[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷722及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 722及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1. 有些人愿意和父母居住在一起 2. 有些人想自己独立居住 3. 我的看法 Styles of Living 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 t

2、he 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. 1 I am a 27-year-old single mother. I a

3、m also travelling the road to my Ph. D. in psychology. I do not believe I am so different from the rest of the student population. I do know, however, that we parent-students have a few characteristics that set us apart on campus. For instance, we parent-students carry book bags with the requisite t

4、extbooks, spirals and pens. Ours, though, have added dimensions. At this moments, mine also contains a He-Man sword, a picture of a “big thing that grinds wood drawn by my son Michael, a copy of “Are You My Mother?“ and a Girl Scout cookie-order form. Parent-students have developed strong back muscl

5、es to lug this gear around. We parent-students are extra-friendly creatures. Some combination of an air of maturity and our relaxed outlook makes us natural confidants. We dont have time to listen to confession but we do any way, for we realize we are a sort of haven midway between loudmouthed roomm

6、ates and parents. A students interests may be narrow; ours must expand to include consumer information, local school-bond issues and the names of all the Smurfs. Our knowledge spans generations our own, our classmates, our childrens. Multigenerational wisdom makes beginning Spanish easy when we use

7、the espanol weve learned from Bert, Ernie and Big Bird. If other students need to know what time it is, they ask us. We always wear a watch. We may lack a spark of spontaneity, but we still enjoy going out for movies, concerts and hot-chocolate breaks. We just need some warning to juggle our schedul

8、e. After our efforts, we do not appreciate no-shows. We are tired beings. We put our kids to bed by 9:30(if were lucky)and then we open the books. This schedule usually catches up to me after lunch the next day. I have several pages of notes from afternoon classes that are downward-sloping lines, my

9、 last efforts before I succumbed to slumber. We may appear exhausted, too, because of our daily sprints across campus when we have five minutes to meet a daughters school bus. One full-load semester I thought I was going blind. No, said the ophthalmologist, those dark shadowy objects are not detache

10、d retinas, they are your eyelids. You need more rest. We may raise our hands more in class discussion. Stating an opinion aloud is no longer an intimidating event when compared with having a Caesarean section. We may also have more applied examples for what the professor is saying. Or maybe were jus

11、t loudmouths because weve learned to speak above the roar of childrens voices. Sometimes we bring a child with us to class, when there are no babysitters available on the planet. Some may marvel at how well-behaved the child is. They do not see the trepidation behind such visits, the bribes, the thr

12、eats and the bushel of M Michael stopped sleeping in Mommys room only for the 30 days necessary to collect his positive reinforcement. A parents research trips become magical outings for the kids, who learn in the library that one dollars worth of nickels can produce 20 Xeroxed copies of their hands

13、. We have a lot of confidence. How could we miss when we have our own cheering section? My children have fully convinced me. I am the smartest student on campus. I picked up a term paper once after school with my son in tow, and he boomed out down the hall, “Gee, Mom, you get as in everything.“ Most

14、 professors compliment us on our diligence in doing homework. We are usually good students. Many of us were in school once before and played when we should have worked. This is our second chance, probably our last chance. We are 20;we are 50. We are single parents; we are married; we are grandparent

15、s. We have all sacrificed for the privilege of sitting at a cramped desk, and we dont take our education lightly. Our greatest common bond? We parent-students all love school. 2 The author mentioned that she did not develop time management skills. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Parent-students cherish thei

16、r chance to study in school again. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The Children seem to stay loyal to one another and support one another. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 There are some apples in the authors book bag. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The author is pursuing an advanced degree. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Once in

17、 a special occasion, the author was embarrassed when her daughter said she wanted to go to the bathroom. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 The children participate in the parents studying. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 _ are good listeners, midway between roommates and parents. 10 Most teachers praise parent-studen

18、ts for _. 11 Parent-students are different from other students in class in that _. 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 conversation and

19、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 doesnt want to see Mr. Williams. （ B） Mr. Jones is in an inferior position to Mr. Williams. （ C）

20、 Mr. Jones used to be in charge. （ D） Mr. Williams doesnt want to see the man. （ A） They need to make more efforts. （ B） Theyll have more work to do tomorrow. （ C） The others have done the greater part of it. （ D） Theyve finished more than half of it. （ A） She felt very sorry. （ B） She felt a bit an

21、noyed. （ C） She was in a hurry. （ D） She was surprised. （ A） The knife belongs to him. （ B） Bob should mind his own business. （ C） The man once borrowed Bobs knife. （ D） Bobs knife isnt as good as that of the man. （ A） Hell miss the meeting that afternoon. （ B） He cant have an appointment with the h

22、ost. （ C） He wont miss the meeting. （ D） He is a hardworking man. （ A） Because she didnt fulfill her promise. （ B） Because her mother would be very angry. （ C） Because she cant finish the job ahead of schedule （ D） Because she would be the last to finish the job. （ A） He always talks on the phone fo

23、r that long if its toll free. （ B） They had so much free time to talk on the phone for that long. （ C） They talked on the phone for too long. （ D） He wants to know what they talked about. （ A） At a restaurant. （ B） At the cinema. （ C） In the office. （ D） At a department store. （ A） In a college book

24、store. （ B） In a lecture hall. （ C） In a library. （ D） In a dormitory. （ A） English. （ B） Biology. （ C） Introduction to English Literature. （ D） A required course. （ A） He lives on the 10th floor of Butler Hall. （ B） He never wants to listen to students. （ C） He used to teach biology. （ D） He is an

25、excellent professor. （ A） To return some business books. （ B） To apply for a new library card. （ C） To check out some books from the library. （ D） To find out where the art books are located. （ A） The woman thinks he has an overdue book. （ B） The books he needs have been checked out by someone else.

