1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 417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 Cheating at Examinations. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 考试作弊屡禁不止 2.考试作 弊的原因 3.解决办法 Cheating at Examinations 二、 Part II Reading
2、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 passage; N (for NO) if
3、 the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Unforgettable Olympic Moments Since French baron Pierre de Coubertin gave fresh life to the Olympic movement in 1896, the Games have been witness to some of the most
4、unforgettable moments in sports. Some of those moments have been dazzling athletic achievements. Others have been moments that organizers would have preferred never happened. But good or had, these events have helped create the memories that shape our perceptions of the Olympic Games to the present
5、day. So here, in no particular order, are seven unforgettable moments from the Summer Olympic Games. Jesse Owens-Berlin 1936 In 1936, Nazi Germany played host to the Summer Olympics, and Germanys Adolf Hitler was determined to prove the superiority of the Aryan race. African-American track star Jess
6、e Owens, a son of a sharecropper and the grandson of slaves, had other plans. In a display that dealt a tremendous blow to the Nazis racist ideology, Owens won the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the long jump. He was also a key member of the 400-meter relay team that won the gold medal. He s
7、et records in three of those events. He was the first American to ever win four medals in an Olympic Games. But as Owens himself later noted, his single-handed destruction of Hitlers myth of Aryan superiority did little at the time to advance the cause of African-Americans in the US. “When I came ha
8、ck to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldnt ride in the front of the bus,“ Owens said. “I had to go to the back door. I couldnt live where 1 wanted. I wasnt invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasnt invited to the White House to shake hands with the president, either
9、. The Soviet Union-USA Gold Medal Basketball Final-Munich 1972 It was as had a call by officials as has ever been made in a sporting contest. The 1972 gold medal basketball game between the United States and the Soviet Union was a real squeaker, but it looked as if the Americans had pulled it out. B
10、ut that was not to be, as long-time Monitor sports writer and now sports blogger (博客 ) Ross Atkins recalled recently: After the US appeared to have kept its perfect Olympic record intact and escaped a huge upset by the Soviets in the mens final, the referees twice decided to put three seconds back o
11、n the clock. The Soviets managed to score the winning basket on the second replay and win the gold medal. Distraught by what they considered an injustice, the members of US team voted unanimously to refuse their silver medals. Theyve never reneged, and to this day the medals sit in a Swiss vault. Ho
12、w seriously do the American players who played on that team take this boycott? Team captain Kenny Davis actually placed in his will a request that his wife and children can never, ever receive the silver medal from that game. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila Wins a Gold Medal While Running Barefoot-Rome 1960
13、Abebe Bikila was a young member of the Imperial Bodyguard of Ethiopia when he ran the marathon in the 1960 Games in Rome. Up until that time, no black African had ever won a gold medal in the Olympic Games, let alone a prestigious track and field event like the marathon. But Bikila, running without
14、his shoes in the chilly dawn of a Roman summer day, broke that dry spell, and set a new world record at the same time. It was fitting that his win came in Italy, the nation that had invaded his homeland three decades earlier. His feat captured the imagination of the entire world. Four years later in
15、 Tokyo, he repeated it, becoming the first man to ever win gold in two Olympic. marathons (a feat only duplicated once) . He also established a trend that has to this day dominated long-distance events around the globe: the superiority of runners from eastern Africa. Mark Spitz Seven Gold Medals-Mun
16、ich 1972 Before anyone had ever heard of this years hyped Olympic swimming hopeful, Michael Phelps, there was an even greater sensation in the pool: Mark Spitz. Spitz promised he would win seven gold medals at the 72 games in Munich, Germany. Not only was he as good as his word, winning four individ
17、ual and three relay gold medals, but he also set, or helped set, a world record in each race. No athlete in any discipline has come close to matching his performance. In 1990, 18 years after his Olympic medal spree, Spitz announced he planned m try to qualify for the 1992 Barcelona Games in the 100-
