英语四级考试预测试卷二

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英语四级考试预测试卷二

Model Test

Part IWriting（30 minutes）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Is Failure a Bad Thing. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 失败是常有的`事。

2. 人们对失败有各种态度。

3. 我对失败的态度。

Is Failure a Bad Thing?

Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
(15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

The Migration of Birds
The migration of birds has never been properly explained. Homer brings it into his books, and Aristotle kept a record of the migration dates of different birds. Men of the past cut pictures of birds on stone 40,000 years ago, and they probably knew something about migration.

In the last hundred years scientists have studied migration quite closely by fixing metal bands to the legs of birds and then setting them free. The bands have on them the date and the place where the birds lived. So if, for example, a bird has an English “address” and is found in the south of Africa, the scientists learn something about its journey.

How do the birds know when to begin their migration? What tells them that the right time has come to move? It is probably not cold weather. But when the summer is ending in the north, the days become shorter and shorter. This may be the sign for the birds that the winter is coming.

In a certain experiment, some birds were put in a place where the sun could not be seen. The only light was electric. In this place the “days” were made longer and longer by keeping the light turned on for more and more hours in the day. The birds thought that spring was coming, although winter was in fact getting nearer every day. They began to sing. Therefore the light was the cause of their mistake. Perhaps the birds know when to start their migration by watching the daylight. The setting sun sends them home in the evenings. Perhaps the shorter days send them south.

But how do they find their way? That is the great difficulty. The young birds do not always go with the older ones who could perhaps remember the way from earlier journeys. The young are often left to find their own way, and they do find it.

If a bird is carried a short way from its home, it can often find its way back. But can it do this if it is carried a long way? At Midway Island eighteen birds were caught and banded. They were then put into boxes, and the boxes were placed in waiting aero planes. Some of the birds were taken to North America, some to Japan, some to the Philippines, some to the island of Oahu, and some to the Marshall Islands.

Fourteen of the birds returned home. One from the Philippines took thirty-two days on its journey, but it had to cover more than 4,000 miles.

These long journeys are rather different from the journey of the bird that just goes home after the day’s business. Over a short journey, a bird may remember things; but not over 4,000 miles. And how does it find its way over the sea? There is nothing on the sea to remember. Some birds fly regularly from Alaska to Hawaii, a journey of 2,000 miles and there is no land on the way.

An experimenter, Robert Wood, took six birds from Ross Island and sent them 826 miles to the South Pole. The ice there does nothing to help a bird to find the right direction. Every direction from the South Pole is north. There are no stars to be seen in summer because the sun is bright for 24 hours a day. So the birds could not use the stars to help them. It seems that Robert Wood had placed the birds in an impossible position. They could not even feel the turning of the earth, because it turns slowly there: about 63 feet in 24 hours, twenty feet from the pole.

But one bird found its way home in ten days.

What, then, directs the birds? Scientists have had many ideas. Once they thought it was the turning of the earth. Then they thought it was the sun. Both of these have been proven wrong. The scientist and musician Gustav Kramer noticed that some singing birds fly only at night when the time for migration comes. Does the moon help these birds after the sun has gone down? Perhaps, some experts think so. But another scientist, R. Drost, says that birds can find a small island like Helgoland on a dark night with no moon. What is the truth? What is the answer?

A lot of important work has been done on this question, but a lot more is needed, for this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world. There is something here which we cannot understand. There are men who think that we do not know the whole truth about science. They think there is another world of which at present we know almost nothing: a world of lines of force.

T. C. Lethbridge in one of his books describes how birds can find each other when one is far away from the other. He believes that lines of force, or lines of life, stand round people, animals and even things like metals. These lines can be found with a pendulum——something heavy hanging on a long piece of silk or other material. The length of the silk is important. Each kind of thing needs a special length. An example may make this clear.

Suppose we want to find a piece of glass in a garden. We have to know the right length of the pendulum for glass. So we take the pendulum to a piece of glass, bringing nearer and nearer. It is moving from side to side, and so it will continue until we find the right length. We know now that this is 14 inches, for glass. If then, we let the length of the silk be 14 inches; the pendulum will stop moving from side to side when we bring it near to the glass. It will begin to ground in a kind of ring. (It will do this even if the glass is below the ground.) The “rate” for glass is therefore 14. Other rates are, for example, 22 for silver, 20 for diamonds, 29 for gold, 32 for iron, 20 for electricity, 24 for men and 29 for women. The pendulum stops moving from side to side because the lines of force near the thing have an effect on it.

