[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷547及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 547及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an e-mail to change the time of an appointment. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 给你的朋友 Frank发一封 e-mail,告诉他由于明天你要参加一场考试，无法按预定计划和他见面； 2. 对此带来的不便表

2、示抱歉； 3. 重新约定见面时间。 Changing the Time of an Appointment 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 passage. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YES) if the

3、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. 1 The following are reviews of three best-seller books. Change can be a blessing or a curse, de

4、pending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry a

5、re micenon-analytical and non-judgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are “little people“, mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relation ship with cheese. Its not just sustenance to them; its their self-image. Their lives and belie

6、f systems are built around the cheese theyve found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoodsour jobs, our career paths, the industries we work inalthough it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to

7、 be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out. Dr. Johnson, co-author of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military organizationsany place

8、 where you find people who may fear or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: things change. They always have changed and always will change. And while theres no

9、single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change wont happen is always the same: the cheese runs out. Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: his own highly educated but fis

10、cally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his “poor dad“ (whose weekly paychecks, while respectable, were never quite sufficient to meet family needs) pounded home the counterpoint communicated by

11、his “rich dad“ (that “the poor and the middle class work for money, “but “the rich have money work for them“). Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, written with consultant and CPA Sharon L. Lechter, lays out the philosophy behind his relationship with

12、money. Although Kiyosaki can take a frustratingly long time to make his points, his book nonetheless compellingly advocates for the type of “financial literacy“, thats never taught in schools. Based on the principle that income generating assets always provide healthier bottom-line results than even

13、 the best of traditional jobs, it explains how those assets might be acquired so that the jobs can eventually be shed. What do you do after youve written the No. 1 best-seller The Millionaire Next Door? Survey 1,371 more millionaires and write The Millionaire Mind. Dr. Stanleys extremely timely tome

14、 is a mixture of entertaining elements. It resembles Regis Philbins hit show (and CD-ROM game) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, only you have to pose real-life questions, instead of quizzing about trivia. Are you a gambling, divorce-prone, conspicuously consuming “Income-Statement Affluent“ Jacuzzi fo

15、ol soon to be parted from his or her money, or a frugal, loyal, resole your shoes and buy your own groceries type like one of Stanleys “Balance-Sheet Affluent“ millionaires? “Cheap dates “millionaires are 4. 9 times likelier to play with their grandkids than shop at Brooks Brothers. “If you asked th

16、e average American what it takes to be a millionaire, “he writes, “theyd probably cite a number of predictable factors: in heritance, luck, stock market investments Topping his list would be a high IQ, high SAT scores and grade point average, along with attendance at a top college. “No way, says Sta

17、nley, backing it up with data he compiled with help from the University of Georgia and Harvard geodemographer Jon Robbin. Robbin may wish hed majored in socializing at LSU, instead, because the numbers show the aver age millionaire had a lowly 2.92 GPA, SAT scores between 1100 and 1190, and teachers

18、 who told them they were mediocre students but personable people. “Discipline 101 and Tenacity 102 made them rich. Stanley got straight Cs in English and writing, but he had money-minded drive. He urges you to pat tern your life according to Yale professor Robert Sternbergs Successful Intelligence,

19、because Stanleys statistics bear out Sternbergs theories on what makes minds succeedand it isnt IQ. Besides offering insights into millionaires pinchpenny ways, pleasing quips (“big brain, no bucks“), and 46 statistical charts with catchy titles, Stanleys book booms with human-potential pep talk and

20、 bristles with anecdotesfor example, about a bus driver who made $ 3 million, a doctor (re porting that his training gave him zero people skills) who lost $1.5 million, and a loser scholar in the bottom 10 percent on six GRE tests who grew up to be Martin Luther King Jr. Read it and youll feel like

21、a million bucks. 2 Rich Dad Poor Dad places an emphasis on something that can hardly be learnt at school? （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Who Moved My Cheese is particularly helpful for those who are engaged in Internet? （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Who Moved My Cheese tells readers it doesnt follow that those w

22、ho dont have good academic achievement will not make a fortune? （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Rich Dad Poor Dad is not written by a single writer? （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Who Moved My Cheese tells a very simple story but it contains some messages. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Rich Dad Poor Dad seems not to exp

23、ress ideas straightforward. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Who Moved My Cheese is written by the one who also wrote a lot of other works with other writers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 _ is probably full of facts. 10 _ is not only statistical but also interesting. 11 _ is not related to finance. Section A Dire

24、ctions: 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 be a pause. During the pau

25、se, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Try to get a seat next to the window. （ B） Find another passenger going to Cleveland. （ C） Ask for information about the departure time. （ D） Find out if there are any seats left on the bus. （ A） She f

26、orgot to stop at the store. （ B） The man shouldnt eat the fish. （ C） The fish is safe to eat. （ D） The food shouldnt be reheated. （ A） She wont be able to go with the man. （ B） She doesnt think Frank is arriving until tomorrow morning. （ C） She has to pick up Frank at 2:00. （ D） She doesnt know when

27、 her class will end. （ A） He watched the television program with his mother. （ B） His mother told him his professor was on television. （ C） Answering the phone caused him to miss the television program. （ D） His mother missed the television program. （ A） The pool will be open all week. （ B） The weat

28、her will cool down soon. （ C） The woman should go swimming. （ D） He prefers to stay inside in hot weather. （ A） He may not have enough time to cook. （ B） He may spend more money on food next semester. （ C） He may gain weight if he does his own cooking. （ D） He may not enjoy cooking. （ A） Hes tired.

