2016.3四级模拟1修改版2

大学英语四级模拟测试一

2015-2016学年第2学期

Part I Writing （30 minutes）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Is It Important to Learn

a Foreign Language? You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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Is It Important to Learn a Foreign Language?

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Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A

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 center.

注意：此部分试题请在机读答题卡上作答。

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) In a jewelry shop. C) Near a lorry. B) In the City Mall. D) In a parking lot. 2. A) They left the lorry together. C) They run back to the lorry separately. B) They left the lorry without hoods. D) They run back to the lorry without hoods.

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) The heart of London was flooded. B) An emergency exercise was conducted. C) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned. D) One of the bridges between north and south London collapsed. 4. A) A flood wall was built. C) An alarm system was set up. B) Rescue teams were formed. D) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) Through the School of Design and Visual Arts. B) Through the School of Business. C) Through the School of Social Work.

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6. 7. D) Through the Arts and Science program. A) About 20,000 dollars. B) About 27,000 dollars. C) About 38,000 dollars. D) About 50,000 dollars. A) Federal loans. B) Private loans. C) Scholarship.

D) A monthly payment plan.

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 conversation 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 center.

注意：此部分试题请在机读答题卡上作答。 Conversation One

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Colleagues. C) Neighbors. B) Instructor and student. D) Anchor and guest. 9. A) Baby-sitting the children. C) Complaining about the difficulty of living. B) Documenting the children. D) Teaching teenagers. 10. A) Sensitive groups. C) Rich groups. B) Disadvantaged groups. D) Complicated groups. 11. A) Kids are facing big issues in life. B) Kids can not earn the living. C) Life is moving fast recently. D) Kids are growing up quickly.

Conversation Two

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) Employer and employee. C) Classmates. B) Professor and student. D) Colleagues. 13. A) She appreciates them. C) She expects to buy some. B) She thinks they are very interesting. D) She finds they are high-priced. 14. A) She was late for the interview. C) She lost her part-time job in IKEA. B) She missed yesterday’s class. D) She gave up the chance to work in IKEA. 15. A) Those who pursue fame and money only. B) Those who dream of owning a flash car. C) Those who are highly-skilled and focus on high-end markets. D) Those who value and abide by the company’s philosophy.

Section C

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Directions: In this section, you will hear three short 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 center.

注意：此部分试题请在机读答题卡上作答。 Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) The problems of the elderly. B) The employment of graduates. C) The classes of retired people. D) Education programs for adults.

17. A) Spending more time with their peers. B) Making as many friends as possible. C) Learning something new. D) Killing time.

18. A) The fierce competition in the market. B) The big numbers of retired people. C) The reform of education system. D) The great pressure of work.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) Plants and animals. B) Plants and fungi.

C) Plants and human beings. D) Plants and earth. 20. A) Plants can not see. B) Plants are invisible.

C) Human beings cannot recognize certain plants.

D) Plants are damaged rather than protected by human beings. 21. A) Plant more crops in the countryside.

B) Build more habitat regions for human beings.

C) Work out more plant protection and regeneration methods. D) Ensure great advancement in technology and economy.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) Unconscious biases. C) Intelligent difference. B) Mental difference. D) Physical difference. 23. A) 162. C) 126. B) 116. D) 26.

24. A) Female students like male lectures better than female ones.

B) Female students and male students prefer lectures of their own gender. C) Male students think female lectures are much better than male ones. D) Male students see no difference between male lecturers and female ones.

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25. A) Legal aspect. B) Economic aspect.

C) Education. D) Social security.

Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A

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

注意：此部分试题请在答题纸2上作答 Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Parents of Millennials (children born in and after 1982) are confused. These moms and dads are giving their children more time and (26) ______ than their parents gave them, but these kids don’t seem to (27) ______ any of their efforts. It is a truism to say every generation of parents is uncomfortable with teenage offspring. Today, however, that statement carries even more (28) ______. On the wide cultural plain, the efforts of parents are being counterbalanced by the (29)______ to post-Christian postmodernism. Our parents might have felt (30)______ about Elvis and the Beatles, or Debby Boone and Andy Gibb, but parents today don’t understand how (31)______ can be so entertained but so bored, so filled with information sources but so (32)______, so pampered (娇生惯养的) but so untrusting of authority. Actually, there are some specific (33) ______ about parenting Millennials. One of them is to make time to talk and listen to them, which has proved (34) ______. Great conversations sometimes can be planned, but often the unguarded moments (35) ______ the deepest level of heart-to-heart talks. Remember: if you say you want to listen but your voice has the taint of condemnation (责备), the door will be shut. 注意：此部分试题请在答题纸2上作答。

A) unbelievable B) attention C) awkward D) appreciate E) teenagers F) weight G) unwise H) trust I) shift J) equation K) principles L) effective M) consistent N) yield O) purpose

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.

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Paper--More than Meets the Eye

[A] We are surrounded by so much paper and card that it is easy to forget just how complex it is. There are many

varieties and grades of paper materials, and whilst it is fairly easy to spot the varieties, it is far more difficult to spot the grades.

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