1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 723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: A Letter on Food Safety to a Publishing House. You should write at least 1-20 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 假设你的同学因食用从某超市买回的食品而食物中毒，后经治疗康复请给报社
2、写一封信，描述他 (们 )的中毒与脱险经过，呼吁社会各界重视食品安全。 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 w
3、ith 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 Informing the World Every day, the news of the world is relayed to people by over 300 million copies of the dai
4、ly papers, over 400 million radio sets, and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is shown by motion pictures in theatres and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important events of the day are, fewer are stir concerned exclusively with the events of their own house
5、hold. As the English writer John Donne put it nearly four hundred years ago, “no man is an island.“ This idea is more appropriate today than it was when Doone lived. In short, wherever he lives, a man belongs to some society; and we are becoming more and more aware that whatever happens in one parti
6、cular society affects, somehow, the life and destiny of all humanity. Newspapers have been published in the modem world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers printed today are read in Europe and Noah America. However, soon they may be read in all parts of the world, thanks to the new
7、inventions that are changing the techniques of newspaper publishing. Electronics and automation have made it possible to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic reproduction eliminates the need for typing and printing presses. And fewer specialists, such as type-setters
8、, are needed to produce a paper or magazine by the photo-offset(照相平板胶印 )method. Therefore, photo-copies can be sent over great distances now by means of television channels and satellites, such as Telstar. Thus, pictures can be brought to the public more quickly than previously. Machines that prepar
9、e printed texts for photo-copies are being used a great deal today. Thousands of letters and figures of different sizes and thicknesses can now be arranged on a black glass disc that is only eight inches in diameter, to be printed in negative form (white on a black background) . The disc on the mach
10、ine turns constantly at the rate of ten revolutions a second. A beam of light from a stroboscopic (频闪的 )lamp shines on the desired letters and figures for about two-millionths of a second. Then the image of the letters and figures that were illuminated is projected onto a film through lenses. The se
11、ction of film is large enough to hold the equivalent of a page of text. There is a keyboard in front of the machine that is similar to the key board of a typewriter, and the machine operator has only to strike the proper keys for the image of the corresponding letters to be immediately transferred t
12、o the film. The negative image on the film can quickly be transferred onto paper. This method makes it as easy to reproduce photographs and illustrations as it is to reproduce the text itself. Film, being light and small, can be sent rapidly to other places and used to print copies of the text where
13、 they are needed. Film images can also be projected easily on a movie or television screen. Television broadcasts are limited to an area that is within sight of the sending station or its relay. Although television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can cover a wider region,
14、 they still can not cover more land than one could see from the same hilltop on a clear day. However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, and if there is relay station on a satellite that revolves around the earth, it can transmit the pictures to any point on the earth from which the satellite
15、 is visible. Three satellites permanently revolving over the equator(赤道 ) transmit any television program to any part of the earth. This makes it possible for world editions of newspapers to give the news in all countries at the same time. Some day it may be possible for a subscriber (用户 ) to a tele
16、vised newspaper to press a button and see a newspaper page on his television screen. He could also decide when he wants the page to turn and by dialing different numbers, such as those on a telephone dial, he could choose the language or the edition of the paper he wants to read. It seems strange to
17、 think that, even today, methods of the past are not entirely useless. For example, sometimes press agencies that use radio and Telstar use carrier pigeons to send messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not bothered by traffic problems. It may be some time before television
18、 sets become common in the average homes in Africa and Asia. However, radio is already rapidly becoming accessible to thousands of people in these areas. And, now that good radios are being made with transistors(晶体管 ), and their price is gradually drop- ping because of mass production, it may not be
19、 too long before radios become commonplace in areas which have no newspapers. Transistors make it possible for people to carry small radios wherever they go, without need of electric current. Even television sets are now opening on transistors, and the pocket TV may soon be as widespread as the pock
20、et radio. Now that scientific progress is making it possible to send the news to all the inhabitants of the earth, it will be important to consider what news is going to be sent to them. No matter what criteria are used in making the decision, a decision must be made, since no one would have time to
21、 read or listen to an account of everything that is going on in the world. People who have time to read several papers can already compare different reports of the same event. When an event has political significance, each paper reports it from the point of view of its own political beliefs or prefe
22、rences. Ideally, of course, the expression of editorial opinion should be limited to the editorial page, and the news articles should be objective-telling the facts as completely as possible, without trying to give them a particular interpretation, or without otherwise trying to influence the reader
23、 s opinion. However, reporters and editors are only human, and if they have strong political beliefs it is almost impossible for them to hide them. If editors believe their point of view is best for the readers of their paper, what s to stop them from using the paper to try to influence public opini
24、on? And if, some day, a world newspaper becomes a reality, will it be the most powerful press agencies that will choose the news to be sent out to all countries? 2 The expression “no man is an island“ means that in modem society no man lives in isolation without being informed of the important event
25、s of the day, but closely related to the society surrounded. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Aeeorcling to the author, it was in the ancient times that people all over the world had access to newspapers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The transferring of newspaper texts to film is time-consuming and costly. （ A） Y
26、 （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Television relays are often placed on hilltops so that they can cover a wider region. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Transistors are particularly useful for the radios but they are not used in TV sets. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 People are capable of knowing all the events going on in every
27、part of the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 If a world newspaper becomes a reality, it will take more responsibility for informing all the readers of the latest news in the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Any television program could be transmitted to any part of the world by_. 10 Even today press age
28、ncies still sometimes use carder pigeons to send messages between offices in large cities because the pigeons are not _. 11 It is ideal that the news articles should be written_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each c
29、onversation, 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） He doesn
30、t want the woman to give him money. （ B） He doesnt remember how much the groceries cost. （ C） Picking up groceries for the woman is even worth nothing. （ D） He forgot about the concert tickets the woman paid for him last week. （ A） Wait for the video to come out. （ B） Never see it since its not his
31、type. （ C） See it later when he is not so busy. （ D） Not see it since he has seen it before. （ A） No one was interested in discussing politics. （ B） People avoid discussing politics. （ C） The woman is not being serious. （ D） Politics is a sensitive topic. （ A） His flight arrived late. （ B） His fligh
32、t took three hours. （ C） Mary had a long drive to the airport. （ D） Mary had trouble finding the airport. （ A） She intends to visit her friend in Texas. （ B） She sometimes travels abroad for her job. （ C） Her friend has never been to Texas before. （ D） She hasnt spoken to her friend for a long time.
33、 （ A） She needs to review her notes. （ B） She has no free time next weekend. （ C） The article is so boring, so shell write a review next weekend. （ D） She wants to finish quickly so she can relax the following week. （ A） In a travel agency. （ B） At the reception desk. （ C） In a doctors office. （ D）
34、In a drugstore. （ A） She wants to hand in her report early. （ B） She is sorry the man has to cancel the plan. （ C） She would like to go to the symphony with the man. （ D） She cant go to the symphony because of her unfinished report. （ A） After he moved to a city in the southwest. （ B） Before he fini
35、shed high school. （ C） After he graduated from college. （ D） Before he had his own company. （ A） Law. （ B） Medicine. （ C） Computer. （ D） Engineering. （ A） Because his uncle who teaches computers at a university influenced him a lot. （ B） Because he has the credentials and references sent to the inte
36、rviewer. （ C） Because he specializes in computer software technology and even has his own company for a while. （ D） Because the cities on the east coast are developing more rapidly and offer a brighter future. （ A） Because she can not get extra pay. （ B） Because she hopes for more opportunities. （ C
37、） Because she can not bear the dull environment. （ D） Because she dislikes the manager. （ A） She will leave the company immediately. （ B） She will tell the company her decision beforehand. （ C） She will work here for another 60 days. （ D） She will leave the company without notice. （ A） She is likely
38、 to be employed soon. （ B） She is nosure of second interview. （ C） She will see the general manager again. （ D） She has been employed by the company. （ A） Secretary. （ B） Associate manager. （ C） Typist. （ D） Accountant. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the en
39、d 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） The great numbers of people engaged in cigarette producing. （ B） The rapid develop
40、ment of cigarette-making machine. （ C） The rapid development of cigarette-making factories. （ D） The increasing output of tobacco. （ A） Forty-three. （ B） Thirty-one. （ C） Seventy-five. （ D） Forty-six. （ A） Income, years of schooling, and job type. （ B） Income and work environment. （ C） Education and
41、 mood. （ D） Occupation and influence of family members, （ A） Soft water contains more dissolved minerals. （ B） Hard water contains more dissolved minerals. （ C） Hard water is not drinkable. （ D） Soft water is easier to drink. （ A） Rainwater dissolves materials as it comes down a base of limestone or
42、 shale. （ B） People put dissolved materials into the soft water. （ C） People treated hard water with special medicine. （ D） Rainwater mixed with seawater. （ A） We should drink more hard water. （ B） We should drink more soft water. （ C） Ground water is good for the elderly people. （ D） Ground water h
43、as to be treated before we drink it. （ A） New York City. （ B） Harlem. （ C） Silver, South Carolina. （ D） California. （ A） He was a close friend of her family. （ B） He fell in love with her. （ C） He realized she was so good. （ D） He wanted her to play for his music. （ A） Althea became a star. （ B） Alt
44、hea won many medals. （ C） There was no tournaments because of the war. （ D） Althea went on winning the games in spite of the war. （ A） In 1946. （ B） In 1957. （ C） In 1959. （ D） In 1960. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first
45、 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 heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For th
46、ese blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 One night in April 1912, a huge new【 B1】 _liner, the Titanic, was【 B2】 _the Atlantic. She was just about the most【 B3】 _ship that had ever been built. She was going very fast, which was【 B4】 _because there were i
47、cebergs around and it was very dark that night. The【 B5】 _were all having a good time when the ship suddenly【 B6】 _one of the icebergs. The ship began to【 B7】 _and the passengers tried to【 B8】 _, but there were not enough lifeboats since nobody thought they would ever be necessary. Eight white rocke
48、ts were fired into the air in order to get help. Another ship, the Californian, was passing nearby. An officer and another sailor on it saw the rockets.【 B9】 _. Anyway they did wake the captain. But the captain was too sleepy to understand and the Californian just went on sailing away, in another di
49、rection. When the Titanic finally went down,【 B10】 _. They were trying to keep the passengers calm. Two thirds of the passengers were drowned.【 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
