1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 592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 Modes of Traveling. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 有人选择随团旅游，有人喜欢独自出游 2随团旅游和独自出游的利与弊 3对我而言，最佳的旅游方式是 Modes of Traveling
2、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 pas
3、sage; 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 Oscar Hopefuls On March 5th, 2006, actors, directors, producers and other filmmakers will gather in Hollywood, the center of the American film indu
4、stry. They will receive Academy Awards for the best acting, directing, writing, editing, music and other work on movies released last year. The winners will receive an award called an Oscar. This statue is shaped like a man. It is made of several metals covered with gold. The Oscar is only about 34
5、centimeters tall. It weighs less than 4 kilograms. But the award can be priceless to the person who receives it. Winning an Oscar can mean becoming much more famous. It can mean getting offers to work in the best movies. It also can mean earning much more money. Films Nominated for Best Motion Pictu
6、re Five films are nominated(提名 )for best motion picture. They are “Brokeback Mountain,“ “Good Night, and Good Luck,“ “Crash,“ “Capote“ and “Munich.“ The directors of these movies were also nominated for best director. These five films are different from the ones that are often nominated for best pic
7、ture. They are all realistic films for adults that deal with serious political or social issues. Four of the movies were mainly produced outside the major Hollywood movie studio system. They cost far less money to produce than most major Hollywood movies. “Brokeback Mountain“ received 8 nominations,
8、 the most of any movie this year. They include best director for Aug Lee and nominations for two actors and one actress in the film. “Brokeback Mountain“ is the story of two young cowboys in the western state of Wyoming. They fall in love during the 1960s. They marry young women and have children. B
9、ut the two men continue their secret relationship for 20 years. Two of the other films received 6 nominations each. “Good Night, and Good Luck“ is about the television newsman Edward R. Murrow in the 1950s. His broadcasts opposed the powerful Senator. Joseph McCarthy. George Clooney directed “Good N
10、ight, and Good Luck.“ He also wrote the screenplay with Grant Heslov. And Clooney acts in the movie. Clooney was also nominated as best actor in a supporting role in another movie, “Syriana.“ He plays a secret United States government agent in the Middle East. The film “Crash“ also received 6 nomina
11、tions. Paul Haggis wrote and directed the movie. “Crash“ is about racial tensions among a group of people in Los Angeles. These strangers meet during 36 hours and are involved in car crashes and crimes. Bennett Miller directed “Capote,“ another nominee for best picture. It is a true story about the
12、writer Truman Capote. It tells about his relationship with two men sentenced to be executed for killing a family in a small town in Kansas. Capote wrote about the killings in his famous book, “In Cold Blood.“ The last nominee for best picture is “Munich,“ directed by Steven Spielberg. It is also bas
13、ed on true events. “Munich“ deals with the killing of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches by Palestinian terrorists. That happened at the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, in 1972. The movie is about Israeli agents and their efforts to find and kill the men responsible for the deaths. Men Nominated for
14、Best Leading Actor Five men were nominated for the best performance by an actor in a leading role. Three of them play famous American men during the 1950s and 1960s. The three actors changed their appearances and voices to look and sound like the real people. David Strathairn plays Edward R. Murrow
15、in “Good Night, and Good Luck.“ Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Truman Capote in “Capote.“ And Joaquin Phoenix plays the famous country singer Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line.“ Heath Ledger was nominated for his role as one of the gay cowboys in “Brokeback Mountain.“ And Terrence Howard was nominated for
16、 his role in the movie “Hustle and Flow.“ He plays a man who tries to become a rap music singer in Memphis, Tennessee. Women Nominated for Best Leading Actress Five women received nominations for best performance by an actress in a leading role. Judy Dench plays a women who owns a musical theater in
17、 London during World War . Her movie is called “Missus Henderson Presents.“ Keira Knightley plays a young woman in a family of 5 sisters who seek husbands in 19th century England. The movie is based on the book called “Pride and Prejudice.“ Reese Witherspoon plays, and sings the songs of, the famous
18、 country music singer June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line.“ Charlize Theron was nominated for the movie “North Country.“ She plays a woman who works in a mine. She takes legal action against the male workers who mistreat her, And, in the most unusual role, Felicity Huffman was nominated for “Transame
19、rica,“ She plays a man about to have an operation to become a woman. The man discovers for the first time that he has a teenage son. Movies Nominated for Best Documentary Five movies were nominated for best documentary, a movie showing real people and events. “Darwins Nightmare“ is about the difficu
20、lt life for the poor people of Tanzania. The movie shows how valuable fish from the countrys waters are sent to rich countries while the people of Tanzania are left hungry. “March of the Penguins“ is a French movie about the struggle for survival of emperor penguins(企鹅 )in Antarctica. “Murderball“ i
21、s about disabled American athletes who compete in specially designed wheelchairs in a sport called Quad Rugby. Another nominee for best documentary is “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.“ It is about the top officials of the formerly powerful energy-trading company. The failure of the company aff
22、ected the lives of its employees and American business. Two of those Enron officials are currently on trial on charges of plotting to cheat investors. “Street Fight“ is the 5th nominee. It is about a recent election for mayor in Newark, New Jersey. The film raises hard questions about American polit
23、ics, democracy and race. Other Awards More than 20 Academy Awards will be presented on March 5th. The people who designed the best costumes, makeup and special effects will receive awards. So will the people who wrote the best screen- plays and did the best film and sound editing. Songs from “Crash,
24、“ “Hustle and Flow“ and “Transamerica“ are nominated as best original song. Musical scores from 5 other movies are nominated for best original score. The Academy Committee The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents the Oscars each year. Almost 6,000 people who work in the movie industr
