1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 719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 Advantages and Disadvantages of The Cell Phone. You should write at least 120 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese: 1. 随着生活水平的提高，手机日益普及，有人认为手机带给人们诸多
2、便利 2. 也有人持不同意见 3. 我的看法 Advantages and Disadvantages of The Cell Phone 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 (
3、for YES) 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. 1 Chicago: Some Big Places to See in the “City of the Big Shoulders“ Early last
4、 century, the poet Carl Sandburg described Chicago, Illinois, as the “City of the Big Shoulders.“ That still seems right. Chicago does a lot of things in a big way. For example, the city is a big transportation center in the Midwest for trains, trucks, ships and planes. Manufacturing is one of the b
5、iggest industries in Chicago. And Chicago has one of Americas busiest ports. The city stretches for about 40 kilometers along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. The Saint Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. It connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Big Things in Chicago Chicago is big on
6、music. Visitors can find all kinds, from classical to hip-hop. Some of the best places for jazz and blues are along Rush Street. There are lots of things to see and hear in Chicago. At the Art Institute of Chicago, people can see fine Asian art and much more. At the Museum of Science and Industry, v
7、isitors crowd a working coal mine and a World War Two submarine(潜水艇 ). At the Adler Planetarium, people see stars and learn about space. And at the Shedd Aquarium, they see colorful fish and learn about life under the sea. Not surprisingly Chicago has a lot of big buildings. The two tallest are the
8、Sears Tower and the John Hancock Building. Many people take architectural tours around Chicago. There are many interesting landmarks and building designs to see. The Wrigley Building, near the Chicago River, opened in the early 1920s. This office building is hard to miss. It is bright white. Downtow
9、n Chicago, the business center, is known as the Loop. There are many offices and stores. The Loop includes the financial district around LaSalle Street. The financial district is home to the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Stock Exchange and many banks. Another big thing to see, and feel, is the
10、 weather. After all, another name for Chicago is the “Windy City.“ People turn their shoulders to the strong winds off Lake Michigan. In winter, Chicago gets a lot of snow; in summer, the weather is hot and sticky. Almost 3 million people live in Chicago. Chicago is Americas third largest city, afte
11、r New York and Los Angeles. More than 9 million people live in surrounding communities. Over the years many immigrants have settled in Chicago. Many of its people have ethnic roots in Poland, Germany, Ireland and Italy. More recent immigrants have come from all over the world. Today just under half
12、the population of the city of Chicago is non-Hispanic(非西班牙裔的 )white. The city has large black and Hispanic populations. 4 percent of the people are Asian. Millennium Park When people in Chicago want to be outdoors, one place to go is Millennium Park. In this City of Big Shoulders, almost everything
13、about Millennium Park is big. It covers 10 hectares(公顷 ). It took almost 9 years to finish. Millennium Park is on Michigan Avenue near Lake Michigan. It officially opened in 2004. It cost 475 million dollars. Millennium Park has gardens and places for music, dance and ice skating. It also has one of
14、 the largest outdoor statues in the world. Anish Kapoor of Britain created this work of public art. It weighs 110 tons. A huge rounded form of shiny steel captures a looking-glass image of the Chicago skyline and the clouds above. The statue is called “Cloud Gate.“ The Spanish artist Jaume Plensa de
15、signed the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. The fountain is surely one of the most unusual in the world. The artist set a pool of water between two tall glass towers. Video images appear on the towers. The images are a series of pictures of nature and peoples faces. The water appears to pour from
16、their mouths. The faces represent the many different people of Chicago. Millennium Park has music in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The architect Frank Gehry designed this modern-looking structure. It can seat 4,000 people under its open-top steel ribbons. There is also an area called the Great Lawn to
17、listen to the music. The sound system makes the music seem like it is coming from inside a concert hall. The pavilion(亭 )is a home for the Grant Park Music Festival. Listen as the Grant Park Symphony plays “Julius Caesar: Symphonic Epilogue after Shakespeare,“ Opus(作品 )28, composed by Robert Kurka.
