1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 67及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Graduates from Key Universities Unable to Find a Job. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given in Chinese. 1大学毕业生找工作困难 2其中主要原因 3改变这种现状的方式 二、
2、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 information given in the passag
3、e; 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 Americans and Food An unusual but timely cartoon recently appeared in the local newspaper. The single panel showed a gravel pit operation with piles o
4、f raw earth and large cranes. Next to one of the cranes stood the owner of the gravel pit a grizzled, tough-looking character, hammer in hand, pointing proudly to the new sign he had just tacked up. The sign road, “Freds Fill Dirt and Croissants.“ The cartoon illustrates an interesting phenomenon: t
5、he changing food habits of Americans. Our meals used to consist of something like homecooked pot roast, mashed potatoes laced with butter and salt, a thick slice of apple pie topped with a healthy scoop of vanilla ice cream plain, heavy meals, cooked from scratch, and eaten leisurely at home. But Am
6、erica has changed, and as it has, so have what we Americans eat and how we eat it. We used to have simple, unsophisticated tastes and looked with suspicion at anything more exotic than a hamburger. Admittedly, we did adopt some foods from the various immigrant groups who flocked to our shores. We le
7、arned to eat croissants, those small, sweet French bread rolls, and also Chinese food and pizza, but in the last few years, the international character of our diet has grown tremendously. We can walk into any mall in Middle America and buy Mexican food like pita bread and tacos. Such foods are often
8、 changed on their journey from exotic imports to ordinary “American“ meals, but the imports are still a long way from hamburger on a bun. Why have we become more worldly in our tastes? For one thing, television blankets the country with information about new food products and trends. Viewers in rura
9、l Montana know that the latest craving in Washington, D.C. is Cajun cooking and that something called tofu is now available in the local supermarket. Another reason for the growing international flavor of our food is that many young Americans have traveled abroad and gotten hooked on new tastes and
10、flavors. Backpacking students and young professionals vacationing in Europe come home with a taste for authentic French bread or German beer. Finally, continuing waves of immigrants settle in the cities where many of us live, causing significant changes in what we eat. Vietnamese, Haitians, and Thai
11、s, for instance, bringing their native foods and cooking styles with them and eventually open small markets or restaurants. In time, the new food will become Americanized enough to take its place in our national diet. Our growing concern with health has also affected the way we eat. For the last few
12、 years, the media have warned us about the dangers of our traditional diet, high in salt and fat, low in fiber. The media also began to educate us about the dangers of processed foods pumped full of chemical additives. As a result, consumers began to demand healthier foods, and manufacturers started
13、 to change some of their products. Many foods, such as lunch meat, canned vegetables, and soups, were made available in low-fat, low-sodium versions. Whole-grain cereals and high-fiber breads also began to appear on the grocery shelves. Moreover, the food industry started to produce all-natural prod
14、ucts everything from potato chips to ice cream without additives and preservatives. Not surprisingly, the restaurant industry responded to this switch to healthier foods, luring customers with salad bars, broiled fish, and steamed vegetables. Our food habits are being affected, too, by the rapid inc
15、rease in the number of women working outside the home. Sociologists and other experts believe that two important factors triggered this phenomenon: the womens movement and a changing economic climate. Women were assured that it was acceptable, even rewarding, to work outside the home; many women als
16、o discovered that they had to work just to keep up with the cost of living. As the traditional role of homemaker changed, so did the way families ate. With Mom working, there wasnt time for her to prepare the traditional three square meals a day. Instead, families began looking for alternatives to p
17、rovide quick meals. What was the result? For one thing, there was a boom in fast-food restaurants. The suburban or downtown strip that once contained a lone McDonalds now features Wendys, KFCs, Burger King, and Pizza Hut. Families also began to depend on frozen foods as another time-saving alternati
18、ve. Once again, though, demand changed the kind of frozen food available. Frozen food no longer consist of foil trays divided into greasy fried chicken, watery corn niblets, and lumpy mashed potatoes. Supermarkets now stock a range of supposedly tasty frozen dinners. It may not be possible to pick u
19、p a ton of fill dirt and a half-dozen croissants at the same place, but Americas food habits are definitely changing. If it is true that“ you are what you eat, “then Americas identity is evolving along with its diet. 2 The grizzled, tough-looking cartoon character warned Americans not to change thei
20、r food habits. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The various immigrant groups in America contribute to Americans international taste. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Many young Americans who have traveled abroad dislike traditional food more and more, so they only try exotic food. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Whole-grain
21、cereals and high-fiber breads are examples that manufacturers meet consumers health demand. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Working women dont have enough time to prepare three meals a day so that families depend on traditional frozen food. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 According to the passage, American meals at
22、 one time were heavy and meat-based. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Television keeps introducing different kinds of food, which is changing Americans taste. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 An important factor that has affected what Americans eat is increased consciousness about their _. 10 A direct result of the c
