1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 907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 of Congratulations on your friends graduation from university and getting a good job. You should write at least 120 words and pay attention to the form of the letter. Your letter should
2、include the following contents: 1. 表示祝贺 2相信并鼓励他在未来的工作中能做得更好 3送上祝福 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
3、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. 1 How Executives Deal with the Jobless Time? Although the economy has improved, a j
4、obless executive may have to face up to a year or more of unemployment. Thats a lot of time, especially for those who are not used to having any free time. While some job seekers spend hundreds of hours discovering daytime television, others seem to thrive on activities that boost their professional
5、 careers or resolve family issues when they arent working. Having an extended period of free time in the prime of ones life can in fact be a unique opportunity to focus on volunteer service, professional education or personal growth. Community Involvement For Lisa Perez, the wakeup call was burned p
6、ork chops. An executive who previously hadnt been particularly interested in home and health had become obsessed with homemaking during a period of unemployment. She realized that cleaning and organizing her home wasnt helping her job search. Nevertheless, “I made lists of 50 things to do every day,
7、“ says Ms. Perez, a political and public-relations consultant in Scottsdale, Ariz. “My house was clean, just so Id have something to do.“ One day, her boyfriend didnt arrive on time for dinner because he had to work late, and her pork chops were ruined. She flied into a rage. “Id never been a person
8、 like that,“ she says. “So I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself, and go out and do something productive.“ Ms. Perez, 35, resolved to become an active volunteer for the duration of her search. She gave her time to a health-care concern, a housing program and a political campaign. The work offer
9、ed her self-confidence. “Volunteering takes the focus off you. One thing you have thats still valuable is your time. And, of course, you learn that there are thousands of people with a life thats much worse than yours,“ she says. Volunteer assignments are also great ways to meet powerful and well-co
10、nnected people. Over a six-month period, her volunteering evolved into working as a paid consultant and then as a full-time employee, a job she still holds today. In all, she was unemployed for eight months. Before her job loss, she thought she didnt have time to volunteer while working. “Now, even
11、though I have a demanding job, I still volunteer, because of what I got out of it,“ says Ms. Perez. Continuing Education Gene Bellavance, a 36-year-old information-technology project manager, took another route during his unemployment. When he was laid off from a steel company near Cleveland, he kne
12、w his immediate prospects were bleak. He expected his search to take a year. He faced a decision: take a job that would set back his career or hold out for an offer he really wanted. Mr. Bellavance, single and virtually debt free, shifted his finances into survival mode. He cashed out his pension, s
13、old his house, unloaded things he didnt need at garage sales, and rented an apartment with a roommate. Then, he says, “I signed up for every benefit I could find.“ But he wasnt just waiting out the year. He spent the rest of his search updating his skills, including becoming certified in new databas
14、e and project-management software. “You have to invest in yourself,“ Mr. Bellavance says. “I estimated what technology was going to be the most beneficial and chose applications that were going to ensure top pay. His job search was one month shy of the full year hed expected. He looked for work duri
15、ng his training and says he would have finished the certification programs even if hed been hired before completing them. Family Matters In addition to pursuing training or volunteering, some displaced careerists use their time off work to attend to family matters. Many executives rediscover their c
16、hildren or find time to help their parents. Stanford Rappaport held three jobs in San Francisco, including high-tech and teaching positions. When he was laid off from the high-tech job last year, he knew it might take a long time before he could get another post like it. “I was able to do the math,“
17、 says Mr. Rappaport. “The number of people laid off: huge; and the number of available jobs: little. At the time, I thought it might take two or three years before the tech industry recovered.“ Mr. Rappaports remaining job, a part-time faculty position, didnt pay enough to support him. After a coupl
18、e of months of searching with no results, he decided to escape. “My plan,“ he says, “was to get out of an expensive living situation, and either seek work in another section of the U. S. or overseas, for those two years.“ Before he found an assignment, his Arkansas-based mother was diagnosed with a
19、serious chronic illness, and he was called into duty as a son. Mr. Rappaport was able to help his mother get her affairs in order not to interrupt his search by using a San Francisco mail drop and cellphone. “I continued to look for work in California while I was home, helping my mother through this
20、 crisis.“ He took his mother to medical appointments, made repairs on her house, bought her a better car, and straightened out her legal and financial affairs. Mr. Rappaport stayed in Arkansas for six months. “Its amazing that at this stage I had the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time
21、 with my mother and improve her life. Most people never have that opportunity. Im very thankful that I had the chance. It was absolutely worth it,“ he says. One of the unexpected benefits was the huge boost in confidence he gained from his role as caregiver. Hed been feeling depressed and defeated w
22、hen he left California, but after returning, he felt renewed. He landed a job with a former employer after returning to San Francisco and remains a part-time faculty member. Discovery and Exploration Instead of spending time off worrying about your unemployed status, ask yourself: “Is there somethin
23、g Ive always wanted to do but havent because of the demands of my job?“ Felice Fisk, a 29-year-old in Seattle, recently left an account-manager position at a contract-furniture company. During seven months of unemployment, she took an interest in fine-art painting and completed 18 pieces before retu
24、rning to work. “I found the art work to be really beneficial,“ she says. Shes now a designer for an interior-design firm. Michael Ross, 42, a former IT administrator in El Cerrito, Calif. , recently spent his 10 months of unemployment playing guitar and exploring his lifelong interest in scriptwriti
