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2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV 》期末考试试卷（A ） 本卷共14页 第1页 2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV 》期末考试试卷（A ） 本卷共14页 第2页2010级非英语专业《大学英语4》期末考试试卷（时间120分钟）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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, D and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A. She thinks his term paper is difficult to read. B. She thinks his term paper has a good title. C. She does n’t like his choice of the title. D. She does n’t think he prepares well enough.2. A. Where to meet Lisa.B. Why Lisa wants to meet them.C. The location of the campus.D. The time of the meeting. 3. A. Paul sold it for her.B. She didn ’t want Paul to borrow it.C. Sarah has bought it.D. Paul purchased it for her.4. A. Show the man the way to the station. B. Find out when the next bus leaves. C. Take the man to the station.D. Wait for the man at the bus station.5. A. The English Evening doesn’t interest him. B. He may already have plans.C. He ’d like to bring a classmate to the English Evening.D. He ’d rather come another time. 6. A. In a dressing shop. B. In a shoe store. C. In a gymnasiumD. At a swimming pool. 7. A. At 5:15 B. At 5:45 C. At 5:50 D. At 4:458. A. A dentist and a patient B. A physicist and a patient C. A patient and a surgeon D. A patient and a physician9. A. The woman made another new shirt for the man.B. The man bought a new bottle of ink from the woman yesterday.C. The man lost his new pen he bought yesterday.D. The man ’s shirt was stained by his new pen. 10. A. Repair his air-conditioner. B. Go to sleep.C. Get a new air-conditioner.D. Look for a repairman.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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, D and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A. He made cartoon films.B. Under his leadership, three world-famous parks were built.C. He was born of a wealthy family.D. He was once an artist. 12. A. Advertisements. B. Comedy news. C. Mickey Mouse.D. World-famous parks. 13. A. In Kansas City B. In Disneyland C. In Chicago D. In Los Angeles题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 得分 得分 学院： 年级/班级： 姓名： 学号：装 订 线 内 不 要 答 题得分 评卷人 复核人 I. Listening Comprehension (20 points)Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A. He often does the work his boss does n’t mean him to do.B. He likes being a boss.C. He is reluctant to do what his boss wants him to do.D. He is eager for a better-paid job.15. A. He hired four men to paint the house without Mr. King’s permission.B. He did n’t show respect for his boss.C. He paid too little money for hiring the workers.D. He didn’t brush the house willingly.16. A. $30B. $32C. $2D.$8Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A. She is very active.B. She is dark-haired.C. She lives a busy life.D. She lives with her daughter.18. A. A pacemaker.B. Her daughterC. A dressmakerD.A Battery19. A. In the skin beneath her ribs.B. In her heart.C. In her stomachD. In the skin beneath her breastbones.20. A. They help solve the problems of life.B. They are numerous in number.C. They are a new type of engineer.D. Both A and C.Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno.” I explained, ho ping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghananian driver, “Reno? That is in Nevada?”Taxi drivers were uniformly (一致地) sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house, “If you do something silly and they put you away, you cannot look for another job.” A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope: He refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge, a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red skin mask and holding a stuffed (塞满的) pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried hailing(招呼) a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with Guy Caaude Thevenain, a Haitian driver, was typical of the superb (一流的) assistance I received.“Is anyone following us?”“No,” said the driver, looking in his rearview mirror at traffic and me.“Let’s go across the park,” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $ 25,000.”“$25,000?” he asked.“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”“No, man. I work 8 hours and I earn ju st $70. If I can do that, I do it too.”As we approached 86, Lexington Street, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.“Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”“No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have so mething to do with money — taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low, but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.21. From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that ________.A. he was not caring about the killingB. he was frightened to hear what the writer saidC. he thought the writer was a criminalD. he thought the writer was crazy22. Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to give the writer a ride?得分评卷人复核人II. Reading Comprehension (30 points) 装订线内不要答题2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第3页2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第4页A. He didn’t want to help the writer get over his career crisis.B. He was in a hurry to go home and relax.C. The place was far away.D. He thought the writer was going to kill himself.23. What is the author’s interpretation of the driver’s reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical Bank”?A. The driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low.B. The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally.C. The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible.D. The driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery.24. Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?A. They are ready to help you do whatever you want to.B. They refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.C. They are sympathetic with those who are out of work.D. They work only for money.25. The passage mainly discusses ___________________.A. how to please taxi ridersB. how to deal with taxi ridersC. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards riders in personal troubleD. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards the governmentQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(保护区) (ANWR) to help secure America’s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country’s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth, with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U. S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two to three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U. S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall(意外之财) in tax revenue, royalties(开采权使用费) and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “We’ve never had a documented case of an oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice,” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.Not so fast, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output — and just 3% of the nation’s.26. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A.It will increase America’s energy consumption.B.It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.C.It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.D.It will help secure the future of ANWR.27. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry ________.A. shows little interests in tapping oil in ANWRB. expects to stop oil imports from Saudi ArabiaC. tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oilD. believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields28. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that_______.A. it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan regionB. it can do little to solve U. S. energy problemsC. it can cause serious damage to the environmentD. it will not have much commercial value29. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para. 3)?A. Don’t be too optimistic.B. Don’t expect fast returns.C. The oil drilling should be delayed.D. Oil exploitation takes a long time.30. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth ________.A. involves a lot of technological problemsB. remains a controversial issueC. is expected to get under way soonD. will enable the U. S. to be oil independentQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Although suicide rates around the world are about three times higher for men than women, evidence is mounting that in developing countries in Asia, suicide is far more common among young women than men.In a study this week in The Lancet medical journal, researchers give the first picture of suicide among young people in India. In a region near Vellore in southern India, more than twice as many young women aged 10 to 19 committed suicide as men in the same age group. The study found the average suicide rate装订线内不要答题2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第5页2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第6页for women in that age group was 148 per 100,000, compared with 58 suicides per 100,000 men. Globally, the suicide rate for men is about 24 per 100,000, and about 6.8 per 100,000 for women.Experts say the latest study was based on too few suicides to be certain the observed rates are valid, but added that the research shows suicide is vastly underreported in the developing world.One of the major differences between suicide in the West and in developing countries is the method. It is known from studies in the West that more women than men attempt suicide, but fewer succeed.Usually, women in Western countries attempt suicide by slashing their wrists or swallowing pills, both methods that are treatable. In rural India, the methods are hanging, poisoning with lethal insecticides that are banned in many other parts of the world and setting oneself on fire. All three are difficult to survive.Some of the pesticides, widely kept in rural homes, kill within three hours. For women trying to kill themselves in the countryside, where there is no transportation and sometimes no roads, it is often too late by the time they reach a hospital.There are a few theories why young Asian women are committing suicide at such a high rate.“I t could be because of lack of education, conflicts surrounding the issue of arranged marriages, love failures, dowries and things like that,”said Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar, who runs the Sneha Suicide Prevention Center in Chennai, in the Madras region of India.Overall in India, male suicides start to outnumber the women as they get older, said Vijayakumar, who was not involved with the latest study.Once the women have children, they become emotionally and psychologically stronger and the suicide rate goes down, she said.31. According to the latest research, the average suicide rate around the world is ______ that of thedeveloping countries concerning about the gender factor.A. similar toB. the same asC. irrelevant toD. different from32. Comparatively speaking, the suicide rate around the world for men is ______ higher than it forwomen.A. more than twiceB. more than three timesC. twiceD. more than one time33. E xperts’ attitude toward the latest study in Vellore in southern India is _______.A. totally agreeableB. oppositeC. criticalD. extreme 34. In rural India, women often attempt suicide by the following means except _______.A. poisoning with pesticidesB. setting oneself on fireC. swallowing pillsD. hanging35. The factors influencing the phenomenon that young Asian women are committing suicide at such ahigh rate DO NOT include ________.A. educationB. emotionC. egoismD. marriage issuesQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Like many other small boys, I was fascinated by cars, not least because my oldest brother was a bit of acar guy and subscribed to cool magazines like Car and Driver and Motor Trend. Every so often, one of those magazines would run an article on the “Car of the Future.” They featured unconventional styling and things like small nuclear reactors as power sources. Yet, frankly, my car doesn’t do anything that my brother’s Studebaker didn’t do. It goes, it stops, it burns gasoline, it plays music. I still have to steer it, andit still runs into things if I don’t steer it carefully.But guess what? All of these things are subjected to change in the not-so-distant future. It will still go and stop, but it may not burn gasoline, I may not have to steer it, and it may be a lot better at not running into things.Airbags aren’t the be-all and end-all in safety. In fact, considering the recent news about people occasionally being killed by their airbags in low-speed collisions (碰撞), they obviously still need some development. But they aren’t going away, and in fact, you can expect to see cars appearing with additional, side-impact airbags, something some European car manufacturers already offer.Better than systems to minimize injury in the event of an accident, however, are systems that minimizethe likelihood of an accident happening in the first place. Future cars may be able to eliminate many of the major causes of accidents, including drunk-driving, tailgating and sleepiness. Cars could be equipped with sensors that can detect alcohol in a driver’s system and prevent the car from being started, for example. Many accidents are caused by people following the car in front too closely. As early as next year, you’ll be able to buy cars with radar-equipped control systems. If the radar determines you’re closing too quickly with the car in front, it will ease up on the throttle. For city streets, expect other radar devices that will give advance warning that the car in front of you has slowed abruptly and you should step on the brakes — or that may even brake for you.Will cars eventually be able to drive themselves? There’s no reason to think it won’t be technically possible, and Mercedes is working on a system that can brake, accelerate and steer a vehicle down a装订线内不要答题2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第7页2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第8页2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV 》期末考试试卷（A ） 本卷共14页 第9页 2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV 》期末考试试卷（A ） 本卷共14页 第10页highway on its own. Nobody really expects people to give up all control to their cars, but such systems could be used as failsafe systems to keep cars on the road and bring them safely to a stop even if the driver suddenly became disabled.36. The author was fascinated by cars because__________.A. other small boys liked to own a car of their own, tooB. he read exotic things about cars in his brother ’s magazinesC. his oldest brother loved to take him to places in his carD. he subscribed to cool car magazines37. By saying “my car doesn ’t do anything that my brother ’s Studebaker didn ’t do,” the author meansthat________.A. my car is far better than my brother ’s wasB. my car is not as good as my brother ’s wasC. not much has changed in the performance of cars so farD. much improvement has been made in the design of cars recently 38. Which of the following statements is true of airbags?A. They are in need of further improvement.B. They are going to disappear gradually.C. They kill people instead of protecting them in low-speed collisions.D. They are a standard feature of European cars.39. What will future cars do if the sensors detect alcohol in the driver ’s system?A. They will give a warning in advance.B. They will brake automatically.C. They will ease up on the throttle.D. They will not start.40. Which of the following statements is true according to the last paragraph?A. People will give up all control to their cars.B. Cars will be able to drive themselves.C. No cars will ever break down on the roads.D. Cars will all be equipped with failsafe systems.Directions : There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. This disease ________ in Africa but has now spread to many parts of the world.A. derivedB. originatedC. sparkledD. dwelled42. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to ________ ground andair attacks. A. launchB. withstandC. contestD. contend43. Much of the territory is still under ________.A. eliminationB. invasionC. constitutionD. occupation44. These devices mounted in the car can _______ driver to an impending hazard.A. instructB. warnC. dictateD. alert45. Windy days are _______ of March.A. characterB. characteristicC. featureD. quality46. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting _______ services.A.appropriateB. essentialC. equivalentD. lucrative47. Once Mrs. Kirkpatrick ______ you in conversation, you ’re stuck with her for at least half an hour.A.engages B. occupiesC. submergesD. launches48. People from different cultures have different _______ of the world.A.complications B. instinctsC. conceptionsD. impressions49. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is _______ from the list for promotion.A. wrenchedB. priedC. retreatedD. eliminated50. Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were _______ out.A. decoratedB. penetratedC. priedD. carved51. Population growth and pollution place enormous ______ on the world’s supply of usable water.A. stressB. exposureC. enduranceD. endeavor得分评卷人 复核人III. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points)装订线内不 要答题52. It is not so much the actual population of the world _______ its rate of increase which is important.A. ofB. overC. likeD. as53. Tom is so weak that he should _______ be allowed to go to work until he has completely recoveredfrom his illness.A in case B. in some case C. in any case D. in no case54. ________ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home.A. BeforeB. UntilC. FromD. Since55. The old couple decided to _______ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.A. adaptB. bringC. receiveD. adopt56. The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a ________ of what it was beforethe outbreak of war.A. fractionB. sectionC. portionD. trifle57. The weather wasn’t favorable and both teams had to ________ icy rain and a strong wind during thematch.A. pin downB. contend withC. get stuck inD. take control of58. The offer of a free overseas tour _______ him into buying the villa on the hillside.A. discouragedB. committedC. temptedD. tangled59. That morning, on Mount Tai, I saw the most ________ sunrise in my life.A. mysteriousB. opaqueC. spectacularD. adolescent60. After Mike left for work, I ________ the beds and vacuumed the carpets.A. pattedB. clappedC. strippedD. shaved Directions: There are 10 blanks in each of the following two passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.AThe mere 61 that America still attracts millions of people is evidence that it is not 62. People aren’t 63 a place of decline. Signs of decline are 64 to be found in a place as complex as America: debt, crime, the homeless, drugs, dropouts. But the main 65 of America, the first and most 66 impression, is 67, energy, aggressiveness, forward movement.It is so hard to think of this nation in decline 68 you know that there are vast regions of the planet which are absolutely 69, incapable 70 any improvement at all.61. A. reason B. fact C. phenomenon D. idea62. A. in the decline B. on decline C. in decline D. for decline63. A. attracted by B. attached to C. attracted to D. associated with64. A. sure B. real C. true D. clear65. A. characteristic B. characterization C. appearance D. phenomenon66. A. longing B. lasting C. important D. enduring67. A. dynamic B. dynamics C. dynamist D. dynamism68. A. as if B. though C. when D. because69. A. paralyzed B. being paralyzed C. paralyzing D. to be paralyzed70. A. for B. of C. to D. withBThe equivalents of these driver muscle functions are electromechanical devices 71 the automated vehicle. They receive electronic commands from the onboard control computer and then 72 the appropriate steering angle, throttle angle, and brake pressure 73 small electric motors. Early versions of these devices are already being introduced 74 production of vehicles, 75 they receive their commands directly from the driver’s inputs to the steering wheel and pedals. These decisions are 76 for reasons largely unrelated 77 automation. 78 they are associated with reduced energy consumption, simplification of vehicle design, enhanced ease of vehicle assembly, improved ability to 79 performance to match driver preferences, and cost savings 80 traditional direct mechanical control devices.71. A. made in B. attached to C. installed in D. mounted on72. A. apply B. control C. manage D. manipulate73. A. with B. by means of C. due to D. into74. A. of B. with C. into D. by75. A. where B. which C. when D. because得分评卷人复核人IV. Cloze (20 points) 装订线内不要答题2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第11页2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷（A）本卷共14页第12页76. A. been made B. making C. being made D. to make77. A. to B. with C. of D. by78. A. Instead B. But C. Rather D. So79. A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D. arrange80. A. compared to B. contrary to C. comparing to D. comparable toDirections：You are required to write no less than 120 words within 30 minutes on the Answer Sheet. A suggested title with further information is listed as follows.Title：To Get Along With Your Roommates①It often happens on campus that roommates conflict with each other;②Please summarize the main causes of such conflicts and support your argument;③Please give some suggestion ons how to live in harmony among roommates.2010级非英语专业《大学英语IV》期末考试试卷答案及评分标准I. Listening Comprehension:（每小题1分，共20分）Section A 1-5. CADCB 6-10. ABADCSection B 11-15. CADAA 16-20. BDAADII. Reading Comprehension:（每小题1.5分，共30分）21-25. ADBCC 26-30. CDBAB 31-35. DBCCC 36-40. BCADBIII. Vocabulary and Structure:（每小题0.5分，共10分）41-45. BBDDB 46-50. BACDD 51-55. ADDBD 56-60. ABCCCIV. Cloze:（每小题1分，共20分）A 61-65. BCCAA 66-70. DDCABB71-75. CABCA 76-80. CACBAV. Writing: (共20分)评分标准及样文①评分原则：本题总分20分，其中内容和语言占18分，词数占2分。

