1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 925及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Popularity of Self-Drive Tourism. You should write at least 120 words .following the outline given below: 1随着私家车越来 越多，人们开始选择自驾游的方式外出旅行 2自驾游的利与弊 3我的观点 The Popularity of
2、Self-Drive Tourism 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 informati
3、on 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 The Government is going to give new “job splitting“, grants to employers willing to offer part time work to people claiming unem
4、ployment benefit. The next scheme, which took many union leaders and large employers by surprise yesterday night, will be announced in detail in the autumn. It is intended to cost die taxpayer nothing because of savings in unemployment benefit. The proposal, unveiled last night by Mr. Norman Tebbit,
5、 Secretary of State for Employment, will be in addition to the new Community Programme for the long-term unemployed. Mr. Tebbit said that under the scheme a vacancy could be offered to two unemployed people, one existing full-time employee or two existing full-time employees if one of them would oth
6、erwise have been made redundant. The Employment Secretary suggested yesterday that workers reaching retirement might find the idea of sharing their job attractive, if pensions could be secured. But he also said that firms might find it attractive to offer one vacancy to two school leavers. In a shar
7、p reaction to the Community Programme, Mr. Nicholas Hinton, director of the National Council for Voluntary Organizations, whose members will be expected to sponsor many of the new places, said: “The Government is trying to spread too little money too thinly among too many people and many voluntary o
8、rganizations are suspicious of its motives.“ Few people believe that unemployment in the United Kingdom will fall favorably below the 3.2 million mark, or 13.4 percent of the labour force, during the next few years. The remarkable rise in productivity over the past year will, if it continues, make i
9、t even more difficult to tackle unemployment. Many firms are confident that they can meet any increase in demand without hiring extra staff. Remedies more imaginative and more permanent than those tried so far are needed. The Governments job-splitting scheme announced on Tuesday is one example that
10、should be welcomed. Another good idea is Rank Xeroxs “networking“ plan, by which executives would be able to work part time from home. The possibilities of work-sharing need to be more vigorously investigated, on the lines indicated by a recent OECD study. If the total hours of work required are not
11、 going to increase with output rising thanks to improved productivity then let us try to share those working hours more equitably among the labour force. Work-sharing helps to produce new jobs by reducing the working hours of those in existing jobs. The danger with work-sharing is that employees may
12、 expect to be paid more per hour for working shorter hours, and that fixed labour costs will rise as the numbers on the payroll increase. Many employers therefore fear that the effect on costs and prices would be inflationary. The Government is therefore subsidizing employers to participate in its j
13、ob-splitting scheme. Most kinds of work-sharing involve marginal cuts of a few per cent in total working hours, and thus only modest increases in the number of jobs. The biggest difference would be made if a substantial number of full-time jobs could be tamed into part-time jobs. The Governments rol
14、e would be to adapt the tax and social security sys tem to make part-time work more attractive to employers and employees, notably by ensuring that as many part time employees as possible escape both tax and social security payment. The social effects of work-sharing, are likely to be beneficial, si
15、nce it would involve an attempt to match work opportunities to a wider variety of life styles. The combination of one full-time and one part-time spouse might become much more universal. Part-timers usually earn less per hour than a full-timer, have fewer fringe benefits and less job security. They
16、have virtually no career prospects. Employers often think that working part-time means that a person has no ambition and no chance of promotion. But job-sharing bridges that gap and offers the chance of interesting work to people who can only work part-time and that does not mean just married women.
17、 As Adrienne Broyle of “New Ways to Work-formally the London Job-sharing Project points out. “There are various reasons why people want to job-share and so have more spare time. “A growing number of men want to job-share so that they can play an active role in bringing up their children. It allows p
18、eople to study at home in their free time, and means that disabled people or those who otherwise stay at home to look after them, can work. Job-sharing is also an ideal way for people to ease into retirement. Many employers are wary of new work schemes, but an investigation carded out by the EOC sho
19、ws that they can profit in various ways from sharing. If one sharer is away sick, at least half the job continues to be done. Skilled workers who cannot work full-time can bring years of experience to a job. Half-timers have to work flat out without a tea break. Another attraction is that two people
20、 bring to one job twice as much experience, sets of ideas and discussion. But there are financial pitfalls for the job-sharers. If one becomes unemployed, he should be eligible for Unemployment Benefit. But he has to sign on as being available for full-time work. Otherwise, he can not claim the bene
21、fit. Pensions are a big block. The EOC paper points out that the Local Government Superannuation Scheme excludes people who work less than 30 hours a week. For those who are attracted to job-sharing, beware. Most occupational pension schemes are based either on the average annual earnings during mem
22、bership of the scheme or on the employees final salary. 2 The government will give support to employers, who offer part-time jobs. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Employers can benefit from having two people performing the same job. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 This article provides means for younger people to e
23、ase into retirement. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Work-sharing schemes have so far been unsatisfactory. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Author approves the Governments plan. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Work-sharing is becoming popular all over the western countries. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Job-sharing can offer the
