[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷810及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 810及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Emotion Quotient(EQ) Matters More Than Intelligence Quotient(IQ). You should write no less than 120 words, and your composition should be based on the following inform

2、ation: 在我国，过去这些年来，人们一直看重智商。其实，在现实生活中，高情商比高智商更重要。Emotion Quotient(EQ) Matters More Than Intelligence Quotient(IQ) 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 t

3、o the 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 The Mystery of the Mayas The ruins

4、 of once-beautiful cities in the forests of Central America tell scientists much about the amazing people who built them. But they do not tell why these cities were suddenly abandoned over one thousand years ago. Around A. D. 800, something mysterious happened to the Mayan civilization. Walls and fo

5、undations for new buildings were left unfinished. To modern archeologists, it looked as if the cities had been abandoned. What happened? What is the possible explanation of this mystery? Early Discoveries In the late 1700s, a group of explorers cutting their way through a forest in Central America c

6、ame upon the ruins of an ancient city. Under a tangle of trees and vines, they found large, well-de- signed stone buildings and handsome stone monuments. Some of the stones were covered with a strange kind of writing. Carvings on other stones showed that at least some of the people who lived in the

7、area long before were highly advanced. Questions Raised In the next 150 years, more cities were discovered. They seemed to be part of a great civilization stretching across 500 miles (about 800 kilometers) of forest. In 1881, an Englishman named Alfred Maudslay led the first big scientific expeditio

8、n to study the ruins in the forest. Maudslay was an archeologist, a scientist who studies the remains of ancient communities for clues to how the people lived. Other expeditions followed, but at first they found more questions than answers: Who built the cities, and when the cities were built? How h

9、ad the people lived here in the middle of a rain forest? Most puzzling of all, what happened to them? Possible Answers Gradually, some of the answers have been pieced together. Today, living in parts of Mexico and Guatemala, there are brown skinned Indian people called the Mayas. Scientists believe

10、that the ancestors of these Indians built the cities and carved the stone monuments. Dates carved on some monuments show that they were put up between A. D. 300 and 800, but bits of buried pottery tell us that the Mayas had lived in some of their cities for hundreds of years earlier. At the height o

11、f Mayan civilization, there must have been over two million people living in and around hundreds of beautiful towns and cities. Archeologists digging in these cities have uncovered roads, a few water reservoirs, and temples built one on top of another. Handsome pictures made of sculptured plaster an

12、d painted in bright colors were found on the walls of buildings. Painted pots and pieces of carefully carved jewelry were discovered in tombs under the floors of temples. These pictures and objects showed much about the Mayas life. There were scenes of people working, people at war, nobles holding c

13、ourt, priests in fantastic costumes, and Mayan gods. Possible Errors For a long time, archeologists worked only on uncovering large Mayan structures, such as temples, palaces, and ball courts. Little effort was made to find the remains of smaller buildings, such as houses. The seeming absence of hou

14、ses led people to believe that the cities were only the homes of priests and rulers, who lived in the palaces. They thought the ordinary people probably lived in the countryside and came to the cities only for religious ceremonies. New Evidence In recent years, new evidence has been uncovered at a n

15、umber of Mayan cities by different groups of archeologists. The University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia has just finished a twelve-year study of Tikal, the biggest of the Mayan cities. More than one hundred small houses varied, too. Some had many remains of finely decorated pottery. Others had f

16、ewer and plainer pieces. The houses were very close together, with little space to raise food, except in small gardens. Change of View These new findings changed our picture of Mayan life. Dr. William R. Coe, director of the Tikal project, said that Tikal must have been a real city after all, at lea

17、st for part of its history. It must have had a big population. The differences in the houses show that there were many different classes of people. Perhaps some were craftsmen - the stonecutters, sculptors, and painters who worked on new temples and monuments. Mayas Impressive Accomplishments As arc

18、heologists studied the Mayas, they became more and more impressed by how much these people had been able to do. In other parts of the world, people were using metal tools before they began building cities. They also had wheels and carts to help move loads, and domesticated animals to push or pull th

19、em. The Mayas had none of these things. Their only tools were made of wood or stone. Yet they cut and carved rocks weighing thousands of pounds, and built temples over 200 feet (above sixty meters) tall. But the Mayas could do more than just make buildings and works of art. One of the most important

20、 things they did was learn to write. When some of the Mayan writing was figured out, archeologists discovered how much the Mayas knew about other things, too. In mathematics, they could count up to the millions. They were the first people to figure out how to use the zero with other numerals to make

21、 working with large numbers easier. In astronomy, too, they were way ahead of other ancient peoples. Records show that the Mayas had observed the skies for centuries, keeping track of what they saw. They knew how long the moon took to go around the earth, and how long the planet Venus took to come b

22、ack to the same place in the sky. They could predict eclipses, and they worked out a calendar of eighteen twenty-day “months“ and one five-day “month“ that measured the year as accurately as the calendar we use today. 2 Though much remains to be discovered, by putting together various findings obtai

23、ned since the 1700s, researchers have come to the conclusion that Mayan culture is quite remarkable. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The ruins of the ancient city the explorers came across in the late 1700s convinced them that the city was once lived by people of a highly advanced culture. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C

24、） NG 4 By piecing together all kinds of evidence collected by various expeditions, the researchers believe the Mayas to be Indians, whose ancestors had come from Asia. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The reason why people in the past believed that the ordinary Mayan people lived in the countryside was that

