2017年12月cet四级考试预测卷

1、2017年12月大学英语四级考试预测卷21WritingDirections：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay to describe the most ideal job you will take in the futureYou should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words参考解析：【范文】 Nowadays, college students have different career plans. To me, the

2、most ideal job is the one where I can satisfy my appetite for adventures, improve interpersonal skills and hone my foreign language skills. Of all career options, I think flight attendant is one such ideal job. As a flight attendant, I can travel to many different cities around the world where I wil

3、l have exotic experiences. My longing for adventures will never be alleviated if I choose to work in an office building. As a globe-trotter, I will also become more skilled in dealing with people because as a flight attendant I will have to serve a lot of passengers with different backgrounds and ex

4、pectations. Whats more, my foreign language skills can be greatly improved since I will be actually speaking the language instead of learning it to pass the test. All in all. I think being a flight attendant is the most ideal job for me in the future. 【译文】 如今大学生有着不同的职业规划。对我而言，能满足我对冒险的强烈欲望、提高我的人际交往能力

5、并锻炼我的外语能力的工作才是最理想的工作。在所有职业选择中，我认为空乘是这样一个理想的工作。作为一名空乘，我能前往世界很多不同的城市旅行，可以有异国体验。如果我选择在写字楼里工作，就永远无法缓解我对冒险的渴望。作为一名环球旅行者，我的人际交往能力也会更加娴熟，因为从事空乘工作就要给不同背景和期望的乘客提供服务。此外，我的外语技能也能得到很大程度的提高，因为我会真正用外语讲话，而不是仅仅为了通过考试而学习这门语言。 总之，我认为当一名空乘是我未来最理想的工作。 【要点用法】 appetite强烈欲望；胃口 interpersonal人际关系的 hone磨练 option选择；选项 flight

6、attendant空中服务员，空乘 exotic奇异的；异国情调的；异国风味的 longing渴望，热望 alleviate缓解 globe-trotter环球旅行者 expectation期望，期待 【句法点评】 1To me，the most ideal job is the one where I call satisfy my appetite for adventures，improve interpersonal skills and hone my foreign language skills 本句中含有一个定语从句，从句谓语是三个并列的动宾短语，点明作者对于心目中最理想的工作

7、的要求。 2My longing for adventures will never be alleviated if I choose to work in an office building 本句中使用了if条件状语从句，从反面说明作者不喜欢其他工作的原因，进一步强化了自己心目中的理想工作。 3An in allI think being a flight attendant is the most ideal job for me in the future 最后一句以all in all开头总结全文再次点明主题。 听力题听录音 英语四级考试 预测卷2（位置：文件夹下打开即可）回答2-

8、26题 2单选题A.The infants.B.The teenagers.C.The middle-aged.D.The old.参考答案：C 参考解析：【听力原文】 The expected life span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier, 1 while the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically, according to a recent

9、official report. The report made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mor

10、tality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. 2 Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes of death,covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality rate is higher than that of females, and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of t

11、he urban ones. Which group of people have the fastest-growing mortality rate during the past 10 years? 【做题提示】四个选项均为表示不同年龄段的人，可知本题要选出一个年龄段人群。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。 【解析】新闻开头的转折处明确提到while the death rate of middleaged residents increased dramatically即中年居民的死亡率大幅上升，故可知本题应选c。听力问题中的mortality rate与原文中的death

12、 rate是同义概念，意为 “死亡率”。 3单选题A.Heart diseases.B.Traffic accidents.C.Acute diseases.D.Chronic non-infectious diseases.参考答案：D 4单选题A.A 17-year-old girl.B.A 15-year-old boy.C.A 23-year-old woman.D.An 18-year-old man.参考答案：C 参考解析： 3 Four American teenagers, all children of U.S. military personnel, have been a

13、rrested on charges of attempted murder after a woman was knocked off her motorbike with rope strung across two poles,Japanese police said. The 4 suspects-two 15-year-old boys, a 17-year-old girl, and an 18-year-old man-were taken into custody on Saturday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department sai

