1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 469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 Good Manners. You should write at least 120 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese; 1.良好的行为举止是一个 人高素质的体质； 2.在当今社会中，良好的行为举止至关重要； 3.鼓励和号召人们注重个人举止，讲文明礼貌。
2、 Good Manners 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 gi
3、ven 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. 1 The World of the Flat-footed Fly George Poinar has been fascinated by amber, and the insects embedded in it, since childhood. Now a p
4、rofessor of entomology at the Berkeley Campus of the University of California, he has successfully combined these interests to produce Life in Amber, a scholarly and yet very readable book. In it he tells the story of this curious, almost magical substance and the unique record of fossilized life th
5、at became trapped and entombed in the sticky resin as it oozed from the forest trees of the ancient past. Amber has been endowed with special worth from prehistoric times, Adornments of amber have been found that date back as far as 35,000 BC, and in 1701, King Frederick I of Prussia commissioned an
6、 entire room made of amber as a gift for Peter the Great of Russia. Historically that probably represented the peak of value for amber. Since then our appreciation of it as a decorative material worth its weight in gold has declined somewhat. In Victorian times amber beads had something of a renaiss
7、ance as an adornment. It now holds greater value as a potential store of fossil DNA. Scientific interest in amber has also fluctuated. The embedded small organisms, particularly insects but also frogs and feathers, have always been part of ambers allure. In the first century AD, Pliny noted that amb
8、er was the discharge of a pine-like tree, originated in the north and often contained small insects. It was not until the 19th century that collection of the amber flora and fauna really got under way. The largest hoard was of Baltic origin, amassed by Wilhelm Stantien, an innkeeper, and Moritz Beck
9、er, a merchant. They took their collecting seriously and used mining techniques to extract pieces of amber from clays of Tertiary age that had formed during the Eocene, 38 million years ago, in the Samland peninsula, near Kaliningrad (the former Kbnigsberg) on the Russian Baltic seaboard. Their effo
10、rts resulted in about 120,000 amber-embedded animal and plant fossils. These were housed in the Geological Institute Museum at Kbnigsberg University. Unfortunately, despite being dispersed for safety during the Second World War much of this amazing collection was lost. Although the depth of this uni
11、que view of the insect life in Baltic forests of Eocene age is sadly no longer available in a single collection, we can see something of it. There are still large collections of Baltic amber in public museums around the world but even in total they do not amount to much more than that one unrepeatab
12、le collection. The Natural History Museum in London has a “mere“ 25,000 specimens. Popular misconceptions about amber exist; for example, suggesting that it is the fossilized resin of coniferous trees from the Baltic region, and that its abundance is the result of some unusual condition of these anc
13、ient trees. It is true that an astonishing amount of amber has been recovered from this region. However, the most likely candidate to have produced the Baltic amber is an araucariacean tree similar to the living Agathis from New Zealand, which secretes resin. This could well accumulate in this order
14、 of magnitude, given the geological time scale of hundreds of thousands, if not million of years. And, as Poinar discusses, the Baltic region was only one of many different areas, on a worldwide scale, from the Dominican Republic, which is his own favourite hunting ground, to China and Romania, that
15、 produced amber in Tertiary times. Furthermore, amber resin producing trees are shown to have an extended geological history extending back to Cretaceous times, more than 100 million years ago and possibly as far back as the Carboniferous ( more than 300 million years ago ). Many of these older ambe
16、rs have not been rigorously investigated with modem techniques but Poinar has collected all the available published knowledge on their biological content. If you want to know about the record of the Mycetophagklae (hairy fungus beetles or the Platypezidae( flat-footed flies) in amber, this is where
17、to look. Amber does provide a uniquely wellpreserved view of the past. And we can see them all in amber from the parasitic wasp larva and its spider host to the flies the spider trapped. Poinar s book is a slightly curious mixture of academic taxonomic treatise on the biology of amber and a fascinat
18、ing semipopular account of how, where and when amber has been produced. But it is by far the best available, well-written and illustrated by a biologist, who is an active and major contributor in the field. As the last chapter on the implications of this type of preservation and the prospects for pa
19、laeobiological research intimates, amber is perhaps only just beginning to show its worth. Since Poinar wrote Life in Amber, two independent teams of American investigators have extracted and sequenced the oldest known DNA from insects trapped in Dominican amber, more than 30 million years ago. Poin
20、ar was one of them. 2 King Frederick and Peter the Great lived in the same historic period. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 King Fredericks time was earlier than Victorian time. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Wilhelm Stantien died earlier than Moritz Becker. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The Eocene is a geological era t
21、hat is earlier than Cretaceous times. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Compared with what the Genlogical Institute Museum at Kbnigsberg University used to house, the Natural History Museum in London has a small collection of amber fossils. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Amber was more valuable in Victorian times th
22、an in the times of Peter the Great. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 It is wrong to believe that amber is the fossilized resin of coniferous trees. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Poinar has gained ail the published information concerning those older ambers_. 10 Because of his book on biology of amber, Puinar is reg
23、arded as an_. 11 Among the places that produced amber in Tertiary times, Poinar is most interested in_. 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
24、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 woman is being interviewed by a reporter. （ B） The woman is applying for a job.
