英語四級模擬卷共四套

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔傾情為你奉上專心專注專業(yè)專心專注專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔傾情為你奉上專心專注專業(yè)大學(xué)英語四級考試模擬試題(第1套)PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldSmokingBeBannedinPublicPlaces?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno morethan180words.1.近年來越來越多的公共場所禁煙。2.有些人擁護(hù)這項(xiàng)舉措,有些人反對。3.我的觀點(diǎn)。注意:

2、此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)

3、,B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.A)ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState.B)Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness.C)ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity.D)Thesh

4、ootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity.A)Thegunmanhasmentaldisease. C)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture. B)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.D)Itisnotclear. Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.A)Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar.C)Itismorecompetitivethanbefore.B)Itisdevaluedbyitsgo

5、vernment.D)Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency.A)Mostexpertssupportthefourcountriescurrencychange. B)ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery.C)Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery. ueDst)ioPnosli5cytoma7kewrisllsbheoubladsecdooonpetrhaetefowlliothwicnegntnreawlsbiatnekmer.s.QA)Thepreservationo

6、fcoastalresorts. C)Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor.B)Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes.D)Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions.A)Promising. B)Hopeful.C)Disappointing. D)Satisfying.7.A)18. B)80.C)94. D)194.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation, oneormore

7、questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause. Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD), anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:

8、此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Heeatsalotaftermarriage. C)Heexerciseslessaftermarriage. B)Hesleepsalotaftermarriage. D)Hedrinksalotaftermarriage.A)Itsmembershipisexpensive. C)Mostofitsmembersworkouttwotimesaweek. B)Itsmembershipisinexpensive. D)Mostofitsmemb

9、ersarewhite-collarworkers.A)Sheisunder20yearsold.C)Sheisunder30yearsold.B)Sheisinher20s.D)Sheisinher30s.A)Buyaticketforthehealthclub.C)Makeamembershipcard.B)Bringaguestpass.D)Borrowthewomanscard.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Askherassistanttowetthemanshair. C)Communicate

10、withherassistantaboutthehaircut. B)Talkwiththemanabouthishair. D)Showthemanthelateststyle.A)Itisdryandthick. C)Itisdryandhassplitends. B)Itisverycurly. D)Itisquiteoily.A)Hisdiet. B)Hishabit.C)Hislivingenvironment. D)Hisinheritance.A)Useairblowertomakethehairdry. C)Letthehairdrynaturally. B)Useshampo

11、oofhighquality.D)Cuthaironceaweek.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondi

12、ngletteron AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Peoplecanbuyslicedbreadatstores. C)Therewasnodceliciousbreadatstores.B)Therewasnoslicedbreadatstores. D)Peoplemadebreadathomeandneverboughtit.A)Fromthecustomer.C)

13、Fromtheballoon.B)Fromtheingredient.D)Fromthetradition.A)Itisfullofdeliciousbread.C)Itisfullofcolorfulballoons. B)Itlooksveryserious.D)Itiscoveredwithpaintings.PassageTwo Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Askincarebrand.C)Awatchbrand.B)Aleatherbrand.D)Adailyusebrand.A)Mostofitcome

14、sfromskincareline.B)Morethanhalfofitisfrommakeup.C)50%ofitisderivedfromfoundation.D)25%ofitisfrommakeupbrushes.A)Itwasinventedin1968. C)Itcannotdealwithskinproblemssuchasburning. B)Itisavailableineverystore. D)Itisdesignedforpre-andpost-operationskincare.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassa

15、geyouhavejustheard.A)Theygetmorefreedom.B)Theyencountermorepressure.C)Theyshouldermoresocialresponsibilities.D)Theyarcrequiredtodobetteratresearching.A)Theyteachstudentshowtoresearchandwrite. B)Theyaskstudentstostudyindependently.C)Theyhelpstudentstolearnaboutsociety.D)Theycommunicatewithstudentsfre

