1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 472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 Advantages and Disadvantages of The Cell Phone. You should write at least 120 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese: 1. 随着生活水平的提高，手机日益普及，有人认为手机带给人们诸多
2、便利 2. 也有人持不同意见 3. 我的看法 Advantages and Disadvantages of The Cell Phone 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 (
3、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. 1 The Koalas Life Cycle The breeding season for koalas runs roughly from Septem
4、ber to March. This is a time of increased activity, and sound levels increase as males bellow more frequently. This is also when the young from the previous year are dispersing from their mothers. Where koalas live near suburban settlements and major roads, this period heralds the busiest time for k
5、oala carets, as koalas on the move cross paths with cars and dogs, and accompanying stress levels mean a higher incidence of sickness. Females generally start breeding at about three or four years of age and usually produce only one offspring each year. However, not all females in a wild population
6、will breed each year. Some produce offspring only every two or three years, depending on factors such as the age of the female and the quality of the habitat. In the average females life span of about twelve years, this means that one female may produce only 5 or 6 offspring over her lifetime. Once
7、a female has conceived it is a short 35 days before the birth of the new baby, called a “joey“. The tiny baby which is roughly 2 centimetres long and weighs less than 1 gram, looks rather like a pink jellybean ms it is totally hairless, blind and has no ears. The joey makes its way from the birth ca
8、nal to the pouch completely unaided, relying on its already well-developed senses of smell and touch, strong forelimbs and claws and an innate sense of direction. Once inside the safety of the pouch, it attaches itself to one of the two teats, which swells to fill its mouth. This prevents the joey f
9、rom being dislodged from its source of food The mother contracts her strong sphincter muscle at the pouch opening to prevent the baby from tailing out. The young koala drinks only mothers milk for the first six to seven months and remains in the pouch for that time, slowly growing and developing eye
10、s, ears, fur etc. At about 22 weeks, its eyes open and it begins to peep out of the pouch. From about 22 to 30 weeks, it begins to feed upon a substance called “pap“ which the mother produces in addition to milk. Pap is a specialised form of faeces, or droppings, which forms an important part of the
11、 young koalas diet, allowing it to make the transition from milk to eucalyptus leaves, rather like a human baby is fed “mushy“ food when it starts to eat solids. Pap is .soft and runny and thought to come from the eaecum. It allows the mother to pass on micro-organisms present in her own digestive s
12、ystem which are essential to the digestion of eucalyptus leaves, and is a rich source of protein. The joey Leans out of the pouch opening on the centre of the mothers abdomen to feed on the pap, stretching it open towards the source of the pap, and therefore “downwards“ or “backwards“. This is why k
13、oalas are sometimes said to have a “backward-opening“ pouch, although this is not strictly true. The baby feeds regularly on the pap and as it grows it emerges totally from the pouch and lies on its mothers belly to feed. Eventually it begins to feed upon fresh leaves as it rides on its mothers back
14、. The young koala continues to take milk from its mother until it is about a year old, but as it can no longer fit in the pouch, the mothers teat elongates to protrude from the pouch opening. Young koalas remain with their mothers until the appearance outside the pouch of the next seasons joey. Then
15、 it is time for the previous years joey to disperse and find its own home range. If a female does not reproduce each year, the joey stays with her longer and has a greater chance of survival when it does leave its mother. Females generally live longer than males as the males are more often injured d
16、uring fights, they tend to travel longer distances with the resulting increase in risks such as cars and dogs, and they more often occupy poorer habitats. Putting a life span on the average koala can be misleading because some survive only for a period of weeks or months, while others survive to old
17、 age. Koalas living in an undisturbed habitat would have a greater life expectancy than those living in suburbia. Some estimates for the average life-span of a wild adult male koala are ten years, but the average survival rate for a dispersing sub-adult hale living near a highway or a housing estate
18、 is closer to two or three years. 2 The age of the female and the quality of the habitat are two major factors affecting a female koalas reproduction. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 A joey is born with well-developed senses of vision mid hearing. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Well-developed senses of vision and
19、direction and strong forelimbs enable the joey to make its way from the birth canal to the pouch completely unaided. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Pap is soft, runny and yummy and becomes joeys favorite. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The appearance outside the pouch of the next seasons joey signals time for the
20、 previous years joey to leave and find its own home range. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Koalas living in an undisturbed habitat or in a zoo are supposed to have a greater life span than those living in suburbia. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Female koalas generally have a longer life span than males as they ar
21、c less frequently involved in fights. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Pap, a rich souse of protein, allows the mother koala to give her baby micro-organisms present in_. 10 Although it is not necessarily the case, it is sometimes said that koalas have a_. 11 It is estimated that an wild adult male koala enj
22、oys an average life-span 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 more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each qu
23、estion 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 graduate students could understand the lecture. （ B） Neither the undergraduate students nor the graduate students could understand the lecture. （ C） Both
