[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷782（无答案）.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 782（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Cheating in Exams. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.1. 学生作弊越来越严重2. 作弊的原因3. 如何杜绝作弊。二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming

2、 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 (for NO) if the statement contradicts

3、 the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Having Kids Makes You Happy?When I was growing up, our former neighbors, whom well call the Sloans, were the only couple on the block without kids. It wasnt that they couldnt have children; acco

4、rding to Mr.Sloan, they just chose not to. All the other parents, including mine, thought it was odd-even tragic. So any bad luck that happened to the Sloans-the egging of their house one Halloween; the landslide(山崩) that sent their pool careering to the street below-was somehow attributed to that f

5、ateful decision theyd made so many years before. “Well,“ the other adults would say, “you know they never did have kids.“ Each time I visited the Sloans, Id search for signs of insanity, misery or even regret in their super clean home, yet I never seemed to find any. From what I could tell, the Sloa

6、ns were happy, maybe even happier than my parents, despite the fact that they were childless.My impressions may have been swayed by the fact that their candy dish was always full, but several studies now show that the Sloans could well have been more satisfied than most of the traditional families a

7、round them. In Daniel Gilberts 2006 book Stumbling on Happiness, the Harvard professor of psychology looks at several studies and concludes that marital satisfaction decreases dramatically after the birth of the first child-and increases only when the last child has left home. He also finds out that

8、 parents are happier grocery shopping and even sleeping than spending time with their kids. Other data cited by 2008s Gross National Happiness author, Arthur C. Brooks, finds that parents are about 7 percentage points less likely to report being happy than the childless.The most recent comprehensive

9、 study on the emotional state of those with kids shows us that the term “bundle of joy“ may not be the most accurate way to describe our offspring. “Parents experience lower levels of emotional well-being, less frequent positive emotions and more frequent negative emotions than their childless peers

10、,“ says Florida State Universitys Robin Simon. “In fact, no group of parents-married, single, step or even empty-nest-reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people who never had children. Its such an unexpected finding because we have these cultural beliefs that children are the ke

11、y to happiness and a healthy life,and theyre not.“Simon received plenty of hate mail in response to her research, which isnt surprising. Her findings shake the very foundation of what weve been raised to believe is true. In a recent Newsweek Poll, 50 percent of Americans said that adding new childre

12、n to the family tends to increase happiness levels. Only one in six (16 percent) said that adding new children had a negative effect on the parents happiness. But which parent is willing to admit that the greatest gift life has to offer has in fact made his or her life less enjoyable?Parents may ope

13、nly complain their lack of sleep, busy schedules and difficulty in dealing with their bad-tempered teens, but rarely will they cop to feeling depressed due to the everyday rigors of child rearing. “If you admit that kids and parenthood arent making you happy, its basically blasphemy(亵读),“ says Jen S

14、inger, a stay-at-home mother of two from New Jersey who runs the popular parenting blog MommaS. “From baby-cream commercials that make motherhood look happy and well rested, to commercials for Disney World where youre supposed to feel like a kid because youre there with your kids, weve made parentho

15、od out to be one extremely happy moment after another, and its disappointing when you find out its not.“Is it possible that American parents have always been this disillusioned? Anecdotal(轶事的) evidence says no. In pre-industrial America, parents certainly loved their children, but their offspring al

16、so served a purpose-to work the farm, contribute to the household. Children were a necessity. Today, we have kids more for emotional reasons, but an increasingly complicated work and social environment has made finding satisfaction far more difficult. A key study by University of Wisconsin-Madisons

17、Sara McLanahan and Julia Adams, conducted some 20 years ago, found that parenthood was perceived as significantly more stressful in the 1970s than in the 1950s; the researchers attribute part of that change to major shifts in employment patterns. The majority of American parents now work outside the

18、 home, have less support from extended family and face a worsening education and health-care system, so raising children has not only become more complicated-it has become more expensive. Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that it costs anywhere from $134,370 to $237,520 to raise a c

19、hild from birth to the age of 17-and thats not counting school or college tuition. No wonder parents are feeling a little blue.Societal ills aside, perhaps we also expect too much from the promise of parenting. The National Marriage Projects 2006 “State of Our Unions“ report says that parents have s

20、ignificantly lower marital satisfaction than non-parents because they experienced more single and child-free years than previous generations. Twenty-five years ago, women married around the age of 20, and men at 23. Today both sexes are marrying four to five years later. This means the experience of

21、 raising kids is now competing with highs in a parents past, like career wins or a earefree social life. Sending bad-tempered kids to school or dashing to work with spit-up on your favorite sweater doesnt turn out to be romantic.For the childless, all this research must certainly feel redeeming(弥补的)

22、. As for those of us with kids, well, the news isnt all bad. Parents still report feeling a greater sense of purpose and meaning in their lives than those whove never had kids. And there are other rewarding aspects of parenting that are impossible to quantify. For example, I never thought it possibl

23、e to love someone as deeply as I love my son. As for the Sloans, its hard to say whether they had a less meaningful existence than my parents, or if my parents were 7 percent less happy than the Sloans. Perhaps it just comes down to how you see the candy dish-half empty or half full. Or at least as

24、a parent, thats what Ill keep telling myself.2 Why were the Sloans childless?（A）They couldnt afford to bring up a child.（B） They decided not to have a child.（C） They were infertile.（D）Lots of bad luck happened to them.3 What did the author expect to find in the Sloans home?（A）Signs showing they were