14、d. 3 They are accused of causing a severe head injury to a 23-year-old restaurant employee by stringing a rope between poles across a road. 4 U.S. Forces in Japan was informed of the August incident in late October, a public information officer said. There was no clear explanation for the delay in t

15、he .handover of the suspects to police, other than it involved rules between Washington and Tokyo covering U.S. forces and their descendants in Japan. According to the news, who was the victim? 【做题提示】四个选项是不同的人物，听音时应侧重区分不同人物及其行为。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。 【解析】新闻开头提到，四名美国青少年被指控谋杀未遂而被捕，后面进行了详述，提到这四个人被指控在公

16、路两侧的两根柱子之间拴绳索导致一位23岁女性饭店职员头部受重伤，由此可知，受害者是一名23岁的女性，故本题选C。 5单选题A.One month later.B.Two months later.C.Immediately.D.Two weeks later.参考答案：B 参考解析：When were the suspects arrested? 【做题提示】四个选项均为过去时间，表明本题考查对事件发生时间的辨析。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。 【解析】新闻提到，案件发生在八月，驻日美军直到十月底才收到通知，而且，新闻结尾处还提到，对于为何延迟将嫌疑人移交给警方，没有明确的解释

17、。由此可见，犯罪嫌疑人移交遭到了延迟，他们应该是 6单选题A.They are delighted because they can enjoy the scenery while driving.B.They are frightened because traffic accidents are frequent.C.They are annoyed because the bridge is jammed with cars.D.They are pleased because it saves them much time.参考答案：C 参考解析：The Golden Gate Bri

18、dge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north. Each day about one hundred thousand automobiles cross the bridge taking people to and from the city. More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours. 5 With the traffic so heavy, the trip i

19、s not pleasant. Now, however, there lives one group of happy commuters. They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most of them say they will never go by car again. The ferry they take is spacious, quiet and comfortable. The trip takes only 30 minutes and its not very costly. 6 But best of al

20、l, being on the boat seems to make people more friendly toward each other. Because the ferry has been so successful, there are plans to use other still larger boats. There is also a proposal for a high speed boat that makes the trip only for 15 minutes. But not everyone is happy about that. 7 A lot

21、of people feel that half an hour is just enough time to relax. How do commuters feel about crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car? 【做题提示】四个选项均反映了一种心情(快乐、害怕、生气、高兴)，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，确认they所指代的对象，并确认they的情绪状态。 【解析】新闻中提到，每天大约有10万部车辆从金门大桥通过，他们当中有超过一半的人是在早晚高峰时段通过桥梁的。由于交通非常拥挤，过桥的行程并不让人感到愉快。由下文可知，这些人是上下班的人，因

22、此，本题应选C。 7单选题A.They dont have their own cars to drive to work.B.Many of them are romantic by temperament.C.Most of them enjoy the drinks on the boat.D.They tend to be more friendly to each other.参考答案：D 参考解析： What does the speaker say about ferry commuters? 【做题提示】四个选项说的是they(them)四种情况，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容

23、，和四个选项进行匹配，选出答案。 【解析】新闻提到being on the boat seems to make people more friendly toward each other，即：在船上，人们对彼此似乎变得更友好了，故本题应选D。 8单选题A.Many welcome the idea of having more bars on hoard.B.Many prefer the ferry to maintain its present speed.C.Some suggest improving the design of the deck.D.Some object to

24、using larger luxury boats.参考答案：B 参考解析：How do commuters respond to plans for the future of the ferry? 【做题提示】四个选项反映了人们的态度或建议，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，和四个选项进行匹配，选出答案。 【解析】新闻结尾处提到，有人提议给渡船提速，但并不是所有人都支持该提议，因为许多人觉得半个小时正好够用来放松(A lot of people feel that half an hour is just enough time to relax)，故本题选B。 9单选题A.Their pl

25、ans for the next semester.B.Why the woman cant go to the concert.C.Their favorite band.D.A psychology class.参考答案：B 参考解析：M: Im excited about going to the concert at the campus pub on Saturday. Its supposed to be the best show of the year. Youre coming, arent you? W: I wish I could, 9 but I already pr

