2015年公共英语四级考试模拟试题及答案

　　Section I Listening Comprehension

(30 minutes)

Directions:

This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of selected materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section: Part A, Part B, and Part C.

Remember while you are doing the test you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1

If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.

Now look at Part A in your test booklet.

Part A

You will hear a passage about vegetable growing. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1～5 with the information you have heard. Write not more three words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice.

1. By growing vegetables which live in cool climate in the hot places, they will grow faster and .

2. What the engineers used is simply.

3. They placed pipes in the soil and cold water flowing through them cools .

4. What is especially appealing about this process is that nothing damaging to is being used.

5. Another innovative use for cold ocean water is .

Part B

You will hear a passage. Answer questions 6～10 while you listen. Write as simply as possible for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read each questions.

a result of rising university costs, what are many students finding it necessary to do

7. For some students, what could these part _ time jobs lead to

8. What kind of part _ time job requires the least time

9. To ask for information, what should the students bring

10. Who ll give hints to successful interviewing

Part C

You will three dialogues or passages. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B,C or D. After listening, you will have time to read your answer. You will hear piece only once.

Questions 11～13 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11～13.

11. How did the friend get into the flat

[A] Through the kitchen window.

[B] Through the living _ room window.

[C] The door was not locked.

[D] The neighbor gave him the key.

12. Why did the speaker ask his friend to help himself to food and drink

[A] The friend was very hungry.

[B] There were eggs and chicken in the refrigerator.

[C] He would come home late.

[D] The friend was very good at cooking.

13. Why was the speaker astonished

[A] The friend was expecting to stay with him.

[B] There was no key under the door _ mat.

[C] The friend had a wonderful meal in his absence.

[D] The friend got into the neighbor s flat.

Questions 14～16 are based on the following passage You now have 15 seconds to read the questions 14～16.

14. How far is the earth away from the sun

[A] 93 million miles.

[B] 193 million miles.

[C] 930 million miles.

[D] 93 billion miles.

15. What is the temperature on the sun

[A] Not clear.

[B] 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

[C] 10,000 degrees Centigrade.

[D] Over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

16. Which of the following is true according to the passage

[A] The sun s light comes from millions of candles.

[B] Most of the sun s heat and light are received on the earth.

[C] The temperature of the sun is the same as that of the earth.

[D] Without the correct balance of heat and light, life on the earth would not be possible.

Questions 17～20 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 17～20.

17. What was the woman doing when the policeman found her

[A] She was lying near a lonely road.

[B] She was driving along a lonely road.

[C] She was ill seriously.

[D] She was having a terrible accident.

18. According to the woman s account, what happened to her 转

[A] She was attacked by robbers.

[B] She escaped from her family.

[C] She survived traffic accident.

[D] She was forced to enter a flying saucer.

19. Which of the following statements is true

[A] The woman was intended to leave her husband without telling him.

[B] The woman had met some creatures from outer space.

[C] The woman and the creatures couldn’t understand each other.

[D] The creatures could read and speak English.

20. What is the title of the passage

[A] An astonishing story about husband and wife.

[B] An astonishing story about a woman and a flying saucer.

[C] Flying saucer.

[D] An astonishing story about a policeman and a woman.

　　KEYS：

Section I

Part A

1. taste better 2. cold sea water 3. the earth

natural environment 5. to cool buildings

Part B

6. To take on part _ time jobs 7. Full time work after graduation

8. Child care

9. A resume10. Our counselors

Part C

11.[B] 提问方式，从文中：but fortunately, the living _ room window just by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in.可以看出他的朋友是从窗户爬进去的，故答案为B。

12.[C]原因题。需要注意文中表示原因的句子。从原文可以发现以as引导的句子：as I was likely to be home rather late, I advised him to go into the kitchen and help himself to food and drink, 可见原因是我可能回来很晚，故答案为C。

13.[D]原因题，从短文最后可以得出答案：I listen to these all in astonishment. There is no apple tree in front of my room, but there is one in front of my neighbor s room.他的朋友走错了房子，所以答案是D。

14.[A]提问具体信息，问太阳与地球之间的距离。从短文：one is its distance from the earth. This is about ninety _ three million miles.可以发现答案为A。

15.[B]具体信息，见原文：the temperature on the sun is about ten thousand degrees Fahrenheit. 可见答案为B。注意B与C之间的区别：数字一样，但后面的单位不同。

16.[D]判断题，需找出符合原文的选项。A 明显不对。B亦不对，因为：but we only receive a small part of this heat. C根据常识可以判断不对，所以答案为D。

17.[A]提问具体信息，从文中第一句：some years ago, an American police men found a woman lying near a lonely road.可以发现答案为A。

18.[D]从文中第二段开头：she was driving along a country road when she was stopped by a flying saucer landing in front of her. She had been forced to leave the car and enter the flying by some creatures.可以发现D为正确答案。

19.[B]判断题，要求找出与原文相符的选项。A文中没有提到。B符合原文。C不符合原文，因为：these creatures looked like human beings and could easily make themselves understood although they couldn t speak. D 从C中所引的句子也可以判断不对。因此B为正确答案。

20.[B]主旨归纳题。从全文来看，文章主要讲一个女人和外星人的故事，故答案为B。

Section II Use of English (15 minutes)

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set.

Now those 21 seem hopelessly old _ fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of22computers under the tree. 23 that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children24taught to use them on school-as early as possible.

The problem for schools is that when it25computers, parents don’t always know best. Many schools are 26 parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without 27 educational planning so they can say, “OK, we’ve moved into the computer age." Teachers 28 themselves caught in the middle of the problem-between parent pressure and 29 educational decisions.

Educators do not even agree30how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials 31 research has shown can be taught32with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should33to computer warn of potential34to the very young.

The temptation remains strong largely because young children 35 so well to computers. First graders have been 36 willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.

37 school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 38 another problem: a division between the haven s and have _ note s. Very few parents ask 39 computer instruction in poor school districts,40there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.

A21.[A] items [B] toys[C] sets [D] series

D22.[A] private [B] children [C] school [D] personal

A23.[A] Given [B] Provided [C] Convinced [D] Believed

C24[A] are [B] be[C] are being[D]were

B25.[A] talks about [B] comes to[C] turns to[D] mentions

C26.[A] ignorant of [B] blaming [C] yielding to [D] improving

B27.[A] reason [B] sound[C] hard [D] some