大学英语四级模拟试题三

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篇1：大学英语四级模拟试题三

Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.

Passage 1

How do you send a message to a submerged submarine, particularly one carrying mi Water may not look like a barrier to communications, but appearances are deceiving. Water strongly absorbs all electromagnetic waves except blue green light and extremely low frequency radio waves. The very low frequency waves now used to contract submarines penetrates only a short distance into the ocean, so the craft must either surface or send up and antenna (天线) to receive messages, thereby increasing its weakness. A laser system --- accurate over long distances and capable of carrying more data than the very low frequency waves --- would talk to submarine at their normal depths.

In the system, a very broad beam spreading out freely in all directions would be scanned (扫描) over thousands of square miles of ocean so that it wouldn't endanger boats, birds or fish――or the submarines it is supposed to reach.

Since only a small fraction of the laser system will make its way through the air and ocean, receivers mounted on the submarines must be able not only to detect the laser but also to discriminate between it and sunlight. So, military scientists are now working hard on special filter that allow through only the precise wavelengths emitted by the laser. The filtered light, when transformed into electrical signal, can then be decoded. Military planners are confident that laser communication with submarines is feasible.

1. Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Missiles carried by submerged submarines.

B. Messages sent by submerged submarines.

C. Blue-green lasers used by submerged submarines.

D. The way to send a message to submerged submarines.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Water is a barrier to radio communication.

B. Lasers have found wide application in submarine communication.

C. Water absorbs all kinds of electromagnetic waves.

D. Very low frequency radio waves cannot be used to contact submarines.

3. Which of the following is NOT true of a laser system?

A. It is able to make its way through water.

B. It is able to communicate with submarines at work.

C. Its beam reaches a submerged submarine with the help of an antenna.

D. It is able to carry more data than low frequency waves.

4. The reference word “it” (Sentence 1, para.3) refers to .

A. the air

B. the laser beam

C. the ocean

D. the submarine

5. Who would be very much interested in the passage?

A. Missile builders

B. Military scientists

C. Fishermen

D. Ship builder

Passage 2

The West begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous work re-assessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago, set the tone for the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which, until then, western historians had claimed for Europe, were made first in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received without protest by some reputable historians. However, the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first. China's invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder has never been disputed, but this new history has added advanced bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddle boats and many other inventions to the list.

In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern times. It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history of China, where a static society under a relatively benevolent regime of scholar-gentry contrasts with the potentially revolutionary and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making every effort to catch up with the West again, and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year. But will China avoid the West's mistakes?

6. So far, how many volumes have been published?

A. Five.

B. Four.

C. Three.

D. None.

7. The first volume was published .

A. ten years ago

B. last year

C. five years ago

D. twenty years ago

8. In Line 7, the word “skeptical“ means .

A. doubtful

B. worried

C. sad

D. angry

9. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Gunpowder.

B. Needle.

C. Paddle boats.

D. Bridge design.

10. The best title for this passage is .

A. China's Inventions

B. Comparisons Between the East and the West

C. China Is Catching Up

D. Situations in China

Passage 3

Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dustbin would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

The new concept of recycling waste is taking shape at the British technological laboratory at Warren Spring, not far from the north of London. Today, the laboratory spends four times as much money in studying recycling as it did five years ago.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well. Methods have been discovered, for example, for removing the ink from newsprint so that the paper can be used again, and for obtaining valuable oils and gases from old motor car types. All these ideas are already being made use of, but what is new is the idea of combining them on such a large scale in a single plant designed to recycle most types of waste.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal spikes which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that crushers and rollers will break up everything that can be broken finally, and the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; finely the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. But in some big industrial areas, where rubbish has been dumped for so long that there are no holes left to fill up with rubbish, these new automatic recycling plants may be built sooner. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

11. Projects for recycling waste in Britain .

A. will not be started for at least fifteen years

B. are being developed all over Britain

C. have not yet been fully tested

D. have been abandoned because they are too expensive

12. The purpose of the latest recycling project is

A. to prevent people from putting rubbish into holes

B. to find a way of destroying all kinds of waste

C. to extract useful raw materials from the waste

D. to find out how much raw materials should be provided of people want to recycle the waste

13. The new type of recycling plant will .

A. recycle only paper and rubber

B. not recycle metals, paper or rubber

C. recycle paper, rubber and metals

D. not recycle steel, lead or copper

14. The first recycling plants .

A. have already been built in large industrial areas

B. will not be built for at least fifteen years

C. will probably be built in the next fifteen years

D. will be too expensive to build near big cities.

15. “Well on with” in the first paragraph probably means .

A. finished with

B. nearing completion

C. getting ready to start

D. making improvements on

篇2：大学英语四级模拟试题(听力)

以下是大学英语四级模拟试题第一套听力部分，希望对你有用!

Model Test 1

Part One Listening Comprehension

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 spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 line through the centre.

Example: You will hear:

You will read:

A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

1. A) She is not interested in the article.

B) She has given the man much trouble.

C) She would like to have a copy of the article.

D) She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article.

2. A) He saw the big tower he visited on TV~

B) He has visited the TV tower twice.

C) He has visited the TV tower once.

D) He will visit the TV tower in June.

3. A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.

B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time.

C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.

D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.

4. A) He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to.

B) He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job.

C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family,

D) He wants to spend more time with his family.

5. A) The man thought the essay was easy.

B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.

C) The woman thought the essay was easy.

D) Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.

6. A) In the park. B) Between two buildings

C) In his apartment. D) Under a huge tree.

7. A) It's awfully dull. B) It's really exciting.

C) it's very exhausting. D) It's quite challenging.

8. A) movie. B) A lecture. C) A play. D) A speech.

9. A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.

B) They are having the coldest winter ever.

C) The weather will soon get warmer.

D) The weather may get even colder.

10. A) The mystery story.

B) The hiring of a shop assistant.

C) The search for a reliable witness target=_blank class=infotextkey>witness.

D) An unsolved case of robbery.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) They want to change the way English is taught.

B) They learn English to find well-paid jobs.

C) They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.

D) They know clearly what they want to learn.

12. A ) Professionals. B) College students.

C) Beginners D) Intermediate earners.

13. A) Courses for doctors. B) Courses for businessmen.

C) Courses for reporters. D) Courses for lawyers.

14. A) Three groups of learners. B) The importance of business English.

C) English for Specific Purposes. D) Features of English for different papacies.

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

15. A) To show off their wealth.

B) To feel good.

C) To regain their memory.

D) To be different from others.

16. A) To help solve their psychological problems.

B) To play games with them.

C) To send sham to the hospital.

D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.

17. A) They need care and affection.

B) They are fond of round-the-world trips.

C) They are mostly from broken families.

D) They are likely to commit crimes.

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18. A) Because it was too heavy.

B) Because it did not bend easily.

C) Because it did not shoot far.

D) Because its string was short.

19. A) It went out of use 300 years ago

B) h was invented alter the short how.

C) It was discovered before fire and the wheel.

D) It's still in use today.

20. A) They are accurate and easy to pull.

B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.

C) They are usually used indoors.

D) They took 100 years to develop.

篇3：大学英语四级模拟试题四

Passage 4

In only two decades Asian-American have become the fastest-growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation's best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. (This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.) They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.

Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.

Both explanations for academic success worry Asian-Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

16. While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students .

A. feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English.

B. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character

C. still worry about unfair treatment in society

D. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents

17. What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian-Americans?

A. A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.

B. Hard work and intelligence.

C. Hard help and a limited knowledge of English.

D. Asian culture and the American educational system.

18. Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because .

A. their English is not good enough.

B. they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas

C. there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures

D. they know little about American culture and society

19. Why do the two “explanations“ (Para. 3, Line 1) worry Asian-Americans?

A. They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general.

B. People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success.

C. Asian-Americans would be a threat to other minorities.

D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong at Asian character.

20. The author's tone in this passage is .

A. sympathetic

B. doubtful

C. critical

D. objective

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

21. When he applied for a in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.

A. location

B. profession

C. career

D. position

22. The mere fact most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.

A. that

B. what

C. which

D. why

23. The author of the book that women can live longer than men.

A. said

B. is saying

C. says

D. saying

24. Because of the strike, British Rail has been forced to all trains to London.

A. cancel

B. abandon

C. postpone

D. recall

25. It around 9 o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.

A. had to be

B. was to be

C. must have been

D. must be

26. The survival of some wild animals is not very high as they are ruthlessly hunted for their skins.

A. rate

B. degree

C. ration

D. scale

27. Why do you object to the direction?

A. following

B. follow

C. have followed

D. having been followed

28. to the doctor right away, he might have been alive today.

A. If he went

B. Had he gone

C. Were he gone

D. Should he have gone

29. is the richest man in this town?

A. Whom do you think

B. Who do you think

C. Do you think who

D. Who you think

30. A good newspaper publishes both and foreign news.

A. diplomatic

B. democratic

C. domestic

D. dramatic

31. My brother changed his major at college several times and he never any one very long.

A. stuck to

B. kept back

C. let alone

D. made way

32. It isn't cold enough for there a frost tonight, so I can leave my car outside safely.

A. would be

B. being

C. was

D. to be

33. More than one dismissed.

A. have been

B. has been

C. are

D. has

34. The first, second and the third prize went to Kate, Bob and George .

A. differently

B. partially

C. respectively

D. equally

篇4：大学英语四级阅读模拟试题

Polyester (聚酯 ) is now being used for bottles. ICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that it is now beginning to break the grip of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantage of this huge market.

All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly world-wide for the last few years. Between 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the. most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cans.

Since 1982 it has opened three new factories producing ”Melinar“, the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are made.

The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-liter containers. Because of the build-up of the pressure of gas in these large containers, glass was unsuitable. Nor was PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them. A new plastic had to be made.

Glass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless oil and plastic become much cheaper, but plastic does well for the larger sizes.

Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable. The manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less noisy when being handled, and can be reused. Shopkeepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles mean few breakages, which are costly and time-consuming. The public, though, have been more difficult to persuade. ICI's commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, to try and make them visually more attractive to the public.

The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container.

1. Plastics of various kinds have been used for making bottles__________.

A. since 1982

B. since the 1970s but only for large bottles

C. since the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in them

D. since companies like Coca Cola first tried them

2. Why is ICI's Plastics Division interested in polyester for bottles?

A. The other things they make are not selling well.

B. Glass manufacturers cannot make enough new bottles.

C. They have factories which could be adapted to make it.

D. The price of oil keeps changing.

3. Why aren't all bottles now made of polyester?

A. The price of oil and plastic has risen.

B. It is not suitable for containing gassy drinks.

C. The public like traditional glass bottles.

D. Shop-keepers dislike reusable bottles.

4. Manufacturers think polyester bottles are better than glass bottles because they

A. are cheaper B. are more suited to small sizes

C. are more exciting to look at D. do not break easily

5. Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as cans______.

A. have been used for many years

B. are an idea that interests the plastics companies

C. are possible, but only for hot food

D. are the first things being made in the new factories

【答案】

C A C D B

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篇5：大学英语四级模拟试题五

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. A) Take her to the airport. B) Take the report to a typist.

C) Repair the typewriter. D) Type for a few minutes.

2. A) The man will probably go to Canada for his vacation.

B) The man will probably stay home for his vacation.

C) The man will probably not go to Canada for his vacation.

D) The man will probably wait until summer to go to Mexico.

3. A) 9:10. B) 9.20. C) 8:40. D) 9:30.

4. A) Stay home and do her own exercise.

B) Rest and take care of herself.

C) Catch up with her reading.

D) Take a walk with her friends.

5. A) At school. B) At the office.

C) At home. D) At the telephone.

6. A) In a restaurant. B) In a museum.

B) At a concert. D) At a flower shop.

7. A) Traveling a lot. B) Getting a lot of exercise.

C) Working too hard. D) Waiting for the train.

8. A) ??300. B) ??112. C) ??150. D) ??200.

9. A) Doctor and patient. B) Boss and employee.

C) Father and daughter. D) Teacher and student.

10. A) Something happened to her car.

B) The highway was too crowded.

C) She did some shopping on her way to the office.

D) She got up too late to catch the bus.

Passage 1 Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) Because the speaker was an artist.

B) Because she was always hard-working.

C) Because she liked the artist's paintings.

D) Because the subject was important.

12. A) 7:30. B) 9:00. C) 8:30. D) 9:30.

13. A) She did not know how to set an alarm clock.

B) She had difficulty getting up early.

C) She often missed her classes.

D) She did not like her brother-in-law.

Passage 2Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) potatoes. B) Happiness.

C) Physical attraction. D) Love.

15. A) Wedding is not essential to marriage.

B) Wedding is necessary for a good marriage.

C) Love is not essential to marriage.

D) Love is harmful to a good marriage.

16. A) Cultures.

B) Love and Marriage.

C) Marriage--A Traditional Practice.

D) Marriage and Wedding.

Passage 3Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) It came from gods. B) It came from thunder.

C) It was a natural phenomenon. D) It was a weapon.

18. A) The first metal wires. B) The first lightning rod.

C) Metal fences. D) Electricity.

19. A) About one person per day dies from lightning in the U.S.

B) About 365 persons per year die from lightning in the U.S.

C) About one person per hour dies from lightning in the U.S.

D) About 30 persons per month die from lightning in the U.S.

20. A) At open doorways. B) Under a tree.

C) On the high ground. D) In a closed car.

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

21. Those are very pleasant rooms? How much do you _______ them?

A) want B) ask C) demand D) ask for

22. I have so much work to do that a holiday for me this year is______ .

A) in question B) out of question

C) out of the question D) at random

23. His parents no longer worry about him. He has a good job and can live

_______ now.

A) at his own. B) by his own

C) on his own D) with his own

24. Her face _______ when she told a lie.

A) gave her off B) gave her out

C) gave her away D) gave her up

25. John's youngest son is _______ architecture.

A) making up for B) putting up for

C) going in for D) standing up for

26. On my present salary, I just can't _______ a car which costs over

??3,000.

A) adapt B) adopt C) afford D) elect

27. It was four hours before she _______ after the operation on her heart.

A) came round B) carried through

C) got across D) restored

28. The purpose of the research had a more different meaning for them

than _______ .

A) ours B) it did for us

C) that of ours D) it did from us

29. _______ by an exercise of self-control _______ he allowed

himself to raise his eyes as they came in.

