1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 947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 Should We Give Gifts to Teachers on Teachers Day? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below. 1有人赞成在教师节给老师送礼 2有人则表示反对 3我认为 Should We Give Gift
2、s to Teachers on Teachers Day? 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 t
3、he 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 The Australian Parties The Australian political scene is dominated by two major parties that have quite different po
4、litical agendas. However, the policies of the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party have become much more difficult to tell apart in recent years. In fact, it would be true to say that both parties consist of conservative, moderate and radical elements, and therefore the general public is oft
5、en perplexed about which party to vote for. Nonetheless, it is usual to find that an Australian will lean towards supporting one of these two parties and remain faithful to that party for life. The Labor Party was formed early in the twentieth century to safeguard the interests of the common working
6、 man and to give the trade unions political representation in Parliament. The Party has always had strong connections with the unions, and supports the concept of a welfare society in which people who are less fortunate than others are financially, assisted in their quest for a more equitable slice
7、of the economic pie. The problem is that such socialist political agendas are extremely expensive to implement and maintain, especially in a country that, although comparatively ,wealthy, is vast and with a small working and hence taxpaying population base. Welfare societies tend towards bankruptcy
8、unless government spending is kept in check. The Liberal Party, on the other hand, argues that the best way to ensure a fair division of wealth in the country is to allow more freedom to create it. This, in turn, means more opportunities, jobs created etc. , and therefore more wealth available to al
9、l. Just how the poor are to share in the distribution of this wealth (beyond being given, at least in theory, the opportunity to create it) is, however, less well understood. Practice, of course, may make nonsense of even the best theoretical intentions, and often the less politically powerful are b
10、adly catered for under governments implementing free-for-all policies. It is no wonder that given the two major choices offered them, Australian voters are increasingly turning their attention to the smaller political parties, which claim to offer a more balanced swag of policies, often based around
11、 one major current issue. Thus, for instance, at the last election there was the No Aircraft Noise Parry, popular in city areas, and the Green Party, which is almost solely concerned with environmental issues. 2 Radical groups are only found within the Labor Party. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Policies w
12、ith support of the concept of a welfare society are costly. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Australians usually vote for the party they supported early in life. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The Labor Party was formed by the trade unions. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The Liberal Party-was formed after the Labor Party.
13、 （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Welfare-based societies invariably become bankrupt. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 According to the author, theories do not always work in practice. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Some Australian voters are _ about who to vote for. 10 Policies of the small parties are usually concentrated
14、 on a main _. 11 _ is strongly concerned with environmental issues. 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 conversation and the questions w
15、ill 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） She took a history class last year. （ B） She doesnt trust the mans words. （ C） She didnt like her sociology professor.
16、（ D） She probably wont take any history class. （ A） 3 hours. （ B） 4 hours. （ C） 5 hours. （ D） 6 hours. （ A） She was afraid she might be kept too late. （ B） She would have something more important to do. （ C） She had to meet a friend of hers. （ D） She was not in the mood to attend the party. （ A） Go
17、to the lab for a quick look. （ B） Check on whats for dinner. （ C） Have a run before they eat. （ D） Go and see if they have dropped anything in the lab. （ A） She wants to return the skirt her husband bought. （ B） She wants to buy another skirt. （ C） She wants to change the blue skirt for a yellow one
18、. （ D） She wants to change the yellow skirt for a blue one. （ A） The summer has been unusually hot. （ B） The mans air conditioner is broken. （ C） The man hasnt used his air conditioner. （ D） The man doesnt have air conditioning. （ A） She agrees with the man. （ B） The man missed the last study sessio
19、n. （ C） She didnt understand the last chemistry class. （ D） The man should be more serious about his studies. （ A） A meter man. （ B） A traffic officer. （ C） A cab driver. （ D） A ticket seller. （ A） To show off their wealth. （ B） To feel good. （ C） To regain their memory. （ D） To be different from ot
20、hers. （ A） To play games with them. （ B） To help solve their psychological problems. （ C） To send they to the hospital. （ D） To make them aware of its harmfulness. （ A） They need care and affection. （ B） They are fond of round-the-world trips. （ C） They are mostly from broken families. （ D） They are
21、 likely to commit crimes. （ A） The womans husband. （ B） The owner of the apartment. （ C） The apartment manager. （ D） The tenant who occupies the apartment now. （ A） In a house. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a two-bedroom apartment. （ D） In a three-bedroom apartment. （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） F
22、our. （ A） Because she thought the apartment was too small. （ B） Because it was the first apartment she had seen. （ C） Because her husband had not seen it. （ D） Because the rent was too high. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will h
23、ear 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） Because he had little to eat. （ B） Because he was seriously iii. （ C） Because he was afraid of sleeping at nigh
24、t. （ D） Because he didnt feel well. （ A） Talk less. （ B） Change the surroundings. （ C） Eat food of good quality. （ D） Take plenty of exercise. （ A） He learned boxing. （ B） He raised the level of production. （ C） He forgot all about his business. （ D） He shook his head all the time. （ A） They liked t
25、o eat tea leaves. （ B） They did not know how to do with tea. （ C） They wanted to make sandwiches with tea. （ D） They were curious about the taste of tea leaves. （ A） Britons got expensive tea from China. （ B） Britons got their first tea from Finland. （ C） Britons were the first people in Europe who
26、drank tea. （ D） The East India Company brought tea direct to Britain. （ A） It became a popular drink. （ B） It tasted better than mixed with butter. （ C） They followed everything the Britons did. （ D） They were influenced by a woman in the upper class. （ A） Description. （ B） Argumentation. （ C） Joke.
27、 （ D） Exposition. （ A） To make a journey. （ B） To attend a meeting. （ C） To purchase something. （ D） To meet his wife. （ A） The scientist is too timid to exchange seats. （ B） The broken seat distresses the scientists liver. （ C） Its the first time the scientist be ashen and distraught. （ D） No one s
28、its in the seat facing the scientist. （ A） Inflexible. （ B） Diligent. （ C） Bulky. （ D） Bright. 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 s
29、econd 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 have just heard or write down the 36 We
30、generally view the family as being one of our most stable institutions; yet, our family system has【 B1】 _a number of changes in the past. Two hundred years ago, marriages were often arranged by parents, with economic【 B2】 _being the most important factor of who married whom. Two hundred years ago, d
31、ivorce was【 B3】 _; now, more than one out of three marriages are in【 B4】 _. Two hundred years ago, women did not work out of the home, and children were an economic【 B5】 _; now nearly 50 percent of married women work outside the home, and children are a【 B6】 _responsibility. In our【 B7】 _society, th
32、e family is now changing even more rapidly than it did in the past. In【 B8】 _the future of the American family, some authorities foresee the family as racing toward extinction. They say that【 B9】 _, and this will be its only function. Family optimists, on the other hand, predict the familys entering
33、 a Golden Age an era where【 B10】_. Most sociologists, however, do not agree with either the pessimists or the optimists; instead,【 B11】 _, many of which will probably be thrown away, but some likely to be found satisfying and functional and gradually becoming “typical“. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40
34、 【 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 bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully
35、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 A disheartened young law student once 【 S1】 _ me. He had failed the
36、 “bar (法律 ) examination“ for the second time, was out of money and felt there was nothing to live for. I took out a pad and asked him a few questions. “Are you married?“ “Yes. My wifes been 【 S2】 _ through this whole ordeal, though I dont know why she stays with me. “Any medical problems?“ “No. I ha
37、ve a strong constitution. Played sports in university.“ “You seem 【 S3】 _ .“ “Yeah, “he said. “I have a lot of ambition. Thats what made me 【 S4】 _ in school sports, even though I was small.“ I tore off the page and handed it to him what I had written and he stared at the list and then said, “Thats
38、amazing. I guess I was so 【 S5】 _ with failing the exam that I couldnt see any hope“. That young man did finally pass his bar exam-on his fifth try-and today hes a successful lawyer“. In his book Mans Search for Meaning, Dr. Viktor Frankl wrote about his three years in “Nazi concentration camps. “In
39、 that extreme 【 S6】 _ , Frankl recalled, there were “men walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer 【 S7】 _ that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the freedom to choose his attitude in any given set of
40、 【 S8】 _ .“ Similar choices 【 S9】 _ us. We can opt for the pessimist view of this world, or we can 【 S10】 _ believe that the best is yet to come. A) stubbornly B) terrific C) situation D) await E) ambitious F) proof G) consulted H) circumstances I) comprehensively J) successful K) wait L) obsessed M
41、) environment N) evidence 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【 S6】 54 【 S7】 55 【 S8】 56 【 S9】 57 【 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, B, C
42、 and D. You should decide on the best choice. 57 As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器 ) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Amer
43、icans from owning one. “The Constitution,“ said the associations spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesnt spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able m buy it to protect themselves.“ “Dont you think its dangerous to have on
44、e in the house, particularly where there are children around?“ “The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We axe instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse(导火索 ) separately in a drawer.“ “Some people consider
45、 the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.“ The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs dont kill peoplepeople kill people. The bomb is for selfprotection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, theyre going to think twice about b
46、reaking in.“ “But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder(侵入者 ).“ “Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment
47、 it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.“ 58 According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to _. （
48、A） block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb （ B） coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon （ C） instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home （ D） promote the largescale sale of this newly invented weapon 59 Some people oppose the ownership d Hbombs by indiv
49、iduals on the grounds that _. （ A） the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer （ B） most people dont know how to handle the weapon （ C） peoples lives will be threatened by the weapon （ D） they may fall into the hands of criminals 60 By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _
