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北京城市学院学位英语考试题库 2013级本科大学英语4卷
得 分 Part I Listening Comprehension（共35分）
Section A: Short Conversations（每小题1分，共5分）
Directions: In this section, you are going to hear five short conversations. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken TWICE. After each conversation a question will be asked about what you’ve heard. Choose the correct answers to the questions you hear. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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1. A. He will only be available in the afternoon. B. It is not his office hour. C. He does not have time. D. He is too tired after class.
2. A. He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith. B. He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him. C. He wants to change the time of the appointment. D. He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock.
3. A. They go to the seaside. B. They set off early. C. They go sightseeing. D. They wait for a fine day.
4. A. He finds the presentation hard to follow. B. He considers the presentation very dull.
C. He thinks Professor White has chosen an interesting topic. D. He speaks highly of the presentation.
5. A. 7:30. B. 8:00. C. 8:30. D. 9:00.
Section B: Long Conversations（每小题1分，共10分） Conversation 1
Directions: In this section you’ll hear a long conversation. At the end of the
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conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only ONCE. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the conversation you just heard. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。 6. A. Sending a picture to her family.
B. Showing a picture of her family to the man. C. Introducing her Aunt Claire to the man. D. Chatting about the man’s family.
7. A. Her oldest brother, Eric. B. Her Uncle. C. Blanca. D. Her father.
8. A. Her younger brothers are behind her.
B. Her dad was sitting next to her Grandpa Roger. C. The picture was taken on Christmas last year. D. Grandpa Roger is her Mother’s father.
9. A. Whether going back home or not. B. Whether taking a picture or not. C. Whether booking a flight or not. D. Whether driving or taking a train.
10. A. His family is not a close-knit family and he is not eager to go back home. B. He has three brothers.
C. His brothers and sisters all spread out all over the country and won’t come back home.
D. Monica is too excited about going back home.
Conversation 2
Directions: In this section you’ll hear a long conversation, which will be spoken only ONCE. Listen to the conversation and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put “T” for “True” and “F” for “False”.
Statements 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you just heard. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
11. Diana feels awful because Mum’s ill and Dad’s been laid off. ( T )
12. Mum’s blood pressure is going up again because she is really down because of Diana’s sister. ( F )
13. Dad is easily annoyed recently because of his new boss. ( F )
14. Emma is selfish and mighty and won’t even help Mum with housework. ( T )
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15. Amanda spends all her time in front of the mirror and lives under the same roof with Nicholas. ( F )
Section C: Passages（每小题1分，共10分） This section consists of two parts.
Part 1
Directions: In this part, you will hear a passage. At the end of the 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you just heard. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
16. A. He was a famous Chinese medical scientist in Tang Dynasty. B. He suggested the use of staying still to cure illness. C. He was infamous in Han Dynasty.
D. Hua Tuo suggested that people exercise to cure diseases.
17. A. Moving incorrectly could benefit the human body.
B. The human body could be harmed if one moved incorrectly. C. Moving correctly could harm the human body. D. One should always keep still.
18. A. It will run more slowly and illness will appear.
B. It will run more smoothly and no illness will disappear. C. It will run more smoothly and no illness will appear. D. It will run more slowly and no illness will appear.
19. A. The play of five animals: the tiger, the deer, the bear, the monkey, and the bird. B. The play of the four animals: the tiger, the deer, the bear, and the bird.
C. The play of the five animals: the tiger, the wolf, the bear, the monkey, and the bird.
D. The play of the four animals: the tiger, the wolf, the bear, and the bird. 20. A. The play can make people stay healthy.
B. The play would help people eat more but still keep fit. C. The play can make you sweat and feel light and easy. D. The play can make you have an appetite.
Part 2
Directions: In this part, you will hear a passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken TWICE. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you just heard. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
21. What did Gandhi always do after school? A. He always gathered and read his books. B. He always chatted with other boys.
C. He always played or ate with other boys. D. He always went home directly.
22. What did the Inspector do that day?
A. He asked the class to read out five words. B. He gave the class a word test.
C. He asked the boys to write down five English words. D. He supervised the teacher’s work.
23. What is NOT true about the teacher?
A. He made a sign to Gandhi when the boys wrote words.
B. He encouraged Gandhi to copy the word from other students. C. He blamed Gandhi for not copying.
D. He cared about Gandhi’s study very much.
24. Which is not Gandhi’s feeling that evening? A. He felt happy.
B. He thought he did nothing wrong. C. He was sad he did not cheat.
D. He was sorry about the teacher’s behavior.
25. Which word can best describe Gandhi? A. Shy. B. Honest. C. Fun. D. Stubborn.
Section D: Spot Dictation（每空1分，共10分）
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage THREE times. While listening, supply each blank with the word you hear. Now the passage begins. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
I was waving goodbye to my son, the last of my children to leave home. The day was warm and the sun 26 down on me. It was like a new 27 , but the fact was: I had become an “empty nester”.
I had spent so many years looking after my four children, cooking, washing, and 28 . I spent many 29 hours discussing girlfriends with the boys and boyfriends with the girls, and all the little things that children need to know and talk about.
But, as I watched my last one leave, somewhere inside me a little voice said, “Where do I go from here?” I realized I had not really 30 for this day. At first I
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tried a part time job. Then I tried 31 college. I started a business making soft 32 . I even started a garden, growing my own 33 and fruit.
It was around this time I began 34 if I did have a future of my own. Then one day I saw an ad for foster parents. I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter. I now have a new pride in myself too; the sun shines once again in my home. I now know what I was meant to do when my last child 35 away. 得 分 Part II Vocabulary（共15分）
Section A: Multiple Choice（每小题0.5分，共10分）
Directions: Each of the following sentences is incomplete and followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet.
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36. She is an ___________ in teaching small children. A. dropout B. figure C. expert D. subject 37. As his voice rose the tears began to __________ her cheeks. A. clear out B. roll down C. clean up D. run away from 38. In an attempt to __________ the boy out, the clown handed him a bright red balloon.
A. introduce B. make C. draw D. take 39. The store owner received the customer’s payment for the __________ that he caused.
A. definition B. blames C. losses D. risks 40. If other people can __________ the pain, why can’t you? A. endure B. dismiss C. shape D. inspire 41. Yoga becomes __________ in recent years. A. fashionable B. affordable C. dramatic D. fundamental 42. The rent for the four-roomed house is __________. A. affordable B. fashionable C. qualify D. fundamental 43. Their marriage was a __________ and they both wanted to get rid of it. A. passion B. failure C. achievement D. astonishment 44. It is very difficult to __________to you my joy in words. A. shape B. describe C. respond D. claim
45. I felt a great sense of __________ when I reached the top of the mountain. A. scores B. grades C. achievement D. accomplishes 46. The little boy will be __________ into an excellent basketball player. A. behaved B. shaped C. triggered D. adjusted
47. There are always people who would help other people even at the __________ of their own lives. A. risk B. destiny C. safety D. destiny
48. My friends were__________ whether they should go to the mountain or the seaside for the holiday.
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A. defining B. competing C. retaining D. debating 49. Carl made no __________ to her question, and carried on with his meal. A. passion B. nutrition C. evidence D. response 50. I never expected that he would __________ the final exam. A. scream at B. cheat on C. keep up D. depend on 51. Animals can __________ themselves to their environment. A. conform B. adjust C. depend D. shape 52. All the arrangements should be completed __________ your departure. A. prior to B. in common C. in person D. in action
53. It’s important to know how to __________ others, if you want to be successful in society.
A. walk through B. get along with C. be concerned about D. cheat on 54. Marked by strong emotion, the play shows great __________of feeling. A. achievement B. passion C. intensity D. objective
55. Reducing and narrowing the ________ between the rich and the poor is one of the main challenges facing the government. A. gap B. relation C. combination D. donation
Section B: Banked Cloze（每小题0.5分，共5分）
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the box. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Mom stays at home to cook, clean, and care for the children. Dad goes off to work every morning as the sole bread-winner of the 56 _. Their children, Bobby and Jane, are well-behaved kids who always do their schoolwork on time. This is the __57 1950’s scenario of the perfect American household — a white man and a white woman, married with two children.
