大学英语四级模拟题十五(含答案).doc

大学英语四级模拟题十五

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Part I Writing (15’)
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 (25’)
Section A (1’×7 = 7’)
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 report 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 with a single line through the center.

News Report One
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.
1. A) 250, 000 at 50 centres. C) 255, 000 at 50 centres.
B) 250, 000 at 55 centres. D) 255,000 at 55 centres.
2. A) Electronic detection.
B) Telephone call screening.
C) Fingerprints identification.
D) Sunday’s dress rehearsal.

News Report Two
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.
3. A) It called for a quality inspection on Peanut Corp. of America.
B) It rejected the business request from Peanut Corp. of America.
C) It decided not to cooperate with Peanut Corp. of America.
D) It decided to have a lawsuit with Peanut Corp. of America.
4. A) They have so far caused 691 people to be sick.
B) They have so far caused 3, 516 people to be sent to hospital.
C) They have so far caused 2 plants to be contaminated.
D) They have so far caused 9 foods to be recalled in history.

News Report Three
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.
5. A) Inability to keep turning out novel products.
B) Inability to implement their business plans.
C) Failure to integrate innovation into their business.
D) Lack of a successful business model of their own.
6. A) It is a magic tool to bring big rewards.
B) It is the secret to business success.
C) It is an essential part of business culture.
D) It is the creation of something new.
7. A) Its hardworking employees.
B) Its innovation culture.
C) Its flexible promotion strategy.
D) Its willingness to make investments.

Section B (1’×8 = 8’)
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. 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 with a single line through the center.

Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
8. A) She has no time to study.
B) She is short of money.
C) She hasn’t heard from her parents for a long time.
D) She doesn’t know where all her money has gone.
9. A) 190 dollars. C) 760 dollars.
B) 250 dollars. D) 1, 010 dollars.
10. A) He is Carina’s boyfriend.
B) He is Carina’s financial consultant.
C) He is working in the loan section of a bank.
D) He is studying economics at a university.
11. A) She has a poor head for economics.
B) She wants to ask for a loan from Tim’s bank.
C) She earns little but spends far too much money for a student.
D) She wants Tim to be her financial consultant.

Conversation Two

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
12. A) At a road crossing.
B) Near a school.
C) In front of a kindergarten.
D) Outside a police station.
13. A) He did not notice it.
B) He drove too fast to read it.
C) It says 45 miles an hour.
D) It is not clearly visible.
14. A) It is not genuine.
B) It actually belongs to somebody else.
C) It should have been renewed two months ago.
D) It is no longer valid.
15. A) He was fined 35 dollars.
B) He had to do two weeks’ community service.
C) He got a ticket.
D) He had his driver’s license canceled.

Section C (1’×10 = 10’)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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 with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
16. A) He is short of money.
B) He does not think money is everything.
C) He works hard for the sake of money.
D) He wants to be a successful businessman and has plenty of time for leisure.
17. A) People have reasons to seek fame.
B) People are advised not to seek fame.
C) Fame is less important than money.
D) Fame is more important than money.
18. A) She is not interested in either money or fame.
B) She wants to succeed in doing something more inventive.
C) She makes a living by doing research.
D) She thinks that those who seek fame will end up with a poor reputation.

Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
19. A) Cheating. C) Road accidents.
B) Theft. D) Air crash.
20. A) Have the right documents.
B) Learn the local customs.
C) Book tickets well in advance.
D) Make hotel reservations.
21. A) Get a lift if possible.
B) Contact your agent.
C) Have a friend meet you.
D) Use official transport.

Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
22. A) It covers 97 square kilometers.
B) It covers 179 square miles.
C) It is only half the size of Spain.
D) It is as big as New York City.
23. A) It was cut off from the rest of the world.
B) It imported food from foreign countries.
C) Its citizens enjoyed a peaceful, comfortable life.
D) Its geographic features attracted many visitors.
24. A) The increasing investment by developed countries.
B) The establishing of diplomatic relations with France and Spain.
C) The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries.
D) The fast development of its neighboring countries.
25. A) They work on their farms.
B) They work in the tourist industry.
C) The make traditional handicrafts.
D) They raise domestic animals.

Part III Multiple Choice (0.5'×20=10')
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
26. The knowledge that a rescue team would continue searching for them __ the trapped miners.
A) retained B) attained C) maintained D) sustained
27. The committee recommends that the budget ________ discussed at the next meeting.
A) is B) will be C) be D) are
28. Anyone over the age of 18 is ________ to vote.
A) illegible B) legible C) eligible D) ineligible
29. ________ of us can do everything, but all of us can do ________.
A) None, something C) Some, everything
B) Few, nothing D) Few, nothing
30. My father often tells me that a man should aim ________ and never speak ________
of himself.
A) highly, high C) high, high
B) high, highly D) highly, highly
31. John was ________ from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.
A) transformed B) transferred C) delivered D) transmitted
32. I don’t want to _________ his bad temper.
A) put up with C) keep up with
B) come up with D) come out with
33. The film you watched yesterday was ________ from a novel by Jane Austen.
A) adopted B) based C) adapted D) adept
34. If he had made an appointment, he ________ the director.
A) could see C) can see
B) could have seen D) had seen
35. The government’s plan is that social security ________ about a fifth of the total public spending.
A) takes account of B) on account of C) accounts for D) counts on
36. Give the message to _______ needs it at the table.
A) whomever B) whatever C) whosever D) whoever
37. He did not realize that the unemployment was all that _______in the city.
A) critic B) critical C) criticism D) criticize
38. _______ are usually preferred by children in the hospital.
A) Women doctor C) Woman doctor
B) Women doctors D) Woman doctors
39. We can read worldwide news on the website of The British Broadcasting_______.
A) Cooperate B) Cooperation C) Corporate D) Corporation
40. My doctor ________ me to a specialist in heart disease.
A) inferred B) preferred C) referred D) differed
41. We gave up the house, because of _______ considerations.
A) economic B) economics C) economical D) economy
42. The flu is believed _______ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.
A) cause C) to be caused
B) being caused D) to have caused
43. Thanks to the modern electrical _______, housework nowadays has been made easier and easier.
A) appliances B) facilities C) tools D) instruments
44. Let me see all the official documents _______ the sale of this land.
A) concerned B) concerning C) concerns D) concernedly
45. Great as Newton was, many of his theories_______ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.
A) are to be challenged C) have been challenged
B) are challenging D) may be challenged

Part IV Reading Comprehension (35')
Section A (0.5’×10 = 5’)
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 identified by a letter. Please write the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
（请在答题纸上写单词的代号）

You have chosen to attend a university that is not only a great educational institution but is also a great research institution. I encourage you to take 46 of that. Take courses and 47 seminars that explore the frontiers of fields where new knowledge and understanding are being created. For me, participating in research as an undergraduate led me from my major in 48 engineering to my major in computer science, and it 49 a passion for being on the leading edge of discovery. This 50 sustained me through my PhD and continues to excite me after more than 30 years as a Stanford faculty member. Being at the 51 of discovery and taking part in the creation of new knowledge is an 52 rewarding and life-altering experience.
As you begin your time at Stanford and plan your four years here I would 53 you to remember that your undergraduate education is a foundation for life. It is a once-in-a-lifetime journey. It is much more than your 54 to your first job. It is an opportunity to develop the skills and passion for being a lifelong learner in areas 55 to and outside of your career.
A) participate B) ticket C) transferred D) use E) ignited
F) advantage G) urge H) constructive I) attend J) immensely
K) passion L) forefront M) intellectually N) related O) electrical

Section B (1’×10 = 10’)
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 writing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

The End of the Book?

[A] Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format. That is remarkable, considering that the Kindle has only been around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all book sales in the country and are increasing far faster than overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent.
　　[B] Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly not immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is that the book business will go through a transformation in the next decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg introduced printing with moveable type in the 1450s.
　　[C] Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace. Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, “romance fiction,” etc. Such books, which only rarely end up in permanent collections, either private or public, will probably only be available as e-books within a few years. Hardback and trade paperbacks for “serious” nonfiction and fiction will surely last longer. Perhaps it will become the mark of an author to reckon with that he or she is still published in hard copy.
　　[D] As for children’s books, who knows? Children’s books are like dog food in that the purchasers are not the consumers, so the market (and the marketing) is inherently strange.
　　[E] For clues to the book’s future, let’s look at some examples of technological change and see what happened to the old technology.
　　[F] One technology replaces another only because the new technology is better, cheaper, or both. The greater the difference, the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the old. Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with that of the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from sheepskin. A Bible—to be sure, a long book—required vellum made from 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor. Before printing arrived, a Bible cost more than a middle-class house. There were perhaps 50,000 books in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500 there were 10 million.
　　[G] But while printing quickly caused the hand written book to die out, handwriting lingered on（继续存在）well into the 16th century. Very special books are still occasionally produced on vellum, but they are one-of-a-kind show pieces.
　　[H] Sometimes a new technology doesn’t drive the old one out, but only parts of it while forcing the rest to evolve. The movies were widely predicted to drive live theater out of the marketplace, but they didn’t, because theater turned out to have qualities movies could not repr