英语四级考试模拟真题及答案

1、 集团文献版本号：（M928-T898-M248-WU2669-I2896-DQ586-M1988） 集团文献版本号：（M928-T898-M248-WU2669-I2896-DQ586-M1988）英语四级CET考试真题预测及答案6月英语四级(CET-4)考试真题预测及答案(word版)总分：100分 及格：60分 考试时间：120分Part I Writing（30 minutes）(1)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Free Admi

2、ssion to museums . you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1. 越来越多的博物馆免费开放的目的是什么？2. 也会带来某些问题3. 你的见解Part II （30 minutes）(1)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choo

3、se the best answer from the four choices marked A,B,C )and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.How Do You See DiversityAs a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview

4、, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise.He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided

5、 to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasnt until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadnt known at the time of the interview was Opt the candidates “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderst

6、anding. He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting (避开) your eyes.“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”Many of us have h

7、ad similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.Hire AdvantageAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming

8、more difficult, employers who can eliminate invalid biases (偏见) from the process have a distinct advantage. My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots. A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make.“Duri

9、ng my Mindsets coaching session, I was taught how to recruit a diversified workforce. I recruited people from different cultures and skill sets. The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to build up the company. When the real estate teethes began to change, it was because

10、we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to say in the real estate market much longer than others in the same profession.”Blinded by GenderDale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervising a diverse workforce. “Through one of the sessions, I discovered my personal bia

11、s,” he recalls. “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person, and being open to differences.” In his case, the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.“I had a management position open in toy department; and the two finalists were a man and a woman. lied I not attended t

12、his workshop, I would have automatically assume(2)Tiffanys misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from(3)What is becoming essential in the course of economic globalization according to the author(4)What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC(5)After one of the workshops, account executive Dale realiz

13、ed that.(6)What did Dale think of Mindsets LLCs workshop(7)How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chinese-American employees request for leave(8)Doug felt _ when he realized that his assumption was wrong.(9)After attending Mindsets workshops, the participants came to know the importance of _ to th

14、eir business.(10)When we view people as individuals and get rid of stereotypes, we can achieve diversity and benefit from the _ .Part III(1)She expected more people at her party.BShe enjoys entertaining small children.CShe threw a surprise party for her friend.DShe has always enjoyed great popularit

15、y.(2)AThey are not used to living in a cold place.BThey feel lucky to live in Florida.CThey are going to have a holiday.DThey have not booked their air tickets yet.(3)AHe was pleased to get the medal.BHe was very courageous.CHe used to be a firefighter.DHe was accused of causing a fire.(4)AMake a pr

16、ofitable investment.BBuy a new washing machine.CGet parts for the machine from Japan.DHave the old washing machine fixed.(5)AHe is pleased with his exciting new job.BHe finds the huge workload unbearable.CHe finds his office much too big for him.DHe is not to excited about his new position.(6)AThe w

17、oman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.BThe man has no idea what the right thing to do is.CThe woman doesnt know how to get to the party.DThe man offers to drive the woman to the party.(7)ADrawing up a business plan.BDiscussing a term paper.CFinalizing a contract.DReviewing a co-authored article

18、.(8)AShe ordered some paper.BShe had the printer repaired.CShe chatted online with a friend.DShe filled in an application form.(9)Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.(10)AShe passed away years ago.BShe used to work as a model.CShe has been working at a clinic.DShe ha

19、s been seriously It for years.(11)AShe has made lots of money as a doctor.BShe is going to take care of her old dad.CShe has never got on with her father.DShe is kind and generous by nature.(12)AHo dines out with his wife every weekend.BHe is excellent but looks bad-tempered.CHe does not care about

20、his appearance.DHe is not quite popular with his patients.(13)Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.(14)ASend a service engineer to do the repairs.BConsult her boss about the best solution.CPass the mans order to the right person.DSolve the problem at her companys cost

21、.(15)Aideal.BTemporary.CPartial.DCreative.(16)Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard.(17)AThey can harm nearby plants.BThey may catch some disease.CThey fight each other for food.DThey may pollute the environment(18)APlace the food on warmer spots.BUse prepared feed mix

22、tures only.CAvoid using any contaminated foodDContinue the feeding till it gets warm.(19)Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.(20)AShe made him apologize.BShe readily forgave him.CShe broke up with him.DShe refused to answer his calls.(21)ABuy hose new set of tires.BHelp c

23、lean her apartment.CLend her his batteries.DMove furniture for her.(22)Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.(23)AHe always boasts about his rich father.BHe will grow up to be good for nothing.CHe has too much to know the value of things.DHe is too young to manage his inher

24、ited property.(24)AShe wants Amanda to get professional careBShe has no experience in raising children.CShe wants to show off her wealth.DShe has no time to do it herself.(25)AThe lifestyle depicted in Hollywood movies.BThe worship of money, beauty and pleasure.CThe attention the media focuses on th

25、em.DThe pursuing of perfection in performance.(26)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numb

26、ered from 36 to 43 with theexact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is re

