謝忠明大學(xué)英語四級考試預(yù)測試卷及答案①

試卷一解析
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Part I Tapescript of Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: Your sister Jane didn’t recognize me at first.
   M: I’m not surprised. Why on earth don’ t you lose some weight?
   Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
2. M: This terrible weather has ruined our weekend plan.
   W: Anyhow, we might as well have a dinner at the Grand Restaurant and then go to the Broadway Theater instead of a picnic and camping at the beach.
   Q: What will they do for the weekend?
3. M: What was the weather like during your holidays?
   W: Not bad, but it would be better if it had been a little bit cooler.
   Q: What was the weather like during the woman’s holidays?
4. M: Mr. Steward appears to be honest. But I don’t think we can trust him.
   W: No, Mr. Steward is not what he looks like.
   Q: What does the woman probably mean?
5. W: Hi, John, how’s your project going?
   M: Oh, just so so. You know, it seems less difficult to get financial support for the project than to get trained men.
   Q: What do we know about the man’s project?
6. M: This book is ＄ 2.00 and the blue one is a dollar more.
   W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.
   Q: How much is the red book?
7. M: Jane, I would like to introduce you to my sister, Ellen.
   W: Glad to meet you, Ellen. Bob tells me you are interested in European art, too. In fact, he says that you plan to spend the summer in Italy.
   Q: What do the girls have in common?
8. W: I wish I could get used to this American custom of using first names.
   M: I usually call my good friends by their first names.
   Q: What is the woman complaining about?
9. M: How about your party last night?
   W: It was so interesting that not a single friend was absent.
   Q: What does the woman mean?
10.M: Have you heard what George has been saying about your work?
   W: Yes, I have, but I couldn’t care less.
   Q: What does the woman mean by her remark?
Section B Compound Dictation
    If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes   that ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are  ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
    Michael Li is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him.
    Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
    Michael’ s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set a too high standard for Winston.
    They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win.  “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Part II Reading Comprehension
11．細(xì)節(jié)理解題該題問考生“一月份對shoplifters（從超市偷東西的小偷）是美妙的月份，原因是        。 ”解答該題應(yīng)定位在第一段第二行，“with the shops so crowded and the staff so busy（商店如此擁擠，營業(yè)員十分忙碌）…”。C項應(yīng)該是正確答案。A項表示：他們不需要等候營業(yè)員服務(wù)。B項表示：他們不需要以往做賊的經(jīng)驗。D項表示：一月份的清倉銷售為他們提供了絕妙的機(jī)會。該選項與題干的“美妙月份”是同樣的意思，沒有回答具體的原因。

12．細(xì)節(jié)理解題問題問這些懸掛在天花板上的小球的功能是什么。依據(jù)第三段“..., they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.”（作案時被攝制下來，并且被迫在法庭上觀看），可以確定，選項B應(yīng)為正確答案。A項說“來監(jiān)視最令人中意的商品”，文中未強(qiáng)調(diào)這一點。文章第五段確實談到了當(dāng)這些閃爍不定的小球剛亮相時，許多人認(rèn)為是用來嚇唬人的。但隨后的第六段對此進(jìn)行了否定，所以C項“用外表來嚇唬小偷們”不是正確答案。前面講到這些小球是用來攝像的，而小球本身不可能作為證據(jù)指控shoplift ers。所以D項也不對。

13．細(xì)節(jié)推論題該題有一定難度。B）項說“該設(shè)備能夠嚇跑偷盜者”不是本題要回答的問題。本題主要干擾項體現(xiàn)在C、D兩項。C項說“其他商店搞明白了該設(shè)備的功能”。D項說“這種證據(jù)被（法庭）接受了”。依據(jù)題干，答案應(yīng)定位在文章第四段，尤其是最后一句“It was an important test case which encouraged other stores to install similar equipment.”其中最關(guān)鍵的詞應(yīng)該是“test case”（判例案件），說明該訴訟案件的判例可供以后類似案件的判例作為比照，直接導(dǎo)致其他商家紛紛安裝相似設(shè)備是因為這種證據(jù)（錄像帶）被法庭接受了。據(jù)此，D項為正確答案。

14．細(xì)節(jié)推論題依據(jù)文章第七段，偷香水的女人不可能看到對著她的camera，因為“it is completely hidden”。所以C項錯。B項在前面題目中就已排除。第六段提到detective Brian Chadwick坐在監(jiān)控室，D項也不對。再依據(jù)第七段第一、二行，可推斷該婦女猜到了這些小球是干什么的。所以A項正確。

15．推論題該題干擾項主要在B、D兩項。該婦女在離開商店前返回到柜臺，把包里的東西放回，明確說明她有偷東西的企圖，只是離開時看到這些小球才突然停下來。所以D項是不對的。

16．細(xì)節(jié)理解題該題有一定難度。根據(jù)題干，解答該題應(yīng)定位在第一段。第二行說“它有時放在‘situations vacant’（招聘）欄目…，”其中招聘加了了引號，再加上隨后的讓步從句明確否定了給人提供工作，所以A項應(yīng)排除。第三行說“它有時放在‘situations wanted’（求職）欄目…，”隨后的讓步從句也明確否定了D項。而選擇正確答案應(yīng)根據(jù)最后一句話“What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.”B項正確。C項“把現(xiàn)有的工作分成各種類型”文章沒有提及，也應(yīng)排除。

17．細(xì)節(jié)理解題 解答該題只需正確理解第二段第二行起的一句話“The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service, of course, is a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment.”（這種特別服務(wù)的出現(xiàn)和成功反映了當(dāng)今的高失業(yè)率。）這正是C項的內(nèi)容。該題屬倒著考題型。

