2016年12月四级考试模拟试卷(二)

2016年12月四级考试模拟试题（二）

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Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Mobile

Phone in the Class. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then explain why this phenomenon appears. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.

注意：此部分试题请在 答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you

will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.

1. A) On the first Monday in November. C) On the first Monday in December. B) On the first Tuesday in November. D) On the first Tuesday in December. 2. A) Frans Baleni. B) Ken Cuccinelli. C) Terry McAuliffe. D) Chris Christie.

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.

3. A) The general US economic activity. C) The lower savings rate in America. B) Consumer spending in US economy. D) The government’s effort on economy. 4. A) The lower savings rate in four years. C) Special payments by the government. B) The spending boost by Americans. D) PNC Financial Services Group’s support.

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.

5. A) Labor Department officials. B) Civilians. C) Lawmakers. D) The army. 6. A) 0.3%. B) 3%. C) 9.7%. D) 10%. 7. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) Hopeless. D) Enlightening.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Conversation One

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) The number of families is reduced a lot. B) More young people seldom stay at home. C) Relatives seldom live in the same place. D) The family members live in the same place. 9. A) She wishes her parents live with her. B) She wishes her parents live alone.

C) She wishes her parents live in a retirement room. D) She wishes her parents live with her siblings. 10. A) He is always in trouble at home.

B) He is reluctant to live with his parents. C) He often fights with other persons. D) He doesn’t study hard. 11. A) He likes living alone.

B) His house is far from his parents’ house. C) He is busy with his business.

D) He always quarrels with his parents.

Conversation Two

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) He is looking for a job. B) He is looking for a house. C) He is looking for a roommate.

D) He is looking for an agent.

13. A) A roommate who does not snore. B) A roommate who does not smoke. C) A roommate who is very tidy. D) A roommate who loves studying. 14. A) A flat with two bedrooms. B) An unfurnished apartment. C) A well-decorated apartment.

D) A fumished bedroom in a shared flat. 15. A) Help do housework.

B) Bargain with the landlord. C) Agree to share with others. D) Sign a contract for two years.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three 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 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) Indicate our lifestyles and values. B) Improve our communicative skills. C) Cultivate our values. D) Determine our lifestyles and values. 17. A) They cared little about clothing. B) They had poor taste in clothing.

C) They were very conscious of clothing. D) They were proud of women’s clothes.

18. A) They cared more about clothing than white-collar workers. B) They were manipulated by white-collar workers. C) They scoffed white-collar workers for their clothing. D) They conformed to the accepted pattern of clothing. 19. A) Dressing patterns of workers. C) The importance of clothing. B) Man’s attitude towards dress. D) The styles of clothing.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

20. A) Many workers feel embarrassed when talking about office gossip.

B) More than half of the workers are involved in office gossip.

C) The percentage of workers involved in office gossip has increased. D) Workers were reluctant to talk about office gossip before. 21. A) Office gossip nay boost when the coiupany expands.

B) Workers dare not to gossip when the company is downsizing. C) Office gossip may relatively drop when the economy turns better. D) In a financial crisis, workers are over pressured to gossip. 22. A) It is beneficial to the workers, productivity.

B) It helps to deliver the latest news of the company. C) It is an efficient way to relax peopled mind.

D) It is a direct way for the boss to know his workers.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. A) They put them in a well. C) They put them in an evaporative cooler. B) They put them in the ice. D) They put them into boxes. 24. A) Place it at the top of the cooler. C) Put its ends in the water. B) Place it at the bottom of the cooler. D) Put it outdoors. 25. A) To store them in conditions that are not cold enough. B) To keep them directly into storage containers.

C) To put them on the ground after cutting them with knife. D) To prepare them at harvest time when theyYe in the field.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

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 blank 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 more than once.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel 26 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We’re 27 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity (肥胖). Perhaps the 28 to this ambivalence (矛盾情结) lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop (经济作物) wasn’t eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more 29 ways of doing it.

The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nation’s food has come to be 30 by imports — pizza, say,

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