1、大学英语四级分类模拟题 484及答案解析(总分：65.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.How to Deal with Peer Pressure? 1来自同辈的压力对年轻人有着潜移默化的影响 2我们应如何应对这种同辈压力 （分数：20.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history
2、 of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. What“s more, they will not have to rely solely on the written words. Films, gramophone (留声机) records and magnetic tapes will provide them with a puzzling amount of information. T
3、hey will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available. Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the his
4、tory of early man. Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent (来临) of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect. Historians have
5、 long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory teeth of mammoths (猛犸象). The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age, which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings ma
6、de in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar. It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simpl
7、y a form of artistic expression. They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing. It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the
8、 seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.（分数：15.00）(1).Compared with the historians investigating the distant past, future historians _.（分数：3.00）A.have to depend only on the written words to get related informationB.may feel more puzzled facing so much informationC.have more evidence and
9、 resources to get related informationD.may have difficulty in collecting related information(2).Why did historians assume calendars came into being with the emergence of agriculture?（分数：3.00）A.The markings the nomads used to record dates had close relationship with agriculture.B.The codes depicted o
10、n the nomads“ walls were all about agriculture.C.Man needed to understand something about seasons when developing agriculture.D.The passage of days and the phases of the moon were recorded according to agriculture seasons.(3).How have historians been able to read the markings made by nomads?（分数：3.00
11、）A.By correlating paintings that accompany them.B.By studying the dots, lines and symbols made by nomads.C.By deducing what they can only from markings of the same place.D.By connecting them with other markings in various parts of the world.(4).What is the scientific research result that has recentl
12、y come to light?（分数：3.00）A.Nomads traveled widely in various parts of the world.B.Calendars came into being earlier than we used to assume.C.Nomads carved the bones and teeth of the animals they killed.D.The markings nomads carved on walls had a definite meaning.(5).What do we learn about the painti
13、ngs found on the walls?（分数：3.00）A.They have a definite relation with the markings.B.They contain no more meanings except their artistic merits.C.They are thought to be disconnected with ancient calendars.D.They are invariably accompanied by dots, lines and symbols.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Though
14、ts of suicide haunted Anita Rutnam long before she arrived at Syracuse University. She had a history of mental illness and had even attempted to kill herself. During her junior year of college, she tried again. On a February morning in 1998, just days after a campus counselor recommended she be hosp
15、italized for her suicidal tendencies, Rutnam threw herself off the eighth floor of a Syracuse dormitory. Miraculously, she survived. But three years later, Rutnam still feels the effects of that day. She has not been able to finish college and is suing her former school for malpractice. Her suit ass
16、erts that, given the campus counselor“s advice, school officials should have done more to prevent her suicide attempt. This incident and others have thrown a spotlight on an issue that is causing growing concern in dorm rooms and students center. Are colleges providing adequate care for students who
17、 may be struggling with a range of mental illnesses? In the Syracuse case, a spokesman for the school contends, “The University tried repeatedly to help Anita, and we felt that they acted appropriately.“ But lawyers are busy there and elsewhere. After accidents, suicide is the second biggest killer
18、of kids in college. And while the number of students who kill themselves on campus is no higher than that of 18-to-24-year-olds in the general population, a series of sensational incidents has raised the question of whether troubled students are getting proper attention. So what are the schools“ res
19、ponsibilities to at-risk students, particularly those who may be genetically predisposed (易患病的) to mental illness? College can be a breeding ground for psychiatric problems. Poor eating habits and irregular sleeping patternsespecially combined with the academic stress of college lifemay all play rol
20、es in triggering mental problems. Additionally, many of the major psychiatric illnesses including depression often do not manifest themselves until the late teens or early 20s.（分数：10.00）(1).Anita Rutnam couldn“t finish college most probably because _.（分数：2.00）A.she couldn“t get enough concern from S
21、yracuse UniversityB.she wasn“t physically healthy enough to continue schoolingC.she still kept thinking about killing herself whenever at schoolD.she has been troubled by the memory of the incident very often(2).What does the author want us to know through Anita Rntuam“s story?（分数：2.00）A.The univers
22、ities are not responsible for their students.B.Suicides are popular on college campus and should be handled properly.C.Why Anita committed suicide is still a mystery.D.Universities should get prepared in case their students sue them.(3).What does Anita accuse her former school of?（分数：2.00）A.Ignoranc
23、e of her abnormal behaviors.B.Lack of safeguard against her suicidal intention.C.Failure to give her proper academic instructions.D.Indifference to her physical disease.(4).How does Syracuse University defend itself against Anita“s suit?（分数：2.00）A.It has given her due attention as well as help.B.Adu
24、lt students should be able to control their own behavior.C.It is more than the school“s responsibility to supervise the students.D.Colleges can be a breeding ground for psychiatric problems.(5).All the following problems are implied as possible causes of campus suicide incidents EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.
25、poor academic resultsB.failing to get proper sleepC.lack of family concernD.family history of mental illness六、Part Translation(总题数：1，分数：20.00)2.中国象棋是一种双人棋盘游戏，也是一个 益智类 (brain-training)比赛项目。象棋在中国的历史可以追溯到公元前 4世纪。象棋中的 棋子 (piece)共有 32个，分为红黑两种颜色，由双方各执一色。由于用具简单，趣味性强，它已成为全国流行的娱乐项目。此外，高材质的象棋，如以 玉石 (jade)为材料的
26、象棋，还具有收藏价值。更有 文人墨客 (man of letters)为象棋谱写诗篇，使象棋具有一种文化色彩。 （分数：20.00）_大学英语四级分类模拟题 484答案解析(总分：65.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.How to Deal with Peer Pressure? 1来自同辈的压力对年轻人有着潜移默化的影响 2我们应如何应对这种同辈压力 （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：How to Deal with Peer Pressure?Peer pressure refers to the influence ex
27、erted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in order to conform to group norms. Though the idea that “everyone“s doing it“ can sometimes strengthen our sense of competition, it can also mislead us to leave our judgment or our common sense behind.