26、omised Lisa that I would cover both of her night shifts at the movies tore this weekend. M: 8 Why did you do that? Did you forget about the concert? W: Actually, I really need the hours. Next semester is going to be really expensive. I have to buy a new psychology textbook that is going to cost me m

27、ore than one hundred dollars. M: Have you looked in the used bookstore for it? I never buy my math textbooks new. W: 10 Thats what I would normally do, but its a new edition this year. Some of the chapters are different so I really need to buy the new one. M: Thats too bad. I wish you could come to

28、the concert. If it makes you feel any better, 11 Matt wont be able to come either. W: Why is that？ 11 Its his favorite band! M: 11 He has to go home for the weekend. His sister is getting married. What are the speakers discussing? 【听前预测】 三项均为名词短语。 两项含有与学期或课程相关的词(next semester，psychology class)，两项含有与

29、音乐会或乐队相关的词(concert，band)。 结论：该题可能考查与上课或听音乐会相关的内容，具体信息需要根据对话内容进一步判断。 【解析】本题为主旨题，需要对对话内容加以总结。对话开头男士说周六可以去听音乐会，自己很兴奋，并觉得女士应该也会去，当听到女士说周末要替别人值夜班时男士很诧异，接着对女士这样做的原因进行了询问，故可知B项 “女士不能去音乐会的原因”为两人谈话的主题。 10单选题A.Work at the bookstore.B.Go to the movies.C.Cover a friend s shift.D.Go to a concert.参考答案：C 参考解析：What

30、 will the woman do on Saturday? 【听前预测】四项均为动词短语，可推测该题是对某人行为的考查。该题选项信息比较分散，需要根据对话内容及问题做出进一步的判断。 【解析】对话开头，当男士提到音乐会的事情时，女士说真希望自己能去，但是她已经答应丽莎周末替她值两天的夜班，故可知C项为正确答案。 11单选题A.Because her textbook has anew edition now.B.Because her professor forced her to buy a new one.C.Because she has lost her textbook.D.Be

31、cause she is not willing to use a used one.参考答案：A 参考解析：Why does the woman have to buy a new psychology textbook? 【听前预测】四个选项均表示原因，推测本题以why提问，四个选项与新旧有关，且多项提到课本，因此本题很可能考查与新旧课本有关的内容。 【解析】对话中男士提醒女士到旧书书店看看，并说他从来不买新数学课本。女士回答说，其实她一般也会买旧书，但是今年是新版本，由此可知，女士必须购买新的心理学课本的原因是因为有了新版课本，本题应选A。 12单选题A.The woman never

32、works on weekends.B.The man and the woman take the same courses.C.Matt would like to go to the concert too.D.The new psychology book might sell out.参考答案：C 参考解析： What can be inferred from the conversation? 【听前预测】 一项提到了the woman，一项提到了the man and the woman，一项提到了Matt。 两项含有与课程或书本有关的词(courses，psychology b

33、ook)，一项提到了工作(works)，一项提到了演唱会(concert)。 结论：本题可能与第三个人马特(Matt)有关。选项信息比较分散，考生在听音时，需重点去听第2点中提到的关键词，并根据问题做出进一步的判断。 【解析】本题为推断题。对话最后男士提到，马特因为姐姐要结婚而不得不回家去，也不能去音乐会了：而且前面女士提到，这是马特最喜欢的乐队。由此可推断，马特其实也很想去音乐会，故C项正确。对话中女士说她要替丽莎值两天的夜班，并说下学期的书本费会很贵，自己需要多做些兼职来赚钱，由此可知A项 “女士从不在周末工作”错误。文中女士说下学期的心理学课本需要花一百多美元，男士建议她去旧书店买，并说

