1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 576及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Utilitarian Courses or Elementary Courses. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese： 1. 有人认为大学里实用课程重要 2有人认为基础课程更重要 3我的看法 二、 Part II Readi
2、ng 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 given in the passage; N (for NO)
3、 if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Rock Solid Readers How to help your child become a standout student Library day is the best day of school for five-and-a-half-year-old Victoria Lin. She searches f
4、or books by her favorite author, Dr Seuss. Her mum has read The Cat in the Hat to her so many times that she can read some of it on her own, with a little help from her memory. She also chooses books she and her dad like to read and talk about, such as non-fiction about firefighters or marine animal
5、s. Her family plans to visit an aquarium(水族馆 )soon, so the librarian suggests a book on dolphins. Victoria adds it to her own “library“ along with one about manatees(海牛 )they fascinate her. Victoria is well on her way to becoming a good reader, which could make all the difference in the world to her
6、 future. Decades of research demonstrate that enjoying reading and reading well are the biggest factors in a childs school success. Good readers make great students. They score higher on achievement tests in every year, in all subjects, including maths and science. So what are the secrets of giving
7、your children an academic edge as well as lifelong pleasure? 1. Good readers start out ahead. Reading scores in Year One are a key indicator of school success in Year Eleven. What hap pens in the very early years has a lasting effect on learning. So try these tips with young children: The more you r
8、ead, talk and sing to babies, the greater their foundation for vocabulary and understanding. The youngest ones are amazingly receptive to language. Toddlers(初学走路的孩子 )will sit still to interact with books if you arouse their interest with questions like “Whos that?“ and “What else do you see?“ Presch
9、ool is the time for children to begin to learn the alphabet, and to become aware of the sounds that make up words-a crucial skill for reading known as phonemic awareness(音位意识 ). They dont call it that, but Victoria and her mum practice phonemic awareness whenever theyre reading her favorite rhyming
10、books. They clap out the syllables in names(“Vic-tor-i-a“)or play word games, such as “Im thinking of a word that starts with the letter E.“ Young school-age kids need lots of practice reading to and with their parents. Try echo reading to build fluency: You read a passage and then let your child re
11、ad one. Call your childs attention to punctuation and interesting words as you read. 2. Good readers have better vocabularies. Think about the conversations youve had with your child today. Theres a good chance that because of the busy lives parents leadmost of the words you use are simple, immediat
12、e and directive. For example, “Its time to go now!“ Especially on our busiest days, its easy for parents to forget that kids look to us for varied and rich conversations. From Year Three on, kids need to learn about 3000 new words a yearthats eight new words a day. And it takes at least four exposur
13、es to make a word their own. To enrich your childs word power, try these ideas: Tell stories about the past, present and future. At dinnertime, relate a story about your childhood or ask about an upcoming school event. Encourage play. According to child development expert Sue Bredekamp, its a crucia
14、l way for children to develop their language skills. Read a variety of books-picture books, stories with rhymes, science or history books that convey cool new information. And engage your child in extended conversations about what you read together. 3. Good readers preview and summarize. As you begi
15、n a new book, spend a little time with the cover, suggests Francie Alexander of Scholastic Education. Read the title, look at the illustration and ask your child what she thinks the book is about. Research shows that prediction triggers the deeper thinking that improves comprehension. Every few page
16、s or so, ask your child to retell whats happened; ask what might happen next. 4. Good readers picture a story in the mind. Children who do this are better at remembering details and are much more interested in reading for pleasure. Encourage your child to notice a characters features or clothing, fo
17、r example. 5. Good readers connect to what theyre reading. Comments from you help create engaged readers: “This story reminds me of the time.“ or “I wonder if that character.“. Soon your child will be eager to make his or her own links. PREPARING your child to be a good reader is one of the greatest
18、 gifts you can give as a parent. Kids who often struggle over words and have trouble understanding text find little enjoyment in the process. They avoid reading, and it shows in a study of American Year Five students, the most greedy readers spent more than 50 times as many minutes a day reading for
19、 pleasure as less fluent readers. By years end, the better readers had read more than two million more words, creating an even wider gap of proficiency and knowledge. Academic achievement certainly isnt the only reason to nurture reading skills. For one thing, there is the pure joy of reading. As Je
20、nnie Nash, author of Raising a Reader, says in her book, “You can find companionship in books, advice, comfort and delight. You can spend hours alone in a room listening to the quiet music of the written word.“ Reading can give your child those magic moments and much more. 2 The passage aims to tell
21、 parents some secrets on how to help their child become an outstanding student. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Good readers score higher in arts subject than in maths and science. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Reading scores in Year One indicate whether the student will be successful in their future work. （ A） Y
22、 （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Young school-age kids need reading to their parents, but it is not necessary for them to read together with their parents. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Telling stories about the past, present and future may be an effective way to enrich your childs word power. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Ch
23、ildren who often picture a story in the mind can remember details better and enjoy reading more. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Kids who often struggle over words and have trouble understanding text enjoy themselves in the process. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 In the conversations with their child, parents tend
24、 to use _ words because of the busy fives parents lead. 10 It is shown by research that deeper thinking that improves comprehension can be brought about by _. 11 According to a study of American Year Five students, _ spent more than 0 times as many minutes a day reading for pleasure as less fluent r
25、eaders. 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 question there will be a
26、 pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Go over the list. （ B） Go shopping for his mum. （ C） List everything his mum needs. （ D） Go for an outing. （ A） The man did most of the talking. （ B） The woman was wearing a black
27、 sweater. （ C） The man and the woman robbed the bank. （ D） The man and the woman had dark hair. （ A） The traffic. （ B） The weather. （ C） Their health. （ D） Their time-table. （ A） John mistook a test. （ B） John didnt behave well in school. （ C） John was in poor physical condition. （ D） John was an ho
28、nest student. （ A） Buy Frank a new ear. （ B） Have lunch with Frank. （ C） Teach Frank how to drive a car. （ D） Help Frank repair his car. （ A） The room they are going to move into. （ B） The yard of their old house. （ C） The quality of the furniture they bought. （ D） The feeling they have of their nei
29、ghborhood. （ A） Its too expensive to hire taxies. （ B） He doesnt like the suburbs. （ C） He cant afford the high taxes. （ D） The rent is too high. （ A） She thinks her son has almost everything he wants. （ B） She is not sure whether an MP3 player is a nice gift. （ C） She finds it hard to find a proper
30、 gift for her husband. （ D） Shes afraid she cant afford everything the mans father wants. （ A） It is exciting. （ B） It is violent. （ C） It is crazy. （ D） It is hard. （ A） The players use a round ball in the game. （ B） The players cannot pass the ball with their hands. （ C） The game is a rugby game.
