[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷809及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 809及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1我生活中最难忘的人是 2为什么他 /她令我难以忘怀 3结论 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

2、 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. 2 “Golden week“ tests HK Disneylands popularity Having over 10 m

3、illion visitors to Hong Kong yearly, the mainland has been deemed as a natural market for the citys Disneyland. However, the idea is once again put into test when low attendance was reported in the park during the ongoing Labor Day “golden week“ holidays. “Golden Week“ Sees Flat Reaction While Hong

4、Kong expecting to receive about 420,000 visitors from the mainland, Disneyland also announced the seven-day holidays as its “golden week“ for guests. Related publicity activities included custom-made shining golden dresses for Mickey and Minnie Mouses, set meal of Chinese dishes and uplifted ticket

5、price for special dates. Compared to the aggressive promotion, the theme parks “golden week“ kicked off in a quiet and orderly way due to low attendance of visitors. On Monday, officially the first day of the holidays, neither long lines nor big crowds were formed in the park. A handful of working r

6、eporters and local cable TVs satellite transition disks became so remarkable against an almost empty Main Street USA in the park. At the entrance of several popular games, it took only five to ten minutes waiting for visitors to have a ride, which on some weekends would have people stand in line for

7、 at least half an hour. Until Wednesday, tickets to the park for the rest of the “golden week“ are still available for on-line purchase. Its a sharp contrast to what occurred in the Chinese New Year holidays only three months ago, when Disneyland closed its gate to hundreds of visitors after the par

8、k reaching its maximum reception capabilities soon after opening. The waiting crowd, mostly tourists from mainland with advance-purchased tickets, turned into rally ramming against the gate, climbing over the rail or passing their kids over the fence. While local press hinted that memory of the inci

9、dent caused the low turnout of the “golden week“, Disneyland firmly denied the connection. The parks executive vice-president Bill Ernest said its just the beginning of the seven-day vacation and the park was expecting“ steady buildup of visitors“ over the week. At least, Mr. Zhao and his families f

10、rom Shanghai were not intimidated by what occurred in Disneyland in the Chinese New Year. “We know that, but guess many people wont come here for the sake. Thats why here we are,“ he said while taking photos for his daughter in front of a spring with Mickeys stature. High Price a Concern However, Mi

11、ckey Mouses magic isnt strong enough to get every mainland tourist forget the ticket incident or overcome the high price of Disneyland ticket for holidays. Out of the gate of Disneylands rivalry, Hong Kong Ocean Park, a woman named Lai said that her family had no plan to visit Disneyland. “We heard

12、its over packed and expensive,“ she said with her child around. When asked whether her daughter wanted to visit Disneyland and have a close look at the Mickey Mouse, Lai answered for the seven-year-old, “No, we are fine here. Disneyland is no fun.“ While answering so, the mother clutched the kids ha

13、nd and used her body hiding the girl. Disneyland charged 350 HK dolam(45 U.S. dollars) for one adult on special dates such as the “golden week“ holidays, while one adult ticket of Ocean Park costs only 185 HK dollars(24 U.S. dollars) all the time. While Disneyland defending its entrance fee with pro

14、mise of wonderful experience and quality service, the price factor still weighs heavy in mainland visitors head, or at least those going to the Ocean Park only. A tourist guide named Qian said that most of her guests chose Ocean Park rather than Disneyland, for the latters price ticket was “so high“

15、. “In our place, people have a tight budget when they traveling around,“ said Qian from the south-western Sichuan Province. For the guests opposition, Qians travel agency has cut Disneyland from its Hong Kong tour itinerary. The guide will lead a tour to the magic kingdom only when a certain number

16、of guests in a group agreed to pay the extra entrance fee. A Strange Culture Called Disney Though the price factor influenced peoples choice between the two theme parks, its not the only reason that deterred mainland tourists from visiting Disneyland. Offering a variety of aquarium exhibition, dolph

