大学英语四级真题模拟第一套

大学英语四级真题第一套

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1. A. the woman is now working in a kindergarten
B. the man will soon start a business of his own
C. the man would like to be a high school teacher
D. the woman is going to major in child education
2. A. the furniture has to be rearranged
B. the sound equipment has to be set up
C. the conference room has to be cleaned
D. the video machine has to be checked
3. A. she is exhausted B. she is near-sighted
C. she cannot finish work in time D. she cannot go straight home
4. A. the woman is too particular about food
B. he would rather have a meal an hour later
C. the woman should order her food quickly
D. he usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches
5. A. he is not a good mechanic
B. he doesn’t keep his promises
C. he spends his spare time doing repairs
D. he is always ready to offer help to others
6. A. Sam has a big family to support
B. Sam is not interested in travelling
C. the pay offer by the travel agency is too low
D. the work hours in the travel agency are too long

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7. A. international trade B. financial consulting
C. product development D. domestic retailing
8. A. go on a business trip B. look for a job in Miami
C. make a ticket reservation D. take a vacation

9. A. it is located on Rout 18 B. it has an interesting museum
C. it is a beautiful little town D. it lies seven miles east of Newton
10. A. they are in opposite directions
B. they are fifty-five miles apart
C. they are quite close to each other
D. they are a long drive from Norwalk
11. A. they are connected by 7 Rout B. they are crowded with
tourists
C. they have lots of old houses D. they have many rare plants

12. A. bring him up to date on the current situation in Milan
B. inform him of the arrangements for his trip in Italy
C. fetch the documents signed by Mr. Gartner
D. Accompany Mr. Gartner to the Linate airport
13. A. about 8:30 B. about 6:30 C. about 5:30 D. about 4:15
14. A. Mr Gartner from Milan B. Gianni Riva at Megastar
C. The company’s sales representative

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D. Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce
15. A. travel agent B. Business manager
C. Secretary D. Saleswoman

16. A. she had a desire to help others
B. she wanted to find out more about it
C she needed some oversea experience
D. she was interested in farming
17. A. carry out a cultural exchange program
B. work on an agricultural project
C. learn Portuguese D. teach English
18. A. she found it difficult to secure a job in her own country
B. she wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps
C. she was invited to work as an English teacher
D. she could not get the country out of her mind
19. A. by teaching additional English classes
B. by writing stories for American newspapers
C. by working part time for the Peace Corps
D. by doing odd jobs for local institutions

20. A. time spent exercising B. time spent working
C. time spent on leisure activities D. time spent with friends and

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family
21. A. reading B. Surfing the Web
C. eating out D. watching TV
22. A. driving B. gardening C. going to the pub D. visiting friends

23. A. the car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit
B. the car driver was partly responsible for the accident
C. Mclaughlin was talking to his manager while driving
D. Mclaughlin’s carelessness resulted in the collision
24. A. he crashed into a car parked there
B. he knocked down several mailboxes
C. he tore down the company’s main gate
D. he did serious damage to a loaded truck
25. A. he will lose his job
B. he will have to pay damages
C. he will be fined heavily
D. he will receive retraining
When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always
ate 26, they replied, “Because it is right.” If we ask Americans why
they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants 27 skirts,
or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are
likely to get 28 and very uninformative answers: “ Because it’s

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right.” “Because that’s the way it’s done.” “Because it’d the 29.” Or
even “ I don’t know.” The reason for these and countless other
patterns of social behavior is that they are 30 by social
norms—shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that
is appropriate in a given situation. Norms 31 how people “ought” to
behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. We
conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they 32. In fact,
we are much more likely to notice 33 from norms than conformity to
them. You should not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands
when you were introduced, but you might be a little 34 they bowed,
started to stroke you or kissed you on both 35. Yet each of these other
forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we
visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become
aware that things we do this way, they do that way.