1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 26及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. You should start with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the impact of electronic products on family reunion. You should write at least 120 words but
2、no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） The visual effect of the movie is impressive. （ B） The actor and actress of the movie are all big stars. （ C） The child actress gives a wonderful performance. （ D） The plot of the movie is attractive. （ A） They may meet tomor
3、row afternoon. （ B） They had better do the experiment first. （ C） There is no need to discuss the program. （ D） They should start the program as soon as possible. （ A） A thef t. （ B） A murder. （ C） A robbery. （ D） A burglary. （ A） Mr. Smith has signed the contract. （ B） Mr. Smith is unavailable till
4、 Thursday. （ C） The man should have called before the visit. （ D） She is not sure when Mr. Smith will be back. （ A） There is still some room for improvement. （ B） The language is hard to understand. （ C） The description of the experiment is too detailed. （ D） The structure has to be revised. （ A） Th
5、ere are only two-bedroom apartments available. （ B） The man can have a look at the apartment instantly. （ C） The man is likely to get an apartment in two weeks. （ D） The man had better share the apartment with a roommate. （ A） He could afford the business class. （ B） He prefers to fly economy class.
6、 （ C） He would rather fly business class. （ D） He refuses to travel by air. （ A） The man has difficulty meeting Prof. Lees requirement. （ B） Prof. Lee is extremely strict with his students. （ C） The man is totally absorbed in Prof. Lees lecture. （ D） Prof. Lees lecture is kind of boring in the mans
7、opinion. （ A） Grateful. （ B） Embarrassed. （ C） Upset. （ D） Ashamed. （ A） He buys some medicine for her. （ B） He tries to find a job for her. （ C） He lends her some money. （ D） He lets her live in his apartment. （ A） Wait for her grandfather to change his mind. （ B） Pay a visit to the mans uncle. （ C
8、） Get a job and buy the medicine herself. （ D） Call her grandfather and ask him to change mind. （ A） Basic skills of leadership. （ B） Basic skills of learning. （ C） Basic skills of being a popular person. （ D） Basic skills of holding an important meeting. （ A） To be kind. （ B） To be sociable. （ C） T
9、o be rude. （ D） To be strong. （ A） Tell the truth. （ B） Show the strength. （ C） Build self-confidence. （ D） Learn from knowledge. （ A） Be the best of a group. （ B） Solve problems quickly. （ C） Be brave and treat others kindly. （ D） Accept life as it is. Section B （ A） They put them in a well. （ B） T
10、hey put them in the ice. （ C） They put them in an evaporative cooler. （ D） They put them into boxes. （ A） Place it at the top of the cooler. （ B） Place it at the bottom of the cooler. （ C） Put its ends in the water. （ D） Put it outdoors. （ A） To store them in conditions that are not cold enough. （ B
11、） To keep them directly into storage containers. （ C） To put them on the ground after cutting them with knife. （ D） To prepare them at harvest time when theyre in the field. （ A） It doesnt work as expected. （ B） It can do harm to children. （ C） It can find out serious injuries. （ D） It can provide d
12、etailed image of the brain. （ A） Many children suffer greatly from brain injury. （ B） Many children are threatened by underlying cancer. （ C） Children suffer more from brain injury than from cancer. （ D） Children suffer more from cancer than from brain injury. （ A） When a child aged two has no broke
13、n bone in the skull. （ B） When a child aged ten lose consciousness. （ C） When a child aged one has no serious headache. （ D） When a child aged nine has normal mental activity. （ A） Because her teacher found that she had great skill. （ B） Because she didnt have trouble at school any more. （ C） Becaus
14、e she could follow all the rules from then on. （ D） Because she found she could express herself with painting. （ A） She deposited it in the bank. （ B） She gave it to the sick children. （ C） She contributed it to charitable organizations. （ D） She gave it out to those who needed it. （ A） He completed
15、 his biggest charity project until now. （ B） He got a message from Obama and lawmakers. （ C） He asked for help for those homeless children in America. （ D） He managed to raise tens of thousands dollars. （ A） He enjoyed community service work ever since he was very little. （ B） He once walked around
