1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 1015（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Self-confidence Pays by commenting on one of the most popular sentences online, “REMEMBER . . . always act like youre wearing an invisible crown.“ You should write at least 120 wor
2、ds but no more than 180 words.Self-confidence Pays二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark：Y (for YES) if the stateme
3、nt agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Farewell, Libraries?As recent announcement that sales of e-books at the online megastore had overtaken
4、sales of hardcover books came as no surprise. It had to happen sometime. But the news did conjure quite an interesting mental image.-libraries that from now on will look smaller and less crowded.For the moment, lets not argue with the proposition that people will read as much as they ever have, no m
5、atter whether they read an actual book or a book on a screen. The habits of readers may not change(if anything, people may read ore, or at least buy moreseveral stories have quoted e-book owners who say they buy more titles for their e-readers than they did when they were buying hardcover books). Bu
6、t if readers arent changing, their environments will. Rooms that once held books will well, whatever they hold from now on, it wont be books, or not as many books. Theoretically, your space will be more spare, more serenely uncluttered. Thats the theory, at least. My experience is that stuff expands
7、 to fill the space available. But you can dream.All of this has already happened big time in the music business, where downloads have gradually but surely replaced CDs. I dont know how many people Ive overheard crowing because they managed to transfer their entire music collections onto their comput
8、ers. All those CDs taking up space on the wall have goneAll those CDs that travel from car to kitchen to bedroom to living room, with the CD and the case getting separated somewhere along the way a problem no more in the digital age. From now on, well own what might be described as the idea of stuff
9、, since the actual physical things- records, tapes, photographs, CDs, and now books have been as good as vaporized, with the information contained therein stored away on a hard drive.This, of course, is merely collateral(并行的)damage in the digital revolution, if damage it is. Theres as yet no way to
10、tell if this transition is good, bad, both, or neither, but surely the absence of a physical library, be it musical or literary, marks a fundamental shift in the way we live and think about things. In music, for example, the rise of iTunes, Pandora, YouTube, and all the other online music players ha
11、s quickly eroded our devotion to the long-playing album as the principal means of organizing music. After a half century of neglect, the lowly single is back on top. Most immediately this has consequences for artists, maybe not so much for the people who buy their music. But who knows?With books, th
12、e absence of packaging does nothing to the contents. 1 can buy a hardcover copy of Moby-Dick or download it onto an e-reader, and Melville is still Melville. But I grew up loving Rockwell Kents illustrations of that novel, and later Barry Mosers. Its hard to think of the book without them. I can do
13、that, certainly, but some little thing is lost.Paperbacks and public libraries made books cheap or free but certainly available to millions who might otherwise not have been able to afford them, and all that happened long before I was born. Nevertheless, I was brought up by people who had been taugh
14、t and who taught methat books were valuable things, things to be cared for and cherished, and I have owned some volumes for close to half a century(almost none of them, 1 should point out, qualify as “collectible“ or valuable to an antiquarian book collector; owning a rare book makes me nervous. I l
15、ike books I can hold, read, and even here my mother is spinning in her grave write in).I come from a generation for whom the books and records on the shelf signaled, in some way, who you were(starting with the fact that you were a person who owned books or records or CDs). If you visited a friend, y
16、ou took the first chance you had to secretly scan that friends shelves to get a handle on the person. I suppose I could sneak a peek at a friends Kindle, but is that the same? And try that kind of snooping on a bus or in a coffee shop and youll probably get arrested.The stuff of our lives is a comfo
17、rt. We look up at the shelves and we see old friends. Yes, there are books on my shelves that arent my friends, that I havent finished or even started, but someday I will, I promisemy home library is a physical manifestation of ambivalence. There is comfort in the continuity of seeing the same books
18、 year after year. I guess there might be some of the same pleasure in scrolling through a digital library or music playlist, but somehow I think something will be lost.For years audiophiles(音响爱好者)have tried to persuade more casual music fans that a vinyl record played on a decent sound system sounds
19、 better than a digital recording played on the same system. Digital sound is not as warm, not as seductive to the ear. The resurgence, albeit modest, of vinyl, especially among young listeners and musicians, proves that this argument is not generational. Its not, in other words, just old fogies vers
20、us young hipsters.Something of the same argument might be made for books, or for the tactile(触觉的)pleasure of holding and reading a well-made book. At its simplest, a book is a tool, or an information-delivery system, if you will, and it does what it does supremely well. To conceive of a world withou
21、t physical books is to conceive of a world somehow diminished. It may be more efficientyes, you can take a “stack“ of books on vacation with an e-reader. It may spare quite a few forests from the ax. But efficiency is no substitute for pleasure. The future may be less cluttered. It may also be less
22、fun.2 What did A announce?（A）Libraries will be smaller and less crowded.（B） E-books will be sure to replace hardcover books.（C） It was not a surprise for e-books to share a larger market.（D）Sales of e-books exceeded that of traditional books.3 The popularity of e-books may make e-book owners_.（A）buy
23、 more e-books for their readers（B） read more books on the screen（C） eventually give up traditional books（D）change the mind of readers4 According to the authors experience, what happens to the rooms originally for books?（A）They are not larger than before.（B） They are filled with other things.（C） They
