[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷64及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 64及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an announcement to welcome students to join to a club. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1. 本社团的主要活动内容 2. 参加本社团的好处 3. 如何加入本社团 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension

2、(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 statement

3、 contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Picnic in the Dining-Room “We shall be having a picnic tomorrow afternoon,“ said my hostess, Mrs. Brown. “It will be quite simple and we shant make any fuss. I think an afternoon i

4、n the open air will do us good, dont you? Would you like to come with us?“ I had already made an appointment with the hairdresser but I weakly agreed to cancel it. Mrs. Brown smiled graciously. “I shall be making some cakes this afternoon,“ she explained, “so I shant have any free time. I wonder whe

5、ther you would mind doing some shopping for me during your lunch hour, that is, if you can fit it in.“ She handed me a typewritten list made up of twenty-four separate items, from shrimps to sugared almonds, including an order for a chicken, four sliced loaves, a half-litre of fresh cream and some C

6、amembert, all to be delivered at the house before five oclock. That still left me with plenty to carry myself, and it seemed that if only I could manage to stagger home with my load, there would be no danger of starving the next afternoon. That evening a violent thunderstorm broke. Rain poured down;

7、 the sky was split by terrifying flashes of forked lightning while peals of thunder drowned conversation. But Mrs. Brown was not upset. “It will have cleared up before morning,“ she prophesied. “When this storm has passed well have ideal weather, youll see. The BBC weather forecast has promised suns

8、hine, and they dont often make mistakes.“ She was right. The following morning was glorious. Early in the morning I could hear her moving about in the kitchen. Breakfast was late and consisted of corn flakes and toast. “I must apologize for neglecting you,“ said Mrs. Brown. “So much to do! You wont

9、mind making your bed this morning, will you? Im so busy. Im afraid we shall have to make do with cold meat and potatoes for lunch.“ The whole morning seemed to be spent in loading the car with a variety of bags, baskets and mysterious parcels. After a lunch of cold mutton, boiled potatoes, and limp

10、damp lettuce, we took our rain jackets and umbrellas and fitted ourselves into the car. I was in the back seat, squeezed uncomfortably in the midst of a mountain of equipment. We crawled for the next two hours along a main road where a line of traffic was wedged so tightly together that it was almos

11、t stationary. Mr. Brown was in charge of the steering wheel but Mrs. Brown controlled the driving. At last we turned down a narrow lane and started looking for a suitable place for tea. Each one that we saw had its drawbacks: too sunny, too shady, too exposed, too sheltered. “If we were to picnic th

12、ere, we should be too hot, cold, conspicuous, shut in,“ declared Mrs. Brown as she inspected each in turn. At last she decided that a certain meadow(in reality no different from any other meadow we had examined) would do. Mr. Brown opened the gate and drove the car inside. We started to unload. I ha

13、d never in my life realised that so much stuff could be required for a simple picnic. A folding table was produced together with a clean glossy tablecloth, folding chairs(with cushions), enough crockery and cutlery for a banquet and more than enough food for six courses, paper napkins, a transistor

14、radio, half a dozen illustrated magazines and even soap, a towel, water and a bowl for washing our hands after the meal. I half expected a crimson carpet, possibly footstools for our feet, with red candles as tasteful table decorations. I did discover a tin of fly killer, a bottle of ammonia for the

15、 treatment of stings and even some indigestion tablets. For a whole hour we made our preparations and at last everything that we needed was ready. As we were enjoying our first mouthful of thermos flask soup, a stout man opened the gate and came towards us. “Sorry to make a nuisance of myself, but i

16、n five minutes we shall have finished milking the cows,“ he announced. “Theyll be coming back here directly after.“ Mrs. Brown gazed at him speechless for a moment. At last she found words. “But you can see weve only just started eating,“ she protested indignantly. “Surely you can delay sending them

17、 in for an hour or so?“ “Sorry maam, weve other jobs to do. Well give you time to clear up: thats the most that we can allow. Say twenty minutes. You know youre trespassing, of course?“ Mrs. Brown seemed to collapse in her chair. I wished I were fifty miles off. Mr. Brown was the only one that accep

18、ted the situation philosophically. “It seems to be high time we departed,“ was his only comment. Half an hour after we moved off as the cows were wandering down the lane and as the first drops of rain were falling. We joined the traffic jam in the main road. Three hours later we unpacked again and h

19、ad our picnic in Mrs. Browns dining-room with a carpet underfoot but still no candies. We were strangely silent but our deep sense of grievance did not in any way prevent us from eating a great deal. 2 The author was most probably a tenant of the family. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 When the author was i

20、nvited by Mrs. Brown to go on a picnic, she accepted it happily. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 From the authors description, we can conclude that Mrs. Brown had made very detailed arrangements for the picnic. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Mrs Brown decided to have the picnic in a certain meadow without much tho

21、ught. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The farmer told the picnickers to leave because he was unfriendly and fault-finding. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 I wish I were fifty miles off means that the author was eager to go home. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Mr Brown was happy that I was invited to joined the picnic. （ A

22、） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The evening before the picnic broke a violent thunderstorm, but Mrs Brown was still _ about the weather. 10 When we went out for the picnic we met a heavy _ along the main road. 11 Finally we had our picnic in _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conve

23、rsations 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 marked A, B, C an

24、d D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The woman likes the modem art in a higher degree. （ B） The woman likes the classical art better. （ C） The woman likes neither the modem art nor the classical art. （ D） The woman likes both the modern art and the classical art. （ A） She hopes the fruits

25、are in season. （ B） She hopes the apples look nice. （ C） She hopes the fruits are tasty. （ D） She hopes the fruits are cheap. （ A） He suggests that she visit Belgium. （ B） He suggests that she work harder. （ C） He suggests that she listen more. （ D） He suggests that she get a tutor. （ A） Because the

26、 policeman stopped him. （ B） Because the driver charged too much. （ C） Because the driver drove him to a wrong place. （ D） Because he had been rubbed. （ A） By car. （ B） By air. （ C） By train. （ D） By bus. （ A） An invented story. （ B） A real experience. （ C） An imaginary situation. （ D） A terrible ni

27、ghtmare. （ A） Dan isnt a very good violinist. （ B） Someone else should make the introduction. （ C） There will be other musicians to introduce. （ D） Its rather late to ask Dan to make the introdution now. （ A） They will accept the translation work even if they had taken the night class. （ B） They wil

28、l not accept the translation work even if they hadnt taken the night class. （ C） They will accept the translation work because they do not have enough money. （ D） They will not accept the translation work because they do not have enough time. （ A） He drives too fast. （ B） He plays his guitar too lou

29、dly. （ C） His radio wakes her children up. （ D） His friends are too noisy. （ A） She doesnt want to make a bad first impression. （ B） Her neighbors are rude and unfriendly. （ C） She is afraid that they wont listen. （ D） She knows that they cant do anything about it. （ A） She should call the neighbors

30、 to complain. （ B） She should introduce her children to the neighbors. （ C） She should ask the neighbors son to move out. （ D） She should bring the neighbors a gift. （ A） The history of taxes. （ B） The state of Texas. （ C） The importance of oil. （ D） The taxes of Alaska. （ A） It has very few governm

31、ent expenses. （ B） It taxes large oil firms heavily. （ C） It taxes the citizens at high rates. （ D） It doesnt have many regulations. （ A） It builds new oil facilities. （ B） It pays back to its citizens. （ C） It gives benefits to large corporations. （ D） It pays back to the federal government. （ A） G

32、overnment officials. （ B） Members in oil corporations. （ C） People who have lived there for more than 10 years. （ D） Anyone who moves to the state. 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 th

33、e 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） Marco was 15 years old when be set out on his first journey. （ B） Marco left Italy with his sister and brother. （ C） Marco wanted to become the Mongolian

34、ruler. （ D） Marco was appointed an important official by Khan. （ A） Because they thought he was still in China. （ B） Because they thought he was put into prison. （ C） Because they thought he was working for the Chinese government. （ D） Because they thought he had died. （ A） A prisoner. （ B） An enemy

35、. （ C） Marco Polo. （ D） A Chinese writer. （ A） The mother does not enjoy the performance of her son. （ B） The mother does not like to communicate with her son. （ C） The mother does not like her son. （ D） The mother is short of emotions towards her son. （ A） His father knows how to show respect for h

36、is son. （ B） His father knows little about how to educate his son. （ C） His father is the best father in the world. （ D） His father shows little emotion to his son. （ A） To cause the depression. （ B） To create fulfilled, creative adults. （ C） To create intelligent exam-takers. （ D） To love condition

37、ally on performance. （ A） A school in California. （ B） A student in London. （ C） Home page on the Internet. （ D） Computers in the classroom. （ A） It is not easy to get them away from the computers. （ B） They are going all over the world with their teachers. （ C） They dont even want to go to class an

38、y more. （ D） They are going to visit some libraries on earth. （ A） A scientist will help to wire all the schools. （ B） It can be very expensive. （ C） It is not easy to do so. （ D） Technical problems are still not solved. （ A） Teachers all agree that it would be worth it to connect schools to the Int

39、ernet. （ B） On any home page on the Internet one can see many pictures. （ C） There is still argument about connecting schools to the Internet. （ D） Volunteer effort is absolute necessary to help the teachers. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passag

40、e 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 to fill in the miss

41、ing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Jeffrey Zaslow, the advice columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, grew up in suburban Philadelphia. His biggest 【 B1】 _ in life was to be a writer. “I never wanted to be anything else,“ he sa

42、ys, “I was ten or eleven when I saw Gone with the Wind and I wrote my own 【 B2】 _ War stary.“ After earning a degree in 【 B3】_ writing at Carnegie Mellon University, he got a job at a newspaper in Orlando, Florida. He made his mark with his article on the 【 B4】 _ working conditions endured by the pe

43、ople inside the Mickey and Minnie costumes at Walt Disney World. Later be became a 【 B5】 _ writer for the Wall Street Journal. In 1988, when the famous advice columnist, Ann Landers, 【 B6】 _ her job at the Chicago Sun Times, the paper 【 B7】 _ a nationwide contest to find her replacement. Jeffrey Zas

44、low 【 B8】 _. Among the 12, 000 contestants, women outnumbered men nine to one, 【 B9】 _. When he reached the semifinals, his editors at the Journal ran a headline: “Why Hell Never Make it“. But Jeffrey did make it in the finals. Today, eighteen years later, his column, “All that Jazz“ is read by thou

45、sands of readers in the Chicago area. 【 B10】 _. He is also greatly moved by the generosity, sincerity and good nature of his readers. “Wonderful people,“ he says, “do outnumber terrible people in this World. 【 B11】 _. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 4

46、6 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 48 It is a miracle that New York works at all. The whole thing

47、is unbelievable. Every time the residents brush their teeth, millions of gallons of water must be consumed. When a young man in Manhattan writes a letter to his girl in Brooklyn, the love message gets blown to her through a pneumatic(充气的 ) tube. The underground, system of telephone cables, power lin

48、es, steam pipes, gas pipes is reason enough to abandon the island to the gods and the beetles. Every time a cut is made on the street, the noisy surgeons expose ganglia(神经中枢 ) that are twisted beyond belief. By rights New York should have destroyed itself long ago, from terror or fire or failure of

49、some vital supply lines in its circulatory system or from some deep complex short circuit. Long ago the city should have experienced an insoluble traffic confusion at some impassable bottle-neck. It should have died of hunger when food lines failed for a few days. It should have been wiped out by widespread diseases starting in its dirty blocks or carried in by ships rats. It should have been swallowed by the sea that licks at it on