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1、大学英语四级模拟试卷 573 及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Study Abroad or in China? You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below: 1. 有些人认为学生在国外留学利于学生的发展 2. 另外一

2、些人则对此持反对态度 3. 你的观点并说明原因 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 passage. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the info

3、rmation 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 Getting the Best Value for Time Are you satisfied with what you achieve in the hours spent studying, or do you wonder where

4、 all the time has gone, without much to show for it? How hard are you really working? Here are some hints to help you make the most of your study time. . EFFECTIVE LEARNING 1. Review lecture notes as soon after a lecture as possible. Half an hour spent while the lecture is still fresh in your mind w

5、ill do more to help you to develop an understanding of what you have heard and remember it than twice the time later on. It can be helpful to go over new work with other students to check that you have grasped all the points. 2. If you have been given an essay or assignment to do, note accurately wh

6、at is required and start it when your memory of it is clear. 3. Revise and review regularly. Set regular weekly times to review the work in each course. This revision should be cumulative - adding a bit to the total at a time, covering briefly all the work done so far in the term. This way you will

7、consolidate the groundwork and avoid panic before exams. 4. When you revise, space out the time devoted to any one topic. You will learn more in six one hour periods spread over one week than in one six hour period. 5. Limit your blocks of study to 2 hours on any one topic or type of work. After 1/2

8、 to 2 hours of intensive study you begin to tire and concentration weakens. Take a break at some “achievement point“(end of a chapter, solving a problem, etc. )and then changing to another part of the course or another type of work(e. g. ,from reading to writing)will provide the change necessary to

9、keep up your efficiency. 6. Find out the best times for working for yourself. Some times may be better than others for different types of work and also for your own biological clock: if you tend to feel sleepy in the afternoon, this may not be the best time to try to read history or work out math pr

10、oblems. You may think that working in to the early hours suits you, but does it fit in with an early class next morning? You are likely to feel tired next day and so gain nothing! . PRACTICAL STEPS 1. Plan a program of balanced activities. University life has many aspects which are important for get

11、ting fie benefit from your time here. Some activities have fixed time requirements( e. g. , classes, meetings, sport), others are more flexible( e. g. , recreation, relaxation, study time, personal matters, eating, sleeping). 2. Plan how you will use your study time. Knowing what you are going to do

12、 and when saves a lot of time spent on making decisions, false starts, retracing your steps to get the books you need, etc. Commit yourself to studying a particular assignment at a particular time. 3. Study at a regular time and in a regular place. You will learn to associate that time and place wit

13、h working. This is after all what the world s workers have to do. 4. Trade time and don t steal it. When something unexpected happens and takes up time you had planned for study, decide immediately how you can make up the study missed. 5. Give yourself rewards for work completed on time( e. g., 2 ho

14、urs solid work = 1 cup of tea or coffee; essay completed = 1 hour s TV ). After a strenuous evening finishing an essay or a set of problems, allow yourself “unwinding time“ before bed. . PLANNING TIME Working out a time-table will not turn you into a perfectly efficient person, but having a plan and

15、 sticking to it for a few weeks can help you to form better study habits and actually to save time, so that in the end you have more free time than before. Here is a way to plan your time which is flexible and practical. 1. Make out a master time-table for the term, marking your fixed commitments on

16、ly: classes, society meetings, sport, etc. Make it clear and attractive as you will have to look at it for a long time. 2. Draw up a weekly work program based on your present work assignments and study commitments: take a blank postcard or file card and divide it up, and then list: a. your work assi

17、gnments and study commitment for the week; b. estimated amount of time needed for each of these; c. dates when the work is due or when it is to be done. Include routine reading and revising as well as set work. Put it in a prominent, or noticeable, place in your room, or carry it with you. A good ti

18、me to pre pare this might be Sunday evening as you plan the week ahead. 3. Make a daily “shopping list“ of things you have to do next day and when you will do them. Use a small card which will can be put into a pocket where it is easily found. The best time to prepare this is before going to bed. In

19、clude everything you have to do next day, not just work but posting a friend s birthday card, going to the launderette, etc. Having prepared your cards and planned out your work, stick to your program. Cross out each item as you deal with it. If you give study hours top priority, the remaining hours

20、 will be really free. 2 This article is mainly about where you should study. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 To review notes soon after class is more effective than to do it later on. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 If you have three subjects to review in three days, the best method is to review one subject a day.

21、（ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The best time to work out math problems is in the morning. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 If a student has a friend visiting him at a time when he Should review his lessons, he could entertain his friend and find some other time to review his lessons. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 If you

22、work out a plan, you will be effective. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 A good time to prepare a weekly work program might be Sunday evening. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Limit your blocks of study to _ on any one topic or type of work. 10 After a strenuous evening, allow yourself _ before bed. 11 A daily “shopp

23、ing list“ should include _. 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 was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each ques

24、tion 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） The pear. （ B） The weather. （ C） The sea food. （ D） The cold. （ A） Mary has never studied mathematics. （ B） Mary must be good at mathematics. （ C） Mary enjoys

25、learning mathematics. （ D） Mary probably is poor at mathematics. （ A） Georges brother. （ B） George s wife. （ C） George s father. （ D） George s father - in - law. （ A） She can use his car. （ B） She can borrow someone elses car. （ C） She must get her car fixed. （ D） She cant borrow his car. （ A） At 2:

26、35. （ B） At 2:45. （ C） At 3:00. （ D） At 3:1 （ A） To the bank. （ B） To bookstore. （ C） To a shoe store. （ D） To the grocer s. （ A） Near the station （ B） In the country （ C） In the city. （ D） Near her work place （ A） At a cigarette store （ B） At a bus station （ C） At a gas station （ D） At Aunt Mary s

27、（ A） Ask for a job interview. （ B） Talk about the arrangement of a news conference. （ C） Make a discussion about the new book. （ D） Make an appointment with the man. （ A） Sunday morning, 11 oclock. （ B） Thursday morning, around 10 oclock. （ C） Friday morning, around 10 oclock. （ D） Monday morning, 1

28、1 oclock （ A） They will have a talk at a hotel. （ B） The woman will pick up the man at his place. （ C） The man will go to the garden of the womans house. （ D） They will go to Fifth Avenue of downtown area. （ A） Shes in a meeting. （ B） Shes out of the office. （ C） Shes talking with another customer.

