2019年大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案二

2019年大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案

（二）卷面总分12分答题时间60分钟试卷题量12题

一、问答题（共12题，共120分）

1.PartIReadingComprehensionPassage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:InWashingtonDC1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHousethehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to

1800.atthistimethecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt;itwastobethenationsnewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashingtonthefirstpresidentandPierreCharlesUEnfantaFrenchengineerchosetheplaceforthenewcity.UEnfantthenplannedtheycity.Thepresident*shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.ThequalityoflifeisImproved.Overallproductivityincrease.D.Morerawmaterialsbecomenecessary.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatby

1870.A.technologybegantobemoreeconomicalB.thesteamenginehadbeeninventedC.theU.S.horsepopulationwasabout10millionanationalcommissionwasabout10millionInthesecondparagraphtheauthorsuggeststhat“economists”would.plantheeconomythroughyearlyforecastsfailtoconsidertheinfluenceoftechnologicalinnovationvaluetheeconomiccontributionoffarmanimals

0.consultthenationalcommissionontheeconomyWhatistheauthor*sattitudetowardchangesbroughtonbytechnologicalinnovationsA.Heisexcitedaboutthem.B.Heacceptthemasnatural.C.Heisdisturbedbythem.D.Hequestionstheirusefulness.

5.PartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

21.thedifficultiesassociatedwiththeprojectweIIgoonwithit.A.GivenB.lnspiteofC.ThanktoD.Becauseof

22.ltwasalmostdarkinthestreetsafewverypowerfulspotlights.A.excludingB.butforC.exceptD.exceptfor

23.todayhewouldgettherebyFriday.A.WouldheleaveB.lfheleavesC.WasheleavingD.Werehetoleave

24.Hegavemesomeveryadviceonbuyingahouse.A.preciousB.expensiveC.wealthyD.dearHisgoalisnottobecomeasportsmanachampioninacertainfield.A.butratherbecameB.butrathertobecomeC.butratherbecomingD.butrathertobecomingjustmetheronthewayhomefromthebookstore.A.onpurposeB.byaccidentC.inaccidentD.incasedon*tknowabouthimcommentonhimbehindhisback.A.letaloneB.letgoC.leavealoneD.takeleave.Mytransistorradioisoutoforder.lt.A.needtoberepairedB.needrepairingC.needsrepairingD.needstorepair.Noonecouldtellusanythingaboutthestranger.A.consciousB.mysteriousC.seriousD.previous.Maryallfoolishcommentsandkeptonworking.A.excludedB.ignoredC.deniedD.dischargedagreewithhimbutnotentirely.A.untilacertainpointB.tosomepointC.tosomeextentD.untilacertainextentPeopleinsomepartsoftheworldoftentaketheirwaterfor.theyuseasmuchwaterastheywish.A.grantedB.sureC.certainD.pleasureColor-blindpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttobetweenblueandgreen.A.separateB.compareC.contrastD.distinguishThousandsofpeopleonthecitytowelcomethevisitingguests.A.turnedoffB.turnedupC.turnedoutD.turnedoverThemountainplaceisbeautifulbuttheworkingconditionsit*sterrible.A.whenmentionedB.whenitcomestoC.whenitissaidD.whenitdiesto.AreyouspendingmoremoneyonthespaceprogramA.infavorofB.byfavorofC.infavortoD.outoffavor37dntheofmyparentsstandardsofeducationinthepublicschoolareactuallyfalling.A.ideaB.thoughtC.opinionD.principle.fromspaceourearthwithwatercovering70%ofitssurfaceappearsasablueplanetA.SeeingB.TobeseenC.SeenD.havingseen.Thisyear*stotaloutputvalueofindustryandagriculturewillincrease5percentoverlastyears.A.byB.toC.ofD.with

40.Maryisthetopstudentintheclass.Shestudiesharder.A.thananystudentB.thanallthestudentsC.thananyotherstudentD.thansomeotherstudent.Manypeoplehaveappliedfortheposition.A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.blank.Mynewshoescostme50yuanRMB.ThepricewasthatthelastpairIboughtamonthago.A.twotimemorethanB.twiceasmuchasC.astwiceD.asmuchastwice

43.Almosteveryonefailedonthefirstday.A.passhisdriver1stestB.tohavepassedhisdriver1stestC.topasshisdriver1stestD.passinghisdriver*stest

4.Overthetraditionalfestivalpeoplevisiteachotherandgreetings.A.exchangeB.wishC.congratulateD.present.Itwasbecausehewastiredoutthathefellasleepstandingup.A.publiclyB.openlyC.speciallyD.obviously.Theyoungmanwasaccusedoftheladyofhermoney.A.stealingB.robbingC.takingD.grasping.NomatterwhereourPartyneedsuswewillhercall.A.giveanswerforB.respondtoC.haveresponsetoD.answerto

48.ltisastonishingthatapersonofyourintelligencebecheatedsoeasily.A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.wouldWewerecompletelywhenwefinallyreachedthedestination.A.wornoffB.worndownC.wornoutD.wornawayManythingsimpossibleinthepastarecommontoday.A.consideredB.toconsiderC.consideringD.tobeconsideredNotuntilmanyyearslaterknown.A.wasthewholetruthbecomeB.didthewholetruthbecomeC.thewholetruthbecameD.thewholetruthhadbecameWedidntknowhistelephonenumberotherwisewehim.A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephonedC.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephonedThereisnopointwithhimsincehehasalreadymadeuphismind.A.argueB.toargueC.inarguingD.ofarguing

54.1appreciatethatletterforme.A.youtowriteB.yourwritingC.youwriteD.thatyouwriting1dliketoaspecialseatfortheconnectofMay

5.A.serveB.reserveC.preserveD.conserve.thatsoniswellagainyounolongerhaveanythingtoworryabout.A.SinceB.NowC.WhenD.After.Generallyspeakingallkindsofmaterialswillexpandwhenheatedbutwillwhencooled.A.contrastB.contractC.surviveD.return.Youwontknowifitfitsyouuntilyouiton.A.willtryB.aretryingC.aretotryD.havetried.Afteralleffortsinvainhehadtoaccepttheresult.A.regularlyB.shallowlyC.physicallyD.painfully

60.Therestofhislifeistothecauseofinternationalexchangesofvisitingscholars.A.addedB.putC.savedD.committed

6.PartIIIClozeDirections:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.In1982MarkThatcherthesonofMrs.Thatcherwasreported61intheSaharaDesertwhilecompetingintheGrandPrixmotorracefromParistoDakar.Thissadnewsso62shooktheusuallycalmandunperturbedseasonedpolitician63herbalance.Thoughshedidherbesttopretendasif64hadhappenedandmadeherpublicappearancesasusualpeoplecouldnot65tonoticethatshewasnolongertheold66primeministerwhoalwayshadeverything67control.68shehadbecomeaverysadmotherwhowasunabletorecoverfromhershock.Onedaywhenshewastospeakataluncheonpartyareportercaughther69herguardby70upthesubjectofhermissingsonagain.Shewastotallymentally71forthequestionandlostherselfcontrol.Tearswererollingdownhereyesasshesobbinglytoldthereporterthatthere72stillnonewsofMarkandthatshewasveryworriedabouthim.Shesaidthatallthecountries73hadpromisedtodotheirbesttohelpherfindherson.74thatshebrokedowncompletelyandsobbedsilentlyforquiteawhile.Graduallyshe75downandstartedtospeakas

76.itwasaverymovingscenewhich77anewsideofMrs.Thatcherscharacterthepublicdonotusuallysee78peoplebegantotalkabouttheIronWomansmaternalloveasentimentthatis79toallhumankind.LaterMarkreturned80andsoundtohismother*ssidegood-humoredandallsmilesasusualasifnothingunusualhadeverhappened.TheIronWomanhoweverbrokedownagainaswassobbingforthesecondtime..A.missingB.missedC.wantingD.wanted.A.expectedB.expectingC.unexpectedD.unexpecting.A.withB.onC.outD.off.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything.A.missB.failC.pretendD.expect.A.reassuredB.self-assuredC.assuringD.self-assuring.A.forB.beneathC.belowD.under.A.lnsteadB.howeverC.ThereforeD.So.A.intoB.outofC.onD.off.A.puttingB.bringingC.takingD.giving.A.readyB.preparedC.unpreparedD.unexpected.A.wasB.wereC.shouldbeD.wouldbe.A.concerningB.concernedC.worryingD.worried.A.AtB.BeforeC.AfterD.With.A.satB.brokeC.calmedD.became.A.plannedB.planningC.plansD.aplan.A.explainedB.exposedC.excludedD.exclaimed.A.howeverB.insteadC.soD.but.A.universalB.unique

