2020大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案

大学英语四级考试模拟试题2020卷面总分120分答题时间120分钟试卷题量20题-、单选题（共10题，共20分）

1.the mostcontroversial candidatein theelection campaign,he hasbeenstrongly criticizedfor hiscrude commentsabout women.A.QuestionablyArguablyB.ContentiouslyDebatably

2.Shes wornhis designson occasionsfrom redcarpets tomoviepremieres.A.countlessB.countableC.numerical

0.numeral

16.According to the passage,culture shockis.A.an occupationaldisease offoreign peopleB.may leadto veryserioussymptomsC.actually nota diseaseD.incurable

17.According to the passage,culture shockresult from.A.the suddenchange ofsocial atmosphereand customs18the suddenchange of our dailyhabitsC.the suddenloss ofour ownsigns andsymbolsD.the discomfortthat wefeel whenfaced witha foreigner

18.Which one of the following maynot be a symptomof culture shockA.You don*t knowhow toexpress yourgratitude.B.You don*t knowhow togreet otherpeople.C.You suddenlyforget whata wordmeans.D.You dontunderstand whya foreignershrugs.

19.According tothe passage,how woulda personwho staysabroadmost probablyreact whenhe isfrustrated by the culture shockA.He is most likelyto refuseto absorbthe strangeenvironment atfirst.B.He isreally to accept thechange andadapt himselftothenewenvironmentC.AIthough hetakes theculture differencefor granted,he stilldoesn*t knowhow to dowith it.D.He maybegin tohate the people orthings aroundhim.

20.The mainidea ofthis passageis thatA.culture shockis anoccupational diseaseB.cultureshockis causedby theanxiety ofliving in a strange cultureC.cultureshockhas peculiarsymptomsD.it isvery hardto copewith lifein a new setting

15.Passage2Questions6to10are basedon thefollowing passage:When aluminumwas firstproduced abouta hundredand fiftyyears ago,itwas sodifficult toseparate formthe oresin whichit was found thatits pricewashigher thanthat ofgold.The priceremained highuntil anew processwasdiscovered forrefining themetal withthe aidof electricityapproximatelythree quartersof acentury later.The newmethod wasso muchcheaper thataluminumbecause practicalfor manypurposes,one ofwhich wasmakingpots andpans.Aluminum islightweight,rustproof andeasily shaped into differentforms.Bymixing itwith othermetals,scientists have been ableto producea varietyofalloys,some ofwhich havethe strengthof steelbut weighonly onethird asmuch.Today,the usesof aluminumare innumerable.Perhaps itsmost importantuseis in transportation.Aluminum isfound in the engineof automobiles,inthe hullsof boats.It is also usedin manyparts ofairplanes.In factthe huge3“airbus”planes wouldprobably neverhavebeenproduced ifaluminum didnotexist.By makingvehicles lighterin weightaluminum hasgreatly reducedtheamount offuel neededto movethem,Aluminum is also being usedextensively in the buildingindustry insome countries.Since aI uninun issuch aver sati Ie（多用的）meta I,it isfortunate thatbauxite（铝土矿），which isone ofits chiefsources,isalsooneof the earth1smostplentiful substances.As thesource of aluminum isalmostinexhaustible,we canexpect thatmore and more uses will be found forthisversatilemetal..The priceof aluminumwas sharplyreduced whenpeople discovereda6new refiningprocess withthe aidof.A.wind B.solar energyC.hydraulic powerD.electricity

7.Aluminum is.A.lightweight,rustproof butnot easily shapedinto different formsB.heavyweight,rustproof andeasily shapedinto differentformsCdightweight,rustproof andeasily shapedinto differentforms□lightweight andeasilyshapedintodifferentforms butit iseasy to becomerusty

8.Which of thefollowingis NOTtrueA.AIuminum iswidely usedintransportation.

9.AIuminum isalso usedin manyparts ofairplanes.C,Aluminum isbeingusedextensively in the buildingindustry.

0.Aluminum isnot usedin itspure form.10Aluminum isfound onearth mostlyin theform of.A.pure metalB.bauxite C.gold D.liquid

11.What is the passagetalking aboutA.The featuresof aluminumand itsfunctions.B.The processof aluminum.C.The discoveryofaluminum.D.The promisingfuture ofaluminum.