A) It was only / that B) Only / that

C) It was only / when D) It was only / had

30. A table made of steel costs more than ______ made of wood.

A) that B) which C) one D) it is

31. Are the students _______ about the examination?

A) talking B) discussing

C) saying D) telling

32. It has always _______ me why you believe the Earth is flat.

A) worried B) wondered C) puzzled D) confused

33. Since you are to catch the early train tomorrow morning, we _______ now.

A) had better to leave B) must have left

C) might as well leave D) should have to leave

34. It was very cold _______ they still went swimming.

A) but B) in spite that

C) however D) though

35. By the end of 1908, most scientists began to accept the aeroplane

______.

A) a reality B) to be a reality

C) as a reality D) being a reality

36. By the time John reached the plateau he was _______.

A) exhaustive B) exhaustible

C) exhausted D) exhausting

37. The car was repaired but not quite to the owner's _______.

A) pleasure B) satisfaction

C) joy D) attraction

38. Since the light is out in their room, they _______.

A) may have slept B) must have gone to bed

C) might go to bed D) can have gone to bed

39. I could tell he was surprised from the _______ on his face.

A) appearance B) shock C) sight D) expression

40. I never _______ a chance of improving my English if I can help it.

A) miss B) lose C) avoid D) waste

41. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______ of

what I said.

A) notice B) attention

C) consideration D) warning

42. They don't _______ students run in the corridors.

A) allow B) permit C) approve D) let

43. His fear of flying was _______ he always traveled by boat.

A) so that B) such as C) such that D) so far as

44. The large vase in which he kept his umbrella for many years

_______ to be a valuable piece of Chinese pottery.

A) came round B) turned up

C) turned out D) figured out

45. _______ we are aware, there were no problems during the first six months.

A) As far as B) Much more than

C) So much D) Except that

46. Only recently _______ to realize the dangers caffeine might bring to

our health.

A) have scientists begun B) scientists have begun

C) that scientists began D) that did scientists begin

47. The photo _______ happy memories of my early childhood.

A) refreshes B) brings to mind

C) recalls D) reminds myself

48. His energetic efforts met with only _______ success.

A) partial B) slight C) entire D) complete

49. She was standing so close to the electric heater that her night-dress

_______ fire.

A) took B) caught C) set D) became

50.”Does your family call you very often?“

”Yes, my mother calls about once a week and _______.“

A) so my brother does B) so does my brother

C) my brother does so D) does so my brother

CLOZE

New York is one of the last Ame-

rican cities to have some of its

policemen on horseback. The New York

police have 170 __51__ that they use 51. A) stations B) horses

C) policemen D) men

in certain parts of the __52__. The 52. A) city B) area

horses are expensive to feed, but C) state

D) neighbourhood

__53__ is even more expensive to 53. A) there B) that

C) what D) it

take care of them. __54__ the horses 54. A) When B) If

must walk on the streets, they need C) Although D) Because

special horseshoes. In __55__, they 55. A) short B) conclusion

need more than 8,000 of them each C) fact D) practice

year. __56__ police horse in New York 56. A) One B) No

C) The D) Every

__57__ new shoes every month. Keeping 57. A) gets B) accepts

C) wants D) makes

these shoes __58__ good repair is the 58. A) for B) with

job of six blacksmiths. There are only C) in D) by

about thirty-five of these blacksmiths

in the __59__ United States. 59. A) whole B) most

A blacksmith's job is not an easy C) all D) large

__60__ . He must be __61__ to shape 60. A) matter B) thing

C) problem D) one

61. A) sure B) able

C) ready D) possible

a shoe from a __62__ of plain metal 62. A) piece B) bit

C) lot D) type

and then fit it __63__ the horse's 63. A) with B) into

C) on D) to

hoof. The blacksmith must bend __64__ 64. A) down B) on

C) over D) above

all the time he is fitting the __65__ 65. A) horse B) shoe

C) metal D) hoof

and must hold the __66__ of the 66. A) back B) position

horse's leg while he works. Clearly, C) end D) weight

a blacksmith must be very __67__ . 67. A) hard B) quick

C) strong D) important

But even more __68__ , he must be able 68. A) important B) wonderful

C) serious D) clear

to deal __69__ horses -- for before 69. A) about B) with

C) at D) for

the blacksmith can __70__ his work, 70. A) learn B) finish

he has to get the horse to lift its C) begin D) find

leg.

READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:

British Columbia is the third largest Canadian province, both in areaand population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800miles (1,280 km) north from the United States border. It includes Canada'sentire west coast and the islands just off the coast.

Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long, rugged ranges runningnorth and south. Even the coastal islands are the remains of a mountain rangethat existed thousands of years ago. During the last Ice Age, this range wasscoured by glaciers until most of it was beneath the sea. Its peaks now showas islands scattered along the coast.

The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine climate. Seawinds that blow inland from the west are warmed by a current of warm waterthat flows through the Pacific Ocean. As a result, winter temperaturesaverage above freezing and summers are mild. These warm western winds alsocarry moisture from the ocean.

Inland from the coast, the winds from the Pacific meet the mountainbarriers of the coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains. As they rise tocross the mountains, the winds are cooled, and their moisture begins tofall as rain. On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches (500 cm)of rain fall each year.

More than half of British Columbia is heavily forested. On mountainslopes that receive plentiful rainfall, huge Douglas firs rise in toweringcolumns. These forest giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet (90 m)tall, with diameters up to 10 feet (3 m). More lumber is produced fromthese trees than from any other kind of tree in North America. Hemlock,red cedar, and balsam fir are among the other trees found in BritishColumbia.

71. With which aspect of British Columbia is the passage primarily concerned?

A) Its climate. B) Its culture.

C) Its geography. D) Its history.

72. In which part of British Columbia can a mild climate be found?

A) In the southwest. B) Inland from the coast.

C) In the north. D) On the entire west coast.

73. In Paragraph 5, the word”heavily“could best be replaced by which of the

following?

A) widely. B) densely.

C) chiefly. D) largely.

74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a tree found in British

Columbia?

A) Hemlock. B) Cedar. C) Fir. D) Pine.

75. What effect do the mountains have on winds?

A) Make them dry. B) Make them wet.

C) Make them cool. D) Make them weak.

Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage:

When they advise your kids to”get an education“if you want to raise yourincome, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to getjust enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not too muchthat you prove an embarrassment to your society. Get a high school diploma,at least. Without that, you are occupationally dead, unless your name happensto be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison and you can successfully drop

out in grade school.

Get a college degree, if possible. With a B.A., you are on the launchingpad (??è?¨|?§|??§???ì). But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for amaster's degree, make sure it is an M. B. A., and only from a first-rateuniversity. Beyond this, the famous law of diminishing returns (?¨¤??ì3?§o|¨?Y????§|)begins to take effect.

Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more a yearthan full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was??24,000, while the full professors managed to average just ??23,930.

A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get, but except in a few specializedfields such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly be turned toindustrial or commercial purposes, you are facing a dim future. There are morePh.D.s unemployed or underemployed in this country than in any other partof the world by far.

If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropologyor political science or languages or - worst of all - in philosophy, you runthe risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs,mind you, but for our demands.

Thousands of Ph.D.s are selling shoes, driving cabs, waiting on tables andfilling out fruitless applications month after month. And then maybe taking ajob in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than thejanitor (??????§?§?) earns.

