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四级通关模拟卷（第二套）
Part I Writing (30minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to the dining hall of your college about its
unstable tables. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.
PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports.At the end of each conversation, you will hear four
questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
AnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Aninventionmadebyarchitectsandengineers.
B)Anewdevicegatheringinformationaboutbuildings.
C)Anintroductionofathree-dimensionalmodel.
D)Newwaysofbuildingstructures.
2.A)Theaccurateshapeofroomsinthebuilding.
B)Thesizeandpositionofheatingandcoolingequipment.
C)Thesizeandpositionofwindowsanddoors.
D)Theplacementofelectricaloutlets.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Kidsshouldspendmoretimeoutdoors. B)Kidsallliketreesandflowers.
C)Kidsmaylearnbetteringreennature. D)Kidsshouldlearntoprotectnature.
4.A)Theycandistractachild’sattention. B)Theyareeasytobeaccepted.
C)Theycanhurtachild’shealth. D)Theywillaffectachild’sschooling.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Permanentlossofeyesightofpilots. C)Tragicresultsofairaccidents.
B)Lossofconsciousnessofpassengers. D)Blackoutsofjetfighterpilots.
6.A)Whentheairplaneslowsdownveryquickly.
B)Whentheairplaneismakingasharpturn.
C)Whenthepilotshaveaheartdisease.
D)Whenthepilotsloseconsciousness.
7.A)Itisrequiredbythelawsandthegovernment.
B)TheairpressureisratherlowabovetheEarth’ssurface.
C)Thepassengerswillloseconsciousnessintheplanes.
D)Lackofoxygencanaffectanyoneatextremeheights.
SectionB
Directions：In this section, you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear
1four 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)BrentwoodinAmerica. B)London.
C)EssexinEngland. D)Scotland.
9.A)ItisasmalltownnexttoLondon. B)Itisalargepopulation.
C)ItisinthesoutheastofScotland. D)Itisapoorcity.
10.A)It’sarelativelysmalltown. B)Thepeoplelivingthereareveryrich.
C)Housesarescarcethere. D)It’sclosetoLondon.
11.A)Thewomanisnotsatisfiedwiththerecreationthere.
B)Themanthinkshighlyoftherecreationthere.
C)Allkindsofrecreationsareavailablethere.
D)Themanthinkslittleoftherecreationthere.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Heworkedinapaintingstore.
B)Heworkedinapaintingfactory.
C)Heworkedinagasstand.
D)Heworkedinabookstore.
13.A)ToprinttheTVguides.
B)ToedittheTVguides.
C)ToselltheTVguides.
D)TopreparetheTVguidesfordistribution.
14.A)Highpayandshortworkhours.
B)Friendlyenvironmentandteamworkspirit.
C)Relaxedatmosphereandvaluableexperience.
D)Goodfriendshemadeinthefactory.
15.A)Delightful.
B)Meaningless.
C)Terrible.
D)Cruel.
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
answer from the fourchoices markedA), B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theythinkitlookslikeflowers. B)Theythinkitisfullofpassion.
C)TheyuseittoshowrespecttoChrist. D)Theythinkitisbeautiful.
17.A)France. B)TheCaribbean.
C)England. D)Canada.
18.A)Itisaboutthesizeofanegg. C)Itisfullofyellowseeds.
B)Itiswithabrownskin. D)Itisaboutthesizeofanorange.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Abook. B)Aclock. C)Ashirt. D)Asuitcase.
220.A)Fasteningherseatbelts. C)Enjoyingthebeautyoftheeveningsky.
B)Listeningtothemusic. D)Sittinginasmokefilledroom.
21.A)Shelostherticket. C)Shemadesomemistakes.
B)Shewasthoughtbringingatimebomb. D)Shepassporthadsomeproblems.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Theyhaveunwrittenregulations. C)Theyhavethepromisingprospects.
B)Theyneverpunishtheviolators. D)Theyhavestrictrules.
23.A)Hewillbeperceivedasasuccessfulperson.
B)Hewillbelesslikelytogetpromotion.
C)Hewillbemoresuccessful.
D)Hewillbepushedasidebyhiscolleagues.
24.A)Trytomodifyit. C)Don’tjudgeit.
