大学英语四级考试真题模拟试卷及答案.docx

大学英语四级考试真题试卷及答案

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6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(一)及答案

Part Ⅰ Writing      （30minutes）
(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)

Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25minutes)

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news reports 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 mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1. A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.
B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.
C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.
D) How college students can handle their psychological problems.

2. A) It is not easy to improve one’s sleep habits.
B) It is not good for students play video games.
C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.
D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3. A) Whether more airports should be built around London.
B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.
C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.
D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.

4. A) Inefficient management. C) Lack of innovation and competition
B) Poor ownership structure. D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity

Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5. A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.
B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.
C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.
D) Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.

6. A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.
B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.
C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.
D) Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine of their products.
7. A) They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.
B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.
C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.
D) They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversation. At the end of each conversation, you will heat four question. Both the conversation 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 mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 and 11 are based on the news report you have just heard.

8. A) Indonesia. C) Sweden.
B) Holland. D) England

9. A) Getting a coach who can offer real help. C) Leaning a language where it is not spoken.
B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch. D) Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.

10. A) Listening to language programs on the radio.
B) Trying to speak it as much as one can.
C) Making friends with native speakers.
D) Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.

11. A) It creates an environment for socializing.
B) It offers various courses with credit points.
C) It trains young people’s leadership abilities.
D) It provides opportunities for language practice.

Questions 12 and 15 are based on the news report you have just heard.

12. A) The impact of engine design on road safety.
B) The role policemen play in traffic safety.
C) A sense of freedom driving gives.
D) Rules and regulations for driving.

13. A) Make cars with automatic control. C) Make cars that are less powerful.
B) Make cars that have better brakes. D) Make cars with higher standard.

14. A) They tend to drive responsibly. C) They keep within speed limits.
B) They like to go at high speed. D) They follow traffic rules closely.

15. A) It is a bad idea. C) It is as effective as speed bumps.
B) It is not useful. D) It should be combined with education.

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both 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 mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 and 18 are based on the news report you have just heard.

16. A) The card got damaged. C) The card reader failed to do the scanning.
B) The card was found invalid. D) The card reader broke down unexpectedly.

17. A) By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.
B) By calling the credit card company for confirmation.
C) By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.
D) By typing the credit card number into the cash register.

18. A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.
B) Change the lifestyle of many Americans.
C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.
D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.

Questions 19 and 21 are based on the news report you have just heard.

19. A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school.
B) They are determined by the advising board.
C) They leave much room for improvement.
D) They vary among different departments.

20. A) By consulting the examining committee. C) By contacting the departmental office.
B) By reading the Bulletin of Information. D) By visiting the university’s website.

21. A) They specify the number of credits students must earn.
B) They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.
C) They have to be approved by the examining committee.
D) They are the same among various divisions of the university.

Questions 22 and 25 are based on the news report you have just heard.

22. A) Students majoring in nutrition. C) Ph.D. candidates in dieting.
B) Student in health classes. D) Middle and high school teachers.

23. A) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting. C) Its changing criteria for beauty.
B) Its mistaken conception of nutrition. D) Its overestimate on thinness.

24. A) To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.
B) To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.
C) To explain how computer images can be misleading.
D) To prove that technology has impacted our culture.

25. A) To persuade girls to stop dieting.
B) To promote her own concept of beauty.
C) To establish an emotional connection with students.
D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40minutes)

Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is indentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Signs barring cell-phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever sat in a hospital waiting room. But the __(26) popularity of electronic medical records has forced hospital-based doctors to become ____（27）on computers throughout the day， and desktops-which keep doctors from besides-are____（28）giving way to wireless devices.
  As clerical loads increased， "something had to ____（29）， and that was always face time with patients，" says Dr. Bhakti Patel, a former chief resident in the University of Chicago's internal-medicine program. In fall , she helped ____（30）a pilot project in Chicago to see if the iPad could improve working conditions and patient care. The experiment was so ____（31）that all internal-medicine program adopted the same ____（32）in . Medical schools at Yale and Stanford now have paperless， iPad-based curriculums. "You'll want an iPad just so you can wear this" is the slogan for one of the new lab coats ___（33）with large pockets to accommodate tablet computers.
  A study of the University of Chicago iPad project found that patients got tests and___（34）faster if they were cared for by iPad-equipped residents. Many patients also ___（35）a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.
A) dependent 　　 I) policy
B) designed 　　 J) prospect
C) fast 　　　 K) rather
D) flying 　　 L) reliable
E) gained M) signal
F) give 　　 N) successful
G) growing 　　 O) treatments
H) launch 　　 　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　

Section B 　　
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good Life

[A]Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases? The answer is yes, according to a new book The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good Life. The book is co-authored by Long Island University's philosophy professor Michael Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas. 　　
[B]The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios. The philosophy professor says it is as relevant today as when it was first written many centuries ago. "There is no expiration(失效)date on wisdom," he says "There is no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy these day, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry(诡辩). The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today." 　　

Examine your life 　　

[C] Soupies, along with his co-author Panos Mourdoukoutas, developed their 10 golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophy-Aristotle, Socrates, Epictetus and Pythagoras, among others. The first rule-examine your life-is the common thread that runs through the entire book. Soupios says that it is based on Plato's observation that the unexamined life is not worth living. "The Greek are always concerned about boxing themselves in, in terms of convictions(信念)," he says. "So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, and our relationships."

Stop worrying about what you can not control 　　

[D] As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No.2: Worry only about things that you can control. "The individual who promoted this idea was a Stoic philosopher His name is Epictetus, "he says." And what the Stoics say in general is simply this. There is a larger plan in life. You are not really going to be able to understand all of the dimerisions of this plan. You are not going to be able to control the dimensions of this plan." 　　
[E]So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control. "I can not control whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example." He says. "I mean, there are some cautious steps. I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that. So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasterful and irrational. You should live your life attempting to identify and control those things which you can genuinely control."

　　Seek true pleasure 　

[F]To have a meaningful, happy life we need friends. But according to Aristotle-a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great-most relationships don't qualify as true friendships. "Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend." Soupios says. "Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul. It is a beautiful and uncharacteristically poctic image that Aristotle offers." 　　
[G]In our pursuit of the good life, he says, it is important to seek out true pleasures-advice which was originally offered by Epicurus. But unlike the modern definition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgence(放纵)and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental case. 　　
[H]"This was the highest and most desirable form of pleasure and happiness for the ancient Epicureans." Soupios says. "This is something that is very much well worth considering here in the modern era. I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmness, a sort of contentment in mental and spiritual, which was identified by these people as the gighest form of happiness and pleasure." 　　

Do good to others

[I]Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid excess and not to be a prosperous(发迹的)fool. There are also rules dealing with interpersonal relationships. Be a responsible human being and do not do evil things to others. 　　
[J]"This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer," Soupios says. "Hesiod offers an idea-which you very often find in some of the word's great religions, in the Judeo-Christian tradition and in Islam an others-that in some sense, when you hurt another human being, you hurt yourself. That damaging other people in your community and in your life, trashing relationships, results in a kind of self-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritual wo