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【作业要求】
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请按四级考试要求完成
听对话
Directions:
In this section
you will hear several short conversations .At the
end of each
conversation, a question
will be asked about what was said. 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 select the corresponding
letter on the web page[
题数
:8;
分数
:8
分
;
参考时间
:4
分
25
秒
]
1.
[A]
$$ 884.
[B]
$$
751.
[C]
$$ 848.
[D]
$$ 571.
2.
[A]
At 5:30.
[B]
At 5:00.
[C]
At
5:15.
[D]
At
6:00.
3.
[A]
Reactions
to the new teacher are different.
[B]
You should believe what you are told.
[C]
She thinks the new
teacher is good.
[D]
She thinks the students are fair.
4.
[A]
At school.
[B]
At work.
[C]
At the local library.
[D]
At home.
5.
[A]
At 23:20.
[B]
At 17:50.
[C]
At 20:30.
[D]
At 22:20.
6.
[A]
She misplaced her class
card for biology.
[B]
She arrived for registration too
early.
[C]
She missed
registration.
[D]
The man
cannot spell her name.
7.
[A]
The woman
changed the reservation.
[B]
The woman made no reservation.
[C]
The woman made the
reservation for the 8:00 flight.
[D]
The woman misunderstood the man.
8.
[A]
Employer and employee.
[B]
Husband and
wife.
[C]
Acquaintances.
[D]
Teacher
and student.
听短文
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear several short passages or
monologues. 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 select
the corresponding letter on the web page.[
< br>题数
:10;
分
数
:10
分
;
参考时间
:9
分
27
秒
]
Section1
9.
[A]
Americans
hurry too much and should follow the examples of
more relaxed culture.
[B]
It is all right to arrive more than an hour late
to a party in the U. S.
[C]
Time plays a very important role in
America.
[D]
Americans
hurry more at night than in the daytime.
10.
[A]
They have
to wait for the next show.
[B]
They will only be able to watch the
main part of a film
[C]
They usually arrive at the beginning of the
feature film.
[D]
They
check their watches to see when they can go
home.
11.
[A]
Americans do not always
do everything in time.
[B]
Americans are hard working.
[C]
Americans do everything
on time.
[D]
Americans
consider it important to be in time to parties.
Section2
12.
[A]
She quickly found a job.
[B]
She had trouble in
finding a job.
[C]
She
decided not to look for a job.
[D]
She went abroad.
13.
[A]
Studying math and
science.
[B]
Taking an
introductory calculus course.
[C]
Learning foreign language.
[D]
Traveling
abroad.
14.
[A]
Indifferent.
[B]
Welcome.
[C]
Positive.
[D]
Negative.
Section3
15.
[A]
1950.
[B]
1996.
[C]
1998.
[D]
1939.
16.
[A]
Japan.
[B]
Australia.
[C]
Idaho.
[D]
Africa.
17.
[A]
President Bill Clinton.
[B]
Sid Robin.
[C]
Benny Goodman.
[D]
Both B and
C.
18.
[A]
The university of
Idaho's music school was named for Hampton by
President Clinton.
[B]
Hampton died at the age of 94.
[C]
President Clinton played the saxophone
in a duet with Hampton in honor of his 90th
birthday.
[D]
Lionel Hampton took his bands to many countries to
perform jazz.
复合式听写
Directions:
In
this section, you will hear a passage three times.
First you will hear the
whole
passage
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
just
to
get
a
general
idea
of
it.
Then
in
the
second
reading you will hear
a signal indicating the beginning of a pause.
During the pause you must
write down
the missing words you have just heard in the
corresponding space on the web page.
There is also a different signal
indicating the end of the pause. When you hear the
signal you
must
get
ready
for
what
comes
next from
the
recording.
You
can
check
what
you
have
written
when
the
passage read to you once again without the pauses.
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题数
:11;
分数
< br>:11
分
;
参考时间
:13
分
59
秒
]
Passage1
British Columbia is the third largest
Canadian province, both in area
and
[19]
popul
at
i
on
. It is nearly 1.5
times as large as Texas,
and
[20]
It
[21]
ext
ends
i
n
cl
udes
800 miles north from
the United States border.
