[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷10及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 10及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic Private Cars in China. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline. 1. 在中国私人汽车拥有量正在 增加； 2. 有人赞同拥有私人汽车； 3. 有人反对拥有私人汽车； 4. 结论。 二、 Part II

2、Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (fo

3、r NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Harlem Renaissance A Brief Introduction Important Features 1. Harlem Renaissance(HR) is the name given to the period from the end of World War I and through t

4、he middle of the 1930s Depression, during which a group of talented African-American writers produced a sizable body of literature in the four prominent genres of poetry, fiction, drama, and essay. 2. The notion of “twoness“, a divided awareness of ones identity, was introduced by W.E.B. Du Bois, on

5、e of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP). and the author of the influential book The Souls of Black Folks(1903): “One ever feels his two-ness an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled stirrings: two warring ideals in one dark bo

6、dy, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being tom asunder.“ 3. Common themes: alienation, marginality, the use of folk material, the use of the blues tradition, the problems of writing for an Mite audience. 4. HR was more than just a literary movement: it included racial consciousness, “the ba

7、ck to Africa“ movement led by Marcus Garvey, racial integration, the explosion of music particularly jazz, spirituals and blues, painting, dramatic revues, and others. A Chronology of Important Events and Publications 1919 - 369th Regiment marched up Fifth Avenue to Harlem, February 17. - First Pan

8、African Congress organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, Paris, February. - Race riots in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Charleston, Knoxville, Omaha, and elsewhere, June to September. - Race Relations Commission founded, September. - Benjamin Brawley published The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States.

9、 1920 - Universal Negro Improvement Association(UNIA) Convention held at Madison Square Garden, August. - Charles Gilpin starred in Eugene ONeill, The Emperor Jones, November. - James Johnson Johnson, first black officer(secretary) of NAACP appointed. - Claude MeKay published Spring in New Hampshire

10、. - Du Boiss Durkwater is published. 1921 - Marcus Garvey founded African Orthodox Church, September. - Second Pan African Congress. - Colored Players Guild of New York founded. - Benjamin Brawley published Social History of the American Negro. 1922 - First Anti-Lynching legislation approved by Hous

11、e of Representatives. - Publications of The Book of American Negro Poetry edited by James Weldon Johnson; Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows. 1923 - Claude McKay spoke at the Fourth Congress of the Third International in Moscow, June. - Marcus Garvey arrested for mail fraud and sentenced to five years in

12、prison. - Third Pan African Congress. 1924 - Civic Club Dinner, bringing black writers and white publishers together, March 21. This event is considered the formal launching of the New Negro movement. 1925 - American Negro Labor Congress held in Chicago, October. 1927 - Marcus Garvey deported. - Lou

13、is Armstrong in Chicago and Duke Ellington in New York began their careers. - Publications of Hughes, Fine Clothes to the Jew. 1928 - Publications of Wallace Thurman, Harlem: A Forum of Negro Life; Du Bois, The Dark Princess. 1929 - Negro Experimental Theatre founded, February; Negro art Theatre fou

14、nded, June; - Wallace Thurmans play Harlem, opens at the Apollo Theater on Broadway and becomes hugely successful. - Black Thursday, October 29, Stock Exchange crash. - Publications of Claude McKay, Banjo; Wallace Thurman, The Blacker the Berry. 1930 - The Green Pastures( musical), with an all-black

15、 cast, opened on Broadway, February 26. - Black Muslims opened Islam Temple in Detroit. - Publications of Charles S. Johnson, The Negro in American Civilization: A Study of Negro Life and Race Relations; James Weldun Johnson. Black Manhattan; Langston Hughes, Not Without Laughter. 1931 - Scottsboro

16、trial, April through July. - Publications of Ama Bontemps, Ged Sends Sunday; Jessie Fanset, The Chinaberry Tree; Langston Hughes, Dear Lovely Death, The Negro Mother, Not Without Laughter; Vernon Loggins, The Negro Author. His Development in America to 1900. 1932 - Twenty young black intellectuals t