24、 the undergraduate students and the graduate students could understand the lecture. （ D） The undergraduate students could understand the lecture. （ A） He was sick. （ B） His wife was sick. （ C） His wife just had a baby. （ D） He was visiting his daughter. （ A） She was worried. （ B） She was indifferent
25、. （ C） She was delighted. （ D） She was annoyed. （ A） To the college on the corner. （ B） To the coffee house near the college. （ C） To tile poetry class. （ D） To the mans house for coffee. （ A） He has a lot of things to do. （ B） He doesnt want Io see the film. （ C） He would give the world to see the
26、film. （ D） He would rather do anything than seeing the film. （ A） Pop music. （ B） Folk music. （ C） Classical music. （ D） All kinds of music. （ A） She has something to handle. （ B） She is free. （ C） She has been away. （ D） Shed like to talk. （ A） Tom refused to give the man a painting. （ B） Tom refus
27、ed to accept the mans painting. （ C） The man didnt appreciate Toms painting. （ D） The man didnt ask for Toms painting. （ A） At a music store. （ B） At the post office. （ C） In a German class. （ D） On the Internet. （ A） Be on time. （ B） Take a small gift. （ C） Smile and be friendly. （ D） Take some flo
28、wers. （ A） Shake her hands. （ B） Give her a friendly hug. （ C） Take her some flowers. （ D） Call her Claudia. （ A） Making a travel to Finland. （ B） How to post a letter. （ C） Reserving airline tickets. （ D） Booking a train ticket. （ A） New York City, USA. （ B） Stockholm, Sweden. （ C） Salt Lake City,
29、USA. （ D） Helsinki, Finland. （ A） Flight 1070 and 90. （ B） Flight 1017 and 19. （ C） Flight 1070 and 19. （ D） Flight 1017 and （ A） At 10:00 a.m. on the 23rd of this month. （ B） At 10:00 a.m. on the 22nd of this month. （ C） At 4:35 p.m. on 29th of this month. （ D） At 5:55 p.m. on 22nd of this month. S
30、ection 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） Far
31、 away from the city. （ B） Inside tile city. （ C） Near the city. （ D） In the city center. （ A） Traveling by bus or ear. （ B） Living in an expensive way. （ C） Enjoying city life. （ D） Finding places to live in. （ A） When they are on holidays. （ B） On Sunday mornings. （ C） On Saturday night. （ D） As so
32、on as they have information. （ 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 worked in a hospital once. （ B） She has to have some experience of hotel work. （ C） She has to know foreign languages. （ D
33、） 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 a lot. （ A） New York City. （ B） Harlem. （ C） Silver,South Carolina. （ D） California. （ A） He was a close friend of h
34、er family. （ B） He fell in love with her. （ C） He realized she was so good. （ D） He wanted her to play for his music. （ A） Althea became a star. （ B） Althea won many medals. （ C） There was no tournaments because of the war. （ D） Althea went on winning the games in spite of the war. （ A） In 1946. （ B
35、） In 1957. （ C） In 1959. （ D） In 19 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
36、 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 One night in April 1912, a huge new【 B1】 _liner, named the Tit
37、anic, was【 B2】 _the Atlantic. She was just about the most【 B3】 _ship that had ever been built. She was going very fast, which was【 B4】 _because there were icebergs around and it was very dark that night. The passengers were all having a good time when the ship suddenly【 B5】 _one of the icebergs. The
38、 ship began to【 B6】 _and the passengers tried to【 B7】 _, but there were not enough lifeboats since nobody thought they would ever be necessary. Eight white rockets were fired into the air in order to get help. Another ship, the Californian, was【 B8】 _nearby. An officer and another sailor on it saw t
39、he rockets.【 B9】_Anyway they did wake the captain. But the captain was too sleepy to understand and the Californian just went on sailing away, in another direction. When the Titanic finally went down,【 B10】 _. They were trying to keep the passengers calm. Two thirds of the passengers were drowned.【
40、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 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
41、. 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 more than once. 47 When she interviews teaching c
42、andidates, principal Laurel Teller favors the ones who show they have a heart for children, not just solid instructional skills. And if the best【 S1】 _happens to be a man? Thats such a plus that Teller says she does a “little happy dance“. Only two of the 35 teachers at her school, Rossmoor Elementa
43、ry in Los Alamitos, California, are【 S2】 _. “If youre looking at whats best for the students, its important for them to【 S3】_with the two sexes,“ Telfer said. “The way men work with kids, theres a difference in style and approach. I think students really【 S4】 _from having that mix, because as they g
44、et to middle school, theyre going to have a whole variety of classes. Men help bridge that.“ As a new academic year approaches, school districts, education groups and universities are exploring ways to get more men into a field long【 S5】 _by women. By doing this, they hope they can【 S6】 _more male r
45、ole models in class and to【 S7】_the labor pool of dedicated teachers. The【 S8】 _of men in teaching today is at its lowest level in 40 years, according to the National Education Association, the countrys largest teachers union. Only 21 percent of teachers in U.S. public schools are men. In early grad
46、es, the gender ratio is even more【 S9】 _- just 9 percent of elementary school teachers are men. “Its not just that it would be nice to have more guys. It goes【 S10】 _than that,“ said Bryan Nelson, founding director of MenTeach, a nonprofit organization that recruits men into teaching. Getting more m
47、en into classrooms, Nelson said, would help show children that society as a whole places a deep value on education and would add balance to their school life. A)imbalanced I)benefit B)dominated J)professionals C)teacher K)diversify D)undertook L)proportion E)applicant M)deeper F)balanced N)provide G
48、)men O)unify H)interact 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【 S6】 54 【 S7】 55 【 S8】 56 【 S9】 57 【 S10】 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 57 Each for its own reason, the study of residential mobility has been a concern of three disciplines: economics, geography and sociology. For the economist, residential shifts provide a means for studying
