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未得到监考教师指令前，不得翻阅该试题册！新东方石河子服务中心英语四级考试预测试题Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You

should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the importance of exercise. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

What fits your busy schedule better, exercising one hour a day or being dead 24 hours a day.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you

will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) To upgrade its wireless network. C) To develop new products.

B) To improve customer’s experience. D) To market more iPhones.2. A) Nationwide. C) Large cities.

B) Overseas. D) Remote towns.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) Crop growth. C) Virus.

B) Crop pests. D) Bacteria.4. A) 15%. C) 3%.

B) 30%. D) 50%.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) Propagating the government’s policies. C) Protecting youngsters begging on the

streets.B) Collecting more social welfare funds. D) Rescuing children from military attacks.

6. A) Forcing children to beg. C) Cheating children to beg.B) Renting children to beg. D) Making a living as a beggar.

7. A) To be jailed and fined.To be educated by the authority.B) To force them to give money to their children.be deprived of the rights to vote



Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will

hear four questions. Both the conversation 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) She has to move. C) She has to live with the man.

B) She has to live in a hotel. D) She has to rent her friends’ apartment.9. A) She prefers to live in an old house. C) Her friends ask her to go to their house.

B) The water pipes are broken. D) She is going to take mid-term exam.10. A) They can share a bedroom with her. C) They can help her with the mid-term exam.

B) They can rent her another house. D) They can share the living room with her.11. A) She doesn’t like kids. C) She doesn’t like the kids’ parents.

B) It’s too far away from the campus. D) It will cost her some extra money.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Whether the woman has qualification to graduate next semester.

B) The woman wants to delay her graduation date.C) A difficult class the woman must take next semester.

D) The new policy on graduation.13. A) To attract more international students to the program.

B) To reflect the growing importance of international business.C) To make the graduation for students more difficult.

D) To give students a stronger background in management.14. A) They will not affect the woman’s plans for graduation.

B) They will be implemented to all students.C) They will affect the woman’s plans for graduation.

D) They will not apply to students in the first or second year.15. A) To help the woman find a job.

B) To write a recommendation letter for the woman.C) To show that he can provide more help.

D) To emphasize that the woman will need more qualities to graduate.



Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or

four 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) It is the first bridge in the world. C) It allows 2 billion vehicles to cross every day.

B) It used to have the longest suspension span. D) It has two 1,280 feet tall towers.17. A) From its color. C) From its function.

B) From its location. D) From its value.18. A) His suggestion of the color of the bridge was accepted.

B) He designed the bridge.C) He suggested that the color should be black and white.D) He published a newspaper article about the bridge.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) For helping people develop good cleaning habits.

B) For helping a firm popularize an antibacterial cleanser.C) For making known of a new imported product.D) For helping people make their purchase decisions.

20. A) A shorter length of course. C) Personal contact with the dean.B) A new practice called FIELD. D) More opportunities of case study.

21. A) To help first-year students know each other.B) To find a leader to run the students union.C) To show students the importance of the program.D) To teach students how to cooperate and take feedback.

22. A) Work for firms around the world. C) Earn at least 3,000 dollars.B) Finish an essay in eight weeks. D) Set up their own companies.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Women tend to put houses in front of everything else.

B) Women need a house to gain a sense of security.C) Women are generally more practical than men.D) Women are less likely to save for retirement.

24. A) They are more likely to get diseases.B) They are more in need of money at the old age.

C) The divorce rate in North America is rather low.D) They are responsible for raising children.

25. A) Invest on real estate properties. C) Put all of it in low-risk investment.B) Put few of it in high-risk investment. D) Invest on their children and husband.

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Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each

blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.As an island country, a whole continent, Australia has a remarkably cohesive personality and one which,

much to our 26 , is markedly foreign. It is no longer the infant colony, peopled by British convicts and pioneers, but a maturing, perhaps still somewhat adolescent individual, ruggedly steering a vital new course in life.

Australia is a sprawl of rock and 27 , fringed with lush valleys, snow fields, coral spectaculars, storm- stabbed cliffs and rolling beaches, a land 28 in minerals, colors, curious flora, 3,230 species of mammals, 700 of birds, 400 of reptiles, 70 of amphibian, 2,200 of fish and 50,000 species of insects—and 29 infinite space. Australia is becoming the richest country in the world, materially.

