1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 815及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part， you are allowe8 30 minutes to write an eye-witness account of a fire. You shoul8 write at least 120 wor8s following the outline given below in Chinese: 假设你在某日某时某地目击一起火灾，就此写一份见证书。见 证书必须包括以下几点： 1火灾发生的地点 2你所见到的火灾场面 3对火灾原因的分析 An Eye-wi
2、tness Account of a Fire 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 info
3、rmation 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 Strength to Love The black people badly needed a strong leader who was not afraid. And Martin Luther King knew well what da
4、ngers threatened him when he agreed to be their leader. But in church that Sunday he told his people to love one another and to think kindly of their enemies. This wasnt easy in Montgomery. For most of the white people, and all of the police, seemed to be their enemies. But at last they proved their
5、 point, the buses were no longer divided. The highest court in the U.S. decided that it was against the law to have separate seats for black and white people on buses. The bus companies had lost a lot of money. But the trouble wasnt over. Angry whites fired at the buses and at four black churches in
6、 the town. A bomb was thrown at Dr. Kings house and might have killed his family. The house of a white minister who agreed with his black friends was also bombed. In the next ten years Martin Luther King led the fight for full “civil rights“ for southern negroes. There were so many of them that they
7、 couldnt be defeated if they were determined to resist. He told them that if one hundred thousand blacks marched in a procession to an important point in the centre of a city they would make it impossible for the most stupid government official to use weapons against them. They went in large numbers
8、 and sat in restaurants where black people werent welcome. They refused to leave until they were carried out by the police. They went about teaching the people that they had a right and duty to elect their own officials. Many of them were afraid of what would happen to them if they voted. The southe
9、rn whites grew angrier and angrier. In the state of Mississippi alone more than forty civil rights workers, both black and white, were murdered and no one was punished. More than fifty black churches were burned or bombed. In one, four little girls were killed. The white people were terribly afraid
10、of what the black people would do when they discovered their own strength. For, as Dr. King said, much of the struggle for black equality had to be fought by each black person inside himself. Each black man must say, “I am somebody. I am a person. I am a man of worth and honor. I have a rich and nob
11、le history, however painful.that history has been. “Each man must win his own right to be called a man in the nation that called him “boy“. His father had always said to him, “Nobody can make a slave of you if you dont think like a slave.“ The strength of the civil rights movement was the nonviolent
12、 march. The huge processions which King and his followers led brought everyone on to the field of action. Even the children marched to demand their rights as free people. Like their parents they were arrested in very large numbers and were sent to prison. Dr. King was in prison many times. In 1963 h
13、e led a great march to the nations capital in Washington, D.C. Two hundred and fifty thousand people, many of them white, gathered at the heart of the nation, singing their freedom song:“ We shall overcome one day. “Martin Luther King was the main speaker. And he spoke to that huge crowd as he had n
14、ever spoken before. He threw away the speech he had prepared and spoke whatever words came to his lips: “I say to you today, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.“ His dream was of a country where men would be truly equal. “I have a dream that my four litt
15、le children one day will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the strength of their characterWith this faith we will be able to work together, to struggle together, to go to prison together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing we will be free one da
16、y.“ After the march he and other black leaders met President Kennedy at the White House. Soon after this the United States Government passed two important civil rights laws, a big victory for the colored people. John Kennedy, as we have seen, admired the kind of courage that results in action. He ga
17、ve great support and comfort to the King family when Dr. King was in prison. His death, later in 1963, was a serious blow to them all. And Martin Luther King knew that what had happened to John Kennedy might happen to him also. For he said, an unjust society is a sick society in which good men are m
18、urdered without cause. He had once been attacked and nearly killed by a mad woman with a knife. She was a black woman too. He and his family bravely accepted the fact that he might be killed any day as he went among the crowds. In 1964 he won one of the highest honors a man can receive. He was given
19、 the Nobel Peace Prize “for his leadership of the nonviolent struggle for racial equality“. He was only thirty-five. He was the fourth colored man to win the prize in four years. Many black people were growing angry at their slow progress. They wanted to use violent means to gain their ends. But Kin
20、g did not approve of the new movement for “black power“. “Nonviolence is power,“ he said, “but it is the right and good use of power.it can save the white man as well as the negro.“ Like Gandhi, he saw the movement he had begun beginning to split up as people used it for their separate ends. Groups
21、like the Black Power Movement seemed to lose hope of a country where black and white people could live happily together. Their patience was coming to an end. King wanted to help not only just blacks but also whites, “Negroes hold only one key to the lock of peaceful change.“ he said. “The other is i
22、n the hands of the whites.“ Martin Luther King became the leader not only of the black people but of all the poor, in the north as well as in the south. He was planning a great poor peoples march when he was shot and killed on 4 April 1968. This time the attacker was white. Dr. King had spent his sh
23、ort life trying to find a better way to meet trouble than with a knife or gun. He had given thousands of people the strength which he possessed in large measure the strength to love others even in the face of hate, injustice and death. 2 Before Martin L. King. all the black leaders chose violence to
24、 win their freedom and equality. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Dr. King encouraged his people to love also their enemies. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 In Kings view, self-worth was very important if black people were to succeed in their struggle for equality. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 According to this passage.
25、King disagreed with some black people using violence because they wanted to use violence means for their own power, not for black equality. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Martin L. King brought people, black or white, to the field of action. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 The march to Washington, D.C. in 1963 hel
26、ped the passage of two civil rights acts. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 For King, the assassination of President Kennedy showed that the civil rights movement could be defeated. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 John Kennedy thought highly of _ that resulted in the action led by Martin L. King. 10 At the age of _ K
27、ing delivered that famous speech called I Have a Dream. 11 Martin Luther King sought black equality by _ but he died from violence. 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 aske
28、d 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） A railway porter. （ B） A bus conductor. （ C） A taxi dri
29、ver. （ D） A postal clerk. （ A） Her hairstyle is very beautiful. （ B） Her hairstyle is not nice. （ C） The hairstyle really changes her appearance. （ D） The woman has a sense of style. （ A） Jane is looking for a summer job. （ B） Jane is packing for the summer vacation. （ C） Jane is on her way home. （
30、D） Jane is eager to go home for the vacation. （ A） The chocolate cookie tastes terrible. （ B） The chocolate cookie is very delicious. （ C） Jack will never make such cookies. （ D） He got the only one in this world. （ A） He has never felt good in his life. （ B） The Yoga has improved his health. （ C） H
31、e is unhappy about his life. （ D） He is thinking of taking a Yoga exercise. （ A） He failed in a power test yesterday. （ B） He never expected himself to be happy. （ C） It was because of his fathers fault. （ D） He missed about 30 minutes of a program. （ A） His mothers use of the washing machine. （ B）
32、His fathers turning on the microwave oven. （ C） His long hours of watching TV. （ D） The switch on of two air-conditioners. （ A） Watch a ball game on TV. （ B） Take part in a basketball final. （ C） Ask his neighbor to check the power. （ D） Not use any electric appliances any more. （ A） At a fitness ce
33、ntre. （ B） At a clinic. （ C） At a school. （ D） At a club. （ A） He came too early for the appointment. （ B） He missed the bus here. （ C） He went to a wrong address. （ D） He felt very bad when he got up. （ A） A weak heart. （ B） A skin disease. （ C） Bronchitis. （ D） Kidney trouble. （ A） To stay in bed
34、for two or three days. （ B） To have a course of antibiotics. （ C） To take some cough mixture. （ D） To exercise more regularly. 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 s
35、poken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Huge increase in the number of public relations companies. （ B） Shrinking cultural differences. （ C） New communications technologies. （ D） PR efforts in other countries. （ A）
36、Because British companies are more ambitious than US companies. （ B） Because British companies place more importance on PR than US companies. （ C） Because British companies are heavily involved in planning activities. （ D） Because four of the worlds top PR agencies are British-owned. （ A） The Wall S
37、treet Journal. （ B） The Financial Times. （ C） The Economist. （ D） The Observer. （ A） Her parents thrived in the urban environment. （ B） Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm. （ C） Her parents immigrated to America. （ D） Her parents set up an ice-cream store. （ A） He taught English in Chicago. （
38、 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） She was fascinated by American culture. （ C） She was very generous in offering help. （ D） She was highly devoted to her family. （ A） It means
39、 to take a risk to save the giraffes(长颈鹿 ) lives. （ B） It means to take a risk for the welfare of other people. （ C） It means m search everywhere for the benefit for oneself. （ D） It means to search for the good examples for others to follow. （ A） Because of his contribution to the children as a den
40、tist. （ B） Because of his efforts as a teacher of photograph taking. （ C） Bemuse of his connection with children throughout the world by means of photography. （ D） Because of his dedication to the tooth health of the children all over the world. （ A） Mr. Khamisas son was killed by Mr. Felixs grandso
41、n. （ B） Mr. Khamisa put Mr. Felixs grandson into prison. （ C） Mr. Khamisas son and Mr. Felixs grandson belong to the same street gang. （ D） Mr. Khamisa and Mr. Fdix are working together to fight against robbery. （ A） To warn young people off resorting to violence. （ B） To raise the reputation of the
42、 Giraffe Project. （ C） To reward them so as to help them financially. （ D） To present them as models for other people to learn from. 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 id
43、ea. 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 information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you ha
44、ve just heard or write down the 33 In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more【 B1】 _.Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more【 B2】 _. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to【 B3】 _that wh
45、ile variety certainly makes the workers life more【 B4】 _, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as【 B5】_productivity is concerned, the variety is not an important factor. Other experts feel that giving the worker【 B6】 _to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that
46、this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated【 B7】 _which must be used in a【 B8】 _way.【 B9】 _. Another important consideration is how much each worker con tributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker see
47、s only a small part of the product.【 B10】 _. so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line.【 B11】 _. 34 【 B1】 35 【 B2】 36 【 B3】 37 【 B4】 38 【 B5】 39 【 B6】 40 【 B7】 41 【 B8】 42 【 B9】 43 【 B10】 44 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with te
48、n 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 the corresponding letter for each item with a
49、single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 44 They may be livid(愤怒 )with their leaders, pained by their place in the world and【 S1】 _of the future, but at least the French are still happy【 S2】 _to hum. An opinion【 S3】 _just published found 83% of the adult population sings or hums to itself “often or very often“. The poll found women slightly more【 S4】_to hum than men. The parents of