17、in show and mechanical games such as roller coaster, Ocean Park is a concept-clear entertainment place to most mainland visitors of any age group. Growing up with most children in the West, Disneyland doesnt always ring a bell to people in the mainland, where cartoon and movies produced by Walter Di

18、sney Co. made its debut in the 1980s and mostly in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Though already walking on the Main Street USA in Disneyland on Monday morning, Miss Gao and her nine friends from the northwestern province of Shangxi were still in a loss of what to see. Asked whats their impre

19、ssion of the world-famous park, Gao and her friend said they were just beginning to feel it. They actually turned the interview into a consultation. With Miss Gao spreading the map of Disneyland, the group of middle-aged mainland tourists asked Xinhua reporter which were the most popular sites in th

20、e park and what those tongue-twisting words such as “Buzz Light year Astro Blasters“ and “Space Mountain“ stood for. Getting the mainland people acquainted with the so-called Disney culture has become the top agenda of the Disneyland “golden week“. Beginning with the week, the park started giving fr

21、ee leaflets introducing the parks facilities in simplified Chinese and running its two Broadway-style show with simplified Chinese subtitles. The new measures were results of two recent whirlwind trips to the mainland by the executive vice-president Bill Ernest. The trip was aimed to found out bow t

22、he mainland market reacted to the brand after the Chinese New Year incident. However, Ernest admitted that it would be a long -term and complicated task to win the recognition of the Disney culture. “It is all about awareness-building,“ he told reporters at an empty Chinese restaurant in the park ov

23、er lunch time on Monday. “We need to tell them the stories.If they dont understand the stories, they dont understand the themes.“ 2 Because Hong Kong have millions of visitors each year, so the Disneylands attendance is sure to be very high during the Labor Day holidays. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Disn

24、eyland has expected to receive 420,000 visitors during the seven-day holidays. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 To enter some popular games in Disneyland, the visitors usually need to queue for only five to ten minutes. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Some local press guess that the low attendance may be caused by t

25、he incident occurred in the Chinese New Year. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 A adult visitor usually need only 185 HK dollars to visit Ocean Park, while on some special days, he need to spend much more. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Disneyland confirms that their service deserves the high costs of visitors. （ A）

26、 Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Qians travel agency has cut Disneyland from its Hong Kong tour itinerary for the sake of high costs for it. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 When a mainland visitor enters the Ocean Park, those programs such as dolphin show and mechanical games is sure to be a _ entertainment for him. 10

27、When Miss Gao was interviewed about her impression of Disneyland, she turn the interview into _ instead of replying directly. 11 Disneylands executive vice-president Bill Ernest considers winning mailandersrecognition of the Disney culture is a _ task. Section A Directions: In this section, you will

28、 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 pause, you must read the four choice

29、s marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The man and the woman are operators. （ B） The man is trying to catch up with Tom. （ C） Tile man is telephoning Tom. （ D） The man and the woman are very busy. （ A） They need to print more invitations. （ B） A few people will come for th

30、e party. （ C） More people will be invited to the party. （ D） The woman disagrees with the man. （ A） Try to speak Italian well. （ B） Go to Italy to earn some money. （ C） Work as a tutor to pay her tuition. （ D） Have a trip to Italy to enjoy herself. （ A） Jim asked somebody else to paint the house. （

31、B） Jims house was not painted because he was busy. （ C） Jim painted the house himself. （ D） Somebody will paint the house for Jim. （ A） He is tired of doing homework. （ B） He finds it hard to fall asleep, （ C） He is used to staying up all night. （ D） He has to finish his homework first. （ A） She wen

32、t to the party without knowing it. （ B） She was invited to the party, （ C） She was present for the party. （ D） She was absent from the party. （ A） Repair the car himself. （ B） Sell the car and take a train to work. （ C） Sell his old car and buy a new one. （ D） Find a new repair shop, （ A） The woman