Canada's
[22]
ent
i
< br>r
e
west coast and the
islands just off the coast.
Most
of
British
Columbia
is
[23]
m
ount
ai
nous
,
with
long,
rugged
ranges running north
and south. Even the coastal islands are the
remains of a mountain range
that
[24]
exi
st
ed
thousands of years ago. During
the last Ice Age, this range
was
scoured by glaciers until most of it was
[25]
now show as islands
[26]
beneat
h
along the
coast.
the sea. Its peaks
s
cat
t
er
ed
The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild
marine
climate.
[27]
Sea
wi
ndvSea
wi
nds
t
hat
bl
ow
i
nl
and
f
r
om
t
he
west
ar
e
war
m
ed
by
a
cur
r
ent
of
war
m
wat
er
t
hat
f
l
o
.
As a result, winter temperatures average above
freezing and summers are mild. These warm
western winds also carry moisture from
the ocean.
Inland from the coast, the
winds from the Pacific meet the mountain barriers
of the
coastal ranges and the Rocky
Mountains.
[28]
As
t
hey
r
i
se
t
o
cr
oss
t
he
m
o
unt
ai
ns,
t
he
wi
nds
ar
e
cool
ed,
and
t
hei
r
m
oi
st
u
r
e
begi
ns
t
o
f
al
l
as
r
ai
n
.
On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches of
rain-fall each year.
More
than
half
of
British
Columbia
is
heavily
forested.
On
mountain
slopes
that
receive
plentiful rainfall, huge Douglas firs
rise in towering
columns.
[29]
These
f
or
est
gi
ant
s
of
t
en
gr
ow
t
o
be
as
m
uch
as
300
f
eet
t
al
l
,
wi
t
h
d
i
am
et
er
s
up
t
o
10
f
eet
. More lumber
is produced from these trees than from any other
kind of tree in North America.
Hemlock,
red cedar, and balsam fir are among the other
trees found in British Columbia.
听长对话
Directions:
In
this
section
you
will
hear
several
conversations.
Listen
to
the
conversations
carefully and
then answer the questions that follow.[
题数
:7;
分数
:7
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;
参考时间
:8
分
5
秒
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Section1
30.
[A]
He has a lot of expenses including
student loans.
[B]
He has a decent job, but he's looking
for a new one.
[C]
He's in
debt and is trying to borrow money.
[D]
He lent money for his friends and give
financial advices.
31.
[A]
A small place with a
nice view of the city.
[B]
A spacious apartment that includes cable TV.
[C]
An apartment downtown
with free parking.
[D]
A
Small place with utilities and cable
TV.
32.
[A]
He tries to go out to
eat every night.
[B]
He
spend around $$ 400 a month.
[C]
He prefers to eat alone.
[D]
He doesn't know how to
cook very well.
33.
[A]
He should be careful
when using his credit cards.
[B]
He ought to get rid of his car to save
money.
[C]
He
should stop spending money on entertainment.
[D]
He should cook by
himself.
Section2
34.
[A]
He
wanted to have a filling replaced.
[B]
He needed to have a tooth
pulled.
[C]
He
came in for a dental check up.
[D]
He wanted to have a local anesthetic
(
麻醉剂
).
35.
[A]
When he chews on hard
foods,
[B]
When he eats hot
foods.
[C]
When he is in a
dream.
[D]
When he drinks
something cold.
36.
[A]
Do a root canal.
[B]
Put a filling in.
[C]
Pull the
tooth.
[D]
Remove the decay.
阅读理解
Directions:
In this section
there are some passages. Each passage is followed
by some
questions
or
unfinished
statements
with
four
choices
marked
A),
B),
C),
and
D).
You
are
supposed
to
read
the
passage
and
make
the
best
choice
to
complete
each
question
or
unfinished
statement.
Then type the answer in the blank on
the web page.[
题数
:10;
< br>分数
:20
分
;
参考时间
:20
分
0
秒
]
Passage 1
One
of the most exotic kinds of money
in
the world today is a belt two inches wide
and
thirty
feet
long
fashioned
of
glue,
fibers,
and
the
downy
red
feathers
of
a
tropical
forest
bird. This primitive currency is the
basis of
a complex monetary and trading
system in the
Santa Cruz Islands of the
southwest Pacific.
