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(8)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:/ Questions 15，you will hear a dialogue on enrolling for a courseWhile you listenfill out the table with the information you have heardSome
2、of the information has been given to you in the table Write only l word in each numbered boxYou will hear the recordingtwiceYou now have 25 seconds to read 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 610，you will hear a conversation about those
3、 who are hooked by InternetWhile you listen，complete the sentence(s)and answer the question(s)Use not more than 3 words for each answerYou 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)Qu
4、estions1113 are based on a piece of news about college admission in the USAYou now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113根据听到的内容，回答TSE题TSAccording to the radio program，which one of the following four sentences is wrong?A. StanfordUniversityliesinCaliforniB. Stanfordacceptedlessthanelevenpercentofthe
5、studentswhoapplieC. StanfordhasacceptedanunusuallylowpercentageofstudentsforadmissionthisfalD. Stanfordhasacceptedalowerpercentageofstudentsforadmission，butnotthelowes(2)High school seniors are applying to more schools probably by way of_ A. copyingothersapplicationsB. BJusingcommonapplicationswhich
6、arethesameasothersC. sendingalargenumberofapplicationletterstodifferentcollegesD. electronicapplicationformsthroughinternet(3)If a student is on a waiting list，it means he will_ A. waitforanotheryeartoapplyagainB. waitfortheschooltomakethedecisionC. gotothecollegeifheacceptstheofferD. waituntilother
7、applicantsgettheresult(4)Questions 1417 are based on the following monologue introducing the origin of an expressionYou now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1417根据听到的内容，回答TSE题TSWhat does the expression“Where iS the beef”mean?A. ThebeefiSlosB. SomethingisnotasgoodasdescribeC. Thebeefisnotasgoodasiti
8、ssaidtobD. Thefoodhasturnedba(5)Why are hamburgers SO popular in America?A. BecausetheyaremadefrombeeB. BecausetheyarecheaperthananyotherkindoffooC. BecausetheyareservedquicklyatalowpricD. BecausehamburgeristheonlyfastfoodinAmeric(6)Who started the McDonalds?A. RayKroB. WendC. McDonalD. Threeoldwome
9、rL(7)Why did other people want to open hamburger restaurant?A. BecausehamburgersaregoodtoeaB. BecausehamburgersareeasytomakC. BecausetheycouldsellhamburgersthroughoutthecountrD. BecausetheywantedtobeassuccessfulasKro(8)Questions 1820 are based on an interview about a murderYou now have l5 seconds to
10、 read Questions 1820根据听到的内容，回答TSE题TSHow old is the man murdered?A. InhisthirtieB. InhistwentieC. InhisfortieD. Inhisfiftie(9)Where was the body found?A. InadrinkingcluB. IntheunderpassofacertainroaC. IntheLondonundergrounD. OnNorthCircularRoa(10)Who iS the murderer?A. AminicabdriveLB. ThedrunC. Twow
11、omeD. NotknownyeSection 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. humidB. unhealthyC. unbearableD. crisp(2)此处正确答案是 A. ofB. inC. byD. to(3)此处正确答案是 A. suspendedB. droppedC. raisedD. increased(4)此处正确答案是 A. takenB. doneC. madeD. given(5)此处正确答案是 A. foundedB. underlinedC. consideredD.
