Mr Wilmot wouldnt want to go to the sea any more. Part Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions:There are 4 passage in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best ch

18、oice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will lea

19、rn to live together.Others say that the opposite is true:that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred.There is probably some truth in both arguments,but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage

20、international brotherhood.Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes,but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests. One country received its secondplace medals with visible indignation after the hockey final.There had be

21、en noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match as,the losers objecting to the final decisions.They were convinced that one of their go als should not have been disallowed and that their opponents victory was unfair .Their manager was in a rage when he said:“This wasnt hockey.Hockey and the Internati

22、onal Hockey Federation are finished.”The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years. The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia,after a disputable end to their contest.The g

23、ame had ended in disturbace. It was thought at first that the United States had won,by a single point,but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play.A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other,and another player popped it into the basket.It was the f

24、irst time the U.S.A. had ever lost an Olympic basketball match.An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand.The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals. Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played c

25、ompetitively rather than for the love of the game.The suggestion that athletes should compete as indiviuals,or in nonnational terms,might be too much to hope for.But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism. 21.According to the author,re

26、cent Olympic Games have _. A)created goodwill between the nations B)bred only false national pride C)hardly showed any international friendship D)led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred 22.What did the manager mean by saying,“.Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”? A)

27、His team would no longer take part in international games. B)Hockey and the Federation are 60th ruined by the unfair decisions. C)There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation. D)The Federation should be dissolved. 23.The basketball example implied that _. A)too much patriotism

28、was displayed in the incident B)the announcement to prolong the match was wrong C)the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision D)The American team was right in receiving the silver medals 24.The author gives the two examples in paragraph 2 and 3 to show _. A)how false national pride led t

29、o undesirable incidents in international games B)that spoktsmen have been more obedient than they used to be C)that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship D)that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games 25.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? A)The organizati

30、on of the Olympic Games must be improved. B)Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games. C)Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. D)International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations. Passage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are based on th

31、e following passage. There are two major parties in Britain today,the Conservative Party and the Labour Party,which have been in power by turns since 1945.The twoparty system of Britain was formed in the course of the development of the capitalist state and the political parties.In order to strength

32、en the state machine,the British bourgeosie have let it come into being and exist in one form or another form since the 17th century.P.S.Tregidgo once said:“The more parties there are,the less likely it is that any one of them will be strong enough in Parliament to outvote all the others;but when th

33、ere are only two,one of them is sure to have a majority o f seats.This helps to ensure a strong and stable government.”This may be the reason why the British have the twoparty system. The division into two parties grew out the establishment of a Protestant Church of England in the 16th century.Becau

34、se of a purely religious difference of opinion,the Puritans were separated from the broad body of the Anglican Church.The non Puritan Anglicans were on the side of the King and Church,and their supporters were called by their opponents “Tories.”The Puritans were for Parliament and trade,and their su

35、pporters were called by the “Tories”“Whigs”.The Tories and the Whigs were in power by turns for a long time.In 1833,the Tory party split into two and its name was changed to Conservative.In the 1860s the Whigs became Liberals.From that time on,the Liberals and the Conservatives were in office by tur

36、ns until 1922.The policies they put into effect were sometimes different,but they were both controlled by the rich. The working class became more and more unwilling to follow the Conservatives and the Liberals.They wanted to have their own party.So the Labour party was formed by the trade unions.Aft

37、er 1922 the Labour Party gradually replaced the Liberal Party to become one of the two major parties in Great Britain. 26.What does “it” stand for in the third line? A)The twoparty system.B)The state machine. C)The Partiament.D)The capitalist state. 27.We can learn from what P.S Tregidgo once said t

38、hat _. A)if there are parties in Britain,none of them will be strong enough to have con trol in the government B)the more patients there are,the more likely it is that they will have the deci sive say in the government C)the two partysystem contributes to the establishment of a powerful and long las

39、ting government D)if there are only two parties in Britain,it will be easy for the government to control them 28.What can we infer from the forming of the Tory Party and the Whig Party? A)These two parties originally believed in different religions. B)These two parties were established under the inf

