[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷827（无答案）.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 827（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 Security or Privacy?1近年来很多公共场合都安装了监控摄像头以保护人们的安全2摄像头也对人们的隐私造成了一定的影响3我的观点二、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 atta

2、ched 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 the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Better HalvesJerry and Eileen Sp

3、inelli met, quite literally, over writing. At the time, they worked for the same company but were barely acquainted. One day while waiting at a trolley stop, Eileen took three binders of poetry and dropped them into Jerrys lap.“Those were the days when I wanted to be Edna St. Vincent Millay,“ Eileen

4、 explains today with a laugh. A surprised Jerry began to read. “Very nice. This is nice,“ he managed to say.“Perhaps I was unfair to her since I saw her as Eileen in the circulation department,“ Jerry says. “After all, how good of a poet could she be? That compromised my judgment; I only saw half of

5、 what was there, and my compliments were half empty. Still, if Id had my wits, I would have fallen off the bench over her right them“A connection was forged that day, one strong enough that today the Spinellis are married, and both of them are highly successful writers of books for audiences ranging

6、 from young children through older adolescents. Jerry won a Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and has written other books ranging from the lighthearted Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole? to the beautifully grim Milkweed.Eileen has written the renowned Lizzie Logan series as well as award winning pic

7、ture books and poems. Each writes individually, but they share the results of their efforts. “We are supportive of one another and supportive of our dreams together,“ Jerry explains. Its a partnership that benefits Jerry, Eileen, and their many readers, too.Different approaches to writingTheir lives

8、 together are worked around different approaches to writing. Jerry writes every morning from 10: 00 to noon barring family emergencies or other commitments such as attending conferences. Sometimes he also writes at night, but that time is optional. “Its easy to put writing down and hard to pick it u

9、p,“ he says.Eileen, on the other hand, does not have a specific writing schedule and is more inclined to wait for inspiration; Her favorite writing pieces are picture books, which allow her to “tap into human issues. I am drawn to a focus on language and images, and I have never been disappointed,“

10、she says.One of the advantages - or dangers - of being married to another writer is having a live-in critic. Honesty characterizes the Spinellis interactions. “We made a pact to be honest,“ Jerry says about their roles as the others first reader.They react differently to that honesty. “I tend to bal

11、l up the paper and throw it away,“ Eileen says.“I rend to get more argumentative and defend my writing,“ Jerry says, smiling, as Eileen nods in agreement. “Sometimes it gets very quiet around here, she says.But each also knows that the other does not have the last word. Instead, their own gut feelin

12、gs about their writing are the final arbiters.“sometimes the problem is that I love everything she writes,“ Jerry explains. “Then I have to try to find something I dont like. If I spend a year giving her nothing but flattery, Ill lose my credibility.“Because Jerry is likely to write longer books, Ei

13、leen reads them chapter by chapter. In fact, she was the one who started him on his book Milkweed, a poignant account of children surviving during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw.She had told him about an article shed read about a father who saved his daughter by giving her a pill that made her seem t

14、o be dead and then smuggling her out of the ghetto in a coffin. Although he didnt use the incident in the novel, the idea was his starting point, and she shared her enthusiasm for the work-and her admiration of his skillful writing as it developed.Jerrys inspiration in Eileens work often comes from

15、a different direction. Sometimes shell show him a poem that she has written, thinking that it was meant to be nothing more. Jerry, however, will be so moved by what he reads that he will insist to her, “This is so good that it needs to be its own picture book.“Genuine admirationThat sort of genuine

16、admiration shines through whenever the Spinellis talk about each others work. They make it obvious that writing is a special way to make a living. Reading educators and others who care about the written word could be forgiven if they imagined that life was lived on a more rarefied and lofty plane in

17、 the home of two writers than it is by the rest of us. But its not so, say the Spinellis. “We are only writers 20% of the time,“ insists Jerry. Eileen agrees, saying, “I do the laundry, clean the house - we have real lives.“But no matter how real the everyday lives of these two writers may be, the i

18、ntertwining of those lives that started at a trolley stop years ago left them better off as writers and their many readers are. better off because of it, too.2 Jerry and Eileen were working in the same company and Jerry thought highly of Eileens writing talent.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 After marriage, Jerry

19、and Eileen have cooperated with each other in writing and together they have made great achievements in their career.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 Jerry has a timetable for writing while Eileen only writes when her inspiration comes.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 Jerry and Eileen proofread each others works and the final draf

20、t is always improved based on the others comments.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 They live a normal life as non-writer couples do; they have to take care of their children and sometimes play games with them.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG7 Eileen admires Jerry very much and often tries to learn from him so as to improve her writ

21、ing.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG8 Jerry and Eileen spend twenty percent of their time being writers and for the rest of their time, they have real lives just as ordinary couples do.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG9 Both of them are successful writers of books intended for audience ranging from _.10 When Jerry writes, he bars _ s

22、uch as attending conferences.11 The intertwining of their lives benefits _.Section ADirections: 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 quest

23、ions 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）They are a happy couple.（B） They axe tiresome.（C） They are bad-tempered.（D）They are very good people.（A）The woman wi

24、ll take the test.（B） The woman will not take the test.（C） The woman will take a delayed test.（D）The test has been canceled.（A）$5.00.（B） $4.00.（C） $6.00.（D）$3.00.（A）Computer science.（B） Physics.（C） Chemistry.（D）Mathematics.（A）How to solve problems.（B） Someone whom they can rely on.（C） Someone who wil