18、In warm weather, people eat outdoors in the McCormick Tribune Plaza and Ice Rink in Millennium Park. In winter, skaters come out to enjoy the ice. Visitors can also walk and ride bicycles in several areas of the plaza(广场 ). An indoor space has room for 300 bicycles. There are also places where peopl
19、e who ride their bikes to work can clean up and change clothes. Another part of Millennium Park is the Lurie Garden. This one-hectare area is bordered by what is called the “Shoulder Hedge.“ Trees almost 5 meters tall form a living wall around the garden. “Shoulder“ in this case is meant to honor th
20、e poet Carl Sandburg. 138 kinds of plants grow in the Lurie Garden. Many people enjoy the activities at Millennium Park. But critics wonder why the city needed a park so big and costly. They say the city should have spent the money instead on its more than 600 public schools. They say it could have
21、helped the poor. 21 percent of people in the city of Chicago were living below the poverty level in 2004. The official poverty rate nationally that year was about 13 percent. Other people say Millennium Park has improved the appearance of the area where it was built. The mayor and many other city le
22、aders believed a big park would bring more people, more homes and more businesses to the area. Mayor Richard M. Daley is the son of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. The father is still remembered for his control over the local Democratic Party organization. The city has not elected a Republica
23、n mayor since 1915. Chicago Cultural Center Another big development, the Chicago Cultural Center, stands across Michigan Avenue from Millennium Park. It contains the citys official Visitor Information Center. It is also a showplace for the arts. The building that now houses the cultural center was c
24、ompleted in 1897. It held the first permanent collection of the Chicago Public Library. It served as library headquarters until 1991. There are white walls made of marble from Carrara, Italy. And there are 2 Tiffany domes(圆屋顶 ). The bigger dome is one of the largest Tiffany designs in the world. It
25、rises almost 12 meters above the floor. People say the restored Chicago Cultural Center looks like a home for kings and queens. Some call it “the Peoples Palace.“ Visitors can listen to all kinds of music at the Chicago Cultural Center. For example, Monday through Friday, there are free LunchBreak C
26、oncerts. Dancers from Hubbard Street Two in Chicago have also performed at the Cultural Center. Hubbard Street Two is a 6-member dance group. It trains promising dancers between the ages of 17 and 25. They perform works by young choreographers(舞蹈指导 ). Carl Sandburg would probably not have been surpr
27、ised by big projects like the Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park. The poet wrote: “Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive .“ 2 Chicago is called “City of the Big Shoulders“ for many Big aspects, such as the big transportation center, the manufacturing in
28、dustry, the busy port, and its stretching land etc. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The Sears Tower and the John Hancock Building are the two tallest buildings in America. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The four seasons in Chicago are clear: warm in spring, hot in summer, cool in autumn, and cold in winter. （ A） Y
29、 （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The fact that people immigrate to Chicago from around the world, which makes Chicago a multinational city. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 “Cloud Gate“, as heavy as 110 tons, created by British artist Anish Kapoor, is the largest outdoor statue in the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Jay Pri
30、tzker Pavilion, capable of holding ,000 people, is an open air music show place. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Lurie Garden is surrounded by 13 kinds of trees, which are almost meters high. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Richard J. Daley, the former mayor of Chicago, is still known for his influence on _. 10 The
31、 Chicago Cultural Center has one of the largest Tiffany designs in the world, whose height is about _. 11 Dancers who have performed at Chicago Cultural Center are from Hubbard Street Two, which is a _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversatio
32、ns. 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 A, B, C and D, and decide which is the be
33、st answer. （ A） In bed. （ B） At her mothers. （ C） In the hospital. （ D） At the office. （ A） By plane. （ B） By car. （ C） By train. （ D） By bus. （ A） He would prefer calling her next week. （ B） He will let her decide about the next meeting. （ C） He would like to buy some refreshments for the meeting.
34、（ D） He definitely wants to know about the meeting. （ A） 9:20. （ B） 9:26. （ C） 9:14. （ D） 9:06. （ A） He was talking in a newspaper advertisement. （ B） He was talking to a newspaper salesman. （ C） He was talking at a newspaper office. （ D） He was talking at a car dealers. （ A） It was really very cold
35、. （ B） There was snow all winter. （ C） It snowed in December. （ D） The temperature was below zero. （ A） Something happened to her car. （ B） She was broken and couldnt afford the bus. （ C） She got up too late to catch the bus. （ D） Her car got stuck in the driveway. （ A） She prefers apples. （ B） Shes
36、 on a diet. （ C） There was nothing else to eat. （ D） Its only a snack. （ A） She does her shopping. （ B） She drinks extra tea. （ C） She eats a lot of things. （ D） She sleeps a great deal. （ A） Problems with the teachers. （ B） Problems with family members or friends. （ C） Problems with class work. （ D
37、） Problems with a part-time job. （ A） Talking to someone over the phone. （ B） Drinking some diet coke. （ C） Playing a video game. （ D） Drinking extra tea. （ A） It is healthy. （ B） It contains sugar. （ C） It doesnt have sugar in them. （ D） It is sour. （ A） Paul is keen on sweet food. （ B） Pauls teeth
38、 are not healthy. （ C） Paul eats too much sweet food. （ D） Paul is crazy about sweets. （ A） Lettuce. （ B） Spinach. （ C） Parsley. （ D） Watercress. （ A） Diagnosis on a disease. （ B） How to avoid being fat. （ C） Hot to cook. （ D） Suggestions on the diet of a child. Section B Directions: In this section
39、, 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 answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） To determine whether-or-not they should
40、. （ B） To process slowly and with caution. （ C） To have a muscle check. （ D） To increase heart rate. （ A） Stretching exercises. （ B） Long distance running. （ C） Active walking. （ D） Jumping jacks. （ A） 105. （ B） 115. （ C） 150. （ D） 120 （ A） Resident advice. （ B） Summer vacation. （ C） The housing off
41、ice. （ D） Check out procedures. （ A） Call the housing office. （ B） Repair holes in room walls. （ C） Remove personal property. （ D） Register for summer school. （ A） Students summer addresses. （ B） Any damage to their rooms. （ C） When they plan to come back. （ D） Comments on the housing office. （ A） T
42、he child seems sad. （ B） The child occasionally feels blue or down. （ C） His or her sadness lasts for a rather long period of time. （ D） He or she feels life has its ups and downs. （ A） Because psychologists and related persons can almost always cure it. （ B） Because its a period almost every childe
43、 must experience. （ C） Because it lasts a short period of time. （ D） Because more and more parents and doctors begin to attach importance to it. （ A） The child becomes angry easily. （ B） The child has trouble getting along with other kids. （ C） The childs performance in school is poor. （ D） The chil
44、d talks too much in class. （ A） When your child occasionally complains about a physical discomfort like headache. （ B） When your child exhibits all the symptoms of depression. （ C） When the symptoms interfere with your childs ability to function at home or in school. （ D） When your child grieves ove
45、r a loss for days at a time. 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 numbered from 3
46、6 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 In 1812, in a village near Paris, a little boy hit himself in the eye
47、 with one of his fathers【 B1】 _tools, and became blind. His name was Louis Braille, and he was only four years old. He was a clever little boy, and he soon learned to “see“ without his eyes. He【 B2】_things, or smelled them, or【 B3】 _them. His family【 B4】 _things to him. Although he couldnt see peopl
48、es【 B5】 _, he learned to【 B6】 _their voices. After his seventh【 B7】 _, Louis went to the little school in the village. But there werent any books for him. In 1819, the village【 B8】 _told Louis Brailles story to the director of a famous school for blind boys.【 B9】 _. And they learned to read! 【 B10】
49、_. He loved his classes and received high grades.【 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 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 m
