[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷62及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 62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 A Letter to the Minister of Education. You mast base your composition on the following instructions(given in Chinese). Your composition should be no less than 120 words.

2、 Remember to write it neatly. 假设你是李文，请你就学校假期的安排给教育部部长写一封信，向他建议将学校传统的长假调整为几次短假并陈述相关的原因，比如：学习时间过长可能引起过度疲劳，而放假过长则可能导致浪费时间等等。 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 a

3、ttached 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 information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Transportation Visitors t

4、o America are immediately struck by the tremendous numbers of automobiles filling the highways and crowding the city streets. The automobile, which has transformed the American way of life, is the most indispensable workhorse of the family. During the week the father drives it to his job in the city

5、, alone, or in a “car pool“ arrangement with several of his fellow workers. When he leaves it at home, his wife uses it constantly to do errands(差事 ), to haul groceries, to drive children to lessons or appointments, to shops or swimming pools. On weekends the family drives out to the country for a p

6、icnic lunch or may take a trip of several hundred miles. On vacations, no corner of the country is beyond the familys reach. Transportation Changed Peoples Life All of America has felt the changes which came with the automobile and with the network of highways that have been built to serve it. Farme

7、rs, who live far from their neighbors, are no longer isolated. Tractors do the work of the many farmhands they cannot afford to hire; trucks carry their products to market, to storage elevators or to railroads. Ownership of cars has made it possible for families to move out of cities to suburban are

8、as and to small towns in the countryside, sometimes as much as 50 miles from where they work. Many businesses and stores have followed their customers to establish rural factories and suburban shopping centers surrounded by huge parking lots. Traffic Problems Traffic jams in cities and along the app

9、roaches to cities, especially at morning and evening rush hours and at the start and end of weekends, are difficult problems. How to find enough parking spaces in the cities, even with underground parking lots and many-storied “pigeonhole“ parking structures, is another problem. More highways and wi

10、der ones are needed as fast as they can be built. New Means of Transportation Americas good roads are very recent. When pioneer families crossed the country in covered wagons little more than 100 years ago along deep-rutted(有车辙的 ) roads, they were fortunate if they could make the trip in 109 days. L

11、ess than 60 years ago an automobile made the same trip and it still took 74 days, rather than 7 days it might take today. America had very few good roads before the mass production of the automobile made them necessary. Now it takes a tremendous road building program, great sums of money, thousands

12、of men, machines with wheels taller than the men who drive them and a great deal of planning to keep up with the highway needs of American. Thousands of miles of roads, most of which four and eight lanes wide, are being built, including expressways through and around large cities. They will scarcely

13、 keep up with the need, for there are many more cars each year. The number of cars in America is growing faster than the population. In two cities there are already more cars than families. Before the modern highways were built, Americas railroads carried people and products across the country. Rail

14、roads played an exciting and colorful part in the growth of America in the second half of the nineteenth century. Their iron tracks bound the country together and along their lines sprang up the cities, towns and villages that served as the market places for Americans moving West. In 1869 the first

15、transcontinental railway was completed and at the point in Utah where the track from the East met the track from the West, a solid gold railway spike was driven in to fasten down the rail. Today the railroads still serve as Americas largest carrier of freight, hauling raw materials and goods to fact

16、ories and stores, but they no longer carry many of Americas travelers. In 1971 part of the railroads were put under government control when the National Passenger Corporation(known as Amtrak) took over responsibility for all intercity passenger trains. Freight service and commuter lines still remain

17、 in the hands of private railroad companies. Traffic planners are worried by the fact that the railroads have cut down on the number of commuter trains, carrying workers from suburban homes to their offices in the citythus adding more automobiles where city streets are already too crowded and parkin

18、g space hard to find. Highway buses, some of them air-conditioned and luxurious, have attracted many of the railroads former passengers for trips from city to city. Smaller buses within the city have displaced streetcars. The oldest forms of transportation in America, of course, are like those of ot

19、her countrieswalking, horseback or animal-drawn wagons and various kinds of boats. All of these are still used, and especially boats on Americas rivers and Great Lakes. Since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, oceangoing ships in greater and gr

20、eater numbers will be landing cargoes at inland American ports, such as Chicago, Milwaukee and Duluth. The newest form of transportation which ties the country together is the airplane. While less than 60 years ago Orville Wright kept this plane in the air for 120 feet, today large jet airplanes cro

21、ss the country in five hours and land at 33 major airports. Smaller planes connect nearby cities and towns, and often the towns themselves are connected to their airports by helicopter service. In fact with increasingly difficult driving conditions in the cities, the President of the United States n

22、ow has helicopters on call, which are on the White House lawn to carry him to important meetings or out of the city for a weekends relaxation at his country home. 2 On vacations, people can take a trip to every comer of America except great sections of desert. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The ownership o

23、f cars enables the establishment of rural factories and suburban shopping centers with huge parking lots. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The traffic jams are difficult problems in cities and along the approaches to cities at morning and evening rush hours. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 It is easy for people to f

24、ind enough parking space, with those underground parking lots and many-storied “pigeonhole“ parking structures in big cities. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Because the number of cars in America is growing faster than the population, there are already more automobiles than families in the whole country. （

25、A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 In 1971, the government took control over part of the railroads when the National Passenger Corporation took over responsibility for all intercity passenger trains. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Highway bus, some of them air-conditioned and luxurious, has attracted many passengers be

26、cause of its comfortableness and cheap ticket. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The oldest forms of transportation in America are still in use, and especially boats on Americas rivers and 10 Nowadays, large jet airplanes can cross America in five hours and land at_. 11 With the development of the newest form

27、 of transportation, the towns in America are usually connected to the small plane airports by _. 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 con

28、versation 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 marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The man is surprised that Judy chose that agency. （ B） The man wonders why Judy still keep

29、s her job. （ C） The man doesnt know when Judys classes started. （ D） The man doubts Judy makes much money now. （ A） It became a hit. （ B） It was a failure. （ C） It was a success in a long run. （ D） It never stopped. （ A） The hotel turns to be much better. （ B） There is no difference in the hotel com

30、pared with the former times. （ C） The hotel is surprising. （ D） The hotel was cleaner at the former times. （ A） Hell miss the meeting that afternoon. （ B） He cant have an appointment with the host. （ C） He wont miss the meeting. （ D） He is a hardworking man. （ A） He arrives at the subway station lat

31、e. （ B） The subway is not on time. （ C） The subway has left an hour ago. （ D） The woman keeps him from boarding the subway. （ A） Leave work at noon. （ B） Call the telephone company at noon. （ C） Go to work during the afternoon. （ D） Go to the telephone company between one to three. （ A） He will wait

32、 and take the class next term. （ B） He will become an English teacher. （ C） He will give his presentation without a plan. （ D） He will discuss the presentation with the professor. （ A） He had to wait for an appointment. （ B） He had other things to do first. （ C） His foot had seemed not serious. （ D）

33、 His injury had kept him at home. （ A） A multiple-choice exam. （ B） A chemistry exam. （ C） A German exam. （ D） A geology exam. （ A） Its relative hardness. （ B） Its true color. （ C） Its chemical composition. （ D） Its relative purity. （ A） They are never effective. （ B） They are simple to perform. （ C

34、） They are not always very easy. （ D） They are usually valid. （ A） A popular television program. （ B） A breakthrough in technology. （ C） A recent purchase. （ D） A new electronics store. （ A） He prefers a more expensive model. （ B） Hes confused by the remote controls. （ C） Hes eager to use it. （ D） H

35、es not happy that he bought it. （ A） Know what television is best for him. （ B） Ask for a cheaper price on the television. （ C） Change a store to buy a different television. （ D） Be satisfied with what he has. （ A） Watch less television. （ B） Return the television to the store. （ C） Pay for the tele

36、vision. （ D） Show the woman how to use the television. 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 ans

37、wer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） A lot of money. （ B） The owners name. （ C） An old photo. （ D） A credit card. （ A） The speaker had met the young woman somewhere before. （ B） The young woman was the speakers neighbor. （ C） The young woman often had dinner with the speakers uncle.

38、（ D） The young woman looked rather like the girl in the photo. （ A） The police had found the owner of the purse. （ B） The speaker had found the woman in the photo. （ C） The speaker had found both the mother and the daughter in the photo. （ D） The speaker had found both the purse and its owner. （ A）

39、The friend entered the speakers house from back door. （ B） The friend entered the speakers neighbors house by mistake. （ C） A thief entered the speakers house by mistake. （ D） The speakers friend entered the room by climbing the apple tree. （ A） To cook something for him. （ B） To wait for him. （ C）

40、To eat outside. （ D） To have a meal and drink by himself. （ A） Under a stone. （ B） Under the window. （ C） In the kitchen. （ D） Near the living room. （ A） The history of Benjamin Franklin. （ B） The history of the U.S. mail. （ C） The changes of writing letters. （ D） The history of U.S. （ A） To deliver

41、 the mail from Boston on horseback to its destination. （ B） To take charge of the mall for all the colonies in North America. （ C） To introduce the use of stagecoaches to carry mail. （ D） To deliver mail to the communities from railways by horse and wagon. （ A） The British government. （ B） The Ameri

42、can government. （ C） Benjamin Franklin. （ D） George Washington. （ A） He established a government service. （ B） He developed a system called “star routes“. （ C） He built a lot of post offices. （ D） He established the postal system. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three

43、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 blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are requir

44、ed to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 For many Americans, Easter is the most religious holiday of the year. More people go to church on Easter 【 B1】 _ than at any other time of the year. Americans love all

45、 holidays and 【 B2】 _ find a way to have fun on each of them. One thing that some people like to do is to 【 B3】 _ up in fine, new clothes and walk with their families on one of the main streets. This is called the “Easter 【 B4】 _“. People like to see what others are 【 B5】 _, and they also want the o

46、thers to see their own fine clothes. A very old 【 B6】 _ on Easter is to give children a basket full of candy. Parents often 【 B7】 _ the basket so that the children will have the fun of looking for it. Boys and girls believe that the Easter Bunny 【 B8】 _ the basket each year. The Easter Bunny is a ra

47、bbit 【 B9】 _. Sometimes the city will have all the children come to a big park for an egg bunt. Early in the morning people who work at the park hide eggs and pieces of candy. 【 B10】_. At Easter time Mother buys a lot of eggs. She boils them until they are hard. Caloring these eggs is another Easter

48、 tradition. 【 B11】 _. Having the family together is the nicest part of any holiday. 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

49、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 each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 48 The law is great mass of rules, showing when and how far a man is 【 S1】 _ to be punished,