1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 39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: What are College Students Doing on the Internet? You should write at least 120 words according to the out line given below in Chinese: 1据统计，在网上聊天交友、玩网络游戏是目前我国大学生上网的主要活动
2、内容 2专家认为，沉迷于聊天和游戏不仅耗费金钱、时间和精力，还影响正常的学业和人际交往 3我们应当如何看待大学生上网的问题 What are College Students Doing on the Internet? 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 Christmas Day What is Christmas The
4、word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or “Christs Mass“. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 AD. Christmas is both a holiday and a Holy Day. In America it is the
5、biggest event of the year(especially for kids), and for members of the Christian religions. It is an important day on the religious calendar. The federal government, all state governments, all schools/colleges/universities and the vast majority of businesses in America give employees one or two days
6、 off at Christmas, making it an important holiday(other federal holidays are: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Washingtons Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day). In the Roman Catholic calendar, Christmas is one of 6 holy feast days c
7、elebrated in America, the others being: Circumcision(New Years Day), Ascension, Assumption(Marys Assumption into heaven, August 15), All Saints(November 1), and the Immaculate Conception(December 8). Why does everyone give each other presents on Christmas day? The tradition of gifts seems to have st
8、arted with the gifts that the wise men(the Magi) brought to Jesus. As recounted in the Bibles book of Matthew, “On coming to the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense
9、 and of myrrh(没药 ).“ As mentioned in the previous question, however, no one was really in the habit of exchanging elaborate gifts until late in the 1800s. The Santa Claus story combined with an amazing retailing phenomena that has grown since the turn of the century has made gift giving a central fo
10、cus of the Christmas tradition. Why is there a small evergreen tree in your living room? This is a German tradition, started as early as 700 A.D. In the 1800s the tradition of a Christmas Tree was widespread in Germany, then moved to England and then America through Pennsylvanian German immigrants.
11、Why have you decorated this evergreen with ornaments, lights, fake snow and plastic tinsel? In Victorian times, people had already started decorating trees with candies and cakes hung with ribbon. In 1880 Woolworths first sold manufactured Christmas Tree ornaments, and they caught on very quickly. M
12、artin Luther, in the 16th century, is credited as being the first person to put candles on a tree, and the first electrically lighted Christmas tree appeared in 1882. Calvin Coolidge in 1923 ceremoniously lit the first outdoor tree at the White House, starting that long tradition. Fake snow and tins
13、el.Who knows? Its probably related to the song “White Christmas“. Why do you have holly drape over the mantel and staircase? Mistletoe(槲寄生 ) has apparently been used as a decoration in houses for thousands of years and is also associated with many pagan rituals. According to the book Extraordinary O
14、rigins of Ordinary Things by Charles Panati, “the church forbade the use of mistletoe in any form, mindful of its idolatrous associations. As a substitute, it suggested holly(冬青属植物 ). The sharply pointed leaves were to symbolize the thorns in Christs crown and the red berries drops of his blood. Hol
15、ly became a nativity tradition. The Christian ban on mistletoe was in effect throughout the middle ages. Surprisingly, as late as the 20th century, there were churches in England that forbade the wearing of mistletoe sprigs and corsages during services.“ Why is there a big log in the fireplace? Acco
16、rding to the book The Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by William and Mary Morris, “Yuletide for Christmastime is a term derived from the yule log, which in olden days was a huge log used as the foundation of the holiday fires. Bringing the yule log in was, as recently as the nineteenth century
17、, as much a part of the pre-Christmas festivities as putting up an evergreen tree today. Yule can be traced back to the Middle English Yollen(cry aloud) and is thought to date from early Anglo-Saxon revels in celebration of the discovery(after the Winter Solstice, December 22) that nights were becom
18、ing shorter.“ According to this page, “Up until the 19th century, the custom of burning the Yule Log flourished in England, France, Germany and among the South Slavs. Out of oak, families carved a heavy, wood block. They placed it into the floor of their hearth. It glowed throughout the year under t
