CET4-Practice-Test-1

PracticeTest1(CET4)用时：0:02:10PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareaskedtowriteacompositiononthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:请谈谈大学生打工的得与失，并给出你的结论或观点。 Forreference:    MyOpiniononHavingaPart-TimeJob    Somestudentsmaintainthatholdingapart-timejob,unlessoneisinseriousfinancialdifficulties,isnotworthwhile.Itisawasteofone'sprecioustime,andisthereforenotfavourabletoone'sstudies.Indeed,somestudentsreceivepoorermarksaftertheytakeuptemporaryjobs.Moreover,doingpart-timejobsmayleadtoclosercontactswiththedarksideofsocietyandtothedegenerationofthestudents'moralstandards.    Ontheotherhand,manypeoplebelievethatapart-timejobdoesmoregoodthanharm.First,studentscanbecomefinanciallyindependent,oratleastpartlyso.Thisisespeciallyimportanttostudentsfrompoorfamilies.Second,thishelpsthemtocultivateaspiritofindependence.Third,earlycontactswiththevariousaspectsofthecommunity,brightordark,willenhancestudents'abilitiestoworkinfuture.    Onthewholetheadvantagesofapart-timejobseemtooutweighitsdisadvantages.Therefore,itisnecessarytoencouragestudentstoplungeintothecommunityasearlyaspossiblesolongastheyknowhowtoresisteviltemptations.PartIISkimmingandScanning(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsbelow.Forquestions2-8,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions9-11,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.    Wild-animalCareintheUnitedStates    ThepopulationattheSmithsonianNationalZoologicalParkinthenation'scapitalhasgrownrecently.Fourbabycheetahs（猎豹）areamongthenewcomers.CheetahsarebigAfricancatsknownfortheirspeed.Theyhaveyellowfuranddarkspots.Thesearethefirstcheetahsbornintheone-hundred-fifteen-yearhistoryoftheNationalZoo.Theirfather,Amadi,diedinDecemberfromkidneydisease.Thebabycheetahsaretwomalesandtwofemales.Eachweighedlessthantwokilogramsatbirth.Theircaretakersneededawaytobesurewhichcheetahiswhich.Sotheycutasmallamountoffurfromadifferentplaceoneachone.Whentheyarebigenough,thecheetahswilljoinotherbigcatsintheAfricanSavannaattheNationalZoo.    ThreeSumatran（苏门达腊）tigerswerebornatthezooinMayof.Thesethreemalesnowweighaboutforty-fivekilogramseach.    AnotheryounganimalgrowingquicklyattheNationalZooisamaleelephantnamedKandula.Heweighedaboutonehundredforty-sevenkilogramsatbirth.Kandulaisalittlemorethanthreeyearsold.HewasborninNovemberoftwothousandone.ManypeoplecometotheNationalZootoseeKandula.    CrowdsalsogathertoseethetwogiantpandasfromChina.TianTianisthemaleandMeiXiangisthefemale.Thesebig,furryblack-and-whitecreaturesrollaroundinthegrass.Theyplay.Theyclimbtrees.Theyeatbamboo.Andtheywatchthepeoplewatchingthem.ThezooispayingtohavethepandasonloanfromChinafortenyears.Theyarrivedintoreplacetwopandasthatdied.    GiantpandascomefromthemountainsofcentralChina.Theyareveryrare.AnumberofpandashavebeenborninChinarecently.IfTianTianandMeiXianghaveababy,itwouldalsobeanimportantaddition.    TheNationalZoohasaboutthreethousandanimals.Theyrepresentmorethanfourhundredspecies.Theyliveonsixty-sixhectaresoflandinWashington,D.C.    PeopledonothavetopaytoentertheNationalZoo.Mostofitsmoneyisfromthefederalgovernment.Supportersknownas"FriendsoftheNationalZoo"alsogivemoney.    TheCongresscreatedthezooin1889.TheNationalZooispartoftheSmithsonianInstitution.TheSmithsonianoperatesalargesystemofmuseums.MillionsofpeoplevisittheNationalZooinWashington.Overtheyears,ithasbeenpraisedasoneofthebestintheUnitedStates.    