[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷44及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 44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 High School Students Going Abroad for Studies. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 图中所示

2、为1995至 2000年国内中学生申请出国留学生的情况，请描述其变化 2. 请分析产生这些变化的原因 3. 谈谈自己的看法 High school Students Going Abroad for Studies 二、 Part II 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

3、 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 information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Social and Cultural Changes of America

4、An economics professor from the United States was teaching in Britain in the early Nineteen-Eighties. One of his students asked this question, “What is most important to Americans these days?“ He said, “Earning money.“ Clearly, his answer was far too simple. Still, many observers would agree that gr

5、eat numbers of Americans in the Nineteen-Eighties were concerned with money. These people wanted the good life that they believed money could buy. In some ways, the Nineteen-Eighties were the opposite of the Nineteen-Sixties. The Nineteen-Sixties were years of protest and reform. Young Americans dem

6、onstrated against the Vietnam War. African Americans demonstrated for civil rights. Women demonstrated for equal treatment. For many, societys hero was the person who helped others. For many in the Nineteen-Eighties, societys hero was the person who helped himself. Success seemed to be measured only

7、 by how much money a person made. The period of change came during the Nineteen-Seventies. For a while, these years remained tied to the social experiments and struggles of the Nineteen-Sixties. Then they showed signs of what American would be like in the Nineteen-Eighties. There were a number of re

8、asons for the change. One reason was that the United States ended its military involvement in Vietnam. Another was that the civil rights movement and womens movements reached many of their goals. A third reason was the economy. During the Nineteen-Seventies, the United States suffered an economic re

9、cession. Interest rates and inflation were high. There was a shortage of imported oil. As the Nineteen-Seventies moved toward the Nineteen-Eighties, Americans became tired of social struggle. They became tired of losing money. They had been working together for common interests. Now, many wanted to

10、spend more time on their own personal interests. This change appeared in many popular American society. It affected popular culture, education, and politics. For example, one of the most popular television programs of that time was about serious social issues. It was called “All in the Family“. It w

11、as about a factory worker who hates black people and opposes equal rights for women. His family slowly helps him to accept and value different kinds of people. Other television programs, however, were beginning to present an escape from serious is sues, These included “Happy Days“ and “Threes Compan

12、y.“ Music showed the change, too. In the Nineteen-Sixties, folk music was very popular. Many folk songs were about social problems. In the Nineteen-Seventies, groups played hard rock and punk music, instead. Self-help books were another sign that Americans were becoming more concerned about their ow

13、n lives. These books described ways to make people happier with themselves. One of the most popular was called “Im Okay, Youre Okay“. It was published in Nineteen-Sixty Nine. It led the way for many similar books throughout the Nineteen-Seventies. The Nineteen-Seventies also saw a change in educatio

14、n. In the Nineteen-Sixties, many young people expressed little interest in continuing their education after four years of study in college. They were busy working for social reforms. Many believed that more education only created unequal classes of people. By the middle Nineteen-Seventies, however,

15、more young people decided it was acceptable to make a lot of money. Higher education was a way to get the skills to do this. Law schools and medical schools soon had long lists of students waiting to get in. Politically, the United States went through several changes during the Nineteen-Seventies. T

16、here were liberal Democratic administrations for most of the Nineteen-Sixties. Then a conservative Republican, Richard Nixon, was elected. During his second term, President Nixon was forced to resign because of the Watergate case. Vice President Gerald Ford became president after Nixons resignation.

17、 About two years later, he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter. The election showed that Americans were angry with the Republican Party because of the Watergate case. But they soon became unhappy with President Carter, too. They blamed him for failing to improve the economy. He lost his campaign f

18、or re-election to conservative Republican Ronald Reagan. The Nineteen-Eighties were called the Reagan years, because he was president for eight of them. During his first term, the recession ended. Inflation was controlled. He reduced taxes. Americans felt hopeful that they could make money again. Ob

19、servers created several expressions to describe some groups of people at that time. One expression was “the me generation“. This described Americans who were only concerned a bout themselves. Another expression was “yuppie. It meant “young urban professional“. Both these groups seemed as if they liv

20、ed just to make and spend money, money, and more money. Entertainment in the Nineteen-Eighties showed the interest society placed on financial success. The characters in a number of television programs and movies lived in costly homes, wore costly clothes, and drove costly automobiles. They were not

21、 at all like average Americans. They lived lives that required huge amounts of money. Two of these television programs became extremely popular in the United States and in other countries. They were called “Dallas“ and “Dynasty“. At the movie theater, a very popular film was called “Wall Street“. It

22、 was about a young, wealthy, dishonest powerful man who traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Power was a popular program idea in action films, too. The most successful action films were about a man called “Rambo“. Rambo was impossibly heroic. Naturally, he always won. The films showed good winning

23、 over evil. But Rambo rejected-established rules and was extremely violent. Another form of entertainment became popular in the Nineteen-Eighties. It was the television talk show. People appeared on these shows mostly to talk about themselves: their politics, their families, their sexual relations.