0.singleD.strange.A.safeB.safelyC.sightD.hearing

7.PartIVTranslationTocoverthemarksofthefirethebuildingwaspaintedwhite.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHouse.PassageOneAcontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident*shome.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystone.PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentPalace.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdamsthesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStatesandhiswifeMrs.Adamsdidnotreallylikehewnewhouse.Inherletterssheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm!In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.TheuburnedmanybuildingsincludingthePresidentialPalace.AfterthewarJamesHobantheoriginalarchitectpartiallyrebuiltthepresident*shomes.Tocoverthemarksofthefirethebuildingwaspaintedwhite.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHouse.TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyearmorethan

1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignitbecausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinitPartIVTranslationThesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginningintermediateandnative-speakingstudents.PassageTwoPartIVTranslationYetcowboyslikedtheirwayoflife.Theylivedinawildandopencountry.Theylivedalifeofadventureandfreedom.PassageThreePartIVTranslationOnehorseormulewasrequiredtosupportfourhumanbeingsaratiothatremainedalmostconstantformanydecades.PassageFourPartIVTranslationItwouldhavebeendifficultforthemtoavoidtheconclusionthatthehorseandmulepopulationwoulddeclinerapidly.PassageFour

12.PartVWritingDirections:InthispartyouarerequiredtowriteanessayaboutWhatMakesaGoodUniversity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1、选择好的大学很重要；

2、在我看来，好的大学应该是……答案

一、问答题DBDCA2AAADC3ACDBA4ABDBB521-25BDDAB26-30BACBB31-35CADBB36-40ACCAC41-45CBCAD46-50BDBCA51-55BBCBB56-60BBDDD661-65ACDCB66-70BDADB71-75CABDC2276-80ABCAA7为了掩盖被火烧过的痕迹，整个建筑被粉刷为白色不久之后它就以白宫闻名了8他的实验对象是75名大学生他们的英语能力代表了各种水平层次初始级中级、以母语为英语9尽管如此，牛仔们喜欢他们的生活方式他们住在旷野中，过着自由、冒险的生活10每四人需要一匹马或骡子，这个比率几十年来几乎是一成不变的11他们就难免得出这样的结论，马和骡子的数量会迅速减少12WhatMakesaGoodUniversityEveryoneiscautiousaboutchoosingagooduniversitytoreceivehighereducationbecausestudyingatagooduniversitymaybeaturningpointinyourlifeandbringyouabrilliantcareerinthefuture.ButdoyouhaveaclearideaaboutwhatagooduniversityisInmyopiniontherearesomecriticalfactorscontributingtoagooduniversity.Firstofallthevitaloneliesinthemottoandmissionofauniversity.AsYaleUniversitysmissionistotrainforpublicserviceagoodmottoormissionletsauniversityanditsstudentsbeabletoreachsomethingtangibleandleadsthemtothewaytosuccess.Secondlyacademicatmosphereisofgreatimportanceaswell.Agooduniversityshouldhaveagreatacademicatmospheresothatitsstudentsareenthusiastictoinvolvethemselvesinagroupbrainstormingandlearnfromeachother.What*smoreit*salsoabsolutelynecessarytohaveexcellentteachingstaffandfacilities.Learnedtutorscangiveahadtosmoothstudents*roadtosuccessandstudentscantakepartinvariousinterestingextracurricularactivitieswiththehelpofwell-equippedfacilities.Onlyinthiswaycantheyachievetheirwell-roundeddevelopment.C.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814D.becauseitwastobethenation*scapitalcityThePresidentialPalacewas.A.paintedgrayandwhiteB.madeofgraystoneC.madeofwhitestoneD.madeverywarminwinterThepresident*shomeandthecityofWashingtonwereA.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroopsC.plannedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrenchTheoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt.A.becauseJohnAdamswifedidnotlikeitB.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplacesC.becauseithadburneddownduringthewar

0.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinitThenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto.A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristfromFranceC.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinterPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearetwokindsofmemory:shot-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.Howeverinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginningintermediateandnative-speakingstudents.TobeginthesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecordingthesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyrememberedeachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.Forexampleweatherwhetherwitherandwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Methodwaymannerandsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning*sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemoryandadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

6.Henningmadetheexperimentinordertostudy.howstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemoryhowstudentslearnEnglishvocabularyhowtodevelopstudents*abilityinEnglishD.howlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskeptWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemory.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.

