1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 604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 Malting Friends Online. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1网上交友现象越来截止普遍 。 2这种做法有利有弊。 3我的建议。 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Ski
2、mming 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) if the statement con
3、tradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Help Yourself through the Hard Times Everyone, at some point, will suffer a loss the loss of loved ones, good health, or a job. “Its your desert experience a time of feeling barren of
4、options, even hope,“ explains Patrick Del Zoppo, a psychologist and bereavement (丧失 ) specialist with the Archdiocese of New York. “The important thing is not to allow yourself to be trapped in the desert. “ So, can we actually do things to help ourselves through bad times? As I discovered, you can
5、take charge of your own cure. Heres how: Let yourself grieve Counselors agree that a period of grieving is critical. “Theres no shame in this,“ says Del Zoppo. “Tears arent a sign that youre simply feeling sorry for yourself but are an expression of sadness or emotion that must find an outlet.“ And
6、it doesnt matter if the grieving takes a while to surface, as long as it finally finds expression. Consider the case of Donna Kelb. One spring day her 16-year-old son, Cliff, Jr., and 15-year-old son, Jimmy, were sanding their boat. Suddenly Donna heard a scream. Rushing outside, she found her two s
7、ons lying on the ground near the boat. Jimmy had gone into the water and returned dripping wet. When he picked up the sanding machine, he was electrocuted (电死 ). Cliff, knocked to the ground by the current when he tried to grab the tool, recovered. Donna was so numbed by this tragedy that she didnt
8、cry for weeks not even at the funeral. Then back at work one day, she began to feel dizzy. “Finally I went home, locked myself in my room and just wailed,“ she says. “It seemed this great weight was being lifted from my shoulders.“ What Kelb experienced after her tragic loss was what Del Zoppo calls
9、 a “first-line defense that shields the consciousness from some extremely unpleasant reality. “ Kelb couldnt begin healing until nature had allowed her time to sort out her tragedy. Understand your anger “Anger is natural,“ says Del Zoppo, “but it can be released in a wholesome way. “ Properly under
10、stood, it can serve your recovery. Candace Brackens future seemed full of promise. The 25-year-old airline service coordinator had a new baby and a new job. Then one way, she began bleeding uncontrollably. Acute leukemia (白血病 ) was diagnosed, and Bracken was given two weeks to live. After the initia
11、l shock, she felt angry. “I had taken care of myself, lived a straight and wonderful life,“ says Bracken. “Things like this werent supposed to happen to people like me. “ She became dizzy and confused at the thought of her approaching death, and withdrew. “I just give up,“ she says. Then a doctor to
12、ld her she needed to arrange for someone to care for her daughter. “How dare you tell me to find someone else to raise my child?“ Bracken snapped. At that moment, she realized that she had strong reasons to fight for her life. Her anger now sparked her. It helped see her through a suffering, but ult
13、imately successful, bone-marrow transplant. Face the challenge Another obstacle on the road to health after a significant loss can be denial. Instead of facing what has happened to them, says Dr. Michael Aronoff, psychiatrist and a spokesperson for the American Psychiatric Association, many people “
14、try to fill up that empty feeling looking for an escape“. The man who rarely touched a drink will begin hitting the bottle. A woman who watched her weight will overeat. Others like me try literally to “run away“. After working for bosses all his life, John Jankowski had always longed to have his own
15、 options and stock- trading firm. He finally got the start-up money and did well. Then came a decline in business, and before long Jankowski was in serious financial trouble. “It was like my whole life had been shattered,“ he says. With financial resources exhausted and the pressure of a family to s
16、upport, Jankowskis thoughts turned to escape. One morning, while on a run, he just kept going. After jogging westward for two hours, he staggered back . home. “It finally dawned on me that I couldnt run away from my troubles. The only thing that made sense was to face up to my situation,“ he says. “
17、Admitting failure was the toughest part but I had to before I could get on with my life.“ Get out and do “After a few weeks, I urge people recovering from loss to get back into a routine,“ says psychiatrist and Boston University professor Bessel A. van der Kolk. “Its important to force yourself to c
