大学英四级模拟考试卷及参考答案.doc

大学英语四级 模拟考试 问卷

Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of Credit Cards on Campus. You should write at least 120 words following the outline(given in Chinese) bellow:
　　1)　近年来越来越多的大学生开始使用信用卡
　　2)　分析产生该现象的原因
　　3)　针对大学生使用信用卡提出你的建议

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
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, choose 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.

Work-life balance: Ways to restore harmony and reduce stress

Finding work-life balance in today’s frenetically (疯狂) paced world is no simple task. Spend more time at work than at home, and you miss out on a rewarding personal life. Then again, when you face challenges in your personal life, such as caring for an aging parent or coping with marital problems, concentrating on your job can be difficult.
Whether the problem is too much focus on work or too little, when your work life and your personal life feel out of balance, stress -- along with its harmful effects-- is the result.
The good news is that you can take control of your work-life balance — and give yourself the time to do the things that are most important to you. The first step is to recognize how the world of work has changed. Then you can evaluate your relationship to work and apply some specific strategies for striking a healthier balance.
How work invades your personal life
There was a time when employees showed up for work Monday through Friday and worked eight-to-nine-hour days. The boundaries between work and home were fairly clear then. But the world has changed and, unfortunately, the boundaries have blurred for many workers. Here’s why:

●Global economy. As more skilled workers enter the global labor market and companies outsource or move more jobs to reduce labor costs, people feel pressured to work longer and produce more just to protect their jobs.
●International business. Work continues around the world 24 hours a day for some people. If you work in an international organization, you might be on call around the clock for troubleshooting or consulting.
●Advanced communication technology. Many people now have the ability to work anywhere — from their home, from their car and even on vacation. And some managers expect this.
●Longer hours. Employers commonly ask employees to work longer hours than they’re scheduled. Often, overtime is mandatory (强制性的). If you hope to move up the career ladder, you may find yourself regularly working more than 40 hours a week to achieve and exceed expectations.
●Changes in family roles. Today’s married worker is typically part of a dual-career couple, which makes it difficult to find time to meet commitments to family, friends and community.

Married to your work
It can be tempting to rack up the hours at work — especially if you’re trying to earn a promotion or some extra money for a child’s education or a dream vacation. For others, working more hours feels necessary in order to manage the workload.
But if you’re spending most of your time at work, your home life will likely pay the price. Consider the pros and cons of working extra hours on your work-life balance:

●Fatigue. Your ability to think and your eye-hand coordination decrease when you’re tired. This means you’re less productive and may make more mistakes. These mistakes can lead to injury or rework and negatively impact your professional reputation.
●Family. You may miss out on important events, such as your child’s first bike ride, your father’s 60th birthday or your high-school reunion. Missing out on important milestones may harm relationships with your loved ones.
●Friends. Trusted friends are a key part of your support system. But if you’re spending time at the office instead of with them, you’ll find it difficult to nurture those friendships.
●Expectations. If you regularly work extra hours, you may be given more responsibility. This could create a never-ending and increasing cycle, causing more concerns and challenges.

Sometimes working overtime is important. If you work for a company that requires mandatory overtime, you won’t be able to avoid it, but you can learn to manage it. Most importantly, say no when you’re too tired, when it’s affecting your health or when you have crucial family obligations.

Striking the best work-life balance
For most people, juggling (巧妙处理) the demands of career and personal life is an ongoing challenge. With so many demands on your time — from overtime to family obligations — it can feel difficult to strike this balance. The goal is to make time for the activities that are the most important to you.

Here are some ideas to help you find the balance that’s best for you:
●Learn to say no. Whether it’s a co-worker asking you to spearhead (充当先锋) an extra project or your child’s teacher asking you to manage the class play, remember that it’s OK to respectfully say no. When you quit doing the things you only do out of guilt or a false sense of obligation, you’ll make more room in your life for the activities that are meaningful to you and bring you joy.
●Leave work at work. Make a conscious decision to separate work time from personal time. When with your family, for instance, turn off your cell phone and put away your laptop computer.
●Manage your time. Organize household tasks efficiently. Do one or two loads of laundry every day, rather than saving it all for your day off. A weekly family calendar of important dates and a daily list of to-dos will help you avoid deadline panic. If your employer offers a course in time management, sign up for it.
●Get enough sleep. There’s nothing as stressful and potentially dangerous as working when you’re sleep-deprived. Not only is your productivity affected, but also you can make costly mistakes. You may then have to work even more hours to make up for these mistakes.
●Communicate clearly. Limit time-consuming misunderstandings by communicating clearly and listening carefully. Take notes if necessary.
●Nurture yourself. Set aside time each day for an activity that you enjoy, such as walking, working out or listening to music.
●Set aside one night each week for recreation. Take the phone off the hook, power down the computer and turn off the TV. Discover activities you can do with your partner, family or friends, such as playing golf, fishing or canoeing. Making time for activities you enjoy will rejuvenate (使年轻) you.
Remember, striking a work-life balance isn’t a one-shot deal. Creating balance in your life is a continuous process. Balance doesn’t mean doing everything. Examine your priorities and set boundaries. Be firm in what you can and cannot do. Only you can restore harmony to your lifestyle.

1. What will happen if your work life and personal life feel out of balance?
A) You will have little time to finish your work.
B) You may feel stress, which will affect you negatively.
C) You will have a lot of time to share with your family.
D) You will never balance the combination of life and work.

2. The boundaries between work and home have blurred for the following reasons, EXCEPT _______.
A) global economy B) changes in family roles
C) advanced communication technology D) high divorce rate

3. What will happen if you’re spending most of your time at work?
A) You will lose both health and wealth.
B) You will be hated by your loved ones.
C) You will lose all your friends.
D) You may be given more responsibility.

4. According to the passage, you’d better say no to mandatory overtime when _______________.
A) you get bored with the work B) you are not interested in the work
C) you can’t get additional allowance D) you have crucial family obligations

5. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A) You should do the things people ask you to do without feeling guilty.
B) You shouldn’t do the things people ask you to do if you don’t want to.
C) To do things people ask you to do can bring you a lot of joy.
D) To do things for yourself is more meaningful than to do things for others.

6. What will NOT happen if you don’t get enough sleep?
A) You will while working. B) You will have no sense of exhaustion.
C) You can make costly mistakes. D) You will have low productivity.

7. What does the real balance mean according to the author?
A) Examining priorities and deciding what is the most important to you.
B) Doing everything you want to do whether you can do it or not.
C) Saying yes to everybody in order to maintain good relationships.
D) Being firm that working overtime will strike a work-life balance.

8. Spend more time at work than at home, and you won’t have enough time to enjoy your _______________.

9. You have slow responses and your eye-hand coordination decreases when you’re ________.

10. You can save a lot of misunderstandings if you communicate clearly and ____________.

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 Minutes)

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11. [A] The man is out of shape. 　
[B] The man doesn’t need a new racket. 　　
[C] The man also needs new tennis shoes. 　　
[D] The man spent too much on his tennis shoes. 　　

12. [A] She prefers chemistry. 　　　
[B] She hasn’t got a partner yet. 　　
[C] She is too tired of chemistry.
[D] She is too busy to work on her chemistry. 　　

13. [A] Customer and waitress.
[B] Teacher and student. 　　
[C] Boss and secretary.
[D] Lawyer and client. 　　

14. [A] He was satisfied with the service on the ship. 　　
[B] It was the first time he had been abroad. 　　
[C] He had never been on a warship. 　　
[D] He has been on the warship before. 　　

15. [A] He is confident.
[B] He is worried. 　
[C] He is bored.
[D] He is angry. 　　

16. [A] The woman offered to help the man find his box. 　　
[B] The man doesn’t know where to go. 　　
[C] The woman will buy the man’s lunch for him. 　　
[D] The woman will give the man a treatment. 　

17. [A] It’s enjoyable.
[B] It’s terrific. 　　
[C] It’s too modern.
[D] It’s old-fashioned. 　　

18. [A] Near the stairs.
[B] On the platfomp3. 　　
[C] At the ticket office.
[D] At the infomp3ation desk. 　

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 　　
19. [A] In a college bookstore.
[B] In a lecture hall. 　　
[C] In a library.
[D] In a domp3itory. 　　

20. [A] English.
[B] Biology. 　　
[C] Introduction to English Literature.
[D] A required course. 　　

21. [A] He lives on the 10th floor of Butler Hall. 　　
[B] He never wants to listen to students. 　　
[C] He used to teach biology. 　
[D] He is an excellent professor. 　　

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 　　
22. [A] When to move.
[B] Where to live the following year. 　　
[C] How much time to spend at home.
[D] Whose house to visit. 　　

23. [A] Take some money to the housing office. 　　
[B] Inform the director of student housing in a letter. 　　
[C] Fill out a form in the library. 　　
[D] Maintain a high grade average. 　　

24. [A] Both live on campus.
[B] Both live off campus. 　　
[C] The man lives on campus; the woman lives off campus. 　　
[D] The woman lives on campus; the man lives off campus. 　　

25. [A] Grades.
[B] Privacy.
[C] Sports.
[D] Money.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages .At the end of each passage .You will hear some questions. Boss the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] The importance of advertisement.
[B] The society’s great need of advertisement.
[C] The origin of advertisement.
[D] The prosperity of advertisement.

27. [A] The local governments.
[B] Their owners families.
[C] Advertisements.
[D] The audience.

28. [A] Advertising is personal.
[B] Advertisements are convincing.
[C] Advertisements are unreliable.
[D] Advertisements are misleading.

Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] The games shouldn’t be held in Salt Lake City.
[B] The games have met their environmental goals.
[C] The games did little to protect the environment.
[D] The games have caused lasting damages to the area.

30. [A] Sports competition.
[B] Cultural exchange.
[C] Economic development.
[D] Environmental protection.

31. [A] Building ski jumps farther away from the city.
[B] Developing better public transportation in the city.
[C] Planting more trees around the fields.
[D] Promoting the use of cleaner energy.

Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 　　
32. [A] Diet.
[B] Weight control. 　　
[C] Aerobic exercise.
[D] Eating habits and exercise. 　　

33. [A] Nuts.
[B] Sugar. 　　
[C] Vegetable oil.
[D] Dairy products. 　　

34. [A] Forty or fifty minutes of exercise once a week. 　　
[B] Twenty or thirty minutes of exercise every day. 　　
[C] Fifteen or twenty minutes of exercise five days a week. 　　
[D] Thirty or forty minutes of exercise three or four days a week. 　　

35. [A] Carbohydrates.
[B] Indirect fat. 　　
[C] Body fluid.
[D] Fat.

Section C
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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact 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 read for the third time, you should check what you have written .

Today, students who want to learn English in the US have a wide choice of courses and institutions to (36)______from. And, because the US is such a big country, they also have a huge (37) ______of locations in which to study. The US has a long (38) ______of teaching Eng