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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大学四级模拟1102大学四级模拟1102Part Writing问题:1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Stopping or Goingon. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and give your comments. You should write

2、at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 答案:Stopping or Going-on? As is shown in the picture, a boy is riding upwards along the hill. He has successfully settled the puzzle of stopping or going-on which might have confused many people. With the increasing pace of modern life, perhaps no change

3、 has characterized the past decades more dramatically than that of peoples view on their own life. It is generally agreed upon that people have to adjust themselves to this new changeable world. On the one hand, there is no doubt that people will gain a lot by setting new goals in their daily life.

4、Take the famous scientist Thomas Edison for example, he had done very well in innovational areas in his early life. However, he continued to pursue something more excellent and set new targets in the rest of his life. Finally, he was credited for contributing to various inventions, including the pho

5、tograph, the electric lamp and the autographic printer. On the other hand, if one were obsessed with the success he has achieved, he would lose the chance to pursue greater achievements. What is more, he may become the slave of his success. Generally speaking, no matter what kind of difficulties and

6、 obstacles one meets in life, he should maintain a positive attitude and continuously explore life. Just as Thomas Carlyle said, cease to struggle and you cease to live.解析 第一段对图片进行简要的描述，即从图中你能看到什么。 第二段对图片中所反映的现象进行解释。 第三段总结图片中的现象。 是看图作文的经典开头，文章开头便直击主题，描述了从图片中看到的内容。 该句的亮点在于which引导的定语从句修饰stopping or go

7、ing-on。 该句是一句精彩句型，通常用来引出作者想要表达的内容。 层次分明地阐述了人生路是追求卓越的过程。 Part Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you

8、 hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.Alcohol abuse.B.Smoking.C.Dep

9、ression.D.Schizophrenia.答案:B听力原文 In Dakar, mental patients attend regular art treatment classes to help treat mental disorders. The treatment can be a useful technique to make up traditional forms of mental treatment. Psychiatrists in the Senegalese capitals main hospital see it as an essential part

10、 of the healing process. Art as mental treatment is still relatively new in Senegal. Dr. Tabara Sylla, the hospitals chief psychiatrist, uses art treatment, medication and classical forms of mental treatment in her practice, treating everything from chronic depression to alcohol abuse and schizophre

11、nia. At first the project started as a way to keep patients busy in the afternoon, rather than have them sitting around smoking. It soon became clear that art was creating a communication bridge between patient and doctor. More and more now, she says, art workshops have become essential treatmentso

12、much that she cannot imagine this psychiatric unit without them. According to the news item, which one is not included in the problems that doctors use art treatment to treat? 解析 信息明示题。由.treating everything from chronic depression to alcohol abuse and schizophrenia. 可知，医生采用艺术疗法来治疗很多疾病，比如慢性抑郁症、嗜酒和精神分

13、裂症。并没有涉及对吸烟者的治疗，故选B。2.A.To prevent patients from smoking.B.To better understand patients.C.To get patients occupied.D.To teach patients some skills.答案:C听力原文 Why did doctors introduce art treatment in the first place? 解析 信息明示题。由At first the project started as a way to keep patients busy可知，起初这个项目开始于如何

14、使病人保持忙碌状态。也就是说，当医生介绍这个项目时，首先要做的是使病人保持忙碌状态，故选C。 Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 3.A.There were important space missions.B.The space agency lacked funding for the program.C.The current shuttle missions would continue.D.Congress failed to pass President

15、Obamas budget.答案:B听力原文 American astronauts would not return to the moon as planed if US congress passes president Obamas proposed budget. Obamas budget which aims to cut funding in certain areas while increasing money used to create jobs would cancel NASAs Constellation Programme. The programme has

16、sought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020. NASAs programme also intended to study the idea of establishing a moon colony. The programme was set to follow the US space agencys shuttle missions which are due to end in September. On its website, the White House Budget Office says the programme

17、 to send astronauts to the moon is behind schedule, over budget and overall less important than other space investments. Using a broad range of criteria, an independent review panel determined that even if fully funded NASAs programme to repeat many of the achievements of the Apollo era, 50 years la

18、ter was the least attractive approach to space exploration as compared to potential alternatives. the site says. Why would NASAs Constellation Programme be cancelled? 解析 细节推断题。由Obamas budget which aims to cut funding in certain areas while increasing money used to create jobs would cancel NASAs Cons

19、tellation Programme. 可知，奥巴马政府的预算旨在减少在某些领域的开支，比如取消美国宇航局的星座项目，同时也会增加创造工作机会的开支。也就是说，美国宇航局的项目被取消的原因是没有获得奥巴马总统预算的支持，故选B。4.A.To set up a moon colony by 2020.B.To send astronauts again to the moon by 2020.C.To continue the current shuttle missions till 2020.D.To create more jobs for NASA till 2020.答案:B听力原文

20、 What did NASAs Constellation Programme originally plan to do? 解析 信息明示题。由The programme has sought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020可知，该项目是为了在2020年把宇航员送回月球，也就是说，该项目的原始目的是为了在2020年把宇航员送回月球，故选B。 Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 5.A.Foreign investm

21、ent.B.Donor support.C.Price control.D.Bank prediction.答案:C听力原文 Zimbabwes inflation rate has increased sharply in the past three months and is now at 11.2 million percent, the highest in the world, according to the countrys central statistical office. Official figures dated Monday show inflation has

22、increased from the rate of 2.2 million percent recorded in May, despite the governments price controls. The countrys finance minister believed the new figure in an interview but said the rising inflation rate was not confined in Zimbabwe alone. In February, the price of a loaf of bread in the countr

23、y was less than 200,000 in Zimbabwe dollars. On Monday, that same loaf of bread cost 1.6 trillion Zimbabwe dollars. Analysts have said that this Zimbabwean government official inflation rate figures are conservative. Last week, one of Zimbabwes leading banks, Kingdom Bank, said the countrys inflatio

24、n rate was now more than 20 million percent. The locally-owned bank predicted tougher times ahead for Zimbabwe in the absence of donor support in falling investment in an economy that has been in free fall for almost a decade. Which of the following is mentioned as the governments measure to control

25、 inflation? 解析 细节推理题。由Official figures dated Monday show inflation has increased from the rate of 2.2 million percent recorded in May, despite the governments price controls. 可知，周一官方更新的数据显示，即使政府已经采取了价格控制的措施，通货膨胀率已经突破了五月份所记录的百分之二百二十万。也就是说，政府应对通货膨胀的措施是控制价格，故选C。6.A.20 million percent.B.2.2 million perc

26、ent.C.11.2 million percent.D.Over 11.2 million percent.答案:A听力原文 According to Kingdom Bank, what is the current inflation rate in Zimbabwe? 解析 信息明示题。由Kingdom Bank, said the countrys inflation rate was now more than 20 million. 可知，Kingdom银行认为本国的通货膨胀率目前已经超过了两千万。故选A。7.A.Tougher times will wait for Zimba

27、bwe.B.The inflation situation will be eased.C.The future of the inflation is not clear.D.It was not mentioned in the news.答案:A听力原文 What will Zimbabwe experience according to the locally-owned banks predication? 解析 信息明示题。由The locally-owned bank predicted tougher times ahead for Zimbabwe. 可知。一些当地银行预测，

28、津巴布韦还要经历一段艰苦时光，也就是说，津巴布韦的未来还是很艰难的，故选A。Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answe

29、r from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.At home.B.In the office.C.In a computer store.D.In a bar.答案:B听力原文 W:

30、 So this is the Internet? M: Well, its the World Wide Web, which is part of the Internet. W: Wow. and, uh, what do you use it for? M: Oh, well, I can sit here in my office and do almost anything. W: Well, like what? M: Well, this morning, the first thing I did when I got up was to turn on the comput