Butintwothousandthree,theCongressorderedaninvestigationofthezooafterseveralanimalsdied.AnindependentcommitteefromtheNationalAcademyofSciencesexaminedrecordsatthezoo.Thecommitteereportedthatmostoftheanimalswhoserecordsitstudiedreceivedsatisfactorycare.    However,thecommitteealsosaidthatthezoomustimproveitstrainingofemployees.Inaddition,itreportedthatagingequipmentandstructuresmustberepairedorreplaced.ZoodirectorLucySpelmanresignedinFebruaryoftwothousandfour.Lastmonth,areportfromtheNationalResearchCouncilnotedsomeimprovementsattheNationalZoooverthelastyear.Butitsaidmoreworkisneeded.    America'sfirstzooopenedinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,in1859.EachyearaboutfiftymillionpeoplevisitzoosintheUnitedStates.    Inthepast,zooskeptanimalsinsmallcages.Therewasnothingbuttheanimal,itsfoodanditswaste.TheBronxZooinNewYorkCityledthewaytobetterconditions.Itdesignedexhibitstoprovidemorefreedom.Theideatocreatesettingsmorelikenaturespreadtootherzoos.    OneoftheleadingAmericanzoosisinSanDiego,California.TheSanDiegoZoologicalSocietyoperatesthezoo.ItalsooperatestheSanDiegoWildAnimalPark.    MorethantwothousandanimalsliveonabouteighthundredhectaresattheWildAnimalPark.VisitorslearnabouteffortstosaveandprotectrareanimalsliketheCaliforniacondor.Thisbirdmeasuresthreemetersacrosswithitswingsspread.    In1987,researcherscapturedthelastknownCaliforniacondorsinthewildtoputthemintobreedingpr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rsfromUScompanies.    D. NoneoftheaboveSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOneThefollowingquestionsarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.27. B    A. Theyarebigger.    B. Theyhavemoreservices.    C. Theyalwayshaveflatroofs.    D. Eachflathasitsowncarpark.28. C    A. Manypeopleliveinthem.    B. Theyareweak-planned.    C. Theyhaveeverythingthatpeopleneed.    D. Theyhavecentralheatingandair-conditioningsystems.29. D    A. Itisacheapwayofbuilding.    B. Thespaceisusefulforparkingcars.    C. Thespaceisneededforcinemas,clubsandchurches.    D. Flatroofscanbeusedfordryingwashing.PassageTwoThefollowingquestionsarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30. A    A. Thepopularityofcars.    B. Theworkingprinciplesofcars.    C. Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcars.    D. Theimportantrolesofcarsincities.31. D    A. 71%.    B. 83%.    C. 38%.    D. 28%.32. A    A. Becausetheyarenolongerinisolation.    B. Becausetheycanenjoymoreleisuretime.    C. Becausethecarhaspromotedthegrowthofthesuburbs.    D. Becausethecarcausesmoretrafficproblemsincities.PassageThreeThefollowingquestionsarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33. C    A. Hedoesn'tliketogetupearly.    B. HewantstowatchthenewsprogramonTV.    C. Hehastogotoworkratherearly.    D. Hepreferstorunintheevening.34. B    A. Shedriveshersontoandfromschool.    B. Shegoesswimmingonceaweek.    C. SherunseveryeveningwithMr.Fisher.    D. Shewalkstothesupermarketeveryday.35. B    A. Hewalkshomeinsteadofdrivingacar.    B. Heplaysdifferentsportswithhisfriends.    C. Hegoesswimmingwithhismother.    D. HerunseveryeveninginsteadofwatchingTV.36. D    A. Theyusedtosleeplateinthemorning.    B. Theyhadtogettoworkatseveneverymorning.    C. Theyoftenwentoutbydrivingacar.    D. Theydidn'ttakesomuchexercise.37. A    A. Youmustoftenexerciseinordertokeepfit.    B. Youdon'thavetoexerciseeveryday.    C. Youcannotenjoyalonglifeifyouarelazy.    D. Drivingacarcandoharmtoyourhealth.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.    