1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 60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 “ Too much care spoils a child“. You should write at least 120 words but no m
2、ore than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） They are going to catch cats and dogs. （ B） It is raining heavily outside. （ C） The woman has to check the weather report. （ D） The man has to go to the post office. （ A） Move near her office. （ B） Change a job. （ C） Drive to wor
3、k. （ D） Get up earlier. （ A） She took exercise in a gym. （ B） She was on a diet since last month. （ C） She learned yoga in a gym. （ D） She had bought a running machine. （ A） He wants to go out with the woman. （ B） He has already watched the movie. （ C） Debbie cannot make a decision. （ D） Debbie may
4、be willing to work for them. （ A） He knows the woman very well. （ B） He is a good driver. （ C） He is a helpful person. （ D） His home is miles away. （ A） He quite agrees with the woman. （ B） The shirts have been sold out. （ C） The woman is fashionably dressed. （ D） He is bored with shopping. （ A） Wat
5、ch a movie with the man. （ B） Stay home for the weekend. （ C） Check her time schedule. （ D） Prepare for the exam. （ A） The man should behave himself. （ B） It is easy to handle a sad girl. （ C） Shirley likes eating ice cream. （ D） The man is angry with Shirley. （ A） The west coast of Canada. （ B） A B
6、ritish seaside resort. （ C） Sardinia. （ D） The Rocky mountains. （ A） It is very rich in culture. （ B） Its weather is pleasant. （ C） Its quiet and natural. （ D） It is very developed. （ A） He tried to avoid going to dangerous places. （ B） He tried his best to travel with someone else. （ C） He learnt h
7、ow to recognize dangerous people. （ D） He usually traveled in the day instead of at night. （ A） Musician. （ B） Office job. （ C） Teacher. （ D） Doctor. （ A） Work as a full-time musician. （ B） Attend his classes. （ C） Do his office work. （ D） Stay in the dormitory. （ A） Operated on patients. （ B） Playe
8、d music to the patients. （ C） Cleaned the floor. （ D） Handled appointments. （ A） He is quite used to it. （ B） He will try to get used to it. （ C） He thinks it is a problem. （ D） He is not ready for it. Section B （ A） She wondered why many students didnt finish their work or seek help. （ B） She wante
9、d to re-experience the college life as a student. （ C） She was appointed by the university ethics committee. （ D） She decided to do a project to research how the students are studying. （ A） It is difficult for students to get an average score. （ B） The students discuss and talk about their lives qui
10、te often. （ C） It is reasonable for students to take many classes in one semester. （ D） The students dont have enough time to care about their classes. （ A） Material assigned by the teacher for reading. （ B） Material directly related to discussion in class. （ C） Material linked to the job-hunting in
11、 the future. （ D） Material attractive to the students indeed. （ A） Her scoring criteria. （ B） Her reading speed. （ C） Her teaching style. （ D） Her personal desire. （ A） Shade of sunlight. （ B） Light pollution. （ C） Loss of sleep. （ D） Business competition. （ A） Remove the lights above the apartment
12、blocks. （ B） Turn the lights on late at night. （ C） Replace the lights with energy-saving ones. （ D） Turn the lights off earlier in the evening. （ A） To draw customers attention. （ B） To provide services and products at night. （ C） To decorate their shops. （ D） To make the sky brighter. （ A） Family
13、groups. （ B） Larger groups. （ C） Classmates groups. （ D） Friendship groups. （ A） People with excellent qualities. （ B） People with desire to be leaders. （ C） People with special personal ability. （ D） People with years of experience. （ A） They are more concerned with the group goals. （ B） They pay a
14、ttention to the overall happiness of group members. （ C） They may punish group members who keep from achieving the goal. （ D） They tend to share responsibility with group members. Section C 26 Would-be language teachers everywhere have one thing in common: they all want some recognition of their pro
15、fessional status and skills, and a job. The former【 B1】_is obviously important on a personal level, but it is【 B2】 _if you are to have any chance of finding work. Ten years ago, the【 B3】 _was very different. In virtually every developing country, and in many developed countries as well, being a nati
16、ve English speaker was enough to【 B4】 _as an English teacher. Now employers will only look at teachers who have the knowledge, the skills and attitudes to teach English【 B5】 _. The result of this has been to raise non-native English teachers to the same status as their【 B6】 _something they have alwa
17、ys deserved but seldom enjoyed. Non-natives are now happylinguistic discrimination is a thing of the past. An ongoing research project, funded by the University of Cambridge, asked a sample of teachers, teacher educators and employers in more than 40 countries a question: whether they regard the nat