29、（ B） He lost the race. （ C） He has already been to the top of the hill. （ D） He prefers doing exercise indoors. （ A） The doctor only has time on Tuesdays. （ B） The doctor is busy on Tuesday morning. （ C） The man must come more than one time. （ D） The man must arrive on time. （ A） They lived in caves

30、. （ B） They traveled in groups. （ C） They had an advanced language. （ D） They ate mostly fruit. （ A） They lived in large groups. （ B） They used sand as insulation. （ C） They kept fires burning constantly. （ D） They faced their homes toward the south. （ A） Meet his anthropology teacher. （ B） Lend him

31、 her magazine when shes done with it. （ C） Come over to his house after class. （ D） Help him study for an anthropology test. （ A） Whit a knife. （ B） On the edge of some metal. （ C） On some glass. （ D） On a piece of paper. （ A） How much the cut hurt. （ B） How deep the cut was. （ C） How easily he was

32、cut. （ D） How concerned the woman was. （ A） The amount of skin affected by the cut. （ B） The cause of the cut. （ C） The amount of bleeding. （ D） The number of nerve endings irritated. （ A） Take a pain reliever. （ B） Let the cut dry out. （ C） Keep the cut closed. （ D） Go to a doctor. Section B Direct

33、ions: 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 and D. （ A） Professor Smith. （

34、 B） A specialist in Chemistry. （ C） A teaching assistant. （ D） A university technician. （ A） Every day of the week. （ B） Once every two weeks. （ C） Once a week. （ D） Twice a week. （ A） To demonstrate an experiment. （ B） To explain the grading procedures. （ C） To inform the students of the safety mea

35、sures. （ D） To tell the students how to use the safety equipment. （ A） Far away from the city. （ B） In a small town. （ C） Near the city. （ D） In the city center. （ A） The local advertisements. （ B） The Information Agency. （ C） The Sunday newspaper. （ D） The radio and TV stations. （ A） When they are

36、on holidays. （ B） On Sunday mornings. （ C） On Saturday night. （ D） As soon as they have information. （ A） Most victims were rescued successfully. （ B） Someone in the firm was to blame for the explosion. （ C） The firemen were very brave. （ D） The press reporter arrived too late to interview anyone. （

37、 A） Do extra work if necessary. （ B） Change the spark plugs only. （ C） Clean the spark plugs only. （ D） Charge her more than 10 if necessary. （ A） The repairman had finished cleaning the plugs. （ B） The repairman had just started working on her car. （ C） The repairman had lost the old plug. （ D） The

38、 repairman had changed the plug. （ A） Because she had them put in only a few months ago. （ B） Because she wanted to save the new ones for future use. （ C） Because she liked worn-out plugs. （ D） Because she got them well cleaned. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three ti

39、mes. 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 just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required

40、 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 As my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some【 B1】 _to read on the journey, I went to the luggage office to【 B2】 _t

41、he suitcase I had left there three days before. I took out my purse to find the receipt for my【 B3】_. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I took out all the things in the purse, but no matter how hard I【 B4】 _, the receipt was nowhere to be found. When my【 B5】 _came, I explained the

42、situation to the assistant. The man looked at me【 B6】 _and asked me to【 B7】 _the case. The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the【 B8】 _things in the case.【 B9】 _. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had

43、 done this, I went to look among the shelves. I found the case lying in a corner.【 B10】 _. Again I took out my purse and this time to pay. I pulled out a ten dollar note and the “lost“ receipt slipped out with it.【 B11】 _. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this h

44、appen before too! 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 following t

45、he 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 The agricultural rev

46、olution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was【 S1】 _.“In Europe“, said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the【 S2】 _of their land, lab

47、or being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labor,【 S3】 _being abundant.“ It was in America, therefore, that the great【 S4】_in nineteenth century agricultural machinery first came At the opening of the century, with the【 S5】 _of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of t

48、he existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860, most of the【 S6】 _in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been【 S7】_on the idea of a cast-iron(铸铁 )plow and spent his

49、 entire fortune in【 S8】 _his invention. The farmers,【 S9】 _, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds【 S10】 _. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled steel(冷轧 )plow. A)introducing I)exception B)advances J)abundant