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1、大学英语四级（CET4）考前预测模拟试卷一Hi,各位考生大学英语四级考试即将来临，经过一个阶段的备考，你们是否信心满满，胸有成竹；在这里我们网站给大家提供了10全真预测试题，如果你可以在150分钟内完成这些试题，并且准确率达到80%以上；相信顺利过关已不再是梦想；同时大部分练习题后面附有详细的答案详解；如果在做题过程中，发现错误，或者其他不解的地方；请留下您宝贵的意见或建议；我们非常愿意考虑您的所有提议；希望我们可以共同努力，共同进步；1PartWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

2、compositiononthetopic:AidEducationinChina.YChinesebelow:1.每年，高校许多大学生受到鼓舞去贫困地区支教。2.支教活动的意义。3.我的看法。提示:在实考试卷中，该试题在答题卡1上。.2PartReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(

3、forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassage.WillWeRunOutofWater?Pictureaghostshipsinkinginto

4、thesand,lefttorotondrylandbyarecedingsea.Thenimagineduststormssweepinguptoxicpesticidesandchemicalfertilizersfromthedryseabedandspewingthemacrosstownsandvillages.Seemlikeascenefromamovieabouttheendoftheworld?ForpeoplelivingneartheAralsea(咸海)inCentralAsia,it’salltooreal.Thirtyyearsago,governmen

5、tplannersdivertedtheriversthatflowintotheseainordertoirrigate(providewaterfor)farmland.Asaresult,theseahasshrunktohalfitsoriginalsize,stranding(使搁浅)shipsondryland.Theseawaterhastripledinsaltcontentandbecomepolluted,killingall24nativespeciesoffish.Similarlarge-scaleeffortstoredirectwaterinotherpartso

6、ftheworldhavealsoendedinecologicalcrisis,accordingtonumerousenvironmentgroups.Butmanycountriescontinuetobuildmassivedamsandirrigationsystems,eventhoughsuchprojectscancreatemoreproblemsthantheyfix.Why?Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldaredesperateforwater,andmorepeoplewillneedmorewaterinthenextcentury.Growi

7、ngpopulationswillworsenproblemswithwater,saysPeterH.Gleick,anenvironmentalscientistatthePacificInstituteforstudiesinDevelopment,Environment,andSecurity,aresearchorganizationinCalifornia.Hefearsthatbytheyear2025,asmanyasone-thirdoftheworld’sprojected(预测的)8.3billionpeoplewillsufferfromwatershort

8、ages.WHEREWATERGOESOnly2.5percentofallwateronEarthisfreshwater,watersuitablefordrinkingandgrowingfood,saysSandraPostel,directoroftheGlobalWaterPolicyProjectinAmherst,Mass.Two-thirdsofthisfreshwaterislockedinglaciers(冰山)andicecaps（冰盖）.Infact,onlyatinypercentageoffreshwaterispartofthewatercycle,inwhic

9、hwaterevaporatesandrisesintotheatmosphere,thencondensesandfallsbacktoEarthasprecipitation(rainorsnow).Someprecipitationrunsofflandtolakesandoceans,andsomebecomesgroundwater,waterthatseepsintotheearth.MuchofthisrenewablefreshwaterendsupinremoteplacesliketheAmazonriverbasininBrazil,wherefewpeoplelive.

10、Infact,theworld’spopulationhasaccesstoonly12,500cubickilometersoffreshwaterabouttheamountofwaterinLakeSuperior(苏必利尔湖).Andpeopleusehalfofthisamountalready.Ifwaterdemandcontinuestoclimbrapidly,saysPostel,therewillbesevereshortagesanddamagetotheaquatic(水的)environment.CLOSETOHOMEWaterwoes(灾难)mayse

11、emremotetopeoplelivinginrichcountriesliketheUnitedStates.ButAmericanscouldfaceseriouswatershortages,tooespeciallyinareasthatrelyongroundwater.Groundwateraccumulatesinaquifers(地下蓄水层)，layersofsandandgravelthatliebetweensoilandbedrock.(Foreveryliterofsurfacewater,morethan90litersarehiddenunderground.)A

12、lthoughtheUnitedStateshaslargeaquifers,farmers,ranchers,andcitiesaretappingmanyofthemforwaterfasterthannaturecanreplenish(补充)it.InnorthwestTexas,forexample,overpumpinghasshrunkgroundwatersuppliesby25percent,accordingtoPostel.Americansmayfaceevenmoreurgentproblemsfrompollution.DrinkingwaterintheUnite

13、dStatesisgenerallysafeandmeetshighstandards.Nevertheless,oneinfiveAmericanseverydayunknowinglydrinkstapwatercontaminatedwithbacteriaandchemicalwastes,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.InMilwaukee,400,000peoplefellillin1993afterdrinkingtapwatertaintedwithcryptosporidium(隐孢子虫)，amicrobe(微生物)t

14、hatcausesfever,diarrhea(腹泻)andvomiting.THESOURCEWheresocontaminantscomefrom?Indevelopingcountries,peopledumpraw(未经处理的)sewage(污水)intothesamestreamsandriversfromwhichtheydrawwaterfordrinkingandcooking;about250millionpeopleayeargetsickfromwaterborne(饮水传染的)diseases.Indevelopedcountries,manufacturersuse1

15、00,000chemicalcompoundstomakeawiderangeofproducts.Toxicchemicalspollutewaterwhenreleaseduntreatedintoriversandlakes.(Certaincompounds,suchaspolychlorinatedbiphenyls(多氯化联二苯)，orPCBs,havebeenbannedintheUnitedStates.)Butalmosteveryonecontributestowaterpollution.Peopleoftenpourhouseholdcleaners,carantifr

16、eeze,andpaintthinners(稀释剂)downthedrain;allofthesecontainhazardouschemicals.ScientistsstudyingwaterintheSanFranciscoBayreportedin1996that70percentofthepollutantscouldbetracedtohouseholdwaste.Farmershavebeencriticizedforoverusingherbicidesandpesticides,chemicalsthatkillweedsandinsectsbutinsectsbutthat

17、pollutewateraswell.Farmersalsousenitrates,nitrogen-richfertilizerthathelpsplantsgrowbutthatcanwreakhavoc(大破坏)ontheenvironment.Nitratesaresweptawaybysurfacerunofftolakesandseas.Toomanynitratesoverenrichthesebodiesofwater,encouragingthebuildupofalgae,ormicroscopicplantsthatliveonthesurfaceofthewater.A

18、lgaedeprivethewaterofoxygenthatfishneedtosurvive,attimeschokingofflifeinanentirebodyofwater.WHAT’STHESOLUTION?WaterexpertGleickadvocatesconservationandlocalsolutionstowater-relatedproblems;governments,forinstance,wouldbebetteroffbuildingsmall-scaledamsratherthanhugeanddisruptiveprojectslikethe

19、onethatruinedtheAralSea.Morethan1billionpeopleworldwidedon’thaveaccesstobasiccleandrinkingwater,saysGleick.Therehastobeastrongpushonthepartofeveryonegovernmentsandordinarypeopletomakesurewehavearesourcesofundamentaltolife.提示:在实考试卷中，8-10题在答题卡1上。2.Thatthehugewaterprojectshavedivertedtheriverscau

20、sestheAralSeatoshrink.3Theconstructionofmassivedamsandirrigationprojectsdoesmoregoodthanharm.4Thechiefcausesofwatershortagearepopulationgrowthandwaterpollution.5TheproblemsAmericansfaceconcerningwateraregroundwatershrinkageandtapwaterpollution.6Accordingtothepassageallwaterpollutantscomefromhousehol

21、dwaste.7ThepeoplelivingintheUnitedStateswillnotbefacedwithwatershortages.8WaterexpertGleickhascomeupwiththebestsolutiontowaterrelatedproblems.9AccordingtoPeterH.Gleick,bytheyear2025,asmanyasoftheworld’speoplewillsufferfromwatershortages.10TwothirdsofthefreshwateronEarthislockedin.11Indeveloped

22、countries,beforetoxicchemicalsarereleasedintoriversandlakes,theyshouldbetreatedinordertoavoid.12SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespoken

23、onlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedIA1,B,C1andID!,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。ATheyhavetwochildrenalready.BLisawishestohavechildren,butherhusbanddoes

24、n’t.CTheywillstartafamilyassoonastheygetmarried.13（）AGasstation.BPolicestation.CLostandFounddepartment.DBar.14（）ABecauseshewassick.BBecauseprobablysomeonehadbeenhurt.CBecauseherhusbandwassick.DBecauseherhusbandneededanambulance.15（）AInalibrary.BInahospital.CInacourt.DInarestaurantkitchen.16（）A

25、SebdngHighSchool.BClarkHighSchool.CMelroseCommunityCollege.DCommunityCollege.17（）AShe’sgothearttrouble.BShe’sgotalungdisease.CShe’sgothighbloodpressure.DShe’sgotheadaches.18（)AInarestaurant.BInadepartmentstore.CInaprivatehome.DInanartsupplyshop.19（）A15.B50.C135.D150.20Questio

26、ns19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.AThey’velosttheirsuitcases.BTheycan’tfindtheirdormitory.CTheirdormroomshavebeengiventootherstudents.DThey’vemissedthebustotheirdormitory.21（）AIt’sfarfromtheacademicbuildings.BNobusesgotoit.CTherearefewfirst-yearstudentslivingt

27、here.DIt’solderthantheotherdormitories.22（）AIt’sfast.BItrunsatinconvenienttimes.CItrunsatconvenienttimes.DIt’sslow.23（）ATheycangetexercise.BIt’sboring.CTheycangobybike.DIt’sinteresting.24Questions23to25axebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.AShepreferredhomestayfamil

28、ies.BHerauntneededtheroomforhercousin.CShedidn’tlikehercousin.DHerauntdidn’tlikeher.25（）AEighteenmonths.BTwelvemonths.CSixmonths.DFifteenmonths.26（）AGeneralEnglish.BAcademicEnglish.CMedicine.DMedicalEnglish.27SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassag

29、e,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer.fromthefourchoicesmarkedA3,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassage

30、youhavejustheard.AInthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.BInthe1960s.CInthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.DIntheearly1800s.28（）AMovieswithsound.BNylon.CTheradio.DThecomputer.29（）AImprovedlivingconditions.BNewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.CManyinventionsinindustry.DIndustrializationindevelopingcountries.30Pass

31、ageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.ABytaxingpublicservices.BBymakingpeoplepayforprivatebills.CByprovidingneededservices.DBycollectingtaxes.31（）ANobodywouldtakecareofthecity.BTherewouldbenoschools.CTherewouldbenoprotectionfromcrime.DPeoplewouldbeveryhappy.32（）AEducation.BPublic

32、security.CAdministration.DTransportation.33PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.AInWashington.BInLondon.CInNewYork.DInYorkshire.34（）AChewinggums.BEarphones.CMagazines.DSeatbelts.35（）ACocktail.BGum.CEarphone.DComputer.36（）AThestewardess.BApassenger.CMyfriend.DThepilot.37Sec

33、tionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredt

34、ofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。PartIIISectionCLudwigvanBeethovenwasoneofthegreatestwhoeverlived.Hethou

35、ghtthatpeoplecouldbefreewhentheywrotemusic.Beforehistime,musicwascomposedforaspecial.Oftenitwaschurchmusic.Or,musicwaswrittentoatpartiesandconcerts.BeethovenwasborninGermanyin1770.Hewasaverymusicalchild.Theboylearnedtoplaytheandpiano,buthewasnothappyathome.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasinhisteens.Afterthat,

36、hisfatherwasoftendrunkandBeethovenbecameainarichfamily.Hisstudent’smotherwasverykindtotheyoungteacher.Shehelpedhimmeetmanyfamous.OneofthemwasMozart.Hesaid,Thatboywillgivetheworldsomethingworthlisteningto.WhenBeethovenwasinhistwenties,hebegantogodeaf.Thedeafnesschangedhisbehaviors.Hebecameandmo

37、ody.Beethovendiedwhenhewas57yearsold.38PartReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices

38、.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifoursocietyeverneededareadingrenaissance（复兴）,it’snow.TheNationalEndowm

39、entfortheArtsreleasedReadingatRisklastyear,astudyshowingthatadultreadinghavedropped10percentagepointsinthepastdecade,withthesteepestdropamongthose18to24.Onlyonehalfofyoungpeoplereadabookofanykindin2002.Wesetthebaralmostontheground.Ifyoureadoneshortstoryinateenagermagazine,thatwouldhavelamentsadirect

40、orofresearchandanalysis.Hethelossofreaderstotheboomingworldoftechnology,whichattractswouldbeleisurereaderstoEmail,IMchats,andvideogamesandleavesthemwithnotimetocopewithanovel.Thesenewformsofmediaundoubtedlyhavesomebenefits,saysStevenJohnson,authorofEverythingBadIsGoodforYou.Videogamesproblemsolvings

41、kills;TVshowspromotementalgymnasticsbyviewerstofollowcomplexstorylines.Butbooksofferexperiencethatcan’tbegainedfromtheseothersources,fromvocabularytostretchingtheimagination.Ifthey’renotreadingatall,saysJohnson,that’sahugeproblem.Infact,fewerkidsarereadingforpleasure.Accordingtodat

42、alastweekfromtheNationalCenterforEducationalStatistic’slongtermtrendassessment,thenumberof17yearoldswhoreportedneverorhardlyeverreadingforfunfrom9percentin1984to19percentin2004.Atthesametime,theof17yearoldswhoreaddailydroppedfrom31to22.Thisslowbutsteadyretreatfrombookshasnotyettakenatollonread

43、ingability.Scoresforthenation’syouthhaveconstantoverthepasttwodecades(withanencouragingupswingamong9yearolds).Butgiventhestrongapparentcorrelationbetweenpleasurereadingandreadingskills,thismeanspoorlyforthefuture.A.percentB.remainedC.roseD.ratesE.percentageF.countedG.relievedH.presentI.Believi

44、ngJ.releasedK.forcingL.improveM.StylesN.buildingO.attributes39SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with

45、asinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaperclassifiedcolumns.Itissometimesplacedamongsituationsvacant,althoughitdoesnotofferanyoneajob,andsometimesitappearsamongsituationswanted,althoughit

46、isnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajob,either.Whatitdoesistoofferhelpinapplyingforajob.Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication,orMakeuseofourlongexperienceinpreparingyourcurriculumvitaeorjobhistory,ishowitisusuallyexpressed.Thegrowthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflectiononthecu

47、rrenthighlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofthegrowingimportanceofthecurriculumvitae(orjobhistory),withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartforminitsownright.Therewasatimewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication.Justputdownyourname,address,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexams,wasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.Theletterwasreallyjustforopeners,itwasexplained,everythingelsecouldandshouldbesavedfortheinterview.Andinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechniqueworked.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwerea