1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 1018及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled The Impact of Electronic Products on Family Reunion. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 w
2、ords. The Impact of Electronic Products on Family Reunion 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
3、the statement agrees with the information 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 Free School Meals Millions of American schoolchildren are receiving free or low-cost meal
4、s for the first time as their parents, many once solidly middle class, 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
5、 2006-2007, a 17 percent increase, according to an analysis by the 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
6、 the meals program, adding that the surge had happened so quickly “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
7、construction industry has caused hardship, 15 000 additional students 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 forme
8、rly middle-income parents have pleaded with school officials to keep 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 $
9、41 348 qualify for a subsidized lunch priced at 40 cents. Among the 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 Pr
10、ogress, they noted that the proportion of the nations fourth graders 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 lunch
11、es increased to 63 percent this year from 46 percent in 2006. One 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-
12、old daughter. “We buy clothes at the thrift store, we see fewer movies 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
13、subsidized meals, known as direct certification. In 2004, Congress 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
14、 been rising as have the number of school-age children in families 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 el
15、igible for the meals,“ said Kevin Conway, a project director at Mathematica 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 pro
16、viding food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was providing 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 lunche
17、s as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $ 10. 8 billion 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 addi
18、tional 265 000 students have become eligible for subsidies since 2007, 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 enr
19、ollment of thousands of new students in the subsidized lunch program 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
20、 has lost 700 students since 2007-2008, as many families have fled 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 j
21、ob, said Debbi Beauvais, district supervisor of the meals program. “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 subsidize
22、d lunches. In Dallas, Newark and Chicago, for instance, about 85 percent 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 th
23、readbare Kansas City, Mo. , neighborhood where a Home Depot, a shopping 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 direct
24、or. Last year, when it hit 80 percent, the district started feeding 700 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 studen
25、ts receiving subsidized lunches? （ A） They have long anticipated it. （ B） They doesnt seem 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 constructi
26、on industry has collapsed （ B） they have been fired from lumber and paper 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 number of needy stu
27、dents. （ B） Determining the poverty line. （ C） Indicating poverty in federal testing. （ 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 fi
28、nd it hard to make ends meet. （ D） Her daughter is eligible for subsidized lunches 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
29、meals. （ C） Keeping records of some local food-stamp agencies. （ D） Providing financial 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）
30、ensure the nutrition of school lunches 8 What is the situation like in Florida regarding 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
31、 to add an extra shift at the central kitchen. （ D） 700 students have benefited from 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 no
32、t to_ 11 Last year, the Hickman Mills C-l district began feeding many students a third 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 conversa
33、tion, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation 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） Languages are s
34、ometimes inseparable with cultures. （ B） A foreign culture is more important than its language. （ C） One should learn culture before starting a language. （ D） Culture is the key to understand a foreigner. （ A） The woman has listened to Prof. Smiths lecture. （ B） The woman shouldnt go to Prof. Smiths
35、 lecture. （ C） Prof. Smiths speech isnt worth listening to. （ D） Prof. Smith has attracted the attention of students. （ A） He was speeding on the motorway. （ B） He didnt fasten his safety belt. （ C） He shouldnt turn left at that place. （ D） He violated rules when overtaking others. （ A） The man may
36、be paid less after retirement. （ B） The man is going to be dismissed. （ C） The man has retired for a long time. （ D） The man is tired of his work. （ A） The man is calling for advice about mental problems. （ B） The man is holding a radio program. （ C） The woman is being interviewed by the man. （ D） T
37、he woman is a well-known psychologist. （ A） Not everyone is interested in others privacy. （ B） It isnt proper to talk about privacy. （ C） Weather means a lot for westerners. （ D） Weather forecast isnt always accurate. （ A） The man should take the exam. （ B） The man should have well prepared the exam
38、. （ C） The man should be confident in himself. （ D） The man is certain to pass the exam. （ A） The woman should spend more time on exercise. （ B） The woman should try other ways to lose weight. （ C） The woman should do more exercise than before. （ D） The woman should be determined to persist. （ A） Th
39、e first day in university. （ B） Their anecdotes on campus. （ C） The foods of their school cafeteria. （ D） How to give the professor a deep impression. （ A） Because she was deeply impressed by the professor. （ B） Because she found the physics class very interesting. （ C） Because she felt it shameful
40、to leave in front of so many students. （ D） Because she was afraid of being laughed at by her classmates. （ A） Quite Indifferent. （ B） Extremely upset. （ C） Greatly ashamed. （ D） Very embarrassed. （ A） Love for beauty and a desire to impress other people. （ B） Display of ones wealth and a desire to
41、express oneself. （ C） Individual taste and love for beauty. （ D） Individual taste and a desire to express oneself. （ A） They may be homesick and feel insecure. （ B） They may try to attract other peoples attention. （ C） They are either cold or sick. （ D） They want to protect themselves from physical
42、injuries. （ A） White. （ B） Red. （ C） Yellow. （ D） Gray. （ A） Reporter and fashion designer. （ B） Teacher and student. （ C） Shop assistant and customer. （ D） Husband and wife. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questio
43、ns. 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 the food critics are always impressed by the delicious food. （ B） Because the food critics are shocked to have one more
44、 feast. （ C） Because there are so many choices for the food critics. （ D） Because the food critics tend to gain weight and become fat. （ A） To eat lobster tails instead of fast-food burgers. （ B） To eat fruit or salads only if she takes in too many calories. （ C） To intensify her exercise habit to f
45、ive times a week. （ D） To hire a personal trainer to meet with three times a week. （ A） He has been working for The Arizona Republic for nine years. （ B） He has been working for The Washington Post for nine years. （ C） He has been working for The Arizona Republic for two years. （ D） He has been work
46、ing for The Washington Post for two years. （ A） Its easier and cheaper than ever before. （ B） It is always very profitable. （ C） It requires very little knowledge in management. （ D） The moneymakers will get you off the ground. （ A） A magazine, an idea and a PowerBook laptop. （ B） A friend, an idea
47、and good knowledge of Internet. （ C） Some knowledge about business, an idea and $ 10 000. （ D） An idea, a little knowledge about Internet and $ 10 000. （ A） There is a lot of free stuff on Taymans website. （ B） It begins to show signs of success within months. （ C） Tayman is working with 20 people f
48、rom five countries. （ D） Its page view is approximately 10 000 visits each week. （ A） In Idaho. （ B） In Mexico. （ C） In Los Angeles. （ D） In New Mexico. （ A） She became a drug addict. （ B） She acted in a popular soap opera. （ C） She left school and became an actress. （ D） She settled in Los Angeles
49、with her parents. （ A） Bound by Lies. （ B） Die Hard . （ C） Double Team . （ D） The Scarlet Letter. （ A） Demi Moore was greatly influenced by her parents. （ B） Demi Moore was once Hollywoods highest-paid actress. （ C） Bruce Willis was a great help for Demi Moore in her acting career. （ D） The divorce with her husband was the turning point in Demi Moores life. 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
