1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 1001及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should We Totally Turn to the Internet? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1现在不少人一遇到 问题就上网搜答案 2这种现象可能产生的影响 3我的看法 Should We Totally Turn
2、 to the Internet? 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 attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the informatio
3、n 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 Mexico Puts Its Children on a Diet Fran Buckley, 62, a Jupiter, Fla. , real estate agent, realized last fall that she wasnt leadi
4、ng the life she wanted to lead, and she blamed it on her weight. She wasnt golfing because her stomach made it awkward, she says. She wasnt visiting family or old friends because she didnt want them to see how much she had gained. And she wasnt wearing the clothing styles she liked. She knew she had
5、 to lose weight soon or “I was going to be a fat person until I died.“ So she started following an eating plan and walking program designed especially for this years seventh annual USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge, which starts today. And since late September, Buckley, who is 5-foot-4, has lost 28 po
6、unds, dropping from 226 to 198. She hopes to lose 50 more on the program. The challenge was created in 2004 to offer nutrition and fitness guidance. The goal of this years plan: Lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks. Buckley is one of the readers who volunteered to try out the program this past fall. Stories a
7、bout readers who have trimmed down on the program will be featured every Monday through early March in the newspaper and at . The advice offered in this years challenge is based on the latest scientific evidence, which shows that dieters generally lose about 5% to 10% of their starting weight in the
8、 first three to six months on a program. For many people, thats a loss of 10 to 20 pounds. After that, losing weight often gets more difficult. One reason its hard to trim down more and keep it off is that theres a cascade(瀑布状物 )of biological responses designed to return dieters to their pre-diet le
9、vels. A hunger hormone called ghrelin(胃饥饿素 )increases, and a fullness hormone called leptin(瘦素 )decreases, research shows. “Regardless of these hormone shifts, it is still possible to lose some weight and keep it off, says Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian in Chicago and author of The Fle
10、xitarian Diet. “You just need to focus on making realistic diet and exercise changes.“ Blatner created the eating plan that is outlined this week in the newspaper and on our website. She has helped thousands of people lose weight and has found that dieters are most likely to succeed if they have fle
11、xible meal plans that include foods they enjoy. Her meals are designed to help people limit calories while eating a diet high in fiber, moderate in satisfying protein and low in saturated(animal)fat. To follow this plan, its crucial that dieters figure out how many calories they can consume to lose
12、weight. To lose a pound a week, you have to burn 3 500 calories more than you consume. So you must increase your physical activity and decrease calories to create a deficit of 500 calories a day. Blatner created mix-and-match menus so that all the breakfasts are about 300 calories, lunches about 400
13、, dinners about 500 and snacks about 150 calories. The plan includes simple recipes you can make at home and meals you can order when youre dining out at restaurants or fast-food places. Buckley has adhered closely to the program over the past three months. The way shes eating now is a far cry from
14、her former habits. She blames her weight gain over the years on “bingeing, overeating, no portion control and not planning my meals. I am lucky I didnt weigh more than 226 pounds.“ She has learned that she has control over what she eats. “At luncheons and dinners out, when other people have a roll a
15、nd butter, I dont. When people eat desserts, I pass.“ But she says she doesnt feel deprived and rarely feels hungry. And she has made great strides with exercise. She and her sister, Jonna Convery, 54, walk 3 miles every morning, and Buckley walks another mile in the evening. “The 3-mile walk was ta
16、king us 50 minutes, and now its taking us 41 minutes. Were doing a mile in less than 15 minutes. Thats mega,“ she says. Another person who responded to USA TODAYs request for people to try the program was Andre Gratton, 43, of Cherryville, N. C. When it comes to losing weight, Gratton has the diet d
