大学英语四级模拟题04及答案.docx

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大学英语四级模拟题04及答案

大学英语四级模拟题4

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofWesternFestival:

WelcomeorReject?

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.西方的节日越来越深的影响着许多中国年青人的生活。

2.有人认为西方的节日使很多中国的传统日益淡化。

3.你的观点。

WesternFestival:

WelcomeorReject?

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Ourdreamscombineverbal,visualandemotionalstimuliintoasometimesbroken,nonsensicalbutoftenentertainingstoryline.Wecansometimesevensolveproblemsinoursleep.Orcanwe?

Manyexpertsdisagreeonexactlywhatthepurposeofourdreamsmightbe.Aretheystrictlyrandombrainimpulses,orareourbrainsactuallyworkingthroughissuesfromourdailylifewhilewesleep--asasortofcopingmechanism?

Shouldweevenbothertointerpretourdreams?

Manysayyes,thatwehaveagreatdealtolearnfromourdreams.

WhydoweDream?

Forcenturies,we'vetriedtofigureoutjustwhyourbrainsplaythesenightlyshowsforus.Earlycivilizationsthoughtdreamworldswerereal,physicalworldsthattheycouldenteronlyfromtheirdreamstate.Researcherscontinuetotossaroundmanytheoriesaboutdreaming.Thosetheoriesessentiallyfallintotwocategories:

●Theideathatdreamsareonlyphysiologicalstimulations

●Theideathatdreamsarepsychologicallynecessary

Physiologicaltheoriesarebasedontheideathatwedreaminordertoexercisevariousneuralconnectionsthatsomeresearchersbelieveaffectcertaintypesoflearning.Psychologicaltheoriesarebasedontheideathatdreamingallowsustosortthroughproblems,eventsofthedayorthingsthatarerequiringalotofourattention.Someofthesetheoriststhinkdreamsmightbeprophetic.Manyresearchersandscientistsalsobelievethatperhapsitisacombinationofthetwotheories.

DreamingandtheBrain

Whenwesleep,wegothroughfivesleepstages.Thefirststageisaverylightsleepfromwhichitiseasytowakeup.Thesecondstagemovesintoaslightlydeepersleep,andstagesthreeandfourrepresentourdeepestsleep.Ourbrainactivitythroughoutthesestagesisgraduallyslowingdownsothatbydeepsleep,weexperiencenothingbutdeltabrainwaves--theslowestbrainwaves.About90minutesafterwegotosleepandafterthefourthsleepstage,webeginREMsleep.

Rapideyemovement（REM）wasdiscoveredin1953byUniversityofChicagoresearchersEugeneAserinsky,agraduatestudentinphysiology,andNathanielKleitman,Ph.D.,chairofphysiology.REMsleepisprimarilycharacterizedbymovementsoftheeyesandisthefifthstageofsleep.

HowtoImproveYourDreamRecall

Itissaidthatfiveminutesaftertheendofadream,wehaveforgotten50percentofthedream'scontent.Tenminuteslater,we'veforgotten90percentofitscontent.Whyisthat?

Wedon'tforgetourdailyactionsthatquickly.Thefactthattheyaresohardtoremembermakestheirimportanceseemless.

TherearemanyresourcesbothontheWebandinprintthatwillgiveyoutipsonhowtoimproveyourrecallofdreams.Thosewhobelievewehavealottolearnaboutourselvesfromourdreamsarebigproponentsofdreamjournals.Herearesomestepsyoucantaketoincreaseyourdreamrecall:

●Whenyougotobed,tellyourselfyouwillrememberyourdreams.

●Setyouralarmtogooffeveryhourandhalfsoyou'llwakeuparoundthetimesthatyouleaveREMsleep--whenyou'remostlikelytorememberyourdreams.（Or,drinkalotofwaterbeforeyougotobedtoensureyouhavetowakeupatleastonceinthemiddleofthenight!

）

●Keepapadandpencilnexttoyourbed.

●Trytowakeupslowlytoremainwithinthe"mood"ofyourlastdream.

CommonDreamThemesandTheirInterpretations

●Beingnakedinpublic

Mostofushavehadthedreamatsomepointthatwe'reatschool,workorsomesocialevent,andwesuddenlyrealizeweforgottoputonclothes!

Expertssaythismeans:

◆We'retryingtohidesomething（andwithoutclotheswehaveahardtimedoingthat）.

◆We'renotpreparedforsomething,likeapresentationortest（andnoweveryoneisgoingtoknow--we'reexposed!

）.

Ifwe'renakedbutnoonenotices,thentheinterpretationisthatwhateverwe'reafraidofisunfounded.Ifwedon'tcarethatwe'renaked,theinterpretationisthatwe'recomfortablewithwhoweare.

