1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 386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 For a Better Understanding Between Parents and Children. You should write at least 120 words based on the outline below and should start with the given opening sentence:
2、 “Nowadays there is often a lack of understanding between parents and children.“ Outline: 1. Present situation: Lack of communication between parents and children 2. Possible masons: Different likes and dislikes Misunderstanding Others 3. Suggestions: For parents For children 二、 Part II Reading Comp
3、rehension (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 passage; N (for NO) if the
4、 statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 The Four Step in Essay Writing College Writing Skill with Readings Step 1 : Begin with a Point, or Thesis Your first step in writing is to discover what point you want to
5、 make and to write that point as a single sentence. There are two reasons for doing this. You want to know right from the start if you have a clear and workable thesis. Also, you will be able to use the thesis as a guide while writing your essay. At any stage you can ask yourself, “Does this support
6、 my thesis?“ With the thesis as a guide, the danger of drifting away from the point of the essay is greatly reduced. To write a good thesis, you must begin with a subject that is neither too broad nor too narrow. Sup pose, for example, that an instructor asks you to write a paper on marriage. A topi
7、c such as marriage is obviously too broad to cover in a five-hundred-word essay. You would have to write a book to support adequately any point you might make about the general subject of marriage. What you need to do, then, is limit your subject. Narrow it down until you have a thesis that you can
8、deal with specifically in about five hundred words. Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence The first essential step in writing a successful essay is to formulate a clearly stated thesis. The second basic step is to support the thesis with specific reasons or details. To ensure that your e
9、ssay will have adequate support, you may find an informal outline very helpful. Write down a brief version of your thesis idea and then work out and jot down the three points that will support the thesis. Just as a thesis must be developed with three supporting points, each supporting point must be
10、developed with specific de/ails. Specific details are valuable in two key ways. First, details excite the readers interest. They make writing a pleasure to read, for we all enjoy learning particulars about people, places, and things. Second, details serve to explain a writers points. They give the e
11、vidence needed for us to see and understand general ideas. Step 3 : Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence As you are generating the specific details needed to support a thesis, you should be thinking about ways to organize and connect those details. All the details in your essay must cohere, or
12、 stick together, so that your readers will be able to move smoothly from one bit of supporting information to the next. This section will show you how to organize and connect supporting details by using common methods of organization, transitions, and other connecting words. (1) Common Methods of Or
13、ganization Two common methods used to organize the supporting material in an essay are time order and emphatic order. Time, or chronological, order simply means that details are listed as they occur in time. First this is done; next this; then this; after that, this; and so on. Emphatic order is som
14、etimes described as “saving the best till last.“ It is a way to put emphasis on the most interesting or important detail by placing it in the last part of a paragraph or in the final supporting paragraph of an essay. (2) Transitions Transitions signal the direction of a writers thought. They are lik
15、e the road signs that guide travelers. Transitional, or linking, sentences aroused between paragraphs to help tie together the supporting paragraphs in an essay. They enable the reader to move smoothly from the idea in one paragraph to the idea in the next one. (3) Other Connecting Words In addition
16、 to transitions, there are three other kinds of connecting words that help tie together the specific evidence in a paper: repeated words, pronouns, and synonyms. Step 4: The Fourth Step in Essay Writing This part will focus on the fourth goal Of writing effectively: sentence skills. Youll learn how
17、to re vise an essay so that your sentences flow clearly. The following strategies will help you to revise your sentences effectively: (1) Use Parallelism: Words in a pair or a series should have parallel structure. By balancing the items in a pair of series so that they have the same kind of structu
18、re, you will make the sentence dearer and easier to read. (2) Use a Consistent Point of View: Dont shift verb tenses unnecessarily. If you begin writing a pa per in the present tense, dont shift suddenly to the past. If you begin in the past, dont shift without reason to the present. (3) Use Specifi
19、c Words: To be an effective writer, you must use specific words rather than general words. Specific words create pictures in the readers mind. They help capture interest and make your meaning dear. (4) Use Active Verbs: When the subject of a sentence performs the action of the verb, the verb is in t
20、he active voice. When the subject of a sentence receives the action of a verb, the verb is in the passive voice. (5) Use Concise Words: Wordiness using more words than necessary to express a meaning is of ten a sign of lazy or careless writing. Your readers may resent the extra time and energy they
21、must spend when you have not done the work needed to make your writing direct and concise. (6) Vary Your Sentences: One part of effective writing is to vary the kinds of sentences you write. If every sentence follows the same pattern, writing may become monotonous to read. 2 The first step in writin
22、g is to discover what point you want to make and to write that point as a single sentence. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The first essential step in writing a successful essay is to formualte a clearly stated thesis. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Many Chinese college students have not mastered the skills of ess
23、ay writing. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Time oder and space order are two common methods used to organize the supporting material in an essay. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Repeated words signal the direction of a writers thought. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Words in a pair or a series should have paralled struct
24、ure. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Varying the kinds of sentences is one path of effecture writing. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 To write a good thesis, you must begin with a subject that is neither too _ nor too_. 10 _ order simply means that details are listed as they occur in time. 11 _sentences are used be
25、tween paragraphs to help tie together the supporting paragraphs in one. 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 questio
26、ns 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） Getting another ticket at the door. （ B） Waiting for the man at the door. （ C） Exchanging the ticket for a better o
27、ne. （ D） Trying to sell the ticket. （ A） He will work for his father. （ B） He will take another examination （ C） He will choose another school. （ D） He will study at college. （ A） Clean up her room. （ B） Get the report back. （ C） Not wait for him. （ D） Not bother to get the umbrella. （ A） He will no
28、t leave the school. （ B） Hell stay at home. （ C） He is going on vacation. （ D） He doesnt want to go home. （ A） The man and woman shopped all over the town. （ B） The woman bought some bookcases on sale. （ C） The woman went to many different stores. （ D） The man sold the woman some expensive bookcases
29、. （ A） He doesnt want her to visit. （ B） She will visit his class tomorrow morning. （ C） The class is boring. （ D） She cant visit his class tomorrow morning. （ A） 8:45. （ B） 10:05. （ C） 8:35. （ D） 9:45. （ A） Their car. （ B） Their office. （ C） Their new house. （ D） Their journey. （ A） Two. （ B） Four.
