[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷387及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 387及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Students Complaints. You should write at least 120 words based on the outline given below: 1. 学生对很多事抱怨不已 (对家长、学校、社会 ) 2学生和老师对此看法不同 3你的观点 二、 Part II Reading Comprehensio

2、n (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 (for NO) if the stateme

3、nt contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 The Nanny State By the time they get to school, its too late. The realisation that neglectful parenting in a childs earliest years can ruin its chances for life is shaping a new,

4、 expensive and interventionist approach to families in Britain. The government has increased spending on financial support to children by 64%, to 24 billion( 41 billion), since Labour came to power in 1997. In the latest splurge, it announced an extra I billion for childcare, advice for struggling p

5、arents and cash benefits. Intervention in infancy is increasingly popular in America and in Europe, among all shades of opinion. Most leftwingers accept that bad parenting is not only about poverty; most conservatives accept that working mothers are not its sole cause. Disadvantage is clearly passed

6、 on early, and not just through the genes. There is evidence that, by the time they get to school, many dim two-year-olds from good homes have overtaken bright children from bad ones. Being read to, played with, properly fed and cuddled all hugely increase the likelihood of success in later life. Co

7、nversely, bad parenting increases the risk of everything from dropping out of school to illness, and eventually jail. The problems are working out what to do and then making it happen. The British approach, under file overall title of Sure Start, has several strands. One, aimed at 400,000 children i

8、n the poorest fifth of the country, is, in effect, supplemental parenting: free places in high-quality nurseries and creches, coupled with energetic advice-giving, a new network of childrens centres, and home visits from volunteers. Then there is the general expansion of nursery education. Already e

9、very four-yearold has the right to 2hours of state-financed nursery care a day. In 2004 that will include three-year-olds. Third is the plan to cut child poverty by a quarter by next year, and “end“ it in 2020. But poverty, like cruelty, is hard to define. The governments definition, based on 60% of

10、 the median income, is a shifting target: as earnings rise, so does poverty. Moreover, not all cash-strapped parents are bad at raising children. Nonetheless, the government has energetically raised family benefits and tax credits. The poorest 20% of families with children, it says, will be 2,900 a

11、year better off in real terms than before Labour took power in 1997. For single-earners with two or more children, policies are even more redistributive. The money and effort that have gone into improving life for Britains infants are the governments proudest boastespecially as other public-service

12、reforms are looking increasingly tattered and battered. But problems lurk behind the determination. For a start, these policies are net necessarily compatible. Generous benefits distort the labour market and may encourage feckless behaviour. Frank Field, an iconoclastic Labour MP, notes that benefit

13、s for single mothers penalise those in stable relationships, which are clearly associated with good parenting. Encouraging mothers of young children to find jobs is another good thing: it benefits both them and the family budget. But if it means their children are dumped in front of the telly at a c

14、heap childminder, the kids may be worse off than if they were at hone with mum. The governments unwillingness to pass judgment on bad parents also weakens this approach. The rhetoric around Sure Start is swathed with waffle about “inclusivity“ and being “non-judgmental“. “I dont have the right to ca

15、ll someone a bad parent,“ says Jane Cole, a senior Sure Start adviser. Dont blame parents, she says, but society. But studies of similar intervention in early childhood in America show it works best when programmes clearly tell parents what to do and why. Sure Start has almost nothing to say about t

16、he benefits of reading aloud, or the perils of too mnch television. According to a sceptic close to the scheme, there is too much about boosting parents self-esteem and too little attention to making a real difference to childrens lives. That leads on to the biggest question of all: whether this sor

17、t of intervention works. The statistical evidence from well-established programmes in America is at best mixed: the chihtren in greatest need tend to benefit least. A big study duc out in 2006 will answer the question definitively, but Krista Kafer of the Heritage Foundation, an American think-tank,

18、 fears that “all it really does is make us feel better as a society“. Scandinavian countries have spent heavily on infants for decades, and the inheritance of disadvantage seems to have decreasedthough it is difficult to prove that the two are connected. The British governments splurge on children i

19、s based on the hope that they are. 2 Intervention in infancy is increasingly popular in America and in Africa. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Family planning in one of Chinas basic national policies. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The problems are working out how to de and then making it happen. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C

20、） NG 5 The governments definition of poverty is a shifting target. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Encouraging mothers of young children to find jobs is a good thing. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Sure Start has almost nothing to say about the benefits of reading aloud. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Scandinavian courtr

21、ies have spent little on infants for decades. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The government has increased spending on financial support to child by _ since 1997. 10 For single-earners with two or more children ,policies are even more _. 11 The rhetoric around Sure Start is swathed with waffle about“_“ and

22、being “_“. 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 questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will b

23、e 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） Marks train has left earlier. （ B） Marks train has been delayed. （ C） Marks train is often late. （ D） Mark is likely to miss the train. （ A） He used to be rich. （ B） He used to

24、 be poor. （ C） He used to be very thin. （ D） He used to be a driver. （ A） At 9:00. （ B） At 9:30. （ C） At 7:30. （ D） At 8:00. （ A） The woman often, dreams a lot at night. （ B） The woman goes to work every night. （ C） The woman likes to stay up late. （ D） The woman is busy with housework. （ A） On Satu

25、rdays. （ B） On Sundays. （ C） On Thursdays. （ D） Every day. （ A） Because its more direct. （ B） Because its less crowded. （ C） Because its less expensive. （ D） Because its faster. （ A） He is indifferent. （ B） He is generous. （ C） He is nice and humorous. （ D） He is considerate. （ A） He is going to sel

26、l his house. （ B） Hes found an apartment. （ C） Hes going to find an apartment. （ D） Hes sold his house. （ A） Itd give her a chance to make a lot of money immediately. （ B） She could stay at a hotel at a discount. （ C） She might get a good job later. （ D） She might be able to get course credits for h

27、er work. （ A） Shell have to work long hours. （ B） Shell have to work at the hotel during the school year. （ C） Her rent will be expensive. （ D） It doesnt pay very well. （ A） Make extra money while taking classes. （ B） Work in the clothing store. （ C） Visit the hotel. （ D） Continue her job search for

28、 while. （ A） The crops were obliterated for the entire year. （ B） The crops nutritional value was considerably lessened. （ C） The soil was permanently damaged. （ D） The loss was not as bad as had been anticipated. （ A） It served as a fertilizer for crops. （ B） it formed a new mountain. （ C） It stabi

29、lized air temperatures. （ D） It destroyed various insect pests. （ A） Its lethal upon contact. （ B） It has relatively little harmful effect. （ C） It affects the sense of heating. （ D） It dries up the skin. （ A） Interest. （ B） Disappointment. （ C） Shock. （ D） Anger. Section B Directions: In this secti

30、on, 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 four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Charge a low price. （ B） Give a much

31、higher price. （ C） Quote the highest price. （ D） Not provide its insurance service. （ A） To lower the premium he should pay to the insurance company. （ B） To obtain a large sum of money from the insurance company. （ C） To clean up the surrounding circumstances. （ D） To ask the insurance company to h

32、elp him to rebuild his shop. （ A） No premium. （ B） Less premium. （ C） A large premium. （ D） The same premium as the other companies. （ A） Colors Communicate. （ B） Green and Purple: A Sign of Religious Leadership. （ C） An Expensive Lesson in Malaysia. （ D） The Westernization of Asia. （ A） The office

33、at the managers home. （ B） The major distribution office in Malaysia. （ C） The new type of mobile office. （ D） The office in its own country. （ A） Most Asians have become westernized. （ B） Asian businessmen have given up their oval beliefs. （ C） Western businessmen must respect the Asians beliefs. （

34、 D） All Asians think green means illness. （ A） Someone who breaks into and uses someone elses computer. （ B） Someone who breaks commercials. （ C） Someone who fixes someone elses computer. （ D） Someone who does not know about computers. （ A） They were made by the hackers and put on computers. （ B） Th

35、ey were not found by the experts. （ C） They were prepackaged and found on many computers. （ D） They were hard to find. （ A） Stores on the web. （ B） Large commercial web sites. （ C） Small commercial web sites. （ D） Public government web sites. （ A） Because computers are hard to reach. （ B） Because ev

36、eryone has their computers locked. （ C） Because computers are not very secure. （ D） Because companies ask them to do it. 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

37、 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 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 hear

38、d or write down the 36 Dentists think that women can put up with more pain than men. Michael Hines is a dentist and says, “Women are more aware of what pain is than a man.“ Men do not seem to【 B1】 _any pain and are surprised when the drilling hurts. Pain【 B2】 _ think that men dont prepare for pain.

39、A dental patient says, “I think men just try to【 B3】 _ the pain head-on.“ There is the pain only a mother can know. Stephanie Young says, “I【 B4】 _ to myself when I had a child. My husband could never go through this.“ Bruce was working out at the【 B5】 _ when he said, “I think its a big cover-up, me

40、n grunt and【 B6】 _ and scream at a gym more than women do. Women are much more【 B7】_.“ Some people wonder how pain【 B8】 _ is figured out. One weight lifter said, “【 B9】_?“ And how about those whove lived through years of pain. John says, “【 B10】 _. One man says he complained to his wife for years ab

41、out his stomach problems. What about her ability to cope with pain? He says, “She can take it.【 B11】 _. In the end, we all have to grin and bear it. 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

42、passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for ea

43、ch item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 47 The stars are usually actors and actresses. Most people do not even look at the name of the director or producer, except one-Steven Spielberg. When he was a little boy, his father【 S1】_ him

44、 how to use a camera. Later he got his own camera and started to film things like model train【 S2】 _, stories about monsters and【 S3】 _ murders. His three younger sisters were always the【 S4】 _. Later he made his first film at home at the age of twelve. It was a cowboy film three and a half minutes

45、long, and it cost $10 to make. When he was sixteen, he made a【 S5】 _ film more than two hours long. Making films was his great【 S6】 _ - much more fascinating for him than school. Of course, Steven wanted to go to a film school. But his high school grades were not good【 S7】_! So he just went along to

46、 the Universal Studios and asked for a job. Spielberg sometimes uses a lot of complicated effects - in the Indiana Jones films, for example. But, like in Duel, he can【 S8】 _ a fantastic atmosphere even without special effects. E. T. is a【 S9】 _ because of the feelings and reactions of the children.

47、In 1994 he won the most important film prize, the Oscar, for Schindlers List. The secret of Spielbergs success is that the stories in many of his films somehow look as if they could happen to【 S10】_ people like you and me. A) bought B) ordinary C) science-fiction D) crashes E) well-known F) success

48、G) enough H) imagine I) hobby J) showed K) opponent L) victims M) create N) horrible O) either 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【 S6】 54 【 S7】 55 【 S8】 56 【 S9】 57 【 S10】 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinish

49、ed statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 57 The modem age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radios, televisions, and telephones that it is bard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure,