1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 129及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Wechat in Our Life, and then explain why Wechat is increasingly popular now and analyze the impact of Wechat on peoples life. You should write at least 120 words but no mor
2、e than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） Stay away for a couple of weeks. （ B） Check the locks every two weeks. （ C） Look after the Johnsons house. （ D） Move to another place. （ A） The woman should not blame herself. （ B） The woman did not ruin the surprise. （ C） The woma
3、n should deal with it. （ D） The woman should work hard. （ A） He will go to instead of his wife. （ B） He will go to when he finishes his report. （ C） He will ask his boss for a leave. （ D） It would be better for her wife to go to. （ A） He needs a new typing machine. （ B） He only needs to finish typin
4、g. （ C） He lost twenty pages these days. （ D） He has twenty pages unwritten. （ A） Because he doesnt write well enough. （ B） Because he is not a professional writer. （ C） Because he has no professional experience. （ D） Because he didnt perform well in the interview. （ A） She will not buy that dress.
5、（ B） She has decided to buy that dress. （ C） She will buy the dress in the supermarket. （ D） She wants to sell the dress in the supermarket. （ A） Repair the computer. （ B） Buy a new computer. （ C） Open a computer store. （ D） Sell the computer to a store. （ A） She prefers the stadium. （ B） She agrees
6、 with the man. （ C） The light isnt bright enough. （ D） The dining hall isnt large enough. （ A） From the newspaper. （ B） From her classmates. （ C） From her friends. （ D） From the man. （ A） Plant some trees on campus. （ B） Organize a picnic. （ C） Build a parking lot. （ D） Protect the natural beauty on
7、 campus. （ A） She will attend a meeting. （ B） She will attend a class. （ C） She will visit her friends. （ D） She will go to the parking lot. （ A） Lend her pen to the man. （ B） Go to the administration with the man. （ C） Give out the handouts with the man. （ D） Sign her name to support the student ac
8、tion union. （ A） They had to stay in Denver for two days. （ B） They missed seeing the Grand Canyon. （ C） They started out on the wrong highway. （ D） They almost didnt see Indian Falls. （ A） Highway 40. （ B） Highway 14. （ C） Highway 90. （ D） Highway 19. （ A） John was prevented from going fishing. （ B
9、） Jimmy got sick from eating too many grapes. （ C） They stayed with the wifes cousin. （ D） They had some trouble with their automobile. Section B （ A） The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. （ B） The exhaustion of energy resources. （ C） The destruction of energy resources. （ D） The spread
10、 of the black powder from the fires. （ A） The underground oil resources have not been affected. （ B） Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. （ C） The oil lakes soon dried up and stooped evaporating. （ D） The underground water resources have not been affected by the oil wells.
11、（ A） To restore the normal production of the oil wells. （ B） To estimate the losses caused by the fire. （ C） To remove the oil left in the desert. （ D） To use the oil left in the oil lakes. （ A） In New York. （ B） In a bank. （ C） Near a prison. （ D） In the countryside. （ A） A policeman. （ B） Mr. Blak
12、es old friend. （ C） A prison official. （ D） A runaway criminal. （ A） At least 14 miles an hour. （ B） At least 40 miles an hour. （ C） At most 40 miles an hour. （ D） At most 14 miles an hour. （ A） Because a police-car followed him. （ B） Because he wanted the man in his car arrested. （ C） Because it gr
13、ew darker and darker. （ D） Because he wanted to return home earlier. （ A） A museum exhibition of African baskets. （ B） Changes in basket-weaving. （ C） Differences between African and American baskets. （ D） The development of basket weaving in one town. （ A） Their mothers taught them. （ B） They trave
14、led to Africa. （ C） They learned in school. （ D） They taught themselves. （ A） They sell them as a hobby. （ B） They make them as a hobby. （ C） They use them on their farms. （ D） They make and sell them to make a living. Section C 26 Today, students who want to learn English in the US have a wide choi
15、ce of courses and institutions to【 B1】 _from. And, because the US is such a big country, they also have a huge【 B2】 _of locations in which to study. The US has a long【 B3】_of teaching English because,【 B4】 _its history, the country has welcomed immigrants from【 B5】 _. most of who have needed to lear
16、n English. Today, the US English language teaching sector is well developed and its teachers are highly qualified and【 B6】 _. American universities and colleges welcome many【 B7】_overseas students each year, who【 B8】 _on degree or postgraduate courses. Most of these institutions provide preparation
17、courses for students who need to improve their English before they start university study. These courses are called Intensive English Language Programmes and they are the most【 B9】 _type of courses taken by overseas students.【 B10】 _language tuition, Intensive English Language Programmes give studen
