恩波教育2008年12月英语四级考试预测试卷及解析1

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19. A) It can resist earthquakes. B) It is easy to move away.
　　C) It can keep away cold. D) It can keep sunshine out.
　　20. A) Because they are the warmest. B) Because they can withstand hard ware.
　　C) Because they don’t get stuck in the snow. D) Because the temperature is only 14℃ below zero.
　　21. A) They are thrown away after being used. B)They will be built in future.
　　C) They can be used for about 5 years. D) They can be built in a few years.
　　22. A) By attending her professor’s lectures.
　　B) By surfing on the Internet.hxen.net
　　C) By consulting documents in paper departments.
　　D) By preparing for her presentation.
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　23. A) She has lost some of her important stuff.
　　B) There is something wrong with her eyes.
　　C) She doesn’t know how to use steel to build construction.
　　D) She doesn’t know where to get the information she need.
　　24. A) It takes time to collect the useful information.
　　B) One can only read books in the library.
　　C) All books are difficult to understand.
　　D) One has to line up to borrow books.
　　25. A)To find the information in the library. B)To borrow the books from her teacher.
　　C) To give her shoes to Steve. D) To consult her tutor what to do.
　　Section B
　　Directions: In this part, you will hear several 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 choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.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 choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
　　Passage One
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26. A) On a Tuesday. B) On a Wednesday.
　　C) On a Thursday. D) On a Friday.
　　27. A) A final copy of the research project. B) Copies of the midterm.
　　C) A textbook and pencils. D) A few pens.
　　28. A)20. B) 30. C) 50. D) 70.
　　Passage Two
　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　29. A)Not all conflicts are bad. B)All conficts are good.
　　C) No conflict is good. D) Conflict management is bad.
　　30. A) Better ideas. B) Increased productivity.
　　C) Hostile feelings and ill will. D) Both A)and B).
　　31. A) Conflict should be forbidden. B) A search for a better solution should be made.
　　C) Conflict should be controlled. D) Hostile feelings should be got rid of.
　　Passage Three
　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　32. A) France. B) Ireland. C) Germany. D) England.
　　33. A) The Indians. B) The Irish. C) The Blacks. D) The Dutch.
　　34. A)To keep together in a racial group.
　　B) Because they are discriminated against.
　　C) For religious reasons.
　　D)Because they don’t like other people.
　　35. A) Italy. B) Germany. C) Ireland. D)England.
　　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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.
　　When young people get their real jobs, they may face a lot of new, (36) situation. They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school. It is also possible that they will feel (37) in both (38) and social situations. (39) , they realize that university classes can’t be the only (40) for all of the different situations that appear in the working world.
　　Perhaps the best way to learn how to (41) in the working world is to (42) a worker you admire and (43) his behavior. In doing so, you’ll be able to see what it is that you admire in this person. (44) . Perhaps even more important, you will be able to see what his approach to everyday situations is.
　　(45) , you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like yours and how you can learn from his response to different situations. (46) .
　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 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 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
　　We feel that there are many disadvantages in arranging pupils into different classes. It is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total 47 . We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their 48 ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
　　In our classrooms, we work in 49 ways. The pupils often work in groups, which gives them the 50 to learn to cooperate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with 51 problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to 52 effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
　　Sometimes the pupils work in pairs or on 53 tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is 54. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their 55, and we give them every encouragement to 56 this goal.
　　A) academic B) appropriate C) attain D) communicate E) hardship
　　F) individual G) inferior H) least I) opportunity J) personal
　　K) personality L) relax M) reliable N) solve O) various