1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 1003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 Knowledge and Diploma. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below： 1目前社会上存在着这样一种观点：文凭越高越吃香 2而 有些人则认为文凭不等同于知识 3我的看法 Knowledge and Diploma 二、 Part
2、 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 information given in the passage; N
3、 (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 Free School Meals Millions of American schoolchildren are receiving free or low-cost meals for the first time as their parents, many once solidly middle c
4、lass, have lost jobs or homes during the economic crisis, qualifying their families for the decades-old safety-net program. The number of students receiving subsidized(补贴的 )lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 2006 2007, a 17 percent increase, according to an analyses by th
5、e New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture. These are very large increases and a direct reflection of the hardships American families are facing,“ said Benjamin Senauer, a University of Minnesota economist who studies the meals program, adding that the surge had happened so quickly
6、“that people like myself who do research are struggling to keep up with it. “ In Sylva, N.C., layoffs at lumber and paper mills have driven hundreds of new students into the free lunch program. In Las Vegas, where the collapse of the construction industry has caused hardship, 15 000 additional stude
7、nts joined the subsidized lunch program this fall. Around Rochester, unemployed engineers and technicians have signed up their children after the downsizing of Kodak and other companies forced them from their jobs. Many of these formerly middle-income parents have pleaded with school officials to ke
8、ep their enrollment a secret. Students in families with incomes up to 130 percent of the poverty level or $ 29 055 for a family of four are eligible(有资格的 )for free school meals. Children in a four-member household with income up to $ 41 348 qualify for a subsidized lunch priced at 40 cents. Among th
9、e first to call attention to the increases were Department of Education officials, who use subsidized lunch rates as a poverty indicator in federal testing. This month, in releasing results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, they noted that the proportion of the nations fourth grade
10、rs enrolled in the lunch program had climbed to 52 percent from 49 percent in 2009, crossing a symbolic watershed. In the Rockdale County Schools in Conyers, Ga. , east of Atlanta, the percentage of students receiving subsidized lunches increased to 63 percent this year from 46 percent in 2006. One
11、of those is Sheila Dawson, a Wal-Mart saleswoman whose husband lost his job as the manager of a Waffle House last year, reducing their income by $ 45 000. “Were doing whatever we can to save money,“ said Ms. Dawson, who has a 15-year-old daughter. “We buy clothes at the thrift store, we see fewer mo
12、vies and this year my daughter qualifies for reduced-price lunch.“ Although the troubled economy is the main factor in the increases, experts said, some growth at the margins has resulted from a new way of qualifying students for the subsidized meals, known as direct certification. In 2004, Congress
13、 required the nations 17 000 school districts to match student enrollment lists against records of local food-stamp agencies, directly enrolling those who receive food stamps for the meals program. The number of districts doing so has been rising as have the number of school-age children in families
14、 eligible for food stamps, to 14 million in 2010 2011 from 12 million in 2009 2010. “The concern of those of us involved in the direct certification effort is how to help all these districts deal with the exploding caseload of kids eligible for the meals,“ said Kevin Conway, a project director at Ma
15、thematica Policy Research, a co-author of an October report to Congress on direct certification. Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was providing
16、22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized. Since then, the subsidized portion has grown while paid lunches have declined, but not since 1972 have so many additional children become eligible for free lunches as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $ 10.8 billio
17、n program providing 32 million lunches, 21 million of which are free or at reduced price. All 50 states have shown increases, according to Agriculture Department data. In Florida, which has 2.6 million public school students, an additional 265 000 students have become eligible for subsidies since 20
18、07, with increases in virtually every district. “Growth has been across the board,“ said Mark Eggers, the Florida Department of Education official who oversees the lunch program. In Las Vegas, with 13. 6 percent unemployment, the enrollment of thousands of new students in the subsidized lunch progra
19、m forced the Clark County district to add an extra shift at the football field-size central kitchen, said Virginia Beck, an assistant director at the school food service. In New York, the Gates Chili school district west of Rochester has lost 700 students since 2007 2008, as many families have fled
20、the area after mass layoffs. But over those same four years, the subsidized lunch program has added 125 mouths, many of them belonging to the children of Kodak and Xerox managers and technicians who once assumed they had a lifetime job, said Debbi Beauvais, district supervisor of the meals program.
21、“Parents signing up children say, I never thought a program like this would apply to me and my kids,“Ms. Beauvais said. Many large urban school districts have for years been dominated by students poor enough to qualify for subsidized lunches. In Dallas, Newark and Chicago, for instance, about 85 per
22、cent of students are eligible, and most schools also offer free breakfasts. Now, some places have added free supper programs, fearing that needy students otherwise will go to bed hungry. One is the Hickman Mills C-l district in a threadbare Kansas City, Mo., neighborhood where a Home Depot, a shoppi
23、ng mall and a string of grocery stores have closed. Ten years ago, 48 percent of its students qualified for subsidized lunches. By 2007, that proportion had increased to 73 percent, said Leah Schmidt, the districts nutrition director. Last year, when it hit 80 percent, the district started feeding 7
24、00 students a third meal, paid for by the state, each afternoon when classes end. “This is the neediest period Ive seen in my 20-year career,“ Ms. Schmidt said. 2 What is the response of researchers to the sudden increase of students receiving subsidized lunches? （ A） They have long anticipated it.
25、（ B） They seem not quite ready for it. （ C） They feel very frightened about it. （ D） They come up with no solutions to it. 3 Many middle-income parents around Rochester have signed up their children because_. （ A） the construction industry has collapsed （ B） they have been fired from lumber and pape
26、r mills （ C） companies like Kodak have made them jobless （ D） they want to gain extra advantage from government 4 What do Department of Education officials use subsidized lunch rates for? （ A） Calculating the needy students. （ B） Determining the poverty line. （ C） Indicating poverty in federal testi
27、ng. （ D） Figuring out a reasonable budget. 5 What do we know about Sheila Dawson? （ A） She used to be the manager of a Waffle House. （ B） Her family has an average annual income of $ 45 000. （ C） She and her husband find it hard to make ends meet. （ D） Her daughter is eligible for subsidized lunches
28、 this year. 6 What are people involved in the direct certification effort concerned for? （ A） Enrolling students receiving food stamps for the program. （ B） Helping handle the caseload of kids qualified for subsidized meals. （ C） Keeping records of some local food-stamp agencies. （ D） Providing fina
29、ncial help to kids not eligible for free meals. 7 The National School Lunch Act was established in 1946 as a way to_. （ A） increase farm surpluses （ B） offer poor schoolchildren food （ C） back up commodity prices （ D） ensure the nutrition of school lunches 8 What is the situation like in Florida reg
30、arding the students qualified for subsidies? （ A） Growth in the number of qualified students is almost in every district. （ B） More than two million students had access to free lunches in 2007. （ C） Some districts have to add an extra shift at the central kitchen. （ D） 700 students have benefited fr
31、om the meals program since 2007. 9 As the former managers and technicians in Kodak and Xerox, they never thought the program would_ 10 In some places, free supper programs have been added in order for needy students not to_ 11 Last year, the Hickman Mills C-l district began feeding many students a t
32、hird meal when the proportion of students qualified for subsidized lunches increased to_. 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 conversati
33、on 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. （ A） Hes been out the whole day. （ B） Hes suffering from a bad cold. （ C） Hes taken some herbal medici
34、ne. （ D） Hes half-awake and dizzy. （ A） Bill Brown was badly hurt in that auto accident. （ B） The doctor is worried about Bill Browns daughter. （ C） Bill Browns colleagues helped him to pay some of the doctors bill. （ D） Everybody knows that the doctor has charged too much money. （ A） Collect papers
35、 for the man. （ B） Do the typing once again. （ C） Check the paper for typing errors. （ D） Read the whole newspaper. （ A） They should leave early to avoid the congestion. （ B） They should stay at home and do nothing. （ C） They should listen to the traffic report on the radio. （ D） They should find an
36、other way to the airport. （ A） Looking for her glasses. （ B） Trying to contact the philosophy teacher. （ C） Hurrying to the philosophy class. （ D） Coming to visit Henry. （ A） She has to finish the reading assignment this week. （ B） She will join the club activities. （ C） She doesnt think the man wil
37、l like the movie. （ D） She wonders whether the man has made up his mind. （ A） She doesnt like dancing at all. （ B） She didnt watch the show last night. （ C） She was having a conference last night. （ D） She often stays up to watch the show. （ A） Buying a painting in the gallery. （ B） Commenting on a
38、picture. （ C） Talking about a disaster. （ D） Finding a place in the gallery. （ A） The mans problems in moving into a new house. （ B） The mans problems with his kitchen. （ C） The mans problems in fixing things in his house. （ D） The mans problems with his landlord. （ A） He will be evicted from the ho
39、use soon. （ B） The problems in his house havent been fixed. （ C） He has made things difficult for his landlord. （ D） He has just bought a hot water system that doesnt work. （ A） Breaking his promise. （ B） Ending the lease. （ C） Increasing the rent. （ D） Driving the man out. （ A） Essex, Brentwood, En
40、gland. （ B） Brentwood, England, Essex. （ C） Brentwood, Essex, England. （ D） Essex, England, Brentwood. （ A） It is a small town next to London. （ B） It has a large population. （ C） It is in the southeast of Scotland. （ D） It is a poor city. （ A） Its a relatively small town. （ B） The people living the
41、re are very rich. （ C） It has a terrible population. （ D） Its close to London. （ A） The woman is not satisfied with the recreation there. （ B） The man thinks highly of the recreation there. （ C） All kinds of recreations are available there. （ D） The man thinks little of the recreation there. Section
42、 B Directions: 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 and D. （ A） He taught
43、 math and science in a local school. （ B） He went to a college to learn calculus. （ C） He learned to speak English and got trained on teaching. （ D） He started an advanced math program in a college. （ A） He forced his students to work hard. （ B） He encouraged his students. （ C） He insulted and threa
44、tened his students. （ D） He awarded the best student. （ A） Teachers can learn some teaching methods from the movie Stand and Deliver. （ B） Teachers arc successful because their parents are teachers. （ C） Teachers should have the ability to help students understand math. （ D） Teachers were low paid a
45、t Garfield High School. （ A） The unrest in North Africa and the Middle East. （ B） The global economic recession. （ C） The environmental pollution. （ D） The increase of demand for cars. （ A） Because electric vehicles are more popular. （ B） Because more and more people want to buy a car. （ C） Because
46、many countries have been recovering from the economic recession. （ D） Because African countries are still struggling with debt crises. （ A） It forces them to increase the price of cars. （ B） It promotes them to design fuel-efficient vehicles. （ C） It reduces their sales of cars. （ D） It makes them b
47、ankrupt. （ A） The President and Congress. （ B） The state and local school boards. （ C） The chief executives of states. （ D） The national educational department and state governors. （ A） It is of no effect now. （ B） It is not supported by the present administration. （ C） It required individual state
48、to give test on students. （ D） It asked students to make progress year by year. （ A） To establish learning goals for each year. （ B） To strengthen the power of the present administration. （ C） To help students fully prepared for college and careers. （ D） To develop English-language arts and mathemat
49、ics. （ A） They have been applied in 3/4 of the states. （ B） They are made by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. （ C） They are clearer and stronger than those used throughout the US. （ D） They are not as strong as the existing English standards in some states. Section C Directions: 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 in
