1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 115及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled The Pros and Cons of Dormitory Life. You should write at least 120 words but on more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） The man should shut
2、the window tightly. （ B） The man should put some screws in the wood. （ C） The man should stick to his work. （ D） The man should use a tool to open the window. （ A） The number of rooms in the apartment. （ B） Trouble within the mans family. （ C） The reason why the man has so many clocks. （ D） What the
3、 woman should give to her family. （ A） In a railway station. （ B） In a hotel room. （ C） In a restaurant. （ D） At the airport. （ A） The homework was very easy. （ B） The man should go to class. （ C） The man should sit in the back of the classroom. （ D） Shes further behind in her work than the man is.
4、（ A） The weather forecast says it will be fine. （ B） The weather doesnt count in their plan. （ C） They will not do as planned in case of rain. （ D） They will postpone their program if it rains. （ A） She lost her way. （ B） She lost her keys. （ C） She lost her car. （ D） She lost her handbag. （ A） 11:2
5、5 （ B） 11:40 （ C） 0.490278 （ D） 0.476389 （ A） He wishes to have more courses like it. （ B） He finds it hard to follow the teacher. （ C） He wishes the teacher would talk more. （ D） He doesnt like the teachers accent. （ A） He has difficulties going on with his research. （ B） He doesnt understand the w
6、orkplace friendship （ C） He hasnt read any literature. （ D） The literature on this content is complicated. （ A） It is positive. （ B） It is negative. （ C） It has two sides. （ D） The friendship has nothing to do with the workplace. （ A） There is seldom any friendship in the workplace. （ B） People want
7、 to be treated with special privileges. （ C） People are softer with others except their friends. （ D） The workplace isnt pleasant for the friendship. （ A） It is difficult to have friendship in the workplace. （ B） It is difficult to have friendly environment in the organizations. （ C） The organizatio
8、ns are facing the dilemma: creating a friendly workplace and having policies. （ D） It is hard to set policies in organizations. （ A） Leaky roof. （ B） Thin walls. （ C） Parking places. （ D） Noisy music. （ A） A housewife. （ B） A nurse. （ C） A teacher. （ D） A student. （ A） Turn down the music. （ B） Talk
9、 with Jimmy. （ C） Design rules. （ D） Fight with Jimmy. Section B （ A） He obtained his philosophy degree. （ B） He sold his own life on the Internet. （ C） He became famous for his website. （ D） He requested to part with his girlfriend. （ A） He intended to do something special. （ B） He wanted to ask fo
10、r donations for charities. （ C） He did not know the reason himself. （ D） He meant to offer some help to poor people. （ A） Driving license. （ B） Training course. （ C） Cooking skills. （ D） Australian passport. （ A） Because they had caught serious disease. （ B） Because they had been away from home for
11、many years. （ C） Because it was said they had died. （ D） Because they were put into prison. （ A） His bitter experience abroad. （ B） What he saw in the Asian countries. （ C） Made-up stories based on his imagination. （ D） The stories about his family. （ A） Where the countries are. （ B） How to make a t
12、ravel around the world. （ C） What he told about is quite true. （ D） How to find the black stone for cooking. （ A） She was believed to be the last survivor after the big ship sank. （ B） She was reported to die at her own home in England on Sunday. （ C） She was the youngest passenger on board when the
13、 disaster happened. （ D） She was taking a journey with her family when the liner hit an iceberg. （ A） Her father. （ B） Her mother. （ C） Her brother. （ D） Her sister. （ A） Because it would make her feel uncomfortable. （ B） Because she was too sick to attend the ceremony. （ C） Because she didnt like b
14、eing treated as a celebrity. （ D） Because she had to make some miserable speeches. （ A） Valuable prints taken from the ship. （ B） A suitcase filled with donated clothes. （ C） Her lifesaving sack in the disaster. （ D） Apology letters to her from the Fund. Section C 26 Half a century ago, most people
15、lived in【 B1】 _areas. However, according to the most recent estimate projected by the United Nations,【 B2】 _half of all people will live in cities by 2012, for the first time in history. City life is not always a bad thing, but many experts worry about this process of【 B3】 _. According to a new repo
16、rt from the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research group in Washington, it is having a huge【 B4】 _on human health and the【 B5】 _of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now, about one billion live in【 B6】 _ settlements. These are areas of poverty, slums, that gener
17、ally lack basic services like clean water, or even【 B7】 _housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and their【 B8】 _ areas each year, mostly in slums in developing countries. Molly OMeara Sheehan,【 B9】 _of the Worldwatch report, believes that the international community has been too sl
