1、英语四级真题预测及答案下载 【篇一:12月大学英语四级真题预测及答案下载】 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoke
2、n 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 the answer sheet with a single line through the center. example: you will hear: you will r
3、ead: a) 2 hours. b) 3 hours. c) 4 hours. d) 5 hours. from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. therefore, d) “5 hours” is the correct answer. you should choose [d] on the ans
4、wer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d] 1. a) furnished apartments will cost more. b) the apartment can be furnished easily. c) the apartment is just what the man is looking for. d) she can provide the man with the apartment he needs. 2.
5、a) mr. johnson’s ideas are nonsense. b) he quite agrees with mr. johnson’s views. c) mr. johnson is good at expressing his ideas. d) he shares the woman’s views on social welfare. 3. a) study in a quiet place. b) improve her grades gradually. c) change the conditions of her dorm. d) av
6、oid distractions while studying in her dorm. 4. a) it has been put off. b) it has been cancelled. c) it will be held in a different place. d) it will be rescheduled to attract more participants. 5. a) janet loves the beautiful landscape of australia very much. b) janet is very much inter
7、ested in architecture. c) janet admires the sydney opera house very much. d) janet thinks it’s a shame for anyone not to visit australia. 6. a) it is based on a lot of research. b) it can be finished in a few weeks’ time. c) it has drawn criticism from lots of people. d) it falls short o
8、f her supervisor’s expectations. 7. a) karen is very forgetful. b) he knows karen better now. c) karen is sure to pass the interview. d) the woman should have reminded karen earlier. 8. a) ask joe to apologize to the professor for her. b) skip the class to prepare for the exam. c) tell
9、 the professor she’s lost her voice. d) attend the lecture with the man. 9. a) the man will go in for business right after high school. b) the woman is not happy with the man’s decision. c) the man wants to be a business manager. d) the woman is working in a kindergarten. 10. a) they stay
10、 closed until summer comes. b) they cater chiefly to tourists. c) they are busy all the year round. d) they provide quality service to their customers. section b directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the
11、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 the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. passage one questions 11 to 14 are based on
12、 the passage you have just heard. 11. a) classmates. b) colleagues. c) boss and secretary. d) pr representative and client. 12. a) he felt his assignment was tougher than sue’s. b) his clients complained about his service. c) he thought the boss was unfair to him. d) his boss was alw
13、ays finding fault with his work. 13. a) she is unwilling to undertake them. b) she complains about her bad luck. c) she always accepts them cheerfully. d) she takes them on, though reluctantly. 14. a) sue got promoted. b) john had to quit his job. c) both john and sue got a raise. d)
14、sue failed to complete her project. passage two questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. a) by greeting each other very politely. b) by exchanging their views on public affairs. c) by displaying their feelings and emotions. d) by asking each other some persona
15、l questions. 16. a) refrain from showing his feelings. b) express his opinion frankly. c) argue fiercely. d) yell loudly. 17. a) getting rich quickly. b) distinguishing oneself. c) respecting individual rights. d) doing credit to one’s community. passage three questions 18 to 20
16、are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. a) if they don’t involve any risks. b) if they produce predictable side effects. c) when the urgent need for them arises. d) when tests show that they are relatively safe. 19. a) because they are not accustomed to it. b) because they are
17、not psychologically prepared for it. c) because their genes differ from those who have been tested for it. d) because they are less sensitive to it than those who have been tested for it. 20. a) they will have to take ever larger doses. b) they will become physically impaired. c) they will
18、suffer from minor discomfort. d) they will experience a very painful process. part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes) directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b)
19、 c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. passage one questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. i had an experience some years ago which taught me something about the ways in which
20、 people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. one january, i had to officiate at two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. both had died “full of years,” as the bible would say; both yielded to the normal wearing out of the body after a long and full life. th
21、eir homes happened to be near each other, so i paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon. at the first home, the son of the deceased (已故旳) woman said to me, “if only i had sent my mother to florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. it’s
22、my fault that she died.” at the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “if only i hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to florida, she would be alive today. that long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. it’s my fault that she’s dead.” when thi
23、ngs don’t turn out as we would like them to, it is very tempting to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. priests know that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believ
24、e that the opposite course – keeping mother at home, postponing the operation – would have turned out better. after all, how could it have 【篇二:12月英语四级真题预测及答案下载(第一套)(word版)】 s=txt>12月大学英语四级考试真题预测(第1套) part i writing (30 minutes) directions:for this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a s
25、hort essay based on the picture below. you should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the internet on learning and then explain why education doesn’t simply mean learning to obtain information. you should write at least l20 words but n0.more than l80 words. part ii listening co
26、mprehension (30 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 que
27、stion 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 i with a single line through the centre. 1. a) the woman is now working in a kindergarten. b) the man w
28、ill soon start a business of his own. c) the man would like to be a high school teacher. d) the woman is going to major in child education. 2. a) the furniture has to be rearranged. b) the sound equipment has to be set up. c) the conference room has to be cleaned. d) the video machine ha
29、s to be checked. 3. a) she is exhausted. b) she is near-sighted. c) she cannot finish work in time. d) she cannot go straight home. 4. a) the woman is too particular about food. b) he would rather have a meal an hour later. c) the woman should order her food quickly. d) he usually pr
30、efers ice-cream to sandwiches. 5. a) he is not a good mechanic. b) he doesnt keep his promises. c) he spends his spare time doing repairs. 233网校英语四级考试网:/cet4 d) he is always ready to offer help to others. 6. a) sam has a big family to support. b) sam is not interested in traveling.