16、quently.A)Theypreventstudentsfromthinking.B)Theydontprovideenoughexplanationsforfacts.C)Theydontofferinformativeresearches.D)Theydonthavebasicfacts.A)Takeencyclopediasastheirmereinformationresource. B)Focusonmoreinformationofspecifictopics.C)Beindependentfromtheirprofessors.D)Accumulatetheirowncvidc

17、nccfrombroadersouiccs.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage. Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthe bankiside

18、ntifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe wordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apaper,Anatomy(剖析)ofaLargeScaleSocialSearchEngine,layingoutastrategy forsocialsearchhasbeengettingago

19、oddealofattentionintechcircles.Itwaswrittenby DamonHorowitzandSepandarKamvarofAardvark,oneofseveralcompanies 26 oncreatingsocialsearchengines.Socialsearch 27 toconnectpeoplewithquestionstopeoplewhocananswerthosequestions.Bycontrast,regularWebsearchestakequestions,breakthemintokeywords,and thenfindWe

20、bsitesthathavethemost 28 tothesekeywords.Theideahasbeenfloating aroundtechcirclesforyears.Yahoo,amongothers,hastriedtodevelopsocialsearchasaway to 29 Google.TheideahasgainedimpulsewiththeincreaseduseofTwitterandFacebook,wherepeople 30 ontheirnetworksforinformation,blastingquestionstotheirsocialnetwo

21、rksand,gettinguseful,personalized 31 .Aardvarkanditscompetitorsaretryingtocreatebettertoolsfor peoplewithquestionstoconnecttopeoplewithanswers.SomepeoplethinksocialsearchhasthepotentialtogobeyondGoogleand 32 changethewaypeopleusetheInternet.Fromatechnicalstandpoint,AardvarkstaskiseasierthanGoogles.B

22、uttherearealsosome 33 shortcomingstoAardvarksapproach.Gettinganswersthroughsocialsearch requiressomeoneelsetodosomething,soitcannotproducethe 34 satisfactionthatcomes fromtypingsomethingintoaWebsearchboxandwatchingapageofresultsappear.ForAardvark tobesuccessful,itneedstoenlisttheparticipationof 35 a

23、nswerers.注意:此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。 A)working B)researches C)aims D)responses E)fundamentally F)specializingG)constantH)primarily I)competentJ)significantK)relevance L)instant M)relationN)challengeO)rely SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit. Eachstatementco

24、ntainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2. TextbooksDigitalFuture E-booksmaybereplacinghardboundversionsincolle

25、geclassrooms.AHaroldElderisnotyourtypicalApplefan.Yetthe58-year-oldUniversityofAlabama economicsprofessorpre-orderedaniPadtomakesurehehadoneofthefirstones.The deviceis“somethingthatIvebeenwaitingforyears,”hesays.Andnot,tobeclear, merelyforreasonsofgadget(器具)desire.“Itreallyhasthepossibilityofmakingt

26、he learningexperiencemuchricher,”saysElder,whoisconsideringtestinganewiPad-ready digitaltextbookinhisintroductorymicroeconomicscourseinthefallof2014.B“Richer”iscertainlytherightwordtouse.Appdevelopersarenttheonlyoneswhogreeted theiPadsreleasewithgratitudeandoptimism.Thetextbookindustry,too,seesitasa

27、 waytoattractcustomersawayfromtheused-bookmarket,boostprofits,andhelpstudentslearnbetter.Itsacrucialmomentforasegmentofthepublishingindustrythat hasstubbornlyresistedchange.ThanksinlargeparttotheiPadandanexpectedrushofcompetitorslates(平板電腦),thatresistanceiscollapsing.COfcourse,itwonthappenovernight.