You can equate the level of income with the level of education only sofar. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product,but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.

76. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn

out people who _______.

A) will not be a shame to the society

B) will become skilled workers

C) can take care of themselves

D) can meet the demands as a source of manpower

77. If you are as gifted as Bernard Shaw or Edison, _______.

A) you can get a high school diploma without difficulty

B) you will be successful in a grade school

C) you can be professionally successful without a diploma

D) the least you should do is to get a diploma

78. Ph.D.s are most likely to _______.

A) have difficulties getting properly employed

B) be employed in the fields of commerce or industry

C) have to fill out application forms month after month for others

D) work in schools or colleges with low pay

79. Which of the following is NOT true?

A) Bernard Shaw didn't finish high school, nor did Edison.

B) There are far more Ph.D.s than the society demands.

C) The higher your education level, the more money you'll earn.

D) If you are too well-educated, you'll make things difficult for the

society.

80. The writer is critical of _______.

A) the educational system B) the Ph.D.s

C) the society D) the employers

Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:

Automobile drivers and passengers now face a new, unseen danger on theroad: the users of cellular mobile telephones. Looking at the phone whiledialing or speaking can prevent drivers from keeping their hands on thewheel and their eyes on the road; industry experts agree that drivers aremore likely to have an accident while using their phones. That fact hasexcited concern among highway safety organizations in the United States,and some want to ban cellular phones altogether. While manufacturers havenot yet come up with a cellular mobile phone that is completely ”hands free“,several companies have recently developed components that could make mobilephones less distracting -- and their users less accident prone.

Voice Control Systems, Inc., based in Dallas, Tex., has developed amicroprocessor unit that allows standard cellular telephones to ”dial“numbers at the sound of a human voice. The Voice Dialer unit is attachedto the phone's transmitter and receiver in the car's trunk. Programmedwith a limited vocabulary, it can respond only to digits and specificcontrol commands spoken by the users, who must pause a quarter of a secondbetween each digit or command. (Frequently dialed numbers can be preprog-rammed into simple, single command codes.) The driver picks up the handset,and begins calls by saying ”Dial,“ followed by the number or command code;a synthesized voice will repeat the number sequence and place the calltold to ”Send.“ A unique aspect of the Voice Dialer is that it is speakerindependent; the unit will respond to any voice regardless of gender,accent or tone.

81. Cellular mobile telephones are telephone sets _________.

A) used in cars

B) capable of being moved in offices or at home

C) shaped like cells

D) controlled by human voices

82. Drivers using cellular mobile telephones are prone to accidents because

_____________.

A) telephone conversation distracts users from driving

B) drivers are often not skillful enough to use them

C) they are not reliable

D) they are not ”hands free“

83. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) The Voice Dialer unit is a device which dials numbers by human

voice, rather than by hand.

B) The Voice Dialer allows drivers to pay more attention on driving

while dialing.

C) The Voice Dialer unit can make cellular mobile phones completely

”hands free.“

D) The Voice Dialer was developed by Voice Control Systems, Inc.

84. The Voice Dialer unit is programmed to respond to ____________.

A) what the user wants to say

B) a special vocabulary used by the driver

C) various commands spoken by the user

D) only the telephone numbers and specific control commands

85. This passage centres on ___________.

A) a new hazard on the road

B) different kinds of telephones

C) a safer car telephone

D) Voice Control Systems, Inc

Questions 86 to 90 are based on the following passage:

Having no language, infants cannot be told what they need to learn. Yetby the age of three they will have mastered the basic structure of theirnative language and will be well on their way to communicative competence.Acquiring their language is a most impressive intellectual feat. Studies ofhow children learn language generally agree that the most remarkable aspectof this feat is the rapid acquisition of grammar. Nevertheless, the ability

of children to conform to grammatical rules is only slightly more wonderfulthan their ability to learn words. It has been estimated that the averagehigh school graduate in the United States has a reading vocabulary of 80,000words, which includes idiomatic expressions and proper names of people andplaces. This vocabulary must have been learned over a period of 16 years.From the figures, it can be calculated that the average child learns at arate of about 13 new words per day. Clearly a learning process of greatcomplexity goes on at a rapid rate in children.

86. According to the passage, approximately how long does it take children

to learn the basic structure of their native language?

A) One year. B) Three years.

C) About two and half years. D) Thirteen years.

87. What is the main subject of the passage?

A) Language acquisition in children.

B) Teaching languages to children.

C) How to memorize words.

D) Communicating with infants.

88. The word ”feat“ in Line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the

following?

A) Experiment. B) Idea.

C) Activity. D) Accomplishment.

89. In Line 10, the word ”which“ refers to _______.

A) their ability B) reading vocabulary

C) idiomatic expression D) learning process

90. According to the passage, what is impressive about the way children learn

vocabulary?

A) They learn words before they learn grammar.

B) They learn even very long words.

C) They learn words very quickly.

D) They learn the most words in high school.

WRITING

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionon A Hundred Years from Now in three paragraphs. You are given the first sen-tence each paragraph. Your part of the composition should be no less than 100words, not including the words given. Remember to write clearly.

You should write this composition on the Composition Sheet.

篇6：大学英语四级模拟试题四

35. The science of medicine, progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences.

A. in which

B. to which

C. with which

D. which

36. The frequent border incidents would lead the two countries to war.

A. consistently

B. inevitably

C. uniformly

D. persistently

37. She was scared to death when she heard the news.

A. as much as

B. as well as

C. as good as

D. as many as

38. The doctors all blamed the irresponsible boy to protect the little girl.

A. it was he that was

B. whose duty was it

C. it was whose duty

D. whose duty it was

39. What a boy he is!

A. lovely black little

B. little lovely black

C. lovely little black

D. little black lovely

40. She the newspaper and put it into the handbag.

A. did

B. wrapped

C. folded

D. clasped

41. Nylon is a special material.

A. made from

B. made of

C. made up of

D. made with

42. The text wants once more.

A. explained

B. explaining

C. being explained

D. to explain

43. Every autumn farmers the soil to destroy the weeds.

A. turn down

B. turn over

C. turn up

D. turn on

44. It is to give praise to him on such an occasion.

A. out of place

B. out of it

C. out of shape

D. out of condition

45. It was not until 1920 regular radio broadcasts began.

A. that

B. since

C. when

D. while

46. , the price would be reasonable.

A. All things are considered

B. For all things consider

C. All things considered

D. If all things considered

47. The fat man is nearly 200 pounds .

A. weighing

B. weighed

C. in weight

D. of weight

48. Harry likes eating very much but he isn't very about the food he eats.

A. special

B. unusual

C. particular

D. peculiar

49. All the people keep silent. Everyone knows the answer, ?

A. doesn't it

B. doesn't he

C. don't they

D. isn't it

50. I can't dream such a gentleman could make this immoral fault.

A. respectable

B. respectful

C. respective

D. respecting

篇7：大学英语四级模拟试题六

Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.

Children are a relatively modern invention. Until a few hundred years ago they

look like adult, wearing grown-up clothes and grown-up expressions, performing grown-up tasks. Children did not exist because the family as we know it had not evolved.

Children today not only exist; they have taken over, in no place more than in America, and at on time more than now. It is always Kids' Country here. Our civilization is child-centered, child-obsessed. A kid's body is our physical ideal. In Kids' Country we do notpermit middle-aged. Thirty is promoted over 50, but 30 knows that soon his time to be overtaken will come.

