1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 977（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 Video Cameras Be Installed in Public Places? You should write at, least 120 words following the outline given below.1现在很多公共场合都安装了摄像头2公共场合是否应该安装摄像头，人们持不同意见3我认为Should Vide
2、o Cameras Be Installed in Public Places?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
3、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 Preparing Children to Be Safe at CollegeMoney can buy many things to help children excel academically, like tutor
4、s and private school educations. But as those children go off to college, the one thing otherwise protective parents typically do not spend money on is making sure their children do not become victims of a crime.One reason is cost. The price of protection ranges from consultations billed at several
5、hundred dollars an hour to Ostrander Internationals security assessment and training program, mainly for the children of international business executives, royalty and celebrities, which starts at $41,000 for the first year.Parents may believe that security at college is not something they have to w
6、orry about. But just because you are paying tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars for your childs education does not mean the university is a safe place.A report released this week by Insite Security is sure to shake parents confidence. The security firm analyzed crime statistics on and aro
7、und the campuses of the eight Ivy League colleges as well as Duke, Stanford, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago. This study was unique because it looked not only at the on-campus statistics that colleges are required to report, it also took into account crime in
8、the areas where students socialize off campus.The Insite report said three-quarters of the colleges and their surrounding areas had sex offense rates that were 83 percent higher than the national average, with Dartmouth having the highest rate. It said that Harvard had the highest rate of stealing a
9、mong the 12.“Keeping kids safe or making a wise decision about where your kids go to school is more complicated than reviewing the police log at the college security office,“ said Christopher Falkenberg, president of Insite.In response to the report, Sylvia Spears, dean of Dartmouth, said, “Increase
10、d reporting is not necessarily an indicator of increased sexual violence on campus but may indicate better education about sexual violence and increased awareness of various services and offices on a campus that are available to a victim.“A spokesman for Harvard said, “It is important to note that h
11、ow property crimes are classified and reported varies from school to school, and when you look at property crime statistics as a whole, Harvard does not lead in the rankings.“For prominent families, the costs of a security plan to reduce these risks are part of life, but for most affluent families,
12、such security is prohibitively expensiveeven though their children may be easily harmed by crime.Several security advisers I spoke with offered advice to wealthy families considering security plans while also providing tips to parents of more modest means. Top threatsCurtis Ostrander, the founder of
13、 Ostrander International and former vice president for risk management and public safety at Cornell, said the biggest threat he sought to counter was students belief that nothing was going to happen to them.His business focuses on the top targets for campus crime: international students and children
14、 from wealthy homes. It might seem obvious that someone adjusting to a new culture while getting used to college could run into problems. But children from families who are upper-middle class and higher on the wealth ladder are often innocent about personal security, and that makes them targets for
15、theft, alcohol-related crimes and sexual assault(攻击).“If you grew up in a poorer neighborhood, youd be more aware of someone coming up behind you and stealing your bag,“ Mr. Ostrander said. He added that the very rich were the least prepared: “Having security growing up makes it worse because they n
16、ever had to consider the threats.“Mr. Falkenberg said a new trick illustrated this problem. It starts with an attractive, older woman pretending to fall in love with a wealthy male student in the hope of getting pregnant, if not married, and laying claim to his familys money.“Theyre only innocent ki
17、ds, and the story is always the same,“ he said. “Its really hard because you have to tell the kid this is not the love of his life.“Student responsibilityRegardless of the threat, the key is to work with students before they leave for college. And this is where the fees for one-on-one preparation st
18、art to climb.Mr. Ostrander, for example, has a psychologist and a self-defense instructor on staff, and he will work personally with the student in the home country or on campus. Thomas Ruskin, president of CMP Protective and Investigative Group, said his agents had accompanied clients children on t
19、rips, pretending tour guides or drivers, but had also done simple things like monitoring tracking technology on their cellphones.“Its about teaching them how to leave the nest but also to teach them what theyve been protected from,“ Mr. Ruskin said.Short of hiring an expensive consultant, parents th
20、emselves can do more to prepare children for what can happen on campus. For male students, the main worries are being beaten up or involved in an alcohol-related crime, and for women, the concerns center on sexual assault.Yet Mr. Ostrander says parents usually do not do enough to prepare children fo
21、r theft and computer frauds. These include the infamous Nigerian prince asking for money and more personalized frauds devised from the abundance of personal information on(the Web. “Some of us say thats just common sense, but not for people without a lot of life experience,“ he said. Parental anxiet
22、yThinking about what could happen to your child is enough to send the most level-headed parent into overprotective mode. Yet the experts offered some simple steps for parents to take. For example, encourage your daughter to use campus escorts(护送者)at night.The worst thing a parent can do for a child,
23、 the experts agreed, is send a bodyguard to class. The same goes for the middle-class parent repeatedly warning a child not to drink. That could lead to worse behavior.“We dont say, Dont drink, “ Mr. Ostrander said. “We say, If you drink, here are some of the possible problems.“ He added, “I teach t
24、hese kids in classes, but these are the same skills they will use the rest of their lives to be safe.“And that is what any parent wants from college.2 Most protective parents dont think of spending money on_.（A）helping children achieve academic success（B） sending children to private school（C） paying
