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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上大学英语四级分类模拟题366(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：3，分数：28.00)Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. （分数：8.00）A.More than 6 million.B.6 million.C.Less than 2 million.

2、D.More than 2 million.解析：听力原文 There were 6 million cyber-attacks recorded last year in Kenya. That is more than double the number recorded in 2013 . Most of the attacks involved financial crimes or targeted information infrastructure like computer systems. The targets were Kenyan government agencies

3、, other groups and private citizens. Many computer users wonder what they should be doing to guard against possible online attacks. Felix Ngugi is a 22-year-old information technology student. He is taking a two-year-long class. The course helps students learn how to secure information stored on com

4、puters. It tells them about computer hacking and tests their anti-hacking proficiency. Why we are learning this is to be able to secure the people who are innocently being attacked by people who know computers and to protect their data and information from getting out to the open. How many cyber-att

5、acks were recorded in 2013? 解析 新闻中提到，去年肯尼亚的网络攻击记录达600万次，比2013年多两倍，即2013年是去年的三分之一不到。A.To attack hackers computers.B.To protect people from being attacked by hackers.C.To improve their computer skills.D.To test their anti-hacking proficiency.解析：听力原文 Why did the students take the two-year-long class? 解

6、析 新闻最后Felix Ngugi提到，他们学习这门课程是为了保护无辜被黑客攻击的人，保护他们的数据和信息。Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. （分数：8.00）A.The melting of the major glacier in Greenland.B.The melting of all the glaciers in the earth.C.The growth of carbon

7、 emissions.D.The destruction of ozone layer.解析：听力原文 Experts warned recently that a major glacier in Greenland is quickly melting and falling into the Atlantic Ocean. If the entire glacier in the northeast of Greenland melts and falls, global sea levels could rise by a half meter . The study, publish

8、ed in the journal Science, said the glacier melted three times faster than earlier. The glacier is losing 5 billion tons of mass per year, according to the study. The glacier is dumping many icebergs into the ocean. That will raise sea levels in future decades, Jeremie Mouginot wrote. He is the stud

9、ys lead author and a professor at the University of California-Irvine. Warmer ocean water is eroding the glacier from below. Warmer air temperatures are melting it from above . Another Greenland glacier is also melting, but not as quickly because it is in a protected location. What will make the glo

10、bal sea levels rise by a half meter? 解析 新闻中提到，如果格陵兰岛东北部的这块冰川全部融化将会使全球海平面上升半米。A.The earth movement.B.The volcanic eruption.C.Warmer air temperatures.D.The glaciers special location.解析：听力原文 What leads to the glaciers melting? 解析 新闻中提到，温暖的海水从冰川的底部开始侵蚀它，而气温的升高导致冰川从顶部开始融化。Questions 5 to 7 will be based o

11、n the following news item. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. （分数：12.00）A.The UK.B.Canada.C.France.D.Germany.解析：听力原文 Around 68 percent of US students pursue degrees in English-speaking countries. The top destination countries were the UK and Canada. France and Germany were th

12、ird and fourth, respectively . From 2010 to 2012, the number of American students enrolling in German universities increased by almost 10 percent, says the IIE. In 2012, there were more than 4000 American students pursuing undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees in Germany. Hunter Bliss told the

13、 BBC that the cost of education was the main reason he went to Germany to get a degree in physics . As a student at the Technical University of Munich, in Germany, he pays around $6000 dollars per year to cover his rent, insurance and other living expenses. To study at the University of South Caroli

14、na, his home university in the US, Hunter would have to pay more than $10 000 dollars per year, with scholarships. Germany continues to give free education to foreign students. The German government, says the Migration Policy Institute, wants to attract young students to help Germanys economic compe

15、titiveness . The hope is to attract skilled foreign students who will stay in Germany. Which is the third top destination country for the US students? 解析 新闻开头提到，大约68%的美国学生去英国和德国，所以法国位列第三。A.It has better universities.B.It has rich educational resources.C.The cost of education is lower.D.The competiti

16、on is less strong.解析：听力原文 Whats the main reason that Hunter chooses to study in Germany? 解析 新闻中提到，Hunter到德国学习的主要原因是德国大学的费用低。A.To earn more tuition fees.B.To improve its economic competitiveness.C.To attract international attention.D.To make the universities diversified.解析：听力原文 Why does Germany give

17、free education to foreign students? 解析 新闻最后提到，德国持续给学生免费得教育，因为政府希望以此来吸引年轻学生帮助德国增强经济竞争力。三、Section B(总题数：2，分数：32.00)Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：16.00）A.Disappointed.B.Pleased.C.Surprised.D.

18、Hopeful.解析：听力原文 W: Good afternoon, sir! Is there anything I can do for you? M: Yes, please! Ive heard that JKs new book is available. Ive tried several bookstores but all were sold out. W: Let me check. I feel so sorry, sir. JKs new books are sold out. M: Oh, no, not again! I thought this store woul

19、d be my last resort ! After all, your store is the biggest one in this block. W: I clearly remember there were several books left this morning. Let me check again. M: Thank you! W: Sir, there are indeed two left, but not in this store. M: What do you mean? W: We have another store next block and we

20、can reserve one for you. M: Thatll be great! W: However, Im afraid you have to pay 10% of what the book costs in advance, as the reservation fee. Otherwise, we have no right to reserve any book. M: I understand. So, do I have to go over the reservation procedure now? W: Yes. Here it is. Please fill

21、your information in this customer card and pay the reservation fee . Then we will get the book for you right now. M: Thanks a lot! I appreciate your help! How does the man feel when he knew the books have been sold out? 解析 对话中男士说这家书店是他最后的依靠了，竟然也卖光了这本书，说明结果使他非常失望。A.They have no books left.B.They have

22、 a lot of books left.C.They have two books left in the store.D.They have two books left in another store.解析：听力原文 What does the woman find after checking the bookstore? 解析 对话中女士说，还剩下两本，但不在这个店里，后面接着提到这两本书在另一家分店里。A.Provide more details about the book.B.Sign a contract with the woman.C.Make a phone call

23、 to another store.D.Pay the reservation fee.解析：听力原文 What should the man do to reserve the book? 解析 对话中女士要男士预交百分之十的预费，否则她没权利为顾客预留任何书。A.Write down the books information.B.Go to the next block.C.Fill in the customer card.D.Get back the reservation fee.解析：听力原文 What will the man probably do next? 解析 对话最后

24、女士让男士先填一下顾客信息表，然后交上预费。Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：16.00）A.He used to do business with the woman.B.He used to be colleagues with the woman.C.He used to work out with the woman.D.He used

25、 to be a doctor with the woman.解析：听力原文 M: Good morning, Doctor Albert. W: Good morning. May I have your name please? M: Brown. George Brown. We were in the same gymnasium five years ago in Washington. We worked out together. Our coach was Alexandra. W: Oh, Brown. Nice to meet you. M: Youve changed a

26、 lot! I remember you were doing your own business then. How did you become a doctor of psychology and work as a personal coach? W: Well, I sold my business and worked as a manager in a high-tech company for quite a while after that. But one day, I suddenly felt miserable and decided to make a change

27、. M: Why? As far as I can understand, you were highly motivated in business management. W: I was. But a few years later, I felt lost. M: What do you mean by lost? W: My life seemed like an endless routine. I was tired and lonely. So I was determined to find something I truly loved . And now I have b

28、een a personal coach for 6 years. I help my clients to re-evaluate their lives and rediscover what matters most to them. M: Oh, I feel as tired as you were. I need some professional advice. W: Whats your situation, Brown? M: Im a partner at a law firm. Ive made more money this year than the last two

29、 years combined. Ive attained the success I hoped for, but it doesnt feel the way I expected it to be. W: Look, Brown. As a personal coach, I believe I can help you to re-evaluate your life and make you feel happier. What did the man use to do with the woman? 解析 对话中男士说他们曾经在同一个健身馆，他们的教练是同一个人，二人经常一起锻炼

30、。A.She failed her business.B.She loved to be a doctor.C.She was fired by her company.D.She felt tired and lonely.解析：听力原文 Why did the woman give up business management? 解析 对话中女士提到放弃企业管理是因为她感到迷失了自我，而且感到疲惫和孤独。A.Help the clients re-evaluate their lives.B.Help the clients make more money.C.Help the clien

31、ts succeed in life.D.Help the clients keep healthy.解析：听力原文 What does the woman do as a personal coach? 解析 对话中女士提到她做私人教练已经6年了，她帮助她的客户重新评估他们的生活并且重新发现到底什么对他们最为重要。A.To ask for professional advice.B.To talk about their old days.C.To visit their coach Alexandra.D.To invite the woman to his company.解析：听力原文

32、 Why does the man come to meet the woman? 解析 对话中男士表示他跟女士一样也感到疲惫，因此到女士这里来寻求专业的建议。四、Section C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.Widespread use of color

33、 in clothes.B.Widespread use of color in boxes and cans.C.Widespread use of color in commerce and art.D.Widespread use of black and white photographs.解析：听力原文 Technology can bring lasting change to society, and one change it brought in the 19th century was the widespread use of color in art and comme

34、rce . A printing process began in Germany and then spread to America, where brightly colored printing transformed popular culture. An exhibition called The Color Explosion at the Huntington Library illustrates the changes. The 19th century is often remembered through stiffly posed, black and white p

35、hotographs of people dressed in shades of gray. Much of the century, however, was excess in color, especially in America, where brightly colored prints found a place on boxes, cans as well as calendars and posters. David Smith, curator of the Huntington exhibition, says the mass production of color

36、was enabled by a groundbreaking process called lithography . It had a tremendous visual impact on people who, up to this time, really had not seen much color before. So lithography, one of its major impacts, was to colorize America and bring color to every community and every home, affordable. Litho

37、graphic artists used grease crayons to sketch images on a block of limestone. The printer applied water and ink, and the ink adhered to the greasy image. The stone block was then used to mass-produce printed copies. Black and white lithography was invented in Germany in the 1790s, and it spread to F

38、rance and England, and then made its way to America with German immigrants . Smith says that after a few decades, printers started using colored ink, as the process expanded from city to city in the countrys westward expansion. What change did technology bring in the 19th century? 解析 短文中开头就提到科技能带给社会

39、长久的改变，在19世纪带来的改变就是彩色在商业和艺术上得大规模应用。A.It made mass production of color possible.B.It enabled Americans to see colors.C.It made colors more expensive to get.D.It helped to produce more colors.解析：听力原文 Whats the great impact of lithography? 解析 短文中间说lithography“平版印刷术”使得颜色的大规模生产使用成为可能，它让美国变得多彩，并将颜色带个每个社区和每

40、个人。A.Frenchmen brought it there.B.English immigrants brought it there.C.German immigrants brought it there.D.Americans invented it themselves.解析：听力原文 How did black and white lithography appear in America? 解析 短文最后说黑白印刷品首先在德国出现，后来传到法国和英国，之后又德国移民带到美国。六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 19 to 21 are

41、based on the passage you have just heard. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.It may have to do with a tallying system.B.Sheep is a kind of lovely animal.C.It is useful for people to get good sleep.D.The reason is not clear to us.解析：听力原文 The reason people cou

42、nt sheep, as opposed to bluebirds or sailboats, is uncertain ; some authorities think it may have to do with a tallying system devised by shepherds in ancient Britain. But there is no question that the phrase has entered the language. And its meaning is clear enoughthe sheer monotony(单调) of the task

43、 is meant to lull you to sleep. But does it work? Scientists at Oxford University put it to the test. In their study, which appeared in the journal of Behavior Research and Therapy, two sleep researchers recruited insomniacs and split them into groups. Then they monitored them as they tried differen

44、t techniques for falling asleep on various nights. What they found was that subjects took slightly longer to fall asleep on nights when they were instructed to distract themselves by counting sheep or were given no instructions at all. But when they were told to imagine a relaxing scenea beach, for

45、examplethey fell asleep an average of 20 minutes sooner than they did on other nights. Counting sheep, the scientists suggested, may simply be too boring to do for very long, while images of a soothing shoreline or tranquil stream are engrossing enough to concentrate on. In other studies at Oxford,

46、scientists compared good sleepers with insomniacs and found distinct differences in their pre-sleep thoughts. Insomniacs pictured less scenery of any kind and had more thoughts of unpleasant images, worries, noises in the environment, intimate relationships and things they had done during the day. S

47、o dont count sheep; instead, try picturing relaxing images . Why has the phrase count sheep come into shape? 解析 短文开头提到人们之所以数羊不是知更鸟或者帆船，其原因是不确定的。A.The subjects can easily fall asleep by counting sheep.B.The subjects cant fall asleep when given no instructions.C.The subjects can easily fall asleep when imagining a soothing scene.D.The subjects cant fall asleep when imagining a relaxing scene.解析：听力原文 What does the test carried out by scientists at Oxford University show? 解析 短文中间提到被指示数羊或者没有任何指示的人入睡时间要长，而当他们按指示想象一舒缓的场景时，他们会比平时早20分钟入睡。A.Think about unpleasant images before sleep.B.Pict