1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 759及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Should People Keep Bizarre Pets? 1现在越来越多的人饲养另类宠物 2人们对这一现象有不同看法 3你的看法 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
2、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 contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 When Diane Darlings frus
3、trated email exchange with a coworker in Australia was passed on to a boss, she found herself in the CEOs office. “He handed me a copy of my e-mail and said, I just want to know your thoughts on this,“ recalls Ms. Darling, who had criticized her manager. “Its something you hope happens in your 20s.
4、Heaven help you if you do that later in your career!“ Like Darling, who wasnt fired but left the company shortly afterward, many employees have learned the dos and donts of e-mail the hard way. Some workers get tripped up by e-mail etiquette. Others fall into a black hole of inefficiency because of
5、ineffective electronic communication habits. The importance of good e-mail skills With the volume of e-mail growing rapidly, good e-mail skills have become more important than ever, some workplace experts say. For example, 1 in 10 employees spends more than four hours a day handling electronic tasks
6、; nearly half spend at least two hours, according to a survey of 840 companies conducted this year by the American Management Association and the Policy Institute. Junk e-mail contributes to the problem. But another more deeply rooted issue is ineffective communication practices. Employees poor writ
7、ing skills cost American corporations $3.1 billion annually in training costs, the National Commission on Writing estimated in a September report. Thats why companies and individuals are beginning to coach workers on how to use the medium effectively. With more than 800 e-mails pouring into her inbo
8、x daily, Sharon Clay would be overwhelmed if she didnt focus on efficient e-mail techniques with laser-like intensity. “People should go through their e-mail in the morning like calisthenics(健身操 )“, says Ms. Clay, an architectural manager at Nvidia Corp. While she offers one-on-one e-mail coaching,
9、her company, which makes graphics and digital-media chips for computers, has begun holding e-mail training classes for employees. Clay suggests that workers go through their in-boxes methodically and thoroughly every morning, and more often if necessary. Being predictable in ones response time is an
10、 essential part of being a good communicator, she adds. Here are strategies Clay and others employ to handle the electronic flood: Dont forget the phone If your e-mail has more than three points or questions, youre probably better off calling or meeting someone when you can have a discussion based o
11、n his or her answers. Create an alert system Use color-coding, fonts, and styles to prioritize your inbox. These visual hints enable you to recognize and respond to critical emails quickly. Lower-priority items can be moved into folders to be dealt with later. Clay combs through most of these folder
12、s at least once a week. Remember your grammar Its not just a courtesy. It ensures clear communication and may determine your business success. Half of all companies surveyed by the National Commission on Writing took an employees writing skills into account when making promotion decisions. So while
13、it may save you time to leave out nouns and use abbreviations, dont do it. It can confuse co workers. Also, use clear and concise subject lines. Watch whom you copy on e-mails Make sure your recipients have the necessary context to understand an e mail or exchange of e-mails. If not, write a quick s
14、ummary or add some clarification. Taking these steps will also help when referencing archived(存档的 ) e-mails. E-mail “is an excellent technology,“ says Darling, now a networking consultant in Boston. “Its just so often misused.“ Darling warned: Dont send sensitive information to someone you cant trus
15、t to keep it confidential. The dilemma on e-mails Admittedly, all of this can be difficult to keep track of. Some companies have stepped in with software that analyzes employees communication patterns and identifies when theyre using e-mail reproductively, says Andrew Wolff, vice president of produc
16、ts at DYS Analytics in Wellesley, Mass., a software company. More advanced software also identifies employees who violate company policies by using e-mail for personal reasons. Some 30 percent of total workplace e-mail is personal, according to some estimates. E-mail guidelines should be written int
17、o company policy and enforced with software that can monitor e-mail and instant messaging records, says Anthony Sanchez, vice president of marketing at Waterford Technologies in Irvine, Calif. “Everybodys problem boil down to education, policy, and enforcement,“ he says. “We cant really change the p
18、eople until there are policies that are going to be enforced.“ 2 Clay suggests going through the in-boxes systematically and thoroughly every morning, and less often if necessary. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 More than half of all companies surveyed by the National Commission on Writing took an employees
19、 writing skills into consideration when making promotion decisions. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 In Darlings opinion, we should not send sensitive information to someone you cant trust so as to keep it unknown to others. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 According to a survey of 840 companies conducted this year b
20、y the American Management Association and the Policy Institute, nearly 30% of the employees spends more than three hours a day during their spare time handling their e-mails. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Clay uses some visual hints to help recognize and respond to important e-mails quickly. （ A） Y （ B） N
21、 （ C） NG 7 More than 800 Junk e mails pour into Clays inbox daily. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 According to some workplace experts, to master good e-mail skills has become more important than ever. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Darling, who is a networking_in Boston, thinks that E-mail is an excellent technol
22、ogy. 10 Some companies use more advanced software to identify employees who _company policies by using e-mail for personal reasons. 11 According to Anthony Sanchez, we can only change the people with _that are going to be enforced. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short convers
23、ations 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 once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and
24、D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Borrow some money. （ B） Invest his money. （ C） Make a careful plan. （ D） Save his money. （ A） The secretary forgets his number. （ B） The number is the private information. （ C） Jason wont release his number. （ D） The man doesnt call the right person. （ A）
25、 It is annoying. （ B） It needs repairing. （ C） It is tolerable. （ D） It wastes his time. （ A） She seldom comes to the restaurant. （ B） She visits a couple in the restaurant. （ C） She doesnt come to the restaurant regularly. （ D） She doesnt like the restaurant at all. （ A） He can treat the woman. （ B
26、） He doesnt have money. （ C） He broke his ankle. （ D） He must find his check. （ A） The requirement of a class. （ B） The drop out of a class. （ C） The registration of a class. （ D） The schedule of a class. （ A） Receive his lawyer for him. （ B） Leave a message to his lawyer. （ C） Sign the contract for
27、 him. （ D） Handle a call from his lawyer. （ A） Making preparation for his report. （ B） Working at the company library. （ C） Studying for a psychology exam. （ D） Finding some books on investing. （ A） He is buying required textbooks. （ B） lie is selling used books. （ C） He is looking for all the sugge
28、sted reading books. （ D） He is borrowing friends books. （ A） He can return the books and get the full refund for the first three weeks of the class. （ B） He can return the books and get a part of the refund at any time. （ C） He can change the books for his favorite ones at the book store. （ D） He ca
29、n write his name in the text or mark it up before he returns the books. （ A） The bookstore pays 50% of their original value for the books if the professor changes texts. （ B） The bookstore pays 50% of their original value for the books in good condition. （ C） The bookstore pays 50% of their original
30、 value for the books marked up. （ D） The bookstore pays 50% of their original value for the books if a new edition comes out. （ A） What to eat on Thanksgiving. （ B） How to have Thanksgiving. （ C） Where to have Thanksgiving. （ D） Who will the speakers have Thanksgiving with. （ A） Have a party with fr
31、iends. （ B） Go shopping with his wife. （ C） Get together with his parents. （ D） Still on duty. （ A） The man. （ B） The woman. （ C） Both of them. （ D） None of them. （ A） She is busy at work and can not go back to visit her parent. （ B） She cannot afford traffic fee to see her parent. （ C） She is good
32、at entertaining others. （ D） She wants to invite the man to join her on holidays. 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, y
33、ou must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Expecting the child to be a genius. （ B） Being ambitious and unrealistic. （ C） Being ambitious and sensible. （ D） Always setting a high standard for the child. （ A） The mother knows very little about music. （ B） Both of
34、them are successful educators. （ C） They never force Winston to enter music competitions. （ D） They want their son to be a successful musician. （ A） His parents are unsuccessful musicians. （ B） His parents expect too low of him. （ C） He is always afraid that he will let his parents down. （ D） He kno
35、ws very little about music. （ A） In the early 1880s. （ B） Several decades. （ C） In 1861. （ D） In 1865. （ A） Slavery. （ B） The fact that the North had more political power in Senate. （ C） Taxes. （ D） Different political power in the House of Representative. （ A） Because they deeded workers to raise c
36、otton and tobacco. （ B） Because they thought slavery economy inhumane. （ C） Because they wanted to unite their country. （ D） Because their pillar economy asked for more labor forces. （ A） It is dangerous to hunt there. （ B） Hunting is already out of date. （ C） Hunters want to protect animals. （ D） T
37、here are few animals left to hunt. （ A） To improve their health. （ B） To earn peoples admiration. （ C） To gain power and influence. （ D） To make the countryside safe. （ A） They hunt for food. （ B） They hunt for money. （ C） They mistreat animals. （ D） They hunt old animals. （ A） Modern hunters should
38、 put their safety first. （ B） Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigers. （ C） Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face-to-face. （ D） Modern hunters should use more advanced weapons. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read f
39、or 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 are required to fill in the missing informa
40、tion. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to【 B1】 _as their behavior can sometimes be annoying. If they get excited or【 B2】 _then they may become more co
41、nfused and more difficult to look after. Although sometimes it can be【 B3】 _difficult, it is best to be【 B4】_and not to get upset yourself. You should always【 B5】 _old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when【 B6】_. 【 B7】 _memory makes it difficult for
42、 the person to recall all the basic kinds of in formation we take for granted. The obvious way to help in this situation is to supply the information that is missing and help them make【 B8】 _of what is going on.【 B9】 _ When the elderly person makes confused statements, for example, about going out t
43、o his or her old employment or visiting a dead relative, correct them a calm matter-of-fact fashion, “You dont work in the office any more. You are retired now. Will you come and help me with the dishes?“ We rely heavily on the information provided by signposts, clocks, calendars and news papers.【 B
44、10】 _.【 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
45、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 through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 47 One thing the tour book
46、s dont tell you about London is that 2, 000 of its residents are foxes. They ran away from the city about two centuries ago after developers and pollution moved in. But now that the【 S1】 _is cleaner, the foxes have come home. “The number and variety of wild animals in【 S2】 _areas is increasing,“ say
47、s Gomer Jones. A survey of the wildlife in New Yorks central Park last year counted 14 species of mammals. A similar survey【 S3】 _in the 1890s counted only five species. Several changes have brought wild animals to the cities. Foremost is that air and water quality in many cities have improved as a
48、result of the 1970s【 S4】 _-control efforts. Meanwhile, rural areas have been built up, leaving many animals on the edges of【 S5】 _. In addition, urban wildlife refuges have been【 S6】 _. The Greater London Council last year spent 750,000 to buy land and build 10【 S7】 _wildlife refuges in the city. As
49、 a result, many birds are now living in the city. For peregrine falcons(游集 )cities are actually safer than rural cliff dwellings. Cities can attract wild animals without turning them harmful. The trick is to create habitats where they can be self-【 S8】 _but still be seen and appreciated. Such habitats can even be functional. In Sail Francisco the【 S9】 _government is testing different kinds of rainwater contro