29、（ D） Shes spending her holiday. （ A） A list of software products. （ B） A picture of the newest computers. （ C） Information on after-sales service. （ D） An introduction about the products. （ A） 2:30 pm. （ B） 3:30 下午 （ C） 4:30 下午 （ D） 5:00 下午 （ A） 560-1288. （ B） 560-1828. （ C） 560-2187. （ D） 560-1287.

30、 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 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） I

31、n green forests. （ B） In dry deserts. （ C） In the Pacific Ocean. （ D） In the North Pole region. （ A） Snakes like to stay in the sun. （ B） Snakes like warmth. （ C） Snakes are used to extra-hot weather. （ D） Snakes are good swimmers. （ A） They are very intelligent. （ B） They are fairly intelligent. （

32、C） They are the most intelligent. （ D） They are less intelligent. （ A） He was shopping. （ B） He was watching a film. （ C） He was making a phone call. （ D） He was talking to a policeman. （ A） Her attractive manners. （ B） Her beautiful figure. （ C） Her unusual height. （ D） Her fashionable handbag. （ A

33、） He was arrested by the police. （ B） He was acting in a film. （ C） He had taken the womans bag by mistake. （ D） He was only making a joke. （ A） The former CEO. （ B） The CEOs rivals. （ C） The CEO himself. （ D） The employees. （ A） Sales dropped. （ B） There were serious product problems. （ C） Things w

34、ent along very well. （ D） The new CEO had to be fired. （ A） Hold a press conference. （ B） Blame the former CEO. （ C） Ask for more employees. （ D） Reorganize. （ A） More envelopes should be prepared. （ B） He should write more letters. （ C） He should show more respect for his employees. （ D） He should

35、consider resigning. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three 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 w

36、ith the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required 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 A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for t

37、he house. I needed a set of curtains for the living room, two table lamps, a rug and several【 B1】 _I asked them to【 B2】 _the things as soon as possible, but they said that they were unable to send them out until 20 days later. After about 3 weeks, I received only the curtains and lamps. I was a litt

38、le disappointed when I didnt receive all the【 B3】 _I had bought. But nevertheless, I was eager to see what the curtains and lamps looked like. I first opened the【 B4】 _with the curtains. I had bought a lovely【 B5】 _blue, and instead they had sent me a horrible dark【 B6】_Well, you can just【 B7】 _how

39、angry I was. Then I opened the boxes with the lamps. They were exactly what Id【 B8】 _But one of the lamp shapes was damaged.【 B9】 _. They promised to come and【 B10】 _. It has been two weeks since my complaint.【 B11】 _. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】

40、46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank

41、is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 47 They call them the new bread earners. They are women, and they are set to take over. Women are beginning to rise【 S1】 _

42、to the top in the workplace all over the developed world. New figures show that in almost a third of American【 S2】_with a working wife, the woman brings home more money than her husband and that they now occupy half the countrys “high-paying, executive, administrative and【 S3】 _occupations“, compare

43、d with 34 per cent 20 years ago. The trend is【 S4】 _by two main factors, experts saya【 S5】_acceptance of men as house husbands and mass unemployment of male white-collar workers from the technology, finance and media industries in the last three years. The University of Maryland has【 S6】 _a report t

44、hat shows women to be the chief earner in 11 per cent of all US marriages. Pushing a buggy(婴儿车 )on a sunny afternoon in New Yorks Central Park last week, Jonathan Blinderman, 33, said, he was【 S7】 _he had been able to see every moment of his daughter Lindsays first six months of life while his wife,

45、 Sage, was out working. It is a sign of these times of【 S8】 _that when he mentions his status at parties he is either praised as a saint or【 S9】 _as a slave-cum-freeloader(爱占便宜的奴隶 ). For the revolution is nowhere near complete. But Maria Cancian, an economist at the University of Wisconsin, said【 S1

46、0】_women were increasingly looking for househusbands. A)caused I)argued B)proud J)transition C)carelessly K)ambitious D)mocked L)tackled E)produced M)growing F)managerial N)steadily G)greedy O)households H)precaution 48 【 S1】 49 【 S2】 50 【 S3】 51 【 S4】 52 【 S5】 53 【 S6】 54 【 S7】 55 【 S8】 56 【 S9】 57

47、 【 S10】 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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. 57 The Earth comprises three principal layers: the dense, iron-

48、rich core, the mantle made of silicate(硅酸盐 )that are semi-molten at depth, and the thin, solid-surface crust. There are two kinds of crust, a lower and denser oceanic crust and an upper, lighter continental crust found over only about 40 percent of the Earths surface. The rocks of the crest are of very different ages. Some continental rocks are over 3,000 million years old, while those of the ocean floor are less than 200 million years old. The crusts and the top, solid part of the mantle, totaling about 70 to 100 ki