krh大学英语四级模拟题十五(含答案)

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大学英语四级模拟题
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Part I

Writing




















(1
5’)

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
















(2
5’)

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.
D) Sunday
’
s dress rehearsal.

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. 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.


Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on t
he 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.
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 student.



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.




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.

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')
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) adept
34. 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
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 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) ignited

F) advantage

G) urge


H) constructive

I) attend
J) immensely

K) passion

L) forefront

M) intellectually
N) related
O) electrical


Section B















































(1
’×10 =
1
0’
)
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
only
rarely
end
up
in
permanent
collections,
either
private
or
public,
will
probably
only
be
available
as
e-books
within
a
few
ye
ars.
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.


[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