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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1081大学四级模拟1081Part Writing问题:1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on thinking outside

2、of the box. You should write at least120 words but no more than180 words. 答案:The Importance of Thinking Outside of the Box In the picture, the student gives a wrong answer to a very simple sum. However, he personally believes he is right for his creative thinking. This is an inspiring picture which

3、tells us the importance of thinking outside of the box. Thinking outside of the box, or creative thinking is a very commendable ability in modern society. For one thing, it can set you apart in competition, which will give you a great advantage. The growing number of educated talents makes human res

4、ources market intensely competitive. Therefore, if you are good at creative thinking, you will stand out against other competitors when most of them are still keeping to the beaten track. For another, thinking outside of the box may lead to significant discoveries and inventions. For example, the la

5、w of gravity was found because Newton refused to accept a common thinking that apples fall when they are ripe. To conclude, thinking outside of the box is a shortcut that makes a person outstanding and boosts discoveries and inventions. Thus, young people should foster such a precious quality so as

6、to make themselves more competitive and to promote social development. 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

7、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 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.The climate ch

8、ange is getting worse.B.The world is experiencing a shortage of fresh water.C.There is more salt water than fresh water.D.There are too many people in the world.答案:B听力原文 Scientists say the world is experiencing a shortage of fresh water. People living in the western part of the US are experiencing t

9、his now. For several years, there hasnt been much water there. Jerry Schubel is president and CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. He says, More than half of the worlds population lives in water-stressed areas and, according to the United Nations, that number will increase t

10、o two-thirds by 2025. Jerry Schubel says the amount of water on earth has not changed for billions of years, but the ratio of fresh to salt water has. He also says there are also other factors that are creating a fresh water shortage. In much of the world, shortage of fresh water is a looming crisis

11、 that will only be worsened by climate change and a growing population. What is the news report mainly about? 2.A.The reduction of the total amount of water.B.The climate change.C.The shrinking population.D.The destruction of the environment.答案:B听力原文 According to Jerry Schubel, what is a factor that

12、 results in a fresh water shortage? 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.14.B.32.C.34.D.36.答案:D听力原文 A dispute between Apple and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, has put law enforcement and technology in conflict. The dispute involves the

13、 FBI investigation of the mass shootings in San Bernardino, California, last December. Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people and wounded 22 others. Farook and Malik were killed in a gun battle with police later the same day. Investigators found an iPhone that Farook had used. It

14、 was given to Farook by the Department of Public Health in California, where he worked. That department gave the FBI permission to unlock the phone. But, no one has the password. The FBI wants the data on the phone. It could guess at passwords until it finds one that unlocks the phone. But after 10

15、failed attempts to enter a password, the phone will automatically erase all the data it has stored. The data will simply disappear. How many people were killed and injured by Syed Farook and his wife? 4.A.The phone will explode.B.The pictures in the phone will disappear.C.All the data in the phone w

16、ill disappear.D.The messages in the phone will disappear.答案:C听力原文 What will happen to the phone after 10 failed attempts to enter a password? 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.They can make the farms known worldwide.B.They can help improve the econom

17、y of rural areas.C.They can help farmers deal with the farm work.D.They can help farms connect to the Internet.答案:B听力原文 As weather cools across the United States, a growing number of Americans visit farms. They harvest apples, enjoy hay wagon rides, and walk in the fields. These people are called ag

18、ri-tourists. They improve the economy of rural areas and help farmers increase their profits. School children are walking in a corn field maze. The corn is cut into tricky passageways that make it difficult to find a way out. The children are from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie Maryland. They a

19、re on the farm owned by Mike Dunn. The farm is in Maryland, about 40 kilometers from the White House. Debbie Pierson is the students teacher. We go on these kinds of field trips so that the children will have a hands-on experience of what its like to be on a farm, Pierson said. When Mike Dunn opened

20、 the family farm to agri-tourists in 2008, he had only a corn maze, a pumpkin field and hay wagon rides. But he says, so many people visited that he soon increased the number of activities. He says he hopes he will someday make a larger profit from visitors than from farming. What could the agri-tou

