1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on generation gap. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words
2、. Section A （ A） Work is preferable. （ B） He hopes to get a job soon. （ C） Studying at school is no more interesting than work. （ D） Studying is more interesting so hell study hard. （ A） Both editions are the same price now. （ B） It has two editions with the same cover. （ C） The paperback edition is
3、 on sale. （ D） The hard-cover edition is more expensive. （ A） He is ashamed of Prof. Brown. （ B） He will congratulate Prof. Brown. （ C） He will tell Prof. Brown the bad news. （ D） He will help Prof. Brown paint his car. （ A） In a hotel. （ B） At a restaurant. （ C） In a department store. （ D） At the a
4、irport. （ A） The man should stop playing tennis. （ B） The man should take up a new hobby. （ C） The man should stick to what hes doing. （ D） The man should find the cause for his failure. （ A） He does a lot of exercise. （ B） He drinks milk every night. （ C） He gets the genes of his father. （ D） He ge
5、ts enough sleep every day. （ A） Continue to read. （ B） Meet the woman at the cafeteria. （ C） Make some coffee. （ D） Go out with some friends. （ A） She thinks a car wouldnt be any faster. （ B） She thinks they dont have to go to the concert. （ C） She proposes to go to the concert by underground. （ D）
6、She believes that the mans brother should let them use the car. （ A） She shows jealousy about the beauty. （ B） She shows satisfaction to the picture. （ C） Make-up can turn the ugly to be the beauty. （ D） She appreciates a lot about the skin of the beauty. （ A） They will eat more cucumbers. （ B） They
7、 tend to put lots of make-up on face. （ C） They tend to try natural vegetable on the skin. （ D） They will have some cosmetic surgery on the face. （ A） It can be used to cure the scar. （ B） It is rich in water and Vitamin A. （ C） It can reduce the wrinkles of the face. （ D） It is effective in tighten
8、ing the skin. （ A） Go to the beauty salon. （ B） Try some herbal plants. （ C） Have a cosmetic surgery. （ D） Put cucumber on his face. （ A） To preserve it longer. （ B） To give it a particular taste. （ C） To make it smoother. （ D） To increase the nutrition. （ A） Its healthy food. （ B） Its flavor is spe
9、cial. （ C） It goes well with fish. （ D） A high grade offish is used in its preparation. （ A） In a few weeks. （ B） In two or three months. （ C） In about two years. （ D） In ten years. Section B （ A） The two kinds of Directors. （ B） The tasks of the Board of Directors. （ C） How the company is organized
10、. （ D） How to run a company. （ A） The Chairman of the Board. （ B） The Managing Director. （ C） The General Manager. （ D） The Executive Director. （ A） Doctor of Medicine. （ B） Medical Department. （ C） Managing Director. （ D） Manufacturing Department. （ A） He was the judge there. （ B） He wanted some of
11、 the fish. （ C） It took place at his hospital. （ D） He wanted to help the patient. （ A） He told the men that both men were completely right. （ B） He told the men that both men were completely wrong. （ C） He told the men that each was partly right and partly wrong. （ D） He told the men that one man w
12、as guiltier than the other. （ A） All the fish should go to the patient. （ B） The fish should go to the owner of the canoe. （ C） The fish should be sold to every one involved. （ D） Everyone involved should get a third of the fish. （ A） They dont want it to die. （ B） They hope it will grow quickly. （
13、C） They dont want to have it as food. （ D） They want to practice their fishing skills. （ A） Touching its eyes. （ B） Taking the hook off it. （ C） Removing its scales. （ D） Holding it in your hand. （ A） To move it in water till it can swim. （ B） To take the hook out of its stomach. （ C） To keep it in
14、a bucket for some time. （ D） To let it struggle a little in your hand. （ A） To show how to enjoy fishing. （ B） To encourage people to set fish free. （ C） To persuade people to fish less often. （ D） To give advice on how to release fish. Section C 26 Self-motivation is basically the ability to get yo
15、urself to take action whether you feel like it or not. Many people have a【 B1】 _when it comes to motivation in general. It can【 B2】_being lazy or unproductive, but in actuality, no one is really lazy. If you are not capable of getting yourself to do certain things that you know you should be doing,
16、its because you dont have a strong enough reason to do it. What can you do to help【 B3】 _your self-motivation? One thing you can do is to start giving yourself stronger reasons to be performing certain things such as【 B4】 _your goals. Once you have a goal and strong enough reasons to take action, yo
17、ur self-motivation will automatically start to increase. Your reasons can be both positive and【 B5】 _. You can either do something because you want to get【 B6】 _out of completing a task or you want to avoid the【 B7】 _of not completing the task. Either way, the reasons need to be strong enough to mov
18、e you into action. The bottom line is that if you want to increase your self-motivation, you will need to start designing a more compelling future for yourself.【 B8】 _powerful reasons why you should take action. When you have a strong purpose and【 B9】 _feed your mind with self-improvement motivation
19、 material, you will start to become more and more【 B10】 _and will begin to take more action. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which
20、he attends gives him a【 C1】 _which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each【 C2】_for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks. While attending a university a student will【 C
21、3】 _attend four or five courses each semester. Normally a student would expect to spend four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to【 C4】 _the period of work for the degree over a long period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his
22、degree course, though this is not in fact done as a【 C5】 _practice. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is【 C6】 _for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes constant pressure and strain for work, but in spite of this,
23、some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much【 C7】 _. The effective work of【 C8】 _discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, f
24、or example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous number of students, the operation of the system does【 C9】 _a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be【 C10】 _to him later in his career. A)cr
25、edit I)regular B)probably J)involve C)court K)beneficial D)available L)seriously E)resort M)maintaining F)lasting N)submitting G)enthusiasm O)spread H)faith 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 Build Team Spirit and Get Best S
26、ales Performance A)It is a well-known fact that an organisation can achieve a greater success if a few people get united and work towards goal together. An ordinary team can perform better provided they are motivated. There are many instances, where a team approach has succeeded better compared to a
27、n organisation which is riddled with politics and managers who only think about themselves. In fact this is a basic problem among Indians as they always tend to develop “Frog Syndrome“. The frog syndrome does not allow other colleagues to go up in the ladder, which leads the organisation to become a
28、n ordinary organisation. Today the biggest problem in India many companies are facing is how to develop team spirit among people. This is a very crucial point for the organisation to make difference in todays highly competitive environment. How can we develop such things today? Of course, there are
29、many ways which are given below. Develop team not individual only B)The role of manager is to ensure that the people become cohesive(有凝聚力的 )and feel proud to be the member of the team. It is quite possible provided the manager himself is a team leader. He has to set the right target, create enthusia
30、sm among the people, develop a positive attitude among the people and motivate them at the right time. If done, it is nothing succeeds like success. Right team spirit C)Right team spirit brings within the organisation a vibrant feeling to an insider as well as outsider. There is always willingness t
31、o walk an extra mile among people to achieve the set objective. This leads to more congenial(令人愉快的 )atmosphere within the organisation. How many companies have succeeded in doing the same? Does it bring smile to an ordinary person working in the organisation? If yes, that organisation really can sur
32、vive for a longer time. SMILE within the organization D)A happy employee always tends to achieve better. Many companies tend to take care of external customer but tend to forget the internal customers. Hence, companies should do retrospective analysis on satisfaction level of the internal employee.
33、But how many companies bother to do that? A real smile can help the organisation to achieve better sales. SMILE = Sell More In Less Effort E)How many people can bring smile on the face of a person? Therefore, there are few organisations which excel. However, this is possible provided the manager bec
34、omes a mentor. Manager should be a mentor to the people F)People always look towards a manager as mentor who can correct, guide and give constructive criticism. Manager should go where the colleagues working under him require him to go. He should help his colleagues during the need of the hour. Can
35、a manager develop himself to be a mentor so that people can rely on his advice? A manager, if redevelop himself as a mentor, can definitely bring the team spirit among the people. But how many managers can be a mentor? Many times a manager himself is a grumbler(爱发牢骚的人 )and creates a polluted environ
36、ment within the organisation as his personality may not be fit to do a particular job. Therefore, a manager should analyze his own personality along with his colleagues and ensure that his personality along with his colleagues personality be suited to do the particular job. Application of sales grid
37、(网 )approaches will definitely help him to understand his own personality as well as his colleagues. This analysis can help to take corrective action and will create greater sense of responsibility and motivation among the people. We must motivate ourselves to motivate others. G)This is possible pro
38、vided a manager make the job more challenging. In fact during the recent survey conducted by the author in India, the No. 1 motivator factor is job enrichment. How many managers try to create innovations in their job functions of their colleagues and associates? How many managers remove the fear of
39、instability? How many managers ask themselves what new things they or their teams have done? If this is done regularly, the demotivation does not arise. Ordinary people can perform extraordinary things provided they bring the motivation and team spirit among the people. This is quite possible and a
40、manager has a role to play. He should be proactive(主动的 )in building team spirit and take action. Recognize team destroyers and take corrective measures H)There are certain people who because of the past experience can destroy the team spirit. Therefore, it is suggested that managers should identify
41、“this grumbler“ at right time and take corrective measures immediately. The cancerous cell should not be allowed to develop or proliferate(扩散 ). A proper counseling can help the manager to correct the situation. He should not develop a dual personality. For example, in the office the tap is leaking,
42、 however, he does not bother as he feels that it is the job of administration but when he goes home he makes sure that the leakage of the tap is corrected. The dichotomy(分裂 )behavior of the person cannot help him to develop team spirit. The manager should develop fatherhood of a spastic(痉挛的 )child w
43、ho is very caring, understanding his child. He has to therefore correct him, mend him with hope that the future will be bright. Educate the colleague doing the work in positive manner I)Managers must educate a colleague while working. The recent study among the field force revealed that the field re
44、presentatives like to have a leader who is good at product knowledge and selling skills. During the visit of a leader if he ensures that he gives one or two new points to his colleagues, then the interaction between the two becomes more fruitful. Fox example, if a zonal manager visits his team he ma
45、y take up the product training in the conference or during the field work followed by a written test of the same subject. This concept was tried by the author in one of his clients companies wherein he noticed that the representative never used to respect his senior because of his lack of knowledge
46、on the product. This process of inculcating(教授 )the habit of interactions between the two brought a better team spirit and respect for each other. This activity resulted into higher productivity of the area. 47 One influence the analysis about a managers personality and his colleagues may have on th
47、em is that they will be more responsible and motivated. 48 The “cancerous cell“ in the passage refers to people who destroy the team spirit. 49 For some Indian companies, the problem that needs to be solved urgently is how to build team spirit among staff. 50 Companies should devote themselves to ma
48、king their employees happy because it can help them achieve better sales. 51 Field representatives would like their manager having a good command of product knowledge and selling skills, according to a recent study. 52 Managers in the Indian companies usually hinder the way of other colleagues caree
49、r development. 53 The manager develops himself as the team leader may increase the possibility of the people feeling proud to be a member of a team. 54 The most effective motivator factor in Indian workplace is job enrichment. 55 A manager should not develop a dual personality because it is not good for the development of team spirit. 56 It is difficult for many managers to become a mentor who can offer reliable advice to their colleagues at the right time. Section C
