1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 71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 explain what you can do to avoid being a couch potato. 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） It is more interesting to watch the same television programs. （ B） Our great-great-grandfathers were more hardworking. （ C） The life long ago was more interesting. （ D） The life nowadays is more colorful. （ A） The man needs to wa
3、it for half an hour. （ B） The departure time for the bus has been changed. （ C） The man will go to the airport by taxi. （ D） The bus used to leave every hour. （ A） She will get a promotion. （ B） She is satisfied with her salary. （ C） She has got good achievement. （ D） She will get more money. （ A） F
4、ind some information in other ways. （ B） Rent an apartment in the college. （ C） Check out from a hotel. （ D） Buy an apartment of her own. （ A） Talk with the man for a few minutes. （ B） Sign the lease as soon as possible. （ C） Read the lease more carefully. （ D） Add some new items to the lease. （ A）
5、He will not celebrate his birthday this year. （ B） He will not go to a restaurant this year. （ C） He will celebrate his birthday in a new place. （ D） He likes Chinese restaurants more. （ A） Whether shopping is good. （ B） Which shopping center is good. （ C） How to bargain to buy high heels. （ D） What
6、 they need to buy. （ A） The house is not as good as expected. （ B） The neighbors yard is perfect. （ C） It is the house that he wants. （ D） The fireplace is very huge. （ A） She appreciates a lot about the skin of the beauty. （ B） She doesnt think the beauty is really pretty. （ C） She shows satisfacti
7、on with the picture. （ D） Make-up can turn the ugly to the beauty. （ A） They tend to put lots of make-up on the face. （ B） They will eat more cucumbers every day. （ C） They tend to try natural vegetables on the skin. （ D） They will have some cosmetic surgery on the face. （ A） They are rich in water
8、and Vitamin A. （ B） They can be used to cure the scar. （ C） They can reduce the wrinkles of the face. （ D） They are effective in treating skin problems. （ A） Try some herbal plants. （ B） Go to the beauty salon. （ C） Have a cosmetic surgery. （ D） Put some cucumbers on his face. （ A） The teacher appre
9、ciated his painting very much. （ B） The teacher advised Mark to change the topic. （ C） They had a dispute about his choice of color. （ D） Mark was severely scolded by his teacher. （ A） Insist on his own opinion. （ B） Add light brown to the sky. （ C） Observe the color of sunset. （ D） Take some painti
10、ng courses. （ A） She took some painting courses. （ B） She consulted the painting teacher. （ C） She visited art museums of various countries. （ D） She studied oil painting abroad long ago. Section B （ A） The position which the system provides. （ B） The information transmitted from satellites. （ C） Th
11、e satellites that revolve around the earth. （ D） The portable device installed in vehicles. （ A） The accuracy of GPS system. （ B） The cost of GPS devices. （ C） The weight of GPS devices. （ D） The speed of information transmission. （ A） Because it provides precise direction. （ B） Because it is afford
12、able to ordinary users. （ C） Because it is the trend of the century. （ D） Because it is portable for anyone. （ A） Changes from childhood to adulthood. （ B） Measures to improve colleague relationship. （ C） Methods to improve handwriting. （ D） Letters to your favorite baseball player. （ A） You need mu
13、ch practice to reach perfection. （ B） You must start learning at your early years. （ C） You cant expect to be the best. （ D） You must try with your full efforts. （ A） Move the paper from time to time when necessary. （ B） Choose a pen of proper weight. （ C） Write forcefully with your index finger. （
14、D） Use the power of your shoulders and forearms. （ A） People who fish for fun. （ B） People who live on fishing. （ C） People who fish with a fishing pole. （ D） People who fish in the salty sea water. （ A） To let them train young fishermen. （ B） To introduce the sport to them. （ C） To give them a chan
15、ce of relaxation. （ D） To provide more communication between them. （ A） To increase their revenue taxes. （ B） To encourage them to settle down. （ C） To encourage them to fish for a living. （ D） To save them the trouble of getting a license. （ A） You dont need a license at all. （ B） You must be an Am
16、erican citizen. （ C） You need only one license from a state. （ D） You need licenses from all bordering states. Section C 26 Accomplished teachers of world languages are keenly aware that young people learn in various ways. They use their knowledge of child in【 B1】 _and providing appropriate instruct
17、ion to their students. They recognize and make professional accommodations for【 B2】 _in students age levels, cognitive, physical, and motor development, gender, multiple intelligences, and learning styles. Attitude also【 B3】_in student success. Students with low self-esteem or little confidence abou
18、t their ability to learn another language might benefit from extra encouragement from the teacher. Of course, all students can benefit from positive teacher feedback. Teachers might have students【 B4】 _so that they can also benefit from the help and positive reinforcement of their peers. Students wh
19、o are【 B5】 _and confident might work well independently, using computer software. Those who teach young children know the importance of working at【 B6】 _levels; students might learn to tell time as they manipulate individual student clocks, or learn childrens songs while using hand and body【 B7】 _.
