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大学英语四级模拟考试答案(1)

2014年12月大学英语四级模拟考试答案

Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you will allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below . You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then

express your views on the importance of seizing the opportunity .You should write at

least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

The important of seizing the opportunity

As is vividly drawn in picture ,some sand is slipping away from an open hand .Opportunity ,just like the sand ,if not held property ,may possibly slide away .And we should always bear in mind ,just as the caption says in the cartoon ,that more than half of our opportunity are released by ourselves.

It is true that opportunity plays a vital role in helping us to achieve success .We should grasp every valuable opportunity and make use of it ,otherwise we would be left with nothing but regret and disappointment.

But opportunity is not a piece of sheer luck smiling blindly on everyone . Just as a classic proverb goes ,chance favors the prepared minds .In fact ,hard work is as important as opportunity .Everyone who wants to be successful should work hard .When opportunities come, we should be ready and able to catch them .Hardworking people are more likely to seize the opportunity for success.

Anyway ,opportunity will not inform us in advance when they are on their way ,so do work hard before they come .

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 1-5：BADAA 6-10:DBBCA

11-15:DCDCA 16-20:BCDAC

21-25:DDBCB

26:selection 27:vegetable 28:determines

29:growing numbers of 30:responsible for

31:rush 32:preparing 33:keep accurate records

34:attitudes 35:favorite

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A

36-40 EHABF 41-45 LIKND

全文翻译：

毫无疑问，地球正变得越来越热。但是，真正的问题是：气候变暖的程度是我们的错，我们愿意通过控制我们对矿石燃料无止境的欲望来减缓地球变暖吗？

全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心;或者太难以确定，我们无法用计算机技术来测定，同样的计算机技术往往难以正确地预报下周的天气情况。在一个阴冷的冬日，你可能会觉得，变暖几度无论如何也不是件糟糕的事情。毫无疑问，气候变化的警告听上去就像一个环保主义者的恐吓策略，迫使我们远离汽车，限制我们的生活方式。

这些也许是安慰的想法。然而，不幸的是，地球给我们带来一些不安的消息。从阿拉斯加到安第斯山的雪峰，全球都在快速升温。上个世纪，全球温度上升了1华氏度，但是有些最冷、最偏远的地方却远不止如此。这些结果非常不妙。冰层正在融化，河流正在干枯，海岸正在受侵蚀，我们的社区正在受到威胁。

很大程度上，这些正在发生的变化处于我们的视野之外。但是，他们不应该被忽视，因为他们预示着地球的其他地方将会发生什么样的情况。

答案解析：

36.【解析】[E]此处应填入E项，be willing to 为固定搭配。

37.【解析】[H]此处应填入一个名词，而appetite通常和介词for搭配，此处句子的意思为控制我们无止境的欲望。

38.【解析】[A]此处应填入一个形容词，根据上下文意思应选A项，意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心。

39.【解析】[B]此处应填入一个名词，而与computer 搭配的名词在选项中根据上下文意思B为正确选项。

40.【解析】[F]根据上下文意思此处应表达气候变化之意，因此F为正确选项。

41.【解析】[L]该题较为简单，表示"上个世纪全球的气温上升了1华氏度"，应能迅速找出正确答案。

42.【解析】[I]显然ice 与melt 搭配，因此I为正确选项。

43.【解析】[K]此处应填入一个现在分词，表示"海岸受到侵蚀"，因此应选K项。

44.【解析】[N]该题较为简单，应填入一个复数名词，所以填入N项。

45.【解析】[D]选D项，the rest of 为固定搭配。

Section B

46-50 CNJHA 51-55 LBFCM

Section C

Passage One

56-60：ADBCB

Passage Two

61-65 DCABC

Part ⅣTranslation (30 minutes) In order to promote equality in education, China has invested 36 billion Y uan to improve educational facilities in rural areas and strengthen rural compulsory education in Midwest areas. These funds are used to improve teaching facilities, and purchase books, benefiting more than 160,000 primary and secondary schools. Funds are used to purchase musical instrument and painting tools as well. Now children in rural and mountainous areas can have music and painting lessons as children from coastal cities do. Some students who has transferred to city schools to receive a better education are now moving back to their local rural schools.

听力原文

Section A

1. W: Have you finished that painting for the new student center?

M: Just this morning.I’ve been working extra hours all week.You know, the building opens tomorrow.

Q: What does the man mean?

2. M: Do you sell camping gear?

W: Yes, we have tents, sleeping bags,just about everything you might need,including stoves. Q: What is the man probably going to do?

3. M: Hi, Jenny.Have you talked to Mr. Wright about the new sports program?

W: Well, I contacted his office half an hour ago,and his secretary said he was out for lunch until 2:00.

Q: What does the woman mean?

4. M:Bill says he’s not working so hard on his biology project.

W: But he spends a lot of time in the lab,doesn’t he?

Q: What does the woman imply about Bill?

5. M: I have to say I find the new smoking regulations too strict.

W: Well, they are for everyone’s health.I have no complaints.

Q: What are the speakers talking about?

6. W: Jack asked me to drop off this report.He’s tied up in meetings all morning.

M: I was hoping he brings it in himself.I need to talk with him about it.

Q: Why can’t Jack come in person?

7.M: Should we invite Mr. Smith to join us for dinner this weekend? He’s just come back from

England.

W: You can have a try, but as far as I know,he seldom accepts invitations from his employees. Q: What can we infer about Mr. Smith?

8. W: This place doesn’t look familiar at all.We must be lost.

M: Yeah, it seems so.Let’s pull in here.While I’m filling the tank,you go ask the way and get me something to drink, please.

Q: What is the man going to do first?

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

M: Well, did you enjoy it?

W: Yes, I enjoy it much more than I thought I would.

M: Really?

W: Yes, I don’t usually go to science fiction films.I don’t think they are much better than comics on film,if you know what I mean.

M: Yes, sure.And a few years ago,they were certainly like that.But they’ve got a lot better now. W: Yes, and historical films that’s what I really like.I never miss a good film set in the Middle Ages.Oh, and love stories.I never miss one on TV.

M: Funnily enough,I don’t like those kinds of films at all.But to come back to this one,I personally didn’t think it was very good.It certainly wasn’t as good as other science fiction films I’ve seen. W: Wasn’t it?

M: No, not at all.Oh, the effects were very good.

W: Yes, I thought they were marvelous,especially the battle in space, incredible.

M: Yes, but I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.

W: Yes. I suppose Jason was too good to be true.And what was the name of the baddy?

M: Cargon?

W: Yeah. Cargon was really evil, wasn’t he?But I suppose that’s what these films are all about good triumphing over evil.And the characters have to be black and white.

M: Well, yes, but not always.War of the Worlds wasn’t like that,for example.Anyway, you enjoyed the film.That’s the most important.

W: Yes, I did.Thanks for taking me.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation

9. What does the man say about science fiction films?

10. What opinion do the speakers share about the film they have just seen?

11. What do we learn about Jason and Cargon?

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation

Conversation Two

M: Can I ask you about your evening class?What class do you go to?

W: Car maintenance.

M: What night of the week is it on?

W: Wednesday night.

M: And how long does it last?

W: Well, it’s supposed to start at 6:00,but that’s a bit of problem because people have difficulty getting through the traffic.So we start at 6: 30 and then it goes on until 9 o’clock.

M: And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?

W: Well, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about cars.So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn.I guess most people in the class are in the same situation.

M: Um, and what do you actually do?Do you bring the car along to the class?

W: Yes, we do.And in the first part of the lesson,

the first half hour,the man who runs the class will go through some particular part of the car,and we’ll learn about it.And then we spend the rest of the time,actually working on our own cars,the same problem.

M: And how many people are there in the class?

W: Um, I think 16,but three quarters of them are women.It’s quite interesting because the man is obviously used to teaching man.And he always starts his sentence by saying,Wow, you chaps will know" And then he stops and says,Oh, and you women, er, you ladies, but...

M: Um-sounds funny.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation

12. What does the woman say about her evening class?

13. Why did the woman want to attend the class?

14. What do the people who attend the class do in the first part of the lesson?

15. What do we learn about the participants in the class?

Section B

Passage One

We don’t choose friends on the basis of how much money they have,of course,but vast differences can be disturbing to both sides.Erin, for example, is single,and earns a very good salary.Her friend, Pat, a divorced mother of three,is struggling to make ends meet.We are both frequent theater-goers,Erin explains, and I’d gladly pay for two tickets,just to have Pat’s company at plays and concerts,but she won’t go anywhere unless she can pay her own way.I hate to go alone,so we both stay at home.It all seems so silly.Pat sees the situation differently.After an unhappy marriage to a man who tried to control her without considering her wishes and feelings, she says,It’s very important to me to carry my own weight.I’m not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take.The difficult situation finally changed when Erin moved recently.Pat’s children were with their father,so she took a picnic lunch to her friend’s new place,then spent the day helping her unpack and get settled.I was so grateful, Erin says,that I persuaded Pat to let me return the favour in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group.I think she’s beginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship as I do.

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage

16. What do we learn about Pat?

17. What draws Erin and Pat together?

18. What does Erin do to return Pat?ˉs favour?

19. What do we learn about friendship from the passage?

Passage Two

Sun School in the town of Ashburton, England,is a day school for children aged 10 to 18.It is based on the value of social equality between students and staff,and has few rules.Sun School believes that the healthy growth of a child is more important than academic success.It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to choose from and free time for children to follow their own interests.Classes are small,and based on the individual needs of each child.The timetable is fixed,but democratically decided,and students are expected to attend.The weekly school meeting is at the center of the way. Sun School is organized.It makes all the decisions that affect the school,including rules, the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers.Participating in these meetings gives the children an understanding of democratic decision-making and helps them develop their skills of argument and persuasion.The most important advantage of the school meeting is that it shows the children that the school is really theirs.They have the right to decide on changes.And the school?ˉs success or failure depends on their decisions and their behavior.Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning staff.These jobs are

done by the students and teachers.Decorating and simple repairs are also done by the students.It is believed that for the school to truly belong to those who use it,they must take responsibility for its maintenance.

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage

20. What value is Sun School based on?

21. What is characteristic of the school’s decision-making process?

22. Why does Sun School ask students to do its maintenance?

Passage Three

Well, to continue, as I mentioned earlier,there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform worse, not better,on tasks when other people are there.R. W. Harburt did an interesting experiment.He had his subjects learn a finger maze.This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths.The subjects who had an audience did worse than the subjects who did alone.Now how can we explain these very different results?It seemed very confusing for a long time.Social psychologist, John Roberts,finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience.Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do.That is, if you know what you are doing,having an audience helps you do it better.But if you don’t already know how to do something,you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longer time if you have an audience.That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze.So, if you are doing well,]having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well.If you are doing badly,having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do badly.Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something,you are better off working alone than practicing with other people.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage

23. What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to this part of the talk?

24. When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performance according to Roberts?

25. What does Roberts think is a better way to learn new things?

Section C

Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition (营养), so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetable than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.

Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American lifestyles have changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double-income families. These changing lifestyles are responsible for the increasing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. Partly as a consequence of this limited time,over half of all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times aweek on average.

It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume.The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales statistics and keep accurate records . This information not only tells us what people areeating, but also tells us about the changes in

attitudes and tastes.Red meat,which used to be the most popular choice for dinner,is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chicken, turkey and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.

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