四级模拟题参考答案简要09.docx

1、四级模拟题参考答案简要09大学英语四级考试长篇阅读理解翻译写作样题模拟题真题（供2013级使用）【答案】2014年9月【长篇阅读理解】Exercise 1【参考答案】 1-5： C A E G A 6-10: H J B I FExercise 2【参考答案】 1-5：B H E F A 6-10: C I D G HExercise 3【参考答案】 1-5：F C K H D 6-10: E J B G IExercise 4【参考答案】 1-5：B E F C G 6-10: E J H I DExercise 5【参考答案】 1-5：D G J E F 6-10: H B A C K1.

2、 【D】 本题的题干关键词是Saudi Arabia. Womens equality和more slowly，由此定位到原文第一个小标题下D段第二句：For example, in Saudi Arabia, modern change is coming more slowly. Women still are denied the right to vote or drive a car.在沙特阿拉伯女性还没有权利选举和驾车，因此说男女平等的进程进展缓慢。2. 【G】 本题的题干关键词是India和killing girl babies，由此定位到原文第二个小标题下G段第一句：Paren

3、ts who cannot pay for ultrasound tests sometimes kill girl babies right after they are born.由此可知，杀死女婴是造成印度男女比例失衡的原因之一。3. 【J】 本题的题干关键词是southern Africa, girls, stay at home和education，由此可定位到原文第三个小标题J段前两句。由此可知，在南非三干八百万儿童中，超过一半的女孩没有在学校，她们留在家里照顾家人。4. 【E】 本题的题干关键词是India, girl, get married和pay a lot of mone

4、y，由此可定位到原文第二个小标题第一段后半部分：Girls may cause financial problems when they marry. Their families must traditionally pay huge amounts of money to their daughters future husband.题干句与该两句表意相同。5. 【F】 本题的题干关键词是fetus，由此定位到原文第二个小标题F段中间部分：Using ultrasound tests to find out the sex of the fetus is illegal in India.

5、该句与题干句都表达“印度禁止只是用于分辨胎儿性别的超声波检查”这个意思。6. 【H】 本题的题干关键词是United Nations, set a goal和education，由此定位到原文第三个小标题第一段第一句：Several years ago, the United Nations set its Millennium Development Goals (in 2000). Education for all children by the year 2015 was one of the goals。题干句是该句的同义转述。7. 【B】 本题的题干关键词是Islamic worl

6、d, essential, womens progress，由此可定位到原文第一个小标题R段第四句：Ms al-Moumin says economic and social power are important to womens progress in the Islamic world.由该句可知，经济和社会权力是伊斯兰世界女性发展的重要因素。8. 【A】 由该题可知，“三八妇女节”是为庆祝妇女在经济、政治和社会等领域做出的重要贡献和取得的巨大成就而设立的节日。首段总结了国际妇女节的意义，因此该题出自于首段。9. 【C】 本题的题干关键词是illiterate, education和t

7、he younger generation，由此可定位到原文第一个小标题C段最后两句。该两句说明了没有文化的母亲很难担负教育好下一代的责任。10. 【K】 本题的题干关键词是East Africa和arranged and early marriages，由此可定位到最后一段的第二句：Traditional values force many girls to accept arranged marriages when they are very young.题干句是该句的同义转述。Exercise 6【参考答案】 1-5：A D G K H 6-10: I F G B EExercise

8、7【参考答案】 1-5：F H J B C 6-10: E N M L AExercise 8【参考答案】 1-5：D A K H F 6-10: I B J C EExercise 9【参考答案】 1-5：C A E B D 6-10: F J L K HExercise 10【参考答案】 1-5：K B J L E 6-10: M H N D E【翻译】Exercise 1 Urbanization refers to the process of rural people migrating into cities. A key index of a nations urbanizati

9、on level is the distribution of its population in rural and urban areas. In the last year, the urbanization rate of China was over 50%, which marks that China has stepped into a new “city-based society”. Urbanization has become an important part of Chinas social and economic development. By offering

10、 better education and more job opportunities to urban residents, it not only improves their living standards, but also enriches their cultural experiences.Exercise 2 The imperial examination system is the one that the imperial government adopted to select officials in ancient China. In was first put

11、 into practice in the Sui Dynasty and lasted more than 1,300 years until the Qing Dynasty, enjoying a long and dominant position in the history of ancient Chinese education. In the ancient society, because of the strong class consciousness, few people from lower classes had the chance to get any pos

12、ition in the government. The “keju” evaluation system offered opportunities to children from poor families to attend the government exams and bring honor to their families. This system proved to be fairer and more far-reaching than any other examination system existing before it.Exercise 3The Tomb S

13、weeping Day is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It started from the Zhou Dynasty with a history of more than 2,500 years. The Tomb Sweeping Day is an important occasion for people to sweep the tombs and offer sacrifices to their ancestors. When visiting tombs, people carry w

14、ine, food, fruits and paper money. They put the food in front of the tombs, add some fresh soil to the tombs, burn paper money, kneel down in prayer and worship their ancestors, and finally eat up the food and drink the wine before going back home. Apart from sweeping the tombs, people also take par

15、t in a variety of activities, such as playing on a swing, flying kites, etc.Exercise 4 It is a wonder that doctors of traditional Chinese medicine could cure patients without any assistant equipment. The four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine consist of observing, listening and smel

16、ling, inquiring and pulse taking. Observing indicates that doctors directly watch the outward appearance to find out a patients condition. Listening and smelling refers to listening to the sound and smelling the odor of the patient, which is helpful for doctors to collect messages to diagnose. Inqui

17、ring suggests that doctors question the patient so as to know the symptoms and previous treatments. Pulse taking refers that doctors measure the pulse condition of patients to know their internal change.Exercise 5The Summer Palace was constructed as an imperial garden, which was seriously destroyed

18、in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, the Qing rulers reconstructed the garden with the money intended for building up the army. Now the Summer Palace, one of the largest and the best-preserved royal gardens in the world, has absorbed the architectural features from all parts of China. In recent years, t

19、he Chinese government has repaired and reconstructed the buildings in the garden several times. This old imperial garden now has taken on a completely new look, making it one of the most favorite parks.Exercise 6 Xu Xiake was born in a prosperous family. Influenced by his father, he loved to read bo

20、oks about geography, adventure, traveling and so on. These books developed his early love of the motherlands magnificent scenery, and made him determined to travel over mountains and rivers. At the age of 22, Xu Xiake began his journey. In his lifetime, he traveled throughout China for more than 30

21、years, documenting his tours extensively. In order to carry out thorough investigations, he seldom traveled by carriage or boat. Instead, he took long trips on foot almost all the time, climbing mountains and hills. The records of his travels were gathered by others after his death into the book The

22、 Travel Diaries Xu Xiake.Exercise 7 The facial makeup of Beijing Opera is a unique makeup method with Chinese national characteristics. It has the best feature of showing the characters with various colorful facial paintings. The audience knows the good or evil character of a role directly based on

23、the color of the face. Usually, red represents loyalty; black integrity; purple justice, and yellow brutality. In addition, the facial makeup often comes with designs to tell some story. For instance, Hou Yi has nine suns painted on his face, indicating that he has ever shot nine suns from the sky.E

24、xercise 8 Samsung Electronics issued an apology to Chinese consumers on 23rd October, offering to provide free repairs and extended maintenances on seven models. With the apology, Samsung hopes to maintain its leading position in Chinas smart phone market. The company sold 30 million devices in Chin

25、a for a 17.7 percent market share last year. Samsung is not the first company that issued an apology and promised to improved services. Apple did the same thing before and thus opened up a vast number of new customers.Exercise 9 Thanks to the power of the Internet, Chinese Wuxia series are becoming

26、increasingly popular in the West. Wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction related to martial artists. It appears in various forms of media, from video games to movies. Many westerners cannot understand Chinese at all, but they dont mind reading the translated English words on the screen. The lack of pro

27、motion and basic knowledge of Wuxia are among the reasons why the genre previously spread slowly in the West.Exercise 10Chinas first online literature university was established on Oct.30, 2013. The Nobel Literature Prize Laureate Mo Yan is acting as honorary principal. It was built jointly by many

28、online literature websites. Writers and editors from major literature websites were invited to be teachers for the university. The university aims to offer free training for literature lovers and help them start their career as soon as possible. Learners can receive literature training online withou

29、t stepping out of their houses. About 100 thousand learners are expected to benefit from the training every year.Exercise 11 The past decade has witnessed a high-speed development in Chinas real estate. But it is quite difficult for many people to buy a house. The high housing price even makes some

30、young couples postpone their plan for marriage. In view of the situation, the government has adopted a series of measures in recent years to prevent the housing price from rising too fast, including regulating and standardizing the real estate market, raising mortgage rates, and introducing property

31、 tax. At present, preliminary effects have been achieved in some cities.Exercise 12 China will develop its economy further and open itself wider to the outside world, which offers more business opportunities to overseas enterprises. Since Chinas reform and opening up, Chinese enterprises have been c

32、ooperating with overseas enterprises in terms of economy and technology, and have scored great/ tremendous achievement. Overseas enterprises have not only helped Chinese enterprises with their growth, but also benefited from the cooperation. Chinese government will continue to offer favorable policies and conditions to promote the further cooperation between Chinese and overseas enterprises.Exercise 13 The phenomenon of holiday economy shows that Chinese peoples consumption concept