18．細(xì)節(jié)理解題 最關(guān)鍵的提示句應(yīng)該是第三段第三行起的一句話“The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview.”言外之意，在信中不必寫得太詳細(xì)，應(yīng)該在得到面試機(jī)會時才透露更多細(xì)節(jié)。D項為正確選項。

19．細(xì)節(jié)理解題文章第四段第一行中的“as you moved up the ladder” 對應(yīng)了題干中的“as one went on to apply for more important jobs”。因此，隨后的內(nèi)容即為答案：“Something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest.”A項正確。B）項說“有關(guān)申請人個性的隱含信息”；C）項說“申請人申請工作時相對于其他人的優(yōu)勢 ”；這兩項均不正確；D）項表示“用主動積極的方法偶爾玩點花招”只是引人關(guān)注的其中一種方法，不如A具有概括性。

20．單句理解題A)項說“男人女人離家出走是為了交流”與文中最后一段第2句矛盾。文章第二段中提示job history也就是curriculum vitae。問題問個人履歷為什么重要。學(xué)生只要正確理解最后一段，就可做出正確選擇，最后一句實際上是一強(qiáng)調(diào)句型：it is...that...，“it is”后的內(nèi)容也即是B項的內(nèi)容，所以B項正確。A、C、D項文中都沒有涉及，均應(yīng)排除。

21．細(xì)節(jié)理解題 問題問規(guī)定最高租金可能會導(dǎo)致什么結(jié)果。文章第一段明確指出，landlords（房東）收取租戶的租金有了最高限額，所以他們的利潤受到影響，也可能導(dǎo)致他們投資其他行業(yè)，鑒于此，C、D兩項都是錯誤的。B項“使租房為家的人擔(dān)憂 ”文中沒有涉及，也不對。依據(jù)第一段最后一句話“..., the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.”可知A項為惟一選項。

22．細(xì)節(jié)理解題 依據(jù)第一段第四行“However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects.”可斷定C項正確。A、B、D諸項都含絕對意味，都不符合文中意思。

23．細(xì)節(jié)理解題 解答該題只要準(zhǔn)確理解第二段的含義，尤其從第三行開始“However, if the minimum is high, ...Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment.”此題較簡單。

24．主旨題 本文從rent control和最低工資控制兩方面討論了政府控制可能造成的后果。進(jìn)一步說，許多政府行為可能保護(hù)某些利益，但從長遠(yuǎn)看，也會帶來許多問題。B項正確。A項說：（文章敘述了）供需關(guān)系；C項說：（文章敘述了）政府控制的必要性；D項說：（文章敘述了）擺脫政府控制的緊迫性。文章并沒有深入談及這三項內(nèi)容，顯然不能成為文章主旨。

25．細(xì)節(jié)判斷題 依據(jù)第四段第二行“The predictions may be correct only if ‘other things are equal’.”可得知A項是對的。從第二段可得知規(guī)定最低工資會使得雇主雇用更少的工人，會考慮用機(jī)器替代工人，也就會導(dǎo)致更多的人失業(yè)，所以 B項應(yīng)該是可以成立的說法。C項的內(nèi)容實際上就是A項的另一種說法，也可成立。依據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容，可得知D項不正確。經(jīng)濟(jì)理論應(yīng)該有相當(dāng)參考價值，只是還需考慮方方面面的因素。

26．語義題 該題較簡單，只需正確理解句子中“reverse”一詞，它的意思是“反轉(zhuǎn)，逆轉(zhuǎn)，徹底轉(zhuǎn)變”。那么傳統(tǒng)上社會財富是從老一代流向年輕人，而現(xiàn)在這種現(xiàn)象反轉(zhuǎn)了，即社會財富從年輕人流向老年人。C項為正確答案。

27．細(xì)節(jié)推論題 該題的答案出現(xiàn)在文章第六段。原因有二：這些老人過去在tax方面貢獻(xiàn)甚小，而現(xiàn)在他們享受的社會福利份額甚多，在過去三四十年中出生的人將面臨把他們一生的三分之一多的所得用于照料這些老年人的前景。A項正確。B項中的“a lot”有誤。C項中的“make money easily”文章沒有提及。D項的內(nèi)容也沒有涉及。均應(yīng)排除。

28．細(xì)節(jié)理解題 問題問促使房價上升的因素是什么。依據(jù)第七段第一、二行可知：老年人數(shù)量越來越多且大多單獨居住，他們需要更多的住房，于是促使房價上升。這些正是D項內(nèi)容，所以D為正確選擇。C項說：對年輕人來說申請抵押很容易，有誤，依據(jù)是該節(jié)后半部分內(nèi)容。A、B兩項文章沒有涉及。

29．細(xì)節(jié)理解題  該題較簡單。只需正確理解第八段第三行“..., preparing food to be photographed for magazines.”（為雜志配制要拍照的食物），D項正確。

30．主旨題 文章開頭就說：金色青春的時代已經(jīng)過去了。如今這一代30歲以下的年輕人，是一百年來頭一批只能期待低于父輩生活水準(zhǔn)的人了。后面的篇幅更深入、具體、詳細(xì)地探討了這一主題。因此C項：英國三十歲以下的年輕人的生活可能會越來越艱苦，是對文章主題的恰當(dāng)?shù)母爬�。A項中的“miserable”（悲慘的）一詞無法推斷出。B項本身并不錯，只是不是文章的主旨。老年人在當(dāng)今社會是受益者，但不能說他們享受著極高的生活水準(zhǔn)。所以，A、B、D諸項都不是恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x擇。