[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷730及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 730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 Grammar or Communication. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1英语教学中出现了重交际轻语法的现象 2这一现象 发生的原因及其后果 3我的看法 Grammar or Communication 二、 Part I

2、I 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 passage; N (

3、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 Do we need cities any more I dont want to live in a city. Perhaps we divide naturally into two types: those for whom cities are vibrant and exciting, a focu

4、s for human activity; and those for whom they are dirty, noisy and dangerous. It may be unfashionable, but Im in the latter camp. I do not believe that we are a species whose behavior improves in overcrowded conditions. A new study proposes a significant increase in the capacity of towns and cities

5、through a combination of increased housing densities, lower on-plot provision for cars and more on-street parking, and the re-use of marginal open space that is empty of any amenity value. The benefit of this approach is to reduce the loss of green fields and to help “move towards more sustainable p

6、atterns of development“. This study suggests that it would be possible to achieve a 25% increase in density in a typical provincial city without changing the traditional street scene, although it would be necessary to reduce the size of the houses and substitute parking spaces for garages. Therefore

7、, the cost of this approach is to have more people living in smaller homes at higher densities, along streets that are lined with parked cars. Can we really accept the notion that space within dwellings may be reduced even further? In times when, we are told, living standards are rising in real term

8、s, is it realistic to seek to reduce personal space standards? The streets of many inner suburbs are already lined with cars on both sides, reducing movement to a single lane. Increasing densities means accepting urban streets that are designed as linear car parks, bounded by even smaller living uni

9、ts and modified only by occasional trees growing from the tarmac. Would the benefits of higher density be worth the disadvantages of increasing on-street parking? Can we achieve a satisfactory visual environment from such raw materials? Higher urban densities may be communally good for us, but they

10、will fail to meet the desire of many prospective home owners. Those without economic choice can be directed to live in this way, but if we are to continue to rely on the private sector to produce this urban housing, it will need to appeal to the private developers customers. Who will choose to live

11、in these high-density developments of small dwellings, with minimal open space and a chance to park on the highway if you are lucky enough to find a space? The main consumers will be single people, couples without children, and perhaps some “empty nesters“. These are people who can choose to spend m

12、uch of their time outside their home, making the most of those urban cultural opportunities or getting away at weekends to a country cottage of sporting activities. The combination of a young family and a mortgage restricts the mobility and spending power of many couples. Most people with a family w

13、ill try to avoid bringing up their children in an overcrowded flat or house. Space for independent activity is important in developing the individual and in maintaining family balance. The garden is the secure place where the children can work off excess energy. There is danger that planners may tak

14、e a dispassionate, logical view of how we should live, and seek to force society into that shape. A few years ago a European Commission study provided a good example of this. It took the view, quite sensibly, that housing should not be under-occupied because this is a waste of resources. Therefore,

15、it would be much better if the many thousands of old ladies who live alone in large detached houses would move into small urban flats, thus releasing the large houses for families. What the study failed to recognize was that many of those old ladies prefer to continue to live in their family home wi

16、th their familiar surroundings and, most importantly, with their memories. What is good for us is not necessarily what we want. The urban housing option may be technically sustainable, but individually unacceptable. There still seems to be a perception among planners that new housing investment can

17、be forced into those areas that planners want to see developed, without proper consideration of where the prospective purchasers want to live. There is a fatal flaw in this premise. Housing developers run businesses. They are not unavoidably committed to building houses and they are not obliged to i

18、nvest their resources in housing development. Unless there is a reasonable prospect of a profit on the capital at risk in a housing project, they may simply choose to invest in some other activity. 2 According to the author, we are a species whose behavior improves in overcrowded conditions. （ A） Y

19、（ B） N （ C） NG 3 It is proposed that the capacity of towns and cities be greatly increased. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The author doubts that people can really accept the notion that space within dwellings may be reduced even further. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 For every family with a mortgage, their mobi

20、lity and spending power is restricted. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Most parents will try not to let their children grow up in an overcrowded flat or house. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Space for independent activity contributes to creative thinking. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 What is good for us is usually what

21、 we want. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 According to the author, children are usually taken to _ to work off excess energy. 10 According to a European Commission study, housing should be fully-occupied to avoid _. 11 Without a _ of a profit, housing developers may simply choose to invest in some other act

22、ivity. 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 the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a

23、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 womans luggage is too heavy to carry. （ B） The woman should finish the heavy work before she goes. （ C） The woman should ask Nick to drive her to the airport. （ D） The woman sh

24、ould leave New York with Nick. （ A） He is hostile. （ B） He is indifferent. （ C） He is helpful. （ D） He is satisfactory. （ A） The man dislikes it. （ B） The man likes it. （ C） Tourists dislike it. （ D） The people here like it. （ A） He is studying at a high school. （ B） He is teaching at a high school.