18、ts the chance to get to know the school where they will be studying and become more familiar with the American academic environment. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Ironically, in the United States, a country of immigrants, prej
19、udice and discrimination continue to be serious problems. There was often tension between each established group of immigrants and each【 C1】 _group. As each group became more【 C2】 _successful, and more powerful, they【 C3】 _newcomers from full participation in the society. Prejudice and discriminatio
20、n are part of American history; however, this prejudicial treatment of different groups is nowhere more【 C4】_than with black Americans. Blacks had distinct disadvantages. For the most part, they came to the “land of opportunity“ as slaves and were not free to keep their【 C5】 _and cultural traditions
21、. Unlike most European immigrants, blacks did not have the【 C6】 _of a support group; sometimes slave owners separated members of the same family. They could not mix easily with the established society either because of their skin color. It was difficult for them to【 C7】 _to the American culture. Eve
22、n after they became free people, they were still【 C8】 _in employment, housing, education. Until the 20th century, the majority of the black population lived in the southern part of the United States. Then there was a population【 C9】 _to the large cities in the North. Prejudice against blacks is ofte
23、n【 C10】 _with the South. Slavery was more common there and discrimination was usually easier to see. A)financially B)authority C)adapt D)associated E)succeeding F)unjust G)adopt H)excluded I)discriminated J)included K)increasingly L)original M)protection N)heritage O)shift 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】
24、 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 How to Use a Library A)Youre driving your car home from work or school. And something goes wrong. The engine stalls out at lights, holds back as you go to pass. It needs a tune-up and soon. Where do you go? The library. Yo
25、u can take out an auto repair manual that tells step-by-step how to tune up your make and model. Or your tennis game has fallen off. Youve lost your touch at the net. Where do you go? The library for a few books on improving your tennis form. B)“The library!“ you say. “Thats where my teacher sends m
26、e to do ugh homework.“ Unfortunately, Ive found thats exactly the way many people feel. If youre among them, youre denying yourself the easiest way to improve yourself, enjoy yourself and even cope with life. My first suggestion for making the most of your library is to do what I did, read and read
27、and read. For pleasure and for understanding. C)If its TV that keeps you from cultivating this delicious habit, I can offer a sure remedy. Take home from the library a stack of books that might look interesting. Pile them on the TV set. Next time you are tempted to turn on a program you really dont
28、want to see, reach for a book instead. D)Over the years, people collect a mental list of books they mean to read. If you dont have such a list, here is the suggestion. Take from the library some of the books you might have enjoyed dramatized on TV, like Remargues All Quiet on the Western Front, Clav
29、ells Shdgun, Tolkiens The Hobbit, or Victor Hugos Les Mise Rabies. If you like what you read, you can follow up with other satisfying books by the same authors. E)Some people in their reading limit themselves to current talked-about best sellers. Oh, what they miss! The library is full of yesterdays
30、 best sellers; and they still make compelling reading today. Some that Ive enjoyed: A. B. Guthries The Big Sky, Carl Van Dorens Benjamin Franklin, Mari Sandozs Old Jules, and Norman Mailers The Naked and the Dead. F)How do you find these or any other books youre looking for? Its easy with the card c
31、atalog. Every time I go to the library and I go more than once a week I invariably make a beeline to the card catalog before anything else. Its the nucleus of any public library. The card catalog lists every book in the library by:l. author; 2. title; 3. subject. Lets pick an interesting subject to
32、look up. I have always been fascinated by astronomy. Youll be surprised at the wealth of material you will find under “astronomy“ to draw upon. And the absorbing books you didnt know existed on it. CAUTION: Always have a pencil and paper when you use the card catalog. G)Once you jot down the numbers
33、 of the books you are interested in, you are ready to find them on the shelves. Libraries call the shelves “the stacks“. In many smaller libraries, which youll be using, the stacks will be open for you to browse. To me there is a special thrill in tracking down the books I want in the stacks! For in
34、variably, I find books about which I knew nothing, and these often turn out to be the very ones I need. You will find the same thing happening to you when you start to browse in the stacks. “A learned mind is the end product of browsing.“CAUTION: If you take a book from the stacks to your work desk,
35、 do not try to return it to its proper place. Thats work for the experts. If you replace it incorrectly, the next seeker wont be able to find it. H)Some of the brightest and best-informed men and women in America are the librarians who specialize in providing reference help. Introduce yourself. Stat
36、e your problem. And be amazed at how much help you will receive. CAUTION: Dont waste the time of this expert by asking silly questions you ought to solve yourself. Save the reference librarian for the really big ones. I)You should also learn to use the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. This gr
37、een-bound index is one of the most useful items in any library. It indexes all the articles in the major magazines, including newspaper magazine supplements. Thus it provides a guide to the very latest expert information of any subject that interests you. So if you want to do a really first-class jo
38、b, find out which magazines your library subscribes to, then consult the Readers Guide and track down recent articles on your subject. When you use this wonderful tool effectively, you show the mark of a real scholar. J)Since you can take most books home, but not magazines, take full notes when usin
39、g the latter. Many libraries today provide a reprographic machine that can quickly copy pages you need from magazines and books. Ask about it. If you are working on a project of some size which will require repeated library visits, keep a small notebook in which you record the identification numbers
40、 of the books you will be using frequently. This will save you valuable time, because you wont have to consult the card catalog or search aimlessly through the stacks each time you visit for material you seek. Some of the very best books in any library are the reference books, which may not be taken
41、 home. Learn what topics they cover and how best to use them, for these books are wonderful repositories(储藏室、资料室 )of human knowledge. K)Your library can give you help on any subject. It can even be your business and legal advisor. How many times have you scratched your head over how to get a tax reb
42、ate(折扣 )on your summer job? Youll find guides to that. Want to defend yourself in traffic court? Find out how in legal books at the library. L)Library Projects Can Be Fun and Rewarding. Here are a few ideas: What are your roots? Trace your ancestors. Many libraries specialize in genealogy. Did Georg
43、e Washington sleep nearby? Or Billy the Kid? Your librarys collection of local history books can put you on the trail. Cook a Polynesian feast. Or an ancient Roman banquet. Read how in the librarys cook books. Take up photography. Check the library for consumer reviews of cameras before you buy. Tak
44、e out books on lighting, composition, or darkroom techniques or you name it! M)If you havent detected by now my enthusiasm for libraries, let me offer two personal notes. Im particularly pleased that in recent years two beautiful libraries have been named after me: a small community library in Quake
45、rtown, Pennsylvania, and the huge research library located at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. And I like libraries so much that I married a librarian. 47 The nucleus of any public library is the card catalog. 48 Yesterdays best sellers are still good for reading, which shouldnt be ov
46、erlooked. 49 The author suggests that people should go to the library for answers when things go wrong. 50 The Readers Guide is a green-bound index which provides a guide to very latest expert information of any subject that interests readers. 51 The sure remedy to kick the TV habit is to take home
47、from the library interesting books to read. 52 There are various kinds of run and rewarding projects available in different libraries. 53 A notebook will help readers to record the identification numbers of the frequently used books which cant be taken home. 54 Readers should not try to return the b
48、ook taken from the stacks to their desk to its proper place. 55 When asking for help, readers are suggested not asking the reference librarians silly questions they ought to solve themselves. 56 Your library not only helps your business, but also becomes your legal advisor. Section C 56 The ownershi
49、p of pets brings a variety of benefits that the uninitiated would never believe. For every tale of shredded cushion, flattened plants, and chew slippers, there is another testimony of intelligence, sympathy and undeniable devotion. Now the growing body of research into the medical and social advantages of pet ownership has confirmed what pet owners have always intuitively known that pets are not just loving