18、oncentrate on things other than your hurt.“ Consider these activities: Join a support group. Once youve made the decision to “get on with life,“ youll need someone to talk to and the most effective kind of conversation can be with someone else who has undergone an ordeal Keep a journal. Many find co
19、mfort in creating an ongoing record of their experiences. At best it can serve as a kind of self-therapy. Make a plan. The idea that there are things to look forward to will reinforce that you are forging ahead into a fresh future. Schedule that trip youve been postponing. Learn new skills. Take up
20、a new hobby or sport. You have a new life ahead; a new skill will complement it. Reward yourself. During highly stressful times, even the simplest daily choresgetting up, showering, or fixing meals can seem discouraging. Consider every accomplishment, no matter how small, a victory to be rewarded. D
21、o exercises. Physical activity can be especially therapeutic. Therese Gump felt confused and aimless after her 21-year-old son committed suicide. A friend talked her into taking a jazzercise class. “It was just mindless stretching and bouncing to music,“ Gump says, “but it made me feel better physic
22、ally, and when you feel better physically you feel better mentally.“ “Exercise gets you out of your head and your troubles,“ Aronoff explains, “and it allows you to experience your body with your two feet on the ground.“ Get outside yourself “Many people who survive deeply distressing situations eve
23、ntually find the need to take meaningful action,“ says Dr. van der Kolk. “They may start organizations, write books, work for awareness. Along the way they discover that a powerful way to help themselves lies in helping others. “ You dont have to suddenly become an organizer to reach out to others.
24、Irene Roberts, a 68-year-old medical secretary, underwent grueling chemotherapy for ovarian and breast cancer. Throughout the experience, love from her family and friends, as well as prayers, helped Roberts maintain her humor and positive outlook. Doctors and staff were touched by Robertss optimism,
25、 and when shed ask how they were feeling, they would respond. “Id just lie there and listen,“ she says with a twinkle in her eye, “never letting on that they were helping me more than I was helping them. The truth is that thinking of others rather than spending a lot of time thinking about myself pl
26、ayed a huge role in my full recovery.“ Be patient with yourself People often ask, “When will this terrible pain stop?“ Experts resist being pinned down to time frames. “Roughly, its a minimum of six months before you even start to feel better,“ says Anorak. “And it can be as long as a year, possibly
27、 two. A lot depends on disposition, the support within your environment, and if you get help and work on it. “ So, be easy on yourself. Recognize that youll need time, and that your own pace of recovery may not fit with that of others. Congratulate yourself at each step through grief: Im still here,
28、 Ive made it this far! Sailing is a slow business. I made it to Florida in five weeks. In attempting to “run away,“ Id embarked on a trip that gave me a structure, a daily outdoor routine requiring physical exertion, and plenty of time. I was still hurting, but by the time I anchored in Miami, I was
29、 ready to try again. At what, I wasnt sure. “Why not get back to writing to what you were trained for?“ said my dad. He was right. And here I am now, writing to you. It feels good to be back. 2 “Desert experience“ means a time that you have some chances to choose, or you feel you have hope in your l
30、ife. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 3 According to Del Zoppo, tears are good for grieve because they are the way to release sorrow or negative emotion. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 4 Del Zoppo thought it would take Kelb a long time to make her heal from her tragedy. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 5 In Brackens case, anger m
31、ade her give up her life. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 6 According to Dr. Michael Aronoff, when many people are in hard times, they try to face their trouble and challenge themselves. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 7 In the case of John Jankowski, he got to recover from his serious financial trouble because of gett
32、ing some help from the experts. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 8 Talking to a person who had a bad suffering is an effective way to recover from loss. （ A） N （ B） Y （ C） NG 9 People suffering a lot discovered that its an effective way to _ 10 Facing the question when peoples pain will stop, experts think tha