After fifty years, this perfect family seems to have 58 . America’s 59__ of a family has changed to include different situations like single-parent families, grandparents 60 kids, 61 families, and more. This has come to be the __62 because less than one-fourth of households in the United States 63 to the typical model of a married couple with at least one child under 18. So which is a better environment for bringing up children — a 64_ two-parent family or a non-traditional 65 we often see today?
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。 A. vanished B. norm C. household D. traditional E . picturesque F. mix G. raising H. conform I. adoptive J. definition 得 分 Part III Reading Comprehension（共30分）
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Section A: Timed Reading（每小题1分，共10分）
Directions: In this section, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.
Questions 66 to 75 are based on the following passage.
It’s a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don’t. The power of innovation. If you’ve ever marveled at somebody’s creative ability, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in school was not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.
You know how long it takes to learn to tie your shoes, ride a bike, or drive a car? It’s the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of time before this mental ability becomes a habit. This article will teach you a few tips on how to make innovation a part of your everyday life.
Don’t listen to what other people say. Follow the beat of your own drummer. Allowing for the input of other people can be like inviting too many musicians to help you write the music you are trying to create. If you have an original idea, don’t waste your time and effort trying to make people understand. They won’t. And the only help you will probably get will come in the form of negative feedback. If all the geniuses throughout history listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the middle ages.
Spend time on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not mistake this tip as a sign telling you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves some tricky time management, but with a little discipline you’ll be able to squeeze both in.
Exercise. Take a walk. Run a mile or two. Get your heart pumping and the blood flowing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and allows for anything to pop up.
Record your dreams. Aren’t some of them just the craziest things ever, things that your conscious mind would never have thought of? If you’ve had these dreams before, and I’m sure you have, this only shows you the untapped innovative power you have lying within. So write them down when you wake up. Dreams may be the spark that starts a fire of innovation inside you.
Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You’ll know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same with you. People will appreciate your innovation more because it is uniquely yours and because no one else would have thought of what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you are.
Don’t hide behind fancy gadgets or tools. You don’t need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. You don’t need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter series on bits of tissue. So what if you’ve got an expensive SLR camera if you’re a terrible photographer? Who cares if you’ve got an expensive laptop if you can’t write at all? The artist actually reduces the number of tools he has as he gets better at his craft: he knows what works and what doesn’t.
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Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who want it more. Think of the tortoise and the hare. Ellen Degeneres once said that if you’re not doing something that you want to do, then you don’t really want to do it. And that’s true. Sometimes you just want something so bad you become virtually unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you going.
Don’t worry about inspiration. You can’t force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to; for those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare. An idea could strike you on the subway; yet alas, you poor unfortunate soul, you have no sheet of paper to write down the thought that could change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper within arm’s reach at all times.
I hope this article has helped you find ways to innovate more during your daily life. Keep in mind that you’re doing these things for your own satisfaction and not anybody else’s. But soon enough they will notice, and everything should snowball from there.
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66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Everyone has the potential to create; but some don’t believe it. B. It takes no time for everyone to practice the creative ability. C. Not everyone is born creative.
D. The box of crayons was only limited to those who possessed potential.
67. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. If you want others to appreciate your idea, you may always get the positive feedback.
B. If you have an original idea, you should not try to make other people under- stand.
C. If you are trying to create music, you should always allow for the input of many others.
D. If all the geniuses throughout history listened to their peers, our world would progress more rapidly.
68. With ________________, you don’t need to quit your job while creating new things.
A. enough exercise
B. effective time management C. passion D. inspiration
69. Why does the author suggest recording dreams?
A. Because dreams may start a fire of innovation inside you. B. Because dreams lie within your unconscious mind.
C. Because dreams record things that your conscious mind would never have thought of.
D. Because dreams are evidence of your innovative power.
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70. The author lists the examples of Van Gogh, Matisse and Hemingway to illustrate ___________________.
A. the effect of the celebrities B. the value of innovation C. the reaction of the media
D. the importance of unique style
71. Which of the following explains the author’s opinion?
A. An artist needs the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. B. J.K. Rowling wrote her first book of Harry Potter on bits of tissue.
C. A terrible photographer needs an expensive SLR camera to take a photo. D. A writer needs expensive fountain pen and smooth paper for a bestseller.
72. What does the story of the tortoise and the hare indicate? A. It indicates that unique style is a motivation of success. B. It indicates that dream is a motivation of success. C. It indicates that passion is a motivation of success. D. It indicates that inspiration is a motivation of success.
73. Why does the author suggest that you take a pen and paper at all times? A. Because you can force inspiration to appear.
B. Because inspiration hits when you most expect it to. C. Because you worry about inspiration.
D. Because inspiration may occur anytime, anywhere.
74. What’s the aim of the author to write this article?
A. The author hopes this article can help people find ways to innovate more during daily life.
B. The author hopes this article can make people understand that everyone has potential.
C. The author hopes this article can give people inspiration for innovation. D. The author hopes this article can tell people the importance of innovation.
75. What’s the textual type of this article? A. Narration.
B. Argumentation. C. Exposition. D. Description.
Section B: Reading in Depth（每小题2分，共20分）
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage.
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A friend once invited me to spend a cold winter’s day picking up trash in a park. I immediately told her I was not interested.
I argued that if the goal was neighborhood beautification, then I would rather donate three hours’ worth of my labor income. The organization could then hire several people in need of a job. The trash gets picked up, we provide jobs, and I do not have to spend three hours in the cold. “Where can I make a donation?”
My friend sighed, mumbled something about it seeming like a good way to meet men, and then walked off to ask someone else.
When we feel inspired to do good, many of us choose to give time instead of money. Given how precious our time is — filled with work, family, and friends — using even a little to clean parks or deliver meals seems like a huge donation. But is this the most efficient way to give?
The economist in me is inclined to say no. As I explained to my friend, what my time is worth may be far more valuable to most charities than my actual labor. The money could go towards hiring people with limited employment opportunities, or covering more immediate needs, such as rent or staff salaries. My hours of labor, on the other hand, serve the charity in only one way, and can only be provided by me.
Volunteer labor becomes more valuable if it involves a special skill. Unfortunately, I can think of few local charities that would benefit from the unique skills of an economist.
I recently explained this to a professional who regularly donates his time to a local soup kitchen. But he argued that “just throwing money at a cause” is potentially irresponsible and allows people to forget about the problem. Donating time may be a greater personal sacrifice, but it also gives him a stronger connection with the cause.
Of course charities benefit from both kinds of donations. They need some people to just hand over cash, but they also thrive by being an important part of the community. If the objective is simply to provide food for the hungry or to clean a park, then money is more valuable. However, if you hope to also engage with your community — not only with your peers, but also with less fortunate people whom you might not otherwise encounter — no amount of money can compensate for your time spent. To sum up, whether it is better to give money or time depends on your goals as a donor.
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76. How did the author respond to his friend’s invitation to pick up rubbish in a park on a cold winter’s day? A. He accepted happily. B. He accepted unwillingly.
C. He didn’t know how to refuse.
D. He immediately said he was not interested.
77. Which of the following is NOT the author’s opinion?
A. It made no sense for him to spend three hours picking up trash.
B. He would rather donate three hours’ worth of his labor income for neighbor- hood beautification.
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C. He would like to spend three hours in the cold to pick up trash.
D. He suggested hiring several people in need of job to get trash picked up.
78. What’s his friend’s reaction to the author’s attitude? A. She couldn’t agree with the author more. B. She couldn’t disagree with the author more. C. She partly agreed with the author. D. She was persuaded by the author.
79. According to paragraph 4, which of the following is TRUE? A. The most efficient way to do good is not to give time.
B. When inspired to do good, many of us choose to give money instead of time. C. Most of us don’t realize how precious our time is. D. Only money seems like a donation, but time does not.
80. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Whether it is better to give money or time is decided by others’ choices. B. The professional regularly volunteering at the soup kitchen supported the author’s opinion.
C. According to the author, when volunteer work requires professional skills, time and labor would be more important than money.
D. The author doesn’t recognize value in the social interaction volunteering provides.
Passage Two
Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage.
When we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are saddled with（承担）debilitating（拖累人的）levels of debt, the conversation is almost always about student loan debt. But there’s a growing body of evidence suggesting that today’s young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt — and that many of them will take this debt to their graves.
More than 20% overspent their income by more than $100. That’s every single month. And since they haven’t built up their credit histories yet, it’s a safe bet that these young adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt.
Although more young people than older adults blame “socializing” as a barrier to saving money, most young people aren’t knocking back $20 drinks in trendy（时尚的）lounges. They’re struggling with much more daily financial demands.
To a disturbingly large extent, the young and the broke are relying on credit cards to make it until their next payday. This obviously isn’t sustainable in the long run, and it’s going to put a huge drag on their spending power even after they reach their peak earning years, because they’ll still be paying interest on that carton of orange juice or box of spaghetti（意式面条）they bought a decade earlier.
A new study out of Ohio State University found that young adults are racking up credit card debt at a more rapid rate than other age groups, and that they’re slower at
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paying it off. “If what we found continues to hold true, we may have more elderly people with substantial financial problems in the future,” warns Lucia Dunn, co-author and professor of economics at Ohio State University. “If our findings persist, we may be faced with a financial crisis among elderly people who can’t pay off their credit cards.”
Dunn says a lot of these young people are never going to get out from under their credit card debt. “Many people are borrowing on credit cards so heavily that payoff rates at these levels are not sufficient to recover their credit card debt by the end of their life, which could have loss implications for the credit card issuing banks.”
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81. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Many young Americans will never be able to pay off their debts. B. Credit cards play an increasingly important role in college life. C. Credit cards do more harm than student loans.
D. The American credit card system is under criticism.
82. Why did young people have to pay a higher interest on their credit card debt? A. They tend to forget the deadlines.
B. They haven’t developed a credit history. C. They are often unable to pay back in time. D. They are inexperienced in managing money.
83. What is said to be the consequence of the young adults relying on credit cards to make ends meet?
A. It will place an unnecessary burden on society. B. It will give them no motivation to work hard. C. It will exert psychological pressure on them. D. It will affect their future spending power.
84. What will happen to young adults if their credit card debt keeps accumulating according to Lucia Dunn?
A. They will have to pay an increasingly higher interest rate. B. They may experience a financial crisis in their old age. C. Their quality of life will be affected. D. Their credit cards may be cancelled.
85. What does Lucia Dunn think might be a risk for credit card issuing banks? A. They go bankrupt as a result of over-lending. B. They lose large numbers of their regular clients. C. Their clients leave their debts unpaid upon death. D. Their interest rates have to be reduced now and then. 得 分 Part IV Translation（每小题2分，共10分）
Directions: Translate the following Chinese in the brackets into English.
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86. But you know fully well that our product is of superior quality. Other products （无法与之相比）.
87. It is suggested that the air conditioner ___________________________________ （安在窗户旁）.
88. （己所不欲），don’t do to others. 89. （如果我们要按时到达小镇），we would have to drive the whole night. 90. （他许多年前说过的话）is still true today in this information age. 得 分 Part V Writing（10分）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a 4-paragraph composition on the topic: The Harm of Drunk Driving. The following structure is for your reference. You should write at least 120 words. Topic The Harm of Drunk Driving Paragraph 1 A Brief Description of Drunk Driving Phenomenon（现象） Paragraph 2 2-3 Harmful Effects That Drunk Driving Has on Drinkers Paragraph 3 2-3 Harmful Effects That Drunk Driving Has on the Society Paragraph 4 Suggested Measures for Eliminating（杜绝）Drunk Driving 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
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