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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213公共英语四级模拟213Section 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 hand NOW us 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 15, you will hear an interview. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the

4、 information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. In which city does Mr. Hood work? _1 What is the other advantage of living in the U.S. besides relaxed attitude? _2 The disadva

5、ntage Mr. Hood thinks is wasteful of_. _3 The major threat to world peace is the build-up of_. _4 What is Mr. Hoods attitude towards the possibility of a world war? _5 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:London解析 1-5Interviewer: So, Mr. Hood, you work in the American Embassy in London, is that correct?Dell J.

6、 Hood: Thats correct, yes.Interviewer: What do you do there?Dell J. Hood: Im an Assistant Cultural Officer there, and my specific responsibilities are bringing a small number of American speakers over to the U. K, to talk to various audiences here, er, I also work with the people who teach American

7、Studies in the British educational system at secondary level and universities.Interviewer: What do you think are the advantages and, and. disadvantages of living in the U. S. A?Dell J. Hood: I think one advantage is perhaps a certain casualness, and a more relaxed attitude in the U. S.urn. things ar

8、e not quite as formal as what Ive seen here in England.um.people are perhaps a little more spontaneous, er, in .in just getting up and doing things, getting up and going someplace in the U. S.um.a disadvantage., um.I think our.our fascination with big ness and with newness leads us sometimes to be,

9、er, wasteful of, er, re sources. Er, we build very big cars that use a lot of gasoline, we build big roads and big parking lots to park them in, and, urn, I think we could be a little more conscious of, um, of the resources that were using when were doing that sort of thing.Interviewer: What do you

10、think the biggest threat to world peace?Dell J. Hood: Well, I guess one would have to say that the, um, the tremendous build-up of the weapon of war is a major threat to world peace.Interviewer: Do you think.do you think well have a world war at the end of the century? Is that a strong possibility?D

11、ell J. Hood: I dont think so, no, urn, er I guess I could be called optimistic but I think that, um, people throughout most parts of the world are just too much aware of what a world war would mean, and I think, um, our leaders are now um wise enough, they.they have, er, good enough adviser, and the

12、y get enough input from public opinion so that I think we could avoid whatever final steps would lead us to, er, a world war. So I dont think it will happen.2.答案:Casualness3.答案:resources4.答案:weapons5.答案:OptimisticPart B For Questions 610, you will hear a talk about VCRs. While you listen, complete t

13、he 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 the sentences and the question below. In the past few years, many people can easily rent or even own a VCR because VCRs have become _. _ 6 To buy the vi

14、deos you need to pay a price between _. _ 7 Educational and how-to videos can make our learning _. _ 8 To rent videos from video stores a day often costs about _ 9 VCRs have truly taken us out of the movie theatre by bringing the movie _. _ 10 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:cheap enough解析 6-10 Have you s

15、een any good movies lately? Chances are that you saw it on a video cassette recorder, also known as a VCR. In the past few years VCRs have become cheap enough that many people can easily rent or even own one. These VCRs in the home have many uses; they give us much more freedom in watching our favor

16、ite movies and television programs. After being connected to any TV set, a VCR allows us to record a television program and watch it again - as many times as we like - in the future. Many video cassette recorders can record programs when we arent home or even while we are watching another program on

17、 the same television. Most of all, people use VCRs to watch their favorite movies already recorded on a video cassette. These video cassette movies are often called videos. Almost every movie you can think of has been made into a video; while these videos can be bought at a price between 30 mad 100

18、dollars, most people prefer to rent them from video stores often under a dollar a day. Available are videos that provide entertainment for the children; there is also a wide se lection of educational and how-to videos making learning more enjoyable. Of course, there are hundreds of movies-old and ne

19、w-that have been reproduced onto video cassettes. Dont worry if you dont own a VCR; even these can be cheaply rented. VCRs have truly taken us out of the movie theater by bringing the movie to our homes. 2.答案:30 and 1003.答案:more enjoyable4.答案:a dollar5.答案:to our homesPart C You will hear three dialo

20、gues 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 ONLY O

21、NCE. Questions 1113 are based on the following preholiday tips given by the Daily News Travel Information Line. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the thing included in your list?A.Visa.B.Passport.C.Foreign currency.D.Fo

22、od.答案:D解析 11-13M: When youre preparing for a holiday, you should first and foremost make a list of all the documents youll need. Your list should include the following things: passport-make sure that this is current, visa-check the visa requirements for the countries youre visiting, tickets, travel

23、insurance certificate, foreign currency and travelers cheques. Youll also need your driving licence if you plan to rent a car.Tip 1: Its vital to arrange travel insurance for your trip and your travel agent will probably offer it to you when you book. If you lose your baggage or your money, or if yo

