1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 112及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on Should You Help the Old When He/She Falls down on
2、 the Street. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） She is going to stay at home. （ B） She is going to fix the telephone. （ C） She is going to call the telephone company. （ D） She is going to work in the telephone company. （
3、 A） She cant rest well. （ B） She has too much to read. （ C） She has to finish a job on time. （ D） She doesnt like her reading class. （ A） She isnt having much trouble. （ B） She understood the reading yesterday. （ C） She understands very little. （ D） She is good at intensive reading. （ A） Its not eas
4、y to get a taxi. （ B） Its easier to get to the railway station. （ C） They have to ask Paul to drive the taxi. （ D） They do not have to ask Paul to drive them. （ A） They had a misunderstanding four years ago. （ B） They really like each other very much. （ C） Theyve been angry with one another for a lo
5、ng time. （ D） Theyve never learned how to express their feelings. （ A） She would go to a party. （ B） She would work overtime. （ C） She would work early in the morning. （ D） She would go home immediately after work. （ A） The woman should get on the plane. （ B） The plane will land at 9:30. （ C） The wo
6、man need not worry. （ D） The announcer should try not to sound nervous. （ A） He thinks his boss is terrible. （ B） He thinks his boss is frank. （ C） He thinks his boss is rude. （ D） He thinks his boss is always wrong. （ A） It needs cleaning. （ B） It needs regular servicing. （ C） It needs a new batter
7、y. （ D） It was ruined by water. （ A） S3.99. （ B） $5.50. （ C） $6.99. （ D） $9.50. （ A） The shop guarantees the battery for a year. （ B） The man will clean it without extra. （ C） The man can repair watches very quickly. （ D） The shop is offering a special discount. （ A） Tourism. （ B） Business studies.
8、（ C） Information technology. （ D） English. （ A） Contrasting negotiation styles. （ B） Studying information technology. （ C） Contrasting cultures. （ D） Studying international trade. （ A） Classmates. （ B） Colleagues. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Customers. （ A） English for Special Purpose. （ B） Elect
9、ronic Stability Program. （ C） Extrasensory Perception. （ D） Electrosensitive Programming. Section B （ A） The degree of violence in program is too high. （ B） There shouldnt be any commercials on television. （ C） Watching too much television is undesirable for children. （ D） Television programs in the
10、 United States are of low quality. （ A） A recreational program. （ B） An educational program. （ C） A program for cartoons. （ D） A program for commercials. （ A） They will become inactive and dull. （ B） They will not go to cinemas as often. （ C） They will forget to do their homework. （ D） They will imi
11、tate what they see in the program. （ A） They are living in the tall building of Manhattan. （ B） They are living in the tall building of Philadelphia. （ C） They are living in northern Pennsylvanias Pocono Mountains. （ D） They are living in their home with other wild lives. （ A） To gain support from t
12、he local community. （ B） To protect it from irresponsible development. （ C） To make it a better home for black bears. （ D） To provide financial security for future generations. （ A） More than 14,000 acres. （ B） Less than 14,000 acres. （ C） About 14,000 acres. （ D） More than 1,400 acres. （ A） Connect
13、ing with the wildlife. （ B） Connecting with the local administration. （ C） Connecting with the local conservancy. （ D） Connecting with the local community. （ A） Milly was probably her secret sweetheart. （ B） The farmer was threatening her. （ C） She was curious about who Milly was. （ D） She was a doc
14、tor. （ A） It was raining. （ B） It was clear. （ C） It was snowing. （ D） It was cloudy. （ A） The farmers secret sweetheart. （ B） The farmers mother. （ C） The farmers wife. （ D） The farmers sister. Section C 26 When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or does not live up to the man
15、ufacturers【 B1】 _for it, the first step is to present the guarantee at the store of purchase.【 B2】 _, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directl
16、y to the store manager. In general, the “higher up“ the consumer takes his or her【 B3】 _, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumers favor,【 B4】 _he or she has a just claim. Consumers should complain in person【 B5】_, but if they cannot ge
17、t to the place of purchase, it is【 B6】 _to phone or write the complaint in a letter. Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but【 B7】 _, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in【 B8】 _. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed be
18、st by【 B9】 _ specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not
19、 achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization【 B10】 _ protecting consumers rights. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】
20、 Section A 36 The typical pre-industrial family not only had a good many children, but numerous other dependents as well grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Such “extended“ families were suited for survival in slow paced【 C1】 _societies. But such families are hard to【 C2】 _. They are immobile.
