2023年大学英语四级模拟题五含答案

大学英语四级模拟题五PartI Writing (25minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed25minutestowriteanessayentitledTheUseofCellPhonesinClass.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:目前大学生几乎人人均有手机，且手机旳功能越来越强大。上学时，也有学生用手机。谈谈你旳见解。PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1. A)Fivelessons.

B)Threelessons.

C)Twelvelessons.

D)Fifteenlessons.

2. A)Inarestaurant.

B)Attheirhome.

C)Onastreet.

D)Inahotelroom.

3. A)Avisitor.

B)Areporter.

C)Astudent.

D)Alecturer.

4. A)Buyaticketfortheteno’clock. B)Askthemantochangetheticketforher.C)Gototheairportimmediately. D)Switchtoadifferentflight.

5. A)Helpthecompaniesrecruitgraduatestudents.

B)Stayatschoolallthework.

C)Designsomeadsforhercollege.

D)Applyforajobinoneofthecompanies.

6. A)It’snotashardasexpected.

B)It’stootoughforsomestudents.

C)It’smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.

D)It’sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.

7. A)Thewomanrejectedtheman’sapology.

B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman’soffer.

C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

D)Themanhadhurtthewoman’sfeelings.

8. A)Choosesomestoriesforthechildren.

B)Leavethechildrenathome.

C)Letthechildrenchoosebythemselves.

