1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 174（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Protection of Environment. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1目前，环保还存在着许多问题2为了保护环境，各国政府做了大量的工作
2、3我的看法二、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 statement agrees with the information given in the p
3、assage;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 Lessons from the 1918 FluThe last time a now influenza virus reached pandemic levels was in 1968, but the episode was not significantly deadlier tha
4、n a typical had fin season. Few people who lived through it even knew it occurred. Still, it killed 34,000 Americans. The 1918 pandemic was far more lethal. It killed 675,000 Americans at a time when the U.S. population was 100 million. Fifty million to 100 million people purished worldwide in the 1
5、918 pandemic, according to Nobel laureate F. Macfarlane Burnet. The flu killed more people in 24 weeks than AIDS has killed in 24 years. The difference in the death toll between 1918 and 1968 had little to do with such medical advances as antibiotics for secondary bacterial infections. The 1968 viru
6、s was simply much less virulent. But it wasnt just the virus. As with Hurricane Katrina, some of the deaths in 1918 were the governments responsibility. Surgeon General Rupert Blue was his days Mike Brown. Despite months of indications that the disease would erupt, Blue made no preparations. When th
7、e flu hit, he told the nation, “There is no cause for alarm.“Alarm was needed. Victims could die in 24 hours. Symptoms included bleeding from the nose, mouth, ears and eyes. Some people turned so dark blue from lack of oxygen that an Army physician noted that “it is hard to distinguish the coloured
8、men from the white.“False reassurances from the government and newspapers added to the death rate. They also destroyed trust in authority, as Americans quickly realized they were being lied to. The result: society began to break apart. Confidential Red Cross reports noted “panic akin to the terror o
9、f the Middle Ages of the plague“ and victims starving to death “not from lack of food but because the well are afraid to help the sick.“ Doctors and nurses were kidnapped. One scientist concluded that if the epidemic continued to build, “civilization could easily disappear from the face of the earth
10、 within a few more weeks.“What will happen during the next pandemic.? No one can predict, but even a virus as mild as the 1968 strain would kill many tens of thousands in the U.S. alone. Since 1968, demographic changes have made influenza a greater, not a lesser, threat. Our population now includes
11、more elderly and more people with a weakened immune system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that influenza kills 36,000 Americans in an average year. The CDC also calculates that a pandemic caused by a virus comparable to that of 1968 would kill between 89,000 and 207,
12、000 Americans. And the scientist who prepared that study has refused to estimate the toll from a more virulent virus because, he says, he doesnt want to “scare“ people.Even the mildest virus would slam the economy harder now than at any time in the past. Thats be- cause businessesand hospitalshave i
13、mproved efficiency to minimize slack. When absenteeism pre- vents one plant from shipping a part, or when a surge of patients overwhelms a hospital already under- staffed because of sickness, massive disruptions result.How prepared are we for all that? Net very. To its credit, this Administration ha
14、s struggled to get a- head of the curve. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson considered influet.za among his highest priorities. In his last speech as Secretary, he called it his gravest concern. Under him, funding for influenza increased 1,000% despite opposition from House Re
15、publicans, who took the threat seriously only after last years vaccine debacle, when almost half the nations supply became unavailable because of contamination.That problem highlighted a weakness in the vaccine-production infrastructure, which, as publichealth expert Michael Osterholm says, “is our
16、levee system against a catastrophic .event,“ But even in a perfect world, virtually no vaccine would be available for the first six months of a pandemic. And the Ad- ministration has left huge holes in our preparedness. After years of delays, a pandemic plan still needs to be finished.Yet the deares
17、t lesson from Katrina is that plans are not enough. They must be put into practice. Preparation matters. Even in the chaos of 1918, people who knew what to expect and had been trained did their duty, often in heroic fashion. San Francisco was the only major city in which the local leader- ship told
18、the truth about the disease. It organized emergency hospitals, volunteer ambulance drivers, soup kitchens and the like in advance. There, although fear certainly showed itself, it did not paralyze, ff we prepare well enough, we wont need heroes; well just need people doing their jobs.2 The 1918 pand
19、emic killed 675,000 Americans at a time when the U.S. population was 100 million.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 Symptoms included bleeding from the nose, mouth, ears and eyes.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 False reassurances from the government and magazines added to the death rate.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 Since 1918, demographic chan
20、ges have made influenza a greater threat.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 The 1918 Flu ended in 1923.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG7 Even the mildest virus would slam the economy harder now than at any time in the past.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG8 Former Health and Human Services Secretary George Thompson considered influenza among his highe
21、st priorities.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG9 The difference in the death toll between 1918 and 1968 had little to do with antibiotics for _.10 Our population now includes more elderly and more people with a _.11 Even in the chaos of 1918, people who knew _ and _ did their duty, often in heroic fashion.Section ADi
22、rections: 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 p
23、ause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）Doctor and patient.（B） Husband and wife.（C） Boss and employee.（D）Father and daughter.（A）Boss and job hunter.（B） Clerk and customer.（C） Manager and waiter.（D）Waiter and customer.（A）At 9:30.（B） At 10:30.（
