大学英语四级考试模拟试题三及答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试模拟试题三及答案

新视野大学英语四级考试模拟试题三及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection，youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD），anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Example:

Youwillhear:

　　Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.B）Inthewaitingroom.

　　C）Attheairport.D）Inarestaurant.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore，A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose［A］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

　　1.A）Thewomanisclosefriendoftheman.B）Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.

　　C）Thewomanisseeingadoctor.D）Thewomanistiredofherwork.

　　2.A）Thisapplepietastesverygood.B）Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.

　　C）Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.D）Hismothercan'tmakeapplepies.

　　3.A）Takeawalk.B）Giveaperformance.

　　C）Listentothemusic.D）Dancetothemusic.

　　4.A）Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

　　B）Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

　　C）Readmorethanonearticle.

　　D）Chooseabetterarticletoread.

　　5.A）ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.

　　B）ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

　　C）ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

　　D）Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.

　　6.A）HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

　　B）HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

　　C）Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

　　D）Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.

　　7.A）Hegetsnervousvesily……B）Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.

　　C）Heisanawfulspeaker.D）Hehasn'tpreparedhisspeechwell.

　　8A）Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.

　　B）Therewasn'talargeselectionatthebookstore.

　　C）Themanboughtalotofbooks.

　　D）Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.

　　9.A）Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.

　　B）Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

　　C）Gototheairportimmediately.

　　D）Switchtoadifferentflight.

　　10.A）Dr.Lemoniswaitingorapatient.

　　B）Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

　　C）Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

　　D）Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

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

　　PassageOne

　　Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　11.A）Acaroutsidethesupermarket.B）Acaratthebottomofthehill.

　　C）Paul'scar.D）Thesportscar.

　　12.A）insidethecar.B）Atthefootofthehill.

　　C）Inthegaratge.D）Inthesupermarket.

　　13.A）Thedriverofthesportscar.B）Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.

　　C）Thebusdriver.D）Paul.

　　14.A）Nobody.B）Thetwogirls.

　　C）Themanstandingnearby.D）ThesalesmanfromLondon.

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　15.A）Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

　　B）Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

　　C）Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.

　　D）Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

　　16.A）Itwasgettingdark.

　　B）Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

　　C）Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

　　D）Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

　　17.A）Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

　　B）Heknewthepolicemanwould'tbelievehim.

　　C）Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

　　D）Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThree

　　Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　18.A）Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

　　B）Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

　　C）Thedestructionofoilwells.

　　D）Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

　　19.A）Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

　　B）Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.

　　C）Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

　　D）Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted……

　　20.A）Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

　　B）Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

　　C）Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

　　D）Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

　　PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now，onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit，saysomescientists.

　　Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousadswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

　　Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone，thescientistssay，we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

　　Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.

　　Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:

1）Howlikelytheeventis;and2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500，000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall，itwouldbetheendoftheworld."Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebigasteroids，they'lltakecareofus，"saysonescientist."It'sthatsimple."

　　Thecure，though，mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

"Theworldhaslesstofearfrom

　　doomsday（毁灭性的）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem，"saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

　　21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

　　A）Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

　　B）Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

　　C）Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

　　D）Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

　　22.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

　　A）Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

　　B）Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

　　C）CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

　　D）It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur……

　　23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthe

　　courseofasteroids?

　　A）Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

　　B）Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

　　C）ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisvery

　　unlikely.

　　D）Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

　　24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

　　A）whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

　　B）asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

　　C）theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikely

　　tohappeninourlifetime

　　D）workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroids

　　withEarth.

　　25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?

　　A）Optimistic.B）Critical.C）Objective.D）Arbitrary.

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Believeitornot，opticalillusion（错觉）cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes，calledchevrons（人字形）paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare，andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents，thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves，exitslopes，trafficcircles，andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight，horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However，trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons，scientistssay，notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanesppeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

　　26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

　　A）anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

　　B）anewpatternforpaintinghighways

　　C）anewapproachtotrainingdrivers

　　D）anewtypeofopticalillusion