1、大学英语四级（2013 年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 240及答案解析(总分：118.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Writing(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.Part I Writing（分数：2.00）_2.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the statement “We can learn more from people at a higher level than us (like teachers) than from people who are at
2、the same level as us.“ Do you agree or disagree? You can cite examples to illustrate your viewpoint. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.（分数：2.00）_二、Listening Comprehens(总题数：12，分数：50.00)3.Part II Listening Comprehension_4.Section A_A.In a tropical rain forest in China.B.In
3、 a tropical rain forest in India.C.In a tropical wetland in India.D.In a tropical wetland in Thailand.A.The rapid reduction of tropical forests.B.The increase of global temperature.C.Emergence of an entirely new species.D.The scientific search for other animals.A.She drew the man in mask out of her
4、car.B.She called the police for help at once.C.She pulled her children out of the vehicle.D.She hit the man in mask with a gun hard.A.The suspects escaped from the police.B.The suspects robbed the car of the mother.C.The suspects were locked in the mothers car.D.The suspects were arrested by the pol
5、ice.A.They are too light to be steady.B.They have cut off some users toes.C.They are easily broken in use.D.They endanger junior children.A.He had one of his legs removed.B.His mother was hurt by the chair.C.He was operated on the toe.D.He complained about the chairs quality on Facebook.A.It replace
6、d these chairs with safer ones.B.It made apologies to all Australian victims.C.It offered free spare parts to make chairs safe.D.It gave compensation to Australian claimers.5.Section B_A.Read the papers.B.Sort out letters.C.Go for a jog.D.Have a meeting.A.Meeting his deputy.B.Dealing with the post.C
7、.Classifying letters of emergency.D.Visiting the companys plant.A.Having regular morning meetings.B.Going shopping with his wife.C.Having evening dinner at home.D.Having interview with journalists.A.Have monthly board meetings with shareholders.B.Have a dinner engagement with customers.C.Plan the ag
8、enda for the next few days.D.Have weekly management committee meetings.A.He wants to find out their professors phone number.B.He wants to help the woman with her math homework.C.He wants to seek help in doing his math homework.D.He wants to know what the math assignment is.A.TonightB.In two hours.C.
9、Tomorrow.D.In a few minutes.A.He didnt expect the assignment to be so hard.B.He has already consulted his professor.C.He and the woman often work together.D.He is generally a good student.A.She thinks its too late to help him.B.She agrees to work with him.C.She offers to do the assignment for him.D.
10、She will ask help from their professor.6.Section C_A.Resolve tough social and economic problems.B.Raise the major international challenges.C.Collect different world views together.D.Encourage people to seek happiness.A.It will help to look at the role of governments in culture.B.It will create a new
11、 platform to protect environment.C.It will help society to develop and grow.D.It will solve the pressing economic, social and environmental issues.A.Think about how to connect people around the world.B.To attract large number of international talent together.C.Discuss how cultural policy can be enri
12、ched.D.To share ideas of tackling cultural problems.A.It is organized by Scotlands government.B.It strengthens friendships among nations.C.It may be the greatest cultural festival.D.It is a unique gathering in the world.A.How to paint something.B.Who the painter Grand Wood was.C.Why a painting is po
13、pular.D.Simple farmers living in America.A.Because the design was too strong.B.Because the painting looked like a photograph.C.Because the painting was too simple.D.Because the painting seemed to laugh at farmers.A.The painting was making fun of people.B.The painting was a symbol of the US.C.The pai
14、nting expressed an understanding of people.D.The painting showed the strength of American farmers.A.All languages have equal values.B.Some languages need more efforts to learn.C.Some languages are certainly more important.D.English is the most important language worldwide.A.They predominate the Engl
15、ish world.B.They are unable to adapt to the competitive world.C.They invest more time in learning a foreign language.D.They may face a depressing economic future.A.To do business effectively.B.To meet others requirement.C.To improve linguistic skills.D.To promote proficiency in English.三、Reading Com
16、prehensio(总题数：8，分数：60.00)7.Part III Reading Comprehension_8.Section A_Back in the carefree days of the Noughties boom, Britains youngsters were swept along by the buy-now-pay-later culture embraced by consumers up and down the country. During a decade of near-full employment, many 1quickly from one
17、joband one credit cardto another, and rainy days were such a distant memory that they 2seemed worth saving for. But with the supply of cheap credit 3up and a generation of school and university leavers about to 4the recession-hit job market, thousands of young people with no memory of the early 1990
18、s recession are shocked into the 5that the world of 2014 is very different. Katie Orme, 19, who lives in Birmingham, says she has decided never to get a credit card after seeing the problems that her parents and 22-year-old sister have had with debtjust one of the 6lessons that she has had to learn.
