大学英语四级模拟测试答案.docx

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大学英语四级模拟测试答案

大学英语四级模拟测试答案

C　　CETxx年12月英语四级

ModelTest-02

PartⅠWriting

应该推迟退休年龄吗？

ShouldRetirementAgeBePostpone?

第一段指出是否推迟退休年龄W:

ElizabethMartinspeaking.

M:

DoctorMartin,myname’sMarkJohnson.Myroommate,BenjaminJones,isinyourarthistoryclass,um,ArtHistory502.W:

Yes.

M:

Well.He’ssickandwon’tbeinyourclasstoday.Heaskedmetobringhistermpapertoyouroffice.W:

OK.Thepaperisdueby3:

00.

M:

Ihaveaclassfromonetotwo.I’llbringittoyourofficeafterclass.

W:

Well,Ihaveameetingthisafternoon,soyoucandropitoffwiththesecretaryofthearthistorydepartment.She’llseethatIgetit.

M:

OK.Oh.andIalmostforgot.I’mabiologymajor,butmyadvisortoldmethatIneedonemorehumanitiescoursetograduate.Inoticedyou’reteachingacourseonlandscapepaintersnextsemester.Couldyoutellmealittlebitaboutit?

W:

Sure.Well,it’sacoursefornon-artmajors.We’llbelookingatseveraldifferentpaintersandexamingtheirworks.We’llalsolookatthehistoryandpoliticsoftheerainwhichtheylived.M:

Thatsoundsinteresting.Whatelseisrequired?

W:

There’snofinalexam,andthere’sonlyonerequiredbook.Buteachstudenthastogiveamajorpresentationaboutanindividualpainterattheendofthecourse.

M:

Hmm,itsoundsgood.Willyoubeinyourofficelatertoday?

I’dliketotalkwithyousomemore.

W:

Well,mymeeting’sscheduledtolastallafternoon.Whydon’tyoustopbytomorrow,anytimeintheafternoon?

MyofficeisintheFineArtsBuilding,rightnexttothelibrary.M:

Thanks.I’lldothat.

19.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

B根据对话中男士说的He’ssickandwon’tbeinyourclasstoday.Heaskedmetobringhistermpapertoyouroffice（他病了，所以今天无法上您的课了。

他让我把他的学期论文交到您的办公室），可知男士打电话是帮其室友交学期论文，选项B符合此意。

20.Whatdoesthemanalmostforgettodo?

A根据对话中男士说的...Ialmostforgot...butmyadvisortoldmethatIneedonemorehumanitiescoursetograduate.Inoticedyou’reteachingacourseonlandscapepaintersnextsemester.Couldyoutellmealittlebitaboutit（……我差点忘了……导师说我需要修一门文科课程才能毕业。

我注意到您下学期要开一门有关风景画大师的课，您能给我讲讲吗），可推知男士想了解女士开设的一门课，选项A与此意吻合。

21.Whatwillstudentsberequiredtodointhecoursethewomandescribes?

B根据对话中女士说的Buteachstudenthastogiveamajorpresentationaboutanindividualpainteratthe

　大学英语四级十套模拟题答案5

C　　CETendofthecourse（但每个学生在课程结束前必须就一位绘画大师作主题发言），可确定选项B正确。

22.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

C根据对话中女士说的Whydon’tyoustopbytomorrow,anytimeintheafternoon（你为什么不明天下午找个时间顺便来我这里呢），可知女士建议男士明天下午找她，选项C与此意吻合。

ConversationTwo

W:

I’mgoingtoleaveworkearlytoday.There’sadebatethiseveningat6o’clock.SoI’mgoingtogetanearlydinnerandheadoverthere.M:

Who’sdebatingaboutwhat?

W:

ThetwocandidatesfortheStateSenatearegoingtoanswerquestionsfromreporters.TheDailyNewsissponsoringtheevent.Membersoftheaudiencewillalsohaveachancetoaskquestions一somaybeI’llspeak,too.

M:

Oh,soyou’reinterestedinpolitics.Areyouhelpingoneofthem?

W:

No.IjustwanttolearnmoreaboutthecandidatessothatIcanmakeaninformeddecision.M:

Well,Idon’tthinkI’llbevoting,soIguessIwon’tbotherwiththat.W:

Whyaren’tyougoingtovote?

M:

Oh.myvotedoesn’tmatter.W:

Sureitdoes!

M:

Well...besidesthat...Idon’tthinkanyofthepoliticiansthesedaysrepresentmyideas.I’dliketoseethegovernmentsupportguaranteedloansforpeoplewhowanttostartsmallbusinesses.I’vewantedtoopenmyownbakeryforyearsandIcan’tgetaloan.

W:

Youknowwhat?

That’soneoftheissuesthey’llprobablydiscusstonight.Oneofthecandidateswantstaxbreaksforlargecompanies.Hesaysthatwillcreatemorejobs.Theothercandidateownsarestaurant.Shewantstostartprogrammestopromotemoresmallbusinesses.M:

Hmm...Whatdoyouknow?

MaybeIshouldshowuptheremyself.23.Whyisthewomangoingtothedebate?

D根据对话中女士说的IjustwanttolearnmoreaboutthecandidatessothatIcanmakeaninformeddecision（我就是想多了解那些候选人，以便作出有根据的决定），可确定选项D与此意吻合。

24.Whatreasondoesthemangivefornotvoting?

D根据对话中男士说的Oh,myvotedoesn’tmatter（哦，我的一票无足轻重），可确定选项D正确。

25.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

B根据对话最后男士说的MaybeIshouldshowuptheremyself（也许我也应该去），可推知选项B正确。

SectionBPassageOne

TheBritisheducationsystemcanbeveryconfusingtoanoutsider.ItisoftennotunderstoodverywellbytheBritishthemselves.ThisisbecauseBritaindoesnotreallyhaveaneducationsystem.Mostofthecontrolovertheorganizationofeducationisinthehandsoflocal,notcentralgovernment.Theresultisthatthesystemcanvaryfromareatoarea.

　大学英语四级十套模拟题答案6C　　CETAllchildren,however,havetogotoschoolattheageoffive,andtheystaythereuntiltheyreachtheschoolleavingage,whichissixteen.

Childrenstarttheireducationinaprimaryschool,wheretheyusuallystayuntiltheyareeleven.Theythenmovetoacomprehensiveschool.Insomeareas,however,theygotoamiddleschoolatabouttheageoften,andthenmovetoacomprehensiveschoolwhentheyarethirteen.Middleschoolsarelargerthanprimaryschools,butsmallerthancomprehensiveschools.Theyaimtopreparestudentsforthelarger,moreformalcomprehensiveschools.

26.Whocontrolstheorganizationofeducation?

A文中第一段倒数第二句话表明，教育的组织结构是地方政府来控制的。

27.Atwhatagedochildrengotoschool?

A文中第二段第一句话表明，孩子的上学年龄为五岁。

28.Whicharethelargestschools?

C根据文中最后一段倒数第二句话进行简单推理，便可知综合学校的规模最大。

PassageTwo

InChinaitisrelativelyusualtoaskpeopletheirage,butintheWestthisquestionisgenerallyregardedasimpolite.Thisisparticularlytrueofwomen,andevenmoresoiftheenquirerisaman.

However,itisverynormaltoaskchildrentheirage,andsomeadultsmaynotmindbeingaskedeither.Infact,someelderlypeoplearequitehappytorevealtheirage,especiallyiftheyfeeltheylookyoungfortheirage.Nevertheless,itisnotverywisetoaskadirectquestionlike“Howoldareyou?

”Ifelderlypeoplewanttotalkabouttheirage,andperhapsreceiveacomplimentonhowyoungtheylook,theymayeasilybringupthetopicthemselves,andasktheotherpersontoguesshowoldtheyare.Insuchasituation,itisquiteacceptabletodiscussagefreely.Theynormallyexpecttobecomplimentedontheiryouthfulness,though,ratherthantobetoldthattheylookveryold!

29.WhatisthoughttobeimpoliteintheWest,accordingtothispassage?

B文中第一段第一句话表明，在西方，询问年龄通常会被认为是不礼貌的。

30.Whydosomeelderlypeopleliketorevealtheirage?

A文中第二段第二句话表明，如果老人认为自己比实际年龄看起来年轻时，就很愿意透露自己的年龄。

31.Whatdopeopleexpecttobetoldwhentalkingaboutage?

C文中最后一句话表明，人们通常希望别人恭维自己看起来很年轻。

PassageThree

ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelse.Itmaybetrue.Fromthetimeyoungstersbecomefourteenyearsoldtheyarelikelytodreamofhavingtheirowncar.Manyyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheirlastyearofhighschoolinordertobuyacar.Learningtodriveandobtainingadriver’slicensemaybeoneofthemostexcitingtimesofayoungperson’slife.

Peoplewhoalmostnevergotoadoctorwhentheyaresickwilltaketheircarstoamechanicatthefirstsignofaproblem.ThosewhodonotliketoworkaroundthehomeonSaturdaysmaydevotemostofthatdaytowashingandwaxingtheircars.

Forsomefamiliesit’snotenoughtohaveonecar.Theyoftenhavetwooreventhree-----oneforworkand

　大学英语四级十套模拟题答案7C　　oneforrecreation.

CETManymenandwomenintheUnitedStatesneedtohaveacar.Manyneedacartogotowork.Housewivesneedacartogoshoppingortotakethechildrentoschoolorotheractivities.

Inmoststatesyoungpeoplelearntodriveinhighschool,wheredrivertrainingisoneofthemostpopularcourses.Attheendofthecoursethestudentmusttakeadrivingtesttoobtainalicense.Formany,thatpieceofpaperisanimportantsymbolthattheyarenowadults.

32.Whydosomeyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheirlastyearofhighschool?

A文中第一段第四句话表明，他们这样做是为了买车。

33.Whatisoftenmoreimportantthangoingtoadoctor?

C文中第二段第一句话表明，即使生病也不去医院的人会一看到汽车有了问题就送去修理。

34.Whydohousewivesneedcars?

D文中第四段第三句话表明，家庭主妇要开车去购物、送孩子去学校等。

35.Accordingtothepassage,wheredomanyboysandgirlslearntodrive?

B文中最后一段第一句话表明，很多年轻人是在中学学习开车的。

SectionC

Listeningisanextremelycomplexcommunicativeactivity.InhisbookPrinciplesandImplicationsofCognitivePsychology,Neisserdefineslisteningas“atemporallyextendedactivity”,inwhichthelistenercontinuously（36）developsmoreorlessspecificreadinessforwhatwillcomenext.Inotherwords,an（37）effectivelistenerisconstantlysettinguphypothesisinhismind,andalso,heisconstantlytestinghishypothesisbymatchingitwithwhathehasheardinreality.Ifhehearswhathehasexpected,hereceivestheinformation.Butifwhathehearsistotallyoutofhis（38）expectation,hefailstogetthemessage.Theskillto（39）anticipatewhatiscominginlisteningcomprehensiondependslargelyonthelistener’s（40）familiaritywiththethemeofthemessage.Italsodependsonthelistener’s（41）knowledgeofthespeakeraswellasthesetting.

Obviously,whenwelistentosomethingthatwealreadyhavesomeinformationabout,itisgenerallyaloteasierforustotakeinthenewinformation.Therefore,pre-listening（42）preparationseemstohaveabigroletoplayin（43）enhancinglisteningcomprehension.Beforeactuallistening,（44）wecouldperhapsfirstgivesomethoughttothetopic,discussitwithothers,readsomerelatedmaterialsanddosomevocabularywork.Ifwecouldmakeourselvesfullyo