1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 413及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My View on Harmonious Teacher-Student Relationship. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1现在国家主张建立和谐型社会。师生关系也应该和谐 2我心目中的和谐的师生关系 3我们应该如何去建立
2、这样的师生关系 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
3、 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. 1 Music to My Ears As a boy growing up in Shenyang, China, I practiced the piano six hours a day. I loved the instrument. My mother, Xiulan Z
4、hou, taught me to read notes, and my father, Guoren Lang, concertmaster of a local folk orchestra, showed me how to control the keys. At first I played on Chinese keyboards-cheap, but the best we could afford. Later my parents bought me a Swedish piano, but I broke half the strings on it Playing Tch
5、aikovsky (柴科夫斯基 ). Thats when my parents and my teacher decided I was too much for such an instrumentand for our hometown. To be a serious musician, I would have to move to Beijing, one of our cultural capitals. I was just eight years old then. My father, who played the erhu, a two-stringed instrume
6、nt, knew that life wouldnt be easy. Millions of pianists in China were competing for fame. “You need fortune,“ my father said. “If you dont work, no fortune comes.“ “But music is still music,“ he added, “and it exists to make us happy.“ To relocate to Beijing with me, he made a great sacrifice. He q
7、uit his concertmasters job, which he loved, and my mother stayed behind in Shenyang to keep working at her job at the science institute to support us. They both warned me, “Being a pianist is hard. Can you live without your mother?“ I said, “I want my mother!“ But I knew I needed to be in Beijing. I
8、n America, people often move and start over. But it is not in China, not in those days. Suddenly my father and I were newcomersoutsiders. To the others around us, we spoke with funny northern accents. The only apartment we could find for the money we had was in an unheated building, with five famili
9、es sharing one bathroom. My father cooked, cleaned and looked after me. He became a “house-husband“, basically. We lived far from my school, and since the bus was too expensive, my father would “drive“ me on his bicycle every day. It was an hour-and-a-half trip each way, and I was a heavy boy, much
10、heavier than I am as an adult. He did this in winter too. Imagine! During the coldest nights, when I practiced piano, my father would lie in my bed so it would be warm when I was tired. I was miserable, but not from the poverty or pressure. My new teacher in Beijing didnt like me. “You have no talen
11、t,“ she often told me. “You will never be a pianist.“ And one day. she “fired“ me. I was just nine years old. I was desperate. I didnt want to be a pianist anymore, I decided. I wanted to go home to be with my mother. In the next two weeks I didnt touch the piano. Wisely, my father didnt push. He ju
12、st waited. Sure enough, the day came at school when my teacher asked me to play some holiday songs. I didnt want to, but as I placed my fingers on the pianos keys, I realized I could show other people that I had talent after all. That day I told my father what hed been waiting to hearthat I wanted t
13、o study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around. When Fortune Spots You I started winning competitions. We still had very little money-my father had to borrow $ 5 000 to pay for a trip to the International Young Pianists Competition in Ettlingen, Germany, in 1994, when I was
14、 12. I realized later how much pressure he was under as I watched footage (电影胶片 ) of the contest. Tears streamed down his face when it was announced that Id wonearning enough money to pay back our loan. It was soon clear I couldnt stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to pla
15、y on the worlds bigger stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, so I could attend The Curtis Institute of Music. Finally our money worries were easing. The school paid for us an apartment and even lent me a Steinway (斯坦威钢琴 ). At night, I would sneak into the living
16、 room just to touch the keys. Now that I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers reminded me that I had a lot to learn. I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra heard me play and liked me, but o
17、rchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years. The next morning, I got a call. The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to play the “Gala Benefit Evening“ at Chicagos Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to substitute him. That performance was, for me,
18、 the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern introduced me, I played Tchaikovskys Piano Concerto No.1. My fathers mouth hung open throughout the entire piece. Afterward, people celebratedmaybe they were a bit drunkand asked me to play Bachs Goldberg Variations. So I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt somethi
19、ng happening. Sure enough, concerts started pouring in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Still, my father kept telling me, “Youd better practice!“ But living in America with me was beginning to relax him. In Beijing Id been fathe made sure I ateand hed been skinny. Now I was getting thin. He wasnt.
20、I wanted to do something special for him for all he had done for me. So when I made my Carnegie Hall solo debut (初次登场 ) in 2003 at the age of 21, I included Chinese music, t wanted to bring back our familys Shenyang tradition of playing music. My father and I had often practiced a piece called “Hors
21、es“, a funny version for piano and erhu. That night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin and Liszt, I brought Dad out on the stage, and we played our duet (二重奏 ). People went crazythey loved it. My father couldnt sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep. There have been lots of concerts in Carne
22、gie Hall, but for me playing there was especially sweet and made me recall the cold days in Beijing. Together, my father and I worked to reach the lucky place where fortune spots us, and lets us shine. 2 Who showed Lang Lang how to control the keys? （ A） His mother. （ B） His father. （ C） His uncle.
23、（ D） His kindergarten teacher. 3 What happened when Lang Lang was eight years old? （ A） The whole family moved to Beijing. （ B） He and his father went to Beijing to learn piano. （ C） His mother got ill. （ D） His family objected to his learning in Beijing. 4 What do we know from the passage? （ A） Lan
24、g Langs mother is a world-famous scientist. （ B） Lang Langs father had no job before he went to Beijing. （ C） Lang Lang began to learn piano when he was eight years old. （ D） Lang Langs father is proud of him. 5 When living in Beijing, how did Lang Lang go to school? （ A） On foot. （ B） By bus. （ C）
25、On his fathers bicycle. （ D） By train. 6 Lang Lang felt life was miserable in Beijing because of _. （ A） the great poverty and pressure （ B） the dislike of him from his teacher （ C） the disease he got that prevented him from learning （ D） the unbearably bad living condition 7 What happened after Lan
26、g Lang started studying with the second piano teacher? （ A） He was still criticized by his second teacher. （ B） He lost his confidence little by little. （ C） His father found a new job in Beijing. （ D） His future began to take on a new look. 8 What special things did Lang Lang do for his father? （ A
27、） He sent his father a special gift. （ B） He invited his father to play a duet at his Carnegie Hall solo debut. （ C） He took his father to Hawaii for sightseeing. （ D） He helped his father find a job in America. 9 According to Lang Langs father, music was still music, and it existed to _. 10 Obvious
28、ly, Lang Lang couldnt stay in his motherland forever, because in order to become a world-class musician, he had to _. 11 When Lang Lang gave his first performance in Carnegie Hall in 2003, he included Chinese music by bringing back _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conv
29、ersations 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, B, C a
30、nd D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He is pleased the exhibit has closed. （ B） He has already seen the exhibit. （ C） He is disappointed the exhibit has closed. （ D） He already knew the exhibit had closed. （ A） The professor has graded the paper. （ B） The professor has been in the meeting
31、 all week. （ C） The professor hates to grade the paper. （ D） The professor has read his paper on the meeting. （ A） The traffic. （ B） The weather. （ C） Their health. （ D） Their timetable. （ A） The man knows Dr. Brown very well. （ B） The woman should see doctors, but not Dr. Brown. （ C） Dr. Brown is n
32、ot a senior doctor. （ D） Dr. Brown is a very qualified doctor. （ A） The woman will send the man to his office tomorrow. （ B） The man will go downtown with the woman tomorrow. （ C） The man will have to leave earlier than usual. （ D） The woman cant give the man a ride tomorrow. （ A） He doubts the woma
33、n will like the novel. （ B） He hasnt started reading the novel yet. （ C） He enjoyed reading the novel. （ D） Hell lend the woman the novel after he has read it. （ A） Buy a car from the woman. （ B） Help the woman paint her car. （ C） Buy a new car from the car market. （ D） Look for a less expensive car
34、. （ A） The woman does not like the loud music. （ B） The woman does not like music. （ C） The woman has the same taste with the man. （ D） The woman used to like music. （ A） Giving a lecture. （ B） Discussing political science. （ C） Working on a science problem. （ D） Reading twentieth-century literature
35、. （ A） Telling jokes. （ B） Falling asleep during class. （ C） Staying late after class. （ D） Eating in the cafeteria. （ A） They complete all their assignments. （ B） They study hard for his tests. （ C） They compete for the best seats in the class. （ D） They read all his books. （ A） How to spend Thanks
36、giving Day. （ B） Preparing food on Thanksgiving Day. （ C） The origin of Thanksgiving Day. （ D） What to do after Thanksgiving meal. （ A） It has something to do with the English customers. （ B） Its traditional foods include roast potatoes and ducks. （ C） It does not fall on a fixed date every year. （
37、D） It makes people exhausted and costs a lot. （ A） He plays football. （ B） He watches TV. （ C） He goes hunting. （ D） He does some exercise. （ A） Hed like to stay with his family. （ B） Hed like to help his wife do the washing up. （ C） Hed like to go bowling. （ D） Hed like to deal with the leftovers.
38、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 choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Re
39、nt a grave. （ B） Burn the body. （ C） Bury the dead near a church. （ D） Buy a piece of land for a grave. （ A） To solve the problem of lack of land. （ B） To see whether they have decayed. （ C） To follow the Greek religious practice. （ D） To move them to a multi-storey graveyard. （ A） They should be bu
40、ried lying down. （ B） They should he buried standing up. （ C） They should be buried after being washed. （ D） They should be buried when partially decayed. （ A） Burning dead bodies to ashes. （ B） Storing dead bodies in a remote place. （ C） Placing dead bodies in a bone room. （ D） Digging up dead bodi
41、es after three years. （ A） Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year. （ B） Americans enjoy eating out with their friends. （ C） The United Stated is a country of immigrants. （ D） Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food. （ A） They can make friends with people from other countri
42、es. （ B） They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles. （ C） They can practice speaking foreign languages there. （ D） They can meet with businessmen from all over the world. （ A） They wanted to follow his example. （ B） They full supported his undertaking. （ C） They were puzzled
43、by his decision. （ D） They were afraid he wasnt full prepared. （ A） It is more exciting than space travel. （ B） It is much cheaper than space travel. （ C） It is much safer than space travel. （ D） It is less time-consuming than space travel. （ A） They both attract scientists attention. （ B） They can
44、both be quite challenging. （ C） They are both thought-provoking. （ D） They can both lead to surprising findings. （ A） To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be. （ B） To provide an excuse for his changeable character. （ C） To explore the philosophical issues of space travel. （ D） To ex
45、plain why he took up underwater exploration. 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 the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks
46、 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 heard or write down the 36 Memory is our most important possession. Without memo
47、ry, you wouldnt know who you are. You couldnt think about the past or plan for the future. Memory is【 B1】 _for everything we do as human beings. Its【 B2】 _that we have this magical time machine in our heads that【 B3】 _us to record experiences and then use that information at a later time.【 B4】 _how
48、the brain makes and【 B5】 _memories has to be one of the most important of all scientific【 B6】 _. People who feel they must【 B7】 _for having a bad memory should stop using a poor memory as an excuse for forgetting things. The only people who have a poor memory are those whose memory function has been
49、【 B8】 _by disease or damage.【 B9】 _. You must associate it with something. You must exercise it or risk losing its effectiveness.【 B10】 _. Second, cramming for finals is a very bad way to learn something that will last. Information from cramming will come in and go out.【 B11】 _. 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