B)Criticizeitdirectly. D)Shootitdown.
25.A)Hewhocreatestheideadeservesthecredithimself.
B)Itdoesn’tmatterifabusinessownerborrowshisemployee’sidea.
C)Youcanborrowotherpeople’sideaifyouworkasateam.
D)Thevictimswillforgetsoonifyouborrowhisidea.
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.
Newresearchshowsgirlswhoregularlyhavefamily mealsaremuchless__26__toadoptallkindsofextreme
weight control__27__,such as vomiting(催吐)，using laxatives (泻药)or diet pills.Astudy surveying more than
2,500 American high school students found that girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much
healthierrelationshipwithfoodinlaterlife.
The research, published in international journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled
students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 who were__28__up five years later. Regular family meals were found to have a
protective effect__29__of the girls’ age, weight, socio-economic status, dieting__30__or relationship with her
family.
Experts say doctors should encourage families to have dinner at the table instead of on the couch in front of
thetelevisionto__31__againstseriouseatingdisorders.
Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic The Oak House, said eating with family helped
“normalize(正常化)”youngpeople’srelationshipwithfood.
“Whenadolescentsarefeelingthatthey’renotcopingtheyturntosomethingthattheycancontrolandfoodis
something__32__and accessible for them to control. Clearly, if they’re sitting with their family on a regular basis
thentheirfamilycanbemoreincontroloftheireating,”Ms.Daltonsaid.
“It’s about young people feeling connected with their family and that builds self-esteem and sense of worth
andthatcan__33__veryactivelyagainstsomeonedevelopinganeatingdisorder.”
An eating disorders expert, Kirsty Greenwood, said meal times were often difficult for sufferers. “It
is__34__that they feel very ashamed of their eating habits and often won’t eat with other people. Perhaps it’s
becausetheyhaven’t__35__theimportanceofthefamilymealintheirgrowingup,”shesaid.
3A)available I)potential
B)behaviors J)prohibit
C)examined K)protect
D)favorable L)regardless
E)followed M)tendencies
F)followed N)typical
G)habits O)work
H)likely
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.
MediaSelectionforAdvertisements
[A]After determining the target audience for a product or service, advertising agencies must select the
appropriate media for the advertisement. We discuss here the major types of media used in advertising. We focus
our attention on seven types of advertising: television, newspapers, radio, magazines, out-of-home, Internet, and
directmail.
[B]Television isanattractive mediumforadvertisingbecauseitdelivers massaudiencesto advertisers.When
you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,
youcanunderstandthepoweroftelevisiontocommunicatewithalargeaudience.Whenadvertiserscreateabrand,
for example, they want to impress consumers with the brand and its image. Television provides an ideal vehicle
forthistypeofcommunication.Buttelevisionisexpensivemedium,andnotalladvertiserscanaffordtouseit.
[C]Television’s influence on advertising is fourfold. First, narrowcasting means that television channels are
seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, for instance, is watched by people
whoplaygolf; Home andGardenTelevision is seenbythose interested in household improvementprojects.Thus,
audiences are smaller and more homogeneous than they have been in the past. Second, there is an increase in the
number of television channels available to viewers, and thus, advertisers. This has also resulted in an increase in
the sheer number of advertisements to which audiences are exposed. Third, digital recording devices allow
audience members more control over which commercials they watch. Fourth, control over programming is being
passedfromthenetworkstolocalcableoperatorsandsatelliteprogrammers.
[D]After television, the medium attracting the next largest annual ad revenue is newspapers. The New York
Times, which reaches a national audience, accounts for $ 1 billion in ad revenue annually. It has increased its
nationalcirculation(发行量)by 40%andisnow available forhome delivery in 168cities. Locally,newspapersare
thelargestadvertisingmedium.
[E]Newspapers are a less expensive advertising medium than television and provide a way for advertisers to
communicate a longer, more detailed message to their audience than they can through television. Given new
production techniques, advertisements can be printed in newspapers in about 48 hours, meaning newspapers are
also a quick way of getting the message out. Newspapers are often the most important form of news for a local
community,andtheydevelopahighdegreeofloyaltyfromlocalreaders.
[F]Advertising on radio continues to grow. Radio is often used in conjunction with outdoor billboards(广告
牌)andtheInternetto reachevenmorecustomers thantelevision.Advertisers arelikelytouseradiobecauseitisa
less expensive medium than television, which means advertisers can afford to repeat their ads often. Internet
companies are also turning to radio advertising. Radio provides a way for advertisers to communicate with
audiencemembersatalltinesoftheday.Consumerslistentoradioontheirwaytoschoolorwork,atwork, onthe
wayhome,andintheeveninghours.
4[G]Twomajorchanger—satelliteandInternetradio—willforceradioadvertiserstoadapttheirmethods.Both
of these radio forms allow listeners to tune in stations that are more distant than the local stations they could
receiveinthepast.Asaresult,radiowillincreasinglyattracttargetaudienceswholivemanymilesapart.
[H]Newsweeklies,women’stitles,andbusinessmagazineshaveallseenincreasesinadvertisingbecausethey
attractthehigh-endmarket.Magazinesarepopularwithadvertisersbecauseofthenarrowmarketthattheydeliver.
A broadcast medium such as network television attracts all types of audience members, but magazine audiences
are more homogeneous. If you read Sports Illustrated, for example, you have much in common with the
magazine’sotherreaders.Advertisersseemagazinesasanefficientwayofreachingtargetaudiencemembers.
[I]Advertisers using the print media—magazines and newspapers—will need to adapt to two main changes.
First, the Internet will bring larger audiences to local newspaper. These audiences will be more diverse and
geographically dispersed(分散)than in the past. Second, advertisers will have to understand how to use an
increasing number of magazines for their target audiences. Although some magazines will maintain national
audiences,alargenumberofmagazineswillentertainnarroweraudiences.
[J]Out-of-home advertising, also called place-based advertising, has become an increasingly effective way of
reaching consumers, who are more active than ever before. Many consumers today do not sit at home and watch
television. Using billboards, newsstands, and bus shelters for advertising is an effective way of reaching these
on-the-go consumers. More consumers travel longer distances to and from work, which also makes out-of-home
advertising effective. Technology has changed the nature of the billboard business, making it a more effective
medium than in the past. Using digital printing, billboard companies can print a bill board in 2 hours, compared
with 6days previously.This allows advertisers morevariety inthe types ofmessages theycreate becausetheycan
changetheirmessagesmorequickly.
[K]As consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, advertisers will seek to reach this market.
As consumers get more of their news and information from the Internet, the ability of television and radio to get
the word out to consumers will decrease. The challenge to Internet advertisers is to create ads that audience
membersremember.
[L]Internet advertising will play a more prominent role in organizations’ advertising in the near future.
Internetaudiences tend to be quitehomogeneous, butsmall.Advertisers will have to adjusttheir methods to reach
theseaudiencesandwillhavetoadapttheirpersuasivestrategiestotheonlinemediumaswell.
[M]A final advertising medium is direct mail, which uses mailings to consumers to consumers to
communicatea client’s message. Directmail includesnewsletters postcardsandspecialpromotions.Directmail is
aneffectivewaytobuildrelationshipswithconsumers.Formanybusinesses,directmailisthemosteffectiveform
ofadvertising.
36.Anewspapermaygainlargeadrevenueannuallyifitcanreachlotsofaudience.
37.Televisionisanattractiveadvertisingmediuminthatithaslargeaudiences.
38.Advertisingonradiocontinuestogrowbecauseitprovideseasyaccesstoconsumers.
39.Internet advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach audiences that tend to be quite homogenous,
butamall.
40.Magazineshavemuchadvantagesingettingtotargetcustomers.
41.WiththeincreaseofthenumberofTVchannels,thenumberofTVadspeoplecanseehasincreased.
42.Out-of-homeadvertisinghasbecomemoreeffectivebecauseconsumerstravelmorenowthaneverbefore.
43.Directmailisaneffectiveformofadvertisingforbusinessestodeveloprelationshipswithconsumers.
44.Conparedwithtelevision,newspapersasanadvertisingmediumconveymoredetailedmessages.
45.ThechallengetoInternetadvertisersistocreateadsthatcaneasilyleaveimpressiononcustomers.