Itiswell-knownthattheWebisuseful.Youcanfindoldfriends(38)  .Youcaninquireaboutandbookflights.Checktheweather.Checkoutyourhighschoolorcollegealmamater.Find(39)  news.Researchpoliticalissues.Followyour(40)  portfolio.Placeaclassifiedad.And,ofcourse,moreandmorevendorsaresettingup(41)  ontheWeb,sellingbooks,CDs,computers,evencars.Youcanlearn(42)  todosomeoftheseactivitiesinlater(43)  ofthistutorial.    TheInternetisalsofun.Youcanwritetooldfriends,orcheckouttheirpages.Enjoyweb-basedsoap(44)  .Laughatonlinejokes.JoininaliveNetevent.(45)  .Pickafakestockportfolio.(46)  .MillionsofuserslogontotheNeteveryday,andit'snotjusttodoresearch.(47)  .38.online39.breaking40.stock41.shops42.how43.sections44.operas45.ChatwithotherInternetsurfers46.ChecktoseeifyournameappearsanywhereontheWeb47.There'salotoffunoutthere.That'sonereasonit'scalledweb"surfing"PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewith10blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheblanksbelow.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.    AssoonasIwalkedoutside,Iwasgreetedwiththeshimmeringwhiteblanketofcold.Despitethechill(48)myskin,Iwaswarminside.IfeltasthoughIcouldbegivingoffheat;Ihadthedesiretostayoutinthis(49)forhours.Itwasthetypeofdaythatspeakstoyouthroughitselements;I(50)adeepbreathtohearmoresnowwascoming.    AsIwalked,Ilookedup,tryingtorealizewhatmadethisdaysobeautiful,so(51).ItwasasiftimehadbeenputtemporarilyonholdandIalongwithit.OrmaybeIwastheonlyone(52).Eitherway,thesolitudewascomfortingandIsensedmyself(53)away.Isatdownontheedgeofapathandlistened.Alltheretohearwasthewindrushingoverthetopofmyheadand(54)someold,crackingleavessomeyardsaway.Tomeitwas(55)soundofnature,tryingnottobeforgotten.    Itdidstarttosnow,noneofthoselittleflurries（小雪）,butbig,fatflakeswhich(56)immediatelytotheirsurface.    Thenitwastimetogoandmyreverie（沉思）hadtoend.AsIbeganwalkingagain,I(57)backintothistimeframe,calmandcleared.NowifonlyIcouldrememberwhereIwasgoing.A:floatingB:madeC:sereneD:weavingE:clungF:overwhelmingG:driftedH:unpausedI:freezerJ:circlingK:freezeL:returnedM:tookN:reassuringO:peaceful48. F49. K50. M51. C52. H53. A54. J55. N56. E57. GSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOneQuestions58to62arebasedonthefollowingpassage.    WhenwethinkofcreativepeoplethenamesthatprobablyspringtomindarethoseofmensuchasLeonardodaVinci,AlbertEinstein,andPabloPicasso,i.e.,greatartists,inventorsandscientists—aselectandexceptionallygiftedbodyofmenwithraretalentandgenius.Thetendencytoregardcreativityandimaginativethinkingastheexclusiveprovinceofaluckyfewdisregardsthecreativeandimaginativeaspectsinherentinthesolutionofmanyofthetasksweregularlyhavetoface—thediscoveryanddevelopmentofnewmethodsandtechniques,theimprovementofoldmethods,existinginventionsandproducts.    Everyonehascreativeabilitytosomeextent.Creativethinkinginvolvesposingoneselfaproblemandthenoriginatingorinventingasolutionalongnewandunconventionallines.Itinvolvesdrawingnewanalogies,discoveringnewcombinations,and/ornewapplicationsofthingsthatarealreadyknown.Itfollows,then,thatacreativepersonwillexhibitgreatintellectualcuriosityandimagination.Hewillbealertandobservantwithagreatstoreofinformationwhichhewillbeabletosortoutandcombine,inthesolutionofproblem.Hewillbeemotionallyreceptivetonewandunconventionalideasandwillbelessinterestedinfactsthanintheirimplications.Mostimportantofallhewillbeabletocommunicateuninhibitedlyandwillnotbetooconcernedaboutotherpeople'sreactiontohisapparently"crazy"notions.PeoplecalledtheWrightbrothersmadbutitdidnotstopthemfrombecomingthefirstmentoconstructandflyaheavier-than-aircraft.58. Theauthorbelievesthatcreativethinking______.C    