So Mr. Lethbridge believes that there is an entirely different world around us and that it has lines of force in it. These are up-and-down lines, and they may reach the sun. They seem to go up (and down) forever. Mr. Lethbridge has found them with his pendulum in a room above the room in which the object is.

If there are lines of force like these, perhaps birds can sense them, or other lines like them. If so, this may in the future help to explain bird migration. But at present this science (If it is a science) is only beginning. Who knows what the future may hold?

1.Scientists fixed metal bands to a bird’s leg so as to learn something about its flying route.

2.The eighteen birds were let go soon after they had been brought to the island of Oahu.

3.In the experiment mentioned in paragraph four, the “days” were made longer and longer and this gave the birds an illusion that spring was approaching.

4.The turning of the earth directs the birds to their destinations.

5.According to the passage, some birds take a regular trip of 2,000 miles from Alaska to Hawaii. There is no land on their way, so they can find nothing over the blue waters to remember.

6.The ice in the South Pole does nothing to help a bird find its way.

7. Migrating birds fly up north again in the spring because of the overly dense population of different kinds of birds in the warm region.

1.［Y］［N］［NG］2.［Y］［N］［NG］3.［Y］［N］［NG］4.［Y］［N］［NG］

5.［Y］［N］［NG］6.［Y］［N］［NG］7.［Y］［N］［NG］

8.tells the birds when to fly south.

9.From the South Pole, the six birds sent by Mr. Robert Wood could go nowhere but .

10. T. C. Lethbridge maintains that can be found in all animals, and all metals.

英语四级考试预测试卷二

Part IIIListening Comprehension(35 minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11.［A］Once a week. ［C］Three times a week. ［B］Twice a week.
［Ｄ］Four times a week.

12.［A］He left his notes at home. ［B］He doesn’t know where his notes are.

［C］He doesn’t want to lend his notes to the woman. ［Ｄ］He agrees to lend her his notes.

13.［A］The doctor won’t see her tomorrow. ［B］The doctor is busy tomorrow.

［C］The doctor is busy all day today.［Ｄ］The doctor will see her today.

14.［A］Young people are too quick in making decisions.

［B］Young people seldom stay long on the same job.

［C］Young people lose their jobs easily.

［Ｄ］Young people are too eager to succeed.

15.［A］The pear.［B］The weather. ［C］The sea food. ［Ｄ］The cold.

16.［A］Mary has never studied mathematics.

［B］Mary must be good at mathematics.

［C］Mary enjoys learning mathematics.

［Ｄ］Mary probably is poor at mathematics.

17.［A］More than an hour and a half.

［B］Not more than half an hour.

［C］More than two hours.

［Ｄ］Less than an hour and a half.

18.［A］His suit is too old to wear.

［B］He doesn’t want to buy new clothes.

［C］He doesn’t want to wear a suit.

［D］He’ll go shopping with the woman.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.［A］Hospital employees only.［B］Many City Hall officials.

［C］Many Packer Hall residents.［Ｄ］The engineering students only.

20.［A］By collections made at City Hall.

［B］By donations from the participants.

［C］By the allocation of funds from local hospital.

［Ｄ］By contributions based on the number of miles walked.

21.［A］Joe will keep it.［B］It will be used for a new hospital.

［C］It will be divided among the participants.［D］Joe will share it with those who made pledges.

22.［A］Eleven dollars for the event［B］Five dollars for the event

［C］One dollar per mile［Ｄ］Twenty?five cents or less per mile

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23.［A］Purchase her plane ticket.

［B］Change her plane ticket.

［C］Pick up a passport application form.

［Ｄ］Arrange for her accommodations in Europe.

24.［A］She doesn’t have time to move.

［B］She would have difficulty finding another apartment.

［C］She’s paid her rent for the summer in advance.

［Ｄ］She doesn’t want to paint another apartment.

25.［A］Three weeks.［B］One month.［C］Three months.［Ｄ］Over a year.