25、y belong to the organization Members of the Academy begin the process of choosing award winners. These people work in 13 different professions. They nominate candidates for Academy Awards. The members choose among people doing the same kind of work. For example, actors nominate actors. Directors nom
26、inate directors. Designers nominate designers. All Academy members vote to choose the final winners. 2 The article gives a detailed introduction of the winners of Oscar 200 （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Shaped like a man, an Oscar, the Academy Awards, is made of pure gold. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 “Brokeba
27、ck Mountain“ received more nominations than any other movie this year. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Paul Haggis, the director of “Good Night, and Good Luck“, also received a nomination as best actor in a supporting role. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The famous director Steven Spielberg, who directed the film
28、“Munich“ nominated for best motion picture, is an Israeli. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Edward R. Murrow, Truman Capote, and Johnny Cash are famous American figures during the 190s and 1960s. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Five women, Judy Dench, Keira Knightley, Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theron and Felicity
29、Huffman were nominated for best leading actress. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 A French documentary tells about the hard life of emperor penguins in Antarctica named _. 10 On March th, besides actors and directors, people, who does an excellent job of assemble the components of a film and sound track, hav
30、e a chance to win the best _. 11 The members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who nominate candidates for Academy Awards, work in _. 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 qu
31、estions 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） At a concert. （ B） In a museum. （ C
32、） In a movie theater. （ D） At a dinner party. （ A） It has just begun snowing. （ B） She doesnt like snowy days. （ C） It has been snowing for some time. （ D） She doesnt think its going to snow. （ A） They are changing their news program. （ B） They are swimming in the channel. （ C） They are listening to
33、 the radio. （ D） They are watching TV. （ A） To remember grammatical rules. （ B） To enlarge vocabulary. （ C） To learn pronunciation. （ D） To do oral practice. （ A） Theyve met before. （ B） He does not remember her. （ C） She should agree with him. （ D） They have never met before. （ A） She thinks they d
34、ont have to go to the concert. （ B） She proposes to go to the concert by underground. （ C） She thinks a car wouldnt be any faster. （ D） She believes that the mans brother should let them use the car. （ A） He lent her his extra pen. （ B） He offered her a pencil. （ C） He was afraid of losing his pen.
35、（ D） He said he didnt have any extra ink. （ A） It is wonderful. （ B） It is not well-made. （ C） It is out of fashion. （ D） It is unfit. （ A） One of his classes finished early. （ B） His books were ten days overdue. （ C） He wanted to get some studying done. （ D） The library had a special display on the
36、 Industrial Revolution. （ A） They are checked out. （ B） They are specially coded. （ C） They are inspected by the guard. （ D） They are marked with colored labels. （ A） Checks all books for missing pages. （ B） Helps students use the card catalog. （ C） Demagnetizes the books as they are checked out. （
37、D） Copies down the name and the address of each borrower. （ A） That hell be performing in a concert. （ B） That he had a conversation with the director of a choir. （ C） That hes been translating some Latin poems for a class. （ D） That he heard a new musical composition by Barbara Johnson. （ A） Theyre
38、 members of the Latin club on campus. （ B） Music is their major field of study. （ C） They attended the same concert. （ D） They work as editors. （ A） Uupset. （ B） Amused. （ C） Confused. （ D） Grateful. （ A） A tape recording that he made of the concert. （ B） The corrected text from the program of the c
39、oncert. （ C） Some photographs that he took of her during the concert. （ D） A review of the concert that he wrote for the campus paper. 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 w
40、ill 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） Working women who have no time for cooking. （ B） Husbands and children of working women. （ C） Working women who must travel on their own. （ D） Hotel personnel who must
41、 attend to working women. （ A） It provides space for dirty clothes. （ B） It is easy to remove. （ C） It can double as a briefcase. （ D） It is usually big enough to carry all business documents. （ A） In a magazine specially for women. （ B） In a restaurant and hotel guide. （ C） In a news magazine. （ D）
42、 In a journal for top-ranking businessmen and women. （ A） They were the subjects in a medical experiment. （ B） They wanted to distinguish between people who are mentally iii and healthy. （ C） They wanted to find out what happened to patients at mental institutions. （ D） They were psychiatrists who e
43、xperimented With new methods of treatment. （ A） They told their real names and occupations. （ B） They kept everything secret about themselves. （ C） They behaved like normal people. （ D） They pretended to have mental disorders. （ A） He regarded them as mentally ill. （ B） He was unqualified and irresp
44、onsible. （ C） He treated his patients by new methods. （ D） He doubted whether they were real patients. （ A） Because he wanted to find some money. （ B） Because he wanted to find the owners name. （ C） Because he wanted to find the owners photograph. （ D） Because he was curious about what was inside it
45、. （ A） He put it back on the ground. （ B） He put it into his own pocket. （ C） He threw it into a trashcan. （ D） He gave it to the police. （ A） When he was having dinner. （ B） When he was at the police station, （ C） When he was taking a bus back home. （ D） When he was walking down the street. （ A） Th
46、e speakers former classmate. （ B） The speakers Colleague. （ C） The woman in the photograph. （ D） The young girl in the photograph. 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
47、. 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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have
48、 just heard or write down the 36 In todays America, more and more educators have realized that computer ability is【 B1】 _necessary for college students. Many even argue that each incoming【 B2】 _should have his or her own computer. What【 B3】 _do computers offer the college students? Some students wil
49、l say that one【 B4】 _reason for using a computer is to write papers. Although not all students feel comfortable typing a word and deleting it just by pressing a few keys, computers are really【 B5】 _for us. Furthermore, since the revision process is less of a burden, some students are more likely to【 B6】 _as much as possible. For these reasons, many freshman English courses in the USA【 B7】_students to use computer to do homework. Science students take advantage of computers in many w
