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大学英语四级模拟题及答案之九
2014年大学英语四级模拟题及答案之九
PartoneWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:
SoundsinthreeparagraphsYouhavebeengiventhefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.Youshouldwriteatleast100words.
Sounds
1)Theworldisfilledwithmanysounds_____________
2)Somesoundsareuseful__________
3)Butsomesoundsareharmful_________
ParttwoListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicemarkedA),B),C),D),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthesheetwithalinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose【A】ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer〔\A〕〔B〕〔C〕〔D〕
1.A)Leavetheclassroom.B)Dohishomeworkalone.
C)Submitthereport.D)Revisethereport.
2.A)Shecouldusehiscar.B)Shelethimdrive.
C)Shealwaysdrivescarsofothers.D)It’spossibleforhertorentacar.
3.A)Hehasbeenaskedforethebook.B)Hekeepsbuyingbooks.
C)He’sforgetful.D)Hehasalotoftime.
4.A)Helenwillfindaway.B)He’sbeenunabletoaskHelen.
C)Helen’sleaving.D)He’llmakeuphismind.
5.A)Hecan’tfindtheticket.B)Hepreferstostand.
C)Theballisexpectedtobecrowded.D)Hewantstositclosetothestage.
6.A)Hisnewjobisdisappointing.
B)Hewantedtohiresomeonetodothejobforhim.
C)Hehasn’tmadeanappointmentfortheinterview.
D)He’sdiscouragedashedidn’tgetthejob.
7.A)Thearticlewasactuallylonger.B)Thenewspaperprintedhisotherpaper.
C)He’sjustbegunwritingforthenewspaper.
D)Thearticledealswithbooks.
8.A)Everyonehasleft.B)TherearenoticketsfortheEarlysnow.
C)Theticketshavebeensold.D)Theticketlineisontheleft.
9.A)Hiscar’singoodcondition.B)Hepreferstogoonfoot.
C)Hewilltakethemifhecan.D)He’swillingtolendthemthecar.
10.A)Thereproblemswon’tbeontheexam.
B)Hewouldlikesomehelp.
C)Thereisonepointhedoesn’tunderstand.
D)Hecan’tlearnthematerial.
SectionBSpotDictation
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom11to20withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Theverysuccessofcommunicationssatellitesystemshasraisedwidespreadconcernabouttheirfuture.Somecountriesarealreadyusingsatellitefro_11_communicationsinplaceof_12_tellephonelinesonland.Althoughthistechniqueisextremelyusefulforlinkingwidely_13_villagesin)_14_or_15_regions,inheavilybuildupareaswith_16_telephoneandtelegraphsystems,domesticsatellites(ordomsats)areseenbythelandlinenetworkasunfair_17__18_suchopposition,domsatsaregainingsupportfrommany_19_andpublicinterestgroupsintheUnitedStatesandseemlikelytobemorewidely_20_inthefuture.
PartthreeReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Question21to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThebeatgenerationmainlyreferredtotheyouthwhowerebornandbroughtuparoundtheSecondWorldWar.Theyshowedtheirdisdain()foralmosteverythingtraditional,suchasgovernmentauthority,respectforparents,one’sduty,moralstandards,andtraditionalcustoms.Theydevelopedakindofabsoluteindividualismandliberty.Theypreferredlonghair,minidressesorclose-fittingclothestoshowoffthefigure.Theyadvocatedfreedomofsexandcohabitation().TheirinfluencecouldbeseenfromthefactthataboutonethirdoftheAmericancoupleslivingtogetherwerenotmarriedbylaw.Andthedivorceratewasveryhigh.TheendlessU.SwarsabroadandsharpclassstruggleathomecausedmanyAmericanyouthstodevelopakindofcynicism.Theydoubtedtheexistingsocialsystem,possibilityofharmonioushumanrelations,andthelong-honoredstandardforcorrectbehavior.Theyfeltsocietyoverlookedtheirneeds.Therefore,theyrefusedtodoanydutythatwasrequiredofthembysociety.Theydeclared“Don’tbelieveanyoneoverthirty.”Allthiscamefromthesicksociety.It’swrongtoimaginetheyallfoughtagainstcapitalisminsupportofrevolutionarythings.Someoftheirideaswereevenmoredecadent()andimpractical.Itwasanabnormalphenomenoninanabnormalsociety.
21.Basedonthepassage,howmanyofonehundredandtwentyAmericancouplesofthebeatgenerationpracticedcohabitation.
A)about20couplesB)about40couplesC)about60couplesD)about30couples
22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A)Thebeatgenerationrefusedtodoanyduty
B)Thebeatgenerationwasinsupportofalmosteverythingtraditional.
C)Thebeatgenerationbelievesnooneexceptthatheisoverthirty.
D)Thebeatgeneration’sideaswerenotimpractical.
23.“Cynicism”inthispassagemostprobablymeans______.
A)astateofmindagainstrealism
B)astateofminddoubtingeverythinginexistence.
C)atheoryadvocatingmutualhelp
E)atheoryadvocatingindividualism
24.Thereasonwhythebeatgenerationrefusedtocooperatewithsocietywas____.
A)theyhadnointerestB)theyfoundhardtocooperationwithit
B)thelawsblocktheirwaytodoso.D)theythoughttheirneedwasneglected.
25.Thispassageismainlyabout_____.
A)theyoungAmericansB)thegenerationgap.
B)theeducationoftheyoungD)anAmericansocialphenomenon
Question26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Tressshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromthetreetogrowinitsownway.
First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebranches,whichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreeheavier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.
Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessentialtomakethearea,whichhasbeenprunedsmooth,andclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.
26.Pruningshouldbedoneto_____.
A)makethetreegrowtaller.B)doesnotprotectthemformthewind
B)getridofthesmallbranchesD)makethesmallbranchesthicker.
27.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener_______
A)allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle
B)doesnotprotectthemfromthewind
C)forcesthemgrowtooquickly
D)damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches.
28.Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?
A)tomakeawoundsmooth.B)topreventdiseaseenteringawound.
B)tocoveraroughsurface.D)tohelpawoundtodry.
29.Agoodgardenerprunestree____
A)atintervalsthroughouttheyearB)asquicklyaspossible
C)occasionallywhennecessaryD)regularlyeverywinter
30.Whatwastheauthor’spurposewhenwritingthispassage?
A)togivepracticalinstructionforpruningatree
B)togiveagardenerdescriptionofpruning
C)toexplainhowtreesdevelopdisease
D)todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning
Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Carke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sClub.Shealwayswentthereon
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