1、大学英语四级分类模拟题 518 及答案解析(总分：197.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on whether appearance is important. You should wri
2、te at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：106.50）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying “Listen to that!“ but he didn“t hear anything. His ears were accustomed to loud city noises and it was da
3、ys before he was able to notice the sound of a bird. For most of us, silence has become a rare experience. There is background music in restaurants, bars, stores, rest rooms, elevators, and when you are waiting on the telephone. Russell Baker blames “society“s determination to entertain you whether
4、you like it or not.“ People may say they yearn for quiet, but in practice they avoid it. They drive with the car radio turned up, switch on the television when they get home, and exercise while listening to music on headphones. The noise suggests that people have a spiritual problem. They can buy th
5、ings in stores, but they do not have enough human contact. So they fill their lives with sound. Sometimes the reason for the noise is primitive. Young men play their car stereos loudly in order to create a personal environment around them. Like animals, they are marking a territory to warn rivals aw
6、ay and to attract a mate. It may also be true that the brain itself wants excitement just as the stomach insists on food. Unlike in the past, we now have modern technology to supply a constant flood of sounds. This seems extreme. Perhaps we would be better off if we sought periods of silence to prov
7、ide balance.（分数：10.00）(1).What was the sound that the New Yorker could not hear?（分数：2.00）A.The sayings of the Swiss.B.The sound of a bird.C.Background music.D.The telephone.(2).Why can“t city people hear very well?（分数：2.00）A.They are accustomed to loud sounds.B.They rarely go out hiking.C.They spend
8、 too much time in elevators and the like.D.They are determined to be entertained.(3).Sound is used to replace _.（分数：2.00）A.human contactB.shopping in storesC.avoiding silenceD.their spiritual problems(4).Playing a car stereo loudly suggests that the person is _.（分数：2.00）A.very concerned about the en
9、vironmentB.warning animals not to approachC.behaving like an animalD.being a very creative personality(5).According to the passage, a good response to this practice would be to _.（分数：2.00）A.balance the noise with moments of silenceB.eat enough food in order to quiet the stomachC.use our brains to im
10、prove modern technologyD.realize that the sounds seem to be extreme, but are not五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：71.00)One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about wha
11、t a university should be, and whether it is measuring up (符合标准). Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions, it is askingstill in private rather than in publicwhether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admissions, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems o
12、f our society. Should Harvardor any other universitybe an intellectual sanctuary, apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? This is what is being discus
13、sed privately in the big clapboard (楔形板) houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard. The issue was defined by Walter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, many years ago. “If the universities are to do their work,“ he said, “they must be independent and they must be disinterested. They
14、are places to which men can turn for unbiased judgments. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government, their value as independent and disintereste
15、d sources of judgment is impaired.“ This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the argument of the militant and even many moderated students: that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should not be “disinterested“ but activist in bringing the
16、Nation“s ideals and actions together. Harvard“s men of today seem more troubled and less sure about personal, political and academic purpose than they did at the beginning. They are not even clear about how they should debate and resolve their problems, but they are struggling with them privately, a
17、nd how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 21st century.（分数：71.00）(1).A “paradox“ (Line 1, Paragraph 1) is _.（分数：14.20）A.an unusual situationB.a parenthetical expressionC.a difficult puzzleD.a self-contradiction(2).The word “sanctuary“ in paragraph 3 ref