18、meter butterfly. But he did so poorly that he announced that, once and for all, his swimming days were over. Ben Johnson Loses Gold Medal in Doping Scandal-Seoul 1988 It was arguably Canadas greatest athletic achievement when Ben Johnson raced across the finish line first in the 100-meter clash at t
19、he 1988 Seoul Olympics, making him the “fastest human being ever“. Within two days that joy turned into one of the Olympics most disappointing moments, when Olympic officials announced that Johnson had been disqualified because he had tested positive for steroid use. After Johnson, Olympic organizer
20、s could no longer avoid the fact that many top athletes were using drugs to help them win. The cat and-mouse game between athletes and Olympic officials over the use of performance-enhancing drugs continues to this day. But at the 2004 Games in Athens, there will be a new wrinkle-along with urine, t
21、he blood of gold medal wining athletes will also be tested, which is “considered a huge threat to cheaters“. Bob Beamon Jumps 29 Feet-Mexico City 1968 For many Olympic enthusiasts, it is the single greatest athletic achievement in Olympic history. In 1968, US long jumper Bob Beamon won the gold meda
22、l at the Games in Mexico City in a jump that didnt just break the old world record, but completely destroyed it. His wining jump, (29-ft, 21/2 inch.) , shattered the old mark by nearly a feet. Baamons record was finally broken by 2 inches in 1991 by US athlete Mike Powell. One little known fact is t
23、hat a few months before the Mexico City Games, he had been suspended from the University of Texa-E1 Paso track team for refusing to compete against Brigham Young University, a Mormon college, which at that time had what Beamon considered racist policies. This meant he had to train for the games with
24、out a coach, so former Olympian Ralph Boston Coached him unofficially. Nadia Comanecis Perfect Scores-Montreal 1976 She was the first perfect ten. Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci simultaneously amazed and stunned the sporting world during the 1976 Games in Montreal when she scored the first perfect
25、marks in Olympic gymnastics-in fact, she was awarded seven perfect marks during the competition. The diminutive star went home with gold medals in the all-round competition, the balance beam and the uneven bars. She won two more gold medals in the 1980 Moscow Games But once she returned to Romania,
26、Comanecis life became almost unbearable as she suffered under the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. She fled the country secretly in 1989 (literally in the middle of the night) and now lives in the US with her husband, former US Olympic gymnast Bart Conners, whom she married in 1996. 2 Pierre de Couberti
27、n introduced the Olympic Games to a new era in 1896. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Jesse Owens won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the high jump and 400-meter relay team. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Owens noted that his destruction of Hitlers myth of Aryan superiority contributed to adv
28、ance the cause of African-Americans in the US. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In 1972, the gold medal on basketball game went to the Soviet Union and all the members of US team refused to accept the silver medal because of what they believed an injustice. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 “Dry spell“ refers to the f
29、act that before Abebe Bikila, no African had ever won an Olympics medal. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Abebe trained hard for the Mexico City Olympics of 1968. Unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the race after running 15 kilometers due to bad health. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Romanian gymnast Nadia Coma
30、neci amazed and stunned the sporting world in the 1976 Games in Montreal because she won all the medals in gymnastics. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Mark Spitz won _ gold medals at the 1972 games in Munich, Germany. 10 At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Olympic officials announced that Johnson, Canadas athlete,
31、had been disqualified in 100-meter dash because he had tested_for steroid use. 11 Bob Beamon won the gold medal at the Games in Mexico City with a jump of _ Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or mo
32、re 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 and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The mail was sent back to the
33、post office. （ B） He doesnt have anything to drop in the mailbox. （ C） Its too soon to go back there. （ D） The post office is closed for an hour. （ A） She was unable to have her picture taken. （ B） She has not chosen a picture for it. （ C） She had broken her camera. （ D） She had gone to a photograph
34、y class instead. （ A） They should go up to Bob% study. （ B） Bob should decide about Spanish for himself. （ C） Bob is leaving for Spain. （ D） They have to make an urgent decision. （ A） Get out of the car. （ B） Pay the parking fine. （ C） Take his coat off. （ D） Make a right turn. （ A） Potatoes are mor
35、e nutritious than eggs. （ B） The eggs are next to the potatoes. （ C） Most health food stores sell potatoes and eggs. （ D） The second course will be potatoes and eggs. （ A） She thinks the time has passed quickly. （ B） She thinks its after midnight. （ C） She doesnt believe the man. （ D） She doesnt car
36、e what time it is. （ A） Graduation date. （ B） Vacation plans. （ C） School courses. （ D） Job hunting. （ A） He hasnt read the newspapers yet. （ B） He wants to save the papers for a while. （ C） The woman should pick up the newspapers. （ D） He wants the woman to read some interesting articles. （ A） By c
37、ollections made at hospital. （ B） By money from sponsors. （ C） By the funds from local hospitals. （ D） By contributions based on the number of miles walked. （ A） one dollar. （ B） Two dollars. （ C） 25 cents. （ D） 20 cents. （ A） Joe will keep it for himself. （ B） It will be used for a new hospital. （
38、C） It will be used by the participants. （ D） It will be shared by the participants and the hospital. （ A） He wasnt present at the lecture. （ B） He didnt appreciate the lecture. （ C） He didnt listen to the lecture attentively. （ D） He disliked some part of the lecture. （ A） The Arctic land. （ B） Iceb
39、erg. （ C） Active volcano. （ D） Ice age. （ A） The ice in the Antarctic will never melt. （ B） The disasters caused by icebergs are all over the world. （ C） The Antarctic is hot with volcanoes. （ D） Volcano can protect ice sheet from melting. （ A） She is Professor Jamisons nephew. （ B） She is working f
40、or Professor Jamison. （ C） She used to do the job herself. （ D） She just finished interview for the job. 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
41、 you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） To help poor boys and girls. （ B） To give free education to smart boys whose family cannot afford the tuition of a private school. （ C） To help clever boys become cleverer. （ D） To encourage studen
42、ts to live at school. （ A） Most of them are boarding schools. （ B） None of them take day-pupils. （ C） Pupils can be admitted without any exam. （ D） Most of them have their own preparatory schools. （ A） To teach them how to live and study in a public school. （ B） To prepare them to be famous and dist
43、inguished people. （ C） To train them how to pass exams successfully. （ D） To prepare children for the public school examination. （ A） 15%. （ B） 10%. （ C） About 50%. （ D） Nearly 30%. （ A） Some important medicines are from the rain forests. （ B） Disappearing forests, will not affect the worlds tempera
44、ture. （ C） Almost half of the worlds wildlife can be found in the rain forests. （ D） The rain forests provide man with food resources. （ A） People keep cutting down the rain forests. （ B） Sea levels rise. （ C） The earths land is destroyed. （ D） Some wild animals are extinct. （ A） Dates and names tha
45、t cannot be verified. （ B） Unusual works of art. （ C） Articles written by previous historians. （ D） Significant events and influential people. （ A） They are few in number. （ B） They provide a lot of information about ordinary people. （ C） They depict important historical events. （ D） They have clues
46、 about the social role of artists. （ A） Their playthings. （ B） Some money. （ C） Their relatives hands. （ D） Their shoes. （ A） The location of the house. （ B） The social and economic status of the family. （ C） The types of games children played. （ D） The profession of the owner of the house. Section
47、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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have
48、 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 A 【 B1】 _of the physical and chemical nature of life must begin; not on the Earth,: but in the Sum In fact
49、, it is. at the Sun% very center. It is here that is to be found the source of the energy that the Sun【 B2】 _pours out into space as light and heat. This energy is liberated at the center of the Sun as billions upon billions of nuclei of【 B3】 _atoms collide with each other and fuse together to form nuclei of helium(氦 ). And, in doing so, it【 B4】 _some of the energy that is stored in the nuclei of atoms. The output of light and heat of the Sun requires that some 600 million tons of