27、ad for the third time, you should check what you have written.Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth） （25 minutes）(1)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the

28、passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions

29、 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments _47_ it. They find the writing process _48_ and difficult.How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write

30、 in it English. with its rich vocabulary. being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50 mansion and never leaving one small room. When I meet students who think they cant write, I knots, as a teacher my _51_ is to show them the rest of the rooms. My task is to build fluency while providi

31、ng the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to _52_ the moral and emotional development of my students.One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done just like exercise; just as muscles

32、grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and _54_ after only a few weeks of journal writing.Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students p

33、ractice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and _55_ lives. They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel,a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step _56_ to

34、fluency, eloquence (雄辩), and command of language.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth） （25 minutes）(1)The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many

35、 top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton

36、, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there arent comparable fabrics that can just replace what youre doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually

37、 indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for you

38、ng green entrepreneurs (公司家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New sustainable special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to anno

39、unce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional (过渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.Some analysts (分析师) fl are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are

40、even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that Im aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, sh

41、es on the hunt for “cute stuff that isnt too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isnt yet on her mind. Butthanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliersone day it will be.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。(2)According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic i

42、s that.(3)We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion.(4)What is Natalie Hormillas attitude toward ecofashion(5)What does the author think of green fashion(6)Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand (缕) of hair, a technique t

43、hat could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims.The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in peoples hair.“Youre what you eat and drink, and thats recorded in your hair,” said Thure Ceiling, a geologist at the University o

44、f Utah.While U.S. diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable, but traces of both elements are also present as heavier iso

45、topes (同位素). The heaviest rain falls first. As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct

46、a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerlings team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy or the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.They were able to accu

47、rately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems.“Its not good for pinpointing (精拟定位),” Ceding said. “Its good for eliminating many possibilities.”Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman w

48、hose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and several strands of hair.When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death, she moved about

49、every two months.She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.“Its still a substantial area,” Park said. “But it narrows it way down for me.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。(7)What does the author mean by “Youre what you eat an

50、d drink” (Line1, Para.3)(8)What is said about the rainfall in Americas West(9)What did Cerlings team produce in their research(10)What is the practical value of Cerlings research完型填空(1)Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japans car-makers. Hes young, successful executive at an Internet-se

51、rvices company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable _. He used to own Toyotas Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses _ subways and trains. “Its not inconveient at all,” he says. _, “having a car is so 20th century.”Suda reflects a worrisome _ in Japan; the automobile is losing its emo

52、tional appeal, _ among the young, who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. _ mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, everything in between is _. Last year sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent _ you dont count the mini-car market. There have been _ one-year drop

53、s in other nations: sales in germany fell 9 percent in _ a tax increase. But experts say Japan is _ in that sales have been decreasing steadily _ time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in .Alarmed by this state of _, the Japan Automobile Manufacturer

54、s Association (JAMA_ a comprehensive study of the market in . it found that a _ wealth gap, demographic (人口构造) changes and _ lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their _ longer, replace their cars with smaller ones _ give up car ownership altogether. JAMA _ a further sales decline of 1.2 pe

55、rcent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer, further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is _.(2)AmostlyCoccasionallyBpartiallyDrarely(3)AThereforeCOtherwiseBBesidesDConsequently(4)AdriftCcurrentBtideDtrend(5)AremarkablyCspeciallyBessentiallyDparticularl

56、y(6)AWhileCWhenBBecauseDSince(7)AsurgingCslippingBstretchingDshaking(8)AunlessCasBifDafter(9)AlowerCbroaderBslighterDlarger(10)Aliable toCthanks toBin terms ofDin view of(11)AuniqueCmysteriousBsimilarDstrange(12)AoverConBagainstDbehind(13)AmessCgrowthBboomDdecay(14)AproceededClaunchedBrelievedDrevis

57、ed(15)AquickeningCstrengtheningBwideningDlengthening(16)AaverageCabundantBmassiveDgeneral(17)AlabelsCvehiclesBcyclesDdevices(18)AorCbutBuntilDthen(19)AconcludesCreckonsBpredictsDprescribes(20)AdistantCtemporaryBlikelyDimmediatePart VI Translation （5 minutes）(1)Soon after he transferred to the new sc

58、hool.Ali found that he had_ (很难跟上班里的同窗) in math and English.(2)If she had returned an hour earlier, Mary _(就不会被大雨淋着了).(3)It is said that those who are stressed or working overtime are_ (更有也许增长体重).(4)(诸多人没故意识到的)_ is that Simon is a lover of sports, and football in particular.(5)The study shows that t

59、he poor functioning of the human body is _(与缺少锻炼密切有关).答案和解析Part I Writing（30 minutes）(1) :It is well known that a museum is a building to display a collection of artistic,historical,cultural or military objects. undoubtedly museums can have a variety of purposes in the city; I think two roles the mu

60、seums play can illustrate they areworth visiting. Now we talk about how to fund a museum. A museum can never be considered as a financial burden to society. I suggest that the Government should invest a small amount of money on advertisements for the museums in the city. For example, ads of the muse