四级模拟
PartlWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthe
harmoniousDormitoryLife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnoMorethan
180words.
PartllListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnews
report,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestions
willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Question1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Themeltingofthepolariceberg
B)Theillegalhuntingofanimals
C)Thedisturbanceofhumanactivity
D)Thepollutionintheirnaturalhabitat
2.A)Theymightreshapetheentireecosystems.
B)Theyarecausedbylanddevelopment.
C)Theycanbeforeseenandprevented.
D)Theywilldestroytheenvironmentcompletely.
Question3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Anaccidentcausedbybatteryexplosion.
B)Amantrappedinhisowncar.
C)Acarmakerfacingaseverepenalty.
D)Amotorcyclecrashingintoacar.
4.A)Becauseitwasbrokeninanaccident.
B)Becauseitwasnotequippedinhiscar.
C)Becausehewastoonervoustorememberit.
D)Becausehewasunawareofit.
Question5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Becausetheyarenotcontentwiththepensionplans.
B)Becausetheyallsupporte-commerce.
C)Becausetheyconsumetoomuchcapitalofthecompany.
D)BecausetheykeeppartnershipswithAmazon.
6.A)Morethan$4.5billion
B)Morethan$5.4billion
C)MorethanS4.5million
D)Morethan$5.4million
7.A)ItwouldenditspartnershipswithAmazon.
B)Itwouldexpandthepilotprogram.
C)Itwouldselltiresonline.
D)Itwouldchangeitspensionplan
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach
conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Planninghisacademicstudyforsummervacation.
B)Arrangingapartywithhisfriendsandfamily.
C)Planningasummervacation.
D)ThinkingabouttravellingtoParis.
9.A)Hemissedmarvelous,everydaythingsinParis.
B)HewaswelltakencareofinParis.
C)HewasaccompaniedbyseveralfriendsinParis.
D)HetravelledalonebutenjoyedhistripinParis.
B)Becauseyouarefreetopursueyourparticularinterests.
C)Becauseyoucangotoartanddesignshops.
D)Becauseyouwillhavethechancetoenjoythelocallife.
11.A)Itwascomfortable.
B)Theteaceremonywasenjoyable.
C)Itwasreflective.
D)Thehillwasbeautiful.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Theygrewupinhighlyharmoniousfamilies.
B)Theygrewupinfamilieswithfiercearguments.
C)Theygrewupinfamilieswithreasonablearguments.
D)Theygrewupinrelativelystablefamilies.
13.A)Strategiestowinanargument.
B)Theimportanceofbeinglessaggressive.
C)Multipleanglesonaproblem.
D)Theimportanceoffamilyharmony.
14.A)Youhavetoadmititwhenyouropponenthasmadeagoodpoint.
B)Youhavetodefeatyouropponentbyallmeanstowinanargument.
C)Youhavetoarguebackevenifyouropponenthasmadeagoodpoint.
D)Youhavetobealertwhenyouropponenthasmadeagoodpoint.
15.A)Ourbodytemperaturerises.
B)Ourmindgoesmad.
C)Ourbloodpressuregoesup.
D)Ourshoulderstighten.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe
spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom
thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron
AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Itisarecentlylauncheddevice.
B)Itisaportabledevice.
C)Itisalistof6questions.
D)Itisalistof16questions.
17.A)Anyoneover30-year-oldandwithheart-relateddisease.
B)Thoseattheageof30orolderandwithoutcardiovasculardisease.
C)Oldpeoplewhohavebeendiagnosedwithheartdisease.
D)Peopleintheirmid-40sanddiagnosedwithheartdisease.
18.A)Mentendtohavehealthyheartsevenwhentheyreachtheageof40.
B)Womentendtohaveunhealthyheartswhentheyareintheir40s.
C)Moremenunder40haveheartproblemsthanwomen.
D)Morewomenover40haveheartproblemsthanmen.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Animalattack.
B)Touristconflict.
C)Shipwreck.
D)Roadaccident.
20.A)Shewasswimming.
B)Shewasfishing.
C)Shewassittinginaboat.
D)Shewasstandingonariverbank.
21.A)Theyweremainlyonherleftleg
B)Theyweremainlyonherrightleg
C)Theyweremainlyonherfingers
D)Theyweremainlyonherarms
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Findprivatefundstohelpthosewithbrain-wastingdisease
B)Callonmedicalresearchgroupstohelpthosewithbrain-wastingdisease.