40、luence of different religious believes.ZK） C)The British King and the Parliament supported different religions becaused they were for the twoparty system. D)The British King and the Parliament were supported by different parties for political reasons. 29.According to the passage,why was the Labour P

41、arty established in Britain? A)Because the trade unions did not do much good for the working people. B)Because the Liberal Party were not strong enough to defeat the Conservative Party. C)Because the working people would not like to be members outside the Liberal Party. D)Because neither of the two

42、major parties was the parties for the working people. 30.Which of the following is true concerning the Tory Party or the Whig Party? A)The Whig Party no longer exists in Britain. B)The Tory Party has kept its unity until the present day. C)The Whig Party has taken the place of the Liberal Party. D)T

43、he Tory Party has taken the place of the Conservative Party. LM Passage 3 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. The immune system is the bodys defender.It identifies,tracks down,and destroys troublemakers before they can hurt the body.Those troublemakers may be,for example,bacteria

44、from a cut or splinter,a measles germ,a cold bug,or even a cancer cell. These invaders try to take over our tissues and feed off our bodies nutrients. If they succeed,we become sick or,sometimes,even die.Its the job of our immune systems to destroy these invaders before they destroy us. Say you pick

45、ed up a flu virus(病毒) last week.Perhaps it entered your body through a cut,from a drinking glass,or from the air you breathe.Of course,you didnt feel it,but the virus made its way into your bloodstream.As soon as it entered your body,it began to reproduce.Viruses have only one goal:to take over your

46、 cells.Once inside your body,viruses try to enter cells and disrupt their normal wor k.If left alone,these viruses would hurt so many cells that you would weaken,or worse,get a serious illness. But this flu virus should not be so complacent as it seems to be.As it reproduces in your bloodstream,the

47、virus is met by a certain kind of white blood cell,the lymphocytes.The lymphocytes are the foot soldiers that keep you alive. The number of lymphocytes in your body is hard to imagine.Thousands of them could fit in the period at the end of this sentence.Your body holds about a trillion thats 1,000,0

48、00,000,000 of them,or about 3,000 in every drop of blood.Since you began reading this sentence,over 800,000 of them have been created and destroyed. Some of these lymphocytes pass through a small walnutsized organ called the thymus.The thymus is the base of the neck.Here,special hormones(荷尔蒙)turn ly

49、mphocytes into fighting cells,called T cells. T cells have one terrific talent:They can tell the difference between friend and foe;what should be in our bodies and what shouldnt.They do not affect the body s healthy cells.Yet they attack everything that is foreign to our bodies,such as germs,transpl

50、ants,and even our own cells which have become abnormal,as in the case of cancer. 31.What is the function of our immune system? A)To take over our tissues and feed off our bodies nutrients. B)To prevent bacteria or germs from entering the body. C)To destroy the troublemakers in order that they might

51、not hurt the body. D)To fight against T cells. 32.What does the word “lymphocytes” mean? A)Food soldiers.B)Flu virus. C)White blood cells.D)Troublemakers. 33.The last sentence in para 5 “since you began reading this sentence,over 800,000 of them have been created and destroyed” implies that _. A)thi

52、s sentence contributes to the increase of the number of lymphocytes in your body B)you would not realize that lymphocytes reproduce themselves rapidly but for th is sentence C)because you read this sentence,a large number of lymphocytes have been consume d D)the number of lymphocytes in your body is

53、 extremely large 34.Which of the following can NOT be detected by T cells? A)Thymus. B)Transplants.C)Cancer cells.D)Healthy cells. 35.Which of the following questions best summaries the main idea of the whole passage? A)How does the immune system attack the flu virus? B)How does the immune system fu

54、nction in our body? C)How do the lymphocytes work in our body? D)What is the socalled immune system? Passage 4 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. “Family” is of course an elastic word.But when British people say that their society is based on family life,they are thinking of “fam

55、ily” in its narrow,peculiarly European sense of mother,father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit.Thus,every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent familyhence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.For both the man and the woman,marriage means leaving ones parents and starting ones own life.The mans first duty will then be to his wife,and the wifes to her husband.He will be entirely responsible for her financial support,and she for the running of the new home.Their children will be their common