英语四级模拟卷共四套

1、精选优质文档倾情为你奉上精选优质文档倾情为你奉上专心专注专业专心专注专业精选优质文档倾情为你奉上专心专注专业大学英语四级考试模拟试题(第1套)PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldSmokingBeBannedinPublicPlaces?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno morethan180words.1.近年来越来越多的公共场所禁烟。2.有些人拥护这项举措,有些人反对。3.我的观点。注意:

2、此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)

3、,B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.A)ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState.B)Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness.C)ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity.D)Thesh

4、ootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity.A)Thegunmanhasmentaldisease. C)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture. B)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.D)Itisnotclear. Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.A)Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar.C)Itismorecompetitivethanbefore.B)Itisdevaluedbyitsgo

5、vernment.D)Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency.A)Mostexpertssupportthefourcountriescurrencychange. B)ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery.C)Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery. ueDst)ioPnosli5cytoma7kewrisllsbheoubladsecdooonpetrhaetefowlliothwicnegntnreawlsbiatnekmer.s.QA)Thepreservationo

6、fcoastalresorts. C)Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor.B)Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes.D)Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions.A)Promising. B)Hopeful.C)Disappointing. D)Satisfying.7.A)18. B)80.C)94. D)194.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation, oneormore

7、questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause. Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD), anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:

8、此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Heeatsalotaftermarriage. C)Heexerciseslessaftermarriage. B)Hesleepsalotaftermarriage. D)Hedrinksalotaftermarriage.A)Itsmembershipisexpensive. C)Mostofitsmembersworkouttwotimesaweek. B)Itsmembershipisinexpensive. D)Mostofitsmemb

9、ersarewhite-collarworkers.A)Sheisunder20yearsold.C)Sheisunder30yearsold.B)Sheisinher20s.D)Sheisinher30s.A)Buyaticketforthehealthclub.C)Makeamembershipcard.B)Bringaguestpass.D)Borrowthewomanscard.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Askherassistanttowetthemanshair. C)Communicate

10、withherassistantaboutthehaircut. B)Talkwiththemanabouthishair. D)Showthemanthelateststyle.A)Itisdryandthick. C)Itisdryandhassplitends. B)Itisverycurly. D)Itisquiteoily.A)Hisdiet. B)Hishabit.C)Hislivingenvironment. D)Hisinheritance.A)Useairblowertomakethehairdry. C)Letthehairdrynaturally. B)Useshampo

11、oofhighquality.D)Cuthaironceaweek.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondi

12、ngletteron AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Peoplecanbuyslicedbreadatstores. C)Therewasnodceliciousbreadatstores.B)Therewasnoslicedbreadatstores. D)Peoplemadebreadathomeandneverboughtit.A)Fromthecustomer.C)

13、Fromtheballoon.B)Fromtheingredient.D)Fromthetradition.A)Itisfullofdeliciousbread.C)Itisfullofcolorfulballoons. B)Itlooksveryserious.D)Itiscoveredwithpaintings.PassageTwo Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Askincarebrand.C)Awatchbrand.B)Aleatherbrand.D)Adailyusebrand.A)Mostofitcome

14、sfromskincareline.B)Morethanhalfofitisfrommakeup.C)50%ofitisderivedfromfoundation.D)25%ofitisfrommakeupbrushes.A)Itwasinventedin1968. C)Itcannotdealwithskinproblemssuchasburning. B)Itisavailableineverystore. D)Itisdesignedforpre-andpost-operationskincare.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassa

15、geyouhavejustheard.A)Theygetmorefreedom.B)Theyencountermorepressure.C)Theyshouldermoresocialresponsibilities.D)Theyarcrequiredtodobetteratresearching.A)Theyteachstudentshowtoresearchandwrite. B)Theyaskstudentstostudyindependently.C)Theyhelpstudentstolearnaboutsociety.D)Theycommunicatewithstudentsfre

16、quently.A)Theypreventstudentsfromthinking.B)Theydontprovideenoughexplanationsforfacts.C)Theydontofferinformativeresearches.D)Theydonthavebasicfacts.A)Takeencyclopediasastheirmereinformationresource. B)Focusonmoreinformationofspecifictopics.C)Beindependentfromtheirprofessors.D)Accumulatetheirowncvidc

17、nccfrombroadersouiccs.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage. Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthe bankiside

18、ntifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe wordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apaper,Anatomy(剖析)ofaLargeScaleSocialSearchEngine,layingoutastrategy forsocialsearchhasbeengettingago

19、oddealofattentionintechcircles.Itwaswrittenby DamonHorowitzandSepandarKamvarofAardvark,oneofseveralcompanies 26 oncreatingsocialsearchengines.Socialsearch 27 toconnectpeoplewithquestionstopeoplewhocananswerthosequestions.Bycontrast,regularWebsearchestakequestions,breakthemintokeywords,and thenfindWe

20、bsitesthathavethemost 28 tothesekeywords.Theideahasbeenfloating aroundtechcirclesforyears.Yahoo,amongothers,hastriedtodevelopsocialsearchasaway to 29 Google.TheideahasgainedimpulsewiththeincreaseduseofTwitterandFacebook,wherepeople 30 ontheirnetworksforinformation,blastingquestionstotheirsocialnetwo

21、rksand,gettinguseful,personalized 31 .Aardvarkanditscompetitorsaretryingtocreatebettertoolsfor peoplewithquestionstoconnecttopeoplewithanswers.SomepeoplethinksocialsearchhasthepotentialtogobeyondGoogleand 32 changethewaypeopleusetheInternet.Fromatechnicalstandpoint,AardvarkstaskiseasierthanGoogles.B

22、uttherearealsosome 33 shortcomingstoAardvarksapproach.Gettinganswersthroughsocialsearch requiressomeoneelsetodosomething,soitcannotproducethe 34 satisfactionthatcomes fromtypingsomethingintoaWebsearchboxandwatchingapageofresultsappear.ForAardvark tobesuccessful,itneedstoenlisttheparticipationof 35 a

23、nswerers.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A)working B)researches C)aims D)responses E)fundamentally F)specializingG)constantH)primarily I)competentJ)significantK)relevance L)instant M)relationN)challengeO)rely SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit. Eachstatementco

24、ntainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2. TextbooksDigitalFuture E-booksmaybereplacinghardboundversionsincolle

25、geclassrooms.AHaroldElderisnotyourtypicalApplefan.Yetthe58-year-oldUniversityofAlabama economicsprofessorpre-orderedaniPadtomakesurehehadoneofthefirstones.The deviceis“somethingthatIvebeenwaitingforyears,”hesays.Andnot,tobeclear, merelyforreasonsofgadget(器具)desire.“Itreallyhasthepossibilityofmakingt

26、he learningexperiencemuchricher,”saysElder,whoisconsideringtestinganewiPad-ready digitaltextbookinhisintroductorymicroeconomicscourseinthefallof2014.B“Richer”iscertainlytherightwordtouse.Appdevelopersarenttheonlyoneswhogreeted theiPadsreleasewithgratitudeandoptimism.Thetextbookindustry,too,seesitasa

27、 waytoattractcustomersawayfromtheused-bookmarket,boostprofits,andhelpstudentslearnbetter.Itsacrucialmomentforasegmentofthepublishingindustrythat hasstubbornlyresistedchange.ThanksinlargeparttotheiPadandanexpectedrushofcompetitorslates(平板电脑),thatresistanceiscollapsing.COfcourse,itwonthappenovernight.

