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英语四级模拟题1
大学英语四级考试(CET4)
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上,请在答题卡1上作答。
Part
ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8to10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
AFewAspectsofAmericanLife
Travel
It’ssummertime.FormanyAmericans,thisistheseasontotravel.Why?
Becauseschoolisoverandtheweatherisgreat.Andmostofall,theybelievetheydeserveabreak.WhenAmericanstakeabreak,theyoftenheadfortheirfavoritevacationspot.
Throughouttheirhistory,Americanshavebeenpeopleonthemove.TheearlyimmigrantshadtotraveltogettotheNewWorld.Oncetheyarrived,thesettledalongtheEastCoast.Buttheyweren’tcontenttostayhere.Explorersandtradersjourneyedtotheunknownwesternterritories.Later,settlersmovedwesttodevelopnewareas.Asaresultofthiswestmovement,Americanseventuallyoccupiedthewholecontinent—fromtheAtlantictothePacific.Eventoday,Americansseemunabletostayput.ResearchsaysthataverageAmericanmoveseveryfiveyears.
Americansareusedtotraveling.Somepeoplemakelong-distancecommutingtoworkdaily.Theirjobsmayevenrequirethemtotakefrequentbusinesstrips.Mostcompaniesprovideanannualvacationfortheiremployees,andpeopleoftenusethattimetotravel.Somepeoplejustvisitfriendorrelativesindistantstates.Somegoonlow-budgetweekendtripsandstayineconomymotels.Thosewithmoreexpensivetasteschooseluxurioushotels.Campingoutinthegreatoutdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.Sometravelinrecreationalvehiclestocampoutincomfort,whileothers“roughit”bysleepingintents.Familiesoftenplantheirtripswiththekidsinmind.Moreandmore“familyfriendly”hotelsofferspecialprogramsforchildren.
Pet
Americanslovepets.Manypetownerstreattheirpetsasapartofthefamily.YoumightsayAmericanstreattheirpetsliketheytreattheirchildren—sometimesevenbetter.
InAmerica,therearemorehouseholdswithpetsthanthosewithchildren.Atleast43percentofUShomeshavepetsofsomesort.Usualcreatures,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves,findahomewithsomeAmericans.Morecommonpetsincludefish,miceandbirds.Buttheall-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,evenattheWhiteHouse.Americanssometimeshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhetherdogsorcatsmakebetterpets.“Dogpeople”and“catpeople”oftenenjoyfriendlycompetition.
ManygrocerystoresinAmericasellpetfoods.Petscanevenaccompanytheirownersonvacation.Fancyhotelsarebeginningtoaccommodatebothmanandanimal.AnimalguestsatFourSeasonsHotelscanenjoydeliciousmealsservedonfinechinaandsleepinsoftbeds.
TheaverageAmericanenjoyshavingpetsaround,andforgoodreason.Researchershavediscoveredthatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson’sbloodpressure.Dogscanofferprotectionfromrobbersandunwelcomevisitors.Catscanhelpridthehomeofunwantedmice.Littlecreaturesofallshapesandsizescanprovidefriendshipandlove.Inmanycases,havingapetpreparesayoungcouplefortheresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships:
theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovideagoodsubjectofconversation.
PetsareasbasictoAmericancultureashotdogsorapplepie.ToAmericans,petsarenotjustproperty,butapartofthefamily.
Marriage
“Ido.”ToAmericans,thesetwowordscarrygreatmeaning.Theycanevenchangeyourlife,especiallyifyousaythematyourownwedding.Makingweddingpromisesislikesigningacontract.NowAmericansdon’treallythinkmarriageisabusinessdeal.Butmarriageisaseriousbusiness.
Itallbeginswithengagement(婚约).Traditionally,ayoungmanasksthefatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,themanlaterproposestoher.Oftenhetriestosurpriseherbyaskinghertomarryhiminaromanticway.
Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.Asthebigapproaches,bridal(新娘的)showersandbachelor’spartiesprovidemanygifts.Todaymanycouplesalsoreceivecounselingduringengagement.Thispreparesthemforthechallengesofmarriedlife.
Atlastit’stimeforthewedding.Althoughmostweddingsfollowlong-heldtraditions,there’sstillroomforindividualism.Forexample,theusualplaceforaweddingisinachurch.Butsomepeoplegetmarriedoutdoors.Afewevenhavetheceremonywhileskydivingorridingonhorseback!
Thecouplemayinvitehundredsofpeopleorjustafewclosefriends.Theychoosetheirownstyleofcolors,decorationsandmusicduringtheceremony.Butsomethingsrarelychange.Thebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingdress.Shetraditionallywears“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue”.Thegroom(新郎)wearsaformalsuit.Relativesandclosefriendsparticipateintheceremony.
Astheceremonybegins,thegroomstandswiththeminister,facingtheaudience.Musicsignalstheentranceofthebeautifulbride.Nervously,theyoungcouplerepeatstheirpromises.Traditionally,theypromisetoloveeachother“forbetter,forworse,forricher,forpoorer,insicknessandinhealth”.Butsometimesthecouplecomposestheirownpromises.Theygiveeachotheragoldringasasymboloftheirmarriagepromise.Finallytheministerannouncesthebigmoment:
“Inowpronounceyoumanandwife.Youmaykissyourbride!
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1.WhatisthetopreasonAmericanstravelinthesummertime?
A)Schoolisover.
B)Theythinktheydeservearest.
C)Summeristheseasontotravel.
D)Theweatherisgreat.
2.Everyyear,mostcompanies_______.
A)requireabusinesstrip
B)insistthatworkerscommute
C)haveemployeestraveltogether
D)provideavacationforworkers
3.ManyAmericanstreattheirpetsas_______.
A)veryusualthings
B)verycommonthings
C)theirownproperty
D)theirfamilymembers
4.Accordingtothepassage,somefancyhotelscouldprovideforyourpetsthefollowingexcept_______.
A)goodaccommodation
B)somewell-servedfood
C)asoftbed
D)deliciousChinesemeals
5.It’sdiscoveredthatinteractionwithpetanimalsisgoodforhealthastheycanhelpto_______.
A)guardagainstunwelcomevisitors
B)catchunwantedmice
C)lowerbloodpressure
D)keepcompany
6.Petcanencouragesocialrelationshipby_______.
A)actingasbasicelementtoAmericanculture
B)providingasubjectforchatting
C)becomingmembersforthefamily
D)havingafriendlyappearance
7.Traditionally,ifayoungmanwantstogetmarriedtohisgirlfriendheissupposedto_______.
A)proposetohisfriendattherighttime
B)askhisgirlfriendtomarryhiminaromanticway
C)getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend’smother
D)getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend’sfather
8.Thecounselingduringengagementcanprepareacouplefor___________.
9.Duringtheceremonythebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingwhilethegroomwears___________.
10.Whenthebirdsandgroombegintoexchangetheirrings,itisasymboloftheir___________.
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上作答;8-10题在答题卡1上。
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Dreamsareawayforthesubconscioustocommunicatewiththe__47__mind.Dreamingofsomethingyou’reworriedabout,researcherssay,isthebrain’swayofhelpingyourehearseforadisasterincaseitoccurs.Dreamingofachallenge,likegivingapresentationatworkorplayingsports,canenhanceyour__48__.Andcognitiveneuroscientistshavediscoveredthatdreamsandtherapideyemovement(REM)thathappenswhileyou’redreamingare__49__toourabilitytolearnandremember.Dreamingisa“moodregulatorysystem,”saysRosalindCartwright,PhD,chairmanofthepsychology__50__atRushUniversityMedicalCenterinChicago.She’sfoundthatdreamshelppeopleworkthroughtheday’semotionalquandaries.“It’slikehavingabuilt-intherapist,”saysCartwright.Whilewesleep,dreams__51__newemotionalexperiencetooldmemories,creatingplaid-likepatternsofoldimageslaidontopofnewones.Assheputsit,“Youmaywakeupandthink,WhatwasUncleHarrydoinginmydream?
Ihaven’tseenhimfor50years.Buttheoldandnewimagesare__52__related.”It’sthejoboftheconsciousmindtofigureouttherelationship.Infact,dreamemotionscanhelprealtherapiststreatpatients__53__traumatic(创伤的)lifeevents.Inanewstudyof30recently__54__adults,Cartwrighttrackedtheirdreamsoverafive-monthperiod,measuringtheirfeelingstowardtheirex-spouses.Shediscoveredthatthosewhowereangriestatthespousewhiledreaminghadthebestchanceofsuccessfullycopingwithdivorce.“Iftheirdreamswerebland,”Cartwrightsays,“theyhadn’tstartedtoworkthroughtheiremotionsand__55__withthedivorce.”Fortherapists,thisfindingwillhelp__56__whetherdivorcedmenorwomenneedcounselingorhavealreadydreamedtheirtroublesaway.
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