1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 102及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1.有些人认为老人应该和子女生活在一起，有些人不同意这一看法； 2. 你认为哪种做法合适，说出你的理由。 Older People Living with Adult Children 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 a
2、nd 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 (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
3、A Wonderful Present Pete Richards was the loneliest man in town on the day that little Jean Grace opened the door of his shop. Petes grandfather had owned the shop until his death. Then the shop became Petes. The front window was full of beautiful old things: jewelry of a hundred years ago, gold and
4、 silver boxes, carved figures from China and Japan and other nations. The winter girl On this winter afternoon, a child stood there, her face close to the window. With large and serious eyes, she studied each piece in the window. Then, looking pleased, she stepped back from the window and went into
5、the shop. There was not much light inside the shop, but the little girl Could see that the place was full of things; old guns and clocks, more jewelry and boxes and figures, and a hundred other things for which she didnt even know the names. Pete himself stood behind the counter. He was-only 30 year
6、s old, but already his hair was turning gray. His eyes were cold as he looked at the small girl. “Please,“ she began, “would you let me look at the pretty string of blue beads in the window?“ Pete took the string of blue beads from the window. The beads were beautiful against his hand as he held the
7、 necklace up for her to see. “They are just right,“ said the child as though she were alone with the beads. “Will you wrap them up in pretty paper for me, please?“ Pete studied her with his cold eyes. “Are you buying these for someone?“ he asked. “They are for my sister. She takes care of me. You se
8、e, this will be the first Christmas since our mother died. Ive been looking for a really wonderful Christmas present for her.“ “How much money do you have?“ asked Pete. From the pocket of her coat, she took a few pennies and put them on the counter. “This is all I have,“ she explained simply. “Ive b
9、een roving the money for the present.“ Pete looked at her, his eyes thoughtful. Then he carefully closed his hand over the price mark on the necklace so that she could not see it. How could he tell her the price? The happy look in her big blue eyes struck him like the pain of an old wound. “Just a m
10、inute,“ he said and went to the back of the shop. “Whats your name?“ he called out. He was very busy about something. “Jean Grace,“ answered the child. When Pete returned to the front of the shop, he held a package in his hand. It was wrapped in pretty Christmas paper and tied with a green ribbon. “
11、There you are,“ he said. “Dont lose it on the way home.“ She smiled happily at him as she ran out the door. Through the window he watched her go. He felt more alone than ever. The lonely Pete Something about Jean Grace and her string of beads had made him feel once more the pain of his old grief. Th
12、e childs hair was as yellow as the sunlight; her eyes were as blue as the sea. Once upon a time, Pete had loved a girl with hair of that same yellow and with eyes just as blue. And the necklace of blue stones had been meant for her. But one rainy night, a car had gone off the road and struck the gir
13、l whom Pete loved. After she died, Pete felt that he had nothing left in the world except his grief. Since then, Pete Richards had lived too much alone. He talked with the people who came to his shop, but after business hours he remained alone with his grief. At last the grief for his lost love beca
14、me grief for himself. In self-pity he almost succeeded in forgetting the girl. The blue eyes of Jean Grace brought him out of that world of self-pity and made him remember again all that he had lost. The pain of remembering was so great that Pete wanted to run away from the happy Christmas shoppers
15、who came to look at his beautiful old things during the next ten days. A guest on Christmas Eve When the last shopper had gone, late on Christmas Eve, Pete was glad. It was all over for another year. But for Pete Richards, the night was not quite over. The door opened and a young woman came in. Pete
16、 could not understand it, but he felt that he had seen her before. Her hair was sunlight yellow and her eyes were sea-blue. Without speaking, she put on the counter a package wrapped in pretty Christmas paper. From her pocket she took out a green ribbon and put it with the package. When Pete opened
17、the package, the string of blue beads lay again before him. “Did this come from your shop?“ she asked. Pete looked at her with eyes no longer cold. “Yes, it did,“ he said. “Am the stones real?“ “Yes. They arent the best turquoise (绿宝石 ) but they are real.“ “Can you remember to whom you sold them?“ “
18、She was a small girl. Her name was Jean. She wanted them for her sisters Christmas present.“ “How much were they?“ “I cant tell you that,“ he said. “The seller never tells anyone else what a buyer pays.“ “But Jean has never had more than a few pennies. How could she pay for them?“ Pete was putting t
19、he Christmas paper around the necklace and tying the green ribbon just as carefully as he had done for Jean Grace ten days earlier. “She paid the biggest price one can ever pay,“ he said. “She gave all she had.“ For a moment there was no sound in the little shop. Then somewhere in the city, church b
20、ells began to ring. It was midnight and the beginning of another Christmas Day. “But why did you do it?“ the girl asked. Pete put the package into her hands. “There is no one else to whom I can give a Christmas present,“ he said, “It is already Christmas morning. Will you let me take you to your hom
21、e? I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas at your door.“ And so, to the sound of many bells, Pete Richards and a gift whose name he had not yet learned walked out into the hope and happiness of a new Christmas Day. 2 What is the main idea of the story? （ A） The story is about how Pete spent a wo
22、nderful Christmas with a little girl. （ B） The story is about a wonderful present that awakened in Pete a new love for others. （ C） The story tells about the love between Pete and Jean Graces sister. （ D） The story tells about how sorrowful Pete was since he lost his girlfriend. 3 The commodities so
23、ld in Petes shop were _. （ A） jewelry and fashionable clothes. （ B） jewelry and other old things. （ C） silver boxes and china. （ D） gold and carved figures. 4 What was Petes attitude when he mw Jean Grace at first? （ A） He was friendly. （ B） He was indifferent. （ C） He was warm-hearted. （ D） He was
24、sympathetic. 5 Pete didnt tell the girl the true price of the necklace because _. （ A） he wanted to sell the necklace at a higher price. （ B） he wanted to make her feel shed got a bargain. （ C） he didnt want to sell the necklace. （ D） he didnt want to disappoint her. 6 What happened to Pete after th
25、e death of his girlfriend? （ A） Pete buried himself in self-pity. （ B） Pete refused to talk with people. （ C） Pete ran away from the shop and succeeded in forgetting the girl. （ D） Pete fell in love with another girl with yellow hair and blue eyes. 7 Why did Peter feel that he had seen the little gi
26、fts sister when she came in? （ A） She and the little girl looked very much alike. （ B） She looked very much alike with Peters lost girlfriend. （ C） Her hairs and eyes were of the same color with those of the little girls. （ D） Her hairs and eyes were of the same color with those of Peters lost girlf
27、riends. 8 Why did the young woman come to Petes shop? （ A） Because she wanted to find out what happened when the girl bought the necklace. （ B） Bemuse she wanted to find out what kind of person the owner of the shop is. （ C） Because she thought the necklace was not made of real turquoise. （ D） Becau
28、se she thought the necklace might be stolen from the shop. 9 Pete let the girl have the necklace for just _ even though it was worth much more. 10 The little girl bought the necklace _ days before the Christmas Eve. 11 Pete thought Jean Grace had paid the biggest price one can ever pay because _. Se
29、ction 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 only once. After each question there will be a pause. Du
30、ring the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He stopped driving a car two years ago. （ B） He drove a car before but not any more. （ C） He doesnt like driving. （ D） He hasnt driven for two years but now he does. （ A） He couldnt sleep w
31、ell because of his illness. （ B） He slept for a while and studied a little. （ C） He didnt do anything in particular. （ D） He studied mathematics all night. （ A） In the kitchen. （ B） In an orchard. （ C） In a garden. （ D） At a picnic. （ A） The mans. （ B） The womans. （ C） Brians. （ D） The mans brothers
32、. （ A） She hasnt been well lately. （ B） She feels unhappy without a TV. （ C） She wants it to be fixed by an expert. （ D） She wants him to repair it at once. （ A） She will not answer the phone. （ B） She will hang up the phone. （ C） She will call her friend. （ D） She will ask the man to answer the pho
33、ne. （ A） The boys mother has had an accident. （ B） The boys mother doesnt know of his condition. （ C） The boys mother is in serious condition. （ D） The boys mother has received the news. （ A） $1.00. （ B） 75 cents. （ C） 105 cents. （ D） 80 cents. （ A） In a hotel. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） In a hospit
34、al. （ D） In a shop. （ A） Because her friend asked her to buy one. （ B） Because she wanted to buy one. （ C） Because she wanted to give it as a gift to her friend. （ D） Because she wanted to apologize to her friend. （ A） $60.00. （ B） $40.00. （ C） $48.00. （ D） $54.00. （ A） How to learn well in college.
35、 （ B） How to find a roommate. （ C） Their major and college funding. （ D） How to find funding for college. （ A） He wants to work in a travel agency in another city. （ B） He has no idea. （ C） He wants to find a job in IT industry. （ D） He wants to work in a travel agency in this area. （ A） Physics. （
36、B） Computer science. （ C） Tourism. （ D） Mechanical engineering. （ A） Teaching assistantship. （ B） Students loan from a bank. （ C） A part-time job as a tour guide. （ D） Four-year scholarship. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will h
37、ear 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） Traditional American family. （ B） Modern American family. （ C） Womens role in American family. （ D） Changes in
38、the American families and reasons. （ A） Single parent. （ B） Adults go back to live with their parents. （ C） Old people share a house. （ D） Married couples share a house. （ A） All American women are now working or trying to find a job. （ B） Divorce rate is high. （ C） Society is making progress. （ D）
39、Unemployment rate among young adults is high. （ A） 10 or 11. （ B） 14 or 15. （ C） 12 or 13. （ D） 19 （ A） They would remain friends for ever. （ B） They would be engaged. （ C） They would get married. （ D） They were going to separate. （ A） Weeping. （ B） Fainting. （ C） Shrieks of delight. （ D） Gales of l
40、aughter. （ A） An unusual school. （ B） A strange educational approach. （ C） An unusual person. （ D） Why a specific school was established. （ A） Children should be held responsible for their own actions. （ B） Children should be given as much freedom as possible. （ C） Children should be treated with re
41、spect. （ D） Children should be treated equally as adults. （ A） They can stay away as they want. （ B） They will be punished severely. （ C） They will be sent back home. （ D） They will be denied further education. （ A） School administrative meeting. （ B） Students representative meetings. （ C） Meetings
42、of the board. （ D） Through a weekly meeting consists of all the pupils and staffs. 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,
43、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 words you have just heard or write down the 37 The idea “happi
44、ness“, to be sure, will not sit still for easy【 B1】 : the best one can do is to try to set some【 B2】 to the idea and then work in【 B3】 the middle. To think of happiness as acquisitive and【 B4】 will do to set the【 B5】 extremes. To think of it as the idea one senses in, say, a【 B6】 man of India will d
45、o to set the spiritual extreme. That holy mans idea of happiness is in needing nothing from outside himself. In wanting nothing, he【 B7】 nothing. He sits immobile,【 B8】 in contemplation, free even of his own body. Or nearly free of it. If devout admirers bring him food he eats it; if not, he starves
46、 indifferently. Why be concerned?【 B9】 . Contemplation is his joy and he achieves it through a fantastically demanding discipline,【 B10】 . Is he a happy man? Perhaps his happiness is only another sort of illusion. But who can take it from him? And who will dare say【 B11】 . 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】
47、 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 passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through careful
48、ly before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 48 Its no accident that McDonalds opened its first drive-through in
49、 Dongguan last December. Local newspapers have【 S1】 that one in three Dongguan households owns an automobile, making it one of the highest rates in China. The new McDonalds, which also has a sit-down restaurant,【 S2】 the corner of a suburban street of salmon-pink apartments and low-rise malls, and theres not an iron bicycle in sight. In short, its a/an【 S3】 locale(场所 )for the all-American meal in your ear. McDonalds calls it a natural【 S4】 to the “fast-paced lives“ of m
