1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 664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 on the topic of On Blind-date Show. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below. 1目前电视相亲节目很流行 2出现这种现象 的原因是 3我对此的看法 On Blind-date Show 二、 Part II Reading
2、 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 passage; N (for NO) i
3、f the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Tell-All Generation Learns to Keep Things Offline Min Liu, a 21-year-old liberal arts student at the New School in New York City, got a Facebook account at 17 and re
4、corded her college life in detail, from rooftop drinks with friends to dancing at a downtown club. Recently, though, she has had second thoughts. Concerned about her career prospects, she asked a friend to take down a photograph of her drinking and wearing a tight dress. When the woman overseeing he
5、r internship (实习 ) asked to join her Facebook circle, Ms. Liu agreed, but limited access to her Facebook page. “I want people to take me seriously,“ she said. The conventional wisdom suggests that everyone under 30 is comfortable revealing every aspect of their lives online, from their favorite pizz
6、a to most frequent sexual partners. But many members of the tell-all generation are rethinking what it means to live out loud. While participation in social networks is still strong, a survey released last month by the University of California, Berkeley, found that more than half the young adults qu
7、estioned had become more concerned about privacy than they were five years ago mirroring the number of people their parents age or older with that worry. They are more diligent (勤奋的 ) than older adults, however, in trying to protect themselves. In a new study to be released this month, the Pew Inter
8、net Project lias found that people in their 20s exert more control over their digital reputations than older adults, more vigorously deleting unwanted posts and limiting information about themselves. “Social networking requires watchfulness, not only in what you post, but what your friends post abou
9、t you,“ said Mary Madden, a senior research specialist who oversaw the study by Pew, which examines online behavior. “Now you are responsible for everything.“ The erosion (侵蚀 ) of privacy has become a pressing issue among active users of social networks. Last week, Facebook scrambled to fix a securi
10、ty breach that allowed users to see their friends supposedly private information, including personal chats. Sam Jackson, a junior at Yale who started a blog when he was 15 and who has been an intern at Google, said he had learned not to trust any social network to keep his information private. “If I
11、 go back and look, there are things four years ago I would not say today,“ he said. “I am much more self-censoring (自检 ). Ill try to be honest and forthright, but I am conscious now who I am talking to.“ He has learned to live out loud mostly by trial and error and has come up with his own theory: c
12、oncentric layers of sharing. His Facebook account, which he has had since 2005, is strictly personal. “I dont want people to know what my movie rentals are,“ he said. “If I am sharing something, I want to know whats being shared with others.“ Mistrust of the intentions of social sites appears to exi
13、st everywhere. In its telephone survey of 1,000 people, the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California found that 88 percent of the 18- to 24-year-olds it surveyed last July said there should be a law that requires Web sites to delete stored information. And 62 percent sa
14、id they wanted a law that gave people the right to know everything a Web site knows about them. That mistrust is translating into action. In the Pew study, to be released shortly, researchers interviewed 2,253 adults late last summer and found that people aged 18 to 29 were more apt to monitor priva
15、cy settings than older adults are, and they more often delete comments or remove their names from photos so they cannot be identified. Younger teenagers were not included in these studies, and they may not have the same privacy concerns. But anecdotal evidence suggests that many of them have not had
16、 enough experience to understand the downside to oversharing. Elliot Schrage, who oversees Facebooks global communications and public policy strategy, said it was a good thing that young people are thinking about what they put online. “We are not forcing anyone to use it,“ he said of Facebook. But a
17、t the same time, companies like Facebook have a financial incentive (刺激 ) to get friends to share as much as possible. Thats because the more personal the information that Facebook collects, the more valuable the site is to advertisers, who can mine it to serve up more targeted ads. Two weeks ago, S
18、enator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, petitioned (请求 ) the Federal Trade Commission to review the privacy policies of social networks to rnake sure consumers are not being deliberately confused or misled. The action was sparked by a recent change to Facebooks settings that forced its more
19、 than 400 million users to choose to “opt out“ of sharing private information with third-party Web sites instead of “opt in“, a move which confounded many of them. Mr. Schrage of Facebook said, “We try diligently to get people to understand the changes.“ But in many cases, young adults are teaching
20、one another about privacy. Ms. Liu is not just policing her own behavior, but her sisters, too. Ms. Liu sent a text message to her 17-year-old sibling warning her to take down a photo of a guy sitting on her sisters lap. Why? Her sister wants to audition for “Glee“ and Ms. Liu didnt want the shows p
21、roducers to see it. Besides, what if her sister became a celebrity? “It brings to mind an image where if you became famous anyone could pull up a picture and send it to TMZ,“ Ms. Liu said. Andrew Klemperer, a 20-year-old at Georgetown University, said it was a classmate who warned him about the impl
22、ications of the recent Facebook change through a status update on (where else?) Facebook. Now he is more diligent in monitoring privacy settings and apt to warn others, too. Helen Nissenbaum, a professor of culture, media and communication at New York University and author of Privacy in Context, a b
23、ook about information sharing in the digital age, said teenagers were naturally protective of their privacy as they navigate (行走 ) the path to adulthood, and the frequency with which companies change privacy rules has taught them to be watchful. That was the experience of Kanupriya Tewari, a 19-year
24、-old pre-med student at Tufts University. Recently she sought to limit the information a friend could see on Facebook but found the process cumbersome. “I spent like an hour trying to figure out how to limit my profile, and I couldnt,“ she said. She gave up because she had chemistry homework to do,
25、but vowed to figure it out after finals. “I dont think they would look out for me,“ she said. “I have to look out for me.“ 2 Why did Min Liu ask a friend to delete a picture about her? （ A） Her friend violated her privacy. （ B） She was afraid that it might affect her job. （ C） Her boss was angry at
26、the picture. （ D） She wanted to post it on her own blog. 3 Whats the generally accepted opinion about people under 30 in America? （ A） They are more sexually open. （ B） They think about what they post online. （ C） They share everything of their lives online. （ D） They are eager to win respect from o
27、thers. 4 A study of the Pew Internet Project shows that compared with older adults, young adults today （ A） pay less attention to privacy （ B） act more in protecting their privacy （ C） care less about digital reputation （ D） are more honest and straightforward 5 What is said about Sam Jackson, an in
28、tern at Google, in the passage? （ A） He made a number of mistakes four years ago. （ B） He decided not to talk with strangers online. （ C） He was not honest when he chatted online before. （ D） He doubted social sites in protecting his privacy. 6 What does the survey of the Berkeley Center for Law and
29、 Technology reveal? （ A） Most young adults question why social sites store their information. （ B） Mistrust of social sites has spread from young adults to older users. （ C） Old users tend to delete comments more often than younger users. （ D） More social sites inform users before collecting their i
30、nformation. 7 Different from people aged 18 to 29, younger teenagers_. （ A） seldom suffer from private information leakage （ B） are very active participating in social networks （ C） learn earlier to protect their private information （ D） havent learned the negative part of living out loud 8 Accordin
31、g to the passage, the oversharing personal information collected by Facebook actually （ A） is discouraged by Facebooks executives （ B） enhances communication between friends （ C） brings the company advertisement incomes （ D） is achieved through financial rewards to users 9 The Federal Trade Commissi
32、on was asked to examine privacy policies to stop websites_ 10 Georgetown University student Andrew Klemperer now watches closely_of Facebook. 11 According to Helen Nissenbaum, if social sites change privacy policies quite often, teenagers will learn to be_. Section A Directions: In this section, you
33、 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 pause. During the pause, you must read the four c
34、hoices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Go to an art exhibition. （ B） Dine out with an old friend. （ C） Attend the opening night of a play. （ D） See his paintings on display. （ A） Sherry has never talked in public. （ B） Sherry enjoys serious moments. （ C） Sherry probab
35、ly is poor at giving speeches. （ D） Sherry must be good at giving speeches. （ A） To run into each other. （ B） To get bargains. （ C） To avoid the crowds. （ D） To join the crowds. （ A） She rarely makes mistakes. （ B） Her boss is hard to work with. （ C） She always tells others what she thinks. （ D） She
36、 regretted having replaced the secretary. （ A） He no longer works here. （ B） He will have a business trip next Wednesday. （ C） Hell be back next Wednesday. （ D） He is on a vacation. （ A） Find a hotel nearby again in a few days. （ B） Accommodate his parents in his dormitory. （ C） Ask his parents not
37、to come until he finds a proper hotel. （ D） Phone a hotel farther from the campus for a reservation. （ A） John is lying to his wife. （ B） John is on the way home. （ C） John will eat without meat. （ D） John wont be able to come home for dinner. （ A） They have to set off early. （ B） They go and climb
38、Yellow Mountain. （ C） They have to catch the early train. （ D） They should not believe weather forecast. （ A） The family were indifferent. （ B） The young children were noisy. （ C） She liked living in a student house. （ D） There were no other students in the family. （ A） Language. （ B） Computing. （ C
39、） Bachelor. （ D） Accommodation. （ A） Asking for the teachers help. （ B） Buying a computer. （ C） Sharing the computer with others. （ D） Reserving computer time. （ A） At a party. （ B） At school. （ C） In a friends house. （ D） At a club. （ A） Sharon. （ B） Susan. （ C） Sherry. （ D） Sandy. （ A） Engineering
40、. （ B） Computer science. （ C） Education. （ D） Human resources. （ A） International business. （ B） Accounting. （ C） Marketing. （ D） Teaching. 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 questi
41、ons 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） A specialist in teenager studies. （ B） A parent with teenage children. （ C） A headmaster of a middle school. （ D） A doctor for mental health problems. （ A） They h
42、ave come to hate their children. （ B） They pay no attention to their children. （ C） They are too busy to look after their children. （ D） They feel helpless to deal with their children. （ A） Parents have no choice but to try to accept it. （ B） Parents are at fault for the change in their children. （
43、C） Parents should pay more attention to the change. （ D） Parents should work more closely with school teachers. （ A） They sleep too little at night. （ B） They eat too much for lunch. （ C） The weather becomes a lot warmer. （ D） Their body temperature becomes lower. （ A） About 12:30 p.m. （ B） About 1:
44、30 p.m. （ C） About 2:30 p.m. （ D） About 3:30 p.m. （ A） All for a Nap （ B） Just for a Rest （ C） A Special Sleep Pattern （ D） Taking Naps in Warmer Climate （ A） They eat entirely different food. （ B） They choose food in similar ways. （ C） They are not satisfied with their food. （ D） They depend on one
45、 sense in choosing food. （ A） The white butterfly. （ B） The small bird. （ C） The bear. （ D） The fox. （ A） When the season changes. （ B） When the food color changes. （ C） When they move to different places. （ D） When they are attracted by different smells. （ A） French and British food is good. （ B） F
46、ood is chosen for a good reason. （ C） Some people have few choices of food. （ D） Some people care little about healthy diet. 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
47、 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 just
48、heard or write down the 36 Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? Among the arguments
49、for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more 【 B1】 _than civilian clothes. People have become 【 B2】 _to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. 【 B3】 _in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional 【 B4】 _ than to step
