[語言類考試復(fù)習(xí)資料大全]公共英語四級(jí)模擬32_1

1、書山有路勤為徑，學(xué)海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學(xué)子：學(xué)業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復(fù)習(xí)資料大全公共英語四級(jí)模擬32公共英語四級(jí)模擬32Section Listening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are t

2、hree parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answer in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

3、 If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW, as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A You will hear a dialogue about a lost property. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 15 with the information youve heard.

4、Write not more than 5 words in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. Information about Sudeley Castle 1. opening hour _a.m. closing hour 5p.m. 2. cost for adults _ cost for children 3 Information about Snowshill Manor 3. collection tha

5、t children will like _ 4. payment for visit _ 5. close from (month) _ (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請(qǐng)搜索標(biāo)題名) 1.答案: 11/eleven聽力原文 1-5M: Good morning, can I help you?W: Yes, good morning, Ive just got a few questions, I wonder if you can help me sort them out.M: Ill see what I can do.W: Can you tell me when Sudeley Cas

6、tle is open? We want to go there this morning.M: Yes, of course. Sudeley Castle, Sudeley. I think its open all day, someone asked me this a week or so ago. Here we are, Ive got the guide, yes, its open from 11 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, well not quite all day, but morning and afternoon

7、.W: Eleven to five, OK, thats great. Er, can you tell me how much it costs to get in?M: Yes, it costs $450 for adults and $3 for children. It sounds a bit expensive but theres a lot to do there. I think its worth the money.W: OK, now another question: what exactly is Snowshill Manor? What can you se

8、e there?M: Oh, its a museum, an absolutely fascinating collection of all sorts of things, like clocks and cabinets, and all kinds of swords and masks.W: Masks? Well, the kids will like them. Do you pay to get into this museum?M: Yes, you do, I think its about three pounds fifty.W: Is it open this ti

9、me of year?M: Yes, its open until the end of September, so there are a few weeks before it closes.W: Right, well try it. Thank you very much for the information.M: Enjoy your visit. Good-bye.2.答案: 4.503.答案: masks4.答案: 3.505.答案: OctoberPart B You will hear a conversation about a crime. Answer questio

10、ns 6-10 while you listen. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請(qǐng)搜索標(biāo)題名) 1.答案:Studying population growth聽力原文 6-10A new report says the growing population around the world is harming the environment. Mo

11、re people are using more of the Earths natural resources than ever before. Experts say poor people around the world will suffer most in the future unless environmental damage is stopped. They say more should be done to balance human and environmental needs. The United Nations Population Fund is resp

12、onsible for studying population growth. It has released a report about the subject. It examines the links between environmental conditions, population growth and efforts to help poor people in developing countries. The world population is now more than 6 billion people That number has increased by 1

13、00% since 1990. The population is expected to increase to more than 9 billion by the year 2050. The report says about 2 billion people lack food security. Water supplies and agricultural lands are heavily used. In 50 years, experts say, more than 4 billion people will be living in countries that can

14、 not meet peoples daily needs. The report says all of the expected growth in world population will take place in developing countries. The 49 least developed countries are expected to increase by almost 200% in 50 years. Yet, the UN agency says people in the richest countries use more of the worlds

15、resources than people in developing countries. It says a child born today in the United States, France or Japan will do more harm to the environment during his lifetime than as many as 50 children born in developing countries. The UN Population Fund says international policies need to be put into ef

16、fect to improve poor conditions, increase social development and ease pressure on the environment. It also says women need more control over their lives. It says empowering women would lead to smaller families and slower population growth. The UN Population Fund says these measures would help improv

17、e the well being of growing populations while protecting the natural world. 2.答案:Over 6 billion獨(dú)白第三段第一句指出：The world population is now more than 6 billion people，由于最多只能填入3個(gè)單詞，因此將over等。3.答案:(almost)200%答案信息對(duì)應(yīng)于第四段第二句：The 49 least developed countries are expected to increase by almost 200%，其中的increase指的

18、就是人口增長，題目只是與此在表達(dá)上稍有不同。4.答案:the worlds resources在第四段第三句中，作者指出了聯(lián)合國的觀點(diǎn)：the UN agency says peoplethe worlds resources than people in developing countries，注意其中的resources用的是復(fù)數(shù)形式。5.答案:Women獨(dú)白最后一段提出了控制人口增長的一些措施，其中第二、三句指出：It also says women slower population growth，其中的need more control和empowering即是題目中的be giv