16.Part VWritingDirections:In thispart,you arerequired towrite anessay aboutWhatMakes a Good University.You shouldwrite atleast120words andbase yourcompositionon theoutline givenin Chinesebelow:

1、选择好的大学很重要；

2、在我看来，好的大学应该是……

17.Part IVTranslationOne horseor mulewas requiredto supportfour humanbeings aratio thatremainedalmost constantfor manydecades.Passage Four

18.Part IVTranslationThe subjectsin hisexperiment were75college students.They representedalllevels ofability inEnglish:beginning,intermediate,and native-speakingstudents.Passage Two

19.Part IIICbzeDirections:There aretwenty blanksin thefollowing passage.For eachblankthere arefour choices.Choose theone thatbest fitsinto thepassageand thenmarks youranswer on the AnswerSheet.In1982,Mark Thatcher,the sonof Mrs.Thatcher wasreported61in theSaharaDesert whilecompeting in the GrandPrix motorrace fromParis toDakar.This sadnews,so62,shook theusually calmand unperturbedseasonedpolitician63her balance.Though shedid herbest topretend as if64had happenedand madeher publicappearances asusual,people couldnot65to noticethat she was nolonger theold66prime ministerwhoalways had everything67control.68she hadbecome a very sadmotherwho wasunable torecover fromher shock.One day,when shewas tospeak ata luncheonparty,a reportercaught her69her guardby70up thesubject ofher missingson again.She wastotallymentally71for thequestion andlost herself control.Tears wererollingdown hereyes asshe sobbinglytold thereporter thatthere72still nonewsof Markand thatshewas very worriedabout him.She saidthat allthecountries73had promisedto dotheir bestto helpher findher son.74thatshe broke down completelyand sobbedsilently forquite awhile.Graduallyshe75down andstarted tospeak as

76.it wasaverymoving scenewhich77anewside ofMrs.Thatcher*s characterthe publicdo notusually see,78people beganto talkabout theIron Woman,s maternallove,a sentimentthatis79to allhuman kind.Later Markreturned80and soundto hismothers side,good-humored andallsmiles asusual,asifnothing unusualhadeverhappened.The IronWoman,however,brokedownagain aswas sobbingfor thesecondtime

61.A.missing B.missed C.wanting D.wanted

62.A.expected B.expecting C.unexpected D.unexpecting

63.A.with B.on C.out D.off

64.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

65.A.miss B.fail C.pretend D.expect

66.A.reassured B.self-assured C.assuring D.self-assuring

67.A.for B.beneath C.below D.under

68.A.lnstead B.however C.Therefore D.So

69.A.into B.out ofC.on D.off

70.A.putting B.bringing C.taking D.giving

71.A.ready B.prepared C.unprepared D.unexpected

72.A.was B.were C.should beD.would be

73.A.concerning B.concerned C.worrying D.worried

74.A.At B.Before C.After D.With

75.A.sat B.broke C.calmed D.became

76.A.planned B.planning C.plans D.a plan

77.A.explained B.exposed C.excluded D.exclaimed

78.A.however B.instead C.so D.but

79.A.universal B.unique C.single D.strange

80.A.safe B.safely C.sight D.hearing

20.Passage3Questions11to15are basedon thefollowing passage:The cowboyis thehero ofmany movies,.He is,even today,a symbol ofcourage andadventure.But whatwas thelife of the cowboyreally likeThecowboy*s jobis clearfrom theword cowboy.Cowboy weremen whotookcare of cows andother cattle.The cattlewere in the Westand inTexas.People inthe citiesof theEast wantedbeef thesecattle.Trains couldtakethe cattleeast.But firstthe cattlehad toget tothe trains.Part of the cowboy*sjob wasto takethe cattlehundreds ofmiles tothe railroadtown.The tripswerecalled cattle drivers.A cattledrive usuallytook severalmonths.Cowboys rodefor sixteenhours aday.Because theyrode somuch,eachcowboy broughtalong abouteight horses.A cowboychanged horsesseveraltimes eachday.The cowboyshad tomake surethat cattlearrived safely.Before startingona drive,the cowboysbranded the cattle.They burneda mark on thecattle toshowwho theybelonged to.But thesemarks didntstop rustlers,or cattlethieves.Cowboys hadto protectthecattlefrom rustlers.Rustlers madethedangerous tripeven moredangerous.Even thoughtheir workwasverydifficult anddangerous,cowboys didnotearn muchmoney.They werepaid badly.Yet cowboysliked their way of life.They livedin awild andopen country.They liveda lifeof adventureandfreedom.

11.A cowboyisasymbolof.A.courage andadventure B.a hardlife andbig payC.movies inthe pastD.cows andother cattle

12.The cowboys*job was.A.to bea heroin reallife B.to bea heroofthemovieC.to takecare ofcattle D.tobea dangerousrustler

13.During acattledriver,cowboys tooka groupofcowsfrom awild andopencountry to.A.the Weststates andTexas B.the citiesoftheEast StatesC.thepeoplewho eatbeef incities D.the railroadtowns hundredmiles away

14.0n theirway ofcattle drivers,the cowboysprotected thecattle by.A.burning amarkontheir cowsB.keeping aneye oncattle thievesC.making thetrip moredangerous D.looking aftereight cowseachperson

15.Cowboys enjoyedthemselves because.A.they likedtheirwayoflifeB.they madea lotof money

3.The schoolis goingthe mileto createthe nextgeneration ofsportingstars thanksto itsunique developmentprogram.A.finalfurtherB.supplementaryextra

4.The celebritysays incourt papersshe“has noof givinganyauthorization toanyone toproceed witha divorce.”A.recommendationB.recordingC.recollectionD.recognition

5.C.they hada varydifficult jobD.they wereheroes inmovies答案

一、单选题

二、问答题1B2A3D4C5A6D7C8D9B10D文化震撼是由于社会交往过程中失去了所有本来熟悉的标记和符号引起焦虑而产生的11由于铝的资源几乎是无止境的，我们可预计对这种多用途的金属将会发挥越来越多的用途121361-65CBADC66-70BDABB71-75AABBD76-80CACDA14CACCB15DCDBA16What MakesaGoodUniversityEveryone iscautious aboutchoosing a good universitytoreceive highereducation becausestudying ata good university maybeaturning pointinyour lifeand bringyou abrilliant careerinthefuture.But doyou have a clearidea aboutwhata gooduniversity isInmy opinion,there aresome criticalfactors contributingtoagooduniversity.First ofall,the vitalone liesinthemotto andmission ofa university.As YaleUniversity*s missionis totrainfor publicservice,agoodmotto ormission letsa universityand its students beable toreachsomething tangibleand leadsthem tothe wayto success.Secondly,academicatmosphere isof greatimportanceas well.A gooduniversity shouldhaveagreat academicatmosphere sothatitsstudentsare enthusiasticto involvethemselves ina groupbrainstorming andlearnfrom eachother.What*s more,it salso absolutelynecessary tohave excellentteachingstaff andfacilities.Learned tutorscan givea hadto smoothstudents roadtosuccess andstudents cantake partin variousinteresting extracurricularactivities withthehelp ofwell-equipped facilities.Only inthis waycan theyachieve theirwell-rounded development.17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18他的实验对象是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75语为英语1961-65ACDCB66-70BDADB71-75CABDC76-80ABCAA20ACDBAMy motherwas determinedto helpthose inneed andshe wouldhave beenimmenselyproud ofwhat hasbeen achievedthese last20years.Theitalicized partinthesentence expressesA.a hypothesisasuggestionC.a contradictionB.D.a surprise

6.Last Marchthe ofa19th centurycargo shipwasfoundby anunderwaterarchaeological team.A.debrisB.ruinsC.remainsD.wreck

7.She hireda lawyerto investigate,only to learn thatGabriel hadremoved hernamefrom thedeed.The infinitiveverb phrase“only tolearrT isusedA.toexpress anintended purposetoindicate ahigh degreeof possibilityC.to revealan undesirableconsequenceB.D.to dramatizea statedfact

8.Indeed,it isarguable thatbody shatteringisthevery pointof football,askilling andmaiming.A.warare warB.of warareof war

9.She wasonce ayoung countrywife withchickens inthe backyardand aviewof mountainsbehind theapple orchard.A.blue hazyVirginiahazy blueVirginiaB.Virginia hazyblueVirginia bluehazy