12、undertook(6)此处正确答案是 A. betweenB. withinC. amongD. inside(7)此处正确答案是 A. performB. achieveC. eomprehendD. proceed(8)此处正确答案是 A. declineB. cutC. shrinkD. save(9)此处正确答案是 A. definitelyB. efficientlyC. smoothlyD. regularly(10)此处正确答案是 A. hopeB. attentionC. riseD. chance(11)此处正确答案是 A. confidedB. promisedC. en
13、suredD. convinced(12)此处正确答案是 A. beyondB. underC. againstD. below(13)此处正确答案是 A. ontimeB. atonceC. inlineD. inturn(14)此处正确答案是 A. influentialB. inevitableC. criticalD. efficient(15)此处正确答案是 A. encloseB. blockC. introduceD. detect(16)此处正确答案是 A. byB. onC. atD. along(17)此处正确答案是 A. onB. fromC. toD. in(18)此处
14、正确答案是 A. concerningB. includingC. relatingD. attaching(19)此处正确答案是 A. presentedB. attributedC. blamedD. appealed(20)此处正确答案是 A. exposuretoB. explorationofC. formationofD. compensationforSection III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes) 阅读理解A(1)根据短文，回答TSE题Human intelligence and the IQ scales used to measu
15、re it once again are becoming the focus of fiery debate As argument rages over declining test scores in the nations schools，an old but explosive issue is reappearing：What is intelligence and is it determined largely by genetics?The controversy erupted more than a decade ago when some US scholars saw
16、 a racial pattern in the differing scores of students taking intelligence and college-entrance tests Now，the racial issue is being joined by othersTeachers，psychologists，sclentlsts and lawyers argu。 over the question of whether IQintelligence quotienttests actually measure mental ability,or ii士lndmg
17、s are skewed by such factors as family background，poverty and emotional disorders-Moreover，some authorities assert that the rise in the number of college-educated Americans and their tendency to marry among themselves are creating a class of super-smart children of brainy parentsand'on the other
18、 side of the scale，a lumpenproletariat of children reflecting the supposedly inferior brainpower of their parents,Critics such as Harvard University biologist Richard C. Lewontin disagreeIf mental ability were largely determined bv inheritance，he says，efforts to enhance intelligence through the bett
19、erment of both home and child-rearing environments could only be marginally effectiveHe comments： Genetic deteminism could be used to justify existing social injustice as predetermined and inevitable and would render efforts made toward equalitarian goals as uselessSupporting Lewontin in this is JMc
20、Vieker Hunt，a professor at the University of Illinois，who maintains that IQ levels can be raised significantly by exposing children at an early age to stimulating enviromentsHunts studies show that early help in such areas as education and nutrition can raise a child s IQ by aD average of 30 to 35 p
21、oints At stake in the uproar over IQ is the national commitment to improve the capabilities oi the poor by investing billions of dollars annually in educational，medical and job programsTSThe controversy over IQ tests is reappearing because of_ A. thenewlyfoundracialpatternunderlyingstudentsperforman
22、ceB. theworseningstudentsperformanceintheirstudiesC. thelong-standingdivisioninthedefinitionofintelligenceD. thedubiousIQscalesusedtomeasureintelligence(2)The word “skewed”(Line 3，Paragraph 4)most probably means_ A. determinedB. directedC. disclosedD. distorted(3)According to some authorities，there
23、will be expected a class of super-smart children because ofA. theboomingofhigherlearningB. therevivedzealformarriageC. thedenialofthesupposedinferiorityofparentsD. theshiftofonescaleofmeasurementtoanother(4)In the view of biologist Lewontin，intelligence_ A. wasamatterofgenetictraitsB. hadlittletodow
24、ithenvironmentsC. couldbeimprovedwithhumaneffortsD. wasprofoundlyaffectedbyinheritance(5)From the text we can infer that_ A. thecoremitmenttoimprovethecapabilitiesofthepoorwillhardlybemadeB. theinvestmentineducational，medicalandjobprogramsisnon-profitableC. theauthordisapprovestheideaofgeneticdeterm
25、inationD. therewillsoonbeanuproaroverIQtests(6)根据短文，回答TSE题Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are，who they are not，and who they would like to beThey tell us a good deal about the wearers background，personality， status，mood，and social outlook Sinc
26、e clothes are such an important source of social informationwe can use them to manipulate peoples impression to usOur appearance assumes particular significance in the initial phases of interaction that is likely to occurAn elderly middle-class man or woman may be alienated by a young adult who is d
