1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 879及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1. 你对礼貌行为的看法 2. 举例说明在公共场所应提倡的礼貌行为 3. 你的结论 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. Fo
2、r 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. 2 Americans and Food An unusual but timely cartoon re
3、cently appeared in the local newspaper. The single panel showed a gravel pit operation with piles of raw earth and large cranes. Next to one of the cranes stood the owner of the gravel pit a grizzled, tough-looking character, hammer in hand, pointing proudly to the new sign he had just tacked up. Th
4、e sign road, “Freds Fill Dirt and Croissants.“ The cartoon illustrates an interesting phenomenon: the changing food habits of Americans. Our meals used to consist of something like homecooked pot roast, mashed potatoes laced with butter and salt, a thick slice of apple pie topped with a healthy scoo
5、p of vanilla ice cream plain, heavy meals, cooked from scratch, and eaten leisurely at home. But America has changed, and as it has, so have what we Americans eat and how we eat it. We used to have simple, unsophisticated tastes and looked with suspicion at anything more exotic than a hamburger. Adm
6、ittedly, we did adopt some foods from the various immigrant groups who flocked to our shores. We learned to eat croissants, those small, sweet French bread rolls, and also Chinese food and pizza, but in the last few years, the international character of our diet has grown tremendously. We can walk i
7、nto any mall in Middle America and buy Mexican food like pita bread and tacos. Such foods are often changed on their journey from exotic imports to ordinary “American“ meals, but the imports are still a long way from hamburger on a bun. Why have we become more worldly in our tastes? For one thing, t
8、elevision blankets the country with information about new food products and trends. Viewers in rural Montana know that the latest craving in Washington, D.C. is Cajun cooking and that something called tofu is now available in the local supermarket. Another reason for the growing international flavor
9、 of our food is that many young Americans have traveled abroad and gotten hooked on new tastes and flavors. Backpacking students and young professionals vacationing in Europe come home with a taste for authentic French bread or German beer. Finally, continuing waves of immigrants settle in the citie
10、s where many of us live, causing significant changes in what we eat. Vietnamese, Haitians, and Thais, for instance, bringing their native foods and cooking styles with them and eventually open small markets or restaurants. In time, the new food will become Americanized enough to take its place in ou
11、r national diet. Our growing concern with health has also affected the way we eat. For the last few years, the media have warned us about the dangers of our traditional diet, high in salt and fat, low in fiber. The media also began to educate us about the dangers of processed foods pumped full of ch
12、emical additives. As a result, consumers began to demand healthier foods, and manufacturers started to change some of their products. Many foods, such as lunch meat, canned vegetables, and soups, were made available in low-fat, low-sodium versions. Whole-grain cereals and high-fiber breads also bega
13、n to appear on the grocery shelves. Moreover, the food industry started to produce all-natural products everything from potato chips to ice cream without additives and preservatives. Not surprisingly, the restaurant industry responded to this switch to healthier foods, luring customers with salad ba
14、rs, broiled fish, and steamed vegetables. Our food habits are being affected, too, by the rapid increase in the number of women working outside the home. Sociologists and other experts believe that two important factors triggered this phenomenon: the womens movement and a changing economic climate.
15、Women were assured that it was acceptable, even rewarding, to work outside the home; many women also discovered that they had to work just to keep up with the cost of living. As the traditional role of homemaker changed, so did the way families ate. With Mom working, there wasnt time for her to prep
16、are the traditional three square meals a day. Instead, families began looking for alternatives to provide quick meals. What was the result? For one thing, there was a boom in fast-food restaurants. The suburban or downtown strip that once contained a lone McDonalds now features Wendys, KFCs, Burger
17、King, and Pizza Hut. Families also began to depend on frozen foods as another time-saving alternative. Once again, though, demand changed the kind of frozen food available. Frozen food no longer consist of foil trays divided into greasy fried chicken, watery corn niblets, and lumpy mashed potatoes.
18、Supermarkets now stock a range of supposedly tasty frozen dinners. It may not be possible to pick up a ton of fill dirt and a half-dozen croissants at the same place, but Americas food habits are definitely changing. If it is true that“ you are what you eat, “then Americas identity is evolving along
19、 with its diet. 2 The grizzled, tough-looking cartoon character warned Americans not to change their food habits. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The various immigrant groups in America contribute to Americans international taste. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Many young Americans who have traveled abroad dislike
20、 traditional food more and more, so they only try exotic food. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Whole-grain cereals and high-fiber breads are examples that manufacturers meet consumers health demand. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Working women dont have enough time to prepare three meals a day so that families dep
21、end on traditional frozen food. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 According to the passage, American meals at one time were heavy and meat-based. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Television keeps introducing different kinds of food, which is changing Americans taste. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 An important factor that ha
22、s affected what Americans eat is increased consciousness about their _. 10 A direct result of the change in Americas economic climate was _. 11 According to the passage, the American identity is changing with the change in _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations
23、 and 2 long conversations. At 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
24、 decide which is the best answer. （ A） Because she doesnt like sugar. （ B） Because she is not used to it. （ C） Because she doesnt like to be fat. （ D） Because she used to do that. （ A） Cleaning the house on Sunday. （ B） The weather on Sunday. （ C） Thunder arid lightning on Sunday. （ D） Their plan on
25、 Sunday. （ A） She often stays up reading late. （ B） The man should spend more time studying. （ C） She wonders how the man manages that with so little rest. （ D） She has no idea what kind of the test she is going to take. （ A） $53. （ B） $27. （ C） $44. （ D） $70. （ A） He is going to visit his friends.
