[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷324及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 324及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write Hard Work Is Good for Health. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese. 1. 工作有利于健康。 2原因何在。 3 得出结论。 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

2、 (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 (for NO) if the statement contradicts the inform

3、ation given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Where to Find Money for College Paying for college has become a national nightmare. With four years education at many good private schools costing over $100,000, parents are ready to break out. No way ca

4、n they cover such an amount out of current incomeseven if grandparents chip in. Yet many families manage to get their kids through schoolwithout being taken to the cleaners. How do they do it? Here are some strategies for raising the money or cutting the expensesome of them little known but very eff

5、ective. Keep their noses in the books. Many excellent schools offer scholarships to kids at the top of their high-school class, regardless of financial need. Says counselor Jim Alexander of Highland Park High School near Chicago, “Other than proving need, the best way to get money is high grades.“ E

6、ven though some top schools, such as those in the Ivy League, award no merit scholarships, most other colleges do. At Marquette University in Wisconsin, for instance, these with SAT scores of at least 1,300 can try for five full-tuition scholarships, each worth $13,010.Nearly half of Marquettes 1,60

7、0 freshmen get some merit aid. In 1994 Ohios Case Western Reserve awarded 1,200 merit scholarshipthe best of them covering full tuition. At Boston University, merit money is doled out (少量地发放 )to some 550 of the 4350 member freshman class. The biggest award is full tuition plus fees-worth more than $

8、 19,000for SAT scores of at least 1450. Says B.U. financial-aid director Barbara Torrnow, “The best students will receive whatever aid they need to come to our school.“ Check the earmarks. Some colleges have scholarship money earmarked (指定用途 )for particular majors. George Washington University, for

9、example, awards $ 7,500 scholarships to the best of its chemistry and physics students who score 650 or above on the math SATs and are in the top 15 percent of their class. Undergraduate schools of engineeringat Texas and Michigan, among othersoften have money to hand out. Encourage sports. If your

10、kids are into water sports, they could get a grant from Stanford or Berkeley. At Northwestern University, where some 265 students received athletic scholarships last year, softball can provide a ticket for half the total $ 24,921 cost of attendance. (Football covers the full tab. ) Lake Erie College

11、 in Ohio awards $ 2,000 equestrian scholarships, though the college does not regard them as sports awards. Indiana University and some other schools have a scholarship for needy students in the top 25 percent of their class who have been golf caddies for at least two summers. Especially encourage yo

12、ur daughters. As University of Texas at Austin financial-services director lawrence Burt says, “Sports scholarships are much more prevalent for women than a decade ago.“ Notre Dame, for example, awards women volleyball players scholarships that cover tuition fees, and room and board, valued at $ 22,

13、600. Scholarships go not only to young women who excel in basketball, softball and lacrosse but also to those who excel at golf and at Marquette even riflery. Push those music lessons. Many colleges seek students talented in music, art and theater. Boston University might pay thousands of dollars fo

14、r your bassoonist child to play in its orchestra. Your trombonist could pick up a scholarship by joining the University of Texas band. Cash in on competition. Apply to schools that are feeling competitive heart. Lehigh University, for instance, with an annual cost of almost $ 27,000, grew tired of l

15、osing students to Penn State, which charges Pennsylvania residents about $ 9,500. Last year Lehigh began awarding 25 to 30 of its best applicants scholarships ranging from $ 5,000 to $ 7,000 a year. Not to be outdone, nearby Lafayette College (cost: $ 27,221) provides $10,000 scholarships to selecte

16、d students, as well as collegefunded study abroad and $1,000 research grants. Similar competitive wars are raging in New York. Last fall, the University of Rochester began awarding $ 5,000 to every freshman who is a New York State resident or the child of an alumnus-no strings attached. The objectiv

17、e: to close the price gap with the State University of New York. Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, gees further: if your child is among the top ten students in a public high school anywhere in the United States, he or she can attend Bard-costing $ 27,069 a yearfor the same price charged by your