25、 （ C） He is doing business with his brother. （ D） He and his brother are serving in the army. （ A） Apologize to Donna. （ B） Confront Donna directly. （ C） Excuse Donnas behavior. （ D） Write Donna a letter. （ A） Gas station. （ B） Police station. （ C） Lost and Found department. （ D） Bar. （ A） Occasiona

26、lly. （ B） Very rarely. （ C） Frequently. （ D） Every day. （ A） The cinema building is made of stone. （ B） The cinema is very near. （ C） The cinema is popular. （ D） The cinema is large. （ A） Selling his car. （ B） Leaving his car in a parking service company. （ C） Having his car serviced. （ D） Hiring a

27、car abroad. （ A） 6.5. （ B） 18.25. （ C） 24.75. （ D） 31.25. （ A） In the companys car. （ B） By taxi. （ C） In his friends car. （ D） By bus. （ A） They dont get rid of flabby arms. （ B） They can damage arm muscles. （ C） They arent acceptable to most people. （ D） They can raise ones blood pressure. （ A） By

28、 talking to an expert. （ B） By reading an article. （ C） By attending an exercise class. （ D） By listening to the radio. （ A） Exercising the entire body. （ B） Having your blood pressure taken daily. （ C） Losing weight prior to exercising. （ D） Weighing in before each exercise session. （ A） Wearing ar

29、m weights while you are swimming. （ B） Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time. （ C） Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs. （ D） Walking slowly while swinging your arms back and forth. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end

30、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） Women enjoy equal fights in America. （ B） Discrimination against women still exists

31、in America. （ C） Women should be allowed to vote for their leaders. （ D） Women are inferior to men in managing school affairs. （ A） New laws against discrimination should be passed to protect womans equal rights with men. （ B） Changing peoples ideas about women is less difficult than changing their

32、behavior. （ C） There are some changes in peoples ideas about women and their place in society. （ D） It is impossible to change the social conception about women. （ A） There is no equality for women in any country of the world. （ B） Womens organization made some progress in improving womens status. （

33、 C） Women are more respected in small countries than in big countries. （ D） Women should never obey men in their lives. 30 According to the speaker,what is the definition of senior citizens? （ A） People who are over 65 years old. （ B） People whose life is different from younger ones. （ C） People who

34、 retire from full-time work. （ D） People who live far away from their family. 31 What do most senior citizens care when they are getting older? （ A） Money. （ B） Safety. （ C） Family. （ D） Health. 32 According to the speaker,what kind of communities do senior citizens prefer? （ A） Communities near the

35、ir family. （ B） Communities in big cities. （ C） Communities in warm climates. （ D） Communities in the countryside. 33 Why are senior citizens gaining more social influence? （ A） The number of senior citizens is increasing rapidly. （ B） The problem of senior citizen becomes more serious. （ C） Senior

36、citizens are less active than before. （ D） More senior citizens are involved in politics. （ A） A man w. ho is courageous. （ B） A man who knows his faults. （ C） A man who knows his weakness. （ D） A man who has a clear knowledge of himself. （ A） People became courageous. （ B） Socrates taught young men

37、 evil things. （ C） Socrates ideas did harm to their ruling. （ D） People were encouraged to ask questions about themselves. （ A） 25 days. （ B） 30 days. （ C） 35 days. （ D） 40 days. （ A） Socrates was hanged by the rulers of Rome. （ B） Socrates was calm and cheerful after he was arrested. （ C） Socrates

38、ideas had a great influence upon the Western culture. （ D） Socrates friends and pupils did a lot to help Socrates out of prison. Section 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.

39、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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have j

40、ust heard or write down the 37 You dont find many people these days who would keep a bee in their purse. But catching the first bee seen in the spring was once 【 B1】 _ the height of good luck, and if you kept it in your purse, you were certain never to be short of money. Probably because you would b

41、e too afraid to 【 B2】 _ it! This is just one of the many superstitions surrounding bees. Next time a bee flies in through your window, expect a visitor very shortly. Take a closer look at the bee: if it has a 【 B3】 _ tail, your visitor will be a man, a white tail means a woman. If the bee happens to

42、 be buzzing at the living-room window, make sure theres an 【 B4】 _ supply of food-your visitor is 【 B5】 _ intending to stay a while. 【 B6】 _ you do, dont drive the bee out of the house. That would bring 【 B7】 _ bad luck. And were you 【 B8】 _ hat bees dislike bad behavior? 【 B9】 _ . A hive or two wou

43、ld provide some honey in the summer months and it wasnt unusual to have a few hives in the back garden. You would never consider owning a hive of bees if your family was quarrelsome. 【 B10】 _ . Bad languages should never be used near beehives as it disturbs the bees, affecting their honey-making. Be

44、es, it seems, are paragons of virtue. And make sure you have had a bath if you are going to collect honey from a hive. Bees are fussy about cleanliness. 【 B11】 _ . Bees also have mixed feelings where water is concerned because tradition has it that if you move a hive of bees, they must never be take

45、n across a stream or river because they will all die. 38 【 B1】 39 【 B2】 40 【 B3】 41 【 B4】 42 【 B5】 43 【 B6】 44 【 B7】 45 【 B8】 46 【 B9】 47 【 B10】 48 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choi

46、ces 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 mor

47、e than once. 48 Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? Just when an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets to give the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to【 S1】 _ the news.

48、 Newspapers have one basic【 S2】 _ , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to【 S3】 _ it. Radio, telegraph, television, and other inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communicati

49、on. However, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the【 S4】 _ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are【 S5】 _ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers【 S6】 _ of the latest news, todays newspapers【 S7】 _ and influence read