2023年大学英语四级CET模拟真题试卷

1992年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA1. A)Themanshouldstayalittlelonger.B)Themanshouldleaveatonce.C)Themanwillmissthetrain.D)Themanmusttrytocatchthelasttrain.2. A)Walking.B)Boating.C)Shopping.D)Driving.3. A)Twentyminutes.B)Twenty-fiveminutes.C)Fiftyminutes.D)Fifty-fiveminutes.4. A)Goandbuyanewdress.B)Trytogetsometickets.C)Goandseeaperformance.D)Dosomesewingathome.5. A)Dotheworkforthewoman.B)Takecareofthewoman.C)Worktogetherwiththewoman.D)Drivethewomanhome.6. A)Themanisshowingthewomanroundthecity.B)Thewomanisaskingtheway.C)Themanisastrangertothecity.D)Thetwopersonsaretalkingaboutsendingletters.7. A)Buyingacarcoststoomuch.B)Drivinglessonsaretooexpensive.C)Takingthebusismoreconvenient.D)Drivingistoodangerous.8. A)Bytwelveo’clock.B)Bythreeo’clock.C)Bynineo’clock.D)Bytwoo’clock.9. A)Sheisgoingtoseeherunclethere.B)Shehasarelativewhooncelivedthere.C)Shewillvisitthecitysoon.D)Sheusedtohaveanapartmentthere.10. A)7:30B)8:00C)8:30D)7:00SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11. A)Ingreenforests.B)IntheNorthPoleregion.C)InthePacificOcean.D)Indrydeserts.12. A)Snakeslikewarmth.B)Snakesliketostayinthesun.C)Snakesareusedtoextra-hotweather.D)Snakesaregoodswimmers.13. A)Theyareunintelligent.B)Theyarenotveryintelligent.C)Theyarefairlyintelligent.D)Theyareveryintelligent.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14. A)Hewastalkingtoapoliceman.B)Hewasmakingaphonecall.C)Hewaswatchingafilm.D)Hewasshopping.15. A)Herbeautifulfigure.B)Herunusualheight.C)Herattractivemanners.D)Herfashionablehandbag.16. A)Hewasarrestedbythepolice.B)Hewasonlymakingajoke.C)Hehadtakenthewoman’sbagbymistake.D)Hewasactinginafilm.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17. A)6milliondollars.B)25milliondollars.C)70milliondollars.D)400milliondollars.18. A)Anengineroom.B)Abigkitchen.C)Ahighbuilding.D)Agreattheatre.19. A)Morethan200.B)Morethan300.C)Morethan400.D)Morethan600.20. A)Thegiantjetwillbeforcedtoland.B)Thegiantjetwillcrash.C)Themechanicalpilotswilldothejob.D)Theenginesofthegiantjetwillstopworking.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeworldIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsand,abovealltheinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜),becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequireisself-discipline,qualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebutalltraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.21. Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor________.A)wasborntoanaturalist’sfamilyB)losthishearingwhenhewasachildC)didn’tlikehisbrothersandsistersD)wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood22. Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause________.A)hedidn’tliveverylongwiththemB)hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnatureC)hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD)thefamilywasextremelylarge23. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas________.A)nomorethanabornnaturalistB)anaturalistbutnotascientistC)ascientistaswellasanaturalistD)firstofallascientist24. Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe________.A)lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistB)hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticC)justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveriesD)comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway25. Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe________.A)fullofambitionB)fullofenthusiasmC)knowledgeableD)self-disciplinedPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehaviour.Viewedbiologically,themodernfootballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhisprey(猎物)intoagoalmouth.Ifhisaimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,heenjoysthehunter’striumphofkillinghisprey.Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookbackatourforefathers.Theyspentoveramillionyearsevolving(进化)ascooperativehunters.Theirverysurvivaldependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theycooperatedasskillfulmale-groupattackers.Thenabouttenthousandyearsago,afterthisimmenselylongperiodofhuntingtheirfood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wasputtoanewuse—thatofcontrollinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thehuntbecamesuddenlyoutofdate.