大学英语四级模拟题八含答案

大学英语四级模拟题八PartIListeningComprehension(35’)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversationsand1longconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。1.A)Atouristguide.B)Atravelagent.C)Areceptionist.D)Aclerkinaticketoffice.2.A)PaulusuallyfliestoJapanwithBetty.B)Paulchangedhismindatthelastminute.C)PaulpersuadedBettytochangehermind.D)PaulplannedtogotoJapanwithBettybysea.3.A)HethinksaportableDVDwouldbeanicegift.B)HethinkshewillgiveheranewportableDVDforherbirthday.C)HethinkstheyshouldbuyaDVDplayer.D)HethinkshermotherneedsanewDVDplayer.4.A)Sendane-mailtoMr.JohnsonwithoutdelayforMr.Davis.B)AskTomtosendane-mailtoMr.Johnsonatonce.C)Photocopythereportrightaway.D)Asksomeonetosendane-mailtoMr.Johnsonimmediately.5.A)About40minutes.B)Aboutanhour.C)Morethan40minutes.D)Morethananhour.6.A)Ataparty.B)Inahotel.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inanoffice.7.A)AskhisroommateaboutDr.Leeandhislatestbooks.B)AskhisroommatewhereshecanbuyacopyofDr.Lee'snewbook.C)AskhisroommatehowtogetintouchwithDr.Lee.D)AskhisroommateifshecanhavehisextracopyofDr.Lee'snewbook.8.Theyareclosefriends.B)Theyarecousins.C)Theyaretwins.D)Theyaredesk-mates.9.A)Georgesurvivedanaccident.B)Georgeboughtanewcarforhiswife.C)George'swifegotinjuredinanaccident.D)Georgewaskilledinanaccident.10.A)Sheneverdoesextrawork.B)Sheenjoysherjobverymuch.C)Shedoesn'tminddoingalotofworkforothers.D)Shedoesn'tcarehowmuchworkshedoesaslongasshecankeepherjob.Questions11to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.11.A)He