17、ravel to Russia to make a movie, Black and White, June. - Mass defection of blacks from the Republican party began. - Publications of Sterling Brown, Southern Road; Hughes, The Dream Keeper; Claude McKay, Ginger Town; Schuyler, Slaves Today; Thurman, Infants of the Spring. 1933 - National Negro Busi

18、ness League ceased operations after 33 years. - Publications of Jessie Fanset, Comedy, American Style; James Weldon Johnson, Along This Way; McKay, Banana Bottom. 1934 - Rudolph Fisher and Wallace Thunnan die within four days of each other, December 22 and 26. - W.E.B.Du Bois resigns from NAACP. - A

19、pollo Theatre opened. - Publications of Hughes, The Ways of White Folks; James Weldon Johnson, Negro Americans: What Now.5 1935 - Harlem Race Riot, March 19. - Porgy and Bess, with an all -black cast, opens on Broadway, October 10. - Mulatto by Langston Hughes, first full-length play by a black writ

20、er, opens on Broadway, October 25. - 50 percent of Harlems families unemployed. 1937 Publications of McKay, Long Way From Home; Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God. 1939 Publication of Hurston, Moses: Man of the Mountain. 1940 Pubhcations of Hughes The Big Sea; McKay, Harlem: Negro Metropolis. Not

21、es: 1. 369th Regiment The first black soldiers to arrive in Europe were those of the 369th Regiment from New York. The regiment quickly built up a reputation as excellent soldiers and were nicknamed the Hell Fighters by the German Army. The 369th were the first Allied regiment to break through the G

22、erman lines to reach the Rhine. During 191 days of fighting, the regiment did not have a man captured; nor did it lose an inch of ground by retreating. When they came back home, they were warmly welcomed and their march through the Fifth Avenue has been seen by many historians and critics as the beg

23、inning of Harlem Renaissance. 2. Scottsboro trial A trial on an alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers on a Southern Railroad freight run on March 25, 1931. Though large amount of evidence testify the innocence of the nine black youths. The jury still delivered a verdict of gui

24、lty. The story of the Scottsboro Boys is one of the most shameful examples of injustice in the history of United States. 2 Harlem Renaissance refers to a period lasting for more than 10 years, during which a group of African and American writers produced a lot of literary works. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） N

25、G 3 W.E.B. Du Bois was not only one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP), but also organized First Pan African Congress in 1919. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Anti-segregation is also one of the common themes of HR. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In 1930, The G

26、reen Pastures, a musical performed by just black actors and actresses, opens on Broadway, February 26. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 In 1935, 50 percent of Harlems families were unemployed. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 National Negro Business League exists from 1900 to 1933. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Publication

27、s of Hughes include: The Big Sea; Harlem: Negro Metropalis. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The notion of “twoness“, a _ of ones identity, was introduced by W.E.B. Du Bois. 10 In 1924 Civic Club Dinner, sponsored by Opportunity, bringing black writers and white publishers together, March 21. This event is c

28、onsidered the formal launching of _. 11 Rudolph Fisher and Wallace Thurman died respectively on December _ and _, 1934. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what

29、 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. （ A） She can do the job. （ B） She could call a friend. （ C） Shes just sw

30、itched off the light. （ D） Shes already replaced the shelf. （ A） They want to go downtown. （ B） He wants to go to the park, but she doesnt. （ C） He doesnt know where to park the car. （ D） He wants to find out where the park is. （ A） Company and customer. （ B） Repairman and customer. （ C） Teacher and

31、 students parent. （ D） Wife and husband. （ A） She didnt like working in a company. （ B） She disliked machines. （ C） She was not good at doing business. （ D） She didnt like accounting. （ A） He has some money to buy a new car. （ B） He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman. （ C） He will spend

32、much money on his house. （ D） He wants to buy a new house and a new car. （ A） He had much trouble with his pronunciation. （ B） He began studying English too early. （ C） No one can understand him. （ D） He knew nothing about English. （ A） Frustration. （ B） Joy. （ C） Excitement. （ D） Sorrow. （ A） He li