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesofthehuntwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.Theskillsandthirstforhuntingremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.Huntingforsportreplacedhuntingfornecessity.Thisnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhuntingsequencerbuttheaimoftheoperationwasnolongertoavoidstarvation.Insteadthesportsmensetofftotesttheirskillagainstpreythatwerenolongeressentialtotheirsurvival,tobesure,thekillmayhavebeeneaten,buttherewereother,muchsimplerwaysofobtainingameatymeal.26. Theauthorbelievesthatsportingactivities________.A)areformsofbiologicaldevelopmentB)areessentiallyformsoftamingthepreyC)haveactuallydevelopedfromhuntingD)havechangedthewaysofhunting27. Foroveramillionyears,ourforefatherswerebasically________.A)anymemberoftheopposingteamB)thegoal-mouthC)thegoalkeeperD)thefootball28. Foroveramillionyears,ourforegatherswerebasically________.A)co-operatinghunters,B)successfulfarmersC)runnersandjumpersD)skillfulsportsmen29. Theword“operation”(Para.4,Line4)refersto________.A)domesticatinganimalsB)huntingC)preykillingD)sportsactivities30. Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?A)Itisfarmingthatgiveshumanbeingsenoughleisuretimeforsportingactivities.B)Farmingisveryimportantinhumancivilizationbecauseitsaveshumanbeingsfromrisksanduncertaintiesofhuntingforsurvival.C)Itishuntingthatprovideshumanbeingswithmuchsimplerwaysofobtainingmeatymeals.D)Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernmantoexercisehuntingskillswhichhisforefathersdevelopedforsurvival.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassages.Theworldisknowntousthroughmanysenses,notjusthearing,smell,vision,andatcloserange,touchandtaste.Ourskinsletusknowwhethertheairismoistordry,whethersurfacesarewetwithoutbeingstickyorslippery.Fromtheuniformityofslightpressure,wecanbeawarehowdeeplyafingeristhrustintowateratbodytemperature,evenifthefingerisenclosedinarubberglovethatkeepstheskincompletelydry.Manyotheranimals,withhighlysensitiveskins,appeartobeabletolearnstillmoreabouttheirenvironment.Oftentheydosowithoutemployinganyofthefivesenses.Byobservingthecapabilitiesofothermembersoftheanimalkingdom,wecometorealisethatahumanbeinghasfarmorepossibilitiesthanareutilised.Weneglecteversomanyofoursensesinconcentratingonthefivemajorones.Atthesametime,acomparisonbetweenanimalsandmandrawsattentiontothelimitationsofeachsense.Thepartofthespectrum(光谱)seenbycolour-consciousmanasredisnon-existentforhoney-bees.Butabeecanseefarmoreinflowersthanwe,becausetheultra-violet(紫外线)towhichoureyesareblindisastimulating(刺激旳)partoftheinsect’sspectrum,and,forhoney-beesatleast,constitutesaseparatecolour.31. Fromthepassage,werealisethat________.A)manpossessesasmanysensesasanimalsB)manpossessesafewmoresensesthananimalsC)manpossessesfarmoresensesthanthefivemajoronesD)manhasfullyutilisedhissenses32. WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A)Thehoney-beeisblindtored.B)Manismorecolour-consciousthanthehoney-bee.C)Thehoney-beecanseefarmorecoloursthanman.D)Manissensitivetotheultra-violet.33. Wecanrealisehowdeeplyafingerisputintowateratbodytemperature________.A)fromthesenseofdirecttouchB)throughskincontactC)fromtheevendistributionofpressureD)throughthedifferenceintemperature34. Thephrase“sensitiveskins”(Para.2Line6)mostprobablymeans________.A)skinsthatarestickyorslipperyB)skinsthataredelicateC)skinsthatarecompletelydryD)skinsthatarequicktofeelandrespond35. Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A)Allsenseshavetheirlimitations.B)Manhasnotfullyutilizedallhissenses.C)Insectsaremoresensitivetocoloursthanman.D)Manisnotasgoodasanimalsinlearningabouttheenvironment.PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americaisacountryonthemove.Inunheard-ofnumbers,peopleofallagesareexercisingtheirwaytobetterhealth.Accordingtothelatestfigures,59percentofAmericanadultsexerciseregularly-up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmorethandoublethefigureof25yearsago.Evennon-exercisersbelievetheywouldbemoreattractiveandconfidentiftheyweremoreactive.Itishardnottogetthemessage.Thevirtuesofphysicalfitnessareshownonmagazinecovers,postagestamps,andtelevisionadsforeverythingfrombeautysoapstotravelbooks.Exerciseasapartofdailylifedidnotcatchonuntilthelate1960swhenresearchbymilitarydoctorsbegantoshowthehealthbenefitsofdoingregularphysicalexercises.Growingpublicity(宣传)forracesheldinAmericancitieshelpedfuelastronginterestintheancientsportofrunning.AlthoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyearsasAmericanshavediscoveredequallyrewarding-andsometimessafer-formsofexercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,running,remainingthemostpopularformofexercise.Asthepopularityofexercisecontinuestomount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.Thekeytofitnessisexercisingthemajormusclegroupsvigorously(强有力旳)enoughtoapproximatelydoubletheheartrateandkeepitdoubledfor20to30minutesatatime.Doingsuchphysicalexercisesthreetimesormoreaweekwillproduceconsiderableimprovementsinphysicalhealthinaboutthreemonths.36. Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepercentageofAmericanadultsdoingregularphysicalexercisestwoyearsago?A)About70%B)Almost50%C)Nearly60%D)Morethan12%37. Agrowinginterestinsportsdevelopedafter________.A)researchshowedtheirhealthbenefitsB)peoplegotthemessagefrommagazinecoversandpostagestampsC)scientificevidenceofhealthbenefitswasshownonTVadsD)anincreasingnumberofraceswereheldinAmericancities38. Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase“leveledoff”(Para.2,Line8)?A)“becomeverypopular”B)“stoppedbeingpopular”C)“stoppedincreasinginpopularity”D)“reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity”39. Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatthehealthbenefitsofexercise________.A)areyettobeprovedB)aretobefurtherstudiedC)areself-evidentD)aresupportedbyscientificevidence40. WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestTITLEforthepassage?A)Exercise-TheRoadtoHealth.B)DifferentFormsofExercise.C)ScientificEvidenceofHealthBenefits.D)RunningAPopularFormofSport.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)41. Languagehasalwaysbeen—asthephrasegoes—themirrortosociety.Englishisno________.A)explanationB)excuseC)exceptionD)expectation42. Aninvestigationwasmadeintotheaccident,________fiftypeoplewerekilled.A)forthatB)whereC)whenD)inwhich43. Someconfusionhas________aboutwhocanjointheassociation.A)arisenB)liftedC)raisedD)retained44. Itwasunwiseofhimto________theunreliabledatainhisspeech.A)addtoB)refertoC)keeptoD)pointto45. Themoneywillbeusedtokeepaspacevehicleonthemoonbusy________backtotheearthphotographsandotherinformationaboutthesurfaceofthemoon.A)tosendB)beingsentC)tobesentD)sending46. Theceremonywasnotforthe________ofthedead,butforthecomfortoftheliving.A)purposeB)sakeC)respectD)impression47. EvenifIhadknownheraddress,I________timetowritetoher.A)cannothavehadB)willnothavehadC)mustnothavehadD)mightnothavehad48. ItsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnethatmoneycouldn’t________allthatBobhadsufferedinthepastfiveyears.A)makeupforB)makeoutC)liveuptoD)livethrough49. IthinktheRedTeamwillwinthefinalgame;it’s________thattheywill.A)almostsurelyB)ratherpossiblyC)verylikelyD)quitecertainly50. Televisionwasnotinventedbyanyoneperson.________intobeingovernight.A)NorhasitsprungB)NordoesitspringC)NordiditspringD)Norcanitspring51. Sheaccusedtheman________breakingintoherhouse.A)ofB)forC)atD)with52. Heoftenstoppedatthesoundofhisownstepsandwasafraidtolook________shoulder.A)overB)backC)roundD)beyond53. Gostraightintothecaveandfindoutwhat’sinthere,________?A)don’tyouB)doyouC)willyouD)canyou54. Thepersonsthathavethegreatestinfluence________childrenaretheirteachers.A)inB)onC)forD)to55. Cambridgehasannouncedplanstoestablishabusinessschool________themaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministration.A)representingB)presentingC)offeringD)supplying56. ManyEuropeans________thecontinentofAfricainthe19thcentury.A)explodedB)exploredC)exposedD)expanded57. Thepoliceare________therecordsofallthoseinvolvedinthecrime.A)lookingintoB)lookingafterC)lookingoutD)lookingon58. Buildingthatrailwaywasverydifficultandinvolved________tentunnels.A)digB)havingdugC)tohavedugD)digging59. ________withthepicture.Marytoreittopieces.A)DissatisfyingthoroughlyB)BeingthoroughlydissatisfiedC)TodissatisfythoroughlyD)Tobethoroughlydissatisfied60. ________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblycan.A)AslongasB)EversinceC)SothatD)Nowthat61. ________itshotsunandbeautifulbeaches.Hawaiiisafineplacetoliveinortovisit.A)AsB)WithC)FromD)For62. Bob’sleggothurt________thePurpleMountains.A)whileheisclimbingupB)whilewewereclimbingupC)whileweclimbedupD)whileheclimbedup63. Therearecertain________whenyoumustinterruptpeoplewhoareinthemiddleofdoingsomething.A)conditionsB)situationsC)occasionsD)environments64. Thetimeisnotfaraway________moderncommunicationswillbecomewidespreadinChina’svastcountryside.A)whenB)asC)untilD)before65. Itwasproposedthatthematter________discussedatthenextmeeting.A)willbeB)hasC)beD)wouldbe66. Hedidn’tgototheparty,buthedoeswishhe________there.A)wouldbeB)hasbeenC)wouldhavebeenD)hadbeen67. Pickmeupat8o’clock.I________mybathbythen.A)mayhaveB)willbehavingC)canhavehadD)willhavehad68. Shewassoangrythatshefeltlike________somethingathim.A)tothrowB)tohavethrownC)throwingD)havingthrown69. Youshouldhireamore________managerthantheoneyoucurrentlyhave.A)sufficientB)effectiveC)respectiveD)efficient70. Pupilswhopassthetestwillbe________tothenextgrade.A)promotedB)proceededC)progressedD)proposedPartIVClose(15minutes)WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inone__71__thereareasmanydifferentkindsofEnglishastherearespeakersofit.__72__twospeakersspeakinexactlythesame__73__,wecanalwaysheardifferences__74__them,andthepronunciationofEnglish__75__agreatdealindifferentgeographical__76__HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa__77__Thisisnotaquestionthatcanbe__78__inthesame.WayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish__79__youliveinapartoftheworld,__80__IndiaorWestAfrica,wherethereisalong__81__ofspeakingEnglishforgeneralcommunicationpurposes,youshould__82__toacquireagoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.Itwouldbea__83__inthesecircumstancestouseasa