1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 354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 On Praise. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below. 1. 儿童喜欢被别人赞扬。 2生活中，人人都希望得到别人的称赞。 3赞扬的作用
2、。 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 agrees with the information given in the p
3、assage; 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 Informing the World Every day, the news of the world is relayed to people by over 300 million copies of the daily papers, over 400 million radio
4、sets, and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is shown by motion pictures in theatres and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important events of the day are, fewer are stir concerned exclusively with the events of their own household. As the English writer John D
5、onne put it nearly four hundred years ago, “no man is an island.“ This idea is more appropriate today than it was when Doone lived. In short, wherever he lives, a man belongs to some society; and we are becoming more and more aware that whatever happens in one particular society affects, somehow, th
6、e life and destiny of all humanity. Newspapers have been published in the modem world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers printed today are read in Europe and Noah America. However, soon they may be read in all parts of the world, thanks to the new inventions that are changing the t
7、echniques of newspaper publishing. Electronics and automation have made it possible to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic reproduction eliminates the need for typing and printing presses. And fewer specialists, such as type-setters, are needed to produce a paper or
8、 magazine by the photo-offset(照相平板胶印 )method. Therefore, photo-copies can be sent over great distances now by means of television channels and satellites, such as Telstar. Thus, pictures can be brought to the public more quickly than previously. Machines that prepare printed texts for photo-copies a
9、re being used a great deal today. Thousands of letters and figures of different sizes and thicknesses can now be arranged on a black glass disc that is only eight inches in diameter, to be printed in negative form (white on a black background) . The disc on the machine turns constantly at the rate o
10、f ten revolutions a second. A beam of light from a stroboscopic (频闪的 )lamp shines on the desired letters and figures for about two-millionths of a second. Then the image of the letters and figures that were illuminated is projected onto a film through lenses. The section of film is large enough to h
11、old the equivalent of a page of text. There is a keyboard in front of the machine that is similar to the key board of a typewriter, and the machine operator has only to strike the proper keys for the image of the corresponding letters to be immediately transferred to the film. The negative image on
12、the film can quickly be transferred onto paper. This method makes it as easy to reproduce photographs and illustrations as it is to reproduce the text itself. Film, being light and small, can be sent rapidly to other places and used to print copies of the text where they are needed. Film images can
13、also be projected easily on a movie or television screen. Television broadcasts are limited to an area that is within sight of the sending station or its relay. Although television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can cover a wider region, they still can not cover more lan
14、d than one could see from the same hilltop on a clear day. However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, and if there is relay station on a satellite that revolves around the earth, it can transmit the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellite is visible. Three satellites perm
15、anently revolving over the equator(赤道 ) transmit any television program to any part of the earth. This makes it possible for world editions of newspapers to give the news in all countries at the same time. Some day it may be possible for a subscriber (用户 ) to a televised newspaper to press a button
16、and see a newspaper page on his television screen. He could also decide when he wants the page to turn and by dialing different numbers, such as those on a telephone dial, he could choose the language or the edition of the paper he wants to read. It seems strange to think that, even today, methods o
17、f the past are not entirely useless. For example, sometimes press agencies that use radio and Telstar use carrier pigeons to send messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not bothered by traffic problems. It may be some time before television sets become common in the average
18、 homes in Africa and Asia. However, radio is already rapidly becoming accessible to thousands of people in these areas. And, now that good radios are being made with transistors(晶体管 ), and their price is gradually drop- ping because of mass production, it may not be too long before radios become com
19、monplace in areas which have no newspapers. Transistors make it possible for people to carry small radios wherever they go, without need of electric current. Even television sets are now opening on transistors, and the pocket TV may soon be as widespread as the pocket radio. Now that scientific prog
20、ress is making it possible to send the news to all the inhabitants of the earth, it will be important to consider what news is going to be sent to them. No matter what criteria are used in making the decision, a decision must be made, since no one would have time to read or listen to an account of e
21、verything that is going on in the world. People who have time to read several papers can already compare different reports of the same event. When an event has political significance, each paper reports it from the point of view of its own political beliefs or preferences. Ideally, of course, the ex
22、pression of editorial opinion should be limited to the editorial page, and the news articles should be objective-telling the facts as completely as possible, without trying to give them a particular interpretation, or without otherwise trying to influence the reader s opinion. However, reporters and
23、 editors are only human, and if they have strong political beliefs it is almost impossible for them to hide them. If editors believe their point of view is best for the readers of their paper, what s to stop them from using the paper to try to influence public opinion? And if, some day, a world news
24、paper becomes a reality, will it be the most powerful press agencies that will choose the news to be sent out to all countries? 2 The expression “no man is an island“ means that in modem society no man lives in isolation without being informed of the important events of the day, but closely related