16、with his little red wagon giving water after a hurricane. （ C） He made a project called “From My House to the White House.“ （ D） He has a little red wagon which he walked around collecting money for homeless children. Section C 26 My favorite T. V. show? “The Twilight Zone.“ I【 B1】 _like the episode
17、 called “The Printers Devil.“ Its about a newspaper editor whos being interrupted out of business by a big newspaper syndicateyou know, a group of papers【 B2】 _by the same people. Hes about to【 B3】 _suicide when hes interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered
18、 $ 5 000 to【 B4】 _his newspapers debts, but this Smith character also offers his services for free. It turns out that the guy【 B5】 _the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon hes turning out newspaper with【 B6】 _headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is amazed at how quick
19、ly Smith gets his storiesonly minutes after they happenbut soon hes【 B7】 _with a contract to sign. Mr Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper. So he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news
20、 even before it happensand its all terribleone【 B8】 _after another. Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I dont want to ruin the story for you. I really like these old episodes of “The Twilight Zone.“ because the stories are【 B9】 _They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, bec
21、ause they【 B10】 _human nature. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 The Web sometimes is seemed as the Siren specter that lures us into sitting around like some species of houseplant while our trunk grows abnormally wide. Its【 C1】_en
22、ticements keep us from doing what we know we should, like, say, making any movement whatsoever or【 C2】 _foods that do not come packaged in Styrofoam(泡沫塑料 ). But according to a new research, the Internet can also be something else: a place for helping people keep weight off. The new study,【 C3】 _over
23、 a two-and-a-half-year period, found that the more often people logged on to a website, the more likely they were to【 C4】 _weight loss. Of course, it wasnt just any old website, but one that investigators at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research(KPCHR)had designed【 C5】 _to help people kee
24、p the pounds off. What made the website work was its mixture of accountability(责任 )and【 C6】_Users were asked to log in once a week to【 C7】 _their weight and the amount of exercise theyd done. If they didnt log in regularly, they got a little nudge by e-mail, then a(n) 【 C8】 _phone call. Once on the
25、site, users could chat with other【 C9】 _of the study in a kind of mini-Facebook setting. The site was designed to mimic as much as possible what its like to be in a weight-loss program that offers【 C10】 _counseling and group meetings. It wasnt quite as effective as human-to-human interaction, but it
26、 was better than nothing at all. A)maintain F)abundant K)personal B)consuming G)obligation L)establish C)attracts H)conducted M)specifically D)automated I)sociability N)warning E)separately J)enter O)participants 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C
27、10】 Section B 46 School Lunch A)Ryan moved silently through the lunch line. The cook put a cheeseburger(奶酪汉堡 )and an applesauce cup on his tray. He grabbed a bottle of milk from the cooler at the end of the line and found a seat in the cafeteria(食堂 ). Ryan saw that his friend Tyler had brought lunch
28、 from home. “What did you bring today, Tyler?“ he asked. Tyler pulled his meal out of its brown paper sack. “Ive got a ham sandwich, chips, two cupcakes, and a can of soda.“ Ryans mouth started to water. “Uh, Tyler,“ he said. “If you dont want one of those cupcakes, Ill take it. They sure look good.
29、“ Tyler handed Ryan his cupcake. “Sure,“ he said. “I wont eat all this.“ Lunch Requirements B)Is Ryan eating a healthy meal if he eats the school lunch? School lunch supporters say “Yes.“ Recent studies show that a government-approved school lunch has more variety and is more nutritious(有营养的 )than m
30、ost lunches brought from home. Its also lower in fat. C)The National School Lunch Act requires that school lunches go along with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans developed by the government. Meals must contain a variety of foods with plenty of grains and at least one fruit or vegetable each day.
31、 Foods must not contain too much sugar or salt. A hot lunch can contain up to 30% fat, but not more than 10% of its calories(卡路里 )should come from saturated(饱和的 )fat. In an average week, you should get one-third of the daily Recommended Dietary Allowances for protein, iron, calcium(钙 ), and vitamins
32、 A and C from your school lunch. Dare to Compare D)Lets compare Ryans and Tylers meals to see which is healthier. Ryans hot lunch(without the cupcake from his friend)has 577 calories, 25 grams of total fat, and 12 grams of saturated fat. He had one serving of fruit, 26 grams of protein, and 483 mill
33、igrams of calcium. Ryan ate more total fat(39%)and saturated fat(19%)than the dietary guidelines recommend. However, schools can still meet the guidelines by having the numbers average out over a week of lunches. Tylers lunch from home(this includes both cupcakes)had 1 014 calories, 45 grams(40%)of
34、total fat, and 10 grams(9%)of saturated fat. He ate 21 grams of protein and 155 milligrams of calcium, but no fruits or vegetables. Tylers meal met the saturated fat guidelines, but had too much total fat. Tyler ate more calories and total fat than Ryan did. Ryan ate more protein, calcium, and fruit
35、 than Tyler did. Which meal would you say is the healthier choice? La Carte Options E)Federal standards and most school districts forbid selling food in the cafeteria that competes with the school lunch. Many programs do, however, offer la carte choices for students who dont want the hot meal. Foods
36、 sold la carte separate from the main meal and are priced individually. These foods do not have to meet the same nutritional standards as the foods on the hot lunch menu. Neither do the foods sold at a snack-bar or those foods available elsewhere in the school. F)A study in one Texas school district
37、 compared the lunches of fourth graders who did not have food choices with those of fifth graders who could choose either a standard lunch or select from a snackbar. The fourth graders ate 25% more fruits and vegetables than the fifth graders. G)Food sold as fund-raisers can also have an impact on s
38、chool lunch. The money raised is important to provide needed funds for many after-class activities. But the meals overall nutritional quality usually goes down. Many of these foods are high in fat, sugar, or both, and often come in extralarge portions. Fund-raisers rarely sell fruits and vegetables.
39、 Choosing Wisely H)School food-service programs are trying to please students, and still offer quality, nutritious meals at low cost. That task isnt easy. One school district in New York decided to do something about it. A student advisory board kept the food-service director up-to-date on what the
40、kids wanted. They also worked with school snack-bars to sell smaller servings of chips and candy. I)You can make healthy meal choices at school even when not-so-healthy choices are available. You can be sure to get a nutritious meal when you pick foods from the Food Guide Pyramid. For example, alway
41、s drink milk or a calcium-rich juice for lunch. Even chocolate milk is more nutritious than soda or a sports drink. Stay away from snack foods offered la carte. They may fill you up now, but the ones that contain a lot of fat and sugar will slow you down later. Always eat the fruits and vegetables o
42、ffered at the meal. They help give you the energy and vitamins you need to get you through the rest of your school day. Some people like to make fun of school lunches, but good nutrition is no laughing matter. Your schools hot lunch is based on the Food Guide Pyramid, so its full of nutrition. Give
43、it a try. You might be pleasantly surprised. Its a Team Effort J)Team Nutrition is a program that gets schools excited about healthy eating. Schools across the nation pick a team leader who develops fun nutrition activities. The leader works with students, teachers, parents, food-service workers, an
44、d people from the community. Activities can range from running a school health fair to planting a garden. At the Jordan Community School in Chicago, Illinois, one group of fifth graders showed off their “pizza(比萨饼 )garden“ in a big, colorful poster showing vegetarian pizzas. The students and food-se
45、rvice staff planted and took care of the vegetables that they would later use as ingredients on their pizzas. The group started growing the plants in the schools cafeteria. Then they moved them outdoors to the students demonstration garden. This is just one way to get everyone involved in making sch
46、ool lunch healthy and fun. Team up with your own group and see how creative you can get. 47 Foods provided la carte options in schools satisfy the needs of choosy students. 48 When Ryan saw Tyler, he asked Tyler for a cupcake. 49 The Jordan Community School students eat pizzas with vegetables plante
47、d and took care of in their pizza garden. 50 According to a federal law, school lunches must comply with government-developed dietary guidelines. 51 Tylers home-prepared meal provides less protein, calcium and fruit than Ryans school lunch. 52 According to the author, food sold as fund-raisers is la
48、cking in nutritional quality. 53 The student advisory board keeps the food-service director up-to-date about students needs. 54 Recent studies show government-approved school lunch compares favorably with home-made lunch. 55 Students are advised to stay away from snack foods offered la carte because
49、 their extra fat and sugar will make them slow down. 56 Team Nutrition is a program that tries to engage everyone in making school lunch healthy and fun. Section C 56 The two economists call their paper “Mental Retirement,“ and their argument has aroused the interest of behavioral researchers. Data from the United States, England and 11 other European countries suggest that the earlier people retire, the more quickly their mem