SectionC
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
5statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best
choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet 2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of
wealthandabundancefromtheartrecordsoftheancientEgyptiancityofTellel-Amarna,astudyhasfound.
Tell el- Amarna was the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh(法老)Akhenaten, who
abandonedmostofEgypt’s oldgods in favor of theAtensun diskandbroughtina newandmore expressive style
ofart.Akhenaten,whoruledEgyptbetween1379and1362BC,builtandlivedinTellel-AmarnaincentralEgypt
for 15 years. The city was largely abandoned shortly after his death and the ascendance of the famous boy king
Tutankhamuntothethrone.
Studies on the remains of ordinary ancient Egyptians in a cemetery in Tell el-Amarna showed that many of
them suffered from anemia(贫血症),fractured bones, stunted growth and high juvenile mortality rates, according
toprofessorsBarryKempandJeromeRose,wholedtheresearch.
Rose, a professor of anthropology(人类学)in the University of Arkansas in the United States, said adults
buriedin thecemetery were probablybroughttherefrom otherpartsofEgypt.“Thismeansthatwehave aperiod
of deprivation in Egypt prior to the Amarna phase. So maybe things were not so good for the average Egyptian
andmaybeAkhenatensaidwehavetochangetomakethingsbetter,”hesaid.
Kemp, director of the Amarna Project which seeks in part to increase public knowledge of Tell el-Amama
andsurroundingregion,saidlittleattentionhasbeengiventothecemeteriesofordinaryancientEgyptians.
Posedisplayed pictures showingspinal(脊柱)injuries among teenagers, probably becauseof accidents during
constructionworktobuildthecity.
The study showed that anemia ran at 74 percent among children and teenagers, and at 44 percent among
adults, Rose said. The average height of men was 159cm(5 feet 2 inches)and 153cm among women. “Adult
heights are used as an indicator for overall standard of living,” he said. “Short statures reflect a diet deficient in
protein…Peoplewerenotgrowingtotheirfullpotential.”
46.Whatisthefindingsofthestudymentionedinthepassage?
A)TheancientTellel-Amarnawasfamousforitsartrecords.
B)TheartisticexhibitionofancientTellel-Amarnawastrustworthy.
C)TheartrecordsofTellel-AmarnashowedancientEgyptians’reallife.
D)ThewasreallytoughforaverageEgyptiansinancientTellel-Amarna.
47.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatAkhenaten______.
A.broughttheancientEgypttoaperiodofthegreatestprosperity.
B)mainlyheldthereinsoftheancientgovernmentincentralEgupt.
C)worshipedEgypt’soldgods,especiallyfavoredthesunGodAten
D)askedhismentocreateanoriginalpatternofartisticrepresentation
48.What’stheresearchers’attitudetowardstheordinaryancientEgyptians’life?
A)Indifferent.
B)Sympathetic.
C)Sorrowful.
D)Admiring.
49.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheaimoftheAmarnaProject?
A)ToassistthepublictoobtainmoredetailedinformationaboutancientEgyptians.
B)Toattractpeople’sattentiontothetombsofcommonpeopleinancientEgypt.
C)TounveilthebrilliantculturesoftheancientEgyptiancityofTellel-Amarna.
6D)TohelppeopleunderstandacertaincapitalofancientEgyptanditsneighborhoodbetter.
50.WhydoestheauthormentionancientEgyptianadultheightsinthelastpartofthepassage?
A)Torealisticallydescribecommonpeople’sphysicalconditionsatthattime.
B)TorevealtheoppressiveworkingpressurefacedwithordinaryEgyptians.
C)Toillustratethefactthatthequalityofcommonlifewastrulylowoftheday.
D)TodemonstratetheaverageEgyptian’sunhealthydiethabitsinancienttimes.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Drink from plastic bottles can raise the body’s levels of a controversial “gendeer-bending” chemical by
morethantwothirds,accordingtotests.
Experts have been concerned about the possible health effects of bisphenolA(BPA)—an everyday chemical
usedinmanyplasticfoodanddrinkcontainersandtinsaswellasclearbabybottles—whichisofficiallyclassified
astoxicinsomecountries.
A study found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate(聚碳酸酯)bottles showed a 69
percentincreaseintheirurineofBPA.