25、to the society surrounded. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Aeeorcling to the author, it was in the ancient times that people all over the world had access to newspapers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The transferring of newspaper texts to film is time-consuming and costly. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Television relay
26、s are often placed on hilltops so that they can cover a wider region. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Transistors are particularly useful for the radios but they are not used in TV sets. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 People are capable of knowing all the events going on in every part of the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （
27、 C） NG 8 If a world newspaper becomes a reality, it will take more responsibility for informing all the readers of the latest news in the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Any television program could be transmitted to any part of the world by_. 10 Even today press agencies still sometimes use carder p
28、igeons to send messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not _. 11 It is ideal that the news articles should be written_. 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
29、 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, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The man is on his way to a gas station nea
30、rby. （ B） The man is driving and he has used up his gas. （ C） The man has lost his way because there is no gas station nearby. （ D） The man is waiting for another driver who will take him to a gas station nearby. （ A） Two hours. （ B） Three hours. （ C） Four hours. （ D） Five hours. （ A） He will drive
31、his grandmother to the airport. （ B） He will meet his grandmother at the airport. （ C） He will send his grandmother to a wedding party. （ D） He will take his grandmother to the hospital. （ A） The man should pay for the dinner. （ B） The woman is going to treat the man. （ C） They should go Dutch. （ D）
32、 The man should be more generous. （ A） The woman should have watched the volleyball match. （ B） He didnt watch the volleyball match either. （ C） He wasnt pleased with the result of the volleyball match. （ D） He wasnt able to anticipate the result of the volleyball match. （ A） He is having a biology
33、class. （ B） He is having a literature class. （ C） He is listening to a speech on history. （ D） He is listening to a speech on the life of a famous actress. （ A） He was good at driving. （ B） He could drive very fast. （ C） He was able to avoid a traffic accident. （ D） He managed to take the shortest r
34、oute. （ A） The woman shouldnt have complained. （ B） The woman shouldnt have been so rude. （ C） The woman should have done more housework. （ D） The woman should have a rest together with him. （ A） The floor is dirty with dust from shoes. （ B） The floor is covered with cigarette ash. （ C） The floor is
35、 covered with books, （ D） The floor is a mess with clothes. （ A） Its a harmful to health. （ B） Its a waste of money. （ C） Its bad for woman. （ D） Its not easy to quit. （ A） Its just as important as other jobs. （ B） Its no less important than other jobs. （ C） Its even more important than other jobs.
36、（ D） Its not important at all. （ A） Jazz. （ B） Classical. （ C） New age. （ D） Country western. （ A） Music. （ B） Language, （ C） English. （ D） Hardware of music reproduction. （ A） It breaks down easily. （ B） It has an annoying noise while playing. （ C） It has no bass. （ D） It cant have surround effects
37、. （ A） He has some interest in music. （ B） He is a double major. （ C） He is a professional in music. （ D） He is crazy about music. 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
38、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） Credit Terms In Transaction （ B） Resource Distribution And The Public （ C） The Weaknesses Of The Price System （ D） The Complexities Of The Price System （ A） Labor and educ
39、ation. （ B） Products and services. （ C） Transaction and insurance. （ D） Utilities and repairs. （ A） Unusual ways to advertise products. （ B） Types of payment plans for services. （ C） Theories about how products affect different levels of society. （ D） How certain elements of a price “package“ influe
40、nce its market value. （ A） 117,000. （ B） 17,000. （ C） 170,000. （ D） 1,070. （ A） Examinations. （ B） The loss of a job. （ C） Death in a family. （ D） A divorce. （ A） From themselves. （ B） From the other people. （ C） From their parents only. （ D） From schools. （ A） It is a national trend. （ B） It is a n
41、ational pastime. （ C） It is an American tradition. （ D） It is a newly formed habit. （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. （ A） In their homes. （ B） At a local high school or college. （ C） At night schools. （ D） At special adult education centers. （ A） To improve themselves. （ B） To prepare to r
42、eturn to the job market. （ C） To learn a variety of subjects and skills. （ D） To try to qualify themselves for better jobs. 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
43、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 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 h
44、eard or write down the 36 Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller【 B1】 _, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little chance of raising the sort of【 B2】_ needed from friends and
45、 people we know, and【 B3】 _ banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally【 B4】 _to provide money on a【 B5】 _ basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public,【 B6】_people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. T
46、his they do by【 B7】 _ stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into【 B8】 _ the savings of individuals both at home and overseas. 【 B9】 _. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money. 【 B10】 _.
47、 Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, equipment and new development of these services, we can hardly improve our working and living conditions, nor can we develop the economics of the country;【 B11】 _. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently
48、need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they too, come to the Stock Exchange. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 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
49、 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 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. 47 A new【 S1】 _distinct species of hammerhead shark, the ninth recognized species of hammerhead, has been d