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大学英语四试题及答案

大学英语四试题及答案

大学英语四试题及答案一、听力理解（共30分）1. A) 根据所听内容，选择正确答案。

A) 选项1B) 选项2C) 选项3D) 选项42. B) 根据对话内容，回答以下问题。

A. 问题1：______B. 问题2：______二、阅读理解（共40分）1. 阅读以下短文，然后回答问题。

短文内容：[此处为短文内容]问题：A. 第一段的主要观点是什么？B. 作者在文中提到了哪些支持观点的证据？2. 阅读以下文章，选择最佳标题。

A. 选项1B. 选项2C. 选项3D. 选项4三、词汇与语法（共20分）1. 从下列选项中选择最合适的词或短语填空。

A. 选项1B. 选项2C. 选项3D. 选项42. 根据所给句子的语法结构，选择正确的答案。

A. 选项1B. 选项2C. 选项3D. 选项4四、完型填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从所给选项中选择最佳答案填空。

[此处为短文内容，每个空格后有四个选项]五、翻译（共20分）1. 将下列句子从中文翻译成英文。

A. 中文句子1B. 中文句子22. 将下列句子从英文翻译成中文。

A. 英文句子1B. 英文句子2六、写作（共30分）根据所给题目写一篇不少于120词的短文。

题目：[此处为写作题目]答案：一、听力理解1. A) 正确答案2. B) 问题1答案；问题2答案二、阅读理解1. A. 主要观点B. 支持观点的证据2. 正确标题选项三、词汇与语法1. 填空答案2. 语法结构答案四、完型填空[此处为每个空格的答案]五、翻译1. A. 英文翻译1B. 英文翻译22. A. 中文翻译1B. 中文翻译2六、写作[此处为写作范文]。