25、 the ever-growing college tuition（D）preparing children to be safe at college3 Why was the report released by Insite Security unique?（A）Its results shook parents confidence.（B） It involved eight Ivy League colleges.（C） It also analyzed the crimes off campus.（D）Its results were different from others.4
26、 According to the Insite study, Dartmouth had the highest rate of_.（A）sex offense（B） stealing（C） enrollment（D）graduation5 In response to the Insite report, the spokesman of Harvard stated that_.（A）the report indicated rising sexual violence on campus（B） better education about sexual violence was urg
27、ently needed（C） the report made a mistake in analyzing the property crime（D）Harvard didnt actually have the highest rate in property crime6 What was the top threat Curtis Ostrander sought to counter?（A）The prohibitive cost of security plans.（B） Parents reluctance to protect their children.（C） Studen
28、ts unawareness of social crimes.（D）The high victimization rate of rich students.7 The students growing up in a poorer neighborhood tend to_.（A）be innocent about personal security（B） involve in alcohol-related crimes（C） be more aware of property crimes（D）never consider the property threats8 What is t
29、he key to tackle security threats at college?（A）Teaching the kids to distinguish true love.（B） Training students before they go to college.（C） Joining a face-to-face security preparation.（D）Sending a self-defense instructor to college.9 As for the male students, the main concern centers on being bea
30、ten up and involved in_10 The most level-headed parents may turn into_even if they just think about what could happen to their children at college.11 As a way to protect children, sending a bodyguard to class is as bad as_.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and
31、 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 pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and dec
32、ide which is the best answer.（A）The advertisement is printed fine and attractive to readers.（B） $200 is really reasonable for a roundtrip between LA and NY.（C） People must conform to some restrictions for cheap airfares.（D）The flight time for cheap airlines is usually at night.（A）He has been on holi
33、day.（B） He has been on business.（C） Hes been to the Great Lakes.（D）He stayed in the office.（A）Have a look at the menu.（B） Read the instructions.（C） Tell the woman a story.（D）Give the woman a lesson.（A）In April.（B） In May.（C） In July.（D）Not decided yet.（A）He is worried about the loss of the store.（B）
34、 He wonders why the crazy action was conducted.（C） He wonders what punishment the crazy man will get.（D）He wishes that the broken glass had not injured anybody.（A）He should be more positive toward his work.（B） He should quit his job as soon as possible.（C） He should find a more promising position.（D
35、）He should find a job of different field.（A）Because he doesnt enjoy the dishes at Hilton.（B） Because he isnt familiar with the way to Hilton.（C） Because he believes the woman is not serious.（D）Because he thinks dining at Hilton is too expensive.（A）The man should phone the hotel for directions.（B） Th
36、e man can ask the department store for help.（C） She doesnt have the hotels phone number.（D）The hotel is just around the corner.（A）To have one of her teeth filled.（B） To have one of her teeth pulled.（C） To have her teeth cleaned.（D）To have her teeth examined.（A）Have ones heart transplanted.（B） Have o
37、nes teeth transplanted.（C） Advance the tooth filling technique.（D）Reduce pain in tooth pulling and filling.（A）Tooth transplant is expensive.（B） Dentists are working on tooth transplant.（C） Tooth transplant has been successful.（D）Tooth transplant has failed.（A）Inviting her friends to a gathering.（B）
38、Staying at home with her parents.（C） Relaxing at the seashore.（D）Working on her paper.（A）Finish her experiment.（B） Work on a paper.（C） Stay in the library.（D）Lie out in the sun.（A）She was too tired to continue.（B） It was hard for her to run on the wet sand.（C） She didnt like the volleyball game.（D）S
39、he couldnt bear the burning hot weather.（A）The water was too dirty.（B） She was afraid of water.（C） She hadnt learned to swim.（D）The waters temperature was low.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the pass
40、age 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）They realize the importance of keeping fit.（B） There are too many traffic jams.（C） The economy is slowing down.（D）Gas is in short supply.（A）To redu
41、ce the percentage of bike riders.（B） To create special lanes for bike riders.（C） To make the city beautiful and green.（D）To reduce environmental pollution.（A）He has never driven his own car to work.（B） He moved to Washington, D.C. 6 years ago.（C） He was hit by a car twice in Portland.（D）He now lives
42、 in Washington, D.C.（A）Surgeons were not sure of the risk of operation.（B） Its very hard to find a suitable organ donor.（C） Human body was not receptive to foreign tissue.（D）Patients white blood cells would be destroyed.（A）The donor and recipient are identical twins.（B） The transplanted organ is fro
43、m the recipients relatives.（C） The donors blood type is the same as the recipients.（D）The recipient is not infected during the operation.（A）They tried to make the transplanting more safe.（B） They shifted their attention to “nonessential“ parts of the body.（C） They focused on transplanting several or
44、gans at one operation.（D）They did research to develop less expensive anti-rejection drugs.（A）He played well in the NBA.（B） Back injuries interrupted his career.（C） He now works for Nike.（D）Maryland is his homeland.（A）The early bird catches the worm.（B） Small things can lead to large outcomes.（C） Act
45、ions speak louder than words.（D）Do nothing by halves.（A）He respected and greeted everyone.（B） He worked there for many years.（C） They had a good memory.（D）They were required to do so.（A）He was too naughty.（B） He looked down upon Mr. Lee.（C） He destroyed pubic facilities with a rock.（D）He didnt greet
46、 Mr. Lee when they met on the street.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
47、 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 write down the 36 Looking to improve your language skills, but dont have the tim
48、e to go overseas to attend school? More and more universities around the world are【 B1】_opportunities for students to【B2】 _ online degrees from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these【B3】_ have met certain standards of excellence.If you decide to take online language courses, be sure to【B4
49、】_ the benefits of online studying versus going abroad. The advantages of online studying are that the costs are usually【B5 】_, students can study at their own pace, and they can have full【B6】_ to the materials 24 hours a day from almost any computer in the world. However, they wont get the human【B7】_of meeting people face to face like they would do if they【B8】_attended an overseas school.On the other hand,【B9】_, meet new friends wit
