英语4级模拟测试及答案

模拟测试试参考作文WillE-booksreplacetraditionalbooks?Recentdecadeshaveseentherapiddevelopmentofinformationtechnology,andtherebyE-bookshavewoundtheirwayintoourdailylife.BecauseofthewideandquickpopularityofE-books,therehasbeenanincreasingcontroversyoverthequestionofwhetherE-bookswillreplacetraditionalbooksornot.ManypeopleholdtheideathatitwillnottakelongforE-bookstoreplacetraditionalbooksbecauseE-bookshavequiteafewadvantagesovertraditionalones.First,E-booksaremoreaccessibletoreaders,becausethereadersjustneedtologontotheinternetandreadonline.Second,thankstotheadvancedtechnology,thecostofE-booksismuchlower,soittakesreadersfarlessmoneytobuyE-books.Lastbutnottheleast,readingE-bookshasdevelopedintopartofourdailylife,whichisparticularlyappealingtoyoungusers,whoarethebodypartoftheusersofelectronicproducts.AsfarasI'rconcerned,itisnotlikelyforE-bookstoreplacetraditionalbooksforlotsofreasons.Forexample,longtimeofreadingE-bookswilldomoreharmtooureyes,andreaderswillfindthemselvesmoreaccessibletoprintedmaterialsbecausecomputersandtheinternethaven'tyetbeenpopularizedtoeveicornerofourlife.阅读1.A2.D3.B4.C5.A6.B7.C8.quitehomogeneous,butsmall9.relationshipswithconsumers10.theappropriate/propermedia听力：11-15.ADBBD16-20ABAAB21-25CDDAD26-30CACCA31-35DBCADhighest38.lawyers40.engineering42.organizedprofessional39.survived41.Requirements43.full-timepresenttheirfindingsbywritingalongpaperthattheyhavetodefendbeforeagroupofexperts.Everyyear,thefederalgovernmentcollectsinformationonresearchdoctoratesawardedintheUnitedStates.Closetoone-thirdofthosedoctorateswenttoforeignstudentsintheUnitedStatesonatemporaryvisa.选词填空47-51AIEFG52-56LJCNO段落阅读56-61BDDCA62-66CDBAB完形填空67-71CBADC72-76BDABB77-81AAABD82-86CACDA翻译(把一切考虑过后),thetriptoParishastobecalledoff.(核心密卷4)Allthingsconsidered/ConsideringeverthingEverythingtakenintoaccount/considerationPricesaregoinguprapidly.Petrolnow(现在汽油的价格十几年前的两倍)(核心密卷3)istwiceasexpensiveasitwasafewyearsagoistwicethepriceofafewyearsago（任何国家无论在什么情况下都不可以）havetherighttousenuclearweapons]Undernocircumstancesshouldanynation）006级第五次模拟试题）Bycontrast,Americanmothersweremorelikely（把孩子成功归因于）naturaltalent.（toattributetheirchildren'ssuccessions）Thevictim（本来会有机会活下来）ifhehadbeentakentohospitalintime（wouldhavehadachancetosurvive）（2006年12月23英语四级真题）听力原文W:I'mthinkingofhavingmoretimetolookforagoodjobnextsemester,soperhapsIshouldtakefivecoursesthissemester.M:Wouldn'tfourbewiser?Unlessyou'reabsolutelysureofyourself.Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthecourses?M:Soyouarenotjoiningusonthetriptothethemeparktoday?Whatareyouworkingonsodiligently?W:Aneditorialforthenewspaper.IfImissthemidnightdeadline,itwon'tbeprintedunextweek.Q:Whatisthewomantryingtodo?M:Haveyouseentheauthor'slatestbestseller?Ihetiraninterestingb6os.quiW:I'vejustfinishedit,Ireallyrecommendit.Q:Whatdoesthemanandwomandiscussing?W:Soyouhavecompletedtheexperiment.Youdidn'thavetoomuchtroubledoingthat,didyou?M:Itonlytookmemostoftheday.Itreallyisn'tmuchdifferentfromtheoneIdidlasttime.Q:Whatarethemanandwomandiscussing?W:WherecanIfindamapoftheuniversitycampus?IdidnotexpectIwouldgetlosthere.M:Haveyoutriedtheinformationcentre?Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyabouttheinformationoffice?M:CouldIhandinmypaperafewdayslater?IthinkIstillneedtodomoreresearchonthesubject.W:I'mafraidthat'soutofthequestion.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:We'vesurebeenhavingalotofrainately;thismightcausemoreoxygeninthewater.W:Haven'tweever?Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman'sresponse?tspendsometimetryingtomakeitM:Ican'tbelieveyourroomissuchamess.Whydoncleanandtidy?W:Haveyoubeentoourroom?That’sJoan’sroom.