2023年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬試題

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬試題ModelTestTwoPartⅠListeningComprehensionDirections:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Choosethecorrectanswer---A,B,CorD,andthen,markyouranswerbywritingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.SectionA(C)11.A)Shewantstogothediscoparty.B)Shedoesn'twanttogotothediscoparty.C)Workismoreimportant.D)Togotothediscopartyismoreimportant.(D)12.A)Itwilltakeaboutonemonthtorepairthewatch.B)Thewomanshouldhavesavedmoremoney.C)Itisagoodideatokeeptheoldwatch.D)Thewatchisnolongerworthrepairing.(B)13.A)Shedoesnotagreewiththeman.B)Shethinksthatitisbettertowait.C)Shethinksthatitisbettertodriveatnight.D)Shedoesnotthinkthemanmadeawisedecision.(B)14.A)Dosomeshopping.B)WatchanotherTVprogram.C)Leaveimmediately.D)Leaveafterthemeal.(D)15.A)Thehistorybook.B)TheEnglishbook.C)Themathbook.D)Thechemistrybook.(A)16.A)Theyhadnomoney.B)Theycouldn'tfindone.C)Therewasnothingwrongwiththeoldone.D)Theybothwantedtobuyamotorbike.(A)17.A)HeisreadytohelpProf.Wang.B)HewillcongratulateProf.Wang.C)HewillpayavisittoProf.Wang.D)HewilltellProf.Wangthegoodnews.(A)18.A)Anoperator.B)Asalesgirl.C)Aclerk.D)Awaitress.(B)19.A)ReadnewspapersfromChicago.B)Turnedonthecomputer.C)Checkedhise-mail.D)Wenttohisoffice.(A)20.A)ShelivesinSanFrancisco.B)Sheisgoingtocelebrateherbirthday.C)Shewillmeetherbrotheratthestation.D)SheworksinChicago.(C)21.A)Hissistertoldhim.B)Hisfathersenthimthemessage.C)Hegotthenewsfromhisbrother.D)Hereaditfromthenewspaper.(B)22.A)Attheman'shome.B)Intheman'soffice.C)Attheairlinereservationagency.D)AtanInternetsite.(D)23.A)Becausethehotelmanagerisoneofherrelatives.B)Becauseshecouldgetfreeroomandboard.C)Becauseshecouldgetsomediscount.D)Becauseshecouldgainsomepracticalexperienceinhermajor.(C)24.A)Theworkingplaceisfarawayfromthecampus.B)Theworkingconditionsarenotgoodatall.C)Shecouldnotearnasmuchmoneyasbefore.D)Shehastoworkinthesummer.(B)25.A)Janeshouldgoonwithhercurrentjob.B)Janeshouldtakeupthenewjob.C)Janeshouldgooutforasummervacation.D)Janeshouldaskherrelativesforadvice.SectionBPassage1(C)26.A)ThecoffeemarketinBoston.B)Theroleofsupermarketsinthecoffeebusiness.C)AnewtrendintheUnitedStates.D)Theadvertisingofanewproduct.(C)27.A)Gourmetcoffeeislessexpensive.B)Regularbrandsofcoffeehavetoomuchcaffeine.C)Gourmetcoffeetastesbetter.D)GourmetcoffeeisgrownintheUnitedStates.(D)28.A)Theywillrunoutofcoffee.B)Theywillsuccessfullycompetewithgourmetcoffeesellers.C)Theywillintroducenewregularbrandsofcoffee.D)Theywilllosesomecoffeebusiness.Passage2(C)29.A)Thelayoutofthelaboratory.B)Alaboratoryexperiment.C)Theworkbookforthelaboratorycourse.D)Apieceofequipment.(C)30.A)Homeworkmustbehandedinontime.B)Thestudentsmustfollowallinstructionsexactly.C)Thestudentswillbeabletomakechoicesaboutthelaboratorywork.D)Agreatdealofequipmentisavailable.(D)31.A)Theactivitiesaretobedoneduringclass.B)Theactivitiestakelesstime.C)Studentsarenotrequiredtodotheactivities.D)Fewinstructionsaregivenfortheactivities.(A)32.A)Atthebeginningofthesemester.B)Whenthestudentsneedtobematurated.C)Afterthefirstlaboratorysession.D)Whenthestudentshavedonegoodwork.Passage3(D)33.A)Tomakerecommendationsonsensibledieting.B)Toreportthelatestadvancesinphysicaltherapy.C)Torelateanexperimentcombiningsleepandexercise.D)Toofferadviceaboutsleepingproblem.(B)34.A)Yourheartrateislowered.B)Itbecomeshardertorelax.C)Youbecometootiredtosleep.D)Sleeprhythmsaredisrupted.