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四级通关模拟卷（第一套）
PartI Writing (30minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write letter to the dining hall of your college about its
unstabletables.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethat180word.
PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report, you will hear two or
three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you
must choose the bestanswer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Theindustryofvideogames. B)TonyHawk’schildhood,
C)TonyHawkandskateboarding. D)SkateboardingintheWhiteHouse.
2.A)Hegotitfromcompetition. B)Hegotitfromhisbrother.
C)Hegotitfromhisteacher. D)HegotitfromtheWhiteHouse.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Over150. B)Over60. C)Over40. D)Over20.
4.A)Thespeedlimitoftheextremelysharpcurveis70milesperhour.
B)Thestraightwayrequiresaspeedlimitof30milesperhour.
C)Rescueworkersfoundthatsevencarshadjumpedintotheriverintheaccident.
D)Thedriversteppedonthebrakesquicklybuttheyjustdidn’twork.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)NearlyhalfoftheAmericansareunemployed.
B)TheincomeoftheaverageAmericanhouseholddeclinedlastyear.
C)MoreAmericansthaneverarelivinginrich.
D)TheeconomicrecoveryisbeingfeltbyallAmericans.
6.A)Theadvantagedcitizens. B)Thewell-educated.
C)Theoldandpeoplelivinginthenorth. D)AfricanAmericansandHispaniccommunities.
7.A)Themiddleclasshaven’tfelttheeconomicrecovery.
B)Themiddleclass’svoteswillbeimportantinnextyear’spresidentialelection.
C)Themiddleclassateinthevastmajorityintheworld’slargesteconomy.
D)Themiddleclassarefacinganuphillstruggle.
SectionB
Directions：In this section, you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear
four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you
must choosethe bestanswer fromthe four choices markedA), B), C), andD).Then mark thecorresponding letter
onAnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Heappliedforajobinhisuniversity. B)Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.
C)Hespentmuchtimeonhisdisease. D)Hetransferredtostudycosmology.
1C)Itisreadmostlybyhisfollowers. D)Itishardtoreadforitsprofoundtheories.
10.A)Hislifeismisledbydoctorsassertion.
B)Heleadsanabnormallifebecauseofhisdisability.
C)Hehasbeenmisinterpretedbymanypeople,
D)Hislifeisbeyondallexpectations.
11.A)Heliveslongerthanexpected.
B)Hecanmanagehisthroughhiscomputer.
C)Heisconsideredasoneoftheleadingminds.
D)Hisbookbecomesoneofthebestsellers.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Aboutfiveyearsago. B)Abouteightyearsago.
C)Abouttenyearsago. D)Abouttwentyyearsago.
13.A)Tochatonlinewithhisbrother.
B)Tosearchforinformationforhisresearch.
C)Tojointhenewsgroupfordiscussion.
D)TogiveadviceforInternetusers.
14.A)SomeonlinegamesarefreeforInternetusers.
B)Onlinegamesaremoreattractiveandinteresting.
C)Theycan’tresistthetemptationofonlinegames.
D)Theywanttomakefriendsbyplayinggames.
15.A)GetusefulthingswhenusingtheInternet.
B)Neverplayanyonlinegames.
C)Usedial-upaccessinsteadofbroadbandInternetaccess.
D)Focustheirtimeonnewsandinformation.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C）andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with
asinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theywanttoworkformorepeople. B)Theyneedtrainingoverseas,
C)Thereisanursingsurplusthere. D)Theywanttopursueabetterdevelopment.
17.A)Developedcountrieshavealargerproportionofnurses.
B)Nursesindevelopedcountriesarepaidmuchmore.
C)Developedcountrieshavetrainedmorenurses.
D)Alltheworldhasrealizedtheshortageofnurses.
18.A)Fewerpeoplewilldevotetoheathcare. C)Theshortageofnurseswillbemoreserious.
B)Theagingpopulationisbecominglarger. D)Theneedfornursesisgoingtofalldown.
19.A)Developedcountrieswithlessnurses.
B)Developingcountrieswithlessnurses.
C)Countrieswhichhaveenoughcaretrainers.
D)Countrieswhichlacknurseschools.
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)In1963inTennessee. C)In1936inTennessee.