27、ressed in an unconventional manner，regardless of the persons education，background，or interests People tend to agree on what certain types of clothes meanAdolescent girls can easily agree on the life- styles of girls who wear certain outfits，including the number of boyfriends they likely have had and
28、 whether they smoke or drinkNewscasters。or the announcers who read the news on TV，are considered to be more convincing，honest，and competent when they are dressed conservativelyAnd college students who view themselves as taking an active role in their interpersonal relationships say they are concerne
29、d about thecostumes they must wear to play these roles successfullyMoreover，many of us can relate instances in which the clothing we wore changedthe way we felt about ourselves and how we actedPerhaps you have used clothing to gain confidence when you anticipated a stressful situation，such as a job
30、interview，or a court appearance In the workplace，men have long had welldefined precedents and role models for achieving successIt has been otherwise for women, A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine” and “feminine” attributes they should con
31、vey by their professional clothingThevariety of clothing alternative to women has also been greater than that available for menMale administrators tend to judge women more favorable for managerial positions when the women display less “feminine” grooming _ shorter hair，moderate use of make-up，and pl
32、ain tailored clothingAs one male administrator confessed，“An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer interview，but she wont get a job”TSAccording to the passage，the way we dress_ A. providescluesforpeoplewhoarecriticalofusB. indicatesourlikesanddislikesinchoosingacareerC. hasadirectinfl
33、uenceonthewaypeopleregardusD. isofparticularimportancewhenwegetoninage(7)From the third paragraph of the passage，we can conclude that young adults tend to believe that certain types of clothing can_A. changepeoplesconservativeattitudestowardtheirlifestylesB. helpyoungpeoplemakefriendswiththeopposite
34、sexC. makethemcompetitiveinthejobmarketD. helpthemachievesuccessintheirinterpersonalrelationships(8)The word“precedents”(Line l，Para 4)probably refers to_ A. earlyactsformentofollowasexamplesB. particularplacesformentooccupyespeciallybecauseoftheirimportanceC. thingsthatmenshouldagreeuponD. mensbeli
35、efsthateverythingintheworldhasalreadybeendecided(9)According to the passage，many career women find themselves in difficult situation because_ A. thevarietyofprofessionalclothingistoowideforthemtochooseB. womenaregenerallythoughttobeonlygoodatbeingfashionmodelsC. menaremorefavorablyjudgedformanageria
36、lpositionD. 3theyarenotsuretowhatextenttheyshoulddisplaytheirfemininequalitiesthroughclothing(10)What is the passage mainly about?A. DressingforeffecB. HowtodressappropriatelC. ManagerialpositionsandclothinD. Dressingfortheoccasio(11)根据短文，回答TSE题In fl democratic society citizens are encouraged to for
37、n their own opinions on candidates for public offices。taxes，constitutional amendments，environmental concerns，foreign policy，and other issuesThe opinions held by any population are shaped and manipulated by several factors：individual circumstances，the mass media，special-interest groups，and opinion le
38、aders Wealthy people tend to think differently on social issues from poor peopleFactory workers probably do not sbare the same views as white-collar workers，non-union workersWomen employed outside their homes soInetimes have perspectives different from those of fulltime homernakersIn these and other
39、 ways individual status shapes ones view of current events The mass media，especially television，are powerful influences on the way people think and act GoverDinent officials note how mail from the public tends to“follow the headlines”Whatever is featured in newspapers and magazines and on television
40、 attracts enough attention that people begin to inform themselves and to express opinions The mass media have also created larger audiences for government and a wider range of public issues than existed beforePrior to television and the national editions of newspapers，issues and ca耐idates tended to
41、remain localizedIn Great Britain and West Germany，for example，elections to the national legislatures were usually viewed by voters as local contestsTodays elections are seen as struggles between party Ieaders and programsIn the United States radio and television have been beneficial to the presidencySince the days of Franklin DRoosevelt and his“fireside chats”，presidents haveappealed directly to a nati