25、ng and the movie business. “After 18 years at my former employer and how hard I had worked, I knew I had to recover, to get restored,“ he says. “I looked at this as an opportunity, rather than a penalty. This was very much about clearing space for me.“ At the executive level, even a very efficient a
26、nd successful job search may be quite lengthy. It makes sense to spend that time in an enriching and productive manner. These job seekers pursued service, continuing education and shoring up family bonds. How youll look back on a period of unemployment depends on what you do with it. 2 This passage
27、mainly tells that being unemployed is not all bad. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Lisa Perez found a new interest in homemaking during the period of unemployment. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Lisa Perez was always optimistic during the period of her unemployment. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 After she got a new job,
28、 Lisa Perez regretted that she had not done volunteering work earlier. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 After losing his job, Mr. Bellavance took many measures to change his lifestyle. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Before finding his new job, Mr. Bellavance invested in himself and tried his best to learn new skill
29、s as many as possible. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 As a teaching faculty in school, Stanford Rappaport may earn enough money to support himself and his family. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The role as caregiver provided Mr. Rappaport with the benefit of_. 10 Before finding a satisfactory job, Felice Fisk spe
30、nt his time in developing his interest in_. 11 Michael Ross spent much unemployment time developing his interest because he regarded this period of time as an opportunity instead of_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of e
31、ach 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 decide which is the best answer. （ A） The
32、y want to go downtown. （ B） He wants to go to the park, but she doesnt. （ C） He doesnt know where to park the car. （ D） He wants to find out where the park is. （ A） Company and customer. （ B） Repairman and customer. （ C） Teacher and students parent. （ D） Wife and husband. （ A） She didnt like working
33、 in a company. （ B） She disliked machines. （ C） She was not good at doing business. （ D） She didnt like accounting. （ A） He has some money to buy a new car. （ B） He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman. （ C） He will spend much money on his house. （ D） He wants to buy a new house and a new
34、car. （ A） He had much trouble with his pronunciation. （ B） He began studying English too early. （ C） No one can understand him. （ D） He knew nothing about English. （ A） Frustrated. （ B） Joyful. （ C） Excited, （ D） Sorry. （ A） He doesnt like that kind of food. （ B） The woman can do some cooking hersel
35、f, （ C） He doesnt intend to buy them. （ D） The woman should stop looking at him. （ A） Mrs. Fisher wants to go abroad. （ B） Mrs. Fisher is in hospital. （ C） Mrs. Fisher has no family. （ D） There are three people in Mrs. Fishers family. （ A） By e-mail. （ B） By sending her fax. （ C） By calling her. （ D
36、） By visiting her. （ A） Everybodys talking about E-mail nowadays. （ B） If you dont have one, you will be out of time. （ C） Its the easiest way to communicate with other users. （ D） Its printed on every card people exchange with others. （ A） It may not be of a high level of security. （ B） It cannot c
37、ontain any commercial information. （ C） You can only use the free E-mail account at home. （ D） It is difficult to get access to the website with such service. （ A） Internet Explorer. （ B） IE and Windows. （ C） The operating system. （ D） Additional software. （ A） Print an E-mail address on her card. （
38、 B） Check her hardware and software. （ C） Pay the ISP for the E-mail account. （ D） Try to get a free E-mail account. 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 spoken only
39、 once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） English settlers. （ B） Native farmers, herdsmen and hunters. （ C） Missionaries, civil servants and professional people. （ D） German settlers. （ A） To win over control of Kenya from the
40、Germans. （ B） To take strategic resources from Kenya. （ C） To control Kenya before all others. （ D） To see the Kenyans lives improved. （ A） Because the British didnt have the right to do so. （ B） Because the soldiers didnt know fanning. （ C） Because the soldiers didnt like to go to Kenya. （ D） Becau
41、se the land in Kenya is unfit for farming. （ A） Nearly 90 percent of groceries are packed in plastic bags. （ B） Plastic bags are used everywhere in the world. （ C） Almost one trillion plastic bags are used each year. （ D） Plastic bags contain poisonous chemicals. （ A） Plastic bags take hundreds of y
42、ears to break down. （ B） Plastic bags are sighted in Arctic Ocean and close to Antarctica. （ C） Plastic bags have been washed up in Antarctica. （ D） Plastic bags are killing many sea turtles. （ A） They are great soldiers. （ B） They are civilized. （ C） They are intelligent because they are good at fi
43、ghting. （ D） They are right if they win the war. 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 fill in the bl
44、anks 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 31 Coming in all shapes and sizes, Christmas trees s
45、erve as one of the most potent symbols of Christmas, and for many people their decorations and lights 【 B1】 _ the “magic“ of Christmas. The tradition of using an evergreen tree as a symbol of Christmas 【 B2】 _ back before recorded history. The Druids in ancient England and Gaul and Romans in Europe
46、both used evergreen 【 B3】 _ to decorate their homes and public building to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Over the years, these traditions were 【 B4】 _ by Christians, who 【 B5】_ them as part of their Christmas holiday celebration. Trees used 【 B6】 _ to celebrate Christmas are mentioned in the early
47、1600s in Germany and 【 B7】 _ countries. The families would set up these trees in a 【 B8】 _ location of their home and decorate them with colored paper, small toys, food, and sometimes candles. Gifts were placed beneath the tree. 【 B9】 _. Through the years many different things were used to decorate
48、Christmas trees. As the world moved into the 1900s, many trees were decorated with strings of popcorn, home-made cards and pictures, cotton to look like snow, candy in all shapes and sizes, and occasionally, fancy store-made glass balls and hand-blown glass figurines. 【 B10】_. Traditionally people w
49、ent by themselves into the forest to find their tree, cut it down, and bring it back home. 【 B11】 _. 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 select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully befo
