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大学英语四级模拟题

ModelTest3

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterinreplytoafriend'sinquiryaboutapplyingforadmissiontoyourcollegeoruniversity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.大学校园内各种证书的报考十分火热

2.大学生考证的利弊

3.考证面前，我的选择

ThePopularityofGettingCertificatesonCampus

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly

Forquestions1-7,mark

　　Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　N（forNO）ifhestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage;

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Spiders

　　SpiderscanbedistinguishedfromotherArachnidsbecausetheprosoma（combinedheadandthorax）isonlyseparatedfromtheopisthosoma（abdomen）byanarrowwaist,inotherArachnidsthewholebodyappearstobemuchmoreofasingleunit.Allspidersproducesilk,butonlysomeconstructwebstocatchtheirhomesandtoprotecttheireggs.

　　Allspiderspossesspoisonglandsbutveryfewofthemaredangeroustohumans,ofthe600speciesinBritainonly12（atleastoneoftheseisarecenthumanassistedcolonist）arestrongenoughtopiercethehumanskin,andapartfromallergies,nonearemoredangerousthanacommonwasp.Mostspidershave8eyes（thoughsomehave6,4,2or0）,aswellas8legs.（Bythewayifyoucounttheclawsasseparatelegsection（whichyoushouldn’treally）thentheirlegshave8partsaswell（coxa,trochanter,femur,patella,tibia,tarsus,metatarus,claws）.Therearemorethan32,000knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.Nohumanbeinghaseverbeenofficiallyrecorderashavingdiedastheresultofatarantula’bite.

　　Allspidersarecarnivorousandfeedonlyonliquids,i.e.theirpreysnaturaljuicesandthebreakdownproductsofexternaldigestion（meaningtheyspit,exudeorinjectdigestivejuicesonto/intotheirpreyandsuckuptheresultingsoup）.Sowhynotinvitesometoyournextsocialdo?

What’sInaName

　　ThewordArachnidacomesfromtheGreekwordArachne,whowasthedaughterofIdmonofColophoninLydia,adyerbytrade.Arachneherselfwasaweaver,thebestinalltheknownworld.HoweverinafoolishmomentshechallengedAthene,thedaughterofZeusandgoddessof,amongotherthings,wavingtoaweavingcompetition.Arachnewovesoperfectacloththatshetoreittoshreds.Arachnebecamedepressedafterthisandintheendshehungherself.AthenestirredtoremorseattheknowledgeofwhatherangerhadwroughtturnedtheropeArachnehadusedtohangherselfintoawebandArachneherselfintoaspidersothatthebeautyofherspinningshouldnotbelosttotheworldeveragain.

TheGreatHouseholdSpiderSafari

　　TherearejustoversixhundreddifferentsortsofspidersintheBritishIsles.Butoftheseonlyahandfularecommonlyfoundinhouses.Atthefrontoftheheadisapairofwhatappeartobesmalllegs.Thesearecalledpalpsandareusedtoguidefoodtothespider’smouth.Thefrontoftheheadalsohasagroupofsixoreighteyes.Ontheundersideofthebodyattherear,arefourorsixsmallconicalbumpsorcylinders.Therearethespinneretsfromwhichthespiderproducesthesilktomakeitswebs.

　　Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydonebylookingattheirpalps.Maleshaveswollenendstotheirpalpswhichmakesthemlookasiftheyarewearingboxinggloves,theseareoftenstrangeshapesiflookedatwithahandlens.Femaleshavenormallookingpalpsthatarenotswollenattheends.

ThelargestspideristheGoliathspider,thefemaleofwhichgrowstoreachalegspanofteninches.ThelargestspiderinBritainistheCardinalspiderwhichisaclosecousinofTimTegenaria.Femalescanachievealegspanoffourandahalfinches.ItisknownastheCardinalspiderasitwascommoninHamptonCourtwhenCardinalWolseylivedthere.Thesightoftheselongleggedspiderswanderingaroundthepalaceatnightusedtofrightenhim.Sofar32，000differentkindsofspiderhavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.Britainhas630differentkindsofspiderofwhich250aretinyMoneyspiders.Thesmallestofwhichhasabodylessthanonemillimeterlong.

1.Allthesilkproducedbyspidersconstructwebstocatchtheirfood.

2.Notallthepoisonglandspossessedbyspidersaredangeroustohumanbeings.

3.SpidersoftenkillhumansinBritainwhentheypiercehumanskin.

4.Afterseeingherenemycommitssuicide,ArachneturnedAtheneintoaspider.

5.TimTegenariaspidersarecloselyrelatedtotarantulaspiders;botharefoundinBritain.

6.Sofar32,000differentkindsofspidershavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.

7.MoneyspidersarethesmallestspidersfoundintheArachnidsfamily.

8.Therearemorethan______________knownspeciesofspiderinBritain.

9.Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydoneby_________________________.

10.Thelargestspideris__________________________.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35mins）

SectionA

Directions:

InpartA,youwillhearshortconversationsbetweentwopeople.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestionabouttheconversation.Theconversationsandthequestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.

11.A）Hissisterhasbeenadmittedtoauniversity..

B）He’sgotaletterfromhisfatherinAmerica.

C）Hissister’sgotagodjobinAmerica.

D）HewillgotoAmericatovisithissister.

12.A）themanwillnotbeabletosleep

B）someonewillenterthebackdoorwhilethemanissleeping

C）thelockonthedoorwillbreak

D）themanwillnotbeabletocomeback

13.A）shelostherway

B）shelosthercar

C）shelostherhandbags

D）shelostherkeys

14.A）morepeopleshouldbeinvitedtothedance.

B）thepeopleshouldlearnthatdancebetter.

C）there’sgoingtobeawedding.

D）theyneedtoprintmoreinvitations.

15.A）8:

15

B）7:

45

C）8:

45

D）7:

30

16.A）somepeoplepretendedtoknowthattheyreallydon’t

B）whatthewomansaidistrue

C）whatthewomansaidiswrong

D）heknowsmorethanthewomandoes

17.A）theyshouldkeepthechairstherestoftheirlives.

B）hethinksthechairsshouldbereplacedbynewones

C）thewomenshouldnotcomplainabouttheirlife

D）.theyshouldmovetoanotherplace

18.A）attheairport

B）inarestaurant

C）alongthestreet

D）inthehotel

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

19.A）name

B）address

C）receipt

D）phonenumber

20.A）forcustom’scheck

B）forsecuritycheck

C）forconveniencesake

D）forcompany’ssake

21.A）thetimeneededforsendingtheparcel

B）theflighttimetosanFrancisco

C）theparceldestination

D）theparcelcollection

Questions22-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A）inamall

B）inaclassroom

C）inaknapsackstore

D）onthetelephone

23.A）hedoesn’tknowwhatcolorhisfriendlikesinagift

B）hisfriendhasabrokenknapsack

C）thegifthewantsisn’tthere

D）hedoesn’tknowwhathisfriendwillfindusefulinagift

24.A）agiftshouldbedecorative

B）agiftshouldbereasonable

C）agiftshouldbeexpensive

D）agiftshouldbeuseful

25.A）tryacolorhehasn’ttriedbefore

B）tryacolorthatstandsout

C）tryacolorthatisdifferenttothelastonehisfriendchose

D）trythesamecolorasthelastonehisfriendchose

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A）hamburgersandFrenchfriedpotatoes

B）foreignfood

C）hotdogs

D）butterandbread

27.A）theytakethemhometoeat

B）theysellthehamburgers

C）theyeatthemintheircars

D）bothAandC

28.A）whentheyhavedinnerswiththeirfamilies

B）whentheytravelabroad

C）whentheydriveacar

D）whentheycannotgoinsidetobuythehamburgers

PassageTwo

Questions29-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A）intheearly18thcentury

B）inthelate19thcentury

C）intheearly20thcentury

D）intheearly19thcentury

30.A）basketballwasfirstplayedwithasoccerball

B）basketballhasreplacedsoccerasthemostpopularsportinsomecountries

C）basketballwasinventedbyawell-knownsoccerplayer

D）basketballwasdesignedtoprovideexerciseforthestudentsbeforethebeginningofthesoccerseason

31.A）itbeganasanindoorgame,butlaterbecameequallycommonasoutdoorgame

B）Weknowexactlywhen,whereandbywhomitwasinvented

C）itwasinventedforcollegestudentsbutbecamepopularonlyafteritwasadoptedbysoldiers.

D）weknowwhenitwasfirstplayedoutsideofUSA.

32.A）basketballwasbegunearlierinAsiathaninEurope.

B）basketballisplayedalmostentirelyoutdoorsinmanycountries.

C）thegamewasfirstplayedby18people.

D）basketballwasthesoldiers’chiefentertainmentduringthewar.

PassageThree

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A）toenjoyagoodstory

B）