1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 137及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the inheritance of traditions in modern life. You should write at
2、 least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Section A （ A） It is an old and classic movie. （ B） It is popular with most people. （ C） People have different opinions about it. （ D） He decides to see it tonight. （ A） They are in the library now. （ B） The woman wants to buy a book. （ C） The man is read
3、ing and studying. （ D） There are no books the woman likes. （ A） They eat too much. （ B） They should eat at a later time. （ C） They should eat something healthy. （ D） They have a healthy lifestyle. （ A） Serve the woman to order again. （ B） Bring the dish in a hurry. （ C） Find out the reason for the d
4、elay. （ D） Tell the manager about the problem. （ A） It is not easy to remove the stain. （ B） It is possible to harm the fabric. （ C） It will cost a lot to clean the skirt. （ D） It is unnecessary to remove the stain. （ A） Call an ambulance from a hospital. （ B） Take some first-aid measures. （ C） Call
5、 for a doctor from a hospital. （ D） Send her friend to the nearest hospital. （ A） He will help the woman soon. （ B） He has got some problems too. （ C） He hasnt received his paycheck. （ D） He wants the woman to help him. （ A） She was shopping in a supermarket. （ B） She forgot the time for the date. （
6、 C） There was a traffic jam on the way. （ D） A traffic accident happened to her. （ A） It has changed the flavor. （ B） It is spicy as usual. （ C） It is too expensive. （ D） It sells western food. （ A） The Italian restaurant. （ B） The Indian restaurant. （ C） The Chinese restaurant. （ D） The Thai restau
7、rant. （ A） The man and the woman will not eat out. （ B） The man and the woman will go Dutch. （ C） The man will pay for the dinner. （ D） The woman will pay for the dinner. （ A） Job hopping. （ B） Putting up a notice. （ C） Travelling by plane. （ D） Learning a foreign language. （ A） It has a small size.
8、 （ B） It will fire some employees. （ C） It will give him a promotion. （ D） It is an overseas company. （ A） He will learn English for it. （ B） He will work in another country. （ C） He will travel a lot. （ D） He will get a much higher salary. （ A） Recommend her to his new company. （ B） Give her some a
9、dvice on her work. （ C） Get her promoted to be the manager. （ D） Write her a letter of recommendation. Section B （ A） She is a big film fan. （ B） Her favorites are normal. （ C） She looks older than her age. （ D） She likes dressing up herself. （ A） She worries that Esther cant take care of herself. （
10、 B） She doesnt believe Esthers learning ability. （ C） She pushes her to start as early as possible. （ D） She disagrees at first but finally agrees. （ A） Esther doesnt like the private school. （ B） Esther likes talking with people a lot （ C） Esther is much better than expected. （ D） Esther has a natu
11、ral aptitude for science. （ A） To cheer ourselves up. （ B） To forget the anger. （ C） To relax ourselves. （ D） To have a rest. （ A） People with stress prefer to listen to music. （ B） People can release stress by listening to music. （ C） People who dont listen to music get more stressed. （ D） People g
12、et stressed after working for a long time. （ A） No hormone is released any more. （ B） The body cannot feel the stress. （ C） A new hormone is released. （ D） A hormone causing stress is reduced. （ A） They are natural and healthy food. （ B） They help people lose weight. （ C） They are lowest in calories
13、. （ D） They are popular with most people. （ A） Eat it in the early morning. （ B） Include various nutrients. （ C） Eat something low in calories. （ D） Eat much for the whole morning. （ A） Using new cups and spoons. （ B） Eating meals at the right time. （ C） Stopping eating after feeling full. （ D） Work
14、ing hard after meals. （ A） Appetite is the highest when sleeping. （ B） People will spend less time eating food. （ C） The body needs to relax after exercise. （ D） Energy is needed for the next days exercise. Section C 26 Cigarette smoking kills. That we know. So, manufacturers made【 B1】_cigarettes as
15、 a safer smoking choice safer than tobacco. E-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine(尼古丁 )like cigarettes. But they do not use tobacco. And you do not light them. They are【 B2】 _by battery. So, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why have poison control centers around the United States seen an【 B3】 _in telep
16、hone calls about e-cigarette poisonings? The answer is children. Most of the calls are from people【 B4】_children who have played with the devices. In the period of one month this year, the United States Centers for Disease Control say 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette【 B5】 _. More than h
17、alf of these calls were for children aged five and younger. The devices【 B6】 _had made them sick. Tim McAfee, director of the CDCs Office on Smoking and Health, says the problem is【 B7】 _. Meaning, the U. S. federal government does not control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotine. M
