1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 826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 city about How to solve the traffic problem in the city. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 写信缘由 2. 城市交通存在问题 3. 解决办法
2、 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 given in the pa
3、ssage; 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 Free School Meals Millions of American schoolchildren are receiving free or low-cost meals for the first time as their parents, many once solidly
4、middle class, have lost jobs or homes during the economic crisis, qualifying their families for the decades-old safety-net program. The number of students receiving subsidized (补贴的 ) lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 20062007, a 17 percent increase, according to an analy
5、sis by the New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture. “These are very large increases and a direct reflection of the hardships American families are facing,“ said Benjamin Senauer, a University of Minnesota economist who studies the meals program, adding that the surge had happened s
6、o quickly “that people like myself who do research are struggling to keep up with it.“ In Sylva, N.C., layoffs at lumber and paper mills have driven hundreds of new students into the free lunch program. In Las Vegas, where the collapse of the construction industry has caused hardship, 15 000 additio
7、nal students joined the subsidized lunch program this fall. Around Rochester, unemployed engineers and technicians have signed up their children after the downsizing of Kodak and other companies forced them from their jobs. Many of these formerly middle-income parents have pleaded with school offici
8、als to keep their enrollment a secret. Students in families with incomes up to 130 percent of the poverty level or $ 29 055 for a family of four are eligible (有资格的 ) for free school meals. Children in a four-member household with income up to $ 41 348 qualify for a subsidized lunch priced at 40 cent
9、s. Among the first to call attention to the increases were Department of Education officials, who use subsidized lunch rates as a poverty indicator in federal testing. This month, in releasing results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, they noted that the proportion of the nations f
10、ourth graders enrolled in the lunch program had climbed to 52 percent from 49percent in 2009, crossing a symbolic watershed. In the Rockdale County Schools in Conyers, Ga., east of Atlanta, the percentage of students receiving subsidized lunches increased to 63 percent this year from 46 percent in 2
11、006. One of those is Sheila Dawson, a Wal-Mart saleswoman whose husband lost his job as the manager of a Waffle House last year, reducing their income by $ 45 000. “Were doing whatever we can to save money,“ said Ms. Dawson, who has a 15-year-old daughter. “We buy clothes at the thrift store, we see
12、 fewer movies and this year my daughter qualifies for reduced-price lunch.“ Although the troubled economy is the main factor in the increases, experts said, some growth at the margins has resulted from a new way of qualifying students for the subsidized meals, known as direct certification. In 2004,
13、 Congress required the nations 17 000 school districts to match student enrollment lists against records of local food-stamp agencies, directly enrolling those who receive food stamps for the meals program. The number of districts doing so has been rising as have the number of school-age children in
14、 families eligible for food stamps, to 14 million in 2010 2011 from 12 million in 20092010. “The concern of those of us involved in the direct certification effort is how to help all these districts deal with the exploding caseload of kids eligible for the meals,“ said Kevin Conway, a project direct
15、or at Mathematica Policy Research, a co-author of an October report to Congress on direct certification. Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was pr
16、oviding 22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized. Since then, the subsidized portion has grown while paid lunches have declined, but not since 1972 have so many additional children become eligible for free lunches as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $ 10.
17、8 billion program providing 32 million lunches, 21 million of which are free or at reduced price. All 50 states have shown increases, according to Agriculture Department data. In Florida, which has 2.6 million public school students, an additional 265 000 students have become eligible for subsidies
18、since 2007, with increases in virtually every district. “Growth has been across the board,“ said Mark Eggers, the Florida Department of Education official who oversees the lunch program. In Las Vegas, with 13. 6 percent unemployment, the enrollment of thousands of new students in the subsidized lunc
19、h program forced the Clark County district to add an extra shift at the football field-size central kitchen, said Virginia Beck, an assistant director at the school food service. In New York, the Gates Chili school district west of Rochester has lost 700 students since 20072008, as many families hav
20、e fled the area after mass layoffs. But over those same four years, the subsidized lunch program has added 125 mouths, many of them belonging to the children of Kodak and Xerox managers and technicians who once assumed they had a lifetime job, said Debbi Beauvais, district supervisor of the meals pr
21、ogram. “Parents signing up children say, I never thought a program like this would apply to me and my kids,“ Ms. Beauvais said. Many large urban school districts have for years been dominated by students poor enough to qualify for subsidized lunches. In Dallas, Newark and Chicago, for instance, abou
22、t 85 percent of students are eligible, and most schools also offer free breakfasts. Now, some places have added free supper programs, fearing that needy students otherwise will go to bed hungry. One is the Hickman Mills C-l district in a threadbare Kansas City, Mo., neighborhood where a Home Depot,
23、a shopping mall and a string of grocery stores have closed. Ten years ago,48 percent of its students qualified for subsidized lunches. By 2007, that proportion had increased to 73 percent, said Leah Schmidt, the districts nutrition director. Last year, when it hit 80 percent, the district started fe
24、eding 700 students a third meal, paid for by the state, each afternoon when classes end. “This is the neediest period Ive seen in my 20-year career,“ Ms. Schmidt said. 2 What is the response of researchers to the sudden increase of students receiving subsidized lunches? （ A） They have long anticipat