finds

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afford

the

rent

all

by

himself.B)He

feels

lonely

living

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theapartment

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hisroommate.12.A)The

carpet

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snow.13.A)He

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man.B)Split

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place.15.A)Fixingahouse.B)Rentingahouse.C)Sharingtherentofthehouse.D)Findinganotherhouse.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Lackofconfidence.B)Lackofintelligence.C)Carelessness.D)Absent-mindedness.17.A)Helacksconfidenceinfrontofhisclass.B)Hesometimesforgetswhatheistalkingaboutinthemiddleofasentence.C)Heconstantlyfailstokeephisappointments.D)Hesometimesforgetstotakemeals.18.A)Toaccompanyhischildrenonatrainride.B)Tohaveaholidaywithchildrenonthebeach.C)Totakehischildrentovisitafriendofhisinaseasidetown.D)Tostayhomeandtakecareofhischildren.19.A)Heforgotwherehewasgoing.B)Heforgothisfriend'saddress.C)Heforgottotellhiswifewherehewasgoing.D)Heforgottotakethetrainticketswithhim.20.A)Hecouldn'tfindthepieceofpaperhiswifegavehim.B)Hecouldn'tfindhischildrenatthestation.C)Heforgotthephonenumberofhishome.D)Thetrainhadalreadygone.Questions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.A)Inthe1950'sinthesouthernUnitedSates.B)Inthe1960'sinGreatBritain.C)Inthe1870'sinAfrica.D)Inearly20thcenturyinSouthAmerica.22.A)Itwouldlastalongtime.B)Itwouldbecomeaworldwidelanguage.C)Itwouldonlybepopularamongtheblackpeople.D)Itwasjustabrieffashion.23.A)ItwasfirstbroughttoAmericafromAfricabytheblackslaves.B)ItcamefromEuropeanfolksongs.C)Itisperformedbywhitemusiciansandthesongsusuallytellasadstory.D)Ithasastrongrhythm.24.A)Itislightandeasytocarry.B)Ithasapowerfulvolume.C)Itcanbeplayedbythesingerwhileheorsheissinging.D)Itproducesafinemelody.25.A)Radiosandhotelsaroundtheworldoftenplayrock-and-rollmusic.B)Theinventionoftheelectricguitarchangedpeople'sattitudetowardsmusic.C)Popmusicenjoysalongerandwiderpopularitythanclassicalmusic.D)Rock-and-rollsingersareworshipedbyfansallovertheworld.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。Atpresent,therearemorethan1,000KFCrestaurantsinChina,andtheyareincreasingatan26.________rateof200.AnewKFCrestaurantopenseveryotherday.WesterncounterpartMcDonald’salsocontinuesto27.________itspremises.Having28.________onthemainlandintheearly1990s,McDonald’shasmorethan600restaurantsinnearly100cities.AlthoughtherehavebeenfewergoldenarchesinAmerica,its29.________country,inthepasttwoyears,China’sMcDonald’shave30.________atarateof100restaurantsperyear.Thetotal31.________offastfoodrestaurantsinChinanow32.________at180billionRMB,andKFCandMcDonald’s33.________foreightpercent.Whatkindofmagichasbroughtthemsuch34.________inChinaHowdotheysustaingrowthratesTheirstandardizedbusinessoperationapart,thekeyis35.________inter-culturalmanagement.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10’)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。36.Shewasaskedto________thepassageintoaparagraph.A)shortB)changeC)condenseD)make37.ThereismuchIenjoyaboutthechangingseasons,butmyfavoritetimeisthe________fromfalltowinter.A)transactionB)stimulationC)transitionD)solution38.Thedirectorgavemehis________thathewoulddoublemypayifIdidmyjobwell.A)statusB)obligationC)certaintyD)assurance39.Einstein'snewtheoryonopticschanged________scientificideasaboutlight.A)classicalB)technicalC)romanticD)molecular40.AlthoughIaskedafewtimes,hedidn't________tomewithanywords.A)respondB)speakC)sayD)answer41.________shouldwegiveuphope.A)OutofthewayC)InthewayB)AllthewayD)Innoway42.Thenews________theChineseFootballTeamhadwonthematchexcitedallofus.A)thatB)whichC)whatD)as43.Ithoughtthathe________mewiththework,buthedidnot.A)wouldhavehelpedC)hadhelpedB)wouldhelpD)helped44.He________thebusinesswhenhewas60.A)retiresfromC)retirestoB)retiredfromD)retiredto45.Mostyoungpeopleare________forpowerandwealth.