28、Textbookstodayarestillboughtandsoldinmuch thesamewaytheyvealwaysbeen:asink-and-paperobjectsassignedbyprofessorsand purchasedbystudentsincampusbookstores.“Itsaslow-movingpharmaceutical(制药的)market,”saysMattMaclnnis,theCEOofInkling,astartupworkingondigitaltextbooks.“Theprofessorwritesaprescription,andt

29、hestudentgoestofillit.”Itmaybe slow-moving,butitshighlyprofitable.WhileMcGraw-HillEducationsearningsfellby 14%in2013becauseoftherecession,collegetextbooksalesactuallyincreased.DButjustaskanyjournalistormusician:technologyhasawayoflayingsiegetocomfortable industries.AndtheiPadmaybethefirstofmanybarba

30、rians(野蛮人)atthegate.Apple sold3millionofthedevicesinitsfirstthreemonths,andnowcompetitors,reportedly includingGoogle,Hewlett-Packard,andAmazon,arepreparingrivals.Educatorsand studentsareenthusiasticaboutthem;atleastthreecolleges,includingtheIllinoisInstitute ofTechnology,willofferfreeiPadstoincoming

31、students.Butwhatwilltheyputonthem besidesBejeweledandFacebook?ETherearealreadydigitaltextbooksavailable,andtheirnumbersareexpectedtogrow: accordingtoSimbaInformation,whichprovidesdataandresearchonthemediaindustry,theyrepresentlessthan2%oftextbooksalestoday,butwillreach10%by2015.Butin 2013theoffering

32、swereprettyscarce.CourseSmart,aSanMateo,Calif.,companycollectively ownedbyfiveofthebiggesttextbookpublishers,has6,000educationaltitlesforsalein digitalformat.Butitselectronicbooksarelittlemorethanscannedversionsofprinted works.ACourseSmarte-bookincludessomeneatfunctions,likesearchcapabilityand digit

33、alnote-taking,butforthemostpart,ithasfewadvantagesoveratraditionaltextbook otherthanweightandprice.(CourseSmartbooksusuallycostlessthanhalfthepriceofa newprintedbook.)FThatswhereacompanylikeInklingcomesin.Inkling,a20-personSanFranciscostartup, anditscompetitorsincludingNewYorkCitysScrollMotionarewor

34、kingwiththetextbookpublisherstobringtheirbooksontotheiPad,iPhone,andotherfuturedevices.Theaim,saysInklingsMaclnnis,istoharnessalltheadvantagesofamultitouch,Web-enabledslate.Thatmeanschemistrystudentswontjustseeanillustrationofa benzene(苯)molecule;theyllspinandrotateathree-dimensionalmodelofone.Biolo

35、gy studentswontjustreadaboutthecardiovascularsystem;theyllseevideoofabeating heart,narratedbyaworld-classheartsurgeon.GInteractivity,though,isonlypartofthestory.Bringingtextsontoadigitalplatform providesanopportunitytomakethebookassocialastheclassroom.WithInklings technology,forinstance,astudentcanc

36、hoosetofollowanothers“notestream”,orviewa heatmapoftheclasssmost-highlightedpassages.Professorsgetreal-timeinformationon howmuchofthereadingassignmenttheclassactuallydid,orwhetheraparticularreview problemistrippinguplargenumbersofstudents.Allthatcomesontopofthecost savings:eventheseadvanceddigitalte

37、xtbookswillcostlessthantheirprintequivalents(withmostoftheminthe$99range)andsomewillevencome“unbundled”,allowing studentstobuytheindividualchapterstheyneedmostforasmallfractionofthecostofafulltextbook.HTextbookpublishersstandtolosesomerevenueifindividualchapterpurchasescatchon, buttheyhopetomorethan

38、offset(抵消)thelossbyattractingnewcustomers.Big publisherslikeMcGraw-Hill,Pearson,andCengagearelockedinalongstandingbattleagainsttheused-textbookmarket,whichnowtotalsabout$2.2billion,accordingtoSimba, andfromwhichtheyearnnorevenue.Onlinetextbook-rentalcompanieslikeC offerlowerpricesthanthepublishers,a

