1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 79 及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Nationwide Shortage of Power Supply. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 专家预测，自 2006年下半年出现的全国范围内的电力短缺目前仍呈不断加剧态势 2. 分
2、析全国范围内缺电现象的原因（可从发电设备过于陈旧、高耗能行业的过快发展等方面加以分析） 3. 试提供缺电问题解决方案 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
3、 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 frustrated email exchange with a coworker in Australia was passed on
4、 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. Heaven help you if you do that later in your career!“ Like Darli
5、ng, 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 ineffective electronic communication habits. The importance of g
6、ood 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; nearly half spend at least two hours, according to a survey of
7、 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 writing skills cost American corporations $3.1 billion annually in t
8、raining 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 inbox daily, Sharon Clay would be overwhelmed if she didnt focus on
9、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, her company, which makes graphics and digital-media chips for co
10、mputers, 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 essential part of being a good communicator, she adds. Here are
11、 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 on his or her answers. Create an alert system Use color-coding, f
12、onts, 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 folders at least once a week. Remember your grammar Its not just a cou
13、rtesy. 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 it may save you time to leave out nouns and use abbreviations, d
14、ont 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 summary or add some clarification. Taking these steps will also h
15、elp 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 trust to keep it confidential. The dilemma on e-mails Admittedly, al
16、l 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 products at DYS Analytics in Wellesley, Mass., a software company. Mor
17、e 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 into company policy and enforced with software that can monitor e-m
18、ail 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 people until there are policies that are going to be enforced.“ 2
19、 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 writing skills into consideration when making promotion decisio
20、ns. （ 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 by the American Management Association and the Policy Institute,
21、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 （ C） NG 7 More than 800 Junk e mails pour into Clays inbox dail
22、y. （ 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 technology. 10 Some companies use more advanced software to identify em
23、ployees 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 conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation
24、, 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 answer. （ A） She suggested the m
25、an should go to see his new house right away. （ B） She suggested the man should think before he acts. （ C） She suggested the man keep calm. （ D） She suggested the man could not be too excited. （ A） Marys watch was slow. （ B） Marys watch was fast. （ C） Mary was punctual. （ D） Mary was never late. （ A
26、） PLay another piece of music. （ B） Stop playing the music. （ C） Play the music more loudly. （ D） Listen to the music all by herself. （ A） He has a strong passion for psychology. （ B） He has a strong passion for accountancy. （ C） Hes changed his major. （ D） He couldnt make any sense of his course. （
27、 A） He can not afford to buy such a new apartment. （ B） He is satisfied with the new apartment. （ C） He thinks the new apartment is not large enough for him. （ D） He finds the new apartment unsatisfactory. （ A） Remain at the original position. （ B） Protest about it. （ C） Leave the company. （ D） Take
28、 a few days off for a change. （ A） In a factory. （ B） In a bank. （ C） In a post office. （ D） In a hospital. （ A） It will end on schedule. （ B） It will end after July 13th. （ C） It will last longer than scheduled. （ D） It will last shorter than scheduled. （ A） Roommates. （ B） Classmates. （ C） Husband
29、 and wife. （ D） Colleagues. （ A） She wants to leave the man. （ B） She wants to make a little change of their apartment. （ C） She.wants to go shopping with the man. （ D） She wants to change the furniture. （ A） He is very reluctant to carry out the womans plan. （ B） He is very willing to carry out the
30、 womans plan. （ C） He is against the womans plan and will do nothing. （ D） He thinks of the womans plan as a joke. （ A） An exhibit of paintings. （ B） A Broadway play. （ C） A modern dance production. （ D） An opera. （ A） Artists. （ B） Tour guides （ C） Grocers. （ D） Musicians. （ A） The late seventeenth
31、 century. （ B） The early eighteenth century. （ C） The late nineteenth century. （ D） The early twentieth century. （ A） An instrument. （ B） A city （ C） A theater. （ D） A concert. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some quest
32、ions. 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） About 3500 B.C. （ B） Long before history was written. （ C） When there was history record. （ D） About 4500 B.C. （ A） They thou
33、ght milk had great healing power. （ B） They thought milk could make their skin paler. （ C） They thought milk could stop beards growing. （ D） They rubbed bread soaked in milk on their faces. （ A） A Roman queen took a milk bath every day. （ B） A Greek queen took a milk bath every day. （ C） A German qu
34、een kept 500 cows. （ D） A Roman doctor used milk to cure illness. （ A） Only eight of the fourteen thousand kinds of flowers are black. （ B） Only eight of the four thousand kinds of flowers are black. （ C） The chance that we see black flowers is one-5000th. （ D） The chance that we see black flowers i
35、s one 4000th. （ A） Three. （ B） Five. （ C） Seven. （ D） Nine. （ A） They take in all the light waves. （ B） They take in only the black light. （ C） They did not take in any light. （ D） They reflect all the light waves. （ A） In a bakery. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a wooden house. （ D） In old St Pauls churc
36、h. （ A） St Pauls. （ B） The Guildhall. （ C） Thames Square. （ D） Thames River. （ A） The 2uil8ings in the p1th of the fire were 8estroye8. （ B） Firefighters put it out upon the kings order. （ C） Londoners stopped it with the water from the river. （ D） It stopped by itself after it burned all the buildi
37、ngs. （ A） Monday. （ B） Tuesday. （ C） Thursday. （ D） Friday. 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 required to fil
38、l 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 How to protect children Web fans from
39、【 B1】 _ material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in US. For some parents the Internet can seem like a jungle, 【 B2】 _ with danger for their children. But jungles contain 【 B3】 _ as well as 【 B4】 _ and, with good guides, some education and a few 【 B5】 _, the
40、 wilds of the Internet can be safely 【 B6】 _, “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they cant have 【 B7】 _ to the Internet were cutting them off from their future, “said an 【 B8】_. 【 B9】 _. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places
41、, where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. 【 B10】 _. But the most popular that was to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener“. But this cant be wholly reliable, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and
42、 let them know whats OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet.【 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
43、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 the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the wo
44、rds in the bank more than once. 48 In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bemadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their 【 S1】 _. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue(烤肉 ) restaurant, then another
45、 drive-in. But in their new operation, they 【 S2】 _ a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new concept: quick 【 S3】 _, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips. Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their Fren
46、ch fries and hamburgers had a 【 S4】 _ uniformity, for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the 【 S5】 _ of their food, and they insisted on their cooks sticking to theft routine. Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during th
47、e busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had 【 S6】 _ ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were 【 S7】 _ with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc. Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing m
48、achines. He quickly saw the unique 【 S8】 _ of the brothers fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(政府许可经营权 ) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement struck included the right to duplicate the menu, the 【 S9】 _, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches. Today
49、 McDonalds is really a household name. Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the 【 S10】 _ since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers. In 1976, McDonalds had over $1 billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modem American business history. Word Bank: A. allowed
