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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212公共英语四级模拟212Section 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 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 phone conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Som

4、e of the 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. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:Spain解析 1-5W: Account enquires.M: Good afternoon. Id like to check if a transfer has been got

5、ten from Spain.W: Could you give me your account number and the account name please?M: Yes, the number is 50211658 and the company name is Paul Smythe and Partners.W: Could you spell Smythe, please?M: Yes, its S-M-Y-T-H-E.W: And your address, please?M: Unit 7, Parkdown Trading Estate.W: And when did

6、 you expect the money to be credited?M: This week.W: One moment, please. Yes, we received a credit of 3 476.28 on Wednesday.M: Sorry, could you repeat the amount?W: Yes, 3476.28.M: I was expecting a round figure of 3 500. Did the bank make a charge?W: Im afraid I cant see that from my screen. Ive on

7、ly got the final figure which was credited to your account.M: But we get lots of payments from abroad and we never have to pay charges.W: Let me check, sir. Yes, the amount was transferred in Spanish pesetas. We had to convert it into pounds. So, after bank charges, your account was credited with347

8、6.28.M: I see. OK, thank you.W: You are welcome.2.答案:502116583.答案:3476.284.答案:Wednesday5.答案:3 500Part B For Questions 6-10,you will hear a passage about bridges. While your listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording

9、twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What is the main part of the Golden Gate Bridge?答案:A suspension span解析 6-10 One of the most famous bridges in the world is the Golden Gate Bridge that spans San Francisco Bay. Because it was built i

10、n 1937, it has become one of the first sights people see if they are coming to San Francisco by ship. The main part of the Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension span. It hangs from steel cables that are supported by two huge towers, one at each end of the bridge. The suspension span was the longest in

11、the world when it was finished in 1937. It measures 4 200 feet between the towers. The Boor of the bridge is wide enough for six lanes of cars, three in each direction. There are sidewalks, too, but not many people use them. It costs a lot of time to go on foot from one end of the bridge to the othe

12、r. The years since 1950 have been called the era of the giant bridges. Most of them have been built in the United States. The Mackinac Bridge in upper Michigan was finished in 1958. It is a suspension bridge, with foundations resting on rocks 200 feet below the surface of the water. With a span of 3

13、 800 feet, it was the second in length to the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1964 the longest and heaviest suspension bridge was completed in New York City. Known as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, it carries traffic between Staten Island and Brooklyn, parts of the city of New York. Before it was built, commu

14、ters to the city had to travel by ferry. Now millions of cars pass over the bridge every year. When a lower deck is added, 48 million cars will be able to cross the bridge in a single year. 2. How long is the main span of the Golden Gate Bridge between the towers?答案:4200 feet3. The Golden Gate Bridg

15、e has six答案:lanes of cars4. The Mackinac Bridge was finished答案:in 19585. How many cars will be able to cross the bridge in a single year when a lower deck is added?答案:48 millionPart C You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of t

16、he 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 ONCE. Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about education in the United State

17、s. 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. Where does the money for free public schools come from?A.From the Federal government.B.From the state legislation.C.From taxes.D.From the parents of the school children.答案:C解析 11-13 Education is compulsory and free for every

18、 child in America. Most children start school by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school. The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and every state is responsible for its own educational system. State legislatures set the educational requi

19、rement but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 6 to 18 years, according to the laws of the indivdual states. The Federal government contributes funds to the states for

20、additional schools and school services. After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college or university. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much cheaper in those supported by states and cities. Many students

21、 receive scholarships from the schools, the government or private foundations. More than 50 percent of college students work to help pay their college expenses. 2. At what age do most children start school?A.At 7.B.At 6.C.At 5.D.At 8.答案:B3. How are college expenses of most students paid?A.Their own

22、earnings from part-time work.B.Scholarships from the schools, the government or private foundations.C.Taxes.D.Funds provided by states and cities.答案:A Questions 14-16 are based on the following dialogue about job advertisements. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1

23、. What will be thought about mostly when one wants to find a job according to the dialogue?A.If the salary is high or low.B.If the fringe benefits are good or bad.C.If the working place is far or near.D.If the job is suitable or not.答案:A解析 14-16M: Sally, come downstairs, please. Look at this job adv

24、ertisement.W: Im coming. Walt a moment. Eric, Im here. Whats the matter?M: Look, Sally. Heres a job advertisement. Start a new life with Exco Exports Ltd. as a personal assistant to our managing director! Perhaps its the job you want.W: A personal assistant to the managing director? Yes, it is! Eric

