01.最新4级预测卷第一套
2016-04-27
大学英语四级考试预测卷（一）
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
BBC News with Sue Montgomery
It`s been almost 24 hours since a Malaysian Airliners flight
from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing was reported missing.
But there`s still no indication of what happened,
despite an air in sea search.
Earlier reports of two apparent oil slicks sighted
off the Vietnamese coast have not been confirmed.
Most of the 239 people aboard the plane were Chinese.
Discrepancies on the passengers manifest
have let some analysts to speculate
about a possible terrorist attack.
Here`s John Sudworth with more from Beijing.
With more than 150 Chinese nationals on board,
The Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters
that it was being treated as a national emergency.
Two men named as being on the passenger list are
in fact reported to be safe and well.
One Austrian and one Italian and both were said
to have their passports stolen while travelling
in Thailand in recent years.
It is is confirmed that those passports were
used to board the plane,
then it would of course be a potentially significant lead.
1. What happened to the missing flight?
2.How many Chinese people were on the flight?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 2
Stock markets in the cities of Shanghai
and Shenzhen were suspended Monday after falling
more than 7 percent on the opening trading day of 2016.
The sell-off triggered the Chinese government
so-called circuit-breaker mechanism for the
first time a system designed to prevent volatility by halting trades.
I`m in favor of the`circuit breaker` mechanism
but the government implementing it on the first day,
it`s kind of like testing the market.
It`s the millions of Chinese investors like Mr Wu, many of them agedness.
They drive volatility, says analyst John Drifill
of Birkbeck College University of London.
The Chinese stock market is populated by a large number
of small investors who are very prone to panics and booms and crashes.
They are exchanging information and rumors.
These are stock market players with a very short-term perspective.
They`re gambling with small amounts of life savings.
3.What is the purpose of the mechanism of the stock market in China?
4.What does the analyst think about the Chinese investors?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 3
Taiwan`s independence-leaning Democratic progressive Party
not only won a presidency in the election but majority
in the legislature for the first time a development
that could have a big impact on economic policies with China.
Tsai has pledged to maintain peace and stable relations
with the world`s second largest economy
but also with demanding the vote and will
of Taiwan`s people not be overlooked.
“our democratic system, national identity,
and international space must be respected,
any forms of suppression will harm the stability of cross-strait relations”.
National party KMT`s candidate, Chu,
says he will resign as head of the party
and apologized for the historical landslide loss.
His party not only lost presidency but 24 seats
in the island legislature as well.
“We have been defeated. The KMT lost this election.
We won`t fill voters` expectations.
We fell down our responsibility to this nation.”
Tsai will not sworn office until on May 20
but the new legislature will be sworn to office in early February.
When Tsai becomes Taiwan`s president,
dealing with the island`s biggest trading part,
China, and helping strengthen a faltering economy,
as well as wage stagnation are somebody`s key challenge she will face.
5.What happened to the election in Taiwan?
6.What has Tsai promised to do for Taiwanese people
after winning the presidency election?
7.When will Tsai sworn office?
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
W： Hello, Parkson college. May I help you?
M： Yes. I’m looking for information
on courses in computer programming.
I would need it for the fall semester.
W： Do you want a day or evening course?
M： Well, it would have to be an evening
course since I work during the day.
W： Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing?
M： No.
W： Oh. Well, data processing is a course you have to
take before you can take computer programming.
M：Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it’s not on Thursdays.
W： Well, there’s a class that meets on Monday evenings at seven.
M： Just once a week?
W：Yes. But that’s all most three hours from seven to nine forty five.
M： Oh. Well, that’s alright. I could manage that.
How many weeks does the course last?
W： Mmmm, let me see. Twelve weeks.
You start the first week in September,
and finish, oh, Just before Christmas. December 21st.
M：And how much is the course?
W： That’s three hundred dollars including the necessary computer time.
M： Aha. Okay. Ah, where do I go to register?
W： Registration is on the second and third of September,
between 6 and 9 in Frostall.
M： Is that the round building behind the parking lot?
W： Yes. That’s the one.
M： Oh, I know how to get there.
Is there anything that I should bring with me?
W： No, just your checkbook.
M： Well, thank you very much.
W： You are very welcome. Bye!
M： Bye!
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.Why does the man choose to take an evening course?
9.What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?
10.What do we learn about the schedule of the evening course?
11.What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?
