1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 128及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled A Campaign Speech for the Monitor. And you will explain why you are qualified with the post. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essa
2、y 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. （ A） She cant rest well. （ B） She has too much to read. （ C） She has to finish a job on time.
3、 （ 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 easy to get a taxi. （ B） Its easier to get to the railway station. （ C） They have to ask Paul t
4、o 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 long time. （ D） Theyve never learned how to express their feelings. （ A） She would go to a par
5、ty. （ 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 woman need not worry. （ D） The announcer should try not to sound nervous. （ A） He thinks his b
6、oss 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） The benefits of strong business competition. （ B） A proposal to lower the cost of production. （ C） Complaints about the expense of modernization. （ D） Suggestions concern
7、ing new business strategies. （ A） It costs much more than its worth. （ B） It should be brought up-to-date. （ C） It calls for immediate repairs. （ D） It can still be used for a long time. （ A） The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency. （ B） A few engineers should be employed to modernize
8、 the factory. （ C） The entire staff should be retrained. （ D） Better educated employees should be promoted. （ A） Their competitors have long been advertising on TV. （ B） TV commercials are less expensive. （ C） Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient. （ D） TV commercials attract more invest
9、ments. （ A） Find out if a rock climbing course will be offered. （ B） Plan a rock-climbing trip over spring break. （ C） Convince the man to take a rock-climbing course with her. （ D） Find a place to go rock climbing. （ A） There are no appropriate places for rock climbing nearby. （ B） There is no one
10、to teach them how to do it. （ C） The college doesnt have any rock-climbing equipment. （ D） Not very many students are interested in it. （ A） Increasing upper-body strength. （ B） Selecting the necessary equipment. （ C） Discussing popular climbing sites. （ D） Finding a climbing partner. Section B （ A）
11、 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 for donations for charities. （ C） He did not know the reason himself. （
12、 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 many years. （ C） Because it was said they had died. （ D） Because they
13、 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 travel around the world. （ C） What he told about is quite true. （ D） H
14、ow 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 disaster happened. （ D） She was taking a journey with her family whe
15、n 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 being treated as a celebrity. （ D） Because she had to make some misera
16、ble 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 When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or does not live up to the manufacturer
17、s【 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 directly to the
18、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 get to the
19、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 best by【 B9
20、】 _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 achieve t
21、he 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】 Section A
22、36 They go to one of the worlds most prestigious universities and pride themselves on their superior intellect but almost half of Cambridge students admit they are not immune from the temptation to cheat and submit essays they find on Google, a survey suggests. The results of a(n) 【 C1】 _online poll
23、 of more than 1,000 students【 C2】_by the student newspaper Varsity found that 49 per cent of undergraduates pass other peoples work off as their own at some point during their university【 C3】 _. Only 5 per cent said they had【 C4】 _been caught plagiarizing(剽窃 ). Academics in universities across the c
24、ountry have been【 C5】 _by their peers of turning a blind eye to the practice to【 C6】 _their institutions to improve their national and international ranking. One student told Varsity, “Sometimes, when I am really fed up, I Google the essay【 C7】 _. copy and throw everything on to a blank word【 C8】 _a
25、nd jiggle(微调 )the order a bit. They usually end up being the best essays.“ Law students were most prone to(倾向于 )plagiarism with 62 per cent of those questioned 【 C9】 _to breaking university rules. A university spokesman told Varsity that it regarded plagiarism as a “serious and potentially disciplin
26、ary offence which can lead to failure to obtain, or withdrawal of a【 C10】 _.“ He said the university was planning to introduce detection software to crack down on the problem. A)scholarship B)submitting C)career D)title E)actually F)seemingly G)ensure H)conducted 1)degree J)document K)promote L)accu
27、sed M)confessed N)admitting O)anonymous 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 What Do We Know About Milky Way Galaxy? A)Our galaxy is a gigantic agglomeration of stars and planets whose numbers will probably never been known. Currentl
28、y we estimate this number to be about thirty billion. Scientists have estimated that the diameter of our galaxy, if it were to be traveled, would take us about fifty thousand light years and the thickness to be about fifteen to twenty light years. B)We live in small part of the Milky Way Galaxy, whi
29、ch is referred to as a solar system. Our solar system is made up of nine planets and 31 moons, which orbit the center of galaxy. At the center of our solar system is our Sun, which is approximately twenty-five thousand light years from our galaxy. These nine major planets in order from the center ar
30、e Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. C)Mercury is the planet nearest to the Sun. As it orbits the Sun, it does not rotate, keeping the same face of the planet toward the Sun at all times. This means that one side of the planet has a continual burning day of 900
