四级模拟考试题目1

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1PartiWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Youshouldstatyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpressyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionA:Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachquestion,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachconversationtherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarlthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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ᑖ⚪ᙠ⚪ᓱ1஺1.A.Sheisgoingtostayathome.B.Sheisgoingtofixthetelephone.C.Sheisgoingtocallthetelephonecompany.D.Sheisgoingtoworkinthetelephonecompany.2.A.Shecan'trestwell.B.Shehastoomuchtoread.C.Shehastofinishajobontime.D.Shedoesn'tlikeherreadingclass.3.A.Sheisn'thavingmuchtrouble.B.Sheunderstoodthereadingyesterday.C.Sheunderstandsverylittle.D.Sheisgoodatintensivereading.4.A.It'snoteasytogetataxi.B.It'seasiertogettotherailwaystation.C.TheyhavetoaskPaultodrivethetaxi.D.TheydonothavetoaskPaultodrivethem.5.A.Theyhadamisunderstandingfouryearsago.

3B.Theyreallylikeeachotherverymuch.C.They'vebeenangrywithoneanotherforalongtime.D.They'veneverlearnedhowtoexpresstheirfeelings.6.A.Shewouldgotoaparty.B.Shewouldworkovertime.C.Shewouldworkearlyinthemorning.D.Shewouldgohomeimmediatelyafterwork.7.A.Thewomanshouldgetontheplane.B.Theplanewilllandat9:30.C.Thewomanneednotworry.D.Theannouncershouldtrynottosoundnervous.8.A.Hethinkshisbossisterrible.B.Hethinkshisbossisfrank.C.Hethinkshisbossisrude.D.Hethinkshisbossisalwayswrong.ConversationOne.ᩞᧇᑡ⚪
9.A.Stayathome.B.Holdparties.

4C.Dopart-timejobs.D.Travel.10.A.HiredErictotakecareofthepets.B.HiredMargarettolookafterthehouse.C.AskedMr.Cohentotakecareofthechildren.D.HiredErictowatertheplants.11.A.Byinterviewingtheapplicants.B.Byexaminingtheapplicationletter.C.Bytakingsuggestionfromthestudentemploymentoffice.D.Bylisteningtotheirfriend'srecommendation.ConversationTwo.ᩞᧇᑡᔜ⚪
12.A.Hismajor.B.Highsalary.C.Hispreference.D.Histutor'sadvice.13.A.Theyjustkeeptheminsmallcages.B.Theydon'tfeedthemwithenoughfood.C.Theygivethemtoomuchtraining.D.Theydon'tgivethemfoodatregulartime.

514.A.Toobtainatoy.B.Todecoratetheirlife.C.Tomakemoney.D.Toshowtheirwealth.15.A.Touristandanimalfeeder.B.Consultantandanimalexpert.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.D.Petownerandanimaldoctor.PassageOne.ᩞᧇᑡᔜ⚪
16.A.Tomeasurethemovementofwavesintheocean.B.TodeterminewhethertheEarth'stemperatureisgoingup.C.Tostudythebehaviorofsomeseaanimals.D.Tomeasurethedepthsoftheocean.17.A.Toattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingsite.B.Todrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingsite.C.Tohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingtested.D.Todeterminehowseaanimalscommunicatewitheachother.18.A.Theywerefrightenedanddistressed.B.Theyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedon.

6C.Theyswamcloserto"examine"thespeakerwhenitwasturnedoff.D.Theydidn'tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingnearthespeaker.PassageTwo.ᩞᧇᑡᔜ⚪
19.A.Theperformancerequiredforacertainjob.B.Therequiredbehavior,knowledgeandskills.C.Thetrainingcontentsandmethodsrequired.D.Thecostsandthequalityoftheprogramme.20.A.Thedifferencebetweenajobdescriptionandjobspecification.B.Thedifferencebetweenwhatistaught,andhowitistaught.C.Thedifferencebetweenthecostsandthequalityoftheprogramme.D.Thedifferencebetweenthetrainingcontentsandmethodsrequired.21.A.Thetrainingmethodsandthequalityofthetrainingstaff.B.Theperformanceofthetraineesintheprogramme.C.Theplaceswherethetrainingprogrammestakeplace.D.Thewaytoevaluatethetrainingprogramme.PassageThree.

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22.A.Itmeanstheyearyoutakeoffandyou'llcontinueschoolwithenoughmoney.B.Itmeanstheyearyouhaveoffbetweenhighschoolandcollege.C.Itmeanstheyearyouhaveoffduringyourcollegelife.D.Itmeanstheyearyoutakeoffbeforehighschool.23.A.Becausetheywanttotraveltobroadentheirhorizon.B.Becausetheywanttoexplorewhattheyareinterestedin.C.Becausetheyneedtogobacktoservemilitaryduty.D.Becausetheyneedtorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucation.24.A.Theyworrythattheirchildrenwillmisstheirfriends.B.Theyareworriedabouttheirchildren'ssafetywhentraveling.C.Theyworrythattheirchildrencannotfindtheirrealinterest.D.Theyworrythattheirchildrenwillchoosenottogotocollege.25.A.Ithelpsstudentsexploretheirhobbies.B.Itprovidesstudentswithopportunitiestodofieldpractice.C.Itofferspositiontostudentsinhercompany.D.Itaimstohelpstudentsplantheyeartheytakeoff.

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.(26)historytheseahassurvivedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodanda(27)—waytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Today,experts(28)—thatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld'spopulationliveswithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.Inthemodemtechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankind(29)Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopeto(30)__manyofman'sneeds.Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyare(31)—.Oilandgasexplorationhasexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsof(32)suchasiron,nickelandcopperexistontheoceanfloor,readytobe(33)Fishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwaytoproducelargequantitiesoffood.Thecultureoffishand

9selfishisanancientskillpracticedinthepastmainlyby(34)peoples.Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinawaysimilartothatofthesteaminasteamship.Oceancurrentsandwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofhydroelectricpower.Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Newunderseatechnologyisprovidingdiverswithdivingsuitsand(35)—thatarekeptatsea-levelpressure.Thedevelopmentofstrong,newmaterialshasmadethispossiblePartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionAQuestions37-46arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Britainisnotjustonecountryandonepeople;evenifsomeofitsinhabitantsthinkso.Britainis,infact,anationwhichcanbedividedintoseveral(36)—parts,eachpartbeinganindividualcountrywithitsownlanguage,characterandcultural(37)—.ThusScotland,NorthernIrelandandWalesdonotclaimto(38)—to"England"becausetheirinhabitantsarenot(39)—"English".TheyareScottish,IrishorWelshandmanyofthemprefertospeaktheir

10ownnativetongue,whichinturnis(40)totheothers.Theseculturalminorities(ᦪ)havebeenBritain'soriginalinhabitants.Invaryingdegreestheyhavemanagedto(41)—theirnationalcharacteristics,andtheirparticularcustomsandwayoflife.Thisisprobablyevenmoretureofthe(42)__areaswheretraditionallifehasnotbeensoaffectedbythe(43)—ofindustrialismastheborderareashavebeen.TheCelticracesaresaidtobemoreemotionalbynaturethantheEnglish.AnIrishtemperislegendary.TheScotswouldrather(44)—abouttheirreputationforexcessivethriftandprefertoberememberedfortheirfolksongsanddances,whiletheWelsharefamousfortheirsinging.TheCeltic(45)—asawholeproduceshumorouswritersandartists,suchastheIrishBernardShaw,theScottishRobertBums,andtheWelshDylanThomas,tomentionbutafew.A)incomprehensibleB)temperC)remoteD)separateE)understandableF)forgetG)generallyH)temperament

11I)preserveJ)strictlyK)traditionsL)reserveM)growthN)applyO)belongSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Paper-MorethanMeetstheEyeA)Wearesurroundedbysomuchpaperandcardthatitiseasytoforgetjusthowcomplexitis.Therearemanyvarietiesandgradesofpapermaterials,andwhilstitisfairlyeasytospotthevarieties,itisfarmoredifficulttospotthegrades.B)Itneedstobeunderstoodthatmostpaperandcardismanufacturedforaspecificpurpose,sothatwhilstthecorn-flakepacketmaylooksmart,itisclearlynotsomethingdestinedforthe

12archives.Itismadetolookgood,butonlyneedsalimitedlifespan.Itisalsomuchcheapertomanufacturethanhighgradecard.C)Papercanbemadefromanalmostendlessvarietyofcellulose-basedmaterialwhichwillincludemanywoods,cottonsandgrassesorwhichpapyrusisanexampleandfromwherewegettheword"paper".Manyoftheseareveryspecialized,butthepreponderanceofpapermakinghasbeenfromsoftwoodandcottonorrags,withthebulkbeingwood-based.PaperfromWoodD)Inordertomakewoodintopaperitneedstobebrokendownintofinestrands.Firstlybypowerfulmachineryandthenboiledwithstrongalkaliessuchascausticsoda,untilafinepulpofcellulosefibersisproduced.Itisfromthispulpthatthefinalproductismade,relyingonthebondingtogetherofthecelluloseintolayers.That,inaverysmallnutshell,istheessenceofpapermakingfromwood.However,therealityisrathermorecomplicated.Inordertogiveusourwhitepaperandcard,themakerswilladdbleachandothermaterialssuchaschinaclayandadditionalchemicals.E)Afurtherproblemwithwoodisthatitcontainsamaterialthatisnotcellulose.Somethingcalledlignin.Thisisessentialforthetreesinceitholdsthecellulosefibrestogether,butifitisincorporatedintothemanufacturedpaperitpresentsarchivistswith