18、state university. Shop for local bargains. Dont overlook state schools. Some provide quality education for bargain basement prices, provided youre a state resident. A Michiganders maximum tab for the highly regard University of Michigan at Ann Arbor comes to roughly $13,000; its nearly double that f

19、or nonresidents. The school will also provide financial aid to needy in-state residents. Similarly the University of North Carolina costs its residents about $ 7,300 at the flagship campus at Chapel Hill, less than half the sum charged out-of-staters. Californians pay $13,474 to attend top-notch Ber

20、keley versus $ 21,173 for everybody else (with exceptions made for children of military personnel). Tempted to move just to save on college costs7 If you want to be considered a local, most state schools require you to have lived in the state for 12 continuous months before the start of classes, hav

21、e voted and have registered your car there. (Many will grant in-state status to children of military personnel.) Look for private grants. All kinds of civic groups, private foundations, professional organizations and corporationsperhaps even your employer- give out scholarships. In 1995 Westinghouse

22、 science awardsfrom $1,000 to $ 40,000were awarded to 40 students. Coca-Cola awards 150 scholarships annually, including 50 for $ 5,000 a year. More typical are the $1,000 awards given out by such local outfits as the Kiwanis or Elks. Some high schoolers put together a suing of these scholarships. A

23、t Duke University, financial-aid officers still talk of the student who several years back won 11 individual awards, each for about $1,000. Manuals with information on private grants are available in libraries and bookstores. Some high schools are set up with computer programs that enable kids to pl

24、umb scholarship data. For example, your local high school, college or public library may have the College Boards College Coot Explorer Fund Finder, which matches students talents and interests with available scholarships. Try for a discount. If you send more than one child to the same school, cheek

25、to see if theres a volume discount. Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey gives $ 2,500 grants to siblings(同胞兄弟或姐妹 ) who are at the school simultaneously. Your twins can attend Lake Erie College for the price of one $11,840 tuition, although you still pay twice for room and board. Put the kid

26、s to work. Many financial-aid packages include student employment, usually on-campus work at, say, the food service. Beyond that, urban campuses provide more opportunity to earn money. At New York University, students hustle intern jobs at advertising agencies, Wall Street firms and TV stations. Eng

27、ineering students at Northwesterns five-year cooperative program can make an average of $1,900 a month at local engineering firms. University of Texas students find off-campus jobs with the many high-tech firms located in Austin. 2 It is a big problem for most American parents to pay for their child

28、rens college education. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 A high-quality college in the Ivy League offers scholarships to the students who work hard and get high scores. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Although some students can get merit money from colleges or universities, still no one has ever got the amount of mo

29、ney Large enough to cover the tuition. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Girls who are good at sports have more possibilities than boys to get scholarships for their excellence in a certain sport. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Some state schools charge the students a small amount of money for the tuition but the st

30、udents must be state residents. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Its possible for you to save costs if you send your two children to the same school. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 This passage criticizes the high tuition fee for college education and provides parents several suggestions to save costs. （ A） Y （ B）

31、N （ C） NG 9 At George Washington University, if the chemistry and physics students can score 650 or above on the math SATs and are _, they can get scholarships of $ 7,500. 10 Lafayette College offers scholarships,_and research grants to selected students. 11 You can look for private grants that may

32、come from all kinds of civic groups, private foundations, your employer, or_. 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 was said. Both the conversation and the q

33、uestions 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） March. （ B） April. （ C） May. （ D） June. （ A） It was a long lecture, but easy to understand. （ B） It was not a

34、s easy as she had thought. （ C） It was as difficult as she had expected. （ D） It was interesting and easy to follow. （ A） The trip to Beijing was postponed. （ B） The trip to Beijing was cancelled. （ C） The trip to Beijing was disappointing. （ D） The man doesnt believe what the woman said. （ A） He do

35、esnt have enough money to buy a house. （ B） He really doesnt want to buy a house. （ C） He plans to buy a house in a little while. （ D） He will have enough money to buy a house. （ A） They were too large. （ B） They were too tight. （ C） They were too short. （ D） He doesnt like the style. （ A） He wants

36、to make an appointment with Mr. Smith. （ B） He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him. （ C） He wants to change tire time of the appointment. （ D） He wants the woman to meet him at three oclock. （ A） The trip was worth both the time and the money. （ B） The trip was not worth both the time and

37、 the money. （ C） She enjoyed her trip very much. （ D） She wanted to stay at home. （ A） The temperature was above 31 . （ B） It was very hot last summer. （ C） It was not very hot but humid. （ D） It didnt rain very often. （ A） Thailand. （ B） Macau. （ C） New Zealand. （ D） Pacific Island. （ A） Once a wee

38、k. （ B） Twice a week. （ C） Once a month. （ D） Twice a month. （ A） Food. （ B） Hotel. （ C） Food and hotel. （ D） Food and city tours. （ A） Sold lots of things. （ B） Sold a computer. （ C） Bought a computer. （ D） Bought new clothes. （ A） Keep track of all the things in the store. （ B） Play the computer g

39、ames. （ C） Surf the Internet. （ D） Get to know new friends. （ A） From one of her new friends. （ B） From computer store downtown. （ C） From the Internet. （ D） Not mentioned. （ A） The salesman. （ B） The man. （ C） Herself. （ D） A tutor. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passa

40、ges. 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 four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） He ran a village shop. （ B） He worked on a farm. （ C） He worked in a

41、n advertising agency. （ D） He was a gardener. （ A） It was stressful. （ B） It was colorful （ C） It was peaceful. （ D） It was boring. （ A） His desire to start Iris own business. （ B） The crisis in his family life. （ C） The decline in his health. （ D） His dream of living in the countryside. （ A） Becaus

42、e it takes too long to process all the applications. （ B） Because its resources are limited. （ C） Because it is a library for special proposes. （ D） Because there is a shortage of staff. （ A） Discard his application form. （ B） Forbid him to borrow any items. （ C） Cancel his video card. （ D） Ask him

43、to apply again. （ A） One month. （ B） One week. （ C） Two weeks. （ D） Two months. （ A） 15 yearn old. （ B） 16 years old. （ C） 17 years old. （ D） 18 years old. （ A） More than about Africa. （ B） More than about Japan. （ C） A Little. （ D） Almost nothing. （ A） He found the Chinese culture is just like Euro

44、pean culture. （ B） He found China was a new world full of many wonders. （ C） He found Chinese palaces were grander than European palaces. （ D） He traveled to other Asian countries as a representative of the Chinese ruler. （ A） Just before Columbus left. （ B） Just after Columbus left. （ C） Two hundre

45、d years before Columbus left. （ D） After 1300. Section 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 blan

46、ks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have 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 36 Each year some 4 trillion e-mails are sent worldwid

47、e from about 600 million electronic mailboxes. In 1995, employees sent three e-mails per day and received five. E-mail usage has jumped mom than six fold, with employees now sending an【 B1】 _of 20 e-mails and receiving 30 each day. During March and April 2001, Rogen International【 B2】 _the first stu

48、dy on the【 B3】 _of e-mail and face-to-face communication in the work place. More than 1,400 senior-and middle-level executives【 B4】 _in the international survey. They said that despite popular myth, e-mail has not【 B5】 _the amount of face-to-face communication 【 B6】 _at work. While executives are sp

49、ending an average 120 minutes a day receiving, checking,【 B7】 _ and sending e-mails, they are also still spending 130 minutes a day in formal and informal face-to-face meetings. The message from the research is clear. Business leaders should 【 B8】 _that they maintain the right balance between face-to-face and e-mail. Keeping e-mails relevant to all employees is the challenge. According to the study,【 B9】 _. E-mail has revolutionized the quick and broad distr