18、r. McAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known danger. Mr. McAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens when the【 B8】 _gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowed. Even a small amount, he says, can make a person sick. Nicotine poisoning can cause stomach pain or a sense of unbalan
19、ce. Headaches are also【 B9】 _of nicotine poisoning. And too much nicotine can kill. Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people that tobacco products do. He【 B10】_that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【
20、 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 They drive hybrid cars, if they drive at all, shop at local stores, if they shop at all and pay off their credit cards every month, if they use them at all. They may have【 C1】 _income, but they live below their means, in a conscious effort to tr
21、ead【 C2】 _on the earth. They are a new breed of “generation“ , Young and Wealthy but Normal, or Yawns. The acronym(首字母缩略词 )comes from The Sunday Telegraph of London, which noted that an increasing number of rich young Britons are【 C3】 _aware, concerned about the environment and given less to【 C4】 _t
22、han to giving money to charity. Yawns sound dull, but they are the new movers and shakers, their【 C5】 _big and bold. They are men and women in their 20s, 30s and 40s who want nothing less than to【 C6】 _the world and save the planet. Take Sean Blagsvedt, who【 C7】 _from Seattle to India in 2004 to hel
23、p build the local office of Microsoft Research. Moved by young children begging on the streets, Blagsvedt quit Microsoft and【 C8】 _two networking sites, babajob. com and babalife. com, to link Indias vast pool of【 C9】 _workers with the people who need labor. The larger goal to reduce【 C10】 _. The hi
24、gh-tech world has produced some Yawns, but more and more are appearing in every walk of life. In fact, Yawns are a subset of a growing global movement of the eco-socially aware. A)change B)consciously C)consuming D)crucial E)desires F)disposable G)dreams H)launched I)lightly J)moved K)overturn L)pot
25、ential M)poverty N)socially O)tracked 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 How to Set up Parental Controls on a Smartphone Save your kids from the dark side of the Internet. A)Kids are always flocking to the latest gadgets. Whether i
26、t was Nintendo(任天堂 ,一款电脑游戏 )in the 80s or the iPhone 6 in 2014, each new generation seems to have a better grasp of technology. So how do you stay one step ahead of your kids and make sure theyre not being exposed to inappropriate content? The answer: parental controls. Luckily, both Apple and Googl
27、e are well-aware of the problem and have provided plenty of tools to protect your kids(and to make sure they dont rack up hundreds of dollars in in-app purchases). Here we explain how to set up those controls on both Android and iOS devices: Android Parental Controls B)Googles OS(Operating System)on
28、ly has parental controls built in for tablets, but it does have decent controls for all devices in the Google Play Store. If you go into the stores settings, you will find a Parental Controls menu. Its off by default(系统默认 )and requires you to create a four-digit PIN when you turn it on. Once youve c
29、reated a PIN, you will be able to decide which content ratings are acceptable for your kids, and the Play Store will only display content within those ratings. Unfortunately, you cant shut off in-app purchases, but you can require a password for all purchases. To enable passwords for every purchase,
30、 tap on “Require authentication(确认 )for purchases“ under the Play Stores settings menu. This will bring up a prompt asking you to select whether you want to require authentication for every purchase, every 30 minutes, or never. By default, it should be set for every purchase, but you should check to
31、 be sure. C)As for tablet parental controls, these center around an Android feature called “restricted profiles“. Unlike on iPads, Android tablets allow you to set up multiple user accounts, or profiles, similar to computers. To set up a restricted profile, go into the Android Settings app, tap on U
32、sers, tap “ Add user or profile“ , and finally tap “Restricted profile“. From here, you can set content restrictions and even shut off access to specific apps. Just make sure that youve also set up Play Store parental controls, as well as put a password on your personal user profile. The last thing
33、you want is for your child to use your unrestricted account to access content they shouldnt be seeing. This is as far as Android goes when it comes to parental controls, but if you want even tighter controls over your kids phones you can use powerful third-party apps thanks to the open nature of And
