1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 165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: How should college students plan their spare time? in three paragraphs according to the outline given in English below. You should write at least 120 words. 1 Briefly
2、state the fact of how college students plan their spare time according to your observation. 2 What do you think are good and why? 3 Some misconceptions on planning spare time should be avoided. 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will h
3、ave 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 passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if
4、the information is not given in the passage. 1 Bears in the Woods Despite the troubled markets, the world economy is still relatively strong. Just dont bet your house on it. The woods and the market If you meet a bear in the woods, try not to panic or scream; on no account should you turn your back
5、and run. As markets around the world have turned grizzly over the past two weeks, some investors seem to have forgotten the old hikers maxim. After three years of big gains, many stockmarkets have dropped by 10% or more in less than ten days. The loudest complaints have echoed around emerging market
6、s and commodities. Europe has surrendered most of this years gains. Americans have so far escaped lightly, but they would be unwise to take comfort. Their housing market, the recent rock of their economy, is where a much grizzlier creature lies in wait. Most investors tend to look first at equity ma
7、rkets-and they have certainly had a good run virtually everywhere. Yet a repeat of the slump after the bursting of the dotcom bubble in 2001-4)2 remains highly unlikely. In 2000 shares were wildly overvalued. Today price/earnings ratios in most stockmarkets are near, if not below, their long-term av
8、erages. This suggests that the slide in shares could be short-lived. Inflation or interest rates? So what has caused this burst of volatility? One popular explanation points to the fears of rising inflation and hence higher interest rates. Yet this sits oddly with the decrease in bond yields and the
9、 gold price over the past week: if inflation were the reason, you would expect both to have risen. The real puzzle is not why volatility has suddenly increased, but why it had been so low in the past year or so. The answer seems to be an abundance of cheap money, which attracted investors into satis
10、faction. Now they are starting to demand higher returns on riskier assets. Emerging-market equities, not (generally safer) bonds, suffered the biggest loss in the past week. It could be a healthy correction, though. What helped us to achieve growth with low inflation? Indeed, the recent sensitivity
11、need not harm the world economy, which even bears admit has performed greatly. World GDP has grown at an annual rate of more than 4% for 11 consecutive quarters. This is the strongest upturn for more than 30 years. Yet global inflation remains historically low. Strong growth with mild inflation is a
12、ll the more amazing given the tripling of oil prices since 2003. Past off-price shocks have caused stagflation. The world has so far shrugged off higher oil prices with the help of two powerful economic forces. The first is the opening up and integration into the world economy of China, India and ot
13、her emerging economies, This has given the biggest boost to global supply since the industrial revolution. That, in mm, has magnified the second stimulus. Since the bursting of the dotcom bubble, central banks have pumped out cheap money. In 2003 average short-term interest rates in the G7 economies
14、 fell to their lowest in recorded history. Because inflation remained low, the central banks have been slow to mop up the excess liquidity. Cheap money has encouraged households, especially American ones, to borrow and spend lavishly. It is not just house prices that have surged ahead; cheap money h
15、as encouraged investors across the world to take bigger risks, creating several smaller bubbles. Together the huge boost to supply (from emerging economies) and the huge boost to demand (from easy money) have offset the burden of higher oil prices, creating the once-impossible combination of robust
16、growth and modest inflation. Dont panic The era of cheap money is nearing an end. For the first time in 15 years, the three big central banks are now all tightening monetary policy. The European Central Bank has already followed the Federal Reserves lead in raising interest rates. Only now are the m
17、arkets realising that interest rates may rise by more than they had expected. In the long term, rates should be roughly equal to nominal GDP growth, but in America and elsewhere they are still well below it. Optimists argue that Americas economy is coping well with rising interest rates, but it isnt
18、 really aware of tight money yet. Without easy credit, dear oil will cause more pain. Until recently, financial markets appeared to be betting that the Goldilocks economyneither too hot, nor too cold was safe from the bears. The troubled markets are a reminder that sooner or later growth will slow o
19、r inflation will rise. Inflation is not about to spiral upwards but with diminishing spare capacity, it could gradually rise. America has an extra risk because Wall Street suspects that Ben Bernanke, the Feds new chairman, may be a soft touch on inflation. If that suspicion persists, he will need to
20、 raise interest rates by more than otherwise or investors will do the tightening for him by pushing up bond yields. That would make other assets look expensive. It is in the American housing market that the bear may growl loudest. By borrowing against the surging prices of their homes, American cons
21、umers have been able to keep on spending. The housing market is already coming off the boil. If prices merely flatten, the economy could slow sharply as consumer spending and construction are squeezed. If house prices fall as a result of higher bond yields, the American economy could even dip into r
22、ecession. Less spending and more saving is just what America needs to reduce its current-account deficit, but for American households used to years of plenty it will hurt. The confidence For the world, it is best that America slows today. Later, imbalances will loom even larger. A few years ago, Jap
23、an and the euro-area economies were flat on their backs. Now they are growing “above trend“, so the world depends less on America than it once did. The boost to the world economy from China and India will last into the future, even allowing for mishaps. Wise investors should resist the urge to flee,
24、 reduce their holdings of risky assets and stare down the bear. 2 As it is true that people should not turn their back and run when coming across a bear in woods, they should remember not to divert their money away from the market when possible problems occur. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Despite a recen
25、t drop of about 10% in many stock markets, the world economy is still experiencing gains. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 During the recent economic down turn, South American countries have almost lost all their gains in the previous years of robust development. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The author does not b
26、elieve inflation causes the slow-down because it is believed that the interest rates should have risen if it is so. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 According to the passage, recent troubles do not harm the world economy because some statistics show that the world economy is performing well. （ A） Y （ B） N （
27、C） NG 7 The author thought it was strange to see strong growth with mild inflation because the oil price, which was a reason causing stagflation, tripled in 2003. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 American families are encouraged by cheap money to borrow and spend lavishly. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The world h
28、as so far shrugged off higher oil prices with the help the opening up and integration into the world economy of China, India and_. 10 For the first time in 15 years, the three big central banks are now all_. 11 _and more saving is just what America needs to reduce its current-account deficit. Sectio
29、n 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. During
30、 the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） They have two children already. （ B） Lisa wishes to have children, but her husband doesnt. （ C） They will start a family as soon as they get married. （ D） They dont want children for the time b
31、eing. （ A） Gas station, （ B） Police station. （ C） Lost and Found department. （ D） Bar. （ A） Because she was sick. （ B） Because probably someone had been hurt. （ C） Because her husband was sick. （ D） Because her husband needed an ambulance. （ A） In a library. （ B） In a hospital. （ C） In a court. （ D）
32、 In a restaurant kitchen. （ A） Sebring High School. （ B） Clark High School. （ C） Melrose Community College. （ D） Community College. （ A） Shes got heart trouble. （ B） Shes got a lung disease. （ C） Shes got high blood pressure. （ D） Shes got headaches. （ A） In a restaurant. （ B） In a department store.
33、 （ C） In a private home. （ D） In an art supply shop. （ A） 15. （ B） 50. （ C） 135. （ D） 150. （ A） His notes are poor. （ B） His vision is getting worse. （ C） He has missed a couple of classes. （ D） He doesnt have any money to buy notes. （ A） At a library. （ B） At a copy shop. （ C） At a laboratory. （ D）
34、 At a coffee shop. （ A） That they skip class. （ B） That they get some rest. （ C） That they study together. （ D） That they go to the cafeteria. （ A） Recalling something from ones memory. （ B） Something about preparatory method in exam. （ C） Conscience. （ D） Mans mind. （ A） From the ones they are fami
35、liar with to the difficult ones. （ B） From the short ones to the long ones. （ C） From the long ones to the short ones. （ D） From the ones they are confident of to the more difficult ones. （ A） When you cant recall something instantly, you should try your best to do it. （ B） When you cant recall some
36、thing instantly, youd better have an operation on your mind. （ C） The subconscious activities may go to work to dig up a dim memory. （ D） Forcing yourself to recall may loosen your memory. （ A） In the company. （ B） Through a telephone call. （ C） At the womans office. （ D） In a coffee house. （ A） Les
37、s than two years. （ B） More than a year. （ C） Less than a year. （ D） More than two years. （ A） He dislikes his present job. （ B） He wants a higher salary. （ C） He wants to have more diverse experience. （ D） He wants to work for a famous company. （ A） A word processor. （ B） A computer programmer. （ C
38、） A web designer. （ D） A technical assistant. 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 choose the best answer from
39、the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They met Yokoi Shoichi when he arrived. （ B） They went to a department store to meet him. （ C） They saw a display of Shoichis clothing and equipment. （ D） They attended Yokoi Shoichis wedding. （ A） Because he hated the war. （ B） Because he felt shame and d
40、ishonor. （ C） Because he wanted to stay away from his friends and foes alike. （ D） Because he didnt know that Japan had lost the war. （ A） The writer enjoys sleeping very much. （ B） The writer doesnt like money at all. （ C） Bill Gates does not know how to enjoy himself. （ D） Mental well-being is the
41、 most important thing. （ A） Material life. （ B） Sports life. （ C） Spiritual life. （ D） Working life. （ A） It is very commercial. （ B） It is very noisy. （ C） It is very insecure. （ D） It is very unfriendly. （ A） Importance of A Good Nights Sleep （ B） The Best Things Money Cannot Buy （ C） Taking Good
42、Care of Oneself （ D） How to Enjoy Life Thoroughly 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 b
43、lanks 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 35 Mark Twain, who wrote the story were going to re
44、ad, traveled quite a lot often because circumstamces, usually 【 B1】 _ circumstances, forced him to. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and moved to Hannibal, Missouri with his family when he was about 4 years old. Most people think he was born in Hannibal but that isnt true. After his father d
45、ied when he was about 12, Twain worked in Hannibal for a while and then left, so he could 【 B2】 _ more money. He worked for a while as a typesetter on 【 B3】 _ newspapers and then got a job as a river 【 B4】 _ on the Mississippi. Twain loved this job and many of his books show it. The river job didnt
46、last, however, because of the 【 B5】 _ of the Civil War. Twain, was in the 【 B6】_ Army for just 2 weeks and then he and his whole 【 B7】 _ went west to get away from the war and the army. In Nevada and California Twain 【 B8】 _ for silver and gold without much luck, but did succeed as a writer. 【 B9】 _
47、 . 【 B10】_ . 【 B11】 _ . 36 【 B1】 37 【 B2】 38 【 B3】 39 【 B4】 40 【 B5】 41 【 B6】 42 【 B7】 43 【 B8】 44 【 B9】 45 【 B10】 46 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete th
48、e statements in the fewest possible words. 46 Japan is an unusual mixture of traditional and ultra-modern. This can be confusing for the visitor because, although it looks quite western, Japan is still in many ways very oriental. Whenever you go into a house you must take off your shoes. Sometimes y
49、our host will provide you with slippers; if not, you walk round in your socks. A visitor should also expect in more traditional houses, hotels and restaurants to eat kneeling down on the floor on a cushion in front of a low table. It is a good idea to get used to eating with chopsticks but, if you cant manage, ask for a knife and fork. The Japanese are extremely polite and friendly: you can nearly always find someone who speaks English. In summer
