1、大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 95及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Some people claim that there are more disadvantages of the car than its advantages. Do yo
2、u agree or disagree? Section A （ A） Hell be speaking at the end of the meeting. （ B） He was supposed to speak last night instead. （ C） He suddenly decided not to speak. （ D） He already spoke very briefly tonight. （ A） The homework was very easy. （ B） The man should go to class. （ C） The man should s
3、it in the back of the classroom. （ D） She s further behind in her work than the man is. （ A） The weather forecast says it will be fine. （ B） The weather doesn t count in their plan. （ C） They will not do as planned in case of rain. （ D） They will postpone their program if it rains. （ A） The weather
4、is mild compared to the past years. （ B） They are having the coldest winter ever. （ C） The weather will soon get warmer. （ D） The weather may get even colder. （ A） A mystery story. （ B） The hiring of a shop assistant. （ C） The search for a reliable witness. （ D） An unsolved case of robbery. （ A） Thi
5、s apple pie tastes very good. （ B） His mother likes the pie very much. （ C） This pie can t match his mother s. （ D） His mother cant make apple pies. （ A） There are too many courses offered to students. （ B） The woman should take fewer courses next term. （ C） The man will take four courses next semes
6、ter. （ D） It is wiser to take more than four courses. （ A） Ask Tom to send an invitation. （ B） Get the Johnsons address. （ C） Invite Tom to the party. （ D） Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons. （ A） When she is upset. （ B） When she feels boring. （ C） When she feels passive. （ D） When she feels happy. （
7、A） He left his meal tickets in the cafeteria. （ B） He wasted too much time on TV. （ C） He cannot control himself to switch off the TV. （ D） The TV program is boring. （ A） Your brain becomes less and less passive. （ B） Your brain becomes more and more active. （ C） You become more and more passive. （
8、D） You become less and less passive. （ A） Eat a lot. （ B） Go shopping. （ C） Go swimming. （ D） Watch TV. （ A） She has to eat less. （ B） She eats less but remains overweight. （ C） She doesnt eat fast foods but remains overweight. （ D） She has to give up fast food. （ A） Try to eat less. （ B） Walk more
9、regularly. （ C） Eat more fruits. （ D） Stop eating fast food. （ A） How to eat in a healthy way. （ B） Why fast food makes people fat. （ C） How to lose weight. （ D） How to cheer the woman up. Section B （ A） She does her shopping. （ B） She drinks extra tea. （ C） She eats a lot of things. （ D） She sleeps
10、 a great deal. （ A） Problems with the teachers. （ B） Problems with family members or friends. （ C） Problems with class work. （ D） Problems with a part-time job. （ A） Talking to someone over the phone. （ B） Drinking some diet coke. （ C） Playing a video game. （ D） Drinking extra tea. （ A） The importan
11、ce of advertisement. （ B） The societys great need of advertisement. （ C） The origin of advertisement. （ D） The prosperity of advertisement. （ A） The local governments. （ B） Their owners families. （ C） Advertisements. （ D） The audience. （ A） Advertising is personal. （ B） Advertisements are convincing
12、. （ C） Advertisements are unreliable. （ D） Advertisements are misleading. （ A） The writer enjoys sleeping very much. （ B） The writer doesn t like money at all. （ C） Bill Gates does not know how to enjoy himself. （ D） Mental well-being is the most important thing. （ A） Material life. （ B） Sports life
13、. （ C） Spiritual life. （ D） Working life. （ A） It is very commercial. （ B） It is very noisy. （ C） It is very insecure. （ D） It is very unfriendly. （ A） Importance of A Good Nights Sleep （ B） The Best Things Money Cannot Buy （ C） Taking Good Care of Oneself （ D） How to Enjoy Life Thoroughly Section C
14、 26 If you are a young college student, most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably【 B1】 _on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally and【 B2】 _now. You probably dont spend much time worrying about the【 B3】 _ future. Such as whether you will d
15、evelop heart disease, or【 B4】 _, how you will take care of yourself in your【 B5】 _years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while. However, if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health-related thoughts will likely to become【
16、B6】 _important to you.【 B7】 _your age, you can make a number of important changes in your current life-style that will help you feel better physically and mentally. Recently researchers have found that even in late adulthood, exercise, strict training with weights and better food can help【 B8】_indiv
17、iduals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life. We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past giving us the opportunity to avoid some of the health problems that have troubled them. And this new knowledge can be【 B9】 _to
18、our children to help them become healthier than our【 B10】 _. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Who doesnt love being in love? A true love listens to you talk about work, lets you have that last【 C1】 _of pie, and usually remembers
19、to take out the trash. He is ready to forget all kinds of【 C2】 _. And he always thinks you re beautiful, even without【 C3】 _. Scientists have long been keen to prove that love gives us health【 C4】 _too. Researchers can t say for sure that a lover is more important than a loving family or warm friend
20、ship when it comes to wellness. But they are learning more about how a romantic partner makes us【 C5】 _, with health gains that【 C6】 _from faster healing and better control over illnesses to living longer. The benefits of love are【 C7】 _and measurable. A study last year from the University of Pittsb
21、urgh found that women in good marriages have a much lower risk of heart disease than those in high-stress relationships. The National Love and Health Study has been【 C8】 _more than a million subjects since 1979. The study shows that married people live longer, have fewer heart attacks and lower canc
22、er rates, and even get pneumonia less frequently than singles. A new study from the University of Iowa also found that cancer patients with a strong sense of connection to others and in【 C9】_relationship were better able to fight off cancer. It seems that love helps people【 C10】 _their immune system
23、. A)range B)makeup C)stronger D)righteous E)tracking F)slice G)health H)strengthen I)benefits J)refreshing K)misunderstandings L)designing M)satisfying N)suggested O)explicit 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Beauty and Body Image