(C)35.A)Failuretorestduringtheday.B)Lackofsleeponweekends.C)Vigorousexerciseintheevening.D)Eatingcheesebeforegoingtobed.SectionCWelcometoYellowstoneNationalPark.Beforewebeginour(36)_____walktoday,I'dliketogiveyouashort(37)_____ofourNationalParkService.TheNationalParkServicebeganinthelate1800's.asmallgroupof(38)______hadjustcompletedamonth-longexplorationoftheregionthatisnowSotheybegana(41)_______topreservethislandforeveryone'senjoyment.Twoyearslater,inthelatenineteenthcentury,anactofCongress(42)______byPresidentUlyssesS.GrantproclaimedtheYellowstoneregiona(43)_______park.(44)_____________________________.AfterYellowstonebecameapublicpark,manyotherareasofgreatscenicimportanceweresetasideandin1916theNationalParkServicewasestablishedtomanagetheseparks.(45)_________________________________________.Inanationalpark,parkrangersareondutyatalltimestoanswerquestionsandhelpvisitorsinanydifficulty.(46)______________________.Theparkservicealsoprotectstheanimalsandplantswithintheparks.答案:36.nature37.history38.explorers39.gathered40.accessible41.campaign42.signed43.public44.Itwasthefirstnationalparkintheworld45.Asaparkranger,IamanemployeeoftheNationalParkService46.Nationalwalks,guidedtours,andcampfiretalksareofferedbyspeciallytrainedstaffmembersPartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicComputerGamesonCampus.Youshouldwriteat120wordsaccordingtooutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1. 計(jì)算機(jī)游戲?qū)Υ髮W(xué)生有一定一處;2. 不過(guò)目前有太多旳人沉迷其中;3. 你旳見(jiàn)解.ComputerGamesonCampusToday,manycollegestudentsareabsorbedinplayingcomputergames.Iunderstandthatcomputergamesarefun,buttheymaydomoreharmthangoodtoyou.First,itisverytime-consumingtoplaycomputergames.Ifyouspendtoomuchtimeonthem,youwillhavenotimetoattendclasses,totakeexercises,oreventodate.Upongraduationmanywillregretthattheyhavewastedthepreciouscollegetimeonnothing.Second,thosewhoplaycomputergamesexcessivelywouldeasilyfallvictimtovariousillnesses.Forexample,gamefansalwaysfixtheireyesonthescreen,thereforetheyarelikelytobenear-sighted.Third,thegamesfans,whospendtheirtimebeforethelifelesscomputers,usuallyoverlooktheirrelationshipwithothers.Computergamesarefun,butdonotspendtoomuchtimeonthem.Therearesimplyalotofmoreimportantthingsinlife.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)GlobalWaterProblemTheUN'sWorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmenttobeheldinJohannesburgfromAugust26toSeptember4issupposedtoresultinplanstoreduceglobalpovertyandtheNorth-Southincomegapwithoutcausingirreparabledamagetotheenvironment.Asafollow-uptotheEarthSummitof1992,itisusingtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDG)asaguide.ThesearepartoftheUN's2023MillenniumDeclaration,whichresolvedtocuttheproportionofpeoplewhoareunabletogetsafedrinkingwaterinhalfby2023.Followingaresomefactsandfiguresonthestateoftheworld'swatersuppliesandtheUN'sgoalsregardingwater.WaterSupplyandShortageAnewstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld'speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.AprivateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternationaldidthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethanthree-hundred-thirty-five-millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountrieswhicharemostlyinAfricaortheMiddleEast.PAIresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025,aboutthreebillionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwateronEarthstaysthesame.

Mr.Engelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworld.Hesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincrease.Freshwaterecosystemscoverlessthan1percentoftheEarth'ssurface.Ice-mostlyintheformofglacier-comprises69percentoftheworld'sfreshwatersuppliesandgroundwateris30percent.Wetlands,whichincludemarshesandswamps,comprise0.3percent,lakes0.3percent,andrivers0.06percent.However,manyexpertsarguethattheworld'swellsarenotabouttorundry.Theysaythatonagloballevelwehaveenoughwaterbutmustuseitmorewiselyandattempttoaddressunevendistributionaroundtheglobewhichisrelatedpartlytodifferentrainfallpatterns.Problem/issueLackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.Lackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwaterisnotsafe.Mr.Engelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseasessuchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflicts.Countriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypt,theNetherlands,Cambodia,Syria,Sudan,andIraq.Watershortagewouldaffecttheabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.Moreover,therearemanyproblemswiththeworld'sfreshwatersupplies,includingpollutionfromindustry,agricultureanduntreatedsewage.TheWorldBanksaysinefficientinfrastructuremeansthatwaterthatdoesnotreachcustomersisnotonlywastedbutultimatelynotpaidfor.Thiscanleadtoinfrastructuredecaybecauseofalackoffundingformaintenance.Tariffsareoftenkeptlowbypoliticiansseekingtowoovoters,leadingmanytoadvocatetheprivatizationofwaterservices-95percentofmunicipalwaterservicesarepubliclyrun-butthisiscontroversialbecauseofconcernsthattheverypoorcouldbedeniedaccess.Privatizationadvocatesarguethatserviceswillimproveatalowercostasaresultbecausethecontractedoperatorswillhaveanincentivetoimprovetheirproduct.DamsDamshavebroughthugebenefitstomorethan140countriesbutthesocialandenvironmentalcostshaveoftenbeenhigh.Perhaps40to80millionpeoplehavebeendisplacedgloballybydamprojects.Damshavedamagedaquatichabitatsandblockedmigrationroutes.Accordingtoa2023reportbytheWorldCommissiononDams,ChinaandIndiahavehalfoftheworld's45,000dams.Damsaccountforonly19percentofelectricitygeneratedworldwide,but24countriesgeneratemorethan90percentoftheirpowerfromdams.SpeciesatRiskAccordingtotheWWF(WorldWildlifeFund),of10,000speciesoffreshwaterfish,20percentarethreatenedbypollution,habitatdestruction,damming,over-fishingandtheintroductionorinvasionofalienspecies.TheWWFsaysthat81freshwaterfishspecieshavebecomeextinctoverthepastcentury.ThemajorproportionofknownextinctionsresultedfromthehugeNileperchinAfrica'sLakeVictoria,whichcausedthelossof50species.Butscientistssaythestateofknowledgeaboutfreshwaterfishisincompletesomanyunknowntousmayhavebecomeextinctalready.Inadditiontofish,theWWFsaysthatfourofthefivespeciesofriverdolphins,twoofthethreemanateespecies,about40freshwaterturtlesandmorethan400typesoffreshwatercrustaceansareatrisk.AnExampleofMisuseTheland-lockedAralSea,whichstraddlestheformerSovietCentralAsianrepublicsofUzbekistanandKazakhstan,isactuallysalty,butitstragedyhighlightsthepotentiallydisastrousconsequencesofpoorfreshwateruse.Inthe1960s,SovietplannersbuiltanetworkofcanaltodivertthewatersoftheriverthatriverthatfedtheseatoirrigatecottonfieldsinUzbekistanandTurkmenistan.Asaresult,thesea'slifesourcewasreducedtoatrickle,anditisshrinkinganddyingasaresult.Oncetheworld'sfourthlargestlake,theAralSeahasshrunksomuchthatitisnowsplitintotwoseparatebodiesofwater-thenorthernorlittleAralSeaandalargersouthernbody.Aralsk,onceathrivingporttown,isnow95kilometersfromthecoast.TacklingtheWaterProblemThePopulationActionInternationalStudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.Oneway,itsays,istofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurpose.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.Athirdwayistouselesswaterofagriculture.Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.Itsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulationgrowthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehave.(Y)TheUN'sWorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentandRioEarthSummitof1992contributetosolvingwatersupplyproblem.(Y)AfricaandMiddleEastarethedistrictsfacingmostseverewatershortage.(N)Themainreasonforseverewaterprobleminthenearfutureispollution.(N)Accordingtotheexperts,theamountofwaterstorageisfarfromsufficient.(N)Theauthorarguesthatprivatizationofthepublicly-runwaterserviceswillsolvethecurrentwatersupplyproblem.(NG)Climatedeteriorationshouldtakepartialresponsibilityfortheextinctionoffreshwaterfish.(N)ActuallythewaterinAralSeaisn'tsalt.Twooftheresultsoflackingwatermentionedinthepassageare_________.(healthproblemandinternationalconflicts)Themainreasonforthereductionofthespeciesoffreshwaterfishis___________________________.(introductionofahugeNileperch)__________isaneffectivelong-termsolutiontowaterproblem.(Controlspopulationgrowth/Controllingpopulationgrowth)PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionATheprintedwordisjustaboutthemostimportantwaywehaveofcommunicationwithoneanother.Lookaroundyouatthe1(I)inschool,atthenewspapersathome,atthepostersonwallsandthestampsyou2(F)onenvelopesbeforepostingthem.Considertoo,the3(E)ofbeingabletounderstandtheinstructions4(B)onpacketsoffoodandmedicinesoldinshops.Intheseandinmanyotherways,theprintedwordhasbecomesoimportantthatitiseasytoimaginehowlifecouldgoonwithoutit,ineverydaylifetherearehundredsofsituationsinwhichpeopleneedto5(K)withoneanother,andtheprintedwordisnearly6(G)thebestmethodofcommunicationwherelargenumbersofpeopleareinvolved.7(D)youmayknow,communicationintendedtoreachalargenumberofpeopleiscalled"masscommunication".Themainpresent-day8(Hofmasscommunicationusingtheprintedwordarenewspapers,magazinesandbooks.Thebestknowndormsof9(J)masscommunicationwhichdonotusetheprintedwordaretelevisionandradio.Televisionorradio10(M),likenewspapers,mayalsoreachmillionsofpeopleatatime.A) librariesB) printedC) easyD) asE) instanceF) stickG) alwaysH) forms I) booksJ) modernK) communicateL) advancingM) broadcastsN) movementO) progressingSectionBPassageOneThechantof"digital,digital,digital"continuestogrowinvolumeworldwide.Digitalcameras,digitalvideocamcorders,videoCDPlayers,DVD,cellularphones,andahostofcomputerperipherals(外部設(shè)備)aremovingthetrendalongatabreathtakingrate.Fortheaverageperson,itmayseemlikearemoteandpuzzlingphenomenonmeantonlyforthetechnologicallyadept.Virtuallyeveryaspectofourlivescouldbeaffectedbythedigitalrevolution.Hereisahypotheticalconcept(設(shè)想)toshowthepossibilities:ArealestateagentinSeattleusesadigitalstillcameratotakesomepicturesofahouseshe'stryingtosell.Shetransfersthemtohercomputer,digitallyretouchesandenhancesthem,andpoststhemonhercompany'sInternetWebsite.InSingapore,abuyerseesthepicturesandasksviaelectronicmailformoreinformation.Theagentrepliesviae-mailandattachesthetextandadigitalvideocliptohermessage.LaterthebuyerfliestoSeattle,inspectstheproperty,andsealsthedeal.Oneofthebiggestmarketingsurprisesofthecurrentageisthedigitalstillcamera.Onceprohibitivelyexpensive,thesecamerashaveradicallydroppedinpricewhilegaininginresolution(辨別率)andotherfeatures.Althoughtheyoftenresembletraditionalcameras,theydon'tusefilm.Instead,theystoreimagesoneitherasmallremovablememorycardoronthememorychipinsidethecamera.Thebeautyofdigitalphotographyisthatwhileyou'llspendrelativelymoreforadigitalcamera,you'llsavealotonfilmprocessingcosts,becausetherearen'tany.Youcanalsodiscarddigitalpicturesandkeepshooting.Betteryet,youcanusesoftwaretoenhanceoraltertheimage.Inquality,theimagesconsumer-leveldigitalcamerasproducedonotcomparetoonesyou'dgetfroma35mmcamera.Forthemostpart,though,digitalphotosaremeanttobeviewedonacomputermonitor,andsotheirresolutionismorethanacceptable.Inaworldwherethespeedatwhichyoudistributeinformationoftenmeansthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure,andimmediacysupersedesqualityinimportance,manypeoplearefindingasuefordigitalcamera.(D)Fromthefirstparagraphweknowtheaveragepersonthinks______.A)thedigitalageisfarawayB)digitalistoocomplicatedforhimC)digitalageisterrifyingD)bothAandB(D)Inthesecondparagraphthewriterusedanexampletoshowthat______.A) digitalstillcameraiseasytouseB) digitalstillcamerashouldbeusedtogetherwiththeInternetC) peoplecouldusedigitalstillcameratoearnmoneyD) digitalageisdevelopingrapidly(A)Theword"discard"(Para.4)probablymeans______.A)deleteB)storeC)alterD)move(B)AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofdigitalstillcameraEXCEPT______.A)noneedoffilmB)tooexpensivetoownC)theimagecanbechangedD)highresolution(A)Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A)NewDigitalAgeofInteractivityB)DigitalStillCameraC)WaysofUsingDigitalStillCameraD)HelloDigitalPassageTwoPeoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforat30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemcatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingwritingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepainedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedsimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawing,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpusunderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.(D)Accordingtothefirstparagraph,picturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesbecause______.A) thepictureswerethoughttobehelpfulB) thepainterswantedtotellstoriesinpicturesC) thepainterswantedtopainttheirhuntedanimalsD) bothAandB(C)TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat______.A)theformerwaseasytowriteB)therewerefewersignsintheformerC)theformerwaseasytospellD)eachsignstoodforonlyonesound(C)Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A) TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationbyputtingwritingandpicturestogether.B) TheGreeksdevelopedthealphabetsystemfromtheMediterraneanSea.C) TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.D) TheRomanscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheGreeks.(B)Inthelastparagraph,theauthorthinksallthoseexceptthatpictures_______.A)areusefulineveryaspectofourlifeB)shouldbemadeinterestingC)areofmuchuseinourlifeD)havedifferentforms(B)Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A)HistoryofPicturesB)PicturesandAlphabetSystemC)OriginofPicturesD)TheAncientEgyptiansPartⅤCloze(15minutes)Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaboutus.Whenhumansfirst1,theywerelikenewbornchildren,unabletousethis2tool.Yetoncelanguagedeveloped,thepossibilitiesforhumankind'sfuture3andculturalgrowthincreased.Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis4forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.They5thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesus6aninnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlower7.Proponentsofthisinnatenesstheorysaythatour8forlanguageisinborn,butthatlanguageitselfdevelopsgradually,9afunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Thereforetherearecritical10timesforlanguagedevelopment.Current11ofinnatenesstheoryaremixed,however,evidencesupportingtheexistenceofsomeinnateabilitiesisundeniable.12,moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebesttaughtin13grades.Youngchildrenoftencanlearnseverallanguagesbybeing14tothem,whileadultshaveamuchhardertimel