最新完美版大学英语四级模拟试卷答案

1、参考答案及解析Part I WritingJob Hunting for College StudentsWe have been hearing that college graduates are finding it more and more difficult to get a job. The situation seems puzzling. For one thing, college graduates comprise only a limited proportion of the population. They should be highly competitive

2、 in the job markets. For another, one country has been developing very quickly and it does need a lot of college graduates.In my opinion, the major reason for the situation is that college graduates nowadays usually have unrealistic hopes when they go to find a job. They mostly want to have an easy

3、job which promises a good salary and all the opportunities to advance their career developments. They are reluctant to start from the routine work, say, in a company.A solution to this problem requires efforts on both the society and the graduates themselves. Our society should learn to value the ta

4、lents and knowledge of college graduates. By creating a better environment for them, our society can benefit from their contributions. On the other hand, college students should take a more down-to-earth attitude toward their career. They need to be more realistic and prove themselves to be competen

5、t in work.Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)v细节理解题。按照文章的第一段第一句，美国的妇女解放运动在60年代突然爆发，并很 快成为美国规模最大的社会运动。因此，此题的内容与原文相符。N细节理解题。按照文章第一段，60年代的妇女解放运动是19世纪妇女权利运动的继续, 因此此题内容与原文不符。Y段落大意理解题。按照第二段，美国妇女解放运动包括两个派别：一个是全国妇女组织，简称是NOW ;另一个组织没有正式名称，被非正式地称为妇女解放。因此，此题内容与原文相符。Questions 19 to 22 are based

6、on the conversation you have just heard.What does the woman imply about her car?What does the man say about the woman s car?What does the woman say about the mechanic?What does the man offer to do?Conversation TwoM: Doctor Cole, thank you for agreeing to this interview for the Daily Campus News. Can

7、 you tell us about what you and your colleagues discuss at the annual astronomy society meeting last month?W: Yes. For the first time ever the scientific community has established the existence of planets outside our own solar system. Of course we knew that certain distant stars existed, but only re

8、cently did we learn that several of them are orbited by their own planets.M: Why did it take so long to locate these planets?W: Well, you have to understand that they are a billion times dimmer than their parent stars. It would be like trying to see the light of a candle next to a huge explosion. We

9、 don t currently have a telescope that can be used to see them.M: But if the astronomers didn t see the planets through a telescope, how did they find them?W: By a very indirect method. The astronomers measured subtle distortions in the frequency of the light from the parent stars and observed that

10、some of the stars seem to rock back and forth. They determined that this was caused by gravitational pull from orbiting planets.M: There is a powerful new telescope being built in Arizona. Will that help them see theseplanets?W: They should be able to see them at least in the form of small spots of

11、light. And then the scientists will be able to break down and analyze this light. By doing this, they hope to learn about the chemical composition of these planets-oxygen and ozone molecules, for example, would be telltale signs of life on these planets.M: T m looking forward to hearing more when th

12、e telescope is in operation. And V m sure our readers would be interested too.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.What is the conversation mainly about?How did the scientists establish the existence of the planets?What does the professor say the scientists might lear

13、n about the planets by using the new telescope?Section BPassage OneCarole is a teenage girl. She thinks she is a bit too fat, or rather too strong. But she doesn t know how she became that way. Nowadays, people become interested in losing weight because being overweight can bring about many diseases

14、. Carole has made up her mind to follow others; example and plans to lose weight as well. Sometimes she feels so unhappy without knowing why. At these times, she often goes out to restaurants, bars and supermarkets for food. The things she likes to eat include bread, biscuits, and chocolates. Althou

15、gh she feels very full in her stomach, she can t stop eating because of the enjoyment she gets. She is a little worried about her behavior and thinks that she might have an unknown disease or an unhealthy mind. With these questions,Carole went to see a doctor. The doctor doesnz t think she has a dis

16、ease, but suggests that she need self-discipline. People often say eat less and exercise more, but one needs discipline to follow this advice. Since Carole says she enjoys eating although she feels very full, the doctor thinks this might be because Carole wants to forget about finishing work or doin

17、g a complicated homework assignment. Her feeling of unhappiness could start from something deeper; such as problems with family members or friends. The doctor says that Carole needs to find something that can bring fun to her life. Perhaps she should give up the habit of eating too much, and do some

18、thing else instead, such as talking to someone over the phone, playing a video game or drinking extra tea. These methods could help Carole change the habit of eating too much and become healthy again.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.What does Carole normally do when sh

19、e feels unhappy?According to the doctor, which one of the following could be the TRUE reason why Carole eats too much when feeling unhappy?Which of the following suggestions is NOT made by the doctor?Passage TwoToday when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world

20、learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct. In 1904, th

21、e Wrights built a second machine. They called it Flyer No. 2. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly, Unfortunately, there was some mechanical trouble withthe plane and it did not fly at all that day. The reporters went away. They were disappointed and did not come back

22、. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905z they built an even better machine, Flyer No. 3. They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were able to turn and climb in the air. Farmers, travelers on the roads around Dayton often saw them flying. But when t

23、hese people told reporters about it, they refused to believe them.The Wrights offered Flyer No. 3 to the United States Government. The Government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build an airplane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this

24、, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their plane to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden case. It seemed nobody was interested.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.What w

25、ere the Wrights able to do in Flyer No. 3?What did the newspaper say about the first flight in 1903?Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?Passage ThreeNothing can buy a better night s sleep. Although it sounds silly, it was the first thing that crossed my mind when I awoke. I truly

26、appreciated my happy rest. It was like a gig from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates, or any rich men you can mention, really couldn, t have had a more satisfying and grateful night of sleepthe best that money can t buy.That started me thinking of other pleasures that cost nothing or very

27、little and that are often taken for granted, like a drink of cold water on a hot day when you re really thirsty, or a warm relaxing bath when you re extremely tired or mentally exhausted.Remember your first real kiss-can you put a price tag on that? Or the companionship of a faithful and loving pet

28、or the clean, fresh smell of mountain air? There s an old song, The Best Things in Life Are Free.1Did you ever eat a meal that not only filled your stomach and satisfied all your tastes, but refreshed your soul? Ever spend a winter7 s evening in the company of good friends?What could be better than

29、listening to your favorite music or watching a good movie? Or sharing the beauty of a sunset with a loved one? These are quite delightful and delicate pleasures. I hope this doesn t sound too ridiculous in today7 s rough, loud world. I hope the new generation can appreciate some of these things.Ques

30、tions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.What can be inferred from this speech?Which one of the following categories does the writer attach great importance to?What does the speaker think of today s world?Which one of the following could be the most appropriate title of this speec

31、h?Section CA new book is sure to be discussed, and (36)debatedz at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year.1 What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan. That is not her real name. She is in her fifties. She is a professor of (37)anthropology at a uni

32、versity in the United States. Her name for it is Any U.The professor wanted to know why many of her students did not(38)complete their work or ask for help. She decided to do a (39)research project. She got the (40)approval of the university ethics (41)committee. Such groups consider moral and legal

33、 issues in studies.In the spring of 2002, she (42)applied to her own university under the name Rebekah Nathan and was admitted. She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first term and two in the second (43)semester. She did pretty well, although she got one C, a mark of average

34、. She also played sports,(44)In My Freshman Year, she does not identify any students by name, but she does discuss what they told her about their lives.(45)Rebekah Nathan writes that students do not have enough time to be interested in their classes. They are busy with activities and jobs. They try

35、to learn only as much as they have to. But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to what is being discussed in class.(46)The professor says her year as a student changed the way she teaches. She gives less reading now. She asks questions designed to get students to speak more

36、. She offers help. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls asleep.Part IV Reading ComprehensionSection A. I immediate句型需要此处填入形容词，immediate effects意思是当即的效果。. B similar句型需要此处填入形容词，因此选similar 相似，to be similar to是固定搭配， 同时语义上也通顺。J determine it is difficult to后面需要填入动词按照因果关系选择determine,表示

37、肯定。. C exposure result of后面应当用名词，而且该名词应当能与to搭配，结合语义肯定选 exposure ”流露。. K symptoms在the time and place occur中，occur是动词，空缺处需要填入名词作主语，组成定语从句（此处可以理解为省略了 when和where X然后按照前一句中的the symptoms选symptoms ,表示病症出现的时间和地址。.D show句型需要填入动词，而且该动词应当能与up搭配。再按照语义和文章第二句中的show up肯定此处选show ,表示出现。. L improve按照句型结构肯定动词，然后结合语义肯定

38、选improve 改善。. E pollutants 在 While commonly found in indoor air are responsible for manyharmful effects这一从句中，are responsible是谓语结构，found是过去分词，表示被发现。因此, 空格处应当利用名词。按照语义肯定选pollutants 污染物。.M react按照句型结构肯定此处填动词，该动词必需能与to搭配，再结合语义肯定选react,组 成react to something结构z表示对作出反映. H periods short后面应当用名词，再按照语义肯定选perio

39、ds ,表示时间段。Section B. A 事实判断题。文章的第一段的最后一句和第二段论述了一类新型广告的作用就是对申请工作 的人提供帮助，作者在第二段中还引用广告中的文句，展示了广告对潜在客户作出的诱惑性许诺。. C 事实判断题。第二段第二句:The growth and apparent success. a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment/ 说明C项许多人失业为正确答案。.D事实区分题。文章第三段论述了一个第一次寻觅工作的人只需要在求职信中写清姓名、地址、年龄及学历即可，而进一步的有关信息要等到面试中才加以提供

40、。. A 事实判断题。第四段第二句:The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest;在信中加上某些使你不同凡响的东西，目的自然是要吸引读者的 注意，而不是冒犯读者或扯谎。.B文章最后一段的lead to短语说明了句意的因果关系。62 . C细节推理题。按照文章的第一段，尤其是第三句话。可知，在拍卖进程中，人们竞相叫价，叫价最高的人取得拍卖品。. D事实细节题。按照文章第一段第四句。可知，拍卖人在叫价结束时用一个小锤子敲一下他前面 的桌子就结束拍卖了。. B辞

41、汇与语义题。按照该词所在的第一段可知此角色要组织群众投标，可判断出选项B解释了 该词的含义。. B事实细节归纳题。按照第四段倒数第二句，筹划有效结束拍卖的行为，其目的在于希望以最低 价钱购买物品。.C细节推理题。按照文中最后一段得知，拍卖人的服务报酬是以拍卖品价钱的必然百分比来付给 的。Part V Cloze. A这里if引导条件状语，表假设某种情景。. D其他各词词义涵盖面都比拟小，只有information全面，归纳性强。. B后半句及下句谈论的都是理想的学生是什么样子，average意为平均的，一般的二. B前半句所指the ideal student是单数，且泛指，所以指代时应用on

42、e ,再那么后面有who引导 的定语从句。. C整篇文章都是谈论学习这一话题，文章的第一句话就写到the responsibilities of learning for the sake of意思是因为，为了起见. D with表示带有，homework with comments意思为加了批注的作业”。. C be responsible for的意思为对负责，有责任做某事。. C下一句讲老师对学生的期望，这一句是讲布置任务。其他三项意思别离为：collect ; distribute 分发，分送;assign 布置，分派。. B minimum意为最少的，尽可能少的，maximum意为最

43、多的，老师希望学生所需的指导越少越好，也与take it actively语义上一致。. A此句语义仍是承接上句，讲老师期待学生自主的学习。responsibility是责任的意思， assignment 意为作业，motivation 意为动力，contribution 意为贡献。. D how在此表示工作，运转的方式。. A particularly 尤其是，特别是表示特别强调。. C sources 指资料来源，collection 指,收藏，selection 表示选择，origin 表 示起源；exhaust在此表示用完,花光,竭尽. D这一句开首有一个but组成转折，老师更宁愿学生