21、rists bring about? 6.A.In Maryland.B.In Virginia.C.In California.D.In Atlanta.答案:A听力原文 Where is Mike Dunns farm? 7.A.Open a larger farm.B.Develop more activities.C.Make his farm more popular.D.Make a larger profit from tourism.答案:D听力原文 What does Mike Dunn hope to do? Section BDirections: In this sec

22、tion, 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 answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the correspond

23、ing 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.It provides us with food and place to live.B.It can determine our characters.C.It works with genes to shape who we are.D.It can change our

24、 genes.答案:C听力原文 M: Hey, Cathy. You didnt say even a word in the last ten minutes. What on earth are you doing? W: Well, everybody is talking about genes nowadays, but do genes determine everything about us? M: Genes and the environment work together to shape who we are. As the environment includes e

25、verything we experience and comes into contact with us from birth to death, it plays an extremely complex role. W: What is gene, then? M: Even scientists disagree on how to define a gene exactly. Generally, a gene is a sequence of DNA that tells us what a single protein does. Proteins do the work of

26、 the body, building structures and stimulating biochemical reactions. W: How genetically similar are we to one another? M: Individual humans are extremely similar to each other. They share 99.9% of their DNA, no matter which race they belong to. W: How genetically similar are we to other species? M:

27、 Scientists have been amazed at how genetically similar humans are to other species. Humans share between 79% and 80% of their genes with mice, and about 99% of their DNA with chimpanzees. That means that chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than to other animals, such as monkeys, whales,

28、or cats. W: Will this lead to cure for cancer and other serious diseases? M: Of course! Virtually, every disease has some genetic cause. How does environment effect humans? 2.A.A group of DNA.B.A biochemical reaction.C.A single protein.D.A building structure.答案:A听力原文 What is a gene according to the

29、man? 3.A.Humans share 99.9% of their genes with chimpanzees.B.Humans share 79% and 80% of their genes with chimpanzees.C.Humans share 99% of their genes with chimpanzees.D.Humans share 99% of their genes with mice.答案:C听力原文 How genetically similar are humans to other species? 4.A.Genes role is the mo

30、st complex.B.Monkeys genes are most closely related to humans.C.Mices genes are least closely related to humans.D.Genetic study can help cure some diseases.答案:D听力原文 What can be inferred about genes from the conversation? Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. (如需获取本MP3

31、听力录音请搜索标题名) 5.A.Next to the Statue of Liberty.B.In France.C.On a tour boat.D.In a school.答案:C听力原文 W: Please be careful as you board the ship. Weve had a bit of rain today, and the deck is slippery. Now as you have settled into your seats, let me share some information about the Statue of Liberty. M:

32、 I have some questions about the Statue. W: OK. Go ahead, please. M: Well, Im writing a report for school. So I need some details, such as how big the Statue is, when it was built, and so on. Mostly, I just need general information. W: OK. You know that the Statue was built in France, right? M: Sure

33、, but I dont know how can such a big statue be transported from France to America. W: Well, the French originally wanted to complete the Statue by 1876, but they had trouble gathering funds for it. So, it wasnt finished until 1884. It was then transported to the US. Its worth mentioning that the Sta

34、tue was sent in pieces, which were reassembled after arriving in New York. M: When was that? W: In 1885. M: How tall is the Statue of Liberty? W: Altogether, from the ground to the tip of the torch, the Statue is about 93 meters tall. M: Wow, thats amazing! Thats a bit taller than I thought. W: The

35、number includes the base size. Subtracting the height of the base, the Statue is about 46 meters. Where does this conversation most probably take place? 6.A.He wants to build a statue like it.B.He wants to impress the woman.C.He wants to visit France someday.D.He wants to write a paper for his class

36、.答案:D听力原文 Why does the man want information about the Statue of Liberty? 7.A.The Statue was taken apart for transportation.B.The Statue is taller than he thought.C.The French had problems funding its construction.D.The Statue was transported on a ship to the US.答案:B听力原文 What surprises the man? 8.A.T

37、he base is about the same height as the Statue.B.It is much taller than all other statues in the world.C.It took more time to be completed than others.D.It required a lot of time to be put back together.答案:A听力原文 What can be inferred about the Statue from the conversation? Section CDirections: In thi

38、s section, you will hear three 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 corresponding letter on

39、 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage One 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.He taught math and science in a local school.B.He went to a college to learn calculus.C.He learned to speak English and got trained on teaching.

