1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 961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 on the topic of How to Become an Environment-friendly Visitor. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below. 1许多人在旅游的同时对环境造成了一定程度的破坏 2提出一些措施减少对环境的破坏 3说明你个人是
2、如何做的 How to Become an Environment-friendly Visitor 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 sta
3、tement 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 Cities GuideShanghai Business hours Business hours in Shanghai are very much those you would fin
4、d in the West. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5/6 p.m.(some close for an hour at lunchtime). Some offices also maintain limited Saturday hours. Banks follow similar hours. Department stores typically open every day, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Chinese restaurants tend to open and close early(11:30 a.m.-
5、2 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.), and international restaurants stay open latch Note that dinner in China is usually eaten early, from 5:30 p.m. Eating and drinking Most business entertaining is done over lunch, though a high-profile business deal may be celebrated by a large evening meal in a private room o
6、f a restaurant. Unless specifically invited, spouses typically stay at home. The Western custom of after-work drinks is rare, though there is a growing trend for business colleagues to meet for coffee. Try to master chopsticks before you arrive in Shanghai. Chinese food is eaten informally, with eve
7、ryone serving them selves from several main dishes on a central turntable. In all but the swankiest(漂亮，时髦的 ) restaurants, messiness is perfectly acceptable. People will happily slurp their soup, toss chicken bones around their plates and spill soy sauce everywhere. Frequent toasts are not unusual. M
8、ao Tai, a fiery 60-70 proof liquor distilled from sorghum, is what youll typically drink. If you cant keep up, join in the toast with beer or else a soft drink. Drinking a lot(and even drunkenness) may earn you respect or trust, since many Chinese believe that alcohol causes harriers to come down an
9、d true intentions to be revealed. You may be invited to eat at someones home. Always bring a gift(fruit or flowers), and remember to take your shoes off at the threshold. Getting around Public transport If you plan to be in Shanghai for more than a few days, buy a Shanghai Public Transport Card(jiao
10、 tong ka), available in any metro station for 30 yuan(refundable when you return it at any metro station). Once you have one, you can put funds on it to use for taxis, the metro, light rail buses and the passenger ferry across the river. Buses Buses are crowded, smelly, hard to understand if you don
11、t read Chinese characters, but extraordinarily cheap. Most inner-city buses charge 1-2 yuan, no matter how far youre traveling within the city. Tickets on long-distance buses range between 1-6 yuan. Taxis Taxis in Shanghai axe good value. You will pay 10 yuan for the first two kin, and then 2 yuan p
12、er km. The city has about 50,000 taxis. The only time youll have trouble finding one is when its raining. Most taxi drivers do not speak English, so have someone jot down your destination in Chinese characters and take a business card from your hotel with you so that you can find your way back. Tipp
13、ing is not customary. Try to avoid hailing a cab at 9:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m., when drivers swap shifts. Metro Shanghais metro is swift and cheap(2 -6 yuan), but has only three main lines. The government has plans for eight more by 2010; Until then, you could end having to walk some distance. The metro
14、 is a good way to cross the river during rush hour, when traffic clogs the bridges and the tunnel. When traveling you can just swipe your public transport card over the card-recognition keypads. Otherwise, you will need to tell the assistant at one of the ticketing counters what price zone you are t
15、raveling in and he or she will give you a one-trip ticket. Communications Telephone codes Country code: 86 Area code: (0)21 All Chinese area codes begin with a zero, which is dropped when calling China from abroad, and when making local calls. Outgoing international code: 00 + country code Public te
16、lephones With the proliferation of mobile phones, there arent many public phone booths left. Your best bet is a hotel lobby. Chinese public phones take prepaid phone cards available from convenience stores and street vendors. Local calls are in credibly cheap. International calls cost around 10 yuan
17、 per minute. Mobile phones There are two mobile companies in Shanghai: China Mobile and China Unicom. China Mobile is larger but China Unicom has marginally lower rates. Both use the GSM system. China Mobile uses GPRS phones, while China Unicom uses CD MA phones. Check with your home firm to see if
18、your roaming service operates here. Otherwise you can get a SIM card very cheaply, and buy pre-paid cards from streetside stalls or convenience stores. Many hotel business centres will rent you a handset. Courier services Fedex Tel: +86(0) 21 5257-4620 or 800 820 1338 Order before 4 p.m. if you want
19、 the delivery to reach its destination before 12 p.m. two days later. DHL Tel: +86(0) 21 6536-2900 or 800 810 8000 Deliveries take three working days. UPS Tel: +86(0) 21 6391-5555 You need to order the pick-up before 1 p.m. to catch that days flight. Your parcel will arrive three working days later.