D)Letthechildrentakesometoyswiththem.ConversationOne9. A)Searchingforreferencematerial. B)Watchingafilmofthe1930s. C)Writingacoursebook. D)Lookingforajobinamoviestudio.10. A)It’stooabroadtocopewith. B)It’scontroversial. C)It’sabitoutdated. D)It’soflittlepracticalvalue.11. A)Attheendoftheonlinecatalogue. B)Atthereferencedesk. C)IntheNewYorkTimes. D)IntheReader’sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.ConversationTwo12. A)Itwasaboutalittleanimal.B)Ittookhersixyearstowrite.C)Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.D)Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.13. A)Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.B)Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.C)Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.D)Shecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes.14. A)Thecharacters.B)Herideas.C)Thereaders.D)Herlifeexperiences.15. A)Shedoesn’treallyknowwheretheyoriginated.B)Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.C)Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.D)Theygrewoutofherlonghoursofthinking.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne16. A)Almondscanbesoldatahigherprice. B)Hewantstogetthesubsidyfromthegovernment. C)Itneedsfewerworkerstoharvestalmonds.D)Hecangethigheryieldsandearnmoremoney.17. A)Manyworkersswitchtootherhigh-payingjobs. B)Theareaoffruitplantsismuchbiggerthanbefore. C)Manyworkersareillduetoanepidemic. D)ManyworkersgotootherstatesintheUS.18.A)TheUSwillimportmorefarmproducefromothercountriesunderthecurrentsituation. B)ThegovernmentwilltryitsbesttohelpthefarmersinCalifornia. C)TheUShassentbackalotofworkersfromMexico.D)MorecheaperfarmworkerswillcometotheUSthisautumnduetothegovernment’seffort.PassageTwo19. A)Mostofthemwerecriminalsfromforeigncountries. B)Theywereveryindependentandbrave. C)Theyhadtofighttogetherinordertoexist. D)Theirbiggestthreatcamefromthewildanimals.20. A)Theyscatteredonthegreatlands. B)Theyweretoobusytohelpothers. C)Theirsenseofvaluechanged. D)Theirpopulationthinnedduetodisease.21. A)Gettingasickstrangertothehospital. B)Holdingapartytowelcomeanewcomerinacompany. C)Helpingpoorpeopletopayfortheirrent. D)Ignoringacarthatbreaksdownonthehighway.PassageThree22. A)Hisbranchisassignedtodoanunpleasantjob. B)Hisbranchissufferingfinanciallossduetostealing. C)Hefeelsover-stressedabouthiswork. D)Hedoesn’thaveenoughmoneytoequiphisbranch.23. A)Theywanttogetmoneyfromit. B)Theyareforcedtodoit. C)Theyintendtoarousepublic. D)Theyfeelitisfun.24. A)Havingchildrenworkasstoredetectives. B)Installingclosed-circuittelevision. C)Fixingalarmsinsomesecretplaces. D)Reducingthenumberofexits.25. A)Itreducesthenumberofshoplifting. B)Itworriesthecustomerswhobuynothing. C)Itdecreasesthenumberofcustomers. D)Itmakesthepricesofproductsdown.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Moreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.The26atwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis27.Between1920and1960bigcitiesin28increasedtwoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.Thesheersizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsovery29signsoftroubleinthecomparisonofpercentageofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeopleworkinginindustry,duringthe30centurycitiesgrewasaresultofthegrowthofindustry.InEurope,theproportionofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatofthe31workinginfactories.Now,however,the32isalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyindustrializedworld.Thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesis33thepercentageworkinginindustry.Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannotpayfortheirgrowth.Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlivethere,letalonethenewarrivals.Therehasbeenlittle34tobuildwatersuppliesorotherfacilities.Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment,agrowth35hopelessanddespairingparentsandstarvingchildren.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Morethanfortythousandreaderstoldusthattheylookedforinclosefriendships,whattheyexpectedoffriends,whattheywerewillingtogivein___36____,andhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththequalityoftheirfriendships.Theresultsgivelittlecomforttosocialcritics. Friendshipappearstobea___37____formofhumanbonding.Unlikemarriageorthetiesthatbindparentsandchildren,itisnotdefinedorregulatedbylaw.Unlikeothersocialrolesthatweareexpectedto____38___—ascitizens,employees,membersofprofessionalsocietiesandother____39___—ithasitsownprinciple,whichisto___40____feelingsofwarmth,trust,love,andaffectionbetweentwopeople. ThesurveyonfriendshipappearedintheMarch___41____ofPsychologyToday.Thefindings____42___thatissuesoftrustandbetrayal（背叛）arecentraltofriendship.Theyalsosuggestthatourreadersdonot___43____forfriendsonlyamongthosewhoaremostlikethem,butfindmanywhodifferinrace,religion,andethnic（种族旳）___44____.Arguablythemostimportant___45____thatemergesfromthedata,however,isnotsomethingthatwefound—butwhatwedidnot.A)acting