33、t recovery depends on _ 11 Recognize that recovery needs time, and everyone has his/her own pace of recovery, so we should _ 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
34、 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） He can count on his friends for help. （ B） His friend will not
35、 help him at all. （ C） He can ask for help from his friend. （ D） Everyone in his class can help him. （ A） Excited （ B） Embarrassed. （ C） Worried. （ D） Relieved. （ A） Surprise visits are acceptable among close friends. （ B） Surprise visits are not welcome even among close friends. （ C） People expect
36、even their close friends to call them before their visits. （ D） Dropping in on your friends is considered good manners. （ A） Animals will soon be allowed in Mr. Smiths building. （ B） Mr. Smith is allergic to dogs. （ C） She also plans to get a pet. （ D） Mr. Smith will get a lift to his apartment from
37、 a friend. （ A） The woman doesnt need to join the chess club. （ B） The woman needs lots of time to play chess. （ C） Hes not a very good chess player himself. （ D） Hes willing to teach the woman how to play chess. （ A） Because he is wearing jewelry. （ B） Because he has keys in his pocket. （ C） Becaus
38、e he has a mental plate in his bag. （ D） Because he has a steel plate in his body. （ A） The man was stuck in a heavy traffic. （ B） There is something wrong with the mans car. （ C） The man always makes excuses for his being late. （ D） The man got an irritating headache. （ A） Taking a short break. （ B
39、） Helping each other with the assignment. （ C） Gathering more information from other students they know. （ D） Asking a professor for help. （ A） What kind of medicine to develop. （ B） When to advertise the drugs. （ C） How to promote their products. （ D） The regulations of medicine advertising. （ A） T
40、o launch a campaign on all the specialist medical journals. （ B） To offer to return the purchase price if the customers are not satisfied. （ C） To advertise on the papers with doctorsrecommendation. （ D） To advertise through television commercials. （ A） She is a medical expert. （ B） She knows nothin
41、g about the regulations of medicine advertisement. （ C） She will have to think of new ideas. （ D） The man appreciates her work very much. （ A） The guided tours. （ B） University Books. （ C） The Student Federation. （ D） A volunteer group. （ A） To find out if the books she ordered are in. （ B） To ask h
42、im to attend a Student Federation meeting. （ C） To get his schedule of classes for next term. （ D） To see if he has time to welcome the new students. （ A） Take the place of Ruth as a tour guide. （ B） Ask Ken if he will be at the activity. （ C） Help out when he is free. （ D） Leave work early if he ca
43、n. （ A） Tomorrow evening. （ B） 5 o clock this afternoon. （ C） 10 o clock on Saturday. （ D） 10 o clock on Thursday. 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 o
44、nce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） By a judge in the local court,. （ B） By DNA tests. （ C） By the couples words. （ D） By the children protection officials. （ A） Because it is the local custom. （ B） Because another local co
45、uple claimed Baby 81. （ C） Because other parents were looking for children missing after the disaster. （ D） Because the couple were going to divorce. （ A） Later this week. （ B） Its unclear. （ C） On December 26th. （ D） Immediately after he was separated from his parents. （ A） Benjamin Franklins life.
46、 （ B） Lightning electricity. （ C） The lightning rod. （ D） The Empire State Building. （ A） Thirty. （ B） Forty-eight. （ C） Seven. （ D） Thirteen. （ A） Under a tall tree. （ B） On top of a building. （ C） In a closed car. （ D） Beside a metal pole. （ A） Arguments do not always occur between couples. （ B） A
47、rguments or fights may lead to the end of the marriage. （ C） Couples should argue with each other properly. （ D） Arguments can be avoided after the romantic days of courtship. （ A） Forty-two newly-married couples. （ B） Forty-two married couples who have been together for at least twelve years. （ C）
48、Forty-two married couples who have been together for an average of twelve years. （ D） Forty-two married couples who have marital stress. （ A） One day. （ B） Two days. （ C） Three days. （ D） Four days. （ A） A couple that has stressful discussion takes the longest time to heal the wound. （ B） A couple t
49、hat has hostile argument takes the longest time to heal the wound. （ C） Supportive discussion slows the wound healing process. （ D） Higher levels of stress speed up the wound healing process. 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 second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you
