[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷542及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 542及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Cheating on Campus. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 在大学里存在着考试作弊的现象； 2. 你是怎么看待这一现象的； 3. 如何才能制止之种现象。 Cheating on Campus 二、 Par

2、t 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 passage. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

3、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. 1 Health Care and Epidemics (流行病 ) Everyone suffers from disease at some time or another. However, millions of people around the world do not have good hea

4、lth care. Sometimes they have no money to pay for medical treatment. Sometimes they have money, but there is no doctor. Sometimes the doctor does not know how to treat the disease, and sometimes there is no treatment. Some people are afraid of doctors. When these conditions are present in large popu

5、lation centers, epidemics can start. Epidemics can change history. Explorations and wars cause different groups of people to come into contact with other. They carry strange disease to each other. For example, when the Europeans first came to North and South America, they brought diseases with them

6、that killed about 95 percent of the Native American population. People are very afraid of unknown things, especially diseases. People have all kinds of ideas about how to prevent and treat disease. Some people think that if you eat lots of onions or garlic, you won t get sick. Others say you should

7、take huge amounts of vitamins. Scientific experiments have not proved most of these theories. However, people still spend millions of dollars on vitamins and other probably useless treatments or preventatives. Some people want antibiotics whenever they get sick. Some antibiotics are very expensive.

8、Much of this money is wasted because some diseases are caused by a virus. Viruses are even smaller than bacteria, and they cause different kinds of diseases. Antibiotics are useless against viruses. Because of their fear, people can be cruel to victims of disease. Sometimes they fire them from their

9、 jobs, throw them out of their apartments, and refuse them transportation services. In the plague (瘟疫 ) epidemics a few hundred years ago, people simply covered the doors and windows of the victim s houses and left them to die inside, all in an effort to protect themselves from getting sick. Doctors

10、 know how most epidemic diseases spread. Some, like tuberculosis, are spread when people s sneeze (喷嚏 ) sends the bacteria shooting out into the air. Then they enter the mouth or nose of anyone nearby. Others are spread through human contact, such as on the hands. When you are sick and blow your nos

11、e, you get viruses or bacteria on your hands. Then you touch another person s hand, and when that person touches his or her mouth, nose, or eyes, the disease enters the body. Some diseases spread when people touch the same dishes, towels, and furniture. You can pick up a disease when you touch thing

12、s in public buildings. Other diseases are spread through insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and ticks. One disease that causes frequent, worldwide epidemics is influenza, or flu for short. The symptoms (症状 ) of influenza include headache and sometimes a runny nose. Some victims get sick to their sto

13、machs. These symptoms are similar to symptoms of other, milder diseases. Influenza can be a much more serious disease, especially for pregnant women, people over sixty-five, and people already suffering from another disease, such as heart problems. About half of all flu patients have a high body tem

14、perature, called a fever. Flu is very contagious. One person catches the flu from another person; it doesnt begin inside the body as heart disease does. Sometimes medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make a person cough less, make headaches less intense, and stop noses from running for

15、 a while. However, medicine can t always cure the disease. So far, there is no cure for many diseases and no medicine to prevent them. People have to try to prevent them in other ways. Some diseases can be prevented by vaccination (接种疫苗 ). A liquid vaccine is injected into the arm or taken by mouth

16、and the person is safe from catching that disease. Other diseases can be prevented by good health habits, such as drinking only clean water, boiling water that might carry disease, and washing the hands often. Epidemics usually start in areas of large population. Poor people in big cities who live c

17、rowded together in miserable conditions have the most health problems. They often have the least education about disease prevention. For example, it is difficult for a person who has no electricity to refrigerate food or boil drinking water. With no money, the person can t even buy soap to wash his

18、or her hands. Disease prevention costs much less than disease treatment. It seems completely illogical, but some countries like the United States spend much more health-care money on treatment for diseases than on programs to prevent disease in the first place. Most doctors and other hospital worker

19、s stay in their institutions. Only a few doctors go out into the streets of the poor areas to educate the people. Only a few doctors and some nurses vaccinate people and supervise them to make sure they take their medicine. Most people who help the poor people with their health problems are voluntee

20、rs. How can you use all this information for your own good health? When someone you know becomes ill, try to avoid physical contact with that person. If you get sick yourself, keep your towel and dishes separate from everyone else s. Try not to touch things that belong to others. Don t touch other p

21、eople, and don t shake hands. Explain why, however-you don t want people to think you are impolite. Wash your hands often if you are ill or if anyone around you is ill. Researchers continue searching for a way to cure or prevent epidemic diseases. Meanwhile, it is worth the money for governments to

22、provide preventative health care for all of their people. Preventing epidemics is much cheaper than stopping them after they have started and thousands of people are ill. 2 This passage is mainly about how epidemics spread and how to prevent in advance. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 When there are no effi

23、cient doctors in large population centers, epidemics start. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Antibiotics have no effect on diseases caused by viruses. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In the past, epidemics spread much faster than at present. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The symptoms of influenza are quite similar to thos

24、e of other more serious diseases. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 People in remote areas who live in miserable conditions have the most health problems. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 The United States spend much more money on programs to prevent diseases than on treatment for diseases. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Bes