28、Textbookstodayarestillboughtandsoldinmuch thesamewaytheyvealwaysbeen:asink-and-paperobjectsassignedbyprofessorsand purchasedbystudentsincampusbookstores.“Itsaslow-movingpharmaceutical(制藥的)market,”saysMattMaclnnis,theCEOofInkling,astartupworkingondigitaltextbooks.“Theprofessorwritesaprescription,andt

29、hestudentgoestofillit.”Itmaybe slow-moving,butitshighlyprofitable.WhileMcGraw-HillEducationsearningsfellby 14%in2013becauseoftherecession,collegetextbooksalesactuallyincreased.DButjustaskanyjournalistormusician:technologyhasawayoflayingsiegetocomfortable industries.AndtheiPadmaybethefirstofmanybarba

30、rians(野蠻人)atthegate.Apple sold3millionofthedevicesinitsfirstthreemonths,andnowcompetitors,reportedly includingGoogle,Hewlett-Packard,andAmazon,arepreparingrivals.Educatorsand studentsareenthusiasticaboutthem;atleastthreecolleges,includingtheIllinoisInstitute ofTechnology,willofferfreeiPadstoincoming

31、students.Butwhatwilltheyputonthem besidesBejeweledandFacebook?ETherearealreadydigitaltextbooksavailable,andtheirnumbersareexpectedtogrow: accordingtoSimbaInformation,whichprovidesdataandresearchonthemediaindustry,theyrepresentlessthan2%oftextbooksalestoday,butwillreach10%by2015.Butin 2013theoffering

32、swereprettyscarce.CourseSmart,aSanMateo,Calif.,companycollectively ownedbyfiveofthebiggesttextbookpublishers,has6,000educationaltitlesforsalein digitalformat.Butitselectronicbooksarelittlemorethanscannedversionsofprinted works.ACourseSmarte-bookincludessomeneatfunctions,likesearchcapabilityand digit

33、alnote-taking,butforthemostpart,ithasfewadvantagesoveratraditionaltextbook otherthanweightandprice.(CourseSmartbooksusuallycostlessthanhalfthepriceofa newprintedbook.)FThatswhereacompanylikeInklingcomesin.Inkling,a20-personSanFranciscostartup, anditscompetitorsincludingNewYorkCitysScrollMotionarewor

34、kingwiththetextbookpublisherstobringtheirbooksontotheiPad,iPhone,andotherfuturedevices.Theaim,saysInklingsMaclnnis,istoharnessalltheadvantagesofamultitouch,Web-enabledslate.Thatmeanschemistrystudentswontjustseeanillustrationofa benzene(苯)molecule;theyllspinandrotateathree-dimensionalmodelofone.Biolo

35、gy studentswontjustreadaboutthecardiovascularsystem;theyllseevideoofabeating heart,narratedbyaworld-classheartsurgeon.GInteractivity,though,isonlypartofthestory.Bringingtextsontoadigitalplatform providesanopportunitytomakethebookassocialastheclassroom.WithInklings technology,forinstance,astudentcanc

36、hoosetofollowanothers“notestream”,orviewa heatmapoftheclasssmost-highlightedpassages.Professorsgetreal-timeinformationon howmuchofthereadingassignmenttheclassactuallydid,orwhetheraparticularreview problemistrippinguplargenumbersofstudents.Allthatcomesontopofthecost savings:eventheseadvanceddigitalte

37、xtbookswillcostlessthantheirprintequivalents(withmostoftheminthe$99range)andsomewillevencome“unbundled”,allowing studentstobuytheindividualchapterstheyneedmostforasmallfractionofthecostofafulltextbook.HTextbookpublishersstandtolosesomerevenueifindividualchapterpurchasescatchon, buttheyhopetomorethan

38、offset(抵消)thelossbyattractingnewcustomers.Big publisherslikeMcGraw-Hill,Pearson,andCengagearelockedinalongstandingbattleagainsttheused-textbookmarket,whichnowtotalsabout$2.2billion,accordingtoSimba, andfromwhichtheyearnnorevenue.Onlinetextbook-rentalcompanieslikeC offerlowerpricesthanthepublishers,a