18、ive and non-native speakers distinction as being at all important. “No“ was the answer. They would【 B7】 _who the teachers were and where they came from. As long as【 B8】 _could teach and had the required level of English, it didnt matter. Thus, a new form of discriminationthis time justified because
19、it【 B9】 _the unqualifiedliberated the linguistically oppressed. But the Cambridge project did more than just that: it【 B10】 _that the needs of native and non-native teachers are extremely similar. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36
20、 Reading is an important skill that needs to be developed in children. Not only is it necessary for【 C1】 _in the world of schools and later on universities, but in adult life as well. The ability to learn about new subjects and find helpful information on anything from health problems and consumer p
21、rotection to more【 C2】 _research into science or the arts depends on the ability to read. The more children read, the better they become at reading. Its as simple as that. The more enjoyable the things they read are, the more theyll【 C3】 _with them and develop the reading skills that theyll need for
22、 full【 C4】 _to information in their adult lives. Reading should be viewed as a pleasurable activityas a source of【 C5】_tales and useful and interesting factual information. The more young children are read to, the greater their interest in mastering reading. Reading out loud【 C6】 _children to proper
23、 grammar and phrasing. It【 C7】_the development of their spoken language skills, their ability to express themselves verbally(口头上 ). Reading, by way of books, magazines or websites, exposes kids to new vocabulary. Even when they dont understand every new word, they absorb something from the【 C8】 _tha
24、t may deepen their understanding of it the next time the word is【 C9】_. When parents read aloud to children, the children also hear correct pronunciation as they see the words on the page, even if they cant yet read the words【 C10】 _. A)academic I)enhances B)access J)entertaining C)accompany K)expos
25、es D)clearly L)independently E)comprehension M)specific F)context N)stick G)enables O)survival H)encountered 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 What You Really Need to Know A)A paradox(悖论 )of American higher education is this: The
26、expectations of leading universities do much to define what secondary schools teach, and much to establish a sample for what it means to be an educated man or woman. College campuses are seen as the source for the newest thinking and for the generation of new ideas, as societys cutting edge. B)And t
27、he world is changing very rapidly. Think social networking or stem cells. Most companies look nothing like they did 50 years ago. Think General Motors, AT there is so much to share with others. W: But it can also be a little bit dangerous at times too, isnt it? M:(11)It can certainly be dangerous if
28、 youre doing it alone. So I avoid traveling alone wherever I can. W: Whom do you usually go traveling with? M: I mostly go with people I know very well. Sometimes, I also go with new acquaintances. I think this is part of the travel discovering the person youre traveling with and discovering the dif
29、ferences in taste. 9. Which place does the man seem to like most? 10. Why does the man like Sardinia? 11. How does the man deal with danger in his traveling? 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到他所去过的地方中，最喜欢的是加拿大的西海岸，故答案为 A)。 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到撒丁岛是他见过的最安静、破坏程度最小的地方，适合度假，故答案为 C)。 unspoilt意为 “未被破坏的 ”。 12
30、 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到为避免危险，他尽量与其他人同行旅游，故答案为B)。 13 【听力原文】 W: Jason, on your application, you list your current occupation as “ musician“. You also say that you are a student.(12)Would you mind telling me why youre applying for an office job? M: Well, as you probably know, its pretty hard to make a
31、 living as a musician. I mean, most musicians work at other jobs during the daytime. W: I see. But Im a little concerned that your music and your college classes may interfere with your responsibilities in the office. M: Oh, its true that I work nights a lot, but this job is only in the afternoons,
32、right?(13)And my classes are in the morning. So I dont think there will be any problem. W: OK. Lets talk about your experience. I see that youve worked in a doctors office before. What did you do there? M:(14)I had to answer the phones, handle appointments, type letters, and take care of all the bil
33、lings. W: I see. Youre obviously qualified for the job. The only thing is youd be the only man working in an office full of women. How do you feel about that? M:(15)I dont think there is any problem. I live with two women, my cousin and one of her classmates. W: All right. Youll be hearing from us i
34、n a day or two. M: Great. Thank you for your time. 12. What job is the man applying for? 13. What does the man usually do in the morning? 14. What did the man do in the doctors office? 15. How does the man feel about working with women? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士问男士为什么要找一份办公室工作，故答案为 B)。 14 【正确答案】 B 【试
