1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 126（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 1. 当今社会是一个讲信用的社会；2. 是否讲信用对个人在社会上的立足发展十分重要；3. 我该如何做起。My View on Credit 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 attac
2、hed to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement 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.2 Testing Babys BrainAs far as her
3、friends and teachers are concerned, Ashdod is an ordinary, bright, playful 5-year-old girl. They might be surprised to learn that not long ago therapists(治疗专家) were fighting to keep her from suffering from autism (孤独症)-a brain disorder that afflicts one in 100 children, typically leaving them with l
4、ifelong difficulties in communicating, socializing and carrying out many basic tasks. Ashdod was lucky: when she was 10 months old, her parents became alarmed that she had little interest in looking them in the eyes, eating and moving from her back, and took her to the Mifne Center in Rosh Pinna, Is
5、rael, a clinic that focuses on children 5 months and older who show early warning signs of autism. The results of the Mifne treatment were shocking, recalls the girls mother, Tikva. “Now she goes to a regular school where she is the same sort of active, funny, normal child as anyone else,“ she says.
6、Despite a big jump in autism awareness in the past decade, parents, schools and doctors still frequently ignore warning signs in very young children. These can be difficult to detect: a child never points at things, shows more interest in objects than people, has delayed speech and develops a fascin
7、ation with toys turning around. Many experts regard these symptoms as harmless habits that kids will outgrow. New research and experience in some autism clinics, however, suggests that starting treatment by age 2 is critical to mitigating and in some cases entirely avoiding the disorder.Thats becaus
8、e unlike the brain of an adult or even an older child, a 12-or 18-month-olds brain is, in a sense, highly reprogrammable-that is, it responds well to treatments designed to permanently change basic patterns of thought and behavior. “All the evidence we have suggests that outcomes for these children
9、will be better with an earlier diagnosis(诊断), before they reach 18 months, if possible,“ says Christopher Gillberg, a professor at Gothenburg University in Sweden.Although there are currently no effective treatments for autism symptoms in older children or adults, the prospects are turning out to be
10、 entirely different for very young children who get prompt treatment. Psychologists have had remarkable success with behavioral therapy, which involves therapists working intensively with children to get them to do tasks theyre having difficulty with. The Mifne Center in Israel applies its own form
11、of intensive therapy, typically lasting about two weeks and focusing on getting the child to make contact with parents and to eat and move normally. Some 200 children have been through the program; about three quarters have remained free of any signs of autism or any other significant developmental
12、disorder, according to Mifne founder and director Hanna Alonim. “If we can get them here as babies, close to 100 percent wont develop autism.“ she says. “If we dont see them until theyre 2. its a different story.“ To support Mifnes findings with more-formal research, doctors at the Tel Aviv Sourasky
13、 Medical Center have begun screening and videotaping infants thought to be at risk of pre-autism before the Mifne treatment.Having a treatment choice for infants raises the hard issue of diagnosis. Autism can be tricky to recognize-it encompasses any or all of a broad range of symptoms, including di
14、fficulty with social interactions, language, motor skills and taking in sensory information, as well as repetitive behaviors. eating problems and in some cases unusually high or low levels of activity. A study of nearly 10, 000 children in Bergen. Norway, indicated that the number of children who sh
15、owed “pronounced autistic features“ was about five times higher than the number who qualified for a formal diagnosis of autism.Even children who exhibit only partial or mild versions of autism symptoms are at risk of ending up with lifelong challenges, say researchers, and would benefit from autism
16、therapies. But tagging more very young children as candidates for autism therapy creates another problem. The cost of behavioral therapy Is eye-opening-applied behavior analysis, an intensive treatment that requires 15- to-25 hours of sessions a week. costs about $ 30.000 a year, and even a modest p
17、rogram typically runs about $ l0.000 a year. Thats one reason studies estimate that less than one in 10 very young children with a diagnosis of autism get 25 hours a week of therapy.Health-care systems are not up to this task. In the United States, Where health insurance rarely covers such treatment
18、s, the chances of having the government pay for therapy varies wildly from state to state. Children dont necessarily fare much better under national health care. The United Kingdom pays for treatment-but often only after the parents hire a lawyer and win their case at a regional “tribunal“. where mo
19、re often than not communities will fight to force the parents to settle for the few hours a week of therapy offered in a local special-education program. In Italy; toddlers with disorders .who live near large cities in the north-central part of the country can get the attention of a team of therapis
20、ts, but those in the southern, rum1 areas tend to get few services. Laurence Robel, a child psychiatrist and autism researcher at the Necker Childrens Hospital in Paris. notes that France keep a bias against behavioral therapy, which critics compare to training a dog or programming a robot: “Away fr
21、om Paris,“ she says, “children are lucky to receive much treatment at all.“Experts insist that governments are being penny-wise and pound-foolish in refusing to pony (付清 ) up for intensive therapy to infants and toddlers who show early signs of a developmental disorder. Simple, brief screening tests
22、 are now designed to flag children at risk as early as 18 months. Earlier diagnosis might be possible by measuring brain activity and recognizing patterns that are unique to autism. Researchers at the Baby Lab in Uppsala University in Sweden are looking for these patterns by placing dozens of soft-f
23、oam sensors on infants heads.The benefits of early treatment are likely to grow in coming years as new research into develop- mental disorders continues to pay off.2 According to the text, children who get autism may suffer from _.（A）lack of parental care（B） troubles in communicating（C） developing s