39、ndreachawidecustomerbase.Buttraditional publishersthinktechnologywillbetheirsalvation.Theresnosuchthingasa“used”ebook,anddigitaltextbooksarethecenterofawholeecosystemofservicessuchas homework-managementsystemsandvideo-capturetechnologyforrecordinglecturesthat publishershopewillbeprofitable.“Werebeco

40、mingasoftwareservicecompanyinsteadofatextbookcompany,”saysPeterDavis,presidentofMcGraw-HillEducation.IButwhataboutthestudents?Aremanipulablemoleculesjustdigitaleyecandy(中看不中用的東西)orrealimprovementstothelearningprocess?“Technologyisneverthesilverbullet,butitcansometimesbethebullet,”saysDianaRhoten,ane

41、ducationresearcherandcofounderofStartl,whichinvestsininnovativeeducationcompanies.Shenotesthatdifferent studentshavedifferentlearningstyles.Somearejustfinereadingtext,whileothersprefer audiovisualaids,andkinesthetic(動(dòng)覺的)learnersneedtointeractwithsomething.“Ina digitalbook,Ihaveallofthosetypesavailab

42、letome,”shesays.“Thatishuge.Customizationis goingtohaveagreatimpactonlearning.”AndifitmeansgettinganAinorganicchemistry, paying$500foraniPadseemslikeasmartchoice.注意:此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。36.Thattextbooksarestillboughtandsoldastheyvealwaysbeenmeansthatstudentsstill mostlypurchaseink-and-papertextbooksincamp

43、usbookstores.37.TheeconomicsprofessorHaroldElderpre-orderedaniPadbecausehewantedtoexplorethe possibilityofhavingricherlearningexperience.38.Inklinganditscompetitorsareworkingwiththetextbookpublisherstomakefulluseofall theadvantagesoftheiPadandotherdevices.39.Withdigitaltextbooksasthecenterofaserieso

44、fservices,traditionalpublisherslike McGraw-HillEducationwillbecomemorelikesoftwareservicecompanies.40.TheiPadandotherslatesplayanimportantroleinmakingthepublishingindustrysresistance tochangecollapse.41.Comparedwithatraditionaltextbook,aCourseSmarte-bookhashugeadvantagesinweight andprice.42.Differen

45、tstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles,andadigitaltextbookwillmakeallofthe learningtypesavailable.43.Ifindividualchapterpurchasesbecomepopular,textbookpublisherswillprobablylose somerevenue,buttheyhopetoattractnewcustomerstooffsettheloss.44.Digitaltextbooksarealreadyavailable,andtheirsalesareexpectedt

46、oincreasegreatlyby 2015.45.Onebenefitofbringingtextsontoadigitalplatformisthatitcanmakethebookassocialas theclassroom.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B), C)andD).Youshoulddecideonth

47、ebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lookingforanewweightlossplan?Trylivingontopofamountain.Mountainaircontains lessoxygenthanairatloweraltitudes,sobreathingitcausesthehearttobeatfasterandthe bod

48、ytobummoreenergy.Ahandfulofstudieshavefoundthatathletestrainingathighaltitudes tendtoloseweight.DoctorFlorianLippioftheUniversityHospitalofLudwig-MaximiliansUniversityMunichwonderedhowthemountainairwouldaffectoverweightindividualsifthey werentdoinganymorephysicalactivitythanusual.Lippiandhiscolleagu

49、esinvited20overweightmentoanenvironmentalresearchstationabout300metersbelowthesummitofZugspitze,amountainaround2,970metersnearthe Austrianborder.Theywereallowedtoeatasmuchastheyliked.Themenalsogavebloodsothatresearcherscouldtestforhormones(荷爾蒙)linkedtoappetiteandfatness.Attheendof theweek,themen,who

50、semeanweightstartingoutwas105kg,hadlostonaverageabout1.5 kg.Themensbloodpressurealsodropped,whichtheresearchersattributedtoweightlost.Exactlywhatcausedtheweightlossisuncertain.Lossofappetiteiscommonathigheraltitudes,andindeedthemenatesignificantlylessthanusual-about700caloriesfewerperday. Lippialson

