大学英语四级模拟测试答案.docx

1、大学英语四级模拟测试答案 大学英语四级模拟测试答案 CC E T xx年12月英语四级 Model Test-02 Part Writing 应该推迟退休年龄吗？ Should Retirement Age Be Postpone? 第一段指出是否推迟退休年龄 W: Elizabeth Martin speaking. M: Doctor Martin, my names Mark Johnson. My roommate, Benjamin Jones, is in your art history class, um, Art History 502. W: Yes. M: Well. H

2、es sick and wont be in your class today. He asked me to bring his term paper to your office. W: OK. The paper is due by 3:00. M: I have a class from one to two. Ill bring it to your office after class. W: Well, I have a meeting this afternoon, so you can drop it off with the secretary of the art his

3、tory department. Shell see that I get it. M: OK. Oh. and I almost forgot. Im a biology major, but my advisor told me that I need one more humanities course to graduate. I noticed youre teaching a course on landscape painters next semester. Could you tell me a little bit about it? W: Sure. Well, its

4、a course for non-art majors. Well be looking at several different painters and examing their works. Well also look at the history and politics of the era in which they lived. M: That sounds interesting. What else is required? W: Theres no final exam, and theres only one required book. But each stude

5、nt has to give a major presentation about an individual painter at the end of the course. M: Hmm, it sounds good. Will you be in your office later today? Id like to talk with you some more. W: Well, my meetings scheduled to last all afternoon. Why dont you stop by tomorrow, anytime in the afternoon?

6、 My office is in the Fine Arts Building, right next to the library. M: Thanks. Ill do that. 19. Why does the man call the woman? B 根据对话中男士说的 Hes sick and wont be in your class today. He asked me to bring his term paper to your office (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.

7、 What does the man almost forget to do? A 根据对话中男士说的.I almost forgot. but my advisor told me that I need one more humanities course to graduate. I noticed youre teaching a course on landscape painters next semester. Could you tell me a little bit about it (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

8、，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. What will students be required to do in the course the woman describes? B 根据对话中女士说的 But each student has to give a major presentation about an individual painter at the 大 学 英 语 四 级 十 套 模 拟 题 答 案 5 CC E T end of the course (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。

9、 22. What does the woman suggest the man do? C 根据对话中女士说的Why dont you stop by tomorrow, anytime in the afternoon (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。 Conversation Two W: Im going to leave work early today. Theres a debate this evening at 6 oclock. So Im going to get an early dinner and hea

10、d over there. M: Whos debating about what? W: The two candidates for the State Senate are going to answer questions from reporters. The Daily News is sponsoring the event. Members of the audience will also have a chance to ask questions一so maybe Ill speak, too. M: Oh, so youre interested in politics

11、. Are you helping one of them? W: No. I just want to learn more about the candidates so that I can make an informed decision. M: Well, I dont think Ill be voting, so I guess I wont bother with that. W: Why arent you going to vote? M: Oh. my vote doesnt matter. W: Sure it does! M: Well. besides that.

12、 I dont think any of the politicians these days represent my ideas. Id like to see the government support guaranteed loans for people who want to start small businesses. Ive wanted to open my own bakery for years and I cant get a loan. W: You know what? Thats one of the issues theyll probably discus

13、s tonight. One of the candidates wants tax breaks for large companies. He says that will create more jobs. The other candidate owns a restaurant. She wants to start programmes to promote more small businesses. M: Hmm. What do you know? Maybe I should show up there myself. 23. Why is the woman going

14、to the debate? D 根据对话中女士说的 I just want to learn more about the candidates so that I can make an informed decision (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. What reason does the man give for not voting? D 根据对话中男士说的Oh, my vote doesnt matter (哦，我的一票无足轻重），可确定选项D正确。 25. What will the man probably do? B

15、根据对话最后男士说的Maybe I should show up there myself (也许我也应该去），可推知选项B正确。 Section B Passage One The British education system can be very confusing to an outsider. It is often not understood very well by the British themselves. This is because Britain does not really have an education system. Most of the con

16、trol over the organization of education is in the hands of local, not central government. The result is that the system can vary from area to area. 大 学 英 语 四 级 十 套 模 拟 题 答 案 6 CC E T All children, however, have to go to school at the age of five, and they stay there until they reach the school leavi

17、ng age, which is sixteen. Children start their education in a primary school, where they usually stay until they are eleven. They then move to a comprehensive school. In some areas, however, they go to a middle school at about the age of ten, and then move to a comprehensive school when they are thi

18、rteen. Middle schools are larger than primary schools, but smaller than comprehensive schools. They aim to prepare students for the larger, more formal comprehensive schools. 26. Who controls the organization of education? 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. At what age do children go to school? A

19、 文中第二段第一句话表明，孩子的上学年龄为五岁。 28. Which are the largest schools? 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。 Passage Two In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true of women, and even more so if the enquirer

20、is a man. However, it is very normal to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind being asked either. In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to reveal their age, especially if they feel they look young for their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a direct question like “H

21、ow old are you?” If elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment on how young they look, they may easily bring up the topic themselves, and ask the other person to guess how old they are. In such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age freely. They normall

22、y expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, though, rather than to be told that they look very old! 29. What is thought to be impolite in the West, according to this passage? 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. Why do some elderly people like to reveal their age? A 文中第二段第二句话表明，如果老人认为自己比实际年

23、龄看起来年轻时，就很愿意透露自己的年龄。 31. What do people expect to be told when talking about age? 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。 Passage Three Many people believe that Americans love their cars almost more than anything else. It may be true. From the time youngsters become fourteen years old they are likely to dre

24、am of having their own car. Many young people work after school during their last year of high school in order to buy a car. Learning to drive and obtaining a drivers license may be one of the most exciting times of a young persons life. People who almost never go to a doctor when they are sick will

25、 take their cars to a mechanic at the first sign of a problem. Those who do not like to work around the home on Saturdays may devote most of that day to washing and waxing their cars. For some families its not enough to have one car. They often have two or even three - one for work and 大 学 英 语 四 级 十

26、 套 模 拟 题 答 案 7 Cone for recreation. C E T Many men and women in the United States need to have a car. Many need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or other activities. In most states young people learn to drive in high school, where driver tra

27、ining is one of the most popular courses. At the end of the course the student must take a driving test to obtain a license. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol that they are now adults. 32. Why do some young people work after school during their last year of high school? A 文中第一段第四句

28、话表明，他们这样做是为了买车。 33. What is often more important than going to a doctor? 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. Why do housewives need cars? 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. According to the passage, where do many boys and girls learn to drive? 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。 Section C Li

29、stening is an extremely complex communicative activity. In his book Principles and Implications of Cognitive Psychology, Neisser defines listening as “a temporally extended activity”, in which the listener continuously (36) develops more or less specific readiness for what will come next. In other w

30、ords, an (37) effective listener is constantly setting up hypothesis in his mind, and also, he is constantly testing his hypothesis by matching it with what he has heard in reality. If he hears what he has expected, he receives the information. But if what he hears is totally out of his (38) expecta

31、tion, he fails to get the message. The skill to (39) anticipate what is coming in listening comprehension depends largely on the listeners (40) familiarity with the theme of the message. It also depends on the listeners (41) knowledge of the speaker as well as the setting. Obviously, when we listen

32、to something that we already have some information about, it is generally a lot easier for us to take in the new information. Therefore, pre-listening (42) preparation seems to have a big role to play in (43) enhancing listening comprehension. Before actual listening, (44) we could perhaps first give some thought to the topic, discuss it with others, read some related materials and do some vocabulary work. If we could make ourselves fully o