英语四级最新模拟题

1、英语四级最新模拟题模拟一Part Reading Comprehension (原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解，篇章长度和难度不变。篇章后附有10个句子，每句一题。每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出与每句所含信息相匹配的段落。有的段落可能对应两题，有的段落可能不对应任何一题。) Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the

2、paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.How to Make Peace with Your WorkloadA Swamped (忙碌的),under the gun, j

3、ust struggling to stay above water.; whatever office cliche you employ to depict it, weve all been in that situation where we feel like we might be swallowed up by our workload. Nonetheless many a way may be used to manage your to-do list to prevent feeling overwhelmed. How to make peace with your w

4、orkload once and for all goes as follows.B Get organized. “Clear the deadwood out of your desk and keep your office in shape, which enhances your capability to handle other tasks and raises the probability that youll retrieve the items you do need in a faster and easier fashion,” says Jeff Davidson

5、who works as a work/life expert and writer of more than 50 books on workplace issues. “When something can be disposed, let it go, given in reality most of what you retain is replaceable.” Joel Rudy, vice president of operations for Photographic Solutions, with better than thirty years of business ma

6、nagement experience, believes that keeping organized is a must. “ Messy work areas are nonproductive in some measure. Provided that you cant locate a document or report easily because its lost in a pile of mess, then you have a problematic situation,” he says. “Thereby you are supposed to take the t

7、ime to tidy up your work areas and keep your important files, manuals and reports in an accessible location, which will maximize your efficiencies.”C Make a to-do list, then cover it up. It may sound weird, but it works, says Jessica Carlson, an account executive at Bluefish Design Studio which is a

8、n advertising consulting firm. Carlson urges her team to utilize to-do lists to stay on track and highlight items that are a priority. “Cover up the list, with the exception of one high-priority task at one time,” she suggests. “This will allow you to focus better on the task at hand; otherwise, it

9、will be easy to get overwhelmed if youre reading through a to-do list that spans an entire page. Concentrating on a single item will make your tasks appear like they are more doable,” Carlson says.D Stop multitasking. Despite what you may consider multitasking, its counterproductive. Unless youre dr

10、inking coffee while scanning your morning e-mails, youre not saving any time by attempting to do ten things at once. “If you find yourself getting tangled in too many things, it may be of much necessity of you to re-evaluate your involvement,” Rudy says. “Your mind will wander from one topic to anot

11、her and you may end up never accomplishing a thing.” Rudy recommends the best way to stop multitasking is to create priority lists with deadlines. “When applicable, complete one project before you move further on to the next one,” he says.E Set time limits. Deborah Chaddock-Brown, a work-at-home sin

12、gle parent, says shes frequently overwhelmed by the demands of maintaining order in her residence and running her own business. Still, she manages to “do it all” by setting a time limit for each task. “I have the type of personality that flits (轻轻地掠过)from thing to thing because I do have so much on

13、my plate,” Brown says. “As a consequence I assign time slots: For the next 15 minutes I will participate in social media for the purpose of marketing my business (not sending photos or playing Farmville) and that is the only thing I am about to do for the next 15 minutes. When the time is up, I move

14、 on to the next task. That way, at night I dont end up with a pile of tasks to accomplish even though I felt busy all day.”F Talk to your manager. “Quite often, people are working on things that are no longer a top priority, but someone forgot to tell them (that theyre no longer important). There ar

15、e usually clear priorities in the managers head; he or she has just not done a great job communicating those with the employee,” says Holly Green, CEO of The Human Factor. Greens suggestion unfolds in this manner: “If you find yourself confronted with too many responsibilities, sit down, note the si

16、gnificant things you are in charge of, and go to your manager to have a conversation to discuss priorities, trade-offs, time commitments and interdependencies required to do each thing well, and then ask what you should stop working on or work on less so you can get the right things done.” Green say

17、s managers should be willing to help sort out priorities, so long as employees have a can-do approach and arent just complaining about their workload.G Eliminate time wasters. “If interruptions are keeping you from your responsibilities, learn how to deal with them accordingly,” says Eileen Roth, au

18、thor of Organizing for Dummies. Roth proposes the following suggestions to combat disruptions: “Use voice mail to cut down on telephone interruptions, turn off the alert that says Youve got an e-mail; and give staff members a set time to visit you.” Justin Gramm, president of Globella Buyers Realty,

19、 exemplifies Roths point. “E-mail had been a big time waster for me in the past because it was a constant interruption, causing me to lose focus on the task at hand,” he says. Since determined to check his e-mails only twice a day, Gramm says he has become much more efficient. “If people want to get

20、 more work done, they need to stop checking e-mails and get down to business,” he says.H Assess your workload before taking on new tasks. “The paradox of todays work environment is that the more you do, the more thats expected of you,” Davidson says. In order to better assess your workload, Davidson

21、 suggests asking yourself the following questions before agreeing to undertake new responsibilities: Is the task aligned (使一致)with your priorities and goals; Are you likely to be as prone to saying yes to such a request tomorrow or next week; What else could you do that would be more rewarding; What

22、 other pressing tasks and responsibilities are you likely to face; Does the other party have options other than you; Will he or she be crushed if you say no?I Want to know more? Most of our experts recommended books for additional tips on how to maximize efficiency, but one book was mentioned time a

23、nd again. Check out The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.46. “The more you do, the more you are expected to do” has been a paradox in todays work environment.47. As long as employees have a can-do attitude and do not just complain about their workload, the managers would like to help them dec

24、ide what to do first.48. As a single parent, Deborah Chaddock-Brown finds it difficult to make a balance between business and housework.49. There are many useful methods of preventing people from feeling overwhelmed by workload.50. Messy work areas are nonproductive to some extent, so you are suppos

25、ed to keep your work areas tidy and important files at hand.51. To know more about how to maximize efficiency, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is recommended.52. In Organizing for Dummies, using voice mail to cut down on telephone interruptions and turning off the e-mail notice are sugge

26、sted in combating interruptions.53. According to Rudy, the best way to stop multitasking is to make a list of priorities and set deadlines for each task.54. Focusing on a single matter will make your tasks appear more possible to be done. 55. In fact, most of what people retain is substitutable, so

27、dispose the things that are disposable.Part Translation (原单句汉译英调整为段落汉译英。翻译内容涉及中国的历史、文化、经济、社会发展等。四级长度为140-160个汉字)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 如今，越来越多的大学生抱怨很难找到好工作。造成这一现象的原因如下：首先，

28、大学生把在校的大多数 时间都用在了专业学科学习上，只有当他们开始找工作的时候，才意识到自己缺乏必要的职业培训。其次，大 学生之间的竞争也越来越激烈，这导致任何一名大学生找到工作的机会都变小了。因此，强烈建议大学生在 课余时间做一些兼职工作，以积累相关的工作经46. H。题干意为，“你做的工作越多，期望你完成的工作就越多”已经成为当今工作环境中的一种悖论。注 意抓住题干中的关键词the more.the more.、paradox和work environment。文章段落中，论及悖论和工作环 境的内容在H段出现，该段第二句提到，目前的工作环境中存在着一个悖论，那就是你做的工作越多， 期望你完成

29、的工作就越多。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故答案为H。47. F。题干意为，只要员工抱有积极进取的态度而不是只抱怨他们的工作量，经理们将乐于帮助员工决定 首先应该做什么。注意抓住题干中的关键词employees和managers、complain about their workload。文章段落 中，论及抱怨工作量以及员工和经理之间关系的内容在F段出现，该段末句提到，只要员工有积极进取 的态度而不只是抱怨工作量，经理们应该乐于帮助员工梳理工作的优先次序。由此可知，题干是对原文的 同义转述，故答案为F。题干中的as long as和原文中的so long as对应，题干中的decide

30、what to do first和原 文中的 sort out priorities 对应。48. E。题干意为，作为一个单亲妈妈，德博拉查多克-布朗发现很难在生意和家务之间找到平衡点。注意抓 住题干中的关键词single parent和Deborah Chaddock-Brown。文章段落中，论及单亲妈妈和提到人名 Deborah Chaddock-Brown的内容在E段出现，该段第二句提到，德博拉查多克-布朗是一位在家工作的 单亲母亲，她说自己经常对既要做家务又要经营自己的事业感到不堪重负。由此可知，题干是对原文的同 义转述，故答案为E。题干中的make a balance和原文中的mai

31、ntaining order对应。49. A。题干意为，有很多有用的方法可以使人们避免产生不堪重负的感觉。注意抓住题干中的关键词 preventfeeling overwhelmed。文章段落中，论及避免产生不堪重负的感觉的内容在A段出现，该段第二 句提到，我们可以采用很多方法来管理所有待办事项，以避免产生不堪重负的感觉。由此可知，题干是对 原文的同义转述，故答案为A。50. B。题干意为，杂乱的工作区在某种程度上会影响工作效率，所以你应该保持你的办公区域整洁并且重 要文件就在手这。注意抓住题干中的关键词messy work areas、nonproductive和you are suppos

32、ed to。文章段落 中，论及杂乱的工作区影响工作效率以及保持办公区域整洁的内容在B段出现，该段第五句提到，杂乱的工作区在某种程度上会影响工作效率。该段末句提到，因此，你应该花些时间来整理一下自己的办公区 域，把重要的文件、手册和报告都放在随手可取的位置，这样可以在最大程度上提高你的工作效率。由此 可知，题干是对原文部分内容的归纳总结，故答案为B 。题干中的to some extent和原文中的in some measure对应，题干中的at hand和原文中的in an accessible location对应。51. I。题干意为，若想了解更多关于如何最大限度地提高效率的内容，推荐阅读高

33、效能人士的七个习惯。 注意抓住题干中的关键词(书名)。文章段落中，只有I段提到 了高效能人士的七个习惯一书，该段提到，大多数专家都会推荐很多关于如何最大限度地提高效率的 书，其中有一本书一再被提及：高效能人士的七个习惯。由此可知，题干是对该段内容的归纳总 结，故答案为I。52. G。题干意为，在组织力傻瓜书一书中，建议使用语音信箱来减少电话打扰和关掉邮件提示的方法来 对抗干扰。注意抓住题干中的关键词(书名)。文章段落中，论及组织力傻瓜书一 书的内容在G段出现，该段第二句提到，罗思提出了以下建议来对抗干扰：“使用语音信箱来减少电话 打扰，关掉您有一封新邮件的语音提示，以及安排出固定时间来见有事找

34、你的员工。”由此可知，题干是 对原文的同义转述，故答案为G。53. D。题干意为，根据鲁迪所说，停止同时处理多项任务的最佳方法是创建一个优先级工作列表，且每项 工作都规定好最后期限。注意抓住题干中的关键词Rudy、multitasking和deadlines。文章段落中，提到人名 Rudy、论及多项任务以及最后期限的内容在D段出现，该段倒数第二句提到，鲁迪建议停止同时进行多 项任务的最佳方法就是创建一个优先级工作列表，且每项工作都规定好最后期限。由此可知，题干是对原 文的同义转述，故答案为D。54. C。题干意为，将注意力集中在单个事情上，这会让你觉得你的任务似乎更容易执行。注意抓住题干中的

35、关键词single matter和your tasks appear。文章段落中，论及单个事情的内容在C段出现，该段最后一句提 到，将注意力集中在一项任务上，会让你觉得清单上的任务似乎更可执行。由此可知，题干是对原文的同 义转述，故答案为C。题干中的focusing和原文中的concentrating对应，题干中的more possible to be done和 原文中的more doable对应。55. B。题干意为，事实上，人们保留的大部分东西都是可替代的，所以，将可以处理掉的东西处理掉。注意 抓住题干中的关键词retain和dispose。文章段落中，论及保留和处理东西的内容在B段出现

36、，该段第三句 提到，当有些东西能被处理时，就处理掉，毕竟实际上大多数你所保留的东西都是可替代的。由此可知， 题干是对原文的同义转述，故答案为B。题干中的substitutable和原文中的replaceable对应。Part Translation参考答案Nowadays, more and more university students complain about having great difficulties in finding a good job. The reasons for this phenomenon are as follows: First, college s

37、tudents spend most of their time at school studying academic subjects and it is only when they start looking for a job that they realize they lack necessary job training. Second, competition among graduates has become more and more fierce. And this results in a decreased chance for any individual gr

38、aduate to find a job. Therefore, it is highly suggested that college students should do some part-time jobs in their spare time to accumulate relevant working experience.难点精析1.抱怨很难找到好工作：翻译为complain about having great difficulties in finding a good job。其中“抱怨做某事”用句型complain about doing sth.表示，having g

39、reat difficulties in finding a good job表示“找工作有困难”，用到了句型have difficulties in doing sth.。2.只有当他们开始找工作的时候，才意识到自己缺乏必要的职业培训：翻译为it is only when they start looking for a job that they realize they lack necessary job training。只有当 才 用强调句型it is only whenthat表示。 ，3.导致：翻译为results in,同义短语有lead to和bring about，但是表

40、示不好的结果时一般用短语result in。4.强烈建议：翻译为it is highly suggested that.，其中highly suggested也可以用 strongly recommended 替换，都表示“强烈建议做某事”。5.积累相关的工作经验：翻译为accumulate relevant working experience.模拟二 Caring for elderly parents catches many unpreparedA Last July, Julie Baldocchi，s mother had a massive stroke and was para

