02.最新4级预测卷第二套
2016-04-27
大学英语四级考试预测卷（二）
PART II
Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
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 best answer from the four
choices marked A), B), C）and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 1
A report by the Consumer Electronics Association says
electronics are among the most popular gifts being bought this holiday season.
It also predicts that spending on these devices will set new records.
The CEA says consumers will spend an average
of about two hundred thirty dollars on electronics.
This is five percent more than last year and the highest level
since the organization began keeping records of holiday spending.
Jim Barry is a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association.
He says the CEA study found that electronics represent three
of the top five things on its “holiday gift wish list” this year.
“Notebook computers are at the top, followed by iPads and then e-readers.
IPad is a touch-screen tablet computer
and that`s really the big player in that category.”
The computer company Apple began selling its small,
touch-screen computers in April.
The company reported that it had sold more than
three million iPads by the end of July.
Its latest earnings report shows sales
of more than four million iPads during the last three months of this year.
1.All the following items are among the most popular gifts, except .
2.We can infer from the text that .
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 2
People around the world watched Britain`s Prince
William and Kate Middleton get married.
The royal wedding broke records for live streaming on the Internet.
It also produced more than two million tweets on Twitter.
The ceremony took place Friday at Westminster Abbey in London.
Kate (after Archbishop Of Canterbury): “I, Catherine Elizabeth,
take thee, William Arthur Philip Louis, to my wedded husband,
to have and to hold from this day forward…”
Kate wore a flowing white gown designed by Sarah Burton,
the creative director of Alexander McQueen. William wore a red military uniform.
Hats were a big fashion statement. Many of those invited wore them.
Kate`s sister, Philippa, was her maid of honor.
William`s brother, Harry, was his best man.
3.When and where did the wedding ceremony take place？
4.Which statement is NOT true about the wedding ceremony？
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 3
It may be the world`s most costly vacuum cleaner.
The price of CleanSpace One is eleven million dollars.
But yet, it has a big job to do. Recently,
researchers in Switzerland announced plans to build this new cleaning device.
The researchers work at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
CleanSpace One will not be for use in homes or businesses.
It will be shot into space to help remove the thousands
of pieces of space junk floating around up there.
Last year, we reported on the problem of space junk. Over time,
many unused spacecraft have hit each other far above the Earth.
Big pieces break into thousands of small pieces.
Sometimes they fall back into the atmosphere and burn up.
But when they do not, it creates big problems.
Scientists fear that if something is not done to remove these objects,
it may soon become too dangerous to send people and machines into space.
There is a large chance that they might crash into some of this junk.
So that is why the Swiss researchers are developing the new device.
5.How much is the CleanSpace One according to the news？
6.Which country is going to build this new cleaning device?
7.Why do researchers plan to develop the vacuum cleaner?
Section B
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 choose the best
answer from the four choices marked A), B), C）and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
1 with a single line through the centre.
Now you will haer the two long conversations
Conversation One
M: Hello, Professor Johnson.
W: Hello, Tony, so what shall we work on today?
M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn`t coming out right.
What I thought I was writing on was to talk
about what a particular sport means to me when I participate in.
W: What sport did you choose?
M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.
W: What are you going to say about skiing?
M: That`s the problem. I thought I would write about
how peaceful it is to be out in the country.
W: So why is that a problem?
M: I`d like to start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods.
I keep mentioning how much effort it takes to keep going.
Cross country skiing isn`t as simple as some people think.
It takes a lot of energy, but that`s not heart of my paper,
so I guess I should leave it out.
But now I don`t know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness
without explaining how hard you have to work for it.
It all fits together.
It`s not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by.
That`s different.
W: Then you have to include that in your point.
The peacefulness of cross country skiing is the kind you earn by effort.
Why leave that out? Part of the point you knew beforehand,
but part you discovered as you wrote.
That`s common, right?
M: Yeah, I guess so.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.What does the man decide to write about?
9.What is the topic of the man’s writing assignment?
10.What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
11.What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
Conversation Two
W: Good evening and welcome to this week`s Business World,
a program for and about business people.
Tonight we have Mr.Angeleno who came to the US six years ago,
and is now an established businessman with
three restaurants in town.Tell us Mr.Angeleno, how did you get started?
M: Well I started off with a small diner.
I did all the cooking myself and my wife waited on tables.
It was really too much work for two people.My cooking is great.