26、（ B） He doesnt like cold weather. （ C） He doesnt feel well. （ D） He doesnt have any problem. （ A） At noon. （ B） 3:30. （ C） 3:25. （ D） 3:00. （ A） To get a job. （ B） To be on holiday at the seaside. （ C） To enroll in a teachers training course. （ D） To complete his course requirements. （ A） They have
27、been spending so much time on show. （ B） They have been getting away from their homes. （ C） They have been doing something a little bit different from each other. （ D） They have been sightseeing. （ A） What kind of medicine to develop. （ B） When to advertise the drugs. （ C） How to promote their produ
28、cts. （ D） The regulations of medicine advertising. （ A） To launch a campaign on all the specialist medical journals. （ B） To offer to return the purchase price if the customers are not satisfied. （ C） To advertise on the papers with doctors recommendation. （ D） To advertise through television commer
29、cials. （ A） She is a medical expert. （ B） She knows nothing about the regulations of medicine advertisement. （ C） She will have to think of new ideas. （ D） The man appreciates her work very much. （ A） Places the man has visited. （ B） A paper the woman is writing for a class. （ C） School activities t
30、hey enjoy. （ D） The womans plans for the summer. （ A） She has never been to Gettysburg. （ B） She took a political science course. （ C） Her family still goes on vacation together. （ D） Shes interested in the United States Civil War. （ A） Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg. （ B） Why her family
31、s vacation plans changed ten years ago. （ C） Where her family went for a vacation ten years ago. （ D） When her family went on their last vacation. （ A） Its far from where she lives. （ B） She doesnt know a lot about it. （ C） Her family went there without her. （ D） Shes excited about going there. Sect
32、ion 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 A, B, C and D. （ A） The to
33、urist trade, though growing rapidly, has some problems. （ B） Systems of communication are highly developed now. （ C） Modem travelers can enjoy a more comfortable trip. （ D） Tourist organizations dont offer good services to their clients. （ A） The cost is very. high, and only the rich people can affo
34、rd it. （ B） The systems of communication are not so developed. （ C） The travelers cannot speak the foreign language. （ D） Tourist organizers dont allow people to get more contact with local people. （ A） Because they dont have time to wander off on their own. （ B） Because they cannot speak the foreig
35、n language. （ C） Because they have no chance to see the people as they really are. （ D） Because they dont have interest at all. （ A） Refined food. （ B） Processed food. （ C） Natural food. （ D） Organic food. （ A） The ultimate content remains the same. （ B） The vitamin content is reduced. （ C） The food
36、 becomes poisonous. （ D） Vitamin is added to the food. （ A） Natural food. （ B） Organic food. （ C） Health food. （ D） The processing of food. （ A） Do extra work if necessary. （ B） Change the spark plugs only. （ C） Clean the spark plugs only. （ D） Charge her more than 10 if necessary. （ A） The repairma
37、n had finished cleaning the plugs. （ B） The repairman had just started working on her car. （ C） The repairman had lost the old plug. （ D） The repairman had changed the plug. （ A） Because she had them put in only a few months ago. （ B） Because she wanted to save the new ones for future use. （ C） Beca
38、use she liked worn-out plugs. （ D） Because she got them well cleaned. 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 requi
39、red 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 35 Mr. Smith was a【 B1】 _indust
40、rialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He didnt sleep well and his food did not【 B2】 _with him. This【 B3】 _lasted for some time. Finally, he decided to【 B4】 _his doctor. The doctor【 B5】_a change of【 B6】 _.“Go abroad, “he said. “But Im not good at foreign language,“ said Mr. Smith. “It doesnt m
41、atter,“ said the doctor. “Go on a【 B7】_Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your【 B8】 _“ Mr. Smith went to Switzerland.【 B9】 _He attended a physical training course.【 B10】 _After a time, he refreshed and forgot the troublesome problems of his factory.【 B11】 _. 36 【 B1】 37 【 B2】 38 【 B3】 39 【 B4】 4
42、0 【 B5】 41 【 B6】 42 【 B7】 43 【 B8】 44 【 B9】 45 【 B10】 46 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten 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 m
43、aking 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 words in the bank more than once. 46 In the 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to enviro
44、nmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists 【 S1】_ out that a cluster of tail buildings in a city often 【 S2】 _ public transportation and parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are also 【 S3】 _ consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, t
45、he addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City 【 S4】 _ the peak dally demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass-walled skyscrapers can be 【 S5】 _ wasteful. The heat loss (or gain) through a wa
46、ll 【 S6】 _ half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall 【 S7】 _ with insulation board. To 【 S8】 _ the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to 【 S9】_ double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with s
47、ilver or gold mirror films that 【 S10】 _ glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. A pointed B overburdened C of D filled E improves F mildly G lavish H raised I abandon J lessened K lessen L use M re
48、duce N especially O economical 47 【 S1】 48 【 S2】 49 【 S3】 50 【 S4】 51 【 S5】 52 【 S6】 53 【 S7】 54 【 S8】 55 【 S9】 56 【 S10】 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,
49、 B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 56 Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and
