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[训练]英语四级模拟 试卷 云南省高中会考试卷哪里下载南京英语小升初试卷下载电路下试卷下载上海试卷下载口算试卷下载 环球雅思英语四级模拟试卷 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Digital Age. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，并举例 2. 数字化产品的使用对人工作，学习，生活产生的影响 Digital Age _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. , choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 1-7 For questions 8 -10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The Modern Olympic Games The Modern Olympic Games might have remained just a part of history without the dream of one Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin. Coubertin believed that sport and exercise were very important for the health and happiness of every man and also for the nation. He therefore tried, in 1892, to interest other Frenchmen in his dream of starting a modern form of the early Greek Games. His ideas were strongly criticized by many people, who did not really understand what he was trying to do. It is perhaps sad that the great work Pierre de Coubertin did to bring back the Games was never properly recognized during his lifetime. Gradually, however, people all over the world became interested in his ideas and at a meeting in Paris in 1894, with representatives from twelve different countries; plans were made to hold the first modern Games in Athens in 1899. Organizing the first modern Games, however, was not without problems. The Greek government was unhappy with the decision to hold the Games in Athens, as they had serious economic problems at the time and did not feel they were in a position to spend the necessary money. It seemed therefore that the Games would be finished before they had even begun. Prince Constantine of Greece, however, gave his support to Coubertin and the newly-formed Olympic Committee and other rich Greeks soon followed his example. Enough money was collected in Greece and abroad to build a new stadium and pay all the other costs. On 5th April, 1896, a crowd of over 60 000 people watched the King of Greece open the first modern Olympic Games. There were, however, very few competitors , only two hundred and eighty-five. Australia, Austria, Britain, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA, were the only countries to send athletes to the Games and most of the athletes who did come had to pay for their own travel and other costs. There were ten sports in the first program , cycling, gymnastics, tennis, swimming, athletics, fencing, weight-lifting, rowing, wrestling and shooting; there were also other non-sporting events, such as concerts and ballet, just as there had been at the early Games. At the first modern Olympics almost all the gold medals were won by American sportsmen, but the most famous of all the first medal winners was a young Greek named Spyros Louis, who came from a small village in the mountains near Athens. It was he who won the long and difficult race, the Marathon, and gave the Greeks the national win they had hoped for. The Greeks would have been happy to keep the Games in Greece but Coubertin believed strongly that the Olympics should be truly international and would not allow this to happen. It was therefore decided to hold the next Games in Paris in 1900. Sadly, however, the Paris Games and the following Games, held in St. Louis, America, in 1904, were poor examples of Coubertin's dream and Coubertin himself did not even travel to the St. Louis Games. For these two Games were more like circus shows than serious international sports meetings. Only fifteen non-Americans went to the 1904 Games, mainly because the high travel costs prevented others from competing. Olympic events were mixed with other sports and events, and the Games were organized to continue over many months, so that as much money as possible could be made by the organizers from the selling of tickets. It was not until 1908, when the Games were held in London, that international rules and distances were introduced;until then the events had been the decision of the organizing nation alone. The London Games were far better organized than any of the other modern Games but it took many more years before Coubertin's dream of a truly international meeting of sportsmen became a reality. It was necessary to make many changes before the Olympic Games became as well-organized and as popular as they are today. Since 1896 the Games have been held every four years, except for a break during the years of the two World Wars. Gradually the number of competitors who take part in each Games has grown and so has the number of countries. In 1896, only thirteen countries were represented and only two hundred and eighty-five competitors took part. Today, however, as many as one hundred and twenty-two countries send athletes to the Games and more than seven thousand men and women come to the Games to take part. In recent years, the number of events has grown to twenty-one, eleven of which are also open to women. It is interesting that Coubertin, whose ideas were born in the late nineteenth century, probably never imagined that women would ever play a part in the new Olympics. Women had never competed in the early Greek Games; indeed, for many years they were not even allowed to watch. In modern times, the London Games in 1908 were the first in which women took a serious part , 36 women came to the Games to compete. The first woman to win an Olympic event was the British Tennis Player, Charlotte Cooper, who won a tennis event in 1900. From 1908, however, the number of events began to grow with the introduction of ladies’ gymnastics. Athletics events for women were introduced in 1928 at the Games held in Amsterdam. Today, women are as highly-trained and as fit as men. Although in almost every sport women and men compete separately, in horse-riding events they compete against each other and women have shown over the years that they are just as good. The International Olympic Committee, whose home is in Lausanne in Switzerland, is responsible for all the important decisions of the Olympic Movement. The members of this committee are chosen not by their governments but by members already on the committee and they are therefore above politics or group interests. Most of the members are simply rich men who