B)return C)unique D)cooperativeE)look F)especially G)conclusion H)organizationsI)confirm J)promote K)projects L)backgroundM)issue N)technology O)playSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith10statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoutoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.MediaSelectionforAdvertisementsA)Afterdeterminingthetargetaudienceforaproductorservice,advertisingagenciesmustselecttheappropriatemediafortheadvertisement.Wediscussherethemajortypesofmediausedinadvertising.Wefocusourattentiononseventypesofadvertising:television,newspapers,radio,magazines,out-of-home,Internet,anddirectmail.B)Televisionisanattractivemediumforadvertisingbecauseitdeliversmassaudiencestoadvertisers.WhenyouconsiderthatnearlythreeoutoffourAmericanshaveseenthegameshowWhoWantstoBeaMillionaire?Youcanunderstandthepoweroftelevisiontocommunicatewithalargeaudience.Whenadvertiserscreateabrand,forexample,theywanttoimpressconsumerswiththebrandanditsimage.Televisionprovidesanidealvehicleforthistypeofcommunication.Buttelevisionisanexpensivemedium,andnotalladvertiserscanaffordtouseit.C)Television'sinfluenceonadvertisingisfourfold.First,narrowcastingmeansthattelevisionchannelsareseenbyanincreasinglynarrowsegmentoftheaudience.TheGolfChannel,forinstance,iswatchedbypeoplewhoplaygolf.HomeandGardenTelevisionisseenbythoseinterestedinhouseholdimprovementprojects.Thus,audiencesaresmallerandmorehomogeneous(具有共同特点旳)thantheyhavebeeninthepast.Second,thereisanincreaseinthenumberoftelevisionchannelsavailabletoviewers,andthus,advertisers.Thishasalsoresultedinanincreaseinthesheernumberofadvertisementstowhichaudiencesareexposed.Third,digitalrecordingdevicesallowaudiencemembersmorecontroloverwhichcommercialstheywatch.Fourth,controloverprogrammingisbeingpassedfromthenetworkstolocalcableoperatorsandsatelliteprogrammers.D)Aftertelevision,themediumattractingthenextlargestannualadrevenueisnewspapers.TheNewYorkTimes,whichreachesanationalaudience,accountsfor$1billioninadrevenueannually.Ithasincreaseditsnationalcirculation(发行量)by40%andisnowavailableforhomedeliveryin168cities.Locally,newspapersarethelargestadvertisingmedium.E)Newspapersarealessexpensiveadvertisingmediumthantelevisionandprovideawayforadvertiserstocommunicatealonger,moredetailedmessagetotheiraudiencethantheycanthroughtelevision.Givennewproductiontechniques,advertisementscanbeprintedinnewspapersinabout48hours,meaningnewspapersarealsoaquickwayofgettingthemessageout.Newspapersareoftenthemostimportantformofnewsforalocalcommunity,andtheydevelopahighdegreeofloyaltyfromlocalreaders.F)Advertisingonradiocontinuestogrow.Radioisoftenusedinconjunctionwithoutdoorbillboards(广告牌)andtheInternettoreachevenmorecustomersthantelevision.Advertisersarelikelytouseradiobecauseitisalessexpensivemediumthantelevision,whichmeansadvertiserscanaffordtorepeattheiradsoften.Internetcompaniesarealsoturningtoradioadvertising.Radioprovidesawayforadvertiserstocommunicatewithaudiencemembersatalltimesoftheday.Consumerslistentoradioontheirwaytoschoolorwork,atwork,onthewayhome,andintheeveninghours.G)Twomajorchanges—satelliteandInternetradio—willforceradioadvertiserstoadapttheirmethods.Bothoftheseradioformsallowlistenerstotuneinstationsthataremoredistantthanthelocalstationstheycouldreceiveinthepast.Asaresult,radiowillincreasinglyattracttargetaudienceswholivemanymilesapart.H)Newsweeklies,women’stitles,andbusinessmagazineshaveallseenincreasesinadvertisingbecausetheyattractthehigh-endmarket.Magazinesarepopularwithadvertisersbecauseofthenarrowmarketthattheydeliver.Abroadcastmediumsuchasnetworktelevisionattractsalltypesofaudiencemembers,butmagazineaudiencesaremorehomogeneous.IfyoureadSportsIllustrated,forexample,youhavemuchincommonwiththemagazine’sotherreaders.Advertisersseemagazinesasanefficientwayofreachingtargetaudiencemembers.I)Advertiserusingtheprintmedia-magazinesandnewspaperswillneedtoadapttotwomainchanges.First,theInternetwillbringlargeraudiencestolocalnewspapers.Theseaudienceswillbemorediverseandgeographicallydispersed（分散）thaninthepast.Second,advertiserswillhavetounderstandhowtouseanincreasingnumberofmagazinesfortheirtargetaudiences.Althoughsomemagazineswillmaintainnationalaudiences,alargenumberofmagazineswillentertainnarroweraudiences.J)Out-of-homeadvertising,alsocalledplace-basedadvertising,hasbecomeanincreasinglyeffectivewayofreachingconsumers,whoaremoreactivethaneverbefore.Manyconsumerstodaydonotsitathomeandwatchtelevision.Usingbillboards,newsstands,andbussheltersforadvertisingisaneffectivewayofreachingtheseon-the-goconsumers.Moreconsumerstravellongerdistancestoandfromwork,whichalsomakesout-of-homeadvertisingeffective.Technologyhaschangedthenatureofthebillboardbusiness,makingitamoreeffectivemediumthaninthepast.Usingdigitalprinting,billboardcompaniescanprintabillboardin2hours,comparedwith6dayspreviously.Thisallowsadvertisersmorevarietyinthetypesofmessagestheycreatebecausetheycanchangetheirmessagesmorequickly.K)Asconsumersbecomemorecomfortablewithonlineshopping,advertiserswillseektoreachthismarket.AsconsumersgetmoreoftheirnewsandinformationfromtheInternet,theabilityoftelevisionandradiotogetthewordouttoconsumerswilldecrease.ThechallengetoInternetadvertisersistocreateadsthataudiencemembersremember.L)Internetadvertisingwillplayamoreprominentroleinorganizations'advertisinginthenearfuture.Internetaudiencestendtobequitehomogeneous,butsmall.Advertiserswillhavetoadjusttheirmethodstoreachtheseaudiencesandwillhavetoadapttheirpersuasivestrategiestotheonlinemediumaswell.M)Afinaladvertisingmediumisdirectmail,whichusesmailingstoconsumerstocommunicateaclient'smessage.Directmailincludesnewsletters,postcardsandspecialpromotions.Directmailisaneffectivewaytobuildrelationshipswithconsumers.Formanybusinesses,directmailisthemosteffectiveformofadvertising.46.Televisionisanattractiveadvertisingmediuminthatithaslargeaudiences.47.ThechallengetoInternetadvertisersistocreateadsthatareeasytoremember.48.Comparedwithtelevision,newspapersasanadvertisingmediumconveymoredetailedmessages.49.Magazinesareseenbyadvertisersasanefficientwaytoreachtargetaudiences.50.Advertisingonradiocontinuestogrowbecauseitprovideseasyaccesstoconsumers.51.Out-of-homeadvertisinghasbecomemoreeffectivebecauseconsumerstravelmorenowthanever.52.WiththeincreaseinthenumberofTVchannels,thenumberofTVadspeoplecanseehasincreased.53.Newspaperranksthesecondamongallthemediawhichattractannualadrevenue.54.Directmailisaneffectiveformofadvertisingforbusinessestodeveloprelationshipswithconsumers.55.Internetadvertiserswillhavetoadjusttheirmethodstoreachaudiencesthattendtobequitehomogeneous,butsmall.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage. InBritainthereisaNationalHealthService(NHS)whichispaidforbytaxesandNationalInsurance,andingeneralpeopledonothavetopayformedicaltreatment.Everypersonisregisteredwithadoctorinhisorherlocalarea,knownasageneralpractitioner(全科医生)orGP.ThismeansthattheirnamesareontheGP’slist,andtheymaymakeanappointmenttoseethedoctorormaycallthedoctorouttovisitthemiftheyareill.Peoplesometimesdohavetopaypartofthecostofdrugsthatthedoctorprescribes.GPsaretrainedingeneralmedicinebutarenotspecialistsinanyparticularsubject.Ifapatientneedstoseeaspecialistdoctor,theymustfirstgototheirGPandthentheGPwillmakeanappointmentforthepatienttoseeaspecialistatahospitalorclinic. AlthougheveryoneinBritaincanhavefreetreatmentundertheNHS,itisalsoimpossibleforhimtohavetreatmentdoneprivately,forwhichhehastopay.Somepeoplehaveprivatehealthinsurancetohelpthempayforprivatetreatment.UndertheNHS,peoplewhoneedtogotohospitalmayhavetowaitforalongtimeonawaitinglistfortheirtreatment.Anyonewhoisveryillcancallanambulance（救护车）andgettakentohospitalforfreeurgentmedicaltreatment.AmbulancesareafreeserviceinBritain.56. InBritain,theNationalHealthServicerefersto____________. A)alocalhospital B)amedicinesupplier C)amedicalcaresystem D)aninsurancecompany57. UndertheNationalHealthService,Britishcitizens_________. A)areallregisteredwithageneralpractitioner B)donotneedtobuyprivatehealthinsurance C)canonlygotoseeageneralpractitioner D)cannotcallinageneralpractitioner58. Peoplebuyprivatehealthinsuranceinorderto___________. A)payfortheambulanceservice B)receivefreeurgenttreatment C)seeageneralpractitioner D)haveprivatetreatment59. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A)PeopleinBritaindonothavetopayforanykindofmedicalcare. B)PeopleinBritainmaywaitlongfortheirfreemedicaltreatment. C)InBritainyouhavetopayforambulanceservice. D)Britishprivatemedicalinsuranceisfree.60. Whatisthispassagemainlyabout? A)PrivatemedicalcareinBritain. B)Rolesofgeneralpractitioners. C)Taxesandfreemedicalcare. D)HealthservicesinBritain.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage. ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学). Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw,”whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays. MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”61. “…Oldissuddenlyin”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans“______________”. A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstuden