1、大学英语四级分类模拟题 502及答案解析(总分：131.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed30 minutes to write a composition of at least 120 words on Can Money Buy Happiness? （分数：25.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)The next generation telep
2、hone is called superphone or Personal Communication Network (PCN). Your superphone goes wherever you go, in your pocket. You can use it in the street, in an aeroplane, a boat, or a taxi; you can call from anywhere on the globe to anywhere else. Calls travel at the speed of light, via satellites usin
3、g ultraviolet (紫外线的), high-frequency wave bands and each communication is automatically billed to your account. This new phone is the size and shape of a billfold (皮夹). You unfold it to use it, making it long enough to reach from your ear to your mouth. There is a miniaturized touch pad, on which to
4、 enter the number you are calling. There is also a tiny liquid crystal screen on which you can read weather, news or financial reports. These news items are constantly updated by the company that sells the service. Letter keys on the touch pad also allow you to use this electronic marvel as a comput
5、er or word processor. You can plug it into your large home or office computer in order to transfer any data that you feed in during a business trip. The PCN also stores any useful information of your own that you might need as you travel, such as the names, addresses and phone numbers of several hun
6、dred people, important meetings, flight details, and so on. When you need information, you simply call it up on the screen. You can even use your PCN to activate electronically controlled equipment at home. For example, you could switch your oven on or off, start the sprinkler system (洒水系统) in your
7、garden during a dry spell, get your video recorder to record a show on television, turn off the central heating, and so on. All of this from thousands of miles away, perhaps from the back of a camel in the desert. Prototypes (雏形) are already being trialed. In spite of the complex technology, they wi
8、ll be cheap because of the enormous sales that will be made.（分数：15.00）(1).What can we learn about superphone from the first paragraph?（分数：3.00）A.It has a very wide coverage of signals.B.It deducts fees directly from a user“s account.C.It offers a nearly free communicating service.D.It enables users
9、to speak quickly.(2).What do we learn about the various news items on the PCN“s screen?（分数：3.00）A.They are compiled according to users“ appetite.B.They are renewed by the provider.C.They provide information about goods discounts.D.They advertise products for companies.(3).What is a function of the s
10、uperphone?（分数：3.00）A.It can extend as long as you want.B.It can be used as a billfold.C.It can turn into a mini-TV.D.It can act as a remote control.(4).What is the author“s purpose of mentioning “from the back of a camel in the desert“?（分数：3.00）A.To show the great impact of the new phone on the worl
11、d.B.To emphasize the strong remote control function of the new phone.C.To demonstrate how to operate the new phone in such places.D.To show travelers“ affection for the new phone.(5).What statement does the author agree with?（分数：3.00）A.The new phone will be very expensive.B.The new phone is still a
12、brainchild.C.The new phone has been put into mass production.D.The new phone has excellent prospects in market.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：71.00)In the second half of the twentieth Century, many countries of the South (发展中国家) began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. T
13、hey urgently needed supplies of highly trained personnel to implement a concept of development based on modernization. But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished their training. At the same time, many professionals who did return home but no longe
14、r felt at ease there also decided to go back to the countries where they had studied. In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special “return“ programs to encourage their professionals to come back home. These programs received support from international
15、 bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974 enabled over 1,600 qualified scientists and technicians to return to Latin America. In the 1980s and 1990s, “temporary return“ programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel occupying strategic posit
16、ions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Program“s Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate (移居国外的) Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in their own countries for short periods. But the brain drain (人才流失) from these countries may we
17、ll increase in response to the new laws of the international market in knowledge. Recent studies forecast that the most developed countries are going to need more and more highly qualified professionals around twice as many as their educational systems will be able to produce, or so it is thought. A
18、s a result there is an urgent need for developing countries which send students abroad to give preference to fields where they need competent people to give muscle to their own institutions, instead of encouraging the training of people who may not come back because there are no professional outlets
19、 for them. And the countries of the South must not be content with institutional structures that simply take back professionals sent abroad, they must introduce flexible administrative procedures to encourage them to return. If they do not do this, the brain drain is bound to continue.（分数：71.00）(1).
20、Which of the following is NOT correct according to the passage?（分数：14.20）A.The developing countries believe that sending students to the industrialized countries is a good way to meet their own needs for modernization.B.The South American countries have been sending students to developed countries s
21、ince the 1920s.C.Many people trained abroad remain in the developed countries instead of coming back to serve their home countries.D.The International Organization for Migration successfully helped more than 1,600 professionals to return to their own countries in a single year.(2).Which of the follo
22、wing is NOT one of the reasons why the developing countries are losing their brain power?（分数：14.20）A.Many professionals did not feel comfortable in their home countries after they returned home.B.“Temporary return“ programs encouraged professionals to work in their home countries for short periods.C
23、.The new laws of the international market encourage knowledge transfer.D.The professionals from the developing countries have been trained in fields where they could not apply their knowledge to the best advantage in their home countries.(3).In the author“s opinion, the developing countries should _
24、.（分数：14.20）A.keep their present administrative procedures so as to ensure that their students return after graduationB.cooperate more effectively with international organizationsC.set up more return programs under the guidance of the UND.send students abroad in the fields where their knowledge is mo
25、re likely to be made full use of in their own countries(4).According to the passage, the problem of the developing countries will continue _.（分数：14.20）A.as long as the developed countries need more qualified professionals than they can educate domesticallyB.as long as the developing countries are co
26、ntent with their present institutional structuresC.unless those countries stop sending large number of students to be trained abroadD.if their governments fail to make administrative adjustments concerning the return procedures of their professionals(5).The best title for the passage is _.（分数：14.20）
27、A.The Brain Drain of the Developing CountriesB.Knowledge TransferC.The Talents from the Developing CountriesD.The Failure of Development Programs六、Part Translation(总题数：1，分数：20.00)2.异地团圆俗话说，有钱没钱回家过年。按照传统习俗，异地游子春节都要回到老家与父母过年。但近来，儿女回家看望父母的传统习俗被逐渐打破，“异地团圆”的潮流正在悄然兴起。有学者认为，如今，四位老人、一对夫妻、一个孩子的 421型家庭逐渐成为社会主
28、流，对他们来说，“异地团圆”不失为对传统探亲方式的补充，也是一种不错的选择。 （分数：20.00）_大学英语四级分类模拟题 502答案解析(总分：131.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed30 minutes to write a composition of at least 120 words on Can Money Buy Happiness? （分数：25.00）_正确答案：()解析：Can Money Buy Happiness?Whethe
29、r money can buy happiness is a controversial issue for a long time. Different people hold different ideas. People who uphold it believe that money is the source of happiness. When one owns money, they can buy anything they like, do whatever they are willing to do. Therefore they draw the conclusion
30、that money can bring comfort, security, and so on. It is the source of happiness. Yet a lot of others who disagree with it believe that money is an evil thing. Once people have strong desire for more and more money, they will lose their reason and try to obtain money by all means. Such phenomenon ca
31、n be seen in our daily life. For money, people would rather fight, die, or even sell their souls to the Devil. As far as I am concerned, although money is fundamental to life and perhaps it can bring happiness to you, it is not the sole purpose we live for. Happiness can be gained without money. For
32、 instance, love that is the real source of happiness can“t be bought with money; self-esteem that is another crucial factor that produces happiness can“t win with money. So it is unwise to reckon only on money to achieve happiness. What money will bring to you depends on whether you utilize it corre
33、ctly.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：15.00)The next generation telephone is called superphone or Personal Communication Network (PCN). Your superphone goes wherever you go, in your pocket. You can use it in the street, in an aeroplane, a boat, or a taxi; you can call from a
34、nywhere on the globe to anywhere else. Calls travel at the speed of light, via satellites using ultraviolet (紫外线的), high-frequency wave bands and each communication is automatically billed to your account. This new phone is the size and shape of a billfold (皮夹). You unfold it to use it, making it lo
35、ng enough to reach from your ear to your mouth. There is a miniaturized touch pad, on which to enter the number you are calling. There is also a tiny liquid crystal screen on which you can read weather, news or financial reports. These news items are constantly updated by the company that sells the
36、service. Letter keys on the touch pad also allow you to use this electronic marvel as a computer or word processor. You can plug it into your large home or office computer in order to transfer any data that you feed in during a business trip. The PCN also stores any useful information of your own th
37、at you might need as you travel, such as the names, addresses and phone numbers of several hundred people, important meetings, flight details, and so on. When you need information, you simply call it up on the screen. You can even use your PCN to activate electronically controlled equipment at home.