21、Industrialism demanded masses of workers ready and able to move off the land in pursuit of jobs, and to move again whenever necessary. Thus the extended family【 C3】 _shed its excess weight and the so-called “nuclear“ family emerged a stripped-down, portable family unit【 C4】_only of parents and a sma
22、ll set of children. This new style of family, far more【 C5】 _than the traditional extended family, became the standard model in all the industrial countries. Super-industrialism, however, the next stage of eco-technological development,【 C6】 _even higher mobility. Thus we may expect many among the p
23、eople of the future to carry the streamlining process, a step further by remaining children, cutting the family down to its more【 C7】_components, a man and a woman. Two people, perhaps with matched careers, will prove more efficient at navigating through education and social status, through job chan
24、ges and geographic relocations, than the ordinarily child-cluttered family. A【 C8】_maybe the postponement of children, rather than childlessness. Men and women today are often torn in【 C9】 _between a commitment to career and a commitment to children. In the future, many【 C10】 _will side aside this p
25、roblem by deferring the entire task of raising children until after retirement. A)transplant B)solution C)gradually D)transport E)elemental F)conflict G)continually H)mobile I)couples J)agricultural K)including L)compromise M)requires N)primary O)consisting 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C
26、5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 The Art of Friendship A)One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was really wrong my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could r
27、aise my spirits, someone who would meet me for coffee and let me rant until the clouds lifted. I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got her voicemail. Thats when it started to dawn on me lonesomeness was at the root of my dreariness. My social life had dwindle
28、d to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment Id been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, knew everything about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them. B)Research has shown the long-range negative consequences of soci
29、al isolation on ones health. But my concerns were more short-term. I needed to feel understood right then in the way that only a girl friend can understand you. I knew it would be wrong to expect my husband to replace my friends: He couldnt, and even if he could, to whom would I then complain about
30、my husband? So I resolved to acquire new friends women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the world a little bit just as I did. Since Id be making friends with more intention than Id ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own soc
31、ial life. The downside, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened. C)After all, its a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife than it is when youre younger a fact woman Ive spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when youre
32、in your teens and 20s, youre more or less friends with everyone unless theres a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity. Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. “There are many people Im comfortable around, but 1 wouldnt go so far as to ca
33、ll them friends. Comfort isnt enough to sustain a real friendship,“ Danzig says. D)At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldnt run up to people the way my4-year-old daughters do in the playground and ask, “Will you be my friend?“ “Every time you start a new relationship, youre vul
34、nerable again,“ agrees Kathleen Hall, D Min, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. “Youre asking, Would you like to come into my life? It makes us self-conscious.“ E)Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend seeker my vulnerability risk was actually pr
35、etty low. If someone didnt take me up on my offer, so what: I wasnt in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have amassed enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer. F)Were all so busy, in fact, that mutual interests say, in a p
36、roject, class, or cause that we already make time for become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact with candidates for camaraderie. Michelle Mertes, 35, a teacher and mother of two in Wausau, Wisconsin, says anew friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise. “In high school I cho
37、se friends based on their popularity and how being part of their circle might reflect on me. Nows its our shared values and activities that count.“ Mertes says her pal, with whom she organized the churchs youth programs, is nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal f
38、riends. G)Happily, as awkward as making new friends can be, self-esteem issues do not factor in or if they do, you can easily put them into perspective. Danzig tells of the mother of a child in her sons preschool, a tall, beautiful woman who is married to a big-deal rock musician. “I said to my husb
39、and, shes too cool for me,“ she jokes. “I get intimidated by people. But once I got to know her, she turned out to be pretty laid-back and friendly.“ In the end there was no chemistry between them, so they didnt become good pals. “I realized that we werent each others type, but it wasnt about hierar
40、chy.“ What midlife friendship is about, it seems, is reflecting the person youve become(or are still becoming)back at yourself, thus reinforcing the progress youve made in your life. H)Harlene Katzman, 41, a lawyer in New York City, notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure
41、of herself. As much as she loves them, she believes they sometimes respond to issues in light of who she once was. An old chum has the goods on you. With recently made friends, you can turn over a new leaf. I)A new friend, chosen right, can also help you point your boat in the direction you want to
42、go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from work was exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to liking and respecting Julia, Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape. J)While youre
43、 busy making new friends, remember that you still need to nurture your old ones. We asked Maria Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When Youre Not a Kid Anymore, for the best ways to maintain these important relationships. Keep in touch. Your friends should be
44、 a priority; schedule regular lunch dates or coffee catch-up sessions, no matter how busy you are. Know her business. Keep track of important events in a friends life and show your support. Call or e-mail to let her know youre thinking of her. Speak your mind. Tell a friend(politely)if something she
45、 did really upset you. If you cant be totally honest, then you need to reexamine the relationship. Accept her flaws. No one is perfect, so work around her quirks shes chronically late, or shes a bit negative - to cut down on frustration and fights. Boost her ego. Heartfelt compliments make everyone
46、feel great, so tell her how much you love her new sweater or what a great job she did on a work project. 47 Leslie Danzig thought making friends at ones middle age needed some reasons. 48 A well-chosen new friend can help you go in the direction that you like. 49 A few years ago the author felt lone
47、ly and depressed when she phoned her best friend in another city who was much wanted then but unavailable. 50 According to Kathleen Hall, one might feel sensitive in the first course of making new friends. 51 Midlife friendship can help you realize your direction of life and reinforce the progress y
48、ouve made in your life. 52 In Maria Pauls book, to be a better friend, you should keep track with your friends, care for your friends job, express yourself, accept her flaws and compliment your friend for her/his good dressing and job. 53 For the author, a girl friend might be the right person to un
49、derstand her and erase her negative feeling. 54 According to Michelle Mertes, midlife friendship is based on the shared values and activities 55 As a mature friend seeker, the author finds herself with enough confidence to offer and take rejection with grace. 56 With newly made friends, you can have a chance to take on a new look in your life. Section C 56 Some people say the traditional cale
