1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 75及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Letter to the Mayor of the Capital. Suppose you are Li Ming from Peking University. You have watched the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and are interested in becoming a volunteer for 2008 Beijing Oly
2、mpic Games. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 为北京 2008年奥运会的筹备提出建议 2. 表达你想成为志愿者的愿望 A Letter to the Mayor of the Capital 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go ove
3、r 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 contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not g
4、iven in the passage. 2 On February 15, 1995, a huge oil tanker called the Sea Empress sailed into some rocks off the west coast of Wales. For the next six days it was stuck there. High winds and tides battered the ship. The accident put big holes in the ships body and it spilled nearly 90 million li
5、tres of oil into the ocean. Thats enough to heat 30,000 homes in Canada for one year. The storm quickly drove the oil out to sea and made it very difficult for clean-up and the crews to control the spill. The crashing of the Sea Empress was a disaster, but it gets worse. A lot of the oil washed up o
6、n the shores of Milford Haven Estuary, a conservation area for birds and other wildlife close to where the ship crashed. This made many residents and nature lovers around the world very angry. Oil and Water People are upset because oil spills happen regularly. In North America, there are over 8000 s
7、pills each year. Not all of them are as big as the one caused by the Sea Empress. Most spills are quite smallthey happen in marinas(小船坞 ) when motor boats fill up with gasoline. Bigger spills occur when oil barrels are accidentally dumped and when ships clean out their cargo holds. But no matter how
8、 much oil ends up in the water, plants and animals suffer or die. In 1989, after an oil tanker called the Exxon Valdez spilled its load in Prince William Sound near Alaska, 425,000 sea birds died along with thousands of other animals, including sea otters. This ship dumped only half the oil the Sea
9、Empress did! The Exxon spill covered 880 km of ocean and fouled about 2000 km of coastline. Thats enough coastline to reach from Montreal all the way to Winnipeg. Cleaning Up the Mess When oil is spilled on water it forms a sheen. Thats a very thin layer of oil that sits on top of the waters surface
10、. One of the jobs of clean-up crews is to try to keep the sheen from spreading out to sea. The tool they use is a containment boom(栅栏网 ). They wrap this boom around the oil spill to keep it in place. Once the oil has been contained it can be burned off the water. Another way to get rid of the oil is
11、 to sprinkle it with a product that absorbs it, like wood waste. The waste is then scooped away before it sinks. Naturally, some oil always escapes out to sea. Eventually, the oil breaks down and forms tar balls. These balls sink to the ocean floor, then sooner or later they are washed up onto shore
12、. With every oil spill, some oil reaches the shoreline. The mess is unbelievable. When cleaning up a spill, the hardest job is dealing with the onshore pollution. When oil lands on rocks or mixes with sand and seaweed, it becomes really difficult to remove. Volunteers use high-pressure hoses to blas
13、t the oil with hot water. They try to push the oil back into the water. If its in the water they can burn it or skim it off the surface. Caring for the Animals After an oil spill, a lot of concerned people volunteer to help care for the animals. Very little can be done to save the crustaceans, mollu
14、sks(软体动物 ), and other small creatures that get smothered in oil. But the larger animals that are caught and cleaned can be saved. Birds like western grebe need to have their feathers washed to survive. Theyre given baths with plenty of soap and are scrubbed down using toothbrushes. Turtles, otters,
15、and all kinds of other large animals go through the same process. Everyones hard work pays off. Many animals are saved. But the pollution has a lasting effectit gets into the food web and makes a lot of animals(including people) sick. Birds, fish, and scavengers like red fox eat polluted animals and
16、 become carriers of the pollution themselves. When they get eaten by other predators, they pass it on. Making Changes One solution to the problem of oil spills is to build better ships. Oil tankers should be built with two hulls, this would make them safer and less likely to break apart if an accide
17、nt happened. The best way to stop oil spills is to get rid of oil altogether. But thats not so simple. Without oil, people wouldnt be able to drive their cars or motorboats, and some people wouldnt have heat for their homes. It would be impossible to live without oil right now. But heres an ideal we
18、 could all make an effort to use less oil. Fewer cars would be on the road if we drove in car pools, used public transportation, rode our bikes, and walked more often. Instead of using motorboats(which are noisy anyway), we could canoe or sail. Around the world, people are working on other ways to c
19、reate energy. Solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric technologies are being studied and developed. So it is possible that one day well be able to stop using oil. And the result of that would be no more oil spills! 2 The biggest oil spill happened in 1989. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The author sugge
20、sts driving in car pools to use less oil. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Some oil escaped out to sea will finally break down and form tar balls. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The pollution caused by oil spills can have long-lasting effects on the animals or birds once it gets into the food web. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C
21、） NG 6 From the authors point of view, the best way to prevent oil spills is to get rid of oil completely. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 The author suggests making severe regulations to prevent oil tankers from dumping oil into the sea. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 The author suggests that most of the oil spil
22、ls occur accidentally. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Scientists are studying and developing solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric_to replace oil. 10 As far as cleaning up a spill is concerned, the hardest job is taking care of the_pollution. 11 In the Exxon Valdez oil spill about_kilometer of coastli
23、ne was polluted. 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 once. After each question there
24、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） The old refrigerator was useless. （ B） The old refrigerator was a piece of junk. （ C） The price of old refrigerator could be lower. （ D） The price of old refrigerator was
25、 low. （ A） Eighty. （ B） Eighty-six. （ C） Sixty-eight. （ D） Forty-three. （ A） She thought there was only one Golden Gate Bridge. （ B） She was familiar with the Golden Gate Bridge. （ C） She would like to visit the big Golden Gate Bridge. （ D） She wanted to go to the small Golden Gate Bridge. （ A） Impa
26、tient. （ B） Shocked. （ C） Overexcited. （ D） Embarrassed. （ A） Nine hours. （ B） Eight hours. （ C） Six hours. （ D） Seven hours. （ A） Her safety. （ B） Her health. （ C） Her luggage. （ D） Her mood. （ A） She worked on her term paper far into the night. （ B） She watched some sports game on TV. （ C） She sta
27、yed late to have a talk with some fans. （ D） Some excited fans disturbed her. （ A） Book a hotel room. （ B） Book an air ticket. （ C） Order a table. （ D） Make an appointment with the travel agent. （ A） They only send cards with “From your Valentine“ written on it. （ B） They exchange candy, flowers and
28、 gifts. （ C） They go to church to pray. （ D） They hold parties. （ A） Because her lover is in prison. （ B） Because she lost her lover. （ C） Because she failed the history examination. （ D） Because she doesnt have her Mr. Right. （ A） He was very romantic. （ B） He was very sympathetic. （ C） He was very
29、 heroic. （ D） He was very sensitive. （ A） United States-Canadian agreements. （ B） Unlimited growth in population. （ C） Pollution in the Great Lakes. （ D） The limited supply of phosphates. （ A） Swimming in a lake. （ B） Washing clothes. （ C） Visiting his hometown. （ D） Sightseeing. （ A） Too much algae
30、. （ B） Excessive recreational use. （ C） Lack of adequate rainfall. （ D） Too much evaporation. （ A） To eliminate swimming entirely. （ B） To limit boating and fishing. （ C） To limit phosphate detergents. （ D） To kill all algae. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At
31、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） Her parents thrived in the urban environment. （ B） Her parents left Chicago
32、to work on a farm. （ C） Her parents immigrated to America. （ D） Her parents set up an lee-cream store. （ A） He taught English in Chicago. （ B） He was crippled in a car accident. （ C） He worked to become an executive. （ D） He was born with a limp. （ A） She was fond of living an isolated life. （ B） Sh
33、e was fascinated by American culture. （ C） She was very generous in offering help. （ D） She was highly devoted to her family. （ A） For people to share ideas and show farm products. （ B） For officials to educate the farming community. （ C） For farmers to exchange their daily necessities. （ D） For far
34、mers to celebrate their harvests. （ A） By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms. （ B） By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. （ C） By offering to do volunteer work at the fair. （ D） By performing a special skill at the entrance. （ A） They contribute to the modernization of Amer
35、ican farms. （ B） They help to increase the state governments revenue. （ C） They provide a stage for people to give performances. （ D） They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture. （ A） To build a new country. （ B） To explore the New World. （ C） To get in touch with the American Indians. （
36、D） To know more about France. （ A） The Far East. （ B） The Gulf of St. Lawrence. （ C） A water passage to the Far East. （ D） The Pacific Ocean. （ A） An Indian village. （ B） A little town in Canada. （ C） A village facing the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. （ D） The place which we call Canada today. （ A） A Fr
37、ench word. （ B） A Chinese word. （ C） An Indian Word. （ D） A Spanish word. 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 r
38、equired 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 these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Today I want to help you
39、 with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading 【 B1】 _. Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a survey should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. I
40、n study reading, you need to look quickly at titles, words in darker or larger print, words with 【 B2】_ letters, 【 B3】 _, and charts. Dont stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important 【 B4】 _, of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions 【 B5】 _ on your survey.
41、 Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the 【 B6】 _ and important words that you looked at in the survey, but this time you will read the examples and 【 B7】 _ as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you
42、read. I have had students who 【 B8】 _ to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. 【 B9】_. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the mate
43、rial. You should be able to answer them now. 【 B10】 _. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. 【 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:
44、 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 mark th
45、e 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. 48 There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant“, altho
46、ugh it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted“, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in 【 S1】 _ for a job. “Contact us 【 S2】 _ writing your application“, or “Make use of our long experience in preparing
47、your curriculum vitae or job history“, is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of 【 S3】 _. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the Curriculum vitae (or job history), with th
48、e suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right. There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of 【 S4】 _. “Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams“, was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their fir
49、st jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the 【 S5】_. And in those days of full employment the technique 【 S6】 _. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest. Later, as you moved up the ladder, something 【 S7】 _ more sophisticated was called for. The advice the
