CET4专项测试——阅读能力测试
Section A听录音
Directions: In this section, you'll hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1.A.It's sure to be easy.
B.It'll cost less than last years.
C.It might be difficult.
D.It starts right now.
2.A.He does not like either one.
B.He wants to go to both of them.
C.The play and the movie are not about the same subject.
D.It makes no difference to him which they go to.
3.A.Peter.
B.Nancy.
C.John.
D.An office worker.
4.A.She wants to go to the lecture, but not alone.
B.She doesn't really want to go to the lecture.
C.She'll go to the lecture if it's in the classroom.
D.She has to attend tonight's lecture because it's the only one.
5.A.He finished his novel and started his term paper.
B.He finished his term paper and started a novel.
C.He has just finished his term paper.
D.He hasn't finished his term paper.
6. A.She has no desire to teach.
B.She will graduate after the man does.
C.She doesn't like her teachers.
D.She doesn't know where graduation will be held.
7. A.Catch a cold.
B.Hurry to get the train.
C.Sit next to the railway station.
D.Fix his torn sleeve.
8. A.At a restaurant.
B.In a new car showroom.
C.In a parking lot.
D.At a car repair shop.
9. A.He is uncertain.
B.He will go by plane.
C.He will go by train.
D.He will go by bus.
10.A.The man should step over the basketball.
B.The man shouldn't be taking the train tomorrow.
C.The man should see the game afterward.
D.The man shouldn't be playing so soon.
Section B听录音
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. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S11 to S17 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S18 to S20 you are requi red to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
Modern (11)_______ methods lower the cost of making goods, and thus give us better values. At the same time, American (12)_______ and science are (13)_______ at work improving the quality o f products. In this way, better quality p
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roducts at good values are (14)_________being brought to the people of all (15)_________ groups.
As an example of how this works, when facial tissues were first put on the market in 1924, they were made in (16)________ quantities and sold at 65 cents per box of 200.People liked these facial tissues immediately and began asking for the
m when they went into different stores. Because there was such a demand for the product, (17)_______ began making tissues in larger and larger quantities. Because the makers were making tissues in greater quantities, their production costs
were lowered so that the cost of tissues went down. In the meanwhile, (18)_______________________________________________ , and (19)____________________________________________________________________________ . Today, instead of costing 65 cents, a box of 200 facial tissues costs around onethird of that price, and they are both softer and stronger.
(20) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statement.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes.Most typical history courses concentrate on polities,economies,and war.but art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people,but also religious beliefs,emotions,and psychology.In addition,information about the daily activities of our ancestors-or of people very different from our own-can be provided by art.In short,art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place ,and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.
In history books,objective information about the political life of a country is presented;that is,facts about politics are given,but opinions are not expressed.Art,on the other hand,is subjective:it reflects emotions and opinions.The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly "political" artist.in his well-known painting The Third of May,1080,he criticzed the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people.Over a hundred years later,symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso's Guernica to express the horror of war.meanwhile,on another continent,the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera,Jose Clemente Orozco,and David Alfaro Siqueiros-as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinze-depicted these Mexican artists'&nbs
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p;deep anger and sadness about social problems.
In the same way,art can reflect a culture's religious beliefs.For hundreds of years in Europe,religious art was almost the only type of art that existed.Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible.Although most people couldn't read,they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls.By contrast,one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images.This reflects the islamic(伊斯兰教的) belief that statues are unholy.
21.More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art histroy_______ .
A) shows us the religious and emotions of a people in addition to political values
B) provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past
C) gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place
D) all of the above
22.Art is subjective in that__________ .
A) a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it
B) it can easily arouse our anger or sadness about social problems
C) it will find a ready echo in our hearts
D) both B and C
23.Which of the following statemtnts is true according to the passage?
A) Unlike Francisco Goya,Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.
B) History books often reveal the compilers' political views.
C) Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.
D) In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.
24.The passage is mainly discussing __________.
A) the difference between general history and art history
B) the making of art history
C) what we can learn from art
D) the influence of artists on art history
25.It may be concluded from this passage that_______ .
A) Islamic artists have had to create architectural decoration with images of flowers or geometric forms
B) history teachers are more objective than aritists
C) it is more diffuclt to study art history than general history
D) people and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to popularize the Bible
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory.The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions,the bases for the decisions we make,and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences,which are bought into the present by memory.
Memory can be defined as&
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nbsp;the capacity to keep information available for later use.It includes not only "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts,but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves.Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffied something suspicious in the grain pile.Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.
Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines.Computers,for example,contain devices for storing data for storing data for later use.It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being.The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words"-ready for instant use.An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English.However,this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored.Consider,for example,the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.
The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings.A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and combinations of words.
26.According to the passage,memory is considered to be_______ .
A) the basis for decision making and problem solving
B) an ability to store experiences for future use
C) an intelligence typically possessed by human beings
D) the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words
27.The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows that_______ .
A) the computer's memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenager's
B) the computer's memory capacity is much smaller than an adult human being's
C) the computer's memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager's
D) both A and B
28.The whole passage implies that__________ .
A) only human beings have problem-solving intelligence
B) a person's memory is different from a computer's in every respect
C) animals are able to solve only very simple problems
D) animals solve problems by instinct rather than intelligence
29.The phrase "in terms of" in the last sentences can best be replaced by________.
A) "in connection with" B) "expressed by"
C) "consisting" D) "by means of"
30.The topic of the passage is:___________
A) What would life be like without memory?
B) Memory is of vital importance to life.
C) How is a person's memory different from an animal's or a computer's?
D) What is contained in memory?
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Two men on a touring holiday of Britain were injured by an explosion in their motor caravan in the centre of&
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nbsp;Norwich yesterday.
Shoppers,traders and businessmen in Red Lion Street were startled by a loud bang,and seconds larter the two men leapt from the vehicle,which had stopped outside Barclays Bank.
Several people rushed to give assistance and helped to put out the fire inside the vehicle,a light American turck converted to provide living accommodation,before Norwich firemen arrived.
The men-American Mr. Gary Houser,aged 25,of Ohio,who was driving,and his passenger mr. Charles Lynn,23,of Vancouver-were taken to Norfolk and Nowich Hospital with minor burns.
They were allowed to leave after treatment.
"I heard this explosion.It was pretty loud,I thought it could have been a bomb."said Mr. Leslie Webster;deputy clerk of the markets,who was working in his office in Red Lion Street. "
I looked out of the window and saw this chap leap from the van and roll on thepavement."
"Then another chap came out of the van.he seemed to be in a worse state-parts of his trousers were hanging in shreds below his knee."
"I came downstirs to get a fire extinguisher,but by the time I got outside someone from the bank was in the van with an extinguisher."
Mr. Webster,who lives at 71 Trinity Street,Norwich,said both victims were shocked.One was taken into the markets office to await an ambulance.
"The second man insisted on going back into the van to see if everything was all right,and five minutes later he came out with a drawer that was blazing,"he added.
The explosion was also heard inside the bank.Staff provided a fire extinguisher and telephoned for an ambulance.
Although a plastic window was blown out,damage inside the vehicle was mainly superficial.
The two men have spent the last six months touring the Continent and had travelled to Norwich from Sneterton.At the time of the incident their wives were shopping in the city.
31.Which of the following statements is true?
A) The two men in the caravan were lightly hurt.
B) The two men were badly injured.
C) Neither of them was hurt.
D) The two men were shocked but unhurt.
32.Why did Mr. Webster not take a fire exitinguisher to the caravan?
A) Because he couldn't find one.
B) because someone had stolen the exitinguisher.
C) Because there wasn't one in the bank.
D) Because someone else got there first.
33.What did Mr. Webster think of the explosion?
A) It was a bomb.
B) It wasn't a bomb.
C) It must be the breaking of the front tyre of the vehicle.
D) It was like a bomb.
34.In the explosion__________ .
A) the caravan was burned
B) the windows of the bank were blown out
C) the contents of the caravan were damaged
D) damage inside the vehicle was very serious
35.What w
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ere the two men doing at the time of the incident?
A) They were working in Norwich city center.
B) They were on holiday.
C) They were driving the vehicle round the city.
D) They were wating for their wives.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Packaging is an important form of advertising.A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product.For example,a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character.The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food.Picutres for children to colour or cut out,games printed on a package,or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products-or to ask their parents for them.
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing.Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this.Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less,people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish,because they believe the container is free.However,the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.
The size of a package also motivates a buyer.Maybe the package has "Economy Size" or "Family Size" prined on it.This suggests that the large size has the most product for the least money.But that is not always ture.To find out,a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.
The information on the package should provide some answers.But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement.The words and pictures do not tell the whole story.Only the product inside can do that.
36.The underlined word "motivate" in the passage most probably means_________ .
A) making one deep in thought
B) supplying a though or feeling that makes one act
C) providing a story that makes one moved
D) making one believe what he does is just
37."A buyer will get something for nothing" most probably means that________ .
A) a buyer will get something useful free of charge
B) a buyer will get what he pays for
C) a buyer will gain more than he loses
D) a buyer will not get what he wants to
38.People are likely to buy the product sold in a glass or dish because_______ .
A) they believe the cost of the conainer is included in the cost of the product
B) the container is too attractive
C) they think they can get the container for free
D) they have no other choice
39.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A) Package is often a successful advertisemen.
B) Childeren are often made to buy a produce by its package with attractive pictures.
C) A&nbs
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p;buyer is also attracted by the size of the container.
D) On seeing a well-designed container,a buyer often neglects what is inside it.
40.What suggestion does the author give in the passage?
A) Do not buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.
B) The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.
C) A buyer should get what he needs most.
D) The best choice for a buyer is to get a product in a plain package.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary ans Structure (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete senterces in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41.The explanation is not at all_______ .We demand an apology.
A) satisfactory B) satisfied C) satisfying D) satisfaction
42.Cramming for exams rarely helps;_______,many students stay up studying until dawn on the night before a test.
A) moreover B) likewise C) nevertheless D) sequently
43.Mr. Smith is very keen_________ making educational television programmes.
A) on B) with C) in D) for
44.In order to buy his house he had to obtain a large_________ from his bank.
A) loan B) finance C) capital D) debt
45.No one imagined that the appaiently_______ businessman was really a criminal.
A) respectful B) respective C) respectable D) respecting
46."Are you still trying to convince him?"
"No,there is no point ______with him."
A) by arguing B) for arguingC) with arguingp D) in arguing
47.John's score onthe test is the highest in the calss;________.
A) he should study last night
B) he should have studied last night
C) he must have studied last night
D) he could have studied last night
48.An old friend from aboad,______ I was expecting to stay with me,telephoned from the airport.
A) that B) whom C) who D) which
49.It is stated in the annual report that the number of micro computers _______seven million.
A) have reached B) reachC) are reaching D) has reached
50.He_______ a book,and now he need a holiday to have a good rest.
A) has been writing B) will writeC) was writeen D) wrote
51.For a child to give up his less mature idea ofr a more mature one,it requires that the child ______psychologically ready for the new idea.
A) is B) were C) be D) would be
52._______,we had to walk home.
A) There being no bus B) There is no bus
C) there was no bus D) There having no bus.
53.With so many people_______ the party,you'd better make full preparation for it.
A) being attended B) attending
C) attended D) having attended
54._______ yo
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u return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine.
A) Until B) If C) Unless D) Provided
55.Whoever has skills and knowledge should be properly treated and rewared ______his educational background.
A) despite of B) regardless ofC) let alone D) on account of
56.The medicine the doctor gave me_______ my headache
A) freed B) released C) reduced D) relieved
57."Shall I turn on the television?"
"No,I'd rather not _____television tonight"
A) watching B) watched C) watch D) to watch
58.She didn't know whether to sell her books or_____ .
A) to keep them for reference
B) if the should keep them for reference
C) keeping them for reference
D) kept for reference
59.The house needs___________ as soon as possible.It's in bad condition.
A) to paint B) painting
C) being painted D) be painted.
60.he was very angry when he found that he had been _______by his friend.
A) taken away B) taken onC) taken in D) taken down
61.Philosphers commonly rely on arguement to support their own theories and to____ the theories of thers.
A) reflect B) reform C) refute D) refrain
62.The office staff_________ gathered to hear the president speak.
A) are B) is C) has D) will have
63.the bird fell_________ to the ground.
A) deadly B) death C) dead D) dying
64.They________ the project to the board for approval.
A) permitted B) admitted C) committed D) submitted
65.The population of Ireland has decreased because of________ .
A) immigration B) migration C) motion D) emigration
66.He seemed_________ what she really meant.
A) not to have understood B) not understand
C) not understanding D) not having understood.
67.he failed so many times that _______he gave up hope.
A) in addition B) in advance
C) in the end D) in general
68.It was not until a saturday afternoon in May________ Mary could arranged for me to meet her parents.
A) when B) that C) then D) in which
69.In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day's school instruction was conducted in languages _____ English.
A) more than B) exceptC) other than D) except for
70.Although the city is small,its library is as complete________ .