wish to keep Coubertin’s ideas alive. Not every country is represented, therefore, because this would mean more than 120 members and no decisions would ever be made. However, each country must form a National Olympic Committee before it is allowed to send competitors to the games and this committee must be recognized by the International Olympic Committee. At present, more than 136 countries have formed such a committee. The National Committees are responsible for organizing the national teams and for deciding which competitors to send. Competitors cannot choose to go to the Games , they must be chosen and this means competing against their own countrymen. It is not even enough to be the best in the country, for each competitor must be able to reach the standard expected for entry to the Games. These standards change each year as sportsmen and sportswomen improve. Some countries are not able to send all the competitors they would like to, even if they have reached the expected standard, because of the cost. The National Committee must then decide whether to send the competitors who have the most chance of winning or whether, instead, to send competitors to represent each sport even though some of them have little hope of doing well. Not only the competitors but also the team manager must be paid for. The manager is an extremely important member of the team;he is responsible for the competitors while they are at the Games and his job includes, for example, getting the competitors to each event on time and helping with medical or personal problems. Most countries ask the people for money to help pay for the costs of travel and training. A lot of money is given by businesses and companies who also give, for example, clothes, shoes and uniforms. The city where the Games are to be held is chosen by the International Olympic Committee;this is usually decided five years before the Games are to take place. Several cities may wish to hold the Games in any one year and the Committee decides only after it has listened to and seen the arguments and plans of each city. Once chosen, the city then has five years to prepare. 1. Coubertin planned to hold the first modern Olympic Games in_________ in Athens. A. 1894 B. 1896 C. 1899 D. 1900 2. The competitors of the first Olympic Games came from all of the following countries EXCEPT__________. A. UK B. Hungary C. Switzerland D. Norway 3. Which of the following was NOT part of the first Olympic Games? A. concerts B. circus C. fencing D. boxing 4. According to the passage, the most successful modern Olympic Games was the one held in_________ A. Athens, Greece B. St. Louis, America C. Paris, France D. London, UK 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Women were not allowed to participate in the ancient Olympics. B. Women were not allowed to watch the Olympic Games in the past. C. Women appeared in the Amsterdam Olympic Games. D. Before 1908 there were no women in the Olympic Games. 6. Women and men always compete separately except in_______ A. tennis B. racing C. swimming D. horse-riding 7. What do we learn about the International Olympic Committee (IOC)? A. Every country has its representatives in IOC. B. The representatives in IOC speak for their own countries. C. Most representatives in IOC are wealthy. D. The representatives in IOC are elected by their own country. 8. It was _________________ that are responsible for organizing the national teams and for deciding which competitors to send. 9. Both the competitors and ___________ must be paid for. 10. Every city chosen to hold the Olympic Games usually have___ to prepare. Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 11. [A] Proceed in his own way. [B] Stick to the original plan. [C] Compromise with his colleague. [D] Try to change his colleague’s mind. 12. [A] Many has a keen eye for style. [B] Nancy regrets buying the dress. [C] Nancy and Mary went shopping together in Rome. [D] Nancy and Mary like to follow the latest fashion. 13. [A] Wash the dishes. [B] Go to the theatre. [C] Pick up George and Martha. [D] Take her daughter to hospital. 14. [A] She enjoys making up stories about other people. [B] She can never keep anything to herself for long. [C] She is eager to share news with the woman. [D] She is the best informed woman in town. 15. [A] A car dealer. [B] A mechanic. [C] A driving examiner. [D] A technical consultant. 16. [A] The shopping mall has been deserted recently. [B] Shoppers can only find good stores in the mall. [C] Lots of people moved out of the downtown area. [D] There isn’t much business downtown nowadays. 17. [A] He will help the woman with her reading. [B] The lounge is not a place for him to study in. [C] He feels sleepy whenever he tries to study. [D] A cozy place is rather hard to find on campus. 18. [A] To protect her from getting scratches. [B] To help relieve her of the pain. [C] To prevent mosquito bites. [D] To avoid getting sun burnt. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] In a studio. [B] In a clothing store. [C] At a beach resort. [D] At a fashion show. 20. [A] To live there permanently. [B] To stay there for half a year. [C] To find a better job to support herself. [D] To sell leather goods for a British company. 21. [A] Designing fashion items for several companies. [B] Modeling for a world-famous Italian company. [C] Working as an employee for Ferragamo. [D] Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys. 22. [A] It has seen a steady decline in its profits. [B] It has become much more competitive. [C] It has lost many customers to foreign companies. [D] It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] It helps her to attract more public attention. [B] It improves her chance of getting promoted. [C] It strengthens her relationship with students. [D] It enables her to understand people better. 24. [A] Passively. [B] Positively. [C] Skeptically. [D] Sensitively. 25. [A] It keeps haunting her day and night. [B] Her teaching was somewhat affected by it. [C] It vanishes the moment she steps into her role. [D] Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years. [B] To reform railroad management in western European countries. [C] To electrify the railway lines between major European cities. [D] To set up an express train network throughout Europe. 27. [A] Major European airlines will go bankrupt. [B] Europeans will pay much less for traveling. [C] Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half. [D] Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe. 28. [A] Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel. [B] Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane. [C] Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport. [D] Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air. 29. [A] In 1981. [B] In 1989. [C] In 1990. [D] In 2000. Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] There can be no speedy recovery for mental patients. [B] Approaches to healing patients are essentially the same. [C] The mind and body should be taken as an integral whole. [D] There is no clear division of labor in the medical profession. 31. [A] A doctor’s fame strengthens the patients’ faith in them. [B] Abuse of medicines is widespread in many urban hospitals. [C] One third of the patients depend on harmless substances for cure. [D] A patient’s expectations of a drug have an effect on their recovery. 32. [A] Expensive drugs may not prove the most effective. [B] The workings of the mind may help patients recover. [C] Doctors often exaggerate the effect of their remedies. [D] Most illnesses can be cured without medication. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Enjoying strong feelings and emotions. [B] Defying all dangers when they have to. [C] Being fond of making sensational news. [D] Dreaming of becoming famous one day. 34. [A] Working in an emergency room. [B] Listening to rock music. [C] Watching horror movies. [D] Doing daily routines. 35. [A] A rock climber. [B] A psychologist. [C] A resident doctor. [D] A career consultant. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. If you’re like most people, you’ve indulged in fake listening many times. You go to history class, sit in the third row, and look (36) ________ at the instructor as she speaks. But your mind is far away, (37)_________ in the clouds of pleasant daydreams. (38)__________ you come back to earth: The instructor writes an important term on the chalkboard, and you (39)___________ copy it in you notebook. Every once in a while the instructor makes a (40)_________ remark, causing others in the class to laugh. You smile politely, pretending that you’ve heard the remark and found it mildly (41)__________. You have a vague sense of (42)________ that you aren’t paying close attention. But you tell yourself that any (43) __________ you miss can be picked up from a friend’s notes. Besides, (44)____________________.So back you go into your private little world, only later do you realize you’ve missed important information for a test. Fake listening may be easily exposed, since many speakers are sensitive to facial cues and can tell if you’re merely pretending to listen. (45)___________________. Even if you are not exposed there’s another reason to avoid fakery. It’s easy for this behavior to become a habit. For some people, the habit is so deeply rooted that (46)__________________________. As a result, they miss lots of valuable information. Part ? Reading Comprehension ( Reading in Depth) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. China is casting such a huge shadow on the United States that many Americans are trying hard to learn the Chinese language with an effort to keep their competitive edge. "Interest in learning Chinese among American youth and their parents has grown (47) in the past five years," said Vivien Stewart, vice president at the Asia Society, a US group trying to bridge the (48) between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific. China's rapid progress is driving the interest to (49) the language, experts say. "The Chinese rich cultural traditions and (50) economy mean that it is now essential for all of our students to be better prepared to engage them and seize opportunities together," said Michael Levine, Asia Society's executive director of education. A 2004 College Board survey found that 2400 high schools--an (51) number--would be interested in (52) the Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Chinese language and culture when the courses become available in 2005. China, the world's most populous (人口稠密的) nation, is (53) to the United States because it is a leading trader, consumer and investor. It has (54) the United States as the world's largest consumer and could become the second largest economy in the world, in the next two to three decades. Even though the US State Department has regarded the Chinese language extremely important to national prosperity , the " (55) conditions to support recruitment of students and teachers as well as the growth of high quality programs are (56) inadequate, an Asia Society study says. A) thriving B) automatically C) dramatically D) important E) regained F) replaced G) pursue H) request I) incredible J) efficient K) gap L) scarcely M) current N) offering O) discouragingly Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial architectures for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else. The latest project is to take a city of around half a million residents and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well. Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is completed, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel ; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage. The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long. 57. The phrase "be well on with" in Paragraph 1 most probably means ______. A) to get prepared to do B) to get along well with C) to try to complete D) to be very good at 58. The passage is mainly about ______. A) attempts to find efficient ways of recycling wastes B) efforts to protect the environment in British cities C) a good way to locate plants for waste recycling D) a cheap way to get energy from waste materials 59. According to the passage, the first full-scale giant recycling plants will ______. A) be built in Britain B) appear in 15 years C) take us 15 years to build them D) be found only in some big cities 60. According to the passage, the reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants is that ______. A) they can be of great help to the protection of environment B) it is more expensive to process wastes in a farther dump C) they can make the wastes into something that is useful D) they can produce a lot of energy for the local residents 61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A) The issue of rubbish-dealing can not be completely solved. B) Recycling plants will be in great need in rural areas. C) The plants can process a wide variety of materials. D) Effective ways of sorting out rubbish have long been in existence. Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. How old is "old"? The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35. That was the average life expectancy then. At the turn of the 19th century, as medical knowledge advanced, the average life expectancy increased to 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is looking forward to many more active years. So, how old is old? The answer is one you've heard many times, from all sorts of people. "You are as old ( or young) as you feel. " The calendar simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you've lived. "Youth", wrote an unknown author, "is not a time of life--it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by deserting (抛弃) their ideals. " Old is a point of view. Alice Brophy, when she was with the New York City Commission for the Aging, said, "It annoys me when people say, 'Gee, you look young for your age. ' What does that mean? Is there some model that you're supposed to look a certain way at 65 and 75 and 85 ? You know, you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. " It is often believed that most older people are in poor health. But the fact is that there are neither biological nor physiological (生理学的) reasons to connect poor health with growing older. Older people are more likely to be affected with illness and physical disabilities than you are, but old age itself is not a disease. It's possible to remain physically fit throughout your life. 62. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A) The concepts of "old" vary in different cultures. B) The progress in medical knowledge has contributed a lot to longer lives of us. C) Nobody can be physically healthy without proper exercise. D) Older people are unavoidably more unhealthy than younger ones. 63. The passage is mainly about ______. A) the average life expectancy B) the situation of being old C) the differences between the old and the young D) the way to stay young when one is actually old 64. From the tone of the passage we know that the author ______. A) is curious about how old exactly is "old" for every people B) is doubtful on any division made between "old" and "young" C) is for the opinion that age and health are closely connected D) is against the idea that age is connected with the state of mind 65. By saying "you can die old at 30 and live young at 80", Mice Brophy means that ______. A) people usually die at different ages in the past and at present B) people died at 30 years old in the past but live happily at 80 now C) some can die at 30 years old but other people may live until they are 80 years old D) people's states of mind determine how old they are 66. What encouraging information does this passage offer? A) One is likely to live an entirely healthy life. B) Cheerful people will suffer less when they grow old. C) People tend to look young if they take more care of themselves. D) We will find some models to follow if we want to stay young. Part ? Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Reading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed (67) over the centuries. During the 1950's and 1960's especially, increased attention has been (68) to defining and describing the reading process. Although specialists agree that reading (69) a complex organization of higher mental (70) , they disagree on the exact nature of the (71) Some experts, who regard language (72) as a code using symbols to represent sounds, (73) reading as simply the decoding of symbols into the sounds they stand (74) . These authorities (75) that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is inexplicably (无法解释地) (76) to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without (77) their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, (78) some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who (79) reads. Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its (80) . By some expert they would not be (81) as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one uses. By the most (82) and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to (83) the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various (84) , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do (85) widely and enthusiastically. In short reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols (86) sounds and ideas. 67. A) satisfactorily B) substantially C) subordinately D) subjectively 68. A) contributed B) attributed C) devoted D) attended 69. A) involves B) proves C) relates D) informs 70. A) opinions B) effects C) manners D) functions 71. A) project B) progress C) procedure D) process 72. A) primarily B) extraordinarily C) necessarily D) remarkably 73. A) view B) look C) reassure D) agree 74. A) by B) to C) off D) for 75. A) content B) contend C) contest D) contact 76. A) related B) concentrated C) entitled D) assigned 77. A) interpreting B) mentioning C) explaining D) recalling 78. A) by means of B) in place of C) according to D) in terms of 79. A) probably B) likely C) concretely D) actually 80. A) completeness B) entirety C) integrity D) entity 81. A) satisfied B) granted C) classified D) graded 82. A) intensive B) insincere C) conclusive D) complicated 83. A) break B) elaborate C) define D) unlock 84. A) purposes B) degrees C) stages D) steps 85. A) such B) fairly C) so D) pretty 86. A) including B) representing C) corresponding D) identifying Part ? Translation Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets. 87. Evidence shows that the AIDS virus may also attack the nervous system, ______ (对大脑造成损害). 88. Her success is not surprising ______ (如果你考虑到她的不断努力的话). 89. The new regulations for the sector ______ (即将实施). 90. I ______ (对其效率印象深刻) of the work done in the company. 91. She was anxious about ______ (女儿晚上这么晚还在外面).