And word got around town about the food.Within a year,
I had to hire another cook and four waitresses.
When that restaurant became very busy,
I decided to expand my business.Now,
with three places,my main concern is keeping the
business successful and running smoothly.
W: Do you advertise?
M: Oh yes.I don`t have any TV commercials, because they are too expensive.
But I advertise a lot on radio and in local newspapers.My children used to
distribute ads in nearby shopping centres, but we don`t need to do that anymore.
W: Why do you believe you`ve been so successful?
M: Em, I always serve the freshest possible food and
I make the atmosphere as comfortable and as pleasant as I can,
so that my customers will want to come back.
W: So you always aim to please the customers?
M: Absolutely!Without them I would have no business at all.
W: Thank you Mr.Angeleno.I think your advice will be helpful
to those just starting out in business.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.What is the woman’s occupation?
13.What do we learn about Mr.Angeleno’s business at its beginning?
14.What does Mr.Angeleno say about advertising his business?
15.What does the man say contributes to the success of his business?
Section C
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three passages.
At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
Both the passage 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 Answer
Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
There are many commonly held beliefs about eye glasses and eyesight
that are not proven facts.For instance,
some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes.
But there is no evidence to show that the structure of eyes is changed
by wearing glasses at a young age.Wearing the wrong glasses,
however, can prove harmful.Studies show that for adults there is no danger,
but children can develop loss of vision if they
have glasses inappropriate for their eyes.
We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad.
Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight,
but that is untrue.Too little light makes the eyes work harder,
so they do get tired and strained.Eyestrain also results from reading a lot,
reading in bed, and watching too much television.However,
although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches,
it does not permanently damage eyesight.
Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced,
or transferred from one person to another.
There are close to one million nerve fibres
that connect the eyeball to the brain,
as of yet it is impossible to attach them all in a new person.
Only certain parts of the eye can be replaced.
But if we keep clearing up the myths
and learning more about the eyes,
some day a full transplant may be possible.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16. What does the speaker want to tell us about eyesight?
17. What do studies about wearing the wrong glasses show?
18. What do we learn about eye transplanting from the talk?
Passage Two
When people care for an elderly relative,
they often do not use available community services such as adult daycare centers.
If the caregivers are adult children,
they are more likely to use such services,
especially because they often have jobs and other responsibilities.
In contrast, a spouse, usually the wife,
is much less likely to use support services
or to put the dependent person in a nursing home.
Social workers discover that the wife normally tries
to take care of her husband herself for as long as
she can in order not to use up their life savings.
Researchers have found that caring for the elderly can be a very positive experience.
The elderly appreciated the care and attention they received.
They were affectionate and cooperative.
However, even when caregiving is satisfying,
it is hard work.Social workers and experts on aging offer caregivers
and potential caregivers help when arranging for the care of an elderly relative.
One consideration is to ask parents what
they want before they become sick or dependent.
Perhaps they prefer going into a nursing home
and can select one in advance.On the other hand,
they may want to live with their adult children.
Caregivers must also learn to state their needs and opinions clearly
and ask for help from others especially brothers and sisters.
Brothers and sisters are often willing to help, but they may not know what to do.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.Why are adult children more likely to use
community services to help care for elderly parents?
20.Why are most wives unwilling to put their dependent husbands into nursing homes?
21.According to the passage, what must caregivers learn to do?
Passage Three
Since a union representative visited our company to inform us
about our rights and protections.
My coworkers have been worrying about health conditions
and complaining about safety hazards in the workplace.
Several of the employees in the computer department, for example,
claim to be developing vision problems from having to
stare at a video display terminal for about 7 hours a day.
The supervisor of the laboratory is beginning
to get headaches and dizzy spells because she says it’s dangerous
to breathe some of the chemical smoke there.
An X rays technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees
to replace its out dated equipment.She insists that it’s exposing workers
to unnecessarily high doses of radiation.
She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration and asked that government agency to inspect the department.
I’ve heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women
who were working with paint requested a transfer to a safer department,
because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies.
The supervisor of personnel refused the request.
In another firm the workers were constantly complaining
about the malfunctioning heating system,
but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it.
Finally, they all met an agree to wear ski clothing to work the next day.
The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees.
But he had the heating system replaced right away.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.What does the talk focus on?
23.What did the X ray technician ask her company to do?
24.What does the speaker say about the two pregnant women working with paint?
25.Why did the workers in the firm wear ski clothing to work?