30、 （ C） Six. （ D） Five. （ A） He was pleased. （ B） He was depressed. （ C） He did not know what to do and was confused. （ D） He found himself helpless. （ A） Careless but bright and popular. （ B） Tough and arrogant. （ C） Very careless. （ D） Very popular. （ A） A landscape artist. （ B） A teacher. （ C） A st
31、udent. （ D） A school registrar. （ A） Write a book. （ B） Attend an afternoon meeting. （ C） Enroll in another class. （ D） Go to the art museum. （ A） A textbook. （ B） Some paintbrushes. （ C） A bouquet of flowers. （ D） Some drawings. （ A） Encouraged. （ B） Annoyed. （ C） Surprised. （ D） Confused. Section
32、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 the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） In a jungl
33、e. （ B） In a laboratory. （ C） In a zoo. （ D） In a park. （ A） 150. （ B） 15,000. （ C） 1,500. （ D） 5,000. （ A） In a natural habitat. （ B） In the wild. （ C） In a laboratory. （ D） In a zoo. （ A） Tourists. （ B） Motorcyclists. （ C） Car drivers. （ D） Walkers. （ A） Government policy. （ B） Slower traffic syst
34、ems. （ C） Careful car drivers. （ D） Local authorities. （ A） Road dangers. （ B） Sale cycling. （ C） Local transport. （ D） Cycle network. （ A） Working women who have no time for cooking. （ B） Husbands and children of working women. （ C） Working women who must travel on their own. （ D） Hotel personnel w
35、ho must cater to working women. （ A） A greater percentage of women are advancing professionally in the U.S. than previously. （ B） Professional men refuse to accompany their female colleagues on business trips. （ C） Each year there are more female tourists in the United States. （ D） Businesswomen bec
36、ome successful by showing a willingness to travel alone. （ A） Stay home and take care of your family. （ B） Encourage your husband and kids to be happy and have fun while you are away. （ C） Help your family learn to prepare food for themselves. （ D） Have your whole family take gourmet cooking classes
37、 together. （ A） It provides space for dirty clothes. （ B） It allows for mobility. （ C） It can double as a briefcase. （ D） It is usually big enough to carry all business documents. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time,
38、 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 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 bl
39、anks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Members of the University of Southern Mississippis dance squad prepare for homecoming events. Homecoming is a tradition at American colleges, universities and also high schools. Schools usually hold a weekend for this
40、purpose each fall. Homecoming weekend is a time when【 B1】 _students return to get together with【 B2】 _ students and with old friends. The weekend usually centers on a football game and a homecoming dance. Many schools also hold a【 B3】 _. And some burn a【 B4】 _ fire to show support for their team. Th
41、e University of Illinois has【 B5】 _ for many years to have held the first college homecoming weekend in nineteen ten. The【 B6】 _ of that celebration saw it as a chance for students and former students to get to know each other. They said it would create more【 B7】 _to the university. And they said it
42、 would lead other universities to follow. We found a research paper on the Web site of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was completed this year by members of the university archives program. It seems they found that Baylor University in Texas held an event called “Home-Coming“ one
43、year earlier, in 1909. It was organized as a time to meet former student friends, recall old【 B8】 _ and “catch the Baylor spirit again.“【 B9】 _. And Northern Illinois University has records to show it held a homecoming weekend even earlier, in 1906.【 B10】 _ Today most American colleges hold a homeco
44、ming weekend. At most universities,【 B11】 _. Things can get a little wild. But some students say the weekend is fun only when their football team has a winning season. Still, whoever started it; homecoming weekend remains an important social event at many schools in the United States. 37 【 B1】 38 【
45、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 one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage thr
46、ough 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 Once upon a time, a businessman named Ray Kroc disco
47、vered a restaurant owned by two brothers. The restaurant【 S1】 _ just four things: hamburgers, French flies, milk shakes and coca cola. But it was clean and【 S2】 _, and the service was quick. Mr. Kroc liked it so much that he【 S3】 _ the brothers so that he could use their idea and their name: McDonal
48、ds. Beef, big business and fast service were the ingredients when Mr. Kroc opened his first McDonalds in 1955. Four years later, there were 100 of them. Kroc knew Americans liked【 S4】 _. So be put signs saying how many milliners of McDonalds hamburgers people had bought. In just four years, the【 S5】
49、 _ was one hundred million. Now, there are more than 13,000 McDonalds restaurants from Dallas to Paris and from Moscow to Beijing. Anyone who wants to open a McDonalds must first work in one for a week. Then, they do a【 S6】 _ training program, in the restaurants and at “McDonalds University“ in Chicago. There they learn the McDonalds philosophy: quality control, service, cleanliness and cheap prices. McDonalds has【 S7】 _ r
