大学英语四级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷248及答案解析.doc

1、大学英语四级（2013 年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 248及答案解析(总分：118.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Writing(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.Part I Writing（分数：2.00）_2.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the necessit

2、y of reducing waste on campus. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. （分数：2.00）_二、Listening Comprehens(总题数：12，分数：50.00)3.Part II Listening Comprehension_4.Section A_A.Close to home.B.Far away from home.C.Good academic reputation.D.Money-ba

3、ck guarantee.A.Nearly 12 percent.B.More than 12 percent.C.Less than 10 percent.D.Nearly 10 percent.A.A violent hurricane.B.Long-lasting hot weather.C.A destructive earthquake.D.Severe flooding.A.Heavy rains havent stroke Queensland for a long time.B.People in Queensland have done some preparation fo

4、r it.C.There was no reports about peoples missing or injury.D.The bad weather may be tough for couples.A.27 years old.B.18 years old.C.37 years old.D.45 years old.A.They refuse to realize their political power.B.They hope to go abroad for further study.C.They have power to decide the new government.

5、D.They favor the current Congress party.A.The unemployment rate is high.B.The house market breaks down.C.The frustrated political situation.D.Prices of goods rise sharply.5.Section B_A.They are discussing where to put the furniture.B.They are complaining about running out of hot water.C.They are pla

6、nning to rent one of the rooms.D.They are talking about the condition of an apartment.A.Whether the rent is too high.B.Whether the rent covers water, electricity and gas.C.Whether there is a good supply of hot water.D.Whether there are too many people expecting to rent these rooms.A.$250.B.$500.C.$7

7、50.D.$1,000.00A.There scarcely are people wanting these rooms.B.They have a very nice talking.C.The man is child-free.D.The man offers the most reasonable rent.A.He wrote on a seaside resort.B.He travelled with his family.C.He stayed at home to relax.D.He went shopping with the woman.A.She plans to

8、have the man make a tour arrangement for her.B.She hopes that he could give her some advice on writing.C.She wants to get some suggestions about traveling.D.She complains to him about her boring holiday.A.Bring enough cash.B.Go with her mother.C.Resort to the man.D.Reserve a room.A.A busy city cente

9、r convenient for shopping.B.A peaceful seashore with beautiful views.C.A huge bay with a little balcony.D.A room of standard size though noisy.6.Section C_A.Cheap clothes.B.Expensive clothes.C.Fashionable clothes.D.Casual clothes.A.They enjoy loud music.B.They seldom lose their temper.C.They want to

10、 have children.D.They enjoy modern dances.A.The speaker goes to bed very late and her sister gets up early.B.The speakers twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys her.C.The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin sister doesnt.D.They cant agree on the color of the room and furn

11、iture.A.The great number of people engaged in cigarette producing.B.The rapid development of cigarette-making machines.C.The rapid development of cigarette-making factories.D.The increasing output of tobacco.A.Forty-three.B.Thirty-one.C.Seventy-five.D.Forty-six.A.Income, years of schooling and job t

12、ype.B.Family background and work environment.C.Education and mood.D.Occupation and influence of family members.A.City people smoke less than people living on farms.B.Better-educated men tend to smoke more heavily than other men.C.Better-educated women tend to smoke more heavily than other women.D.A

13、well-paid man is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.A.The speed and journey of the fastest rocket soaring to the sun.B.The brightness of the sun and its distance from the earth.C.The size and heat of the sun compared with other stars.D.The total heat and time a column of ice needs to m

14、elt.A.93 million degrees Centigrade.B.10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.C.10,000 degrees Centigrade.D.Over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.A.The sun casts its light to millions of other stars.B.Most of the suns heat and light are received on the earth.C.More resources from the sun will make the earth even prospero

15、us.D.Appropriate amount of heat and light makes life on the earth possible.三、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：8，分数：60.00)7.Part III Reading Comprehension_8.Section A_Americans have long prided themselves as being part of an optimistic society. But a new research describes Americans as pessimistic, believing

16、 the nation is in decline and that quality of life for 1generations may be lower than it is today. Defining the American Dream is not easy, although four definitions dominate peoples 2of what it means to them, according to researchers at the Xavier Universitys Institute for Politics and the American

17、 Dream: opportunity, freedom, family and financial success. Happiness, wealth, home ownership are among the things that 3as less important in peoples views of what the dream means. However people define it, they believe the American Dream is harder to achieve for this generation that it was for thei

18、r parents generation. Sixty percent of those 4by Xavier University said that was their conclusion. Even more68 percentsaid their children and grandchildren will find it more 5to achieve than they have. The results may not be 6, given the state of the economy. The deep recession that has gripped the

19、nation sent the unemployment 7to 9.7 percent. Add to that the damage done to retirement savings accounts by the 8decline in the stock market. Today, a majority of Americans58 percentsee the country in decline. A smaller majority52 percentbelieve the world now 9to many other places to see where the f

20、uture is. Its little wonder Americans are in a pessimistic 10.A) looks I) rateB) mood J) supportedC) ratio K) sharpD) rank L) hopesE) surveyed M) perceptionsF) contemporary N) disappointingG) difficult O) surprising H) future（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空

21、项 1:_10.Section B_Young Workers Push Employers for Wider Web AccessA Ryan Tracy thought hed entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world. His employer blocked access to Facebook, Gmail and other popular Internet sites. He had no wireless access for his laptop and

22、often ran to a nearby cafe on work time so he could use its Wi-Fi connection to send large files. Sure, the barriers did what his employer intended: They stopped him and his colleagues from using work time to mess about online. But Tracy says the rules also got in the way of reasonable work he neede

23、d to do as a scientific analyst for a health care services company.B “It was a constant battle between the people that saw technology as an advantage, and those that saw it as a hindrance,“ says the 27-year-old Chicagoan, who now works for a different company. He was sure there had to be a better wa

24、y. Its a common complaint from young people who join the work force with the expectation that their bosses will embrace technology as much as they do. Then some discover that sites theyre supposed to be researching for work are blocked. Or they cant take a little down time to read a news story onlin

25、e or check their personal e-mail or social networking accounts. In some cases, they end up using their own Internet-enabled smart phones to get to blocked sites, either for work or fun.C So some are wondering: Could companies take a different approach, without compromising security or workplace effi

26、ciency, that allows at least some of the online access that younger employees particularly long for? “Its no different than spending too much time around the water cooler or making too many personal phone calls. Do you take those away? No,“ says Gary Rudman, president of GTR Consulting, a market res

27、earch firm that tracks the habits of young people. “These two worlds will continue to conflict until theres a mutual understanding that performance, not Internet usage, is what really matters.“D This is, after all, a generation of young people known for what University of Toronto sociologist Barry W

28、ellman calls “media multiplexity (多重性).“ College students he has studied tell him how they sleep with their smart phones and, in some cases, consider their electronic tools to be like a part of their bodies. Theyre also less likely to fit the traditional 9-to-5 work mode and are willing to put in ti

29、me after hours in exchange for flexibility, including online time. So, Wellman and others argue, why not embrace that working style when possible, rather than fight it?E There is, of course, another side of the storyfrom employers who worry about everything from wasted time on the Internet to giving

30、 away secret information and liability for what their employees do online. Such concerns have to be taken especially seriously in such highly regulated fields as finance and health care, says Nancy Flynn, a corporate consultant who heads the Ohio-based ePolicy Institute. From a survey Flynn did this

31、 year with the American Management Association, she believes nearly half of U.S. employers have a policy banning visits to personal social networking or video sharing sites during work hours. Many also ban personal text messaging during working days. Flynn notes that the rising popularity of BlackBe

32、rrys, iPhones and other devices with Web access and messaging have made it much more difficult to enforce whats being done on work time, particularly on an employees personal phone. Or often the staff uses unapproved software applications to get around the blocks.F As a result, more employers are ex