18、ow to recognize the growth of urban poverty. Policymakers, she says, need to increase investments in education, health care and other areas. The report talks about some successful efforts by local governments and community groups For example, Freetown in Sierra Leone has established farming within t
19、he city limits to meet much of its growing food demands. In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, engineers have created a bus system that has helped reduce【 B10】 _ and improve quality of life. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 “Made i
20、n China“ lost its novelty(新颖 )long ago. The label has become【 C1】_in much of the world, stick to shoes, toys, clothes and a host of other items produced for global companies. What is novelty, however, are China-made goods【 C2】_under Chinese brand names. Only a handful of Chinese firms so【 C3】_have t
21、he money and the management technique to establish international【 C4】_. Most of the vast companies are struggling to get even national recognition. But the pioneering companies which have started exploring overseas market might be【 C5】_as on the beginning of something big. Some【 C6】 _that individual
22、ly, with the help of enterprising local management or eager multinational partners wanting to add new products to their stable, Chinese brands could become a global phenomenon within a decade, marketed on quality and foreign appeal, as【 C7】 _as competitive pricing. The concept of Chinese brands has
23、been evolving through the 1990s, but is now getting【 C8】 _attention at home. Although the domestic market is still robust, a handful of【 C9】 _enterprises, or SOEs, including listed Chinese companies, are now looking to establish international brands because they believe the quality of both their pro
24、ducts and their management has【 C10】 _. Chinese joint ventures think their products can compete on quality with foreign brands anywhere, while enjoying the advantage of being perceived as exotic. A)well B)companies C)less D)far E)regarded F)that G)believe H)greater I)named J)improved K)state-owned L
25、)widespread M)sold N)brands O)looked 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 TV Linked to Lower Marks A)The effect of television on children has been debated ever since the first sets were turned on. Now three new studies find that too
26、much tube time can lower test scores, retard learning and even pre-diet college performance. The reports appear in the July issue of the Archives of Pediatrics something that balances the other needs of the child for healthy development.“ L)Lucas puts the responsibility for how much TV kids watch an
27、d what they watch squarely on parents. “The amount of TV watching certainly has a link with the reduced amount of time reading or doing homework,“ he said. “The key is the amount of control parents have in limiting the amount of access. Get the TV out of the bedroom; be aware of what is being watche
28、d; limit the amount of TV watching.“ 47 According to Borzekowski, children having chances to use a family computer are likely to acquire better results on the different tests. 48 The reports issued in the Archives of Pediatrics however, new problems come into being. W: Absolutely, it is really diffi
29、cult for the organizations to try to provide friendly environments and encourage workplace friendships, and at the same time they should have policies in place to manage potential difficulties. M: I see. Your analysis is logical. Thank you for helping me. W: You are welcome. Questions 9 to 12 are ba
30、sed on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What is the mans problem? 10. Which of the following is correct about the workplace friendship? 11. Why is friendship hard to deal with in the workplace? 12. What can be inferred from the conversation? 10 【正确答案】 A 11 【正确答案】 C 12 【正确答案】 B 13 【正确答案】 C 14
31、 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Mike, do you have a minute to spare? M: Yes, Sherry, how can I help you? W: Well, I have been getting noisy music coming from your apartment and it is always there from 9 oclock to 12 oclock in the evening when I am trying to study. Is it possible to turn down and contain your noise t
32、o your apartment? M: Oh, Im sorry about that. I hadnt been back to my apartment for two weeks and in fact, I just got back today. It must be Jimmy, my new roommate. I forgot to tell him how thin the walls are around here, so it may be my fault. W: I realize that. Could you have a word with that guy
33、Jimmy and get him to lower the volume, for it is really disturbing? Its not that I dont enjoy that kind of music. Its just that. well you know how it is around this time of the year with midterms and everything. M: No problem. And I tell you that I wont even mention that it was you who complained. W
34、: Well, Mike, I appreciate it, but Im afraid that this is not the only issue I have to bring up. Jimmy is also taking up two parking places in the parking lot. As you know, we are kind of short on parking spaces here. M: Really, I didnt know that! Thats selfish of him to do so. Well, Sherry, Ill giv
35、e him a piece of my mind tonight. W: I just hope you can settle things peacefully. I dont want to be the villain causing you guys to have a stir up. M: Oh, dont worry. Yeah, its not like its the most pleasant thing to do and it is not what I want to do, but I want to set the rules clear. W: Thats ve
36、ry kind of you. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. Whats the second issue the woman complained about? 14. Who might the woman be? 15. What will the man do tonight? 14 【正确答案】 C 15 【正确答案】 D 16 【正确答案】 B Section B 17 【听力原文】 Nicael Holt is a philosophy student from
37、the southern coastal city of Wollongong in Australia. The 24-yearold young man who sold his life, including baggage from a painful break-up, on eBay becomes famous recently. Holt sold his name, phone number and all his possessions, including clothes, CDs, a surfboard, a laptop, childhood photos, fri
38、ends, and a “nice lamp“ given to him by an ex girlfriend, on the Internet auction site. The successful applicant bid 7,500 dollars last week to become Holt. Holt, who has set up a website to explain his actions and ask for donations to charity, said he was unable to explain why he sold his life. In
39、his sales pitch, Holt said the winner would be entitled to a four-week training course in how to be him including lessons on how to surf, climb, skateboard, and do handstands as well as two months of on-call support afterward. He also promised to introduce the winner to all his friends and potential
40、 lovers, including eight people he had been flirting with. “Lifestyle is very social. It includes a lot of going out.“ he noted on his eBay advert. “Friends will treat you exactly as they have treated me. This includes friends who take me surfing, running, climbing and cook for me. All of these feat
41、ures will be transferred over to the winning applicant.“ His legal identity, passport, qualifications and future inheritance were not for sale. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What did the young man do in the passage? 17. Whats the young mans explanation for his
42、action? 18. What can the successful applicant get? 17 【正确答案】 B 18 【正确答案】 C 19 【正确答案】 B 20 【听力原文】 Marco Polo was an Italian man, born in 1254. He was a world traveler. When he was around 16 years old, he traveled with his father and his uncle a long way from Europe to China. After staying nearly twen
43、ty years in the East, they returned home at last. Their friends were surprised to see them again. They had been away for twenty-four years and everybody thought that they must have died a long time ago. But Marco Polo didnt stay at home for long. He was taken as a prisoner in a sea battle. Time pass
44、ed slowly in prison. Marco Polo was not in the least lonely. Every day he told the other prisoners about his travels. The stories he told of the countries of Asia were so interesting that one of the prisoners started to put them down in a book. In the book Marco Polo told about all the things he had
45、 seen and heard. He told of how the Chinese burned a kind of black stone for cooking, and how the heat it gave was much bigger and lasted much longer than a wood fire. People read it, but they said, “This book cannot be true.“ When he was an old man, he was ill and dying. Some of his friends came to
46、 see Marco Polo. Marco Polo said to them, “Everything in my book is true. I went to all those countries, and I saw all those strange things. Its all true.“ So his friends believed him. Soon his stories got around and his name is remembered to this day. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you
47、 have just heard. 19. Why did the friends think that Marco Polo and his father must have died? 20. What kind of stories did Marco Polo tell the prisoners? 21. What did Marco Polo say to his friend before his death? 20 【正确答案】 B 21 【正确答案】 B 22 【正确答案】 C 23 【听力原文】 Elizabeth Gladys Dean, the last remaini
48、ng survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, died Sunday in a private nursing home in England. Dean, who was only nine weeks old, was the youngest passenger on board when the liner hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. Deans family had boarded the Titanic at Southampton, heading for a new life in Kans
49、as where her father hoped to open a tobacconist shop. She survived after being bundled up in a sack and carried to safety. Her mother Georgette Eva and brother Bertram also made it, but her father, Bertram Frank, was among those who died. Dean was taken back to Southampton with her family after the disaster. In 1997, Dean was invited to complete her familys illfated journey to the United States, and accepted, although she turned down an
