1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 58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 How do Students Spend Their Summer Vacations? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 过去学生是如何度过暑假的 2. 现在许多学生在暑假期间也非常繁忙 3. 我对此
2、现象的看法 How do Students Spend Their Summer Vacations? 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 st
3、atement agrees with the information given in the 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. 2 Graveyard of the Atlantic At 2 p.m. on Dec. 5, 1945, five Navy bombers took off in perfect flyi
4、ng weather from the Naval Air Station at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Less than two hours later, the flight commander radioed that he was “complete lost“. Then there was silence, a rescue plane was sent to search for the missing aircraft and it, too,
5、disappeared. In all, six planes and 27 men vanished that day without a trace. Despite one of historys most extensive search efforts, involving more than 300 planes and dozens of ships, the Navy was un- able to discover even floating wreckage or a telltale(明显的 ) oil slick. This is just one of the man
6、y chilling stories told of “The Bermuda Triangle“, a mysterious area of the Atlantic Ocean roughly stretching south from Bermuda to the Florida coast and Puerto Rico. During the past 30 years, the triangle has claimed the lives of some 1,000 seamen and pilots. Among sailors, it is known variously as
7、“ The Triangle of Death“, “The Hoodoo Sea“ and “The Graveyard of the Atlantic“ because of the mysterious calms, waterspouts, and sudden storms that have bothered seafarers in its water. When he entered this stretch of the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus noted curious glowing streaks of “white water“.
8、 The mysterious patches of light and foam are still visible today and so bright that they have been seen by U.S. astronauts from outer space. Mysterious Triangle In recent months, the triangle has aroused considerable public interest through three hot-selling books, a television documentary(narrated
9、 by horror master Vincent Price) and a special exposition at the Library of Congress. None of these investigations has produced convincing answers to the mystery of the triangle, but there is no shortage of interesting theories. Some scientists and popular authors go so far to suggest that the trian
10、gle is the hunting ground of extraterrestrial beings in search of human specimens for their “cosmic(宇宙的 ) zoos“. Whatever the truth may be, planes and ships disappear in the triangle with eerie(可怕的 ) regularity. On July 3, 1947, a U.S. Army C-54 Superfort disappeared 100 miles off Bermuda without br
11、oadcasting any word of difficulty. An immediate search over 100,000 square miles of sea failed to turn up a single piece of wreckage. On Jan. 30, 1949, a Tudor British airliner, the Star Tiger, vanished over the triangle with 31 passengers and crew aboard. A year later, the Star Tigers sister plane,
12、 the Star Ariel, disappeared en route to Jamaica. Seventy-two search planes, plus dozens of ships, failed to turn up any sign of the missing aircraft. One of the largest ships claimed by the mysterious triangle was the U.S. Cyclops, a 500-foot coaling ship that disappeared on March 4, 1918. Investig
13、ations revealed no evidence of foul weather, no messages for help, no wreckage and no sign of the 309 men aboard. Strange yet are the numerous “ghost“ ships that have been found floating crewless within the triangle. On one weird occasion in 1881, the cargo ship Ellen Austin discovered a schooner, s
14、ails flapping in the wind. A look through the captains telescope showed no one on deck. The schooner had a full cargo of timber, but no sign of human life. The captain of the Ellen Austin installed a new crew to sail it, but two days later, during a rough storm, the two ships temporarily lost sight
15、of each other. When the captain again boarded the schooner, he found his crew had disappeared. After a second crew was assigned, the ship was again lost in a fog bank. This time, no trace of the schooner or the crew was ever found. Investigations on Bermuda Officially, the U.S. Navy does not recogni
16、ze the triangle as a dangerous zone and the U.S. Coast Guard is convinced that “the majority of disappearances(in the triangle) can be. attributed to the areas unique environmental features“. These include the swift Gulf Stream Current, the unexplored underwater valleys of the Atlantic and the often
17、 violent weather patterns within the mystery zone. Then too, the triangle is one of only two places on earth where a compass needle points to true north rather than magnetic north. (The other is “the Devils Sea“, an equally treacherous zone in the Pacific, southeast of Japan.) Thus, a navigator who
18、does not remember this may find himself well off course. “There are mysterious and strange things going on out there.“ admits Richard Winer, author of The Devils Triangle.a paperback that has sold 500,000 copies since its publication three months ago. “But I believe that all the answers lie in human
19、 error, mechanical malfunctions, freak weather or magnetic abnormalities.“ Officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are not so certain. “Despite efforts by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard,“ NOAA reports. “no reasonable explanation to date has been made for the vanish
20、ings.“ Because of these uncertainties, private investigators have sought more fanciful explanations. John Wallance Spencer, author of Limbo of the Lost, a paperback that has sold 1.5 million copies in the past fifteen months, argues that beings from outer space have established a highly advanced civ
21、ilization in the unexplored depths of the Atlantic inside the triangle. There, he believes, most of the missing vessels and their crews may still be on display for study by these higher intelligences. “It sounds weird,“ Spencer admits, “until you realize that its the only explanation that covers all
22、 the facts.“ These and other theories are all examined in Charles Berlitzs current volume, The Bermuda Triangle.which has climbed onto the best-seller list less than three months after publication. A Yale graduate with a fascination for Atlantis, the legendary lost continent, Berlitz expands upon th
23、e theory that a giant solar crystal, which once sup Plied power for Atlantis, lies on the ocean floor. Periodically, he theorizes, passing ships and planes trigger the crystal, which confuses their instruments and sucks them into the impassable deep. To test such theories, a parapsychological instit
24、ute called the Isis Center for Research and Study of the Esoteric Arts, bared in Silver Springs, Md. is planning to take 300 psychics and scientists on a cruise into the triangle next Jane. The researchers hope to make contact with whatever “high intelligences“ may lie under the sea. A similar exped