25、ed it. （ B） They seem not quite ready for it. （ C） They feel very frightened about it. （ D） They come up with no solutions to it. 3 Many middle-income parents around Rochester have signed up their children because_. （ A） the construction industry has collapsed （ B） they have been fired from lumber a
26、nd paper mills （ C） companies like Kodak have made them jobless （ D） they want to gain extra advantage from government 4 What do Department of Education officials use subsidized lunch rates for? （ A） Calculating the needy students. （ B） Determining the poverty line. （ C） Indicating poverty in federa
27、l testing. （ D） Figuring out a reasonable budget. 5 What do we know about Sheila Dawson? （ A） She used to be the manager of a Waffle House. （ B） Her family has an average annual income of $ 45 000. （ C） She and her husband find it hard to make ends meet. （ D） Her daughter is eligible for subsidized
28、lunches this year. 6 What are people involved in the direct certification effort concerned for? （ A） Enrolling students receiving food stamps for the program. （ B） Helping handle the caseload of kids qualified for subsidized meals. （ C） Keeping records of some local food-stamp agencies. （ D） Providi
29、ng financial help to kids not eligible for free meals. 7 The National School Lunch Act was established in 1946 as a way to_. （ A） increase farm surpluses （ B） offer poor schoolchildren food （ C） back up commodity prices （ D） ensure the nutrition of school lunches 8 What is the situation like in Flor
30、ida regarding the students qualified for subsidies? （ A） Growth in the number of qualified students is almost in every district. （ B） More than two million students had access to free lunches in 2007. （ C） Some districts have to add an extra shift at the central kitchen. （ D） 700 students have benef
31、ited from the meals program since 2007. 9 As the former managers and technicians in Kodak and Xerox, they never thought the program would_. 10 In some places, free supper programs have been added in order for needy students not to_ 11 Last year, the Hickman Mills C-l district began feeding many stud
32、ents a third meal when the proportion of students qualified for subsidized lunches increased to_. 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 co
33、nversation 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） Shes been dismissed for her poor performance. （ B） Shes been fired by the company. （ C） S
34、he has been given a months leave. （ D） She has been offered a new job. （ A） He had to work overtime. （ B） He was held up in traffic. （ C） His car ran out of gas. （ D） He had a traffic accident. （ A） Shes broken the pen. （ B） Shes lent the pen to someone. （ C） Shes returned the pen. （ D） She does not
35、 know where the pen is. （ A） Mr. Whites reason for leaving. （ B） Mr. Whites new appointment. （ C） How to apply for a job. （ D） A vacant job. （ A） Be hostile to Nancy. （ B） Ask Nancy to come out. （ C） Talk to Nancy herself. （ D） Write a letter to Nancy. （ A） He is often asked to go and see exhibition
36、s. （ B） He would like to go and see the exhibition. （ C） He went to see the exhibition last year. （ D） He definitely does not want to go. （ A） Plane. （ B） Car. （ C） Train. （ D） Ship. （ A） Nick cant go on studying because he has to work in a steel plant. （ B） Nick has earned enough money for his seni
37、or year. （ C） Nick prefers working in a steel plant to going to college. （ D） Nick doesnt have enough money so hell work during his senior year. （ A） Government and taxes. （ B） Work and taxes. （ C） Freedom and taxes. （ D） Death and taxes. （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. （ A） Because they
38、 begin paying federal taxes from that day. （ B） Because it is the last day for people to pay the city tax. （ C） Because it is the deadline for paying federal taxes. （ D） Because the state tax is due on that day. （ A） A cabinet. （ B） A refrigerator. （ C） A light. （ D） A shelf. Section B Directions: I
39、n 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 A, B, C and D. （ A） He told no one about his
40、disease. （ B） He worked hard to pay for his medication. （ C） He depended on the nurses in his final days. （ D） He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill. （ A） She wanted to obey her mother. （ B） She found no one willing to listen to her. （ C） She thought it was shameful to have AIDS. （ D） She
41、was afraid of being looked down upon. （ A） To remember her father. （ B） To draw peoples attention to AIDS. （ C） To show how little people knew about AIDS. （ D） To tell people about the sufferings of her father. （ A） They must pay off the tuition for their education. （ B） They must have the military
42、training. （ C） They must take part in college courses. （ D） They must serve on active duty in the Army. （ A） The foreign students should have big financial support. （ B） The students must satisfy physical and educational requirements. （ C） The students should pay the tuition all by themselves. （ D）
43、The students should join the American army. （ A） In native government. （ B） In West Point academy. （ C） In university homeland. （ D） At local American Embassy. （ A） Robert Cawdrey. （ B） John Kersey. （ C） Samuel Johnson. （ D） Scholars in England. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a
44、 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 fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46
45、 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 31 Terrorism bas existed in the world for quite a long time. What exactly is terrorism? Well, there are many different 【 B1】 _ out there. However, these de
46、finitions have certain things in common. Terrorism 【 B2】 _ extraordinary violence. It is intended to create 【 B3】 _ fear and involves a planned attack for a 【 B4】 _, often against something or someone. Terrorism is 【 B5】 _ to have an audience. The differences between various 【 B6】 _ attacks involve
47、the people, purpose, and how it is carded out. Terrorism is a technique. Its a 【 B7】 _ activity, and is planned in advance. For example, did you know that the 【 B8】 _ of the U.S. embassy in Kenya in 1998 was planned for 5 years? 【 B9】 _. The definition of terrorism used by the government of the Unit
48、ed States refers to intimidation of the civilians, or the influence of government policy by threat or fear. While terrorism is meant to be an act of violence to bring about change, it is usually not committed by those officially in the government. Usually, terrorist groups have fewer members than yo
49、u would think. 【 B10】_. They hope to gain power and influence because of the act. The terrorists want to create fear so that leadership will he questioned. 【 B11】_. The terrorists want this audience to experience far-reaching fear. 31 【 B1】 32 【 B2】 33 【 B3】 34 【 B4】 35 【 B5】 36 【 B6】 37 【 B7】 38 【 B8】 39 【 B9】 40 【 B10】 41 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to sele
