1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 86及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Electric Energy Production in the US based on the statistics provided in the pie charts below. Please give a clear description of the charts. You should write at least
2、120 words but no more than 180 words. Section A （ A） The other apartment is twice as good. （ B） The rent is 60 dollars cheaper. （ C） The other apartment costs more. （ D） The other apartment costs 300 dollars. （ A） Take the ten o clock bus. （ B） Come back in five minutes. （ C） Go to New York another
3、day. （ D） Call the airport. （ A） The teacher is excellent. （ B） The professor thinks the new literature book is great. （ C） He likes the subject, but he is afraid of the professor. （ D） He thinks the class would be better with another teacher. （ A） She was using the wrong paint. （ B） She has run out
4、 of paintbrushes. （ C） She doesn t feel like going to class. （ D） She has dropped out of art and is now in drama. （ A） Leave immediately. （ B） Watch the game on TV. （ C） Start to play. （ D） Eat a sandwich. （ A） He was pleased to get the medal. （ B） He was very courageous. （ C） He used to be a firefi
5、ghter. （ D） He was accused of causing fire. （ A） She doesnt like either of them. （ B） John copied it from Jim. （ C） Jim copied it from John. （ D） One composition is the copy from the other. （ A） She loves walking to work. （ B） She has to save money for her journey. （ C） She doesn t like the company
6、she worked with. （ D） It took her too much time to go to work. （ A） It s 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）
7、Go to the doctor for advice. （ A） Over the 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
8、. （ A） He thought Art was useless. （ B） He 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） Doing a lot of photography. （ B） Going to concerts frequently. （ C） Playing traditional jazz and folk music. （ D） Tra
9、veling in Africa. Section B （ A） Check-out procedures. （ B） Summer vacation registration. （ C） Summer manage crew. （ D） Filling out resident form. （ A） On September 1. （ B） On June 3. （ C） Before the next school tear. （ D） After final exam. （ A） A problem for registering for class. （ B） A 25-dollar
10、fine. （ C） Clearing their personal property out of the room. （ D） Failure to make repairs. （ A） Your eyesight. （ B） The mechanical condition of your car. （ C） Your knowledge of highway regulations. （ D） Your driving ability. （ A） A booklet. （ B） A driver s license. （ C） An instruction permit. （ D） A
11、 fine ticket. （ A） One who violates the traffic regulation. （ B） Drivers-to-be. （ C） One who fails in the road test examination. （ D） License examiners. （ A） In the author s opinion, there are mainly two kinds of holidaymakers. （ B） The same aim for any kind of holidaymakers is to be happy and relax
12、ed. （ C） Few people enjoy going on two or three holidays a year. （ D） For some holidaymakers, going on holiday can improve their world knowledge. （ A） To enjoy themselves. （ B） To see the specialties in other places. （ C） To have a good sleep. （ D） To eat lobsters. （ A） Drinking. （ B） Sunbathing. （
13、C） Sleeping. （ D） Swimming. （ A） To get a proper feel of a place. （ B） To visit as many countries as possible. （ C） To appreciate the local food and wine. （ D） To increase their knowledge of other countries. Section C 26 “Where is the university?“ is the question many visitors to Cambridge ask. But
14、no one could point at any one【 B1】 _ because there is no campus. The university【 B2】 _ 31 self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries,【 B3】 _, museums and offices throughout the city.【 B4】 _colleges choose their own students who have to meet their【 B5】 _ entrance requirements set by the
15、 university. And the graduates usually live and study in their colleges but they are taught in very full groups. Lectures and laboratories and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings. There are over ten thousand【 B6】 _ and three thousand five hundred post-grad
16、uates. About 40% of them are women and some 8% from 【 B7】 _. As well as teaching, research is of【 B8】_importance. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, more than sixty university members have【 B9】 _Nobel prizes. The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has
17、more than 60 specialist subject libraries as well as the university library, which as the copy-right libraries, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain. Examinations are held and degrees are【 B10】_by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in the 1881, but was
18、not until 1941 that they were awarded degrees. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling【 C1】 _, philosophers by selling w
19、isdom and priests by selling【 C2】 _comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of【 C3】 _good in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would【 C4】 _give everything we possess to save our liv
20、es, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such that【 C5】 _have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell. Tramps(流浪汉 )seem to be the only【 C6】 _to this general rule.
21、 Beggars almost sell themselves as human being to【 C7】 _the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they do not【 C8】 _their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel
22、 sorry for him. We often speak of tramps with【 C9】 _and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little【 C10】 _of their simple way of life and their freedom from care? A)arouse B)knowledge C)scored D)sacrifice E)material F)invulnerable G)spir
23、itual H)anxious I)envious J)willingly K)skills L)associate M)happiness N)exception O)contempt 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Identity theft A)Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in wh
24、ich someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain. B)The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as
25、750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized, C)Identity theft is “an absolute epidemic“, states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy, “It s
26、certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It s worldwide. It affects everybody, and theres very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you cant detect it until it s probably too late.“ D)Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for t
27、heir use, your personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canad
28、a, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims names. In many cases, a victims losses may
29、 include not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible. E)According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud co
30、mmitted on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manage the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet. F)Check for a privacy po
31、licy. If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site you are considering has a privacy policy, like CareerB. The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your re
32、sume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors(推销员 ). When reviewing the sites privacy policy, youll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You wont necessarily want your resume to rema
33、in out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive. G)Take advantages of site features. Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your
34、 resume, carefully consider your job search objectives and the level of risk you are willing to assume. CareerB, for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to t
35、he broadest employer audience possible. The second is anonymous(匿名的 )posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other informat
36、ion may choose which pieces of contact information to display. The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on CareerB without retyping their
37、 information. H)Safeguard your identity. Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic(泛指的 )identifier, such as “Intranet Developer Candidate“, or “Experien
38、ced Marketing Representative“. You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as “Major au
39、to manufacturer,“ or “International packaged goods supplier.“ If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exact title assigned by your employer. I)Establish an email address for your search. Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is
40、to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others. Using an email address specifically for your job search also eliminates the possibility that
41、 you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn t contain references to your name or other information that will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as sa
42、lesmgr2QQ. J)Protect your references. If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There s no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references. K)Keep confidential(机密的 )information confide
43、ntial. Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver s license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don t provide this even if they say they need it in orde
44、r to conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book don t fall for it. 47 In order to restore their reputation, victims of identity theft may suffer additional financial losses. 48 Job seekers are advised to describe the company they are serving at the time in a general way
45、 but not giving an exact name. 49 Learn how to avoid the risks, if one hopes to seek jobs online safely. 50 Job seekers who want to share part of their information while remain anonymous may choose pieces of contact information to display. 51 The number 750,000 is not exact, people who become victim
46、s of identity theft each year may be more than it. 52 Identity theft is spreading around the world and difficult to detect. 53 A safer way to search a job online is to use your email account. 54 Make sure your email address wont be named in a way that could let out your personal information. 55 Resu
47、mes posted online for a long time will increase the risk of becoming victims of identity theft. 56 Honest employers wont ask their initial job applicants to reveal their social security account or bank account numbers. Section C 56 So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learnin
48、g, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools
49、should stop trying to do the impossible.“ Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: It can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves
