[外语类试卷]大学英语四级模拟试卷956（无答案）.doc

1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 956（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on Environment Protection. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.1. 当前我们的社会面临严峻的环环境境问题2造成问题的主要原因3如何有效地解决环境问题二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and

2、 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 the

3、 information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Social media presents challenge to universitiesUniversities have a new weapon in the battle to protect their reputations: the friendly student bloggerA few days ago, Vshuf, an international student,

4、 posted a message on the Student Room discussion site. He/she wanted to know which university Glasgow, Birmingham, Warwick, Nottingham or the Institution (sic) of Education would be the best place to study business. The academic reputation of the institution was important, but there was another cons

5、ideration. “How are people like in these universities?“ the post asked. “I have watched some videos about Warwick on YouTube and it seems to me that the people are snobby and arrogant in contrast to those from Nottingham.“ Members were quick to defend Warwick, but Vshuf remained unconvinced.The thre

6、ad highlights the difficulty that universities face in the age of social media. At a time when reputation is more important than ever because of higher student fees and greater global competition, the ability to manage their reputations is increasingly falling out of their hands.How to reach an incr

7、easingly networked generation that is more inclined to trust the opinion of their anonymous peers on the internet than official bodies such as universities was a problem discussed at last weeks Youth Strategy Marketing Conference 2011.Helen Pennack, head of marketing communications at the University

8、 of Leicester, says students now post queries on Facebook or the Student Room about open days or where to find their timetables, rather than simply contact the university directly. “When we do relationship marketing communications, we are trying to strike up a two-way dialogue with students and they

9、 are taking the conversation away from us and having it with other people,“ she says. “How we make ourselves part of that conversation again is quite a challenge.“Her university has responded by setting up a system that allows students to sync (与.同步)communications from Leicester with their Facebook

10、account. But she says universities also need to be present in other web spaces used by students, such as Twitter.Warwick, which appointed a digital and online communications manager last year, knows well the benefits of having a social media presence. “A year ago, an applicant tweeted, Oh, no. I hea

11、r the University of Warwick is closing, what am I going to do?“ says Warwicks spokesman, Peter Dunn. While mis tweet could have caused huge problems if spread, the university was able to tweet back, “Were still here, honest“.He says the communications team check what is being said about the universi

12、ty on social media once or twice a day, and responds if someone is confused or asking for information. But it depends on the forum. “If they are on the Student Room we assume they want to bitch (抱怨) about us behind our backs,“ he says. “If it is on a much more public space like Twitter or Facebook,

13、someone like us can see it and respond.“The challenge for universities is not only to know where to respond but when, and getting the tone right. “We are always careful about proactively intervening (主动干涉) in the conversation because that would be seen as rude,“ says Pennack. “What is much more effe

14、ctive is if one of our students wades in there and puts somebody straight.“Some universities have already responded to this, she says, by having a group of students “primed to some extent to join the conversation and correct people where it is appropriate to do so“. It is not something Leicester has

15、 tried yet, but, she says, “we may consider it“.While Imperial College does not prime students, it does recruit a team of official student bloggers to write regularly about their experiences at the university. They are not paid or moderated, and are free to blog about whatever they like. But there a

16、re occasional prizes for the most frequent bloggers. Pamela Agar, head of digital media at Imperial, says the college could potentially ask them to blog on a particular subject, but had not done so yet.“They can and do say negative things about us,“ she says. “When they do, its useful feedback.“ It

17、can also make the blogs more authentic, she says something that is particularly important to the social media generation.Chris Fonseka, a third-year information systems student at Imperial, says he applied for a student blogger role because he was attracted by the idea of having a voice around campu

18、s. He blogs about his general activities at the university. He also receives regular emails from students and prospective (未来的) students anxious to put queries about accommodation or finances to a real student.He says he has never felt restricted in what he writes. “If I honestly felt negative about

19、 Imperial, I would write about it,“ he says.Tom Ridgewell went a step further. While studying media at the University of Lincoln, he decided to create a television advertisement for the university and put it up on YouTube. “I labelled the videos as banned simply because its funnier to imagine that I

20、 actually showed them to a board of directors and got thrown out of the room. Also, videos generally do a little better with an exaggerated title.“Ian Richards, press officer at Lincoln, says the university only became aware of the advertisements once they were an online hit and Google alerts showed

21、 people were blogging about them. “We didnt know what to make of them, but when students were talking about them on open days we felt it was something totally left field, but a bit of a blessing for us.“ Ridgewell has since been commissioned to carry out work for the marketing department.How far uni

22、versities should try to control what members of their community say about them on social media is something some have already faced with academic bloggers. In 2006, Erik Ringmar resigned from his lecturing post at the London School of Economics after the university objected to him posting a speech c

23、ritical of the university on his blog.But, while institutions are paying increasing attention to what is said about them on the web, most recognise that there is little they can do about it. “Is it realistic to control every word thats out there about us?“ asks Richards. “I dont think so.“2 In the p

24、ost, Vshuf asked about several institutions_.（A）competitive strength（B） tuition fees（C） academic reputation（D）social activities3 What do we learn about universities in the age of social media?（A）They are seeking cooperation of foreign schools.（B） They find it harder to manage their reputation.（C） Th

25、ey have difficulty in balancing their budget.（D）They are able to recruit more international students.4 When having questions about things like their timetables, students tend to_.（A）communicate with their instructors directly（B） contact the public office set by the university（C） call or email anothe