51、otesthatbecausetheirconsumptionwasbeingrecorded,theymayhavebeenmoreself-consciousaboutwhattheyate.Regardless,eatinglessaccountsforjust1kgofthe1.5kglost,saysLippi.Hethinkstheincreasedmetabolic(新陳代謝的)rate,whichwasmeasured, alsocontributedtoweightlossbutcannotseparatethedifferenteffectswiththegivendata

52、.Appetitelossathighaltitudescouldcertainlybekey,notesDamianBailey,aphysiologist attheUniversityofGlamorgan,UK,whorecentlylost11kgduringa3-monthexpeditiontotheAndesinChile.Unfortunately,fortheaveragepersontheresnotreatmentthatcanresemblelivingathigh altitude,saysLippi.Theonlyalternativeisahypobaricch

53、amber,whichexposessubjectsto lowoxygenandisntpracticalasatherapy.Hesays,half-jokingly,“iffatpeopleplantheir holidays,theymightnotgotothesea,butmaybetothemountains.”注意:此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。46.Whatcontributesthemosttoonesheartrates,accordingtothefirstparagraph?A)Ourbodyweight.C)Theratesofourbreathing.B)Thec

54、onsumptionofenergy.D)Theamountofoxygenprovided.47.Hormonesaretestedintheresearchbecausetheycanaffect.A)onesbodyweightC)oneswayoflivingB)onesbloodpressureD)onesmetabolicrate48.Whatwasfoundaboutthe20overweightmenintheprocessoftheresearch? A)Theycontrolledwhattoeatself-consciously.B)Theytookinmuchfewer

55、caloriesthanusual.C)Theylostappetitebecauseoflackofphysicalactivity.D)Theywereprovidedwithahealthierdietthanbefore.49.WhydoesDamianBaileyagreewiththeideaofappetitelossathighaltitudes? A)HeexperimentedwiththenewweightlossplanintheAndes.B)HefoundnootherreasonsforhislossofweightintheAndes.C)Heresearche

56、dtherelatedsubjectintheAndes.D)HelostmuchweightinthehighaltitudeAndes.50.Lippitalksaboutthewayoflosingweightbyspendingholidaysonmountainswith . A)casualness B)inaccuracy C)uncertainty D)confidencePassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therightwingcommentatorsperspectiveonpovertyistha

57、titsdowntoafailureofwill: putyourmindtoit,hardenyourresolveandyoullswiftlyimproveyourluck.Asatypicalleftwingliberal,Ithinkthisviewofpovertyisnonsense.Butrecentresearchalmostmademe spillmybreakfastovermysweater:willpower,itseems,isattheheartoftheissue.Regularreadersofthiscolumnwillknowthetheorythatwi

58、llpowerisanexhaustiveresource: resistingtemptationexertsa“psychic(精神)cost”,temporarilyreducingyourreservesofselfdiscipline.Studiessuggestthesamegoesforanykindof“trade-off(權(quán)衡)thinking”,whichleadstothestrikinghypothesisresearchershavebeentesting:thatbeingpoormakesthose psychiccostsfarmoreweighty.Pover

59、ty,astheanalystJamieHolmesputitintheNewRepublic, meansmakingmoretrade-offsandresistingmoretemptations-drainingtheverywillpowerpeoplemighthaveusedtoliftthemselvesoutofit.Nobodyexceptthemostout-of-touchbillionaireneedstellingthathavinglessmoney meansmakingpainfulsacrifices.Butcombiningthiswiththeexhau

60、stivewillpowertheorysuggestsabittertwist:thatmakingthosesacrificesmakesyoulesscapableofdoingthethings. ThePrincetoneconomistDeanSpearshadhisresearchersshowupinIndianvillages,offeringadiscountdealonsoap,thenadministeringtestsofself-control.Forthepoorestpeople,just consideringwhethertotakethesoapdealp