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英语四级模拟题(5)(1)
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
1.
A) Skating.
B) Swimming.
C) Boating and swimming.
D) Boating and skating.
正确答案是
2.
A) Put her report on his desk.
B) Read some papers he recommended.
C) Improve some parts of her paper.
D) Mail her report to the publisher.
正确答案是
3.
A) She takes it as a kind of exercise.
B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new.
D) Her office isn't very far.
正确答案是
4.
A) A shop assistant.
B) A telephone operator.
C) A waitress.
D) A clerk.
正确答案是
5.
A) A railway porter.
B) A bus conductor.
C) A taxi driver.
D) A postal clerk.
正确答案是
6.
A) Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.
B) She does not agree with the man.
C) Drunk drivers are not guilty.
D) People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.
正确答案是
7.
A) '1.40.
B) '4.30.
C) '6.40.
D) '8.60.
正确答案是
8.
A) Collect papers for the man.
B) Do the typing once again.
C) Check the paper for typing errors.
D) Read the whole newspaper.
正确答案是
9.
A) The woman does not want to go to the movies.
B) The man is too tired to go to the movies.
C) The woman wants to go to the movies.
D) The man wants to go out for dinner.
正确答案是
10.
A) By bus.
B) By bike.
C) By taxi.
D) On foot.
正确答案是
Section B Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11 to 17 with the exact words you hare just heard. For blanks numbered 18 to 20 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in pour own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check w
共11 1 , millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially heated house-while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant, If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers (汉堡包), but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.
21. The statement "In my fridge lees fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily."?
(Line 1, Para. 2) suggests that _______.
A) the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties
B) the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fifties
C) there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s
D) the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s
正确答案是
22. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A) People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B) Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C) Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
D) People had effective ways to preserve their food.
正确答案是
23. Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?
A) Inventors.
B) Consumers.
C) Manufacturers.
D) Traveling salesmen.
正确答案是
24. Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge's negative effect on the environment?
A) "Hum away continuously"
B) "Climatically almost unnecessary"
C) "Artificially cooled space"
D) "With mild temperatures"
正确答案是
25. What is the author's overall attitude toward fridges?
A) Neutral
B) Critical
C) Objective
D) Compromising
正确答案是
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software (软件) or by
共11 altering the architecture but that too will happen.
I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Sili
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
1.
A) Skating.
B) Swimming.
C) Boating and swimming.
D) Boating and skating.
正确答案是
2.
A) Put her report on his desk.
B) Read some papers he recommended.
C) Improve some parts of her paper.
D) Mail her report to the publisher.
正确答案是
3.
A) She takes it as a kind of exercise.
B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new.
D) Her office isn't very far.
正确答案是
4.
A) A shop assistant.
B) A telephone operator.
C) A waitress.
D) A clerk.
正确答案是
5.
A) A railway porter.
B) A bus conductor.
C) A taxi driver.
D) A postal clerk.
正确答案是
6.
A) Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.
B) She does not agree with the man.
C) Drunk drivers are not guilty.
D) People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.
正确答案是
7.
A) '1.40.
B) '4.30.
C) '6.40.
D) '8.60.
正确答案是
8.
A) Collect papers for the man.
B) Do the typing once again.
C) Check the paper for typing errors.
D) Read the whole newspaper.
正确答案是
9.
A) The woman does not want to go to the movies.
B) The man is too tired to go to the movies.
C) The woman wants to go to the movies.
D) The man wants to go out for dinner.
正确答案是
10.
A) By bus.
B) By bike.
C) By taxi.
D) On foot.
正确答案是
Section B Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11 to 17 with the exact words you hare just heard. For blanks numbered 18 to 20 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in pour own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check w
共11 1 , millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially heated house-while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant, If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers (汉堡包), but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.
21. The statement "In my fridge lees fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily."?
(Line 1, Para. 2) suggests that _______.
A) the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties
B) the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fifties
C) there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s
D) the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s
正确答案是
22. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A) People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B) Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C) Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
D) People had effective ways to preserve their food.
正确答案是
23. Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?
A) Inventors.
B) Consumers.
C) Manufacturers.
D) Traveling salesmen.
正确答案是
24. Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge's negative effect on the environment?
A) "Hum away continuously"
B) "Climatically almost unnecessary"
C) "Artificially cooled space"
D) "With mild temperatures"
正确答案是
25. What is the author's overall attitude toward fridges?
A) Neutral
B) Critical
C) Objective
D) Compromising
正确答案是
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software (软件) or by
共11 altering the architecture but that too will happen.
I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Sili
