大学英语系列教材 四级学业测试 College english achievement Test Band 4 2011年5月
大学英语系列教材 四级学业测试 College English Achievement Test Band 4 2011 年 5 月
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 % Section A Directions: You will hear four conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will hear a question about what was said. After each question there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which is the best answer to the question you have heard. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet 1×4=4 point 1. A)Call the police station B)Get the wallet for the man C) Show the man her family pictures D)Ask to see the mans driver's license 2. A)She reserved the tickets several weeks ago B)Tom reserved the tickets for he C)Tom got the tickets just when someone cancelled the reservations D) Someone sold the tickets to her 3. A) Young people are too quick in making decisions B)Young people seldom stay long on the same job C) Young people lose their jobs easil D)Young people are too eager to succeed 4. A)She is visiting her friend B)She is renting an apartment C) She is buying a refrigerator D) She is looking for a hotel Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two 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 write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet (1×6=6 points) Passage one Questions 5 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard 5.A) How to suffer pain B)How to avoid pain C)How to handle pain D)How to stop pain 6. A) Indians are not at all afraid of pain B) People may be senseless to pain. C)Some people are able to handle pain D) Fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms 7.A) To prepare mentally for the pain B) To feel pain as much as possible C)To show an interest in pain D) To accept the pain reluctantly
1 Part I Listening Comprehension(20 %) Section A Directions: You will hear four conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will hear a question about what was said. After each question there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer to the question you have heard. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (1×4=4 points) 1. A) Call the police station. B) Get the wallet for the man. C) Show the man her family pictures. D) Ask to see the man’s driver’s license. 2. A) She reserved the tickets several weeks ago. B) Tom reserved the tickets for her. C) Tom got the tickets just when someone cancelled the reservations. D) Someone sold the tickets to her. 3. A) Young people are too quick in making decisions. B) Young people seldom stay long on the same job. C) Young people lose their jobs easily. D) Young people are too eager to succeed. 4. A) She is visiting her friend. B) She is renting an apartment. C) She is buying a refrigerator. D) She is looking for a hotel. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two 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 write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (1×6=6 points) Passage One Questions 5 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard. 5. A）How to suffer pain. B）How to avoid pain. C）How to handle pain. D）How to stop pain. 6. A）Indians are not at all afraid of pain. B）People may be senseless to pain. C）Some people are able to handle pain. D）Fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms. 7. A）To prepare mentally for the pain. B）To feel pain as much as possible. C）To show an interest in pain. D）To accept the pain reluctantly
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard C)Light. D)Rotational energy. 9. A)Arocket engine is different from the kick of a gun B)Arocket engine is driven by electricity C) To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction D)Arocket engine is the same as a motor or engine in a car or a fan 10. A) You would stay where you are B) You would move ahead C)You would roll in the opposite direction D) You would fall down Section C Directions: You are going to hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen again and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet (0.5×8=4 points;2×3=6 points) If the earth gets hotter in the new century, what will happen to animals and the plants which animals depend on for(11) The question offers another way of looking at the(12) effect. People have talked about the general problem of (13) warming for some time. But they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the(14) Biologists and other scientists turned their (15) important meeting that took place last October. They(16) als are(17) to climate. Since the Ice age ended 2, 000 years ago, and warmer temperatures returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north If the (18) about the greenhouse are correct, temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next 100 years as they did in the past 10,000 (19) Many won't. Certain species will probably become very rare (20) Forest fires may become more common. That in turn may harm animals that depend on the trees for food or shelter Changes are part of life, but rapid change, says scientist George Woodwill, is the enemy of life
2 Passage Two Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard. 8. A) Electricity. B) Heat. C) Light. D) Rotational energy. 9. A) A rocket engine is different from the kick of a gun. B) A rocket engine is driven by electricity. C) To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. D) A rocket engine is the same as a motor or engine in a car or a fan. 10. A) You would stay where you are. B) You would move ahead. C) You would roll in the opposite direction. D) You would fall down. Section C Directions: You are going to hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen again and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (0.5×8=4 points; 2×3=6 points) If the earth gets hotter in the new century, what will happen to animals and the plants which animals depend on for (11) _______? The question offers another way of looking at the (12) _____ effect. People have talked about the general problem of (13) warming for some time. But they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the (14) _________. Biologists and other scientists turned their (15) __________ to plants and animals at an important meeting that took place last October. They (16) evidence that plants and animals are (17) to climate. Since the Ice age ended 2,000 years ago, and warmer temperatures returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north. If the (18) ________ about the greenhouse are correct, temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next 100 years as they did in the past 10,000. (19) _____________________________________________________________________________? Many won’t. Certain species will probably become very rare. (20) _____________________________________________________________________________. Forest fires may become more common. That in turn may harm animals that depend on the trees for food or shelter. (21) _________________________________________________________________________ Changes are part of life, but rapid change, says scientist George Woodwill, is the enemy of life
Part l Vocabulary and Structure(25%) Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Choose the One that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (0. 5x50=25 points) 1. For the transaction to succeed. some means had to be found to the trustee to comply with the terms of the trust B)confront contr D)compel 2. Commonly, these keys are used to the functions of selection and drag-and-drop A)exchange B)transfer C) modify D)convert his IQ and his present state of study, he should be admitted to Tsinghua Univer sity this year if nothing special happens A)To judge fro B)Judging from C)Judged by D) Be judged by 4. Although 20 years passed, Mary still remembers some of that conversati B)chi C)fragments D)shatters The flood great damage to our poverty if we hadnt built so many reservoirs B)would have caused C) had caused D)would be caus 6. For any Chinese or Asian, the successful launch of Shenzhou 5 is a cause for jubilation B)doubtable C)doubtful D)undoubted 7. Those members requested that China undertake an appropriate commitment to these Cut o ft B)eliminate C) 8. Although he had returned to his office exhausted, Godliman's attention kept wandering to a A)store name C) pile D)letter 9. The travel agency promised to offer foreign travelers everything from monuments and castles to modern leisure activities A)honorable B)hostile C)historical D)hospitable 10. Batista was keeping himself in power only by a mounting use of corruption and a)de B)compressio C)confession D)repression I1. The girl remains in serious but stable condition in the care unit in the hospital A)expressive B)extensive C)intens D)ex 2. At the last ring of the bell, all the people at the party joined in with total joy fully and merrily, to welcome the arrival of the New Year B)abund 13. When the factory closed, the machinery was sold off for only a of its true value B)fraction C)fragment D)selection
3 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (25%) Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (0.5×50=25 points) 1. For the transaction to succeed, some means had to be found to _______ the trustee to comply with the terms of the trust. A) compile B) confront C) control D) compel 2. Commonly, these keys are used to _______ the functions of selection and drag-and-drop interactions. A) exchange B) transfer C) modify D) convert 3. _______ his IQ and his present state of study, he should be admitted to Tsinghua University this year if nothing special happens. A) To judge from B) Judging from C) Judged by D) Be judged by 4. Although 20 years passed, Mary still remembers some _______ of that conversation. A) pieces B) chips C) fragments D) shatters 5. The flood _______ great damage to our poverty if we hadn’t built so many reservoirs. A) would cause B) would have caused C) had caused D) would be caused 6. For any Chinese or Asian, the successful launch of Shenzhou 5 is _______ a cause for jubilation. A) doubtless B) doubtable C) doubtful D) undoubted 7. Those members requested that China undertake an appropriate commitment to _______ these practices. A) cut off B) eliminate C) remove D) struggle 8. Although he had returned to his office exhausted, Godliman’s attention kept wandering to a _______ of messages on the desk. A) store B) name C) pile D) letter 9. The travel agency promised to offer foreign travelers everything from _______ monuments and castles to modern leisure activities. A) honorable B) hostile C) historical D）hospitable 10. Batista was keeping himself in power only by a mounting use of _______, corruption and violence. A) depression B) compression C) confession D) repression 11. The girl remains in serious but stable condition in the _______ care unit in the hospital. A) expressive B) extensive C) intensive D) expensive 12. At the last ring of the bell, all the people at the party joined in with total _______, shouting joyfully and merrily, to welcome the arrival of the New Year. A) abandon B) abundance C) abroad D) abortion 13. When the factory closed, the machinery was sold off for only a _______ of its true value. A) proportion B) fraction C) fragment D) selection