24、trange habits（D）lack of emotional expressions3 In detecting the warning signs of autism in young children, parents, schools and doctors now _.（A）do better than in the past（B） do worse than in the past（C） havent done sufficiently on it（D）have paid too much attention to it.4 Why is it very important t
25、o treat a child with autism by age of two?（A）Because a young child suffers less from the pain caused by the treatment.（B） Because children at that age bring less economic burden to their parents.（C） Because children at that age respond well to the related treatment.（D）Because the parents get file ch
26、ance to change the childs behavior patterns.5 What is file effective treatment for older children with signs of autism?（A）Parents create a pleasant family atmosphere for them.（B） Schools help them in how to deal with their classmates.（C） Doctors control well the time to have the medicine.（D）Psycholo
27、gists ask them to do tasks theyre having difficulty with.6 How many children have recovered from signs of autism in the Mifine Center?（A）About 200.（B） About 180（C） About 150.（D）About 120.7 Autism is not easy to recognize because _.（A）it covers a wide range of symptoms（B） it is difficult to be distin
28、guished from other diseases（C） its symptoms change with the growth of age（D）it needs cooperation from different fields in medicine8 Why do most very young children with a diagnosis of autism not have an intensive treatment?（A）Because their parents dont think its necessary for their babies.（B） Becaus
29、e its too expensive to receive the intensive treatment.（C） Because babies are difficult to handle at such an early age.（D）Because doctors are not sure of their skills in carrying out the treatment,9 In the United States, different state governments pay differently for autism therapy because _.10 In
30、Italy, the chances for young children to receive services of a team of autism therapists vary between the north-central part of the country and _.11 According to experts, those governments are extremly foolish ff they refuse to support the intensive therapy to young children showing _.Section ADirec
31、tions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions 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 paus
32、e, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）She refuses to go to dinner.（B） She is angry.（C） She agrees to go to dinner.（D）She is surprised.（A）She learns English quickly.（B） Her English is very good.（C） Her English isnt very good.（D）She learns new s
33、entences slowly.（A）At a bank.（B） On the river side.（C） At an inn.（D）On a basketball field.（A）Go to Paris again.（B） Go somewhere else.（C） Live in Paris.（D）Difficult to say.（A）Peter likes to do physical exercise.（B） Peter is a naughty boy.（C） Peter is absent-minded in class.（D）Peter usually walks to c
34、lass.（A）A driving test.（B） A police movie.（C） A traffic accident.（D）The best way to make signals.（A）Her sister is a fashionable woman.（B） Her sister is studying Spanish.（C） Her sister is designing a dress.（D）Her sister is in the Philippines.（A）She is going to see a movie.（B） She is going to see a fi
35、lm that she has seen before.（C） She wants to see her friend.（D）She is going to find out some information about the film.（A）The possible existence of life on other planets.（B） A technical problem that astronomers cant solve.（C） Methods for building powerful new telescopes.（D）The discovery of planets
36、orbiting distant stars.（A）They studied variations in the appearance Of the parent stars.（B） They were able to see the planets with a telescope.（C） They compared the parent stars to the Sun.（D）They sent astronauts on a mission into space.（A）Their surface features.（B） Their temperature.（C） Their chemi
37、cal composition.（D）Their age.（A）Theyve lost their suitcases.（B） Their dorm rooms have been given to other students.（C） They cant find their dormitory.（D）Theyve missed the bus to their dormitory.（A）Its far from the academic buildings.（B） There are few first-year students living there.（C） No buses go
38、to it.（D）Its older than the other dormitories.（A）Its fast.（B） It runs at convenient times.（C） It runs at inconvenient times,（D）Its slow.（A）They can get exercise.（B） They can go by bike.（C） Its boring.（D）Its interesting.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end
39、of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Because nobody knew his address.（B） Because nobody knew his age.（C） Because Penurys pri
40、vate life was a secret.（D）Because Penury was still a bachelor at the age of forty-five.（A）He did not spend money freely.（B） He was always well-dressed.（C） He had a luxurious car.（D）He worked hard for a living.（A）A photographer.（B） A burglar.（C） A reporter.（D）A professor.（A）10 points.（B） 2 points.（C）
41、 15 points.（D）5 points.（A）They will take one of the six major tests.（B） They will have to write a composition.（C） They will be given a pop test.（D）They will be required to read a short story in class.（A）An essay.（B） A magazine article.（C） A poem.（D）A short story.（A）In 1848.（B） In 1884.（C） In 1846.（D
42、In 1849.（A）8,000 people.（B） 80,000 people.（C） 10,000 people.（D）100,000 people.（A）From the western United States.（B） From only the east coast of the American Continent.（C） From all parts of the country.（D）From San Francisco Bay.（A）Because many settlements were abandoned.（B） Because private gold coul
43、d not be protected by law.（C） Because there were many gold-hungry sailors.（D）Because everybody raced for California.Section 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 passa
44、ge is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have 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 w
45、rite down the 37 An old friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with me,【B1】from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the office at the time, but I had made【B2 】for his arrival. After explaining where my new flat was, I told him that I had left the key under a piece of
46、 stone near the door. As I was likely to be at home rather late, I advised him to go into the【B3】and help himself to food and drink.Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the flat. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my【B4】after having just had a truly【B5 】meal. He had found a
47、 pan on the gas【B6】and fried two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the【B7】. Now he said, he was drinking a glass of orange【B8】and he hoped I would join him.【B9】, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the piece of stone,【B10】. I listened to all this in astoni
48、shment.【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, there 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
49、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.48 When babies stare at the television-they are actually learning about the world, U.S. researchers said. Parents may want to limit what their【S1】see on television, based on the study, said Professor Donna Mumme. “Children as
