[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷681及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 681及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled What Do We Expect From a Friend? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1每个人都需要朋友 2不同的人对朋 友有着不同的期待和要求 3我的观点 What Do We Expect From a Friend?

2、 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 statement agrees with the information given in the pa

3、ssage; 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 Free School Meals Millions of American schoolchildren are receiving free or low-cost meals for the first time as their parents, many once solidly

4、middle class, have lost jobs or homes during the economic crisis, qualifying their families for the decades-old safety-net program. The number of students receiving subsidized (补贴的 ) lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 20062007, a 17 percent increase, according to an analy

5、sis by the New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture. “These are very large increases and a direct reflection of the hardships American families are facing,“ said Benjamin Senauer, a University of Minnesota economist who studies the meals program, adding that the surge had happened s

6、o quickly “that people like myself who do research are struggling to keep up with it.“ In Sylva, N.C., layoffs at lumber and paper mills have driven hundreds of new students into the free lunch program. In Las Vegas, where the collapse of the construction industry has caused hardship, 15 000 additio

7、nal students joined the subsidized lunch program this fall. Around Rochester, unemployed engineers and technicians have signed up their children after the downsizing of Kodak and other companies forced them from their jobs. Many of these formerly middle-income parents have pleaded with school offici

8、als to keep their enrollment a secret. Students in families with incomes up to 130 percent of the poverty level or $ 29 055 for a family of four are eligible (有资格的 ) for free school meals. Children in a four-member household with income up to $ 41 348 qualify for a subsidized lunch priced at 40 cent

9、s. Among the first to call attention to the increases were Department of Education officials, who use subsidized lunch rates as a poverty indicator in federal testing. This month, in releasing results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, they noted that the proportion of the nations f

10、ourth graders enrolled in the lunch program had climbed to 52 percent from 49percent in 2009, crossing a symbolic watershed. In the Rockdale County Schools in Conyers, Ga., east of Atlanta, the percentage of students receiving subsidized lunches increased to 63 percent this year from 46 percent in 2

11、006. One of those is Sheila Dawson, a Wal-Mart saleswoman whose husband lost his job as the manager of a Waffle House last year, reducing their income by $ 45 000. “Were doing whatever we can to save money,“ said Ms. Dawson, who has a 15-year-old daughter. “We buy clothes at the thrift store, we see

12、 fewer movies and this year my daughter qualifies for reduced-price lunch.“ Although the troubled economy is the main factor in the increases, experts said, some growth at the margins has resulted from a new way of qualifying students for the subsidized meals, known as direct certification. In 2004,

13、 Congress required the nations 17 000 school districts to match student enrollment lists against records of local food-stamp agencies, directly enrolling those who receive food stamps for the meals program. The number of districts doing so has been rising as have the number of school-age children in

14、 families eligible for food stamps, to 14 million in 2010 2011 from 12 million in 20092010. “The concern of those of us involved in the direct certification effort is how to help all these districts deal with the exploding caseload of kids eligible for the meals,“ said Kevin Conway, a project direct

15、or at Mathematica Policy Research, a co-author of an October report to Congress on direct certification. Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was pr

16、oviding 22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized. Since then, the subsidized portion has grown while paid lunches have declined, but not since 1972 have so many additional children become eligible for free lunches as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $ 10.

17、8 billion program providing 32 million lunches, 21 million of which are free or at reduced price. All 50 states have shown increases, according to Agriculture Department data. In Florida, which has 2.6 million public school students, an additional 265 000 students have become eligible for subsidies

18、since 2007, with increases in virtually every district. “Growth has been across the board,“ said Mark Eggers, the Florida Department of Education official who oversees the lunch program. In Las Vegas, with 13. 6 percent unemployment, the enrollment of thousands of new students in the subsidized lunc

19、h program forced the Clark County district to add an extra shift at the football field-size central kitchen, said Virginia Beck, an assistant director at the school food service. In New York, the Gates Chili school district west of Rochester has lost 700 students since 20072008, as many families hav

20、e fled the area after mass layoffs. But over those same four years, the subsidized lunch program has added 125 mouths, many of them belonging to the children of Kodak and Xerox managers and technicians who once assumed they had a lifetime job, said Debbi Beauvais, district supervisor of the meals pr

21、ogram. “Parents signing up children say, I never thought a program like this would apply to me and my kids,“ Ms. Beauvais said. Many large urban school districts have for years been dominated by students poor enough to qualify for subsidized lunches. In Dallas, Newark and Chicago, for instance, abou

22、t 85 percent of students are eligible, and most schools also offer free breakfasts. Now, some places have added free supper programs, fearing that needy students otherwise will go to bed hungry. One is the Hickman Mills C-l district in a threadbare Kansas City, Mo., neighborhood where a Home Depot,

23、a shopping mall and a string of grocery stores have closed. Ten years ago,48 percent of its students qualified for subsidized lunches. By 2007, that proportion had increased to 73 percent, said Leah Schmidt, the districts nutrition director. Last year, when it hit 80 percent, the district started fe

24、eding 700 students a third meal, paid for by the state, each afternoon when classes end. “This is the neediest period Ive seen in my 20-year career,“ Ms. Schmidt said. 2 What is the response of researchers to the sudden increase of students receiving subsidized lunches? （ A） They have long anticipat

25、ed it. （ B） They seem not quite ready for it. （ C） They feel very frightened about it. （ D） They come up with no solutions to it. 3 Many middle-income parents around Rochester have signed up their children because_. （ A） the construction industry has collapsed （ B） they have been fired from lumber a

26、nd paper mills （ C） companies like Kodak have made them jobless （ D） they want to gain extra advantage from government 4 What do Department of Education officials use subsidized lunch rates for? （ A） Calculating the needy students. （ B） Determining the poverty line. （ C） Indicating poverty in federa

27、l testing. （ D） Figuring out a reasonable budget. 5 What do we know about Sheila Dawson? （ A） She used to be the manager of a Waffle House. （ B） Her family has an average annual income of $ 45 000. （ C） She and her husband find it hard to make ends meet. （ D） Her daughter is eligible for subsidized

28、lunches this year. 6 What are people involved in the direct certification effort concerned for? （ A） Enrolling students receiving food stamps for the program. （ B） Helping handle the caseload of kids qualified for subsidized meals. （ C） Keeping records of some local food-stamp agencies. （ D） Providi

29、ng financial help to kids not eligible for free meals. 7 The National School Lunch Act was established in 1946 as a way to_. （ A） increase farm surpluses （ B） offer poor schoolchildren food （ C） back up commodity prices （ D） ensure the nutrition of school lunches 8 What is the situation like in Flor

30、ida regarding the students qualified for subsidies? （ A） Growth in the number of qualified students is almost in every district. （ B） More than two million students had access to free lunches in 2007. （ C） Some districts have to add an extra shift at the central kitchen. （ D） 700 students have benef

31、ited from the meals program since 2007. 9 As the former managers and technicians in Kodak and Xerox, they never thought the program would_. 10 In some places, free supper programs have been added in order for needy students not to_ 11 Last year, the Hickman Mills C-l district began feeding many stud

32、ents a third meal when the proportion of students qualified for subsidized lunches increased to_. 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 co

33、nversation 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） Children today spend too much time exercising. （ B） Children today spend too much time pl

34、aying computer. （ C） Children never spend a lot of time playing computer. （ D） Children used to spend a lot of time playing computer （ A） He was good at history in school. （ B） He always got high score in school. （ C） He isnt good at remembering dates. （ D） He had trouble talking to the teacher. （ A

35、） Winning is less important than participation. （ B） Winning should be emphasized. （ C） Winning is more important than participation. （ D） Winning is never overemphasized. （ A） She is really fat. （ B） She is on a diet. （ C） She is slim all the time. （ D） She lost a lot of weight. （ A） She bought som

36、e windows. （ B） She bought a lot of things. （ C） She bought nothing. （ D） She bought something to eat. （ A） In a grocery store. （ B） In a pet store. （ C） In a jewelry store. （ D） In a dress store. （ A） Prepare for the exam. （ B） Go to crazy. （ C） Go to see a movie. （ D） Have a rest. （ A） John will s

37、ucceed. （ B） John is a dreamer. （ C） John is miserable. （ D） John is diligent. （ A） She cares for the models. （ B） She takes foreigners on guided tours. （ C） She transports people from one place to another. （ D） She answers the telephones. （ A） Assistant manager. （ B） Tour operator. （ C） Conference

38、coordinator. （ D） Modeling agent. （ A） She will go back to the modeling agency. （ B） She is planning to go back home. （ C） She is going to be a tour operator. （ D） She will go around the company. （ A） At the Statue of Liberty. （ B） In France. （ C） On a tour boat. （ D） At a school. （ A） Because he wa

39、nts to build a statue like it. （ B） Because he wants to impress the woman. （ C） Because he wants to visit France someday. （ D） Because he wants to write a paper for his class. （ A） The Statue was taken apart for transportation. （ B） The Statue is taller than he had imagined. （ C） The French had prob

40、lems funding its construction. （ D） The Statue was transported on a ship to the US. （ A） The base is about the same height as the Statue. （ B） It is much taller than all other statues in the world. （ C） It took more time to be completed than the base. （ D） It required a lot of time to be put back to

41、gether. 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 and D.

42、 （ A） They cant lose weight. （ B） They can lose weight by cutting calories or exercising. （ C） They really cant keep the weight off. （ D） They should be on a diet to lose weight. （ A） Senior people are less likely to gain weight. （ B） Senior people are more likely to gain weight. （ C） Once people ge

43、t fat, they will suffer various problems. （ D） Once people get fat, they gain weight steadily. （ A） It may have a negative influence. （ B） It plays a very significant role. （ C） It is meaningless. （ D） It can have a positive impact. （ A） School education is incomparable. （ B） Private schools are sli

44、ghtly better than public schools. （ C） Home education is apparently better. （ D） It depends on various factors. （ A） It requires a lot of time. （ B） It does not necessarily need more time. （ C） It asks for much more energy. （ D） It may cause a lot of trouble. （ A） Helpful. （ B） Beneficial. （ C） Mean

45、ingful. （ D） Pointless. （ A） A visit to a prison. （ B） The influence of his father. （ C） A talk with some miserable slaves. （ D） His experience in the war between France and Austria. （ A） He sent surgeons to serve in the army. （ B） He provided soldiers with medical supplies. （ C） He recruited volunt

46、eers to care for the wounded. （ D） He helped to flee the prisoners of war. （ A） All men, poor or rich, should be created equal. （ B） The wounded and dying should be treated for free. （ C） A wounded soldier should surrender before he receives treatment. （ D） A suffering person should be entitled to h

47、elp regardless of race, religion or political beliefs. （ A） To honor Swiss heroes who died in the war. （ B） To show Switzerland was neutral. （ C） To pay tribute to Switzerland. （ D） To show gratitude to the Swiss government. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.

48、 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 to

49、fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 One of the most famous and most talked-about actresses to come out of Hollywood has died. Film【 B1】 _ Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at the age of 79. Her【 B2】 _ in National Velvet made Taylor a star at the age of 12, and then the parts and the 【 B3】 _kept on coming. Twice she won the【 B4】 _ Award for Best Actress, for her performance in