Section B

Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26.［A］To drive the car automatically. ［B］To measure the driver’s pulse.

［C］To prevent car accidents. ［Ｄ］To monitor the driver’s health.

27.［A］It sends out signals for help.［B］It sounds an alarm to warn the driver.

［C］It takes over the driving immediately. ［Ｄ］It stops the car automatically.

28.［A］It monitors the signals transmitted from the driver’s brain.

［B］It can measure the driver’s alcohol level in the blood.

［C］It can quicken the driver’s response to emergencies.

［Ｄ］It bases its analysis on the driver’s heartbeat.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.［A］To look for food.

［B］To escape from their enemies.

［C］To find places with better climates.

［Ｄ］To travel for joy and excitement.

30.［A］They protected themselves with more weapons.

［B］Wood for making paddles could be found.

［C］They rode on animals and traveled across water in hollowed tree trunks.

［Ｄ］The climates were more favorable.

31.［A］In the culture, man will be able to fly to another planet in comfortable tubes.

［B］Man can go back into the past and have a look at the coming years in one day.

［C］The author is not interested in exploring outer space.

［Ｄ］Traveling to another planet will cost much.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.［A］He didn’t like physics any more.［B］His eyesight was too poor.

［C］Physics was too hard for him.［Ｄ］He had to work to support himself.

33.［A］He was not happy with the new director.［B］He was not qualified to be an engineer.

［C］He wanted to travel.［Ｄ］He found his job boring.

34.［A］He wanted to work with his friend. ［B］He enjoyed traveling around the world.

［C］He wanted to go to Spain.［Ｄ］He was rejected by the engineering firm.

35.［A］He enjoyed teaching English.

［B］He wanted to earn more to support his family.

［C］The owner of the school promised him a good position.

［Ｄ］He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.

Section C

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. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Many people believe sharks are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans. In fact, 94 (36) of the world’s 400 species are (37) to human. A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, US (38) this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs develop and watch a (39) different species swim (40) around a huge tank.

Most people fail to realize that shark (41) don’t happen very often. Humans are more likely to be killed by (42) than by a shark. “People fear what they don’t know,” said Nancy Hotchkess, an organizer of the exhibition, which runs until (43) . “Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean’s food chain. (44).”

A shocking 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans. (45). Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special food, such as shark fin soup. And many others get caught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish. (46) . It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish.

Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）

Section A

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 mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors（流星） but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts 47 our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we 48 . Heat, too, makes our environments tolerable and some ultraviolet rays（紫外线的） penetrate the 49 .Cosmic（宇宙的） rays of various kinds come 50 the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation; 51 their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, 52 prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in 53 . Doses of radiation are measured in units called “rems （雷姆）”. We all 54 radiation here on earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals. The “normal” dose of radiation that we receive each year is about two millirems; it 55 according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation 56 without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed.

［A］with［B］as［C］atmosphere［Ｄ］space

［E］shift［F］eat［G］earth［H］than

［I］but［J］varies［K］receive［L］do

［M］converts［N］use［O］through

Section B

Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked［A］,［B］,［C］and［Ｄ］.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well?known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class” and the “working class”. (We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class”, including the hereditary aristocracy, since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.) The middle class consists chiefly of well?to?do businessmen and professional people of all kinds. The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers.

The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle?class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical working?class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two?class education system. To have been to a so?called “public school” immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working?class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is “lunch” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner”, whereas the working man’s dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his smaller, late?evening meal is called supper.

As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. Working?class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working?class incomes have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear. However, regardless of one’s social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well?bred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a laborer with the same respect he gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir”, except in school and in certain occupations (e.g. commerce, the army， etc.) sounds too servile to be commonly used.

57.The middle class mainly refers to people .

［A］who were born as aristocrat

［B］who have the right to sit in the House of Lords

［C］who speak in many different local accents

［Ｄ］who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions

58.The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their.

［A］dress［B］work ［C］accent［Ｄ］meal

59.Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?

［A］Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.

［B］Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.

［C］Because it is an impolite word.

［Ｄ］Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.

60.The “upper class” in England today .

［A］are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them

［B］still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday life

［C］includes the hereditary aristocracy

［Ｄ］refers only to the royal family

61.Which of the following is not true about the English class system?

