四级预测试卷（第二套）试题及答案解析
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四级预测试卷（第二套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture
below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people gather news and then explain whether print newspapers will disappear. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
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Part II
Listening Comprehension
(30 minutes)
四级预测试卷（第二套）试题及答案解析
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Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each
conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) There is a crazy man next door. B) They are annoyed by the noise.
C) A guy always knocks at their door at midnight. D) They see a guy jump into their neighbor’s apartment.
2. A) Studying commerce. C) Enjoying the ads. B) Reading a story. D) Watching TV.
3. A) He enjoys phoning home every week. C) He phones home more often now.
B) He never fails to phone home weekly. D) He has been asked to phone home every week.
4. A) She has to work.
5. A) The woman should have finished her project by now. B) The woman should work on her work for one more week. C) The woman shouldn’t have spent a week on her project. D) The woman has been working at a very slow pace.
6. A) He was fined for violating traffic rules twice. B) He didn’t see the sign because of the dim light. C) He got his two tickets back from Jim yesterday. D) He was late for work because he went back twice.
7. A) She has made the man angry. B) She does not want to do the work. C) She cannot finish the work right now. D) She does not know how to use the photocopier.
8. A) People like duck more than chicken.
C) Duck is more tasteful than chicken.
C) She has to go to school.
D) She wants to eat in a new restaurant.
B) She has got an appointment.
四级预测试卷（第二套）试题及答案解析
B) Growing a duck will cost more.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) It’s already full. C) It’s only open to poetry majors. B) It requires another class first. D) It’s only offered in the morning.
10. A) The class meets during his working hours. B) He’s already familiar with the material. C) He has another class at the same time. D) The class is too far away.
11. A) He likes to do his homework in the evenings. B) He doesn’t want to ask his boss for another favor. C) He wants to work the same schedule as his friends. D) All the other work schedules conflict with his classes.
12. A) It has a pool.
B) Its courses cost less. C) The class size is smaller.
D) It may offer the class he needs during the day.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A) His mother’s use of the washing machine. B) His father’s turning on the microwave oven. C) His long hours of watching TV. D) The switch on of two air-conditioners.
14. A) He failed in a power test yesterday.
B) He never expected himself to be happy. C) It was because of his father’s fault.
D) He missed about 30 minutes of a program.
15. A) Watch a ball game on TV.
B) Take part in a basketball final.
C) Ask his neighbor to check the power. D) Not use any electric appliances any more.
D) Most farmers raise ducks.
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Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short 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
四级预测试卷（第二套）试题及答案解析
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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.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) She was not very polite. B) She was not clearly heard.
17. A) She was good at pretending.
18. A) It confuses her.
B) It embarrasses her.
19. A) It has a very bad reputation in America.
B) It may bring inconvenience in America. C) It is vivid and direct to non-native speakers. D) It is clear and natural to non-native speakers.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A) They will disappear gradually. B) They exist widely in the world.
C) Their influence is psychological. D) They will not develop into phobias. C) They will overcome them by themselves. C) Show the child how to approach it. D) Tell the child not to be afraid of it.
C) It helps her understand the world. D) It helps her tolerate rude people.
C) She was ready to help her mother. D) She was unwilling to phone for her mother.
B) She was rude to the stockbroker.
C) She was often misunderstood. D) She was unable to speak good English.
21. A) They will make the same old mistake. 22. A) Ask the child to stroke it. B) Keep the child away from it.
B) They will experience the worst of things. D) They will grow up lacking self-confidence.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A) Marriage continues for many years without divorce. B) Marriage can easily end in divorce.
C) People will marry three or four times in one lifetime. D) Divorced people don’t stay single.
24. A) People’s lives don’t stay the same for very long. B) They are not consistent.
C) Americans like to change partners. D) They don’t take marriage seriously.
四级预测试卷（第二套）试题及答案解析
25. A) Marriage is not popular in America because of too many divorces. B) Eighty percent of divorced people still remarry in America.
C) In the new century, most American people will marry two or three times in one lifetime. D) Americans rarely change their jobs and the places of living.
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Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you
should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Shift work is concentrated in the most dangerous areas of employment. It has various effects on health and daily life. Shift workers, 26. ________ those who work nights, can suffer from a number of health problems. They include sleep disorders, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, and 27. ________. Experts now realize that sleep loss is 28. ________ and that night shift always results in sleep loss. Most people need 8 hours of sleep a day to feel 29. ________. Parts of the night sleep are spent in light sleep stages and the other parts of the night are spent in deep sleep stages.
If you work the night shift and sleep during the day, there are many things they can disturb your deep sleep and 30. ________ you during your light sleep phase. Noise is the biggest problem. Daytime sleepers have to 31. ________ noisy neighbours, children, traffic, lawn mowers and such. Noise is the most common 32. ________ of people who sleep during the day, so noise prevention should be given top priority. When looking for a home to rent or buy, always look for one in a quiet neighbourhood.
Another sleep depriver is too much light. Our body’s entire cycle 33. ________ light and dark. If you are doing the opposite of this set body programme, you are fighting against 34. ________ of programming. Since sunlight will disturb your day you should choose a house where the bedroom is on the north side of the house. Wear a black eye mask to further 35. ________ the light while you are sleeping.
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 bank 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 in the bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to 36 that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his 37 customers personally. He