1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 61及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on, the topic Students Hire Housekeepers. You must base your composition on the following instructions(given in Chinese). Your composition should be no less than 120 words, Remember
2、to write it neatly. 目前，在大学校园里，学生花钱雇人洗衣、做清洁的现象越来越普遍。请谈谈你对此事的看法。 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
3、) if the statement 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 Sports in America Probably no American was very surprised to read in the newspaper t
4、hat when a United States atomic submarine surfaced at the North Pole, the crewmen played a game of baseball. A baseball diamond cut out of the ice is nothing like a proper baseball field, but to Americans a game of baseball is a good idea almost anywhere or at any time. Sports Watcher Baseball is Am
5、ericas favorite sport and pastime. Little boys play baseball in parks and empty lots, in streets and in alleys; and picnics all through the hot summer months include at least a few innings(局 ) of baseball with boys and girls, young and old, taking turns at bat. Officially, the baseball season goes f
6、rom April to September, and the really important professional players are the members of 24 teams in Americas two major baseball leagues. Each summer these are Americas national heroes. At the end of the season when the two top teams play against each other to find the winner of the “World Series“,
7、excitement and tension rise in cities all over the country. Fans make long trips to watch the games and to shout from their seats in the bleachers(露天座位 ). Millions of others tune in on radio and television, sometimes topic of conversation. And long after it is all over, baseball fans talk over the s
8、cores and the plays, inning by inning, and the batting average of the player this year compared to other years.(Batting averages show the percentage of times a player hits the ball safely.) The President of the United States is invited to start the season each year by tossing the ball into the first
9、 game in Washington. D.C. and he rarely fails to come. Football, which begins its season in autumn, attracts greater crowds at each game than baseball. There are many huge stadiums through the country, some seating 100,000 and more. In football, though interest is high in professional teams, college
10、 teams are the favorites. On fine autumn and early winter afternoons, millions of fans fill the stadiums to watch the teams kick, pass and score touchdowns. Girl “cheerleaders“ lead the fans in loud cheers and in chants of “We want a touchdown“. Many people come out to watch even in rain or snow or
11、sleet, with umbrellas over their head and blankets around their knees. Others sit out the games beside the radio or television set. The basketball season follows the football season. The game was invented in America, to provide an indoor game that could be played in the evening and during the winter
12、. Its fast play and high scores make it a fascinating game to play and to watch. Thousands of people attend the professional and college games and the matches played by innumerable high school teams throughout the country. Even more people watch boxing matches. One championship match was thought to
13、have been watched by 60 million people on television. Sports Player Actually, for many Americans, sports seem to mean sitting in a comfortable chair watching games on a television screen. But Americans are players as well as watchers. For every famous lop team in the country there are thousands and
14、thousands of amateur teams, club teams, school teams, neighborhood teams, teams sponsored by factories and businesses. Americans enjoy and excel in individual sports as well as team sports. Track and field events like foot races, pole vaulting, and broad jumping are favorites. So too is bowling. Bow
15、ling is enjoyed by men and women, boys and girls, some 20 million strong; it is certainly the most popular indoor sport of the country. It takes little time and equipment. Golf lakes more time and money, but there are 5 million golfers and many beautiful public and private courses. In recent years,
16、tennis has become a very popular sport, and tennis has sprung up all over the country. Water sports have always had a special appeal swimming, fishing, boating and many Americans have recently taken up water-skiing with great enthusiasm. During hunting seasons many Americans take to the woods, elabo
17、rately outfitted to try the sport which meant survival to their ancestors. Game laws in each state regulate the shooting and trapping of deer, squirrels, duck, geese and other wild game. In recent years, winter sports have become extremely popular. Cities have ice rinks(冰场 ) where skaters can keep i
18、n practice all year round when the ponds are no longer frozen. Some city streets are roped off for childrens sledding. Ski resorts have become a thriving business, and ski tows, once a real novelty, are springing up on slopes all over the northern part of America, wherever snow can be expected. Some
19、 resorts have machines to make artificial snow, if necessary. Skiers follow newspaper and radio accounts for reports on snow conditions and ride special “ski trains“ out of the cities on weekends. Americans have certainly become more sports-minded in recent years and the increased sale of sports equ
20、ipment shows the rising interest. They have more free time from their work to enjoy sports; they have cars take them to the beaches and the playing fields and stadiums; and there are many more places, public and private, set up for games than ever before. Because private country clubs with pools and
21、 gold courses are very expensive, many families in recent years have joined their neighbors in building a community or cooperative swimming pool for several hundred families to use. Hiking is one spurt that many Americans seem to have forgotten how to enjoy. Visitors are always amazed at how few peo
22、ple in the United States set their feet for transportation. So few people seem to walk anywhere. They are all driving cars even on the shortest errand(差使 ). Many children ride buses to school, and although some have regular gymnastics in school, sports are certainly needed to keep them in the pink o
23、f condition. America, though, is full of contradictions. A fine foot trail, some of it dating back to Indian times, runs along the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. For 2000 miles, from Maine to Georgia, this trail is cleared and cared for the year round by the hikers themselves, who use it and t
24、reasure it. 2 Basketball is the sport and pastime the Americans like most. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The two top baseball teams play against each other for the winner of the “World Series“ at the end of each summer. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 After the baseball season the baseball fans may still talk ove
25、r the scores and plays and get together to have some matches themselves. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Baseball is the sport that attracts the most crowds in the U.S.A. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Invented in America, basketball is an indoor game which could be played in the evening and during the winter. （ A
26、） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 During hunting seasons, many Americans take to the forest while getting outfitted for hunting. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Game laws in every state of the U.S. regulate the raising of wild game. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Americans become more sports-minded, which is showed in the incr
27、ease of_. 10 Because of the high cost of private country clubs, many American families join their neighbors in building a community or_. 11 Few Americans set their feet for transportation, so sports are in great need of sports to keep them in_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8
28、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 pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked
29、 A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He would go climbing in spite of his poor health. （ B） He would not go climbing because of his poor health. （ C） He would go climbing because it does him good. （ D） He would not go climbing because its foggy. （ A） Because she has made an appo
30、intment. （ B） Because she doesnt want to. （ C） Because she has to work. （ D） Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant. （ A） Special medicine for his illness. （ B） A rest for a few days. （ C） A treatment that might be effective. （ D） An operation was necessary. （ A） Its modern. （ B） Its exciting.
31、 （ C） Its comfortable. （ D） Its abnormal. （ A） The man has quit his job. （ B） The man is going to school. （ C） The man is promoted. （ D） The man failed in his work. （ A） They have two children already. （ B） Mrs. Smith wishes to have children, but her husband doesnt. （ C） They will start a family as
32、soon as they get married. （ D） They dont want children for the time being. （ A） She got home before 9 oclock. （ B） She had a bad cold. （ C） She had a car accident. （ D） She was delayed. （ A） In a park. （ B） In a museum. （ C） In a zoo. （ D） In a pot store. （ A） She doesnt know about the painting exhi
33、bit. （ B） She isnt very familiar with the name “Reynolds Hall“. （ C） She doesnt realize the man is speaking to her. （ D） She isnt sure where the Art Building is. （ A） The main library. （ B） A painting. （ C） A service road （ D） A big fountain. （ A） Shes a graduate student. （ B） She works at the libra
34、ry. （ C） Shes a model. （ D） She teaches art. （ A） He had lost his drivers license. （ B） His identification wasnt acceptable. （ C） He didnt have his checkbook. （ D） He forgot to bring his student ID. （ A） He hated driving. （ B） He forgot to bring it with him. （ C） He didnt need it for he rode bicycle
35、. （ D） He didnt know the location of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. （ A） A passport. （ B） A check. （ C） A drivers license. （ D） A ticket. （ A） Drive him to the concert. （ B） Cash his check. （ C） Sell him her tickets. （ D） Lend him some money. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 sho
36、rt passages. 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） Crowded air traffic. （ B） The large size of airplanes. （ C）
37、Mistakes by air traffic controllers. （ D） Bad weather. （ A） 79 and 176. （ B） 69 and 197. （ C） 69 and 176. （ D） 79 and 197. （ A） To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car. （ B） To show the great importance of the pilots. （ C） To give an example of air disasters. （ D） To show the key rol
38、e played by air traffic controllers. （ A） She hasnt graduated. （ B） She prefers to work in a travel agency. （ C） She isnt old enough. （ D） She cannot speak Spanish. （ A） She has to have worked in a hospital once. （ B） She has to have some experience of hotel work. （ C） She has to know foreign langua
39、ges. （ D） She has to know how to fly a plane. （ A） They advise her to change her mind. （ B） They agree with her. （ C） They think it is difficult to be a flight attendant. （ D） They say she can earn a lot. （ A） As soon as she realized that something was wrong. （ B） Only after her husband advised her
40、to. （ C） A long time after the trouble began. （ D） When John asked what was wrong with her. （ A） Get an expert to treat Johns mother. （ B） Send Johns mother to hospital. （ C） Advise Johns mother to come into his hospital at once. （ D） Advise Johns mother to wait for a few weeks. （ A） He became bad t
41、empered, too. （ B） He spent less and less time at home. （ C） He became more and more patient. （ D） He became more and more silent. （ A） John and his father would live at Aunt Daisys house. （ B） Johns aunt was coming to look after him. （ C） John would go to his aunt while his father would stay on at
42、home. （ D） John and his father were to look after themselves. 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 f
43、ill 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 Technological invention has directly
44、 or indirectly produced social change in every period of history. The invention of the horse collar in the Middle Ages was a 【 B1】_ technological advance for agriculture; the 【 B2】 _ for use at sea so 【 B3】 _ navigation in the fifteenth century that it led in the age of 【 B4】 _; and the steam engine
45、 was an 【 B5】 _ factor in the industrialization of Europe in the nineteenth century. A discovery is another kind of technological 【 B6】 _. While inventions add something new to a culture, discoveries 【 B7】 _ our knowledge of something that already exists. Gravity had always been there, but Newton “d
46、iscovered“ it: he 【 B8】_ how this natural from worked and how its laws applied to falling bodies. This knowledge made possible many new inventions. 【 B9】 _. Since each invention makes more inventions possible, the speed of technological development tends to accelerate. Benjamin Franklin experimented
47、 with electricity in the eighteenth century, 【 B10】 _. In the hundred years since Edison invented the light bulb, the discovery of electricity has led to tens of thousands of inventions, from the internal burning engine to the computer. 【 B11】 _ pose some of the greatest challenges of our time. 37 【
48、 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 p
49、assage 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 more than once. 48 In colonial times women provided health care for their families and neighbors. Doctors were often not 【 S1】 _, and at that time they had not learned to cure many of