31、F, and the other side a continual night and a deadly cold of 450F below zero. Mercury is the fastest travelling of the nine planets making one full orbit around the Sun in only eighty-eight days. Life on Mercury would be impossible. If you could live where the night meets the day and survive the ext
32、reme conditions, you would need dark goggles to protect your eyes from the extreme light. Mercury has little or no atmosphere to diffuse the sunlight. You would also weigh considerable less due to the lack of gravity. A person weighting 100 pounds on Earth would weigh 27 pounds on Mercury. D)Looking
33、 into the night sky you will notice Venus, the brightest star in the sky, and the second planet from the Sun. Venus can only be seen at certain times of the day either at dawn or at sunset. In physical characteristics, Venus is most like Earth with a diameter of seven thousand six hundred miles, and
34、 gravity the same as Earth. It is located a distance of sixty-seven million miles from the Sun and makes one complete orbit around the Sun in two hundred forty three days. A single day on Venus can last up to two hundred and forty three Earth days due to its slow rotation. The atmosphere appears to
35、consist of mostly nitrogen and carbon dioxide. This is due to the lack of life on the planet. The best time to view Venus comes every one hundred and twenty years as it passes between the Earth and the Sun. The last time to best view it was on June 7, 2004. E)Earth, the third planet from the Sun is
36、our home planet. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to sustain life. Under the layer of atmosphere that surrounds the planet we are able to provide all the necessary components to make life sustainable. Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. Its diameter is just a few
37、 hundred kilometers larger than Venus. Earth rotates on its axis one complete revolution in a twenty-four period and orbits the Sun in three hundred and sixty five days. F)Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the closest neighbor to earth. Every seventeen years Mars reaches its closest poin
38、t to earth in its orbit around the Sun at thirty-five million miles. Mars is a small planet that has a red glow. It makes one complete orbit around the Sun in six hundred and eighty seven days. Oxygen and water vapor have been detected in the atmosphere of Mars, and a yellowish fog and clouds move a
39、round the planet indicating that the planet has different types of weather and seasons like the Earth. A single day on Mars is very much like a day on Earth lasting twenty-four hours and thirty-seven minutes, however, a year on Mars is twice as long as one year on Earth. G)Jupiter the fifth planet f
40、rom the Sun gets its name from the Father of the Roman Gods. Jupiter, which orbits four hundred eighty-three million miles from the Sun, is the biggest of all the planets in our solar system. It has a diameter of eighty-nine thousand miles and a volume of thirteen times that of Earth. Jupiter orbits
41、 the Sun every twelve years. Its atmosphere is thousands of miles thick and is made up of mainly hydrogen. The surface temperature is about -205F. There are no seasons on Jupiter, but it has floating clouds of ammonia and methane gas. H)Jupiter has a bright red distinctive spot that is more than twi
42、ce as wide as Earth. This mark has astronomers puzzled because there is no reason for the bright spot due to the fact that it does not receive much sunlight. This spot enables us to see that Jupiter has a very fast rotation. One rotation is completed every ten hours. The forces placed on the planet
43、due to this quick rotation cause the clouds at the equator to bulge like a tire, but due to the gravitational forces of the planet keep the clouds from being cast into space. I)Saturn, even though it is the sixth planet from the Sun, it shines so brightly because of its size. Its diameter is seventy
44、-one thousand five hundred miles. The planet itself is golden in color and is the brightest yellow star in the night sky. J)Saturn has two rings that surround the planet, but never touch it. They are located outside the atmosphere and above the equator. These rings are only about ten miles thick, wh
45、ich makes them transparent, only being seen with the use of a telescope. The ring closest to the planet is about seven thousand miles and very thin. A black band separates the inner ring from the outer ring, which is wider and brighter. It is believed that the rings are made up of crystals of ice or
46、 dust particles. K)Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. The name Uranus comes from Greek mythology. Uranus was the “God of the Heavens.“ Uranus is situated one thousand seven hundred and eighty two million miles from the Sun and completes one orbit around the Sun every eighty four year. The si
47、ze of this planet is four times that of Earth, but has the same force of gravity on the surface as Earth. There are five moons that orbit this planet. The largest one is Titania. L)Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun, is invisible to the naked eye. It is located some two thousand seven hundred a
48、nd ninety-three million miles from the Sun. A single orbit around the Sun takes one hundred and sixty-five years to complete. This planet only receives one nine-hundredth of the heat and sunlight as the Earth. M)Pluto was the ninth planet from the Sun. The name Pluto comes from the Roman God who was
49、 the ruler of the under world. On Thursday, August 24,2006, however, the International Astronomical Union(IAU)met in Prague voted finalizing the guidelines of planetary classification, thus reorganizing Pluto into a new category of “dwarf planet“. Pluto is located three thousand six hundred and seventy million miles from the Sun. It orbits the Sun in total darkness, and is about the same size as Mars and has a diameter two thirds that of Earths moon. Due to the dis