25、, would you like to read it for me?M: Its my pleasure! Now, listen-We will give the right person 3500 for a 45-hour week, free training, the chance to join a pension scheme, 3 weeks holiday per year and a company car! Canteen facilities are also available.W: It sounds not so good. Only 3 500 every y

26、ear. I think the salary is fairly low. The working hours seem too long, you see, a 45-hour week. Oh, my dear! And the holidays are short too, only 3 weeks.M: But youre interested in this type of job. Since you have no job now, you can treat it as one of your choices.W: Hm, you are right. OK, Ill wri

27、te down the address. Eric, please read it to me.M: Box 4032, London.W: Good, the companys in London. I dont want to work out of this city.M: Look, there is another point maybe you will be attracted by.W: Yes. Ah, just now, Auntie Jenny called me.M: Really? What did she say?W: She told me theres a jo

28、b opening for a secretarial position in her company. She asked me to apply for it.M: Sounds good. Would you like to try?W: I am interested in the work, but you know, her company is in the city of Edinburgh. So I thanked her and wrote down the address only.M: How kind she is!W: Yes, she is very kind.

29、 Oh, she invited us to her villa to attend her birthday party this Saturday.M: Sure we are going to attend it. But what present should we take? How about a bottle of wine, or.W: Eric! Look, heres another job advertisement.M: What is it?W: Listen: Join one of file worlds fastest growing companies: Ex

30、co Imports Ltd.M: How about the work?W: We are looking for a personal assistant to help our managing director.M: Another personal assistant to the managing director.W: We can offer: 6500, 6 weeks holiday, and a 35- hour week! And we have a supersocial club, too! Interested? Yes! I am interested!M: W

31、here is the company?W: Ring Carrie Jones on 01 734 6387 now? Its in London. Oh, Eric, I am so happy. Its the right job I want.M: It seems everything is wonderful.W: Thats tight. Ill call the person now! (dialling sound) Good morning! Is that Ms Carrie Jones? I am Sally Brown.2. Why did Sally refuse

32、to work at her aunties company?A.Because she wasnt satisfied with the job.B.Because she doesnt like her aunt.C.Because the job is boring.D.Because the company is far away from the place she lives.答案:D3. From the dialogue, which company will Sally choose at last?A.Exco Imports Ltd.B.Inco Imports Ltd.

33、C.Her aunties company.D.Erics company.答案:A Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage about the institutions of EU. 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. Whose interests does the Council of Ministers represent?A.The community interests.B.The interests of th

34、e foreign ministers from the member nations.C.The interests of the Council members.D.The national interests of the members.答案:D解析 17-20 The main policy-making bodies of the EU are the Cora- mission, the Council of Ministers, and the European Parliament. The Commission has 17 members appointed by EU

35、countries for four-year terms. It is an executive body with the right of proposing initiatives to the Council of Ministers. This Council is made up of the foreign ministers from the member nations. Although the Commission represents community interests, the Council represents the national interests

36、of the members. Members of the Council rotate the presidency with each homing the office for six-month terms. The European Parliament had 626 members in 1995. The representatives are elected by citizens of member nations. The number of representatives differs according to the size of each country. G

37、ermany, for example, has 99 representatives, while Luxembourg has six. When the Parliament meets, the representatives sit in political groups, not by nation. Some of the political groups are: the Socialism, the European Peoples Party (or Christian Democrats), the Liberal Democratic and Reform Group,

38、 the European Democrats, and the Greens (an environmental group). Other EU institutions are the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, and the European Investment Bank. The Court of Justice, founded in 1958, reviews the legality of acts of the Commission and the

39、Council. The Court of Auditors, founded in 1977, monitors the revenues and expenditures of the EU. Since 1958 the Economic and Social Committee has advised the Commission and the Council on general economic policy. The Committee has 189 members representing employers, labor unions, farmers, professi

40、ons, consumers, and small businesses. The European Investment Bank, founded in 1958, is an independent public institution that oversees long-term investment. 2. How many members did European Parliament have in 1995?A.189.B.626.C.99.D.17.答案:B3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the po

41、litical groups?A.Communists.B.Socialists.C.The Liberal Democratic.D.Reform Group.答案:A4. Whats the responsibility of the Court of Auditors?A.Reviews the legality of acts of the Commission and the Council.B.Oversees long-term investment.C.Monitors the revenues and expenditures of the EU.D.Advises the

42、Commission and the Council on general economic policy.答案:CSection Use of English Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big ro

43、bots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for 1 robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics (机器人学) revolution is 2 to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most. Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some diff

44、iculty 3 finding customers. They are offering big 4 just to get in the door. There has been a 5 growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving 6 or that the market is slowly growing. said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. The following things must happen 7 the

45、 robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. 8 there has been a computer 9 program, there must be a robot literacy program. 10 , some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be 11 . Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small 12 with companies like ASE

46、A or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Durham possess an advantage 13 the giants. The big companies sell very expensive 14 , to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The 15 companies make robots for teaching people, and now

47、they have realized that there is a need for small, 16 robots that they can meet. The little companies either bring their educational machines 17 an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose 18 components where possible. The major cost of making 19 t

48、heir models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is 20 scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts, which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years. 1.A.smallB.educationalC.bigD.business答案:C解析 从上下文推断

49、，上文提到了manufacturers of big robots，下文又提到了oversupplied。2.A.claimedB.calledC.thoughtD.told答案:A解析 claim“声称、主张、认定”。本句意为：据断言，机器人革命的驱动力应该来自于小机器人制造商。只有claim符合题意，故应选A。3.A.toB.withC.overD.in答案:D解析 have difficulty in意为“做有困难”，固定搭配。4.A.moneyB.discountsC.pricesD.costs答案:B解析 discount意为“打折”；money意为“钱”； price意为“价格”；

50、cost意为“成本”。5.A.excitingB.encouragingC.satisfyingD.disappointing答案:D解析 disappointing意为“令人失望的”；exciting意为“兴奋的”；encouraging意为“鼓励的”；satisfying意为“令人满意的”。由上下文可知，机器人生产得太多了，厂家在竞相打折，可是各处机器人的数量还在不停地增长，这种增长并不是一种好现象。6.A.ourselvesB.customersC.companiesD.us答案:A解析 deceive ourselves意为“自欺欺人”。本句意为：要不就是我们在自欺欺人，要不就是市场需

51、求增长得太缓慢。7.A.toB.forC.inD.with答案:B解析 本句意为：下面的事情对于机器人革命来说是肯定要发生的。“对来说”用for表示。8.A.As ifB.Even thoughC.Just asD.Although答案:C解析 just as意为“正如”。本句意为：我们必须普及机器人读写能力，正如电脑有电脑的读写普及计划一样。9.A.customB.literacyC.poemD.tradition答案:B解析 literacy意为“读写能力”。本句意为：电脑有电脑的读写普及计划。10.A.HoweverB.FinallyC.WhereasD.Because答案:B解析 fi

52、nally意为“最终”。本句意为：机器人最终必须具备某种人工智能。11.A.capableB.possibleC.probableD.available答案:D解析 available意为“可获得的”。本句意为：机器人最终必须获得某种人工智能。12.A.comparedB.comparingC.contrastedD.contrasting答案:A解析 compare with意为“和比较”。因为是表示被动，所以应用compared，而不是comparing。13.A.thanB.aboveC.overD.from答案:C解析 possess an advantage over sb./sth

53、意为“比有优势”，属于固定搭配。14.A.toolsB.robotsC.machinesD.electronics答案:B解析 由上下文可知，这里指机器人。15.A.otherB.bigC.littleD.robot答案:C解析 前文提到了大公司做什么，下文可推知是说小公司做什么，表示一种对比关系。16.A.expensiveB.artificialC.educationalD.low-cost答案:D解析 low-cost意为“低廉的”，前文提到了大公司卖高价位的机器人，下文小公司就应该卖小型、低廉的机器人。17.A.up toB.onC.inD.about答案:A解析 up to意为“达到

54、”，固定搭配。在本句中表示“达到工业标准”。18.A.mechanicalB.standardC.cheapD.small答案:B解析 standard components意为“标准零件”，前文说小公司或者是使他们生产的教学型机器人达到工业标准，或者是从头开始设计，而大、小公司都采用的手法是尽可能选用标准零件。19.A.muchB.manyC.bothD.some答案:C解析 both指代大公司和小公司。本句意为：对大小公司来说，制作模型的主要花费就是电子元件。20.A.moreB.lessC.noD.least答案:B解析 less scope for reductions意为“降价幅度不

55、会大”。本句意为：机械成本要降低，降幅不会太大。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. Passage 1 Some people ought to defend the workaholic. These people are unjustly accused, abused, and defamed-

56、often termed sick or morbid or on the border of pathology. About 30% of American business and commerce is carried on the shoulders of workaholics. The ratio might exist in art and science too. Workaholics are the achievers, the excellers. There is a national conspiracy against excellence and undue admiration of commonness and mediocrity. It is as if we are against those who make uncommon sacrifi