大学英语四级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷297(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语四级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷297 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4.

Translation

Part I Writing

1． For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay to express

your views on the phenomenon of group purchasing. You should write at least 120

words but no more than 180 words.

正确答案： My Views on Group Purchasing In recent years, group

purchasing becomes increasingly popular in our life. However, in my opinion,

although it is cheaper and more convenient, we should be discreet when facing group

purchasing. There are two main reasons why I say so. For one thing, you might

lose more money on group purchasing because you will buy something you don’t

really need once you cannot resist the temptation of the low price. That will turn into

another way of waste of money although you intended to save money. For another, the

products of group purchasing are usually not of good quality as those sold at the

market price. Just as the old saying goes, you get what you pay. Therefore, don’t

follow the group purchasing hastily until you carefully think what you really need and

the quality of the goods. So please keep an eye on your wallet.

Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

听力原文： (1)Falling global demand for personal computers (PC) saw

shipments fall by a record 10, 6% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, according to

market research firm IDC. About 71. 9 million units were shipped in the period,

which includes the key Christmas shopping season. IDC said the decline was the

worst since it started tracking PC shipments. (2)PC demand has been hit by

competition from smartphones and tablets, along with longer lifecycles for PCs.

(1)Shipments fell in all regions around the world and have declined for five quarters

in a row, according to IDC’s figures. Rival research firm Gartner also said

shipments were down. Using different methodology, it saw a fall of 8.3% in the fourth

quarter from a year ago. (2)Other factors that contributed to the decline in shipments

included economic issues such as falling commodity prices, weaker currencies, as

well as social tensions in the Middle East.1. What has happened in the PC market

recently according to IDC? 2. What factor is contributing to the current situation?

2．

A．The PC market has picked up rapidly in the past months.

B．PCs are sold at lower prices during the shopping season.

C．PC shipments have gone down quickly around the world.

D．PCs have longer lifecycles by upgrading their hardware.

正确答案：C

3．

A．Rising commodity prices.

B．Competition from mobile devices.

C．Stronger currencies.

D．Social tensions in Southeast Asia.

正确答案：B

听力原文： As the holiday shopping season begins, hackers are trying to trick

users into revealing their private account information. (3)Last week, hackers tried

to trick Amazon, com users into handing over their passwords and user names. The

attempt to steal individual Amazon user names and passwords was a “phishing” attack.

Phishing tries to trick users into thinking that the request comes from the company.

In this case, hackers sent emails to Amazon account holders. The email lied and

claimed that 2 592 Amazon account records were stolen. Customers were asked to

verify account information in the phishing email. The email’s signature was signed as

“Amazon Customer Support. “ (4)Electronics and computer experts say deleting

the email is an easy solution. Amazon says thieves use hoax emails that look like they

are from Amazon company accounts. Amazon says many phishing emails contain

misspelled words and bad grammar. The company says it never asks for personal

information, passwords or bank account numbers.3. What did some hackers attempt to

do last week? 4. What is a good way to solve the problem according to some experts?

4．

A．Steal Amazon users’ private account information.

B．Sell individual Amazon user names and passwords.

C．Start an attack on some online shopping websites.

D．Spread a virus on online shopping websites by email.

正确答案：A

5．

A．To call the Amazon Company.

B．To check the spelling and grammar.

C．To reset passwords frequently.

D．To delete the email directly.

正确答案：D

听力原文： (5)India’s capital Delhi is ending a two-week trial that imposed

major restrictions on private cars. Private cars with even and odd number plates were

only allowed on alternate days during the experiment, which began on January 1.

(6)The initiative is meant to curb the city’s air pollution. The trial took more than a

third of the city’s three million private cars off the road, easing congestion. However,