1、精品文档就在这里-各类专业好文档，值得你下载，教育，管理，论文，制度，方案手册，应有尽有-2012年公共英语四级考试(pets4)全真预测试卷(5)总分：100分 及格：60分 考试时间：140分Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 听力A(1)MP3:http:/ Questi0ns 15，you will hear a conversation between a inzln and a womanWhile you listen，fill out the table with the information you have hea
2、rdSome of the information has been given to you in the tablPWrite 0nly 1 word in each numbered boxYou will hear the recording twiceYou now have 25 seconds to rgQd the table below TS此题正确的答案是_.(2)此题正确的答案是_.(3)此题正确的答案是_.(4)此题正确的答案是_.(5)此题正确的答案是_.听力B(1)For Questions 610you will hear a talk about cigaret
3、te smokingWhile you listen，complete the sentence(s)and answer the question(s)Use not more than 3 words for each anszeyerYou will hear the recording twiceYou now have 25 seconds to read the sentence(s)and the question(s)below (2)此题正确的答案是_.(3)此题正确的答案是_.(4)此题正确的答案是_.(5)此题正确的答案是_.听力C(1)Question 1113 are
4、 based on a taped library tourYou nOW have l5 seconds to read Questions 1113根据听到的内容，回答TSE题TSWhere would you find this monthS issue of Time Magazine?A. Level1B. Level2C. Level3D. Level4(2)Where would you find a book on electronic engineering?A. Level1B. Level2C. Level3D. Level4(3)How much would you h
5、ave to pay in late fees if you had a book that was 40 days overdue?A. 50centB. $1500C. $1550D. $2000(4)Questions 1416 are based on a text about ice phrasesYou now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416根据听到的内容，回答TSE题TSWhat is the meaning of“Skating on thin ice”?A. lOnemaybedoingsomethingquitedifficul
6、B. 0nemaybedoingsomethingquiteriskC. OnemaybedoingsomethingquiteannoyinD. Onemaybedoingsomethingimpossibl(5)When somebody told you that you will“cut no ice”with him，what did he mean?A. YouwillnotpersuadehiB. HeisgettingnowherewithyoC. YoucannotsellyouricetohiD. Youshouldnotwastetimecuttingicewithhi(
7、6)When the game is really over，which idiom can we use?A. ItisiceduB. SkatingonthinicC. TocutnoicD. Tobreaktheic(7)Questions 1720 are based on a conversation about hunting an apartmentYou now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720根据听到的内容，回答TSE题TSWhat is wrong with the worilans current apartment?A. It
8、，stoonoisB. ThewallsaretoothiC. ThebusesdontgointhatdirectioD. Theboileroftengoeswron(8)What do you think the woman is?A. AuniversitystudenB. AlandladC. AresearcheD. Arepairwoma(9)At what time of the year does the conversation most probably take place?A. WinteB. SummeC. SprinD. Autum(10)What does th
9、e woman require of her next apartment?A. ItmustbeahighrisB. ItmustneartheuniversitC. ItmustbequieD. ItmustbenewandfunctionaSection II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识(1)根据短文，回答TSE题 TS此处正确答案是A. roadB. pathC. wayD. passage(2)此处正确答案是A. DuringB. ForC. AtD. Since(3)此处正确答案是 A. findB. discoverC. diveD. rea
10、ch(4)此处正确答案是 A. wreckB. ruinC. relicD. waste(5)此处正确答案是 A. AlthoughB. UnlessC. AsD. If(6)此处正确答案是 A. researchB. operationC. movementD. search(7)此处正确答案是A. willingB. luckyC. committedD. engaged(8)此处正确答案是A. AllinallB. InadditionC. IncaseD. Afterall(9)此处正确答案是A. assignmentB. temptationC. attemptD. commissi
11、on(10)此处正确答案是A. introducedB. persuadedC. associatedD. stimulated(11)此处正确答案是A. chanceB. lookC. measureD. choice(12)此处正确答案是A. businessB. estateC. obligationD. property(13)此处正确答案是A. profitB. benefitC. successD. welfare(14)此处正确答案是A. aboutB. aroundC. toD. from(15)此处正确答案是 A. getB. takeC. workD. try(16)此处正
12、确答案是A. whichB. whereC. hereD. there(17)此处正确答案是A. onB. inC. amongD. along(18)此处正确答案是A. managedB. achievedC. succeededD. fulfilled(19)此处正确答案是A. beforeB. byC. withD. round(20)此处正确答案是A. thatB. muchC. farD. soSection III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解A(1)根据短文，回答TSE题。Greenspace facilities are con
13、tributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this ideaAt present it is generally accepted，although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of
14、 a closely-reasoned scientific proofThe recognition of the importance of greenspace in the urban environment is a first step on the right way，this does not mean，however，that sufficient details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are using t
15、hese spaces As to this rather complex subject I shall，within the scope of this lecture，enter into one aspect only，namely the recreative function of greenspace facilitiesThe theoretical separation of living，working，traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning
16、，has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate attention for forms of recreation far from，whereas there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the directneighbourhood of the homeWe have come to the conclusion that this is not right，because an important part o
17、f the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working，is used for activities at and around homeSo it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street-door of the houseThe urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible，and the design of these has to be
18、such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspectThe verv best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district，if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great，if during shopping you c
19、an nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather，in short，if you only feel yourself at home after the street-door of your house is closed after youTSACCOrding to the author，the importance of greenspace in the urban environment_A. isstillunknownB. isbeingcloselystudiedC. isusuallynegl
20、ectedD. hasbeenwidelyaccepted(2)The theoretical separation of living，working，traffic and recreation has led to_A. thedisproportionofrecreationfacilitiesintheneighbourhoodB. thelocationofrecreationfacilitiesfarfromhomeC. relativelylittleattentionforrecreativepossibilitiesD. theimprovementofrecreative
21、possibilitiesintheneighbourhood(3)The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of greenspace should be provided_A. inspecialareasB. inthesuburbsC. intheneighbourhoodofthehouseD. ingardensandparks(4)According to the author，greenspace facilities should be designed in such a way that_A. moreob
22、ligatoryactivitiesmighttakeonarecreativeaspectB. moreandmorepeoplemighthaveaccesstothemC. anincreasingnumberofrecreativeactivitiesmightbedevelopedD. recreativeactivitiesmightbebroughtintoourhomes(5)The main idea of this passage is that_A. betteruseofgreenspacefacilitiesshouldbemadesoastoimprovethequ
23、alityofourlifeB. attentionmustbedirectedtotheimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesC. theurbanenvironmentisprovidingmorerecreationactivitiesthanitdidmanyyearsagoD. prioritymustbegiventothedevelopmentofobligatoryactivities(6)根据短文，回答TSE题。Whos to blame?The trail of responsibility goes beyond poor mainten
24、ance of British railways,saY industrv criticsStingy governmentsboth Labor and Toryhave cut down on investments In trains and railsIn the mid-1990s a Conservative government pushed through the sale of the entire subsidy-guzzling rail network Operating franchises were parceled out among private compan
25、ies and a separate firm，Ralltrack， was awarded ownership of the tracks and stationsIn the future，the theory ran back then，the prtvate sector could pay for any imprDvements_with a little help from the state_and take the blame for any failings.Todav surveys show that travelers believe privatization is
26、 one of the reasons for the railways tailures They ask whether the pursuit of profits is compatible with guaranteeing safetyWorse，splitting the network between companies has made coordination nearly impossible“The railway was tom apart at privatization and the structure that was put in place wasdesi
27、gned，if we are honest，to maximize the proceeds to the Treasurv，”said Railtrack boss Gerald Corbett before resigning last month in the wake of the Hatfield crashGenerally，the contrasts with mainland Europe are starkOver the past few decades the Germans，French and Italians have invested 50 percent mor
28、e than the British in transportation infrastructureAs aresult，a web of high-speed trains now crisscrosses the Continent，funded by governments willing to commitstate funds to major capital projectsSpain is currently planning 1000 miles of new high-speed trackInFrance superfast trains already shuttle
29、between all major cities，often on dedicated linesAnd in Britain?When the Euro-star trains that link Paris，London and Brussels emerge from the Channel Tunnel onto Britishsoil and join the crowded local network，they must slow down from l86 mph to a maximum of 100 mphand they usually have to go even sl
30、owerFor once，the government is listeningAfter all，commuters are voters，tooIn a pre-vote spendingspree，the government has committed itself to huge investment in transportation，as well as education and thepublic health serviceOver the next lo years，the railways should get an extra60 billion，partly thr
31、oughhigher subsidies to the private companiesAs Blair acknowledged last month，“Britain has been underinvestedin and investment is central to Britains future”Yon dont have to tell the 3 million passengers who use therailways every dayLast week trains to Darlington were an hour late_and crawling at Lo
32、comotion N01speedsTSIn the first paragraph，the author tries to_A. tracethefailureofBritainsrailnetworktoitsdefectiveoriginB. remindpeoplethegloriouspastofBritainsrailwayC. argueforBritainsrailnetworkD. callforimpartialityinassessingthesituation(7)Travelers now believe that the root cause for failure
33、s of British railway is_A. itsstructuraldesignB. thepursuitofprofitC. itsinefficientnetworkD. thelackofsafetyguarantees(8)According to Gerald Corbett，British railway is structured_A. forthebenefitofcommutersB. totheadvantageofthegovernmentC. fortheeffectofbettercoordinationD. asareplacementofthepriv
34、atesystem(9)Comparing British railway with those of Europe，the author thinks_A. trainsinBritaincanrunat100mphatleastB. BritainshouldbuildmoreexpresslinesC. railsinBritainneedfurtherprivatizationD. Britishrailwayisleftalongwaybehind(10)what does the author think of Blairs acknowledgement?A. Itstoolat
35、etoimprovethesituationquicklyenougB. ItsawelcomeddeclarationofcommitmenC. BlairshouldpreachittoothertravelerD. Emptywordscantsolvetheproble(11)根据短文，回答TSE题。To paraphrase l8th-century statesman Edmund Burke, all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing”0ne suc
36、h cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theorY that animals have rights ruling out their use in researchScientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates，whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and careLeaders o
37、f the animal rights movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding，and few people understand the process of health care researchHeating allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings，many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animalFor examplea grandm
38、otherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distriburing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals no meat。no fur，no medicinesAsked if she opposed immunizations，she wanted to know if vaccines come from anirnal researc
39、hWhen assured that they d0，she replied，“Then l would have to say yes”Asked what will happen when epidemics return,she said,“Dont worry，scientists will find some way of using computers” Such well-meaning people just dont understandScientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassio
40、nate，understandable wayin human terms，not in the language of molecular biologyWe need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmothers hip replacement，a fathers bypass operation，a babys vaccinations，and even a Dets shotsTo those who are unaware that animal research was needed
41、to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worstMuch can be doneScientists could“adopt”middle school classes and present their own researchThey should be quick to respond to letters to the editor，lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truthResearch institutions could be opened to tours，to sho