25、ition into the Devils Sea was made by a group of Japanese scientists in 1955. Nothing has been heard of them since. 2 The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the Atlantic Ocean where a number of ships and planes have disappeared. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The triangle has been a source of mystery for about
26、 thirty years. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Daring his entry to the stretch of the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus noticed the strange glowing streaks of white water. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Despite great public interest in the triangle, no theory has yet been suggested to explain the disappearance of tho
27、se ships and planes. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Bermuda Triangle is the best place for Beings from outer space because it is quite suitable for them. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 The U.S. Navy does not consider the triangle as a dangerous zone officially. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 The triangle is the only pla
28、ce on earth where a compass needle points to true north. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Richard Winer attributed the mysteries in triangle to human error, mechanical malfunctions, freak weather or _. 10 Officials of the U.S. government havent found the reasonable explanation for _. 11 In 1955, a group of t
29、he Japanese scientists disappeared during _. 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
30、. 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） The movie was already over, （ B） Some people were watching the movie. （ C） The man had better not come over to watch the movie. （ D） The man c
31、ould come over to watch the movie with some people. （ A） Mr. John is very kind. （ B） The man should notworry. （ C） She worries about him. （ D） She likes to talk with Mr. John. （ A） Nick cant go on studying because he, has to work in a plant. （ B） Nick has earned enough money for his senior year. （ C
32、） Nick prefers working in a steel plant to studying in a college. （ D） Nick doesnt have enough money so hell work during his senior year. （ A） Steve becomes a millionaire. （ B） Steve owns a luxurious ear. （ C） Steve pretends to be a millionaire. （ D） People believe Steve is a millionaire. （ A） He is
33、 ready to help Prof. Smith. （ B） He will congratulate Prof. Smith. （ C） He will pay a visit to Prof. Smith. （ D） He will tell Prof. Smith the goad news. （ A） Its larger. （ B） Its larger inside. （ C） Its nicer-looking. （ D） Its nicer-looking inside. （ A） She went to the party without knowing it. （ B）
34、 She was invited to the party. （ C） She was present for the party. （ D） She was absent from the party. （ A） The womans job as a librarian. （ B） Womens rights in society. （ C） Womens right to vote. （ D） Career planning. （ A） In the coffee shop. （ B） Discussing physical problem in the classroom. （ C）
35、Working on a science problem at home. （ D） Reading 20th century literature in the hbrary. （ A） They completed all their assignments. （ B） They studied hard for his tests. （ C） They competed for the best seats. （ D） They read all his books. （ A） They made him feel good. （ B） They made no impact on. （
36、 C） They bored him. （ D） They made him angry. （ A） Their oral presentations. （ B） Sinclair Lewis. （ C） American novelists. （ D） American poets. （ A） To inform the woman of the topic of his presentation. （ B） To explain Sinclair Lewis writing style in detail. （ C） To describe some famous biologists.
37、（ D） To edit a speech for the woman. （ A） Help him to write his speech. （ B） Edit his speech. （ C） Time his speech. （ D） Revise his speech. （ A） At the mans dormitory. （ B） At the hall. （ C） At one classroom. （ D） At the library. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
38、 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） Positive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Objective. （ D） Indifferent. （ A） To do bu
39、siness with people speaking that language. （ B） To better understand a foreign country. （ C） To read books in that language. （ D） To compare it with their mother tongues. （ A） They need to go abroad to learn a foreign language. （ B） They learn a foreign language mainly to read books and reports in i
40、t. （ C） Theyd better learn a foreign language slowly. （ D） Machines can be of great help to them in foreign language learning. （ A） Washington, Adams arid Jefferson are most famous in the history of the United States. （ B） Washington, Adams and Jefferson had many different interests. （ C） Washington
41、, Adams and Jefferson returned home after they were retired. （ D） Washington, Adams and Jefferson were the first three Presidents. （ A） Living on his farm. （ B） Riding and hunting. （ C） Writing about politics. （ D） Designing the buildings. （ A） Living on a farm and hunting. （ B） Speaking foreign lan
42、guages. （ C） Going to bed early. （ D） Playing the violin and singing. （ A） The Arctic coast. （ B） The west coast. （ C） The east coast. （ D） The central plain. （ A） Ten-month frost. （ B） Modification. （ C） Humidity. （ D） No summer. （ A） The west coast. （ B） The Arctic coast. （ C） Southern Ontario. （
43、D） Atlantic Canada. （ A） Cold and dry. （ B） Humidity and heat. （ C） Light rain. （ D） Variation. 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
44、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 37 Na
45、ture has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide. But man has nothing but a thin 【 B1】 _, and for thousands of years human beings must have 【 B2】 _ about the world with no other covering though the earliest men may perhaps have be
46、en 【 B3】 _ than modern man. It is only when we begin to think about it a little that we 【 B4】 _ that clothes are worn for a great many reasons that have nothing to do with the 【 B5】 _, or with our need for warmth. For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to 【 B6】 _ ourselves to make our
47、selves, if possible, look more 【 B7】 _ than we are. Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons, collars and so forth arranged in such a way that they form a kind of decoration, and the 【 B8】_ itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us, and is cut or arranged in a
48、 way that we think looks nice though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time. 【 B9】 _. We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right“ 【 B10】_ Sometimes, even in civilized countries, people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm. 【 B11】 _, or because it is con
49、nected with their religious beliefs. 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 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 b