Improbable
as
it
is,
the
red=feather
currency fits the most rigorous
definition of
the term
money: it serves as a means of
accumulating wealth and as a universal
medium
of
exchange
in
the
highly
diversified
commerce
of the islands. It is fully
interchangeable,
[A]
the
entire southwest Pacific
38.
The primitive currency
described in
this passage is used in
____.
[C]
most unusual
forms of money
[A]
most universal types of money
37.
Red-feather
currency is one of the
world's ____.
[B]
earliest forms of money
[D]
most complex money
system
each belt having a precisely
negotiable value
in terms of other
belts. Moreover, it has
maintained
its
economic
integrity
against
the
recent
invasion
of
the
Australian
dollar
--
it
is still
the only acceptable species for the
purchase of brides, fine pigs, and
certain
[B]
only one of the
Santa Cruz Islands
[C]
all
of the Santa Cruz Islands
[D]
both A and C
39.
Red-feather belts are
the only
forms of labor.
acceptable species for ____.
The use of money is not limited to
high civilization; actually many
primitive
peoples have devised moneys
of their own.
[B]
new red-
feather belts
Primitive
monetary systems require the same
balance
of
supply
and
demand
that
confronts
the
U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve
System;
the value of the money must be
carefully
regulated. Lacking devices to
regulate
currency demand artificially,
primitive
of this currency that ____.
societies must rely on natural or
social
circumstances. In the red-
feather currency
system, the supply of
new money is regulated
[B]
the
native
of
the
Santa
Cruz
Islands
by availability of
red feathers and by the
are highly
civilized
output
of
the
people
who
traditionally
make
the
money. Old currency goes
out of circulation,
because it loses
value as its color fades.
[A]
certain traditional purchases
[C]
any kind of commerce
[D]
accumulating wealth
40.
It can be inferred from the existence
[A]
money
is
an
economic
sophistication
[C]
with
the
invasion
of
the
Australian
pound,
red-feather
currency
has
maintained
its
value
[D]
use of money is not the
sole
privilege enjoyed by the highly
civilized
people
41.
The
value
of
any
currency
must
be
____.
[A]
regulated by artificial devices
[B]
carefully regulated
[C]
constantly revised
[D]
thoughtfully devised
Passage 2
Forces other than damaging winds are
42.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
main
topic
also at work inside
tornadoes(
龙卷风
).
Sometimes, as the writhing, twisting
funnel
[A]
How tornadoes
can be prevented.
passes over a house,
the walls and ceiling
burst apart as if
a bomb had gone off inside.
This
explosion is caused by the low air
[C]
Where tornadoes are formed.
pressure at the center of a tornado.
The pressure at the center of a
tornado is usually 13 pounds per square
inch.
However, inside the
house the air pressure is
43.
Which of the following
word is closest
normal, about 15 pounds
per square inch. The
to
difference
of
2
pounds
per
square
inch
between
the
inside and outside pressure may not seem
like
much.
But
suppose
a
tornado
funnel
passes
over a small building that measures 20
by 10
[C]
A house.
feet. On each square inch of the
building,
there is 2 pounds of pressure
from the inside
that is not balanced by
air pressure outside
[D]
An explosion.
[B]
A bomb.
[A]
A tornado.
[D]
When tornadoes usually occur.
[B]
Why
tornadoes
cause
so
much
damage.
of the passage?____
the
building. On the ceiling, that adds up to
44.
According
to
the
passage,
tornadoes
can
an
unbalanced pressure of 57,600 pounds. The
destroy buildings because the____
pressure on the four walls adds up to
172,800
[A]
force
of
a
tornado
increases
the
air
pounds.
pressure in a
building
If windows are open m the
building,
some of the inside air will
rush out through
[B]
air
pressure inside a tornado is
them.
This
will
balance
the
pressure
inside
and
less
than the air pressure inside a building
outside the building. But if the
windows are
[C]
weight of a
tornado can crush a
shut
tightly,
the
enormous
inside
pressure
may
building's roof when it passes over
cause the building to burst.