19、en more power。Part C You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one. You will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece o

20、nce only. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請(qǐng)搜索標(biāo)題名) 1. The man and his family are _.A.leaving for Boston in a few daysB.staying in Boston for a few daysC.visiting their relatives in Boston in a few daysD.spending a few days in Boston for a job interview答案:B聽力原文11-13W: Good morning, sir May I help you?M: Good morning. My

21、 family and I are visiting Boston for a few days. Do you have any rooms?W: How many are there in your family?M: Four. My wife and I, and two children.W: Well, we can let you have two rooms, Or we can give you one large room with two double beds.M: What are the prices?W: The two rooms would be 100 do

22、llars a day. The large room would be 80 dollars a day.M: Well take the two rooms.W: Very good. sir. Would you please register? Write your name and address on this card. Thank you. Is this your luggage?M: Yes. We have four suitcases.W: All right. The bellboy will bring them up for you. You will be in

23、 rooms 403 and 405. How long do you plan to stay in Boston?M: Four days. Well leave on Friday. I understand that you can give us some information about tours of the city.W: Yes, sir. Ill be glad to help you arrange a tour.M: Well come back here after we get settled in our rooms. Lets go. The elevato

24、rs are this way.在第一個(gè)話輪中，男士即說朋了自己來此的目的：My family and I are visiting Boston for a few days，注意這里是用進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)表將來，選B。2. The man has to_.A.register by writing his name and addressB.register for his suitcasesC.register for the tour arrangementD.register for the sake of security答案:A第五個(gè)話輪中女士要求男士登記：Would you please

25、 register? Write your name and address on this card，綜合起來即是A。本題由常識(shí)也可推知答案。3. The family plans to stay in Boston for _.A.three daysB.four daysC.five daysD.six days答案:B第六個(gè)話輪女士最后一句詢問男士準(zhǔn)備在波士頓待多久，男士直接回答；Four days，選B。 (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請(qǐng)搜索標(biāo)題名) 4. How many strategies has the speaker proposed?A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Se

26、ven答案:A聽力原文 14-16 There are a variety of strategies which have been suggested to try and combat the effects the Greenhouse Effect. A selection of these is listed below. Plant more trees, and lower forest-clearing rates. Because trees breathe Carbon Dioxide, they are able to soak up a lot of excessiv

27、e CO2 than the human being expels from the earth. The planting of more trees worldwide would allow more CO2 to be soaked up. However, this would not work unless tree-felling rates were significantly lowered worldwide. The Ocean. While this option is not a strategy, it has been suggested and scientif

28、ically analyzed. What is proposed is that the ocean is able to soak up CO2 on its surface. While it was found that this is true, it was also found that it wouldnt soak CO2 up in high enough levels. Rocks, While it has been suggested many times that an absorption method is used to soak up excessive C

29、O2, the problem is that many of these solutions required powerone of the original greenhouse causes. But one method which is being proposed is one that uses rockswhich actually yields energy. This has not been widely tested, though. A reduction in fossil fuel use. This method involves polities as we

30、ll as science. There are alternatives available already to fossil fuels, such as a solar power, and electric ears. There are also a number of concepts, such as car-pooling. This would involve successful, worldwide support from almost all governments, and certainly the Tested Nations. As a solution,

31、this method appears to be the best. 5. What is the weakness of using the ocean as a solution to reduce greenhouse effect?A.It cant soak up a lot of excess CO2 the human being expels from the earth.B.It requires power.C.It can soak up CO2 on its surface.D.It wouldnt soak CO2 up to a great degree.答案:D

32、6. Whats the best solution the speaker proposed?A.plant more treesB.make use of the oceanC.car poolingD.make use of rocks答案:C (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請(qǐng)搜索標(biāo)題名) 7. What is the best title for this passage?A.Annual report of a company.B.Development plan of a company.C.Presentation of a company.D.Advertisement of a

33、company.答案:C聽力原文17-20 The Schweibur Group comprises more than 40 companies in 23 countries, with agents in a further 60 countries. The staff number is just over 43,000 throughout the world, and is being constantly increased due to continuous expansion of the Groups activities. The turnover last year

34、 was 150 million Swiss francs. We have a deserved reputation for superb design and quality, of which we are particularly proud and which has secured us a leading position in our field. The range of office equipment we produce, from paper clips to closed circuit television, is one of the most varied

35、among manufacturers. Our Headquarters are located on the outskirts of Zurich, where some 6,000 employees work. A further 2, 000 work in our Swiss subordinates. Long before decentralization became a household word, our company actively pursued a production policy precisely based on this concept. Grou

36、p plants are situated throughout Switzerland, and we are currently starting to build new plants in Lausanne and outside Geneva. We are planning to invest 70 million in these plants and in a substantial expansion of our other facilities in Switzerland over the next two years. Decisions and policies a

37、re established by the Group management at head quarters in Zurich and affect not only operations there, but also in the subordinates in Switzerland and other countries throughout the world. 8. The quality of their products has secured them a leading position among _ .A.agentsB.subordinatesC.manufact

38、urers of office equipmentD.employees答案:C9. Its sales volume in the previous year was _ .A.70 million U. S. dollarsB.150 million Swiss FrancsC.43,000 U. S. dollarsD.2000 Francs答案:B10. Decisions taken at headquarters affect _ .A.its turnoverB.its staff numberC.the whole worldD.the companys operations答

39、案:DSection Use of English Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Believe it or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year 1 pressure from a Congress which was 2 stories of n

40、ightmare flights. So why is it that flying is getting 3 for so many passengers, 4 airlines are spending billions of dollars to improve service, 5 in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly 6 a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is

41、 that air travel has 7 been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transportation Department doubled in 1999 8 1998. It seems Mother Nature would 9 people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 10 long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread de

42、lays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work more closely with airlines 11 weather slowdowns-for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to 12 the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA

43、13 the new initiative has fallen 14 of expectations, and many passengers complain that the delays seem 15 . Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. 16 the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On 17 , planes are

44、 about 76 percent full these days, also a 18 . Thats good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers 19 each flight, and bad news for passengers, 20 irritations build rapidly in fight quarters. 1.A.neverB.oftenC.alsoD.always答案:D精析 從本題的后半句中1998年和1999年乘客對(duì)交通運(yùn)輸局的投訴可以

45、看出，乘飛機(jī)旅行一直讓人很煩惱，故選D。2.A.sinceB.uponC.overD.from答案:A精析 本句的意思是從1998年以后，顧客對(duì)交通運(yùn)輸局的不滿在1999年翻了一番，因此since(從以后)最合適。故選A。3.A.persistB.presumeC.preferD.permit答案:C精析 從后面反常的壞天氣使機(jī)場(chǎng)癱瘓，延誤了很多航班來看，大自然似乎更愿意人們乘公共汽車，故選C。4.A.featuringB.capturingC.distinguishingD.characterizing答案:A精析 feature 作為及物動(dòng)詞表示“以為特色”；capture 捕獲，獲得；d

46、istinguish 區(qū)別，使顯出特色，一般與from 連用，即distinguish A from B；characterize 以為特征，一般用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)。這里是說壞天氣主要是雷雨，故選A。5.A.charged withB.responding toC.replying toD.abiding by答案:B精析 be charged with 承擔(dān)責(zé)任；respond to 回答，響應(yīng)，有反應(yīng)； reply to 回答，答復(fù)，一般指口頭回答；abide by 遵守。本句中， airlines 和 weather slowdowns 之間是“航空公司負(fù)責(zé)天氣引起延誤”或“航空公司對(duì)天氣引起

47、延誤作出反應(yīng)”，如果選A，不應(yīng)該是主動(dòng)語態(tài)，故選B。6.A.draw inB.follow upC.figure outD.set aside答案:C精析 draw in 拉進(jìn)，拉入，誘使某人參與；follow up 追究，追查； figure out 想出；set aside 留出。這里是說航空公司的代表要想出最好的方法分配可用的領(lǐng)空，故選C。7.A.admitsB.allowsC.revealsD.claims答案:A精析 admit承認(rèn)；allow允許；reveal揭示；claim宣布。前句話說聯(lián)邦航空部做了努力，本句和前句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，意思是即便如此，就連聯(lián)邦航空部也承認(rèn)新的倡議有負(fù)眾望

