1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 962（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 1.有些人认为老人应该和子女生活在一起，有些人不同意这一看法；2. 你认为哪种做法合适，说出你的理由。Older People Living with Adult Children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
2、 the questions attached 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.1 Our Future in
3、 Space: It Has Already Begun!We are all space travelers. But weve stayed close to home until now. One day, we may leave our “mother-ship“ Earth to make our home among the stars.A giant, spherical “spaceship“,about 8,000 miles in diameter, is speeding through the solar system right now. It is cruisin
4、g at an incredible 66,600 miles per hour.Its not a giant, Star Wars mother-ship. Its spaceship Earth, the home of over four billion people. This water coated spaceship has been traveling through the universe for about five billion years. Only within the past 25 years, however, have some of its passe
5、ngers broken free of Earths gravity.But 25 years from now, many people, including you, might live in an orbiting space station 200 miles above the Earth.Space CitiesScientists have already designed special space factories. These factories will take advantage of the absence of gravity (zero gravity)
6、to produce everything from life-saving drugs to perfect ball bearings.Other scientists have designed space colonies, complete with farms, schools, and artificial day and night. Hundreds, or even thousands, of people will live, work, play even go to school, far above the Earth.Our conquest of space,
7、of course, has already begun. We have explored part of the Moon,sent robot spaceships onto the surface of Venus and Mars, and aimed space probes past the planets of Jupiter and Saturn.Last June, one robot ship, Pioneer 10, left our solar system forever. And astronauts from the United States have liv
8、ed in space stations.The conquest of space, without question, is one of the greatest adventures human beings have ever set out on. But it may be more than a great adventure. Some scientists think the conquest of space may be a necessity for survival of the human species.We are tearing up more and mo
9、re of the Earth to get raw materials for industry. And we are polluting the air and water as we manufacture products that we need or want. Almost everything that seems to make our lives more comfortable, and from electricity to pesticides, uses up or alters a piece of our planets natural environment
10、.Why Go into Space?Yet our solar system is full of resources. The moon is chock-full of valuable metals. So are the asteroids, the small, rocky, planet-like bodies orbiting the sun most of them between Mars and Jupiter. These metals, if we can get them, could be used to build factories and space sta
11、tions. Also, in space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the suns energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into electricity for manufacturing, for creating comfortable living conditions.Getting away from Earth has other advantages, too. Modern industry uses many kinds of metal alloys
12、(mixtures of metal that are better for certain purposes than pure metals). Yet some metal alloys either cant be made or are very expensive to make on Earth because of gravity. For instance, certain metals dont mix well on Earth. But in zero gravity, molten (hot, liquid) metals mix more evenly. This
13、is because there is no gravity to pull the heavier metals down, while the lighter ones float on top.From space, too, we can look down on the Earth and study the atmosphere, its weather, and the effects of air pollution.And because there is no strong gravity to break free from, our future homes away
14、from Earth will be convenient starting points for travel to distant planets.But, while going into space might solve some problems, outer space can also be a dangerous place. For example, in outer space, we have to protect ourselves from the dangers of ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Ultraviolet l
15、ight from the sun can give us bad sunburns right here on Earth. Yet, Earths atmosphere screens out most of that harmful radiation. Cosmic rays are tiny high energy particles from outer space. Again, the Earth shields us from most of them.At Home in Space?But in space, without special protection, we
16、would be exposed to much stronger radiation from ultraviolet light and cosmic rays. Also, in the zero gravity of outer space, our bones will lose calcium and become weaker. This will be more of a problem the longer people stay out in space. Doctors are looking for a way to keep our bones from losing
17、 calcium in outer space. And a small spaceship just might “drive you batty“ after a while. But even on a short trip in outer space, you might not feel as well as youd like to. Space travel could make you seasick!Yet, these risks wont keep people from going into space. Eventually, an Earth-like envir
18、onment will be built in space. And they will be populated by people with many different interests: medicine, construction, farming, teaching, mining, and so on.The next hundred years will be filled with other worldly adventures, exciting scientific discoveries, and danger, as humans leave Earth perh
19、aps forever.Aging in SpaceSuppose a space traveler is moving at a velocity of 186,200 miles per second. For every hour that passes for him, 30 hours pass on Earth. If he travels for a year in this fashion (having accelerated instantaneously) and then turns around and comes back at this speed (having
20、 turned around instantaneously), he will find that while he has seemed to himself to have traveled two years, the men on Earth would claim he had been absent for 30 years.Suppose the space traveler had left at the age of 30, leaving behind a twin brother also aged 30. When he returned he would be 32
21、, but his stay-at-home twin brother would be 60. That is why the “clock paradox“, is sometimes called the “twin paradox“.Of course it takes quite a long while to accelerate to a high speed, and a long while to make a turn and head back again, so conditions arent quite as clear-cut as just described.