24、u need medical attention while youre away, your travel insurance will help to meet the costs. But be warned, if youre planning a skiing holiday youll have to pay an additional insurance premium.Tip 2: Its not a good idea to travel with large amounts of cash. Only carry the amount youll need for day-

25、to-day expenses such as taxis, bus fares and food. Travelers cheques are a far safer way of carrying money round because you can get a refund if you lose them or if theyre stolen. Youll need to order them from your bank in advance, and remember that banks abroad will charge a small commission when y

26、ou cash them.Tip 3: If youre hoping to do some sightseeing, its best to buy a guidebook before you go, otherwise you may have to pay the earth for something which is badly translated and barely understandable. If you dont speak the language, take a phrasebook as well-it could be very useful if you g

27、et into difficulties and may help to break the ice with the locals.Tip 4: When youre packing, be careful to stick to the airlines baggage allowance or youll have to pay for the excess weight when you check in. Dont put aerosol sprays in your case, and make sure any sharp objects, like scissors, are

28、carefully wrapped. Two useful pieces of equipment to take with you are an all-purpose adaptor and a light traveling iron.Tip 5: If you are flying a long distance, there are a few things you can do to reduce the effects of jet-lag, Before you leave, try to adapt your eating and sleeping habits to the

29、 time zone you are traveling to. If you eat small amounts through the day, and try to sleep for short periods, it may be helpful. During the flight walk around the cabin from time to time and drink plenty of water to cut down dehydration which causes exhaustion.2. Which of the following is UNTRUE ab

30、out packing?A.Youll have to pay extra if your luggage is overweight.B.Liquid such as aerosol sprays are not allowed to be put in your case.C.Sharp objects like scissors are not allowed to be packed in your luggage.D.Its advisable to take with you an all-purpose adaptor and light traveling iron.答案:C3

31、. Which is the right thing to do on a long distance flight?A.Dont eat much through the day.B.Dont sleep during the flight.C.Dont drink water during the flight.D.Dont walk around the cabin.答案:A Questions 1416 are based on the following talk on library rules. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions

32、1416. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Why cant the library issue library cards to everyone who applies?A.Because it takes too long to process all the applications.B.Because it is a library for special purpose.C.Because its resources are limited.D.Because there is a shortage of staff.答案:C解析 14-16 This librar

33、y is an English language teaching and learning library. Unfortunately our re sources are limited and so not everybody can join. Teachers of English, university students, and professionals who are in the medical, engineering, and management fields can all join the library. Those from other profession

34、s are welcome to apply, but your application will not necessarily be approved. You must fill in a library application form and put it in the box on the librarians desk. Because of the high number of applications we receive each week, you must wait one week. Please bring your student or work card to

35、pick up your library cards. Library application forms which are not picked up within 2 months will be discarded and you will have to reapply. You may borrow one video at a time. The video must be returned in one week. If you can not return it on time. Please call, otherwise your video card will be c

36、ancelled. You may borrow 3 items at one time. That is 3 books or 3 cassettes. Items must be returned within 1 month. You can telephone the library to renew items for another month. 2. What will the library do if a reader fails to renew the video when it is due?A.Discard his application form.B.Forbid

37、 him to borrow any items.C.Ask him to apply again.D.Cancel his video card.答案:D3. For how long can a reader keep the book before he renews it?A.One week.B.One month.C.Two weeks.D.Two months.答案:B Questions 1720 are based on a talk introducing Frank Wright. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 172

38、0. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Who was Frank Wright?A.A builder.B.An architect.C.An art critic.D.An archaeologist.答案:B解析 17-20 Frank Wright did not call himself an artist. He called himself an architect. But the buildings he designed were works of art. He looked at the ugly square buildings around him,

39、and he did not like what he saw. He wondered why people built ugly homes, when they could have beautiful ones. Frank Wright lived from 1869 to 1959. When he was young, there were no courses in architecture, so he went to work in an architects office in order to learn bow to design buildings. Soon he

40、 was designing buildings that were beautiful. He also wanted to make his buildings fit into the land around them. One of the houses he designed is on top of a high hill. Other people built tall square houses on hills, but Wright did not want to lose the beauty of the hill. He built the house low and

41、 wide. Now other architects know how to design buildings to fit into the land and the environment because Frank Wright showed them how to do it. 2. How long did he live?A.To the age of 90.B.To the age of 80.C.To the age of 70.D.To the age of 60.答案:A3. Where did he learn how to design buildings?A.By

42、taking a special course at a college.B.By working in an architects office.C.His father taught him how to do so.D.His brother taught him how to do so.答案:B4. What did other people learn from him?A.How to paint pictures.B.How to appreciate art.C.How to design square buildings.D.How to design buildings

43、to match the surroundings.答案:DSection Use of EnglishDirections: Rend the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most Ame

44、rican marriages, particularly first marriages 1 young couples, are the result of 2 attraction and affection 3 than practical considerations. In the United States parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin 4 in high school and usually find mates through their own academic an