33、will take a direct flight. （ B） The womans destination is San Francisco. （ C） The woman will go to Vegas first and then to San Francisco. （ D） The woman wants to go to San Francisco by a direct flight. （ A） The influence of weather on Alfred Stieglitz photography. （ B） Alfred Stieglitz approach to p

34、hotography. （ C） Photographic techniques common in the early 1900s. （ D） The life of Alfred Stieglitz. （ A） How Alfred Stieglitz contributed to the history of photography. （ B） How to analyze photographic techniques. （ C） How to define photography. （ D） Whether photography is superior to other art f

35、orms. （ A） He didnt have the necessary equipment for reproduction. （ B） He didnt want them to be displayed outside of his home. （ C） He thought the copying process took too long. （ D） He considered each photograph m be unique. （ A） At the age of 4. （ B） At the age of 6. （ C） At the age of 7. （ D） At

36、 the age of 11. （ A） Grammar school and comprehensive school. （ B） Technical school and comprehensive school. （ C） Grammar school, technical school, comprehensive school and secondary modern school. （ D） Technical school, comprehensive school and secondary modem school. （ A） Eleven-plus. （ B） Which

37、secondary school to go. （ C） Exams. （ D） Going to college. （ A） Cancellation of the exam called “eleven-plus“. （ B） A strong movement towards secondary modern school. （ C） Private schools becoming part of the state system. （ D） Poor children going to private schools. Section B Directions: In this se

38、ction, 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） He presented the bottle to an Afri

39、can tribe. （ B） He landed his plane in a remote desert. （ C） He threw the bottle out of the window. （ D） He continued to watch a film. （ A） They believed it was a gift from the gods. （ B） They believed it was a warning from outside world. （ C） They believed it was a sign of misfortune. （ D） They bel

40、ieved it was a trouble-making property. （ A） What is delicious to some people may be poison to others. （ B） Arguments and conflicts arise easily even among primitive community. （ C） Modern civilization do not have influence on remote areas. （ D） The harmony of a peaceful society can be disturbed by

41、a trivial incident. （ A） Wilderness research. （ B） Housing condition in Alaska. （ C） The Alaskan environment in the future. （ D） Transportation of Alaska. （ A） A rapid rise in population. （ B） A shortage of fuel. （ C） Destroy of the wilderness. （ D） Destroy of the natural resources. （ A） The discove

42、ry of oil （ B） The interest in wildlife. （ C） An increase in the birthrate. （ D） An improvement in building materials. （ A） Willpower and hardship. （ B） Pleasure, joy and hardship. （ C） Freedom, joy and pleasure. （ D） Joy, freedom and willpower. （ A） Eat more. （ B） Take exercises. （ C） Avoid stressf

43、ul stuff. （ D） Be loved. （ A） Your blood will flow slowly. （ B） You will wrinkle less and look younger. （ C） You will be able to walk hours every day. （ D） You will have more willpower to quit smoking. （ A） Smokers are more mature than those who dont smoke. （ B） Sometimes people wont feel the stress

44、 even when they are stressed. （ C） When we exercise and eat right, only our brain and face are benefited. （ D） Our diet, lifestyle and perception of stress have great impact on ourselves. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the fir

45、st 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 missing information. For

46、these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The United States is a “telephone land“. Almost everyone uses the telephone to【 B1】_social engagements, visit with friends, conduct business and【 B2】 _all kinds of information. It is the chief method for sendin

47、g and【 B3】 _information in the United States. Some visitors【 B4】 _to use the telephone much at first, either because it is【 B5】 _, because they think it is【 B6】 _(as it is in many countries), or because they fear they will be【 B7】 _the person they call from more important business. In fact, local te

48、lephone calls are only 10 cents at public phones and less expensive still in【 B8】 _phones,【 B9】 _. Within normal hoursafter 9:00 A.M. and before 9:00 P.M.【 B10】 _. You need never worry about calling a business offices for information,【 B11】 _. If the person you are calling is out of the office, leav

49、e a message with his or her secretary. 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 this 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.