34、roid. iOS Parental Controls D)While Android probably takes the crown when it comes to managing storage space, Apples iOS has far better parental controls. It includes intensive controls for pretty much everything, even the ability to delete an installed app. All of these controls are broken into two
35、 separate features of the OS: Restrictions and Family Sharing. E)Restrictions This feature is buried within the iOS Settings, but the amount of control it gives you is incredible. You can do everything from shut off cellular data(蜂窝数据 )to block use of the built-in camera. To set up Restrictions, go
36、to Settings General Restrictions. It will immediately ask you to create a four-digit PIN, after which you can define exactly what restrictions you want. Once youve set up a PIN, you can shut off access to the iTunes and App Stores, prevent in-app purchases, set content ratings, block certain website
37、s, and even prevent your kids from changing their phones privacy settings. You will probably find that a lot of the restrictions are unnecessary, but its certainly nice to have the options. You can never be too safe. F)Family Sharing Lets say youve set up Restrictions, but you still want to give you
38、r kids the ability to purchase apps. Instead of coming to you with their phones and asking you to enter your password for each purchase, you can set up Apple Family Sharing, a new feature introduced with iOS 8. G)While this feature has a number of different functions, the best is the way it handles
39、purchases for your family. Apple notes that all purchases are made with the same credit card, but they can be separately operated by each member of the family, preventing your iPhone from filling up with apps you didnt download, like your kids latest games. Perhaps the best part of Family Sharing is
40、 the “Ask to Buy“ feature. If you set this up on your kids devices, all of their purchase requests will be routed to your phone, presenting a notification where you can either allow or deny the purchase. And if you decide you want to download the app as well, you can access their purchases to downlo
41、ad it yourself. Family Sharing also allows you to keep an eye on your kids locations via the Find My Friends app, as well as the locations of their devices with the Find My iPhone app. H)To set up Family Sharing, go into the Settings app on your iPhone(not your,kids)and tap iCloud. You will see a bu
42、tton that says “ Set up Family Sharing“ , which will walk you through the process. According to Apple, once you add family members via their Apple IDs, they will receive invitations to join your family group. If your kids are under the age of 13, Apple now allows you to make Apple IDs for them, whic
43、h you can do by going back into your iCloud settings, tapping Family, and then hitting “Create an Apple ID for a child. “ Once youve set up Family Sharing, Apple explains how you can enable Ask to Buy on your kids devices by going to Settings iCloud Family, then selecting a family member and tapping
44、 “Ask to Buy“. I)With all of these different features, you should be able to lock down your kids devices to uncrackable levels. They may be a bit frustrated by it all, but at least you can keep them safe online and avoid costly bills from the App Store. 47 You can set up several user accounts or pro
45、files on Android tablets as you do on computers. 48 Find My Friends and Find My iPhone are two apps for Family Sharing, which can help you to locate your kids and their phones. 49 Parental controls can help parents to preset the content their kids have access to in in-app stores. 50 Once you set up
46、the “Ask to Buy“ feature, any purchase your kids operate will be notified to your phone and confirmed by you. 51 With a PIN, parents will be able to ensure that the content ratings are suitable for kids. 52 With Family Sharing, you can establish a family group by inviting family members in via their
47、 Apple IDs. 53 iOS Parental Controls have two different characteristics: Restrictions and Family Sharing. 54 Android is compatible to third-party apps, some of which can help to carry out tighter controls over kids phones. 55 All the features of Android and iOS parental controls could help to confin
48、e your kids phone use strictly to a safe boundary. 56 Many restrictions in iOS settings may never be used, but they offer parents choices nicely. Section C 56 For years, high school students have received identical textbooks as their classmates. Even as students have different learning styles and ab
49、ilities, they are force-fed the same materials. “ Imagine a digital textbook where because Im a different person and learn differently, my book is different than your book,“ said Richard Baraniuk, founder of OpenStax. OpenStax will spend two years developing the personalized books and then test them on Houston-area students. The books will also go through a review and evaluation process similar to traditional textbooks. Baraniuk expects 60