40、D.He started an advanced math program in a college.答案:C听力原文 Today we remember a man who was considered one of the best teachers in the United States. Jaime Alfonso Escalante was born in 1930 in La Paz, Bolivia. In the 1960s, Jaime Escalante and his wife came to the United States. During the next sev

41、eral years, he learned to speak English and repeated his college education and teacher training. In 1974, Mr. Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach math. The school was in a poor area of Los Angeles, California. Many of the students had serious problems with illegal drugs, gangs and v

42、iolence. Many of Mr. Escalantes students were the worst students at the school and were thought to be unteachable. But Mr. Escalante pushed the group to work hard. He told them basic math was too easy and that they had the ability to do harder work. He told his students that he believed in them, but

43、 they must have the desire to be successful. Jaime Escalante started an advanced math program with a small group of students. Advanced Placement is a program of college-level classes and tests. In 1982, 18 of his students took the Advanced Placement test in calculus and they all passed. Mr. Escalant

44、es students went on to become engineers, scientists and university professors. The advanced math program at Garfield became extremely successful over the next several years. Jaime Escalante received many teaching awards including the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Education. A movie about his s

45、uccess-Stand and Deliver, which was released in 1988, influenced other teachers to use his methods. What did Mr. Escalante do after he came to the US? 2.A.He forced his students to work hard.B.He encouraged his students.C.He punished and threatened his students.D.He awarded the best student.答案:B听力原文

46、 How did Mr. Escalante make his unteachable students successful? 3.A.Teachers can learn some teaching methods from the movie Stand and Deliver.B.Teachers are successful because their parents are teachers.C.Teachers should have the ability to help students understand math.D.Teachers were low paid at

47、Garfield High School.答案:A听力原文 What can be inferred about teachers from the passage? Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 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.To prepare the kids for school.B.To prepare the kids to succeed.C.To prepare the kids for love and work.D.To prepa

48、re the kids to be parents.答案:C听力原文 What can parents of teenagers do to prepare their kids for the future challenges? Parenting is widely known as the art of preparing children to be adults. Adults, as defined by Freud many years ago, are folks with the ability to love and to work. That is to say, th

49、e more parents can do to prepare their kids for love and work, the more successfully they have done their job. Here are some tips for parents to follow to prepare their children for love. First and foremost, parents prepare kids for love by treating them lovingly. Talking supportively with teens hel

50、ps them to handle the emotional challenges they face. At the same time, it teaches them to be able to talk in an intimate way with their future loved ones. Second, parents prepare their children for relationship success by modeling in their own marriage how to sustain loving relationships. Parents i

51、n two-parent families who can model how adults connect in a communicative, cooperative, fight-free partnership are training their kids to be ready to enjoy the same one. Learning the skills for communication in relationships that are essential for successful marriage partnership has major economic c

52、onsequences. The vast majority of families in poverty are one-parent families. The fastest route out of poverty is to become and remain a two-parent family. Parents who model for their teenagers how to live in a communicative and cooperative couple partnership are teaching their teens a core economi

53、c survival skill. What is the most important thing in parenting? 2.A.To talk with them supportively.B.To talk with them seriously.C.To set a model for them.D.To be strict with them.答案:A听力原文 What is helpful for teenagers to handle emotional challenges? 3.A.To learn skills for communication.B.To maint

54、ain a two-parent family.C.To teach the kids how to work.D.To love and encourage the kids.答案:B听力原文 What is the fastest way for one-parent family to get out of poverty? Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 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.Potential of the school.B.Mak

55、ing more money in the future.C.Popularity of the school.D.Their own state of mind.答案:B听力原文 Many students today display a worrying tendency to choose universities, fields of study and careers on the basis of earning potential. In a large survey of college students all over the US, 80% of the students

56、 reported that their primary goal in attending college was to make more money upon graduation. This state of mind came with the present generation. Studies show that the majority of baby boomers attended college to develop themselves, their thinking skills and their personal philosophies of life. Na

57、tionally, the number of students going into business-related fields has sharply increased, and this rise has been attributed primarily to the change in education and career emphases. At Harvard, economics is now the most popular major, attracting nearly 15% of the undergraduates, while history majors are only 5% of the undergraduate population. Thi