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Wonderful!Ispentmostofmytimeattheartmuseum.Iespeciallylikedthenewwing.Iwasamazedtoheartheguideexplaintheproblemstheyhadbuildingit.M:Right.Ijustreadanarticlethatwentonandonaboutthecost-90milliontotalIthinkW:Yeah.Theguidementionedthat.Youcouldseetheysparednoexpense.M:Itlookedreallyunusual,atleastfromwhatIsawinthepicture.W:Itis.Thebasicdesignistwotriangles.Infacttherearetrianglesallover.Thepavingstonesinthecourtyard,theskylightsandevenalotofthesculptures.M:Onesculptureisamobile.It’sinthecourtyardandit’smadeofpiecesofaluminumthatmovslowlyintheair.It’sreally.impressiveW:Thatwasinthearticletoo.Itwassaidthattheoriginalwassteelanditweighedsomuchthatitwasn’tsafetohand.M:Right.Theydiditoverinaluminumsoitwouldn’tcomecrashingdownonsomeone’sheW:Youknowthearticlewentintothatindetail.Therewasevenaninterviewwiththesculptor.M:I’dliketoreadthat.WouldyoumindifIborrowthemagazinesometime?W:No.Iwouldn’tmindifIhaven’tthrownitoutyet.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthenewwingofthemuseum?Howhadthemanlearnedaboutthemuseum?Accordingtothewoman,whatdothepavingstones,skylightsandmobilehaveincommon?Whatwastheproblemwiththeoriginalmobile?W:David,canIgiveyouahandwithoneofthosegrocerybags?M:Sure,thankyousomuch.Couldyoutakethisoneplease?Ididn’trealizetheosweheavybagswouldbe.W:Whydidyoubuysomuchstuffwhenyouhavetowalkbackfromthestore?M:Well,Ididn’tintendtobuyalot.ButI’mhavingsomepeopleovedreadndmIogreuessInethanIexpected.W:What’stheoccasion?M:NowthepeopleIlivewith,theKremers,havebeenonvacationforamonthandIthoughtIsurprisethem.I’minvitingsomeoftheirfriendsandfamiliesforawelcomehomedinner.W:Oh,that’alslyrtehoughtfulofyou.M:Ifigureit’sthebestIcandoforthem.They’vebeenlettingme-fsrteaeywwhitihlethemrentI’minschool.W:Really?That’sprettygenerousofthem.M:Well,theyunderstandhowdifficultitistomakeendsmeetwhenyou’reastudent.They’vebeensuchabighelptome.Ithoughtthatthismightbeasmallwaytothankthemforthegenerosity.WhatisDavidtryingtodo?WhydidDavidbuysomuchstuffwhenhehadtowalkhome?WhyisDavidappreciativeoftheKremers?PassageOneHaveyoueverhadtravelproblembecauseyouairplanewaslate?Itisacommonproblemanditisgettingworse.Airportdelaysmakepeopleangryandcostthecountrybillionsinlostworktime.TheFederalAviationAdministrationorFAAisthegovernmentagencythatoverseesairtravel.Theystudiedtheproblemofairlinedelays.Theyfoundelevenmajorproblemsandproposedelevenwaystofixthem.Someoftheproblemsarecausedbecausedifferentregionsofthecountrydothingsdifferently.Also,moreplanesareflying.Astrongeconomyhasmorepeopleusingairplanestogetround.Airplanesareaformofmasstransportationnow,liketrainsandbuseswereinthepast.Moreplanesintheairportcausedelays.Weatherisanothermainreasonfordelays.Weathercausesabout70%ofdelays.Fogorfreezingraincancausedelays.ThefirstthingtheFAAwantstodoistakecontrolawayfromtheregionsduringheavytraffictimesandbadweather.Anationalcenterwouldmakedecisionsonthingsthataffectthewholecountry.TheFAAalsowantstoputmoredistancebetweenplanesintheskywhentheweatherisbad.Thisrulecouldcauseevenmoredelays.TheFAAknowsthattheirsolutionswillnotcuretheproblemswithairportdelays.But,theyhopetomakethingsbetter.Therearejusttoomanyplanes,toofewtrafficcontrollers,andnotenoughnewtechnology.WhatistheproblemstudiedbyFAA?Whatisthemaincauseofairlinedelaysaccordingtothestudy?WhyisitlikelythattheFAAwillcreatemoredelays?PassageTwoOnMarch26,2000,theKingdomeinSeattlewasdestroyed.Itwastakendowntomakeroomforanewstadium.TheblastfromthefallingKingdomecausedtheEarthtoshakeasifanearthquakehadhappened.Scientistsplacedmorethan200seismicreordersintheearthtomeasurethemovement.Theyfoundwhichpartsofthecityshookthemost.Thisinformationhelpedthempredictwhichpartsofthecitywouldbedamagedinarealearthquake.OnFebruary28,2001,therealthinghappened.Theearthquakewas6.8ontheRichterscale.ItdamagedthesamepartsofSeattlethatscientistshadpredictedfromtheKingdomeblast.Itwasaslabquake.Itstarteddeepintheearth,37milesbelowthesurfaceontheJuandeFucaplate.Scientistshavelearnedthatdeepearthquakeshaveveryfewaftershocks.Theearthquakehadonlyfour.AnotherearthquakeinCaliforniathatwasclosetothesurfacehadover120aftershocks.Scientistsdonotknowwhythedeepearthquakeshavefeweraftershocks.ScientistsplantosetoffexplosiveinthegroundnearSeattleaimedattheslab.Theshockwavesfromtheblastwillbounceofftheslabandgivethemanideaofwheretheplateisandhowitismoving.Thiswillgivethemmoreinformationincaseanotherrealearthquakehitsthearea.HowwastheKingdomeinSeattledestroyed?WhydidscientistsmeasurethecollapseoftheKingdome?Whatismostpuzzlingtoscientistsabouttheearthquake?Whatarescientistsplanningtodoaccordingtothepassage?PassageThreePeoplehavealwayslookedtotheskyandwonderedaboutwhattheysaw.Ascenturiesofdiscoveriesflewby,itbecameobviousthathumanswouldnotbecontenttojustgazeatthesolarsystem.Wewantedtoblastoffintoitaswell.Onceagain,technologyallowedustoaccomplishourgoal.OnOctober4,1957,aSovietrocketsentthefirstman-madesatelliteintospace.ItwascalledSputnik,theRussianwordforatraveler”.EventhSputnikwasnothingmorethanasmallaluminumballwitharadioinside,itstartedawholeneweraofspaceexploration.InMay1961PresidentJohnF.KennedychallengedAmericanscientiststolandapersononthemoonbeforetheendofthe1960s.Inthequesttodothis,scientistsfacedmanyobstacles.Forexampletogetaspaceshipallthewaytothemoonandbackwoulddemandarocketenginepowerfulenoughtomakethetrip.Scientistsrealizedthatitwouldbedifficultforoneheavyrocketloadedwithfueltoreachthemoon.Instead,theydecidetouseamultistagerocket.Whenthefuelinonestageofamultistagerocketisusedup,thatstagefallsaway.Thismakestherocketslighter,andtheengineofthenextstagecanigniteandthrusttherocketevenfasterandhigher.Asyouknow,AmericanssuccessfullylandedonthemooninJuly1969.Sincethenourknowledgeofthesolarsystemhasincreaseddramatically.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthefirstmannedspaceflight?WhatisthekeytobuildingaspacecraftboundfortheMoon?HowcouldthescientistshavemadethetriptotheMoonasuccess?The(36)highestdegreethatastudentcanearnisadoctorate.Somedoctoratesare(37)professionaldegrees,asopposedtoadegreebasedonresearch.Medicalstudents,forexample,receiveanM.D.,fromtheLatin“medicinaedoctor”.FawyersSreceiveaJ.D.,for“jurisor“jurum"doctor,meaningadoctoroflaworlaws.SomeonewithaPhDisa“doctorofphilosophy.ManypeopleearnaPhD,yetunonyarephilosophers.Thenamehas(39)survivedsincetheMiddleAgeswhenmanyareasofstudywerecalledphilosophy.StudentscanreceiveaPhDin(40)engineering,socialworkeducation,music,historyandalotofotherareas.(41)Requirementscandifferfromoneuniversitytoanotherandfromoneareaofstudytoanother.ButtheNationalScienceFoundationsaysAmericandoctoraleducationis(42)organizedaroundaresearchexperience.APhDusuallyrequiresatleastthreeyearsof(43)full-timestudyafterabachelor'sdegree.Usually,PhDcandidatesmusthaveamaster'degreebeforetheysitforspecialexaminations.Theyhavetocarryoutoriginalresearchand(44)presenttheirfindingsbywritingalongpaperthattheyhavetodefendbeforeagroupofexperts.Everyyear,thefederalgovernmentcollectsinformationonresearchdoctoratesawardedintheUnitedStates.Morethanforty-threethousandstudentsreceivedaresearchdoctoratein2005.(46)Closetoone-thirdofthosedoctorateswenttoforeignstudentsintheUnitedStatesonatemporaryvisa.Mostofthemstudiedengineering,physicalscienceorlifescience.