大学英语四级最新模拟题Word格式.docx

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COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

—BandFour—

试题册

（125分钟）

恩波英语模考试卷-

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此某些试题在答题卡1上。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions：

Inthispart，youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7，choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.Forquestions8-10，completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

BreakfastorInternet

KarlandDorseyGudeofEastLansing，Michigan，USA，canremembersimplermornings，nottoolongago.Theysattogetherandchattedastheyatebreakfastathome.Theyreadthenewspapersandcompetedonlywiththetelevisionfortheattentionoftheirtwoteenagesons.

Thatwassolastcentury.Today，Mr.Gudewakesataround6a.m.tocheckhisworke-mailandhisFacebook（脸谱网站）andTwitter（微型博客）accounts.Thetwoboys，ColeandErik，starteachmorningwithtextmessages，videogamesandFacebook.

Thenewroutineinthemorningquicklybecameasourceofconflictinthefamily，withMsGudecomplainingthattechnologywaseatingintofamilytime.Butultimately，evenshepartiallyyielded，crackingopenherlaptopafterbreakfast.

“ThingsthatIthoughtwereunacceptableafewyearsagoarenowcommonplaceinmyhouse,”shesaid，“likeallfourofusstartingthedayonfourcomputersinfourseparaterooms.”

Technologyhasshakenupplentyoflife’smodes，butformanypeopleithascompletelyalteredtheoncepredictableroutinesatthestartoftheday.

ThisismorninginAmericaintheInternetage.Aftersixtoeighthoursofnetworkdeprivation—alsoknownassleep—peopleareincreasinglywakingupandheadingforcellphonesandlaptops，sometimesevenbeforemovingtheirlegstothefloorandtendingtomorebiologicallyurgentactivities.

“Itusedtobeyouwokeup，wenttothebathroom，maybebrushedyourteethandpickedupthenewspaper,”saidNaomiS.Baron，aprofessoroflinguistics（语言学）atAmericanUniversity，whohaswrittenabouttechnology’spushintoeverydaylife.“Butwhatwedofirstnowhaschangedsodramatically.I’llbethefirsttoadmit：

thefirstthingIdonowistocheckmye-mail.”

TheGudes’sonssleepwiththeirphonesnexttotheirbeds，sotheystartthedaywithtextmessagesinplaceofalarmclocks.Mr.Gude，aninstructoratMichiganStateUniversity，sendstextstohistwosonsinordertowakeup.

“Weusetextingasanin-housephone,”hesaid.“Icouldjustwalkupstairs，buttheyalwaysanswertheirtexts.”TheGudesrecentlybeganshuttingtheirdevicesdownonweekendssoastoholdbackthedecreaseinfamilytime.

Inotherhouseholds，theimpulsetogoonlinebeforegettingoutthedooraddsanextralayerofchaostotheexistingmorningdisorder.

Weekdaymorningshavelongbeenbusyandchaotic.Familiesthatusedtofightovertheshowerorthenewspapersnowfightoveraccesstothehouseholdcomputer—oraboutwhethertheyshouldbeusingthegadgets（小器具，小玩意）atall，insteadofcommunicatingwithoneanother.

“Theyusedtohaveblankets；

nowtheyhavephones,”saidLizPerle，amotherinSanFranciscowhorecentlyfeelsannoyedattheearlymorningtechnologyimmersion（沉浸,专心）ofhertwoteenagechildren.“Iftheirbedswerefarfromthepoweroutlets，theywouldmostprobablysleeponthefloor.”

Theincreaseofearlyrisersisreflectedinonlineandwirelesstrafficpatterns.Internetcompaniesthatusedtowatchtrafficlevelsriseonlywhenpeoplestartedworking，butnowtheyfindtheup-tickmuchearlier.

ArborNetworks，aBostoncompanythatanalyzesInternetuse，saysthatWebtrafficintheUnitedStatesgraduallydeclinesfrommidnighttoaround6a.m.ontheEastCoastandthengetsahugemorningswing.“It’sarocketshipthattakesoffat7a.m,”saidCraigLabovitz，Arbor’schiefscientist.

Akamai，whichhelpssomeweb-siteslikeFacebookandAmazonkeepupwithvisitordemand，saystraffictakesoffevenearliernowadays，ataround6a.m.ontheEastCoast.VerizonWirelessCompanyreportedthenumberoftextmessagessentbetween7and10a.m.jumpedby50percentinJuly，comparedwithayearearlier.

Bothadultsandchildrenhavegoodreasonstowakeupandgoonline.MornandDadmightneedtocatchuponemailfromcolleaguesindifferenttimezones.ChildrenchecktextmessagesandFacebookpostsfromfriendswithdifferentbedtimes—andsometimesforgettheirowndutiesintheprocess.

InMaythisyear，GabrielleGlaserofMontclair，N.J.，boughther14-year-olddaughter，Moriah，anApplelaptopforherbirthday.Intheweeksafter，MoriahmissedtheschoolbusthreetimesandwentfromwalkingthefamilyLabradoodledogfor20minuteseachmorningtoonlybrieflylettingthedogoutside.

Moriahadmitsthatsheneglectedthebusanddog，andblamesFacebook，wherethepossibilitythatimportantupdatesfromfriendsmightbewait