20、 Internet cafs Business centers at most good hotels offer Internet access, though prices are high. Youll also find wireless access at Pu Dong International Airport, Starbucks outlets around the city, Element Fresh caf and in the shopping and restaurant district of Xintiandi. You can also try the Sha
21、nghai Library at 1557 Huaihai Middle Road(Tel: 6445-2001). Head for the small office on the ground floor, underneath the main entrance. Its open from 9 a.m. -8:30 p.m. daily and costs 4 yuan per hour. Youll need to have your passport with you. Post offices Open: daily, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Overseas letters
22、 and postcards require five to ten days for delivery. Shanghais main post office(with English-speaking staff) is at Suzhou Beilu at the intersection with Sichuan Lu, just North of Suzhou Creek. There are two other post office branches where employees speak English: one is at the Shanghai Centre, 137
23、6 Nanjing Xilu and the other is at 1337 Huaihai Zhonglu. 2 Banks in Shanghai also open from 9 a.m.-5/6 p.m. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 After work the Chinese usually go out drinking to have a rest. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 During the dinner the Chinese people would propose toasts frequently so as to sho
24、w their courtesy. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Drinking a lot(and even drunkenness) may earn you respect or trust, since many Chinese believe that alcohol may smooth communication people may tell what is actually in their mind. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 People can put funds on Transport Card to use for tax
25、is, the metro, light rail buses and the passenger ferry across the river. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 No matter how far youre traveling in the city by bus, you only have to pay no more than 2 Yuan. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Its necessary to tip the taxi drivers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 When you call an ab
26、road number in China, you should put _ before the country code. 10 China Unicoms service is _ than China Mobile. 11 UPS can provide service by _. 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 question
27、s 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） Leave all in the morning. （ B） Finish the
28、 works before midnight. （ C） Not try to finish everything tonight. （ D） Work from midnight to morning. （ A） In a department store. （ B） In a post office. （ C） In a bank. （ D） In a grocery store. （ A） Hell probably not go since he is busy. （ B） He will not regret missing a chance like that. （ C） Hell
29、 definitely go. （ D） He is sure that he wont go （ A） She is very happy that the English class was cancelled. （ B） She meant to go but slipped. （ C） She meant to go to class but forgot. （ D） She forgot to tell him. （ A） The man will meet the woman tomorrow. （ B） The man and the woman have an appointm
30、ent at 7 oclock. （ C） The woman cant finish making the jam before 7 oclock. （ D） The woman wont be able to see the man this evening. （ A） Mr. Jones neighbor. （ B） Mr. Jones babysitter. （ C） Mr. Jones wife. （ D） A stranger. （ A） She does not agree with Jack. （ B） Jacks performance is disappointing. （
31、 C） Most people will find basketball boring. （ D） She shares Jacks opinion. （ A） The man went to a wrong checkin counter. （ B） The man has just missed his flight. （ C） The plane will leave at 9:14. （ D） The planes departure time remains unknown. （ A） Tennis sets. （ B） Computer and TV set. （ C） Bookc
32、ase and book shelf. （ D） Refrigerator and kitchen stuff. （ A） Give them to the second and third year students for free. （ B） Sell them to the second-hand bookshop. （ C） Advertise them in the student newspaper for sale. （ D） Advertise them on the university notice boards. （ A） It may not pay well. （
33、B） It may not come on time. （ C） It may not take your goods. （ D） It may charge the quote. （ A） He lost his office key. （ B） He is unable to talk. （ C） He hasnt finished grading exams. （ D） He doesnt like his students. （ A） Grading students assignment. （ B） Putting notice on the classroom door. （ C）
