笔、墨、纸、砚(inkstone)．就是人们所说的“文房四宝(fourtreasures cf the study)”，为书写中华五千年文明史作出了重要贡献。作为传承、弘扬中华文化和艺术的工具和载体，文房四宝铸就了汉字特有的书法(calligraphy)艺术和中国国画的独特风格。文房四宝本身也是供人观赏的艺术品，并逐渐成为收藏品。文房四宝品类繁多，制作工艺不断趋于完善，历代都有名匠、名品产生，形成了深厚的文化积淀。
大学英语四级考试预测试题一答案精析
Part IWriting 【范文】
Internet and the Distance among People
As we can see from the picture, Internet connects the human society together, but sadly, walls of barrier are estricting people in their own space.
It is undeniable that Internet has changed the way people live. With many programs such as instant messaging, online communities, micro.blogs and so forth, communication can nearly be carried out everywhere at any time. But despite the great convenience, we find the distance among people becomes farther, instead of nearer. We play online games and forget to call the family; we sit alone surfing the net with mobile phones when classmates are gathering together; children today often play with the tablet computers, rather than with other kids from the neighborhood. In my view, we should use the Internet reasonably, and keep in mind that the real life is much more meaningful than the virtual one. To be closer to other people, we should talk with them, using our voice, instead offinger tips. And we should pass this idea on to the younger generation. 【译文】
互联网与人们之间的距离
正如我们从图片中所看到的，互联网将人类社会联系在一起，但悲哀的是，重重阻隔将人们只限制在自己的空间。
无可否认，互联网改变了人们的生活方式，有了即时通讯软件、网络社区、微博等等，交流可以随时随地实现。但尽管互联网带来了如此大的便利，我们却发现人与人之间的距离变得越来越疏远，而不是越来越亲近。我们可能只顾着玩网络游戏而忘了给家人打电话，也可能在同学聚会的时候独自坐在角落里用手机上网；如今的小孩经常是在玩平板电脑，而不是和邻居家的小孩一起玩。
在我看来，我们应该合理使用互联网，并且记住：真实世界要比虚拟世界更有意义。为了拉近与他人的距离，我们应该多用声音而不是用指尖与他们交流。而且我们应该将这一理念传递给年轻的一代。 【要点用法】
battier障碍onfine game网络游戏
undeniable无可否认的surf浏览；网上冲浪
instant messaging即时通讯软件tablet computer平板电脑 online community网络社区virtual虚拟的 micro-blog微博finger tip指尖 【句法点评】
1．As we can see from the picture，Internet connects the human society together，but sadly?
首段描述图画的内容，用connect?together表示“联系在一起”，用but sadly转入相反
方面的事实。
2．It is undeniable that Internet has changed the way people live．
本句为it引导的主语从句，真正的主语是that后面的内容。Itisundeniable意为“无可否认的是??”，也可以替换为undoubtedly。 3．But despite the great convenience，we fmd the distance among people becomes farther，instead of nearer．despite意为“尽管”，表示让步，其后面可以直接接名词或名词短语。farther与nearer相对。instead of意为“而不是”。有强调的作用。 4．．．．children today often play with the tablet computers，rather than with other kids from the neighborhood．ratherthan后面为避免重复，承前省略了play。“邻居家的孩子”即为kidsfromtheneighborhood。 Part II Listening Comprehension Section A 1．A
W: These boxes are too heavy for me to move. M: Here, I'!1 give you a hand with them. Q: What does the man say about the boxes? 【听前预测】
1．四项均以he开头。 2．三项提及woman。
3．三项含有表示帮助女士的词汇(help the woman，forthe woman)。 结论：本题可能与男士帮女士做什么事情有关。
【解析】女士说箱子太重了，她自己搬不动，于是男士提出“I'll give you a hand with them．(我来帮你
搬。)”考点为短语9ive sb．ahand，意为“帮某人的忙”。故答案为A。 2．B
M: Paul says he doesn't like television.
W: Yes, but he seems to spend a lot of time watching it, doesn't he? Q: What does the woman think about Paul? 【听前预测】
1．四项均以he开头。 2．两项提及television。
结论：对话可能与男士和电视机有关。可能是“看电视”、“买电视”或者“修电视”。 【解析】男士说保罗不喜欢看电视，女士说可他总是花很多时间在看电视上，可见女士以为保罗很喜欢看电视。故选B。 3．D
W: You seem well prepared for the coming Spanish midterm test. I'm impressed. M: I'd better be prepared. I spent the last 48 hours cramming for it. Q: What has the man been doing? 【听前预测】
1．两项与西班牙有关(spain，Spanish)。
2．三项含有与学习有关的词汇(1essons，tests，students，studying)。 结论：对话可能谈论与西班牙有关的学习问题。 【解析】女士称赞男士似乎已经为西班牙语课的期中考试做好了充分的准备。男士说：“I’d better be prepared．I spentthe last48 hours cramming forit．(我最好是准备好了。
过去的48个小时，我一直在填鸭式地复习。)”cram一词为理解对话的难点，该词原指“填满，猛吃”，引申义为“死记硬背”，动词短语cram for意为“突击式、填鸭式地学习(尤指为了应考)”，故选D。该选项中的two days为原文中48hours的同义替换。 4．A
W: Is it supposed to rain tomorrow?
M: If you believe the weather forecast, we'd better bring our umbrellas. Q: What does the man mean? 【听前预测】
1．两项以they开头。
2．两项含有与应该做某事有关的词汇(should，needto o 3．三项含有与雨有关的词汇(rain，umbrellA．。
结论：对话中的两人可能在谈论是否会下雨以及他们应该采取的措施。
【解析】女士问明天是否会下雨，男士回答说：“如果你相信天气预报的话，那最好就带上雨伞。”可见男士认为他们应该带上雨伞，以防下雨，故选A。 5．B
W: I will never go with Gary again. He could never remember where he parked his car. M: That certainly sounds like Gary. Q: What do we know about Gary? 【听前预测】
1．四项均以he is开头。 2．四项均含有与人的性格特征有关的形容词(humorous，careless，thoughtful，helpful)。 结论：本题可能与对某位男士的性格评价有关。 【解析】女士说她再也不会和加里一起出门了，因为他永远都想不起来自己把车停在了哪儿，男士说：
“That certainly sounds like Gary．(这听起来倒像是加里的作风。)”可见加里一向粗心大意，故选B。 6．D
M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court. W: I only wish he'd show as much for his studies. Q: What does the woman imply about her son? 【听前预测】
1．四项均以he开头。
2．两项含有表示比较的词汇(better)。
3．两项含有与运动有关的词汇(court，tennis)。
4．两项含有与学习有关的词汇(student，academics)。
结论：对话可能与网球和学业有关，应注意辨别二者的关系。 【解析】男士说女士的儿子对网球场表现出了极大的热情。女士说她希望她的儿子对于学习也有同样的热情，意指他对学业没有那么感兴趣，故选D。 7．C
W: Look outside and see how beautiful the snow is ! M: So we did get snow after all. Q: What had the man assumed? 【听前预测】
1．三项提及snow，一项提及cold weather。
2．三项含有would。
结论：本题可能与下雪的天气有关，并可能涉及过去的某种猜测。 【解析】女士说：“看外面，雪多漂亮!”男士回答说：“So we did get SnOW after all．(我们终究还是看到
下雪了。)”题目问男士原本是怎么以为的，从男士的回答可以看出他此前还以为他们看不到下雪了，故选C。 8．D
W: Has the technician called about the repairs yet? M: When he does, I'll have you talk to hhn. Q: What does the man mean? 【听前预测】
1．两项以thewoman开头。 2．两项提及technician。
3．两项含有与修理有关的词汇(make the repairs，to be repaireD．。 结论：对话可能谈论请维修工修理东西的事情。
【解析】女士问：“维修工有没有来电话说关于维修的事情?”男士回答说：“他打电话来的时候，我会让你跟他说的。”可见男士的意思是修理工还没有打电话来，故选D。 Conversatioil One
W: I've been reading about a new healthful snack food. [9] It's made from fish. Have you heard anything about it?
M: No, I haven't. [9] But I don't like fish very much anyway.
W: Not to worry. Although it's made primarily from fish, it actually doesn't have a fishy taste. In fact it can be flavored with tomato, cheese, or chocolate for instance.
M: [9] How could it not taste fishy? Do you know how this snack food is made? W: First, the fish is minced, cooked and fermented, then water and starch are added to make a dough. M: It sounds awful.
W: Actually the dough is very bland at that point. So the flavorings are added to give it some taste.
M: Well, it still sounds a little strange. [10] But I suppose this product will at least be low calorie and high protein, like a health food. W: Yes, you could call it that. And it has a long shelf life, so it won't spoil quickly. It is also easy to digest and can be made from types of fish that usually aren't eaten or from high grade fish byproducts.
M: Have you got any samples? I might be willing to try the cheese-flavored variety. W: No. [11 ] None of these seems to be available yet. As I understand it, this fish snack food probably won't be in the stores for another couple of years. So you have a while to get used to the whole idea.
M: A couple of years, ha? It may just take me that long, but thanks for telling me about it.
9.What seems to surprise the man about the new product? 10. What would be a good reason for buying the product? 11. When will the new product be available?
9．D
【听前预测】
1．三项以its开头。
2．三项含有与性状有关的词；(colors，texture，ingredient)。 结论：本题可能与某事物的特征有关。
【解析】女士向男士谈及一种新的健康食品，是用鱼肉做成的。男士第一次听说，但对这种新产品的第一反应是他不喜欢鱼，因此不会太喜欢。接着女士向他解释说这种食品虽然是由鱼制成的，但并没有鱼味，而是添加了多种口味，如：西红柿、奶酪、巧克力等等。男士随后提出的问题是“How coulditnot tastefishy?”可见男士对制成这种新产品的原料最为好奇，故选D。 10．B
【听前预测】
1．四项均以its开头。
2．四项均含有形容词(10w，good，wide，high)。 3．四项均为正面评价。
结论：本题可能考查某事物的优点：
【解析】在女士向男士介绍了这种食品的做法之后，男士说它听起来仍然有点奇怪，但他认为这种食品至少是低热量、高蛋白的(lowcalorieandlli曲protein)。可见这种食品的卖点之一在于它的营养价值，故选B。 11．C
【听前预测】
1．四项均以in开头。 2．四项均表示一段时间。
结论：本题可能考查时间间隔，应注意听与时间有关的信息。
【解析】在听了女士的介绍之后，男士表示对奶酪口味的比较有兴趣，这时女士说“None ofthese seems to be availablevet．(无论哪种口味目前都还没有上市。)”想要买到的话可能还要等几年。选项C中的
several years是对原文中another couple of years的同义转述，故选C。 Conversation Two M: Hello.
W: Hello, this is Emily Wood. May I speak to Robert Gilbank please? M: Hi, Emily, it's Robert. What can I do for you?
W: Well, I'm calling about the theater group I belong to, the Princeton Players. We are looking for more people to join us, especially men. 1121 And I thought you might be interested.
M: Oh, gosh, [12 ] you know how much I love acting, [14 ] but I'm taking some very hard courses. I might be able to learn my part, but I would hardly have time to come to the rehearsals.
W: Well, actually, [13] we rehearse only one night a week, Thursdays from seven to ten, though we would have to put in extra time before performance.
M: Only once a week, you say, Well, could you give me some time to think it over? W: Sure, but look, [15 ] why don't you come and watch our rehearsal next Thursday? I think you will like the way we work. When you see how much fun it is, you will want to join right away.