1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 162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 What should universities do to prepare students for job hunting? in three paragraphs. You are given the first sentence or part of the first sentence of each paragraph.
2、You should write at least 120 words. 1 Many students felt that it was hard to find a satisfactory job, because_. 2 To solve this problem, universities have a role to play_. 3 If those measures are put to practice, and if there are other effective measures, students will find it more comfortable to c
3、onfront the challenge of job hunting_. 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 the statement agree
4、s 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 Google Closes In on DoubleClick Deal Score one for Google. The Federal Trade Commission ruled Dee. 20 that i
5、t would not block Googles (GOOG) proposed 3.1 billion acquisition of leading online ad-serving and tracking firm DoubleClick. The 4-1 decision in Googles favor marked a major win for the Web search Goliath, which is battling to expand its considerable share of the 30 billion online advertising marke
6、t beyond tiny text ads related to Web queries. But Googie cant claim victory yet. The European Unions antitrust commission still needs to sign off on the merger before Google can begin incorporating DoubleClick into its business. That may not happen without Google agreeing to certain conditions, if
7、at all. Already, the EU has raised concerns about its impact on consumer privacy. “This is round one of a two-round battle,“ says Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), a nonprofit public interest group that opposed the merger. “The EU can kill the deal, there is
8、 no question about it.“ The FTC said in its decision that it could only consider privacy concerns as they relate to marketplace competition. But it did issue a separate statement with some recommendations concerning online customer data collection and privacy. The Personal Business of Ad Placement G
9、oogle has faced strong opposition to its online advertising ambitions since it announced plans to acquire DoubleCliek in April (BusinessW, 4/14/07 ). Competitors for online ad dollars, such as Microsoft (MSFT), argue the merger will enable Google to effectively control the market. Ads placed beside
10、Web search results account for more than 40% of the dollars spent online, and Google controls more than two-thirds of that market, according to eMarketer. Much of the remaining online ad dollars go to display ads, the poster-like banners-DoubleClicks forte-that run on most Web sites. Online ads are
11、priced based on how well they are matched to the target consumer. Google collects data on searches performed by individual computers, and DoubleClick records information about the computers that visit the Web pages in its network. The more data they collect, the better they can match a marketers ad
12、to a potentially interested customer, and the higher the premium they can charge on the ad. But consumer groups see the issue another way: the more data collected, the higher the risk of violating someones privacy. For the past eight months, groups voiced concerns to the FTC that a combined Google/
13、DoubleClick would aggregate too much information about what Web surfers do online, putting consumers at risk. In the end, the majority of the commissioners decided DoubleClick does not control enough of the display-ad market to give Google an unfair monopoly. “Competition among firms in this market
14、is vigorous and will likely increase,“ the commission majority wrote in a statement. Increased Competition Recent announcements by Googles chief competitors support this argument. On Dec. 19, Microsoftone of the few to challenge Googles merger before the FTC-announced a 500 million, five-year advert
15、ising deal to place ads on Viacoms (VIA) network of popular Web sites, including MTV.com. Microsoft will also be able to sell ad space on Viacom pages that are not in a premium position, based on the data it has about visitors to Viacoms sites. Microsoft also recently solidified multiyear advertisin
16、g agreements with Facebook, the second most popular social network in the U.S., after News Corp.s (NWS) MySpace, and well-trafficked social news site Digg (BusinessW, 9/19/07 ). “When Microsoft comes into a room and talks about anticompetitive behavior and threats to privacy, no one can take them se
17、riously,“ says the CDDs Chester. It also didnt help Google opponents that many of the companys competitors recently struck agreements to buy ad networks themselves, similar to Googles proposed deal with DoubleClick. Microsoft bought DoubleClick competitor a Quantive for 6 billion in May (BusinessW,
18、5/18/07). Yahoo! (YHOO) and Time Warners (TWX) AOL also scooped up ad-serving and targeting firms earlier this year. Meanwhile, independent players, such as Specific Media, have secured millions in funding to consolidate their operations with other smaller ad networks (Business W, 11/1/07). In a sta
19、tement on Googles blog, Chief Legal Officer David Drummond applauded the ruling: “The FTCs decision publicly affirms what we and numerous independent analysts have been saying for months, our acquisition does not threaten competition in what is a robust, innovative, and quickly evolving online adver
20、tising space.“ Privacy Violation? But will it threaten Web users? The final answer may rest with the European Commission. In November the commission delayed a decision on the deal (BusinessW, 11/14/07 ), saying it was more complicated than many competition cases and demanded further review. The EC h
21、as until Apr. 2 to issue a ruling. Privacy advocates worry that Google, combining its wealth of search data with the information DoubleClick collects on who visits clients sites, would violate consumer privacy. The sheer volume of information that DoubleClick collects would make it easy for Google t
22、o understand nearly everything about what millions of individual consumers do on the Web, critics say. Google counters that DoubleClick clients own information about who visits their sites and what they do there. Many of those clients would consider it a violation of that agreement for Google to, sa
23、y, sell car ads on its Gmail service to people who have recently visited an automotive site that uses DoubleClick. As a result, Google says, it cant simply fuse its data with DoubleClicks customer information. However, privacy groups argue that Google could easily encourage DoubleClick clients to re
24、linquish their data in exchange for, say, free search ads. The FTC did offer a ray of hope for privacy advocates. The commissioners issued several recommendations about behavioral targeting, where information about users Web activity is used to tailor online ads. The FTC said sites should clearly no
25、tify users when theyre collecting data on their actions, and that sites should limit the length of time they store that data to reduce the risk of it falling into the wrong hands. The FTC said it plans to look into whether “heightened protections“ are needed to safeguard consumer privacy online. 2 W
26、hy Google cant claim victory? （ A） Google doesnt agree to certain conditions. （ B） The European Union needs to sign often the merge. （ C） Google has raised concerns about consumer privacy. （ D） Google cant begin incorporating DoubleClick into its business. 3 The EU has raised concerns about its infl
27、uence on _. （ A） public interest （ B） customer data collection and privacy （ C） consumer privacy （ D） privacy policy 4 What percentage does Google master the market? （ A） 4/10 （ B） 2/3 （ C） 6/10 （ D） 1/4 5 Consumer groups have the other idea about the issue, they think the risk of violating someones
28、 privacy is higher if _. （ A） data collected becomes more （ B） the market is vigorous （ C） the market increase （ D） the information becomes more 6 With whom Microsoft solidified multiyear advertising agreements? （ A） Facebook （ B） Viacom （ C） MySpace （ D） Digg 7 According to the CDDs Chester, nobody
29、 can take Microsoft seriously when _. （ A） it talks about competitive behavior （ B） it comes into a room （ C） it doesnt threat to privacy （ D） it doesnt have any opponents. 8 Who can be regarded as independent player? （ A） Yahoo （ B） Specific Media （ C） DoubleClick （ D） Time Warner 9 In November the
30、 commission delayed a decision on the deal, saying it was more _ than many competition cases arid demanded further review. 10 Google counters that DoubleClick clients own information about who visits their sites and _. 11 The FTC did offer a ray of hope for _. Section A Directions: In this section,
31、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. During the pause, you must read the fou
32、r choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The class thought the demonstration was too complex. （ B） Too many students showed up. （ C） The professor didnt show up. （ D） The professor cancelled it. （ A） Because nine is an odd number. （ B） Because the elevator got stock.
33、 （ C） Because the elevator is too old. （ D） Because there are too many people in the elevator. （ A） The rain has stopped. （ B） She wants to soak her clothes. （ C） She is looking for her clothes. （ D） Its raining heavily. （ A） She goes home for lunch. （ B） She spends her time shopping. （ C） She gets
34、interested in what she is reading. （ D） She doesnt wake up in time. （ A） To buy some potatoes. （ B） To pass him some potatoes. （ C） To have some potatoes. （ D） To help him cook some potatoes. （ A） It involved a few lunches. （ B） There were free lunches. （ C） There were three lunches. （ D） There were
35、 more than free lunches. （ A） He decided to continue his project. （ B） He was unable to get sufficient money. （ C） Lack of land prevented his success. （ D） He was successful with his project. （ A） Painting the room white. （ B） Buying white furniture. （ C） Waiting the man to decide. （ D） Asking Mr. W
36、hite for advice. （ A） She felt embarrassed in class. （ B） Her presentation received a poor grade. （ C） She had not completed her assignment. （ D） She was unable to attend her psychology class. （ A） Shed be able to leave quickly. （ B） Shed be less nervous. （ C） Shed be able to locate where the man wa
37、s seated. （ D） Shed know when her professor arrived. （ A） They blush more readily than women do. （ B） Theyre uncomfortable when performing in front of adults. （ C） They dont respond to stress well. （ D） They blush less frequently than adults do. （ A） The Black Plague. （ B） Enemy of Humanity. （ C） Co
38、mmon Animal pests. （ D） Causes of World Hunger. （ A） They eat or spoil crops. （ B） They destroy dams and buildings. （ C） They attack birds and animals. （ D） They carry diseases. （ A） In India. （ B） In Europe. （ C） Throughout the world. （ D） Both A and B. （ A） The island of Guam: （ B） Yokoi Shoichis
39、marriage. （ C） The battles on Guam during World War （ D） A Japanese soldier who hid on Guam. （ A） She generally doesnt allow people to borrow it. （ B） She is trying to sell it. （ C） She bought it from a friend. （ D） It has broken down before. （ A） The woman could probably repay it herself. （ B） Its
40、rather small. （ C） It probably wont cost a lot to repair. （ D） Its probably difficult to drive. （ A） He only works on new cars. （ B） He has fixed her car before. （ C） He is one of her neighbors. （ D） He will probably overcharge her. （ A） Take the woman to her home. （ B） Test-drive the womans car. （
41、C） Help the woman pay the mechanics bill. （ D） Help the woman fix her car. 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 passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must
42、 choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Biology. （ B） Chemistry. （ C） Philosophy. （ D） Medicine. （ A） Each student must pass a national examination. （ B） Students who do best in the studies have a greater chance. （ C） They can seek to enter a number of medical school
43、s. （ D） There arc good chances to gain the entrance. （ A） Because they didnt like Lincoln being their President. （ B） Because they wanted to set up their own government. （ C） Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery. （ D） Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincolns g
44、overnment. （ A） 10 points. （ B） 2 points. （ C） 15 points. （ D） 5 points. （ A） They will take one of the six major tests, （ B） They will have to write a composition. （ C） They will be given a pop test. （ D） They will be required to read a short story in class. （ A） An essay. （ B） A magazine article.
45、（ C） A poem. （ D） A short story. 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 the blanks numbered fr
46、om 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 36 Development banks are international lending groups. They lend mon
47、ey to developing countries to help fuel economic growth and social 【 B1】 _ . They are not part of the World Bank, the International 【 B2】 _ Fund or the United Nations. The money comes from member countries and borrowing on world markets. Development banks provide long-term loans at market 【 B3】 _ .
48、They provide even longer-term loans at below-market interest rates. These banks also provide technical 【 B4】 _ and 【 B5】 _ . There are four main ones. The oldest is the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. It began in 1959. President Juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil had 【 B6】_ a bank to
49、 aid economic growth in the Americas. The 【 B7】 _ . of American States agreed. Today the bank is worth over 100,000 million dollars. It holds only 4 percent of that. The other money is 【 B8】 _ by its members. 【 B9】_ . 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean borrow from the bank. The African Development Bank has its roots in an agree