B)In1963inNewYork, D)In1936inNewYork.
221.A)Hejoinedahighschoolbasketballteaminhisthirdyear.
B)HeoncestudiedattheUniversityofSouthCarolina.
C)Hewasveryoutgoingwhenhewasalittleboy.
D)Hewasfamousforusinghisquicknessandstrengthtoreachthebasket.
22.A)Hejumpsveryhightoreachthebasket.
B)Itlookslikehecouldflywhileshootingthebasket.
C)Heisquicktoshootthebasket.
D)Heisfamousforrunningfast.
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Hemayselectaprivateschoolratherthanapublicschool.
B)Hecanapplyforfinancialaidorscholarship.
C)Hecanworkpart-timeintheuniversity.
D)Hemaylowerhiscostonboardandlodging.
24.A)Itlargelydependsonthemajors. C)Itisthesameforalltheundergraduates.
B)Itisincreasingsharplyinrecentyears. D)Itvariesgreatlyamongdifferentstudents.
25.A)Thecostischargedaccordingtoalaw.
B)Thecostwillbereducedaccordingtothenewsystem.
C)Out-of-statestudentsoftenpaymoreforthesameprogram.
D)Internationalstudentspaythemostfortheirstudy.
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension (40minutes )
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank
from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before
making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for
each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the
bankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Last year, I spoke at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers pasted the results of a survey
showingthatonlyasmallpercentageofwealthymenbelievedtheirwivesspenttoomuch.
“What?” shouted one__26___. “Those guys have to be lying.”There is no __27____measure of who
spendsmoreamongtherich:menorwomen.Bothwillsaytheotheristhebiggerspender.
Arecentsurveyprovesthepoint.Thesurveypolled40women,eachwithanetworthofmillionormore.
About half the respondents___28____their money, a quarter got it from their husbands and the other quarter
earned it themselves. That is __29____in line with other surveys of wealthy women and the ___30____of their
money.
Asforspending,almostallthewomen（90%）__31____theirspendinghabitsas“belowtheirmeans.”The
report on the survey said that is “possibly because they do not view their __32____wealth as defining their
success.”
“Womentendnottospendasmuchasmenandsplashtheirnamesallovertheplace, ” saidonewomanin
thesurvey,describingherspendingas___33___andherlifestyleas“belowtheradar.”
At the same time. 70% of the women said they “buy nice things when necessary,” And 93.5% of the
women said the were responsible for making decisions on major buying, which __34____that they do a lot of the
bigspending.
Of course, for truly major buying a house in Aspen, Colo, a Gulfstream, a Feadship, the couple probably
makesthedecisiontogether.
Butwhataboutother___35____?Doyouthinkmenorwomendomostofthehigh-endspending?
3A)conditions I)potentially
B)conservative J)predicts
C)described K)purchases
D)displayed L)reliable
E)extreme M)roughly
F)implies N)sources
G)inherited O)valuable
H)participant
SectionB
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement
containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by
markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
CaughtintheWeb
[A]Afewmonthsago, itwasn’tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline,She’d
wake up early,turn on helaptop and chaton Internetdating sites andinstant-messaging programs-leaving her bed
for only brief interval, Her household bills piled up, along with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took
near-constantcomplaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.“Iwasstartingtofeellike
mywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslippingintoadepression,”saidCarla.“IknewthatifIdidn’tgetoffthe
dating sites. I’d just keep going,” detaching(使脱离) herself further from the outside world. Toebe’s conclusion :
Shefeltlikeshewas“addicted”totheInternet.She’snotalone.
[B] Concernabortexcessive Internet useisn’t new.As farback as 1995, articles in medical journalsand the
establishment of a Pennsylvania treatment center for overusers generated interest in the subject. There’s still no
consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether addiction is possible .But as reliance on the
Webgrows,therearesinsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNS
Sperctrums claimed to be the first large-scale look at excessive Internet use. The American Association may
consider listing Internet addiction in the next edition of its diagnostic manual. And scores of online discussion
boardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.
[C] “There’s no question that there’re people who’re seriously in trouble because they’re overdoing their
Internetinvolvement,”saidpsychiatrist(精神科医生)IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderrather
thanatrueaddiction.JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical,
“The Internet is an environment,” he said. “You can’t be addicted to the environment, ” Bishop describes the
problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals
andplansinplaceoftimespentonline.
[D] The new CNS Spectrums study was based on results of a nationwide telephone survey of more than
2,500 adults. Like the 2005 survey, this one was conducted by Stanford University researchers. About 6% of
respondents reported than “their relationships suffered because of excessive Internet use.”About 9% attempted to
conceal “nonessential Internet use,” and neatly 4% reported feeling “preoccupied by the Internet when offline.”
About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedthey“foundithardto
stayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime.”
[E] “The Internet problem is still in its infancy,” said Elias Aboujaoude, a Stanford professor. No single
online activity is to blame for excessive use, he said. “They’re online in chat rooms, checking e-mail, or writing
blogs.The problem is notlimited to porn(色情) or gambling websites”, Excessive Internetuse should be defined
not by the number of hours spent online but “in terms of losses,” said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University
professor,“ It it’s a loss where you’re not getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result,
thenit’stoomuch.”
4[F]Since the early 1990s, several clinics have been established in the U.S. to treat heavy Internet users.They
include the Center for IntemetAddiction Recovery and the Center for Interne Behavior.The website for Orzack’s
centerlists thefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptoms ofcomputeraddiction;Havingasenseofwell-being
(幸福) or excitement while at the computer; Longing for more and more time at the computer; Neglect of family
andfriends ;Feeling empty,depressedorirritable whennotatthecomputer;Lying to employers andfamily about
activities; Inability to stop the activity ; Problems with school or job. Physical symptoms listed include dry eyes,
backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhyyiene(卫生)andsleepdisturbances.
[G] People whostruggle with excessive Internetusemay bedepressedorhave othermood disorders,Orzack
said. When she discusses Internet habits with her patients, they often report that being online offers a “ sense of
belonging ,an escape, excitement and fun,” she said . “Some people say relief ...because they find themselves so
relaxed.”
[H] Some parts of the Internet seem to draw people in more than others. Internet gamers spend countless
hours competing in games against people from all over the world . One such game, called World of Warcraft, is
cited on many sites by posters complaining of a “gaming addiction”. Andrew Heidrich, an education network
administrator from Sacramento, plays World of Warcraft for about two to four hours every other night , but that’s
nothing compared with the 40 to 60 hours a week he spent playing online games when he was in college. He cut
backonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention(干预),inwhichrelativestoldhimhe’dgainedweight.
[I] “There’s this whole culture ofcompetition thatsucks peoplein “with online gaming , said Heidrich , now
afather oftwo . “People doitatthe expenseof everything thatwasa constantin their lives ,” Heidrich nowvisits
websitesthatdiscussgamingaddictionregularly“toremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonlinegamesincheck.”
[J] Toebe also regularly visits a site where posters discuss Internet overuse. In August , when she first
realized she had a problem , she posted a message on a Yahoo Internet addiction group with the subject line : “I
HaveanInternetAddiction.”“I’mself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,butI’mfailingtoaccomplish
my work , to take care ofmy home , to give attention to my children ,” shewrote in amessage sentto the group .
“Ihavetomoneyorinsurancetogetprofessionalhelp;Ican’tevenpaymymortgage (抵押贷款)andfacelosing
everything.”
[K] Since then , Toebe said , she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use . “I have a
boyfriendnow,andI’mnotinterestedinonlingdating,”shesaidbyphonelastweek.“It’salotbetternow.”
36.AndrewHeidrichvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictiontocurbhisdesireforonlinggaming.
37.PeoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheInternetmayfeeldepressed.
38.Hollownessisakindofpsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction.
39.Internetusewouldbeconsideredexcessiveifitseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationships.
40.Peoplehaven’tyetreachedagreementonthedefinitionofexcessiveInternetuse.
41. Jonathan Bishop believes that the Internet overuse problem can be solved if people can realize what is
importantinlife.
42. Her daughters’ repeated complaints made Carla Toebe realize she was spending too much time on the
Internet.
43.ExcessiveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthatshecouldn’taffordprofessionalhelp.
44.ManypeoplespendmuchoftheirtimeindulginginaInternetgame.
