[语言类考试复习资料大全]公共英语四级模拟211

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211公共英语四级模拟211Section Listening ComprehensionDirections: 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

2、THREE parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers 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

3、1. If you have any questions, you may raise your band 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 For Questions 1-5, you will hear a passage about weather forecast. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you ha

4、ve heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only I word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:82解析 1-5 Its a pleasant 73 degrees here. For those of you travelling tomorrow, h

5、ere is a quick look at the weather for cities around the world. In Amsterdam, it should be clear tomorrow with a high of 82 and a low of 70. Athens is also expected to be clear with a high of 80 and a low of 70. We also expect Beijing to be cloudy with a high of 96 and a low of 64. It will also rain

6、 in Cairo but much warmer with a high of 93 and a low of 73. Dublin will be cloudy, as it is often at this time of the year, with a high of 75 and a low of 55. Istanbul will be clear with a high of 86 and a low of 70 while in Moscow the weather will be cloudy and on the cool side with temperatures o

7、nly reaching a high of 66 and going down to 48 at night, If you dont want hot weather, stay a- way from New Delhi, where the temperature is expected to reach a high of 112 under cloudy skies and go down to a not very comfortable low of 80. And thats it for weather around the world. 2.答案:643.答案:warme

8、r4.答案:cloudy5.答案:112Part B For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage about the change in American marriages. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read sentences and

9、 the questions below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. The divorce rate in America has reached答案:fifty percent/50%/50 percent解析 6-10 Marriage is still a popular social practice in America, but divorce is becoming almost as popular. Most Americans get married, but at the same time, fifty percent of their marr

10、iages end up in divorce. However, four out of five divorced people do not stay single. They get married for the second time to new partners. Sociologists tell us that in the 21st century, most American people will marry three or four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler, an American sociologist, cul

11、ls this new social form social marriages. In his book Future Shock, Toffler gives many reasons for this change in American marriage. In modern society, peoples lives dont stay the same for very long. Americans frequently change their jobs, their homes, and their circle of friends. So the person who

12、was a good husband or wife ten years ago is sometimes not as good ten years later. After being married for some years, a husband or wife can feel that their lives have become very different, and they dont have the same interests any more. Because of this, Toffler says, people in the 21st century wil

13、l not plan to marry only one person for an entire lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years, and then marry another. Most Americans will expect to have a marriage career that includes three or four marriages. 2. In the 21st century, most Americans will marr

14、y three or four times答案:in one lifetime3. Alvin Toffler published a book named答案:Future Shock4. The percentage of remarriage among divorced Americans is答案:eighty percent/80%/80 percent5. One of die reasons for the change in American marriages is答案:difference in interestsPart C You will hear three di

15、alogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening. answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONL

16、Y ONCE. Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage introducing Emily Dickinson, a well-known American poet. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born?A.Almost all her life.B.Less than half her li

17、fe.C.Until 1830.D.Before 1872.答案:A解析 11-13 Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10,1830. She was the second child of he family. She had lived in the same house for Fifty-six years when she died. During her l

18、ife time she never left her native land. She left her home state only once and she left her village very few times. After 1872 she rarely left her louse and yard. In the later years of her life she retreated to a smeller and smaller circle of family and friends. In hose later years she dressed in wh

19、ite, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to examine her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. People in her home village thought of her as a strange figure. When she died on May 15,1886

20、, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print. But to think of Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American novelist, sh

21、e was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day. She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. Not

22、 until the 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets. 2. Which of the following is TRUE of Emily Dickinson?A.She was not a productive poet.B.She saw many of her poems published.C.She was not a sociable person.D.She had contact only with a few poets.答案:C3. When was Emily Dickinso

23、n widely recognized?A.After Henry James referred highly to her.B.After seven of her poems were published.C.After her poems became known to others.D.After she was dead for many years.答案:D Questions 14-16 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16. (如需获取本MP3听力

24、录音请搜索标题名) 1. What is the woman doing when the man interrupts her?A.Taping some music.B.Watching a film.C.Making a video recording.D.Writing a letter.答案:B解析 14-16M: Say, Rason, what are you watching?W: An old Japanese film. I wonder if Im going to spend all my next year there. Id better start familia

25、rizing myself with the culture.M: You mean you are accepted into the program?W: Yes.M: Thats wonderful. You must be excited.W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Mercheno. He wrote a letter of recommendation for me and he bought me a set of practice tapes and a book which goes wi