［A］It is an embarrassing subject for English people.

［B］Working?class students cannot receive a university education.

［C］The class system is much less rigid than it was.

［Ｄ］The class system still exists below the surface.

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H.A.W. Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said.

As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or “grub”, while they looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.

Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time won’t make any difference,” He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. the two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountainside and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the “Pittsburgh Mine,” made ?1 300 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.

Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117 000.This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.

62.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT.

［A］because Tabor became its leading citizen

［B］because great deposits of lead is expected to be found there

［C］because it could bring good fortune to Tabor

［Ｄ］because it was renamed

63.The word “grubstake” in paragraph 2 means .

［A］to supply miners with food and supplies

［B］to open a general store

［C］to do one’s contribution to the development of the mine

［Ｄ］to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered

64.Tabor made his first fortune .

［A］by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one?third interest in the findings

［B］because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying

［C］by buying the shares of the other

［Ｄ］as a land speculator

65.The underlying reason for Tabor’s life career is .

［A］purely accidental

［B］based on the analysis of miner’s being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site

［C］through the help from his second wife

［Ｄ］he planned well and accomplished targets step by step

66.If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following part?

［A］Tabor’s life.

［B］Tabor’s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.

［C］Other colorful characters.

［Ｄ］Tabor’s other careers.

Part Ⅴ Cloze（15 minutes）

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked［A］,［B］,［C］and［Ｄ］on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Today, most countries in the world have canals. Many countries have built canals near the coast, and parallel 67 the coast. Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other 68 of transport. These

69 make it possible for boats to travel 70

ports along the coast without being 71 to the dangers of the open. Some canals, such as the Suez and the Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their 72 a thousand miles shorter. Other canals

permit boats to reach cities that are not 73 on

the coast, still other canals 74 lands where there

is too much water, help to 75 fields where there

is not enough water, and 76 water power for

factories and mills. The size of a canal 77 on the kind of boats going through it. The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the largest boats using it to 78 each other easily. It must be deep

enough to leave about two feet of water 79 the keel of the largest boat using the canal. When the planet Mars was first 80 through a telescope, people saw that the round disk of the planet was criss-crossed by a 81 of strange blue?green

lines. These were called “canals” 82 they

looked the same as canals on earth 83 are viewed from an airplane. However, scientists are now 84 that the Martian phenomena are really

not canals. The photographs 85 from space-

ships have helped us to 86 the truth about the Martia “canals”.

67.［A］off［B］with

［C］to［Ｄ］by

68.［A］way［B］means

［C］method［Ｄ］approach

69.［A］waterways［B］waterfronts

［C］channels［Ｄ］paths

70.［A］among［B］between

［C］in［Ｄ］to

71.［A］revealed［B］exposed

［C］opened［Ｄ］shown

72.［A］trip［B］journey

［C］voyage［Ｄ］route

73.［A］lain［B］stationed

［C］set［Ｄ］located

74.［A］escape［B］drain

［C］dry［Ｄ］leak

75.［A］water［B］wet

［C］soak［Ｄ］irrigate

76.［A］furnish［B］afford

［C］offer［Ｄ］give

77.［A］focuses［B］bases

［C］depends［Ｄ］takes

78.［A］cross［B］pass

［C］move［Ｄ］advance

79.［A］down［B］below

［C］beneath［Ｄ］off

80.［A］studied［B］researched

［C］surveyed［Ｄ］observed

81.［A］few［B］number

［C］deal［Ｄ］supply

82.［A］although［B］because

［C］so［Ｄ］if

83.［A］that［B］where

［C］when［Ｄ］as

84.［A］exact［B］definite

［C］certain［Ｄ］decisive

85.［A］held［B］taken

［C］got［Ｄ］developed

86.［A］find［B］expose

［C］uncover［Ｄ］discover

Part ⅥTranslation（5 minutes）

Direction:Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

87.If you don’t like to swim, you (不妨待在家里).

88.Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you(弄脏了新地毯).

89.John seems a nice person, (即使这样), I don’t trust him.

90.What a lovely party! It’s worth(牢记一生).

91.Cancer is (仅次于) heart disease as a cause of death.

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