25、l listen to them.（D）What a real friend should be.（A）Be interviewed for work.（B） Buy a birthday present.（C） Go to Marys birthday party.（D）Go to Marys wedding ceremony.（A）Take another magazine.（B） Take the time to read.（C） Take a dictionary.（D）Take the desk away.（A）His student.（B） His colleague.（C） Hi

26、s partner.（D）His boss.（A）They are describing a new dustbin.（B） They are discussing the protection of environment.（C） They are collecting used batteries.（D）They are looking forward to attending a lecture.（A）To make full use of the metals left.（B） To protect the forest resources from being destroyed.（

27、C） To call for stopping using plastic meal-boxes.（D）To awaken people to the environmental problems.（A）She will attend the lecture.（B） She will draw up a program.（C） She will join the “Green Movement“.（D）She is not sure what she will do.（A）A presentation theyre going to do.（B） Visiting a good friend

28、of theirs.（C） A TV program the man is watching.（D）Studying for a coming test.（A）Hes taking a rest from studying.（B） He has already done with studying.（C） He was asked to watch TV by his professor.（D）Hes searching for some information.（A）He didnt know that she also took linear algebra course.（B） He t

29、hought she wanted to study alone.（C） He thought she wanted to study with Elizabeth.（D）He had told her that he had done poorly on a recent test.（A）He and Elizabeth had a fight recently.（B） He heard Elizabeth also messed up on the last test.（C） He doesnt want to bother Elizabeth so late in the evening

30、.（D）He prefers to study in his own dormitory.Section BDirections: In this section, 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 th

31、e four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Advertisements are based on facts.（B） Doctors like to act in advertisements.（C） False statements are easy to see through.（D）Half-truths are often used to mislead people.（A）The public telephones often go wrong in malting a long distance call.（B） It is not very e

32、xpensive to make a long distance call on a public telephone.（C） Youll probably not be charged for dialing a wrong number in matting a long distance call.（D）Youd better not make a long distance call on a public telephone for it charges too much.（A）Forty-two newly-married couples.（B） Forty-two married

33、 couples who have been together for at least twelve years.（C） Forty-two married couples who have been together for an average of twelve years.（D）Forty-two married couples who have marital stress.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for t

34、he 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 blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information

35、. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 30 More and more Americans are reading their own credit report. Credit reports are【 B1】by lenders to decide how frisky it would be to offer a loan or credit to an individual.The report holds information abou

36、t a persons【B2】loans and credit-card debt. It records late【B3】of bills and any unpaid loans. It all adds up to a credit history. These days, though, lenders often welcome people with bad credit histories. They are【 B4】higher interest rates and other loan costs.Some Americans want to read their credi

37、t report to know if they have been a【B5】of identity theft. They can see if any loans or credit cards have been【B6】in their name with stolen personal information.Another reason is that credit reports, are not always correct. They might【B7】wrong information or old information.Before 1971, Americans co

38、uld not see any of this information. One change in 2001, permits people to see their F1CO score. FICO is short for the Fair Isaac【B8】.【B9】Fair Isaac says many lenders not just in the United States but around the world use its .technology to create credit scores.【B10】As of May, the company says it so

39、ld ten million credit scores to individuals.【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 select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a wo

40、rd 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 center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.40 Pe

41、rhaps like most Americans you have some extra pounds to shed. You may even have tried a fad (时尚) diet or two, but found yourself right back where you【S1】_. The key to weight loss is regular【S2 】_activity. And surprisingly, you dont have to give up eating or make the gym your second home to see long-

42、term,【 S3】_effects.Your body needs a certain amount of energy to maintain basic【S4】_such as breathing, blood circulation and digestion. The energy required to keep your organs functioning is referred to as the resting or basal metabolic rate. Any time you are active,【S5】_energy is required. It is ob

43、tained from glycogen (糖原) and fat stored in the blood, liver, and muscles. The key to losing weight is to draw on the fat rather than on the carbohydrate reserves.Which of the two energy sources you use depends on the intensity and【S6】_of your activity. The higher the intensity, the more your body w

44、ill pull from the stored carbohydrates. The lower the intensity, the【S7 】_your body will rely on fat as its fuel.Aerobic exercise is most【S8】_for weight loss. When you perform aerobic activities you【S9 】_contract large muscle groups such as your legs and arms. Walking, running, rollerblading, swimmi

45、ng, dancing, and jumping jacks are all forms of aerobic activity. Surprisingly, if your aerobic activity is low to moderately intense and of long duration, you will burn more fat than if you had【S10】_in a short burst of high-intensity exercise. In short, a brisk 30-minute walk will burn fat while a

46、100-yard sprint will burn glycogen.A positive F physical K startedB additional G activities L repeatedlyC duration H functions M lessD effective I participated N amountE more J efficient O obviously41 【S1】42 【S2】43 【S3】44 【S4】45 【S5】46 【S6】47 【S7】48 【S8】49 【S9】50 【S10】Section BDirections: There are

47、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.50 A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a

48、 coin dropping. It wasnt much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ign

49、ores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.We are besieged (包围) by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street. When Im in New York, Im a New Yorker. I dont turn either. Like the natives, I hardly hear a siren (警报器) there.At home in my