35、题解析】 对话中男士提到，他上午上课，故答案为 B)。 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到他在医生的办公室负责接电话、预约、打字、处理账单等事务，故答案为 D)。 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士说他不 介意和女士们一起工作，因为他现在就和两位女士住一块，故答案为 A)。 Section B 17 【听力原文】 A new book is sure to be discussed and debated at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year-, What a Professor L
36、earned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan, which is not her real name. Rebekah Nathan, who is in her fifties, is a professor of humanics at a university in the United States, for which her name is “Any U“. (16)The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not complete th
37、eir work or ask for help, so she decided to do a research project. She got the approval of the university ethics committee, which considers moral and legal issues in studies. In the spring of 2002, she applied to her own university under the name “Rebekah Nathan“ and was admitted. She lived in stude
38、nt housing, took five classes during her first term and two in the second semester and also played sports. She did pretty well, although she got one C, a mark of average. In My Freshman Year, she does not identify any students by name, but she does discuss what they told her about their lives.(17)Re
39、bekah Nathan writes that students do not have enough time to be interested in their classes. They are busy with activities and jobs and try to learn only as much as they have to.(18)But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to what is being discussed in class.(19)The professo
40、r says her year as a student changed the way she teaches. She gives less reading now, asks questions designed to get students to speak more and offers help as well. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls asleep. 16. Why did Rebekah Nathan apply to be a freshman? 17. What does Rebe
41、kah Nathan find in her freshman year? 18. Which kind of material will the students read? 19. What is changed for Rebekah Nathan after one year as a freshman? 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题干询问丽贝卡 内森申请成为大学新生的原因。短文中提到丽贝卡 内森想知道许多学生为何不完成作业也不寻求帮助，所以她决定做个研究项目，故答案为 A)。 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题干询问丽贝卡 -内森在她读大一这一年里的发现。丽贝卡 内
42、森在书中写道，学生没有足够的时间培养对课程的兴趣，故答案为 D)。 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干询问学生们会阅读哪种材料。短文中提到，丽贝卡 内森说，如果材料和课上要讨论的内容直接相关，那么学生们就会阅读该材料，故答案为B)。 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题干询问丽贝卡 内森在经历了作为大一新生的一年生活之后，发生了什么改变。短文中提到，丽贝卡 内森说一年的学生生活改变了她的教学方式，故答案为 C)。 21 【听力原文】 This is the central district and its 11 oclock at night time but if I put o
43、n my sunglasses it wouldnt be too dark at all and thats because there are lights everywhere. Theres a decorative lighting sign across the street at an old antique shop. Its closed but there are one, two, three signs lit up and its the same thing all down the street. (20)Now, researchers say that the
44、 signs are contributing to what is known as light pollutionyou can tell by looking up into the sky. Not a single star in sight. In fact the sky is a light shade of grey because of the amount of light in the central district and(20)this is affecting peoples lives because above these businesses and si
45、gns are apartment blocks. So these lights are reflecting off the windows and bouncing into peoples homes. Christine Siu lives near the area. She says sometimes the lights are so bright that they make it hard for her to fall asleep. Well,(21)researchers are asking businesses to dim their lights and t
46、o turn them off earlier in the evening except its not going to be an easy thing to do. Actually, many big cities are places where businesses can offer the same services or sell the same products side-by-side. (22)The only way they can distinguish themselves from their competitors is through these de
47、corative lighting signs to grab customers attention. The bigger, the brighter, the better. Some big cities are known to be places that never sleep. Well now it seems thats because they never allow the sky to go dark. 20. What does the speaker say is affecting peoples lives? 21. What are researchers
48、asking businesses to do? 22. Why do the businesses turn on the decorative lighting signs? 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干询问说话者认为什么影响了人们的生活。对话中提到，研究者们指出灯光指示牌造成了广为人知的光污染，这影响了人们的生活，因为这些商家和灯光指示牌之上都是公寓楼，故答案为 B)。 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题干询问研究者们要求商家怎么做。短文中 提到，研究者们要求商家把灯调暗，并且在晚上早点儿关灯，故答案为 D)。 23 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题干询问商家打开装
49、饰灯指示牌的原因。短文中提到，商家可以同竞争者区分开来的唯一方式就是通过这些装饰灯指示牌来吸引顾客的注意力，故答案为 A)。 24 【听力原文】 There are several different ways in which a person may become recognized as the leader of a social group. In the family, traditional cultural patterns grant leadership on one or both of the parents.(23)In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In
