四级笔试新题型模拟题05(2)

W: It sounds like you've been busy.

M: Yes, I've been fully occupied. It's good to be home again. What have you been doing lately?

W: Oh, nothing much. I've been working in the garden these past few days. Tom has been away for the past two weeks visiting his relatives in Chicago.

M: I didn't know he has family in Chicago.

W: Yes, that's right. We met at university in California. He was born in Chicago and lived there until he went to college.

M: How long have you lived here in Colorado?

W: We've lived here for over 10 years. We moved here in 1998 because I got a new job. We've lived on this street for four years and they've been the happiest years of our lives.

M: Yes, my wife Jane and I love this neighborhood even though we've only lived here for two years.

W: Really? You're a great neighbor!

M: Thank you. I have to get going. Work is waiting for me. Have a good day.

W: You, too. Glad to have you back in the neighborhood!

12.Which was the last city that Henry went to before coming home?

A) New York. B) Atlanta. C) Chicago. D) Colorado.

正确答案为 B 你选对了！ 解析：

音频中男士提到，他首先去了纽约开会，然后去了亚特兰大（first I flew to New York for two meetings. After that, I flew to Atlanta），所以选B。 13.What did Tom do in the past few days?

A) He worked in the garden. B) He went on business. C) He visited relatives. D) He went to California.

正确答案为 C 你错选为 B！

解析：

音频中女士提到，汤姆前两个星期去芝加哥探亲了（Tom has been away for the past two weeks visiting his relatives in Chicago），所以选C。

14.Why did Alice move to the city where she is living now?

A) Because her husband had relatives here. B) Because she found a new job here. C) Because she found a great neighbor here. D) Because she felt very happy to be here.

正确答案为 B 你选对了！ 解析：

音频中女士提到，她们搬到这里是因为她在这里找到了新工作（We moved here in 1998 because I got a new job），所以选B。

15.How long have Henry and Tom been neighbors?

A) Two years.

B) More than ten years. C) About four years. D) Three years.

正确答案为 A 你错选为 B！ 解析：

音频中女士说她们在这里住了四年了，男士说他和妻子住了两年，可见两家做邻居有两年时间了，所以选A。

Section B Understanding Passages

Directions：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).

本题得分：--/10分

Script

Britons are allowing their manners to slip, researchers claim. More than 8 out of 10 passengers refuse to give up their seats on the bus, train or tube, a survey by health care provider Simplyhealth said. Around half of workers do not make cups of tea for colleagues while 86 percent of the nation do not offer to carry bags for others, it was claimed.

According to the survey of more than 1,000 adults, the main causes of people not bothering were lack of time and much stress at work. Jamie Wilson of Simplyhealth said: \just half an hour a month to helping someone else can make a real difference to your life as well as theirs. As a health care provider, we encourage our staff to get active in the community supporting others—in fact we give 100 days a year to staff to spend a day help at a charity of their choice.\

Mental health expert Dr. Christian Jessen said: \of benefit to them, but many people don't realise that getting active to help others can also improve your mental and physical well-being. Simple activities like walking the neighbor's dog or helping in the garden help to lose some weight and improve general fitness, leading to a healthier, happier nation.\

16.What's the main cause for modern Britons' declining manners?

A) Improved national well-being. B) Indifference between neighbours. C) Limited time and more stress. D) Change of the lifestyle.

正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：

音频中提到，调查显示人们不再像以前那么有礼貌的原因是缺少时间、工作压力大（the main causes of people not bothering were lack of time and much stress at work），所以选C。

17.According to the passage, how much time does Simplyhealth allow its staff to spend helping others?

A) Half an hour a day. B) Half an hour a month. C) One day a year. D) 100 days a year.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：

音频中提到Simplyhealth每年拿出100天的时间，让员工们去慈善机构帮忙（we give 100 days a year to staff to spend a day help at a charity of their choice），所以选D。 18.What is the main idea of the passage?

A) The modern Britons' well-being declines. B) The nation calls for more volunteers. C) Experts urge people to be nice. D) Helping others makes people healthier.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。

解析：

文章先是指出了英国人不再那么有礼貌，然后分析了具体原因，最后引用心理学家的话，告诉人们帮助他人的益处，并倡导大家多多帮助别人，可见主旨就是为了说明帮助别人能让自己更健康，所以选D。 Script

The European Parliament has banned the terms \and \in case they offend female MEPs, which is \\Language\booklet orders politicians to address female members by their full name only. Officials have ordered that \be called \\be referred to as \\

The guidance lists banned terms for describing professions, including fireman, air hostess, headmaster, policeman, salesman, manageress and male nurse. However, MEPs are still allowed to refer to \description. A midwife is a specially trained nurse to help women when they are having a baby. The booklet also admits that \proposed\restaurant or café.

It has been circulated by Harold Romer, the parliament's secretary-general, to the 785 MEPs working in Brussels and Strasbourg. Struan Stevenson, a Scottish Conservative MEP described the guidelines as \another Conservative MEP, pledged to ignore the booklet, which he described as a \of taxpayers' money\no part of it. I will continue to use my own language and expressions, which I have used all my life, and will not be instructed by this institution or anyone else in these matters.\

19.Why did the European Parliament issue the booklet?

A) Because it wants to make the language pure. B) Because it wants to make full use of tax revenue. C) Because it wants to ban man's language.

D) Because it wants to eliminate language prejudice.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：

音频开头提到，发放小册子是因为怕某些用词会冒犯女性欧盟议会成员（in case they offend female MEPs），也就是为了消除语言歧视，所以选D。

20.Which of the following failed to be included in the booklet?

A) Fireman. B) Headmaster. C) Midwife. D) Air hostess.

正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：

音频中提到，欧盟议会成员还允许使用midwife这个词（MEPs are still allowed to refer to \），所以选C。

21.How did some Conservatives respond to the booklet?

A) They find the guidance useful. B) They think it is a must-do. C) They hold it as political dignity. D) They dislike the issue of the booklet.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：

音频中提到，有的议员认为这本小册子是“矫枉过正”（political correctness gone mad），还有人明确表示这是在浪费纳税人的钱（he described as a \），可以看出这些保守人士并不赞同这本小册子，所以选D。 Script

With Father's Day fast approaching, many dads admit they are struggling with how to balance long days at the office and quality time with their family, according to a new survey. A fifth of the 248 Canadian fathers questioned said time away from home because of work is their biggest concern because they may miss important family events. \think it's tough for all working parents... Trying to balance is a difficult task,\said Patrick Sullivan, president of job site Workopolis.com, which conducted the poll. 15 percent were concerned about finding time for housework, while 11 percent worried about being unable to turn off work at home. 16 percent of fathers said they had difficulty letting go of work at the end of the day. Many fathers also said they felt it was difficult getting parental leave.

Despite the struggles, 40 percent of working dads still claim the family-work balance is manageable. Fathers in Quebec claimed to be the most in control, with more than half of those surveyed citing no challenges. Only three percent said time away from family was an issue.

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