19、he flames of household fires. Gradually it became ash.“ Why are there poinsettias on the hearth? Poinsettias were attached to Christmas starting in 1828. Joel Roberts Poinsett, then the first Mexican ambassador from the United States, imported the plant from Mexico. According to the Encyclopedia Bri
20、tamica, “In warm climates the poinsettia grows outdoors as a winter-flowering leggy shrub about 3 metres(10 feet) high; as a potted plant in northern areas it rarely grows beyond I metre. What appear to be petals are actually coloured leaflike bracts(苞片 ) that surround a central cluster of tiny yell
21、ow flowers. A milky latex in the stems and leaves can be irritating to persons or animals sensitive to it, but the claim that poinsettias are deadly poisonous is greatly exaggerated.“ And what about these fruit cakes? According to The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauere and Marion Beaker, “Many people
22、feel that these cakes improve greatly with age. When they are well saturated with alcoholic liquors, which raise the spirits and keep down mold, and are buried in powdered sugar in tightly closed tins, they have been enjoyed as long as 25 years after baking.“ Why are there oversized socks hanging on
23、 your mantel? According to a very old tradition, the original Saint Nicholas left his very first gifts of gold coins in the stockings of three poor girls who needed the money for their wedding dowries. The girls had hung their stockings by the fire to dry. Up until lately it was traditional to recei
24、ve small items like fruit, nuts and candy in your stocking, but these have been replaced in the last half-century by more expensive gifts in many homes. According to this page, the tradition of a lump of coal in the stockings of naughty children comes from Italy. Why are Christmas cards scattered al
25、l over the coffee table? Christmas cards started in London in 1843 and in America in 1846. Today about 2 billion Christmas cards are exchanged every year in the United States. Why do I keep hearing the same songs over and over again? There is a set of songs that are played continuously during the Ch
26、ristmas Season. Heres a pretty complete list: Away In A Manger Carol of the Bells Deck The Halls God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Jingle Bells Joy To The World Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Ill Be Home For Christmas a Came Upon A Midnight Clear Little Drummer Boy O,
27、Come All Ye Faithful O, Holy Night O, Little Town of Bethlehem O, Tannenbaum Rudolf, the Red Nose Reindeer Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Silent Night Silver Bells The Christmas Song(Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) The First Noel The Twelve Days of Christmas We Wish You A Merry Christmas What Chi
28、ld Is This? White Christmas Winter Wonderland Since this list is so short, you tend to hear each song 700 times over the course of the few weeks leading up to Christmas. 2 Strictly speaking, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for people around the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Most
29、employees have one or two days off at Christmas. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 When people began to celebrate Christmas, they were really in the habit of exchanging elaborate gifts. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 People began to use fake snow and tinsel on the Christmas Tree in 1800s. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Hol
30、ly drape is to some extent used as religious symbol （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Yuletide refers to several days before and after Christmastime. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 It was Mexicans that first used poinsettias on the hearth to celebrate Christmas. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 By saying “Many people feel th
31、at these cakes improve greatly with age“, it means that _. 10 In the last half-century, the gifts children received have been replaced by _ rather than small items like fruit, nuts and candy. 11 People may hear_700 times during Christmastime. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 sh
32、ort 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 the pause, you must read the four choices marked A
33、, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Jack could have run even faster. （ B） He can run faster than Jack in spite of his age. （ C） He could run faster than Jack when he was Jacks age. （ D） The woman is unfair in his judgement. （ A） What that thing is. （ B） How long will he have to w