Researchers did not say how much liquid was drunk per day. Researchers from Harvard School of Public
Health studied 77 students, who had first undergone a seven-day “washout” phase in which they drank all cold
beveragesfromstainlesssteelbottlesinordertominimiseBPAexposure.
They were then given two polycarbonate bottles and asked to drink all cold beverages from them during the
week. Previous studies have suggested that high levels of BPA consumption are linked to birth defects, growth
problems and an increased risk of heart disease. In particular there are fears that heating the bottles, as parents
woulddowhenwarmingtheirbaby’smilk,causesthechemicaltoleakinpotentiallydangerousquantitiesintothe
liquidcontainedwithin.
“If you heat those bottles, as is the case with baby bottles, we would expect the levels to be considerably
higher. This would be of concern since infants may be particularly susceptible to BPA’s hormone
gland-disrupting(扰乱腺体激素分泌)potential.”saidtheseniorauthorofthelateststudy,KarinB.Michels.
Most adults carry BPAin their bodies but expert opinion on the risks is divided. The European Food Safety
Authoritybelievesthatpeoplenaturallyconvertthechemicalintolessharmfulsubstancesinthebody.
PreviousstudieshadfoundthatBPAcouldleachfrompolycarbonatebottlesintotheircontents,butthisstudy
isthefirsttoshowthesizeofthecorrespondingincreaseinurinaryBPAconcentrationsinhumans.
Harvard researcher Jenny Carwile said, “While previous studies have demonstrated that BPA is linked to
adverse health effects, this study fills in a missing piece of the puzzle—whether or not polycarbonate plastic
bottlesareanimportantcontributortotheamountofBPAinthebody.”
51.WhattoweknowaboutbisphenolA(BPA)fromthebeginningofthepassage?
A)Itiscertainsubstancetakeninbyhumanbeingseveryday.
B)Itisacomponentcontainedinanumberofplasticproducts.
C)Itisanelementthatplaysadecisiveroleinpeople’sgender.
D)Itisakindofchemicalthatisuniversallyregardedpoisonous.
52.AccordingtoParagraph4,the“washout”phasewasdesignedto_______.
A)maketheresearchbeaccomplishedwitharesultassatisfyingaspossible
B)obtainreferencesforthepossiblehealtheffectsofstainlesssteelbottles
C)eliminatesubstancesinbodiesthatmayaffecttheresultoftheresearch
D)limitthesortofbeveragestakeninbyparticipantstotheminimumlevel
753.Whatresultcanbeexpectedifbabybottlescontainingpolycarbonateareheated?
A)TheliquidinthebottleswouldabsorblimitedamountofconvertedBPA.
B)Theinfantsshouldbeseriouslybotheredbysuchdiseaseasheartattack.
C)BabieswouldconsumemoreBPAiftheydrinktheliquidinthebottles.
D)Theinfantswouldundoubtedlyrefusetodrinktheliquidinthebottles.
54.HowdoexpertsevaluatethehazardthatcanbecausedbyBPA?
A)Theythinkitissocommoninbodiesthatitisn’thazardousmaterial.
B)Differentgroupsholddifferentviewpointsonthisissue.
C)Theybelieveitwillbetransformedintoothersafematerials.
D)TheyconsidertheamountofBPAinbodiesdecidesitsharmfulness.
55.Whatisthesignificanceofthestudytalkedaboutinthispassage?
A)ItprovedtheassumptiononBPAthatstudiespreviously.
B)ItclarifiedthehighrisksthatBPAmayposetopeople’shealth.
C)ItconfirmedtheprincipalsourceofthesubstanceBPA.
D)Itshowedwhat’sresponsiblefortherisinglevelofBPAinhumans.
PartⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto
English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
中国的传统节庆膳食在数量和质量上都与平时有所不同。一些历史悠久、具有象征意义的食物也是节
日必不可缺的。例如，端午节（DragonBoatFestival）那一天，人们通常要吃粽子。中秋节是赏月的日子。
中秋节的特制食品是月饼。春节是中国的农历（lunar）新年。除了常见的海鲜、家禽（poultry）和肉类之
外，人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统菜肴，如饺子和年糕。
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