41、lyzed. Baldocchi suddenly had to become a family caregiver, something that she wasnt prepared for. “I was flying by the seat of my pants,” says Baldocchi, an employment specialist in San Francisco. Both of her parents are 83, and she knew her father couldnt handle her mothers care. The hospital reco

42、mmended putting her mother in a nursing home. Baldocchi wasnt willing to do that. But moving her back into her parents home created other problems. Baldocchi, 48, is married and lives about a mile away from her parents. She has a full-time job and has back problems that make it difficult for her to

43、lift her mother. “I couldnt do it all,” she says. “But I didnt even know how to find help.”B With help from the Family Caregiver Alliance, she eventually hired a live-in caregiver. “But even if you plan intellectually and legally, youre never ready for the emotional impact,” Baldocchi says. In the f

44、irst two months after her mothers stroke, she lost about 30 pounds as stress mounted. More than 42 million Americans provide family caregiving for an adult who needs help with daily activities, according to a 2009 survey by the AARP. An additional 61.6 million provided at least some care during the

45、year. And many are unprepared.C While many parents lack an advance care directive, its the most basic and important step they can take. The directive includes several parts, including: a durable power of attorney, which gives someone legal authority to make financial decisions on anothers behalf; a

46、health care proxy, which is similar to the power of attorney, except it allows someone to make decisions regarding medical treatment; and a living will that outlines instructions for end-of-life care. (For example, parents can say if they want to be kept alive by artificial measures.) “Its invaluabl

47、e for the kids, because its hard to make those decisions for a parent,” says Jennifer Cona, an elder- law attorney at Genser Dubow Genser & Cona in Melville, N.Y. An advance care directive is the first line of defense if a situation arises, says Kathleen Kelly, executive director of the Family Careg

48、iver Alliance, which supports and educates caregivers. Without an advance directive, the family will have to petition the court to be appointed the parents legal guardian, says AgingC.D Its important for families to talk about long-term care so the adult children know their parents，preferences, wish

49、es and goals, says Lynn Feinberg, a caregiving expert at AARP. But its not an easy conversation. Elderly parents are sometimes suspicious of their childrens financial motives, says Susan John, a financial planner at Financial Focus in Wolfeboro, N.H. One client asked John to hold a family meeting be

50、cause they needed an intermediary to talk about financial issues, she says. And when there are many siblings, the family decisions can become a three-ring circus with much acrimony, says Ann-Margaret Carrozza, an elder-law attorney in Glen Cove, N.Y. Families who need information and help sorting ou

51、t disagreements can call on elder-law attorneys, financial planners, geriatric care managers and caregiver support groups. In February, AARP said it will offer its members a new caregiving support service through financial services firm Genworth.E Many families are unprepared for quick decisions, es

52、pecially when they find out that Medicare doesnt pay for long-term care, Feinberg says. The median cost of a year in a private room at a nursing home in 2011 was $77,745, according to Genworth. And only those who have spent most of their assets can qualify for Medicaid to pay for the nursing home. F

53、 Assisted living is another option. Residents can have their own apartment to maintain some independence. But the facilities generally provide personal care services, such as meals, housekeeping and assistance with activities. Still, its not cheap: The national median cost in 2011 was $39,135, accor

54、ding to Genworth. Assisted living isnt covered by Medicaid.G If they have a choice, at least 90% of elderly parents prefer to stay at home as long as they can, according toAARP research. But if the parents can no longer safely live at home, it can be hard for children to move them into an adult care

55、 facility. There may be another option. Sometimes the home can be modified so a parent can stay there. For example, Baldocchi put in a chair lift for her mother. She also arranged for a home caregiver.H Family caregivers take over many responsibilities. One might manage a parents finances, while ano

56、ther sibling will take the parent to doctors appointments and shopping. Those who move in with a parent take on a significant and sustained burden of care. Jan Walker moved into her mothers home in Leesburg, Fla. After her mother, who is 83, had fallen, she wasnt able to get around as well. Walker,

57、55, has three brothers. But she is the only daughter, is divorced and has no children. “I always knew that this was the role that I would have, and I guess my mind was prepared for it,” says Walker, who now is a full-time caregiver and works from home as a tutorial instructor for a digital scrapbook

58、ing website. “When you get into the trenches, its literally baptism by fire,” she says. “New things come up. Its not just about advance planning for finances or medical care. Its everything,” she says.I Caregivers need to also watch their own health. “There is such a thing as caregiver burnout, ” Cona says. Among female caregivers 50 and older, 20% reported symptoms of depression, according to a 2010 study on working caregivers by MetLife. “Its a hard jo