34、ait. （ C） Where the woman has been. （ D） Where are they going. （ A） $15.00. （ B） $12.00. （ C） $40.00. （ D） $42.00. （ A） Because she forgot to turn up the air conditioner. （ B） Because she forgot to turn on the air conditioner. （ C） Because the air conditioner was broken. （ D） Because she wanted to s
35、ave electricity. （ A） The woman should ask the man by the door. （ B） The woman should get off immediately. （ C） He will tell the woman when to get off. （ D） The woman should check the map. （ A） A clerk at the airport information desk. （ B） A clerk at the railway station information desk. （ C） A poli
36、ceman. （ D） A taxi driver. （ A） The milk had gone bad. （ B） The milk hadnt turned sour. （ C） The man had put away the milk. （ D） The woman had put the milk away. （ A） The man will not be able to sleep. （ B） Someone will enter the back door while the man is sleeping. （ C） The lock on the door will br
37、eak. （ D） The man will not be able to come back. （ A） The woman speaker is a doctor. （ B） The man speaker is called Silver. （ C） The man called the woman at lunchtime. （ D） The mans wife wanted to have a check-up. （ A） He will have a check-up the day after tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. （ B） He will have a c
38、heck-up the day after tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. （ C） He will have a check-up the day after tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. （ D） He will have a check-up the day after tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. （ A） He lives in Locklear Street, apartment 17. （ B） He lives in Locklear Street, apartment 7. （ C） He lives in Locklear Stre
39、et, apartment 11. （ D） He lives in Locklear Street, apartment 10. （ A） She is from Austria. （ B） She is from Australia. （ C） She is from Denmark. （ D） She is from England. （ A） They are talking about public bars. （ B） They are talking about drinking wine. （ C） They are talking about going to the bar
40、. （ D） They are talking about womens liberation. （ A） In Melbourne. （ B） In Copenhagen. （ C） In Sydney. （ D） In Canberra. （ A） Because the two women wanted to drink beer and didnt move. （ B） Because it was illegal for the two women to enter the public bar. （ C） Because the event was printed in the n
41、ewspaper. （ D） Because the two women chained themselves to the public bar. 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
42、 choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They are in a good temper. （ B） They like music. （ C） They want to say something. （ D） They sing for enjoyment. （ A） They make some signs. （ B） They stay away from other birds. （ C） They keep silent. （ D） They hide themselves.
43、（ A） It spreads out its tail. （ B） It dances. （ C） It uses shells and flowers to build a garden. （ D） It flies high in the sky. （ A） The use of bikes is a new invention in the U.S. （ B） Annual bike sales doubled in the 60s in the U.S. （ C） The producers made 70 million bikes every year. （ D） The num
44、ber of bikes is two times that of cars in the U.S. （ A） Bikes were used for 150 years. （ B） People were not so enthusiastic to bikes. （ C） There were several bike booms in the U.S. （ D） More people got to use cars. （ A） There are more people who use cars now than before. （ B） More people use bikes f
45、or physical fitness. （ C） More children are getting on using bikes. （ D） Air pollution is a national problem. （ A） Description. （ B） Argumentation. （ C） Joke. （ D） Exposition. （ A） To make a journey. （ B） To attend a meeting. （ C） To purchase something. （ D） To meet his wife. （ A） The scientist is t
46、oo timid to exchange seats. （ B） The broken seat distresses the scientists liver. （ C） Its the first time the scientist be ashen and distraught. （ D） No one sits in the seat facing the scientist. （ A） Inflexible. （ B） Diligent. （ C） Bulky. （ D） Bright. Section C Directions: In this section, you will
47、 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 blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 4
48、4 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 37 Im Mr. Britain, the head librarian, and today Id like to 【 B1】 _ you to the facilities in our university library and show you how to use them. Th
49、e first room on our tour is the 【 B2】 _ room, where youll find all sorts of reference 【 B3】 _: dictionaries, 【 B4】 _, literature guides, even telephone books. You may use these books only in the reference room itself. The next room is the 【 B5】 _ room, where youll find various newspapers, magazines and 【 B6】 _ journals. The current issues are usually directly 【 B7】 _ to you on the shelves. And you can get an older 【 B8】 _ by filling out a slip for the librarian. 【 B