●Falling

You'refalling,falling,falling...andthenyouwakeup.Thisisaverycommondreamandissaidtosymbolizeinsecuritiesandanxiety.Somethinginyourlifeisessentiallyoutofcontrolandthereisnothingyoucandotostopit.Anotherinterpretationisthatyouhaveasenseoffailureaboutsomething.Maybeyou'renotdoingwellinschooloratworkandareafraidyou'regoingtobefiredorexpelled.Again,youfeelthatyoucan'tcontrolthesituation.

●Beingchased

Theever-popularchasedreamcanbeextremelyfrightening.Whatitusuallysymbolizesisthatyou'rerunningawayfromyourproblems.Whatthatproblemisdependsonwhoischasingyou.Itmaybeaproblematwork,oritmaybesomethingaboutyourselfthatyouknowisdestructive.Forexample,youmaybedrinkingtoomuch,andyourdreammaybetellingyouthatyourdrinkingisbecomingarealproblem.

●Takinganexam（orforgettingthatyouhaveone）

Thisisanotherverycommondream.Yousuddenlyrealizeyouaresupposedtobetakinganexamatthatverymoment.Youmightberunningthroughthehallwaysandcan'tfindtheclassroom.Thistypeofdreamcanhaveseveralvariationsthathavesimilarmeanings.（Maybeyourpenwon'twrite,soyoucan'tfinishwritingyouranswers.）Whatexpertssaythismaymeanisthatyou'rebeingscrutinizedaboutsomethingorfeelyou'rebeingtested--maybeyou'refacingachallengeyoudon'tthinkyou'reupto.Youdon'tfeelpreparedorabletoholduptothescrutiny.Itmayalsomeanthereissomethingyou'veneglectedthatyouknowneedsyourattention.

●Flying

Manyflyingdreamsaretheresultofluciddreaming（清醒梦）.Notallflyingdreamsare,however.Typically,dreamingthatyouareflyingmeansyouareontopofthings.Youareincontrolofthethingsthatmattertoyou.Or,maybeyou'vejustgainedanewperspectiveonthings.Itmayalsomeanyouarestrongwilledandfeellikenooneandnothingcandefeatyou.Ifyouarehavingproblemsmaintainingyourflight,someoneorsomethingmaybestandinginthewayofyouhavingcontrol.Ifyouareafraidwhileflying,youmayhavechallengesthatyoudon'tfeelupto.

●Running,butgoingnowhere

Thisthemecanalsobepartofthechasingdream.You'retryingtorun,buteitheryourlegswon'tmoveoryousimplyaren'tgoinganywhere--asifyouwereonatreadmill（踏车）.Accordingtosome,thisdreammeansyouhavetoomuchonyourplate.You'retryingtodotoomanythingsatonceandcan'tcatchuporevergetahead.

1.Thispassagemainlydiscussesdifferenttheoriesaboutwhywehavedreamsatnight.

2.Earlytheoriesheldthatdreamswerereflectionofpeople’sreal,physicalworlds.

3.Accordingtophysiologicaltheories,dreamingallowsustosortthroughproblemsoreventsofthedaythatrequireourattention.

4.REMoccursatthethirdandfourthstageduringwhichweexperiencethedeepestsleep.

5.Thereasonwhydreamsdonotseemimportantisthattheyareverydifficulttoremember.

6.Tryingtogetrecordedwhatyousaidordidinyourdreamcanhelpincreaseyourdreamrecall.

7.Ifapersondreamsheisnakedbutisnotnoticedbyothers,itmeanswhatheisafraidofisgroundless.

1.［Y］［N］［NG］2.［Y］［N］［NG］3.［Y］［N］［NG］4.［Y］［N］［NG］

5.［Y］［N］［NG］6.［Y］［N］［NG］7.［Y］［N］［NG］

8.Yourefalling,falling,fallinginyourdream,whichissaidtosymbolize.

9.Beingchasedinadreamusuallymeansthatyou’reescapingfromyour.

10.Oneoftheinterpretationsforflyingdreamsisthatyouareandnothingcandefeatyou.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.A）Customerandsalesman.

B）Colleagues.

C）Subordinateandboss.

D）Classmates.

12.A）Theygetabargainrightaway.

B）Theyhavealookattheadvertisement.

C）TheyselltheirTVset.

D）TheygoandbuyabigTVset.

13.A）Thestudentmisstheirprofessorverymuch.

B）Theprofessordidn’tgivethelesson.

C）AnewcoursewillbeginnextMonday.

D）Somehomeworkwasassignedtothestudents.

14.A）Familieswithcars.

B）Americans’heavydependenceoncars.

C）Roadsandhighways.

D）TrafficproblemsinAmerica.

15.A）Hehaseditedthreebooks.

B）Hehasboughtthewrongedition.

C）Hehaslosthalfofhismoney.

D）Hehasfoundthebookthatwillbeused.

16.A）It’stooexpensive.

B）Itisn’tneeded.

C）Itshouldbebuilt.

D）Acollegewouldbebetter.

17.A）Shed