1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 209及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Online bookstores such as Amazon and Dangdang are enjoying great popularity in recent ye
2、ars. Some people argue that traditional bookstores will be replaced by those online bookstores since people can always buy cheaper books there. Whats your opinion? Section A （ A） Religious violence. （ B） Refugee issues. （ C） A ferry disaster. （ D） A rescue operation. （ A） 198. （ B） 200. （ C） 290. （
3、D） 500. （ A） To raise money for African. （ B） To raise money for Haitian earthquake victims. （ C） To sing in memory of Michael Jackson. （ D） To make a recording of the original version of the song. （ A） The organizer is one of the co-writers of the first song. （ B） Singers will use the same recordin
4、g studio as in 1985. （ C） The recording session is expected to last long. （ D） Stars from the original version will take part. （ A） 15 of them. （ B） 3 of them. （ C） 100 of them. （ D） Dozens of them. （ A） Italy. （ B） Africa. （ C） The Mediterranean region. （ D） Places unknown. （ A） 25. （ B） 3. （ C） 17
5、. （ D） 100. Section B （ A） Its hereditary. （ B） The shampoo he used caused it. （ C） He combs his hair too much. （ D） He is old enough to lose hair. （ A） Use some special shampoo. （ B） Wear a wig. （ C） Don t try to comb hair over the bald or thin patch. （ D） Go to the doctor for advice. （ A） Over the
6、 radio. （ B） At a doctor s office. （ C） At the man s house. （ D） At a drug store. （ A） It suits him. （ B） It looks ridiculous. （ C） It looks old. （ D） It s getting worse. （ A） Friends. （ B） Coworkers. （ C） Interviewer and interviewee. （ D） Doctor and patient. （ A） He thought Art was useless. （ B） He
7、 was offered a job in a big accounting firm. （ C） He wanted to go to London to study Art. （ D） He wanted to do some interesting things. （ A） The job don t have good prospects. （ B） He earns fairly a little. （ C） He found a better job. （ D） He cant get interested in the job. （ A） Doing a lot of photo
8、graphy. （ B） Going to conceits frequently. （ C） Playing traditional jazz and folk music. （ D） Traveling in Africa. Section C （ A） The first stomach compartment. （ B） The name of the upper jaw. （ C） The stomach where digestion takes place. （ D） The name of the bacteria in the cow s stomach. （ A） Food
9、 storage. （ B） The production of milk. （ C） Digestion. （ D） The creation of cuds. （ A） Cud. （ B） Reticulum. （ C） Bacteria. （ D） Grass. （ A） Because you have more opportunities. （ B） Because you have much pressure of your former colleagues. （ C） Because your old friends aren t watching you. （ D） Beca
10、use everyone knows you in a new place. （ A） You may feel lonely and unhappy at the beginning. （ B） You can t find a good job. （ C） You may waste a lot of time. （ D） You have to leave your children. （ A） You should think about the future when you move. （ B） Moving brings opportunities as well as some
11、 problems. （ C） Husband and wife dont matter if he or she can benefit from the move. （ D） Children are always happy to move to a new city. （ A） Better memories. （ B） Better study habits. （ C） More efficient ways of conveying information. （ D） Greater abilities to deal with complex tasks. （ A） They c
12、an spend more time in mastering language. （ B） They don t make things more complex. （ C） They have a good memory. （ D） They are not afraid of making mistakes. （ A） Because they have complex communication needs. （ B） Because they don t want to appear stupid. （ C） Because they are always in a hurry. （
13、 D） Because they have to finish work first. （ A） Who are the better language learners, children or adults? （ B） Why do adults learn a foreign language? （ C） What are the advantages and disadvantages of adults in learning language? （ D） What are the troubles and worries of adults in learning language
14、? Section A 26 Keeping healthy requires a conscious effort. You make choices about the foods you eat, just【 C1】 _you make choices about getting fresh air, exercise, and rest. And if you are like most people, you are making bad choices, particularly in your diet. I d like to offer some【 C2】 _here. No
15、wadays, health experts are【 C3】 _against fats and proteins. Though these experts are right in telling you to be careful about the foods you eat, they are wrong in【 C4】 _you to stay away from fats and proteins. Both of these things serve important【 C5】 _in the body. Fats provide【 C6】 _. And they are
16、especially useful because they can be【 C7】 _in the body for future use. Proteins are required for growth needs and for【 C8】 _the body against diseases. It is equally important that they are included in your diet too. A good diet is one that includes some fats and proteins but not too much. You shoul
17、d already be eating five servings of vegetables and four servings of fruits every day. So be sure to include two servings of something high in protein and one or two servings of something【 C9】 _in fat into your diet. Then you will be on the【 C10】 _to great health! A)but B)road C)as D)functions E)adv
