1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 500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 based on the topic “A lob or Further Study“. You must write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below. Remember to write clearly. Title: A
2、 Job or Further Study 说明：下表数据所示为 1997、 2001、 2004 年某校大学毕业生选择就业和选择参加研究生入学考试人数百分比变化情况 (Remember you should quote as few figures as possible. )(1) 描述上述数据的变化情况。 (2) 说明这些变化的原因。 (3) 作为大学生，说说你的选择和理由。 A Job or Further 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this
3、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 contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (fo
4、r NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Using the Mind Against Disease Using the mind to fight diseases Psychology has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems.
5、 In large hospitals and research centers, modern methods of therapy seem to focus on the physical disease without considering the patients mental state. Patients may feel that they are being treated impersonally, like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now usin
6、g psychological therapy with patients to use their own minds to fight their diseases. Because the patient is working with the medicine and the doctors against the disease, his or her attitude changes. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patien
7、t joins in the fight. Mental therapy The doctor knows that a disease affects a patients body physically. The body of the patient (in this case, a man) changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but as the physician knows, he also has an emotional response to the disease. Bec
8、ause his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patients physical problems, but the patient s mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M.D ,have shown that a typical cancer patient (in this case, a wo
9、man) has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her self-image is poor and she feels selfpity. As a result, her behavior changes. Because of her constant depression, she acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors pre
10、vent the patient from getting well. Therefore, a doctors treatment must help the patient change her attitudes. Simontons method emphasizes treatment of the whole patient by treating both the body and the mind. The attitude of a cancer patient who is receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, c
11、an become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton s psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor (肿瘤 ) in the body. In the mental picture, the patient “sees“ a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient i
12、magines the beam hitting the rumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton might make another suggestion. This patient, with a different kind of cancer, needs to take capsules and pills several times a day. The doctor asks the patient to imagine the medicine going
13、from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying. His or her blood carries away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patients positive attitude fight
14、 the disease. Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease. Suggestion therapy Anot
15、her application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. Before making the suggestion, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient (in this case, a man) thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he seems to
16、be asleep. He is said to be in a trance (催眠状态 ). Then the physician makes “a suggestion“ to the patient about the medical problem. The patient s mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance (昏睡 ). In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to
17、 treatment. Suggestion therapy helpful for both adults and children Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patie
18、nt (in this case, a woman) worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic(慢性的 ) disease. Asthma(哮喘 )is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a d
19、isease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily. Physicians have le
20、arned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are laminated by it. For example, Dr. David R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children have
21、excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also
22、 used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems. Response from the medical world Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology because they recognize its value. Nobody knows how suggestion works; however, doctors have learn
23、ed that psychology has important applications in medicine. 2 In this article, the author chiefly deals with two ways of using psychology against disease, namely, the mental therapy and the suggestion therapy. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 In the so-called psychology therapy, the doctors, the medicine, and
24、 the patient work together to fight disease. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 According to the article, doctors have observed that a typical patient feels depressed, impatient and angry. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The doctor suggests that only in rare cases, can medicine alone cure a disease. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C）
25、 NG 6 In preparation for Simontons psychological treatment, patients are helped to concentrate deeply, think only about one thing, unaware of other things around him. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 From the second paragraph, we can safely conclude that Simontons method places greater emphasis on treating t
26、he mind than treating the body. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 In suggestion therapy, the patient uses his mind to help his body to respond to treatment. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 From the last part of the passage, we can see both adults and children can benefit from_. 10 Physicians have found that children
27、make a quick response to suggestion therapy because _ 11 Many professional medical doctors have recognized the value of psychological treatment and therefore they willingly_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conve
28、rsation, one or more 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） Talk to his
29、sister. （ B） Look at a map. （ C） Go on a diet. （ D） Tell the man why. （ A） Do whatever has been planned. （ B） Have a picnic and go camping. （ C） Eat out and see a play. （ D） Go to the beach. （ A） The weather was better. （ B） The weather was a little bit warmer. （ C） The weather was a little bit cold
30、er. （ D） The weather was cooler than expected. （ A） Mr. Steward is honest. （ B） Mr. Steward looks honest. （ C） Mr. Steward looks dishonest. （ D） Mr. Steward is dishonest. （ A） He did quite well with it. （ B） He has money problem now. （ C） He is in need of qualified staff. （ D） He could not carry it
31、on any more. （ A） $2.00. （ B） $6.00. （ C） $4.00. （ D） $5.00. （ A） They will spend the summer in Italy. （ B） They are both from Europe. （ C） They are both students. （ D） They are both interested in art. （ A） Not getting what she wants. （ B） A custom that is new to her. （ C） Calling up customers. （ D）
32、 Some of her good friends. （ A） Black Jack. （ B） Jack Black. （ C） Jackson Black. （ D） Black Jackson. （ A） His telephone number. （ B） His address. （ C） His student code. （ D） His program. （ A） He will hand in the tuition fee. （ B） He will tell them his address. （ C） He will contact them for his phone
33、 number. （ D） He will phone them for his nationality. （ A） Reading newspapers. （ B） Reading advertisements. （ C） Doing housing business. （ D） Looking for a suitable house. （ A） The price is too high. （ B） The house is far from his company. （ C） The place is noisy. （ D） There is no shopping nearby. （
34、 A） It has a garden. （ B） It is not in the city center. （ C） It is not very expensive. （ D） It is very far from the place the man works in. （ A） She is impressed. （ B） She is doubtful. （ C） She is shocked. （ D） She is surprised. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
35、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） Special paths. （ B） Resurfaced highways. （ C） More parking space. （ D） Be
36、tter street lighting. （ A） The conditions of the girls as child labor. （ B） The conditions in Asian factories. （ C） Working hours and payment. （ D） Woman labor force. （ A） Heavy but low-paid. （ B） Not hard but dangerous to the health. （ C） Dirty and dull. （ D） Light and with no risks. （ A） They have
37、 no savings. （ B） They depend on their relatives. （ C） They have no education. （ D） They are too old to learn a skill. （ A） To limit discussion on heating bills. （ B） To prevent heat loss. （ C） To determine the temperature in homes. （ D） To convert homes to electric heat. （ A） To avoid direct sunlig
38、ht. （ B） To limit space used. （ C） To keep out the cold. （ D） To conform to other houses. （ A） City officials. （ B） Experts in various institutions. （ C） Newly-graduated university students. （ D） Some famous scientists. （ A） Languages, mathematics and literature. （ B） History, physics and languages.
39、 （ C） Chemistry, languages and mathematics. （ D） Science, languages and history. （ A） 15. （ B） 16. （ C） 17 （ D） 18 （ A） The program received great support from the public. （ B） The students have more interest and responsibility for their learning. （ C） Philadelphia saved a lot of money through the p
40、rogram. （ D） The students have a heavier load of homework to do every day. 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
41、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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Birth, marriage and dea
42、th: these are the greatest【 B1】 _in a humans life. Many things, good and bad, can happen to us in our lives. Yet there are three days which are usually【 B2】 _by some special【 B3】 _:the day we are born, the day we get married and the day we die. These are the three main things in life. We only have a
43、 choice in the second of these we can choose【 B4】 _or not to marry. But we have no choice in birth and death. All human beings are【 B5】 _by these three things. The only thing that【 B6】 _in each society is the way in which these are【 B7】_Yet all societies share common【 B8】 _Birth is a time of joy.【 B
44、9】_.Marriage is also a time of joy.【 B10】 _Death is a time of sorrow and is marked by a special ceremony and mourning.【 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 short passage with 5
45、questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 47 Put the pedal to the metal if youre driving in Montana. That state is about to abandon the little loved 65 mph speed limit and, indeed, any limit at a
46、ll. The states regulators have wanted to do this for years, but until now were prevented by a federal law passed 22 years ago. The end came on November 28th, when a new federal highway bill was signed into law by President Clinton. The president admired misgivings, perhaps because his own father had
47、 been killed in a road accident, but it was clear that a veto would have been most unpopular. The old speed limit was “about the most disregarded“ law in America, notes Csaba Csere, editor of Car Driver magazine. A recent study, he said, found that the average speed on interstate highways in Michiga
48、n was 74 mph. Until this week, the official limit was 55 mph oil urban freeways and 65 mph on rural expressways. Out west, where a motorist may travel 100 miles without seeing another car, nine states will immediately jump to at least 70 mph, and Nevada, Wyoming and Kansas will go to 75 mph. In Mont
49、ana it is any speed you like in the daytime. Farther east, where traffic is denser and the weather less reliable, some states are likely to keep to 55 to 65 mph. The national speed limit was passed in 1973 when the first oil crisis had almost trebled fuel prices. In 1974, Congress ordered a 50 mph limit, which was raised to 55 when the oil crisis had passed. But by then safety enthusiasts were arguing that lower speed limits would sharply reduce road deaths, and they conti
