1、第 1 张 共 6 张 大学英语四级模拟题七Part I (15) Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Major-hopping. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words, and base your composition on the outline given below:1. 一些人在学习中坚持不
2、换专业；2. 必要时应考虑更换学习的专业；3. 我的看法。My View on Major-hopping Part II (10) Skimming and Scanning (15 minutes)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which
3、the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet. Companies must decide: Is a business trip worth it?Competition can spur travelABusiness travel dropped precipitousl
4、y last year. The U.S. Travel Association says roughly $215 billion was spent on business travel in 2009, down from $244 billion in 2008. The travel industry predicts an uptick this year. There was a 1.5% increase in spending on travel and entertainment during the first quarter of 2010 compared with
5、that period last year, says Mike McCormick, executive director of the National Business Travel Association, or NBTA, and a 2.8% increase during the first quarter of 2010 over the fourth quarter of 2009.BAnd that travel can spur more for competitive reasons. “The stabilizing and growing economy puts
6、companies, competitors, back out on the road especially the sales departments,“ says Kevin Mitchell of the Business Travel Coalition. “So you cant really sit back like you were able to comfortably do through most of 2009, comforted in the knowledge that most of your competitors were scaling travel w
7、ay back as well.“CSome business-travel analysts say that for businesses to profit and grow, travel is essential. An NBTA study conducted by IHS Global Insight determined that for every dollar spent on corporate travel, the average business would see $15 in profits. “The only way to grow sales is to
8、go out and get them,“ McCormick says. “All it takes is for (a company) to lose that piece of business because their competitor showed up and they didnt, and theyre back on the road.“DUltimately when evaluating whether to hit the road, corporate travel experts say, companies are trying to figure if t
9、he potential for revenue in the near future or down the line is greater than the cost of the trip. Such decisions are often as much art as science. They depend on many factors, including a companys priorities, the service or product its selling, and the status of a particular client relationship and
10、 transaction. E“Its very much down to individual companies and what they prioritize,“ says Eric Bausman, of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a global firm that helps companies manage corporate travel programs. “Typically . those initial introductory meetings, the very first sales calls until you make the sa
11、le, those are the ones you really target for being in the room with the customer.“ Once a relationship is established, Bausman says, a business might consider visiting the client less frequently, supplementing “those trips with virtual meetings: cellphone calls, Web meetings and video conferences.“G
12、iving technology a tryFThe economic downturn has compelled many businesses to consider or better utilize virtual meeting technology, corporate travel experts say. Options include telephone conference calls, streaming a meeting via the Internet, or telepresencing, in which large screens can make meet
13、ing participants in another part of the world appear to be practically sitting across the conference table. The Association of Corporate Travel Executives says the percentage of its members who were “seriously looking“ into using videoconferencing rose from 21% in 2007 to 81% in 2009. The cost of co
14、mmunication technology has dropped and quality has improved, industry analysts say.GMegan Costello, executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, says its increasingly being used by companies to cut down on internal meetings that would require travel trips that many of the as
15、sociations members said were using up to 40% of the corporate travel budget but not producing revenue.HAn American Express Business Travel survey conducted in January found 74% of respondents said they use or plan to use audio conferencing as an alternative to travel, while 71.6% were using or plann
16、ed to use Web-based online conferencing or videoconferencing as an option. “In the vast majority of our client discussions . in terms of new enhancements with our program or areas of interest theyd like us to explore, virtual meetings are always at the top of the list,“ says Issa Jouaneh, a vice pre
17、sident at American Express Business Travel.IAmerican Express Business Travel launched its virtual-meeting expert service in August. Consultants work with a client considering a corporate trip, asking about the meetings goals 第 2 张 共 6 张 and such things as the number of people who would attend. Based
18、 on the answers, they advise whether a virtual meeting might be more efficient.JMany businesses are also using corporate online booking tools to help would-be road warriors decide whether to go or stay. GetThere a business unit of Sabre Travel network, which provides such a tool says that last year
19、many companies moved the question asking about the purpose of the trip from the end of the booking process to the beginning. Depending on the reason you give “training,“ for example, or “customer visit“ a message is triggered as to whether to consider an alternative such as a Web conference or if yo
20、ull need to get approval for the trip. Of GetTheres more than 3,000 clients, the number using dynamic messaging which also advises on preferred suppliers if you are going to take the trip more than doubled last year.KEventually, says Chris Kroeger, GetTheres president, the booking tool could calcula
21、te which way to go. But even if the dollar figures say a teleconference is the way to go, Kroeger says, the person involved should be able to say if the meeting is best done face-to-face.When only a meeting will doLAlthough some advisers expect some business trips will be replaced by technology, the
22、y say technology wont become a wholesale substitute for meeting in-person. “Its not that were going to suddenly switch from all meetings face-to-face to all by virtue of technology,“ says John Millikin, who teaches strategy and human resources management at Arizona State University. “You may have a
23、rise in the use of technology to supplement face-to-face meetings so that you are getting a little bit of the better of two worlds.“MLast year, Knight, the machinery company executive from Columbus, says his business trips were reduced by at least 25%. He adds that his company has used videoconferen
