1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 24及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Whether Schools Will Be Replaced by Computers. You should write no more than 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1. 有人认为学校会被电
2、脑取代； 2. 也有人持不同意见； 3. 结合自己的经历，谈谈你对这个问题的认识。 Whether Schools Will Be Replaced by Computers 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 questi
3、ons 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 Adventures in Foreign Languages It could reasonably be argu
4、ed that, for those of us who live in the USA and speak English as our native tongue, there is very little motivation to learn a foreign language. We can travel for thousands of miles and still be surrounded by native English speakers. We can easily spend our entire lives without having any real need
5、 to speak another language. It is even possible to comfortably visit many tourist destinations around the globe, speaking only English. Clearly, learning a foreign language is a nonessential skill in our society. Benefits in learning a foreign language Nevertheless, learning a foreign language offer
6、s several possible benefits. Some of the commonly stated benefits are: Fosters a feeling of international community, by promoting an awareness of other cultures and countries. Enriches our understanding of our own language, by bringing grammatical structures and word roots into sharper focus. This m
7、ay be especially true when studying languages that share linguistic elements with English. The study of linguistics, and learning to think and speak in another language, offers its own intrinsic pleasures and rewards. Language can be fun. Opens up the possibilities of reading non-English literature.
8、 Expands global travel opportunities. Linguistic adventure I think these are good reasons, so I wanted to provide my children with some exposure to foreign languages. But what language should I teach? What language am I qualified to teach? I took four years of French in high school(and got straight
9、As), but I never reached any real level of fluency, and I have retained very little of the small amount of French I once knew. Is there any language that I could realistically learn/teach alongside my children? Id like to tell you about our linguistic adventures, and where we ended up. After a bit o
10、f research, I settled on Spanish for our tint foray into foreign languages. But how should I teach it, given that I dont know Spanish myself? I know of one family who hired a full-time Spanish nanny to communicate to the children only in Spanish. It worked very effectively for them, but this was not
11、 an option for my family. Another option would be to take my children once a week to a private instructor. Many families find this to be the most practical way to learn a foreign language. Yet I have also heard many families complain that their children have learned surprisingly little from such cla
12、sses. Perhaps they have learned a bit of vocabulary(colon, parts of the body, numbers, etc.), but they are still unable to express themselves in the second language, or construct any sentences beyond a few drilled-in, rehearsed phrases. Deciding on Esperanto So I went back to the drawing board and d
13、id some more web research, looking for a language, or method that would allow us to discover some of the joy that can come from learning a foreign language. By sheer luck, I stumbled across a little-known language, and within just a few hours of reading about it, I knew it was exactly what I was loo
14、king for! The language was Esperanto. When I tell people that were learning Esperanto, I usually get some strange looks. But thats okay. When I tell people we home school, I often get strange looks as well; Im used to doing things that are outside of the mainstream. And as with home schooling, it ca
15、n be very difficult to sum up in a couple of sentences all the reasons why its so worthwhile, particularly to someone who may already have preconceptions to the contrary. Why is Esperanto unique? So for those of you who know very little about Esperanto, I hope youll indulge me for a moment. I would
16、like to explain some of the features that make it such a unique language, and elaborate on why I think it is such a wonderful pedagogical tool for exploring foreign languages. Esperanto was invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish physician. Invented? Yes, thats right, Esperanto was invented. Za
17、menhofs vision was that Esperanto would become the worlds second tongue, breaking down language barriers in Europe and throughout the world. Obviously, Esperanto bas not become the worlds common language, so in this respect, Esperanto did not live up to the dream of its creator. Because of this, man
18、y people, if they have even heard of Esperanto at all, are only vaguely aware of it as some sort of “failed“ experiment in creating a common language. Nevertheless, the reality is that Esperanto has flourished, and only 120 years after its conception, is now studied and spoken by people all over the
19、 globe. It lives and evolves just like other languages, and it can be used to express all facets of human thought and emotion. Yet a majority of these Esperanto speakers learned the language through self-directed study or correspondence courses! Although all languages require effort to learn, Espera
20、nto is astonishingly simple when compared to a native language. The key to its simplicity is its consistency and regularity. For example, each letter has exactly one phonetic sound, no exceptions. Each word has the accent on the second-to-last syllable, no exceptions. All words ending in “o are noun
21、s. All words ending in “a“ are adjectives. All words ending in “e“ are adverbs. Unlike many foreign languages, inanimate nouns are not categorized as “masculine“ or “feminine“. Verb conjugation is very straightforward, and there are no irregular verbs. Another key facet of Esperanto is that it has a
22、 powerful system of word building, making it easy to form new words out of roots and affixes you already know. Since a large part of learning a language involves accumulating vocabulary, this word-building system means that in Esperanto you need to learn only, say, a tenth as many word roots to expr
23、ess the same number of concepts as you would in another language. But simplicity is not reason enough to learn a language. So lets take a look at how Esperanto measures up in achieving the benefits of a foreign language program. Looking back at the list from the beginning of the article, lets consid
24、er those issues point by point. Esperanto is an international language Belonging to no particular country, Esperanto is truly an international language. Within two months of beginning Esperanto, my kids were exchanging postcards in Esperanto with children from Russia, France, Sweden, Poland, and Uzb
25、ekistan. I am delighted that they have had this opportunity to feel connected to people from all over the globe. My children dont expect everyone to learn English; nor do they expect to learn every other language. But they are eager to communicate with anyone willing to meet them halfway. Most of th
