[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷825及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 825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 interrelationship between CET-4 and the diploma. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 对于四级英语成绩不再与学位挂钩这一决定，有些人认为不合理。 2你的观点。 二、

2、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 information given in the passag

3、e; 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 Dad, Why Did You Do It? Every time the phone rings in my flat I jump, especially if its near midnight. Deep down I know its only Mum, ringing for a ch

4、at because, yet again, she cant sleep. But for a fraction of a second I freeze. It was midnight when the call came that changed the way I felt about the person I loved most my dad. Id watch his friends playing around with young girls and then look at Dad. “Ridiculous,“ hed say, and Id smile, knowing

5、 he could never behave that way. Last October, as if to prove the point, he whisked Mum away for a romantic weekend in Rome to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. She was so happy. I didnt think any couple could he closer and I always dreamed that when I got married it would be the same for

6、me secure and caring. Dad always wanted the best for me and he made sure I got it. Thanks to his Army career and pension we were financially better off than most. But he always pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and Mum. I loved him for that, but when he packed me

7、 off to America for a year to “find myself“ I didnt want to go. Hugging me at the airport, Dad wiped away my tears. “Itll be character building, Emma,“ he said, adding: “Anyway, if you dont like it after a few months you can come back. But trust me Princess, youll love it.“ He was right. I loved the

8、 States, and living there built up my confidence. Still. I missed Dad like mad. I remember sitting in a coffee bar in Chicago and hiding behind the menu as tears poured down my face. I was frightened, alone and I knew Dad wasnt there to put his arms around me and reassure me. I rushed out to a phone

9、 booth to call him. As soon as I heard his sleepy voice I felt okay. Then, when I got home 12 months later, nothing much had changed.I thought. Mum was as madly in love with Dad as shed been since the day hed first kissed her in the school playground; and Dad seemed to feel the same on the outside.

10、Except hed finally left the Army and was now an area manager for a car manufacturer. Mum was over the moon it meant he no longer had to travel all over the country and spend months away from home. Dad was excited about his new job, and when he started working late neither Mum nor I thought anything

11、of it. He told us it was a new project, and so confidential he wasnt allowed to tell us much about it. I believed he was at work, tucked away in his officeuntil I got that unforgettable midnight call. The womans voice was hesitant but panicky. She asked if I was Georges daughter, I didnt realize who

12、 she was until she told me Dad was with her at midnight. She said she hadnt wanted to ring, that shed never wanted me to find out about her, but she had no choice. Someone had to know that Dad was on his way to hospital. “Hes had a heart attack,“ she said, her voice trembling. As I paced up and down

13、 the hospital corridor, this strange woman explained that shed been with my father when hed collapsed. The thought of them together made me feel ill. While I rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face, I heard a cry. It was her. As soon as I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand

14、on her shoulder, I knew Dad had gone. I couldnt make myself go and look at him. I wouldve seen a stranger lying there. The man who for 24 years had told me never to lie, to be true to myself and always to treasure family values above all else, had slipped away from my lift for ever. Only then did I

15、discover this woman worked for the company. She was Dads so-called “confidential project“. An hour or so later I broke the news to Mum. I said Dad had suffered a heart attack while he was at his friend Roys house; that has made me feel even more guilty, because Ive had to draw Roy into it all. I tol

16、d Mum that Dad had been going over the new project with Roy and had collapsed. Nothing could be done. I even remember saying hed been working much too hard lately. The last image I have of my Dad was as hed waved good-bye that night. Hed ruffled my hair and told me he loved me. Then he went to see h

17、er. If Mum ever found out that hed been deceiving her and had died in someone elses arms, it would kill her. So Ive tried to make sure that never happens. Sometimes I wonder how Im strong enough to keep this secret Dad has burdened me with. But I must for Mums sake. In the last six months I seem to

18、have lost all sense of what is right and wrong. Worst of all, Ive lost the person who meant so much to me. In my eyes, my Dad died once when I heard her voice on the phone. And he died again when his heart stopped beating. The pain of knowing I lost him twice makes it doubly hard to bear. 2 Emma was

19、 afraid to answer her mothers phone call at midnight. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Emmas father spent much of the night with a strange woman secretly. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 After hearing the strange womans explanation, Emma rushed to the toilet to wash her tears away. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Emmas fath

20、er really has a new project on his new job. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Emma told her mother that her father got heart attack and collapsed in his doing the new project. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 In fact, Emmas mother once suspected her husband. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Both Emma and her father told lies.

21、（ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Emma told her story in a _ tone. 10 At first, Emma _ her father because she thought he was faithful to her mother. 11 I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder. implies that the doctor took the woman as the mans _. Section A Directions: In this se

22、ction, 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 pause, you must read

23、the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） On a plane. （ B） On a bus. （ C） On a train. （ D） In a taxi. （ A） He likes to go with her. （ B） He has no time. （ C） He doesnt feel welt. （ D） He doesnt like the evening party. （ A） 15 minutes. （ B） 20 minutes. （ C） 10 m

24、inutes （ D） 25 minutes. （ A） It was quite warm. （ B） It was very cold. （ C） It was mildly cold. （ D） It was below zero. （ A） She has mistaken it for his dog. （ B） He has a nice dog. （ C） They never go out. （ D） They enjoy staying at home. （ A） Mow the lawn. （ B） Wash the car. （ C） Exercise in the su

25、n. （ D） None of these. （ A） She paid by check. （ B） She decided not to make the purchase. （ C） She paid by credit card. （ D） She left without paying. （ A） Doctor and patient. （ B） Passenger and bus driver. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Customer and merchant. （ A） The silk T-shirt in white colour. （

26、 B） The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or picture. （ C） The nylon T-shirt worn on playground. （ D） The wool T-shirt worn for work. （ A） T-shirts feel soft and wash well. （ B） T-shirts are smart and comfortable. （ C） T-shirts go well with trousers. （ D） T-shirts are suitable for evening wear. （ A） New

27、designs are being adopted. （ B） Advertisements are being widely used. （ C） New technology is being employed. （ D） More synthetic materials are being introduced. （ A） It was about a little animal. （ B） It took her six years to write. （ C） It was adapted from a fairy tale. （ D） It was about a little g

28、irt and her pet. （ A） She knows how to write best-selling novels. （ B） She can cam a lot of money by writing for adults. （ C） She is able to win enough support from publishers. （ D） She can make a living by doing what she likes. （ A） The characters. （ B） Her ideas. （ C） The readers. （ D） Her life ex

29、periences. （ A） She doesnt really know where they originated. （ B） She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints. （ C） They popped out of her childhood dreams. （ D） They grew out of her long hours of thinking. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each p

30、assage, 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） 15. （ B） 30. （ C） 40. （ D） 20. （ A） Because he was carrying a heavy load. （ B） Because it was

31、 getting dark. （ C） Because it was raining. （ D） Both A and B. （ A） A wooden box. （ B） A coffin. （ C） A bookcase. （ D） A set of shelves. （ A） All teachers. （ B） Businessmen and professional people. （ C） Many college students. （ D） Some armymen. （ A） Reading papers. （ B） Research and preparation. （ C

32、） Teaching pupils. （ D） Preparing examinations. （ A） Many teachers are on call every hour of the working day. （ B） Some teachers are chained to the telephone every day: （ C） A few teachers have a fortnight holidays in July. （ D） Few teachers are tied to the desk. （ A） Rent a grave. （ B） Bury the bod

33、y. （ C） Bury the dead near a church. （ D） Buy a piece of land for a grave. （ A） To solve the problem of lack of land. （ B） To see whether they have decayed. （ C） To follow the Greek religious practice. （ D） To move them to a multi-storey graveyard. （ A） They should be buried lying down. （ B） They sh

34、ould be buried standing up. （ C） They should be buried after being washed. （ D） They should be buried when partially decayed. （ A） Burning dead bodies to ashes. （ B） Storing dead bodies in a remote place. （ C） Placing dead bodies in a bone room. （ D） Digging up dead bodies after three years. Section

35、 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 hav

36、e 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 36 We human beings are land animals, but we are also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history, the sea ha

37、s【 B1】 _our needs. The sea has provided us with food, and【 B2】 _way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, experts【 B3】 _that nearly 2/3 of the worlds population live within 80 kilometers off the sea coast. In the modern【 B4】 _world, the sea offers many resources to help us survive. Resources

38、on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of our needs. The riches of the sea yet to be developed by technology are【 B5】 _.Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly 30 years.【 B6】 _amounts of minerals, such as iron, nickel and copper exist on the o

39、cean floor ready to be mined. Fish farming promised to be a good way to produce large【 B7】 _of food. Tile【 B8】 _of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by oriental people. Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new source of energy.【 B9】 _such as hydro-electric power.

40、Technology is enabling people to explore ever deeper under the sea. The new under-sea technology is providing divers with diving suits and under-sea chambers that are kept at sea-level pressure.【 B10】 _ The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve.【 B11】 _ 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B

41、4】 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 befo

42、re 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 more than once. 47 To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand

43、 the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated 【 S1】 _ on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on “persuasive salesmanship“ to 【 S2】 _ as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller

44、 to produce goods and then 【 S3】 _ them into money. Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the 【 S4】 _ and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the- consumer approach is known as the marketing 【 S5】

45、_ , which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first 【 S6】 _ to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase. This concept does not imply that business is benevolent or that

46、consumer satisfaction is given 【 S7】 _ over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business 【 S8】 _ the firm and the customer and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest 【 S9】 _ to profit is through understa

47、nding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant 【 S10】 _ of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Class

48、ic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer ruled! A) portion B) endeavor C) references D) concept E) move F) revise G) primarily H) transaction I) undergo J) preferences K) priority L) fraction M) route N) convert O) presumably 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【

49、 S6】 54 【 S7】 55 【 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. 58 In response to those who would suggest that ther