1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 669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 Should College Students Hire Cleaners? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below. 1目 前有些大学生聘请清洁工打扫宿舍，有人赞成 2也有人表示反对 3我的看法 Should Colleg
2、e Students Hire Cleaners? 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 in
3、formation 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. 1 The Art of Friendship Making Friends in Midlife One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was rea
4、lly wrong my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits, meet me for coffee and let me rant until the clouds lifted. I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got h
5、er voice mail. Thats when it started to dawn on me lonesomeness was at the root of my dreariness. My social life had dwindled (缩小 ) to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment Id been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, knew everythin
6、g about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them. Research has shown the long-range negative consequences of social isolation on ones health. But my concerns were more short-term. I needed to feel understood right then in the way that only a girl friend can understand you. I knew it w
7、ould be wrong to expect my husband to replace my friends: He couldnt, and even if he could, to whom would I then complain about my husband? So I resolved to acquire new friends women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the world a little bit just as I did. Since Id be making frien
8、ds with more intention than Id ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own social life. The downside, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened. After all, its a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife than it is when youre younger a fact wome
9、n Ive spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when youre in your teens and 20s, youre more or less friends with everyone unless theres a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity
10、. Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. “There are many people Im comfortable around, but I wouldnt go so far as to call them friends. Comfort isnt enough to sustain a real friendship,“ Danzig says. At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldnt run up to people the way my 4-
11、year-old daughters do in the playground and ask, “Will you be my friend?“ “Every time you start a new relationship, youre vulnerable again,“ agrees Kathleen Hall, DMin, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend see
12、ker my vulnerability risk was actually pretty low. If someone didnt take me up on my offer, so what: I wasnt in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have collected enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer. Friends That Make Y
13、ou a Better You Were all so busy, in fact, that mutual interests say, in a project, class, or cause that we already make time for become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact with candidates for comradeship. Michelle Mertes, 35, a teacher and mother of two in Wausau, Wisconsin, says a new
14、 friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise. “In high school I chose friends based on their popularity and how being part of their circle might reflect on me. Now its our shared values and activities that count.“ Mertes says her pal, with whom she organized the churchs youth programs, is
15、nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal friends. Happily, as awkward as making new friends can be, self-esteem issues do not factor in or if they do, you can easily put them into perspective. Danzig tells of the mother of a child in her sons preschool, a tall, beau
16、tiful woman who is married to a big-deal rock musician. “I said to my husband, shes too cool for me,“ she jokes. “I get threat from people. But once I got to know her, she turned out to be pretty laid-back and friendly.“ In the end there was no chemistry between them, so they didnt become good pals.
17、 “I realized that we werent each others type, but it wasnt about hierarchy.“ What midlife friendship is about, it seems, is reflecting the person youve become (or are still becoming) back at yourself, thus reinforcing the progress youve made in your life. Harlene Katzman, 41, a lawyer in New York Ci
18、ty, notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure of herself. As much as she loves them, she believes they sometimes respond to issues in light of who she once was. An old chum has the goods on you. With recently made friends, you can turn over a new leaf. A new friend, chosen r
19、ight, can also help you point your boat in the direction you want to go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from work was exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to liking and respecting Julia, Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and
20、 athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape. Be a Better Friend While youre busy making new friends, remember that you still need to nurture your old ones. We asked Maria Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You re Not a Kid Anymore, for the bes
21、t ways to maintain these important relationships. Keep in touch. Your friends should be a priority; schedule regular lunch dates or coffee catch-up sessions, no matter how busy you are. Know her business. Keep track of important events in a friends life and show your support. Call or e-mail to let h
22、er know youre thinking of her. Speak your mind. Tell a friend (politely) if something she did really upset you. If you cant be totally honest, then you need to reexamine the relationship. Accept her flaws. No one is perfect, so work around her quirks (怪癖 ) to cut down on frustration and fights. Boos
23、t her ego. Heartfelt compliments make everyone feel great, so tell her how much you love her new sweater or what a great job she did on a work project. 2 What happened to the author one night several years ago according to the first paragraph? （ A） There was something really wrong with her family. （
24、 B） Her parents were ill in hospital suddenly. （ C） She confronted some difficulties in her job. （ D） She felt anxious without any reasons. 3 What induced the author to start to feel lonely and depressed? （ A） She phoned her best friend but her friend was unavailable. （ B） She always felt lonely but
25、 never got rid of it. （ C） Too many burdens from work and family made her dreary. （ D） More and more social lives made her tired and lost. 4 For the author, who might be the right person to understand her and erase her negative feeling? （ A） Her mother. （ B） A girl friend. （ C） A boy friend. （ D） He
26、r husband. 5 What did the author realize when she got to make new friends? （ A） She need consult experts about making friends. （ B） Women who had kids were easy to get along with. （ C） She had many choices and could plan for her social life. （ D） She had to overcome her scare of talking to strangers
27、. 6 Leslie Danzig thought compared to their young days making friends at ones middle age_. （ A） was much harder （ B） provided more chances （ C） needed some reasons （ D） made them comfortable 7 According to Kathleen Hall, how did one feel in the first course of making new friends in midlife? （ A） Exc
28、ited. （ B） Sensitive. （ C） Awful. （ D） Confident. 8 What did Michelle Mertes think of the midlife friendship? （ A） It was based on the friends popularity. （ B） It might reflect an important influence. （ C） It was based upon common values and activities. （ D） It was got only by organizing the same pr
29、ograms. 9 When making new friends, we should not take_into consideration, though we might feel awkward. 10 Hanna Dershowitz felt that the new friend she made at work might be helpful for her to_. 11 According to Maria Pauls book, accepting friends peculiar habits or actions would_ Section A Directio
30、ns: 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. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,
31、you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） The woman has exaggerated the situation. （ B） The woman should protest against heavy assignment. （ C） The history teacher really gives a difficult assignment. （ D） The woman should cancel the camping trip
32、this weekend. （ A） He didnt think the course was useful. （ B） He thought the course was wonderful. （ C） He wanted to take more optional courses. （ D） He couldnt understand the professors lecture. （ A） The football match will be wonderful. （ B） Most people think the match will be exciting. （ C） He do
33、es not share Edisons opinion. （ D） He really agrees with Edison. （ A） He is working hard now to earn money. （ B） He is going to drop out of school forever. （ C） He is Janes best friend and tells her everything. （ D） He doesnt have enough money to stay at school. （ A） Make a selection. （ B） Get the p
34、rices. （ C） Have a rest. （ D） Have lunch. （ A） She misses school quite often. （ B） She hates coming to school. （ C） She is a good student. （ D） She wasnt really sick. （ A） Get some food and eat at the park. （ B） Stop drinking and go to the park. （ C） Stay at home and enjoy the food. （ D） Go to the c
35、afe for some drinks. （ A） Have a look at the menu. （ B） Read the instructions. （ C） Tell the woman a story. （ D） Give the woman a lesson. （ A） He can learn knowledge from it. （ B） He can make the classes more creative. （ C） He can share his experience with the others. （ D） He enjoys seeing the impro
36、vement of the students. （ A） They are more interesting. （ B） They are more tired of studying. （ C） They are more highly motivated in class. （ D） They are burdened with passing all examinations. （ A） To make the class more active. （ B） To leave personal feelings behind. （ C） To give wonderful lecture
37、s. （ D） To make friends with students. （ A） Shes got good results in all subjects. （ B） She has no clear idea about all the results. （ C） She hasnt got very good results in some subjects. （ D） She doesnt care about them at all. （ A） He doesnt have enough money. （ B） He wants to earn some money. （ C）
38、 He wants to study for the next term. （ D） He wants to camp with the woman. （ A） She didnt find suitable courses. （ B） The summer courses of this year were the same as before. （ C） Her friends persuaded her to do so. （ D） She wants to do some different things. （ A） Enough food for a week. （ B） A sle
39、eping bag and a raincoat. （ C） Hiking boots and bathing suit. （ D） A camping tent. 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 once. After you hear a question,
40、you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Top managers. （ B） Serious educators. （ C） Language learners. （ D） Science organizations. （ A） Stanford University. （ B） Nebraska University. （ C） Ohio State University. （ D） The University of Chicago. （ A） He still led
41、 the Eight-year Study. （ B） He called for free spirit in research. （ C） He was still active in giving advice. （ D） He developed a new method of testing. （ A） $5,000 （ B） $6,000 （ C） 11200 （ D） 17850 （ A） They will all give up buying the item. （ B） They can pay less than what the item costs. （ C） The
42、y have to pay exactly what the item costs. （ D） They have to pay more than what the item costs. （ A） Property tax. （ B） Excise tax. （ C） Income tax. （ D） Sales tax. （ A） Ambitious but sensible. （ B） Ambitious and unrealistic. （ C） Expecting the child to be a genius. （ D） Setting a super high standar
43、d for the child. （ A） He knows very little about music. （ B） He is a member of a large orchestra. （ C） He wants Michael to be a great trumpet player. （ D） He never makes Michael enter music competition. （ A） Both of them are successful educators. （ B） They are happy even when Winston does not win. （
44、 C） They want Winston to be a successful musician. （ D） They fail to enter Winston in many piano competitions. （ A） He does not like to play piano. （ B） He has to attend many piano lessons. （ C） He has to enter every piano competition. （ D） He is afraid of disappointing his parents. Section C Direct
45、ions: 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 have just he
46、ard. 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 36 The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It
47、 has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be 【 B1】 _and the good land worked 【 B2】 _. Thus, each person produces less and this means a 【 B3】_average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued th
48、at a large population gives more 【 B4】 _ for specialization and the development of 【 B5】 _such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to 【 B6】 _them. One of the difficulties in carrying out a 【 B7】 _birth control program lies in the fact that offi
49、cial attitudes to population growth 【 B8】 _from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly-expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, 【 B9】 _, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly-industrialized society the problem may be more complex. 【 B10】 _. Whe