23、hange in Americas economic climate was _. 11 According to the passage, the American identity is changing with the change in _. 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 abo
24、ut 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） Worried. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Delighted. （ D） Annoyed. （ A
25、） Bill has won the race. （ B） Bill is a student. （ C） Bill has enough time to deal with his class work. （ D） Bill is a professional sportsman. （ A） She didnt like novels until she went to college. （ B） She would rather read novels than history books. （ C） She enjoyed the class even though the teache
26、r was poor. （ D） Her study of literature spoiled her enjoyment of novels. （ A） The man couldnt wait to see Susan. （ B） Susan is eager to pass the information she knows. （ C） Susan talks to people only on the phone. （ D） The man always knows the latest news in town. （ A） Ordering a typing machine. （
27、B） Sitting for a contest. （ C） Making an appointment. （ D） Applying for a secretarys post. （ A） He believes what the announcer says. （ B） He thinks that the announcer is very good at her work. （ C） He thinks the announcers suggestion will make the Front Street crowded. （ D） He thinks that they shoul
28、d follow what the announcer says. （ A） She is sure John is joking. （ B） She believes John may sell his shop. （ C） She thinks John wants to go into business. （ D） She thinks John has already studied some profession. （ A） They will buy a new house after they return from their vacation. （ B） They will
29、not buy a new house because they do not have enough money. （ C） They will not buy a new house because they cant find a small one. （ D） They will buy a new house that they found while they were on vacation. （ A） Purchase her plane ticket. （ B） Change her plane ticket. （ C） Pick up a passport applicat
30、ion form. （ D） Arrange for her accommodations in Europe. （ A） She doesnt have time to move. （ B） She would have difficulty finding another apartment. （ C） Shes paid her rent for the summer in advance. （ D） She doesnt want to paint another apartment. （ A） Three weeks. （ B） One month. （ C） Three month
31、s. （ D） Over a year. （ A） At a newspaper. （ B） At an advertising agency. （ C） At a furniture store. （ D） At a real estate office. （ A） A two-bedroom apartment. （ B） A sofa. （ C） A chair. （ D） A roommate. （ A） Her phone number. （ B） The location of the apartment. （ C） The best time to call her. （ D）
32、Her first name. （ A） $5. （ B） $15. （ C） $30. （ D） $250. 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, you must choose the best an
33、swer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） The great number of people engaged in cigarette producing. （ B） The rapid development of cigarette-making machine. （ C） The rapid development of cigarette-making factories. （ D） The increasing output of tobacco. （ A） Income, years of schooling, a
34、nd job type. （ B） Income and work environment. （ C） Education and mood. （ D） Occupation and influence of family members. （ A） Well-educated men with high income are more likely to smoke. （ B） Well-educated men with high income smoke less cigarettes per day. （ C） Well-educated women with high income
35、are more likely to smoke. （ D） Well-educated women with high income smoke less cigarettes per day. （ A） Relatively rich areas. （ B） Isolated areas. （ C） The poorest areas. （ D） Unexplored areas. （ A） The federal governments quick response. （ B） U.S. lawmakers who were investigating the complaints. （
36、 C） Racial prejudice held by some high ranking officials. （ D） The militarys capability to move out the people. （ A） The federal government often forgets about its duties. （ B） The poor and the minorities are often neglected. （ C） The military often fail to help people out. （ D） Many survivors can g
37、et the help they need. （ A） The Chinese. （ B） The Japanese. （ C） The Polynesians. （ D） The English. （ A） To gather under the moon, drink tea and eat moon cakes. （ B） To honor their ancestors and their mother country. （ C） To enjoy the full moon at night in August. （ D） To have family get together. （
38、 A） An event in Chinese history. （ B） Secret messages. （ C） An important food in August. （ D） The unity of the people of the north and south. （ A） By using moon-shaped cakes to send messages. （ B） By filling moon-shaped cakes with meat and sweets. （ C） By making cakes in the shape of the full moon.
39、（ D） By keeping the family ties strong. 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 numb
40、ered 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 It is difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fis
41、h. Its so vast, so deep, so 【 B1】 _. Unfortunately, it is not bottomless. Over-fishing, 【 B2】 _ with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their 【 B3】 _. Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermens means of living. At least 60 【 B4】_ of the worlds commercially impor
42、tant fish 【 B5】 _ are already over-fished, or fished to the limit. As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to 【 B6】 _ fishing. Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out Of water. Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is 【 B7】 _ back either d
43、ead or dying. Thats an 【 B8】 _ of more than 20 million metric tons every year. When you consider that equals a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the size of the problem. 【 B9】 _, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. True, some countries are beginning to deal with this pr
44、oblem, 【 B10】 _. It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce, 【 B11】 _. 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
45、 are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage 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 t
46、hrough the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 48 Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients 【 S1】 _ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it. Times
47、have changed. Today, we take pain 【 S2】 _. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in 【 S3】 _ a persons well-being. We know that chronic(慢性的 ) pain can disrupt(扰乱的 ) a persons life, causing problems that 【 S4】 _ from
48、missed work to depression. Thats why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who 【 S5】_ in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and
49、 social 【 S6】 _ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often 【 S7】 _ the work of social workers, psychiatrists(心理医生 ) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine. This modern 【 S8】 _ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a 【 S9】 _
