大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)模擬題十一

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)模擬試題十一PartIWriting（15%）Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountofthepicturebelowandthenelaboratetheimportanceofexerciseforhumanbeings.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180.PartIIListeningComprehension（35%）SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.A)Somethingwentwrongwithhisbus.Hetooksomeonetothehospital.Hiscarwasoutofwork.Heboughtanewcar.A)Theywanttogotodowntown.Hewantstogotothepark,butshedoesn’t.Hewantstofindoutwheretheparkis.Hedoesn’tknowwheretoparkthecar.

A)Icanhelpsolveproblems.Itwillmostlikelytobeinefficient.Itisanewweapon.Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.A)Shethinksitistoodifficult.Shethinksthebookisinteresting.Shehasn’treadit.Shehasn’tdecidedwhethertoreadit.A)Becausehehasgotanappointment.Becausehedoesn’twantto.Becausehehastowork.Becausehewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.6.A)Companypresident.B)Personalsecretary.C)Airhostess.D)Presidentofacountry.7.A)15miles.B)25miles.C)20miles.D)40miles.8.A)Wife-husband.B)Daughter-father.C)Student-teacher.D)Patient-doctor.ConversationOneQuestion9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Accountant.B)Translator.C)Salesman.D)Humanresourcesmanager.A)Becausethesalaryistoolow.Becausethecompanyisfacingbankrupt.Becausethemanislookingforwardtosomechangeinhisjob.Becausethecompanyisgoingtocutthenumberoftheemployees.11.A)$1400.B)$1500.C)$1600.D)$1700.A)Theexacttimehecanstarthisnewjob.Howmanydaysofpaidvacationshecanget.Ifthecompanyoffersasmanyextrabenefitsasothercompaniesdo.Ifpeoplehiredinthecompanyhavechancesforadvancement.ConversationTwoQuestion13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)200and400millionyearsago.B)300and500millionyearsago.200and500millionyearsago.300and400millionyearsago.A)Becausetheyhavehugeshells.Becausetheylosttheirshells.Becausetheycouldliveforaverylongtime.Becausetheirshellsevolvedtoo.A)Thesquids（魷魚）aremonsters.Peoplearelessintelligentthanthem.Theycaneasilygetawayfromhuman.Humancouldnotswimfastenough.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,you’llhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestion16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Coins.B)Salt.C)Animals.D)Cows.17.A)Romans.B)Americans.C)Indians.D)Chinese.A)Todaymostcoinsareround.Thingshighlyvaluedbyeverybodycouldserveus.Weknowverylittleaboutmoney.Howcoinscameintouse.PassageTwoQuestion19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Whentheydon’thaveacar.Whentheyliveinahugecountry.Whentheydon’tuseplanes.Whentheyhaveacar.A)TheUnitedStatesishuge.Publictransportationisnotsogood.Americansliketobeindependent.Americansliketomovearound.

A)Anewkindofcar.Publictransportation.Thegasshortage.Poorpeople.PassageThreeQuestion22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Workgetsaloteasieraftertheageof40.Mostofone’sworkisdonebeforetheageof40.Thereisn’tmuchworktodoaftertheageof40.Workgetsmoredifficultaftertheageof40.A)Generallyspeaking,workgetsmucheasierafter40.Generallyspeaking,workgetsmuchharderafter40.Ageandworkhasnothingtodowitheachother.Thewriterdoesn’tsay.24.A)Theabilitytoworklonghours.B)Experience.C)Judgment.D)Professionskills.25.A)Knowyourstrength.B)Keeplearning.C)Knowwhoyouare.D)Livetherightstyle.SectionC:Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.（答案請(qǐng)寫在答題紙上）Threeyearsago,astudyofoverfishingledtoasharpdebate.It(26)___________thattheworld’soceanfishcouldbealmostgonebythemiddleofthecentury.Now,anewstudyoffersmorehope.Itshowsthatthe(27)___________offisheriescollapsehasrecentlydecreasedinsomeareas--some,butnotall.BorisWormatDalhousieUniversityinCanadaandRayHilbornattheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattlewerelead(28)___________ofthenewstudy.Theyledateamthatstudiedtenareas.Infiveofthem,therateatwhichfisharebeing(29)___________theseahasdroppedtoalevelthatshouldletthepopulationsrecover.Threeareasstillhadoverfishing,butcorrectivemeasureshavebegun.Yet,inall,almost(30)___________offishpopulationsstudiedworldwidestillneedrebuilding.Onlytwoareasdidnothaveanoverfishingproblemineitherthenewstudyortheearlierone.TheyareNewZealandandtheAmerican(31)___________ofAlaska.Thefindingsfromtwoyearsof(32)___________appearinthejournalScience.Usingnetsthatletsmallerfish(33)___________andagreeingnottofishincertainareascanhelpreduceoverfishing.ThestudyshowedthatthesemeasureshelpedfishpopulationsgrowinKenya.Butoneoftheauthorsofthestudy,TimMcClanahanfromtheWildlifeConservationSociety,saysfisheriesinAfricafaceanotherthreat.MostcountriesinAfrica,hesays,aresellingfishingrightstoindustrializednationswhichcatchlarge(34)___________seafood.Thestudyshowswhathappenedwhenindustrializednationsincreasedrestrictionsonfishingintheirownwaters.Seafoodcompaniesmovedtheirboatsto(35)___________countrieswithfewerrestrictions.PartIIReadingComprehension（30%）SectionA（答.案請(qǐng)寫在答題紙上）Abooklesslifeisanincompletelife.Booksinfluencethedepthandbreadthoflife.Theymeetthenatural(36)___________forfreedom,forexpression,forcreativityandbeautyoflife.Learners,therefore,musthavebooks,andtherighttypeofbook,forthesatisfactionoftheirneed.Readersturn(37)___________tobooksbecausetheircuriosityconcerningallmannersofthings,theireagernesstoshareintheexperiencesofothersandtheirneedto(38)___________fromtheirownlimitedenvironmentleadthemtofindinbooksfoodforthemindandthespirit.Throughtheirreadingtheyfindadeepersignificancetolifeasbooksacquaintthemwithlifeintheworldasitwasanditisnow.Theyarepresentedwitha(39)___________ofhumanexperiencesandcometo(40)___________otherwaysofthoughtandliving.Andwhile(41)___________theirownrelationshipsandresponsestolife,thereadersoftenfindthatthe(42)___________intheirstoriesaregoingthroughsimilaradjustments,whichhelptoclarifyandgivesignificancetotheirown.Booksprovide(43)___________materialforreaders’imaginationtogrow.Imaginationisavaluablequalityandamotivatingpower,andstimulatesachievement.Whileenrichingtheirimagination,books(44)___________theiroutlook,developafact-findingattitudeandtrainthemtouseleisure(45)___________.Thesocialandeducationalsignificanceofthereaders’bookscannotbeoverestimatedinanacademic

library.A)abundantB)charactersC)communicatingD)completelyE)deriveF)desireG)diversityH)escapeI)establishingJ)narrowK)naturallyL)personalM)properlyN)respectO)widenSectionB（.答案請(qǐng)寫在答題紙上）BoomerangChildren（歸巢族）JenniferBlisswasnoinexperiencedlawyerwhenshemovedbackinwithherparents.At39,shehadburnedthroughherretirementfundsafterlosingherlaw-firmjobinJuly2007.ShegavethebankthekeystothehomeshewasunabletosellinGrandRapids,Mich.,andlastNovember,shepackeduphertwoGreatDanesandmovedabout60miles,toLansing,tolivewithhermotherandstepfather.“Thishasbeenawful,”saysBliss,whohassentoutsome600resumesnationwidelookingforlegalworkoramanagerialpositioninanotherfield.“IwenttolawschooltohaveasolidprofessionsothatIwouldn’twindupinasituationlikethis.”Andbesuretodiscussoneanother’’swhathappenedwhenMichaelGallagher,40,movedinwithhismotherinLosAngelesinOctober2007afterhewasfiredfromhisjobasanaudioengineer.“Whenhecamehometolive,Iwasthinking‘family’,andhewasthinking‘roommate’,”saysBJGallagher,59,anauthorandavideoproducer.“Iwouldfeelbadwhenhewouldn’tsayhellowhenhewalkedinthedoor.”Atthesametime,hersonfeltshewascheckinguponhimand“l(fā)urking”（潛藏）around,shesays.“Webothendedupdisappointedandannoyeduntilwediscusseditanddealtwith”it.DonnaButts,executivedirectorofGenerationsUnited,anintergenerationaladvocacygroupbasedinWashington,saysit’sagoodideatocreateanapproximatetimetableforachievingspecificgoals,suchas“getajob”,“moveout”.BuildinPrivacyIfpossible,everyoneshouldhaveatleastsomespaceofhisorherown.Forinstance,whenMichaelGallaghertookoverthepartofhismother’shousethatshehadbeenusingasanoffice,shemovedhercomputerandvideoequipmentintoamuchsmallerroomadjoiningherbedroom.“Weeachneededourownspace.Therewasnowayaroundthat,”BJsaysoftherearrangingshehadtoaccommodateherson.ShareHouseholdExpensesPayparentsrent,orhelpwithbills,andtakeoverhouseworklikemowingthelawn.“Thisway,everyoneishelpinginsomeway,andnoonefeelstakenadvantageof,”saysElizabethCarll,apsychologistinHuntington,N.Y.,whoisanexpertondealingwithstress.Blissdoesallthecookingandcleaning.MichaelGallagherbuyshisownfood,andbeyondthat,hismothersays,hehas“paidintrade”bypersuadinghertohavethehipreplacementshehadneededforawhileandbytakingcareofheraftertheoperation.Inlate2006,JohnKreuzer,30,andhiswifemovedfromPortland,Ore.,intohisin-laws’houseinSanJose,Calif.,becausehegotapublicrelationjobinSiliconValley.Theydecidedtokeepstayingthere--withtheirtwolittlekids--becauseKreuzer’sfather-in-lawwaslaidoff.Asthejobmarketgottighter,itjustmadesenseforeveryonetosharelivingexpensesinsuchahigh-costarea,Kreuzersays.Alongtheway,therehavebeendifferencesofopinionwhenitcomestobringingupchildren.Kreuzerhasexplainedtohischildrenthattheymustabidebytheirgrandparents’rules,e.g.,noroughhousing（打鬧的）indoors.“Myin-lawsreallyhelpoutwiththekidswhilemywifeandIareworking,”hesays.“Iknowthatoncewemoveout,mychildrenwillmisstheirtimetogetherwithGrandmaandPop-pop.”O(jiān)ncewemoveout?Thatbringsuponelastpoint.BeRealistic’splaceinNovember,butshehasyettorearrangeherstuff.“I’mnotmovinganythingbackjustyet,”shesays.“Withthisawfuleconomy,hecouldboomerang（回來）rightbackinhere.”46.Failuretodiscusseachother’sneedscanresultinalotofconflicts.

MichaelGallagherhelpedhismotherbycaringforherafterhersurgery.MichaelGallagher’smothermovedhercomputerintoasmallerroominordertoprovidepersonalspaceforherson.Thechildrenhavebeentoldthattheyhavetocomplywiththeirgrandparents’rules.Theeconomywillrecoversoonerorlater,andatthesametime,rentswillfall.Withthejobmarketbecomingtighter,itissensibleforpeoplelivinginthehigh-costareatosharelivingexpenses.Afemalelawyersaidshewenttolawschoolforthepurposeoffindingadecentjob.Thenumberoffamiliessharingonehousebetweendifferentgenerationshasincreasedby1.2million.Alawyerusedupherpensionfundswhenshelostherjob.MichaelGallagherwasthinkingtheywerejustroommateswhenhemovedtolivewithhismother.SectionCDirections:Thereis1passageinthissection.Itisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.TherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Likeaneedleclimbingupabathroomscale,thenumberkeepsrising.In1991,15%ofAmericanswereobese（肥胖）;by1999,thatproportionhadgrownto27%.Youngsters,whoshouldhaveactivityontheirside,aregrowinglargeraswell:19%ofAmericansunder17areobese.Waistbandshavebeenpoppinginotherwesterncountriestoo,asphysicalactivityhasdeclinedanddietshaveexpanded.Byandlarge,peopleintherichworldseemtohavelostthefightagainstflab（廢弛）.Meanwhile,poorernationshaveenjoyedsomesuccessintheirbattlesagainstmalnutritionandfamine.But,accordingtoresearchpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience,itismoreacaseofbeingoutofthefryingpanandintothefire.ThemoststrikingexampleactuallyinthepoorworldcomesfromthePacificislands,homeoftheworld’smostobesecommunities.In1966,14%ofthemenonthisislandwereobesewhile100%ofmenundertheageof30in1996wereobese.Thisincreaseinweighthasbeenunevenaswellasfast.Asaresult,undernourishedandover-nourishedpeoplefrequentlylivecheekbyjowl（臉頰）.Themixcanevenoccurwithinasinglehousehold.AstudyoffamiliesinIndonesiafoundthatnearly10%containedboththehungryandthefat.Thisisamysteriousphenomenon,butmighthavesomethingtodowithpeopleofdifferentagesbeinggivendifferentamountsoffoodtoeat.Theprospectofheadingofftheseproblemsisbleak.Inmanyaffectedcountriesthereareculturalfactorstocontendwith,suchasanemphasisoneatinglargemealstogether,oronfoodasaformofhospitality.Moreover,thereisagoodmeasureofdisbeliefonthepartofpolicymakersthatsuchaproblemcouldexistintheircountries.Thereappearstobeageneralreluctanceonthepartofgovernmentstospendresourcesonpromotingdietandexercisewhilestarvationisstillarealthreat,andtheresultisarecipeforinaction.Unlesssomethingisdonesoon,itmightnotbepossibletoturntheclockback.Thefirstsentenceofthepassagemostprobablyimpliesthat___________.manyAmericansareobsessedwiththerisingtemperatureintheirbathroommorepeopleareoverweighedintheUnitedStatespeoplearedoingmorephysicalexerciseswiththehelpofscalesyoungstersbecometallerandhealthierthankstomoreactivitiesAsphysicalexercisedeclinesanddietexpands,___________.otherwesterncountrieshasbeendefeatedbyfatobesityhasbecomeanepidemic（流行病）oftherichworldwaistbandsbegintobepopularinotherwesterncountrieswesterncountriescannolongerfightagainstobesityWhichisNOTthepointoftheexampleofthePacificIslands?Thepoorcommunityhasshakenoffpovertyandpeoplearewell-fednow.Obesityisbecomingaprobleminthedevelopingworldtoo.Excessiveweightincreasewillcausenolessharmthanthefoodshorta