1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 465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 Should Co-lege Students Do Part-Time Jobs? You should write at least 120 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese: 1.当今社会，许多学生认为从事兼职工作的优点在于 2.也有人持不同意见，认
2、为 3.我的看法 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 i
3、n 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 Why We Are Touched By The Sound of Music From simple folksongs to the complex sound of a symphony orchestra, music has been created by eve
4、ry known society. Almost every pivotal event in life can be signposted with music, whether its a joyful occasion like a wedding or a sad one such as a funeral. Music, which consistently merges in surveys as the most popular form of art, can be used not only to tap into an emotion a person is already
5、 feeling, but to manipulate it in a powerful way. Yet the existence of music mystifies scientists. Its not a primary means of communication, unlike language. While human beings are the only species to make musical instruments, music does not seem to help us to live longer or pass on our genes more e
6、fficiently. So what purpose does it serve? Participants at the American Association or the Advancement of Science recently attended a performance of the kind of music Neanderthal man might have heard. Working from fragments of musical instruments found alongside Neanderthal relics in Slovenia in 199
7、5, Dr Jelle Atema from Boston University crafted a flute from the 50,000-year-old leg-bone of a bear. His replica showed the flute was not a sophisticated instrument in fact, it had a range of less than one octave-but it was an instrument nonetheless. Dr Atemas guess is that cavemen used the instrum
8、ent to attract prospective mates. Although some psychologists feel this is somewhat feeble and doesnt really explain why a cavewoman should find a caveman flautist more appealing than a tone-deaf rival, the question remains. After all, something must explain why our ancestors were creating music 200
9、,000 years ago. Psychologists are united in one belief-that music speaks to the heart. What is more, the evidence that music elicits emotion is startlingly direct. A Cornell University study showed recently that certain pieces of music induce physiological changes in the body that correspond to cert
10、ain emotions. “Sad“ pieces caused the pulse to slacken, the blood pressure to rise and the temperature to drop, which is exactly what happens when a sense of sadness sets in. “Happy“ songs did the opposite, inducing a cheery feeling. Somehow, music can tap into sensitive emotional circuits. Geoffrey
11、 Miller, a scientist at University College, London, thinks it is clear that music has all the hallmarks of an adaptive behaviour, meaning it was a factor in selecting a mate. “It is universal across cultures, and kids are motivated spontaneously to learn how to play music around the age of puberty,“
12、 says Dr Miller. He recently conducted an intriguing study of 3,000 jazz albums. The peak age of the performers was 30, and there were ten male performers for every one female. “Thats the same age at which other cultural displays peak, such as painting, poetry and philosophy,“ Dr Miller points out.
13、Musical talent, he says, can indicate ninny desirable qualities in a mate: the mental competence to learn notes and lyrics; the social intelligence required to be part of an orchestra and co-operate, literally harmoniously, with other people; creativity and energy. But just because musical competenc
14、e may have once signalled a good mate doesnt necessarily mean that every modern woman is searching for that quality-human beings have come to differ in their preferences. Dr Adrian North, ,a music psychologist at I,eicester University, surveyed Staffordshire teenagers last year about what kind of mu
15、sic they listen to and why. “lane findings were almost too stereotypical to be true,“ says Dr North. “While the girls listened to infiuence their mood, boys used music as a way of impressing their friends. Boys seem to like rock and rap because it shows how cool, trendy and macho they are. Boys use
16、music as a badge of identity; its a way of telling people about who you are.“ He also adds that an individuals choice of music directly influences attractiveness. However, Dr North shies away from saying that music has evolved as a mechanism for mate selection. Stephen Pinker, the American psycholog
17、ist, does not subscribe to the view that music has evolved as a way of showing off to prospective mates. “Compared with language, vision, social reasoning and physical know-how, music could vanish from our species and the rest of our lifestyle would be virtually unchanged,“ the writes in How the Min
18、d Works. Directly contradicting Dr Miller, he concludes: “Music shows the clearest signs of not being an adaptation.“ So if music confers no survival advantage, why does it exist7 Pinker calls it “auditory cheese- cake“, a confection of sounds put together to tickle faculties that our brain already
19、possesses. In his view, songs with lyrics appeal to a brain already attuned to language; the ear is sensitive to harmonies, and sounds in the natural world, such as birdsong and even thunder, echo such harmonies; we derive pleasure from patterns and rhythm, and repetitive sounds appeal to the ear in
20、 the same way that a repeated doodle appeals to the eye. But how does music “move“ us? Last week scientists from the University of Manchester revealed that loud music stimulates a part of the inner ear called the sacculus, which is connected to the hypothalamus, the brains “pleasure center“. This co
21、uld explain why music is so evocative. Interestingly, the sacculus exists only in fish and human beings ( it came from a common ancestor). That might shed light on why human beings alone attach such importance to making music. The sacculus responds only to music, which suggests one reason why music,
22、 rather than any other form of sound, in- spires such delight. 2 Scientists have a clear explanation for the existence of music. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Research shows that listening to certain types of music can reduce pain. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Scientists have found that listening to “sad“ musi
23、c can make one feel warmer. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The majority of jazz artists in Dr Millers study were men. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 According to the survey carried out by Dr North, girls dont like rock or rap music. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Scientists have discovered that the sacculus is unique to
24、 human beings. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Music is twice as popular as painting as a form of art. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 According to Geoffrey Miller, as a mechanism for mate selection, music has the features of_. 10 Stephen Pinker analyzed the differences between music and language in._. 11 The reaso
25、n, why we are touched by the sound of music is that we human beings have_. 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 ques
26、tions 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） Mary needs training in public speaking lessons. （ B） Mary should be more active in her presentation. （ C） Mary d
27、idnt seem to be nerves at all during her presentation. （ D） She didnt understand what Mary was saying. （ A） Talk to Mr. Robert. （ B） Type some letters. （ C） Help the man to work. （ D） Go back home. （ A） The shops are not crowded in December. （ B） Many people go shopping despite the cold in December.
