1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 73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: Owning Private Cars. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given in Chinese 1目前有很多人拥有私家车 2拥有私家车的利与弊 3结论 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimmi
2、ng 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 passage; N (for NO) if the statement contra
3、dicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 If it were simply a matter of passing strong laws to protect it, the Amazon rainforestthe worlds largest tropical forest, around the size of western Europewould be safe. Brazil, whose ter
4、ritory includes about two-thirds of the forests has impressively tough laws that, on paper, set most of it aside as a nature reserve and impose stiff penalties for illegal logging. But the latest annual figures for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, published by the government on Wednesday May 1
5、8th, have confirmed a disturbing recent trend: the destruction is accelerating despite all efforts to control it. In 2004 August, more than 26,000 square kilometres(10,000 square miles) of forest were chopped down, an area larger than the American state of New Jersey. The area deforested in the past
6、 year was up 6% in 2003, far worse than the Brazilian governments predictions that it would rise by no more than about 2%. It was the second worst year for the destruction of the rainforest since satellite surveys began. It is reckoned that almost a fifth of the Brazilian part of the forest has now
7、been wiped outs if it were to continue at this rate, it would all be flattened within the next two centuries. Things are hardly any better in those portions of Amazonia that lie in neighboring countries: Ecuador has lost about half of its forest, mainly due to illegal logging, in the past 30 years.
8、Worse still, tropical forests have been disappearing at an even faster rate elsewhere in the world, such as in Africa. The worlds greatest stores of biodiversityand some of its main suppliers of the oxygen we breatheare still being chewed up at an alarming rate, despite decades of talk among world l
9、eaders and environmentalists about the need to preserve them. As has been seen before in Brazil, the surge in the rate of deforestation is a sign that the countrys economy is boomingrecently it bas been growing at an annual rate of around 5%. Most of the timber felled illegally in Amazonia is sold t
10、o domestic buyers, in particular to the construction industry in Brazils richer southern states. But the forest is also threatened by the rapid expansion of farming and ranching. In the past year, almost half of the total deforestation was in the state of Mato Grosso on the forests southern part, wh
11、ere huge areas have been flattened to grow soybeans. Last year Brazil earned about $10 billion from exporting soy products, exceeding its income from coffee and sugar, the countrys traditional export crops. Mato Grossos governor, Blairo Maggi, is also its soybean kinghis familys farms are the worlds
12、 largest single producer of the crop. The rate at which the forest is being flattened could easily rise further. To boost the regions economic development and make attack on poverty, the government plans to asphalt(铺设沥青 ) and widen the BR-163 highway that slices the forest roughly in half, running f
13、rom north to south. Though the government has been working with environmental groups and others to try to limit the schemes impact, past experience has shown that improved road access invariably means more intrusion of the forest by loggers, ranchers, farmers, mineral prospectors and others. For muc
14、h of Brazils recent history, in particular during the countrys 1964-85 military dictatorship, successive governments were obsessed(困扰 ) with populating and “developing“ Amazonia, convinced that otherwise a foreign power might seize it. Large sums were spent building highways to open up the forest an
15、d a lot of subsidies were offered to get people to resettle there. However, the huge area of abandoned former forest land alongside previous road schemes show that, in fact, much of the region lacks suitable soil and climate for agriculture. More recent governments have taken the axe to the worse sc
16、hemes that encouraged people to destroy the rainforest. Besides Brazils tough conservation laws, there are now countless projects, often backed by multilateral(多边的 ) agencies, to develop sustainable forestry, eco-tourism and other means of providing a living for the regions inhabitants without harmi
17、ng their environment. Mato Grosso state has pioneered the use of satellite-mapping to enforce a law that obliges Amazonians landowners to leave 80% of forested land untouched. Police, environmental inspectors and other state agencies are being pressed to work together more closely to cut down on ill
18、egal logging. Nevertheless, the priority of Brazils President Lula da Silva and his government is to cut poverty and they know that the surest way to achieve this is through strong, economic growth. So, as the BR-163 highway project demonstrates, conservation still comes second to economic developme
19、nt. The many sustainable-forestry schemes are seeking ways to have both instead of having to choose one or the other. But while some are highly promising, taken together they have so far had much less impact than might have been hoped. Most important of all, the institutions that are supposed to pro
20、tect Brazils forestthe federal and state environmental agencies, national and local police forces and the judicial systemare weak, poorly co-ordinated and prone to corruption and influence by illegal loggers and the farming lobby. The murder earlier this year by hired gunmen of Damthy Stang, an Amer
21、ican nun who challenged the loggers and land grabbers, shows how ruthless the forests enemies can be. The forests best hope may lie with Brazilians growing wealth. The countrys steady economic and political advance since its restoration of democracy is leading to the development of a larger and more
22、 environmentally conscious middle class, a phenomenon which in richer countries has forced governments to take tougher action to conserve natural resources. Around the world, valuable work is being done to improve the understanding of the many “services“ that the earths forests providefrom water fil
23、tration and flood prevention to fruit and fresh airand to seek to finance their conservation by charging those who benefit from them. In the long term, such movements ought to provide a lifeline for the Amazon forest. But will they come in time? Brazil has already all but lost one of its two origina
24、l rainforests only slivers remain of the Mata Atlantica, which once covered huge areas along the countrys Atlantic coastline. Its remaining rainforest is still four fifths intact. But, day by day, the chainsaws and the bulldozers are hacking it away. 2 The Brazilian part of the rainforest will be wi
25、ped out within the next two centuries. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The Brazilian government tried to protect the rainforest by carrying out the BR-163 highway project. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 It is suggested in the passage that the countrys fast growing economy is achieved partly at the cost of deforest
26、ation. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In the authors opinion, Brazils President Lula da Silva and his government lay emphasis on economic growth and environment conservation still comes second to economic development. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 An American nun, Damthy Stang, was murdered earlier this year by
27、hired gunmen because of challenging the loggers and land grabbers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 In history, Amazonia had been seized by a foreign power. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 With the economic development, the middle class in Brazil is become larger in number and is forcing governments to take tougher
28、action to conserve natural resources. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Blairo Maggi, whose familys farms are the worlds largest single producer of_, is also Mato Grossos governor. 10 The institutions that should shoulder the responsibility of_. Brazils forest are considered weak, poorly coordinated and prone
29、 to corruption. 11 According to statistics, almost a_of the Brazilian part of the forest has now been wiped out. 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 sa
30、id. 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） It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer. （ B） It was mainly meant
31、 for cancer patients. （ C） It might appeal more to viewers over 40. （ D） It was frequently interrupted by commercials. （ A） The man is fond of traveling. （ B） The woman is a photographer. （ C） The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest. （ D） The man admires the womans talent in writing. （ A） Th
32、e man regrets being absent-minded. （ B） The woman saved the man some trouble. （ C） The man placed the reading list on a desk. （ D） The woman emptied the waste paper basket. （ A） He quit teaching in June. （ B） He has left the army recently. （ C） He opened a restaurant near the school. （ D） He has tak
33、en over his brothers business. （ A） She seldom reads books from cover to cover. （ B） She is interested in reading novels. （ C） She read only part of the book. （ D） She was eager to know what the book was about. （ A） She was absent all week owing to sickness. （ B） She was seriously injured in a car a
34、ccident. （ C） She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized. （ D） She had to be away from school to attend to her husband. （ 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
35、） The Smiths new house is not far from their old one. （ A） The man had a hard time finding a parking space. （ B） The woman found they had got to the wrong spot. （ C） The woman was offended by the mans late arrival. （ D） The man couldnt find his car in the parking lot. （ A） To deal with some business
36、 on work. （ B） To go to see a friend. （ C） To visit some beautiful places. （ D） To enjoy himself. （ A） The tall buildings. （ B） The wide street. （ C） The pleasant weather. （ D） The beautiful forest. （ A） A National Park. （ B） A world-famous museum. （ C） The Chinatown. （ D） A seaside resort. （ A） It
37、probably takes place in the street. （ B） It probably takes place in a restaurant. （ C） It probably takes place at the entrance of a supermarket. （ D） It probably takes place in a supermarket. （ A） He is a safeguard. （ B） He is a policeman. （ C） He is the womans husband. （ D） He is the manager of the
38、 supermarket. （ A） Because she is the mans friend. （ B） Because her belongings are missing. （ C） Because she has stolen something in a store. （ D） Because she has taken other womans bag. （ A） Twenty lip sticks and ten mens watches. （ B） Ten mens watches and ten lip sticks. （ C） Twenty mens watches a
39、nd ten lip sticks. （ D） Twenty pens and ten womens watches 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
40、 answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） The speakers friend entered his house from back door. （ B） The speakers friend entered his neighbors house by mistake. （ C） A thief entered the speakers house by mistake. （ D） The speakers friend entered the room by climbing the apple tree. （
41、A） To cook something for him. （ B） To wait for him. （ C） To give him advice. （ D） To have a meal and drink by himself. （ A） Under a piece of stone. （ B） Under the window. （ C） In the kitchen. （ D） Near the living-room. （ A） Forgetful. （ B） Lazy. （ C） Careful. （ D） Serious. （ A） He sees his sister ve
42、ry seldom. （ B） He sent Mark something on his 19th birthday. （ C） He always walked to work. （ D） He lives with his sister and her family. （ A） To punish Mr. Brown. （ B） To visit his uncle. （ C） To receive the bills. （ D） To inquire something. （ A） They use many different methods. （ B） All birds foll
43、ow major geographical features. （ C） All birds use their memory of a map. （ D） We have no information about this. （ A） To fly one following another. （ B） To fly without stopping. （ C） To use land features as the guide. （ D） To take one route only. （ A） Their memory. （ B） The stars. （ C） The sense of
44、 time. （ D） Their experience. （ A） They use a map and the memory of location. （ B） They use the sun and the stars. （ C） They use a map and the earths magnetic field. （ D） They have precise sense of time or may use the earths magnetic field. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a pass
45、age 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 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you
46、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 Music which is 【 B1】 _ is individual and personal. That is to say, it can be 【 B2】_ as belonging to a 【 B3】 _ composer. It has particular 【 B4】 _, or a style
47、, which are not copied from one another. If you can 【 B5】 _ the style of a composer, you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before. A basket-maker has the skill of weaving and interweaving his materials to create colorfu
48、l patterns, and an 【 B6】 _ carpenter has the skill of joining together different shapes and sizes of wood to make a beautiful piece of furniture. These skills may be referred to as “workmanship“. 【 B7】 _, in music a composer organizes his 【 B8】 _ and rhythms and combines sounds to create harmony. 【
49、B9】 _. Good music expresses feelings in a way that is suitable to those feelings. These may be joy, sorrow, fear, love, anger, or whatever. 【 B10】 _. Good music will stand the test of time. It will not go out of fashion but will continue to be enjoyed and respected long after it is first introduced. 【 B11】 _. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Sectio