18、ising F)collecting G)defending H)unrealistic I)warning J)proper K)energy L)suggestions M)stored N)while O)rich 27 【 C1】 28 【 C2】 29 【 C3】 30 【 C4】 31 【 C5】 32 【 C6】 33 【 C7】 34 【 C8】 35 【 C9】 36 【 C10】 Section B 36 How to Make Attractive and Effective PowerPoint Presentations A)Microsoft PowerPoint
19、has dramatically changed the way in which academic and business presentations are made. This article outlines few tips on making more effective and attractive PowerPoint presentations. The Text B)Keep the wording clear and simple. Use active, visual language. Cut unnecessary words a good rule of thu
20、mb is to cut paragraphs down to sentences, sentences into phrases, and phrases into key words. Limit the number of words and lines per slide. Try the Rule of Five-five words per line, five lines per slide. If too much text appears on one slide, use the AutoFit feature to split it between two slides.
21、 Click within the placeholder to display the AutoFit Options button(its symbol is two horizontal lines with arrows above and below), then click on the button and choose Split Text between Two Slides from the submenu. C)Font size for titles should be at least 36 to 40, while the text body should not
22、be smaller than 24. Use only two font styles per slide one for the title and the other for the text. Choose two fonts that visually contrast with each other. Garamond Medium Condensed and Impact are good for titles, while Garamond or Tempus Sans can be used for the text body. D)Embed the fonts in yo
23、ur presentation, if you are not sure whether the fonts used in the presentation are present in the computer that will be used for the presentation. To embed the fonts:(1)On the File menu, click Save As.(2)On the toolbar, click Tools, click Save Options, select the Embed TrueType Fonts check box, and
24、 then select Embed characters in use only. E)Use colors sparingly: two to three at most. You may use one color for all the titles and another for the text body. Be consistent from slide to slide. Choose a font color that contrasts well with the background. F)Capitalizing the first letter of each wor
25、d is good for the title of slides and suggests a more formal situation than having just the first letter of the first word capitalized. In bullet point lines, capitalize the first word and no other words unless they normally appear capped. Upper and lower case lettering is more readable than all cap
26、ital letters. Moreover, current styles indicate that using all capital letters means you are shouting. If you have text that is in the wrong case, select the text, and then click Shift+F3 until it changes to the case style that you like. Clicking Shift+F3 toggles the text case between ALL CAPS, lowe
27、r case, and Initial Capital styles. G)Use bold or italic typeface for emphasis. Avoid underlining, it clutters up the presentation. Dont center bulleted lists or text. It is confusing to read. Left align unless you have a good reason not to. Run “spell check“ on your show when finished. The Backgrou
28、nd H)Keep the background consistent. Simple, light textured backgrounds work well. Complicated textures make the content hard to read. If you are planning to use many clips in your slides, select a white background. If the venue of your presentation is not adequately light-proof, select a dark-color
29、ed background and use any light color for text. Minimize the use of “bells and whistles“ such as sound effects, “flying words“ and multiple transitions. Dont use red in any fonts or backgrounds. It is an emotionally overwhelming color that is difficult to see and read. The Clips I)Animations are bes
30、t used subtly: too much flash and motion can distract and annoy viewers. Do not rely too heavily on those images that were originally loaded on your computer with the rest of Office. You can easily find appropriate clips on any topic through Google Images. While searching for images, do not use long
31、 search phrases as is usually done while searching the web-use specific words. J)When importing pictures, make sure that they are smaller than two megabytes and are in a jpg format. Larger files can slow down your show. Keep graphs, charts and diagrams simple, if possible. Use bar graphs and pie cha
32、rts instead of tables of data. The audience can then immediately pick up the relationships. The Presentation K)If you want your presentation to directly open in the slide show view, save it as a slide show file using the following steps. Open the presentation you want to save as a slide show. On the
33、 File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type list, click PowerPoint Show. Your slide show file will be saved with a ppt file extension. When you double-click on this file, it will automatically start your presentation in slide show view. When youre done, PowerPoint automatically closes and you ret