Unfortunately, heavy rain and hail
[D]
air pressure at the
center of a
(
雹
)
often occur in thunderstorms that later
tornado is over 172,000 pounds
produce tornadoes. So people frequently
shut
all
windows
to
protect
their
property.
This
may
45.
According to the passage, what is the
cause far worse damage later. For the
same
difference per square inch between
the air
reason, tornado cellars must
have an air vent
pressure
inside
a
building
and
the
air
pressure
(
通风口
). Otherwise,
the cellar door might be
inside a
tornado?____
blown out when a tornado
passes over it.
[A]
13
pound.
[B]
10 pounds.
[C]
2 pound.
[D]
15 pounds.
46.
According
to
the
passage,
people
close
their
windows
to
prevent
damage
caused
by
____.
[A]
Tornadoes
[B]
uprooted trees
[C]
thunderstorms
[D]
bursting structures
快速阅读
Directions:
In
this
section
you
will
have
15
minutes
to
go
over
the
passage
quickly
and
answer
the questions.[
题数
:10;
分数
:10<
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分
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参考时间
:
15
分
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秒
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Passage 1
Th
e Blending
of
the
United
States
Melting
Pot
T
o see the
new
face
of
the
United
States, go
to a
grocery
store and
look at a
box of
Y
NG
Y
NG
Y
47.
Betty was
first portrayed as a white girl with Drown
eyes.____
N
48.
The process to produce
the new Betty cost much time, but the spreading of
the new image to the whole rage of
Betty Crocker products is quite fast. ____
N
49.
Cablinasian
means
a
person
who
has
a
mixed
blood
of
Caucasian,
black,
Native
American and Asian.
____
Betty
Crocker-
br
and food
products.
Betty's
portrait
is now in
its eighth
incarnatio
n(
具体形
象
)since
the first
composite
painting
debuted(
初
次亮相
)in
1936 with
pale skin
and blue
eyes. Her
new
look
is
brown-eyed
and
dark-haire
d. She has
a duskier
complexion
than her
seven
N
NG
50.
Interracial
integration
began
after
World
War
II
and
took
place
in
the
urban
area.
____
Y
N
NG
51.
David Tseng has married a person who
comes from a different ethnic
background. ____
Y
N
NG
52.
According
to
sociologist
Lee
it
is
most
likely
that
people
will
meet
their
potential partners, at
work place. ____
Y
N
NG
53.
Until
now
the
percentage
of
people
from
multi-race
or
multiethnic
has
been
small, that is because
people tend to take the racial or ethnic identity
of one
parent often the minority
parent. ____
Y
predecesso
rs, with
features
representi
ng an
a
malgam(
混
合物
) of
white,
Hispanic,
Indian,
African
N
NG
54.
According
to
mixture
purpose of
the ad
agencies to
hire mixed-race models is to
55.
According to Reynolds Farley,
residential segregation is very obvious
in
and Asian
56.
Immigration is another
countering force against intermarriage
ancestry.
because
A
computer
created
this new
Betty in
the
mid-1990s
by
blending
photos of
75 diverse
women.
That
process
was
relatively
quick,
General
Mills
Inc.,
spokesmen
explain.
But they
acknowledg
e that it
took quite
a while to
spread the
new image
to the
whole
range of
Betty
Crocker
products.
T
he slow
pace of
that
process
itself
could be a
metaphor(
比喻
) for
gradual
racial and
ethnic
intermixin
g in this
country.
Indeed,
it's
taking a
long time
for
the
new
blended
American
to surface
in
society's
consciousn
ess. Tiger
Woods, the
young golf
great,
publicized
the trend
by
identifyin
g himself
as
Cablinasia
n, a
mixture of
Caucasian(
高加索人
),
black,
Native
American
and Asian.
R
eason for
mixture
F
or
the
most
part,
the
marketplac
e--not
government
is leading
the way in
this
evolution.
Mixed-race
models,
particular
ly
men,
are
in great
demand,
according
to fashion
industry
experts.
And
multiracia
l child
actors are
now more
likely to
be tapped
for
television
advertisem
ents. The
ad
agencies
that
hire
those
models and
actors
idealistic
people,
Wilkins
said.
out
to
sell
stuff,
and
they study
trends
very
carefully.
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