1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 528及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part ,you are required to write a composition about “What Would Happen If There Were No Power“ in three paragraphs. You are given the first sentence or part of the first sentence of each paragraph. Your composition should be nm less than
2、 120 words. Remember to write your composition neatly. 1. Ever since early the last century-, electricity has become an essential part of our modern life. _ 2.If there were no electric power, _ 3. Therefore, _ What Would Happen If There Were No Power 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Sc
3、anning) (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 contradicts the
4、 information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Dad, Why Did You Do It? Every time the phone rings in my flat I jump, especially if its near midnight. Deep down I know its only Mum, ringing for a chat because, yet again, she cant sleep. But for
5、 a fraction of a second I freeze. It was midnight. when the call came that changed the way I felt about the person I loved most-my dad. Id watch his friends playing around with young girls and then look at Dad. “Ridiculous, “hed say, and Id smile, knowing he could never behave that way. Last October
6、, as if to prove the point, he whisked Mum away for a romantic weekend in Rome to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. She was so happy. I didnt think any couple could be closer and I always dreamed that when I got married it would be the same for me-secure and caring. Dad always wanted the b
7、est for me and he made sure I got it. Thanks to his Army career and pension we were financially better off than most. But he always pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and Mum. I loved him for that, but when he packed me off to America for a year to “find myself“ I
8、 didnt want to go. Hugging me at the airport, Dad wiped away my tears. “Itll be character building, Emma,“ he said, adding: “Anyway, if you. dont like it after a few months you can come back. But trust me Princess, youll love it.“ He was right. I loved the States, and living there built up my confid
9、ence. Still, I missed Dad like mad. I remember sitting in a coffee bar in Chicago and hiding behind the menu as tears poured down my face. I was frightened, alone and I knew Dad wasnt there to put his arms around me and reassure me. I rushed out to a phone booth to call him. As soon as I heard his s
10、leepy voice I felt okay. Then, when I got home 12 months later, nothing much had changedI thought. Mum was as madly in love with Dad as shed been since the day hed first kissed her in the school playground; and Dad seemed to feel the same-on the outside. Except hed finally left the Army and was now
11、an area manager for a car manufacturer. Mum was over the moon-it meant he no longer had to travel all over the country and spend months away from home. Dad was excited about his new job, and when he started working late neither Mum nor I thought anything of it. He told us it was a new project, and s
12、o confidential he wasnt allowed to tell us much about it. I believed he was at work, tucked away in his office-until I got that unforgettable midnight call. The woman s voice was hesitant but panicky. She asked if I was George s daughter. I didnt realize who she was until she told me Dad was with he
13、r-at midnight. She said she hadnt wanted to ring, that shed never wanted me to find out about her, but she had no choice. Someone had to know that Dad was on his way to hospital. “Hes had a heart attack,“ she said, her voice trembling. As I paced up and down the hospital corridor, this strange woman
14、 explained that shed been with my father when he d collapsed. The thought of them together made me feel ill. While I rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face, I heard a cry. It was her. As soon as I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder, I knew Dad had gone. I c
15、ouldnt make myself go and look at him. I wouldve seen a stranger lying there. The man who for 24 years had told me never to lie, to be true to myself and always to treasure family values above all else, had slipped away from my lift for ever. Only then did I discover this woman worked for the compan
16、y. She was Dads so-called“ confidential project“. An hour or so later I broke the news to Mum. I said Dad had suffered a heart attack while he was at his friend Roys house; that has made me feel even more guilty, because Ive had to draw Roy into it all. I told Mum that Dad had been going over the ne
17、w project with Roy and had collapsed. Nothing could be done. I even remember saying hed been working much too hard lately. The last image I have of my Dad was as hed waved good-bye that night. Hed ruffled my hair and told me he loved me. Then he went to see her. If Mum ever found out that he d been
18、deceiving her and had died in someone elses arms, it would kill her. So Ive tried to make sure that never happens. Sometimes I wonder how Im strong enough to keep this secret Dad has burdened me With. But I must-for Mums sake. In the last six months I seem to have lost all sense of what is right and
19、 wrong. Worst of all, Ive lost the person who meant so much to me. In my eyes, my Dad died once when I heard her voice on the phone. And he died again when his heart stopped beating. The pain of knowing I lost him twice makes it doubly hard to bear. 2 Emma was afraid to answer her mothers phone call
20、 at midnight. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Emmas father spent much of the night with a strange woman secretly. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 After hearing the strange woman s explanation, Emma rushed to the toilet to wash her tears away. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Emmas father really has a new project on his new
21、job. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Emma told her mother that her father got heart attack and collapsed in his doing the new project. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 In fact, Emma s mother once suspected her husband. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Both Emma and her father told lies. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Emma told her
22、story in a_ tone. 10 At first, Emma_ her father because she thought he was faithful to her mother. 11 “I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder. “implies that the doctor took the woman as the mans_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversati
23、ons 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 question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D,
24、and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He was sick. （ B） His wife was sick. （ C） His wife just had a baby. （ D） He was visiting his daughter. （ A） The radio batteries have been replaced. （ B） The radio is somewhere else. （ C） They dont really need to hear the radio. （ D） They should get a new rad
25、io. （ A） Alex doesnt need a scholarship. （ B） Alex doesnt have much money. （ C） Alex doesnt know how to apply. （ D） Alex isnt applying for a scholarship. （ A） Repair the other door. （ B） Visit some ruins. （ C） Have an outdoor party. （ D） Catch the Saturday train. （ A） He shouldnt put on his shoes. （
26、 B） He should go to a movie. （ C） He ought to work on his paper. （ D） He shouldnt write about the movie. （ A） The woman can read the magazine on the train. （ B） The woman left the magazine in the waiting room. （ C） Theres no time to buy a magazine. （ D） They dont have to pay for the magazine. （ A） H
27、ang on tightly to the telephone. （ B） Find out for himself about the librarys hours. （ C） Wait a while she looks for the book he wants. （ D） Wait a while she gets the information he wants. （ A） In a garden. （ B） In the woods. （ C） At a florist shop. （ D） At a post office. （ A） The man is learning ho
28、w to use a computer. （ B） The woman is showing the man how to put page numbers on a document. （ C） The man is printing a document. （ D） The man is using his computer to do mathematical functions. （ A） He needs to press F - 7 to return to the document before he prints it. （ B） He has to print tile do
29、cument to see the page numbers. （ C） The printer is not working correctly. （ D） The numbers are on the screen but they dont print out. （ A） She wants the man to listen to the instructions and observe. （ B） She wants the man to watch white she perlorms the operations. （ C） She wants the man to ask qu
30、estions so that she carl help hint. （ D） She wants the man to try to do it while she gives him instructions. （ A） The mans graduation. （ B） The couples engagement. （ C） The man s smoking. （ D） The mans stress. （ A） That the man rethink their plans. （ B） That the man see a family doctor. （ C） That th
31、e man see a psychiatrist. （ D） That the man concentrate on his studies. （ A） Patient. （ B） Surprised. （ C） Worried. （ D） Irritated. （ A） That she has stopped smoking. （ B） That she does not want to get married. （ C） That she has asked the man to quit smoking many times. （ D） That she is not in love
32、with the man. 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 hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C
33、and D. （ A） The speakers friend entered his house from back door. （ B） The speakers friend entered his neighbors house by mistake. （ C） A thief entered the speakers house by mistake. （ D） The speakers friend entered the room by climbing the apple tree. （ A） To cook something for him. （ B） To wait fo
34、r him. （ C） To give him advice. （ D） To have a meal and drink by himself. （ A） Under a piece of stone. （ B） Under the window. （ C） In the kitchen. （ D） Near the living-room. （ A） Forgetful. （ B） Lazy. （ C） Careful. （ D） Serious. （ A） He sees his sister very seldom. （ B） He sent Mark something on his
35、 19th birthday. （ C） He always walked to work. （ D） He lives with his sister and her family. （ A） To punish Mr. Brown. （ B） To visit his uncle. （ C） To receive the bills. （ D） To inquire something. （ A） The general public. （ B） Club members. （ C） Women runners. （ D） All women （ A） Ten. （ B） Eleven.
36、（ C） Fourteen. （ D） Sixteen. （ A） Anyone who want can participate, including children. （ B） Runners should be in good health. （ C） Only the champion runner will get money. （ D） The final destination for the run is the Aquarium(水族馆 ). （ A） Anyone who is ill. （ B） Women who need the knowledge of law.
37、（ C） Both men and women who have problems at work. （ D） Female students who have problems at college. 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 fo
38、r 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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the
39、 36 The Tomato Growers Association, or TGA, has set out to grow a【 B1】_tomato at an【 B2】 _farm near San Diego, California. Employing biotechnology and developments in DNA research, the TGA has determined to grow the “tomato of tomorrow.“ By【 B3】 _a repellent in the form of an odor, the tomato plant
40、would be able to fight off【 B4】 _by insects. It would【 B5】 _disease and rot, and would【 B6】 _its shape when【 B7】 _at the bottom of a【 B8】_of tons of tomatoes. 【 B9】 _. Its heavy, thick leaves would prevent it from becoming sunburned. All tomatoes on a plant would ripen at the same time, to prevent t
41、he loss from machine harvest of under- or- overripened fruit.【 B10】 _While development of this plant will prove to be extremely expensive, TGA scientists believe that【 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: I
42、n this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 47 Teaching is a highly-complex occupation. It has been described in terms of very different types of rol
43、es. For example, teachers manage time, material, knowledge, and students. They are expert communicators with their students as well as parents and other adults within the school. They are decision makers, making numerous decisions in one class period. In their basic role as instructors, teachers hav
44、e a number of methods for involving their students in the content of the curriculum. The most popular, by far, is the lecture technique. Excluding lab periods, approximately 90% of college teaching is lecture technique. The figure is somewhat lower at the secondary level, and lower still in primary
45、school classrooms. Secondary school teachers also rely extensively on seatwork, during which students work at their desks on a task, and teachers circulate to answer questions or sit at their own desks and correct the seatwork. Many teachers in secondary classes use discussions to stimulate their st
46、udents interest, and to evaluate their grasp of the material. Discussions go beyond the usual question-and answer sequences that accompany lectures, because they are meant to help students extend their knowledge through higher-level thinking. Grouping of students within the classroom occurs primaril
47、y at the elementary level. This organizational arrangement places students together in two or more groups in the classroom to improve the learning conditions for those students. Grouping in reading places students of the same achievement level together to enable the teacher to more easily work with
48、them. Grouping, however, is becoming more popular in other subjects, and for other purposes. Cooperative(协作的 ) learning groups, for example, place students of different abilities in the same group, and the students within that group help each other on assignments. These programs have been shown to b
49、e effective in raising students achievement as well as improving their social skills and attitudes toward one another. 48 Teaching is a highly-complex occupation because _. 49 Secondary school students often use (1) _ method while college students use (2) _ method. 50 When the students doing seatwork, teachers usually (1) _ or (2)_
