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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全公共英语四级模拟32公共英语四级模拟32Section Listening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are t

2、hree parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answer in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

3、 If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW, as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A You will hear a dialogue about a lost property. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 15 with the information youve heard.

4、Write not more than 5 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. Information about Sudeley Castle 1. opening hour _a.m. closing hour 5p.m. 2. cost for adults _ cost for children 3 Information about Snowshill Manor 3. collection tha

5、t children will like _ 4. payment for visit _ 5. close from (month) _ (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案: 11/eleven听力原文 1-5M: Good morning, can I help you?W: Yes, good morning, Ive just got a few questions, I wonder if you can help me sort them out.M: Ill see what I can do.W: Can you tell me when Sudeley Cas

6、tle is open? We want to go there this morning.M: Yes, of course. Sudeley Castle, Sudeley. I think its open all day, someone asked me this a week or so ago. Here we are, Ive got the guide, yes, its open from 11 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, well not quite all day, but morning and afternoon

7、.W: Eleven to five, OK, thats great. Er, can you tell me how much it costs to get in?M: Yes, it costs $450 for adults and $3 for children. It sounds a bit expensive but theres a lot to do there. I think its worth the money.W: OK, now another question: what exactly is Snowshill Manor? What can you se

8、e there?M: Oh, its a museum, an absolutely fascinating collection of all sorts of things, like clocks and cabinets, and all kinds of swords and masks.W: Masks? Well, the kids will like them. Do you pay to get into this museum?M: Yes, you do, I think its about three pounds fifty.W: Is it open this ti

9、me of year?M: Yes, its open until the end of September, so there are a few weeks before it closes.W: Right, well try it. Thank you very much for the information.M: Enjoy your visit. Good-bye.2.答案: 4.503.答案: masks4.答案: 3.505.答案: OctoberPart B You will hear a conversation about a crime. Answer questio

10、ns 6-10 while you listen. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:Studying population growth听力原文 6-10A new report says the growing population around the world is harming the environment. Mo

11、re people are using more of the Earths natural resources than ever before. Experts say poor people around the world will suffer most in the future unless environmental damage is stopped. They say more should be done to balance human and environmental needs. The United Nations Population Fund is resp

12、onsible for studying population growth. It has released a report about the subject. It examines the links between environmental conditions, population growth and efforts to help poor people in developing countries. The world population is now more than 6 billion people That number has increased by 1

13、00% since 1990. The population is expected to increase to more than 9 billion by the year 2050. The report says about 2 billion people lack food security. Water supplies and agricultural lands are heavily used. In 50 years, experts say, more than 4 billion people will be living in countries that can

14、 not meet peoples daily needs. The report says all of the expected growth in world population will take place in developing countries. The 49 least developed countries are expected to increase by almost 200% in 50 years. Yet, the UN agency says people in the richest countries use more of the worlds

15、resources than people in developing countries. It says a child born today in the United States, France or Japan will do more harm to the environment during his lifetime than as many as 50 children born in developing countries. The UN Population Fund says international policies need to be put into ef

16、fect to improve poor conditions, increase social development and ease pressure on the environment. It also says women need more control over their lives. It says empowering women would lead to smaller families and slower population growth. The UN Population Fund says these measures would help improv

17、e the well being of growing populations while protecting the natural world. 2.答案:Over 6 billion独白第三段第一句指出：The world population is now more than 6 billion people，由于最多只能填入3个单词，因此将over等。3.答案:(almost)200%答案信息对应于第四段第二句：The 49 least developed countries are expected to increase by almost 200%，其中的increase指的

18、就是人口增长，题目只是与此在表达上稍有不同。4.答案:the worlds resources在第四段第三句中，作者指出了联合国的观点：the UN agency says peoplethe worlds resources than people in developing countries，注意其中的resources用的是复数形式。5.答案:Women独白最后一段提出了控制人口增长的一些措施，其中第二、三句指出：It also says women slower population growth，其中的need more control和empowering即是题目中的be giv

