1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 926（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should We Give Gifts to Teachers on Teachers Day? You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.1.有人赞成在教师节给老师送礼2有人则表示反对3我认为Should We Give Gifts to Te
2、achers on Teachers Day?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 informat
3、ion 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 Football and MoneyWhy was it football, rather than the other great Victorian sports, that captured the world? One reason may have
4、been that it does not require expensive equipment or a well-manicured playing surface. Football is ideally adapted to kick-arounds in the favelas (巴西的贫民区) of Brazil or the shanty (简陋小屋，棚屋) towns of Africa, which continue to produce many of the worlds leading players. Footballs simplicity may also ha
5、ve contributed to its popularity as a spectator sport. It means not only that everybody can play, but also that any country or club can aspire to win. Even the most famous players from the richest nations or clubs can be defeated by 11 inspired opponents. Footballs superpowers are Brazil, Argentina,
6、 Italy, France and Germany. Its rising powers are in Africa.Any event that can attract the attention of billions of people would seem sure to be a big money-spinner. What would business or product not yearn for exposure on such a scale? Certainly there is an ever-increasing amount of money washing a
7、round the game. The television rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups were sold for a minimum of $ 1.7billion, an eightfold increase on the deal covering the previous three championships. Companies such as Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Toshiba, Hyundai and MasterCard queued up to sign World Cup sponsorship
8、 deals, said to cost up to $ 45m apiece. MasterCards Deborah Hughes says the World Cup “delivers the most broad-based international TV audience possible,“ and points out that after the last tournament MasterCard issued 1.5m “World Cup Affinity“ credit cards. Most of them were new accounts.In Western
9、 Europe, the popularity of football has played a big part in the evolution of the media over the past decade. In Britain, the success of BSkyB, a subscription-based satellite-television service that has broken the monopoly of terrestrial broadcasters such as the BBC, was built on Skys acquisition in
10、 1992 of the rights to live Premier League football. In France, Canal Plus, a subscription-based channel, wooed its audience with a formula of football and films. The print media too have become devoted to football. In Spain, France and Italy, some of the countries best-selling newspapers are given
11、over to sport, and above all football. And even such publications as Le Monde and the Financial Times (as well as The Economist) now write about the game.Footballers and football clubs are also playing with ever bigger amounts of money. Mr Zidane recently attracted the biggest transfer fee in footba
12、ll history, when Real Madrid paid $ 64.5m to secure his services; his post-tax pay is thought to be over $ 150,000 a week. That is still less than a top American sports star such as basketballs Michael Jordan can command, but perhaps not for long. Calculations by Deloitte Touche Sport, a consultancy
13、, show that Manchester United, the richest club in international football, now has larger revenues than any franchise in Americas National Football League (the kind that is played with helmets and hands). Stefan Szymanski, an economist at Imperial College, London, suggests that the football industry
14、 worldwide is worth about 150 billion ($ 216 billion).But large revenues do not necessarily mean profitability. The world of football seems beset by commercial disasters. The last two companies to own the rights to World Cup football-ISL of Switzerland and Kirch of Germany-have both gone bankrupt. K
15、irch made a profit out of selling on the World Cup rights, but suffered big losses on its pay-TV operations in Germany, mainly because it had overestimated the publics willingness to pay for watching televised German league football. Similar problems have sunk ITV Digital in Britain, which had paid
16、315m to get the rights to some low-grade English soccer games, only to find that viewers were not very interested. ITV Digital is now in administration and says it cannot pay Englands lower-league clubs the money they had been promised. As many as 30 of the less glamorous professional English footba
17、ll clubs are thought to be in danger of going bust.The big money in international soccer is concentrated on the elite European clubs, but some of them are also suffering serious losses. In Italy top clubs such as Fiorentina and Lazio have had trouble paying their players this year. The English Premi
18、er League (英超联赛) is widely regarded as admirably businesslike, yet almost all Premier League clubs will lose money this year. The share prices of the 20 quoted football clubs in Britain have been plummeting, generally to around a third of their level two years ago. European problems, however, are dw
19、arfed by the financial chaos in Latin Americas clubs, where bankruptcies and strikes are commonplace.Some of Europes difficulties can be explained by technological and commercial change. When pay-TV arrived, it became plain that football rights were seriously undervalued, so their price shot up, mak
20、ing them too expensive in many markets. Now the inevitable correction has set in.This is the kind of thing that could happen in any business. But football as an industry may also have a more systemic problem. The very passion that excites football crowds (and once excited investors) often causes dec
21、isions to be taken on non-commercial grounds. Many football clubs across the world are run at a loss by rich men, either for the love of the game or to boost their ego. With so many rich sponsors willing to burn money to fund their teams, even the clubs that are quoted companies-and thus obliged to
22、put profits first-are sucked into a desperate struggle to secure the services of the best players. Footballers pay has spiraled out of control. The more money the clubs receive, the more they are compelled to spend. Alan Sugar, an English businessman who retired from football-club ownership after a
23、disillusioning decade, calls it the “prune-juice effect“: you can pour a lot in, but it all comes out at the other end. In Italy, according to recent calculations by UEFA, the European football authority, the cost of the players now averages 125% of club revenues.2 Its footballs simplicity that may
24、have contributed to its popularity as a spectator sport and captured the world.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 Japan is one of the superpowers in football.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 This passage indicates that football is a big money-spinner and is very profitable.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 BSkyB wooed its audience with a formula of