A) as a large city B) like a large city
C) as that of a large city D) like ina large city
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.(no exceeding 10 words)
One lunchtime,May Ward was going round the local supermarket in parkside Road,Liverpool,doing her shopping,when she&n
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bsp;suddenly slipped and fell.She was badly shaken and bruised but fortunately nothing serious resulted.It turened out that she has slipped on some icecream which had been spilt on the floor.Two weeks later she wrote to the firm to claim compensation(赔偿) to make up for the pain and inconvenience she had suffered.She asserted that they had been negligent and careless in not keeping the floor clean.The firm denied that they had been negligent and maintained that they had a proper system for keeping the floo clean.They had given instructions that when a member of staff found a spillage,he or she was to stand by it,and call someone else to clear up the mess.
Since Mrs. Ward felt that she was entitled to compensation,she sued(起诉) the firm in the Law Courts.Here the firm claimed that it did not follow,just because someone has slipped on the floor,that they must have been negligent carrying out their duties.They said that unless the customer could prove how the ice-cream came to be on the floor,and how long it had been left there before the accident happened,she had not made out a proper case against them.But the judge took a different view.he said that,on the face of it,the accident would not have happened at all if the firm had taken reasonable care.it was something which in the ordinary course of events does not happen if floors are kept clean and spillages are dealt with as soon as they occur.It was up to the firm,he said,to provide evidence,if they could,that the accident did not arise from any negligence on their part.They would obeiously be in a better position than the scustomer to establish how long the ice-cream had been spilt and explain the circumstances to the Courts.
The final result was that Mrs. Wardk won her case and recevied ￡137 and 10 pence as payment for damages.
Questions:
S1.What did May Ward firmly believe?
S2.Why didn't the firm think that May Ward was entitled to any compensation?
S3.Mrs. Ward would not have taken her case to a Law Court if the firm_______ .
S4.What did the firm argue in court?
S5.What was the Judge's view of the case?
Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part.You are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled "On Partime Jobs" in three paragraphs based on the outline given in Chinese.Your composition should be no less than 120 words.remember to write clearly.You should write your composition on the Composition Sheet.
On Part-time Jobs
1.目前大学生打工现状；
2.人们对学生打工的态度；
3.我的看法。
答案：
Part I
Section A
1-5:A D D B D 6-10:A B D B D
Section B
11. massproduction 12. ingenuity13. constantly14. continually
15. income16. limited17. manufacturers
18. the quality&n
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bsp;of facial tissues was constantly improving,because more manufacturers went into the business of making tissues
19.each manufacturer strove to make his product better than his competitors
20.When people are free to compete—whe n they are free to make more things and make them better —everyone benefits.
Part II
Passage one 21-25:D A D C A Passage two 26-30:B C C B B
Passage three 31-35:A D D C D Passage four 36-40:B A C D B
Part III
41-70:ACAAC DCBDA CABCB DCABC CACDD ACBCC
Part IV
短文大意
午餐时间，梅·沃德去位于利物浦帕克塞德路的当地的超市去购物。在超市里她踩在溢出的一冰琪琳上摔倒了。所幸没造成太严重的后果，两周后，她写信给超市要求为她的伤病及造成的不便赔偿，但超市方面否认自己员工工作疏忽未及时清洗地面这样的可能性。沃德夫人向法院起诉超市要求赔偿，超市坚称自己无错，并要求沃德夫人举证，但法官却有不同看法，提出应由超市方面举证自己的无过失，因为它在举证上占优势。最终，沃德夫人赢了官司，得到了137镑37便士的赔款。
S1.The firm should be held responsible for her fall或The firm should pay compensation for her sufferihgs.
S2.Because they thought they had taken all reasonable precautions.
S3.had not refused to pay ther any money.
S4.答案：May Ward had not provided enough evidence.
S5.答案：The firm did not take reasonable care.或The firm should provide evidence to prove its innocence.
Part Ⅴ
写作指导
这是一篇议论文，要求按指定的提纲行文，第一部分可以简单举例说明学生打工的现状。第二部分显然要指出对学生打工的两种截然不同态度，并指出他们各自的理由。第三部分是表明自己的观点，表态必须在先，然后讲述理由并以自身的实践证实自己的观点。
在写作时要注意中英行文方式的不同，英文多以线性方式行文，第一句往往就表明自己的观点或态度，然后用事实或论据来证明最后一句再简单总结或重复观点，观点清晰明朗。
在本文的写作中，注意用适当的过度语自然过渡，不能太突兀。
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