45.SomepeopleisactuallyunwillingtofaceuptoproblemsbyoverusingtheInternet.
SectionC
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best
choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet 2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
5Questions46and50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
For the past 50 years , scientists have scoured (彻底地搜寻) the skies for radio signals from beyond our
planet,hopingforsome signofextraterrestrial(地球外的)life.Butonephysicistsaysthere’snoreasonalienlife
couldn’talreadybelurkingamongus-ormaybeeveninus.
Paul Davies , an award-wining Arizona State University physicist , known for his popular science writing ,
saidthatlifemayhavedevelopedonEarthnotoncebutseveraltimes.
Davies said the variant life forms--most likely tiny microbes (微生物) --could still be hanging around “right
underoutnoses--oreveninournoses.”
“How do we know all life on earth descended from a single origin ?” he told a conference at London’s
prestigiousRoyalSociety.“We’vejustscratchedthesurfaceofthemicrobialworld.”
The idea that alien micro-organisms could be hiding out here on earth has been discussed for a while ,
according to Jill Tarter , the director of the U .S . SETI project , which listens for signals from civilizations based
arounddistantstars.
She said several of the scientists involved in the project were interested in pursuing the notion , which Davies
earlierlaidoutina2007articlepublishedinscientificAmericaninwhichheasked:“Arealiensamongus?”
So far , there’s no answer . And ever finding one would be fraught with (充满......的) difficulties , as Davies
himselfacknowledged.
Unusualorganisms abound--includingchemical-eatingbacteriawhichhideoutdeepintheoceanandorganisms
thatthriveinboiling-hotsprings-butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redifferentlifeformsentirely.
“How weird do they have to be suggest a second origin as opposed to just an obscure branch of the family
tree ?” he said . Davies suggested that the only way to prove an organism wasn’t “life as we know it ”was if it
werebuiltusingexoticelementswhichnootherformoflifehad.
Such organisms have yet to be found . Davies also noted that less that 1 percent of all the world’s bacteria had
beencomprehensivelystudied-leavingplentyoftimetofindunusualorganisms.
46.Whatcanwelearnfromonephysicist’swordsinParagraph1?
A)Itisunreasonabletodiscusstheissueofalienlife.
B)Lifefromouterspaceislikelytobeonearthalready.
C)It’spossiblethatextraterrestriallifeiscompetingwithussecretly.
D)Alienlifehasprobablyputsomeextraterrestrialelementsinourbody.
47. What’stheprobablemeaningof“We’vejustscratchedthesurfaceofthemicrobialworld”?
A)Weareonlylivingonthesurfaceofthemicrobialworld.
B)Themicrobialworldistoocomplicatedtobestudiedintensively.
C)Wehaven’tobtainedin-depthknowledgeofthemicrobialworldyet.
D)Wecantouchsuchlivesastinymicrobesinthemicrobialworld.
48.WecanknowthattheU.S.SETIproject______.
A)isinchargeoftrackingthedevelopmentofpossibleextraterrestriallife
B)takeschargeoftakingoversignalsaboutcivilizationfromdistantstars
C)takersstudyingmessagesfromplanetsbeyondtheearthasitsresponsibility
D)seestomonitoringsignalsfrompossiblealienculturetoestimateitsexistence
49.WhatmethoddidDaviesproposetoprovethelifeformofanorganism?
A)Tospeculateifitconstitutesanunusualbranchofthebiologicalsystem.
B)Tofigureoutwhetherithasexperiencedasecondtimeevolvementornot.
C)Toseewhetherithasforeigncomponentunpossessedbyanyotherlifeform.
D)Tomakesurewhetheritisjustacommonlifeformoranespeciallyweirdone.
650.Whichsentencetakenfromthepassagecanbestexplainthemainidea?
A)There’snoreasonalienlifecouldn’talreadybelurkingamongus-ormaybeeveninus.
B)We’vejustscratchedthesurfaceofthemicrobialworld.
C) The variant life forms-most likely tiny microbes-could still be hanging around “right under our noses-or
eveninournoses.”
D) Lessthan1percentofalltheworld’sbacteriahadbeencomprehensivelystudied-leaving plentyoftimeto
findunusualorganisms.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
According to a private study, the worst U.S. economic recession in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of
retirement,leavingthemfightingforjobsinaweaklabormarketorriskinghomelessness.