13aproblem.Lignineventuallybreaksdownandreleasesacidproductsintothepaper.Thiswillweakenthebondbetweenthecellulosefibersandthepaperwillbecomebrittleandlookratherbrownandcareworn.Wehaveallseenthisinoldnewspapersandcheappaperbackbooks.Ithasbeenestimatedthatmostpaperbackbookswillhavealifeofnotgreaterthanfiftyyears.Notwhatweneedforourarchives.F)Sincethelignincanberemovedfromthepaperpulpduringmanufacture,theobviousquestionis"whyisitleftinthepaper?"Theanswerliesinthefactthatligninmakesupaconsiderablepartofthetree.Byleavingthelignininthepulpapapermakercanincreasehispaperyieldfromatreetosome95%.Removingitmeansayieldofonly35%.Itisclearlyuneconomictoremovetheligninformanypaperandcardapplications.G)Italsomeans,ofcourse,thatlignin-freepaperisgoingtobemoreexpensive,butthatisneverthelesswhatthearchivistmustlookforinhissupplies.Thereisnopointwhatsoeverincarefullyplacingourvaluableartifactsinpaperorcardthatisgoingtohastentheirdemise.Acidisparticularlyharmfultophotographicmaterials,causingthemtofadeandissomecasessimplyvanish!H)So,howdowetellapieceofsuitablepaperorcardfromonethatisunsuitable?Youcannotdoitbysimplylooking,and

14ratherdisappointingly,youcannotalwaysrelyonthelabel."Acid-free"mightbetrueinasmuchasatestonthepapermayindicatethatitisaneutralmaterialatthistime.Butlignincantakeyearsbeforeitstartstheinevitableprocessofbreakingdown,andintherightconditionsitwillspeedupenormously.I)Addedtothis,asIhaveindicatedearlier,papermayalsocontainothermaterialsaddedduringmanufacturesuchasbleach,chinaclay,chemicalWhitenersandsize.Thislookslikeableakpicture,anditwouldbebutforthefactthattherearesupplierswhowillguaranteethematerialthattheysell.Ifyouwanttobeabsolutelysurethatyouarestoringin,orprintingon,thecorrectmaterialthenthisisprobablytheonlyway.J)Incidentally,acidscanmigratefrommaterialtomaterial.Liningoldshoeboxeswithgoodqualityacid-freepaperwilldolittletoguardthecontents.Theacidwillgetthereintheend.PaperfromRagK)Paperisalsocommonlymadefromcottonandragwaste.Thishastheadvantageofbeinglignin-free,butbecausethereismuchlesscottonandragthantrees,italsotendstobemuchmoreexpensivethanwoodpulppaper.Youwillstillneedtopurchasefromareliablesourcethough,sinceevenragpaperandcardcancontainundesirableadditives.

15L)Areliablesourceforqualityragpapersisarecognizedartstockiest.Manywatercolorartistsinsistonusingonlyfinequalityragpaperandboard.M)Themainlessontolearnfromthisinformationisthatyoucannotrelyonpurchasingarchivalmaterialsfromthehighstreet.Theonlysafesolutionistopurchasefromspecialistsuppliers.Itmaycostrathermore,butintheendyouwillknowthatyourimportantandvaluabledataandimageshavethebesthomepossible.46.Thecorn-flakepacketischeaperthanhighgradecard.47.Therearealotofmaterialswhichcanbeusedformakingpaper,butthesuperiorityonesaresoftwood,cottonandrags.48.Duringthewholemanufacturingprocess,thefinalproductismadefromapulpofcellulosefibres.49.Inordertomakewhitepaperandcard,themakerswilladdbleach.50.Liguinisessentialforthetreebutitwillmakepapereasytobreak.51.Manypaperproducerswillpreserveligninduringmanufacture,becauseleavingtheligninwillmakemorepaperfromatree.52.Acidisparticularlyharmfultophotographicmaterials.