19、en more power。Part C You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one. You will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece o

20、nce only. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. The man and his family are _.A.leaving for Boston in a few daysB.staying in Boston for a few daysC.visiting their relatives in Boston in a few daysD.spending a few days in Boston for a job interview答案:B听力原文11-13W: Good morning, sir May I help you?M: Good morning. My

21、 family and I are visiting Boston for a few days. Do you have any rooms?W: How many are there in your family?M: Four. My wife and I, and two children.W: Well, we can let you have two rooms, Or we can give you one large room with two double beds.M: What are the prices?W: The two rooms would be 100 do

22、llars a day. The large room would be 80 dollars a day.M: Well take the two rooms.W: Very good. sir. Would you please register? Write your name and address on this card. Thank you. Is this your luggage?M: Yes. We have four suitcases.W: All right. The bellboy will bring them up for you. You will be in

23、 rooms 403 and 405. How long do you plan to stay in Boston?M: Four days. Well leave on Friday. I understand that you can give us some information about tours of the city.W: Yes, sir. Ill be glad to help you arrange a tour.M: Well come back here after we get settled in our rooms. Lets go. The elevato

24、rs are this way.在第一个话轮中，男士即说朋了自己来此的目的：My family and I are visiting Boston for a few days，注意这里是用进行时态表将来，选B。2. The man has to_.A.register by writing his name and addressB.register for his suitcasesC.register for the tour arrangementD.register for the sake of security答案:A第五个话轮中女士要求男士登记：Would you please

25、 register? Write your name and address on this card，综合起来即是A。本题由常识也可推知答案。3. The family plans to stay in Boston for _.A.three daysB.four daysC.five daysD.six days答案:B第六个话轮女士最后一句询问男士准备在波士顿待多久，男士直接回答；Four days，选B。 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. How many strategies has the speaker proposed?A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Se

26、ven答案:A听力原文 14-16 There are a variety of strategies which have been suggested to try and combat the effects the Greenhouse Effect. A selection of these is listed below. Plant more trees, and lower forest-clearing rates. Because trees breathe Carbon Dioxide, they are able to soak up a lot of excessiv

27、e CO2 than the human being expels from the earth. The planting of more trees worldwide would allow more CO2 to be soaked up. However, this would not work unless tree-felling rates were significantly lowered worldwide. The Ocean. While this option is not a strategy, it has been suggested and scientif

28、ically analyzed. What is proposed is that the ocean is able to soak up CO2 on its surface. While it was found that this is true, it was also found that it wouldnt soak CO2 up in high enough levels. Rocks, While it has been suggested many times that an absorption method is used to soak up excessive C

29、O2, the problem is that many of these solutions required powerone of the original greenhouse causes. But one method which is being proposed is one that uses rockswhich actually yields energy. This has not been widely tested, though. A reduction in fossil fuel use. This method involves polities as we

30、ll as science. There are alternatives available already to fossil fuels, such as a solar power, and electric ears. There are also a number of concepts, such as car-pooling. This would involve successful, worldwide support from almost all governments, and certainly the Tested Nations. As a solution,

31、this method appears to be the best. 5. What is the weakness of using the ocean as a solution to reduce greenhouse effect?A.It cant soak up a lot of excess CO2 the human being expels from the earth.B.It requires power.C.It can soak up CO2 on its surface.D.It wouldnt soak CO2 up to a great degree.答案:D

32、6. Whats the best solution the speaker proposed?A.plant more treesB.make use of the oceanC.car poolingD.make use of rocks答案:C (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 7. What is the best title for this passage?A.Annual report of a company.B.Development plan of a company.C.Presentation of a company.D.Advertisement of a

33、company.答案:C听力原文17-20 The Schweibur Group comprises more than 40 companies in 23 countries, with agents in a further 60 countries. The staff number is just over 43,000 throughout the world, and is being constantly increased due to continuous expansion of the Groups activities. The turnover last year

34、 was 150 million Swiss francs. We have a deserved reputation for superb design and quality, of which we are particularly proud and which has secured us a leading position in our field. The range of office equipment we produce, from paper clips to closed circuit television, is one of the most varied

35、among manufacturers. Our Headquarters are located on the outskirts of Zurich, where some 6,000 employees work. A further 2, 000 work in our Swiss subordinates. Long before decentralization became a household word, our company actively pursued a production policy precisely based on this concept. Grou

36、p plants are situated throughout Switzerland, and we are currently starting to build new plants in Lausanne and outside Geneva. We are planning to invest 70 million in these plants and in a substantial expansion of our other facilities in Switzerland over the next two years. Decisions and policies a

37、re established by the Group management at head quarters in Zurich and affect not only operations there, but also in the subordinates in Switzerland and other countries throughout the world. 8. The quality of their products has secured them a leading position among _ .A.agentsB.subordinatesC.manufact

38、urers of office equipmentD.employees答案:C9. Its sales volume in the previous year was _ .A.70 million U. S. dollarsB.150 million Swiss FrancsC.43,000 U. S. dollarsD.2000 Francs答案:B10. Decisions taken at headquarters affect _ .A.its turnoverB.its staff numberC.the whole worldD.the companys operations答

39、案:DSection Use of English Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Believe it or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year 1 pressure from a Congress which was 2 stories of n

40、ightmare flights. So why is it that flying is getting 3 for so many passengers, 4 airlines are spending billions of dollars to improve service, 5 in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly 6 a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is

41、 that air travel has 7 been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transportation Department doubled in 1999 8 1998. It seems Mother Nature would 9 people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 10 long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread de

42、lays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work more closely with airlines 11 weather slowdowns-for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to 12 the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA

43、13 the new initiative has fallen 14 of expectations, and many passengers complain that the delays seem 15 . Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. 16 the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On 17 , planes are

44、 about 76 percent full these days, also a 18 . Thats good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers 19 each flight, and bad news for passengers, 20 irritations build rapidly in fight quarters. 1.A.neverB.oftenC.alsoD.always答案:D精析 从本题的后半句中1998年和1999年乘客对交通运输局的投诉可以

45、看出，乘飞机旅行一直让人很烦恼，故选D。2.A.sinceB.uponC.overD.from答案:A精析 本句的意思是从1998年以后，顾客对交通运输局的不满在1999年翻了一番，因此since(从以后)最合适。故选A。3.A.persistB.presumeC.preferD.permit答案:C精析 从后面反常的坏天气使机场瘫痪，延误了很多航班来看，大自然似乎更愿意人们乘公共汽车，故选C。4.A.featuringB.capturingC.distinguishingD.characterizing答案:A精析 feature 作为及物动词表示“以为特色”；capture 捕获，获得；d

46、istinguish 区别，使显出特色，一般与from 连用，即distinguish A from B；characterize 以为特征，一般用于被动语态。这里是说坏天气主要是雷雨，故选A。5.A.charged withB.responding toC.replying toD.abiding by答案:B精析 be charged with 承担责任；respond to 回答，响应，有反应； reply to 回答，答复，一般指口头回答；abide by 遵守。本句中， airlines 和 weather slowdowns 之间是“航空公司负责天气引起延误”或“航空公司对天气引起

47、延误作出反应”，如果选A，不应该是主动语态，故选B。6.A.draw inB.follow upC.figure outD.set aside答案:C精析 draw in 拉进，拉入，诱使某人参与；follow up 追究，追查； figure out 想出；set aside 留出。这里是说航空公司的代表要想出最好的方法分配可用的领空，故选C。7.A.admitsB.allowsC.revealsD.claims答案:A精析 admit承认；allow允许；reveal揭示；claim宣布。前句话说联邦航空部做了努力，本句和前句是转折关系，意思是即便如此，就连联邦航空部也承认新的倡议有负众望