33、perimenting with opening access. Thats what Joe Dwyer decided to do when he started Chicago-based Brill Street rice and dishes left over in the waste buckets. It is high time that such campus waste should be eliminated because we are living in a world with limited resources. And if we do not cherish

34、 things we have today, sooner or later we will be short of them. To reduce waste on campus, we should all discipline ourselves: Turn off the lights when we leave the classroom; eat our meals up; dont waste water, etc. The world will become much more beautiful as long as we all do our bit.)解析：解析： 这是一

35、篇看图作文。要求考生先简单描述图片内容，继而就“减少校园浪费的必要性”这个话题进行阐述。根据题目要求，可将文章内容安排如下： 第一段：简明扼要地描述图片内容。 第二段：简述减少校园浪费的必要性。 第三段：提出减少校园浪费现象的一些建议，结束全文。二、Listening Comprehens(总题数：12，分数：50.00)3.Part II Listening Comprehension_解析：4.Section A_解析：A.Close to home.B.Far away from home.C.Good academic reputation.D.Money-back guarantee

36、. 解析：A.Nearly 12 percent. B.More than 12 percent.C.Less than 10 percent.D.Nearly 10 percent.解析：A.A violent hurricane. B.Long-lasting hot weather.C.A destructive earthquake.D.Severe flooding.解析：A.Heavy rains havent stroke Queensland for a long time.B.People in Queensland have done some preparation fo

37、r it. C.There was no reports about peoples missing or injury.D.The bad weather may be tough for couples.解析：A.27 years old. B.18 years old.C.37 years old.D.45 years old.解析：A.They refuse to realize their political power.B.They hope to go abroad for further study.C.They have power to decide the new gov

38、ernment. D.They favor the current Congress party.解析：A.The unemployment rate is high.B.The house market breaks down.C.The frustrated political situation.D.Prices of goods rise sharply. 解析：5.Section B_解析：A.They are discussing where to put the furniture.B.They are complaining about running out of hot w

39、ater.C.They are planning to rent one of the rooms.D.They are talking about the condition of an apartment. 解析：A.Whether the rent is too high.B.Whether the rent covers water, electricity and gas.C.Whether there is a good supply of hot water. D.Whether there are too many people expecting to rent these

40、rooms.解析：A.$250.B.$500. C.$750.D.$1,000.00解析：A.There scarcely are people wanting these rooms.B.They have a very nice talking.C.The man is child-free. D.The man offers the most reasonable rent.解析：A.He wrote on a seaside resort.B.He travelled with his family. C.He stayed at home to relax.D.He went sho

41、pping with the woman.解析：A.She plans to have the man make a tour arrangement for her.B.She hopes that he could give her some advice on writing.C.She wants to get some suggestions about traveling. D.She complains to him about her boring holiday.解析：A.Bring enough cash.B.Go with her mother.C.Resort to t

42、he man.D.Reserve a room. 解析：A.A busy city center convenient for shopping.B.A peaceful seashore with beautiful views. C.A huge bay with a little balcony.D.A room of standard size though noisy.解析：6.Section C_解析：A.Cheap clothes.B.Expensive clothes.C.Fashionable clothes.D.Casual clothes. 解析：A.They enjoy

43、 loud music.B.They seldom lose their temper. C.They want to have children.D.They enjoy modern dances.解析：A.The speaker goes to bed very late and her sister gets up early.B.The speakers twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys her.C.The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin sis

44、ter doesnt. D.They cant agree on the color of the room and furniture.解析：A.The great number of people engaged in cigarette producing.B.The rapid development of cigarette-making machines. C.The rapid development of cigarette-making factories.D.The increasing output of tobacco.解析：A.Forty-three.B.Thirty

45、-one. C.Seventy-five.D.Forty-six.解析：A.Income, years of schooling and job type. B.Family background and work environment.C.Education and mood.D.Occupation and influence of family members.解析：A.City people smoke less than people living on farms.B.Better-educated men tend to smoke more heavily than other men.C.Better-educated women tend to smoke more heavily than other women. D.A well-paid man is likely to