We are the first society in which parents expect to learn from their children. Such a topsy-turvy situation has come to abort at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world, ours is an immigrant society, and for immigrants the only hope is in the kids. In the Old Country, that is, Europe, hope was in the father, and how much wealth he could accumulate and pass along to his children. In the growth pattern of America and its ever-expanding frontier, the young man was ever advised to GO WEST; the father was ever inheriting from his son. Kid's Country may be the inevitable result.

Kid's Country is not all bad. America is the greatest country in the world to grow up in because it is Kid's Country. We not only wear kids' clothes and eat kids' food; we dream kids' dreams and make them come true. It was, after all, a boys' game to go to the moon.

If in the old days children did not exist, it seems equally true today that adults, as a class, have begun to disappear, condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-ups against eternity.

21. The author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that.

A. adults showed less concern for children than we do now

B. adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had lots of work to do

C. children looked and acted like adults at that time

D. children were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time

22. In the third paragraph, “the Old Country” is contrasted with America .

A. to show differences in family size

B. to show differences in attitudes towards family relations

C. to show two kinds of geography

D. to show two different kinds of economic relations between generations

23. Going to the moon is an example of .

A. America's dreams and creativity

B. America's childish and queer behavior

C. Why America hasn't grown up

D. Why America is considered as the greatest country in the world

24. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America

B. America is Kid's Country because the majority of the American population are children

C. Kid's Country was taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the country.

D. America is more of Kid's Country than any other countries in the world

25. By saying “condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-ups against eternity\", the author means that .

A. she thinks people shouldn't be so concerned about physical fitness

B. she feels too old and tired to do such hard exercise

C. American society is overemphasizing youth and physical appearance

D. What happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soon

Passage 2

The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radios, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silent refrigerators.

Yet people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for millions of years. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.

All living cells sent out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats, it sends out pulses that can be measured and recorded on the surface of the body. When the pulses are recorded, they form an electrocardiogram, which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroencephalogram, The electric currents generated by most living cells are extremely small-often so small that sensitive instruments are needed to record them. But in some animals, certain muscled cells have become so specialized as electrical generators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cells are linked together, the effect can be astonishing.

The electric eel is an amazing living storage battery. It can send a jolt of as much as eight hundred volts of electricity through the water in which it lives. (An electric house current is only one hundred twenty volts.) As many as four-fifths of all the cells in the electric eel's body are specialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to the length of its body.

26. What is the main idea of the passage ?

A. Electric eels are potentially dangerous.

B. Biology and electricity appear to be closely related.

C. People would be at a loss without electricity.

D. Scientists still have much to discover about electricity.

27. The author mentions all of the following as results of a blackout EXCEPT .

A. refrigerated food item may go bad

B. traffic lights do not work

C. people must rely on candlelight

D. elevators and escalators do not function

28. Why does the author mention electric eels?

A. To warn the reader to stay away from them.

B. To compare their voltage to that used in houses.

C. To give an example of a living electrical generator.

D. To describe a new source of electrical power.

29. How many volts of electricity can an electric eel emit?

A. 1,000.

B. 800.

C. 200.

D. 120.

30. It can be inferred from the passage that the longer an eel is the .

A. more beneficial it will be to science

B. more powerful will be its electrical charge

C. easier it will be to find

D. tougher it will be to eat

Passage 3

American Scientists have developed a new kind of wire that can carry telephone messages for long distances. The new fluoride glass wire, or optical fibre, is a major improvement over the optical fibres now used in many modern communication systems.

Present optical fibres are made from silica glass. They are not costly to produce, but the signals carried by these silica optical fibres weaken very quickly. A repeater device must be built every 50 kilometers to increase or amplify the signals' strength. Such repeater devices are costly and they need electrical power. This creates special problems for optical fibre systems that cross oceans. Long copper wires are needed to carry electricity from shore to repeater devices under the ocean. Repairing the underwater repeaters is costly and takes much time.

The new fluoride optical fibre is only a little bigger around than a human hair, yet each could carry 10,000 telephone messages at one time for thousands of kilometers. Traditional copper telephone wires can carry only 4 messages. And unlike present silica optical fibres, the new fluoride glass wires could carry messages for thousands of kilometers with very few, if any, repeater devices.

The navy scientists developed the new optical fibres for systems that cross oceans, but they said there also would be many other uses for the fluoride glass wires. The new optical wires could be used for long-distance temperature sensing devices. They could be used in some medical operations.

Scientists caution that the new fluoride optical fibre still is only experiment. Researchers have not yet been able to make long tiny wires from fluoride glass.

31. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Silica optical fibres are not expensive to produce.

B. Signals carried by silica optical fibres are rather weak.

C. Additional devices are needed for present optical fibre/fiber systems.

D. Repeaters bring about special problems for transoceanic communications.

32. The major advantage of fluoride optical fibres/fibers over silica wires is that fluoride glass .

A. needs much fewer, if any, repeaters

B. carries more telephone messages

C. is less costly to produce

D. is tinier

33. The new glass wire was designed for .

A. communications systems that cross oceans

B. long-distance temperature sensing devices

C. some medical operations

D. replacing silica optical fibres

34. The fluoride optical fibres is experimental because the new glass wire made so for .

A. is quite expensive

B. can not yet carry enormous messages

C. still needs repeaters

D. is not long enough

35. The author's main idea is that .

A. present optical fibres are made from silica glass

B. silica optical fibres need repeaters to amplify the signals carried

C. American scientists have developed a new glass wire to carry long-distance telephone messages

D. the new optical fiber had many uses

Passage 4

There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading. Some proceed very slowly throughout; others dash along too quickly and then have to regress. Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it. A good reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. He may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading them several times and pass more quickly over the remainder. A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he reads. Consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which requires special concentration at difficult points.

A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people, since they are accustomed to overlooking such details. In fact, considerable practice is required to practise this task efficiently and it can be done only be reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text.

36. The author claims that there is a difference in reading speed .

A. among readers who have different experience.

B. among all the readers.

C. between the poorly educated and the highly educated.

D. among the highly educated people

37. A good reader is a reader who .

A. concentrates on the wonderful part of the article

B. always reads slowly and carefully

C. changes his speed according to the kind of text

D. changes his speed according to the interesting of the text.

38. The author says that when reading a novel, a good reader can quickly read .

A. every part of the book

B. the most wonderful part in the book.

C. the major part in the book

D. the scientific part of the book.

39. The last two sentences of the first paragraph mean that .

A. a reading speed too slow for a difficult book is just right for a non-serious one.

B. a reading speed too slow for a non-serious book may be too fast for a difficult one.

C. A reading speed too fast for difficult material is just right for a non-serious book is also too slow for a difficult one.

D. A reading speed too slow for a non-serious book is also too slow for a difficult one.

40. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?