24、 in the Media A)Images of female bodies are everywhere. Womenand their body partssell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. Women s magazines are full of articles
25、urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, theyll have it allthe perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career. B)Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women, the majority of whom are naturally larger and more mature than any of the models? The roots, s
26、ome analysts say, are economic. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits. And its no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not all women ne
27、ed to lose weight, for sure theyre all aging, says the Quebec Action Network for Womens Health in its 2001 report. And, according to the industry, age is a disaster that needs to be dealt with. C)The stakes are huge. On the one hand, women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy b
28、eauty products, new clothes, and diet aids. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth anywhere between 40 to 100 billion(U.S.)a year selling temporary weight loss(90% to 95% of dieters regain the lost weight). On the other hand, research indicates that exposure to images of thin, young,
29、air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and the development of unhealthy eating habits in women and girls. D)The American research group Anorexia Nervosa why bother to sell the only items that are available? The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry, w
30、hich in turn would have a ripple effect on such industries as advertising and promotion. Without advertising, newspapers, magazines, and television would not be able to remain in business. One entire information and entertainment industry would collapse. 57 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A
31、） Wearing uniforms has both advantages and disadvantages. （ B） Wearing uniforms should be promoted strongly. （ C） Wearing uniforms will destroy economy. （ D） Wearing uniforms has many negative effects. 58 According to the author, if a person wears a uniform, he will lose his_. （ A） importance （ B） m
32、eaning （ C） self-value （ D） pride 59 In the author s opinion, which is the most important thing? （ A） Society. （ B） Individuality. （ C） One s image. （ D） Dignity. 60 The word “incentive“ in Line 10, Para. 2 probably means_. （ A） efforts （ B） motivation （ C） skills （ D） attempts 61 The writer s attit
33、ude of this passage is apparently_. （ A） disapproved （ B） positive （ C） pessimistic （ D） sarcastic 61 It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their
34、 parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problemsand that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents of
35、ten underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young. Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not y
36、et been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are lea
37、ders in style and taste. Sometimes you are resistant and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you cant win but at least you can kee
38、p your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself. If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be
39、part of that plan. You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do. 62 The author is primarily addressing_. （ A） parents of t
40、eenagers （ B） newspaper readers （ C） teenagers （ D） those who give advice to teenagers 63 The first paragraph is mainly about_. （ A） the teenagers criticism of their parents （ B） misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents （ C） the dominance of the parents over their children （ D） the teen
41、agers ability to deal with crises 64 Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they_. （ A） want to irritate their parents （ B） have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste （ C） have no other way to enjoy themselves better （ D） want to show their existence by creating a c
42、ulture of their own 65 Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they_. （ A） have a desire to be independent （ B） feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults （ C） are not likely to win over the adults （ D） have already been accepted into the adult world
43、66 To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be_. （ A） obedient （ B） responsible （ C） independent （ D） co-operative 二、 Part Translation 67 人类最好的朋友因为咬坏了主人最喜欢的拖鞋而挨骂的时候，看起来好像很自责的样子，但是科学家说狗狗根本就不会感受到内疚。如果你养过狗，那你肯定知道狗狗们的 “内疚脸 ”：耳朵朝后，脑袋瑟瑟发抖，尾巴蜷成一团。 74的狗主人相信他们的狗狗会觉得内疚，但是动物行为学专家称狗狗没有感到愧
44、疚这项功能。他们说这种 “内疚脸 ”就是摆给你看的。 大学英语四级（ 2013年 12月考试改 革适用）模拟试卷 95答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 Automobiles Bring Us More Advantages The current hot issues include the one of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the automobile. In my opinion, its advantages outstrip its disadvantages for two maj
45、or reasons: impact on society and economic impact. Firstly, the development of automobiles has had an enormous effect on people s way of life throughout the world. The automobile has given people freedom of movement. It influences where people live and work and how they spend their leisure time. Bes
46、ides, the automobile itself is time-saving, which is consistent with the fast pace of modern life. Secondly, many nations depend on automobile production to provide jobs for millions of workers. Filling stations, restaurants, and other businesses that serve automobile travelers are of major importan
47、ce to a countrys economy. In addition, many developing nations have begun making automobiles stimulate industry. It is true that automobiles produce terrible air pollution that endangers people s health. But in many countries, steps have been taken to control air pollution caused by automobiles. In
48、summary, the striking changes in peoples lives and the economic impact created by the automobile have spread across much of the globe and its disadvantages are becoming insignificant. Section A 2 【听力原文】 W: Wasn t Carl supposed to give a speech tonight? M: Yes, but he backed out at the last minute. Q
49、: What do we learn about Carl? 2 【正 确答案】 C 【试题解析】 信息明示题。女士问今晚卡尔不是要发表讲话吗 ?男士说卡尔最后决定不讲了，所以 C正确。 “backout”意思是 “退出，收回 ”。 3 【听力原文】 M: Since I didn t even begin my project. I might not go to class today. W: Are you kidding? That would only put you further behind. Q: What is the woman s opinion? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 综合推断题。男士说自己还没开始写他的课题，所以不想去上课了。女士觉得这样做会让他的进度更落后。可见，女士想让男士去上课，故选B。 4 【听力原文】 W: Bu
