大学英语4级考试预测试题1

CET4预测题11大学英语4级考试预测试题1PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnCollegeStudentsUsingCreditCards.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.越来越多的大学生使用信用卡2.使用信用卡的优点与弊端3.你的观点OnCollegeStudentUsingCreditCardsPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.7ThingsYouCan’tSayinCanadaAttackingoursacredcows(thingsorpeoplethatcannotbecriticized)mayturnyouintoonelookeddownuponbyallothers—butitcanalsobealotoffun.Everyculturehasitsunacknowledgedtaboos—thethingsyouareforbiddentosayordoinpolitecompany,theacceptedtruthsyouarenotallowedtodoubt.Youmightthinkthataliberal,open-mindedcountrylikeCanadawouldbefreeofsuchtaboos,butyou’dbewrong.Inspiteofourbeliefinourownenlightenedtolerance,somethingsaresimplynotopentodebate.Ifyoutry,you’reboundtoshocktheneighbors.It’sriskytoquestionthewisdomofthetribe.Youmightgetstoned.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplemightsneakuptoyouafterwardsandconfessthattheysecretlyagree.Sohere’sachallengetoafewofournation’smostwidelyheldbeliefs.Yousaythesethingsinpublicatyourownperil.Iwillbeelaboratingonthesepointsoverthemonthstocome.Feelfreetostonemeorsecretlyagree—or,evenbetter,addtothelist.Attheveryleast,they’resuretostartagooddinner-partyfight.MargaretAtwoodwritessomereallyawfulbooks.ThequeenofCanadianLiteraturedominatestheliteraryworldlikeagiant.Nobodyhaswonmoreawardsthanshehas,andnobodyismorefeared.ThereisnosuchthingasabadreviewofaMargaretAtwoodbookinCanada.That’stoobad,becausemanyofherbooksaretediousandunreadable,fulloftortuousplotsandunpleasantcharacters.Whywillnoonesayso?Becausewe’regratefulthatshe’sputusontheglobalmap.Andbecauseiftheydo,they’llneverworkinthiscountryagain.Recyclingisawasteoftimeandmoney.Onceuponatimeitwaseasytoputoutthetrash.Today,theGarbageGestaporulesourlives.Everyhouseholdhasbecomeaminiversionofthevillagedump,andCET4预测题12everyoneofushasbecomeagarbagepicker,carefullyseparatingourorganicsfromourbottlesandpapers,andworryingaboutwhereourdryerlintissupposedtogo.Don’ttrytosneakawinebottleintothewrongbag!Thetrashpolicewillpunishyou.Thetruthaboutrecyclingisthatit’sagiantwasteofdollarsanddoesn’thelptheenvironment.Butdon’ttellyourkids.Theywon’tbelieveyou.They’vebeenbrainwashed.Onlyprivateenterprisecansavepublichealthcare.TommyDouglas,theCBC’sGreatestCanadian,broughtusuniversalhealthcare.Butevenhisplandidn’toriginallypayforeverybody’singrowntoenails.Hisprimarygoalwastomakesurenobodyfacedfinancialruiniftheygotsick.Todaywehaveasystemwherecontrollingcostsismoreimportantthantreatingpatients,andwhereideologyiscripplingus.Insomeplaces,includingToronto,peoplegoblindwaitingforcataractsurgery.Thegovernmentcouldrestoretheirsighttomorrowsimplybysendingthemtoaprivateclinicinsteadoftoahospital.Thecosttothegovernmentwouldbeexactlythesame.ButinCanada,privateisadirtyword,andsothegovernmentwouldratheryougoblind.PoorTommywouldbespinninginhisgrave.DavidSuzukiisbadfortheenvironment.Fromglobalwarmingtofarmedsalmonandgeneticallymodifiedcrops,DavidSuzukihasjustonemessage:Theendisnear.Heisourhomegrownprophetofdoomwhopreachestheessentialwickednessofthehumanrace.LikeamodernSavonarola,hewarnsthatunlesswecastourmaterialpossessionsintothebonfire,we’reallgoingtohell.Thetroublewiththisapocalypticvisionisthatpeoplearestartingtotuneout.AndourhugelyexpensiveinvestmentintheunworkableKyototreaty,whichMr.Suzukitellsusdoesn’tgonearlyfarenough,willcrowdoutmorepracticalmeasurestocutsmogandcleanupourwastesites.Anationaldaycareprogramwon’tdoathingtohelppoorkids.Cheapnationaldaycare!Whocouldbeagainstit?It’ssupposedtogivekidsabetterstartinlife,andnobodycanobjecttothat.ButinQuebec,wheretheprogramstarted,universaldaycarehasturnedouttobenothingmorethanagiant(andextremelycostly)subsidyforrelativelywell-heeledmiddle-classparents.Fewpoorparentsusethesystem.Nodoubtconvenientdaycareisagodsendformany.Butsofarthereisnodefinitiveevidencethatkidswhogotodaycaregoontodobetterinschoolorinlife.Soifwewanttoinvestbillionsinhelpingkids,whyarewespendingitonthekidswhoneedhelptheleast?GroupofSevenartistsareoverexposedgenrepainters.IlikeA.Y.Jacksonasmuchasyoudo.HispaintingsremindmeofwhenIwenttosummercamp.IgrewupwithareproductionofTheWestWindhanginginourlivingroom.(ThatwasbyTomThomson,whowasn’treallyamemberofGroupofSeven,butnevermind.)GroupofSevenwerethefirstartiststodepictthewildCanadianlandscape,andtheywereboldyoungrebelsintheirtime.CET4预测题13Butthattimewas80yearsago.Todaytheirworkisthequintessenceofbourgeoispicture-postcardart—thekindofartit’ssafetotakeyourmothertosee.Enough,already.Maybeit’stimewemovedon.TheUnitedStatesisthegreatestforceforgoodtheworldhaseverknown.Ofalltheshockingthingsyoucansayaroundthedinnertable,thisisthemostshockingone.Afterall,America-bashingispartofournationalidentity.Atbest,weseeourneighborasawell-intentionedbutarr