22、2 The giant, spherical spaceship mentioned in the passage is_.（A）the outer space（B） a man-made spaceship（C） the planet Earth（D）the Star Wars mother-ship3 Some persons have traveled into outer space after conquering_ within the past 25 years.（A）the universe（B） Earths gravity（C） the earth（D）outer spac
23、e4 We have explored or sent robot spaceships to the following space except_.（A）the moon（B） Venus（C） Jupiter（D）Mars5 Why is the conquest of space more than a great adventure?（A）Because it is full of challenges for human beings.（B） Because it may be necessary for human beings to survive.（C） Because it
24、 is the greatest adventure in human history.（D）Because it is more exciting than any other adventures.6 The moon and the asteroids are alike with respect to their_.（A）size and moving ways（B） comfortable living conditions（C） rich and valuable metals（D）solar energy7 Why cant ultraviolet light scorch ou
25、r skin on Earth as seriously as it does in space places?（A）Because the Earths atmosphere can make ultraviolet light less harmful.（B） Because ultraviolet cant reach the Earth at all.（C） Because the Earth is far away from those planets radiating ultraviolet light.（D）Because other space places is near
26、from those planets radiating ultraviolet light.8 In spite of many risks, scientists will finally build space suitable for humans to live_.（A）an environment without ultraviolet light（B） a lot of homes（C） an Earth-like environment（D）an environment with atmosphere9 The reason some metal alloys cant be
27、made on Earth is that the heavier metals_together with the lighter ones.10 In space, there is no atmosphere to filter out the suns energy. There is plenty of solar energy to be turned into_for creating comfortable living conditions.11 According to the author_will be caused to a man in gravity-free s
28、pace.Section ADirections: 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 pau
29、se. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）She has no desire to be an economist.（B） She will be an excellent economist.（C） She likes all her teachers equally.（D）She has no idea whether she can graduate.（A）Wait for the manager.（B）
30、 Give a message to the manager.（C） Write a note to the manager.（D）Come back at a later time.（A）About half of them are old.（B） About half of them are quite young.（C） less than one quarter of them are young.（D）About one quarter of them are above 60.（A）She wants to order some food.（B） She is unhappy to
31、 work so long.（C） She plans to have a day off.（D）They will stop working.（A）Sally wants the man and the woman to give her a lift.（B） They will go to Johns office first.（C） Sally wants to buy some clothes first.（D）John will need a lift on the way to his office.（A）She is not sure whats happened to Tom.
32、（B） She believes Tom is not coming.（C） Tom has gone on a trip alone.（D）She finds it difficult to put up with Toms behavior.（A）He feels uneasy.（B） He has head trouble.（C） He is going to have an operation.（D）He had an operation.（A）At 1 p.m.（B） At 1 a.m.（C） At4 p.m.（D）At 5 p.m.（A）Being criticized by hi
33、s teammates.（B） Having not enough sleep.（C） Being unable to surf on the Internet.（D）Being away from home.（A）His rivals and teammates.（B） His coach and teammates.（C） His family and his teammates.（D）His country men and his family.（A）Intelligent but lazy.（B） Humourous and sensible.（C） Kind-hearted but
34、indecisive.（D）Humourous and considerate.（A）Because she has a company for the drive.（B） Because she can attend the festival.（C） Because the man stopped and offered her a lift.（D）Because the man provided a shelter from the rain.（A）About two hours.（B） Less than an hour.（C） More than two hours and a hal
35、f.（D）Less than an hour and a half.（A）Because she got on his car before the rain.（B） Because he was also heading for Edinburgh.（C） Because he was her company.（D）Because he postponed his trip until today.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,
36、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）Why does the dog like to attack the cat?（B） Can we make peace between dogs and cats and how?（C） The myst
37、ery of animals prey drive.（D）A better understanding of our dogs.（A）Because their owners are impatient.（B） Because they hate cats very much.（C） Because they have a higher prey drive.（D）Because they are not obedient.（A）By hitting the dog when he attacks the eat.（B） By separating them when they fight.（
38、C） By giving him extra favor when he is with the cat.（D）By tying them together with a rope.（A）They are the most attractive women in Britain.（B） They are the most popular film stars.（C） They are the first women news announcers on British television.（D）They appear almost every night in TV plays.（A）At
39、l0 in the evening.（B） At 9 in the evening.（C） At 9 in the morning.（D）At 10 in the morning.（A）People still talk a lot about it.（B） Fewer people watched Susans programme from then on.（C） Annas photographs appeared frequently in newspapers.（D）The number of viewers of her programme that day increased by
40、 millions.（A）He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.（B） He was interested in the study of wild animals.（C） He started the organization Heifer International（D）He sold his cows to many countries in the world.（A）To help starving families to become selfsupporting.（B） To make plans for the development o
41、f poor communities.（C） To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals.（D）To distribute food to the poor around the world.（A）They should help other families the way they have been helped.（B） They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.（C） They should submit a report of their ne
42、eds and goals.（D）They should provide food for the local communities.（A）It has improved animal breeding skills ail over the world.（B） It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.（C） It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.（D）It has bridged the gap between the rich a
43、nd the poor in America.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 to 43
44、 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 Advertising is a way of bringing【B1】_to the public for the purpose of sellin
45、g a product, a service, an idea, or an【B2】_. The information is transmitted by means of【B3】_word or over the air. It may be presented as a simple【B4】_of fact, or as more often, it may be offered in colorful or even【B5】_language. All advertising is intended to【B6】_people to do some specific things, s
46、uch as buy a product, order a service, join an organization, or【B7】_a meeting and so on. Each advertisement is paid for by a person, a group, an organization, or a business【B8】_seeking to advance his or its goals.In a modern society, everyone uses advertising in one way or another. A person may obta
47、in a job by answering a classified ad, or sometimes called a small ad. It is placed in a newspaper by those wishing to sell or buy something, lease or rent something, offer or get employment, etc.【B9】_. In choosing food products and other items of daily living, he is usually guided or influenced by
48、advertising.【B10】_.Advertising has certainly played an important part in making modern goods and services available to the general public, it hastened consumers acceptance of such new products as cars, telephones, electric refrigerators, and frozen foods.【B11】_.36 【B1 】37 【B2 】38 【B3 】39 【B4 】40 【B5
49、 】41 【B6 】42 【B7 】43 【B8 】44 【B9 】45 【B10 】46 【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 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 c