The total area of the continent is about half as big as Europe, or 25 30 the size of Britain and Ireland. Population is bunched mainly in coastal cities, the biggest of which are capitals of the country’s states and the federal capital Canberra. Canberra is a model of a planned garden city and is the seat of a major university. It is smallish in 31 , but big in importance. Sydney is the largest city, and 32 capital of the country.

Throughout the country, the basic accommodation unit is the motel, a flat prefabricated sprawl of bedrooms. But prices are 33 and, most important, the rooms are excellent and 34 usually with air- conditioning, a refrigerator and tea and coffee making facilities. Bath tubs are rare, as Australians prefer the convenience and hygiene of a shower. Porterage and other service are rare, as Australians don’t like doing a job which smacks of servility. After all, this is a land of 35 and opportunity.

Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement

contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the

information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked

with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.



The Olympic Games are Big Business. Who Wins, and Who Loses?

[A] In ancient Greece it was impossible to stitch a sponsor’s logo to an Olympic athlete’s singlet or shorts, because the competitors were all naked. In today’s London it is still impossible. Though clothing is now allowed at the Olympics—indeed it is compulsory—so is a veneer of amateurism. No advertisements are allowed in the stadium; no logos may be emblazoned on the athletes’ kit.

[B] Behind the veneer, commercial interests are vying furiously for gold. The sums involved make Russian weightlifters look insubstantial. The British government’s budget for the games has risen to £9.3 billion ($14.5 billion) from an initial estimate of £2.4 billion. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has raised $4.87 billion in broadcast fees and sponsorship for the four-year cycle that includes the London summer games as well as the Vancouver Winter Olympics of 2010. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics Games (LOCOG), which is actually in charge of staging the games, has raised another £700m in sponsorship; it is raking in pots more by selling tickets and licensing souvenirs.

[C] Eleven global sponsors (known as top Olympic partners or TOPs) pay fat sums to the IOC for the right to use the Olympic brand. Only one TOP sponsor is allowed in each commercial category: Coca-Cola for soft drinks, Panasonic for televisions and so on. This business model dates back to the 1980s. Before then, the Olympics were a commercial mess, with lots of sponsors paying small sums to borrow the Olympic brand in a few cherry-picked markets. Now, the IOC sells much bigger contracts to fewer sponsors. Top- tier deals are long-term (at least eight years) and global. The size of each deal is secret, but the total for all 11 for 2009-12 is $957m.

[D] Sponsors can pay in cash, in kind, or both. For example, Atos, a French consultancy, is a top-tier sponsor. It also manages the information technology for the games. In its command room overlooking London’s Docklands, 450 technicians and support staff hunch over screens. Among other things Atos handles the accreditation system for all 250,000 athletes, trainers and hangers-on. This means creating a big database for personal information for people from all parts of the world. It has to hook up with the British immigration authorities, so everyone who needs a visa gets one. And it has to be secure: visiting prime ministers don’t want their private data published on WikiLeaks.

[E] The pay-off for Atos comes from proving it can do all this. “It’s the only project of this magnitude that has a deadline you can’t change at all,” says Patrick Adiba, Atos’s man on the spot. There is also no room for serious errors, he says, “You can’t ask Usain Bolt to rerun the 100 metres because the technology didn’t work.” So every system has backups: some have four.

[F] All this is costly. But it lets Atos boast to potential customers: if we can handle both the summer and winter Olympics, we can probably handle your project. The Olympics generate hundreds of millions of euros of new business for Atos every year, reckons Mr Adiba.

[G] The risk is that if you mess up, you do so very publicly. G4S, a British-based security firm, was hoping that handling security for the games (which it, too, sponsors, though not at the top level) would gild its reputation. “If we can do it for the Olympics, we can do it for you,” said Ian Horseman-Sewell, G4S’s director of events, on June 21st. Shortly afterwards, the firm discovered that it couldn’t do it for the Olympics, having failed to train anything like enough staff. G4S’s share price did a passable imitation of an Olympic diver.

