2007年英语四级真题预测(十)

 WRITING

　 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionon Reading -- The Best means To Acquire Knowledge in three paragraphs. Youare given the main idea of each paragraph in Chinese. You are required todevelop these ideas in English. Your composition should be no less than 120words. Remember to write clearly.

LISTENING COMPREHESION
1. A) Bob is too tired to study any more.
　　 B) Bob didn't hear the alarm.
　　 C) He told Bob not to study late at night.
　　 D) He had often advised Bob to study hard.

2. A) Obtain clothing for the Smiths.
　　 B) Have a party for the Smiths and Alan.
　　 C) Mail an invitation to the Smiths.
　　 D) Ask the Smiths to tell her where they live.

3. A) The crowd is very noisy.
　　 B) The show is very difficult to understand.
　　 C) The theatre is too big for the show.
　　 D) The room is too small for the audience.

4. A) The weatherman is usually accurate.
　　 B) The weatherman is usually inaccurate.
　　 C) It'll be sunny all day.
　　 D) It'll be raining all day.

5. A) Get a new television set.
　　 B) Find another repairman.
　　 C) Sell the TV to someone else.
　　 D) Demand a check from the TV station.

6. A) Miss Gray goes to work on time.
　　 B) Miss Gray wanted to see Mr. Frank.
　　 C) Miss Gray is always late.
　　 D) Miss Gray no longer wants to work there.

7. A) It is closed.　　　　　　　　　 B) 12 at noon to 9 p.m.
　　 C) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.　　　　　　　　 D) 9 a.m. to 12 at noon.

8. A) ?? 150.　　B) ??160.　　 C) ??50.　　　 D) ??120.
9. A) May 5.　　　B) May 17.　　 C) May 7.　　　D) May 15.
10. A) By plane.　 B) By bus.　　 C) By train.　 D) By car.

　 Passage 1Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Men can understand things quickly.
　　 B) Men can learn.
　　 C) Men have learned to use language.
　　 D) Men have brains.
12. A) An ape can make noises.
　　 B) An ape can understand things.
　　 C) An ape can learn words.
　　 D) An ape can speak like men.
13. A) How children learn to speak.
　　 B) Why apes can learn a few words.
　　 C) Man's brain helps him learn to speak.
　　 D) What happens when men speak.

　　 Passage 2Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have ju st heard.
14. A) The museums are a financial success.
　　 B) The public should support cultural institutions.
　　 C) Many people are leaving New York.
　　 D) People are very interested in museums.

15. A) To give financial help to museums.
　　 B) To leave New York and settle else where.
　　 C) To visit museums every day.
　　 D) To be interested in keeping New York financially healthy.

16. A) They are having less tourists.
　　 B) The government gives them less money.
　　 C) People are not interested in them any more.
　　 D) Too many hotels are built around them.

　　 Passage 3Question 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) Cleveland.　 B) New York.　　C) Chicago.　　 D) Iowa.

18. A) Seventeen.　B) Nineteen.　　C) Eighteen.　 D) Sixteen.

19. A) He ran a restaurant.　　　　 B) He became an author.
　　 C) He worked on T.V.　　　　　　 D) He became a painter.

20. A) It was attended by more than 1500 relatives.
　　 B) It was celebrated at the TV station.
　　 C) It was held in 1961.
　　 D) It was reported by over 100 newsmen.

　 VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

21. It was very difficult to guess what her ___________ to the news would be.
　　 A) opinion B) reaction　　C) comment　　D) impression

22. The medicine the doctor gave me ________ my headache.
　　 A) reduced　　　　　　　　　　　　 B) freed
　　 C) released　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) relieved

23. _______ man learned how to build houses, he looked for natural
　　 shelters.
　　 A) After　 B) Long before C) Once　　　 D) When

24. Political instability sometimes _______ from underdevelopment in
　　 economy.
　　 A) raises　　B) rises　　C) causes　　　D) arises

25. I don't think it'll rain, but I'll take an umbrella _______ it does.
　　 A) on condition　　　　　　　　　　 B) in case
　　 C) so that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) as if

26. Whatever you say, I don't believe he would be _______ refuse to help me.
　　 A) selfish enough so　　　　　　　 B) as selfish as to
　　 C) enough selfish to　　　　　　　 D) so selfish as to