25、 （ C） The woman is taking an exam. （ D） The woman is applying for scholarship. （ A） Meet his partner in the middle of town. （ B） Try to persuade his partner to agree with him. （ C） Finish the first half of the project right now. （ D） Make an effort to reach a compromise （ A） He nearly missed the app
26、ointment. （ B） He also felt sorry for being late. （ C） He didnt arrive so early either. （ D） He is all right now. （ A） At a library. （ B） At a store. （ C） At a bank. （ D） At a university class. （ A） He has ever visited no more than two cities. （ B） He has made only a few business trips. （ C） He has
27、never been to Shenzhen and Beijing. （ D） He has been to ninny small cities. （ A） Supportive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） Jealous. （ A） The man can ask her for help. （ B） Everyone can help the man. （ C） The mans uncle wont help him at all. （ D） The-man can certainly count on his uncle. （ A）
28、 Take the subway. （ B） Take a bus. （ C） Take a taxi. （ D） Hurry to the convention. （ A） He thinks people are more likely to buy music than books. （ B） He believes that there is a demand for books on music. （ C） He thinks that there isnt much future for c-books. （ D） He thinks that there is a good ch
29、ance that the business will develop. （ A） The prize was worth $ 100,000. （ B） It was for the best book published in electronic from. （ C） It was for the best book at the Frankfurt Book Fair. （ D） It was for the best software company. （ A） To boost book sales. （ B） To encourage publishers to publish
30、e-books. （ C） To advertise their machine. （ D） In order to advertise their software. （ A） Art. （ B） Art history. （ C） European history. （ D） Art of painting. （ A） His newspaper. （ B） His book. （ C） His report. （ D） His paper. （ A） Biology. （ B） Psychology. （ C） Philosophy. （ D） Geology. （ A） A cours
31、e on Western painters. （ B） A course on Eastern painters. （ C） A course on court painters. （ D） A course on color painters. 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 spok
32、en only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They are not well educated. （ B） They failed to work hard at school. （ C） The society is too complicated. （ D） What they learned in the school is adequate for their new life. （ A
33、） To find a worker and follow him closely. （ B） To find a person you admire and make friends with him. （ C） To find a person you respect and watch carefully how he acts. （ D） To make friends with a model you admire. （ A） Learn From a Model （ B） Learn, Learn and Learn Again （ C） Leant Forever （ D） On
34、e Is Never Too Old to Learn （ A） Pets manage to make their owners more healthy. （ B） Pets spread many kinds of disease to men. （ C） Pet owners enjoy better health because of exercises. （ D） Pets can sometimes cause high blood pressure in man. （ A） Blood pressure, body weight and lifestyles. （ B） Blo
35、od levels, blood pressure and lifestyles. （ C） Blood pressure, age and lifestyles （ D） Blood pressure, blood levels and body weight. （ A） Dog is better than a cat because it needs regular exercises. （ B） More than half of the 6,000 people enjoy good health. （ C） People who have pets in the research
36、have relatively good health. （ D） A cat is better than a dog because it does not spread diseases. （ A） She is a trading representative of the U.S. in Tokyo. （ B） She is a government official of the U.S. in Tokyo. （ C） She is the manager of an American bank in Tokyo. （ D） She is the manager of a Japa
37、nese bank in Tokyo. （ A） In a company in New York. （ B） In the accounting department in a university. （ C） In a big bank in New York. （ D） In a big international company abroad. （ A） She wants to have a promotion. （ B） She hopes to earn more money. （ C） She was more interested in international finan
38、ce. （ D） She was eager to learn more about international transactions. （ A） Trade between the U.S. and Japan. （ B） Banking system in the U. S. （ C） The life of Jean McPherson. （ D） Jean McPhersons way of success. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the pa
39、ssage 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 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the
40、missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Terrorism has existed in the world for quite a long time. What exactly is terrorism? Well, there are many different【 B1】 _out there. However, these definitions have certain things in co
41、mmon. Terrorism【 B2】 _extraordinary violence. It is intended to create【 B3】 _fear and involves a planned attack for a【 B4】 _, often against something or someone. Terrorism is【 B5】 _to have an audience. The differences between various【 B6】 _attacks involve the people, purpose, and how it is carried o
42、ut. Terrorism is a technique, its a【 B7】 _activity, and is planned in advance. For example, did you know that the【 B8】 _of the U.S. embassy in Kenya in 1998 was planned for 5 years?【 B9】 _.The definition of terrorism used by the government of the United States refers to intimidation of the civilians
43、, the influence of government policy by coercion or fear, or trying to change the government by assassination or kidnapping. While terrorism is meant to be an act of violence to bring about change, it is usually not committed by those officially in the government. Usually, terrorist groups have fewe
44、r members than you would think.【 B10】 _.They hope to gain power and influence because of the act. The terrorists want to create fear so that leadership will be questioned.【 B11】_.The terrorists want this audience to experience far-reaching fear. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】
45、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 through carefully before making your choice
46、s. 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 People are always coming up with new rules for running a successful business. But the truth
47、is that some of the most useful rules are the regular old【 S1】 _ones. For example, no enterprise will be successful unless the people running it are【 S2】_to working hard and giving real meaning to the word “teamwork“, In addition, it is【 S3】 _that you treat your employees well, make your company a【
48、S4】_rather than a dictatorship. Dont be afraid to make outrageous demands on your employees, as long as you also【 S5】 _them to get the job done. Personally, I【 S6】 _myself on standing behind my employees when they fail and giving them a handsome【 S7】 _when they succeed. You should al ways seek out n
49、ew ways to【 S8】 _your associates; the worst thing you can do is to become stale and predictable. Of course, your customers are the real key. Figure out what they what and then dont just meet, but【 S9】 _their expectation. They will reward you with their【 S10】_. Keeping costs down is also important. If you can control your costs - by which I mean having as low as possible a ratio of expenses to sales - you can offe