10.U.S.News rankingsof collegessince

1983.They area verypopularresource forstudents lookingto applyto universitycampus.maintainsis maintainingA.C.maintainedhas beenmaintaining

二、问答题共10题，共100分

11.Part IVTranslationCulture shockis causedby theanxiety thatresults fromlosing allfamiliarsigns andsymbols ofsocial intercourse.Passage Four

12.Part IVTranslationAs thesource ofaluminum isalmost inexhaustible,we canexpect thatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundfor thisversatile metaLPassageTwo

13.Part IIIClozeDirections:There aretwenty blanksinthefollowing passage.For eachblankthere arefour choices.Choose theone thatbest fitsinto thepassageand thenmarks youranswer onthe AnswerSheet.There aretwo factorswhich determinean individuaPs intelligence.The firstisthe sortof brainhe isborn

61.Human brainsdiffer considerably,62beingmore capablethan others.63no matterhow gooda brainhe hasto beginwith,an individualwill havea loworder ofintelligence64he hasopportunitiestolearn.So thesecond factoris what65totheindividual—thesort of environment inwhich heis brought

66.If an individual ishandicapped（受阻而导）67,it isI ikelythat hisbrain wi1168to developand hewill69attain thelevel ofintelligence ofwhich heis

70.The importanceofenvironmentin determiningan individual*s intelligencecanbe71by thecase historyoftheidentical twins,Peter andJohn.Whenthe twinswere threemonths old,their parentsdied,and theyare pIacedin72foster（寄养）homes.Peter wasreared byparents oflow intelligencein an73community withpoor educational

74.John,75,was educatedinthehome ofwell-to-do parentswho hasbeen tocollege.This environmental76continued untilthe twinswere77their lateteens,78they weregiven teststo79their inteII igence.JohnsI.Q.（智商）was125,twenty-five pointshigher thanthe80and fullyforty pointshigherthan hisidentical brother..A.for B.by C.with D.in

61.A.most B.some C.many D.few

6263.A.But B.For C.Still D.And64Aif B.thought C.as D.unless

65.A.refers B.applies C.happens D.concerns

66.A.about B.up C.forward D.forth

67.A.relatively B.intelligently C.regularly D.environmentally

68.A.fail B.help C.manage D.stop

69.A.ever B.never C.even D.nearly

70.A.able B.capable C.available D.acceptable

71.A.demonstrated B.denied C.neglected D.ignored

72.A.separate B.similar C.remote D.individual

73.A.omitted B.isolated C.enclosed D.occupied

74.A.possibilities B.opportunities C.capacities D.responsibilities

75.A.moreover B.consequently C.then D.however

76.A.exception B.division C.difference D.alteration

77.A.in B.by C.at C.for

78.A.while B.since C.when D.because

79.A.estimate B.count C.decide D.measure

80.A.average B.common C.usual D.ordinary

14.Passage4Questions16to20are basedonthefollowing passage:Culture shockis anoccupationaI disease（职业病）for peopIewho havebeensuddenly transplantedabroad.Culture shockis causedbytheanxiety thatresults fromlosing allfamiliarsigns andsymbols ofsocial intercourse.Those signsare asfollowing:whento shakehands andwhat tosay whenmeet people,when andhow togivetips,howtomake purchases,when toaccept andrefuse invitations,when totakestatements seriouslyand whennot.These signs,which maybe words,gestures,facial expressions,or customs,are acquiredby allof usin thecourseof growingup andas mucha partofourculture asthe languagewespeak orthe beliefswe accept.AII ofus dependon hundredsof thesesignsfor ourpeace ofmind andday-to-day efficiency,but wedo notcarry mostatthe levelof consciousawareness.Now whenanindividualenters astrangeculture,all ormost ofthese familiarsignsare removed.No matterhow broadmindedor fullof goodwill youmaybe aseries ofsupports havebeen knockedfrom underyou,followed byafeeling offrustration.When suffering from cultureshock peoplefirst rejecttheenvironment whichcaused discomfort.The waysofthe host countryarebad becausethey makeus feelbad.When foreignersinastrange landgettogether incomplain aboutthehostcountry itspeople,you canbe surethatthey aresufferingfromcultureshock.。