CET-4（2017.12内部资料）

Model Test 1

Part I Writing

（30 minutes）

Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write An Eye-witness Account of a Theft to

describe a theft you saw. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Writeyour essay on Answer Sheet 1.

Part II Listening Comprehension Section A

（30 minutes）

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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the following news item. 1. A) Home-made rocket-propelled bombs in Iran. B) Major General Michael Oates.

C) A lawsuit against Iranian government. D) Small American bases in Iran.

2. A) IRAMs blasted away several small American bases. B) IRAMs killed 3 U.S. soldiers and wounded 15.

C) Premature IRAM blast killed some Iraqi civilians and attackers. D) IRAMs caused several deaths in a road accident. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the following news item.

3.A) He is a biomedical engineer, who has suffered from diabetes.

B) He is a father who tried to help solve the challenges faced by his diabetic son. C) He is one of the people who took part in human trials of the artificial pancreas. D) He is a great endocrinologist who has saved lives of a lot of diabetics. 4.A) They made diabetics’ pancreas work normally.

B) They explored the cause and risk factors of diabetes. C) They developed a smartphone-linked bionic pancreas. D) They marketed a dual insulin/glucagon pump.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on thefollowing news item. 5. A) They themselves wanted a personal space to relax. B) They sent it to their kids as a gift.

C) They could play the cello after breakfast there. D) They built it for Tree Top Builders. 6. A) Sandy Kiefer. B) Bob Miracle. C) Bala Sundar. D) Dan Wright.

7. A) Cutting away parts of the structure. B) Giving the tree room for growth.

C) Lifting the base on top of the tree bolt. D) Installing the special tree bolt.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation you will

hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.A) The reproductive cycle of barnacles. B) A new source of protein. C) Types of sea animals.

D) The adhesive quality of barnacles. 9.A) They eat protein.

B) They never move from one location. C) They cause erosion of rocks.

D) They will never be useful to people. 10. A) The location of certain ocean rocks.

B) The effect of water pollution on barnacles. C) The medical value of some synthetic products. D) The composition of the barnacle’s glue. 11.A) It is able to work on wet surfaces. B) It wouldn't be harmful to people.

C) It could be used to mend broken bones and fasten false teeth. D) It can help remove heavy things easily.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.A) She is waiting for the man. B) She is waiting for her mother. C) She is waiting for a bus.

D) She is waiting for the rain to stop. 13. A)Cold. B) Very hot.

C) Cooler than the weather on the day of this conversation. D) Drier than the weather on the day of the conversation. 14. A) Florida. B) New York. C) California. D) Indiana.

15.A) Every 10 minutes. B) Every 20 minutes. C) Every half-hour. D) Once a day.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some

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 1 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 16. A) Because he loved to make furniture.

B) Because he didn’t have enough money to buy it. C) Because he wanted to show his strong creativity. D) Because he took a two-week course. 17. A) Workers in the garage. B) Jim himself.

C) Teachers in a car repair course. D) Jim’s sons.

18. A) Reading books. B) Surfing the Internet. C) Asking for help. D) None of the above. Passage Two

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) They sent a digital camera into space. B) They dissected frogs. C) They danced at the party. D) They learned photography. 20. A) 20 miles. B) 100,000 feet. C) 80,000 feet. D) 30,000 feet.

21. A) In February 2008. B) In January 2008. C) In February 2009. D) In January 2009.

22. A) The equipment was totally broken. B) The equipment was still working. C) The equipment was melting.

D) The equipment was caught by a dog. Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) It is more like a do-it-yourself diagnosis. B) It is a pregnancy test.

C) It costs thousands of U.S. dollars. D) It is available only for cancer.

24. A)It may result in discrimination in jobs.

B)People don’t want to pay out of their pocket for healthcare services. C)It is not convenient to do this kind of test at home. D)Patients may experience psychological harm. 25. A) It will surely have widespread application soon. B)It will gradually become more and more useful.

C)There will be a growth in DTC genetic testing for all diseases. D)DTC genetic testing is harmful and misleading.

Part III Reading Comprehension Section A

（40 Minutes）

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 mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always 26such people, but I also explain that there’sa big difference between ―being a writer‖ and writing.

In most cases these individuals are dreaming of 27and fame, notthe long hours alone at a typewriter. ―You’ve got to want to write,‖ I say to them, ―not want to be a writer.‖ The reality is that writing is a 28, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there arethousands more whose longing is never 29.

When I left a 20-year career in the US. Coast Guard to become a freelance-writer(自由撰稿人), I had no 30 at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was 31and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and feltlike a 32writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to 33myself. It was so hard to sell a storythat 34made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one ofthose people who die wondering, what if? I would keepputting my dream to the test--even though it meant living with 35and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream learn to live there. A) barely B) genuine C) rewarded D) doubt E)lonely F) poverty G) persuade H) prospects I)uncertainty J)impossibly K)encourage L)awarded M)alone N) wealth O)cold

Section B

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 marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

Rise in Asia

A) NEARLY 16% of Indonesia’s 250m people survive on $1.90 a day or less, as do more than 6% of Cambodia’s 15m people. In both countries, rice is the staple crop, providing more than half the daily