26、r student for the information（D）post messages and seek help on the internet5 According to Helen Pennack, to respond to the challenge, universities need to_.（A）have a social media presence（B） own a Facebook or Twitter account（C） restrict the use of social media（D）talk with students face-to-face6 Pete

27、r Dunn assumes those who post messages on the Student Room intend to_.（A）get an immediate response from a real student（B） update the information about their universities（C） help establish a good reputation for their universities（D）complain about universities without their knowing7 What is said about

28、 the official student bloggers recruited by Imperial College?（A）They will correct people if they are wrong.（B） They are not restricted in what they write.（C） They are asked to blog on a particular subject.（D）They get low pay for sharing their experiences.8 Pamela Agar holds that official student blo

29、ggers saying negative things about Imperial can_.（A）turn off prospective students（B） ruin the universitys reputation（C） make the blogs more trustworthy（D）draw an angry response from the viewer9 Chris Fonseka wanted to be a student blogger because blogging about his university was an_idea to him.10 T

30、he University of Lincoln only noticed the ads when they were_and provoked peoples discussion.11 Erik Ringmar quit the job at the London School of Economics due to his blog which_the university.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the

31、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 D, and decide which is the best answer.（

32、A）One.（B） Two.（C） Three.（D）Four.（A）The unsmiling faces.（B） The sun.（C） The residents.（D）The weather.（A）Julias friends dont call her very often.（B） Julia doesnt like talking with her friends.（C） Julia likes chatting on the phone with her friends.（D）Julia doesnt have many friends.（A）Wait for Mr. White

33、s call.（B） Make another call later.（C） Pay the manager a visit.（D）Speak in a louder voice.（A）He is ashamed of Prof. Wang.（B） He will congratulate Prof. Wang.（C） He will help Prof. Wang paint his car.（D）He will tell Prof. Wang the bad news.（A）To pay for transportation.（B） To make a phone call.（C） To

34、do shopping.（D）To give them to the woman.（A）Listening to the radio.（B） Reading a newspaper.（C） Watching television.（D）Watching a sports game.（A）He hasnt seen any movie for a long time.（B） The movie he saw was Gone with the Wind.（C） It is one of the best movies he has ever seen.（D）He likes seeing mov

35、ies very much.（A）The girl fails to play in the tournament.（B） The girl will miss classes for one week.（C） The girl gets a bad mark in her studies.（D）The girl will suffer from hard practice.（A）Teach her in advance.（B） Advise the learning way.（C） Talk about the final exam.（D）Propose learning schedule.

36、（A）To get the information of missing classes.（B） To set practice time for the tournament.（C） To know the schedule of the tournament.（D）To fix learning time for every subject.（A）A tale related to bamboo.（B） Different kinds of bamboo.（C） Bamboo artifacts in Japanese culture.（D）The use of bamboo in Asi

37、an countries.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 the four choices marked A, B, C an

38、d D.（A）It would be a terrible experience.（B） The charges are too high for them to afford.（C） They often have to wait for a long time.（D）They are usually too busy to go there.（A）White.（B） Yellow.（C） Red.（D）Green.（A）How the dentists help patients relax.（B） What colors to use in painting walls in a hos

39、pital.（C） Seeing a dentist could be a less painful experience.（D）Trust and understanding of dentists help reduce patients anxiety and tension.（A）500 million（B） 600 million（C） 700 million（D）800 million （A）To improve the diets of hens（B） To move chickens into large farms（C） To make chickens sleep befo

40、re they are killed（D）To improve chickens lives （A）Positive（B） Negative（C） Indifferent（D）No specific idea （A）She stopped being a homemaker.（B） She became a famous educator.（C） She became a public figure.（D）She quit driving altogether.（A）A motorists speeding.（B） Her running a stop sign.（C） Her lack of

41、 driving experience.（D）A motorists failure to concentrate.（A）Nervous and unsure of herself.（B） Calm and confident of herself.（C） Courageous and forceful.（D）Distracted and reluctant.（A）More strict training of women drivers.（B） Restrictions on cell phone use while driving.（C） Improved traffic conditio

42、ns in cities.（D）New regulations to ensure childrens safety.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

43、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. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 34 The Tomato Growers Association, or TGA,

44、has set out to grow a 【B1】_ tomato at an 【 B2】_ farm near San Diego, California. Employing biotechnology and developments in DNA research, the TGA has determined to grow the “tomato of tomorrow.“ By 【B3 】_ a repellent in the form of an odor, the tomato plant would be able to fight off 【B4】_ by insec

45、ts. It would 【B5】_ disease and rot, and would 【 B6】_ maintain its shape when 【B7】_ at the bottom of a 【B8】 _ of tons of to matoes. 【B9】_. Its heavy, thick leaves would prevent it form becoming sunburned. All tomatoes on a plant would ripen at the same time, to prevent the loss from machine harvest o

46、f under-or-over ripened fruit. 【B10 】_.While development of this plant will prove to be extremely expensive, TGA scientists believe that 【B11】_.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

47、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 by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a si

48、ngle line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.44 The first baby in Britain to survive a heart transplant celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday. Kaylee Davidson was five months old when she received a new heart during a【S1】_operation at the Freeman Hospita

49、l, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1987.Now fit and healthy, she studies performing arts at a college in Sunderland and is in training to【S2】_Britain at the World Transplant Games in Canada this summer.Miss Davidson, who admitted that she was “looking forward to my first【S3 】_drink“, will be the guest of honor(嘉宾 )tomorrow at a charity ball which is being held to mark her coming of age.“I am living【S4】_