25、ides pregnant women, people over sixty-five, Influenza can be an especially serious disease for people _. 10 Epidemic diseases usually spread through peoples sneeze, human contact, and _. 11 Diseases can be prevented by means of vaccination or _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear

26、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 be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices mark

27、ed A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The studio lost the roll of film. （ B） He ran out of money to pay for the film. （ C） The film hasnt been developed yet. （ D） He didn t take pictures for lack of film. （ A） The opportunity is too rare to pass over. （ B） He should line up for

28、 the program as others do. （ C） He should concentrate on his studies. （ D） He should consider going together with others. （ A） The man dare not face Rachel because he refuses to help. （ B） The man types well but is unwilling to help. （ C） The man doesn t think he would be of much help. （ D） The man

29、doesn t have enough time, so he can t help her. （ A） In a bookstore. （ B） At a newsstand. （ C） In the library. （ D） In the classroom. （ A） An open door. （ B） An open discussion. （ C） Complete secrecy. （ D） A closed door. （ A） A shop assistant. （ B） A telephone operator. （ C） A waiter. （ D） A postal

30、clerk. （ A） She doesnt want to lend it out and wont. （ B） She will lend it next time but not now. （ C） She remembers the last time she lent it to him. （ D） She will lend it this time, but never again. （ A） She is full. （ B） She has problems digesting apples. （ C） She is afraid there aren t enough ap

31、ples. （ D） She just wants a small one. （ A） They lived in groups and were cave people. （ B） There were societies in Ice Age. （ C） They were advanced in arts. （ D） They had a smart way of building shelters. （ A） By staying in their animal skin houses. （ B） By making their homes facing south. （ C） By

32、bathing themselves in the sun. （ D） By burning trees. （ A） Read the book quickly. （ B） Speak slowly. （ C） Tell him more about the Ice Age societies. （ D） Lend him the magazine. （ A） The foundation. （ B） The reliability. （ C） The history. （ D） The source. （ A） The temperature. （ B） The amount of wate

33、r falling. （ C） Colder weather than usual. （ D） The disasters. （ A） Because people have less experiences. （ B） Because there are more reasons for autumn. （ C） Because the weather is quite changeable then. （ D） Because the apparatus cannot work well. （ A） Skeptical. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Curious. （

34、D） Trustful. 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 four choices marked A, B, C a

35、nd D. （ A） Forty million people. （ B） Forty-five million people. （ C） Over three million people. （ D） Five million people. （ A） People infected with H1V virus should watch TV series like “Detective Vijay“. （ B） Governments should play a big role in fighting against AIDS. （ C） TV series like “Detecti

36、ve Vijay“ can make a lot of money. （ D） The media can play an effective role in fighting against AIDS. （ A） It is a policeman. （ B） It is an educative TV show in Ivory Coast. （ C） It is an educative TV show in South Africa. （ D） It is an educative TV show in India. （ A） Because he set as many as six

37、ty-five different records. （ B） Because he led his team to many championships. （ C） Because he still played the game after he retired. （ D） Because he didn t stop playing even when his wrist was broken. （ A） To built a big house. （ B） To break the previous records set by himself. （ C） To play the Ne

38、w York team once again. （ D） To win one more championship for his team. （ A） He was knocked out during one contest. （ B） He lost the final chance to win a championship. （ C） He broke a bone in the wrist during a match. （ D） He was awarded with a luxury house. （ A） Fall （ B） Rise （ C） V-shape （ D） Zi

39、gzag （ A） To embrace changes of thought （ B） To adapt to the disintegrated family life （ C） To return to the practice in the 60s and 70s （ D） To create stability in their lives （ A） They feared the complicated procedures. （ B） They wanted to go against the trend. （ C） They were afraid of losing face

40、. （ D） They were willing to stay together. （ A） been shifted around the country （ B） had difficulty being promoted （ C） enjoyed a happier life （ D） tasted little bitterness of disgrace Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first

41、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 just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For the

42、se blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The human body is a remarkable food processor. As an adult, you may consume【 B1】 _a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight. You are【 B2】 _harnessing and consuming energy through the

43、 intricate【 B3】_of your body in order to remain in energy balance. To【 B4】 _a given body weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. How ever, sometimes the【 B5】 _energy balance is upset, and your【 B6】 _body weight will either fall or【 B7】 _. The term body image refers to the mental i

44、mage we have of our own physical appearance, and【 B8】 _. Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight.【 B9】_. At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first-year students desi

45、red to change their body weight.【 B10】 _. Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly. Males generally desire muscularity.【 B11】_who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance; most want to lose excess body fat, while a smaller percentage of individuals actua

46、lly want to gain weight. 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 passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank foll

47、owing 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 each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 47 Money is a ke

48、y element in economic and business activities and has been the theme of many witty remarks. Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “Money makes money, and the money it makes, makes more money.“ To most of us, money is【 S1】 _but the currency of a country. But to some people, money is either the best friend or

49、 the worst demon. To【 S2】 _, however, money is a subject for study and for some thing to be money, it must at least have the following characteristics: portable, divisibility, stability, durability and acceptability. Thus, nowadays, money has got a lot of【 S3】 _: credit cards, debit cards, access cards, IC cards, etc., but are usually【 S4】 _plastic money or electronic money, because they are used like【 S5】 _. With a