Conversation Two
W： So, why exactly does your job have a reputation for being stressful?
M： Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control
of a situation,and the feeling of a situation controlling you.
Trading in financial markets combines both.
W： How do you relax in the evening?
M： I very rarely do anything work related.
So it’s easy to escape the markets.
I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially If I’ve had a bad day.
I always cook a meal rather than have a take away.
To do something my brain would regard as creative.
W： Do you think what you do for relax is an effective way to beat stress?
M： I don’t think there’s a specific rule about how to beat stress.
I generally find that what I do is effective for me.
W： Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?
M： I have considered leaving my job due to stress related factors.
However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing,
and if used the right way, can actually be a positive thing.
W： What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?
M： Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty.
I enjoy a mental challenge.
Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second.
How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short,
medium and long term trading performance and success.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.Which one is true according to the conversation?
13.What is the man`s job?
14.Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take away?
15.What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?
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
Since early times, people have been fascinated
with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth.
Until recently, scientists believed that life on other planet
was just a hopeful dream.
But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form.
In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun.
But scientists now think that life could be even
nearer in our own solar system.
One planet scientists are studying very closely is Europa,
a moon of Jupiter. Space probes have provided evidence
that Europa has a large ocean under its surface.
The probes have also made the scientists think that under its surface Europa
has a rocky core giving off volcanic heat.
Water and heat from volcanic activity are
two basic conditions needed for life to form.
A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen.
Scientists believe there might be such
chemicals lying at the bottom of Europa’s ocean.
They may have already created life, or maybe about to.
You may wonder if light is also need for life to form.
Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential.
But now, places have been found on earth that are in total in blackness,
such as caves several miles beneath the ocean. And bacteria,
primitive forms of life have been seen there.
So the lack of light in Europa’s subsurface ocean
doesn’t automatically rule out life forming.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16. What did scientists once believe according to the passage?
17. What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter?
18. What have scientists come to know recently about the formation of life?
Passage Two
In her early days as an emergency room physician,
Dr. Joanna Meyer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn.
After the child had been treated,and was being prepared for discharge,
Dr. Meyer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home,
Also listening to her were half a dozen family members.
A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye,
the family asked her to settle an argument
they’ve been having over exactly what advice she had given.
“As I talked to them, I was amazed.” she said,
“All of them had heard the simple instructions
I had given just a few hours before.
But they had three or four different versions.
The most basic details were unclear and confusing.
I was surprised, because these were intelligent people.”
This episode gave Dr. Meyer her first clue
to something every doctor learns sooner or later most
people just don’t listen very well.
Nowadays, she says, she repeats her instructions,
and even conducts a reality check with some patients.
She asks them to tell her what they think they’re supposed to do.
She also provides take-home sheets, which are computer printouts,
tailored to the patients’ situation.
Dr. Meyer’s listeners are not unusual.
When new or difficult material is presented,
almost all listeners are faced with a challenge,
because human’s speech lacks the stability
and permanence of the printed word.
Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What did the child`s family members argue about in the hospital?
20.What does Dr Mayer do to ensure patients understand her instructions?
21.What does the speaker say about human speech?
Passage Three
It is logical to suppose that things like good labor relations,
good working conditions,
good wages and benefits, and job security motivate workers.
But one expert, Frederick Herzberg argued that such conditions
do not motivate workers, they are merely satisfiers.
Motivators, in contrast, include things such as
having a challenging and interesting job,
recognition and responsibility.
However, even with the development of computers and robotics,
there are always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs,
and lots of unskilled people who have to do them.
So how do managers motivate people in such jobs?
One solution is to give them some responsibilities,
not as individuals, but as a part of a team. For example,
some supermarkets combine office staff,
the people who fill the shelves,
and the people who work at the checkout into a team.
And let them decide what product lines to stock,
how to display them,and so on.
Many people now talk about the importance of a
company`s shared values or culture,
with which all the staff can identify.
For example, being the best hotel chain,
or making the best, the most user friendly,
or the most reliable products in a particular field.
Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets,
which ultimately only concern a few people. Unfortunately,
there is only a limited number of such goals to go around.
And by definition, not all the competing companies in an industry
can seriously play in to be the best.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.What can actually motivate workers according to Frederick Herzberg?
23.What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era?
24.What do some supermarkets do to motivate their employees?
25.Why does the speaker say financial targets
are less likely to motivate workers?