8.FromHenning*sresultwecanseethat.Abeginnershavedifficultydistinguishingthepronunciationofwords.advancedstudentsrememberwordsbytheirmeaningC.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalikeD.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Theword“subjects”inthepassagemeansA.memoryB.thethemeoflisteningmaterialC.abranchofknowledgestudiedD.thestudentsexperimentedon

3.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thecowboyistheheroofmanymovies.Heiseventodayasymbolofcourageandadventure.ButwhatwasthelifeofthecowboyreallylikeThecowboy*sjobisclearfromthewordcowboy.Cowboyweremenwhotookcareofcowsandothercattle.ThecattlewereintheWestandinTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeefthesecattle.Trainscouldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrains.Partofthecowboy*sjobwastotakethecattlehundredsofmilestotherailroadtown.Thetripswerecalledcattledrivers.Acattledriveusuallytookseveralmonths.Cowboysrodeforsixteenhoursaday.Becausetheyrodesomucheachcowboybroughtalongabouteighthorses.Acowboychangedhorsesseveraltimeseachday.Thecowboyshadtomakesurethatcattlearrivedsafely.Beforestartingonadrivethecowboysbrandedthecattle.Theyburnedamarkonthecattletoshowwhotheybelongedto.Butthesemarksdidn*tstoprustlersorcattlethieves.Cowboyshadtoprotectthecattlefromrustlers.Rustlersmadethedangeroustripevenmoredangerous.Eventhoughtheirworkwasverydifficultanddangerouscowboysdidnotearnmuchmoney.Theywerepaidbadly.Yetcowboyslikedtheirwayoflife.Theylivedinawildandopencountry.Theylivedalifeofadventureandfreedom..Acowboyisasymbolof.A.courageandadventureB.ahardlifeandbigpayC.moviesinthepastD.cowsandothercattle.Thecowboys*jobwas.A.tobeaheroinreallifeB.tobeaheroofthemovieC.totakecareofcattleD.tobeadangerousrustler

13.Duringacattledrivercowboystookagroupofcowsfromawildandopencountryto.A.theWeststatesandTexasB.thecitiesoftheEastStatesC.thepeoplewhoeatbeefincitiesD.therailroadtownshundredmilesaway

14.0ntheirwayofcattledriversthecowboysprotectedthecattlebyA.burningamarkontheircowsB.keepinganeyeoncattlethievesC.makingthetripmoredangerousDJookingaftereightcowseachperson

15.CowboysenjoyedthemselvesbecauseA.theylikedtheirwayoflifeB.theymadealotofmoneyC.theyhadavarydifficultjobD.theywereheroesinmovies

4.Passage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Successfulinnovationshavedrivenmanyoldertechnologiestoextinctionandhaveresultedinhigherproductivitygreaterconsumptionofenergyincreaseddemandofrawmaterialsacceleratedflowofmaterialsthroughtheeconomyandincreasedquantitiesofmetalsandothersubstancesinuseeachperson.Thehistoryofindustrialdevelopmentaboundswithexamples.In1870horsesandmulesweretheprimesourceofpoweronU.S.farms.Onehorseormulewasrequiredtosupportfourhumanbeingsaratiothatremainedalmostconstantformanydecades.Atthattimehadanationalcommissionbeenaskedtoforecastthepopulationfor1970itsanswerprobablywouldhavedependedonwhetheritsconsultantswereofaneconomicortechnologicalturnofmind.Hadtheybeen“economiststheywouldprobablyhaveprojectedthe1970horsesormulepopulationtobemorethan50million.HadtheybeenutechnologistsJtheywouldhaverecognizedthatthepowerofsteamhadalreadybeenharnessedtoindustryandtolearnandoceantransport.Theywouldhaverecognizedfurtherthatitwouldbetheprimesourceofpoweronthefarm.ltwouldhavebeendifficultforthemtoavoidtheconclusionthatthehorseandmulepopulationwoulddeclinerapidly..AccordingtothepassagewhatsuppliedmostofthepoweronU.S.farmsin1870A.AnimalsB.HumansC.EnginesD.Water.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbytheauthorasaconsequenceofnewtechnologicaldevelopmentsA.OIdertechnologiesdieaway.。