Part I Listening Comprehension(20minutes) Section A
1.A)Go out to work.
B)Listen carefully to John.
C)Be calm and patient.
D)Do the easiest thing.
2.A)He doesn’t like to talk.
B)He is a very kind man.
C)He is friendly.
D)He is not a pleasant person.
3.A)The doctor won’t see her tomorrow.
B)The doctor is busy tomorrow.
C)The doctor is busy all day today.
D)The doctor will see her today.
4.A)Young people are too quick in making decisions.
B)Young people seldom stay long on the same job.
C)Young people lose their jobs easily.
D)Young people are too eager to succeed.
5.A)She felt it was tiring.
B)She felt it was very nice.
C)She thought it took less time.
D)She thought it was expensive.
6.A)They are having breakfast.
B)They are eating some fruit.
C)They are preparing a hot soup.
D)They are drinking cold milk.
7.A)The woman doesn’t want to spend Christmas with the man.
B)The woman is going home for Christmas party.
C)The woman has not been invited to the Christmas party.
D)The woman is going to spend Christmas abroad.
8.A)By car.
B)By bus.
C)By place.
D)By train.
9.A)It closes at four on weekdays.
B)He doesn’t know its business hours.
C)It isn’t open on Sundays.
D)It is open till four on Sundays.
10.A)Tennis shoes.
B)Some clothes.
C)Nothing yet.
D)Music records.
Section B
Passage One
Questions11to13are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A)In about20years.
B)Within a week.
C)In a couple of weeks.
D)As early as possible.
12.A)Yes,of course.
B)Possibly not.
C)Not mentioned.
D)Definitely not.
13.A)Her complaint was ignored.
B)The store sent her the correct order.
C)The store apologized for their mistake.
D)The store picked up the wrong items.
Passage Two
Questions14to17are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A)The prison gates always open.
B)Its prisoner can work outside.
C)The prison has no armed guards.
D)The prison is open to the public.
15.A)The prisoners are provided with jobs on release.
B)Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.
C)It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.
D)It has no security measures.
16.A)One year.
B)Two years.
C)Thirteen years.
D)Fourteen years.
17.A)Doubtful.
B)Positive.
C)Critical.
D)Indifferent.
Passage Three
Questions18to20are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A)It’s good for training one’s character but not good for one’s health.
B)It cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens.
C)It has less effect on a child’s character than sports and games.
D)It’s as important as after-class activities.
19.A)Because pupils there have to spend most of the time studying.
B)Because the school authorities insist on traditional ways of teaching.
C)Because the school authorities have neglected discipline.
D)Because pupils there are too fond of playing.
20.A)Practical work.
B)Collective activities.
C)Teacher’s encouragement.
D)Book knowledge.
Part II Reading Comprehension(35minutes)
Passage One
Questions21to25are based on the following passage.
People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship.Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic(预言的)because a few have come true;they fail to notice the many that have not.Consider also the belief that“the phone always rings when I’m in the shower.”If it does ring while you are in the shower,the event will stand out and be remembered.If it doesn’t ring,that nonevent probably won’t even register(留下印象).
People want to see order,pattern and meaning in the world.Consider,for example, the common belief that things like personal misfortunes,plane crashes,and deaths “happen in threes.”Such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third event to define the time period.If three plane crashes occur in a month,then the period of time that counts as their“happening together”is one month;if three crashes occur in a year,the period of time is stretched.Flexible end points reinforce such beliefs.
We also tend to believe what we want to believe.A majority of people think they are more intelligent,more fair-minded and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person.Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our advantage.As economist Thomas Schelling explains,“Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values:careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill,and those who are polite give weight to courtesy,”This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.
Perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious(谨慎的)in drawing conclusions.The“evidence”of everyday life is sometimes misleading.
21.In the first paragraph the author states that________.
A)dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come true
B)dreams are prophetic because some of them did come true
C)dreams may come true if clearly remembered
D)dreams and reality are closely related
22.By“”“happen in threes”(Para.3,Line2),the author indicates that
people believe________.
A)personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then
四级真题试卷电子版及答案B)personal misfortunes,plane crashes,and deaths usually happen together
C)misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns
D)misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime
23.Ten word“courtesy”(Para.4,line6)probably means________.
A)good manners
B)appropriate speech
C)friendly relations
D)satisfactory service
24.What can be inferred from the passage?________.
A)Happenings that go unnoticed deserve more attention.
B)In a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.
C)People tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.
D)Believers of misfortunes happening in threes are cautious in interpreting events.
25.It can be concluded from the passage that________.
A)there is some truth even in the wildest dreams
B)one should take notice of other people’s merits
C)there is no order or pattern in world events
D)we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence
Passage Two
Questions26to30are based on the following passage.
It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent.Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa,we are inclined to think that Africans are musicians.The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have become largely a society of musical spectators(旁观).Music is important to us,but most of us can be considered consumers rather than producers of music.We have records,television, concerts,and radio to fulfill many of our musical needs.In most situations where music is performed in our culture it is not difficult to distinguish the audience from the performers,but such is often not the case in Africa.Alban Ayipaga,a Kasena semiprofessional musician from northern Ghana,says that when his flute(长笛)and drum ensemble(歌舞团)is performing.“Anybody can take part”.This is true,but Kasena musicians recognize that not all people are equally capable of taking part in the music.Some can sing along with the drummers,but relatively few can drum and even fewer can play the flute along with the ensemble.It is fairly common in Africa for there to be an ensemble of expert musicians surrounded by others who join in by clapping, singing,or somehow adding to the totality of musical sound.Performances often take place in an open area(that is,not on a stage)and so the lines between the performing nucleus and the additional performers,active spectators,and passive spectators may be difficult to draw from our point of view.
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