24、cing for some training and is exploring using it for other purposes as well. Still, he says, “I just dont believe you can exactly boil it down to: Here are guidelines. Either you can close business with this trip or theres no trip. I think thats a mistake.“ The impact of each trip has to be examined
25、, Knight says. “There are certain places where its obvious I need to go,“ he says. “Sometimes thats to hold a hand. Sometimes its to help them understand a concept on a project that youre just not getting through by e-mail or phone or documents.“NFor some businesses, there are no complex calculation
26、s to make. Earl Quenzel, who with his wife has an advertising and Web marketing agency in Fort Myers, Fla., says that during the depths of the recession, they took pay cuts and reduced their fees. But they refused to cut travel. And hes not about to start now. “If a customer wants to see you, you go
27、,“ Quenzel says. “If you even think the customer might want to see you or could use a little TLC, you go see them. And the same with a prospect. . You dont cut the things that involve (serving) your clients or winning new business. Its just stupid.“1. As to client discussions, virtual meetings are a
28、lways the first choice for a majority of companies.2. For companies, if the potential for revenue in the near future is greater than the cost of the trip, its worthwhile to offer a trip.3. The travel industry forecasts an increase this year.4. More and more companies are decreasing the number of int
29、ernal meetings that would call for travel.5. Travel is necessary for businesses to develop and make profits. 6. The economic recession has forced many businesses to consider or better use virtual meeting technology.7. Once a business has established relationship with its customer, it is unlikely to
30、consider visiting the client frequently. 8. Some businesses refused to cut travel because they think its UNWISE to cut the things that involve serving clients or winning new business. 9. Technology wont replace meeting in-person completely.10. Virtual-meeting expert service can help clients figure o
31、ut whether a virtual meeting might be more efficient than travel.Part III (35) Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was s
32、aid. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line thro
33、ugh the center. Now lets begin with the 8 short conversations. 11. A. Ask Mary to help her. B. Type the data quickly.C. Hand in the data to the computer center. D. Ask Mary to extend the due date.第 3 张 共 6 张 12. A. The homework was very easy.B. The man should go to class.C. The man should sit in the
34、 back of the classroom.D. Shes further behind in her work than the man is.13. A. The number of rooms in the apartment. B. Trouble within the mans family.C. The reason why the man has so many clocks. D. What the woman should give to her family.14. A. Martha knows practically everybody. B. Bob isnt ha
35、rd to cheer up.C. Bob didnt order the right thing. D. Martha always knows exactly what to say.15. A. She bought something for her aunt. B. She missed it. C. She was there only briefly. D. She went to it on her way to the hospital.16. A. The man should shut the window tightly.B. The man should put so
36、me screws in the wood.C. The man should stick to his work.D. The man should use a tool to open the window.17. A. Sam returned it. B. It turns in the lock.C. Its in the locker. D. He got it from Sam.18. A. She was understanding. B. She was apologetic.C. She was annoyed. D. She was careless.Questions
37、19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A. Her kids will arrive home after school.B. She is too exhausted to work.C. She has finished her work.D. The man does not ask her to go back to the office.20. A. It is weird. B. It is exhausting.C. It is convenient. D. It is comfortable
38、.21. A. It is produced by weird people. B. The woman does not like it.C. One can see a lot of strange things in it. D.The man is determined to watch it tonight.22. A. The woman will record tonights program.B. He will be having a meeting with his boss at that time.C. His boss might ask him to stay up
39、 late.D. He may have to prepare for tomorrows business trip.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 doesnt know how to use steel to build construction.D. She doesnt know wher
40、e 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.
41、To give her shoes to Steve. D. To consult her tutor what to do.Section BDirections: 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 b
42、est answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A. In 1901 in Atlanta. B. In 1901 in Askins.C. In 1901 in Arizona. D. In 192
43、5 in Milestone. 27. A. When the owner was painting his room for Milestone Motor Hotel, he thought of it.B. It stands for “many hotel rooms” in Milestone Motor Hotel.C. The owner disliked the name of “Milestone Motor Hotel” and changed it.D. The owner shortened the full name of the hotel for lack of
44、space on the signboard.28. A. Radio or TV. B. Telephone. C. Computer. D. Swimming pool.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A. Over 30 million men. B. Over 30 million middle-aged men. C. Those energetic Americans. D. Americans of both sexes and all ages.30.
45、A. Because of their strong desire for good health.B. Because of their love for hobbies and pastimes.C. Because of their fear of heart disease.D. Because of their extra energy.31. A. It was rising. B. It was lowering. C. It remained unchanged. D. It was fluctuating.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are
46、 based on the passage you have just heard.32. A. 215,000. B. Less than 250,000.C. More than 350,000. D. About 300,000.33. A. Poor health condition of the children. B. Poor quality of village schools.C. Religious differences. D. Different lifestyle or faith.第 4 张 共 6 张 34. A. They lack opportunities
47、to interact with children of their age.B. Their parents are not qualified instructors.C. They cannot win honor in such an environment.D. They make no genuine friends.35. A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Indifferent.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Wh
48、en 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.I love traveling by train. Fast (36) _, slow local trains which stop at every station, suburban trains taking business men to their offices and home again; I enjoy them all. It must be the element of romance that