The study by Experience Works , showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people over 55 years who
participated needed to find work to keep their homes .Nearly half of them had been searching for work for more
than a year. Experience Works is the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of community service, training and
employmentopportunitiesforolderworkers.
“Thesepeopleareattheage wheretheyunderstandablythoughttheir job-searchingyearswerebehindthem.”
said Cynthia Metzler, president and CEO of Experience Works. “But here they are , many in their 60s ,70s and
beyond , desperate to find work so they can keep a roof over their heads and food on the table.”According to the
study, many of the participants had no intention of working past their 60th birthday, but had to change plans after
beinglaidofforfollowingthedeathofaspouse.Overathirdoftheparticipantshadretired.
Huge medical bills due to a personal illness or that of a spouse were also reasons for coming out of
retirement , the survey found . The longest and deepest economic slump since the 1930s is making finding a job
forthelow-incomeelderlyworkersadifficultchallenge.
AccordingtoLaborDepartmentdata,therewere2millionunemployedworkersover theage of55inAugust,
anincreaseof69percentfromthesame periodlastyear.BetweenAugust2008andAugustthisyear ,thenumber
of unemployed workers 75 years and older increased by 33 percent . The unemployment rate among workers 55
years and older was 6.7 percent in August after shooting to a record 7.1 percent in July. The national
unemploymentratewasat9.7percentinAugust,thehighestin26years.
TheExperienceWorksstudyfoundthat46percentoftheelderlyjobseekersweresometimesforcedtochoose
between paying rent, buying fool or medication . Almost three-quarters believed their age made it harder to
competeforjobswithyoungerworkers.
“The study highlights the need to create policies that remove barriers to employment for older workers and
provide additional programs and services specifically aimed at helping older people re-enter the work force o
remainworking,”saidMetzler.
51.WhatimpactdoestheeconomicrecessionbringtoAmericanseniorcitizens?
A)Theyarepulledbacktobejobseekeragain.
B)Theyhavetoretireaheadofschedule.
C)Theyarefacingtheriskofjoblosses.
D)Theymustcompetewithyouthforjobs.
52.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatExperienceWorks______.
A)takeselderlyjobseekersasitstargetsofservices
B)isthelargestserviceproviderforolderworkersworldwide
C)isabletomakeagreatprofitbyprovidingserviceseveryyear
D)offerscommunityservice,trainingandemploymentopportunitiestoAmericans
753.Whydotheoldpeoplestillexpectforjobs?
A)Becausetheydon’tbelievetheirjob-searchingyearshavepassed.
B)Becausetheywanttogainmoreguaranteefortheirretirement.
C)Becausetheyhavetodependonworkingtomaketheirliving.
D)Becausetheywouldliketodispeltheirpainsforjoborspouselosses.
54.WhatdowelearnabouttheunemploymentrateintheU.S.?
A)TheunemploymentrateinJulyisthehighestinthenationalunemploymentrate.
B)ComparedwiththerateinJuly,theunemploymentrateinAugustdecreasedalittle.
C)9.7percentsetsarecordfortheunemploymentratenationallysince26yearsbefore.
D)Unemployedworkers55yearsandolderaremainlyaffectingtheunemploymentrate.
55.WhatcanbeinferredfromMetzler’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A)Itisnecessaryforthegovernmenttoclearuptheobstaclesinthejobmarket.
B)Moreprogramsandservicesshouldbeaddedtohelpseniorcitizenspullthrough.
C)Thegovernmentshouldtrytoeliminatediscriminationagainstelderlyjobseekers.
D)Extraprogramsandservicesareneededtohelpseniorcitizensavoidbeinglaidoff.
PartⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto
English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
随着中国经济的快速发展和国际交往的日益广泛，世界各国对汉语学习的需求急剧增长。在借鉴其他国
家推广本民族语言经验的基础上，中国从2004年起开始在海外设立孔子学院。孔子学院是以教授汉语和传
播中国文化为宗旨的非营利（non-profit）机构。到2012年年底，中国已经在全球108个国家和地区建立
了大约400所孔子学院和500个孔子课堂。
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