1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 796及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Should the Young Isolate Themselves From the Outer World? 1目前， “宅 ”文化在年轻人中很流行 2有人赞成，有人反对 3我的看法 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
2、 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 given in the passage.
3、1 Social media presents challenge to universities Universities have a new weapon in the battle to protect their reputations: the friendly student blogger A few days ago, Vshuf, an international student, posted a message on the Student Room discussion site. He/she wanted to know which university Glas
4、gow, Birmingham, Warwick, Nottingham or the Institution (sic) of Education would be the best place to study business. The academic reputation of the institution was important, but there was another consideration. “How are people like in these universities?“ the post asked. “I have watched some video
5、s about Warwick on YouTube and it seems to me that the people are snobby and arrogant in contrast to those from Nottingham.“ Members were quick to defend Warwick, but Vshuf remained unconvinced. The thread highlights the difficulty that universities face in the age of social media. At a time when re
6、putation is more important than ever because of higher student fees and greater global competition, the ability to manage their reputations is increasingly falling out of their hands. How to reach an increasingly networked generation that is more inclined to trust the opinion of their anonymous peer
7、s on the internet than official bodies such as universities was a problem discussed at last weeks Youth Strategy Marketing Conference 2011. Helen Pennack, head of marketing communications at the University of Leicester, says students now post queries on Facebook or the Student Room about open days o
8、r where to find their timetables, rather than simply contact the university directly. “When we do relationship marketing communications, we are trying to strike up a two-way dialogue with students and they are taking the conversation away from us and having it with other people,“ she says. “How we m
9、ake ourselves part of that conversation again is quite a challenge.“ Her university has responded by setting up a system that allows students to sync (与 同步 )communications from Leicester with their Facebook account. But she says universities also need to be present in other web spaces used by studen
10、ts, such as Twitter. Warwick, which appointed a digital and online communications manager last year, knows well the benefits of having a social media presence. “A year ago, an applicant tweeted, Oh, no. I hear the University of Warwick is closing, what am I going to do?“ says Warwicks spokesman, Pet
11、er Dunn. While this tweet could have caused huge problems if spread, the university was able to tweet back, “Were still here, honest“. He says the communications team check what is being said about the university on social media once or twice a day, and responds if someone is confused or asking for
12、information. But it depends on the forum. “If they are on the Student Room we assume they want to bitch (抱怨 ) about us behind our backs,“ he says. “If it is on a much more public space like Twitter or Facebook, someone like us can see it and respond.“ The challenge for universities is not only to kn
13、ow where to respond but when, and getting the tone right. “We are always careful about proactively intervening (主动干涉 ) in the conversation because that would be seen as rude,“ says Pennack. “What is much more effective is if one of our students wades in there and puts somebody straight.“ Some univer
14、sities have already responded to this, she says, by having a group of students “primed to some extent to join the conversation and correct people where it is appropriate to do so“. It is not something Leicester has tried yet, but, she says, “we may consider it“. While Imperial College does not prime
15、 students, it does recruit a team of official student bloggers to write regularly about their experiences at the university. They are not paid or moderated, and are free to blog about whatever they like. But there are occasional prizes for the most frequent bloggers. Pamela Agar, head of digital med
16、ia at Imperial, says the college could potentially ask them to blog on a particular subject, but had not done so yet. “They can and do say negative things about us,“ she says. “When they do, its useful feedback.“ It can also make the blogs more authentic, she says something that is particularly impo
17、rtant to the social media generation. Chris Fonseka, a third-year information systems student at Imperial, says he applied for a student blogger role because he was attracted by the idea of having a voice around campus. He blogs about his general activities at the university. He also receives regula
18、r emails from students and prospective (未来的 ) students anxious to put queries about accommodation or finances to a real student. He says he has never felt restricted in what he writes. “If I honestly felt negative about Imperial, I would write about it,“ he says. Tom Ridgewell went a step further. W
19、hile studying media at the University of Lincoln, he decided to create a television advertisement for the university and put it up on YouTube. “I labelled the videos as banned simply because its funnier to imagine that I actually showed them to a board of directors and got thrown out of the room. Al
20、so, videos generally do a little better with an exaggerated title.“ Ian Richards, press officer at Lincoln, says the university only became aware of the advertisements once they were an online hit and Google alerts showed people were Hogging about them. “We didnt know what to make of them, but when
21、students were talking about them on open days we felt it was something totally left field, but a bit of a blessing for us.“ Ridgewell has since been commissioned to carry out work for the marketing department. How far universities should try to control what members of their community say about them
22、on social media is something some have already faced with academic bloggers. In 2006, Erik Ringmar resigned from his lecturing post at the London School of Economics after the university objected to him posting a speech critical of the university on his blog. But, while institutions are paying incre
23、asing attention to what is said about them on the web, most recognise that there is little they can do about it. “Is it realistic to control every word thats out there about us?“ asks Richards. “I dont think so.“ 2 In the post, Vshuf asked about several institutions_. （ A） competitive strength （ B）
24、tuition fees （ C） academic reputation （ D） social activities 3 What do we learn about universities in the age of social media? （ A） They are seeking cooperation of foreign schools. （ B） They find it harder to manage their reputation. （ C） They have difficulty in balancing their budget. （ D） They are
25、 able to recruit more international students. 4 When having questions about things like their timetables, students tend to_. （ A） communicate with their instructors directly （ B） contact the public office set by the university （ C） call or email another student for the information （ D） post messages
26、 and seek help on the internet 5 According to Helen Pennack, to respond to the challenge, universities need to_. （ A） have a social media presence （ B） own a Facebook or Twitter account （ C） restrict the use of social media （ D） talk with students face-to-face 6 Peter Dunn assumes those who post mes
27、sages on the Student Room intend to_. （ A） get an immediate response from a real student （ B） update the information about their universities （ C） help establish a good reputation for their universities （ D） complain about universities without their knowing 7 What is said about the official student
28、bloggers recruited by Imperial College? （ A） They will correct people if they are wrong. （ B） They are not restricted in what they write. （ C） They are asked to blog on a particular subject. （ D） They get low pay for sharing their experiences. 8 Pamela Agar holds that official student bloggers sayin
29、g negative things about Imperial can_. （ A） turn off prospective students （ B） ruin the universitys reputation （ C） make the blogs more trustworthy （ D） draw an angry response from the viewer 9 Chris Fonseka wanted to be a student blogger because blogging about his university was an_idea to him. 10
30、The University of Lincoln only noticed the ads when they were_and provoked peoples discussion. 11 Erik Ringmar quit the job at the London School of Economics due to his blog which_the university. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At
31、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 D, and decide which is the best answ
32、er. （ A） She wants to go to the movies. （ B） Shell go to the coffee shop. . （ C） She is very busy tonight. （ D） She is a quiet person. （ A） The man booked a single room. （ B） The woman made a mistake. （ C） The single rooms are fully booked. （ D） The double rooms are not available. （ A） The man didnt
33、 pass the scholarship examination. （ B） The womans application didnt impress the board. （ C） The woman needed to try for the scholarship next year. （ D） The competition for scholarship was not very keen. （ A） The woman should explain it three times. （ B） The woman should be confident in herself. （ C
34、） The woman is stupid in learning biology. （ D） The woman is making little progress everyday. （ A） She has no interest in basketball match. （ B） She prefers basketball to volleyball. （ C） She likes watching violent sports. （ D） She is a volleyball fan. （ A） The man usually does morning exercise. （ B
35、） The woman does exercise with the man. （ C） The man needs to do exercise. （ D） The woman lacks exercise. （ A） She has gone to the stadium for mens 100m race. （ B） She will go to the stadium for the mens 400m relay. （ C） She will take part in the womens 400m relay. （ D） She will be on time for the w
36、omens 400m relay. （ A） She mistook the class party date. （ B） She was two hours late for the party. （ C） She missed the class party. （ D） She didnt enjoy the class party. （ A） One where you can accept and forgive faults. （ B） One where you understand moods. （ C） One where you chat. （ D） One where yo
37、u dont feel hurt if a friend doesnt feel like seeing you. （ A） Playboys. （ B） Well-to-do fellows. （ C） Male and female. （ D） good-for-nothing guys. （ A） They often go to him for help. （ B） They meet every now and then. （ C） They usually criticize each other. （ D） They bring him a lot of pleasure. （
38、A） How to spend Thanksgiving Day. （ B） Preparing food on Thanksgiving Day. （ C） The origin of Thanksgiving Day. （ D） What to do after Thanksgiving meal. （ A） It has something to do with the English customers. （ B） Its traditional foods include roast potatoes and ducks. （ C） It does not fall on a fix
39、ed date every year. （ D） It makes people exhausted and costs a lot. （ A） He plays football. （ B） He watches TV. （ C） He goes hunting. （ D） He does some exercise. （ A） Hed like to stay with his family. （ B） Hed like to help his wife do the washing up. （ C） Hed like to go bowling. （ D） Hed like to dea
40、l with the leftovers. 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 answer from the four choices marked
41、A, B, C and D. （ A） Worse than they really are. （ B） Better than they really are. （ C） More competent but less confident. （ D） Worse than men in everything. （ A） They think highly of themselves. （ B） They are less competent than men. （ C） They lack self-confidence compared with men. （ D） They are di
42、scriminated in their companies. （ A） Be confined to entry-level jobs. （ B） Receive a lower pay than they should. （ C） Be advanced more quickly. （ D） Gain less working experience. （ A） Human brains differ considerably. （ B） The brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence.
43、 （ C） An environmentally handicapped person wont attain his due level of intelligence. （ D） Environment is important in determining a persons intelligence. （ A） 85. （ B） 100. （ C） 110. （ D） 125. （ A） It can be predicted at birth. （ B） It stays the same throughout his life. （ C） It can be increased b
44、y education. （ D） It is inherited from his parents. （ A） The child seems sad. （ B） His or her sadness lasts for a rather long period of time. （ C） The child occasionally feels blue or down. （ D） He or she feels life has its ups and downs. （ A） Because it lasts a short period of time. （ B） Because mo
45、re and more parents and doctors begin to attach importance to it. （ C） Because psychologists and related persons can almost always cure it. （ D） Because its a period almost every child must experience. （ A） The child talks too much in class. （ B） The child has trouble getting along with other kids.
46、（ C） The childs performance in school is poor. （ D） The child becomes angry easily. （ A） When your child occasionally complains about a physical discomfort like headache. （ B） When the symptoms interfere with your childs ability to function at home or in school. （ C） When your child grieves over a l
47、oss for days at a time. （ D） When your child exhibits all the symptoms of depression. 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 tim
48、e, 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 these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 There are fi
49、ve basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to review, to persuade, to instruct and to entertain. You may think that this list of functions is in order of 【 B1】_, but, if so, you would not be in agreement with the 【 B2】 _ of the reading public. Of the two 【 B3】 _ of newspaper, the popular and the quality, the former have a 【 B4】 _ of millions, while the latter, only hundreds of thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely 【 B5】 _ for recreation and l
