2023年大学英语四级考试模拟试题.docx

大学英语四级考试模拟试题Model Test EightPart Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. Choose the correct answer-A, B, C or D, and then, mark your answer by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Section A11. A) At 2:50.B) At 3:50.C) At 1:50.D) At 4:50.12. A) Murder.B) Burglary.C) Stealing.D) Robbery.13. A) She is seldom happy. B) She is always happy. C) She likes her new job. D) She hardly likes her new job.14. A) New York. B) Chicago. C) Los Angeles. D) Washington.15. A) Saying goodbye to a friend. B) Buying a ticket for a sports event. C) Paying a bill at the bank. D) Arranging a plane trip for the woman.16. A) She thinks that the man is strange. B) She wants the policeman to protect her. C) She does not know how to get to the nearest hotel. D) She does not know how to talk with a stranger.17. A) He is interested only in her ideas. B) He will accept a later paper from her. C) He will not accept a later paper from her. D) He wants her to hand in her paper immediately.18. A) Two years ago. B) Last year. C) This year. D) In December.19. A) He needs to take one more course as required. B) He plays an instrument the group needs. C) She thinks taking the course would improve his grades in general. D) She thinks hes the best musician at the college.20. A) Once a week. B) Twice a week. C) Every other day. D) Every evening.21. A) Cello.B) Piano.C) Violin.D) Bass.22. A) Try to find his music books. B) Look for a new instrument. C) Start taking lessons from a professional. D) Practice playing his instrument.23. A) It is made of hour, tomato and cheese. B) It is made of flour, fish and chocolate. C) It can be flavored with various things. D) It doesnt contain any fish.24. A) Low calorie. B) Low protein. C) High calorie. D) Very strange.25. A) Two years. B) Three years. C) Four years. D) A few years.Section BPassage 126. A) It is as long as the civilization of India. B) It is as long as that of any western country. C) It is a little shorter than civilization of India. D) It is longer than the civilization of India.27. A) It belongs exclusively to the nations wealthiest. B) It is believed by only the illiterate masses. C) It has an increasing number of gods. D) It is gradually replaced by the idea of materialism.28. A) Because it is based on real stories. B) Because it evolves with human history. C) Because it is believed by many people. D) Because it has such a long history.Passage 229. A) Crowded air traffic. B) The large size of airplanes. C) Mistakes by air traffic controllers. D) Bad weather.30. A) 79 and 176. B) 69 and 197. C) 69 and 176. D) 79 and 197.31. A) To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car. B) To show the great importance of pilots. C) To give an example of air disasters. D) To show the key role played by air traffic controllers.32. A) Those who were born in spring. B) Those who were born in summer. C) Those who were born in autumn. D) Those who were born in winter.Passage 333. A) Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy. B) Infection occurring at different times of the year. C) Its family background. D) Both A and B.34. A) At the beginning of the 18th century. B) At the beginning of the 19th century. C) At the beginning of the 20th century. D) At the beginning of the 21th century.35. A) A mother giving birth in spring will eat less vitamins than those giving birth in autumn. B) In summer, babies are likely to suffer infections of the digestive system. C) In Austria, adults born in autumn lived longer than those born in spring. D) Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved, the seasonal pattern persists.Section CThe new medical insurance system that will see gradual will see gradual introduction this year will change the life and healthcare for Chinas 400 million (36) _ residents.Unlike now, employees of (37) _ owned enterprises will no longer be (38) _ under the new (39) _. People who have enjoyed virtually free medical care working for government offices and state-owned businesses will have to learn to be (40) _ when dealing with health problems.Employees of Chinas state-owned enterprises and institutions (41) _ enjoyed free medical care with expenses (42) _ by the government and state-owned enterprises. According to the new system, both the employers and employees will share medical expenses.Enterprises will contribute six percent of the entire (43) _ salaries to medical care insurance. (44) _. The rest will be set aside as overall medical funds. (45) _.The overall medical funds, the pool of money created by the employer, will start contributing to medical expenses when they exceed 10 per cent of that persons average annual income. (46) _ the money will be subtracted from that individual account.答案:11. C12.D13.C14.D15.D16.C17.B18.C19.B20.A21. C22.D 23.C24.A25.D26.D27.C28.B29.D30. C31. D32.C33.D34.C35.C36. urban37. non-publicly38. excluded39. scheme40. thriftier41. previously42. shouldered43. staffs44. Of that total, thirty percent will go to employees personal accounts45. Employees will have to pay two percent of their monthly salaries into their personal medical insurance accounts46. When medical costs for a person are below ten per cent of the patients average annual incomePart Writing (30 minutes)Directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Online Chat. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese:1.伴随计算机和网络旳普及,网上聊天越来越普遍;2.网上聊天有一定旳好处,但也带来某些问题.Online ChatWith the Internet joining people all over the world, online chat has become very common in our daily life. For college students in China, most of them have experiences in online chatting.Just imagine you can chat with your parents, friends, or even strangers by using the Internet. However, the magic of online chat is the freedom that you will experience while you are chatting online. You can express your thoughts, feelings, and experiences to people whom you have never met. You can easily make friends and find someone you love.However fascinating online chat may be, never spend too much time on it. For us college students, the priority is to complete our education and get ourselves prepared for the future. Besides, the Internet can be an ugly world. Be aware of the possibility that you may be trapped in the Internet and find yourself lost.Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)The United Nations: The World in One BuildingDo you know the old Arab story about a bird called the phoenix? First it burned to death. Then it came back to life. That doesnt sound believable, does it? But there is an example of the phoenix in our own time: The United Nations. In 1945, it brought the dream of world peace back to life again after World War.Reasons for the existence of the UNSince the day of its birth, the United Nations has been the subject of much debate. Some people attack the organization because they think it is too powerful. Others think that it is too weak. We can better understand this debate if we learn more about the UN and its history.The UN was started for two reasons. First, when the idea was born, people all over the world were tired of war. They were tired not just of World War, but of war itself. They felt that there must be peaceful answers to the worlds problems. They felt that only an international organization could keep world peace.The second reason was that modern science had developed new bombs and airplanes. These weapons made it almost impossible for a country to defend itself. National borders were beginning to lose their meaning. There was also a feeling that this was only the beginning. Science would develop even more dangerous weapons in the future. Only an international organization would be able to control modern science.Founders of the UNFranklin Delano Roosevelt, who was President of the United States at the time, believed that the Allies should plan for peace before the war ended. On December 1, 1943, Roosevelt, Winston Churchill of Great Britain and Joseph Stalin of the former Soviet Union agreed to start an organization for world peace. They asked all countries, large and small, to join them.During the next year and a half, the idea of such an organization was debated in all the capitals of the world. Then came a big day in modern history . On April 11, 1945, the first international meeting of the United Nations took place in San Francisco.The goal of the meeting was to write the UN Charter. All of the fifty-one nations at the meeting had their own ideas to offer for the Charter. After a long debate, a Charter was agreed upon. Every nation present voted for the Charter, no one voted against it.The UN CharterThe UN Charter is a beautiful piece of writing. In language it explains why the UN was started. The reasons are: 1) to keep world peace; 2) to find answers to the worlds social and economic problems; 3) to win respect for human rights; and 4) to help win freedom for people on earth.Since 1945, the number of nations that have signed the UN Charter has more than doubled. These countries contain almost the whole population of the world. Every kind of government can be found at the UN. And there is one idea which all these countries agree on: the need for world peace.A brief introduction to the UNMost of the offices of the United Nations are in New York City. But there are other important UN offices all over the world. The World Health Organization, for example, is in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Court of Justice is in Hague, Holland.The buildings in New York stand along the East River on the island of Manhattan. The park around them leads right to the water. The park contains many works of art that were given as presents to the UN by member countries. There is a Russian work of art next to an American one. In another part of the garden there is a beautiful Japanese bell. In some ways the garden itself shows the idea of the UN-peace among the nations of the world.Outside the UN buildings there is a line of flags almost five blocks long. These are the flags of the member nations.The flag, of the United Nations flies above them. When all the flags are flying, the General Assembly is meeting inside.The Workings of the UNThe General Assembly is the most important part of the UN. At its meetings, any country can bring a problem to the attention of the world. But the first big problem of the UN was what language to use. How would the delegates understand each other? Should they translate everything into all languages, or should they choose one language and translate everything into it?They decided to do neither. Instead, they chose five languages. Everything that is spoken at the General Assembly is translated into Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Above the hall of the General Assembly there are several little glass rooms. The translators sit inside them. They are very good at their jobs. They must be able to listen to delegates and to translate at the same time! This is a difficult but very important job. One small mistake could cause many problems.The Security Council also meets in New York. Its job is to solve serious problems before they lead to war. It also has the power to send an army into a country-if members of the Security Council agree.There are many other smaller organizations in the UN. One is supposed to help countries with their economic and social problems. Another is supposed to help countries win independence. Another is meat to help women all over the world.Different Opinion about the UN Since its earliest days, many people have criticized the UN. They say that the UN is too weak. As an example, they say that some member countries promise to respect human rights, but many member countries show little or no respect for human rights. The UN can do nothing about this. Some also say that the Security Council is too weak to do any good. This happens because all five big powers have to agree before the UN can act.But there are many people who defend the United Nations. They say that only the citizens of a country can make their government respect human rights. The UN can act only when two countries are at war. It cant help the people of a country fight their own government.Another important defense of the UN is this: where would we be without it? When someone speaks at the UN, everyone hears about it. There are reports in the newspapers, on the radio, and on television. No one can stop the debates at the UN. Even the smallest country on earth can have its voice heard.We are all citizens of the United Nations. Each of us should learn more about how this important organization works. If we work to make it better, maybe this phoenix will never burn to death again.(Y) The author writes this article to some extent in order to defend the existence of the UN in spite of the various negative opinions about it.(Y) The first international meeting of the United Nations was held in 1945, attended by fifty-one member nations.(N) The author seems to say that the sole purpose for the creation of the UN at that time was to end World War as soon as possible.(NG) According to the UN Charter, every member nation has the duty to fight against terrorism.(N) Translation for the UN General Assembly is a very important job because they must be able to listen and translate at the same time.(Y) Without the permission from the members of the Security Council, the Security Council cannot send an army into countries at war to help keep peace and solve serious problems.(Y) The article cites the example that some member countries promise to respect human rights, but many member countries show little or no respect for human rights in order to show that the UN is too weak to do anything about it.In talking about the role of the UN, the author says that frontiers of nations have lost their meaning because of _. (modern science/technology)The article says in the last paragraph that since we ar