20、As mature students, teachers need to provide more abstract and analytical challenges. Teachers should be aware that personalizing the language experience is helpful to students because many students will talk【 B8】 _about themselves and their experiences. Teachers recognize that providing learning ex
21、periences in the affective field by encouraging open-ended personal expression is a valuable way of【 B9】 _students cognitive ability, cultural understanding, and linguistic【 B10】_Teachers provide a range of meaningful, interesting, and personally relevant instruction for students at all levels of de
22、velopment or ability. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Last year, I spoke at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the results of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their
23、wives spent too much. “What?“ shouted one【 C1】 _. “Those guys have to be lying. “ There is no【 C2】 _measure of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the bigger spender. A recent survey proves the point. The survey polled 40 women, each with a net worth of million o
24、r more. About half the respondents【 C3】 _their money, a quarter got it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it themselves. That is【 C4】 _in line with other surveys of wealthy women and the【 C5】 _of their money. As for spending, almost all the women(90%)【 C6】 _their spending habits as “ b
25、elow their means. “ The report on the survey said that is “possibly because they do not view their【 C7】 _wealth as defining their success. “ “ Women tend not to spend as much as men and splash their names all over the place,“ said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as【 C8】 _and her lif
26、estyle as “ below the radar. “ At the same time, 70% of the women said they “buy nice things when necessary. “ And 93. 5% of the women said they were responsible for making decisions on major buying, which【 C9】 _that they do a lot of the big spending. Of course, for truly major buying, a house in As
27、pen, Colo. , a Gulfstream, a Feadship, the couple probably makes the decision together. But what about other【 C10】 _? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending? A)conditions I)potentially B)conservative J)predicts C)described K)purchases D)displayed L)reliable E)extreme M)roughly F)
28、implies N)sources G)inherited O)valuable H)participant 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 College Requires Fitness Assessment for Freshmen A)During their first semester at Coker College, students this year will take a new required
29、sequence designed to ease the transition from high school. But its not your typical orientation class. Yes, it will involve advice on how to live independently, serve the community and engage with peers of differing opinions. But a major component of Coker College 101 compels students to do somethin
30、g theyre probably not used to being told to do: get fit. All freshmen this year will take a compulsory “fitness assessment,“ in which they will among other things receive their body mass index(BMI)(体质指数 )score, which measures body fat; do a one-mile run/walk; and see how many push-ups and sit-ups th
31、ey can do in a few minutes. If time permits, the students may also do curl-ups, trunk lifts, and beep tests, in which they run back and forth between two cones at increasingly quick speeds. B)The timing is not accidental. South Carolina this year climbed from number nine to number eight on the list
32、of “Top Ten Fattest States. “ Last year, 32 percent were obese and an additional 35 percent of its residents were overweight, and these facts are not lost on Coker administrators. C)When Coker President Robert L. Wyatt gave his inauguration speech in March 2010, he suggested it was time for the coll
33、ege to make some changes. “ For more than a century now, Coker has prepared students for the next step in their lives,“ Wyatt said. “ Looking forward, Coker will greet students of a new century, and we must redefine what it means to prepare this generation. “ Noting the states obesity and diabetes r
34、ates, Wyatt said Coker must face the issue by teaching its students, faculty and staff how to lead healthy lives. In an e-mail exchange with Inside Higher Ed, Wyatt explained how his own experience shaped this mission: the President has lost 100 pounds since his own days as a college student. That s
35、eems to be one reason why people responded more to that part of his speech than any other. D)With announcement of the fitness assessments this year, Coker has already broadened its opportunities for healthy living. Students are guaranteed a nutritious plate option at every meal. Participation in int
36、ramural(校内的 )sports and wellness programs, like Zumba(尊巴舞 ), kick-boxing(跆拳道 )classes, or discussions with a dietician(饮食学家 )and strength training plans, meanwhile , skyrocketed from about 25 to 320 between fall 2010 and May of this year; thats about 30 percent of the 1,100 students who attend Coker
37、. All these options fall under what the college calls the COBRAFIT program. As part of Coker College 101, students will be required to participate in at least four of these activities. E)Margaret McCoy, who graduated last year after studying fitness programming, noticed that people of all fitness le
38、vels took part. “ I think everybody was very driven,“ McCoy said. “ People wanting to get fit, that werent already had the ability to do that and do it for free. And I think they really, really enjoyed that. “ F)But during the course of all this, its been important to staff to not make students feel
39、 threatened or judged. So intramural options are combined with activities such as inner yoga which is less competitive. At one point officials considered installing scales in the dorms or setting up weigh stations elsewhere on campus, but, with eating disorders becoming an ever-increasing health iss
40、ue among students, they went against that idea. “ Were not exactly sold on the fact that that would bring more benefit than it would harm,“ Umfress said. “ Were sensitive to the fact that we do have students who have body image problems. “ G)McCoy sympathized with students who might feel bombarded(被
41、轰炸的 )or singled out, but said its good that the university is requiring the entire freshman class to take the fitness assessment. “ I think assessments are a great idea. I do feel, though, that maybe some people might be offended. “ H)“Faculty had routinely witnessed many students, initially skeptic
42、al and resistant to the intervention, even though this program did bring them benefits,“ they wrote. “ When we identify any factor that we believe to do harm to a persons well-being, we must identify those adverse effects and provide resources for addressing them. Will that notification be uncomfort
43、able, awkward, or unsettling for both students and educators? Probably. However, to deny its existence or to minimize its impact is a dereliction of duty(玩忽职守 ). “ I)Now, all students must take a “Dimensions of Wellness“ class. After a series of health risk appraisals(评估 )that address fitness, nutri
44、tion, alcohol and drugs and other topics, faculty may recommend that a student enroll in Fitness for Life. But opting out wont threaten a students ability to graduate. J)Fain will work with those students to develop personal exercise or nutrition plans, as he did with one female student last year wh
45、o decided she wanted to lose 17 pounds. She only lost 15 but she wasnt disappointed. Fain hasnt forgotten about faculty and staff, either theyre welcome to participate in “COBRAFIT Plus“ activities like walking clubs, fitness classes or intramural sports. Or, if they really want to take it to the ne
46、xt level, they can join in on the “Biggest Loser“ competition Fain is planning. But again, it wont all be about weight contestants will also focus on building endurance, speed and strength. “ If they get discouraged from the start, theyll quit,“ Fain said. “ And we dont want them to quit. “ 47 Accor
47、ding to Margaret McCoy, those who cant afford to get fit as they want might welcome the fitness program most. 48 Coker College 101 mainly asks the freshmen to take a required fitness assessment this year. 49 Less competitive activities like inner yoga are set up to make students not feel threatened
48、or offended. 50 The Coker College asks students to get fit because many of its students are overweight. 51 Many students in Coker treated the fitness assessment at first with skepticism and resistance. 52 In his inauguration speech, Robert L. Wyatt suggests that college make changes for the new gene
49、ration. 53 Withdrawing from the class of “Fitness for Life“ will not affect a students ability to graduate. 54 In Wyatts opinion, Coker should deal with obesity and diabetes problems by teaching its students and faculty to live healthily. 55 Faculty and staff joining in “COBRAFIT Plus“ activities may quit if they feel discouraged. 56 Coker provided nutritious meals for students in developing healthy living. Section C 56 Living in a time when an eve
