Model Test OnePart IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay to express your views on thephenomenon of group purchasing.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part IListening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will heartwo or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then markthe 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 heard1.A)Problems about the public transport system.B)How to prevent heart attacks and broken bones.C)The clear-up after a snowstorm in the eastern US.D)How to deal with emergency incidents.2.A)West Virginia.B)Southern Maine.C)Washington.D)New York.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard3.A)To donate most of his fortune.C)To establish equal social education.B)To find a better place to live in.D)To improve Facebook's user base.4.A)He will build a new world.C)He will separate his effort from Facebook.B)He will donate all of his fortune.D)He will leave Facebook.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It could drive for long trips.C)It could drive in various areas.B)It could work without human involvement.D)It could take four people.6.A)It can only drive in flat areas.C)It has no gas pedals and steering wheels.B)It cannot go over 130 kilometers per hour.D)It has no safety devices.7.A)Produce 25 cars in the next five years.C)Expand testing to more areas.B)Develop areas with more hills.D)Explore areas with more rain.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you willhear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a四级模拟1question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then markthe 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)He went to see a doctor.C)He sang in a concert.B)He worked at a restaurant.D)He danced in a party.9.A)He will go there by plane.B)He will call the band to bring him there.C)He will go there in a big van with the woman.D)He will drive himself there.10.A)In a restaurant.B)In a book shop.C)In a record store.D)In a theater.11.A)His band is going to give shows around the country.B)His next show is in San Francisco.C)His band can't play at the Rock Music Festival.D)The woman can see his show in San Francisco.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)He asked for leave yesterday.C)He didn't receive the memo.B)He has forgotten about it.D)He forgot to check his inbox.13.A)He paid no attention to it.C)He didn't know there is a copy memo.B)He was too busy to take a break.D)He was not in the office recently.14.A)He has a bad memory.C)He is the woman's secretary.B)He misplaces things occasionally.D)He often goes to the break room at work.15.A)Talk to his secretary.C)Go to the break room.B)Check his inbox again.D)Go back to his office.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three orfour questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark thecorresponding 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)The commercials both on TV shows and on billboards are fun.B)They both have a beginning,a middle,and an end with commercials.C)The drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on the bus.D)Both traveling and watching TV are not exciting17.A)By seeing billboards outside the bus window.B)By thinking of the bus driver's style of driving.C)By sleeping for a while or eating.D)By sitting in various ways.18.A)To give the speaker's opinion about long bus trips.B)To persuade people to take long bus trips.C)To explain why bus trips are different from television shows.D)To describe the billboards along the road.四级模拟2Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Providing financial support.C)Taking care of children.B)Defending the family.D)Making decisions.20.A)The couple's parents.C)The couple's brothers and sisters.B)The couple themselves.D)The couple's aunts and uncles.21.A)Marriage was arranged by the girl's parents.B)The parents'duty was to make their daughter happy.C)The girl had the right to choose her husband.D)The girl needed her parents'protection.22.A)Present girls choose husbands by their parents.B)Present girls get more parental support.C)Present girls are financially independent.D)Present girls are more dependent on their parents.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.A)How animals survive harsh conditions in the wild.B)How animals alter colors to match the surroundings.C)How animals protect themselves against predators.D)How animals learn to disguise themselves effectively.24.A)Its enormous size.C)Its instant response.B)Its plant-like appearance.D)Its offensive smell.25.A)It helps improve their safety.C)It helps them fight with their enemies.B)It allows them to swim faster.D)It allows them to avoid twists and turns.ReadingComprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for eachblank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefullybefore making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the correspondingletter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.A new scholarly study documenting the poor health of southern military recruits (has been much reported.The team of researchers found that male and female army recruits from ten southern states were 26 less fit andmuch more likely to become 27 while on duty than male and female recruits from other parts of the country.The authors of this careful study,based on data drawn from 170,000 recruits,28 that the overall poorstate of public health in the South shows up clearly in the data on military recruits from the region,and that,as aresult,is impairing U.S.military readiness and national 29.There is no reason to challenge the study's overall findings,however depressing,but adding a bit of historicalcontext might allow us better to 30 them.It is important to note that the study's findings will not 31 anystudent of southern history.The South has long been a public health disaster area,with the region's population四级模拟3