31、（ D） The players use an elliptic ball in the game. （ A） Both prefer soccer to American football. （ B） Both prefer American football to soccer. （ C） Belinda disagrees with Martin. （ D） It is not clear from the conversation. （ A） A jewelry store robbery. （ B） Buying a birthday present. （ C） Writing a
32、story. （ D） Doing research for a class assignment. （ A） Her professor did not like her story. （ B） She had trouble finishing her assignment. （ C） She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. （ D） She was taking too many courses. （ A） Take some extra time. （ B） Put down whatever ideas she
33、 has first. （ C） Do some work for another course. （ D） Write the story ending first. （ A） To go shopping. （ B） To do research for her story. （ C） To meet her professor. （ D） To take a break from her work. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passa
34、ge, 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） Diet. （ B） Sleep. （ C） Space. （ D） Stress. （ A） They cannot sleep well. （ B） They cannot eat well
35、. （ C） They tend to bite each other. （ D） They tend to reproduce more. （ A） Rats can populate rapidly. （ B） Population explosion can lead to violence. （ C） Overcrowdedness may have the same effects on man. （ D） It is a natural law that animals live and die. （ A） Crimes committed by young people. （ B
36、） Crimes committed by needy people. （ C） Influence on young people. （ D） Stealing and violence. （ A） Dislike and hatred. （ B） More freedom and more money. （ C） Education system. （ D） Living in large towns. （ A） The family and the school. （ B） The adults and the mass media. （ C） The society and the y
37、oung people. （ D） None of the above. （ A） William Smart. （ B） Mrs. Dodd. （ C） President Lyndon Johnson. （ D） President Nixon. （ A） 1910. （ B） 1909 （ C） 1966 （ D） 1972 （ A） First Sunday in June. （ B） Second Sunday in June. （ C） Third Sunday in June. （ D） Decided by each President. （ A） To honor only
38、your father. （ B） To honor all fathers around you. （ C） To honor father-like figures. （ D） To honor Mrs. Dodds father. 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 p
39、assage 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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard
40、or write down the 36 Kathy was a university student. Like most students she had very little money, but she wanted to buy a car. “If I can buy one really cheap that works,“ she thought, “I will save money on bus【 B1】_. Then Ill have more to spend on【 B2】 _“ She spent a day looking at cars in the【 B3】
41、 _car stores. Most of them were much too expensive for her to【 B4】 _, but at last she found one for $250. The car was rather used and the paint was badly【 B5】 _, but it worked. “Its got a good engine,“ the salesman said, “and the gear box is O.K. Forget everything else.“ Kathy bought the car and dro
42、ve it out of the car yard. Everything was wrong with it except for the engine and gear box, which worked very well. “As long as they work,“ Kathy thought, “nothing else【 B6】 _The salesman was right.“ 【 B7】 _, a few days later, while she was driving to her university, a police car drove up beside her
43、 and made her stop. A young policeman got out of his car and walked around Kathys car. He looked at it【 B8】 _.【 B9】 _. Then he looked inside the car. “Does your speedometer work?“ he asked. Kathy shook her head. 【 B10】 _. Kathy smiled at him sweetly. “Oh, but I do know how fast I am traveling,“ she
44、said. “Up to 30 miles an hour, the doors shake.【 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
45、choices given in a word bank following the passage. 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
46、 more than once. 47 The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to【 S1】 _what life would be like without them. When there is a【 S2】 _failure, people grope about in candlelight, cars【 S3】 _in the streets because th
47、ere are no traffic lights to guide them, and food【 S4】 _in silent refrigerators. Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has【 S5】 _been experimenting in this field for million of years. Scientists are【 S6】 _more and more that the living
48、 world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity. All living cells send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart【 S7】 _, it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram(心电 图 ), which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. T
49、he brain, too, sends out brain【 S8】 _of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroencephalogram(脑电图 ). The electric currents generated by most living cells are extremely small-often so small that【 S9】 _instruments are needed to record them. But in some animals, certain muscle cells have become so specialized as electrical generators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. When large number