34、自己的数学课本就是在那里买到的，可见文中只是提到了男士建议女士去相同的书店买书，并没有提到两人上同样的课程，故B项错误。对话中提到女士过去经常去旧书店买书，今年不去的原因是因为心理学课本改版了，有些章节不同，而不是因为卖光了，故D项也可排除。 13单选题A.Whether or not snowflakes can be analyzed.B.How snowflakes are formed.C.What causes a snowstorm.D.Where the largest snowflakes can be found.参考答案：B 参考解析：W: Have you ever lo

35、oked really closely at the snowflakes? M: Sure, but they usually melt too fast for me to get a close look. Why do you ask? W: 12 13 Im just curious. I was reading an article about the formation of snowflakes, and I realized that I had never paid much attention to them before. M: Well, there is a big

36、 variety, isnt there? W: Yeah, but they all have one of the three basic forms: hexagonal columns, thin hexagonal plates and the branching star-shaped form. M: I wonder why the forms are different, maybe because ice starts to form on dust particles with different shapes.W: Well, I thought it might ha

37、ve something to do with the water saturation of the air. But were both wrong. 14 The author of this article did extensive research and concluded that the shape of snow crystals is largely controlled by the temperature of the air. For example, the feathery star-shaped snowflake that everyone thinks i

38、s typical occurs only at a specific temperature. M: Doesnt the relative humidity have anything to do with the shapes? W: Apparently not. The effect of super saturation is simply to alter the growth rate. The greater the saturation, the faster the snowflakes form. M: Wow, 15 next time it snows, Ill m

39、ake a point of taking a close look. What are the two persons talking about? 【听前预测】 1四项均以疑问词开头(whether，how，what，where)。 2四项均含有与雪有关的词i(snowflakes，snowstorm)。 结论：本题可能问某人正在研究什么问题，或者对话中的两人正在讨论什么问题，与雪有关。 【解析】题干问对话中的两人正在讨论什么问题，一般情况下，我们在对话开头就可以找到关于话题的线索。女士问男士是否注意观察过雪花，并说她最近读了一篇关于雪花形成的文章。在接下来的对话中，他们谈到了造成雪花形状

40、不同的因素。故选B。 14单选题A.She has never seen snow before.B.She is conducting a research on snow.C.She wants to make artificial snow.D.She has just read about snowflakes.参考答案：D 参考解析：Why has the woman brought up the subject of snowflakes? 【听前预测】 1四项均以she开头，时态均为现在时。 2三项含有snow，一项含有snowflakes。 3两项与看有关(seen，read)

41、，两项与做有(conducting，make)。 结论：本题可能考查女士做某事的原因，具体与雪有关。 【解析】题干问女士为什么提到了雪花这个话题。对话开头部分女士提到，她最近读了一篇关于雪花形成的文章，才意识到自己从来没有注意过雪花。故选D。 15单选题A.The shape of the dust particles in the air.B.The relative humidity.C.The temperature of the air.D.The geography of the area.参考答案：C 参考解析：What determines the shape of the sn

42、owflakes? 【听前预测】 1四项均为以the开头的名词短语。 2两项含有air。 3一项提及湿度(humidity)，一项提及温度(temperature)。 结论：本题可能与影响雪花形成的某些条件有关。 【解析】题干问是什么影响着雪花的形状。女士提到，文章的作者通过广泛的研究发现，雪花晶体的形状在很大程度上是由空气的温度决定的。故选C。对话中还提到了男士和女士的猜测，但他们所提到的都不是真正的影响因素，需注意排除。 16单选题A.Inspect snowflakes more carefully.B.Make a copy of the article.C.Write down mo

43、re information.D.Draw diagrams of the different shapes.参考答案：A 参考解析： What does the man say hes going to do? 【听前预测】 1四项均以动词原形开头(inspect，make，write，draw)。 2三项含有与研究有关的词汇(inspect carefully，make a copy，draw diagrams)。 结论：本题可能是问某人将要做某事，结合前面几题可以推测，男士或者女士可能要对所谈论的话题作进一步研究。 【解析】题干问男士说他将要做什么。在听完了女士的讲解之后，男士说道： “