26、e Esperanto word roots are derived from Latin. This means that you can enjoy very similar English vocabulary-building benefits by learning Esperanto, with a small fraction of the effort. Furthermore, Esperanto uses grammar-coded word endings to make the parts of speech and grammatical structure of e
27、ach sentence exceptionally clear. Since Esperanto is only a century old, there is not a huge body of Esperanto-only literature. Nevertheless, there are over a hundred original Esperanto novels and collections of poetry, as well as many outstanding translations of works from other countries. Esperant
28、o magazines report current events from the perspectives of people all over the world. By learning Esperanto, you become part of an international “club“ of people genuinely interested in meeting and communicating with people from other lands. There are lists you can obtain of Esperantists from countr
29、ies around the world, eager to host visitors, and give them an insiders look at their culture and community. I know several Esperantists who have used these lists to travel the world inexpensively, making new friends, and seeing the world in a decidedly non-touristy way. I can hear some of you think
30、ing, “It sounds interesting, but I really, really want my kids to learn Spanish(or French, or Japanese, or whatever). We dont have time to spend on Esperanto.“ Amazingly, study after study has shown that learning Esperanto has no cost! For example, in one study, a control group of high school studen
31、ts took four years of French, while the experimental group took one year of Esperanto followed by three years of French. At the end of high school, the experimental group had greater fluency in French! In other words, the benefits they gained from studying Esperanto more than offset the time lost fr
32、om studying another language. 2 The passage focuses on the need for Americans to learn foreign languages. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The writer believes that Americans do not learn foreign languages largely because they are lazy. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The writer believes that learning a foreign langu
33、age can help a person understand their own language better. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Most Americans, like the writer, learn French at high school. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Most Esperanto speakers learnt it by traveling and meeting other Esperanto speakers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Esperanto is most pop
34、ular with Europeans. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Learning Esperanto has been demonstrated to help with learning other foreign languages. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The writer discovered Esperanto while doing _ on foreign language learning. 10 Esperanto can be considered as a neutral language because it bel
35、ongs to _. 11 It is possible to get _ of Esperanto speakers and visit them. Section 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 que
36、stions 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） The woman should take buses more frequently. （ B） He has to deal with traffic jams. （ C） The woman should take
37、the subway. （ D） He hates subway. （ A） Go with the woman. （ B） Turn on air-conditioner. （ C） Watch the show on TV. （ D） Find another friend to accompany the woman. （ A） He likes Professor Lees lectures very much. （ B） People can drink tea in Professor Lees lectures. （ C） Professor Lees lectures are
38、boring. （ D） Professor Lee has put away all his papers. （ A） The man is lucky today. （ B） The man should turn around. （ C） She doesnt know, either. （ D） She is a good friend of the man. （ A） Mike possibly has already borrowed the camera from someone else. （ B） Mike talked with him about that this mo
39、rning at the bus station. （ C） Mike gets angry about him because last afternoon he didnt answer the phone. （ D） Mike refuses to talk to him at the bus station. （ A） He is going to join the party in the lounge. （ B） He is hoping to hold a party in the dinning room. （ C） He refuses to move. （ D） He wo
40、uld probably go to the dinning room to study. （ A） Go to the police station in the afternoon to get his passport. （ B） Call the police office to make sure the time for getting his passport. （ C） Call the police office to get his passport mailed to him. （ D） Go to the post office in the morning to ge
41、t his passport. （ A） Watching a movie. （ B） Playing computer games. （ C） Preparing for his exams. （ D） Attending final exams. （ A） Going to the library. （ B） Trying to carry heavy stuff back to her room. （ C） Talking to two of her classmates. （ D） Going to a party. （ A） He has stayed on campus. （ B）
42、 He has been in an academic conference. （ C） He has been ill in hospital. （ D） He has been on vocation. （ A） He granted her a months extension for paper deadline. （ B） He found her an apartment to live when she came here. （ C） He helped her with her application for scholarship. （ D） He came to visit
43、 her frequently when she was in hospital. （ A） Because he/she hasnt seen your CV. （ B） Because he/she wants to make sure you are not lying on your CV. （ C） Because he/she wants to know how it relates to the job you are applying for. （ D） Because he/she wants to see if you are articulate. （ A） You wi
44、ll not get the job. （ B） There usually arent right answers. （ C） You will appear inarticulate. （ D） The interviewer will check your CV for the answer. （ A） People with such skills save them time and money. （ B） People with such skills are more intelligent. （ C） People with such skills are usually be
45、tter educated. （ D） They are not important for companies, but important for job interviews. （ A） Your appearance. （ B） Qualifications and experience. （ C） Communication skills and your personality. （ D） Cross-cultural communication skills. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short
46、 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 the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） A few inches above the knee. （ B） A little below the knee. （ C
47、） Down to the ankle. （ D） Floor-length. （ A） Boots. （ B） Sneakers. （ C） Slippers. （ D） Leather shoes. （ A） Fashions change overtime. （ B） Men are thriftier than women. （ C） Skirts and shoes are more important than other clothing. （ D） Some clothing may suit all occasions. （ A） Vacations. （ B） Wages.
48、 （ C） Overcrowded classrooms. （ D） Paid sick leaves. （ A） They want the teachers to resign. （ B） They want the teachers to return to work. （ C） They are very sympathetic toward the strike. （ D） They are refusing to comment on the situation. （ A） Parent Board. （ B） District Court. （ C） Teachers Union
49、. （ D） School Committee. （ A） It is the smallest one of all the stars. （ B） It is the nearest one to the earth. （ C） It is the biggest one of all the stars. （ D） It is the farthest one from the earth. （ A） The moon. （ B） Other planets. （ C） Both A and B （ D） Neither A nor B （ A） Do much research in many fields of science. （ B） Understand people in other countries better. （ C） Both A and B （ D） Neither A nor B （ A） The earth is a planet. （ B） Stars in the sky are actually as small as they look. （ C） Satellites a
