1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 588及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Knowledge and Diploma. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 目前，在社会上有这样一种说法 ，文凭越高越好 2而有些人则认为文凭不等于知识 3你的观点 Knowledge and Diplo
2、ma 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 (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the
3、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 Mark Twain: One of Americas Best Known and Best Loved Writers Mark Twain wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn“ in 1884. Since then, the boo
4、k has been published in at least 60 languages. Some people say it is the best book ever created by an American writer. American students still read this book. And parents, teachers and literary experts still debate the issues discussed in the book. The writer who became Mark Twain was born Samuel La
5、nghorne Clemens in 1835. He grew up in Hannibal, Missouri on the Mississippi River. After his father died in 1847, young Samuel went to work as an assistant to a publisher. 10 years later, he became a pilot on a steamboat that sailed on the Mississippi. He heard the riverboat workers call out the wo
6、rds “mark twain !“ that was a measure for the depth of water. In 1861, the American Civil War put an end to steamboat traffic on the Mississippi. So Clemens traveled west and became a reporter for newspapers in Nevada and California. Began to Write Later, he wrote funny stories and called himself Ma
7、rk Twain. Twain became famous for his story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County“ in 1865. It tells about a jumping competition among frogs. Twain also traveled a lot and began writing books about his travels. His stories about a trip to Europe and the Middle East were published in “The
8、 Innocents Abroad.“ And his stories about life in the western United States became the book called “Roughing It.“ In 1870, he married Olivia Langdon and moved to Hartford, Connecticut. During the 1880s, he wrote books for children, such as “The Prince and the Pauper.“ It tells about a poor boy who t
9、rades identities with a member of Englands ruling family. Twain also wrote “Life on the Mississippi.“ This book describes his days as a steamboat pilot and his return to the river 20 years later. A Successful Writer and Speaker Mark Twain was already a successful writer before he became famous as a
10、public speaker. Over the years, he had invested a lot of money in unsuccessful businesses. In 1893, he found himself deeply in debt. So to earn money, he traveled around the world giving humorous talks. His speeches made people laugh and remember events they had experienced. However, his later life
11、was not a happy one. Two of his daughters died. His wife died in 1904 after a long sickness. Some critics think Mark Twains later works were more serious because of his sadness. He died of heart failure in 1910. Mark Twain was the first writer to use the speech of common Americans in his books. He s
12、howed that simple American English could be as fine an instrument for great writing as more complex language. Through his books, he captured American experiences as no other writer had. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Many of the stories take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where
13、 he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twains book, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,“ published in 1876. In that story, Tom bas been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks ot
14、her boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer“ is considered one of the best books about an American boys life in the 1800s. Tom Sawyers good friend is Huckleberry, or “Huck,“ Finn. Mark Twain tell
15、s this boys story in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.“ Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him. Hucks situation bas freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not
16、go to school. He smokes tobacco. Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood clown the Mississippi River. Mark Twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn“ as a childrens story. But it soon became serious. The story tells
17、about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Hucks ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery. Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his
18、duty to tell Jims owners where to find him. However, gradually, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to tell Jims owners where to find him. Instead, be decides to help Jim escape. He decides to do this, even if God punishes him. Hucks moral search is
19、 part of Twains humor. Hucks heart leads him to do the right thing, even when everything he has been taught tells him it is wrong. Hucks nature is good, but he has no idea of it. Twain tells us more through Hucks voice than Huck himself knows. It took Mark Twain longer to write “The Adventures of Hu
20、ckleberry Finn“ than any of his other books. He started writing in 1876, but put the story away after about two years of work. He returned to it in 1883. It was published the next year. The Debate on Twains Book From the beginning, the book “The Adventures of Hackleberry Finn“ was hotly debated. Som
21、e early critics praised its realism and honesty. But the leading critics of Twains time hated it. They objected to the personality of Huck - a rough, dirty and disobedient(不顺从的 )boy. They were insulted by Twains attacks on the commonly accepted morals and traditions of white society. And they dislik
22、ed the way Twain used the language of a common, uneducated person to tell the story. No writer had ever done that before. The debate over “Huckleberry Finn“ reopened in recent years, but for different reasons. The book uses the racist expressions of its time. So some people say reading it is too pai
23、nful and insulting for black children. They know that Twain was really attacking racism. But he attacked indirectly, and with humor. So they feel young people will not understand what he was attempting to do. A few American schools have harmed the book for young children. A few have banned it for al
24、l students. Some schools used a version in which all racist words have been removed. Other people say young people can understand “Huckleberry Finn“ if they study it with a good teacher. They say the book remains one of the best denunciations(谴责 )of racism ever written. There is no longer any debate
25、 about the importance of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn“ in American literature. In 1935, Ernest Hemingway wrote: “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. There was nothing before. And there has been nothing as good since.“ 2 The article introdu
26、ces Mark Twain and his novels, which are well known to readers worldwide and hold an important position in American literature history. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Langhome Clemens, was actually a measure for the depth of water. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Mark Twain trave
27、led many places around the world, such as Europe, the Middle East. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Mark Twain led a sad life in his late years because two of his three daughters died. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 In the story of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer“, Tom does not want to paint the fence so he pays othe
28、r boys money to do the work. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Through the viewpoint of the character Huck, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn“ actually tells about the social evil of slavery. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Mark Twains most famous book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn“ was published in 1 （ A） Y
29、（ B） N （ C） NG 9 Though the leading critics of Mark Twains time hated his book for feeling insulted, some early critics praised the book indeed for its _. 10 Mark Twain was the first writer to tell the story with the language of _. 11 In Mark Twains book, Twain attacked racism firmly and indirectly
30、with _. 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
31、 pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He is interested only in the womans ideas. （ B） He will not accept a late paper from the woman. （ C） He wants the woman to hand in her paper immediately. （ D） He will accept a lat
32、e but good paper from the woman. （ A） Wait for the clerk to return. （ B） Type the paper for the man. （ C） Show the man how to use the machine. （ D） Ask the man not to bother her. （ A） He thinks he has been overcharged. （ B） He doesnt like his neighbor. （ C） He is unhappy with the present apartments.
33、 （ D） He is forced to move out of his apartment. （ A） Call his secretary himself. （ B） Ask Nick to phone his secretary. （ C） Find Nick before they leave. （ D） Leave for the airport at once. （ A） The train is cheaper than the bus. （ B） The bus is cheaper than the train. （ C） There are two buses every
34、 day. （ D） The train is faster than the bus. （ A） Finding a book in the library. （ B） Making a phone call. （ C） Seeing a doctor in a hospital. （ D） Solving an arithmetic problem. （ A） Its hard for John and Jim to write two compositions at a time. （ B） John and Jim look very much alike in many ways.
35、（ C） Either John or Jim is cheating on the composition. （ D） Neither John nor Jim is telling the truth. （ A） The news about the firm is not true. （ B） The international company will get control of the family firm. （ C） Stockholders are spreading rumors. （ D） The family firm will not lose its indepen
36、dence. （ A） A car wash plan. （ B） Thanksgiving. （ C） A newspaper. （ D） A message service. （ A） Theyre trying to win a school competition. （ B） Theyre hoping to finance a celebration. （ C） They need their car washed. （ D） They want to put up a large banner. （ A） She is competing with him. （ B） She is
37、 quite helpful. （ C） She is opposed to his ideas. （ D） She is impractical. （ A） He doesnt like the woman. （ B） The woman says a few words rudely to him. （ C） The woman talks the same thing to him every day. （ D） The man is disturbed. （ A） He kills pains with smoking. （ B） His habit of smoking has be
38、en formed from his childhood. （ C） He thinks his work and school are stressful. （ D） He believes that it helps him socialize with others. （ A） He must go to see a doctor. （ B） He must visit a practitioner. （ C） He must get some pills. （ D） He must consult a psychiatrist. （ A） She will make another p
39、lan to help the man. （ B） She will think of the doctors advice again. （ C） She will find out why the marl started smoking. （ D） She will consider if she is going to marry the man. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some qu
40、estions. 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） Because teachers came to the childrens homes. （ B） Because children acquired the information they needed by direct experie
41、nce. （ C） Because children were taught in small, personalized groups at home. （ D） Because parents would teach children the three Rs themselves. （ A） Count and calculate money. （ B） Read and write. （ C） Alert moving objects. （ D） Hunt and farm. （ A） That dependence on communication with people far a
42、way and the use of money were needed. （ B） That the alphabet and numerical system was introduced. （ C） That the old methods of farming now required the use of complex machines. （ D） That the global economy made mass electronic communication very common. （ A） The survival skills currently taught by p
43、arents. （ B） The importance of history in todays curriculum. （ C） The increasingly complex skills subsequently taught in schools. （ D） The problem with constructing new schools. （ A） How John Milton Wrote Paradise Lost. （ B） How John Milton Became a Poet. （ C） How John Milton Studied Latin. （ D） How
44、 John Milton Became Famous. （ A） He had a strange accent. （ B） His accent was difficult to understand. （ C） He had a strong Italian accent. （ D） His accent was easy to understand. （ A） Your eyesight. （ B） Your driving ability. （ C） The mechanical condition of your car. （ D） Your knowledge of traffic
45、 regulations. （ A） To practice driving with an experienced driver. （ B） To drive under normal highway condition. （ C） To have the car checked by the license officer. （ D） To use it as an identification card. （ A） The license office provides the test vehicle. （ B） The examiner shows how to start, sto
46、p or park. （ C） The examiner watches you driving in your car. （ D） The test is carried out where there is little traffic. （ A） Drivers-to-be. （ B） Traffic regulation makers. （ C） License examiners. （ D） Policemen. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the p
47、assage 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 just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the
48、 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 There are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence. The first is the【 B1】_of brain he is born with. Human brains differ【 B2】 _, some being more capable than others. But
49、no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an【 B3】 _will have a low order of intelligence unless he has【 B4】 _to learn. So the second factor is the sort of environment in which he is【 B5】 _. If an individual is handicapped environmentally, it is likely that his brain will【 B6】 _to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is【 B7】 _. The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligence can be demonstrated by the case his
