1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 497及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 假设你的好朋友李芳是大学四年级的学生，她正在考虑是考研究生继续深造还是大学毕业后就踏上工作岗位。请给 她写封信表明你的态度。 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimmi
2、ng 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 the statement contra
3、dicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Selling a Car How long have you been driving around in that same old ear? Do you think you want to sell it? There are some decisions you will have to make before you decide to sell your c
4、ar. Do you want to sell your car over the Internet? On an auction site? Through a newspaper classified? To a dealership? The following information will apply no matter how you decide to sell your car. Before you sell your ear, one of the main things you need to understand is your market. Knowing wha
5、t kind of person would be interested in your car will make it a lot easier to know where to place your advertisements. After youve done your research on the price of your car, you will determine an asking price and write an attention-getting advertisement. You will need to prepare for the sale by wa
6、shing and detailing your ear. It is also important to understand how to negotiate to get the best price, and what to do if you get caught in a car-buying seam. In this article, you will learn what to expect of the car-selling process to help ensure that you and the buyer have a positive experience.
7、The Market The first step in selling your car is to know your market. In other words, is your car a popular model that buyers will be interested in? Will you have to drop your price to sell your car because it is not in high demand? Knowing the market - the potential buyers-will help you answer thes
8、e questions. The more you know about the kinds of people interested in your type of vehicle, the better able youll be to reach that audience. For instance, if you are trying to sell a convertible (敞篷车 ), you will want to advertise in the warmer months when people really wish they could put the top d
9、own. The same goes for sports cars, which normally sell better in the summer months. If you are selling a family sedan, you will want to reach suburban families possibly by placing an advertisement in the local Sunday paper. Knowing as much as possible about your car and the prospective buyers can s
10、ave you time and money. It will help you get the best price whether you are selling your car yourself or trading it in at a dealership. According to E, family sedans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are always in pretty high demand. Trucks and vans that can be used for work purposes are steady sell
11、ers and should command competitive prices. Be careful not to underestimate their value. Finally, use the Internet and local classified ads to find out how many similar cars are on the market. When comparing your car to similar cars listed for sale, you will want to take into account factors includin
12、g the cars age, condition and mileage. Remember that cars with less mileage will sell for higher prices. To help you determine the asking price for your car, check out the next section. Pricing Your Car The most important thing you must remember before you decide to sell your car is that you general
13、ly can get a lot more money by selling the car yourself than by trading the car in at the dealership. If you do decide you want to trade in your car at a dealership, beware of two things: a very high trade-in value and a very low one. According to C, when a dealership offers you a high trade-in valu
14、e for your vehicle, it will most likely use the price against the purchase of your new car. The dealer will cover the loss on the used car by making you pay a higher price for the new car. Thus, you wont be saving any money. If the dealer offers you too little for your trade-in, it may suggest that
15、youre getting a low price for the new car. Remember that you can negotiate a fair trade-in price at a dealership, but know that you will probably get a higher price selling the car on your oval. The best way to price your car is to know what other sellers are asking by looking at online ads as well
16、as print ads. You can also find the suggested retail value for your car. The best way to find out this information is by using a common reference guide such as the Kelley Blue Book or the NADA Gold Book, which are available in the reference section of most libraries as well as online (including at C
17、). These books include domestic and foreign cars that are 21 years old or newer. Another good way to determine a cars price is to find out what wholesale price dealers are paying for your ear at auction. The Black Book is one of several guides that provide this information. Black Book features whole
18、sale prices on used cars and motorcycles from as early as 1946 to the present. With all this information in hand, you will be able to determine a fair and reasonable asking price for your car. Finally, be sure to leave a little room in your asking price. In other words, ask for slightly more money t
19、han you are actually willing to accept. For example, if you want to get $15,000 for your car, you can list the car at $15,500. Then, if you have to go lower in price, it wont be a big loss. After youve decided on your asking price, it is time to make your car attractive to buyers. Looking Good The m
20、ost important thing when a buyer comes to look at your car is that the car makes a good first impression. There are some things you can do to make sure you and your car make a good impression on a potential buyer. Wash, wax and detail the car. Have a true picture of your vehicles condition by having
21、 it inspected or getting a mechanics opinion, Have any maintenance records or mechanics reports ready to show buyers. Consider making low-cost repairs on things like dents, dings (槽口 ) and scrapes, as well as small mechanical problems, rather than selling the car “as is“. Take all your personal item
22、s out of the car. If a buyer wants to go on a test drive, you dont want the car cluttered with stuff. Dont forget to clean off the wheel covers and wash the tires. Clean the windows and all mirrored surfaces. You should expect potential buyers to investigate the car fully. If your car is in the best
23、 possible condition, you will have a better chance of enticing (诱惑 ) potential buyers. Now that your car has been inspected and cleaned from top to bottom, you need to get the word out to prospective buyers. Getting the Word Out Some people sell cars by word or mouth, but you may not find too many b
24、uyers within your circle of friends and family. That is why you have to advertise. There are a variety of places where you can advertise your car. Remember that some ads, such as those in the newspaper, cost money, while others may be free. There is more to a winning ad than car specifications. Your
25、 ad should emphasize the most important selling points of the car. For instance, if the car has low mileage, say so! Use the selling points that first attracted you to buy the car. Is the car very reliable? Does it use fuel efficiently?. These benefits should be emphasized in your ad, but only if th
26、ey are truthful, Avoid exaggeration. Finish up your ad by listing an asking price. (Some sellers choose not to list a price. This will result in a lot of phone calls from people asking for this information, who may not be looking to pay what you want for the car. It may just be easier to list the pr
27、ice in the ad. ) Include your contact information and wait for the calls to come rolling in. 2 The passage gives some information on how to sell your car. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The first step in selling your car is to know your market. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Use the newspaper ads to find out how
28、many similar cars are on the market. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 You generally can get a lot more money by selling the car yourself than by trading the car in at the dealership. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The best way to price your car is to know what other sellers are asking. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Anoth
29、er good way to determine a cars price is to find out what wholesale price dealers are paying for your car at auction. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Be sure to leave great room in your asking price. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The most important thing when a buyer comes to look at your car is that the car make
30、s _. 10 Remember that some ads, such as those in the newspaper, cost money, while others may be _. 11 Your ad should emphasize the most important _. 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 quest
31、ions 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） Oxford Street. （ B） Buckingham Palace.
