1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 675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 Diligence Helps to Achieve Success by commenting on the famous saying, “Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. “ You should write at least 120 words but no more tha
2、n 180 words. Diligence Helps to Achieve Success 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 statem
3、ent 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. 1 iPad Dominates Due to Apples Supple Deals Apple certainly has lots of secret weapons behind its pro
4、ducts, but theres a hidden reason its newest iPad is likely to dominate the competition: the advantageous deals the company cuts with components manufacturers. Apples size, and the fact that the iPad shares components with the highly popular iPhone, means that the company can buy crucial parts such
5、as processing chips and display screens at lower prices. Any company that wants to make a tablet (平板 ) computer that matches the iPads $ 499 starting price has to endure higher costs. As a result, Apples tablet-making competitors have struggled but failed. And with the new iPad, Apple is expected to
6、 extend its 62 percent market share in the tablet computer category it created. IMS Research expects Apple to capture 70 percent of the market this year. A year ago, more than 100 tablet models were on display at the annual consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas. Scores of companies all though
7、t they had a shot at emulating (努力赶上 ) Apples success. As the year progressed, those dreams bubbled. The iPad 2 proved nearly undefeatable. A big part of the reason was that Apple has priced the iPad aggressively. At just under $ 500 for the basic model, Apples profit margin on the device is lower t
8、han on the iPhone, a smaller device for which it charges phone companies a wholesale rate of $ 600 or more. Apple stuck to that price point when it unveiled the new iPad model. It has a screen that displays sharper images and deeper, more vibrant colors to set it apart from the competition. Apple ha
9、s other advantages, too. The company sells about a third of all iPads in its own stores or from its website. By cutting out the middleman, Apple is able to keep more of the slim profit margin for itself. According to research firm IHS iSuppli, Apple is the worlds largest buyer of the microprocessor
10、chips that serve as the “brains“ of various devices. Apple said it had spent $ 3. 9 billion on long-term contracts to secure supplies for two years of a “very strategic“ component it wouldnt name. Few other companies are able to commit that much money. Many suppliers are happy to sell to Apple, give
11、n the companys success in mobile products. ARM Holdings PLC, a British chip-maker that licenses the technology used in iPhone and iPad chips, for instance , saw its stock rise nearly 4 percent a day after Apple unveiled iPads with faster processors. Other Apple suppliers, including Cirrus Logic Inc.
12、 , Jabil Circuit Inc. and Skyworks Solutions, have all experienced healthy stock gains in recent months. The iPads pricing created an odd situation. Usually, the first gadget (配件 ) of its kind to hit the market is expensive. Competition then gradually brings prices down. With the iPad, the reverse h
13、appened: Competing products from makers such as Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. were more expensive, at least for the first year. The most tragic example of a tablet failure is Research In Motion Ltd. , the maker of the BlackBerry. RIMs co-CEO, Jim Balsillie, said interes
14、t in the planned PlayBook tablet was “ really overwhelming“ , particularly from corporate customers, a key market for BlackBerry phones. Just before it launched, Balsillie said the PlayBook “ may well be the most significant development for RIM since the launch of the first BlackBerry device back in
15、 1999. “ But the PlayBook was widely panned (批评 ) because of its software, which RIM had put together. It was also expensive. It cost the same as an entry-level iPad 2 despite being half as big. When sales failed to materialize, RIM had to chop the price of the PlayBook from $ 500 to $ 200. It ended
