1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 531及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Shopping Through the Internet according to the following outline (given in Chinese). Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Remember to write your composition on the
2、Answer Sheet I clearly and neatly. 1. 有人认为网上购物将越来越普及 2. 有人此并不乐观 3. 我的预测 Shopping Through the Internet 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passa
3、ge. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 The Sacrifice at Masada One discovery always
4、leads to another. Archaeologists working near the Dead Sea became curious a- bout a steep rock near Qumran. At the top of this rock are the ruins of the great palace and fort of Masada. In 1963 a man began careful exploration of this forbidding place. Yigael Yadin was both soldier and archaeologist,
5、 and he and his father had both been studying the Dead Sea Scrolls. Yadin was anxious to explore the history of the great palace of Masada. It was a huge palace. He knew that hundreds of workers were going to be needed for digging there, so Yadin extended an invitation to young men and women from al
6、l over the world to join him in digging at Masada. For two summers hundreds of young people came. Masada is not a pleasant place in mid - summer; the mountains are hot and brown and dry. There was no protection for the workers except in camp huts. Yet each year hundreds came to help. Why? What was t
7、he particular interest of this place? Why was there any excitement about this lonely ruin? Masada had been the scene of great events and acts of courage. The story was famous, but many people had doubts about its truth. Now Yadin and his young workers were digging in order to prove it was true. Masa
8、da had once been the palace of King Herod who ruled Palestine under the Romans during the life of Christ. He had had this palace built far from the city. It was lonely and it was safe, hanging over the steepest part of the rock. The palace was fixed to the actual sides of the rock at three levels. N
9、owadays men would not dare to build in such a place; yet Herod gave orders for his servants to build it there. They did the work with their own hands and simple tools. They made it beautiful with wall paintings and fountains and fine stone floors. Water was brought from a great distance to this wate
10、rless mountain, and oil the upper level there were beautiful fountains and gardens and baths. Inside their palace Herod and his family were comfortable and safe. Earthquakes have since destroyed a lot of the palace, but the main walls are still standing. Young workers have cleared some of the ruins
11、so we can see how beautiful they were. The workers were tied together with ropes and let down over the cliffs as they worked. Digging in those ruins the young people were sharing the dangers of the men who first built the palace. After Herods death the palace became a fort for the Jewish rebels figh
12、ting for their freedom from Rome. But the Romans were too powerful. They had already attacked Jerusalem and the great temple had gone up in flames. They had destroyed the monastery at Qumran. Its priests had escaped to the mountains with their scrolls and treasure. In the year A. D. 73 tile Roman ar
13、my arrived at Masada. Orders had been given to destroy the fort and everyone inside it. There were nine hundred and sixty men, women and children defending the fort, and the Romans were determined that nobody should escape. They built a wall all round the hill. There were eight camps for guarding ev
14、ery corner. The waterpipes going into the fort were cut, and the fountains and the baths in Herods palace ran dry. Soon the drinking water was finished. Then the Romans began building a great bank of earth against the side of the hill at Masada; soon the height of the bank reached the height of the
15、walls of the fort. They then shot burning arrows into the fort and set fire to the buildings inside. As the wooden walls went up in flames and the arrows shot through the air, the defenders were driven back into the fort inside. It was clear that the Romans were going to win. The Jews had no hope of
16、 keeping their freedom, and were facing certain death. But the Jews were determined to die as free men, preferring to kill themselves while they were still free. They would not wait for the Roman victory, and decided to make a terrible sacrifice. Every man took his wife and children to his own room.
17、 First they burned all their belongings, and said a loving goodbye to each other. When they could say no more the men killed their wives and children. Sadly they returned to a place in the centre of the fort. Their lives had no value now, and they chose ten men to kill all the others. Hundreds of me
18、n then lay down beside their dead families, and the ten chosen officers had the dreadful task of killing them all. Finally, the last ten men chose one to complete the sacrifice. He had to kill his nine companions and then he killed himself. When the Romans broke through the walls of Masada they were
19、 met by a dreadful silence-they had seized a dead fort This story of courage and sacrifice brought young people from all over the world to dig at Masada. They admired the strong character and love of freedom shown by the defenders of the fort, and wanted to see where it had happened. In two years Yi
20、gael Yadin and his workers raised Masada again from its ruins. Of course the Romans had destroyed everything, but signs of the forts history could be seen. They found many examples of the beautiful work of Herods palace; wall paintings and baths and beautiful rooms were brought to life again Yet per
21、haps the little huts of the Jewish defenders were more admired. In some of these the pots were still on the fire waiting for the evening meal. In others, the bones of whole families lay together. One pile of bones may have been the remains of the ten men chosen to do the final killing. The character
22、 of Masada lives in those simple huts and not in the ruins of the palace. Everything that has been uncovered by the archaeologists shows the truth of the old story about the sacrifice at Masada. From Successful Reading, 1979. 2 Yadin needed hundreds of people to help him because the palace of Masada
23、 was huge and the work was difficult. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The residents of the palace didnt need to worry about water supplies for there was a spring in it. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The Jews were determined to committe suicide rather than surrender to the Romans. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The Jewis
24、h rebels took over the palace at Masade in order to fight against tile Roman rulers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 King herod had his palace built at Masada because he wanted to stay away from the city. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Hundreds of young people joined in digging at Masada because they wanted to pro
25、ve the story was tree. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 Hundreds of young people who joined Yadin in digging at Masada were also archaeologists. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Yadin extend an _to young people from all over the world to join him in digging at Masada. 10 Wall painting, baths and beatiful rooms, which
26、 they found in Herd s palace, were_ again. 11 The Jews had no hope of keeping their freedom, and were facing_ death. Section A Directions: 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 wa
27、s 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. （ A） Every weekends. （ B） Frequently. （ C） Occasionally. （ D） Rarely. （ A）
28、Because the policeman stopped him. （ B） Because the driver charged too much. （ C） For no good reason. （ D） Because he had been rubbed. （ A） There is no time to fit in a course. （ B） She hasnt started to work yet. （ C） Its too early to register for the course. （ D） She has a lot of forms to sign. （ A
29、） The woman can pay either person. （ B） The woman should buy the one she likes. （ C） He likes the same one that the woman does. （ D） He will talk to either person. （ A） He cant find the tickets. （ B） He doesnt want to sit in the front. （ C） He would rather stand than sit down. （ D） He expects the ha
30、ll to be crowded. （ A） He left his notes in class. （ B） He had to borrow the notes from his classmates. （ C） He doesnt have an exam. （ D） He loaned his notes to a classmate. （ A） It left a few minutes ago. （ B） They dont have to rush for it. （ C） Hed rather take a later one. （ D） He thinks it has be
31、en delayed again （ A） Shes going to the eye doctor. （ B） Shes supervising new employees. （ C） Shes having her dinner in the cafeteria. （ D） Shes looking for some help. （ A） Admission standards at the University of Michigan. （ B） The use of standardized tests for college admissions. （ C） The TOEFL (T
32、est of English as a Foreign Language). （ D） Evaluation without standardized tests. （ A） He believes that the tests are good. （ B） He believes that the required test scores age too low. （ C） He believes that they are more important than academic preparation. （ D） He believes that tile tests should no
33、t be used correctly. （ A） That they don t always use the TOEFL and the Michigan Test scores correctly. （ B） That they look at transcripts instead of scores. （ C） That they should insist on a rigid cut - off score. （ D） That they are looking for an appropriate alternative. （ A） The mans last appointm
34、ent. （ B） Professor Irwins office hours. （ C） Student advisement during registration. （ D） The man s health problems. （ A） Tuesday at two o clock. （ B） Thursday at two oclock. （ C） This afternoon at three oclock. （ D） Now. （ A） He should have made an appointment. （ B） He should have called to cancel
35、 his appointment. （ C） He should have come for his appointment. （ D） He should have stayed at home until he was well. （ A） Uninterested. （ B） Apologetic. （ C） Sick. （ D） Annoyed. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some que
36、stions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Serious. （ B） Uncommon. （ C） Usual. （ D） Light. （ A） In pleasant situations. （ B） In quiet situations. （ C） In violent circ
37、umstances. （ D） In gloomy circumstances. （ A） A child. （ B） An elderly person. （ C） A sick person. （ D） Anyone. （ A） A piece of news. （ B） A radio program. （ C） A story. （ D） An announcement. （ A） Twenty years ago. （ B） Three hundred years ago. （ C） Two centuries ago. （ D） At the beginning of the 20
38、th century. （ A） There are more candidates than before. （ B） The modem industry is developing slowly. （ C） The written examinations are much easier than before. （ D） The written examinations are more subjective than the spoken ones. （ A） They use many different methods. （ B） All birds follow major g
39、eographical features. （ C） All birds use their memory of a map. （ D） We have no information about this. （ A） To fly one following another. （ B） To fly without stopping. （ C） To use land features as the guide. （ D） To take one route only. （ A） Their memory. （ B） The stars. （ C） The sense of time. （ D
40、） Their experience. （ A） They use a map and the memory of location. （ B） They use the sun and the stars. （ C） They use a map and the earths magnetic field. （ D） They have precise sense of time or may use the earths magnetic field. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three
41、times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are requir
42、ed to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Most Americans start school at the age of five when they enter【 B1】_Children do not really study at this time. They only【 B2】 _for half the day and learn what school i
43、s like. Children attend【 B3】 _school for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people. After six years, children go to【 B4】 _high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary educat
44、ion. In their secondary schooling, children cover more【 B5】 _knowledge and begin to concentrate on their special【 B6】 _. They usually study further in history, geography, government, English and literature. They may【 B7】 _to study foreign languages, advanced mathematics or science, such as physics o
45、r chemistry. Higher education takes place in colleges and universities. The【 B8】 _course is four years.【 B9】 _. After four years, they earn a bachelor s degree.【 B10】_.【 B11】 _. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions:
46、 In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 47 Impressionism is a form of art that began in the 1870 s. When you look closely at an impressionist p
47、ainting, you see little dots of different colored paints. When you move away from the picture, the dots of colors blend together and the painting looks like it has light playing on the people and objects in the picture. Impressionist art is different from traditional art. Traditional painters were i
48、nterested in the form of objects. The impressionists were interested in light and color. The impressionist painters wanted to paint natural light that was lively and bright. They tried to express the feeling of pure sunshine in their paintings. When traditional artists mixed paints, they could not c
49、reate the feeling of bright, natural light. Therefore, instead of mixing colers, the impressionists used small dots of pure colors. The viewers eyes put these unmixed colors together the same way they add color in light together. When you look at an impressionist painting, it feels the same as when you look at an object in lively, natural sunlight. Traditional painters worked inside. Impressionist painters worked outside because they wanted to paint the e