C)Callonthegovernmenttohelpthosewithbrain-wastingdisease.
D)Unitebusinessandgovernmenttogethertohelpthosewithbrain-wasting
disease.
23.A)$50million.
B)$100million.
C)$150million.
D)$200million.
24.A)Scientistshavefoundaneffectivewaytocurethedisease.
B)Scientistshavefoundatreatmentthatcanpreventitsprogression.
C)Scientistshavenotfoundatreatmentthatcanslowitsprogression
25.A)Helpingfightbrain-wastingdiseaseallovertheworld
B)Helpingfightinfectiousdiseasesinpoorercountries.
C)Helpingfightpovertyinthethirdworld.
D)Helpingfightageingproblemsallovertheworld
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto
selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing
thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each
choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor
eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse
anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Researchershaveidentified1.4millionanimalspeciessofar-andmillions
remaintobediscovered,named,andscientificallydescribed.Sohowmuchwouldit
actuallycostto26everyanimalonEarth?ApairofBrazilianscientistshas
crunched(大量运算)thenumbersand27upwithananswer:$263billion.
EdwardO.Wilsonestimatedbackin2000-andthatwasforeveryspeciesonEarth,
notjustanimals.Buteven$263billionwouldbea28pricetopayto
understandthecreaturesthat29suchessentialsasagriculture,fisheries,new
drugs,andenergysources,saysornithologist(鸟类学家)JoelCracraftofthe
AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkCity.“Literally,theworld
muchwedependonbiodiversity.”
Mostbiologistsagreethatwithextinctionrates30andclimatechange
urgent,32consideringtheessentialroletheselifeformsplayincroppollination,
cleanair,andotheraspectsofhuman33.Wearelosingspeciesbyextinction
AntonioMarques,who34thenewpaperwithFernandoCarbayo,bothatthe
UniversityofSt.PauloinBrazil.“Wehavetoknowthebiotatopreserveand
Besidesthemoney,anotherhuge35toacompleteunderstandingofthe
animalkingdomisaglobalshortageoftaxonomists(分类学家),expertssay.
A)attemptB)cheaperC)classifyD)oauthored
E)comeF)effortG)enableH)especially
I)exactlyJ)identifyK)obstacleL)small
M)soaringN)well-beingO)yet
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements
attachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.
Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea
paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe
questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
YoungWorkersPushEmployersforWiderWebAccess
A）RyanTracythoughthe’denteredtheDarkAgeswhenhegraduatedcollegeand
arrivedintheworkingworld.HisemployerblockedaccesstoFacebook，Gmail
andotherpopularInternetsites.Hehadnowirelessaccessforhislaptopand
oftenrantoanearbycafeonworktimesohecoulduseitsWi-Ficonnectionto
sendlargefiles.
B）Sure，thebarriersdidwhathisemployerintended：Theystoppedhimandhis
colleaguesfromusingworktimetomessaboutonline.ButTracysaystherules
alsogotinthewayofreasonableworkheneededtodoasascientificanalystfor
ahealthcareservicescompany.
C）“Itwasaconstantbattlebetweenthepeoplethatsawtechnologyasan
advantage，andthosethatsawitasahindrance，”saysthe27-year-oldChicagoan，
whonowworksforadifferentcompany.Hewassuretherehadtobeabetterway.
It’sacommoncomplaintfromyoungpeoplewhojointheworkforcewiththe
expectationthattheirbosseswillembracetechnologyasmuchastheydo.Then
somediscoverthatsitesthey’resupposedtoberesearchingforworkareblocked.
Ortheycan’ttakealittledowntimetoreadanewsstoryonlineorchecktheir
personale-mailorsocialnetworkingaccounts.Insomecases，theyendupusing
theirownInternet-enabledsmartphonestogettoblockedsites，eitherforworkor
fun.
D）Sosomearewondering：Couldcompaniestakeadifferentapproach，without
compromisingsecurityorworkplaceefficiency，thatallowsatleastsomeofthe
onlineaccessthatyoungeremployeesparticularlylongfor“It’snodifferentthan
spendingtoomuchtimearoundthewatercoolerormakingtoomanypersonal
phonecalls.Doyoutakethoseaway?No，”saysGaryRudman，presidentofGTR
Consulting，amarketresearchfirmthattracksthehabitsofyoungpeople.“These
twoworldswillcontinuetoconflictuntilthere’samutualunderstandingthat
performance，notInternetusage，iswhatreallymatters.”
E）Thisis，afterall，agenerationofyoungpeopleknownforwhatUniversityof
TorontosociologistBarryWellmancalls“mediamultiplexity(多重性)”.College
studentshehasstudiedtellhimhowtheysleepwiththeirsmartphonesand,in
somecases，considertheirelectronictoolstobelikeapartoftheirbodies.
They’realsolesslikelytofitthetraditional9-to-5workmodeandarewillingto
putintimeafterhoursinexchangeforflexibility,includingonlinetime.S0,
Wellmanandothersargue,whynotembracethatworkingstylewhenpossible,
ratherthanfightit?
F）Thereis，ofcourse，anothersideofthestory--fromemployerswhoworryabout
everythingfromwastedtimeontheInternettogivingawaysecretinformation
andliabilityforwhattheiremployeesdoonline.Suchconcernshavetobetaken
especiallyseriouslyinsuchhighlyregulatedfieldsasfinanceandhealthcare,
saysNancyFlynn,acorporateconsultantwhoheadstheOhio-basedePolicy
Institute.
G）FromasurveyFlynndidthisyearwiththeAmericanManagementAssociation,
shebelievesnearlyhalfofU.S.employershaveapolicybanningvisitsto
personalsocialnetworkingorvideosharingsitesduringworkhours.Manyalso
banpersonaltextmessagingduringworkingdays.Flynnnotesthattherising
popularityofBlackBerrys，iPhonesandotherdeviceswithWebaccessand
messaginghavemadeitmuchmoredifficulttoenforcewhat’sbeingdoneon
worktime，particularlyonanemployee’spersonalphone.Oroftenthestaffuses
unapprovedsoftwareapplicationstogetaroundtheblocks.
H）Asaresult，moreemployersareexperimentingwithopeningaccess.That’swhat
JoeDwyerdecidedtodowhenhestartedChicago-basedBrillStreet＆Co.,ajobs
siteforyoungprofessionals.Heletshisemployeesusesocialnetworkingandhas
foundthat，whiletheymightspendtimechattinguptheirfriends，sometimes
they’reaskingthosesamefriendsforadviceforaworkproblemorlookingfor
usefulcontacts.“Sowhatseemsunproductivecanbeveryproductive，”Dwyer
says.KraftFoodsInc.recentlyopenedaccesstoeverythingfromYouTubeto
FacebookandHotmail.Withthewarningthatpersonalusebereasonableand
neverinterferewithjobactivities.
I）Broadeningaccessdoes，ofcourse，meansomeemployeeswillcrosslinesthey
aren’tsupposedtoSapphireTechnologiesLP,aninformation-technologystaffing
firmbasedinMassachusetts,startedallowingemployeestousemostInternet
sitestwoyearsago,becauserecruitersforthecompanyweregoingonFacebook
tofindtalent.MartinPerry,thecompany’schiefinformationofficer,says
managersoccasionallyhavetogiveemployeesa“slaponthewrist”forwatching
sportsonstreamingvideoordownloadingmoviesoniTunes.Andhesaysolder
managerssometimesraiseeyebrowsattheiryoungerpeers’onlinejudgment.“If
yousawsomeofthepicturesthatthey’veuploaded,eventoourinternaldirectory,
you’dquestionthematurity，”Perrysays.It’sthepriceacompanyhastoPay,he
says，forattractingtopyoungtalentthat’swillingtoworkatanyhour.“Banning
theInternetduringworkhourswouldbeshort-sightedonourpart，”Perrysays.
J）Butthatalsomeansmanycompaniesarestillfiguringouttheironlinepolicies
andhowtodealwiththeunclearlinesbetweenworkandpersonal
time--includingsocialnetworking,evenwiththeboss.“Ithinkovertime,anopen
embraceofthesetoolscanbecomelikeanawkwardembrace，”saysMary
Madden.aseniorresearchspecialistatthePewInternet＆AmericanLifeProject.
“Itcangetverymessy.”
K）Oneoptionisforcompaniestoallowaccesstocertainsitesbutlimitwhat
employeescalldothere.Forinstance,PaloAltoNetworks,acomputersecurity
company,recentlyhelpedafurnituremakeropenupsocialnetworkingforsome
employees,butlimitedsuchoptionsasfile-sharing,largelysothatsensitive
informationisn’ttransferred,evenaccidentally.“Wide-openInternetaccessisthe
riskyapproach,”saysChrisKing,PaloAltoNetworks’directorofproduct
marketing.However,“fullyclosedisincreasinglyunsustainableforcultural
reasonsandbusinessreasons.”