24、They talked in public about things that were once considered private. Much of the popular music of the time also showed this new openness. Heavy metal rock groups sang about sex and drugs. And then the, re was the new form of music called “rap“. In this form, words are spoken, not sung, over a heavy

25、 beat. Many Americans found all these kinds of music to be too shocking, too violent, too lawless, and too damaging to the human spirit. People may have talked and sung openly about sex and drugs in the Nineteen-Eighties. But as the years went by, many became increasingly careful about their own act

26、ivities. This was because sex and drugs became deadly. A new disease appeared at that time. It was called AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The disease spread in several ways. One was through sexual relations. Another was through sharing the needles used to take illegal drugs. A big change

27、in American life during the Nineteen-Eighties came as a result of the computer. Computers were invented forty years earlier. They were large machines and were used only at universities, big companies, and in the military. In the Nineteen-Eighties, computers had become much smaller. Anyone could lear

28、n how to use them, even children. Millions of Americans soon had personal computer in their home. They could use it to read newspaper stories, buy things, do schoolwork, and play games. Such technological improvement and a bright economy filled Americans of the early and middle Nineteen-Eighties wit

29、h hope. Many felt there were almost no limits on the good life they could lead 2 This passage is mainly about some social and cultural changes of 1970s and 1980s. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Americans concerns during the 1960s were different from that of the 1980s in all aspects. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4

30、 In the 1980s, the amount of money one made appeared to be the only measurement of his or her success. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Throughout the 1970s, Americans put more value on common interests than on personal interests. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The Republican seemed to be more interested in economy

31、, while the Democratic Party showed more concern about politics. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 The me generation and “yuppie“ in the 1980s were those who lived just to make more money and spend more. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Unlike common Americans, many characters in TV programs and movies during the 1980

32、s spent much to meet their life requirements. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 In the 1980s, the program on which people talked about their private things in public was _. 10 Although once talked and sung about openly, _ increasingly made many people watch out their own activities. 11 American life in the 19

33、80s was changed much by the widespread use of _. 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

34、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） Try not to think about her audience. （ B） Practice her presentation in front of him. （ C） Find out who her audience will be tomorrow. （ D）

35、 Let him attend her presentation in class tomorrow. （ A） The woman should watch a different program. （ B） The woman should like to watch television with him. （ C） The woman shouldnt waste her time watching television. （ D） The television program doesnt start until late in the evening. （ A） She alrea

36、dy told the man about her plans. （ B） She recently visited a different university. （ C） She isnt planning to transfer to a different university. （ D） She doesnt plan to continue studying in the university next year. （ A） At 9:00. （ B） At 9:15. （ C） At 9:25. （ D） At 10:00. （ A） Shell make a better we

37、bsite. （ B） Shell introduce a better website. （ C） Shell find a better name for the website. （ D） Shell help the woman look for a better website. （ A） Dave will never listen. （ B） She doesnt know Dave. （ C） She thinks Dave is insane. （ D） She thinks Dave will listen one day. （ A） The professor will

38、change his mind. （ B） The professor may change his mind. （ C） Its better not to make the professor angry. （ D） The professor wouldnt have changed his mind. （ A） His flight arrived late. （ B） His flight took three hours. （ C） Mary had a long drive to the airport. （ D） Mary had trouble finding the air

39、port. （ A） They are describing a new dustbin. （ B） They are discussing the protection of environment. （ C） They are collecting used batteries. （ D） They are looking forward to attending a lecture. （ A） To make full use of the metals left. （ B） To protect the forest resources from being destroyed. （

40、C） To call for stopping using plastic meal-boxes. （ D） To awaken people to the environmental problems. （ A） She will attend the lecture. （ B） She will draw up a program. （ C） She will join the “Green Movement“. （ D） She is not sure what she will do. （ A） Because her parents love her very much. （ B）

41、Because her parents never force her to do anything she doesnt want to do. （ C） Because she is allowed to have her career. （ D） Because she has too much freedom. （ A） She didnt need her parentsmoney any more. （ B） She begins to get on well with her parents. （ C） She always stayed with her parents. （

42、D） She rented a government house and lived alone. （ A） They allowed him to come to England immediately. （ B） They thought he should go abroad as a child. （ C） They were reluctant until their son persuaded them. （ D） They tried to control his English study. （ A） The two speakers are from different co

43、untries. （ B） The man gets along very well with his parents. （ C） British parents never interfere with their children. （ D） The man doesnt like his parents at all. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both th

44、e 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） Sir John Hawkins. （ B） Drake. （ C） Sir Walter Raleigh. （ D） Bacon. （ A） The Royal family had never eaten potatoes before 1619. （ B） Potato

45、es have been the main food of the British. （ C） The Irish had lived on the potatoes during the last two centuries. （ D） The potato has been an important item of British diet. （ A） Growing potatoes in Ireland. （ B） Drinking very strong liquors. （ C） Failing to grow potatoes. （ D） Brewing a very stron

46、g liquor from the potato. （ A） The story of a woman who died of a heart attack. （ B） The story of a car going through the highway-dividing fence. （ C） The story of a collision in which five people died. （ D） Large cars cause more highway accidents than small cars. （ A） Driving larger cars. （ B） Driv

47、ing larger and lighter cars. （ C） Driving lighter and smaller cars. （ D） Driving oversized cars. （ A） It increases death toll on the highway. （ B） It results in the rapid depletion of our resources of petroleum. （ C） It brings pollution to our environment. （ D） It carries more things. （ A） Food had

48、to be kept in the ice box. （ B） Fresh food must be eaten within one or two days after being shipped from the fame. （ C） Food must be delivered from the farm within one or two days. （ D） Food must be kept in the places near the farm. （ A） Drying the food. （ B） Heating the food. （ C） Cooling the food.

49、 （ D） Putting the food in the water. （ A） The car had ice in it. （ B） The car had no wheels of its own. （ C） He wanted to ship butter to Boston in a quick and safe way. （ D） He wanted to add ice on its way. （ A） The ways of keeping food eatable for a longer time. （ B） The killing of bacteria. （ C） The invention of the refrigerator. （ D） The role bacteria play. 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