16、 up taking a pre-tax charge of $ 485 million for the declining value of its stored products. Other manufacturers lowered prices too, reaching a “fire sale“ during the recent holiday season, said Rhoda Alexander, an analyst who covers tablets for IHS iSuppli. “ Those price discounts have come out of
17、the profit margin, to a large degree,“ she said. Samsung has been one of the survivors, selling 6.1 million tablets last year, according to IHS iSuppli. That makes it the second largest tablet maker after Apple, with a market share of 9 percent compared with Apples 62 percent. Samsung is also one of
18、 the worlds leading makers of smartphones, chips and display screens. The company is, therefore, big enough to capture some of the advantages that Apple has as a buyer of components in bulk. Another successful challenger appeared: Amazon, com Inc. The Internet retailer figured out that people would
19、buy a device other than an iPad if the price was considerably lower. Amazon doesnt make a profit on its Kindle Fire, according to IHS iSuppli, but it hopes the device will help boost sales of movies, music and electronic books at its online store. Analysts estimate that Amazon sold 3.9 million to 6
20、million Kindle Fires in the first six weeks, making it the third-largest seller of tablets last year. Looking solely at the last three months of last year, Amazon beat Samsung as the second-largest seller of tablets. Barnes tablets powered by Microsofts Windows 8. Now, the company is creating a vers
21、ion of Windows that runs on phone-style processors such as those used in the iPad. Reviews of the pre-production software have been positive. It will allow users to do some things they cant on an iPad, such as running two applications side by side on the same screen. Still, analysts expect Apple to
22、regain market share, after losing some because of the unsustainable discounting by competitors late last year. Last week, Apple said it would keep the iPad 2 in production and cut the starting price to $ 399 the same price as Samsungs Galaxy Note Tab 10.1. 2 What is the secret weapon behind iPads do
23、mination in the market? （ A） Large-scaled ad coverage. （ B） Favorable component prices. （ C） Advanced core technology. （ D） Unique appearance design. 3 Many companies took their tablet models to the trade show in Las Vegas in dreams of_. （ A） becoming as successful as Apple （ B） promoting slow-selli
24、ng products （ C） letting the world know their names （ D） exchanging production experience 4 The price Apple charges for its iPad is considered_. （ A） lower than its competing models （ B） attractive to ordinary consumers （ C） non-profitable to Apple company （ D） threatening to other competitors 5 Wha
25、t is Apples method to keep more of the profit margin to itself? （ A） Reducing the number of salespeople. （ B） Selling all the products from its website. （ C） Cutting the salary of salespeople. （ D） Cutting out the middle dealers. 6 Due to the success of Apples mobile products, its many suppliers . （
26、 A） raised the component prices （ B） increased production capacity （ C） have witnessed their stock rise （ D） have sold their commodity stocks 7 What strange phenomenon stemmed from the iPads pricing? （ A） The best product is sold at the lowest price. （ B） Later competing products are more expensive.
27、 （ C） The first product fades out of the market fast. （ D） Fake products become more popular and cheaper. 8 What did one of Apples competitors RIM do in order to boost sales? （ A） Lower the price. （ B） Reduce the cost. （ C） Improve design. （ D） Increase functionality. 9 Just as Apple, Samsung also e
28、njoys some advantages as a buyer of_. 10 Amazon expects to make use of Kindle Fire to_of products at its online store. 11 Nook Color e-reader was updated into a device with_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conve
29、rsation, 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 A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） She has got
30、more than one reason for quitting. （ B） She has been feeling pressure for a long time. （ C） She has many complaints against the company. （ D） She resigns just for personal reasons. （ A） They will put up their favorite show in front of their classmates. （ B） They may miss their favorite show tonight.
31、 （ C） They will do the housework for their teacher. （ D） They will get punished by their parents without finishing homework. （ A） They are very neat and silent. （ B） They havent wiped off the tables. （ C） They have done a good job. （ D） They have made the tables dirtier. （ A） The man thinks the new
32、catalog has many problems. （ B） The cost of the order may cover the sample charge. （ C） The shipping cost will be deducted from the total cost. （ D） The woman will solve the problems of her products for the man. （ A） The plan is very realistic. （ B） The competition will help the sales. （ C） It is im
33、possible to fulfill the plan. （ D） The man shouldnt be too serious. （ A） He feels good with so many friends. （ B） He prefers acquaintances to friends. （ C） He doesnt know much about his friends. （ D） He doesnt have enough acquaintances. （ A） Mr. Green will tell the woman what to do next. （ B） The ma
34、n is just hired by the Personal Section. （ C） The woman will assign the work to the man later on. （ D） The sales representative will inform Mr. Green of the products. （ A） The man has made a lot of friends through the network. （ B） The woman enjoys talking to strangers on a network. （ C） The man thi
35、nks the network is beneficial to the woman. （ D） The woman thinks its abnormal to talk to people on the network. （ A） A missing wallet. （ B） A lost handbag. （ C） A robbery on the bus. （ D） A traffic jam. （ A） Take it on her shoulder. （ B） Carry it under her arm. （ C） Place it on her back. （ D） Put i
36、t in front of her chest. （ A） Report to the man in the next room. （ B） Sit and wait in the next room. （ C） Call for further information. （ D） Give in a formal complaint. （ A） She has to leave for the school soon. （ B） She wants to pay for tuition earlier. （ C） She feels so stressed and worried about
37、 it. （ D） She wants to apply for grants and scholarships. （ A） Something she is good at. （ B） Busy but offer high salary. （ C） Something related to her hobby. （ D） High salary without hard work. （ A） Make the final decision later. （ B） Take the major that she likes best. （ C） Take the major that she
38、 is best at. （ D） Choose more than one major. （ A） To take a tour around the world. （ B） To see some new sceneries. （ C） To learn more new things. （ D） To get a good job without hard work. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hea
39、r 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） The nighttime and the highest daytime temperatures are close. （ B） Most people feel the weather is too hot to sta
40、nd. （ C） The nighttime temperature is higher than that in daytime. （ D） Several hot days follow each other for a long time. （ A） Heart disease. （ B） Severe headache. （ C） Heat stress. （ D） Muscle pain. （ A） The temperature may be higher. （ B） Muscle could get hurt. （ C） Conditions could be more seri
41、ous. （ D） The doctors need time to arrive. （ A） Internet users will Google some celebrities. （ B） The growth of Googling oneself wasnt higher. （ C） More and more Americans Google themselves. （ D） Self-Google is demanding around the world. （ A） Someone out of touch. （ B） Missing items. （ C） Job vacan
42、cies. （ D） Someone to date. （ A） To look for bankruptcies. （ B） To find contact information. （ C） To get someone elses photos. （ D） To conduct research online. （ A） Where noise comes from. （ B） Ways to reduce noise. （ C） Noise and whales. （ D） How whales live in the sea. （ A） Waves. （ B） Ships engin
43、es. （ C） Whales in the sea. （ D） Air bubbles. （ A） Less energy for locating food. （ B） Decreased communication area. （ C） Incapability of sending calls. （ D） Serious water pollution in the oceans. （ A） Making use of badges and guns. （ B） Banning ships and submarines. （ C） Changing the way noise trav
44、els. （ D） Trying to create sound maps. 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 numbe
45、red 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 36 Experts point out what we eat reflects who we are. Do you w
46、ant to【 B1】_another culture? Then you ought to find out about its food. Learning about American food can give us a real【 B2】 _ of American culture. What is “American food“? At first you might think the answer is easy as pie. To many people, American food【 B3】 _hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and
47、 pizza (比萨 ). If you have a “sweet tooth“ , you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip【 B4】 _. Its true that Americans do eat those things. But are those the only kind of food you can find in America? 【 B5】 _for Thanksgiving turkey, its hard to find a【 B6】 _American food. The United States
48、is a land of【 B7】 _. So Americans eat food from many different【 B8】 _. When people move to America, they bring their cooking styles with them.【 B9】 _. In some cases, Americans have adopted foods from other countries as favorites. Americans love Italian pizza, Mexican tacos (炸玉米饼 ) and Chinese egg ro
49、lls.【 B10】 _! Americans on the go also tend to eat a lot of “junk food“. Potato chips, candy bars, soft drinks and other goodies are popular treats. 【 B11】 _. Some even go “all natural“ . They refuse to eat any food prepared with chemicals or additives. 37 【 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