17、eck stacked against him. He travels frequently for his job, sits almost all day in meetings, airports and airplanes, and has a difficult time fitting exercise into his busy schedule. On top of all that, hes a gourmet(制作美食的 )cook, and he adores ice cream and bread pudding. “I love to cook and eat. Fo
18、r my job, I eat out all the time and eat at the best restaurants all over the country, so its tough to stick to a diet plan,“ says Gratton, who manages a national staff that installs computer programs for Choice Hotels International. But despite these daily challenges, Gratton has cut calories drama
19、tically and exercised regularly for the past few months and has lost 40 pounds. At 5-foot-9, he weighs 270, down from a high of 310. “I knew when I committed to the challenge the weight would come off fast, and so far, it has,“ he says. He intends to lose 50 more pounds. He estimates he was consumin
20、g about 6 000 calories a day before he started the program, and now hes down to 2 000. He has made several changes that contributed to the dramatic cut in calories, including: Cutting way back on desserts and ice cream. Carefully reviewing restaurant menus and choosing foods that contain a reasonabl
21、e number of calories. Drinking his coffee black instead of with cream. He has two to four cups a day. “I thought it was going to be really hard, but I eliminated cream the first day and havent looked back. Just this morning, I thought how good my coffee tastes.“ Exercising regularly. He alternates w
22、eight training one day and working out on the elliptical for 15 minutes the next. Gratton, a single dad, says he knew he was making progress with his weight loss when his 16-year-old daughter, Katie, told him she was proud of how good he looked. He asked her how she could tell he had lost weight. He
23、r response: “Your stomach no longer touches the steering wheel when you drive. “ As for Buckley, she says now that she has started down the weight-loss path, she doesnt plan to get off it until she has reached her goal. “I am changing a little bit daily and have given myself a goal to reach a health
24、y weight within a year. “ 2 Whats the problem that Fran Buckley is facing? （ A） Her stomach feels terrible. （ B） Her friends or family dont visit her. （ C） She doesnt like the clothes she wears. （ D） She has gained a lot of weight. 3 Following the program designed for USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge
25、, Fran Buckley will_. （ A） lose 28 pounds in all （ B） lose 50 pounds in the end （ C） follow the nutrition and fitness guidance （ D） keep her lifestyle as before 4 Losing weight will become more difficult_. （ A） when dieters start their old habits （ B） after dieters lose about 10 to 20 pounds （ C） wh
26、en dieters get trimmed down on the program （ D） when dieters are featured on the net 5 According to Dawn Jackson Blatner, dieters are still able to lose some weight if they_. （ A） return to their pre-diet levels （ B） increase the hunger hormone （ C） lower the fullness hormone （ D） make practical die
27、t and change the exercise 6 What kind of dieters are more likely to succeed in losing weight according to Blatner? （ A） Those who can figure out how many calories they consume each day. （ B） Those who can burn 3 500 calories more than they consume each day. （ C） Those who have flexible meal plans th
28、at contain foods they like. （ D） Those whose diet is high in fiber, protein and saturated fat. 7 Considering her past habits, Buckley feels_. （ A） indifferent （ B） happy （ C） grateful （ D） regretful 8 Having learned to control things that she eats, Buckley_. （ A） feels deprived and hungry （ B） doesn
29、t want to do any more exercise （ C） feels OK and has no feeling of hungry （ D） encourages her sister to do exercise 9 Because of his work and interest, Gratton has some difficulty in_. 10 Gratton managed to cut calories dramatically and has lost 40 pounds, though there are many_ 11 Grattons daughter
30、 feels proud of him because of his progress in his_. Section A Directions: 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 o
31、nly 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） Ask his friends about the exhibition. （ B） See the exhibition when it comes to campus. （ C） Spend some time studying about the exhibit
32、ion. （ D） Go to the exhibition soon. （ A） Begin studying for a test. （ B） Go to the student center. （ C） Go to the cafeteria. （ D） Try to find her book. （ A） The woman wants to buy new clothes. （ B） The woman sometimes borrows money from the man. （ C） The woman has enough money to buy new clothes. （
33、 D） The woman will spend more on clothes. （ A） The man should have used a different film. （ B） The instructions for the new camera are not clear. （ C） The man may have operated the camera incorrectly. （ D） The camera probably needs to be repaired. （ A） University students are not qualified for the d
34、iscount tickets. （ B） The student tickets are not available until next month. （ C） He has already purchased a discount ticket for the woman. （ D） The woman can still purchase the discount tickets. （ A） The man might be a teacher. （ B） The woman feels the same as the man on getting up early. （ C） The
35、 man will attend the morning class. （ D） The woman will have a nightmare if she gets up early. （ A） At 7: 45. （ B） At 7: 35. （ C） At 7: 25. （ D） At 7: 15. （ A） It is too late for the woman to go to the conceit. （ B） The woman must wait for two hours to buy a ticket. （ C） People have already been sta
36、nding in line for two hours. （ D） The woman can buy a standing-room ticket tomorrow. （ A） They will be well attended. （ B） They will live a happy life. （ C） They will be satisfied with their pension. （ D） They may feel very lonely. （ A） Pessimistic. （ B） Optimistic. （ C） Nervous. （ D） Indifferent. （
37、 A） The issue of the aging population. （ B） The situation of the womans grandparents. （ C） The situation of the middle-aged couples in the future. （ D） The governments efforts at the aging population. （ A） She might not be able to graduate. （ B） She cant find a job when she graduates. （ C） Most of h
38、er classmates have no job offers. （ D） Nobody tells her how to find a job. （ A） Because she doesnt want to rely on her relatives too much. （ B） Because she can find a satisfactory job herself. （ C） Because she hasnt graduated from university yet. （ D） Because she has a lot of working experience. （ A
39、） Very relaxed. （ B） Quite upset. （ C） Rather satisfied. （ D） Really happy. （ A） Get some milk to drink. （ B） Play online games to relax. （ C） Ask the counselor to help find a job. （ D） Search for some useful information from the Internet. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short
40、 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） Because they were holding a party on the street. （ B） Because
41、they were celebrating International Womens Day. （ C） Because they wanted to sing together. （ D） Because they were required to do so by the government. （ A） Hong Kong, America, Iraq. （ B） Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Iran. （ C） Congo, Afghanistan, Iran. （ D） Congo, Afghanistan, Iraq. （ A） She is a musicia
42、n and activist in London. （ B） She is the first female governor in Afghanistan. （ C） She is one of the female governors in Afghanistan. （ D） She is leading the march in Afghanistan. （ A） By telephone. （ B） By means of questionnaire. （ C） By letter. （ D） By e-mail. （ A） Men in their 50s. （ B） Women i
43、n their 20s. （ C） Men in their 70s. （ D） Women in their 50s. （ A） Because they have experienced a lot. （ B） Because they improve their physical condition. （ C） Because they change their ways to see the world. （ D） Because they live long enough. （ A） They have unwritten regulations. （ B） They never p
44、unish the violators. （ C） They have the promising future prospects. （ D） They have strict rules. （ A） He will be perceived as a successful person. （ B） He will be less likely to get promotion. （ C） He will be more successful. （ D） He will be pushed aside by his colleagues. （ A） Try to modify it. （ B
45、） Criticize it directly. （ C） Dont judge it. （ D） Shoot it down. （ A） The unwritten rules of business. （ B） How to get on well with colleagues. （ C） The proper skills used in a corporation. （ D） How to get promoted quickly. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
46、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 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to f
47、ill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their failures than their successes, and keep that knowledge longer. One of the researchers
48、was Vinit Desai, an【 B1】 _professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. He【 B2】 _with Peter Madsen from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in Utah. They did not find much long-term “【 B3】 _learning“ from success. It is possible, they say. But Prof. Desai
49、says they found that knowledge【 B4】 _from failure lasts for years. He says organizations should【 B5】 _failures as a learning opportunity and not try to【 B6】 _them. The study looked at companies and organizations that launch【 B7】 _and other space vehicles. Prof. Desai compared two shuttle flights. In 2002, a piece of【 B8】_material broke off during launch and damaged a rocket on the Atlantis. Still, the flight wa
