[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷808（无答案）.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 808（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Study and Part-time Job. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 越来越多的大学生做兼职2有人认为大学生不应该做兼职，有人认为应该3你的看法二、Part II Reading Comp

2、rehension (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 (for NO) if the st

3、atement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.2 Inspiration for Your KidsA parent, or anyone else who interacts regularly with kids, knows that communicating effectively with them can be difficult. If you want children to g

4、row up into the best possible versions of themselves, its crucial to replace damaging words in your vocabulary with alternatives that help build character. Some of the things parents say to kids seem harmless or even constructive on the surface, but, experts say, they may hurt more than help. Here a

5、re some aspects under our consideration.1. When the kid deserves praiseFor years, weve been told that boosting a childs self-esteem is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can backfire (事与愿违). Praise-aholic tykes who expect it at every turn

6、 may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when offered a joint or asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car. The implication of saying “Youre the prettiest girl in class,“ or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her o

7、nly when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard“ did better on tes

8、ts and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those lauded for being “smart“Praising attributes or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that trait, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,“ says Dweck, now at Stan

9、ford University. “They figure theyd better quit while theyre ahead.“2. When the kid asks more to take back homeDoes your child really need one more video game or doll? Of course not. But by repeatedly saying money is the only reason he or she cant have something, the parent may be sending the messag

10、e that money is the source of all things good in life. Couple that with the marketing blitz everywhere they turn, and children will never get the meaning of excess or gratitude.“You want your children to have the sense of abundance until the age of fivenot in a material way, but in the sense that wh

11、at you do have brings joy,“ says Marcy Axness, PhD, a child development specialist and founder of quantumparenting. com.Finances are one of the few topics parents shouldnt feel a duty to discuss or explain, especially with younger kids, Axness says. “If every request is met with a legal brief as to

12、why they cant have it or go there, you will end up with a child who is going to negotiate with you.“ Dont be afraid to say to your little one, confidently and cheerfully, “No, sorry. Case closed.“If its your older, money-wise child whos asking? Sit down with tier and Work out together how she can ma

13、ke the purchase happenas a reward for improved grades, say, or by buying it with an allowance for doing extra chores. The process of talking it through matters more than how much each contributes.3. When the kid is upsetWhen a child comes home upset about being teased by classmates or not winning a

14、medal at the swim meet, its only natural for parents to overlook his disappointment and offer consolation (安慰). Adults know that such setbacks are minor.“But kids need to learn how to express feelings, work through them and move on, as opposed to trying to make them go away without expression,“ says

15、 Panaccione, an expert on children development. If children feel that they shouldnt have feelings or that their feelings are bad, theyll start to lock them inside and fail to adopt healthy coping strategies, she says.On the other hand, kids shouldnt wallow in bad feelings. A question like “Why do yo

16、u think this happened?“ or “Do you have any ideas about what you can do to make it better?“ may give them encouragement they need to deal with situations on their own. Says Mel Levine, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: “A parent gives more comfort by l

17、istening than by talking. If you simply resonate with your childs mood, then youll have a child whos always willing to come to you and bare her soul.“4. When the kid talks to strangersKids today need to, and do, talk to strangers all the timeat the store checkout, on the bus, in the doctors office.

18、This antiquated catchphrase is no substitute for a serious one-on-one about the real risks.First, parents need a reality check: Despite the sensational stones, eases of children snatched off the sidewalk by total strangers and never seen again are extremely rare. Just 1 percent or fewer of all abduc

19、tions happen that way. Meanwhile, children are frequently victimized by people they know well, including authority figures. Thats why it makes more sense to tell kids to be watchful of anyone, stranger or acquaintance, who makes them feel at all uncomfortable.Parents of kids who spend time on the In

20、ternet should warn them against giving information that would identify their whereabouts, such as their last name, address or school name, advises James Beasley, an expert on child predators for the FBI. And kids should always tell their parents about new online buddies, especially those who ask if

21、the child is willing to keep a secret.5. When the kid doesnt want to shareYoud never hand the keys to your sports car to the guy next door. But thats what youre asking your children to do when you tell them to share a toy. “Young kids dont distinguish clearly between themselves and the objects they

22、own, like their teddy bear or favorite toy train,“ says psychologist David Elkind, PhD, a professor at Tufts University and the author of The Hurried Child. “So in effect youre asking them to give away part of themselves.“In extreme cases, if a child is forced to give up prized possessions over and

23、over, the separation becomes so painful that he may avoid forming attachments to people, Elkind says. Kids dont really begin to grasp the concept of sharing until age eight or so. Before then, its still important to begin conveying nuggets (至理名言) of selflessness. One solution is to put your childs n

24、ame on the toy before you take it out of his hands, so he knows youre not forcing him to give up ownership.2 Praise, if too much can lead to an unexpected effect opposite to out intention.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 Telling kids we appreciate their effort is better than saying they are just smart.（A）Y（B） N（C）

