2024年大学英语四级新题型样卷.doc

大学英语四级考试教授预测试卷Total score: 710Total time allowed: 130 minutesPart I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled To Curb Spending? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1. 目前许多大学生花钱大手大脚;2. 有人以为社会整体生活水平提升了，大学生花钱多某些无可厚非;3. 你的见解。Part II Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A) The author isnt an expert in economy.B) She has a better theory about the economy.C) She isnt sure that the authors idea would work.D) The author spends too much time arguing about details.2. A) 7:45. B) 7:15. C) 7:30. D) 8:00.3. A) 5. B) 13. C) 4. D) 6.4. A) Only the first part of the report is due next Friday.B) The reports should have been completed by today.C) Some students havent started their reports yet.D) Some students didnt finish their reports yet.5. A) The desk wasnt so heavy as it looks.B) She and her roommate moved the desk.C) Her roommates found her another desk.D) They had to get a moving company to help.6. A) A dentist. B) A cook. C) A tailor. D) A dietician.7. A) At a train station. B) At a ticket office.C) In a press office. D) In a book store.8. A) Mike doesnt need to pay the tuition.B) Mike pays the tuition.C) His parents think the tuition is too high.D) Mikes parents pay the tuition.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Sweet love among the young people.B) Sweet love is good for peoples health.C) Chocolates and red wine as gifts for the lovers.D) How to lead a healthy and happy life.10. A) To buy kinds of gifts. B) To be romantic.C) To express love to each other. D) Keeping healthy.11. A) Smoky and physically active.B) Physically active and less likely to smoke and optimistic.C) Experiencing physical changes.D) Their lives need to be balanced between love and work.12. A) She refused. B) She is willing to.C) She hesitates. D) She is reluctant.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) “Lose-lose” solutions are useful in keeping a successful marriage.B) To run a “win-win” solution is hard.C) There is no success in marriage.D) Running a successful marriage involves with many factors.14. A) They changed their ways of talking.B) They change to another topic.C) They made their way to choose the wallpaper that is favored by both.D) They just topped quarreling.15. A) They dont want to be weak.B) They want to feel loved and respected.C) Controlling over another means winning arguments at home.D) They are lack of trust and insecurity.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Greek. B) Olympia. C) Amsterdam. D) Ancient Greek.17. A) Olympia. B) Berlin.C) The host-city of the games. D) The stadium.18. A) It is so magnificent in the opening and closing ceremonies.B) The pass of Olympic customs from generation to generation.C) It is the pass of the light of spirit.D) It is the pass of knowledge and life.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They are not allowed to use mobile phones at school.B) They are not allowed to use mobile phones at all.C) They are allowed to use mobile phones in class for messages.D) They are not allowed to use mobile phones every day.20. A) Education to students not to use mobile phones any more.B) Education to students the possible dangers of using mobile phones.C) The random security scanning.D) To ignore the phones if they dont ring during the class.21. A) Both parents and children are against the mobile phone ban.B) Parents and the department of education agree with the mobile phone ban.C) We do not know now whether mobile phone ban can be worked out.D) We still need another 5 years of mobile phone ban.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) 5. B) 3. C) 8. D) 6.23. A) Inventors. B) Scientists.C) Health care providers. D) Activists, political and business leaders.24. A) To spread the knowledge on what is AIDS.B) To bring effective treatments to the world-wide people.C) To deliver the peoples awareness of the danger of AIDS.D) To deliver the main content of the meeting.25. A) Conference website is more economical than attending the meeting.B) Conference website is convenient than attending the meeting.C) Conference website is easier to be dealt with.D) Conference website helps the absent-for-meeting people know the information.Section CDirections: 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyoneelse in the world. We often (26) _on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the (27)_ first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good (28) _with others if we dont even have a good relationship with ourselves? The problem might be (29)_ than we expect. Maybe we dont like ourselves without (30) _it. Here is a simple checklist; is there anything you dont like about yourself from these lists? Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which make you feel bad. You might be (31) _with yourself on why you could make such mistakes. Even if that happened in the (32)_ past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself. You might wish that you were born in a different family, or that you have (33) _. Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others, who seem to get (34) _they want effortlessly because of their background. Others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them. You might then think that its because you are (35) _or dont have enough talents. All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 identified 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.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.What (36) _force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any unbiased observer?Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect (37) _, one of the most telling, according to John Money, professor emeritus of medical psychology and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, is what he calls our “love map” a group of messages encoded in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes. It shows our (38) _in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build. It also records the kind of personality that (39) _to us, whether its the warm and friendly type or the strong, silent type.In short, we fall for and pursue those people who most clearly (40)_ our love map. And this love map is largely (41) _in childhood. By age eight, the pattern for our (42)_ mate has already begun to float around in our brains.When I lecture, I often ask couples in the audience what drew them to their dates or mates. Answers (43) _from “Shes strong and independent” and “I go for redheads” to “I love his sense of humor” and “That crooked smile, thats what did it.”I believe what they say. But I also know that if I were to ask those same men and women to describe their mothers, there would be many (44) _between their ideal mates and their moms. Yes, our mothers the first real love of our lives write a (45) _portion of our love map.A) friend F) fit K) preferencesB) determined G) similarities L) differC) ideal H) significant M) rangeD) ordinary I) indicate N) mateE) appeals J) independent O) mysteriousSection BDirections: 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.Make the Most of Your VacationA) When many of us take a vacation, more than anything, we seek to relax. We spend long, lazy days on a beach chair or in a hammock and socialize the night away with rum drinks, fancy martinis, and indulgent desserts. Too often, we return home heavier and flabbier than weve been since, well, our last vacation.B) It doesnt have to be this way.C) Active vacations are often the most relaxing of all. Wait! Its all in defining what an active vacation is. We dont expect you to take up jogging, backpacking, or hang gliding. Rather, we ask the sedentary vacationers among you to spend two to four hours a day doing things. Walking the city streets. Exploring a nature preserve. Going to a zoo. Biking along the ocean. Taking a leisurely rowboat ride.D) These kinds of activities arent just good for your physical health. They improve your mental health, even your spiritual health. And they make vacations memorable and worthwhile. And after all, isnt that what you want from your vacation? Here are some fresh ideas to make your vacations as pleasurable as they are active and healthy.E) 1. Make morning time your activity time. Most likely the weather will be friendlier, your energy level higher, and your agenda emptier than later in the day.F) 2. Reacquaint yourself with sunrises and sunsets. A walk at dawn or dusk is rejuvenation defined. Try to make this a daily ritual of life away from home, and you will guarantee yourself both physical and spiritual replenishment (补给，补充).G) 3. Get into the water as much as you can. Dont allow yourself to spend all your time sitting in front of the water. Whether it is the ocean, a swimming pool, or a tree-lined lake, make sure you get into the water for swimming or games or even walking. Heck, merely standing in waist-high water is a good workout, thanks to the action of the water. And youll feel so much more alive!H) 4. Get on the water as much as you can. Paddleboats are a blast. Canoeing is a joy. Rowboats are romantic. Powerboats exhilarating. Sailboats serene. Kayaks pure adventure. Inner tubes can erase 50 years from your attitude in a matter of minutes. Even standing at the rail of a steamboat is exciting. Boats make you feel young, and whether you are propelling them or not, they all burn calories and engage your muscles more than being on dry land.I) 5. Choose a cruise for your trip. Its amazing how active you can be being stuck on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic. Most cruise ships offer numerous options for seaworthy exercise. Most ships house pools, golf simulators, rock walls, basketball hoops, fitness centers, jogging and walking areas, and instructor-led fitness classes and thats just whats on board. During your sea and land excursions you can burn calories as you snorkel, swim, hike, scuba dive, and horseback ride.J) 6. Get out of the car every two hours. Many of us spend a large chunk of our vacations on the road, either getting to and from our destinations, or using the car for sightseeing. But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, great, memorable vacations dont happen in a car seat. Dont wait for exhaustion or natures call to get you to pull over. Frequently get out and stretch, walk, picnic, shop, visit, and have fun. Its important for your health and energy, and it makes traveling a lot more active and interesting.K) 7. Play active games. When most people think of outdoor games, they think of team sports like baseball, football, or volleyball, all of which can be both intimidating and excessively strenuous for grown-ups who stopped playing such things a long time back. So forget about the standard games. All types of fun outdoor games are available today. Start with the old-fashioned ones badminton, shuffleboard, horseshoes, Wiffle ball, or bocce. Try some new ones too they make great balls out of Nerf these days, and if you havent bought a squirt gun in a while, be prepared for todays amazing supersoakers. Plus all types of new paddle games are available that are easy and fun. Your goal: Play an outdoor game every day while on vacation.L) 8. Create a silly tournament. Particularly if there are kids on the vacation, it can be a hoot to create your own mini-Olympics. For example, if you use the swimming pool every day, have a daily competition, such as holding your breath underwater, or swimming between peoples legs, or having a big splash contest. Or maybe a weeklong badminton competition. “Silly” is the operative word dont make it a serious competition, but just a chance to have active fun in which everyone participates.M) 9. Play miniature golf. You burn more calories sitting than lying, standing than sitting, and walking than standing. Alt