45、d social 5 . Though young people feel 6 to choose their friends from 7 groups, most choose a mate of similar background, This is 8 in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually 9 choices by 10 disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable. 11

46、, marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and inter racial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater 12 of todays youth and the face that they are restricted by 13 prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend colleg

47、e, 14 in the armed forces, 15 pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more 16 to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 17 nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are 18 the rise particularly between P

48、rotestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriage is still very uncommon. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and 19 a family. Marriage between people of different national 20 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplac

49、e here since colonial times. 1.A.involvingB.linkingC.connectingD.correlating答案:A根据文意，第一次婚姻一般都是年轻的夫妇，只有A项involvin“涉及，包括”符合文章的意义表达。2.A.personalB.emotionalC.mutualD.magnetic答案:C空格处的上文在说年轻人的婚姻是相互吸引和相互爱恋的结果，mutual符合句意。其他选项均不符合句意的表达。3.A.moreB.lessC.otherD.rather答案:D根据句意，后边是被作者否定的内容，即“而不是对现实的考虑”。rather tha

50、n意为“而不是”。other than表示“除了”，不包括所说的内容，有一定的干扰性。4.A.datingB.appointmentC.engagementD.matching答案:A根据句意指青少年开始约会的时候，A项符合题意。date常与in搭配，表示约会的意思。engagement in常表示订婚的意思。5.A.positionB.associationC.contractD.contacts答案:D空格处的上文在说，年轻人找配偶的途径通常是通过自己的社会关系，社会接触来找到的。contact联系，接触，符合句子的意思。contract与签订合同。6.A.certainB.embarra

51、ssedC.hesitatedD.free答案:D空格处上文已经说了年轻人找配偶的随意性，所以此句是说他们在选择朋友上面有极大的自由性。free自由的，符合句意。7.A.similarB.identicalC.diverseD.differential答案:C空格后句子是在说，他们大多数情况下在具有相同的背景下选择配偶，而空格前的句子是让步状语从句，所以空格处所填的词汇与后边的意思形成对应关系。diverse“不同的，各种各样的”。differential是“差别的、区别的”意思。8.A.forB.likelyC.dueD.because答案:Cbe due to“因为，是的原因”。即：这是父

52、母部分指导的原因。be likely to“很可能”。9.A.giveB.influenceC.makeD.offer答案:B空格处的上文已经指出父母在一定程度上影响他们的子女选择配偶的习惯。 influence“影响”符合句意。10.A.referingB.showingC.takingD.working答案:B上文已经指出父母在一定程度上影响他们的子女选择配偶的习惯。那么空格处应补充前面的内容，考察各个选项只有B项showing符合句意。11.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.Furthermore答案:A空格的上文一直在说年轻人总是在具有相同的背景下来选择配

53、偶的，而下文则说在不同的背景下结成婚姻的案例越来越多，所以however“然而”与上文形成一种对比。12.A.mobilityB.motiveC.moralD.mission答案:A此句子是指因为今天年轻人的流动性、随意性，才使得这种现象变得越来越多。 mobility“流动性”。符合句意。其他的三项均不符合句子的逻辑关系。13.A.lessB.ratherC.manyD.fewer答案:D空格处所填的词语修饰prejudice，这是个可数名词。fewer“较少的”，常修饰比较级和可数名词。less也修饰比较级，但常常修饰不可数名词。14.A.workB.serveC.stayD.remain

54、答案:Bserve in指“服务，服役”常指在军队服役。其他的三项不具有这种意思。15.A.butB.otherwiseC.orD.likewise答案:C根据句意，空格的上下两个句子是并列关系。C项or引导并列关系。其他三项不具有此项功能。16.A.probableB.likelyC.reluctantD.readily答案:Bbe likely to表示“很可能”的意思。根据句意指：他们很可能在他们的圈外来选择人约会、结婚。其他三项均不具有此种搭配功能。17.A.scarceB.rareC.scaredD.relieved答案:B根据空格的上文意思来看，此处指的是：这种不同层次，不同阶层所

55、形成的婚姻既不是罕见的也不是令人震惊的。rare“少有的，罕见的”符合句子的逻辑关系。scarce一般指的是资源、供应等不足。18.A.inB.atC.onD.for答案:Con the rise表示正在升高、正在增长。其他三项都没有此种意思。19.A.raiseB.obtainC.growD.unite答案:A句子是在说：不同群体所组成的婚姻在找到一个地方居住，养育一个家庭方面可能是很困难的。raise“养育，抚养”符合选项。20.A.sourceB.originC.resourceD.base答案:Borigin“血统，背景，出身”。根据句意，此处指的是不同国家出身的人们。只有B项意思与之一致。A项source指的是“来源，源头，发源地”。Section Reading ComprehensionPart 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 In our lifetime, we sh