18、ers to _.（分数：14.20）A.a holy place dedicated to a certain godB.a temple or nunnery of the middle ageC.a certain place you can hide in and avoid mishapsD.an academy for intelligent people(3).The issues in the debate on Harvard“s goals are whether the universities should remain independent of our socie
19、ty and its problems, and whether they should _.（分数：14.20）A.fight off militarismB.exert greater influence upon the young generationC.take an active part in solving the society“s illsD.reconsider the structure of institutes and departments(4).In regard to their goals and purposes in life, the author b
20、elieves that Harvard men are becoming _.（分数：14.20）A.more sure about themB.less sure about themC.more hopeful of reaching a satisfactory answerD.less interested in them(5).In the author“s judgment, the ferment going on at Harvard_.（分数：14.20）A.will influence the future of AmericaB.will soon be over, b
21、ecause times are bound to changeC.is of interest mostly to Harvard men and their friendsD.is a sad symbol of our general bewilderment六、Part Translation(总题数：1，分数：10.00)2.武术在我国源远流长，是中华民族传统文化的瑰宝。我们知道，一个民族的优秀文化遗产，不仅仅属于一个民族，它会逐渐传播到世界而成为人类的共同财富。武术的蓬勃发展，除得益于其项目本身的吸引力之外，早期移居海外的一代武术大师功不可没。老一代武术家在海外播下了武术的种子，使
22、武术这项既可以自卫又可以健身的运动很快就在新的土地上扎下了根。今天高水平的武术大师已遍布世界各地，武术爱好者也与日俱增。 （分数：10.00）_大学英语四级分类模拟题 518 答案解析(总分：197.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and the
23、n express your views on whether appearance is important. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：106.50）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Does Appearance Really Count?in the picture, a discussion on the importance of appearance is going on between two frogs. One frog tells the other: “Look
24、s aren“t everything. It“s what“s inside you that really matters.“ Namely, it is our qualities and abilities rather than appearance that speak louder in our way to success. Undoubtedly, the appearance leaves immediate impression on others and its effect cannot be ignored. Sometimes beautiful and hand
25、some ones do have some advantages in communication and in getting help from others. However, “it“s what“s inside you that really matters“. For most of us, it is the incessant diligence and efforts that bring us achievements in studies; it is the prominent working competence that determines the succe
26、ss of our careers; and it is the kindness and sincerity we have that unites friends and family around us. Personally speaking, I think we should never judge a person by appearance. For beneath the appearance, the respectable qualities, self-cultivation and brilliant competences we have are what even
27、tually decide who we are and how far we will go in our life.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying “Listen to that!“ but he didn“t hear anything. His ears were accustomed to loud city noises and it was days
28、 before he was able to notice the sound of a bird. For most of us, silence has become a rare experience. There is background music in restaurants, bars, stores, rest rooms, elevators, and when you are waiting on the telephone. Russell Baker blames “society“s determination to entertain you whether yo
29、u like it or not.“ People may say they yearn for quiet, but in practice they avoid it. They drive with the car radio turned up, switch on the television when they get home, and exercise while listening to music on headphones. The noise suggests that people have a spiritual problem. They can buy thin
30、gs in stores, but they do not have enough human contact. So they fill their lives with sound. Sometimes the reason for the noise is primitive. Young men play their car stereos loudly in order to create a personal environment around them. Like animals, they are marking a territory to warn rivals away
31、 and to attract a mate. It may also be true that the brain itself wants excitement just as the stomach insists on food. Unlike in the past, we now have modern technology to supply a constant flood of sounds. This seems extreme. Perhaps we would be better off if we sought periods of silence to provid
32、e balance.（分数：10.00）(1).What was the sound that the New Yorker could not hear?（分数：2.00）A.The sayings of the Swiss.B.The sound of a bird. C.Background music.D.The telephone.解析：解析 细节题。短文第一段开头指出 When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying “Listen to that!“ but he didn“t hear an
33、ything. 结合下文中 sound of a bird可知纽约人听不到乌叫声这样的自然声音。故选 B。(2).Why can“t city people hear very well?（分数：2.00）A.They are accustomed to loud sounds. B.They rarely go out hiking.C.They spend too much time in elevators and the like.D.They are determined to be entertained.解析：解析 细节题。根据短文第一段中 His ears were accus