24、C） At 10:00.（D）At 11:00.（A）He came late because he had no money for taxi fee.（B） He failed to come on time because of traffic jam.（C） He failed to give a short notice because he had no change for a telephone call.（D）He failed to come on time because he had a car problem.（A）Both of them like pop musi
25、c.（B） They both go to the concert very often.（C） They like to go to museum very much.（D）Both of them like classical music.（A）Worse than the last match.（B） The worst match he has ever watched.（C） Better than the last match.（D）The best match he has ever seen.（A）35.（B） 25.（C） 45.（D）30.（A）It doesnt matt
26、er which apartment the man chooses.（B） Its a difficult decision.（C） She doesnt like either apartment.（D）The marl should choose a different apartment.（A）Most people dont think it is a serious problem.（B） Most of our pollution is caused by things people need.（C） The government has not spent enough mon
27、ey to stop it.（D）The seriousness of pollution has not been realized by the government.（A）It can kill people.（B） It can make it difficult to breathe.（C） It can damage plants.（D）It can damage steel and concrete.（A）A crowded city.（B） A steel factory.（C） A busy airport.（D）An old car park.（A）Places the m
28、an has visited.（B） A paper the woman is writing for a class.（C） School activities they enjoy.（D）The womans plans for the summer.（A）She has never been to Gettysburg.（B） She took a political science course.（C） Her family still goes on vacation together.（D）Shes interested in the United States Civil War
29、.（A）Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg.（B） Why her familys vacation plans changed ten years ago.（C） Where her family went for a vacation ten years ago.（D）When her family went on their last vacation.（A）Its far from where she lives.（B） She doesnt know a lot about it.（C） Her family went there w
30、ithout her.（D）Shes excited about going there.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 spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from th
31、e four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）He sent her to the University of Tennessee.（B） He got her a job as a broadcaster.（C） He gave her the discipline she needed.（D）He taught her speech and performing arts.（A）She was Americas first African-American broadcaster.（B） Ordinary people loved her.（C） She d
32、ealt with very personal issues in a frank and honest way.（D）She was a star in the film The Color Purple.（A）Die.（B） Become such people as George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison.（C） Become very successful.（D）Find it extremely difficult to get a job.（A）A college diploma will help one to get a succes
33、sful career more easily.（B） After college education, one should not pursue further education.（C） After college education, one must have an MBA from a first-rate university.（D）After college education, the more one gets education, the less he will earn after graduation.（A）Physics or chemistry.（B） Engl
34、ish or history.（C） Anthropology or political science.（D）Language or philosophy.（A）High school teachers.（B） Taxi drivers.（C） Waiters.（D）Fruit sellers,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
35、 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 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 exa
36、ct words you have just heard or write down the 32 If you were supposed to be at my house at 6: 00 p.m. for dinner, but you came at 8: 00 p.m., we would 【B1 】_ think you were quite impolite. However, if you come from Brazil, the idea of being 【B2】_ , or “on time“, might mean coming two hours late. In
37、 fact, being “early“ or “late“ depends on your cultural 【B3】_ and no dictionary can give a clear 【B4】_ of“early“ or “late“ because these ideas reflect “social time“ rather than real time.Even more 【B5 】_ is how people from other cultures explain their lateness. American students might say they simpl
38、y had not cared that they were late. In 【B6】 _ , Brazilians would go out of their way to explain their lateness in a number of waysthey were delayed by unforeseen or 【B7】_ problems, for example. Or they might 【B8】_ the reasons of being late to reasons that you might never think of.Some American stud
39、ents might feel very guilty and blame themselves, but 【B9】 _ .Another surprising difference that researchers discovered was the way cultures view someone who is late. Americans tend to think negatively of people being late. 【B10 】_ Or, at least, you will be viewed with some disfavor.But in Brazil, i
40、f you are late for an appointment, the chances are you will be admired. 【B11 】_ .33 【B1 】34 【B2 】35 【B3 】36 【B4 】37 【B5 】38 【B6 】39 【B7 】40 【B8 】41 【B9 】42 【B10 】43 【B11 】Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from
41、 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
42、in the bank more than once.43 One day a police officer manager to get some fresh mushrooms. He was so pleased with what he had bought that he offered to【S1 】_ the mushrooms with his brother officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate,“Let the d
43、og【S2 】_ a piece first,“ suggested one careful officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous. Tile dog seemed to【S3】_ his mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal saying that tile mushrooms had a very strange but quite pleasant taste.An hour later, however, they were a
44、ll astonished when the gardener rushed on and said【S4 】_ the dog was dead. Immediately, the officers jumped into their ears and rushed into the nearest hospital. Pumps (泵) were used and the officers had a very【S5】_ time getting rid of the mushrooms that【S6】_ in their stomachs. When they【S7 】_ to the
45、 police station, they sat down and started to discuss the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains that he had felt and they agreed that these had grown worse on their【S8】_ to the hospital. The gardener was called to tell the way in which the poor dog had died. “Did it【S9】_ much before death
46、?“ asked one of the officers, feeling very pleased that he had escaped a painful death himself. “No,“ answered the gardener who looked rather【S10】_ . “It was killed the moment a car hit it.“A hate B returned C try D directionE enjoy F exciting G examine H hardI seriously J suffer K share L intereste
47、dM remained N way O surprised44 【S1】45 【S2】46 【S3】47 【S4】48 【S5】49 【S6】50 【S7】51 【S8】52 【S9】53 【S10】Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should
48、 decide on the best choice.53 It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desert
49、ion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wifes right to receive a tenth of all her husbands property. The wife had the right to withhold consent, in all transactions the husband would make. And more than just a right: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to th