A. Reading and listening

B. Difference between highly-educated and poorly educated

C. Practice reading skill

D. Difference in the speed and efficiency of reading

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

41. We're leaving at six o'clock in the morning, and hope to most of the journey by lunch time.

A. be doing

B. have done

C. have been done

D. do

42. I to call on you, but was prevented from doing so.

A. mean

B. have meant

C. meant

D. had meant

43. My brother could do nothing else than books.

A. to read

B. having read

C. read

D. reading

44. I have no objection the evening with them.

A. to spend

B. spending

C. of spending

D. to spending

45. The dentist said that my tooth went worse and I it pulled out.

A. should have had

B. might have had

C. needn't have had

D. mustn't have had

46. He didn't go into detail on the subject; he spoke .

A. in common

B. in short

C. in general

D. in particular

47. He is one of these men who, I am sure, always do best even in most trying circumstances.

A. them

B. his

C. their

D. one's

48. Would you mind the air conditioner?

A. to turn on

B. turning on

C. being turned on

D. turned on

49. We didn't know his address; otherwise we an invitation to him.

A. would have sent

B. must have sent

C. had sent

D. would send

50. his carelessness, he failed the exam.

A. In spite of

B. Regardless of

C. On account of

D. In case of

51. John's score on the test is the highest in the class; he hard last weekend.

A. should have studied

B. must have studied

C. would have studied

D. should study

52. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes we organize and produce information.

A. in a way

B. in the way

C. in that way

D. in no way

53. Many countries face some serious problems of land use, result from populationgrowth and the demands of modern technological living.

A. most which

B. which most

C. of most which

D. most of which

54. The foreign Minister's speech was reported in all the leading newspapers.

A. in all

B. in whole

C. in truth

D. in full

55. It would have been just as satisfactory if I at home. I learned nothing in class.

A. had stayed

B. stayed

C. was staying

D. would stay

56. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, insufficiently popularwith all members.

A. being considered

B. considering

C. to be considered

D. having considered

57. The child's closely resemble those of its brother.

A. feature

B. features

C. future

D. figure

58. The visitor was entrance into the museum because he had no ID paper.

A. denied

B. refused

C. deprived

D. prevented

59. Many students are indulged in playing computer games, which greatly their time for study and rest.

A. cuts off

B. cuts out

C. cuts into

D. cuts up

60. The local government is free to get bids from companies, thus efficiency by maintaining a competitive environments.

A. ensuring

B. insuring

C. assuring

D. reassuring

61. The sellers signed the promising to ship the goods before the end of July.

A. contact

B. treaty

C. compact

D. contract

62. King insisted that his employees should have a knowledge of his subject.

A. comprehensible

B. compromising

C. comprehensive

D. complicated

63. She felt when her husband forgot her birthday.

A. deceived

B. desperate

C. hopeless

D. disappointed

64. It is difficult for the casual observer to distinguish artificial and natural lakes.

A. from

B. of

C. between

D. both

65. The United States has greatly its influence into the world affairs.

A. spread

B. scattered

C. distributed

D. extended

66. Much of the equipment was lying because of a lack of spare parts.

A. vacant

B. empty

C. lonely

D. idle

67. Lisa declined the man's offer so as to show her disdain for him.

A. indifferently

B. frankly

C. deliberately

D. plainly

68. Nowadays, almost every household has different kinds of electrical to relieve manual labour.

A. apparatus

B. facilities

C. appliances

D. equipment

69. In with the new regulations, each member has to pay the fee by 5th every month.

A. combination

B. connection

C. accordance

D. agreement

70. You can blame me for having , but I really didn't mean to.

A. kept you down

B. let you down

C. put you down

D. slowed you down

篇8：6月大学英语四级模拟试题

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 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 the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

example:

you will read: a) at the office. b) in the waiting room.

c) at the airport. d) in a restaurant.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. this conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. therefore,a)“at the office” is the best answer. you should choose a) on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

sample answer ［a］［b］［c］［d］

1. a) the fourth floor. b) the fifth floor. c) the sixth floor. d) the seventh floor.

2. a) john bought a cheap computer. b) john bought morris a computer.

c) morris bought a computer from john. d) morris bought a new computer.

3. a) recognize jane first. b) tell the woman why.

c) go on a diet. d) feel at ease.

4. a) the white one. b) the brick one.

c) the prettier one. d) the better one.

5. a) the summer this year is terribly hot. b) last summer was even hotter.

c) hot weather helps lose weight. d) light was stronger this morning.

6. a) no one on the bus was injured.

b) everyone on the bus was injured.

c) only one student on the bus was injured.

d) more than one student on the bus was injured.

7. a) drawing some money. b) opening a deposit account.

c) saving much money. d) putting money in the bank.

8. a) they have too little patience. b) they are not strict with students.

c) they are very hard on students. d) they are more hardworking than before.

9. a) the woman is very worried. b) the man doesn’t like thinking.

c) the man has done something wrong. d) the woman can do nothing for the man.

10. a) because the waist was a bit too tight.

b) because there wasn’t any of her size.

c) because she didn’t look good in the dress.

d) because the style was not what she liked.

section b compound dictation

注意：听力理解的b节（section b）为复合式听写（compound dictation），题目在试卷二上。

现在请取出试卷二。

a supermarket club card is a new way for people to save money on items they buy. people used to cut out coupons (赠券)to(s1) save money. now they use a card that looks like a(s2)credit card when they pay for items. only people with cards can get the(s3)lower price.

to get a card, people must give out their name, address, and other(s4)personal information. everything club card-users buy is (s5)stored on a computer in a file with their name on it. in the coupon days, no one kept (s6)track of the things people bought. now, computers allow huge(s7)amounts of information to be saved.

in order to save money with the cards, people could lose privacy. so far, the information, or data, is private. but that could change. there are many companies who might be interested in knowing what people buy. for instance, (s8)an insurance company might want to know if their clients buy healthy food, or if people buy a lot of medicine from the store.

a california senator, debra bowen, wants to make sure there are laws to protect data kept on computers. she says,“(s9)the laws that govern privacy really haven’t caught up with technology. ”

stores that use club cards have promised to keep the information private. (s10)some people are afraid the stores might change their minds if companies offered enough money. some people say the information is worth as much as treasure.

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),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 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

the predictability of our mortality rates is something that has long puzzled social scientists. after all, there is no natural reason why 2,500 people should accidentally shoot themselves each year or why 7,000 should drown or 55,000 die in their cars. no one establishes a quota for each type of death. it just happens that they follow a consistent pattern year after year.

a few years ago a canadian psychologist named gerald wilde became interested in this phenomenon. he noticed that mortality rates for violent and accidental deaths throughout the western world have remained oddly static throughout the whole of the century, despite all the technological advances and increases in safety standards that have happened in that time. wilde developed an intriguing theory called “risk homeostasis”. according to this theory, people instinctively live with a certain level of risk. when something is made safer, people will get around the measure in some way to reassert the original level of danger. if, for instance, they are required to wear seat belts, they will feel safer and thus will drive a little faster and a little more recklessly, thereby statistically canceling out the benefits that the seat belt confers. other studies have shown that where an intersection is made safer, the accident rate invariably falls there but rises to a compensating level elsewhere along the same stretch of road. it appears, then, that we have an innate need for danger.

in all events, it is becoming clearer and clearer to scientists that the factors influencing our lifespan are far more subtle and complex than had been previously thought. it now appears that if you wish to live a long life, it isn’t simply a matter of adhering to certain precautions … eating the right foods, not smoking, driving with care. you must also have the right attitude. scientists at the duke university medical center made a 15-year study of 500 persons personalities and found, somewhat to their surprise, that people with a suspicious or mistrustful nature die prematurely far more often than people with a sunny disposition. looking on the bright side, it seems, can add years to your life span.