44、Wow，next time it snows，Ill make a point of taking a close look(哇，等再下雪的时候，我可要注意仔细观察一下。)”make a point of意为“特别注意(做某事)，重视”。故选A。 17单选题A.To explain a new requirement for graduation.B.To interest students in a community service project.C.To discuss the problems of elementary school students.D.To recruit el

45、ementary school teachers for a special program.参考答案：B 参考解析： Good morning, everyone. Community service is an important component of education here at our university. 16 We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called One

46、on One helps elementary students whove fallen behind. You education majors might be especially interested in it, because it offers the opportunity to do some teachinghat is tutoring in math and English. Youll have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with ma

47、th, English or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.17 Professor Howard will act as a mentor to the tutors. Hell be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday

48、afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week. Im sure youll enjoy this community service and youll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume too, showing that you have experience with children and that you care about your communit

49、y. 18 If youd like to sign up or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Howards office this week. What is the purpose of the talk? 【解题思路】 1四项均为to引导的不定式短语。 2四项均与学校生活有(graduation，students，elementary school，teachers)。 结论：本题为该短文的第一题，很有可能是问讲话者的目的。 【解析】讲话者提到： “社区服务是大学教育的重要组成部分，在学生毕业之前，希望所有学生参加至少一项社区

50、活动。”而现在有一个新的名为“一对一”的社区项目，旨在辅导课业不太好的小学生的数学或英语，霍华德教授将担任所有教员的导师。可知该讲话的目的是吸引大学生们参加一个社区服务项目。故选B。 18单选题A.He advises students participating in a special program.B.He teaches part-time in an elementary school.C.He observes elementary school students in the classroom.D.He helps students prepare their resumes

51、.参考答案：A 参考解析：What does Professor Howard do? 【解题思路】 1四项均为以he开头的句子。 2四项的谓语动词均与帮助学生有关(advises，teaches，observes，helps)。 结论：he很有可能是教师，可能考查某位老师的职责是什么，与其如何帮助学生有关。 【解析】短文提到，霍华德教授将担任所有学生教员的导师，他将帮助教员们制定教学计划或者为他们提供活动建议。故选A。 19单选题A.Contact the elementary school.B.Sign up for a special class.C.Submit a resume to

52、 the dean.D.Talk to Professor Howard.参考答案：D 参考解析：What should students interested in the tutorials do? 【解题思路】四项均以动词原形开头(contact，sign，submit，talk)，分别为“与小学联系、报名参加一个特殊的培训班、向院长提交简历、与霍华德教授交谈”。可以推断本题可能考查想参加项目的学生接下来应该做什么。 【解析】题干问对此项目感兴趣的学生应该做些什么。短文结尾处提到： “如果你想报名，或者有任何问题的话，都可以在本周来霍华德教授的办公室。”故选D。 20单选题A.The u

53、se of over sized freight containers.B.Safety problems with railroad tracks.C.The growth of the automotive industry.D.The high cost of meeting environmental regulations.参考答案：C 参考解析：At the beginning of the 20th century, the railroads were used to transport everything. Powerful railroad companies made

54、fortunes without having to be accountable to the public or considerate of customers. 19 But ears and trucks changed all of that. And by 1970, the rail industry was beset with problems. Trucks were taking all the new business. And even so, the rail industry remained indifferent to customers. Also, ma

55、ny regulations kept the rail industry from adjusting to shifting markets. But in 1980, the rail industry entered the modem era when a deregulation bill was passed that allowed railroad companies to make quick adjustments to fees and practices. Companies reduced their lines by 1/3 and used fewer empl

56、oyees. They also took steps to minimize damage to products and to increase their shipping capacity by stacking freight containers on railroad cars. 20 To accommodate these taller loads, under passes and tunnels were enlarged. The image of the rail industry has changed dramatically. Today companies a

57、re very responsive to customers and are gaining increasing market share in the shipping industry. The railroad safety record is also strong. Freight trains have an accident rate that is only1/3 of that of the truck industry. 21 Trains also come out ahead of the trucks on environmental grounds because they give off only 1/10 to 1/3 the pollution that is emitted by trucks. And railroading does not wear out highways as trucks do. What development caused the declin