24、chance of interesting work to people who can only work part-time. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Many organizations are doubting the motives of the government _. 10 _ work would destroy the scheme. 11 A rise in output does not _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations an
25、d 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 de
26、cide which is the best answer. （ A） The man and woman study the same course. （ B） Jim lives nearer to the university than the man. （ C） The man lives nearer to the university than Jim. （ D） The man and woman live together. （ A） She already has it. （ B） In an hour. （ C） Today. （ D） Never. （ A） In a c
27、lassroom. （ B） In a cafe. （ C） On the street. （ D） In an office. （ A） She often organizes the class reunions. （ B） She is better organized than the man. （ C） She is more intelligent than the man. （ D） The man thinks the place is good for the class reunion. （ A） Because she has nothing else to do tha
28、t evening. （ B） Because she likes the man. （ C） Because she has once read a book written by the man. （ D） Because she is interested in the topic of the lecture. （ A） The university will be better than the woman thinks. （ B） The pictures in the prospectus show the university as it really is. （ C） The
29、 speakers have decided where to study. （ D） The pictures in the prospectus are very nice. （ A） Planning their summer holiday. （ B） Reading magazines. （ C） Watching TV. （ D） Reading books. （ A） Visiting an exhibition about China. （ B） Walking in a garden. （ C） Choosing a place to live. （ D） Looking a
30、t a magazine advertising flats. （ A） Inviting foreign students to dinner. （ B） Eating habits of foreign students. （ C） Sharing a flat with foreign students. （ D） Getting along with foreign students. （ A） In Oak Creek Apartments. （ B） In a student dormitory. （ C） With his parents. （ D） With his girlf
31、riend. （ A） They didnt know how much each person owed for telephone calls. （ B） They couldnt understand each other since they speak different languages. （ C） They had difficulty deciding who should cook. （ D） They had different lifestyles. （ A） Giving a lecture. （ B） Discussing physics problems. （ C
32、） Waiting for a friend. （ D） Reading twentieth-century literature. （ A） Telling jokes. （ B） Staying late after class. （ C） Falling asleep during class. （ D） Eating in the canteen. （ A） They complete all their assignments. （ B） They study hard for his tests. （ C） They compete for the best seats in th
33、e class. （ D） They read all his books. （ A） They make him feel good. （ B） They bore him. （ C） They make no impact on him. （ D） They make him angry. 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 th
34、e 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） Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s. （ B） By 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year. （ C） Some of Olivettis 700 staff regularly
35、visited customers in Italy. （ D） Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning. （ A） Camillo Olivettis death. （ B） Its slow progress. （ C） A period of financial problem. （ D） Its agreements with other companies. （ A） It produces the best typewriter in the world. （ B） It exports
36、more typewriters than other computers. （ C） It designs the worlds first mainframe computer. （ D） It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea. （ A） National economy. （ B） Adult population. （ C） Young children. （ D） National currency. （ A） To double last years food-aid. （ B） To rai
37、se $122 million for Iraqi people. （ C） To provide each Iraqi family with $26 a month. （ D） To help Iraqs 12 million population. （ A） 60% of its population. （ B） 70% of its population. （ C） 30% of its population. （ D） 40% of its population. （ A） 6 million dollars. （ B） 25 million dollars. （ C） 70 mil
38、lion dollars. （ D） 400 million dollars. （ A） An engine ro6m. （ B） A big kitchen. （ C） A great theatre. （ D） A high building. （ A） More than 200. （ B） More than 300. （ C） More than 400. （ D） More than 600. （ A） Two mechanical pilots will do the job. （ B） The giant jet will crash. （ C） The giant jet w
39、ill be forced to land, （ D） The engines of the giant jet will stop working. 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
40、 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 have just heard or write down the 36 Tens of thousands of t
41、he poorest part-time students are to get extra money to help pay university fees and meet rising living costs, ministers will announce today. The students grant will rise by more than 25%, while the money【 B1】 _through “hardship funds“ will【 B2】 _. The announcement follows growing concern that those
42、 institutions with a high proportion of part-time students will lose when【 B3】 _fees for full-time courses start next year. The education secretary, Ruth Kelly, said yesterday that such students played a crucial role in higher education, and the【 B4】 _measures would ensure part-time undergraduate co
43、urses remained open to all. There are around 500,000 part-timers in higher education in England. The government expects 85,000 to【 B5】_from the financial package Yesterday David Latchman, of Birkbeck College, London, which educates thousands of part-timers, said the【 B6】 _were a step in the right di
44、rection: “This announcement begins to【 B7】 _. The balance so that part-time students who might struggle to pay fees will now have access to the .financial support they need. The government has been listening to our【 B8】 _, and we consider this a good outcome.“ 【 B9】 _. These fees are not paid back u
45、ntil students have graduated.【 B10】_. Those institutions with a high proportion of part-timers feared they would not be able to raise fees without pricing many out of the market. 【 B11】 _. The money in the hardship fund, which universities can allocate to students facing particular financial difficu
46、lties, will rise from 3m to 12m. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 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 b
47、ank 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 single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 47 Langu
48、age is learned primarily through communication with other people. Research shows that the more communication children【 S1】 _at home the better developed their language skills will be. Children need to【 S2】 _well in order to learn well. This is especially important for the development of native langu
49、age skills since the language is【 S3】 _reinforced by the childs environment outside school. However, the【 S4】 _of communication is just as or more important than quantity alone. The language adults use helps children become aware of the many【 S5】_aspects of objects and events around them. For example, during a shopping trip to the market or store, adults can develop childrens concepts by bringing their attention to the shapes, colors, sounds, tex
