[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷705及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 705及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part， you are allowe8 30 minutes to write an eye-witness account of a fire. You shoul8 write at least 120 wor8s following the outline given below in Chinese: 假设你在某日某时某地目击一起火灾，就此写一份见证书。见 证书必须包括以下几点： 1火灾发生的地点 2你所见到的火灾场面 3对火灾原因的分析 An Eye-wi

2、tness Account of a Fire 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 info

3、rmation 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 Mobile phones What Are Mobile Phones? A mobile phone, also known as a cellphone or cellular phone, is a portable electronic

4、 device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area(compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). Cellphones allow connections to be made to the telephone network, normally by directly dialing the other partys number on an inbuilt k

5、eypad. Most current cellphones use a combination of radio wave transmission and conventional telephone circuit switching, though packet switching is already in use for some parts of the cellphone network, especially for services such as Internet access and WAP. Some of the worlds largest cellphone m

6、anufacturers include Alcatel, Audiovox, Kyocera(formerly the handset division of Qualcomm), LG, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic(Matsushita Electric), Philips, Sagem, Samsung, Sanyo, Siemens, SK Teletech, and Sony Ericsson. There are also specialist communication systems related to, but distinct from cell

7、phones, such as satellite phones and Professional Mobile Radio. Worldwide Deployment Cellphones have a long and varied history that stretches back to the 1950s, with hand-held devices being available since 1983. Due to their low establishment costs and rapid deployment, cellphone networks have since

8、 spread rapidly throughout the world, outstripping the growth of fixed telephony. In most of Europe, wealthier parts of Asia, Australia, and the US, cellphones are now widely used, with the majority of the adult, teenage, and even child population owning one. The number of cell phone subscribers in

9、the US has reached over 190 million. The availability of Prepaid or pay as you go services, where the subscriber does not have to commit to a long term contract, has helped fuel this growth. Standardized Technology The cellphone has become ubiquitous because of the interoperability of cellphones acr

10、oss different networks and countries. This is due to the equipment manufacturers all working to the same standard, particularly the GSM standard which was designed for Europe-wide interoperability. All European nations and some Asian nations chose it as their sole standard, while in Japan and South

11、Korea another standard, CDMA, was selected. Cellphone Culture In less than twenty years, mobile phones have gone from being rare and expensive pieces of equipment used by businesses to a pervasive low-cost personal item. In many countries, cellphones now outnumber land-line telephones, with most adu

12、lts and many children now owning cellphones. It is not uncommon for young adults to simply own a cell phone instead of a land-line for their residence. In some developing countries, where there is little existing fixed-line infrastructure, the mobile phone has become widespread. Social Life With hig

13、h levels of mobile telephone penetration, a mobile culture has evolved, where the phone becomes a key social tool, and people rely on their cellphone addressbook to keep in touch with their friends. Many people keep in touch using SMS, and a whole culture of “texting“ has developed from this. The co

14、mmercial market in SMSs is growing. Many phones even offer Instant Messenger services to increase the simplicity and ease of texting on phones. Entertainment The mobile phone itself has also become a totemic and fashion object, with users decorating, customizing, and accessorizing their cellphones t

15、o reflect their personality. Likewise, customized ringtones have been developed. Etiquette Cellphone etiquette has become an important issue with mobiles ringing at funerals, weddings, movies and plays. Users often speak at increased volume, with little regard for others nearby people. It has become

16、 common practice for places like libraries and movie theatres to ban the use of cell phones, sometimes even installing jamming equipment to prevent them. Media Cameraphones and videophones that can capture video and take photographs are increasingly being used to cover breaking news. Stories like th

17、e London Bombings, the Boxing Day Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina have been reported on by cameraphone users on news sites like NowPublic and photosharing sites like Flickr. Cellphone Features Cellphones are often packed with features that offer users far more than just the capability to send text mes

18、sages and make voice calls. These may include internet browsing, music(MP3) playback, personal organisers, email, watch/alarm, built-in cameras, ringtones, security measures(e.g. pin codes), SIM blocks, games, radio, push to talk, infrared and bluetooth connectivity, and call registers. Network Feat

19、ures Though cellphones vary significantly from provider to provider, and even nation to nation(most noticeably in North America), all cellphones must generally accomplish the same tasks regardless. Cellphones must be connected to the system of landline phones. Cellphones must also be able to connect

20、 with each other just as easily, even if the two phones are not from the same mobile service provider. Consequently, all cellphone systems are comprised of two components; the handset, and the tower. The handset is the portable, referred to as the mobile phone, cellphone or a smartphone. The tower i

21、s a high-yield radio tower that the cellphones direct their radio communications to in order to connect to the network of telecommunications. It could also be a network of satellites. Network Working Process The Handset Handsets feature a low power transceiver that is typically designed to transmit

22、voice and data, or analog audio only, up to a few kilometers under ideal situations to where the tower is located. The handset listens for an available tower. Once found, the handset informs that tower of its own unique identifier, and alerts the cellphone network that it is ready and standing-by to

23、 receive telephone calls. It then periodically repeats this information to the tower, and seeks out new towers over the duration it is powered on. The Tower Towers are large structures that feature a series of high power radio transmitters designed to broadcast their presence and availability, and r

24、elay communications to the mobile handsets. The tower features a much higher-powered radio transceiver array that allows it to provide a radio communications dialog with handsets dozens of kilometers away. The tower is connected to the landline telephone infrastructure by a high-capacity phone line,

25、 and may also be connected to a dedicated data line. The tower can then route calls between the mobile handsets its serving, and telephone calls over the landline. Because the tower tracks and relays what mobile handsets it is servicing, it can inform the mobile network provider so that al any given