31、er. In a couple of minutes, I was reading the newspaper from Illinois. W: Wow. M: Yeah, you can read hundreds of newspapers from around the world. W: Thats amazing. M: Thats just the start. Then I checked my e-mail. There was a message from my dad in Chicago, one from my sister, and a message from m

32、y brother in Hong Kong. My dads message was to tell me not to forget my moms birthday. So then I sent her an electronic birthday card. W: An electronic birthday card? M: Uh huh. W: Fantastic. M: My sister wanted to know if I was planning to visit her in San Francisco during my vacation. W: So., are

33、you? M: Well, I checked an airline reservation service. I looked at the schedule and picked a flight, booked it, and sent the information to my sister. After about an hour she sent me a reply saying shed pick me up at the airport. W: Oh, my god! You can book a ticket through your computer? M: Absolu

34、tely. Sure. Amazing, isnt it? Where does this conversation take place? 解析 信息明示题。男士在证明万维网的有用之处时说I can sit here in my office and do almost anything，可见男士是在办公室里面，故选B。2.A.Chicago.B.Hong Kong.C.San Francisco.D.Illinois.答案:C听力原文 Where does the mans sister live? 解析 细节推断题。男士在谈论妹妹来的信时说My sister wanted to know

35、 if I was planning to visit her in San Francisco during my vacation. 可见他的妹妹生活在San Francisco。故选C。3.A.Stay at home.B.Attend a computer course.C.Celebrate his mothers birthday.D.Go to San Francisco.答案:D听力原文 What is the man most probably going to do during his vacation? 解析 细节推断题。男士在介绍了妹妹的来信后说I checked a

36、n airline reservation service. I looked at the schedule and picked a flight, booked it, and sent the information to my sister。可见他是准备去看妹妹的。其他三个选项虽也有可能，但D是唯一可以推断出的，故选D。4.A.World Wide Web is the Internet.B.The first thing the man did when he got up was to turn on the computer.C.Today is the birthday of

37、 the mans mother.D.The woman is not good at computer.答案:A听力原文 Which statement is incorrect according to the conversation? 解析 信息明示题。B和C在对话中都有所提及，而从文章中，男士一直在向女士介绍万维网，可以推断出女士并不擅长电脑操作，故D内容正确。而在对话一开始，男士就说到its the World Wide Web, which is part of the Internet。可知两者并不相等，A内容错误，故选A。 Questions 12 to 15 are bas

38、ed on the conversation you have just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 5.A.How to deal with the aggravating people.B.How to deal with bosses.C.How to manage the subordinates.D.How to change yourself.答案:D听力原文 W: Interested in this book? This is our bestseller this week. M: Bestseller? I am considering what

39、 new ideas it gives about how to deal with the aggravating people. W: It asks people to quit complaining and do something. What surprises many people about this book is that it suggests that the best thing to do is to change yourself because you are not going to change the other person. M: Really? I

40、ts me that has to change instead of other person? W: Well, have you ever changed anybody? M: Ive tried many times. Its not really possible though. W: Thats right. M: But how can I change myself? W: The book is here. Bring it back home and read it and you can find the answer. M: Before I pay my money

41、 I should be clear that this book is useful for me. I dont want to waste my money. W: This book is definitely worth the money. The book even tells you how to deal with different types of workers, co-workers and bosses, from the most common annoying type to the worst kind. M: Tell me more about it. W

42、: Again, sir, the book is here. Bring it back and read for the answer. M: It seems you know a lot about this book. Can I draw the conclusion that you fancy it? W: Well, frankly, I am the author. What is the new idea that the book gives according to the woman? 解析 细节推断题。根据对话信息，男士认为这本书呈现出来的新观点是关于如何与生气的

43、人相处，而女士则说，这本书是关于如何消除抱怨，并改变自己的，故选D。6.A.In the office.B.At home.C.In a library.D.In a book store.答案:D听力原文 Where does this conversation probably take place? 解析 细节推断题。对话中男士和女士一直在谈论的是书，由此可以锁定答案为C或D，又由对话中不断出现的bestseller，pay，money可知需要花钱买书，故选D。7.A.It is easier to change others than change yourself.B.What is

44、 a most common annoying type of boss like.C.How to keep a relationship with your co-workers.D.Stop complain and do something.答案:A听力原文 What information cannot be found in this book? 解析 信息明示题。选项的B、C、D都可以在文中找到，只有A项说反了，原文为it suggests that the best thing to do is to change yourself because you are not go

45、ing to change the other person，故选A。8.A.She is interested in this book.B.She is the author of this book.C.She is an expert in this field.D.She is a great boss.答案:B听力原文 Why does the woman know so much about this book? 解析 信息叫示题。在结尾处，男士问女士为什么这么熟悉这本书，女士说Well，frankly，I am the author，故选B。Section CDirection

46、s: In this section, you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the correspo

47、nding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.Vanilla.B.Chocolate or syrup.C.Food.D.Nuts, fruit and whipped cream.答案:D听力原文 The ice-cream sundae is an original American dish. Ice cream is

48、 not an original American food and chocolate syrup is not an original American food. But an American put the two together and started the ice-cream sundae. An ice-cream sundae is ice cream with chocolate or other syrup over it. There are many kinds of toppings today. You put the toppings on top of t

49、he syrup. These can be nuts, fruit, and whipped cream. Ice-cream sundaes started in the 1890s. At that time people went to ice-cream parlors to eat ice cream. One day in Wisconsin a customer went to an ice-cream parlor. He wanted chocolate syrup on his vanilla ice cream. The owner of the parlor said

50、 this was a bad idea. But the customer insisted and finally got what he wanted. Soon many customers wanted syrup on their ice cream. Other ice-cream parlors started to have this new ice-cream dish. The sundae got its name from an ice-cream parlor in another town in Wisconsin. Here the owner of an ic

51、e-cream parlor only served the unusual ice-cream dish on Sundays. The ice-cream with the syrup was a special order and it was more expensive. It was a Sunday special. That is how it got the name sundae. Nobody knows why the spelling changed from Sunday to sundae. What makes up sundae toppings? 解析 信息

52、提示题。短文中第二段指出These can be nuts，fruit，and whipped cream，由此可知sundae toppings 包括nuts，fruit，and whipped cream。故选D。2.A.Nobody knows.B.One Sunday in the 1890s.C.In the 1890s.D.In the 1980s.答案:C听力原文 When did the ice-cream sundae start? 解析 事实细节题。短文第三段第一句指出Ice-cream sundaes started in the 1890s. 故选C。3.A.Sunda

53、y.B.The name of the customer.C.The name of the owner.D.The name of the ice-cream parlor.答案:A听力原文 What did the name Sundae come from? 解析 细节辨认题。短文最后一段指出It was a Sunday special. That is how it got the name sundae，圣代冰淇淋最早只在星期日Sunday供应，因此取名“Sundae”。由此可知A正确。 Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you

54、 have just heard. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4.A.Americans art music.B.Americans street music.C.Americans black music.D.Americans classic music.答案:A听力原文 Jazz began in the early 20th century as a music of African Americans. It was intended for singing, for dancing, for entertainment at parties and social g

55、atherings. Jazz has continued to develop and has produced some of the United States leading singers, instrumentalists, and composers. Today, it is considered by many to be Americans art music. It has already influenced almost every other kind of music in America, Europe, and even Asia. The origin of

56、 the word jazz is not known, but the term came into common use after the first photograph records of Jazz were made in 1917. Jazz represents a mixture of musical elements from Africa and from Europe. Jazz uses some European ideas of harmony and melody, but the rhythms are more African in origin. It is usually said to be irregular in rhythm. And jazz uses many rhythms around one basic rhythm. Another important feature of jazz is that players can invent music while they are playing. This is the way jazz is usually played. Jazz mu