34、 Meeting the doctor in his office. （ D） Returning some exams to his students. （ A） Sending Dons exam papers while hes absent. （ B） Giving Professor Webster the key to Dons office. （ C） Watching student do the assignments in Dons classroom. （ D） Bringing students to see Don when he is absent. （ A） To
35、 put the key on Dons desk. （ B） To grade exam papers for Don. （ C） To give Dons students the next assignment. （ D） To call Don at the end of the class. 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 an
36、d 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） Eating disorders, low immunity and poor motor skills. （ B） Difficulty concentrating, poor motor skills, divorce. （ C） Low immunity, poor self esteem,
37、eating disorders. （ D） Poor motor skills, difficulty concentrating, low immunity. （ A） Part-time jobs and studying. （ B） Late night parties and studying. （ C） Part-time jobs and marriage. （ D） Marriage and insomnia. （ A） Go home for a break. （ B） Try to finish their assignments. （ C） Cram for exams.
38、 （ D） Go to parties. （ A） 35. （ B） 130. （ C） 10000. （ D） 113 （ A） The plane that crashed was returning from a trade fair. （ B） The plane that crashed was on a regular flight to Carlisle. （ C） The plane that crashed was flying some businessmen to London. （ D） The plane that crashed was not on a regul
39、ar flight. （ A） At a local scenic spot. （ B） At a place of historical interest. （ C） At an archaeological museum. （ D） At a military training camp. （ A） The local ambulance and firemen immediately came to the rescue. （ B） All the passengers were killed. （ C） Additional help was unnecessary. （ D） Hel
40、p was long delayed. （ A） He remembered everything that happened. （ B） He had only an incomplete picture of what happened. （ C） He remembered speaking to the pilot. （ D） He heard and saw nothing at all. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is re
41、ad 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 you are required to fill in the missing inf
42、ormation. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 34 After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethbell Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and【 B1】 _and enjoy a peaceful【 B2】 _. But that kind of life is not for Ethbell pepper. “I just wante
43、d to do something【 B3】 _. If you are going to【 B4】 _in life, do it. Dont just sit down and look out the window,“ said she. At 68, she decided to become one of the【 B5】 _participants in a program at the University of California; The program offers【 B6】_housing and classes to people over sixty. She【 B
44、7】 _up for a class called Human Relationships and【 B8】 _Society. “I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in a high school for 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures I didnt know then.【 B9】 _.“ Older adults can add to the educational resources of t
45、he university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience.【 B10】 _. Young students may have fears of growing older. But【 B11】 _. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living. 35 【 B1】 36 【 B2】 37 【 B3】 38 【 B4】 39 【 B5】 40 【 B6】 41 【 B7】 42 【 B8】 43 【 B9】 44 【 B10】
46、45 【 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 making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identif
47、ied 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. 45 Are you superstitious? Do you believe in good luck and bad luck? And, if so, how do you go about avoiding bad and 【 S1】 _ good lu
48、ck? One person in four in Britain is, apparently, superstitious, and theyll do everything from hanging horseshoes over their fireplace to crossing their fingers, touching wood and 【 S2】 _ never walking under a ladder. And theyre careful about cats. Black cats are 【 S3】 _ to be the familiars of witch
49、es or warlocks, so if one is following you its definitely bad luck-a witch is after you! On the other hand, if one crosses your path and continues then its good luck because it hasnt noticed you. However, in some places the 【 S4】 _ are different-so it pays to know where your black cat comes from! Old superstitions 【 S5】 _ even in todays modem world. The author Philip Pullman drew on them in his 【 S6】 _
