1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 739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 “Student Use of the Internet “. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below. Student Use of the Internet 1. 上图所示的是 1995年、 2000年和 2004年某高校大学生上网的情况，请说明其变化： 2
2、. 分析其变化的原因； 3. 你认为目前大学生在上网方面存在的困难和问题是什么 ? 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 ag
3、rees 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 Adventures in Foreign Languages It could reasonably be argued that, for those of us who live in the USA a
4、nd speak English as our native tongue, there is very little motivation to learn a foreign language. We can travel for thousands of miles and still be surrounded by native English speakers. We can easily spend our entire lives without having any real need to speak another language. It is even possibl
5、e to comfortably visit many tourist destinations around the globe, speaking only English. Clearly, learning a foreign language is a non-essential skill in our society. Benefits in learning a foreign language Nevertheless, learning a foreign language offers several possible benefits. Some of the comm
6、only stated benefits are: Fosters a feeling of international community, by promoting an awareness of other cultures and countries. Enriches our understanding of our own language, by bringing grammatical structures and word roots into sharper focus. This may be especially true when studying languages
7、 that share linguistic elements with English. The study of linguistics, and learning to think and speak in another language, offers its own intrinsic pleasures and rewards. Language can be fun. Opens up the possibilities of reading non-English literature. Expands global travel opportunities. Linguis
8、tic adventure I think these are good reasons, so I wanted to provide my children with some exposure to foreign languages. But what language should I teach? What language am I qualified to teach? I took four years of French in high school (and got straight As), but I never reached any real level of f
9、luency, and I have retained very little of the small amount of French I once knew. Is there any language that I could realistically learn/teach alongside my children? Id like to tell you about our linguistic adventures, and where we ended up. After a bit of research, I settled on Spanish for our fir
10、st foray into foreign languages. But how should I teach it, given that I dont know Spanish myself? I know of one family who hired a full-time Spanish nanny to communicate to the children only in Spanish. It worked very effectively for them, but this was not an option for my family. Another option wo
11、uld be to take my children once a week to a private instructor. Many families find this to be the most practical way to learn a foreign language. Yet I have also heard many families complain that their children have learned surprisingly little from such classes. Perhaps they have learned a bit of vo
12、cabulary (colors, parts of the body, numbers, etc.), but they are still unable to express themselves in the second language, or construct any sentences beyond a few drilled-in, rehearsed phrases. Deciding on Esperanto So I went back to the drawing board and did some more web research, looking for a
13、language or method that would allow us to discover some of the joy that can come from learning a foreign language. By sheer luck, I stumbled across a little-known language, and within just a few hours of reading about it, I knew it was exactly what I was looking for! The language was Esperanto. When
14、 I tell people that were learning Esperanto, I usually get some strange looks. But thats okay. When I tell people we home school, I often get strange looks as well; Im used to doing things that are outside of the mainstream. And as with home schooling, it can be very difficult to sum up in a couple
15、of sentences all the reasons why its so worth while, particularly to someone who may already have preconceptions to the contrary. Why is Esperanto unique? So for those of you who know very little about Esperanto, I hope youll indulge me for a moment. I would like to explain some of the features that
16、 make it such a unique language, and elaborate on why I think it is such a wonderful pedagogical tool for exploring foreign languages. Esperanto was invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish physician. Invented? Yes, thats right, Esperanto was invented. Zamenhofs vision was that Esperanto would b
17、ecome the worlds second tongue, breaking down language barriers in Europe and throughout the world. Obviously, Esperanto has not (yet?) become the worlds common language, so in this respect, Esperanto did not live up to the dream of its creator. Because of this, many people, if they have even heard
18、of Esperanto at all, are only vaguely aware of it as some sort of “failed“ experiment in creating a common language. Nevertheless, the reality is that Esperanto has flourished, and only 120 years after its conception, is now studied and spoken by people all over the globe. It lives and evolves just
19、like other languages, and it can be used to express all facets of human thought and emotion. Yet a majority of these Esperanto speakers learned the language through self-directed study or correspondence courses! Although all languages require effort to learn, Esperanto is astonishingly simple when c
20、ompared to a native language. The key to its simplicity is its consistency and regularity. For example, each letter has exactly one phonetic sound, no exceptions. Each word has the accent on the second-to-last syllable, no exceptions. All words ending in “o“ are nouns. All words ending in “a“ are ad
21、jectives. All words ending in “e“ are adverbs. Unlike many foreign languages, inanimate nouns are not categorized as “masculine“ or “feminine“. Verb conjugation is very straightforward, and there are no irregular verbs. Another key facet of Esperanto is that it has a powerful system of word building
22、, making it easy to form new words out of roots and affixes you already know. Since a large part of learning a language involves accumulating vocabulary, this word-building system means that in Esperanto you need to learn only, say, a tenth as many word roots to ex press the same number of concepts
23、as you would in another language. But simplicity is not reason enough to learn a language. So lets take a look at how Esperanto measures up in achieving the benefits of a foreign language program. Looking back at the list from the beginning of the article, lets consider those issues point by point.
24、Esperanto is an international language Belonging to no particular country, Esperanto is truly an international language. Within two months of beginning Esperanto, my kids were exchanging postcards in Esperanto with children from Russia, France, Sweden, Poland, and Uzbekistan. I am delighted that the
25、y have had this opportunity to feel connected to people from all over the globe. My children dont expect everyone to learn English; nor do they expect to learn every other language. But they are eager to communicate with anyone willing to meet them halfway. Most of the Esperanto word roots are deriv
26、ed from Latin. This means that you can en joy very similar English vocabulary-building benefits by learning Esperanto, with a small fraction of the effort. Furthermore, Esperanto uses grammar-coded word endings to make the parts of speech and grammatical structure of each sentence exceptionally clea
27、r. Since Esperanto is only a century old, there is not a huge body of Esperanto-only literature. Nevertheless, there are over a hundred original Esperanto novels and collections of poetry, as well as many outstanding translations of works from other countries. Esperanto magazines report current even
28、ts from the perspectives of people all over the world. By learning Esperanto, you become part of an international “club“ of people genuinely interested in meeting and communicating with people from other lands. There are lists you can obtain of Esperantists from countries around the world, eager to
29、host visitors, and give them an insiders look at their culture and community. I know several Esperantists who have used these lists to travel the world inexpensively, making new friends, and seeing the world in a decidedly non-touristy way. I can hear some of you thinking, “It sounds interesting, bu
30、t 1 really, really want my kids to learn Spanish (or French, or Japanese, or whatever). We dont have time to spend on Esperanto.“ Amazingly, study after study has shown that learning Esperanto has no cost! For example, in one study, a control group of high school students took four years of French,
31、while the experimental group took one year of Esperanto followed by three years of French. At the end of high school, the experimental group had greater fluency in French! In other words, the benefits they gained from studying Esperanto more than offset the time lost from studying another language.
32、2 The passage focuses on the need for Americans to Learn foreign languages. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The writer believes that Americans do not learn foreign languages largely because they are lazy. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The writer believes that learning a foreign language can help a person understa
33、nd their own language better. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Most Americans, like the writer, learn French at high school. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Most Esperanto speakers learnt it by traveling and meeting other Esperanto speakers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Esperanto is most popular with Europeans. （ A） Y （
34、B） N （ C） NG 8 Learning Esperanto has been demonstrated to help with learning other foreign languages. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The writer discovered Esperanto while doing _ on foreign language learning. 10 Esperanto can be considered as a neutral language because it belongs to _. 11 It is possible t
35、o get _ of Esperanto speakers and visit them. 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 about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only onc
36、e. 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 was absent all week owing to sickness. （ B） She was seriously injured in a car accident. （ C） She called to say that her husband had been
37、 hospitalized. （ D） She had to be away from school to attend to her husband. （ A） In a hotel. （ B） At a dinner table. （ C） In the street. （ D） At the mans house. （ A） A guest and a receptionist. （ B） A passenger and an air hostess. （ C） A customer and a shop assistant. （ D） A guest and a waitress. （
38、 A） Once a week. （ B） Twice a week. （ C） Three times a week. （ D） Four times a week. （ A） She doesnt need the job. （ B） She hasnt got a job yet. （ C） She has got a good job. （ D） She is going to start work soon. （ A） It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer. （ B） It was mainly meant for canc
39、er patients. （ C） It might appeal more to viewers over 40. （ D） It was frequently interrupted by commercials. （ A） The speakers want to rent the Smiths old house. （ B） The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths. （ C） The woman is not sure if she is on the right street. （ D） The Smiths new house i
40、s not far from their old one. （ A） The man has changed his destination. （ B） The man is returning his ticket. （ C） The man is flying to New York tomorrow morning. （ D） The man cant manage to go to New York as planned. （ A） In less than five minutes. （ B） In less than ten minus. （ C） In less than fif
41、teen minutes. （ D） In less than twenty minutes. （ A） To a party. （ B） To a restaurant. （ C） To a concert. （ D） To a business meeting. （ A） Between five and ten dollars. （ B） Between ten and fifteen dollars. （ C） Between fifteen and twenty dollars. （ D） More than twenty dollars. （ A） He cant find his
42、 office key. （ B） He has misplaced some exams. （ C） He is unable to speak. （ D） He doesnt like his classroom. （ A） Mark the latest homework assignment. （ B） Put a cancellation notice on the classroom door. （ C） Make an appointment with the doctor. （ D） Return some exams to his students. （ A） Teach D
43、avids Class while he is absent. （ B） Give Professor Winston the key to Davids office. （ C） Leave a message on the board in Davids classroom. （ D） Bring David the homework that was due today. （ A） To put the homework on Davids desk. （ B） To leave the master key for David. （ C） To give Davids students
44、 the next assignment. （ D） To call David at the end of the afternoon. 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 choo
45、se the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Gathering non-relevant materials. （ B） Sharing notes with someone else. （ C） Stealing another persons ideas. （ D） Handing in assignments late. （ A） In the students own words. （ B） In short phrases. （ C） In direct quotations. （ D） In
46、 shorthand. （ A） It should be assimilated thoroughly. （ B） It should be paraphrased by the author. （ C） It should be enclosed in quotation marks. （ D） It should be authorized by the source. （ A） To drive the car automatically. （ B） To measure the drivers pulse. （ C） To prevent car accidents. （ D） To
47、 monitor the drivers health. （ A） It sends out signals for help. （ B） It sounds an alarm to warn the driver. （ C） It takes over the driving immediately. （ D） It stops the car automatically. （ A） It monitors the signals transmitted from the drivers brain. （ B） It can measure the drivers alcohol level
48、 in the blood. （ C） It can quicken the drivers response to emergencies. （ D） It bases its analysis on the drivers heart beat. （ A） Guarding the coasts of the United States. （ B） Being part of the United States Navy. （ C） Guiding people along the coast. （ D） Protecting people from enemy attacks. （ A）
49、 Enforcing laws controlling navigation, shipping, immigration and fishing. （ B） Enforcing laws affecting the privately-owned boats in the U. S. （ C） Searching for missing boats and rescuing people. （ D） Training people to be good swimmers along the beach. （ A） 17,000. （ B） 1,700. （ C） 70,006. （ D） 7,000. （ A） Dangerous. （ B） Hard. （ C） Exciting. （ D） Dull. 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