大学英语四（科大）四级模拟题2

大学英语四（科大）四级模拟题2

大学英语四（科大）四级模拟题2大学英语四级模拟试卷Part I. Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answersmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Passage 1Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being normal one and to praise or criticize others as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted one. Here is a great argument in favor of traveling abroad and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling or living in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different after all.Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to exist. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With almost the whole of Western Europe belonging to the European Economic Community (EEC) and the increasing standardization this brings about, plus the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem some truth in this—at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this maybe, at lest the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different animal from themselves.1. The passage is mostly concerned with the issue of ____.A. advantages of the EECB. attitudes towards other countriesC. learning foreign languagesD. differences among people2. According to the author, ____.A. our knowledge of other cultures are always wrongB. reading books about other countries is the safest way of understanding theirpeoplesC. there are more similarities than differences among different peopleD. there are more differences than similarities among different people3. Some people think that European peoples are identifying themselves with eachother because of the following EXCEPT _____.A. the establishment of the EECB. the greater rapidity and ease of travelC. the increasing standardizationD. the rapid industrialization4. The clause “However this may be” suggests that ____.A. the author is going to introduce a new ideaB. the author is about to avoid any conclusionC. the author is about to give up his own point of viewD. the author will stick to his own point of view5.The passage seems to attach importance to ____.A. the greater ease of travel nowadays than beforeB. the uncontrollable tendency to identificationC. the similarities in terms of way of life between different culturesD. the differences between European peoples and other nationsPassage 2The more time scientists spend designing computers the more they marvel at the human brain. Tasks that baffle（难住）the most advanced supercomputer—recognizing a face, reading a handwritten note—are child’s play for the 3-pound organ. Most important, unlike any conventional computer, the brain can learn from its mistakes. Researchers have tried for years to program computers to imitate the b rain’s abilities, but without success. Now a growing number of designers believe they have the answer: if a computer is to function more like a person and less like an over-grown calculator it must be built more like a brain, which distributes information across a vast interconnected web of nerve cells, or neurons.Conventional computers function by following a chainlike sequence of detailed instructions. Although very fast, their processors can perform only one task at a time. This approach works best in solving problems that can be broken down into simpler logical pieces. The processors in a neural-network computer, by contrast, form a network much like the nerve cells in the brain. Since these artificial neurons are interconnected, they can share information and perform tasks at the same time. This two-dimensional approach works best at recognizing patterns.Instead of programming a neural-network computer to makedecisions, its maker trains it to recognize patterns in any solution to a problem by repeatedly feeding examples to the machine.Neural networks come in all shapes and sizes. Until now most existed as software simulations（模拟品）because redesigning computer chips took a lot of time and money. By experimenting with different approaches through software rather than hardware, scientists have been able to avoid costly mistakes.6. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that the most advanced supercomputer____.A. can recognize a face and read a handwritten noteB. can learn from its mistakesC. weigh only 3 poundsD. cannot distribute information across an interconnected web of nerve cells7. What is NOT true of a conventional computer?A. It must be programmed before it works.B. It can only solve one problem at a time.C. It is good at solving one problem at a time.D. It is trained to recognize patterns instead of making decisions.8. The main feature of a neural-network computer is that ____.A. its processors act as an interconnected web of neutronsB. it is programmed to make decisionsC. its networks are of all shapes and sizesD. its neurons are artificial9. The expression “this two-dimensional approach”in the second paragraph refers to____.A. the conventional computer and the neural computerB. making decisions and recognizing patternsC. sharing information and performing tasksD. the computer and the human brain10. Scientists use software rather than hardware in their experiments because ____.A. it can avoid redesigning computer chipsB. it can save a lot of time and moneyC. it can avoid making mistakesD. it is more like the human brainPassage 3Teenagers who have done well in high school are usually confident and college-bound—but they are not the majority. Many of their peers have not yet learned necessary survival skills or experienced any feeling of achievement. They lack both the job skills and the sophistication that are needed to find work in a tight job market. Their sagging（消沉的）self-image is not improved when they are rejected by prospective employers who have neither the time nor the budget to train raw recruits.Today business and industry are engaged in myriad mysterious machinations（谋划）that challenge the understanding of even the brightest adult. No wonder young people, fresh out of senior government class, are lost! Some high schools acknowledge students’needs by offering work experience and career observation and exploration programs. Often the shyest, least successful students will not even apply. For many, approaching the first rung（梯级）of the career ladder is the most difficult step in the entire lifetime career process. Statistics show that the unemployment rate for young adults is two to three times higher than the rate for the remainder of the population.Walter Williams, who teaches at Temple University, favors a lower minimum age and wage for teenagers. He maintains such changes would increase employment for the young, especially minorities, allowing them to step up onto the first rung of the career ladder and gain badly needed work experience. Such services as movie ushering and car hopping might be reinstated （恢复）without taking jobs away from older people.11. According to the author, most high school teenagers ______.A. are confidentB. are stupidC. lack confidenceD. lack financial support12. The word “peers” in line 2, paragraph 1 means _____.A. childrenB. parentsC. noblemenD. equals13. At the beginning of the second paragraph, the author tries to convince the readerthat _____.A. teenagers are not to blame for the present situationB. young people are not doing well in some high schoolsC. there is something wrong with the government’s policiesD. adults are certainly cleverer than teenagers14. The author believes that ______.A. young people should take firm steps to start their careersB. young people should help the adults whenever they canC. high school graduates should choose to go to college firstD. unemployment should be done away with in this country15. Walter Williams thinks that _____.A. young people all need to earn some pocket moneyB. some jobs suit the young onlyC. only students with work experience are suitable for college educationD. young people all need some work experiencePassage 4There is no question that the poor are sicker. Unfortunately, there are no nationwide mortality（死亡率）statistics by income. One of the best studies has been a recent comparison of poverty and non-poverty areas in Chicago (This does not permit really fine analysis, because of the limitations of area comparisons). Crude mortality in poverty areas was only three per cent higher than in non-poverty area; but the people in poverty areas are younger, and if it had been possible to compute age-specific rates, the differences would be much greater. Differentials（差异）in infant mortality were very large—75 per cent higher in poverty than in non-poverty areas. In both cases, the differences between white and nonwhite were even more substantial than between poverty and non-poverty areas.The clearest and best evidence of poorer health among the poor is to be found in studies of days of disability per person per year, where differences of the order of two-to-one are found. Those in families with income of under $2,000 a year have 29 restricted activity days a year, while those with family income over $4,000 a year have less than half that, 13 restricted activity days a year.But while the poor are sicker, the differences in the utilization of health care are not as marked as one might expect. The same study which reported twice as many disability days for thoseunder $2,000 a year as for those over $4,000 a year showed lesser differences with respect to the use of doctors. Fifty-nine per cent of the poorer group have consulted a doctor in the previous year, 13 per cent a specialist, compared with 73 per cent and 28 per cent of the better-off income groups. These differences in health care utilization by poor and non-poor, which were once extreme, are now declining. Indeed, in some settings they are now reversed. In 1928-31, families with an income of more than $5,000 spent 11 times as much on medical care as families with income under $1,200. In 1962, families with incomes of more than &7,000 spent only 37 per cent more on medical care than families with incomes under $2,000.16. Compared with that in non-poverty areas, crude mortality of young people inpoverty areas is ______.A. slightly lowerB. more or less the sameC. slightly higherD. much higher17. The most striking contrasts in mortality can be found between ______.A. different areasB. different racesC. different familiesD. different income groups18. “Restricted activity days” are days when ______.A. sick people have to stay in hospital for further treatmentB. one takes a long holiday away from workC. sick people have to keep from their normal activitiesD. one is restricted in his freedom of action19. The difference that is diminishing between the poor and the non-poor is that in_____.A. the utilization of health careB. the opportunities of employmentC. their living conditionsD. their state of health20. From the passage (as the beginning paragraphs of a long article), it is very likelythat the author will go on to discuss _____.A. how to eliminate poverty in the U.S.A.B. how to gather nationwide mortality statistics by incomeC. how to help those poor people who are sickD. how to train more qualified doctors for the rich peoplePart II. Vocabulary and structure (20%)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that bestcomplete the sentence.1. The mayor tried to ____ every citizen in the cleanup campaign.A. enlistB. entitleC. gainD. regain2. Sand had ____ at the mouth of the river and formed a bank which boats could notpass.A. collectedB. accumulatedC. assembledD. added3. This work will cost over 1 million, which is more than we can afford; ____, wecannot do it at this time.A. thenB. stillC. howeverD. hence4. Someone pressed a switch and all the lights on the Christmas tree ____ on together.A. flushedB. gazedC. flashedD. shivered5. Disaster ____ them when they were caught in Germany at the beginning of WorldWar II.A. betrayedB. befellC. droppedD. sank6. The pressure of too much homework has led to an evident ____ in interest in sportsamong the students.A. absenceB. minimumC. shortageD. decline7. The road ____ over two hundred miles through the heart ofthe country.A. stretchedB. prolongedC. expandedD. approached8. In spite of all ____ has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cuttingtheir names on the tree trunk.