[H] Most top-level sponsors, such as McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic and Procter & Gamble, are not trying to prove their prowess. They are just trying to look noble and global by association in a way that wows and woos customers. How they do so reveals the brilliance of the IOC’s stand against the “crass commercialism” of corporate ads and logos at the games. Unable to advertise inside, the sponsors must advertise outside, by way of posters and packaging and every other platform at their disposal. And to reap the benefit of their sponsorship, this advertising must be linked back to the Olympics: so every billboard and chocolate bar and television set carries the Olympic logo. It is hard to walk down a high street anywhere in the world without being reminded of the Olympics.

[I] In effect, the sponsors are paying to provide publicity for the Olympics. This is a fantastic deal for the IOC. Is it also good for the sponsors? “I don’t know,” admits the boss of one big sponsor.

[J] A study by Jonathan Jensen of Columbia College, Chicago and Anne Hsu of Relay Worldwide, a sports-marketing firm, has found that in general companies that sponsor generously tend to do well. They looked



at the 51 American firms that spent more than $15m annually on sponsorship (mostly of sports) between 2005 and 2009. Net income at these firms grew faster than at S&P 500 firms in general (7.8% to 6.5% per year). The biggest sponsors did even better: the top 16, which spent on average $160m a year on sponsorship, saw net income grow by 22.1% annually.

[K] The authors do not claim that sponsorship makes businesses more profitable. Rather, big sponsors tend to be firms with brands that are already well-known. Lesser-known firms buy ads to explain to customers who they are. The likes of Coke and IBM back athletes to make consumers feel warmer about their brands. There is evidence that such backing can work, at least on a team-by-team level. Jorg Henseler of Radboud University has found that in the Netherlands sponsoring football teams makes brands more valuable. And even if there is no such direct effect from sponsoring the games, there is an indirect benefit: you raise ever further the costs of entering the global market. It is spending like this that makes competing with Coke hard, even when making fizzy drinks is easy.

[L] It is hard to argue the case for Olympic sponsorship from any effect it has on the share prices of the TOPs. But the companies must believe they are getting a good deal; otherwise they wouldn’t keep doing it, and indeed upping the ante. The IOC’s revenue from TOP sponsors rose 10.5% in the 2009-12 quadrennial. Visa ran Olympic-themed promotions in 45 countries in 2008; this year it has 71 in its sights. It is also passing on the rights to use the Olympic brand to the banks that issue its charge cards: some 950 financial institutions will join its marketing push.

[M]Visa’s first Olympic campaign was brutal. Having displaced American Express as the official payment card, its ads crowed: “At the 1988 Winter Olympics, they will honor speed, stamina and skill—but not American Express.” Its recent Olympic ads conform more closely to the generic feel-good norm. One shows Nadia Comaneci, a gymnast, scoring a perfect 10. Morgan Freeman’s soothing voice-over encourages viewers to cheer for perfection.

36. Although what Atos does is a challenging mission, Atos still benefits enormously from its business duringthe Olympics.

37. G4S didn’t benefit from its sponsorship in the Olympics.38. The sum of each contract between the IOC and the sponsor is confidential.39. Atos is in charge of the personal data of thousands of people and the security of these data during the

London Olympic.40. Since no advertisements are allowed inside the stadiums, sponsors find other ways to associate their

advertising with the Olympics.41. Nowadays, the Olympics have no advertisements in its stadiums.42. The IOC sees an increase of its revenue from sponsors.43. Companies, such as Coke, maintain their sponsorship to improve their customer loyalty.44. From about 35 years ago, the IOC began to accept the sponsorship of a company in each business category.45. Statistics show that sponsors witnessed net income rise annually after their sponsorship for the Olympics.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished

statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

People decide quickly how trustworthy a stranger is, based on what his face looks like. And experiments show that, regarding any particular individual, they generally come to the same conclusion. There really are,



it seems, trustworthy and untrustworthy faces—though, surprisingly, there is little consensus among research- ers as to whether someone whose face is deemed devious really is more likely to betray a trust. The perceiva- bly untrustworthy do, however, suffer for their phizogs. And a study published in this month’s Psychological Science suggests that in extreme cases—in America at least—this suffering may be fatal.

John Wilson and Nicholas Rule, psychologists at the University of Toronto, looked at convicted murderers in the American state of Florida, which retains the death penalty. They selected 371 prisoners on death row and a further 371 who were serving life sentences. To avoid confounding variables, all those chosen were male and were either black or white (no Asians or other ethnic groups). Each sample included 226 white convicts and 145 black ones. A group of 208 volunteers whom Dr Wilson and Dr Rule had recruited were then invited to rate photographs of each convict’s face for trustworthiness, on a scale of one to eight, where one was “not at all trustworthy” and eight was “very trustworthy”.

The results of all this work revealed that the faces of prisoners who were on death row had an average trustworthiness of 2.76 and that those serving life sentences averaged 2.87. Not a huge difference, but one that was statistically significant (it, or something larger, would have happened by chance less often than one time in 100). That suggests untrustworthy-looking defendants are more likely to face a lethal injection, if convicted, than trustworthy-looking ones.

To show that this was not a result of people with untrustworthy faces actually committing more heinous (and therefore death-penalty-worthy) murders, Dr Wilson and Dr Rule also looked at the faces of those who had been convicted of murder, sentenced and then acquitted on appeal, usually on the basis of DNA evidence. These innocents, too, had more often been sentenced to death in their original trials if their faces were rated untrustworthy. In Floridian courts, at least, it seems that your face really is your fortune.46. What does the author say about trustworthy and untrustworthy look?

A) People can make a right judgment on one’s nature by his or her appearance.B) People with trustworthy faces have a better looking than those with untrustworthy faces.C) Those with trustworthy faces are more likely to keep a trust.D) There is a negative influence on people with untrustworthy faces.

47. What does “sentences” (Line 3, Para. 2) mean?A) A grammatical term. C) A prison term.B) Death penalty. D) A period.

48. What have John Wilson and Nicholas Rule found out according to the experiment?A) The chance of untrustworthy faces confronted with death penalty is higher if the sentence was made.B) There is little difference between those on death row and those with life sentences.C) Trustworthy-looking defendants are less likely to be convicted.D) Untrustworthy-looking defendants are more likely to commit crimes.

49. What else did John Wilson and Nicholas Rule do to support their findings?A) They studied those innocents with untrustworthy faces who were once convicted by the court.B) They showed the basis of DNA evidence.C) They made a great number of original trials.D) They acquitted on appeal after the court sentenced them to death.

50. What is the main purpose of writing the passage?A) To prove that good-looking people may be the winner in every respect.B) To show that ugly-looking people may be the loser in all walks of life.C) To prove that untrustworthy faces may be affected greatly in all daily life.D) To show what trustworthy and untrustworthy faces look like.

Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Culture shock is used by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include a lot of ways in which we orient ourselves to the situation of daily life; when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us



in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend for the peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness.

Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of good will you may be, a series of props have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way.

First, they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. “The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad.” When foreigners in a strange land get together to grouse about the host country and its people you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another phase of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. To the foreigner everything becomes irrationally glorified. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.

Some of the symptoms of culture shock are excessive washing of the hands, excessive concern over drinking water, food dishes, and bedding; fear of physical contact with attendants, the absent-minded stare; a feeling of helplessness and a desire for dependence on long-term residents of one’s own nationality; fits of anger over minor frustrations; great concern over minor pains and eruptions of the skin and finally, that terrible longing to be back.51. What does “culture shock” refer to?

A) The depression caused by the loss of the cues we know well.B) The way in which we orient ourselves to the situation of daily life.C) Words, gestures and invitations.D) The peace of mind and effectiveness on these signs.

52. What does “props” (Line 3, Para. 2) mean?A) Cue. C) Property.B) Frustration. D) Support.

53. Why do foreigners grouse about the host country?A) The ways of the host country are not good.B) The environment causes the discomfort.C) The host country is always strange to those overseas.D) They are affected by culture shock.

54. What does the author say about regression?A) It makes them feel everything in hometown is wonderful.B) There are only good things back in home town about real life.C) It brings about culture shock to those back home.D) It explains the importance of reality.

55. What is the author’s attitude towards culture shock?A) It is treatable. C) It is known well by people.B) It should be attached great importance. D) It may long to be back.

Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You

should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

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