谢忠明大学英语四级考试预测试卷及答案①

试卷一解析
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Part I Tapescript of Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: Your sister Jane didn’t recognize me at first.
   M: I’m not surprised. Why on earth don’ t you lose some weight?
   Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
2. M: This terrible weather has ruined our weekend plan.
   W: Anyhow, we might as well have a dinner at the Grand Restaurant and then go to the Broadway Theater instead of a picnic and camping at the beach.
   Q: What will they do for the weekend?
3. M: What was the weather like during your holidays?
   W: Not bad, but it would be better if it had been a little bit cooler.
   Q: What was the weather like during the woman’s holidays?
4. M: Mr. Steward appears to be honest. But I don’t think we can trust him.
   W: No, Mr. Steward is not what he looks like.
   Q: What does the woman probably mean?
5. W: Hi, John, how’s your project going?
   M: Oh, just so so. You know, it seems less difficult to get financial support for the project than to get trained men.
   Q: What do we know about the man’s project?
6. M: This book is ＄ 2.00 and the blue one is a dollar more.
   W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.
   Q: How much is the red book?
7. M: Jane, I would like to introduce you to my sister, Ellen.
   W: Glad to meet you, Ellen. Bob tells me you are interested in European art, too. In fact, he says that you plan to spend the summer in Italy.
   Q: What do the girls have in common?
8. W: I wish I could get used to this American custom of using first names.
   M: I usually call my good friends by their first names.
   Q: What is the woman complaining about?
9. M: How about your party last night?
   W: It was so interesting that not a single friend was absent.
   Q: What does the woman mean?
10.M: Have you heard what George has been saying about your work?
   W: Yes, I have, but I couldn’t care less.
   Q: What does the woman mean by her remark?
Section B Compound Dictation
    If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes   that ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are  ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
    Michael Li is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him.
    Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
    Michael’ s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set a too high standard for Winston.
    They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win.  “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Part II Reading Comprehension
11．细节理解题该题问考生“一月份对shoplifters（从超市偷东西的小偷）是美妙的月份，原因是        。 ”解答该题应定位在第一段第二行，“with the shops so crowded and the staff so busy（商店如此拥挤，营业员十分忙碌）…”。C项应该是正确答案。A项表示：他们不需要等候营业员服务。B项表示：他们不需要以往做贼的经验。D项表示：一月份的清仓销售为他们提供了绝妙的机会。该选项与题干的“美妙月份”是同样的意思，没有回答具体的原因。

12．细节理解题问题问这些悬挂在天花板上的小球的功能是什么。依据第三段“..., they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.”（作案时被摄制下来，并且被迫在法庭上观看），可以确定，选项B应为正确答案。A项说“来监视最令人中意的商品”，文中未强调这一点。文章第五段确实谈到了当这些闪烁不定的小球刚亮相时，许多人认为是用来吓唬人的。但随后的第六段对此进行了否定，所以C项“用外表来吓唬小偷们”不是正确答案。前面讲到这些小球是用来摄像的，而小球本身不可能作为证据指控shoplift ers。所以D项也不对。

13．细节推论题该题有一定难度。B）项说“该设备能够吓跑偷盗者”不是本题要回答的问题。本题主要干扰项体现在C、D两项。C项说“其他商店搞明白了该设备的功能”。D项说“这种证据被（法庭）接受了”。依据题干，答案应定位在文章第四段，尤其是最后一句“It was an important test case which encouraged other stores to install similar equipment.”其中最关键的词应该是“test case”（判例案件），说明该诉讼案件的判例可供以后类似案件的判例作为比照，直接导致其他商家纷纷安装相似设备是因为这种证据（录像带）被法庭接受了。据此，D项为正确答案。

14．细节推论题依据文章第七段，偷香水的女人不可能看到对着她的camera，因为“it is completely hidden”。所以C项错。B项在前面题目中就已排除。第六段提到detective Brian Chadwick坐在监控室，D项也不对。再依据第七段第一、二行，可推断该妇女猜到了这些小球是干什么的。所以A项正确。

15．推论题该题干扰项主要在B、D两项。该妇女在离开商店前返回到柜台，把包里的东西放回，明确说明她有偷东西的企图，只是离开时看到这些小球才突然停下来。所以D项是不对的。

16．细节理解题该题有一定难度。根据题干，解答该题应定位在第一段。第二行说“它有时放在‘situations vacant’（招聘）栏目…，”其中招聘加了了引号，再加上随后的让步从句明确否定了给人提供工作，所以A项应排除。第三行说“它有时放在‘situations wanted’（求职）栏目…，”随后的让步从句也明确否定了D项。而选择正确答案应根据最后一句话“What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.”B项正确。C项“把现有的工作分成各种类型”文章没有提及，也应排除。

17．细节理解题 解答该题只需正确理解第二段第二行起的一句话“The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service, of course, is a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment.”（这种特别服务的出现和成功反映了当今的高失业率。）这正是C项的内容。该题属倒着考题型。

18．细节理解题 最关键的提示句应该是第三段第三行起的一句话“The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview.”言外之意，在信中不必写得太详细，应该在得到面试机会时才透露更多细节。D项为正确选项。

19．细节理解题文章第四段第一行中的“as you moved up the ladder” 对应了题干中的“as one went on to apply for more important jobs”。因此，随后的内容即为答案：“Something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest.”A项正确。B）项说“有关申请人个性的隐含信息”；C）项说“申请人申请工作时相对于其他人的优势 ”；这两项均不正确；D）项表示“用主动积极的方法偶尔玩点花招”只是引人关注的其中一种方法，不如A具有概括性。

20．单句理解题A)项说“男人女人离家出走是为了交流”与文中最后一段第2句矛盾。文章第二段中提示job history也就是curriculum vitae。问题问个人履历为什么重要。学生只要正确理解最后一段，就可做出正确选择，最后一句实际上是一强调句型：it is...that...，“it is”后的内容也即是B项的内容，所以B项正确。A、C、D项文中都没有涉及，均应排除。

21．细节理解题 问题问规定最高租金可能会导致什么结果。文章第一段明确指出，landlords（房东）收取租户的租金有了最高限额，所以他们的利润受到影响，也可能导致他们投资其他行业，鉴于此，C、D两项都是错误的。B项“使租房为家的人担忧 ”文中没有涉及，也不对。依据第一段最后一句话“..., the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.”可知A项为惟一选项。

22．细节理解题 依据第一段第四行“However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects.”可断定C项正确。A、B、D诸项都含绝对意味，都不符合文中意思。

23．细节理解题 解答该题只要准确理解第二段的含义，尤其从第三行开始“However, if the minimum is high, ...Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment.”此题较简单。

24．主旨题 本文从rent control和最低工资控制两方面讨论了政府控制可能造成的后果。进一步说，许多政府行为可能保护某些利益，但从长远看，也会带来许多问题。B项正确。A项说：（文章叙述了）供需关系；C项说：（文章叙述了）政府控制的必要性；D项说：（文章叙述了）摆脱政府控制的紧迫性。文章并没有深入谈及这三项内容，显然不能成为文章主旨。

25．细节判断题 依据第四段第二行“The predictions may be correct only if ‘other things are equal’.”可得知A项是对的。从第二段可得知规定最低工资会使得雇主雇用更少的工人，会考虑用机器替代工人，也就会导致更多的人失业，所以 B项应该是可以成立的说法。C项的内容实际上就是A项的另一种说法，也可成立。依据第四段内容，可得知D项不正确。经济理论应该有相当参考价值，只是还需考虑方方面面的因素。

26．语义题 该题较简单，只需正确理解句子中“reverse”一词，它的意思是“反转，逆转，彻底转变”。那么传统上社会财富是从老一代流向年轻人，而现在这种现象反转了，即社会财富从年轻人流向老年人。C项为正确答案。

27．细节推论题 该题的答案出现在文章第六段。原因有二：这些老人过去在tax方面贡献甚小，而现在他们享受的社会福利份额甚多，在过去三四十年中出生的人将面临把他们一生的三分之一多的所得用于照料这些老年人的前景。A项正确。B项中的“a lot”有误。C项中的“make money easily”文章没有提及。D项的内容也没有涉及。均应排除。

28．细节理解题 问题问促使房价上升的因素是什么。依据第七段第一、二行可知：老年人数量越来越多且大多单独居住，他们需要更多的住房，于是促使房价上升。这些正是D项内容，所以D为正确选择。C项说：对年轻人来说申请抵押很容易，有误，依据是该节后半部分内容。A、B两项文章没有涉及。

29．细节理解题  该题较简单。只需正确理解第八段第三行“..., preparing food to be photographed for magazines.”（为杂志配制要拍照的食物），D项正确。

30．主旨题 文章开头就说：金色青春的时代已经过去了。如今这一代30岁以下的年轻人，是一百年来头一批只能期待低于父辈生活水准的人了。后面的篇幅更深入、具体、详细地探讨了这一主题。因此C项：英国三十岁以下的年轻人的生活可能会越来越艰苦，是对文章主题的恰当的概括。A项中的“miserable”（悲惨的）一词无法推断出。B项本身并不错，只是不是文章的主旨。老年人在当今社会是受益者，但不能说他们享受着极高的生活水准。所以，A、B、D诸项都不是恰当的选择。