28、 （ C） People dislike to do shopping in busy shops in winter. （ D） In December people usually stay at home because of the cold weather. （ A） In the doctors office. （ B） In the waiting room. （ C） In the classroom. （ D） In the living room. （ A） He is not to blame. （ B） It was his fault. （ C） He will ac
29、cept all responsibility. （ D） He will be more careful next time. （ A） Go to sleep. （ B） Go to a party. （ C） Stay home. （ D） See a movie. （ A） He dislikes the style of these shoes. （ B） The shoes was too large for him. （ C） He never buys shoes by himself. （ D） He dislikes either of the two. （ A） Lear
30、n German well with a borrowed dictionary. （ B） Borrow one from her English teacher. （ C） Buy a German-English dictionary for herself. （ D） Take the dictionary out of the library. （ A） A report. （ B） A book review. （ C） A research study. （ D） A five-page composition. （ A） An essay examination. （ B） A
31、n objective examination. （ C） An open-book examination. （ D） A take-home examination. （ A） English. （ B） Psychology. （ C） Political Science. （ D） Chemistry. （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Colleagues. （ C） Classmates. （ D） Boss and secretary. （ A） On Monday. （ B） On Tuesday. （ C） On Thursday. （ D） On
32、 Wednesday. （ A） In her room. （ B） In the mans room. （ C） In the classroom. （ D） In the hall. （ A） In the middle of the semester. （ B） At the beginning of exams. （ C） At the end of the term. （ D） In the middle of summer vacation. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
33、 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） Studying yoga. （ B） Playing tennis. （ C） The search for physical fitness
34、. （ D） The wushu. （ A） On the job market. （ B） At their former schools. （ C） In their homes. （ D） At the local high schools or colleges. （ A） Because they are trying to find better jobs. （ B） Because they want to meet new friends there. （ C） Because they want to keep themselves busy. （ D） Because th
35、ey want to educate their children. （ A） Shops that take care of pets. （ B） Shops that sell food and clothing for pets. （ C） Shops that provide medical treatment for pets. （ D） Shops that sell various pets （ A） To have a good company. （ B） To make them live a nice life. （ C） To keep away unwanted ani
36、mals. （ D） To keep away loneliness. （ A） People treat their pets as family members. （ B） Most pets live a very comfortable life. （ C） Pets all over the world live in the similar way. （ D） Pet owners have some tender feelings for their pets. （ A） Because it is a personal and economic problem as well
37、as a social one. （ B） Because it is a totally personal problem. （ C） Because it is a huge burden on economics. （ D） Because it is social problem. （ A） She hasnt graduated. （ B） She prefers to work in a travel agency. （ C） She isnt old enough. （ D） She cannot speak Spanish. （ A） She has to have worke
38、d in a hospital once. （ B） She has to have some experience of hotel work. （ C） She has to know foreign languages. （ D） She has to know how to fly a plane. （ A） They advise her to change her mind. （ B） They agree with her. （ C） They think it is difficult to be a stewardess. （ D） They say she can earn
39、 a lot. 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exac
40、t 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 Fifty years from now the worlds population will be declining, with no end in【 B1】_Unless p
41、eoples values change【 B2】 _several centuries from now there could be fewer people living in the entire world than live in the United States today. The big【 B3】 _of the past twenty years is that in not one country did fertility stop【 B4】 _when it reached the【 B5】 _rate-2.1 children per woman. In Ital
42、y, for example, the rate has fallen to 1.2. In Western Europe as a whole and in Japan it is down to 1.5. The evidence now【 B6】 _that within fifty years or so world population will【 B7】 _at about eight billion before starting a【 B8】 _rapid decline.【 B9】 _. many people still fear that it will keep “ex
43、ploding“ until there are too many people for the earth to sup- port. But【 B10】 _World population was growing by two percent a year in the 1960s; the rate is now down to one percent a year, and【 B11】 _This view is coming to be widely accepted among population experts, even as the public continues to
44、focus on the threat of uncontrolled population growth. 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 passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of cho
45、ices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through 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 mo
46、re than once. 47 Most people would agree that, although our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom. But agreement【 S1】 _as soon as we attempt to define “wisdom“ and consider means of promoting it. There. are several factors that【 S2】 _to wisdom
47、. Of these I should put first a sense of proportion: the capacity to take【 S3】 _of all the important factors in a problem and to【 S4】_to each its due weight. This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and【 S5】 _of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technici
48、ans. Suppose ,for example ,that you are【 S6】 _in research in scientific medicine. The work is difficult and is likely to【 S7】 _the whole of your mind. You have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may have outside the field of medicine. You succeed(let us say)as modem
49、medicine has succeeded ,in enormously lowering the infant death-rate ,not only in Europe and America, but also in Asia and Africa. This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply【 S8】 _and lowering the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations. To take an even more【 S9】_example, which is in everybodys mind at the present time; you study the make