38、 For example, you could switch your oven on or off, start the sprinkler system (洒水系统) in your garden during a dry spell, get your video recorder to record a show on television, turn off the central heating, and so on. All of this from thousands of miles away, perhaps from the back of a camel in the
39、desert. Prototypes (雏形) are already being trialed. In spite of the complex technology, they will be cheap because of the enormous sales that will be made.（分数：15.00）(1).What can we learn about superphone from the first paragraph?（分数：3.00）A.It has a very wide coverage of signals. B.It deducts fees dir
40、ectly from a user“s account.C.It offers a nearly free communicating service.D.It enables users to speak quickly.解析：解析 第 1段中提到，你可以在全球的任何一个地方接通到另一个任何的地方。这说明这个电话的信号覆盖范围很广，故 A正确。B 是对第 1段最后一句的误解；文中没有提及通信费用的情况，排除C；D 是对第 1段第 4句的误解。(2).What do we learn about the various news items on the PCN“s screen?（分数：3.
41、00）A.They are compiled according to users“ appetite.B.They are renewed by the provider. C.They provide information about goods discounts.D.They advertise products for companies.解析：解析 第 2段第 5句提到，电话液晶显示屏上的新闻内容会由出售此项服务的公司不断地更新，B内容与原文意思一致，故为答案。(3).What is a function of the superphone?（分数：3.00）A.It can e
42、xtend as long as you want.B.It can be used as a billfold.C.It can turn into a mini-TV.D.It can act as a remote control. 解析：解析 第 2段第 5句提到，你可以使用你的个人通信网络(即下一代电话)遥控你家中的电器，接着举例进行了详细说明。D 是对原文的同义转述，故为答案。原文只是说这种新式电话可以打开，使用时使其长度足够达到从耳朵到嘴的距离，并没有说可以伸长到任意长度，故 A错误；原文说这种新式电话的大小和形状如同一个钱包，不是说可以当作钱包使用，故 B错误；C 在文中没有提
43、到。(4).What is the author“s purpose of mentioning “from the back of a camel in the desert“?（分数：3.00）A.To show the great impact of the new phone on the world.B.To emphasize the strong remote control function of the new phone. C.To demonstrate how to operate the new phone in such places.D.To show trave
44、lers“ affection for the new phone.解析：解析 作者在第 2段中运用实例强调新式电话的强大遥控功能，故答案为 B。A“为了体现新式电话对世界的影响”不是举例的目的；提到沙漠也不是为了介绍在那里怎样操作新式电话，故 C不正确；D“为了表示旅行者对新式电话的喜爱”也不符合文章意思。(5).What statement does the author agree with?（分数：3.00）A.The new phone will be very expensive.B.The new phone is still a brainchild.C.The new pho
45、ne has been put into mass production.D.The new phone has excellent prospects in market. 解析：解析 第 2段最后一句指出，虽然技术很复杂，但是由于它的销量将会很大，因而其售价会很低廉。由此可以判断，这种新式电话的市场前景很好，故答案为 D，同时排除 A。B 与文章倒数第二句意思相悖，同时排除 C。五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：71.00)In the second half of the twentieth Century, many countries of the South (发展中国
46、家) began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. They urgently needed supplies of highly trained personnel to implement a concept of development based on modernization. But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished the
47、ir training. At the same time, many professionals who did return home but no longer felt at ease there also decided to go back to the countries where they had studied. In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special “return“ programs to encourage their p
48、rofessionals to come back home. These programs received support from international bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974 enabled over 1,600 qualified scientists and technicians to return to Latin America. In the 1980s and 1990s, “temporary return“ programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel occupying strategic positions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Program“s Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate (移居国外的) Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in thei