A)ambiguousB)ambition

C)elaborate D)ambitious46.Theboysdidn’tknowwhattodoatthatmoment.JustthenTom________agoodidea.A)cameforwardwithC)cameupwithB)camealongwithD)camewithalong47.Althoughthetwoplayersare________inthetenniscourt,theyarereallygoodfriends.A)partnersB)enemiesC)companionsD)rivals48.He’svery________aboutthesuccessofhisresearchingenetics.A)modernB)modifyC)mobileD)modest49.________,thespacemansawtheGreatWallofChina.A)WhileflewinthespaceshipC)Ifflewinthespaceship B)WhileflyinginthespaceshipD)Toflyinthespaceship50.Thetallerthecontainer,________atthebottom.A)thegreaterwillthewaterpressurebeB)thewaterpressurewillbegreaterC)thegreaterwillbethewaterpressureD)greaterthewaterpressurewillbe51.Neitheroftheyoungmenwhohadappliedforapositionintheuniversity________.A)hasbeenacceptedC)wasaccepted B)havebeenacceptedD)wereaccepted52.Lovestoriesdon’t________tomyyoungerbrother.A)appealB)applyC)approveD)appreciate53.Fatherworkeddayandnight________thefamily.A)inordertoB)withC)atalossD)forthesakeof54.Heusually________theusageofthetwosimilarwords.A)troubledB)confusedC)disturbedD)puzzled55.Somepeople________thereislifeonotherplanetwhenseeingUFOs.A)rearB)assumeC)misleadD)enthrallPartIIIReadingComprehension(30’)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceintheblankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheet.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。请在空格内填写单词前的字母选项，不要填写单词。Well,asitturned56.________,Idon’tknoweverything,andI’mreadyto57.________sometimelearning.Iwouldn’twanttopickupwhereIleftoff.I’dliketostartalloveragainasa58.________.Yousee,itisn’tjusttheeducationthat59.________tome.Ihavevisitedadozencollegesinthe60.________twoyears,andcollegelifelooks61.________pleasant.Theyoungpeopleoncampusareallgunghoto(起劲地)getoutandgetatlife.Theydon’t62.________tounderstandtheyarehavingoneofitsbestparts.Heretheyarewithno63.________toanyonebutthemselves,ahundredorathousand64.________friends,teacherstryingtohelpthem,familiesathome65.________forthemtoreturnforChristmastotellallabouttheirtriumphs,threemealsaday-soitisn’tgourmetfood-butyoucan’thaveeverything.A)spendB)responsibilityC)freshmanD)appealsE)ready-madeF)keepingG)nearlyH)lastI)adultJ)refreshesK)outL)beneficialM)waitingN)seemO)extraordinarilySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。Degreesaregreat,butinternshipsmakeadifferenceTraditionally,earningacollegedegreehasbeencauseforcelebration.Formost,theachievementsignaledtheonsetofadulthoodandofferedthepromiseofacareerthatwouldstartinmeremonths,ifnotweeks.Butintoday'sjobmarket,undergraduateswholeaveschoolarmedonlywithadegreemaynotbesofortunate.In2000,morethan1.2millionpeoplereceivedbachelor'sdegreesintheUnitedStates.Thisyear,thatnumberisexpectedtorise30percenttomorethan1.6million,accordingtoestimatesbytheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics.Thathike(突然提高)hasfaroutpacedthecountry'sincreaseinpopulationoverthepastdecade,triplingtheCensusBureau'sprojectedrateofpopulationgrowthoverthesameperiod."Withtheincreasednumberofstudents,ifI'manemployeroramedicalschoolorbusinessschool,findingastudentwhohasagoodGPAisn'tparticularlytoughanymore,"saysDanGomez-Palacio,assistantdirectorofcareerservicesatWestminsterCollegeinMissouri."So,whatisgoingtoseparateyoufromyourpeers"Theanswer:internships(实习).Universityofficialsandemployersalmostuniversallymaintainthatpartakinginaninternship-orseveral,whichsetsastudentapartfromhispeersevenmore-beforegraduationisintegraltofindingmeaningfulemploymentintoday'sseeminglyimpenetrablejobmarket.Morethanever,schoolsacrossthecountryarepushingstudentsofallmajorstowardinternships,andseveralhaveevenaddedthemtotheirgraduationrequirements."Theseinternshipsgivethesestudentsanedgethattheywouldnothaveotherwise,"saysPatriciaCormier,presidentofLongwoodUniversityinVirginia,whichrequiresaninternshipofallgraduates."Italwaysamazesmethathighereducationdidn'tthinkofthissooner.Formeit'sano-brainer.Ifyouaregoingtopositionyourstudentswell,you'vegottogivethemthisexposurebeforetheygraduate."Longwood,withanenrollmentofroughly4,800,saw74percentoftheir2008graduatingclassattainjobswithinsixmonthsofgraduation,despitethefactthatstudentswerethrustintooneoftheworstjobmarketsonrecord.Twoyearsago,officialsatEasternConnecticutStateUniversitydecidedtoinstituteapre-professionalexperiencerequirementforstudents.RhonaFree,vicepresidentofacademicaffairsatEasternConnecticut,saystheschoolwantsnotonlytoeducatestudentsbuttopreparethemfortheirworkinglivesafterschoolthroughexperience-basedlearning."Studentsworry,'ifI'manEnglishmajor,canIgetajob'"shesays."Wewantthemtoknowthatbeforetheyleavehere,theywillhavebeeninasettingthat'slikeonethey'llgotoworkin."Whilesmallerschoolsareabletoensuretheirstudentscanmeettheinternshiprequirementbyformingpartnershipswithlocalcompaniesandworkingone-on-onewithstudentstofacilitatetheirhuntforinternship,thetaskismoredauntingforlargerschools.Findinganemployerbasenearalargeuniversitythatcansupporttheinflux(涌入)ofthousandsofinternsisadaunting,ifnotimpossible,task.Forthatreason,manylargeschoolshaveshiedawayfromrequiringinternshipsbutstilltakepainstomaketheimportanceofworkexperienceknowntotheirstudents.Plus,someprogramswithinlargeinstitutionsdorequireinternships.It'sacommonpracticeinfieldswherepriorworkexperienceisintegraltothehiringprocess,likebusinessandjournalism.ThecollegeofLiberalArtsandSciencesatVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvaniadoesnotrequireinternships,butstudentsareemailedaweeklylistofinternshipopeningsandareconstantlyremindedoftheirimportance.Thecollege'swebsiteevenproclaims:"INTERNSHIPS...don'tleaveVillanovawithoutone."Suchmarketingeffortshavepaidoff.Theschoolhasseena30-percentjumpinenrollmentininternshipsinthepastthreeyearsalone.Sucheffortsarelauded(称赞)bylargeemployersthathireabulkoftheirinterns.AccountinggiantPricewaterhouseCoopers,forinstance,drawsmorethan70percentofitsnewhiresfromitsinternshipprogram."Schoolsthatfocusonaccommodatinginternshipsaspartoftheircoursecurriculumpositiontheirstudentsverywellforfutureemployment,"saysHollyPaul,nationalrecruitingleaderatPricewaterhouseCooper.Recentgraduatedwhoarelistenedtosuchadvicearereapingtherewards.RyanMossman,whograduatedfromBostonCollegewithadegreeinEnglishinMay2009,saidthatalthoughBostonCollegedidnotrequirethathetakeaninternship,theschoolregularlyemphasizedtheirimportance.Afteradiscouragingjobsearchinthemonthsleadinguptohisgraduation,Mossmandecidedaninternshipwasthebest,ifnottheonly,wayforhimtolaunchhiscareer.Insteadofaimlesslysearchingforjobopeningsasheclaimedmanyofhispeersdidaftergraduation,hetookaninternshipatLVMGroup,apublic-relationsfirm,soonaftergraduating.Theinternshipeventuallyledtoafull-timepositionasanassistantaccountexecutivewiththecompany.Meanwhile,hesaysmanyofhisfriendssitathomewiththeirdegrees,waitingforajobtofallintheirlaps."HadInottakenapost-graduationinternship,IthinkI'dbeinthesamepositiontheyare,"hesays.Thegrowthrateofpeoplewhoreceivedbachelor'sdegreeswasthreetimesthatofpopulationoverthesameperiodintheUnitedStates.Nowadays,undergraduateswholeaveschoolonlywithadegreemayhavedifficultyinfindingajob.AcollegeinPennsylvaniaoftenremindsitsstudentsoftheimportanceofinternships.UniversitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesareencouraginginternshipsamongtheirstudentsandsomeevenincludethemintheirgraduationrequirements.Itisverydifficultforlargeuniversitytofindanearbyinternshipbaseforitsstudents.RyanMossmansaidthatalthoughBostonCollegedidnotrequirethathetakeaninternship,theschoolregularlyemphasizedtheirimportance.HollyPaul,arecruitmentofficer,thinkshighlyofthoseuniversitiesthatincludeinternshipsintheircoursecurriculumfortheirstudents'betteremploymentprospects..Inthepast,auniversitydegreeindicatedthearrivalofadulthoodandthebeginningofajobwithinashorttime.It'sacommonpracticeinfieldswherepriorworkexperienceisintegraltothehiringprocess,likebusinessandjournalism.LongwoodUniversityinVirginiarequiresaninternshipofallgraduates.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。PassageOneQuestions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ithasoftenbeensaidbypeopleinvolvedinlanguageteachingthatastudentwhoreallywantstolearnwillsucceedwhateverthecircumstancesareunderwhichhestudies.Itiscertainlytruethatstudentsdolearninunfavorableconditions,anditisalsotruethatstudentsoftensucceedusingmethodsthatexpertshaveconsideredunsatisfactory.Allteacherscanthinkofsomestudentswhoaresignificantlybetterthantheirpeers,anditseemsreasonabletosuggestthatthemotivationofthestudentisperhapsthesinglemostimportantthingthathebringstotheclassroom.Motivationissomekindofinternaldrivethatencouragessomebodytopursueacourseofaction.Itseemstobethecasethatifweperceiveagoalandifthatgoalissufficientlyattractive,wewillbestronglymotivatedtodowhateverisnecessarytoreachthatgoal.Ofcourse,goalsmaybeofmanydifferenttypes.Languagelearnerswhoaremotivatedalsoperceivegoalsofvarioustypes,andherewemightimmediatelymakeadistinctionbetweenshort-termgoalsandlong-termgoals.Long-termgoalsmighthavesomethingtodowithastudent'swishtogetabetterjoborbecomeamemberofthetargetlanguagecommunity.Short-termgoalsmightincludesuchthingsastheurgetopassanend-of-termorend-of-semesterexamorcompleteaunitsuccessfully.Itseemspossibletosuggestthatateacherwillfindastronglymotivatedstudentwithalong-termgoaleasiertoteachthanastudentwhohastostudythelanguagebecauseitisonthecurriculumandwhodoesnothavesuchagoal.Forthelattertypeofstudentshort-termgoalswilloftenbethesourceofanymotivationhehas.76.What'sthepassageaboutA)Thewayofteaching.B)Typesofgoals.C)Motivations. D)Languagelearning.77.WhatisthekeytoasuccessfulstudentaccordingtothepassageA)Circumstances.B)Methods.C)Teachers. D)Motivation.78.WhoiseasiertobetaughttotheteacherA)Ahighly-motivatedstudentwithalong-termgoal.B)Ade-motivatedstudent.C)Astudentwhohastostudybecauseofthecurriculum.D)Astudentwiththeurgetopasstheexam.79.Itseemsthatallthesearefactorsinvolvedinlearningexcept________.A)motivationB)studytechniquesC)learningatmosphereD)personality80.WhoislikelytotalkaboutthesubjectA)ExpertsandauthoritiesconcernedB)LinguistsandlanguageteachersC)PsychologistsandanalystsD)AssessorsandpredictorsPassageTwoQuestions81to85arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ReformoftheChinesebankingsectorhasobviouslybecomefasterasthenationentereditsthirdyearofWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)accession.Thecentralgovernmenthasdecidedonalong-awaitedreformplanforthefourState-ownedcommercialbanks."Before2006(whenChinafullyopensupthebankingsector),ifwedonotimprovethecomprehensivecompetitivenessofChinesebanks,especiallythefourState-ownedcommercialbanks,thegapbetweenChineseandforeignbankswillbroaden,"WangShuning,anofficialofBankofChinasaid."TheresultswillnotonlyincludeahugeeffectonChinesebanks,butadelaytotheprocessofreformanddevelopment,thereforebringingseriousconsequencestotheentireeconomy."Chinesebanksarefallingbehindtheirforeigncompetitorsinsomekeyareas.Buttheopeningprocessisfasterthantheywouldliketosee.Inthelateststep,ChinahasallowedforeignbankstoproviderenminbiservicestoChinesebusinessesin13Chineselargecities.TheaccesstorenminbiservicesforChinesebusinessesmarksasignificantstepforforeignbanksintermsofinfluenceintheChineseeconomy,saidWangYuanhong,asenioranalystwithStateInformationCentre.Eighty-fourofthe191foreignbanksoperatinginChinanowholdarenminbilicense.Theysawtheirprofitsfromrenminbioperationsincreaseby37percentonayear-on-yearbasisinthefirst10monthsofthisyear.Nextyear,Chinaisexpectedtoopenthreemorecitiestoforeignbanks,includingBeijin