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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上大学英语四级考试模拟试题(第1套)PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldSmokingBeBannedinPublicPlaces?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno morethan180words.1.近年来越来越多的公共场所禁烟。2.有些人拥护这项举措,有些人反对。3.我的观点。注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartII ListeningComprehens

2、ion (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondinglette

3、r onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.1. A)ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState.B)Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness.C)ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity.D)TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniver

4、sity.2. A)Thegunmanhasmentaldisease. C)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture. B)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.D)Itisnotclear. Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.3. A)Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar.C)Itismorecompetitivethanbefore.B)Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment.D)Ithasturnedintoagloba

5、lcurrency.4. A)Mostexpertssupportthefourcountriescurrencychange. B)ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery.C)Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery. ueDst)ioPnosli5cytoma7kewrisllsbheoubladsecdooonpetrhaetefowlliothwicnegntnreawlsbiatnekmer.s.Q5. A)Thepreservationofcoastalresorts. C)Thegapb

6、etweentherichandthepoor.B)Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes.D)Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions.6. A)Promising. B)Hopeful.C)Disappointing. D)Satisfying.7.A)18. B)80.C)94. D)194.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation, oneormorequestionswillbeaskedabo

7、utwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause. Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD), anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Question

8、s8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. A)Heeatsalotaftermarriage. C)Heexerciseslessaftermarriage. B)Hesleepsalotaftermarriage. D)Hedrinksalotaftermarriage.9. A)Itsmembershipisexpensive. C)Mostofitsmembersworkouttwotimesaweek. B)Itsmembershipisinexpensive. D)Mostofitsmembersarewhite-colla

9、rworkers.10. A)Sheisunder20yearsold.C)Sheisunder30yearsold.B)Sheisinher20s.D)Sheisinher30s.11. A)Buyaticketforthehealthclub.C)Makeamembershipcard.B)Bringaguestpass.D)Borrowthewomanscard.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A)Askherassistanttowetthemanshair. C)Communicatewithh

10、erassistantaboutthehaircut. B)Talkwiththemanabouthishair. D)Showthemanthelateststyle.13. A)Itisdryandthick. C)Itisdryandhassplitends. B)Itisverycurly. D)Itisquiteoily.14. A)Hisdiet. B)Hishabit.C)Hislivingenvironment. D)Hisinheritance.15. A)Useairblowertomakethehairdry. C)Letthehairdrynaturally. B)Us

11、eshampooofhighquality.D)Cuthaironceaweek.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorr

12、espondingletteron AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)Peoplecanbuyslicedbreadatstores. C)Therewasnodceliciousbreadatstores.B)Therewasnoslicedbreadatstores. D)Peoplemadebreadathomeandneverboughtit.17. A)Fro

13、mthecustomer.C)Fromtheballoon.B)Fromtheingredient.D)Fromthetradition.18. A)Itisfullofdeliciousbread.C)Itisfullofcolorfulballoons. B)Itlooksveryserious.D)Itiscoveredwithpaintings.PassageTwo Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19. A)Askincarebrand.C)Awatchbrand.B)Aleatherbrand.D)Adaily

14、usebrand.20. A)Mostofitcomesfromskincareline.B)Morethanhalfofitisfrommakeup.C)50%ofitisderivedfromfoundation.D)25%ofitisfrommakeupbrushes.21. A)Itwasinventedin1968. C)Itcannotdealwithskinproblemssuchasburning. B)Itisavailableineverystore. D)Itisdesignedforpre-andpost-operationskincare.PassageThreeQu

15、estions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A)Theygetmorefreedom.B)Theyencountermorepressure.C)Theyshouldermoresocialresponsibilities.D)Theyarcrequiredtodobetteratresearching.23. A)Theyteachstudentshowtoresearchandwrite. B)Theyaskstudentstostudyindependently.C)Theyhelpstudentstolearnabouts

16、ociety.D)Theycommunicatewithstudentsfrequently.24. A)Theypreventstudentsfromthinking.B)Theydontprovideenoughexplanationsforfacts.C)Theydontofferinformativeresearches.D)Theydonthavebasicfacts.25. A)Takeencyclopediasastheirmereinformationresource. B)Focusonmoreinformationofspecifictopics.C)Beindepende

17、ntfromtheirprofessors.D)Accumulatetheirowncvidcnccfrombroadersouiccs.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage. Readthepassagethroughcarefullybe

18、foremakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthe bankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe wordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apaper,Anatomy(剖析)ofaLargeScaleSocialSearchEngine,layi

19、ngoutastrategy forsocialsearchhasbeengettingagooddealofattentionintechcircles.Itwaswrittenby DamonHorowitzandSepandarKamvarofAardvark,oneofseveralcompanies 26 oncreatingsocialsearchengines.Socialsearch 27 toconnectpeoplewithquestionstopeoplewhocananswerthosequestions.Bycontrast,regularWebsearchestak

20、equestions,breakthemintokeywords,and thenfindWebsitesthathavethemost 28 tothesekeywords.Theideahasbeenfloating aroundtechcirclesforyears.Yahoo,amongothers,hastriedtodevelopsocialsearchasaway to 29 Google.TheideahasgainedimpulsewiththeincreaseduseofTwitterandFacebook,wherepeople 30 ontheirnetworksfor

21、information,blastingquestionstotheirsocialnetworksand,gettinguseful,personalized 31 .Aardvarkanditscompetitorsaretryingtocreatebettertoolsfor peoplewithquestionstoconnecttopeoplewithanswers.SomepeoplethinksocialsearchhasthepotentialtogobeyondGoogleand 32 changethewaypeopleusetheInternet.Fromatechnic

22、alstandpoint,Aardvark􀆳staskiseasierthanGoogle􀆳s.Buttherearealsosome 33 shortcomingstoAardvark􀆳sapproach.Gettinganswersthroughsocialsearch requiressomeoneelsetodosomething,soitcannotproducethe 34 satisfactionthatcomes fromtypingsomethingintoaWebsearchboxandwatchingapageofre

23、sultsappear.ForAardvark tobesuccessful,itneedstoenlisttheparticipationof 35 answerers.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A)working B)researches C)aims D)responses E)fundamentally F)specializingG)constantH)primarily I)competentJ)significantK)relevance L)instant M)relationN)challengeO)rely SectionBDirections:Inthisse

24、ction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit. Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswe

25、rSheet2. Textbooks􀆳DigitalFuture E-booksmaybereplacinghardboundversionsincollegeclassrooms.AHaroldElderisnotyourtypicalApplefan.Yetthe58-year-oldUniversityofAlabama economicsprofessorpre-orderedaniPadtomakesurehehadoneofthefirstones.The deviceis“somethingthatI􀆳vebeenwaitingforyears

26、,”hesays.Andnot,tobeclear, merelyforreasonsofgadget(器具)desire.“Itreallyhasthepossibilityofmakingthe learningexperiencemuchricher,”saysElder,whoisconsideringtestinganewiPad-ready digitaltextbookinhisintroductorymicroeconomicscourseinthefallof2014.B“Richer”iscertainlytherightwordtouse.Appdevelopersare

27、n􀆳ttheonlyoneswhogreeted theiPad􀆳sreleasewithgratitudeandoptimism.Thetextbookindustry,too,seesitasa waytoattractcustomersawayfromtheused-bookmarket,boostprofits,andhelpstudentslearnbetter.It􀆳sacrucialmomentforasegmentofthepublishingindustrythat hasstubbornlyresistedchange.

28、ThanksinlargeparttotheiPadandanexpectedrushofcompetitorslates(平板电脑),thatresistanceiscollapsing.COfcourse,itwon􀆳thappenovernight.Textbookstodayarestillboughtandsoldinmuch thesamewaythey􀆳vealwaysbeen:asink-and-paperobjectsassignedbyprofessorsand purchasedbystudentsincampusbookstores.

29、“It􀆳saslow-movingpharmaceutical(制药的)market,”saysMattMaclnnis,theCEOofInkling,astartupworkingondigitaltextbooks.“Theprofessorwritesaprescription,andthestudentgoestofillit.”Itmaybe slow-moving,butit􀆳shighlyprofitable.WhileMcGraw-HillEducation􀆳searningsfellby 14%in2013because

30、oftherecession,collegetextbooksalesactuallyincreased.DButjustaskanyjournalistormusician:technologyhasawayoflayingsiegetocomfortable industries.AndtheiPadmaybethefirstofmanybarbarians(野蛮人)atthegate.Apple sold3millionofthedevicesinitsfirstthreemonths,andnowcompetitors,reportedly includingGoogle,Hewlet

31、t-Packard,andAmazon,arepreparingrivals.Educatorsand studentsareenthusiasticaboutthem;atleastthreecolleges,includingtheIllinoisInstitute ofTechnology,willofferfreeiPadstoincomingstudents.Butwhatwilltheyputonthem besidesBejeweledandFacebook?ETherearealreadydigitaltextbooksavailable,andtheirnumbersaree

32、xpectedtogrow: accordingtoSimbaInformation,whichprovidesdataandresearchonthemediaindustry,theyrepresentlessthan2%oftextbooksalestoday,butwillreach10%by2015.Butin 2013theofferingswereprettyscarce.CourseSmart,aSanMateo,Calif.,companycollectively ownedbyfiveofthebiggesttextbookpublishers,has6,000educat

33、ionaltitlesforsalein digitalformat.Butitselectronicbooksarelittlemorethanscannedversionsofprinted works.ACourseSmarte-bookincludessomeneatfunctions,likesearchcapabilityand digitalnote-taking,butforthemostpart,ithasfewadvantagesoveratraditionaltextbook otherthanweightandprice.(CourseSmartbooksusually

34、costlessthanhalfthepriceofa newprintedbook.)FThat􀆳swhereacompanylikeInklingcomesin.Inkling,a20-personSanFranciscostartup, anditscompetitorsincludingNewYorkCity􀆳sScrollMotionareworkingwiththetextbookpublisherstobringtheirbooksontotheiPad,iPhone,andotherfuturedevices.Theaim,saysInkli

35、ng􀆳sMaclnnis,istoharnessalltheadvantagesofamultitouch,Web-enabledslate.Thatmeanschemistrystudentswon􀆳tjustseeanillustrationofa benzene(苯)molecule;they􀆳llspinandrotateathree-dimensionalmodelofone.Biology studentswon􀆳tjustreadaboutthecardiovascularsystem;they⣺

36、11;llseevideoofabeating heart,narratedbyaworld-classheartsurgeon.GInteractivity,though,isonlypartofthestory.Bringingtextsontoadigitalplatform providesanopportunitytomakethebookassocialastheclassroom.WithInkling􀆳s technology,forinstance,astudentcanchoosetofollowanother􀆳s“notestream”

37、,orviewa heatmapoftheclass􀆳smost-highlightedpassages.Professorsgetreal-timeinformationon howmuchofthereadingassignmenttheclassactuallydid,orwhetheraparticularreview problemistrippinguplargenumbersofstudents.Allthatcomesontopofthecost savings:eventheseadvanceddigitaltextbookswillcostlessthan

38、theirprintequivalents(withmostoftheminthe$99range)andsomewillevencome“unbundled”,allowing studentstobuytheindividualchapterstheyneedmostforasmallfractionofthecostofafulltextbook.HTextbookpublishersstandtolosesomerevenueifindividualchapterpurchasescatchon, buttheyhopetomorethanoffset(抵消)thelossbyattr

39、actingnewcustomers.Big publisherslikeMcGraw-Hill,Pearson,andCengagearelockedinalongstandingbattleagainsttheused-textbookmarket,whichnowtotalsabout$2.2billion,accordingtoSimba, andfromwhichtheyearnnorevenue.Onlinetextbook-rentalcompanieslikeC offerlowerpricesthanthepublishers,andreachawidecustomerbas

40、e.Buttraditional publishersthinktechnologywillbetheirsalvation.There􀆳snosuchthingasa“used”ebook,anddigitaltextbooksarethecenterofawholeecosystemofservicessuchas homework-managementsystemsandvideo-capturetechnologyforrecordinglecturesthat publishershopewillbeprofitable.“We􀆳rebecomin

41、gasoftwareservicecompanyinsteadofatextbookcompany,”saysPeterDavis,presidentofMcGraw-HillEducation.IButwhataboutthestudents?Aremanipulablemoleculesjustdigitaleyecandy(中看不中用的东西)orrealimprovementstothelearningprocess?“Technologyisneverthesilverbullet,butitcansometimesbethebullet,”saysDianaRhoten,aneduc

42、ationresearcherandcofounderofStartl,whichinvestsininnovativeeducationcompanies.Shenotesthatdifferent studentshavedifferentlearningstyles.Somearejustfinereadingtext,whileothersprefer audiovisualaids,andkinesthetic(动觉的)learnersneedtointeractwithsomething.“Ina digitalbook,Ihaveallofthosetypesavailablet

43、ome,”shesays.“Thatishuge.Customizationis goingtohaveagreatimpactonlearning.”AndifitmeansgettinganAinorganicchemistry, paying$500foraniPadseemslikeasmartchoice.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。36.Thattextbooksarestillboughtandsoldasthey􀆳vealwaysbeenmeansthatstudentsstill mostlypurchaseink-and-papertextbook

44、sincampusbookstores.37.TheeconomicsprofessorHaroldElderpre-orderedaniPadbecausehewantedtoexplorethe possibilityofhavingricherlearningexperience.38.Inklinganditscompetitorsareworkingwiththetextbookpublisherstomakefulluseofall theadvantagesoftheiPadandotherdevices.39.Withdigitaltextbooksasthecenterofa

45、seriesofservices,traditionalpublisherslike McGraw-HillEducationwillbecomemorelikesoftwareservicecompanies.40.TheiPadandotherslatesplayanimportantroleinmakingthepublishingindustry􀆳sresistance tochangecollapse.41.Comparedwithatraditionaltextbook,aCourseSmarte-bookhashugeadvantagesinweight and

46、price.42.Differentstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles,andadigitaltextbookwillmakeallofthe learningtypesavailable.43.Ifindividualchapterpurchasesbecomepopular,textbookpublisherswillprobablylose somerevenue,buttheyhopetoattractnewcustomerstooffsettheloss.44.Digitaltextbooksarealreadyavailable,andtheir

47、salesareexpectedtoincreasegreatlyby 2015.45.Onebenefitofbringingtextsontoadigitalplatformisthatitcanmakethebookassocialas theclassroom.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B), C)andD).Yo

48、ushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lookingforanewweightlossplan?Trylivingontopofamountain.Mountainaircontains lessoxygenthanairatloweraltitudes,sobreathingitcausesthehearttobea

49、tfasterandthe bodytobummoreenergy.Ahandfulofstudieshavefoundthatathletestrainingathighaltitudes tendtoloseweight.DoctorFlorianLippioftheUniversityHospitalofLudwig-MaximiliansUniversityMunichwonderedhowthemountainairwouldaffectoverweightindividualsifthey weren􀆳tdoinganymorephysicalactivitythanusual.Lippiandhiscolleaguesinvited20overweightmentoanenvironmentalresearchstationabout3