28、 No one can avoid peer pressure; however, as we grow, we learn to deal with it properly. To begin with, we must be true to ourselves. Paying attention to our own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong will help us make our own decision. Inner strength and self-confidence keep us standing
29、 firm instead of being affected by the external influences. Secondly, be careful to choose friends. We may try to hang out with friends of similar values, interests and backgrounds to reduce the pressure from different minds. What“s more, when we find the peer pressure is overwhelming, we might as w
30、ell turn to someone we trust for help. Though we may feel annoyed when caught in the peer pressure, we can still learn a lot through coping with it. And we know better about ourselves and become mature.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Future historians will be in a uni
31、que position when they come to record the history of our own times. They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. What“s more, they will not have to rely solely on the written words. Films, gramophone (留声机) records and magnetic tapes will prov
32、ide them with a puzzling amount of information. They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available. Even seemingly insignific
33、ant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man. Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent (来临) of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons. Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate t
34、hat this assumption is incorrect. Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory teeth of mammoths (猛犸象). The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age, which began about 35,000 B.C. and e
35、nded about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code. They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and phases of the moon. It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar. It has long been known that th
36、e hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression. They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing. It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them. It seems th
37、at man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.（分数：15.00）(1).Compared with the historians investigating the distant past, future historians _.（分数：3.00）A.have to depend only on the written words to get related informationB.may feel more puzzled f
38、acing so much informationC.have more evidence and resources to get related information D.may have difficulty in collecting related information解析：解析 第 1段第 24 句提到，未来的历史学家几乎不知道从逐渐积累起来的大量证据里选取哪些；而且，他们也不必完全依赖文字材料，电影、唱片、磁带都能提供大量的信息。由本段倒数第二句可知，研究早期历史的历史学家只有少量的线索可以使用，由此可推知 C符合文意，故为答案。A 表述有误。未来的历史学家虽然会因为庞大的资
39、料而感到迷惑，但并不是说与研究早期历史的历史学家相比，未来的历史学家会更迷惑，故 B错误。D 在文中并未提及。(2).Why did historians assume calendars came into being with the emergence of agriculture?（分数：3.00）A.The markings the nomads used to record dates had close relationship with agriculture.B.The codes depicted on the nomads“ walls were all about ag
40、riculture.C.Man needed to understand something about seasons when developing agriculture. D.The passage of days and the phases of the moon were recorded according to agriculture seasons.解析：解析 第 2段第 1句提到，历史学家认为历法是伴随着农业的兴起而出现的，因为当时人类真正需要了解有关李节的知识，C 是对原文的同义转述，故为答案。(3).How have historians been able to r
41、ead the markings made by nomads?（分数：3.00）A.By correlating paintings that accompany them.B.By studying the dots, lines and symbols made by nomads.C.By deducing what they can only from markings of the same place.D.By connecting them with other markings in various parts of the world. 解析：解析 第 3段第 3句提到，通
42、过将世界各地的这种标记联系到一起，历史学家弄懂了这些难解的代码。D 是对原文的同义转述，故为答案。(4).What is the scientific research result that has recently come to light?（分数：3.00）A.Nomads traveled widely in various parts of the world.B.Calendars came into being earlier than we used to assume. C.Nomads carved the bones and teeth of the animals t
43、hey killed.D.The markings nomads carved on walls had a definite meaning.解析：解析 第 2段提到，最近的科学证据似乎表明，这个假设是不正确的。故下文指出了最近科学研究得出的结果。文章最后一句说，人类致力于探索季节变化比我们之前认为的要早两万年。故答案为B。A 和 D不是最近的研究成果，C 与原文不符。(5).What do we learn about the paintings found on the walls?（分数：3.00）A.They have a definite relation with the mar
44、kings. B.They contain no more meanings except their artistic merits.C.They are thought to be disconnected with ancient calendars.D.They are invariably accompanied by dots, lines and symbols.解析：解析 第 3段倒数第二句提到，标记和壁画之间可能存在特定关系，标记有时伴随壁画出现。故答案为 A。根据倒数第三、四句可知，游牧人的绘画不只具有艺术价值，还有其他特定涵义，故排除 B；倒数第一、二句指出，这些画与标记
45、很可能与季节的研究密切相关，故排除 C；D 中的 invariably和倒数第二句中的 sometimes相矛盾。五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Thoughts of suicide haunted Anita Rutnam long before she arrived at Syracuse University. She had a history of mental illness and had even attempted to kill herself. During her junior year of college, she tried agai
46、n. On a February morning in 1998, just days after a campus counselor recommended she be hospitalized for her suicidal tendencies, Rutnam threw herself off the eighth floor of a Syracuse dormitory. Miraculously, she survived. But three years later, Rutnam still feels the effects of that day. She has
47、not been able to finish college and is suing her former school for malpractice. Her suit asserts that, given the campus counselor“s advice, school officials should have done more to prevent her suicide attempt. This incident and others have thrown a spotlight on an issue that is causing growing conc
48、ern in dorm rooms and students center. Are colleges providing adequate care for students who may be struggling with a range of mental illnesses? In the Syracuse case, a spokesman for the school contends, “The University tried repeatedly to help Anita, and we felt that they acted appropriately.“ But lawyers are busy there and elsewhere. After accidents, suicide is the second biggest killer of kids in college. And while the number of students who kill themselves on campus is no higher than that of 18-to-24-year-olds in the general population, a series of sensational incident