48、，故選A。8.A.laggingB.lackingC.scarceD.short答案:D精析 lag滯后，延遲；lack欠缺，不足，作為動(dòng)詞通常以lack in.的形式出現(xiàn)，作為名詞通常以lack of. 的形式出現(xiàn)；scarce缺乏的，不足的，一般作表語，如 be scarce；fall short of 為固定搭配，意為“未達(dá)到目的”。故選D項(xiàng)。9.A.absoluteB.arbitraryC.plentifulD.superfluous答案:A精析 absolute 絕對(duì)的，必然的；arbitrary 任意的；plentiful 充足的； superfluous 過剩的，過多的。that

49、 后的從句作complain 的賓語，由前一分句聯(lián)邦航空部也承認(rèn)新的倡議有負(fù)眾望可推知，許多乘客抱怨航班延誤好像是“必然的”，故選A。10.A.According toB.Except forC.Thanks toD.Based on答案:D精析 according to 根據(jù)；except for 除了；thanks to 幸虧，由于； based on 基于。本句意為：基于雄厚的經(jīng)濟(jì)基礎(chǔ)，人們期望美國航空公司今年能達(dá)到運(yùn)輸乘客達(dá)655，000，000名的記錄。故選 D項(xiàng)。11.A.calculationB.averageC.estimateD.total答案:B精析 本題是對(duì)on aver

50、age“平均”這個(gè)固定短語的考查。故選B。12.A.fantasyB.monumentC.legendD.record答案:D精析 fantasy 想象，幻想；monument 紀(jì)念品；legend 傳說；record記錄，最高成績。根據(jù)題意，現(xiàn)在飛機(jī)平均達(dá)到了76%的載客率，這也是一個(gè)記錄，故選D。13.A.atB.forC.overD.on答案:D 精析 本題考查與flight 搭配的介詞，表示“在每一航班上”，只能用on。故選D。14.A.sinceB.althoughC.unlessD.if答案:A精析 since 因?yàn)?；although雖然，即使；unless 除非；if如果。這句話

51、是對(duì)前半句的解釋說明，兩句話是因果關(guān)系，所以選A項(xiàng)。15.A.underB.belowC.beneathD.beyond答案:A精析 under pressure 為固定短語，表示“在壓力下，被迫”。故選A。16.A.held back byB.fed up withC.taken in byD.filled in with答案:B精析 hold back 阻止；be fed up with 厭煩；take in 受騙；fill in with 用填滿。由上下文可知，國會(huì)應(yīng)該是厭倦了惡夢(mèng)般的飛行故事，因此B項(xiàng)最符合題意。17.A.inferiorB.worseC.desperateD.fata

52、l答案:B精析 inferior低等的；desperate 絕望的；fatal 致命的；worse 更差的。由下文“The fact is that air travel has (27) been such an annoyance；and. ”可以看出，乘客的投訴越來越多，證明乘飛機(jī)旅行變得越來越糟，所以這里應(yīng)該選B。18.A.as ifB.so thatC.even thoughD.now that答案:C精析 as if 好像；so that 為的是；even though 即使；now that 既然。由后文航空公司所做的努力和變得更糟的結(jié)果來看，前后分句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選C。19.A

53、.upgradingB.purchasingC.installingD.investing答案:D精析 upgrade 提高；purchase 購買；install 安裝；invest投資。 invest in為固定搭配，意為“買進(jìn)”，故選D。20.A.reclaimB.reserveC.recallD.rebook答案:D精析 reclaim 改造；reserve 儲(chǔ)備，保存；recall 回憶；rebook 重新預(yù)定。能接a flight 作賓語的只有rebook，重新預(yù)定航班，故選D。Section Reading ComprehensionPart APassage 1 Each of

54、 us lives and works on a small part of the earths surface, moves in a small circle, and of these acquaintances knows only a few intimately. Of any public event that has wide effects we see at best only a phase and an aspect. This is as true of the eminent insiders who draft treaties, make laws, and

55、issue orders, as it is of those who have treaties framed on them, laws promulgated to them, orders given at them. Inevitably our opinions cover a bigger space, a longer reach of time, a greater number of things, that we can directly observe. They have, therefore, to be pieced together out of what ot

56、hers have reported and what we can imagine. Yet even the eyewitness does not bring back a naive picture of the scene. For experience seems to show that he himself brings something to the scene which later he takes away from it, that oftener than not what he imagines to be the account of an event is really a transfiguration of it. Few f