24、 are filled with CDs.（D）They are cleaner and more spare.5 What can we learn about the CDs in music business?（A）They will take up much room of their collectors.（B） They will become cheaper because of less popularity.（C） They will be replaced by online music finally.（D）They will no longer appear in ca
25、rs.6 What will be the result of the digital revolution if there isnt a physical library?（A）Our lifestyle and way of thinking will be changed.（B） There will be more bad consequences than good ones.（C） The life of both artists and buyers will be changed.（D）More online bookstores will appear.7 The auth
26、or was taught the idea that books are_.（A）more cherished by previous people（B） mostly stored in public libraries for free reading（C） luxuries for people when they were young（D）valuable for people to collect and treasure8 Why do some people secretly scan friends books and records on the shelf?（A）Beca
27、use books and records reflect ones nature.（B） Because it is polite to do so.（C） Because they want to supply each others needs.（D）Because books and records of others are better.9 When the author sees the same books on the shelf year after year, he feels_.10 When a book is considered as a tool, or an
28、information-delivery system, holding and reading a well-made book will get_.11 Reading books with an e-reader is quite efficient, but it cannot be a_.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more quest
29、ions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）Because her necklace was stolen.（B） Becau
30、se her necklace was a fake.（C） Because her necklace could not be found.（D）Because her necklace was sold at a low price.（A）Scolding the man.（B） Comforting the man.（C） Helping the man repair the car.（D）Helping the man escape from the accident.（A）The flood has caused heavy casualties.（B） The flood has
31、caused the food prices to rise.（C） The flood has made it impossible to grow crops.（D）The flood has caused food shortage in the whole country.（A）He is a workaholic now.（B） He has divorced his wife.（C） He has changed a new job.（D）He has changed his work style.（A）Jazz.（B） Blues.（C） Rock and roll.（D）Pop
32、ular music.（A）He will set the table later.（B） He will ask Tom to set the table.（C） The woman should set the table herself.（D）The woman should ask Tom to set the table.（A）Mute the phone.（B） Call the customer service.（C） Disable incoming calls.（D）Leave the phone in the dormitory.（A）A landlord.（B） A pu
33、blisher.（C） An operator.（D）A real estate agent.（A）Buy an ordinary TV.（B） Buy a computer.（C） Purchase local channels.（D）Purchase channels on cable TV.（A）Films and TV plays.（B） News and teaching programs.（C） Sports, films, operas and childrens programs.（D）News, entertainment and childrens programs.（A）
34、They are annoying.（B） They often interrupt a program.（C） They have existed for a long time.（D）They only appear between programs.（A）She might not be able to graduate.（B） She cant find a job when she graduates.（C） Most of her classmates have no job offers.（D）Nobody tells her how to find a job.（A）Becau
35、se she doesnt want to rely on her relatives too much.（B） Because she hasnt graduated from university yet.（C） Because she can find a satisfactory job herself.（D）Because she has a lot of working experience.（A）Very relaxed.（B） Quite upset.（C） Rather satisfied.（D）Really happy.（A）Get some milk to drink.（
36、B） Play online games to relax.（C） Ask the counselor to help find a job.（D）Search for some useful information from the Internet.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be sp
37、oken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）She was born in 1903 in Chicago.（B） She was a writer as well as a critic.（C） She once worked for the magazine Vanity Fair.（D）She didnt receive much education.（A）Margin for Error w
38、as a failure.（B） The Women was made into a movie.（C） Her plays were famous for their beautiful language.（D）Her play Abide with Me was well accepted by the critics.（A）Women are mistreated by people.（B） Women should be granted more rights.（C） Its impossible for women to succeed.（D）Society discriminate
39、s against women.（A）The British Parliament.（B） The House of Lords.（C） The work of Committees.（D）The law-making process.（A）Make the bill.（B） Propose the bill.（C） Pass the bill.（D）Reject the bill.（A）All the work of the House is done in the Committees.（B） Visitors may observe many of the committee meeti
40、ngs.（C） The Appellate Committee is the final court of appeal in criminal cases.（D）Speaker of the House of Lords belongs to the Appellate Committee.（A）Because they want to work for more people.（B） Because they need training overseas.（C） Because there is a nursing shortage worldwide.（D）Because they wa
41、nt to pursue a better development.（A）Developed countries have a much larger proportion of nurses.（B） Nurses in developed countries are paid much more.（C） Developed countries have trained more nurses.（D）All the world has realized the shortage of nurses.（A）Fewer people will devote to heath care.（B） Th
42、e aging population is becoming larger.（C） The shortage of nurses will be more serious.（D）The need for nurses is going to rise.（A）Developed countries with less nurses.（B） Developing countries with less nurses.（C） Countries where there are enough care trainers.（D）Countries lacking nurse schools.Sectio
43、n CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you hav
44、e just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The need for birth control methods has developed fairly recently, with the desire among many women to be
45、able to decide when they want to have a baby. At the same time, there is a growing【B1】_ of the problem of a rapidly increasing world population.This problem of a rising world population is largely the result of【B2】_ medical skills, which have【B3】_the death rate and at the same time raised the birth
46、rate by increasing live births and the number of babies who【B4】_early childhood. There is a growing【B5】_that food production cannot keep【B6】_ with these increase, the result of which is that in some countries, people are already starving to death. This problem is further【B7 】_by the fact that in pla
47、ces like America and Europe, we obtain by trade and【B8】_far more food and resources like oil than, say, the average India.【B9】_.World population is rising at a rate of two percent a year; this means an addition of 70 million people a year to the present population of more than 3 500 million.【B10 】_.
48、 The fastest growing region is Latin America which includes South and Central America and the Caribbean, while Africa and Asia closely follow Latin America. However,【B11】_37 【B1 】38 【B2 】39 【B3 】40 【B4 】41 【B5 】42 【B6 】43 【B7 】44 【B8 】45 【B9 】46 【B10 】47 【B11 】Section ADirections: In this section, t
49、here is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.47