26、 （ C） The woman is unable to locate the books that he needs. （ D） A library notice was sent to him at his previous address. （ A） The man has mistakenly received someone elses books. （ B） The man changed his major from art to business. （ C） The man recently moved off campus. （ D） There are two studen

27、ts named Robert Smith. （ A） See d he is related to any of the students. （ B） Apply for a job as a library assistant. （ C） Use his middle name. （ D） Use a different library. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions

28、. 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） Packaging is an easy thing. （ B） A package is very cheap. （ C） A package can sometimes motivate the customer to buy a product. （

29、D） Customers like beautiful packages more than the products, （ A） We should remember that a package is often a form of advertisement. （ B） We should believe that a package is dependable. （ C） The package has nothing to do with the product. （ D） The package is very important when we decide to buy a p

30、roduct. （ A） How to cheat customers. （ B） How to attract customers. （ C） Packaging is not important. （ D） Packaging is a form of advertising. （ A） To find out the origin of carbon- 14 on Earth. （ B） To analyze the composition of different trees. （ C） To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.

31、（ D） To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age. （ A） The quality of air. （ B） The number of trees. （ C） The lifecycle of trees. （ D） The intensity of solar burning. （ A） It follows a certain cycle. （ B） It affects the growth of trees. （ C） It has been increasing since the Ice Age. （ D） It is d

32、etermined by the chemicals in the air. （ A） In 1604. （ B） In 1750. （ C） In 1755. （ D） Around 1700. （ A） Robert Cawdrey. （ B） John Kersey. （ C） Samuel Johnson. （ D） Scholars in England. （ A） It was nothing more than a list of hard words. （ B） It defined easy words as well as difficult ones. （ C） It c

33、ontained good sentences in speech and writing. （ D） It was the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. （ A） It only lists difficult words. （ B） It was published in 1755. （ C） It is the greatest dictionary. （ D） It explains the word history. Section C Directions: In this section, you wil

34、l 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 just heard. For blanks numbered from

35、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 36 Universities are no longer【 B1】 _ empty in summer. As the students move out, holiday-makers move in, even to the most unlikely【 B2】 _ . What sta

36、rted in a small way a few years ago with student【 B3】 _ being used as cheap bed-and-breakfast places for【 B4】 _ groups, often old or foreign, is now changing as more and more universities begin to enter the package holiday business. Three years ago most universities had to find ways of【 B5】 _ more i

37、ncome after government spending cuts in the university sector. Universities with suitable【 B6】_ are letting it as a place for a touring holiday or, in the most【 B7】 _ schemes such as those in Aberdeen and Kent, building a【 B8】 _ of visits around it. 【 B9】 _ Prices range from the modest to the ridicu

38、lously cheap. Manchester University, for instance, offers a weeks accommodation in a self-catering flat for 23 a head,【 B10】 _ . The welcome is warm and genuine,【 B11】 _ . 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 th

39、is 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 the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corr

40、esponding 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 Language is learned primarily through communication with other people. Research shows that the more communication children【 S1】 _at home the better developed their la

41、nguage skills will be. Children need to【 S2】 _well in order to learn well. This is especially important for the development of native language skills since the language is【 S3】 _reinforced by the childs environment outside school. However, the【 S4】 _of communication is just as or more important than

42、 quantity alone. The language adults use helps children become aware of the many【 S5】_aspects of objects and events around them. For example, during a shopping trip to the market or store, adults can develop childrens concepts by bringing their attention to the shapes, colors, sounds, textures, and

43、size of objects and events around them. Parents can do this naturally through conversation without【 S6】 _teaching. In other words, conversation with children in【 S7】 _situations expands their minds and develops their thinking skills. In addition to conversing with children, adults can help prepare t

44、heir children to succeed in school by encouraging them to take an【 S8】 _interest in books and in the print that surrounds them in the environment. The childs first major【 S9】 _in school is learning to read. Children who come to school with knowledge that the print around them carries important meani

45、ngs and with an interest in books and stories will usually【 S10】 _in learning to read rapidly. A seldom F everyday K task B different G number L succeed C read H direct M often D quality I talk N fail E difficult J active O experience 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【 S6】 54 【 S7】 55

46、 【 S8】 56 【 S9】 57 【 S10】 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 57 It is natural for young people to be criti

47、cal of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modem ways; that they are possessive and dominant (有支配力的，卓越的 ); that they do not trust their children to deal wit

48、h crisis; that they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is tree that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young. Young people often irritate(使发怒 ) the

49、ir parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, ff it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gi