26、th them. Just so I can work on my basic conversation skills.M: How much Japanese can you understand?W: Not a lot at present. But I signed up for intensive Japanese this semester.M: I wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. Id like to study abroad.W: Than why dont you? The university

27、 has lots of over- seas programs that dont require mastery of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person who is receptive to new ways of looking at things and willing to adjust to a different kind of life style.M: I had assumed that all programs require

28、d you to know a foreign language. I might check into this.W: You wont regret it.2. Why is the woman so excited?A.She is going to study in another country.B.She received a letter from a Japanese friend.C.She just returned from a trip to Japan.D.She got a job at a travel agency.答案:A3. Why does the wom

29、an feel grateful to Professor Mercheno?A.He helped her get into the program.B.He recorded some tapes especially for her.C.He gave her a good grade in her Japanese class.D.He told her about an interesting movie to watch.答案:A Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage about the history of news

30、papers. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. How long is it since the first newspaper was printed?A.700 years.B.Over 2 000 years.C.About 1 300 years.D.About 380 years.答案:C解析 17-20 The first newspapers were handwritten sheets which were posted in public places. The

31、 earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B. C. In the 700s, the worlds first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and distributed among the citizens. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started

32、in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant( current), which didnt appear until March 1702. In 1690,

33、 Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. The paper was called Publick (public) Occurrences, hath forreign (foreign) and domastick (domestic). The local government, however, didnt approve of the paper and stopped its publication after the first issue. In 1704, John Campbell st

34、arted the Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper to be published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1 800 daily papers in America. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation all over the wo

35、rld. The largest circulation for an individual newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells more than eleven million copies each day. 2. According to the. passage, which of the following newspapers have the largest circulation?A.English language newspapers.B.Chine

36、se language newspapers.C.Japanese language newspapers.D.German language newspapers.答案:A3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.The earliest printed newspaper was developed in Europe.B.It took hundreds of years for newspapers to he developed into their present form.C.Boston i

37、s the place where American newspapers were first printed.D.The first American newspaper carried news from both home and abroad.答案:A4. Which of file following can NOT be inferred from the passage?A.China developed advanced technology in printing long before any other countries in the world.B.Move peo

38、ple read newspapers in English than in any other languages.C.Japan is the country where people read more newspapers.D.Newspapers have developed quickly in the U.S. since the beginning of the 18th century.答案:CSection Use of English Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered bl

39、ank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high as 90 percent. Some countries did not 1 enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not 2 . Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the develope

40、d countries 3 solutions. 4 ,problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized countries . Industry in the developed countries is highly automated and very 5 . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly 6 workers are needed to 7 and repair the equipment.

41、 These workers must be trained 8 many countries do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the 9 of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to 10 vocational and professional training. 11 , just to begin training, the students must 12 learn English, French, German,

42、 or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, and 13 do not return home. All countries agree that science and technology 14 be shared. The point is: countries 15 the industrial processes of the developed countries need to look carefully 16 the costs, because many of these costs are 17 . S

43、tudents from these countries should 18 the problems of the developed countries closely. 19 care, they will take home not the problems of science and technology, 20 the benefits. 1.A.generateB.raiseC.produceD.manufacture答案:C解析 produce 和 manufacture都有“生产”的意思，但manufacture指用机器大量生产。2.A.answeredB.metC.cal

44、culatedD.remembered答案:B解析 meet the need意为“满足需要”，属于惯常用法。3.A.forB.withoutC.asD.about答案:A解析 look for意为“寻找”，固定搭配。本句意为：许多这样的国家想从发达国家的工业流程中寻找解决方案。4.A.MoreoverB.ThereforeC.AnywayD.However答案:D解析 however意为“但是”，表转折；moreover意为“此外，而且”，表并列；therefore意为“因此”，表因果；anyway意为“无论如何”，一般用来总结上文，得出结论。5.A.expensiveB.mechanica

45、lC.flourishing .D.complicated答案:B解析 由后文“provides fewer jobs”可知，工业机械化程序很高。mechanical意为“机械的”；flourishing意为“繁荣的”；complicated意为“复杂的”；expensive意为“昂贵的”。6.A.giftedB.skilledC.trainedD.versatile答案:B解析 highly skilled意为“技术娴熟的”；gifted意为“有天分的”；versatile意为“多能的”；trained意为“训练的”。从文中“maintain and repair the equipment

46、”来看，需要的是技术娴熟的工人来保养和修理设备。7.A.keepB.maintainC.retainD.protect答案:B解析 maintain意为，“保养”，一般常用来指机器设备等的保养；retainkeep possession of意为“保管 (以防丢失)”；protect意为“保卫”；keep意为“占有”。8.A.sinceB.soC.andD.yet答案:D解析 yet最常用的是副词形式，相当于already，意为“已经”，用于疑问句和否定句中，如：Has John arrived yet?约翰来了吗?但是在这里却是用做连词，表示“但是，然而”。本句意为：这些工人必须培训，然而，

47、很多国家却没有必需的培训机构。9.A.chargeB.priceC.costD.value答案:C解析 cost意为“费用”；charge意为“要价”；price意为“价格”；value意为“价值”。本句意为：进口工业的花费就更高了。10.A.acceptB.gainC.receiveD.absorb答案:C解析 receive training/education意为“接受培训/教育”，属于惯常用法。11.A.FrequentlyB.IncidentallyC.DeliberatelyD.Eventually答案:A解析 frequently意为“常常”。本句意为：为了开始培训，学生们常常必

48、须先学英语、法语、德语或日语。12.A.soonB.quicklyC.immediatelyD.first答案:D解析 first意为“首先”。从句意和上下文结构可推知。13.A.someB.othersC.severalD.few答案:A解析 some意为“一些”；few意为“很少几个”； several意为“几个”，常指多于两个但并不是很多的数量。本句意为：学生们在国外呆上许多年，有一些就不再回来了。14.A.mightB.shouldC.wouldD.will答案:B解析 should意为“应该”；might意为“可能”； would和will表将来。本句意为：所有国家都认为科技应该共享

49、。15.A.adoptingB.conductingC.receivingD.adjusting答案:A解析 adopt意为“采用”；conduct意为“指导”； receive意为“收到”；adjust意为“调节”。本句意为：采用发达国家工业流程的国家应该仔细注意花费。从意思来看，只有adopt符合。16.A.toB.atC.onD.about答案:A解析 look to意为“注意，考虑”，固定搭配。17.A.opaqueB.secretC.sealedD.hidden答案:D解析 hidden意为“隐藏的”；sealed意为“秘密的”；sealed意为“封存的”；opaque意为“不透明的

50、”。本句意为：许多这样的花费是隐蔽的。18.A.tackleB.learnC.studyD.manipulate答案:C解析 study意为“研究”；tacklesettle，意为“解决”；learn意为“学习”，没有“研究”的意思；manipulate意为“操纵”。本句意为：从这些国家来的学生应该好好研究发达国家的问题。19.A.InB.ThroughC.WithD.Under答案:C解析 with care 意为“小心，谨慎”，固定搭配。20.A.exceptB.norC.orD.but答案:D解析 notbut意为“不是而是”，固定搭配。Section Reading Comprehen

51、sionPart A Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text 1 The Internet raises major issues and challenges for education, not just in China but ail over the world. Yet it simply cannot be ignored in terms of th

52、e opportunities and resources that it can offer. We can divide the main issues facing education systems into three groups-access, quality and responsibility. Let us consider the Internet in relation to each of them. First, access. Through the Internet, practically the whole world can be brought into

53、 your classroom. Using e-mail makes it possible to have a class whose members are spread all over the world and who may never meet either the teacher or each other face to face. It can put students in different countries in easy contact. The information resources available are almost limitless. With

54、 the Internet, students and teachers can access the wisdom, experience, skills, and even guidance of others in a way that was only possible for a very privileged few. Next, quality. The Internet does pose serious problems of quality for education systems. Obviously, there is a lot of material on the

55、 Internet that no one would want children or students to have uncontrolled access to, but there are other problems which are very difficult to solve. The first is how to handle the sheer quantity of information available, and how to make it manageable. Because anyone can put information on the Inter

56、net, and there are no limits on quantity, it can be almost impossible to find exactly the information that one wants. Teachers and students cannot afford to waste time on unsuccessful searching. How can we identify the information which will be most useful without overloading ourselves and our students with unnecessary information? How do we select the best information from all that is available? This raises the issue of responsibility. There are few editors or quality controllers on