25、 miserable.（B） Satisfaction of being childless.（C） Candy dish that was always full.（D）A super clean home.4 According to Daniel Gilbert, after the last child has left home,_.（A）parents tend to be happier（B） parents satisfaction is likely to decrease（C） parents are as happy as they had their first chi

26、ld（D）parents are more eager to spend time with their kids5 What are our cultural beliefs?（A）Single parent is generally less happy.（B） Couples are unhappy with kids.（C） Its a tradition for couples to have kids.（D）Having kids makes parents happy.6 According to the Newsweek Poll,_.（A）Robin Simons findi

27、ng was too surprising to believe（B） no parents admitted having a child made their life less enjoyable（C） half Americans agreed adding a child has a positive effect on happiness levels（D）16% of Americans said having a child was harmful to parents relationship7 The baby-cream commercials is taken as a

28、n example to show_.（A）mothers need to rest（B） enjoyable parenthood（C） happy moments with kids（D）mothers disappointment8 Parenthood became more stressful in the 1970s partly due to_.（A）high expense in education（B） more working mothers（C） changes in employment patterns（D）worsening social welfare9 Besi

29、des societal ills that lower parents satisfaction, the promise of parenting is also_.10 Now highs in a parents past is being fought by_.11 Despite the low happiness level, compared with the childless, parents feel a greater sense of_.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conver

30、sations 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 choices marked A, B, C and

31、 D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）The man wants to book a room three days later.（B） The man can have a room with a view of the mountain.（C） The man can have a room with a view of the sea.（D）The man cant have a room right now.（A）Its well worth watching.（B） She doesnt think much of it.（C） Its

32、 terrible.（D）Its just so-so.（A）At an airport.（B） On a street.（C） In a department store.（D）At a bank.（A）Quarrel with the man.（B） Leave the paper where it is.（C） Give the paper to the man.（D）Make use of the paper.（A）The woman can have her car on Saturday morning.（B） The woman will not have her car fix

33、ed by the man.（C） The man will fix the car next week.（D）It will take more time to have the car fixed than the woman has expected.（A）She thinks she talks too much.（B） She thinks she doesnt like speaking.（C） She thinks she is always very frank.（D）She thinks she is simple-minded.（A）She doesnt want to h

34、ave a birthday party.（B） She doesnt like the gift.（C） She wants to forget her birthday.（D）She doesnt want to grow old.（A）The man wants to borrow some money from the woman.（B） The man will lend the woman the money she needs.（C） The man doesnt have money.（D）The woman will lend forty dollars to the man

35、.（A）One.（B） Two.（C） Three.（D）Four.（A）At the back of the plane.（B） In the smoking area.（C） ES, by a window.（D）ES, at the hack of the plane.（A）Because something is wrong with the plane.（B） Because its foggy at the London airport.（C） Because of weather problem in Milan.（D）Because of waiting for a late

36、passenger.23 What do we learn about the popularity of poetry in New Zealand?（A）Poetry is popular among the general public.（B） People there have no interest in poetry.（C） Poetry is the most popular literature.（D）People have no passion for writing poems.Section BDirections: In this section, you will h

37、ear 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）It has been proven to be. the best pain-killer.（B） It

38、is a possible cure for heart disease.（C） It can help lower high body temperature effectively.（D）It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.（A）It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.（B） It speeds up their recovery after surgery.（C） It increases the blood flow to the heart.（D）It adju

39、sts their blood pressure.（A）It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.（B） It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.（C） It will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.（D）It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation

40、.（A）The scientists.（B） The Greeks.（C） The teachers.（D）The scholars.（A）They could not think.（B） They had no pollution.（C） They could not dive deep.（D）They had small boats.（A）The water turns gray.（B） It grows again.（C） Life on earth improves.（D）Life on earth dies.（A）Men spend more nights in their frie

41、ndshome than women（B） Women are much more talkative than men（C） Women enjoy more and better friendships than men（D）Men have more difficulty remembering names than women（A）A male friend（B） A female friend（C） Her parents（D）Her husband （A）Men tend to keep their innermost feelings to themselves（B） Women

42、 are more serious than men about marriage（C） Men often take sudden action to end their marriage（D）Women depend on others in making decisions（A）Happy and successful marriages（B） Friendships of men and women（C） Emotional problems in marriage（D）Interactions between men and womenSection CDirections: In

43、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 heard. For

44、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 Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: “Do you own thing.“ “I did it m

45、y way.“ “Youll have to decide that for yourself.“ “You made your bed, now【B1】_in it.“ “If you dont look out for yourself, no one else will.“ “Look out for number one.“Closely【B2】_with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans【B3】_to privacy. Americans【B4】_that people “need so

46、me time to themselves“ or “some time alone“ to think about things or recover their【 B5】_psychological energy. Americans have great【B6】_under standing foreigners who always want to be with another person who dislike being alone.If the parents can【B7】 _it, each child will have his or her own bedroom.

47、Having ones own bedroom, even as an【B8】_fixes in a person the notion that【B9】_. She will have her clothes, her toys, her books and so on. These things will be hers and no one elses.Americans assume that【 B10】_. Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have rules governing “confidentiality“ that a

48、re intended to prevent information about their clients personal situations from becoming known to others.Americans attitude about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand.【B11】_. When those boundaries are crossed, an Americans body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and alo

49、of.34 【B1 】35 【B2 】36 【B3 】37 【B4 】38 【B5 】39 【B6 】40 【B7 】41 【B8 】42 【B9 】43 【B10 】44 【B11 】Section ADirections: 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