2014年下半年大学英语四级预测模拟试卷(八)

　　Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Example: You will hear:

　　You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.

　　C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.

　　From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’ clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

　　Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

　　1. A) She’s flying to Hong Kong.

　　B) She’s going to buy an air ticket.

　　C) She’s going to say good-bye to Tom.

　　D) She’s leaving for Hong Kong with Tom

　　2. A) Buy something for the picnic.

　　B) Go shopping with the man.

　　C) Go for a ride around town.

　　D) Have a picnic.

　　3. A) In the side pocket of her jacket.

　　B) In the top pocket of her jacket.

　　C) In the side pocket of her trousers.

　　D) In the back pocket of her tight trousers.

　　4. A) $6 B) $4 C) $7 D) $11

　　5. A) On Sunday afternoon. B) On Saturday afternoon.

　　C) On Sunday evening. D) On a weekday.

　　6. A) On a plane. B) On an island. C) At a store. D) In a car.

　　7. A) Lisa’s friends. B) Lisa’s colleagues

　　C) Lisa’s parents. D) Lisa’s cousins.

　　8. A) They received Bob’s letter at six. B) Bob will arrive by train.

　　C) The man will meet Bob at the airport. D) Bob is expected to be here by plane.

　　9. A) Lily will be late. B) She hopes Lily won’t come.

　　C) She thinks Lily will arrive on time. D) Lily can’t come.

　　10. A) Help the man. B) Talk to Mr. Smith.

　　C) Go home D) Type some letters.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　11. A) He was born on May 6, 1953. B) He was born on May 7 ,1963.

　　C) He was born on May 7 ,1943. D) He was born on May 6 ,1963.

　　12. A) at Tsinghua University B) at Oxford University

　　C) at Cambridge University D) at New York University

　　13. A) In 1980. B) In 1985. C) In 1965. D) In 1975.

　　Passage Two

　　14. A) about 25,000 kilometers B) about 2,500 kilometers

　　C) about 35,000 kilometers D) about 3,500 kilometers

　　15. A) Visit museums in the big city.

　　B) Go to theater in the town.

　　C) Cheap Day Excursion trains.

　　D) See the beautiful scenery in the countryside.

　　16. A) building carriages B) guiding the tourist

　　C) repairing the tracks D) running the railways

　　Passage Three

　　17. A) 1940 B) 1941 C) 1959 D) 1971

　　18. A) to make body strong B) it is his interest

　　C) fight at school D) defend himself

　　19. A) studied at the University of Washington

　　B) get married

　　C) development of his own martial arts style

　　D) he took part in three movies

　　20. A) producer B) actor C) driver D) broker

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

　　Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.

　　In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.

　　Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements. Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes readily on human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies(分歧). This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.

　　21. According to the passage, one of the factors that tend to promote social change is .

　　A) mutual interest B) different points of view

　　C) more worldly people D) advanced technology

　　22. Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because .

　　A) people there are always satisfied with their living conditions

　　B) people there have identical needs that can be met without much disputes

　　C) people there have got accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change

　　D) people there are less emotional and easy to please

　　23. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

　　A) Social values play an important role in social change.

　　B) Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspects of society.

　　C) Social change is more likely to occur if it comes gradually.

　　D) Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.

　　24. The expression “greater tolerance” in Paragraph 1 refers to .

　　A) greater willingness to accept social change

　　B) quicker adoption to changing circumstances

　　C) more respect for different beliefs and behavior

　　D) greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas

　　25. The passage mainly discusses .

　　A) two different societies

　　B) the necessary of social change

　　C) different social changes

　　D) certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

　　Climate, more than any other single factor, determines the distributions of life on Earth. Climatic boundaries establish the limits within which organisms can survive.

　　Plants, even more than animals, must be well adapted to climate in order to survive. They cannot move about or take shelter but must be equipped to endure whatever weather conditions are likely to occur.

　　In the harsh conditions of tundra, for example, low growing mosses, lichens, and a few flowering plants all hug the ground for shelter from icy winds.

　　Animals, despite their ability to move about and find shelters, are just as much influenced by climate as plants are. Creatures such as the camel and the penguin are so highly specialized that they have as extremely limited distribution. Others, such as bears, are flexible enough to adapt to a broad range of climates. Ocean-dwelling organisms are just as sensitive to climatic changes — in this case temperature and salinity(含盐量)— as land animals. Reef corals can survive only in clear warm seawater. Certain foraminifers are so sensitive to changes in their environment that their presence can be taken as an index of sea temperature. Human beings are among the least specialized of all animals and can live almost anywhere. Their clothes and their homes act as a sort of “miniature climate” that can be taken with them everywhere.

　　26. Which of the following is neither plant nor animal?

　　A) Tundra B) Reef coral C) Penguin D) Camel

　　27. According to the passage, the tundra grow close to the ground .

　　A) to avoid being eaten by arctic animals

　　B) because fertilizer is not readily available

　　C) to minimize exposure to the cold

　　D) because unfrozen water plants are very scarce

　　28. According to the passage, which of the following can be found in the greatest number of different climate areas on Earth?

　　A) Reef corals B) Penguins C) Bears D) Camels

　　29. It can be inferred from the passage that foraminifers (Line 6, Para 4) are a .

　　A) kind of weather pattern B) species of tundra plant

　　C) form of sea life D) type of miniature penguin

　　30. According to the passage, human beings can survive almost everywhere on Earth because .

　　A) they have developed advanced forms of transportation

　　B) they have learned how to process seawater for drinking

　　C) their body temperature can vary considerably

　　D) their shelters and clothing help them to adapt to the environment