33、kes to go out of town. （ B） He cant attend. （ C） He never attends novel reading. （ D） He isnt going out of town next week. （ A） How to deposit money. （ B） How to write a cheque. （ C） How to calculate the interest rate. （ D） How to open a current account. （ A） In the top right-hand corner. （ B） In th

34、e box printed on the cheque. （ C） On the right-hand bottom line. （ D） On the back of the cheque. （ A） In words. （ B） In numbers. （ C） Both in words and in numbers. （ D） In none of the above ways. （ A） In central London. （ B） Near a police station. （ C） By the tube station. （ D） On a side street. （ A

35、） Green. （ B） Red. （ C） White. （ D） Black. （ A） It was stolen. （ B） It was given a ticket. （ C） She couldnt find it. （ D） She found it towed away by the police. （ A） She went to a police station nearby. （ B） She talked to a policeman on patrol. （ C） She took a taxi as a policeman advised her to do.

36、（ D） She telephoned the police for help. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each 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 f

37、our choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Americans are too attached to their cars. （ B） American cars are too fast. （ C） Automobiles endanger health. （ D） Automobiles are the main pubic transportation tools of USA. （ A） Because they pollute air. （ B） Because they are natural hazards. （ C） Because they

38、 are increasing in numbers. （ D） Because people dont walk so often. （ A） control of natural hazards （ B） control of heavy traffic （ C） control of heart disease （ D） control of man-made hazards （ A） Seasonal variations in nature. （ B） How intelligence changes with the change of seasons. （ C） How we c

39、an improve our intelligence. （ D） Why summer is the best season for vacation. （ A） Summer. （ B） Winter. （ C） Fall. （ D） Spring. （ A） All people are less intelligent in summer than in the other seasons of the year. （ B） Heat has no effect on peoples mental abilities. （ C） People living near the equat

40、or are the most intelligent. （ D） Both climate and temperature exert impact on peoples intelligence. （ A） The role of inland waterways in the nations growth. （ B） The development of New York City as a seaport. （ C） The growth of the railroads. （ D） The disappearance of the canal system. （ A） In the

41、early 1900s. （ B） In the mid-1800s. （ C） In the early 1800s. （ D） In the late 1800s. （ A） Agricultural products. （ B） Manufactured foods. （ C） Settlers. （ D） Farm animals. （ A） National unity. （ B） Cheap transportation. （ C） The decline of Atlantic seaports. （ D） Movement of the population. Section

42、C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have

43、 just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethbell Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and 【 B1】 _

44、 and enjoy a peaceful 【 B2】 _. But that kind of life is not for Ethbell Pepper. “I just wanted to do something 【 B3】 _. If you are going to 【 B4】 _ in life, do it. Dont just sit down and look out the window, “said she. At 68, she decided to become one of the 【 B5】 _ participants in a program at the

45、University of California. The program offers 【 B6】 _ housing and classes to people over sixty. She 【 B7】 _ up for a class called Human Relationships and 【 B8】 _ Society. “I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in a high school for 29 years. But in this course, I found out a lo

46、t about other cultures I didnt know then. 【 B9】 _.“ Older adults can add to the educational resources of the university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. 【 B10】 _. Young students may have fears of growing older. But 【 B11】 _. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural

47、 part of living. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the state

48、ments in the fewest possible words. 48 Twenty years ago, when only the lowly tadpole had been cloned, bioethicists raised the possibility that scientists might someday advance the technology to include human beings as well. They wanted the issue discussed. But scientists assailed the moralists conce

49、rns as alarmist. Let the research go forward, the scientists argued, because cloning human beings would serve no discernible scientific purpose. Now the cloning of human is within reach, and society as a whole is caught with its ethical pants down. Today the sheep tomorrow the shepherd? Whether the cloning of human beings can be ethically justified is now firmly, perhaps permanently, on the nations moral agenda. President Clinto