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大学英语四级模拟题十五

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Part I Writing

(15’)

Directions:

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write

a letter to express your

thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were

in difficulty. You

should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Part II Listening Comprehension

(25’)

Section A

(1’×7 = 7’)

Directions:

In this section, you will hear three news reports.

At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions.

Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.

After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from

the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the

corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through

the center.

News Report One

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.

1.

A) 250, 000 at 50 centres. C) 255, 000 at 50

centres.

B) 250, 000 at 55 centres. D) 255,000 at 55

centres.

2.

A) Electronic detection.

B) Telephone call screening.

C) Fingerprints identification.

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News Report Two

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.

3.

A) It called for a quality inspection on Peanut Corp. of America.

B) It rejected the business request from Peanut Corp. of

America.

C) It decided not to cooperate with Peanut Corp. of America.

D) It decided to have a lawsuit with Peanut Corp. of America.

4.

A) They have so far caused 691 people to be sick.

B) They have so far caused 3, 516 people to be sent to hospital.

C) They have so far caused 2 plants to be contaminated.

D) They have so far caused 9 foods to be recalled in history.

News Report Three

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you’ve just heard.

5. A) Inability to keep turning out novel products.

B) Inability to implement their business plans.

C) Failure to integrate innovation into their business.

D) Lack of a successful business model of their own.

6. A) It is a magic tool to bring big rewards.

B) It is the secret to business success.

C) It is an essential part of business culture.

D) It is the creation of something new.

7.

A) Its hardworking employees.

B) Its innovation culture.

C) Its flexible promotion strategy.

D) Its willingness to make investments.

Section B

(1’×8 = 8’)

Directions:

In this section, you will hear two long conversations.

At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions.

Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.

2 / 19 After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from

the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the

corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through

11.A) She has a poor head for economics.

B) She wants to ask for a loan from Tim’s bank.

C) She earns little but spends far too much money for a center.

Conversation One

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you’ve just

heard.

8.

A) She has no time to study.

B) She is short of money.

C) She hasn’t heard from her parents for a long time.

D) She doesn’t know where all her money has gone.

9.

A) 190 dollars. C) 760 dollars.

B) 250 dollars. D) 1, 010 dollars.

10.A) He is Carina’s boyfriend.

B) He is Carina’s financial consultant.

C) He is working in the loan section of a bank.

D) He is studying economics at a university.

D) She wants Tim to be her financial consultant.

Conversation Two

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you’ve just

heard.

12.A) At a road crossing.

B) Near a school.

C) In front of a kindergarten.

D) Outside a police station.

13.A) He did not notice it.

B) He drove too fast to read it.

C) It says 45 miles an hour.

D) It is not clearly visible.

14.A) It is not genuine.

3 / 19 B) It actually belongs to somebody else.

C) It should have been renewed two months ago.

D) It is no longer valid.

15.A) He was fined 35 dollars.

B) He had to do two weeks’ community service.

C) He got a ticket.

D) He had his driver’s license canceled.

Section C

(1’×10 = 10’)

Directions:

In this section, you will hear 3 passages. At the end

of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the

passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear

a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices

marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on

Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.

16.A) He is short of money.

B) He does not think money is everything.

C) He works hard for the sake of money.

D) He wants to be a successful businessman and has plenty of

time for leisure.

17.A) People have reasons to seek fame.

B) People are advised not to seek fame.

C) Fame is less important than money.

D) Fame is more important than money.

18.A) She is not interested in either money or fame.

B) She wants to succeed in doing something more inventive.

C) She makes a living by doing research.

D) She thinks that those who seek fame will end up with a poor

reputation.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.

4 / 19 19.A) Cheating. C) Road accidents.

B) Theft. D) Air crash.

20.A) Have the right documents.

B) Learn the local customs.

C) Book tickets well in advance.

D) Make hotel reservations.

21.A) Get a lift if possible.

B) Contact your agent.

C) Have a friend meet you.

D) Use official transport.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.22.A) It covers 97 square kilometers.

B) It covers 179 square miles.

C) It is only half the size of Spain.

D) It is as big as New York City.

23.A) It was cut off from the rest of the world.

B) It imported food from foreign countries.

C) Its citizens enjoyed a peaceful, comfortable life.

D) Its geographic features attracted many visitors.

24.A) The increasing investment by developed countries.

B) The establishing of diplomatic relations with France and

Spain.

C) The building of roads connecting it with neighboring

countries.

D) The fast development of its neighboring countries.

25.A) They work on their farms.

B) They work in the tourist industry.

C) The make traditional handicrafts.

D) They raise domestic animals.

Part III Multiple Choice

(0.5'×20=10')

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Directions:

There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For

each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then write

the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

26. The knowledge that a rescue team would continue searching for

them ________ the trapped miners.

A) retained B) attained C) maintained D)

sustained

27. The committee recommends that the budget ________ discussed

at the next meeting.

A) is B) will be C) be D) are

28. Anyone over the age of 18 is ________ to vote.

A) illegible B) legible C) eligible D)

ineligible

29. ________ of us can do everything, but all of us can do ________.

A) None, something C) Some, everything

B) Few, nothing D) Few, nothing

30. My father often tells me that a man should aim ________ and

never speak ________

of himself.

A) highly, high C) high, high

B) high, highly D) highly, highly

31. John was ________ from the warehouse to the accounting office,

which was considered a promotion.

A) transformed B) transferred C) delivered D)

transmitted

32. I don’t want to _________ his bad temper.

A) put up with C) keep up with

B) come up with D) come out with

33. The film you watched yesterday was ________ from a novel by

Jane Austen.

A) adopted B) based C) adapted D) adept34. If he had made an appointment, he ________ the director.

A) could see C) can see

B) could have seen D) had seen

35. The government’s plan is that social security ________ about

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a fifth of the total public spending.

A) takes account of B) on account of C) accounts for

D) counts on

36. Give the message to _______ needs it at the table.

A) whomever B) whatever C) whosever D)

whoever

37. He did not realize that the unemployment was all that _______in

the city.

A) critic B) critical C) criticism D)

criticize

38. _______ are usually preferred by children in the hospital.

A) Women doctor C) Woman doctor

B) Women doctors D) Woman doctors

39. We can read worldwide news on the website of The British

Broadcasting_______.

A) Cooperate B) Cooperation C) Corporate D)

Corporation

40. My doctor ________ me to a specialist in heart disease.

A) inferred B) preferred C) referred D)

differed

41. We gave up the house, because of _______ considerations.

A) economic B) economics C) economical D)

economy

42. The flu is believed _______ by viruses that like to reproduce

in the cells inside the human nose and throat.

A) cause C) to be caused

B) being caused D) to have caused

43. Thanks to the modern electrical _______, housework nowadays

has been made easier and easier.

A) appliances B) facilities C) tools D)

instruments

44. Let me see all the official documents _______ the sale of this

land.

A) concerned B) concerning C) concerns D)

concernedly

45. Great as Newton was, many of his theories_______ today and

7 / 19 are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.

A) are to be challenged C) have been challenged

B) are challenging D) may be challenged

Part IV Reading Comprehension

(35')

Section A

(0.5’×10 = 5’)

Directions:

In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.

You are required to select one word for each blank from a list

of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the

passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice

in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write the

corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may

not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

（请在答题纸上写单词的代号）

You have chosen to attend a university that is not only a great

educational institution but is also a great research institution.

I encourage you to take 46 of that. Take courses and 47

seminars that explore the frontiers of fields where new knowledge

and understanding are being created. For me, participating in

research as an undergraduate led me from my major in 48

engineering to my major in computer science, and it 49 a

passion for being on the leading edge of discovery. This 50

sustained me through my PhD and continues to excite me after more

than 30 years as a Stanford faculty member. Being at the 51

of discovery and taking part in the creation of new knowledge is

an 52 rewarding and life-altering experience.

As you begin your time at Stanford and plan your four years

here, I would 53 you to remember that your undergraduate

education is a foundation for life. It is a once-in-a-lifetime

journey. It is much more than your 54 to your first job. It

is an opportunity to develop the skills and passion for being a

lifelong learner in areas 55 to and outside of your career.

A) participate

B) ticket C) transferred D) use E)

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ignited

Section B

(1’×10 = 10’)

Directions:

In this section, you are going to read a passage with

ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains

information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph

from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph

more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer

the questions by writing the corresponding letter on the Answer

Sheet.

The End of the Book?

[A] Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country,

reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its

electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format.

That is remarkable, considering that the Kindle has only been

around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all

book sales in the country and are increasing far faster than

overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year,

while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased

8 percent.

[B] Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly

not immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is that

the book business will go through a transformation in the next

decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg

introduced printing with moveable type in the 1450s.

[C] Physical books will surely become much rarer in the

marketplace. Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining

for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for

mysteries, thrillers, “romance fiction,” etc. Such books, which

9 / 19 only rarely end up in permanent collections, either private or

public, will probably only be available as e-books within a few

years. Hardback and trade paperbacks for “serious” nonfiction

and fiction will surely last longer. Perhaps it will become the

mark of an author to reckon with that he or she is still published

in hard copy.

[D] As for children’s books, who knows? Children’s books

are like dog food in that the purchasers are not the consumers,

so the market (and the marketing) is inherently strange.

[E] For clues to the book’s future, let’s look at some

examples of technological change and see what happened to the old

technology.

[F] One technology replaces another only because the new

technology is better, cheaper, or both. The greater the difference,

the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the

old. Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically reduced

the cost of producing a book compared with that of the

old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from

sheepskin. A Bible—to be sure, a long book—required vellum made

from 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor. Before

printing arrived, a Bible cost more than a middle-class house.

There were perhaps 50,000 books in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500

there were 10 million.

[G] But while printing quickly caused the hand written book

to die out, handwriting lingered on（继续存在）well into the 16th

century. Very special books are still occasionally produced on

vellum, but they are one-of-a-kind show pieces.

[H] Sometimes a new technology doesn’t drive the old one out,

but only parts of it while forcing the rest to evolve. The movies

were widely predicted to drive live theater out of the marketplace,

but they didn’t, because theater turned out to have qualities

movies could not reproduce. Equally, TV was supposed to replace

movies but, again, did not.

[I] Movies did, however, fatally impact some parts of live

theater. And while TV didn’t kill movies, it did kill second-rate

pictures, shorts, and cartoons.

/ 19 10 [J] Nor did TV kill radio. Comedy and drama shows (“Jack

Benny,” “Amos and Andy,” “The Shadow”) all migrated to

television. But because you can’t drive a car and watch

television at the same time, rush hour became radio’s prime,

while music, talk, and news radio greatly enlarged their audiences.

Radio is today a very different business than in the late 1940s

and a much larger one.

[K] Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries because of

its symbolic power. Mounted cavalry（骑兵）replaced the chariot（二轮战车）on the battlefield around 1000 BC. But chariots

maintained their place in parades and triumphs right up until the

end of the Roman Empire 1,500 years later. The sword hasn’t had

a military function for a hundred years, but is still part of an

officer’s full-dress uniform, precisely because a sword always

symbolized “an officer and a gentleman.”

[L] Sometimes new technology is a little cranky（不稳定的）at first. Television repairman was a common occupation in the

1950s, for instance. And so the old technology remains as a backup.

Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from

sail in the 1840s because of its much greater speed. But steamships

didn’t lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine

engines had a nasty habit of breaking down. Until ships became

large enough (and engines small enough) to mount two engines side

by side, they needed to keep sails. (The high cost of steam and

the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world’s ocean

freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century.)

[M] Then there is the fireplace. Central heating was present

in every upper-and middle-class home by the second half of the

19th century. But functioning fireplaces remain to this day a

powerful selling point in a house or apartment. I suspect the

reason is a deep-rooted love of the fire. Fire was one of the

earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing

heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to eat

and digest). Human control of fire goes back far enough (over a

million years) that evolution could have produced a genetic

leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human life.

/ 19 11 [N] Books—especially books the average person could

afford—haven’t been around long enough to produce evolutionary

change in humans. But they have a powerful hold on many people

nonetheless, a hold extending far beyond their literary content.

At their best, they are works of art and there is a tactile（触觉的）pleasure in books necessarily lost in e-book versions. The

ability to quickly thumb through pages is also lost. And a room

with books in it induces, at least in some, a feeling not

dissimilar to that of a fire in the fireplace on a cold winter’s

night.

[O] For these reasons I think physical books will have a longer

existence as a commercial product than some currently predict.

Like swords, books have symbolic power. Like fireplaces, they

induce a sense of comfort and warmth. And, perhaps, similar to

sails, they make a useful back-up for when the lights go out.

.

56. The increase of e-book sales will force the book business to

make changes not seen

for centuries.

57. Authors still published in printed versions will be considered

important ones.

58. The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more

listeners.

59. Contrary to many people’s prediction of its death, the film

industry survived.

60. Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business.

61. A new technology is unlikely to take the place of an old one

without a clear advantage.

62. A house with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyers.

63. Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its

reliability.

64. Paperbacks of popular literature are more likely to be

replaced by e-books.

65. Some people are still in favor of printed books because of

the sense of touch they can provide.

/ 19 12 Section C

(2’×10 = 20’)

Directions:

There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage

is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each

of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should

decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on

the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.

Children are a delight. They are our future. But sadly, hiring

someone to take care of them while you go to work is getting more

expensive by the year.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the cost of enrolling

an infant or small kid at a childcare center rose 3% in 2012, faster

than the overall cost of living. There are now large strips of

the country where daycare for an infant costs more than a tenth

of the average married couple’s income.

This is not necessarily a new trend, but it is a somewhat

puzzling one. The price of professional childcare has been rising

since the 1980s. Yet during that time, pay for professional

childcare workers has stood still. Actually caregivers make less

today, in real terms, than they did in 1990. Considering that labor

costs are responsible for up to 80% of a daycare center’s expenses,

one would expect flat wages to have meant flat prices.

So who’s to blame for higher childcare costs?

Childcare is a carefully regulated industry. States lay down

rules about how many children each employee is allowed to watch

over, the space care centers need per child, and other minute

details. And the stricter the regulations, the higher the costs.

If it has to hire a caregiver for every two children, it can’t

really achieve any economies of scale on labor to save money when

other expenses go up. In Massachusetts, where childcare centers

must hire one teacher for every three infants, the price of care

averaged more than $16,000 per year. In Mississippi, where centers

must hire one teacher for every five infants, the price of care

/ 19 13 averaged less than $5,000.

Unfortunately, I don’t have all the daycare-center

regulations at hand. But I wouldn’t be surprised if as the rules

have become more elaborate, prices have risen. The tradeoff （交换）might be worth it in some cases; after all, the health and

safety of children should probably come before cheap service. But

certainly, it doesn’t seem to be an accident that some of the

cheapest daycare available is in the least regulated South.

66. What problem do parents of small kids have to face?

A) The ever-rising childcare prices.

B) The budgeting of family expenses.

C) The balance between work and family.

D) The selection of a good daycare center.

67. What does the author feel puzzled about?

A) Why the prices of childcare vary greatly from state to state.

B) Why increased childcare prices have not led to better

service.

C) Why there is a severe shortage of childcare professional

in a number of states.

D) Why childcare workers’ pay has not increased with the

rising childcare costs.

68. What prevent childcare centers from saving money?

A) Steady increase in labor costs.

B) Strict government regulations.

C) Lack of support from the state.

D) High administrative expenses.

69. Why is the average cost of childcare in Mississippi much lower

than in

Massachusetts?

A) The overall quality of service is not as good.

B) Payments for caregivers there are not as high.

C) Each teacher is allowed to care for more kids.

/ 19 14 D) Living expenses there are comparatively low.

70. What is the author’s view on daycare service?

A) Caregivers should receive regular professional training.

B) Less elaborate rules about childcare might lower costs.

C) It is crucial to strike a balance between quality and costs.

D) It is better for different states to learn from each other.

Passage Two

Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.

When it’s five o’clock, people leave their office. The

length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They

leave when the clock tells them they’re done.

These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or

watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing,

particularly at work. New research shows that clock-based work

schedules hinder morale（士气）and creativity.

Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours.

For example: a meeting from to , research from 10

< to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of

things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task

starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all

of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.

What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these

different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the

tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet

and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different

activities—from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga—by

time or to-do list to measure how they performed under “clock

time” vs “task time.” They found clock timers to be more

efficient but less happy because they felt little control over

their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less

productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is

happening, and seize opportunities that come up.

/ 19 15 The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be

undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. Smart

companies, they believe, will try to bake more task-based planning

into their strategies.

This might be a small change to the way we view work and the

office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread

characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time. While

most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent,

clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing

a job that requires more creativity. It’ll make those tasks

easier, and the task-doers will be happier.

71. What does the author think of time displayed everywhere?

A) It makes everybody time-conscious.

B) It is a convenience for work and life.

C) It may have a negative effect on creative work.

D) It clearly indicates the fast pace of modern life.

72. How do people usually go about their work according to the

author?

A) They give priority to the most urgent task on hand.

B) They combine clock-based and task-based planning.

C) They set a time limit for each specific task.

D) They accomplish their tasks one by one.

73. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their

experiments about

clock-timers?

A) They tend to be more productive.

B) They always get their work done in time.

C) They have more control over their lives.

D) They seize opportunities as they come up.

74. What do the researchers say about today’s business culture?

A) It does not support the strategies adopted by smart

companies.

/ 19 16 B) It does not attach enough importance to task-based practice.

C) It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers’

lives.

D) It aims to bring employees’ potential and creativity into

full play.

75. What do the researchers suggest?

A) A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.

B) It is important to keep a balance between work and life.

C) Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.

D) Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.

Part V Translation

(15')

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate

a passage from Chinese to English. You should write your answer

on the Answer Sheet.

在几年前，因特网上提供的工作绝大部分还局限于高科技领域。现在，非技术性的工作，如售货员、银行出纳员、秘书等，都是网上招聘机会增长最为迅速的部分。大型报纸和专业出版物(trade publications)的分类广告都有在线版，求职者能搜索到市内、国内甚至国外的一些工作机会。

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21-25 D B A C B

Part III Multiple Choice

大学英语四级模拟题十五答案

Part I

(15’)

Part II Listening

(1'×25=25’)

1-5 B C C A C

6-10 D B B C C11-15 A B A D C

16-20 C A B B AWriting

Comprehension

(0.5'×20=10')

26-30 D C C A B

31-35 B A C B C

36-40 D B B D C

41-45 A C A B C

Part

Ⅳ Reading Comprehension

(35’)

Section A (0.5’x10=5’)

46-50 F I O E K 51-55 L J G B N

Section B (1’x10=10’)

56-60 B C J H A 61-65 F M L C N

Section C (2’x10=20’)

66-70 A D B C B 71-75 C B A B D

Part V Translation — Chinese to English

(15')

A couple of years ago, most job listings on the Internet were

/ 19 18 in high-tech fields. Today, non-technical jobs---salesclerks,

bank tellers, secretaries, for example---are the fastest growing

segment of Internet employment opportunities. Most major

newspapers and trade publications have online versions of their

classified ads, enabling job-seekers to scan for work available

in the city, across the country, or around the world.

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