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. as9. Can you ____ the TV set for me so that it is not too bright?A. switchB. changeC. balanceD. adjust10. We have plenty of bread, ____ butter, we have more than enough.A. as forB. owing toC. except forD. out of11. People of all countries are expected to ____ the principles of the United Nations. .A. upholdB. inspectC. exaggerateD. integrate12. The bicycle is a form of transportation whose ____ we takefor granted.A. satisfactionB. convenienceC. expenditureD. coordination13. You really ought to ____--all these late nights are doing you no good.A. pull throughB. slow downC. bring downD. pass through14. After retirement my father ____ enormous pleasure from his coin collection.A. figuredB. releasedC. derivedD. attached15. It’s typical ____ Peter to waste time when he knows we are already late.A. forB. aboutC. withD. of16. In this way, smokers will know which brands are most ____ to affect their health.A. definitelyB. likelyC. naturallyD. certainly17.Unless the contract is signed immediately, I shall ____ myoffer.A. acquireB. withdrawC. relieveD. depart18. What he’s saying about the market may be true, but I’m ____ to give it a closerlook.A. opposedB. objectedC. inclinedD. intended19. People here are really nice and ____. They invite you to their homes for Sundaydinner.A. hospitableB. responsibleC. welcomeD. good-tempered20. Marion put a marker in her book so that she would know where she ____.A. drew onB. sized upC. left offD. followed upPart III. Word-building (10%)Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the italicized word on the left of each sentence.1. fail Boredom, isolation and loneliness can lead to marriagebreakdowns and a ____ to complete assignments.2. assist A great number of ____ in the nursing home need training inspecific skills, particularly behavior management and first aid.3. significant Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it ____.4. concentrate ____ is the secret of success in all the management of humanaffairs.5.depend However strong and loving the bond between carer and ____ maybe, constant caring is likely to bring some frustrations anddifficulties.6. account If all the financial matters can be dealt with by an ____, it iscertain that the artist will have more time to develop her art.7. inhabit He wants to visit a nature reserve without a single permanenthuman ____.8. sequence This approach falls into five ____ stage: topic selection; inquiryand analysis; discussion; conclusions and communication.9. employ He was thrown into ____ when the factory closed.10. believe She is a great lover of cats. It’s ____ how m any cats she has!Part IV. Error-identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four parts underlined and marked A, B,C and D. You are to identify the one that needs correction.1. It isn’t worth expend such a large sum of money onrepairing the house if you plan toA B Cmove out of it pretty soon.D2. John was, so speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club’sA B C D secretary.3. The average temperature on Mars, the fourth planet in the solar system, is aboutA Beighty degree colder than on earth.C D4. What are commonly known as “lead” pencils are not lead, but rather mixture ofA B C D graphite, clay and wax.5. Since light spreads in all direction, a light viewed from a great distance appearsA B C dimmer than it actually is.D6. Before they admit us, we will have to pass tests of our ability to read well, reasonA Bclearly, follow directions, and spelling correctly.C D7. Biologists are predicting that they have been able to alter genes and control heredity.A B C D8. The school board is in opinion that sports occupied too much of the students’ time.A B C D9. I have read the news of today. How about one of yesterday?A B C D10. It is difficult to do generalizations about the characteristics of modern musicA Bbecause of the variety of existing style.C DPart V. Translation (20%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.There was a short, thoughtful silence. Then he said, "Dad, you have just worked aprofound change in my personality."2. Some persons say that love makes the world go round. Others of a less romantic and more practical turn of mind say that it isn't love; it's money.3. If reading is to accomplish anything more than passing time, it must be active.4. Jim Thorpe was a hero after the Olympics and a sad, bewildered man not too muchlater.5. In an underworld culture, the countryside would be right there, a few hundred yards above the upper level of the cities -- wherever you are.6. This is a credulous age, and the burden of knowledge which we now have to carry is partly responsible.7. In the hilly farmlands of southern Wisconsin and Minnesota, we found the fields and forests green and the creeks still flowing.8. I caught sight of her at the play, and in answer to her beckoning I went over during the interval and sat down besideher.9. Work is more than a necessity for most human beings; it is the focus of their lives, the source of their identity and creativity.10. Truthful information, humanely conveyed, helps patients cope with illness: helps them tolerate pain better, need less medicine, and even recover faster after surgery..模拟试卷答案Part I. Reading Comprehension (40%)1. B2. C3.D4. D5. A6. D7. D8. A9. C 10. B11. C 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. C 19. A 20.CPart II. Vocabulary and structure (20%)1. A2. B3. D4. C5. B6. D7. A8. C9. D 10. A11. A 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. CPart III. Word-building (10%)1. failure2. assistants3. significance4. Concentration5. dependant6. accountant7. inhabitant8. sequential9. unemployment 10. unbelievablePart IV. Error-identification (10%)1. A2. A3. C4. D5. A6. D7. B8. B9. D 10. APart V. Translation (20%)1．电话里出现了暂时的沉默，他在思考。