48、，故选A。8.A.laggingB.lackingC.scarceD.short答案:D精析 lag滞后，延迟；lack欠缺，不足，作为动词通常以lack in.的形式出现，作为名词通常以lack of. 的形式出现；scarce缺乏的，不足的，一般作表语，如 be scarce；fall short of 为固定搭配，意为“未达到目的”。故选D项。9.A.absoluteB.arbitraryC.plentifulD.superfluous答案:A精析 absolute 绝对的，必然的；arbitrary 任意的；plentiful 充足的； superfluous 过剩的，过多的。that

49、 后的从句作complain 的宾语，由前一分句联邦航空部也承认新的倡议有负众望可推知，许多乘客抱怨航班延误好像是“必然的”，故选A。10.A.According toB.Except forC.Thanks toD.Based on答案:D精析 according to 根据；except for 除了；thanks to 幸亏，由于； based on 基于。本句意为：基于雄厚的经济基础，人们期望美国航空公司今年能达到运输乘客达655，000，000名的记录。故选 D项。11.A.calculationB.averageC.estimateD.total答案:B精析 本题是对on aver

50、age“平均”这个固定短语的考查。故选B。12.A.fantasyB.monumentC.legendD.record答案:D精析 fantasy 想象，幻想；monument 纪念品；legend 传说；record记录，最高成绩。根据题意，现在飞机平均达到了76%的载客率，这也是一个记录，故选D。13.A.atB.forC.overD.on答案:D 精析 本题考查与flight 搭配的介词，表示“在每一航班上”，只能用on。故选D。14.A.sinceB.althoughC.unlessD.if答案:A精析 since 因为；although虽然，即使；unless 除非；if如果。这句话

51、是对前半句的解释说明，两句话是因果关系，所以选A项。15.A.underB.belowC.beneathD.beyond答案:A精析 under pressure 为固定短语，表示“在压力下，被迫”。故选A。16.A.held back byB.fed up withC.taken in byD.filled in with答案:B精析 hold back 阻止；be fed up with 厌烦；take in 受骗；fill in with 用填满。由上下文可知，国会应该是厌倦了恶梦般的飞行故事，因此B项最符合题意。17.A.inferiorB.worseC.desperateD.fata

52、l答案:B精析 inferior低等的；desperate 绝望的；fatal 致命的；worse 更差的。由下文“The fact is that air travel has (27) been such an annoyance；and. ”可以看出，乘客的投诉越来越多，证明乘飞机旅行变得越来越糟，所以这里应该选B。18.A.as ifB.so thatC.even thoughD.now that答案:C精析 as if 好像；so that 为的是；even though 即使；now that 既然。由后文航空公司所做的努力和变得更糟的结果来看，前后分句是转折关系，故选C。19.A

53、.upgradingB.purchasingC.installingD.investing答案:D精析 upgrade 提高；purchase 购买；install 安装；invest投资。 invest in为固定搭配，意为“买进”，故选D。20.A.reclaimB.reserveC.recallD.rebook答案:D精析 reclaim 改造；reserve 储备，保存；recall 回忆；rebook 重新预定。能接a flight 作宾语的只有rebook，重新预定航班，故选D。Section Reading ComprehensionPart APassage 1 Each of

54、 us lives and works on a small part of the earths surface, moves in a small circle, and of these acquaintances knows only a few intimately. Of any public event that has wide effects we see at best only a phase and an aspect. This is as true of the eminent insiders who draft treaties, make laws, and

55、issue orders, as it is of those who have treaties framed on them, laws promulgated to them, orders given at them. Inevitably our opinions cover a bigger space, a longer reach of time, a greater number of things, that we can directly observe. They have, therefore, to be pieced together out of what ot

56、hers have reported and what we can imagine. Yet even the eyewitness does not bring back a naive picture of the scene. For experience seems to show that he himself brings something to the scene which later he takes away from it, that oftener than not what he imagines to be the account of an event is really a transfiguration of it. Few f