32、 （ C） Trafalgar Square. （ D） Kings Cross. （ A） That she will go away. （ B） That she will be sorry. （ C） That she will not quit her job. （ D） That she will not buy him a present. （ A） She doesnt think tile man could finish it. （ B） She doesnt think the man worked hard enough. （ C） She doesnt think it
33、 is the mans fault. （ D） She doesnt like the idea of going to parties. （ A） Shes worried that the man will miss next weeks deadline. （ B） She doesnt know when the deadline for tuition payment is. （ C） The man should have paid his tuition a week ago. （ D） The man has all week to pay his tuition. （ A）
34、 She wants to move to the new apartment. （ B） She doesnt want to move to the new apartment. （ C） She likes the newly built student dormitory. （ D） She likes the idea of moving into the dormitory. （ A） He has never been to the laboratory. （ B） He wants to stop and ask for directions. （ C） The woman w
35、ont be late. （ D） The program in the laboratory has already begun. （ A） He thinks children are normally silly. （ B） He thinks we arc short of good childrens books. （ C） He thinks we need to produce more interesting books. （ D） He thinks children have no taste at all. （ A） There would be some problem
36、s for the man to secure a ticket. （ B） There would be no problem for the man to secure a ticket. （ C） There might be some extra tickets available for the man. （ D） The man should book the ticket even earlier. （ A） Preparing for the final exam. （ B） Making a trip to Los Angeles. （ C） Touring the town
37、. （ D） Going to an exhibition. （ A） Relieved. （ B） Angry. （ C） Frustrated. （ D） Excited. （ A） She thought it was a good idea. （ B） She wanted to read about art first. （ C） She didn t want to go. （ D） She said she was too tired （ A） About taking up a sport. （ B） About obtaining a pair of shoes. （ C）
38、About favorite tennis teams. （ D） About joining a sports club. （ A） They dont help sports players at all. （ B） They dont live up to their fame. （ C） They may be comfortable but are too expensive. （ D） They are good for track and field sports but not for ball games. （ A） He and his friends have never
39、 worn Adidas. （ B） Adidas is only for great sports players like the Chicago Bulls. （ C） Adidas helps sports players do better. （ D） He has always wanted to wear Adidas shoes. （ A） He thinks Adidas would cost him quite a lot of money. （ B） He thinks Joyce will be running frequently. （ C） He doesn t t
40、hink the shoes will help Joyce to play better. （ D） He doesnt think Joyce will play sports for long. 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
41、 hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） A plate. （ B） A pear. （ C） A ball. （ D） An egg. （ A） How most mathematicians work. （ B） Accidental discovery about the earths shape. （ C） How to track an orbit. （ D） How astronauts use computers to mea
42、sure the size of satellite. （ A） To prove the earth was round. （ B） To gather information for planning space flights. （ C） Because all spacecraft had to carry computers. （ D） Because it can measure the size of the satellite. （ A） About 30,000. （ B） Around 300,000. （ C） Over 300,000. （ D） More than 3
43、30,000. （ A） He had promised to do so. （ B） He had this kind of training before. （ C） He didnt want to make the crowd disappointed. （ D） He needed the great amount of money. （ A） Three times. （ B） Four times. （ C） Six times. （ D） Seven times. （ A） They can do better than others. （ B） It is expensive
44、 to hire labour. （ C） They dont like to be helped. （ D） They dont trust others. （ A） It publishes books only for children. （ B） It publishes books about peoples pets. （ C） It uses computers to make up stories. （ D） It makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories. （ A） Written by chi
45、ldren themselves. （ B） Telling stories about the reader himself. （ C） Printed with standard things. （ D） Published with the help of computers. （ A） Their flying ability improved greatly. （ B） They became warm-blooded. （ C） They began to lay eggs. （ D） They changed their migration patterns. Section C
46、 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
47、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 of the best ways to celebrate Mothers Day is to give your mom the day off. Let her take it easy and【 B1
48、】 _while the rest of the family does the work. My families begin Mothers Day with【 B2】 _in bed. Usually dad and the kids will let mom sleep late as they go into the【 B3】 _and prepare her【 B4】 _meal. A Mothers Day breakfast can【 B5】 _of anything your mom likes. After the food is cooked【 B6】 _everythi
49、ng nicely on a【 B7】 _Dont forget the【 B8】 _with a single flower. Wite spring here, the children can pick a tulip(郁金香 )or daffodil(黄水仙花 )from the garden outside. When everything is ready【 B9】 _.Cards and small presents from the children can be placed on the tray before it is presented to mom in bed. Many families make a special Mothers Day dinner or【 B10】 _.It is a good day to let your mom have a good rest and let