L）Flynn,attheePolicyInstitute，saysit’simportantthatemployershaveaclear
onlinepolicyandthenexplainit.Shebelievesnotenoughemployershave
conductedformaltrainingonsuchmattersasonlineliabilityand
confidentiality(保密性).Meantime,heradvicetoanyemployeeisthis：“Don’t
startblogging.Don’tstartchatting.Don’tevenstarte-mailinguntilyoureadthe
companypolicy.”
()36.Somehighlyregulatedfields，likefinanceandhealthcare，tendtotake
seriousconcernabouttheproblemofsecretinformationexposure.
()37.Manyyoungpeoplewhojustjointheworkforceholdtheexpectationthat
webaccessisavailableforemployees.
()38.Inspiteoftheproblemcaused，somestillthinkthatit’sshort-sightedfor
thecompanytofullyclosetheInternetduringworkhours.
()39.KraftFoodsInc.openedwebaccesstotheemployeesontheconditionthat
theyusethewebwithoutinterferingwithwork.
()40.Thegenerationof“mediamultiplexity”tendstoconsiderelectronictools
asapartoftheirbody.
()41.SomeemployersblockedaccesstoInternetbecausetheywantedtoprevent
employeesfromusingworktimetomessaboutonline.
()42.Itissuggestedthatemployeesshouldstartblogging,chattingore-mailing
onlyaftertheyhaveaclearideaofthecompany’sonlinepolicy.
()43.GaryRudmanreckonsthattheconflictbetweenemployersandemployees
overwebaccesswillfadeawayiftheimportanceofperformanceisprioritized.
()44.Onepossibleonlinepokeyforthecompanyistoallowaccesstocertain
websitesbutlimitthethingsemployeescalldothere.
()45.Duetothepopularityofsmartphoneswithwebaccess，itbecomesmore
difficulttoenforcewhatemployeesaredoingduringworktime.
SectionC
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome
questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),
B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
EatingaMediterranean-stylediet-packedwithfruits,vegetables,legumes(豆
类),nuts,oliveoilandfish---isgoodforyourheart,manystudieshavefound.Now
scientistsaresuggestingthedietmaybegoodforyourmentalhealth,too.
Astudyofover10,000Spaniardsfollowedforalmostfourandhalfyearson
averagefoundthatthosewhoreportedeatingahealthyMediterraneandietatthe
beginningofthestudywereabouthalfaslikelytodevelopdepressionthanthosewho
saidtheydidnotsticktothediet.
Alloftheparticipantswerefreeofdepressionwhentheywererecruitedtothe
study，andeachfilledouta136-itemfoodfrequencyquestionnairewhentheyjoined.
Basedontheirself-reporteddietaryhabits,theywereassignedascorebetween0and
9,withthehighestscorereflectingthecloseststickingtoaMediterraneandiet.
Overtime,thosewhohadscoredbetween5and9ontheMediterraneandiet
were42percentto51percentlesslikelytodevelopdepression,thestudyfound,than
thosewhoscoredbetween0and2.
Thestudydoesnotproveacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenthe
Mediterraneandietandalowerriskfordepression,onlyanassociationbetweenthe
two.Still,manyscientistsareconvincedthatsomedamagingprocessesinvolvedin
cardiovascular(心脏血管的)diseasemayalsoplayaroleinmentalhealth.
“Bothcardiovasculardiseaseanddepressionsharecommonmechanisms,”said
Dr.MiguelAngelMartinez-Gonzalez,professorofpreventivemedicineatUniversity
ofNavarrainPamplona,Spain,andseniorauthorofthepaper,publishedinthe
OctoberissueofArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.
“Themembranes(细胞展)ofournervecellarecomposedoffat,sothequalityof
fatthatyouareeatingdefinitelyhasaninfluenceonthequalityoftheneuron
Theelementsofthedietmostcloselylinkedtoalowerriskofdepressionwere
fruits,nutsandlegumes,thestudyfound.
46.ScientistshaveprovedthataMediterranean-stylediet.
A)helpsdevelopahealthyheartB)resultsinahealthymind
C)ispopularamongSpaniardsD)containslittlefat
47.ThestudyrecruitedSpaniardswho.