19、 Orme finished her A-levels a year ago, and has been 7for a joband living at home with her parentsever since. She has had to sign on to support herself and is now on a 12-week internship (实习 期) at the Princes Trust to improve her 8. The Trust says that the number of calls from 9people such as Orme h
20、as shot up by 50% over six months. “Its so hard to get a job at the moment,“ she says, “its better to go and get more qualifications so when more jobs are 10you will be better suited.“A) anxious E) flood I) neglected M) resumeB) available F) hardly J) painful N) searchingC) drying G) mostly K) reali
21、zation O) skippedD) dynamic H) mug L) remedy（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_10.Section B_Music in higher education: what is it worth?A Music has found itself increasingly central in the subject controversy surrounding higher education (HE). Recent data
22、 showed the total number of Universities and Colleges Admissions Service entries to study music rose by 3.5% in the 2013 cycle, following significant increases in applications for medical-related sciences, mathematical sciences, computer sciences, engineering and economics. Yet numbers of prospectiv
23、e higher education applicants who studied music A-level fell last year by 7%.B Many music educators speak of feeling marginalized (边缘化), with their subject excluded from the Ebacc (英国文凭考试) and noticeably absent from the Stem grouping (science, technology, engineering and maths)absent too from the Ru
24、ssell Groups approved list of “facilitating subjects“ (ones that will “keep a wide range of degree courses and career options open to you“).C The value of studying music in higher education in the context of the economically-charged narrative on education provided the background to a recent roundtab
25、le discussion held at the Royal Academy of Music and involving senior figures from higher education, sixth-form education and the arts industry. All participants in the roundtable agreed that studying music at higher education equips students with a range of transferable skills that are of inestimab
26、le (不可估量的) value in the workplace. Music education and cultural valueD Contributing under the Chatham House rule, which allows comments to be reported freely, panel members began by disagreeing over the relationship between music education and cultural value. “We are beginning to look at the questio
27、n of music education from the other end of the telescope, not so much in terms of what happens during the period of education, but afterwards,“ said one contributor.E One speaker argued that the relationship between music education and cultural value was not necessarily a direct one. “Many of those
28、who add cultural value to the country do so because there is value here already. Our cultural value is increased by a critical mass coming from all over the world that wants to be part of our scene. The role musical education plays in cultural value, or to put it crudely, what we are producing in te
29、rms of the economy, is probably falling rather than increasing.“ This comment was contested by another member of the panel, who cited the increasing numbers of foreign students studying music at UK institutions, and personal evidence from those who claimed that paying more to study in the UK was wor
30、th it for the extra value they gained from being educated here. Another pointed to the legally binding commitments made by government to promote musical participation in 2011-12 and, more recently, the National Plan for Music.F However, others around the table did acknowledge that UK institutions la
31、cked the political backing enjoyed by their European peers or the financial power of America, “only just paying the bills on the back of a British mess of fees, poor fund and a scratchy targeted portion of HE funding,“ as one panellist put it.Instrumental or natural?G The discussion over what skills
32、 music graduates hold, both on academic or vocational courses, was noticeably more one-sided. High-end ability in collaboration, analysis, work ethic, sympathy, innovation and performing well under pressure were cited by numerous contributors as those that were compulsory in any decent music student
33、. “The qualities one would be after in a work-force suitable to meet the challenges of todays economy are all those found in a music graduate,“ noted one commentator. “We need to break up this myth that musicians are self-prevailing and just create more musicians,“ added anothertop city firms, accou
34、ntancy organisations and computing companies as among those who favour music graduates as potential employees.H There was growing frustration among the panel concerning both the role of higher education institutions in promoting music and the continued justification of musical study from a non-music
35、al perspective. “Its time for music departments to wake up and promote more clearly their value and benefits,“ said one contributor. “The value of HE music itself has been clouded by the panic over school music. We dont sell music at HE by saying it will make you more literate, or better at maths. I
36、t has an inborn value.“I “People in music know what highly skilled music students can do, and what music adds to the lives of people, but we keep saying society does not understand,“ added another. “Why? Either because we cant assert our own value, or because we refuse to engage with society.“Educat
37、ion accessJ Despite general consensus as to the inherent cultural-economic value of musical study, there was considerable discontent around the table about its accessibility. One speaker commented on the decreasing number of music students at top institutions coming from backgrounds other than “musi
38、c specialist schools, and private schools“. Another complained about the lack of focus from government regarding ring-fenced (专项的) money for music hubs (活动中心) beyond 2015, pointing out the risk of increased private outsourcing, uneven regional provision and, ultimately, a situation in which only tho
39、se with financial advantage can access musical training to a standard that will enable them to pursue it to higher education.K In this context, the facilitating subjects of Russell Group universities came under harsh criticism from some commentators, who argued that there was disagreement over their
40、 significance among leading universities, misunderstanding by schools and hijacking (劫持) by government in the latest round of league tables. This, two speakers agreed, was directing first generation students away from music at higher education by disconnecting the subject from a perspective on highe
41、r education dominated by tuition fees and employability.L A general note of warning was sounded by one about the upcoming loss of students from postgraduate study in the next five years as a result of financial pressures, and all agreed that higher education departments needed to do more to just utt
42、er the value of music in a public forum. “We need to reconnect music with the world of ideas,“ one panelist concluded. “We can pull people into music through linking the ideas, science, film and literature that surround the context of musical creation. We must not fall back into isolation, but rathe
43、r communicate the obvious value of music.“（分数：20.00）(1).Panel members in the discussion had different opinions about the relationship between music education and cultural value.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).Compared with their European and American peers, UK institutions lack enough political and financial su
44、pport.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Last year, the number of students who study music A-level decreased.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Russell Groups facilitating subjects received severe criticism as they are driving students away from music study in higher education.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).The value of music study in high
45、er education shouldnt be justified from a non-musical point of view.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).More and more foreign students come to UK universities to study music.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).The absence of music subject from Ebacc and Stem grouping gives some music educators a sense of marginalization.（分数：2.00）填
46、空项 1:_(8).Its warned that the postgraduate students who study music might decrease in the next five years.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).Collaboration and innovation are among the skills that decent music students must hold.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).It is believed by numerous people that the accessibility of musical study is far from sat