25、their knowledge was based on uncovered large buildings. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 With metal tools, the Mayans were able to build high temples and made various works of art. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 The new findings obtained proved that it was wrong to believe that Mayan cities were only the homes of p

26、riest and rulers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Evidence shows that the use of astronomic knowledge of astronomy greatly affected the life of the Mayas. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Typical customers of a landfill are_. 10 To dispose of a ton of trash in a landfill, customers have to pay a tipping fee of_. 11

27、Materials that are not permitted to be buried in landfills should be dumped at_. 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 th

28、e 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） In the fields. （ B） At the market. （ C） In a plant garden. （ D） In a classroom. （ A） His car turned over i

29、n an accident. （ B） He had a slight traffic accident. （ C） His car was entirely damaged. （ D） He got injured in an accident. （ A） He tells her not to visit his class. （ B） The class objects to her visit. （ C） He tells her to visit his class next Monday. （ D） The class will have the examination next

30、Monday. （ A） He approves of the action. （ B） He feels sorry for those students. （ C） He considers the punishment excessive. （ D） He has no opinion about the action. （ A） He shouldnt cry whenever the baby cries. （ B） He cant tear the babys toy into pieces. （ C） He cant have pieces of cakes every time

31、. （ D） He shouldnt be so nervous whenever the baby cries. （ A） He takes a year off to work. （ B） He talks to the tutor about his problem. （ C） He works as a tutor to pay his tuition. （ D） He works on improving his language skills. （ A） She doesnt want her boyfriend to give her a car. （ B） Her boyfri

32、end has a lot of money. （ C） The man ought to lend some money to her boyfriend. （ D） Her boyfriend was making fun of the man. （ A） Its important to work out a detailed plan first. （ B） They should apply for the money immediately. （ C） He doesnt know anything about what the woman is saying. （ D） He a

33、grees with the woman completely. （ A） Because it was cheap. （ B） Because it is in such good condition. （ C） Because it is a collector s item. （ D） Because he can re - sell it are high price. （ A） In the 1930 s. （ B） In the 1940s. （ C） In the 1950s. （ D） In the 1960s. （ A） Replace its engine. （ B） En

34、ter it in some shows. （ C） Take it on a long drive. （ D） Re - sell it for more money. （ A） Everybodys talking about E-mail nowadays. （ B） If you dont have one, you will be out of time. （ C） Its the easiest way to communicate with other users. （ D） Its printed on every card people exchange with other

35、s. （ A） It may not be of a high level of security. （ B） It cannot contain any commercial information. （ C） You can only use the free E-mail account at home. （ D） It is difficult to get access to the website with such service. （ A） Internet Explorer. （ B） IE and Windows. （ C） The operating system. （

36、D） Additional software. （ A） Print an E-mail address on her card. （ B） Check her hardware and software. （ C） Pay the ISP for the E-mail account. （ D） Try to get a free E-mail account. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear som

37、e 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） Marriage that continues for many years without divorce. （ B） Marriage that can easily end in divorce. （ C） People will

38、 marry three or four times in one life-time. （ D） Divorced people dont stay single. （ A） In modern society, peoples lives dont stay the same for very long. （ B） They are not consistent. （ C） Americans like to change partners. （ D） They dont take marriage seriously. （ A） Marriage is not popular in Am

39、erica because of too many divorces. （ B） Eighty percent of divorced people will still remarry in America. （ C） In the new century, most American people will marry two or three times in one life-time. （ D） Americans frequently change their jobs and the place of living. （ A） Given by the local governm

40、ent. （ B） Born by a large number of bitches. （ C） Bought from different cities. （ D） Captured over grassland. （ A） 11-week course for control duty. （ B） 11-week course for patrol duty. （ C） 9-week course for control duty. （ D） 9-week course for patrol duty. （ A） Catching runaway criminals. （ B） Scra

41、tching the hidden bombs. （ C） Patrolling the dangerous town. （ D） Drug sniffing or bomb sniffing. （ A） Both of them consist of different groups. （ B） The basic unit of each society is the family. （ C） Different individuals have different jobs. （ D） Both of them consist of families. Section C Directi

42、ons: 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 just hea

43、rd. 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 33 Memory is our most important possession. Without memory, you wouldnt know who you are. You couldnt think about the

44、past or plan for the future. Memory is【 B1】 _for everything we do as human beings. Its【 B2】 _that we have this magical time machine in our heads that【 B3】 _us to record experiences and then use that information at a later time.【 B4】 _how the brain makes and【 B5】 _memories has to be one of the most i

45、mportant of all scientific【 B6】 _. People who feel they must【 B7】 _for having a bad memory should stop using a poor memory as an excuse for forgetting things. The only people who have a poor memory are those whose memory function has been【 B8】 _by disease or damage.【 B9】 _. You must associate it wit

46、h something. You must exercise it or risk losing its effectiveness.【 B10】 _. Second, cramming for finals is a very bad way to learn something that will last. Information from cramming will come in and go out.【 B11】 _. 34 【 B1】 35 【 B2】 36 【 B3】 37 【 B4】 38 【 B5】 39 【 B6】 40 【 B7】 41 【 B8】 42 【 B9】 4

47、3 【 B10】 44 【 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 i

48、s 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 more than once. 44 When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new onesthe kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that mak

49、e the covers of architecture magazines. But the U. S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be【 S1】 _ wasteful to tear them all down and 【 S2】 _ them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the 【 S3】 _ carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one