31、c) the pay offer by the travel agency is too low. d) the work hours in the travel agency are too long. 7. a) international trade. b) product development. c) financial consulting. d) domestic retailing. 8. a) go on a business trip. b) look for a job in miami. c) make a ticket reservat
32、ion. d) take a vacation. questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. a) it is located on route 18. b) it has an interesting museum. c) it is a beautiful little town, d). it lies seven miles east of newton. b) they are fifty-five miles apart. c) they are qu
33、ite close to each other. d) they are a long drive from norwalk. 11. a) they are connected by route 7. b) they are crowded with tourists. c) they have lots of old houses. d) they have many rarr plants. questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. a) bring hi
34、m up to date on the current situation in milan. b) inform him of the arrangements for his trip in italy. c) fetch the documents signed by mr gartner, d) accompany mr gartner to the linate airport. 13. a) about 8:30. b) about 6:30. c) about 5:30. d) about 4:15. 14. a) mr gartner from
35、milan. b) gianni riva at megastar. c) the companys sales representative. d) gavin from the chamber of commerce, 15. a) travel agent. b) business manager. c) secretary. d) saleswoman, 233网校英语四级考试网:/cet4 section b directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at th
36、e 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 i with a single line throug
37、h the centre. passage one questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. a) she had a desire to help others. b) she wanted to find out more about it. c) she needed some overseas experience. d) she was interested in farming. 17. a) carry out a cultural exchange progr
38、am. b) work on an agricultural project. c) learn portuguese. d) teach english. 18. a) she found it difficult to secure a job in her own country. b) she wanted to renew her contact with the peace corps. c) she was invited to work as an english teacher. d) she could not get the country o
39、ut of her mind. 19. a) by teaching additional english classes. b) by writing stories for american newspapers. c) by working part time for the peace corps. d) by doing odd jobs for local institutions. passage two questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. a) ti
40、me spent exercising. b) time spent working. c) time spent on leisure activities. d) time spent with friends and family. 21. a) reading. b) surfing the web. c) eating out. d) watching tv. 22. a) driving. b) gardening. c) going to the pub. d) visiting friends. passage three q
41、uestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. a) the car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit. b) the car driver was partly responsible for the accident, c) mclaughlin was talking to his manager while driving. 233网校英语四级考试网:/cet4 d) mclaughlins carelessness res
42、ulted in the collision. 24. a) he crashed into a car parked there. b) he knocked down several mailboxes. c) he tore down the companys main gate. d) he did serious damage to a loaded truck. 25. a) he will lose his job. b) he will have to pay damages. c) he will be fined heavily. d) he
43、 will receive retraining. 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 with the exac
44、t words you have just heard. finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.when captain cook asked the chiefs in tahiti why they always are 26 , they replied, because it is right. if we ask americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their m
45、en wear pants 27 skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get 28and very uninformative answers: because its right. because thats the way its done. because its the29 or even ,i dont know. the reason for these and countless other patterns of social behav
46、ior is that they are __30 by social norms--shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. norms31how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. we conform ( 遵守) to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they
47、 32 . in fact, we are much more likely to notice 33 from norms than conformity to them. you would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little 34 if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both 35 . yet each of these other f
48、orms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. when we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way. part Ⅲ reading comprehension (40 minutes) section a directions: in this section, there is a passage with
49、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 a
50、nswer 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 does it take to be a well-trained nurse? the answer used to be two-year associates or four-year bachelors degree programs.