大学英语四试题及答案

大学英语四试题及答案

大学英语四试题及答案大学英语四级考试是中国专门为大学本科四年级学生所设立的一项英语考试，旨在评估学生掌握英语的听、说、读、写四项基本技能的程度。

以下是一份关于大学英语四级试题及答案的详细介绍。

第一部分：听力理解（共20题，每题1.5分，共30分）第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman going to do?A. Take a bus.B. Go by car.C. Walk.2. When does the next train leave?A. At 9:55.B. At 10:00.C. At 10:25.3. What does the man want to drink?A. Juice.B. Coffee.C. Tea.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A broken computer.B. A new program.C. A technical problem.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Fix the refrigerator.B. Clean the refrigerator.C. Buy a new refrigerator.（略去其余15题）参考答案1. B2. A3. C4. B5. A第二部分阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage 1It was Christmas Eve and the Browns were having their dinner．“Where’s my present?” asked five-year-old Michael．His mother smiled，“Here it is．”The boy excitedly unwrapped it．“It’s a toy dinosaur！Can you putit together for me，Dad？”“Certainly，” his father said with a smile. “I have to get a screwdriver，though．”He left in search of one，and returned a few minutes later with it.His wife suddenly remembered something，“Mike，you left theback door open．Please go and close it．”“But it’s too dark to go outside，” Michael protested．His father, however，insisted，“It will only take a minute，Son．”Michael went outside with a flashlight and closed the back door．Suddenly， he saw a huge dinosaur on the lawn． It was red and green and had yellow eyes.“Merry Christmas！” it thundered．“Oh dear！” Michael thought，“It’s a real dinosaur．”Out of the mouth of the dinosaur came presents for Mrs. Brown and Michael．根据短文内容，回答以下问题。

年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解),推荐文档

年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解),推荐文档

2014 年6 月大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及翻译）CET4 Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.题目一：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目二：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目三：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)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 pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。