大学英语全新版4 级试题.docx

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大学英语全新版4级试题

CollegeEnglishAchievementTest

forCollegeEnglish（NewEdition）

BandFour

大学英语（全新版）

四级学业测试题

（2008年5月）

ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress

上海外语教育出版社

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHeavyTraffic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.近年来，许多城市都面临交通拥挤这一问题。

2.解决的一个方法是修建更多的道路。

3.我的意见。

HeavyTraffic

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

GreenWaveWashedOverMainstreamShopping

ResearchinBritainhasshownthat“greenconsumers”continuetoflourishasasignificantgroupamongstshoppers.Thissuggeststhatpoliticianswhoclaimenvironmentalismisyesterday'sissuemaybeseriouslymisjudgingthepublicmood.

AreportfromMintel,themarketresearchorganization,saysthatdespiterecessionandfinancialpressures,morepeoplethaneverwanttobuyenvironmentallyfriendlyproductsanda“greenwave”hassweptthroughconsumerism,takinginpeoplepreviouslyuntouchedbyenvironmentalconcerns.Therecentlypublishedreportalsopredictsthattheprocesswillrepeatitselfwith“ethical”concerns,involvingissuessuchasfairtradewiththeThirdWorldandthesocialrecordofbusinesses.Companieswillhavetobemorehonestandopeninresponsetothismood.

Mintel’ssurvey,basedonnearly1,000consumers,foundthattheproportionwholookforgreenproductsandarepreparedtopaymoreforthemhasclimbedfrom53percentin1990toaround60percentin1994.Onaverage,theywillpay13percentmoreforsuchproducts,althoughthispercentageishigheramongwomen,managerialandprofessionalgroupsandthoseaged35to44.

Between1990and1994theproportionofconsumersclaimingtobeunawareoforunconcernedaboutgreenissuesfellfrom18to10percentbutthenumberofgreenspendersamongolderpeopleandmanualworkershasrisensubstantially.RegionssuchasScotlandhavealsocaughtupwiththesouthofEnglandintheirenvironmentalconcerns.AccordingtoMintel,animageofgreenconsumerismasassociatedinthepastwiththemoreeccentricmembersofsocietyhasvirtuallydisappeared.TheconsumerresearchmanagerforMintel,AngelaHughes,saidithadbecomefirmlyestablishedasamainstreammarket.Sheexplainedthatasfarastheaveragepersonisconcernedenvironmentalismhasnot‘goneofftheboil’.Infact,ithasspreadacrossamuchwiderrangeofconsumergroups,agesandoccupations.

Mintel’s1994surveyfoundthat13percentofconsumersare“verydarkgreen”,nearlyalwaysbuyingenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts,28percentare“darkgreen”,trying“asfaraspossible”tobuysuchproducts,and21percentare“palegreen”—tendingtobuygreenproductsiftheyseethem.Another26percentare“armchairgreens”;theysaidtheycareaboutenvironmentalissuesbuttheirconcerndoesnotaffecttheirspendinghabits.Only10percentsaytheydonotcareaboutgreenissues.

Fourintenpeopleare“ethicalspenders”,buyinggoodswhichdonot,forexample,involvedealingswithoppressiveregimes.Thisfigureisthesameasin1990,althoughthenumberof'armchairethicalhasrisenfrom28to35percentandonly22percentsaytheyareunconcernednow,against30percentin1990.Hughesclaimsthatinthetwenty-firstcentury,consumerswillbeencouragedtothinkmoreabouttheentirehistoryoftheproductsandservicestheybuy,includingthepoliciesofthecompaniesthatprovidethemandthatthiswillrequireagreaterdegreeofhonestywithconsumers.

Amonggreenconsumers,animaltestingisthetopissue—48percentsaidtheywouldbedeterredfrombuyingaproductifithadbeentestedonanimals—followedbyconcernsregardingirresponsibleselling,theozonelayer（臭氧层）,riverandseapollution,forestdestruction,recyclingandfactoryfarming.However,concernforspecificissuesislowerthanin1990,suggestingthatmanyconsumersfeelthatgovernmentandbusinesshavetakenontheenvironmentalagenda.

1.Theresearchfindingsreportcommercialratherthanpoliticaltrends.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

2.Beingfinanciallybetteroffhasmadeshoppersmoresensitivetobuying‘green’.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

3.Themajorityofshoppersarepreparedtopaymoreforthebenefitoftheenvironmentaccordingtotheresearchfindings.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

4.Consumers’greenshoppinghabitsareinfluencedbyMintel’sfindings.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

5.Mintelhaslimitedtheirinvestigationtoprofessionalandmanagerialgroups.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

6.Mintelundertakesmarketsurveysonanannualbasis.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

7.Peoplewillbuyanyproductsunderthenameofgreen.〔Y〕〔N〕〔NG〕

8.Between1990and1994________and________whospendongreenfoodincreasedmuch.

9.Inthepastpeopledescribedthosewhotakeafancyofgreenproductsas________________.

10.Theamountofpeoplewhoconcernedabouttheenvironmentalissuesrelatedtoproductsnowis_____________thoseofpeoplein1990.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

11.A）Shelikedit.B）Shedislikedit.

C）Shehadnoopinion.D）Shehadn’theardaboutit.

12.A）Wife-Husband.B）Shopassistant-Customer.

C）Waitress-Customer.D）Secretary-Boss.

13.A）Toherbrother’soffice.B）Home.

C）Toherfriend’shouse.D）Tothemarket.

14.A）Asalesman.B）Alandlord.

C）Ateacher.D）Awaiter.

15.A）Twenty-five.B）Thirty-five.

C）Fifteen.D）Twenty.

16.A）Thursdayafternoon.B）Thursdaymorning.

C）Tuesdaymorning.D）Tuesdayafternoon.

17.A）$150.B）$200.

C）$50.D）$250.

18.A）Atemporaryjob.B）Apermanentjob.

C）Somemoneyforthevacation.D）Somemoneyfortheuniversityfees.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Theydon’tgetridoffatarms.

B.Theycan’tdamagearmmuscles.

C.Theyaren’tacceptabletomostpeople.

D.Theycanraiseone’sbloodpressure.

20.A.Bytalkingtoanexpert.

B.Byreadinganarticle.

C.Byattendinganexerciseclass.

D.Bylisteningtotheradio.

21.A.Exercisingtheentirebody.

B.Havingyourbloodpressuretakendaily.

C.Losingweightpriortoexercising.

D.Weighingbeforeeachexercisesession.

22.A.Wearingarmweightswhileyouareswimming.

B.Walkingvigorouslyinoneplaceforalongtime.

C.Usingbicyclesthatrequireyoutousebothyourarmsandlegs.

D.Walkingslowlywhileswingingyourarmsbackandforth.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A）ThedifferencebetweentheUSbaseballteamandtheChineseone.

B）EffortstakentopromotebaseballinChina.

C）ThepopularityanddevelopmentofbaseballinChina.

D）TheperformanceofUSbaseballteaminthegamelastnight.

24.A）Ithasalwaysbeenverypopular.

B）Moreandmorepeoplepayattentiontoit.

C）ItisthemostimportantsportinChina.

D）Peopledon'thaveanyinterestinbaseball.

25.A）Itwillwininthe2008OlympicGames.

B）ItisnotasmatureastheUSbaseballteam.

C）It’sthebestbaseballteaminAsia.

D）Itneverwinsininternationalgames.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedo