1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 801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 Good Manners. You should write at least 120 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese; 1.良好的行为举止是一个 人高素质的体质； 2.在当今社会中，良好的行为举止至关重要； 3.鼓励和号召人们注重个人举止，讲文明礼貌。
2、 Good Manners 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 the statement agrees with the information gi
3、ven 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. 1 Having Kids Makes You Happy? When I was growing up, our former neighbors, whom well call the Sloans, were the only couple on the bloc
4、k without kids. It wasnt that they couldnt have children; according to Mr.Sloan, they just chose not to. All the other parents, including mine, thought it was odd-even tragic. So any bad luck that happened to the Sloans-the egging of their house one Halloween; the landslide(山崩 ) that sent their pool
5、 careering to the street below-was somehow attributed to that fateful decision theyd made so many years before. “Well,“ the other adults would say, “you know they never did have kids.“ Each time I visited the Sloans, Id search for signs of insanity, misery or even regret in their super clean home, y
6、et I never seemed to find any. From what I could tell, the Sloans were happy, maybe even happier than my parents, despite the fact that they were childless. My impressions may have been swayed by the fact that their candy dish was always full, but several studies now show that the Sloans could well
7、have been more satisfied than most of the traditional families around them. In Daniel Gilberts 2006 book Stumbling on Happiness, the Harvard professor of psychology looks at several studies and concludes that marital satisfaction decreases dramatically after the birth of the first child-and increase
8、s only when the last child has left home. He also finds out that parents are happier grocery shopping and even sleeping than spending time with their kids. Other data cited by 2008s Gross National Happiness author, Arthur C. Brooks, finds that parents are about 7 percentage points less likely to rep
9、ort being happy than the childless. The most recent comprehensive study on the emotional state of those with kids shows us that the term “bundle of joy“ may not be the most accurate way to describe our offspring. “Parents experience lower levels of emotional well-being, less frequent positive emotio
10、ns and more frequent negative emotions than their childless peers,“ says Florida State Universitys Robin Simon. “In fact, no group of parents-married, single, step or even empty-nest-reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people who never had children. Its such an unexpected findin
11、g because we have these cultural beliefs that children are the key to happiness and a healthy life,and theyre not.“ Simon received plenty of hate mail in response to her research, which isnt surprising. Her findings shake the very foundation of what weve been raised to believe is true. In a recent N
12、ewsweek Poll, 50 percent of Americans said that adding new children to the family tends to increase happiness levels. Only one in six (16 percent) said that adding new children had a negative effect on the parents happiness. But which parent is willing to admit that the greatest gift life has to off
13、er has in fact made his or her life less enjoyable? Parents may openly complain their lack of sleep, busy schedules and difficulty in dealing with their bad-tempered teens, but rarely will they cop to feeling depressed due to the everyday rigors of child rearing. “If you admit that kids and parentho
14、od arent making you happy, its basically blasphemy(亵读 ),“ says Jen Singer, a stay-at-home mother of two from New Jersey who runs the popular parenting blog MommaS. “From baby-cream commercials that make motherhood look happy and well rested, to commercials for Disney World where youre supposed to fe
15、el like a kid because youre there with your kids, weve made parenthood out to be one extremely happy moment after another, and its disappointing when you find out its not.“ Is it possible that American parents have always been this disillusioned? Anecdotal(轶事的 ) evidence says no. In pre-industrial A
16、merica, parents certainly loved their children, but their offspring also served a purpose-to work the farm, contribute to the household. Children were a necessity. Today, we have kids more for emotional reasons, but an increasingly complicated work and social environment has made finding satisfactio
17、n far more difficult. A key study by University of Wisconsin-Madisons Sara McLanahan and Julia Adams, conducted some 20 years ago, found that parenthood was perceived as significantly more stressful in the 1970s than in the 1950s; the researchers attribute part of that change to major shifts in empl
18、oyment patterns. The majority of American parents now work outside the home, have less support from extended family and face a worsening education and health-care system, so raising children has not only become more complicated-it has become more expensive. Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture e
19、stimates that it costs anywhere from $134,370 to $237,520 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17-and thats not counting school or college tuition. No wonder parents are feeling a little blue. Societal ills aside, perhaps we also expect too much from the promise of parenting. The National Marri
20、age Projects 2006 “State of Our Unions“ report says that parents have significantly lower marital satisfaction than non-parents because they experienced more single and child-free years than previous generations. Twenty-five years ago, women married around the age of 20, and men at 23. Today both se
21、xes are marrying four to five years later. This means the experience of raising kids is now competing with highs in a parents past, like career wins or a earefree social life. Sending bad-tempered kids to school or dashing to work with spit-up on your favorite sweater doesnt turn out to be romantic.
22、 For the childless, all this research must certainly feel redeeming(弥补的 ). As for those of us with kids, well, the news isnt all bad. Parents still report feeling a greater sense of purpose and meaning in their lives than those whove never had kids. And there are other rewarding aspects of parenting
23、 that are impossible to quantify. For example, I never thought it possible to love someone as deeply as I love my son. As for the Sloans, its hard to say whether they had a less meaningful existence than my parents, or if my parents were 7 percent less happy than the Sloans. Perhaps it just comes do
24、wn to how you see the candy dish-half empty or half full. Or at least as a parent, thats what Ill keep telling myself. 2 Why were the Sloans childless? （ A） They couldnt afford to bring up a child. （ B） They decided not to have a child. （ C） They were infertile. （ D） Lots of bad luck happened to the
25、m. 3 What did the author expect to find in the Sloans home? （ A） Signs showing they were miserable. （ B） Satisfaction of being childless. （ C） Candy dish that was always full. （ D） A super clean home. 4 According to Daniel Gilbert, after the last child has left home,_. （ A） parents tend to be happie
26、r （ B） parents satisfaction is likely to decrease （ C） parents are as happy as they had their first child （ D） parents are more eager to spend time with their kids 5 What are our cultural beliefs? （ A） Single parent is generally less happy. （ B） Couples are unhappy with kids. （ C） Its a tradition fo
27、r couples to have kids. （ D） Having kids makes parents happy. 6 According to the Newsweek Poll,_. （ A） Robin Simons finding was too surprising to believe （ B） no parents admitted having a child made their life less enjoyable （ C） half Americans agreed adding a child has a positive effect on happines
28、s levels （ D） 16% of Americans said having a child was harmful to parents relationship 7 The baby-cream commercials is taken as an example to show_. （ A） mothers need to rest （ B） enjoyable parenthood （ C） happy moments with kids （ D） mothers disappointment 8 Parenthood became more stressful in the
29、1970s partly due to_. （ A） high expense in education （ B） more working mothers （ C） changes in employment patterns （ D） worsening social welfare 9 Besides societal ills that lower parents satisfaction, the promise of parenting is also_. 10 Now highs in a parents past is being fought by_. 11 Despite
30、the low happiness level, compared with the childless, parents feel a greater sense of_. 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
31、 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） He fell out of the crashed plane and survived. （ B） He is the only passenger survived in the accide
32、nt. （ C） None of the passengers survived from the plane crash. （ D） All of the passengers died of an explosion. （ A） To the phone service. （ B） To the information desk. （ C） To the travel agent. （ D） To Los Angeles. （ A） The girls got on well with each other. （ B） Its understandable that girls dont
33、get along. （ C） She was angry with the other young stars. （ D） The girls lacked the courage to fight. （ A） They devoted all their time to do it. （ B） They planned in details for everything. （ C） They put off their wedding plan for it. （ D） They struggled harder than ever for it. （ A） The druggist ha
34、d been robbed. （ B） The woman had not gone to the drugstore. （ C） The druggist arrived very late. （ D） The woman couldnt get the medicine. （ A） He is writing a report. （ B） He is reading a novel. （ C） He is taking an exam. （ D） He is drawing a map. （ A） Tom is unable to hear well. （ B） Tom refused t
35、o say anything at the meeting. （ C） Tom doesnt listen to him. （ D） Tom went out of the assembly hall. （ A） He is a librarian. （ B） He is an accountant. （ C） He is a reporter. （ D） He is a scholar. （ A） In about 20 years. （ B） Within a week. （ C） In a couple of weeks. （ D） As early as possible. （ A）
36、It is about English teachers in a school. （ B） It is about teachers accomplishments. （ C） It is about teachers frustrations. （ D） It is about training of English teachers. （ A） He has learned English and pedagogy. （ B） He has learned foreign cultures. （ C） He has learned both English and Chinese. （
37、D） He has learned new interactive ways of teaching. （ A） He was awarded a study-abroad scholarship. （ B） He ran a teachers training program successfully. （ C） One of his students won first prize in a completion of English skills. （ D） He has gained rich teaching experience. （ A） By asking questions.
38、 （ B） By echoing Mr. Mas comments. （ C） By commenting on Mr. Mas responses. （ D） By keeping silent and being a good listener. 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 sp
39、oken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Small amounts of raw materials and little skill. （ B） Huge amounts of raw materials but little skill. （ C） Small amounts of raw materials but great workmanship and skill. （ D）
40、Large amounts of raw materials and skill and craftsmanship. （ A） It imports some raw materials for her precision products. （ B） Switzerland has no sea coast. （ C） Switzerland exports cheese, butter, chocolate and condensed milk. （ D） Switzerland exports many precision products and heavy machines. （
41、A） Switzerland arranges with neighbouring countries for the use of their ports. （ B） Switzerland has many ports of its own to handle exports. （ C） Switzerland sends its exports by rail to neighbouring countries. （ D） Switzerland has no overseas trade because it has no ports of its own. （ A） Its good
42、 for training ones character but not good for ones health. （ B） It cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens. （ C） It has less effect on a childs character than sports and games. （ D） Its as important as after-class activities. （ A） Because pupils there have to spend most of the time studying. （ B）
43、Because the school authorities insist on traditional ways of teaching. （ C） Because the school authorities have neglected discipline. （ D） Because pupils there are too fond of playing. （ A） Practical work. （ B） Collective activities. （ C） Teachers encouragement. （ D） Book knowledge. （ A） The natural
44、 force makes it come into being. （ B） It originates from some chemical elements in the nature. （ C） It comes from the rocks with the action of wind and water. （ D） A series of biological changes happen in the process. （ A） It can be used to build the house. （ B） It can be fired on the hot stove. （ C
45、） It can be used together with water. （ D） People use it to make containers. （ A） In the river. （ B） On the ground surface. （ C） In the mountain. （ D） In low areas of islands. （ A） To burn it on the fire to see whether it can break. （ B） To press it in the size of an egg. （ C） Add water to it to see
46、 whether it is shiny. （ D） Take some of it in the testing machine. 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
47、 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 34 To be a good teacher, you need
48、some of the【 B1】 _of a good actor: you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your【 B2】 _; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong,【 B3】 _voice; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, to make its meaning【 B4】 _comprehensible. Watch a good teacher, and you will see th
49、at he does not sit just【 B5】 _before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his【 B6】 _. Listen to him, and you will hear the【 B7】_, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing【 B8】 _to what he is talking about. 【 B9】 _.The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words e
