1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 63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 the popularity of wifi. You should write at least 120 words but no more than
2、180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） The weather forecast. （ B） The cancellation of playing tennis. （ C） The hot weather. （ D） The tennis being played. （ A） He would be promoted if he didnt leave. （ B） He must resign reluctantly. （ C） He shouldnt leave under some pressure. （
3、 D） He has potentials to do better. （ A） Its hard for him to read the terrific news. （ B） Its unexpected for him to know the news. （ C） It calls attention to solve the rush-hour traffic. （ D） It reminds us to focus on the danger of drunk driving. （ A） Stand the way Harry talks. （ B） Invite Harry to
4、the party. （ C） Convince the woman to go to the party. （ D） Refuse to go to the party. （ A） He has mastered German perfectly by himself. （ B） He feels that German novel pretty well. （ C） He wont need teacher to guide him any more. （ D） He had read that German novel without much difficulty. （ A） He i
5、s not sure if he is on the right street. （ B） He does not believe what the announcer said. （ C） He finds they have got to the wrong spot. （ D） He thinks they will be late for work. （ A） Chinese. （ B） Japanese. （ C） French. （ D） Spanish. （ A） Because the students will have a lecture until four oclock
6、. （ B） Because the students will be shown to a lecture until seven oclock. （ C） Because the students will be engaged until seven oclock. （ D） Because the students will watch an English film at four oclock. （ A） Clothes matching. （ B） Making friends. （ C） Stress relieving. （ D） Interview preparation.
7、 （ A） Elegant body posture. （ B） Proper speech. （ C） Neat appearance. （ D） Good manners. （ A） Because they help make a good impression. （ B） Because they help create a nice atmosphere. （ C） Because they help get more job information. （ D） Because they help show the real character. （ A） He gets a ful
8、l scholarship. （ B） He is appointed as an assistant. （ C） His room expense is reduced. （ D） He gets full marks in the test. （ A） Based on graduate credit. （ B） Based on financial condition. （ C） Based on merit. （ D） Based on educational system. （ A） It usually requires an analysis of financial deman
9、d. （ B） It is composed of research and graduate types. （ C） Its amount ranges from $600 to $800. （ D） Only full-time graduate students are qualified for it. （ A） Help professors teach classes every month. （ B） Teach or research for 20 hours a week. （ C） Get the highest score in the examination. （ D）
10、 Get 9 graduate credit hours. Section B （ A） It evolved from storytelling. （ B） It evolved from myths. （ C） It originated from ritual. （ D） It originated from folk story. （ A） They fought against them with special tools. （ B） They sought through various means to control them. （ C） They could do noth
11、ing but let them go uncontrolled. （ D） They could predict them and make them under control. （ A） Because the rituals could be performed anywhere. （ B） Because music, dance, masks and costumes were frequently used. （ C） Because the entire community participated. （ D） Because the performers were actor
12、s. （ A） They became hunters or battle fighters. （ B） They did something like an actor might do. （ C） They did what a wise man would do. （ D） They tried to predict future success. （ A） Different ways to pay for shopping. （ B） A weakness in paying in cash. （ C） The difference between paying in cash an
13、d by card. （ D） The security problem of paying by card. （ A） Viruses can be sent to copy the payment card. （ B） Computers will be used to attack the payment card. （ C） The payment card may be stolen by a criminal. （ D） Money may be withdrawn from the card by someone else. （ A） The cardholders. （ B）
14、The merchants. （ C） The banks. （ D） The police. （ A） It develops very fast in the past few years. （ B） It has already reached its peak. （ C） It keeps a steady development in the past few years. （ D） It is a newly developed industry. （ A） The reduction of highway toll fees on passenger cars. （ B） The
15、 decrease in the number of private cars. （ C） Passengers new holiday plan and low rental price. （ D） Governmental and car rental companies beneficial policies. （ A） Because of the transform of the traveling cars. （ B） Because of the cancellation of the daily travel mileage limit. （ C） Because of the
16、 adjustment of the driving technique. （ D） Because of the falling down of the petrol price. Section C 26 Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy. If something you have bought is faulty, you are actually not【 B1】 _to get it put right. It is the shopkeepers responsibility to take t
17、he complaint seriously and to【 B2】 _or repair a faulty article, because he is the person with whom you have【 B3】 _. On the other hand, the manufacturer may have a part to play but that comes later. Complaints should be made to a【 B4】 _person. Go back to that shop, taking with you any【 B5】 _you may h
18、ave. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store, the【 B6】 _may also be the owner, so you can complain direct. In a chain store ask to see the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who【 B7】 _your inquiry. Otherwise, you may never find out who dealt with the complaint late
19、r. Even the bravest person finds it difficult to stand up in a group of people to complain. Write a letter and【 B8】 _when you dont want to do it in person. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to【 B9】 _you bought the article. If
20、you are not satisfied with the answer you get, or if you do not get a【 B10】 _, write to the director. Be sure to keep copies of your own letters and any that you receive. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 The concept of man versus
21、 machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and slow recoveries. Since technology has such a big【 C1】 _for eating up human jobs, this phenomenon will continue to restructure our economy in ways we cant immediat
22、ely foresee. When there is exponential(指数的 ) 【 C2】 _in the price and performance of technology, jobs that were once thought to be【 C3】 _from automation suddenly become threatened. This is a powerful argument, and a scary one. And yet, John Hagel, author of The Power of Pull and other books, says the
23、 argument misses the reason why these jobs are so vulnerable to technology in the first place. Hagel says we have designed jobs in the U. S. that tend to be tightly scripted and highly【 C4】 _ones that leave no room for individual initiative or creativity. In short, these are the types of jobs that m
24、achines can【 C5】 _much better than human beings. That is how we have put a giant【 C6】 _sign on the backs of American workers. Its time to【 C7】 _the formula for how work is conducted, since we are still relying on a very 20th century【 C8】 _of work, Hagel says. In our【 C9】_changing economy, we more th
25、an ever need people in the workplace who can take initiative and exercise their imagination to respond to【 C10】 _events. Thats not something machines are good at. They are designed to perform very predictable activities. A)appetite I)notion B)calculate J)perform C)competition K)rapidly D)distinct L)
26、reinvent E)exceedingly M)standardized F)immune N)target G)improvement O)unexpected H)norm 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Why Teenagers Really Do Need an Extra Hour in Bed? A)“Making teens start school in the morning is cruel ,“
27、 brain doctor claims. So declared a British newspaper headline in 2007 after a talk I gave at an academic conference. One disbelieving reader responded: “ This man sounds brain-dead. “ B)That was a typical reaction to work I was reporting at the time on teenage sleep patterns and their effect on per
28、formance at school. Six years on there is growing acceptance that the structure of the academic day needs to take account of adolescent sleep patterns. The latest school to adopt a later start time is the UCL Academy in London; others are considering following suit. C)So what are the facts about tee
29、nage sleep, and how should society adjust to these needs? The biology of human sleep timing, like that of other mammals, changes as we age. This has been shown in many studies. As adolescence begins, bedtimes and waking times get later. This trend continues until 19. 5 years in women and 21 in men.
30、Then it reverses. At 55 we wake at about the time we woke prior to adolescence. On average this is two hours earlier than adolescents. This means that for a teenager, a 7 a. m. alarm call is the equivalent of a 5 a. m. start for a person in their 50s. D)Precisely why this is so is unclear but the sh
31、ifts related with changes in hormones(荷尔蒙 )at adolescence and the decline in those hormones as we age. However, biology is only part of the problem. Additional factors include a more relaxed attitude to bedtimes by parents, a general disregard for the importance of sleep, and access to TVs, DVDs, PC
32、s, gaming devices, cell phones and so on, all of which promote alertness and eat into time available for sleep. E)The amount of sleep teenagers get varies between countries, geographic region and social class, but all studies show they are going to bed later and not getting as much sleep as they nee
33、d because of early school starts. F)Mary Carskadon at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, who is a pioneer in the area of adolescent sleep, has shown that teenagers need about 9 hours a night to maintain full alertness and academic performance. My own recent observations at a UK school in
34、Liverpool suggested many were getting just 5 hours on a school night. Unsurprisingly, teachers reported students dozing in class. G)Evidence that sleep is important is overwhelming. Elegant research has demonstrated its critical role in memory improvement and our ability to generate wise solutions t
35、o complex problems. Sleep disruption may increase the level of the stress. Excited behaviors, lack of empathy, sense of humor and mood are similarly affected. All in all, a tired adolescent is a moody, insensitive, angry and stressed one. Perhaps less obviously, sleep loss is associated with metabol
36、ic(新陈代谢的 )changes. Long-term lack of sleep might be an important factor for negative conditions such as diabetes(糖尿病 ), overweight and high blood pressure. H)Adolescents are increasingly using stimulants to compensate for sleep loss, and caffeinated(含咖啡因的 )and/or sugary drinks are the usual choice.
37、So a caffeinated drink late in the day delays sleep at night. Tiredness also increases the likelihood of taking up smoking. I)In the US, the observation that teenagers have biologically delayed sleep patterns compared to adults prompted several schools to put back the start of the school day. An ana
38、lysis of the impact by Kyla Wahlstrom at the University of Minnesota found that academic performance was enhanced, as was attendance. Sleeping in class declined, as did self-reported depression. In the UK, Monkseaton High School near Newcastle instituted a 10 am start in 2009 and saw a progress in a
39、cademic performance. J)However, a later start by itself is not enough. Society in general, and teenagers in particular, must start to take sleep seriously. Sleep is not a luxury but a fundamental biological need, enhancing creativity, productivity, mood and the ability to interact with others. K)If
40、you are dependent upon an alarm clock, or parent, to get you out of bed; if you take a long time to wake up; if you feel sleepy and impatient during the day; if your behavior is overly impulsive, it means you are probably not getting enough sleep. Take control. Ensure the bedroom is a place that pro
41、motes sleep dark and not too warm dont text, use a computer or watch TV for at least half an hour before trying to sleep and avoid bright lights. Try not to nap during the day, and seek out natural light in the morning to adjust the body clock and sleep patterns to an earlier time. Avoid caffeinated
42、 drinks after lunch. L)It is my strongly held view, based upon the evidence, that the efforts of dedicated(专注的，投入的 )teachers and the money spent on school facilities will have a greater impact and education will be more rewarding when, collectively, teenagers, parents, teachers and school governors
43、start to take sleep seriously. In the universal language of school reports: we must do better. 47 In the US and UK, several schools that have delayed the start of the school day witnessed a progress in academic performance. 48 Nap is not favored as it may prohibit teens from adjusting the body clock
44、 to an earlier time. 49 The hormones in human body decrease step by step as people get older. 50 The author has found in his recent observations that teens need to sleep for longer hours on a school night. 51 Education can be more rewarding when the students sleep is taken seriously. 52 A tiring ado
45、lescent usually takes caffeinated drinks as a compensation for sleep loss. 53 Geographic region together with social class and nationality may lead to sleep differences among teenagers. 54 The general public didnt believe the teens sleep patterns illustrated by a brain doctor. 55 Sleep loss not only
46、 will do harm to teenagers mental and emotional state but also potentially threaten their physical fitness. 56 The sleeping patterns of human and those of other mammals vary with age. Section C 56 Living in a time when an ever-increasing number of news providers push a constant stream of headlines a
47、t us every day, people cannot say they do not feel overwhelmed. But what if its the ways we choose to read the news that make us feel overwhelmed? An interesting new study conducted by Avery Holton and Iris Chyi from the University of Texas looks at the factors that contribute to the concept of info
48、rmation overload. They surveyed more than 750 adults on their digital consumption habits and perceptions of information overload. What the findings suggest, Holton said, is that the news platforms a person is using can play a bigger role in making him feel overwhelmed than the sheer number of news s
49、ources being consumed. So even if you read The Huffington Post and The New York Times in a day, you may not feel as drowned with news if you read on your phone instead of on your desktop. The more contained, or even constrained, a platform feels, the more it can contribute to people feeling less overwhelmed, Holton said. That may also explain why people have feelings of being overwhelmed by Facebook, which, like reading on the web, can be a bottomless ho