A. ispossessedbysomegreatartistsandscientists    B. requiresraretalentandgenius    C. isneededinthesolutionofmanyproblems    D. belongstoaluckyfew59. Inordertosolvescientificproblems,people______.D    A. havetopossesscrazynotions    B. shouldnotattachtoomuchimportancetofacts    C. shouldbeabletoexpressthemselvesclearly    D. shoulduseimaginationanddon'tcareaboutwhatothersmightthinkofthem60. Creativethinkinginvolves______.C    A. drawingnewpicturesofoldthings    B. observingtheactionsofgreatpeople    C. findingtheproblemandoriginatingasolution    D. storinginformation61. Acreativepersonmustlookatfacts______.B    A. astheyare    B. forwhattheyimply    C. andrememberthem    D. whichareinteresting62. Inthispassage,"unconventional"means______.C    A. notpolitical    B. unacceptable    C. notordinary    D. uninhibitedPassageTwoQuestions63to67arebasedonthefollowingpassage.    Thestandardizededucationalorpsychologicaltests,thatarewidelyusedtoaidinselecting,classifying,assigning,orpromotingstudents,employees,andmilitarypersonnelhavebeenthetargetofrecentattacksinbooks,magazines,thedailypress,andeveninCongress.Thetargetiswrong,forinattackingthetests,criticsturnattentionfromthefaultthatlieswithill-informedorincompetentusers.Theteststhemselvesaremerelytools,withcharacteristicsthatcanbemeasuredwithreasonableprecisionunderspecifiedcondition.Whethertheresultswillbevaluable,meaningless,orevenmisleadingdependspartlyuponthetoolitselfbutlargelyupontheuser.    Allinformedpredictionsoffutureperformancearebaseduponsomeknowledgeofrelevantpastperformance.Howwellthepredictionswillbesupportedbylaterperformancedependsupontheamount,reliability,andappropriatenessoftheinformationusedandontheskillandwisdomwithwhichitisinterpreted.Anyonewhokeepscarefulscoreknowsthattheinformationavailableisalwaysincompleteandthatthepredictionsarealwayssubjecttoerror.    Standardizedtestsshouldbeconsideredinthiscontext.Theyprovideaquick,objectivemethodofgettingsomekindsofinformationaboutwhatapersonhaslearned,theskillshehasdeveloped,orthekindofpersonheis.Theinformationsoobtainedhas,qualitatively,thesameadvantagesandshortcomingsasotherkindsofinformation.Whethertousetests,otherkindsofinformation,orbothinaparticularsituationdepends,therefore,upontheevidencefromexperience,anduponsuchfactorsascostandavailability.63. Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsstandardizedtests?B    A. Negative.    B. Positive.    C. Slightlycritical.    D. BothAandB.64. Whyisthetargetofattacksconsideredtobewrong?C    A. Becausethestandardizedtestsarecriticizedbytoomanymagazines.    B. BecausetheproblemsofthetestsshouldnotbereferredtoCongress.    C. Becauseonefailstonoticetestusers'lackofknowledge.    D. Becauseattacksshouldn'tbemadebyincompetentusers.65. "Allinformedpredictions"inPara.2meansallpredictionsthat________.A    A. arebasedonsoundknowledgeofthetests    B. arebasedoninformationfromthemassmedia    C. aremadebygovernmentagencies    D. aremadebytestees66. One'spredictionsarenever100%accuratebecause________.C    A. thepredictormaynotbewiseenough    B. thepredictormaynothavesufficientexperience    C. thepredictorneverreceivescompleteinformation    D. theinformationreceivedissubjecttoerrors67. Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthecontextinwhichstandardizedtestsshouldbeconsidered?D    A. Theyprovideaquickobjectivemethod.    B. Theygetinformationaboutaparticularperson.    C. Theyprovidegoodqualityinformation.    D. Theymaybepartlyincorrect.PartVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoic