1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 107及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1. 我们经常在公共场合见到各种不道德的行为； 2这些不文明的行为会有哪些影响； 3我们应该怎样改善这种现象 Immoral Behaviors in Public 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
2、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 Why We Lau
3、gh We start finding things laughable or not laughable early in life. An infant first smiles at approximately eight days of age. Many psychologists assume this is his first sign of simple pleasure food, warmth and comfort. At six months or less, the infant laughs to express complex pleasures such as
4、the light of Mothers smiling face. Between the ages of six months and one year, the baby learns to laugh for essentially the same reasons he will laugh throughout his life, says Dr. Jacob Levine, associate professor of psychology at Yale University. Dr. Levine says that people laugh to express maste
5、ry over an anxiety. Picture what happens when a father throws his child into the air. The child will probably laugh but not the first time. In spite of his enjoyment of “flying“, he is too anxious to laugh. How does he know Daddy will catch him? Once the child realizes he will be caught, he is free
6、to enjoy the game. But more importantly, says Dr. Levine, the child laughs because he has mastered an anxiety. Adult laughter is more subtle, but we also laugh at what we used to fear. The feeling of achievement, or lack of it, remains a crucial factor. Giving a first dinner party is an anxious even
7、t for a new bride. Will the food be good? Will the guests get along? Will she be a good hostess? Will the knives and forks, cups and saucers be all right? All goes well; the party is over. Now she laughs freely. Her pleasure from having proved her success is the foundation for her pleasure in recall
8、ing the evening activities. She couldnt enjoy the second pleasure without the first, more important one her mastery of anxiety. Laughter is a social response triggered by cues. Scientists have not determined a brain center for laughter, and they are perplexed by patients with certain types of brain
9、damage who go into laughing fits for no apparent reason. The rest of us require company, and a reason to laugh. When we find ourselves alone in a humorous situation, our usual response is to smile. Isnt it hue that our highest compliment to a humorous book is to say that “it made me laugh out of lou
10、d“? Of course, we do occasionally laugh alone; but when we do, we are, in a sense, socializing with ourselves. We laugh at a memory, or at a part of ourselves. Of course, we dont always need a joke to make us laugh. People who survive frightening situations, such as a fire or an emergency plane land
11、ing, frequently relate their story of the crisis with laughter. Part of the laughter express relief that everything is now all right. During a crisis, definitely, everyone mobilizes energy to deal with the potential problem. If the danger is avoided, we need to release that energy. Some people cry;
12、others laugh. When we are made the target of a joke, either on a personal or impersonal level, we are emotionally involved in it. Consequently, we wont be able to laugh. Knowing that laughter blunts emotion, we can better understand why we sometimes laugh when nothing is funny. We laugh during momen
13、ts of anxiety because we feel no mastery over the situation, claims Dr. Levine. He explains, “very often compulsive laughter is a learned response. If we laugh, it expresses good feelings and the fact that we are able to cope. When were in a situation in which we cant cope, we laugh to reassure ours
14、elves that we can!“ How often have we laughed at a funeral or upon hearing bad news? We laugh to deny an unendurable reality until we are strong enough to accept it. Laughter also breaks our tension. However, we may also be laughing to express relief that the tragedy didnt happen to us. We laugh bef
15、ore giving a big party, before delivering a speech, or while getting a traffic ticket, to say, “This isnt bothering me. See? I am laughing.“ But if we sometimes laugh in sorrow, more often we laugh with joy. Laughter creates and strengthens our social bonds. And the ability to share a laugh has guid
16、ed many marriages through hard periods of adjustment. How could we manage a life with the absence of laugh? According to Dr. Levine, we can measure our adjustment to the world by our capacity to laugh. When we are secure about our abilities, we can laugh at the defects of our own character. If we ca
17、n laugh through our anxieties, we will not be overpowered by them. The ability to laugh starts early, but it takes a lifetime to perfect. Says Dr. Grotjahn, “when social relationships are mastered, when the individual has mastered.a peaceful relationship with himself, then he has.the sense of humor.
18、“ And then he can throw back his head and laugh. Both infants and adults laugh for the same reasons. 2 Giving your first dinner party is a source of laughter. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The cues that trigger laughter have been studied by scientists. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Ordinary people laugh a lot w
19、hen they are alone. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 If you escape from a dangerous situation you might cry. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 When someone makes a joke about us we are able to share to joke. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Funerals are a good source of jokes. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 It takes a lifetime to per
20、fect the ability to laugh. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Laughter is a defense mechanism when reality is too hard or if we hear_. 10 A child of one and an old man laugh to show their_of anxiety. 11 Laughter is a social glue that_our relations. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short c
21、onversations 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. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B,
22、C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） To buy some stamps. （ B） To wait for the postman. （ C） To mail the letter himself. （ D） To deliver a package to the postman. （ A） Repair the other door. （ B） Visit some ruins. （ C） Have an outdoor party. （ D） Catch the Saturday train. （ A） She wants
23、 to know who the students are. （ B） She wants to meet the president. （ C） Shes not eager to greet the president. （ D） Shes sure she has met the president before. （ A） Finish putting her book away. （ B） Stop what she is doing. （ C） Finish her work elsewhere. （ D） Help the man a little bit later. （ A）
24、 She was not able to manage the project well. （ B） She had managed to recover from the shock. （ C） She was not sure about the mystery in the project. （ D） She wasnt sure how she could finish it so early. （ A） One course. （ B） Two courses. （ C） Three courses. （ D） More than three courses. （ A） The fl
25、ight is taking its regular route. （ B） The airport is closed due to bad weather. （ C） The closure affected the airports schedule. （ D） The plane will fly back to its point departure. （ A） They will keep the chairs for a long time. （ B） The man suggests they move to another place. （ C） The woman is c
26、omplaining about the bad chairs. （ D） The man thinks they had hatter have the chairs replaced. （ A） He works in a publishing company. （ B） He cooks at home. （ C） He is a teacher or lecturer. （ D） He has no regular job. （ A） He saves much money because he neednt drive car or take bus. （ B） He doesnt
27、have to get up on time every day. （ C） He can easily earn much money. （ D） He has a lot of time to cook a meal at home. （ A） Because he can earn much money to support his family. （ B） Because his wife agrees with his present working way. （ C） Because his present work is creative. （ D） Because his wo
28、rk is useful to the people and the community （ A） From Monday to Friday, 8:30 5:00. （ B） From Monday to Friday, 3:00 6:30. （ C） 6 days a week. （ D） 15 hours a week. （ A） Hairdresser. （ B） Shop assistant. （ C） Cook. （ D） Shorthand typist. （ A） Cook. （ B） Shorthand typist. （ C） Shop assistant （ D） Non
29、e of the above. （ A） Contact with the employers directly. （ B） Waiting for tomorrows program. （ C） Call the Radio Station. （ D） Each of the above will be OK. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the pass
30、age 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） Take with them a gift for the host. （ B） Take with them a gift for the hosts children. （ C） Take with them a gift for the hosts wife. （ D） Take
31、with them a gift for everyone of the hosts family. （ A） A gift of money. （ B） A gift showing appreciation. （ C） Fruits for the entire family. （ D） Sweets for the children. （ A） On weekend party. （ B） On birthday party. （ C） On overnight party. （ D） On the wedding. （ A） Because all the buildings in t
32、he city look alike. （ B） Because there are no signs to direct them. （ C） Because no tour guides are available. （ D） Because the university is everywhere in the city. （ A） They award their own degrees. （ B） They select their own students. （ C） They set their own exams. （ D） They organize their own la
33、boratory work. （ A） They were not treated equally until 1881. （ B） They were not awarded degrees until 1948. （ C） They have no exams until 1948. （ D） Very few of them are engaged in research. （ A） The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines. （ B） It became the first completely
34、 automatic railway in the world. （ C） A completely automatic line was added to its network. （ D） Its trains became computer-controlled. （ A） A platform worker. （ B） A computer. （ C） The command spot. （ D） A machine. （ A） To drive the train after it is started automatically. （ B） To start the train a
35、nd to drive it when necessary. （ C） To take care of the passengers on the train. （ D） To send commanding signals to the command spot. （ A） It will stop automatically. （ B） It will move on at the same speed. （ C） It will gradually slow down. （ D） It will keep a safe distance from the other trains. Se
36、ction 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 the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words yo
37、u 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 need for birth control methods has developed fairly【 B1】 , with the desire among many women to b
38、e able to【 B2】 when they want to have a baby. At the same time there is a growing【 B3】 of the problem of a rapidly increasing world population. This problem of a【 B4】 world population is largely the result of【 B5】 medical skills, which have【 B6】 the death rate and at the same time raised the birth r
39、ate by increasing live births and the number of babies who【 B7】 early childhood. There is a growing【 B8】 that food production cannot keep pace with these increase, the result of which is that in some countries people are already starving to death. This problem is farther complicated by the fact that
40、 in places like America and Europe we obtain by trade and consume far more food and resources like oil than, say, the average India,【 B9】 . World population is rising at rate of two percent a year; this means an addition of 70 million people a year to the present population of more than 3500 million
41、.【 B10】 . The fastest growing region is Latin America which includes South and Central America and the Caribbean, while Africa and Asia closely follow Latin America. However,【 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 Direct
42、ions: 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 carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please ma
43、rk 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 What is suburbanization? If by “suburb“ is meant an urban【 S1】 that grows more rapidly than its already developed interior, the process of suburbanization
44、began during the【 S2】 of the industrial city in the second quarter of the 19th century. Before that period the city was a small highly【 S3】 cluster in which people move about on foot and goods were【 S4】 by horse and cart. But the early factories built in the 1830s and 1840s were【 S5】 along waterways
45、 and near railheads at the edges of cities, and housing was needed for the thousands of people drawn by the prospect of employment. In time, the factories were【 S6】 by proliferating mill towns of apartments and row houses that abutted the older, main cities. As a defense【 S7】 this encroachment and t
46、o enlarge their tax base, the cities appropriated their industrial neighbors. In 1854, for example, the city of Philadelphia【 S8】 most of Philadelphia County. Similar things【 S9】 place in Chicago and in New York. Indeed, most great cities of the United States【 S10】 such status only by annexing the c
47、ommunities along their borders. A)located I)abandoned B)margin J)plummet C)conveyed K)achieved D)compact L)took E)center M)against F)emergence N)for G)spacious O)incorporated H)surrounded 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【 S6】 54 【 S7】 55 【 S8】 56 【 S9】 57 【 S10】 Section B Directions:
48、 There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 58 A study of facts and figures on development demonstrates that China has made remarkable s
49、ocial progress in a range of significant areas in the last 45 years. China feeds and clothes 22 percent of the worlds population with only seven percent of the worlds farmland. The necessities of life food, clothing, goods for everyday use are now within reach of the majority of the Chinese people. Nutrition has improved greatly for both urban and rural residents. The Chinese government has taken a s