1653.Iftheligninisremovedfromthepaper,thepaperwillbemoreexpensive.54.Althoughfreeoflignin,papermadefromcottonandragwastecanalsocostmoremoneythanwoodpulppaperbecausethereismuchlesscottonandragthantrees.55.Whatwecanlearnfrom"PaperfromRag"isthatyouhadbetterbuyarchivalmaterialsfromspecialistsuppliers.SectionCItishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoicesinthismatter.Youeitherhavescienceoryoudon't,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisinganddisturbingpiecesofinformation,alongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits.TheonlysolidpieceofscientifictruthaboutwhichIfeeltotallyconfidentisthatweareprofoundlyignorantaboutnature.Indeed,Iregardthisasthemajordiscoveryofthepasthundredyearsofbiology.Itis,initsway,anilluminating!pieceofnews.ltwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenmentℳ#$!tobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknow

17andhowbewildering%&!seemsthewayahead.Itisthissuddenconfrontation'ᢙ!withthedepthandscopeofignorancethatrepresentsthemostsignificantcontributionofthe20thcenturysciencetothehumanintellect.Inearliertimes,weeitherpretendedtounderstandhowthingsworkedorignoredtheproblem,orsimplymadeupstoriestofillthegaps.Nowthatwehavebegunexploringinearnest,wearegettingglimpsesofhowhugethequestionsare,andhowfarfrombeinganswered.Becauseofthis,wearedepressed.Itisnotsobadbeingignorantifyouaretotallyignorant;thehardthingisknowinginsomedetailtherealityofignorance,theworstspotsandhereandtherethenot-so-badspots,butnotruelightattheendofthetunnelnorevenanytunnelsthatcanyetbetrusted.Butwearemakingabeginning,andthereoughttobesomesatisfaction.Thereareprobablynoquestionswecanthinkupthatcan'tbeanswered,soonerorlater,includingeventhematterofconsciousness.Tobesure,theremaywellbequestionswecan'tthinkup,ever,andthereforelimitstothereachofhumanintellect,butthatisanothermatter.Withinourlimits,weshouldbeabletoworkourwaythroughtoallouranswers,ifwekeepatitlongenough,andpayattention.56.Accordingtotheauthor,reallygoodscience.

18A)wouldsurprisethebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenmentB)willproduceresultswhichcannotbeforeseenC)willhelppeopletomaketherightchoiceinadvanceD)willbringaboutdisturbingresults57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatscientistsofthe18thcentury.A)thoughtthattheyknewagreatdealandcouldsolvemostproblemsofscienceB)wereafraidoffacinguptotherealitiesofscientificresearchC)knewthattheywereignorantandwantedtoknowmoreaboutnatureD)didmoreharmthangoodinpromotingman'sunderstandingofnature58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofscientistsinearliertimes?A)Theyinventedfalsetheoriestoexplainthingstheydidn'tunderstand.B)Theyfalselyclaimedtoknowallaboutnature.C)Theydidnotbelieveinresultsfromscientificobservation.D)Theypaidlittleattentiontotheproblemstheydidn'tunderstand.

1959.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsscience?A)Heisdepressedbecauseoftheignoranceofscientists.B)Heisdoubtfulbecauseoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.C)Heisconfidentthoughheisawareoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.D)Heisdelightedbecauseoftheilluminatingscientificfindings.60.Theauthorbelievesthat.A)mancanfindsolutionstowhateverquestionsconcerningnaturehecanthinkupB)mancannotsolvealltheproblemshecanthinkupbecauseofthelimitsofhumanintellectC)soonerorlatermancanthinkupallthequestionsconcerningnatureandanswerthemD)questionsconcerningconsciousnessareoutsidethescopeofscientificresearchIfoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn'tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextra

20pen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed)ᦣ!.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible,-.!foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized/0
thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheating12!themselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriously34ᙢ!aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl'stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn'ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen,Iam

21sureshecontinued(67)tobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest61.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because.A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithherB.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschoolC.therewassomethingwrongwithherownD.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone62.Thestorytookplaceexactly.A.intheteacher'sofficeB.inanexamroomC.intheschoolD.inthelanguagelab63.Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboyA.togoonwritinghispaperB.tostopwhisperingC.toleavetheroomimmediatelyD.tostaybehindaftertheexam64.Theboykneweverything.A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehindB.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonestyC.onlysometimelaterD.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroom65.Thething(s)emphasizedinhertalkwas(were)

22A.honestyB.senseofdutyC.seriousnessD.alloftheabovePartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.89:;<=>Ḅ@ABCDE:FGHᙠᓅJḕL⊤N஺89:ὅGHPQRSḄ⊤NTUVWḄ⊤N$ᨵYZ[஺ᙠ\ᔊ᧡⁚ஹᐗb⁚c⁚deCfW@gᑮ┳jklm᜜☢ᜩqᨵSrVWst⇾vᑮ⊙x89:⊤N஺yzᩭ<=|ᓅ}~Ḅὁzf89ᕒHzG89:ᩭᢝᏉVWᙠᐸ<஺