34、urn to the desktop. If you want to edit the slide show file, you can always open it from PowerPoint by clicking Open on the File menu. L)Look at the audience, not at the slides, whenever possible. If using a laser pointer, dont move it too fast. For example, if circling a number on the slide, do it
35、slowly. Never point the laser at the audience. Black out the screen(use “B“ on the keyboard)after the point has been made, to put the focus on you. Press the key again to continue your presentation. M)You can use the shortcut commandCtrlP to access the Pen tool during a slide show. Click with your m
36、ouse and drag to use the Pen tool to draw during your slide show. To erase everything youve drawn, press the E key. To turn off the Pen tool, pressEsconce. Miscellaneous N)Master Slide Set-Up: The “master slide“ will allow you to make changes that are reflected on every slide in your presentation. Y
37、ou can change fonts, colors, backgrounds, headers, and footers at the “master slide“ level. First, go to the “View“ menu. Pull down the “Master“ menu. Select the “slide master“ menu. You may now make changes at this level that meet your presentation needs. 37 When making the PowerPoint, the wording
38、of the text should not be complicated. 38 When importing pictures, make sure that they are smaller than 2MB. 39 A more formal situation is capitalizing the first letter of the first word. 40 Centering bulleted lists or text is confusing to read. 41 The ways in which academic and business presentatio
39、ns are made have been changed by Microsoft PowerPoint. 42 Pressing the E key can help you to erase everything you ve drawn. 43 In each slide, the font styles for the title and the text should contrast with each other. 44 In order to meet your presentation needs, you can make changes at the “slide ma
40、ster“ level. 45 Sound effects should be used as less frequently as possible. 46 When making the presentation, you should look at the audience as possible as you can. Section C 46 Man is endlessly inventive. But his greatest invention is non-invention, the skill of transmitting intact(完美无损的 )and unch
41、anged from one generation to the next the fundamental ways of doing things which he learned from the generation which preceded him. Children are conceived and reared, houses built, fish caught, and enemies killed in much the same way by most of the members of any society: and these patterns are main
42、tained for relatively long periods of time. From the perspective of those in each new generation, and for the society as an enduring, historical entity(统一的 ), this process of cultural transmission yields enormous economy. Thanks to it, each generation need not rediscover at great cost in time and su
43、bject to great risk of failure, what those coming before have already learned. Not only is knowledge thus conserved, but the basis for communal life, resting on common information and understanding is thus established. Since all those in each generation receive more or less the same cultural heritag
44、e from the preceding generation, they can more easily relate to one another and more effectively coordinate their actions. The grand total of all the objects, ideas, knowledge, ways of doing things, habits values, and attitudes which each generation in a society passes on to the next is what the ant
45、hropologist often refers to as the culture of a group. The transmission of culture is man s substitute for the instincts(本能 )whereby most other living creatures are equipped with the means for coping with their environment and relating to one another. Yet it is more flexible than instinct, and can g
46、row: that is, it can store new information, infinitely more rapidly than the process of mutation and biological evolution can enrich the instinctual storehouse of any other species. 47 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） The relation between culture and invention. （ B） The transmission of hum
47、an culture. （ C） The history of human civilization. （ D） The biological evolution of man. 48 Which of the following is NOT included in the meaning of culture according to the passage? （ A） Knowledge of various disciplines. （ B） Production technology. （ C） Ways of living, life habits and values. （ D）
48、 Biological instincts. 49 The word “heritage“ used in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） history （ B） civilization （ C） tradition （ D） feature 50 According to the first paragraph, all of the following statements can be accepted EXCEPT that_. （ A） man is always inventive （ B） learning from t
49、he preceding generation saves much effort （ C） non-invention is a technique of learning skills from the preceding generation （ D） non-invention is always contrary to invention 51 In the last sentence of the passage, the author implies, but does not directly state, that_. （ A） human culture can further develop and grow （ B） biological evolution can improve the instinct of creatures （ C） human culture is more flexible and can store new information far more rapidly than instinct （ D） the insti