26、 time a call to a cellphone can quickly be traced to the tower that is servicing that handset. The Data Stream Most cellphones dialog between the handset and the tower is comprised of a data stream of digitized audio. The technology driving this process can vary, and in nations with no standard or p

27、reference(such as the United States), many incompatible technologies exist. Not only do transmission standards potentially differ, but so do the radio frequencies. Some technologies include AMPS for analog, and TDMA, CDMA and GSM for digital communications. Though nations like the USA have generally

28、 avoided official standardization, most nations of the world have agreed upon the GSM data transmission protocol for cellphones, and a small range of possible frequencies that cellphones may operate on. Phones are classified based on the technology they use and the features they have. 2 The main dif

29、ference between cordless phones and cellphones is that cordless phones can only operate in a limited range. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Satellite phones and Professional Mobile Radios are a kind of cellphone. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Because cellphones are quick to deploy and cheap to establish, they hav

30、e spread rapidly throughout the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Because American cellphone users can choose either the prepaid service or pay as you go, cellphone subscribers have increased in number. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 CDMA and GSM are the two main network services available in Australia. （ A）

31、Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Texting is uncommon in Asian countries. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Cellphone etiquette has become increasingly more important. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Email, watch/alarm, built-in cameras, ringtones, and SIM blocks are all _ of cellphones. 10 Cellphones must not only be connected to

32、the system of _ but also must be able to connect with each other just as easily, even if the two phones are not from the same mobile service provider. 11 Although most nations around the world have agreed upon GSM data transmission protocol for cellphones, the US has avoided official _. Section A Di

33、rections: 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 p

34、ause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He was short of money. （ B） He lost his money. （ C） He broke his back. （ D） He broke his leg. （ A） Susan should not be driving. （ B） Susan is not going to the party. （ C） Susan is not a driver. （ D）

35、Susan is not kind enough to give the woman a ride. （ A） In a dining room. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In an elevator. （ D） In a free market. （ A） Nobody knew how much the yelling bothered the goalkeeper. （ B） There was a good reason for the goalkeepers poor play. （ C） The goalkeeper deserved to be critici

36、zed （ D） Few players break their wrists at football games. （ A） A bus passenger. （ B） A cabin passenger. （ C） A bus conductor. （ D） A train passenger. （ A） He has just returned from a long vacation. （ B） He doesnt have enough time to take more classes. （ C） He was sick, but he is getting better. （ D

37、） Only three classes are available to him right now. （ A） 80. （ B） 20. （ C） 40, （ D） 60. （ A） He is unpleasant to be with. （ B） He is an introverted person. （ C） He is very enthusiastic. （ D） He is easy going. （ A） One needs to be careful with his goal. （ B） Sleep walkers lack goals for success. （ C

38、） Success is impossible without a goal. （ D） Ones goal in lire is difficult to find. （ A） Acquiring a true sense of responsibility. （ B） Focusing on the desire to fulfill. （ C） Getting ready for the worst. （ D） Imagining objects to obtain and possess. （ A） Because he was thought to be aware of count

39、less plane crashes. （ B） Because he was believed to have liked bus-riding. （ C） Because he was thought to be nervous about flying. （ D） Because he was believed not to be able to pilot a plane. 23 What does the woman mainly talk about? （ A） Recycling and its benefits. （ B） The group she belongs to. （

40、 C） Her belief on environmental protection. （ D） The project her group is involved in. 24 What is the goal of the womans group? （ A） To get funding from the citys recycling center. （ B） To raise peoples awareness of recycling. （ C） To force the government to change its actions on plant funding. （ D）

41、 To prevent the government from funding the main plant. 25 What form of protest did the RRR use? （ A） Writing an article in the newspapers. （ B） Dumping garbage on the city lawn. （ C） Publishing an editorial to show disapproval. （ D） Organizing several strikes in the streets. Section B Directions: I

42、n 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） Its merchant fleet ruled

43、the Mediterranean. （ B） The secrets of Syrias glassmaking were known by Venices craftsmen. （ C） Venices glassmaking industry was artistically influenced by Islam. （ D） It had more than 8,000 craftsmen at one point. （ A） It made a lot of noise. （ B） It caused fires frequently. （ C） The fire from the

44、furnaces polluted the air. （ D） The city authorities didnt want to develop the glassmaking industry. （ A） 4,000. （ B） 3,000. （ C） 9,000. （ D） 7,000. （ A） To fish. （ B） To swim. （ C） To give people the pleasure of looking at water. （ D） To produce water power. （ A） A pond can be compared to a round-t

45、he-clock restaurant. （ B） All kinds of plans and animals will move in soon after a pond is dug. （ C） Few of the animals in a pond live on plants. （ D） Not all the animals in a pond eat other animals. （ A） Death. （ B） Rainfall. （ C） Rich food. （ D） Black mud. （ A） teen pregnancy and difficulty in sch

46、ool. （ B） low self esteem and poor nutrition. （ C） difficulty in school and physical abuse. （ D） illiteracy and teen pregnancy. （ A） more relative depravity. （ B） more relative depression. （ C） more relative deprivation. （ D） more relative degradation. （ A） 34%. （ B） 41%. （ C） 17%. （ D） 8%. Section

47、C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three 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

48、 just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 34 The concept of student exchange between countries is not a new one. It is common【 B1】 _in many European co

49、untries and the United States of America. In fact, most of the【 B2】 _universities have made student exchange programs a necessary part of their system. This program is based on the【 B3】 _that a group of students coming from【 B4】 _parts of the world to a certain university for a year or even a few months can bring about a【 B5】 _change in the university.【 B6】 _its root back to World War student exchanges quickly became popular as they aimed to help increase the participants underst