25、football and films.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 Mr Zidane earns less than Michael Jordan.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG7 The share prices of the 20 quoted football clubs in Britain are much lower than those two years ago.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG8 Alan Sugars “prune-juice effect“ in this passage shows that football clubs can get a lot
26、of money by buying in super players.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG9 The television rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups were sold for _, an eightfold increase on the deal covering the previous three championships.10 Kirch made a profit out of selling on the World Cup rights, but suffered big losses on its pay-T
27、V operations in Germany, mainly because _.11 The very passion that excites football crowds (and once excited investors) often causes decisions to be taken _.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or mor
28、e 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 pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）The blood test results were made o
29、ut yesterday.（B） The blood test results have not been made out now.（C） Dr. Jones knows the results.（D）The man needs to test again tomorrow.（A）She wants to learn basketball games at the stadium.（B） She prefers to watch basketball games at the stadium.（C） They will play basketball games to relax later
30、.（D）She cant understand the game very well.（A）The next bus is coming soon.（B） The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.（C） There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus.（D）They can catch this bus without running.（A）Mrs. Smith is a strict one that can work you to death.（B） The positio
31、n of research assistant is popular among chemistry students.（C） No one likes to get this opportunity except her.（D）The man suggests her to change her mind.（A）Disappointed.（B） Sad.（C） Happy.（D）Regretful.（A）She has been postponing and hasnt started.（B） She has canceled it because its too difficult for
32、 her to accomplish.（C） She wont do it because of difficulty.（D）She likes history very much.（A）A math teacher and his student.（B） A teacher and his colleague.（C） A librarian and a student.（D）A student and his classmate.（A）At 10:00（B） At 10:15（C） At 10:45（D）At 11:00（A）How to apply new technology to so
33、lving the pollution problem.（B） How to realize the serious environmental problems around us.（C） What are the bacteria that can eat petroleum and gasoline.（D）Chinese should take more measures to improve the natural environment.（A）Bacteria can help control some pollution problems.（B） Bacteria can eat
34、gasoline in the sea.（C） Bacteria can excrete (排泄) hydrogen and oxygen.（D）He thought bacteria just caused illness.（A）Bacteria that we used to worry about may help to solve the environmental problems.（B） Bacteria will either destroy or build the natural world.（C） Human beings can control the nature wi
35、thout the help of bacteria.（D）People should be more aware of the environmental problems.（A）They dont get rid of flabby arms.（B） They can damage arm muscles.（C） They arent acceptable to most people.（D）They can raise ones blood pressure.（A）By talking to an expert.（B） By reading an article.（C） By atten
36、ding an exercise class.（D）By listening to the radio.（A）Exercising the entire body.（B） Having your blood pressure taken daily.（C） Losing weight prior to exercising.（D）Weighing in before each exercise session.（A）Wearing arm weights while you are swimming.（B） Jogging vigorously in one place for a long
37、time.（C） Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs.（D）Walking slowly while swinging your arms back and forth.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
38、 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 it is designed like a cradle.（B） Because it is pulled and pushed by magnetic attraction and repulsion.（C） Because it runs on air.（D）Because theres no friction between w
39、heels and rails.（A）A battery-operated system on the train will control and bring the cars to a smooth stop.（B） The magnetic attraction will hook the cars firmly.（C） The cars equipped with a device will run in a special guide way.（D）The internal power will keep the cars steady.（A）Maglev would get man
40、y cars off roads in future.（B） Maglev would become only means of transportation.（C） Maglev would turn into a flying train.（D）Maglev would replace trans and planes.（A）A house which has been shut up for some period of time.（B） An empty house that is usually kept clean.（C） A comfortable house.（D）A new
41、house with fresh and clean smell.（A）The chairs dont look anything normal.（B） The chairs are very neatly arranged.（C） The chairs look as if no one has ever sat on them.（D）Both A and B.（A）Because the kitchen has a strange smell.（B） Because everything looks old and unpleasant.（C） Because one cannot fin
42、d what he or she needs.（D）Because all of the above.（A）She was greeted warmly by the large audience.（B） She met a lot of old friends.（C） She felt excited to find she knew everyone there.（D）She felt quite sad that ,she was a stranger there.（A）The talk was supposed to begin at other time.（B） His secret
43、ary wouldnt come for help.（C） The guest speaker wouldnt be able to give the talk.（D）He forgot to bring his opening address paper.（A）The speaker was an expert on modern literature.（B） The speaker had to give a speech without preparation.（C） Tom had to give a speech instead of the guest speaker.（D）Tom
44、 was a very, Careless person.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 passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36
45、 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 write down the 35 ORPHANS whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given n
46、ew hope. Last week the【B1 】_government answered the childrens cries by【B2 】_60 million Yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤儿院) and living conditions. But without the【B3】_of Dr Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.“Im a doctor and its my duty to【B4】_diseases and save lives,“ said the 7
47、7-year-old grandmother. Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996, when she started to promote AIDS【B5 】_, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely【B6】_.“Although some of the children were bor
48、n with HIV, 90 per cent of them were not【B7 】_,“ Gao said. “But people still【B8】 _them. Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family (领养家庭).“The horror of Henans AIDS problem became known in 1996.【B9】_. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help those people. Over the last eight year
49、s she has visited over 1,000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.【B10 】_,“ she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these children. “【 B11】_,“ she said.36 【B1 】37 【B2 】38 【B3 】39 【B4 】40 【B5 】41 【B6 】42 【B7 】43 【B8 】4
