四级模拟试题及参考答案1PartOneListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid-Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A)Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.B)Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.C)Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.D)Shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.2.A)HesawthebigtowerhevisitedonTV~B)HehasvisitedtheTVtowertwice.C)HehasvisitedtheTVtoweronce.D)HewillvisittheTVtowerinJune.3.A)Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.B)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor'stime.C)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.D)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.4.A)Hedoesn'tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.B)Hedoesn'tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.C)Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily,D)Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.5.A)Themanthoughttheessaywaseasy.B)Theybothhadahardtimewritingtheessay.C)Thewomanthoughttheessaywaseasy.D)Neitherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentyet.6.A)Inthepark.B)BetweentwobuildingsC)Inhisapartment.D)Underahugetree.7.A)It'sawfullydull.B)It'sreallyexciting.C)it'sveryexhausting.D)It'squitechallenging.8.A)movie.B)Alecture.C)Aplay.D)Aspeech.9.A)Theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.B)Theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.C)Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.D)Theweathermaygetevencolder.10.A)Themysterystory.B)Thehiringofashopassistant.C)Thesearchforareliablewitness.D)Anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)TheywanttochangethewayEnglishistaught.B)TheylearnEnglishtofindwell-paidjobs.C)Theywanttohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofEnglish.D)Theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.12.A)Professionals.B)Collegestudents.C)BeginnersD)Intermediateearners.13.A)Coursesfordoctors.B)Coursesforbusinessmen.C)Coursesforreporters.D)Coursesforlawyers.14.A)Threegroupsoflearners.B)TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.C)EnglishforSpecificPurposes.D)FeaturesofEnglishfordifferentpapacies.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.15.A)Toshowofftheirwealth.B)Tofeelgood.C)Toregaintheirmemory.D)Tobedifferentfromothers.16.A)Tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.B)Toplaygameswiththem.C)Tosendshamtothehospital.D)Tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.17.A)Theyneedcareandaffection.B)Theyarefondofround-the-worldtrips.C)Theyaremostlyfrombrokenfamilies.D)Theyarelikelytocommitcrimes.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.A)Becauseitwastooheavy.B)Becauseitdidnotbendeasily.C)Becauseitdidnotshootfar.D)Becauseitsstringwasshort.19.A)Itwentoutofuse300yearsagoB)hwasinventedaltertheshorthow.C)Itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.D)It'sstillinusetoday.20.A)Theyareaccurateandeasytopull.B)Theirshootingrangeis40yards.C)Theyareusuallyusedindoors.D)Theytook100yearstodevelop.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Designofallthenewtoolsandimplementsisbasedoncarefulexperimentswithelectronicinstruments.First,ahuman“guineapig”istestedusingaregulartool.Measurementsaretakenoftheamountofworkdone,andthebuildupofheatinthebody.Twistedjointsandstretchedmusclescannotperformaswell,ithasbeenfound,asjointsandmusclesintheirnormalpositions.Thesamepersonisthentestedagain,usingatooldesignedaccordingtothesuggestionsmadebyDr.Tichauer.Allthesetestshaveshownthegreatimprovementofthenewdesignsovertheold.OneoftheelectronicinstrumentsusedbyDr.Tichauer,themyograph(肌动记器),makesvisiblethroughelectricalsignalstheworkdonebyhumanmuscle.Anothermachinemeasuresanydangerousfeaturesoftools,thusprovinginformationuponwhichtobaseanewdesign.Oneconclusionoftestsmadewiththismachineisthatatripodstepladderismorestableandsafertousethanonewithfourlegs.Thisworkhasattractedtheattentionofefficiencyexpertsandtime-and-motion-studyengineer,butitsvaluegoesfarbeyondthat.Dr.Tichauer’sfirstthoughtisforthehealthofthetooluser.Withtherepeateduseofthesametoolalldaylongonproductionlinesandinotherjobs,evenlightmanualworkcanputaheavystressononesmallareaofthebody.Intime,suchstresscancauseadisablingdisease.Furthermore,musclefatigueisaserioussafetyhazard.Efficiencyistheby-productofcomfort,Dr.Tichauerbelieves,andhisnewdesignsfortraditionaltoolshaveprovedhispoint.21.Whatareinvolvedinthed