11. what social scientists have long felt puzzled about is why .

a) the mortality rate can not be predicted

b) the death toll remained stable year after year

c) a quota for each type of death has not come into being

d) people lost their lives every year for this or that reason

12. in his research, gerald wilde finds that technological advances and increases in safety standards .

a) have helped solve the problem of so high death rate

b) have oddly accounted for mortality rates in the past century

c) have reduced mortality rates for violent and accidental deaths

d) have achieved no effect in bringing down the number of deaths

13. according to the theory of “risk homeostasis”, some traffic accidents result from .

a) our innate desire for risk

b) our fast and reckless driving

c) our ignorance of seat belt benefits

d) our instinctive interest in speeding

14. by saying “…statistically canceling out the benefits that the seat belt confers” (para. 2),the author means .

a) wearing seat belts does not have any benefits from the statistic point of view

b) deaths from wearing seat belts are the same as those from not wearing them

c) deaths from other reasons counterbalance the benefits of wearing seat belts

d) wearing seat belts does not necessarily reduce deaths from traffic accidents

15. which of the following may contribute to a longer life span?

a) showing adequate trust instead of suspicion of others

b) eating the food low in fat and driving with great care

c) cultivating an optimistic personality and never losing heart

d) looking on the bright side and developing a balanced level of risk

passage two

questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

in california the regulators, the utilities and the governor all want the federal energy regulatory commission to cap spot (现货的) market prices. the californians claim it will rein in outrageous prices. federal regulators have refused. the battle is on.

governor gray davis says,“i’m not happy with the federal regulatory commission at all. they’re living in an ivory tower. if their bills were going up like the people in san diego, they would know that this is a real problem in the real world.”

as part of deregulation, price caps were removed to allow for a free market. timing is everything; natural gas prices had already skyrocketed. demand was high from california’s booming economy. no new power plants had been built here in ten years, and power producers had the right to hike prices along with demand. and hike them they did.

loretta lynch of the public utilities commission says,” this commission and all of california was beating down the door of federal regulators to say‘help us impose reasonable price caps to help to keep our market stable.”

federal regulators did ask for longer-term contracts between power producers and the utilities to stabilize prices. the federal commission, unavailable for comment on this story, released a recent statement defending its position not to re-regulate.

federal energy regulatory commission dec. 15,: “the commissions intention is to enable the markets to catch up to current supply and demand problems and not to reintroduce command and control regulation that has helped to produce the current crisis.”

some energy experts believe that, without temporary price caps, the crisis will continue.

severin borenstein of the u.c. energy institute says,“some federal regulators have a blind commitment to making the market work and i think part of the problem is they really dont understand whats going on.”

gary ackerman of the western power trading forum says,“he’s dead wrong about that. the federal regulators understand far better than any individual state that, though it might be painful and it certainly is painful in california, price caps don’t work. they never work.”

16. the battle between californians and federal regulators is about .

a) control over the price of power

b) necessity of removing price caps

c) hiking the energy prices in california

d) a regulation concerning power supply

17. governor gray davis was dissatisfied with the federal regulatory commission because .

a) they did not know what the real problem was

b) they were living an easy life in an ivory tower

c) they could not experience the life in san diego

d) they turned a blind eye to the situation in california

18. the federal commission uncapped the energy price with the intention to .

a) help california’s economy booming steadily

b) prevent power price from going up any further

c) enable the market to deal with supply and demand problems

d) have contracts signed between power producers and the utilities

19. to help keep prices from going higher, people and groups in california .

a) imposed reasonable price caps

b) beat down the door of federal regulators

c) urged the federal authorities to take action

d) struggled against federal policy to hike prices

20. energy experts against price caps believe that .

a) the present situation in california will continue unless there is price control

b) the current crisis is partly attributed to previous command and control policy

c) price caps can temporarily solve energy problems an individual state meets with

d) they do understand what is going on in california and will take proper measures

passage three

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is one that you might not think about: space. every person perceives himself to have a sort of invisible shield surrounding his physical body. when someone comes too close, he feels uncomfortable. when he bumps onto someone, he feels obligated to apologize. but the size of a person’s “comfort zone” depends on his cultural ethnic origin. for example, in casual conversation, many americans stand about four feet apart. in other words, they like to keep each other “at arms length”,people in latin or arab cultures, in contrast, stand very close to each other, and touch each other often. if someone from one of those cultures stands too close to an american while in conversation, the american may feel uncomfortable and back away.

when americans are talking, they expect others to respond to what they are saying. to americans, polite conversationalists empathize by displaying expressions of excitement or disgust, shock or sadness. people with a “poker face”, whose emotions are hidden by a deadpan expression, are looked upon with suspicion. americans also indicate their attentiveness in a conversation by raising their eyebrows, nodding, smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact. whereas some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening, americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty. if a person doesn’t look you in the eye, american might say, you should question his motives—or assume that he doesn’t like you. yet with all the concern for eye contact, americans still consider staring—especially at strangers—to be rude.

21. what the author discussed in the previous section is most probably about .

a) classification of nonverbal communication

b) the reasons why people should think about space

c) the relationship between communication and space

d) some other cultural aspects of nonverbal communication

22. how far people keep to each other while talking is closely associated with their .

a) origin b) culture c) custom d) nationality

23. when an italian talks to an arabian on informal occasions,.

a) he stands about four feet away

b) “comfort zone” does not exist

c) keeping close enough is preferred

d) communication barriers may emerge

24. a “poker face” (line 3,para. 2) refers to a face which is .

a) attentive b) emotional c) suspicious d) expressionless

25. in a conversation between friends, americans regard it as sincere and truthful to .

a) maintain direct eye contact

b) hide emotions with a deadpan expression

c) display excitement or disgust, shock or sadness

d) raise their eyebrows,nod and smile politely

passage four

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

we all know that dna has the ability to identify individuals but, because it is inherited, there are also regions of the dna strand which can relate an individual to his or her family (immediate and extended), tribal group and even an entire population. molecular genealogy (宗谱学) can use this unique identification provided by the genetic markers to link people together into family trees. pedigrees (家谱) based on such genetic markers can mean a breakthrough for family trees where information is incomplete or missing due to adoption, illegitimacy or lack of records. there are many communities and populations which have lost precious records due to tragic events such as the fire in the irish courts during civil war in 1921 or american slaves for whom many records were never kept in the first place.

the main objective of the molecular genealogy research group is to build a database containing over 100,000 dna samples from individuals all over the world. these individuals will have provided a pedigree chart of at least four generations and a small blood sample. once the database has enough samples to represent the world genetic make-up, it will eventually help in solving many issues regarding genealogies that could not be done by relying only on traditional written records. theoretically, any individual will someday be able to trace his or her family origins through this database.

in the meantime, as the database is being created, molecular genealogy can already verify possible or suspected relationships between individuals. “for example, if two men sharing the same last name believe that they are related, but no written record proves this relationship, we can verify this possibility by collecting a sample of dna from both and looking for common markers (in this case we can look primarily at the y chromosome (染色体)),” explains ugo a. perego, a member of the byu molecular genealogy research team.

26. people in a large area may possess the same dna thread because .

a) dna is characteristic of a region

b) they are beyond doubt of common ancestry

c) dna strand has the ability to identify individuals

d) their unique identification can be provided via dna

27. the possible research of family trees is based on the fact that .

a) genetics has achieved a breakthrough

b) genetic information contained in dna can be revealed now

c) each individual carries a unique record of who he is and how he is related to others

d) we can use dna to prove how distant an individual is to a family, a group or a population

28. the molecular genealogy research group is building a database for the purpose of .

a) offering assistance in working out genealogy-related problems

b) solving many issues without relying on traditional written records

c) providing a pedigree chart of at least four generations in the world

d) confirming the assumption that all individuals are of the same origin

29. if two men suspected for some reason they have a common ancestor, .

a) we can decide according to their family tree

b) we can find the truth from their genetic markers

c) we can compare the differences in their y chromosome

d) we can look for written records to prove their relationship

30. which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?

a) we are a walking,living,breathing record of our ancestors

b) many american slaves did not know who their ancestors were.

c) an adopted child generally lacks enough information to prove his identity.

d) molecular genealogy can be used to prove a relationship between individuals.

part ⅲvocabulary(20 minutes)

directions: there are 30 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 mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

31. wto is regarded by some countries as an access to foreign markets rather than as a for opening up the home market.

a) commerce b) committee c) commitment d) commission

32. we should recognize that every company and every person is part of a long of customers and suppliers.

a) pool b) line c) stream d) chain

33. today the small town is better against flood than it was 20 years ago.

a) protected b) prevented c) preserved d) prepared

34. did you mean i should keep the receipt? im afraid i have .

a) run it over b) torn it up c) taken it apart d) shaken it off

35. unlike photocopies of books, the digital copies are virtually in quality to the original.

a) similar b) identical c) resembling d) alike

36. the price of fresh vegetables according to the weather.

a) fluctuates b) increases c) soars d) maintains

37. your proposal looks good ,but i am not convinced it can be put into effect.

a) on paper b) at sight c) under cover d) in bulk

38. the government that refuses to meet the needs of its people must bear the .

a) results b) outcomes c) effects d) consequences

39. the elderly people in this country are entitled to a special heating allowance from the government when they pass the age of sixty.

a) claim b) declare c) inquire d) apply

40. the snow has been steadily for hours and the ground is completely covered.

a) showering b) dropping c) descending d) falling

41. the hostess went to great to make the child comfortable and feel at home.

a) efforts b) lengths c) heights d) details

42. you said the post office is on this block, can you be a bit more ?

a) particular b) specific c) abstract d) especial

43. his composition was so confusing that i could hardly make any of it whatsoever.

a) meaning b) message c) information d) sense

44. i am afraid that you have to alter your views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.

a) optimistic b) distressing c) indifferent d) pessimistic

45. as the saying goes, reading without reflecting is like eating without .

a) chewing b) tasting c) digesting d) releasing

46. all of us did quite a good job but the teacher only him out for praise.

a) yelled b) singled c) selected d) pulled

47. without a sure supply of water, farming in that area remains at the of the weather.

a) disposal b) risk c) cost d) mercy

48. industrial communities should be close enough to crowded centers but enough to reduce potential dangers.

a) advanced b) reliable c) distant d) sophisticated

49. she had a guilty about not telling the police what had actually happened.

a) consciousness b) conscience c) consequence d) confusion

50. there is a beautiful of pine forest near my country house.

a) extension b) length c) spell d) stretch

51. we’ve all our time and effort in this plan, and we don’t want it to fail.

a) invested b) exhausted c) devoted d) assigned

52. the workers demands were，they only asked for a small raise in their wages.

a) general b) moderate c) partial d) numerous

53. you should know to spend all your money on those impractical fancy goods.

a) other than b) rather than c) more than d) better than

54. everybody seemed to have known about his scandal, only his wife was kept in the .

a) dark b) ignorance c) shade d) shadow

55. all students in the class a loud laugh when the professor told them a joke.

a) let up b) let down c) let off d) let out

56. it can be safely that there is no living beings on that planet.

a) resumed b) assessed c) assumed d) assured

57. there are certain when you have to interrupt people who are in the middle of doing something.

a) chances b) situations c) occasions d) opportunities

58. mother into the room and kissed her sleeping baby.

a) crept b) staggered c) rushed d) marched

59. the building started with a steel which was later filled in with bricks and concrete.

a) institution b) terminal c) sightseeing d) framework

60. this book does not have an structure. some parts are even contradictory .

a) integrated b) informed c) intensive d) inward

part ⅳcloze(15 minutes)

directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked a),b),c)and d)on the right side of the paper. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

a food bank is the center of food collection and distribution in a community. this food usually 61 from grocery stores or manufacturers that have thousands of pounds of food to give 62 . food banks operate intricate and advanced warehousing operations, 63 food is collected, 64 and re-distributed to the community. traditionally, a food bank does not distribute food 65 to those in 66 . 67 ,food banks serve an 68 network of organizations in their 69 communities. these organizations serve one part of the 70 and know the needs of the people there. 71 ,working together, the food bank and the community organization can serve a greater 72 of people in the most efficient way.

many food banks provide 73 services. they 74 from after school feeding programs, 75 kids cafe,to community agriculture projects.

in the aftermath (其后的一段时期) of welfare reform, food banks throughout the country are raising private 76 to operate innovative programs and to 77 those who are hungry. every food bank strives to be a hunger advocate,producing 78 studies and tracking statistics, while lending their hands-on expertise to get legislation passed and ensuring that the 79 of domestic hunger is not lost in the shadow of an “ 80 boom”.

61. a) results b) collects c) comes d) gathers

62. a) away b) out c) over d) off

63. a) which b) where c) what d) how

64. a) accepted b) offered c) processed d) sorted

65. a) instantly b) directly c) voluntarily d) readily

66. a) need b) haste c) debt d) order

67. a) however b) otherwise c) instead d) certainly

68. a) abnormal b) optional c) imaginary d) extensive

69. a) individual b) respective c) special d) widespread

70. a) organization b) bank c) operation d) community

71. a) therefore b) nevertheless c) still d) conversely

72. a) amount b) deal c) number d) quantity

73. a) regular b) other c) daily d) depositing

74. a) change b) alter c) differ d) range

75. a) including b) providing c) managing d) distributing

76. a) demands b) properties c) funds d) plans

77. a) shelter b) feed c) clothe d) finance

78. a) poverty b) welfare c) hunger d) food

79. a) issue b) policy c) reform d) project

80. a) economical b) economics c) economy d) economic

part ⅴwriting(30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter applying for a bank loan. you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in chinese.

1． 你的基本情况

2． 你申请贷款的原因、数额及用途

3． 你如何保证专款专用以及你的还款打算

篇9：大学英语四级阅读理解模拟试题

There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual―the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.

The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.

1.This selection can best be titled_________.

a.Measuring Your Intelligence

b.Intelligence and Environment

c.The Case of Peter and Mark

d.How the brain Influences Intelligence

2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.

a.human brains differ considerably

b.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligence

c.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence

d. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence

3.According to the passage , the average I.Q.is _____.

a.85

b.100

c.110

d.125

4.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.

a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same level

b.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment

c.lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence

d.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain

5.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.

a.can be predicted at birth

b.stays the same throuthout his life

c.can be increased by education

d.is determined by his childhood

答案：BCBCC