34、tomed to loud city noises.before he was able to notice the sound of a bird. 即纽约人习惯了大城市的喧嚣，他们的听力可能就不是很好。故选 A。(3).Sound is used to replace _.（分数：2.00）A.human contactB.shopping in storesC.avoiding silenceD.their spiritual problems 解析：解析 细节题。文章第二段倒数第二句提到 The noise suggests that people have a spiritual p
35、roblem. 由此可知正确答案为 D。(4).Playing a car stereo loudly suggests that the person is _.（分数：2.00）A.very concerned about the environmentB.warning animals not to approachC.behaving like an animal D.being a very creative personality解析：解析 细节题。文章第三段第二句指出 Young men play their car stereos loudly in order to crea
36、te a personal environment around them. Like animals.marking a territory.即年轻人把车载音响开得很大是为了创造一个私人环境，就像动物一样。故选 C。(5).According to the passage, a good response to this practice would be to _.（分数：2.00）A.balance the noise with moments of silence B.eat enough food in order to quiet the stomachC.use our brai
37、ns to improve modern technologyD.realize that the sounds seem to be extreme, but are not解析：解析 细节题。作者在文章最后指出 Perhaps we would be better off if we sought periods of silence to provide balance. 即最好的做法是能够在喧嚣与宁静中找到平衡，故选 A。五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：71.00)One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today
38、 is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up (符合标准). Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions, it is askingstill in private rather
39、 than in publicwhether its past assumptions about faculty, authority, admissions, courses of study, are really relevant to the problems of our society. Should Harvardor any other universitybe an intellectual sanctuary, apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a labo
40、ratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution? This is what is being discussed privately in the big clapboard (楔形板) houses of faculty members around the Harvard Yard. The issue was defined by Walter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard gradu
41、ate, many years ago. “If the universities are to do their work,“ he said, “they must be independent and they must be disinterested. They are places to which men can turn for unbiased judgments. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private inter
42、ests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgment is impaired.“ This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the argument of the militant and even many mode
43、rated students: that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should not be “disinterested“ but activist in bringing the Nation“s ideals and actions together. Harvard“s men of today seem more troubled and less sure about personal, political and academic purpose than they did at the b
44、eginning. They are not even clear about how they should debate and resolve their problems, but they are struggling with them privately, and how they come out is bound to influence American university and political life in the 21st century.（分数：71.00）(1).A “paradox“ (Line 1, Paragraph 1) is _.（分数：14.2
45、0）A.an unusual situationB.a parenthetical expressionC.a difficult puzzleD.a self-contradiction 解析：解析 根据题干信息词 paradox 可将答案定位到第一段第一句。 paradox 意为“person, thing or situation displaying contradictory features(有矛盾特点的人、事物或情况)”。文章第一段提到：“美国现今最有趣的一个_是，作为美国高等教育历史最悠久的大学，哈佛大学正在进行一场严峻的争论，争论围绕的中心问题是大学究竟应该是什么样的，而哈佛
46、大学又是否符合条件。”作为大学却对自身的合理性、存在的意义产生了疑问，不能不说是一种自相矛盾。故答案选 D。(2).The word “sanctuary“ in paragraph 3 refers to _.（分数：14.20）A.a holy place dedicated to a certain godB.a temple or nunnery of the middle ageC.a certain place you can hide in and avoid mishaps D.an academy for intelligent people解析：解析 根据题干信息“sanc
47、tuary”in paragraph 3 可将答案定位到第三段第一行。 sanctuary 本意是“圣殿”，在中世纪一般是指某些教堂或者修道院，可以充当躲避任何政府惩罚和迫害的避难所。引申义即是：一个人们可以躲进去以避过灾祸的地方。文中使用的就是这个意思。从该词后面的 apart from the political and social revolution of the age 我们也能得出一些线索。故选 C。(3).The issues in the debate on Harvard“s goals are whether the universities should remain
48、independent of our society and its problems, and whether they should _.（分数：14.20）A.fight off militarismB.exert greater influence upon the young generationC.take an active part in solving the society“s ills D.reconsider the structure of institutes and departments解析：解析 根据题干信息 issues in the debate on Harvard“s goals, and whether they should 可将答案定位到第三段。 关于哈佛大学办学的宗旨，第三段提出了三种可能：“哈佛大学(或者其他大学)是否应该也是知识分子的避难所；或者，它是否应该成为一个进行政治和社会变革实验的实验室；或者，它是否甚至应该成为改革的动力?”三者在大学参与社会问题的程度问题上逐渐深入。其实，大学是应该独立于社会问题之外，保持其公平性，还是应该在解决社会问题中起积极作用