39、ndreachawidecustomerbase.Buttraditional publishersthinktechnologywillbetheirsalvation.Theresnosuchthingasa“used”ebook,anddigitaltextbooksarethecenterofawholeecosystemofservicessuchas homework-managementsystemsandvideo-capturetechnologyforrecordinglecturesthat publishershopewillbeprofitable.“Werebeco

40、mingasoftwareservicecompanyinsteadofatextbookcompany,”saysPeterDavis,presidentofMcGraw-HillEducation.IButwhataboutthestudents?Aremanipulablemoleculesjustdigitaleyecandy(中看不中用的东西)orrealimprovementstothelearningprocess?“Technologyisneverthesilverbullet,butitcansometimesbethebullet,”saysDianaRhoten,ane

41、ducationresearcherandcofounderofStartl,whichinvestsininnovativeeducationcompanies.Shenotesthatdifferent studentshavedifferentlearningstyles.Somearejustfinereadingtext,whileothersprefer audiovisualaids,andkinesthetic(动觉的)learnersneedtointeractwithsomething.“Ina digitalbook,Ihaveallofthosetypesavailab

42、letome,”shesays.“Thatishuge.Customizationis goingtohaveagreatimpactonlearning.”AndifitmeansgettinganAinorganicchemistry, paying$500foraniPadseemslikeasmartchoice.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。36.Thattextbooksarestillboughtandsoldastheyvealwaysbeenmeansthatstudentsstill mostlypurchaseink-and-papertextbooksincamp

43、usbookstores.37.TheeconomicsprofessorHaroldElderpre-orderedaniPadbecausehewantedtoexplorethe possibilityofhavingricherlearningexperience.38.Inklinganditscompetitorsareworkingwiththetextbookpublisherstomakefulluseofall theadvantagesoftheiPadandotherdevices.39.Withdigitaltextbooksasthecenterofaserieso

44、fservices,traditionalpublisherslike McGraw-HillEducationwillbecomemorelikesoftwareservicecompanies.40.TheiPadandotherslatesplayanimportantroleinmakingthepublishingindustrysresistance tochangecollapse.41.Comparedwithatraditionaltextbook,aCourseSmarte-bookhashugeadvantagesinweight andprice.42.Differen

45、tstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles,andadigitaltextbookwillmakeallofthe learningtypesavailable.43.Ifindividualchapterpurchasesbecomepopular,textbookpublisherswillprobablylose somerevenue,buttheyhopetoattractnewcustomerstooffsettheloss.44.Digitaltextbooksarealreadyavailable,andtheirsalesareexpectedt

46、oincreasegreatlyby 2015.45.Onebenefitofbringingtextsontoadigitalplatformisthatitcanmakethebookassocialas theclassroom.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B), C)andD).Youshoulddecideonth

47、ebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lookingforanewweightlossplan?Trylivingontopofamountain.Mountainaircontains lessoxygenthanairatloweraltitudes,sobreathingitcausesthehearttobeatfasterandthe bod

48、ytobummoreenergy.Ahandfulofstudieshavefoundthatathletestrainingathighaltitudes tendtoloseweight.DoctorFlorianLippioftheUniversityHospitalofLudwig-MaximiliansUniversityMunichwonderedhowthemountainairwouldaffectoverweightindividualsifthey werentdoinganymorephysicalactivitythanusual.Lippiandhiscolleagu

49、esinvited20overweightmentoanenvironmentalresearchstationabout300metersbelowthesummitofZugspitze,amountainaround2,970metersnearthe Austrianborder.Theywereallowedtoeatasmuchastheyliked.Themenalsogavebloodsothatresearcherscouldtestforhormones(荷尔蒙)linkedtoappetiteandfatness.Attheendof theweek,themen,who

50、semeanweightstartingoutwas105kg,hadlostonaverageabout1.5 kg.Themensbloodpressurealsodropped,whichtheresearchersattributedtoweightlost.Exactlywhatcausedtheweightlossisuncertain.Lossofappetiteiscommonathigheraltitudes,andindeedthemenatesignificantlylessthanusual-about700caloriesfewerperday. Lippialson

51、otesthatbecausetheirconsumptionwasbeingrecorded,theymayhavebeenmoreself-consciousaboutwhattheyate.Regardless,eatinglessaccountsforjust1kgofthe1.5kglost,saysLippi.Hethinkstheincreasedmetabolic(新陈代谢的)rate,whichwasmeasured, alsocontributedtoweightlossbutcannotseparatethedifferenteffectswiththegivendata

52、.Appetitelossathighaltitudescouldcertainlybekey,notesDamianBailey,aphysiologist attheUniversityofGlamorgan,UK,whorecentlylost11kgduringa3-monthexpeditiontotheAndesinChile.Unfortunately,fortheaveragepersontheresnotreatmentthatcanresemblelivingathigh altitude,saysLippi.Theonlyalternativeisahypobaricch

53、amber,whichexposessubjectsto lowoxygenandisntpracticalasatherapy.Hesays,half-jokingly,“iffatpeopleplantheir holidays,theymightnotgotothesea,butmaybetothemountains.”注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46.Whatcontributesthemosttoonesheartrates,accordingtothefirstparagraph?A)Ourbodyweight.C)Theratesofourbreathing.B)Thec

54、onsumptionofenergy.D)Theamountofoxygenprovided.47.Hormonesaretestedintheresearchbecausetheycanaffect.A)onesbodyweightC)oneswayoflivingB)onesbloodpressureD)onesmetabolicrate48.Whatwasfoundaboutthe20overweightmenintheprocessoftheresearch? A)Theycontrolledwhattoeatself-consciously.B)Theytookinmuchfewer

55、caloriesthanusual.C)Theylostappetitebecauseoflackofphysicalactivity.D)Theywereprovidedwithahealthierdietthanbefore.49.WhydoesDamianBaileyagreewiththeideaofappetitelossathighaltitudes? A)HeexperimentedwiththenewweightlossplanintheAndes.B)HefoundnootherreasonsforhislossofweightintheAndes.C)Heresearche

56、dtherelatedsubjectintheAndes.D)HelostmuchweightinthehighaltitudeAndes.50.Lippitalksaboutthewayoflosingweightbyspendingholidaysonmountainswith . A)casualness B)inaccuracy C)uncertainty D)confidencePassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therightwingcommentatorsperspectiveonpovertyistha

57、titsdowntoafailureofwill: putyourmindtoit,hardenyourresolveandyoullswiftlyimproveyourluck.Asatypicalleftwingliberal,Ithinkthisviewofpovertyisnonsense.Butrecentresearchalmostmademe spillmybreakfastovermysweater:willpower,itseems,isattheheartoftheissue.Regularreadersofthiscolumnwillknowthetheorythatwi

58、llpowerisanexhaustiveresource: resistingtemptationexertsa“psychic(精神)cost”,temporarilyreducingyourreservesofselfdiscipline.Studiessuggestthesamegoesforanykindof“trade-off(权衡)thinking”,whichleadstothestrikinghypothesisresearchershavebeentesting:thatbeingpoormakesthose psychiccostsfarmoreweighty.Pover

59、ty,astheanalystJamieHolmesputitintheNewRepublic, meansmakingmoretrade-offsandresistingmoretemptations-drainingtheverywillpowerpeoplemighthaveusedtoliftthemselvesoutofit.Nobodyexceptthemostout-of-touchbillionaireneedstellingthathavinglessmoney meansmakingpainfulsacrifices.Butcombiningthiswiththeexhau

60、stivewillpowertheorysuggestsabittertwist:thatmakingthosesacrificesmakesyoulesscapableofdoingthethings. ThePrincetoneconomistDeanSpearshadhisresearchersshowupinIndianvillages,offeringadiscountdealonsoap,thenadministeringtestsofself-control.Forthepoorestpeople,just consideringwhethertotakethesoapdealp