C)werelikelytodevelopdepression
D)wereeagertobementallyhealthy
48.Whatdidtheparticipantsdoduringtheprocessofthestudy?
A)Theymonitoredtheirownhealthbyscoring.
B)TheystucktoaMediterraneandiet.
C)Theykepttheirowndietaryhabits.
D)Theyfilledoutthequestionnaireregularly.
49.WhatdoesDr.MiguelAngelMartinez-Gonzalezthinkofdepression?
A)Itproducesthesamedamagetothebodyascardiovasculardiseasedoes.
B)Itinvolvesthesameformingprocessascardiovasculardisease.
C)Itisoneofthesymptomsofcardiovasculardisease.
D)Itisadamagingprocessincardiovasculardisease.
50.AccordingtoDr.Martinez-Gonzalez,whyarethosewhodonotstickto
Mediterraneandietmorelikelytogetdepression?
A)Theirdietsarenotnutritiousenough.
C)Theirdietslackcertainimportantnutrients.
D)Theirdietsarecomposedoftoomuchfat.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
SoonafterstartinghisjobassupervisoroftheMemphis,Tenn.,publicschools,
KrinerCashorderedanassessmentofhisnewdistrict’s10400students.Whatmost
concernedhimwasthatthenumberofstudentsconsidered“highlymobile,”meaning
theyhadmovedatleastonceduringtheschoolyear,hadballoonedto34,000.Atleast
1500studentswerehomeless--probablymore.Itledhimtothinkoveranunusual
suggestion:WhatifthebestwaytohelpKidsinpoverty---strickenurban
neighborhoodsistogetthemout?
CashisnowcallingforMemphistocreatearesidentialschoolfor300to400
kidswhoseparentsareinfinancialdistress.Hisproposalisattheforefront(最前线)of
abroadernationaltrend.Publicboardingschoolsarehardlyanewconcept.But
publiclyfinancingboardingschoolsforinner-citykidsisaverydifferentsuggestion.
forEducationalEvolutionandDevelopment),whose320studentsliveoncampusfive
daysaweek.
focusonstudentsingrades3through5.Homelessnessisgrowingsharplyamongkids
atthatcriticalage,whenmuchoftheireducationalfoundationisset,Cashsays.His
aim:topreventilliteracyandclearotherlearningroadblocksearly,sotheproblem
year-round.“Itsoundsveryexciting,butthedevilisinthedetails,”saysEllenBassuk,
presidentoftheNationalCenteronFamilyHomelessnessinNewton,Mass.“What’s
itliketoseparateathird-orfifth-graderfromtheirparents?”
ItmayhelptoconsidertheexperienceofSEEDstudentMansurMuhammad,17.
Whenhearrivedsevenyearsago,thefirstfewweeksweretough.ButMuhammad
musicandwritingpoetry.Inspiredbyateacher,Muhammadisworkingonabook.“It
wasalongroadformetogethere,”hesays,“andIhavealongwaytogo.”
51.WhatdidCashintendtodowiththekidsinpoverty-strickenurbanneighborhoods
to“getthemout”?
A)Helpthemgetbetter-off.
B)Drivethemoutofschool.
C)Helpthembeacademicallyoutstanding.
D)Putthemintoaspecialboardingschool.
52.“Inner-citykids”aremostprobablychildrenwho.
A)comefrompoorfamilies
B)studyinprivateschools
C)wereborninrichfamilies
D)were“highlymobile”
53.AccordingtoCash,Grades3through5.
A)iscontroversialamongeducators
B)isadecisiveperiodforstudents
C)isthebesttimetosolvehomelessness
D)isthegreatestroadblockineducation
thatCash’sideais.
A)defectiveB)innovativeC)practicableD)disputable
55.WhatdoesMansurMuhammaddointhelibrary?
A)Consultreferences.B)Doapart-timejob.
C)Writehisnewbook.D)Usethemultimedia.
PartIVTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom
ChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
中华民族的传统文化博大精深源远流长。2000多年前，中国就产生了以孔孟为
代表的儒家学说(Confucianism)和以老子和庄子为代表的道家学说(Taoism),以及
其他许多在中国思想史上有重要地位的学说和学派(school)。这就是有名的诸子
百家(TheHundredSchoolsofThought)。从孔夫子到孙中山，中华民族的传统文化
有许多宝贵的思想和品质，许多人民性和民主性的好东西。比如:强调仁爱、强
调群体、强调天下为公。