25、NG4 To prevent kids from asking more toys, its better to explain to them the toys are not things necessary in rife.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 Its wise to discuss With older children on how they can get the things they want instead of complaining that things Cost much.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 Its enough for parents to

26、 undermine the importance of things when their kids are upset for them.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG7 Just listening to the kids when they are upset is more effective than encouraging them to deal With the situation.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG8 Its parents duty to keep their kids alert to strangers who leave unpleasant impre

27、ssions on them.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG9 Parents should warn their kids not to reveal basic identity information to strangers when they are _.10 Children dont want to share their toys because they cant tell clearly the difference between _.11 A possible way to make a kid hand out his toy is to _.Section ADir

28、ections: 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 pause. During the pa

29、use, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）Stacy lost the debate.（B） Stacy won the debate.（C） The judges couldnt agree on the decision.（D）The judges decision was out of their expectations.（A）Its too expensive.（B） The neighborhood is noisy.（C） Its

30、 located some distance from school.（D）She cant bear her roommate.（A）Somewhere that is within a short driving distance of campus.（B） An apartment with furniture already in it.（C） A place where she can live alone.（D）A big house with a parking space.（A）He is planning on calling a friend who owns an apa

31、rtment building.（B） He will check the newspapers to see if he can find an apartment for rent.（C） He is going to visit an apartment building near his place.（D）He will put an ad on TV for some sources of houses.（A）6（B） 5（C） 4（D）3（A）He hadnt enough money.（B） He had to fly back to Singapore.（C） He had t

32、o hold an important party.（D）He had to participate in a meeting.（A）Five days.（B） One week.（C） Two days.（D）Four days.（A）Its modern, but boring.（B） It has many people.（C） Its regarded as a big shopping center.（D）Its as clean as European countries.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 s

33、hort 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）An advertisement.（B） An address.（C） An operator.（D）Long dista

34、nce rates.（A）The phone number you need to know is not in your phone book.（B） You want to make a long distance call.（C） You dont know the long distance rates.（D）You need to know how to put the money in the slot.（A）Call Directory Assistance.（B） Know the area code.（C） Call the operator.（D）Talk to a com

35、puter.（A）By a judge in the local court.（B） By DNA tests.（C） By the couple s words.（D）By the children protection officials. （A）Because it is the local custom.（B） Because another local couple claimed Baby 81.（C） Because other parents were looking for children missing after the disaster.（D）Because the

36、couple were going to divorce. （A）Later this week.（B） Its unclear.（C） On December 26th.（D）Immediately after he was separated from his parents. （A）Mice.（B） Rats.（C） Monkeys.（D）A, B and C（A）The relationship between mice, rats and monkeys.（B） The relationship between diet and animals.（C） The relationshi

37、p between diet and man.（D）The relationship between diet and health.（A）The first group.（B） The second group.（C） The last group.（D）All the three groups.（A）Diet has nothing to do with health.（B） The amount of food has something to do with health.（C） Health depends on diet totally.（D）Good food has nothi

38、ng to do with health.Section CDirections: 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 w

39、ith 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 just heard or write down the 29 Okay. You remember that Ive mentioned that its important to read the【B1】_poems

40、 aloud, so you can develop an appreciation of the sounds of the poetry: the rhymes, the【B2】_, the repetition of words or sounds, and to get a sense of the interplay between the sounds of the words and their meaning.This is really【B3】_as we move into modern poetry, especially by writers who place so

41、much importance on sounds that the meaning becomes all letter-relevant. Like this line by Gertrude Stein that Id like to【B4】_. Listen as I say the words. “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. “【B5】_literally, this would seem to be an empty statement, one which gives us no information. But the purpose

42、 of a poem need not be to inform the reader of anything, but rather to evoke feelings. To create a sensual as well as phonically【B6】_experience. Now Gertrude Stein was better known for her prose than for her poems. But Id like to quote this line, because of its musicality, and because I think it hel

43、ps open up our【B7】_to the unconventional style of【B8】_poets. Youll see this in your homework tonight as you read the poetry of John Ashbery,【B9 】_, which I recommend you do. Poets like Ashbery dont rely so much on any formal rhyme scheme or meter as on the musical quality of the individual words the

44、mselves. As I said,【B10】_And now Id like to touch briefly on her essay entitled “Convention and Explanation“.【 B11】_.30 【B1 】31 【B2 】32 【B3 】33 【B4 】34 【B5 】35 【B6 】36 【B7 】37 【B8 】38 【B9 】39 【B10 】40 【B11 】Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to

45、 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. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the cente

46、r. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.40 Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星)but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again【S1】_as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets Light, and this is essential for plants to make

47、the food which we eat. Heat ,too, makes our environment【S2】_. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space ,but enormous【S3】_of radiation from the sun are【 S4】_off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are【S5】_to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft

48、 ,if they are inside ,do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem“. Scientists have reason to think that a man can【S6】_up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has

49、been【S7】_on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage - a person may feel perfectly well ,hut the cells of his or her sex organs may he damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of【S8】_children or even grandchildren. 【S9】_of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dange