1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 100及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Why Should We Terminate Test-oriented Education? You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline below. 1. 应试教育给学生带的害处 2. 产生的原因 3. 我的建议 二、
2、 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 information given in the passa
3、ge; 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. 2 What causes earthquakes? The earth is formed of layers. The surface of the earth, about 200 kilometers thick, is made of large pieces. When they move
4、 against each other, an earthquake happens. A large movement causes a violent earthquake, but a small movement causes a mild one. Earthquakes last only a few seconds. The rolling movements are called seismic waves. The seismic waves start in one place, called the epicenter, and roll outward. A seism
5、ic wave travels a round the earth in about twenty minutes. Usually, an earthquake is strong enough to cause dam age only near its epicenter. However, epicenters at the bottom of the ocean create huge sea waves as tall as 15 meters. These waves cross the ocean in several hours. Rushing toward land, t
6、hey destroy small islands and ships in their path. When they hit land, they flood coastal areas far from the epicenter of the earthquake. In 1868, a wave reached 4.5 kilometers inland in Peru. In 1896, a wave in Japan killed 27,000 people. After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of foo
7、d, water, and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens, and how strong it is. It also depends on types of buildings, soil conditions, and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes in the world each year, only about fifteen cause
8、great damage and many deaths. In 1556, an earthquake in northern China killed 830,000 peoplethe most in history. There was no way to measure its strength. In 1935, scientists started using the Richter Scale to measure seismic waves. A seriously destructive earthquake measures 6.5 or higher on the Ri
9、chter Scale. How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not just scattered anywhere but hap pen in certain areas, places where pieces of the earths surface meet. This pattern causes them to shake the same places many times. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west coasts of Nort
10、h and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia. Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earths surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earth quakes, people have
11、seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snakes leaving their holes, and other animals acting strangely. On February 4, 1975, scientists predicted an earthquake in northeastern China and told people in the earthquake zone to leave the cities. More than a million people moved in
12、to the surrounding countryside, into safe, open fields away from buildings. That afternoon, the ground rolled and shook beneath the peoples feet. In seconds, 90 percent of the buildings in the city of Haicheng were destroyed. The decision to tell the people to leave the cities saved 10,000 lives. Ho
13、wever, more than a year later, on July 28, 1976, the scientists were not so lucky. East of Beijing, Chinese scientists were discussing a possible earthquake. During their meeting, the worst earthquake in modern times hit. Estimates of deaths ranged from 250,000 to 695,000. The earth quake measured 7
14、.9 on the Richter Scale. Earthquakes often come together with volcanic eruptions. In late 1984, strong earthquakes began shaking the Nevado Del Ruiz volcano in Colombia every day. On November 14, 1985, it erupted. A nearby fiver became a sea of mud that buried four towns. This disaster killed more t
15、han 2100 people. Mexico City has frequent earthquakes. An earthquake there on September 19, 1985, measured 8.1 on the Richter Scale and killed 7000 people. Most victims died when buildings fell on them. San Francisco, California, also has frequent earthquakes. However, newer buildings there are buil
16、t to be safe in earthquakes. Therefore, when an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit northern California on October 17, 1989, only 67 people were killed. The earthquake hit in the afternoon, when thousands of people were driving home from work. Freeways and bridges broke and fell. Burie
17、d under the layers of the Oakland Freeway, people were crushed in their flattened cars. Explosions sounded like thunder as older buildings seemed to burst apart along with the freeways. As the electric power lines broke from the falling bridges and buildings, the sky, covered with huge clouds of bla
18、ck dust, appeared to be filled with lightning. Water rushed into the streets from broken pipes and mixed with gas from broken gas lines, causing more explosions. Emergency workers had to cope with medical problems. Everyone worked together to save survivors and comfort victims. The next day, the dis
19、aster sites looked terrible. Victims couldnt find their houses, their cars, or even their streets. Boats were destroyed, and debris covered the surface of the sea. There was no water, no electricity, no telephone, only the smell of garbage floating in melted ice in refrigerators open to the sun. Los
20、ses and property damage from the earth quake amounted to millions of dollars. Seismology is the study of earthquakes, and a seismologist is a scientist who observes earth quakes. Seismologists have given us valuable knowledge about earthquakes. Their equipment measures the smallest vibration on the
21、surface of the earth. They are trying to find ways to use knowledge about earthquakes to save lives and to help solve the worlds energy shortage. The earths natural activity underground creates energy in the form of heat. Geothermal means earth heat. This geothermal energy could be useful. However,
22、if we take natural hot water out of the earth in earthquake zones, we might cause earthquakes. People live in earthquake zones because of natural beauty, productive soil, and large existing centers of population. However, people who live there should expect earthquakes. They should be prepared to pr
23、otect their lives and property. They must build safer buildings and roads. Hospitals and electric power stations must be built as far as possible from probable earthquake sites. When an earthquake starts, people must run to open ground or stay in protected areas like doorways or even bathtubs. If se
24、ismologists could predict earthquakes, we could save about 20,000 human lives each year. Humans can control many things about nature, but we cannot control earthquakes. 2 Today scientists know something about the causes of earthquakes. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 More people are killed by huge sea waves
25、 than by buildings failing. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The vast majority of the worlds earthquakes are mild. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 An earthquake in 1989 destroyed the city of Oakland. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Seismologists can measure the size of sea waves. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Removing water from
26、underground may cause earthquakes. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 The passage gives a general description of the earthquakes destruction. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The death toll of the earthquake in northern Chinathe most in historyreached _. 10 Earthquakes often come together with _. 11 When an earthquake
27、occurs, people must run to open ground or stay in safe areas like _. 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
28、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） The party is almost over. （ B） She likes the mans idea. （ C） Games have already been added. （ D） Shell talk to him whe
29、n the TV program is finished. （ A） He welcomes her telephoning any time. （ B） He will telephone her as often as he can. （ C） He is not that far away if she wants to visit. （ D） He doesnt believe that she will really miss him. （ A） She will do the jobs for him. （ B） She will inform him of what he mis
30、sed. （ C） She will inform him of the dates. （ D） She doesnt think they have been doing that much to be concerned. （ A） Greg used to be so informal in his dress. （ B） Greg used to be very formal in his dress. （ C） Greg is normally not very conscious of his style. （ D） Greg spent 180 dollars on his ne
31、w leather jacket. （ A） The exam format is not any easier. （ B） The exam format hasnt been introduced yet. （ C） The exam format is still underway. （ D） The exam format hasnt been tested yet. （ A） The professor will change his mind. （ B） The professor may change his mind. （ C） Its best not to make the
32、 professor angry. （ D） The professor wouldnt change his mind. （ A） In New York. （ B） On the telephone. （ C） In the office of a restaurant. （ D） In the kitchen of a restaurant. （ A） He will reconsider the womans position later. （ B） He will allow the woman to miss class. （ C） He should consider lower
33、ing the womans grade. （ D） He suggest that the student try to reschedule the operation. （ A） In a college bookstore. （ B） In a lecture hall. （ C） In a library. （ D） In a dormitory. （ A） English. （ B） Biology. （ C） Introduction to English Literature. （ D） A required course. （ A） He lives on the 10th
34、floor of Butler Hall. （ B） He never wants to listen to students. （ C） He used to teach biology. （ D） He is an excellent professor. （ A） To ask for help finding a job. （ B） To ask him to give her some advice. （ C） To invite him to go shopping with her later. （ D） To find out what hes doing during the
35、 summer. （ A） He might get a good job later. （ B） He could stay at a hotel at a discount. （ C） He might be able to get course credits for her work. （ D） Itd give him a chance to make a lot of money immediately. （ A） Hell have to work at the hotel during the school year. （ B） Hell have to work long h
36、ours. （ C） His rent will be expensive. （ D） It doesnt pay very well. （ A） Visit the hotel. （ B） Work in the clothing store. （ C） Continue her job search for a while. （ D） Make extra money while taking classes. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each
37、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） 5%. （ B） 15%. （ C） 85%. （ D） 95%. （ A） New-born babies have no preference as to which hand t
38、o use. （ B） Scientists believe that mans right-handedness derived from our animal ancestors. （ C） There are more right-handed monkeys than left-handed ones. （ D） Why most people are right-handed is still a mystery to man. （ A） The reason why most people are right-handed. （ B） The similarities betwee
39、n man and its animal ancestors. （ C） The differences between man and monkeys. （ D） The way to teach new-born babies to use their hands properly. （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. （ A） Walk around the apartment for dangerous signs. （ B） Check the water and electricity to see if they are wor
40、king. （ C） Make sure there are good locks on all the windows and doors. （ D） Talk to other people who rent apartments in the same building. （ A） Deposit some money in a bank. （ B） Read the lease carefully and sign it. （ C） Ask the landlord for a damage deposit. （ D） Sign the contract and pay a secur
41、ity deposit. （ A） During the First World War. （ B） During the Second World War. （ C） During the Civil War. （ D） During the Gulf War. （ A） She knew nothing about his secret. （ B） She was a policewoman. （ C） She was one of the secretaries of the War Office. （ D） She loved Wilson very much. （ A） Becaus
42、e he could have time to send war information to the Germans. （ B） Because it was the best place to wait for his girlfriend during wartime. （ C） Because he was afraid of being discovered his real mission. （ D） Because it was a quiet place to analyze war situation. （ A） He had nothing to do with the G
43、ermans. （ B） He had been sending information to the Germans by playing piano. （ C） He was a spy planted by the German. （ D） He was a German. 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 ge
44、neral 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 fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact word
45、s you have just heard or write down the 37 There are two types of people in the world. Although they have 【 B1】 _ degrees of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes 【 B2】_. This arises from the different ways in which they 【 B3】 _ things, persons, and event
46、s, and the resulting effects upon their minds. People who are to be happy fix their attention on the 【 B4】 _ of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the 【 B5】 _ things. Therefore, the
47、y are continually 【 B6】 _ By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, 【 B7】 _ many people, and make themselves 【 B8】 _ everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. 【 B9】 _. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. Th
48、e habit may be strong, 【 B10】 _. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit. 【 B11】 _. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with
49、5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 48 Teaching is a highly-complex occupation. It has been described in terms of very different types of roles. For example, teachers manage time, material, knowledge, and students. They are expert communicators with their students as well as parents and other adults within the school. They are decision-maker
