1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 36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 to Deal with Sub-health? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 随着现代化的不断加速发展，全世界的物质生活水平不断攀升，但人们却日益受到“亚健康 ”这种不良状态的威胁。
2、 2. 亚健康的具体表现及在我国的蔓延程度 (据调查，北京 75%、上海 72%、广州 70%的上班族都处于亚健康状态 ) 3. 在现代社会中应怎样解决亚健康问题。 How to Deal with Sub-health? 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
3、 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 Takeover hostility Acquisitions of
4、Chinese enterprises by foreign companies are increasingly being challenged amidst a growing mood of “economic patriotism.“ The former National Bureau of Statistics Commissioner Li Deshui is one of the most prominent of the critics. During last months session of the National Peoples Congress(NPC. the
5、 countrys law-making body, he warned that the acquisition of promising local companies by multinational investors was creating monopolies in a number of sectors. “If China lets multinationals malicious mergers and acquisitions go ahead freely, China can only act as labor in the global supply chain,“
6、 said Li, worrying that Chinese brands and the innovation ability of the national industry would disappear gradually and core parts, key technologies and high value added of Chinas leading enterprises might be completely controlled by multinationals.“ His pointed criticism generated wide media expos
7、ure and created fears of a foreign mergers and acquisitions(M it only makes matters worse.“ Compared with other regions around the world, the M others wait for the next morning. Some boys and girls presents are placed in stockings and hung at the foot of their beds; others find their gifts under the
8、 Christmas tree. Greeting cards began in England. One of the first artists to design and send a Christmas card in 1843 was John C. Horsley. The cards were printed in black and white and colored by hand. About 1000 of them were sold in London that year. At about the same time, another English artist,
9、 William Egley, designed a card and had it printed. He sent it to his friend with the now familiar message “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year“. A German immigrant, Louis Prang, designed and sold colored Christmas cards in 1874. In less than 10 years his shop was turning out 5,000,000 cards a ye
10、ar. Today greeting cards have become a big industry and billions of cards are sent all over the world every Christmas. Whatever language the greetings are written in, the message is the samea wish for peace and goodwill among all people. 63 A number of special customs associated with Christmas have
11、been introduced _. （ A） from Germany （ B） from Europe （ C） from America （ D） from both Europe and America 64 The Christmas tree first set up in Britain was in _. （ A） 1776 （ B） 1841 （ C） 1933 （ D） 1843 65 In many homes the symbol of the spirit of Christmas is _. （ A） the Christmas tree （ B） the Chri
12、stmas song （ C） the Christmas card （ D） the Christmas present 66 December 25 is not only celebrated as the birthday of Christ but also as _. （ A） New Year （ B） the Spring Festival （ C） the promise of spring （ D） Thanksgiving Day 67 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） the origin of Christmas （ B） ho
13、w Americans celebrate the birthday of Christ （ C） special customs associated with Christmas （ D） Christmas trees and Christmas cards 68 Increasingly, over the past ten years, peopleespecially young peoplehave become aware of the need to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat,
14、particularly foods, is not good for the health. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in natural foods: foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers, widely used in farming to- day. Natural foods, for example, vegetables, fruits and
15、 grains which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter. In simple terms, this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizer
16、s, the main purpose of which is to increase the amountbut not the qualityof foods grown in commercial farming areas. Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures. Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry: there are bat
17、tery farms, for ex- ample, where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish. Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food; they also produce eggs which lack important vitamins. There are other aspects of healthy eat
18、ing which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar, this is actually a non-essential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this is necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar
19、is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be an additive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last two centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no
20、minerals and no fibre. It is significant that nowadays fibre is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example, the fibre has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetable. It is interesting to note that in countries where the nation
21、al diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetable, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis placed on the eating of wholemeal bread and more vegetables by modern experts on healthy eating. 68 Recently, some people are interested in natural foods because _. （ A） th
22、ese foods are fresh and sweet （ B） they want to change their eating habits （ C） these foods do not contain chemical additives and have not been affected by chemical fertilizers （ D） they dont like the processed foods 69 To use chemicals and fertilizers means _. （ A） to increase the amount of foods （
23、 B） to increase the quality of foods （ C） to increase the amount and quality of foods （ D） to increase essential vitamins and minerals 70 In the battery farm the chickens are fed on food which _. （ A） is good in quality （ B） is bad in quality （ C） is a natural food （ D） is a kind of rubbish 71 Chick
24、ens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food, they also produce eggs which _. （ A） lack important fibres （ B） lack important protein （ C） lack important minerals （ D） lack important vitamins 72 It is significant that nowadays _ considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. （ A） vegeta
25、bles are （ B） white bread is （ C） fibre is （ D） unrefined flour is 三、 Part VI Translation (5 minutes) Directions: Complete the sentences in the blanks by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. 73 This article tells you _(怎样在施行期间 防止生病 ). 74 I would appreciate _(你能保守保密 ). 75 Ive never seen her before, but why is she looking at me _(像是她认识我似的 )? 76 They always give the vacant seats to _(先来的那个人 ). 77 We can accept your order on condition that _(你提前付款 ). 大学英语四级模拟试卷 36答案与解析