44、不要依托他们。. A too在此表示程度。. D老师的职责除教书之外,还有很多，教书只是老师的职责之一，所以应填besides. B紧接上文，因为老师职责很多，因此花在学生们身上的时间就少，组成因果顺接关系。. B按照上句及此句句意，老师与学生呆在一路时间有限。. C approach表接近,找到，annoy表惹恼,attach ”附上,粘贴，greet 迎接, 打招呼。. A前半句有either,与or组成选择。Part VI Translation. to have a good command of the computer science全句意为：由于计算机是为民服务的有效工具，咱们应

45、极力掌握计算机科学其中掌握为 have a command / mastery of o. are turned out at the rate of fifty a day.全句意为：新型的海信空调以天天50台的速度出厂。此题的考查重点是短语以速度，产品的生产速度通常常利用rate或paceo89 . he would be participating in the CET-4 at present.全句意为：假设是他昨天没有在车祸中受伤，他此刻就在这儿参加四级考试了。此题考查虚拟 语气，从句与过去的事实相反，主句与此刻正在进行的状况相反，故需用would be doing的形式。. (sh

46、ould) be / keep as quiet as possible / as we can.全句意为：咱们老师要求咱们在参观纪念碑时尽可能维持安静。此题涉及句型as. as possible/ one can,同时注意主句中的动词是demand,要求宾语从句的谓语用虚拟形式。. than share a room with someone else.全句意为：无论房间多小，我宁愿有一个自己的单独的房间而不肯和他人合住一间。此题考 查 would rather do sth. than do sth.这一关联句型。N细节理解题。按照第二段，全国妇女组织是个正规的组织，成员包括成年男女，而妇

47、女解 放是个松散的组织，成员主要包括年轻的大学女毕业生。因此，此题内容与原文不符。N细节理解题。按照第四段，两个派别都是用很多斗争手腕，但都没有利用暴力手腕，所以 此题内容与原文不符。Y 细节理解题。按照第四段的倒数第二句(Within just a few years millions of American women came to understand and use new terms such as sexism , Ms.” make chauvinism- and gender.)在几年时间内，成百万的美国妇女开始理解和利用这些新的词。由此 可以得出结论，这些词是妇女解放运动创

48、造出来的，或是常常强调和利用的。因此，此题内容与原文相 符。Y细节理解题。按照第七段，妇女解放运动的影响是普遍的，按照该段第三句后面补充的一 句话(in fact, there are few areas untouched by feminism)可以得出结论：该运动影响了美国的每 一个方面。personal, social, and cultural life and challenged the male-dominated power structure (个人、社会和文化生活，并对男性主导的权利结构提出挑战)细节理解题。见第二段，该 段别离介绍了两个流派的斗争目标。have been

49、 rewritten to promote equal opportunities for girls (已经被重写,以增进女 孩的平等机缘)细节理解题。见倒数第三段，该段主要谈教育中的转变。the flight/ struggle is still going on细节理解题。按照文章最后一段，可以知道妇女解放 运动在80年代和90年代已经逐渐消退，但仍然有女权组织和个人在为妇女的平等而斗争。因此，应 当说斗争还在继续。Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A11 . D信息明示题。女士说是事故致使了男土假期的不愉快，男士回答说自己本该加倍小心的，由

50、此可知他们在谈论事故而非假期，所以D正确。*考占 n /w感叹词一般置于句首，间或也可穿插于句子中间，常见的感叹词除了 what以外，还有how , why , oh ,ah ,oh dear, my lord ,good heavens.gracious me 等。如：Why ,it s nearly ten o clock .Lef s hurry up .啊呀，快十点了!我们快点吧！shame除了表示羞耻，惭愧之意，还可表示惋惜的事，如：What a shame that Icouldn t attend your birthday party .我没能参加你的生日聚会，真可惜！.B综合

51、推断题。男士说餐厅里的灯太亮了，女士说：我想它对露天足球场而言是再好不过了。 言外之意，她认为这种亮度不适合餐厅。由此可知，女士同意男士的看法，所以B正确。. B信息明示题。预读选项可知，此题的关键是听清楚时间和交通工具的对应。男士说，坐火车一 小时，开车要两小时，应选Bo*考占 n /w有关交通工具的词有：bike , bicycle , car, taxi z automobile , bus , subway , underground , train , flight, plane , ship 等。. C信息明示题。女士问雅各布先生两年前是否在伦敦，男士回答说自己在加拿大，还说他是澳

52、大 利亚人，三年前去了加拿大，应选Co此题的关键是听清男士说的是Australian而非Austrian(奥地利人)。. B信息明示题。女士说The Boys School is on the right,由此可知，B正确。此题的关键是 分清不同窗校所处的不同方位。. B信息明示题。男士开始便说I much prefer Mrs . Peterson s lessons ,由此可知，他喜欢彼 得森女士的课，所以B正确。. B 综合推断题。男士说 She(Denise)/ s at school with me , at school 意为在学校，在求学”，由此可知，二者是校友，故B正确。. C

53、信息明示题。女士说昨晚 铃响的时候她在洗头，所以没能接听，故C正确。in在此为副词 意为在家。Conversation One. D综合推断题。女士说她担忧自己的车，因为车又进修理厂了，还说这次应该是刹车出了问题， 由again再结合其说话内容可知，车子以前也坏过，应选Do.C信息明示题。男士说修理女士的车应该花不了多少钱，像女士这样的美国车，零部件都比拟便 宜，应选Co.B信息明示题。女士说那名修理工是自己邻居推荐的，他以前也给自己修过车，而且价钱似乎也 比拟合理，应选Bo. A信息明示题。男士问女士今天下课后是否需要搭他的车回家，很明显是在提议送女士回家，故 选A。考占 n /wwatch

54、 out意为戒备，提防，与watch相关的短语还有：watch over照看，看守，负责，如： The mother bird is watching over her young .鸟妈妈正照看着自己的孩子。watch for留心找寻，耐心 等候，如:You II have to watch for the right moment ,你得等候适当的时机。take advantage of sb . /sth .此处意为（为达个人目的而不正本地）利用某人/某事，该短语还有 充分利用的含义,如：You should take full advantage of the hotel s faci

55、lities .你应该充分利用 旅馆的设备。Conversation Two.D综合推断题。女士一开始就介绍说科学团体首次确定了太阳系以外的行星的存在，虽然人类知道存在着某些遥远的恒星，但却是最近才得知有些恒星有围绕自己运行的行星，接下来的对话也是围绕这 些行星展开的，应选Do.A综合推断题。女士说天文学家是通过间接方法来发现那些行星的，他们测量出母星发出的光频 的细微变化，还观察到母星似乎前后摆动，最终确定这都是由于沿轨道运行的行星的牵引而引起的，由此 推断，科学家们是通过研究母星外观的变化来确定行星的存在的，应选A。. B信息明示题。女士说科学家们可以利用新的望远镜来分解、分析光线，进而希

56、望了解这些行星 的化学成分，应选Bo*考占 break down此处意为分解，分为(项)，还有以下含义：停止运转，失效，如：The engine broke down .引擎坏了。失败，瓦解,如：The peace talks have broken down .和平会谈破裂了。 情感失去控制，如：He broke down and wept when he heard the bad news .他听至(J坏消息时不由 痛哭起来。Section BPassage One文章精要少女卡罗尔是个胖姑娘，当她看到很多人开始减肥时也想减肥，但却一直抑制不住吃东西的欲望。医 生分析了导致她暴饮暴食的原

57、因，并建议她改变这种生活习惯以重新获得健康。. C信息明示题。文章提到，卡罗尔在感到不高兴时，会去餐馆、酒吧、超市等地方大吃一顿，所 以C正确。. B 信息明示题。文章提至IHer feeling of unhappiness could start blems with family members or friends ,由此可知B正确。虽然医生也提到卡罗尔的暴饮暴食可能是想忘记作业，但医生明确指出的是家庭作业(homework assignment)而非课堂作业(class work)，排出Co. B信息明示题。文章最后提到，医生建议卡罗尔和他人 沟通、玩电子游戏或多喝茶，以此来 代替暴

58、饮暴食，但并未建议她喝健怡可乐(diet coke),应选BoPassage Two文章精要文章简单介绍了莱特兄弟创造的飞行器二号、三号的诞生以及当时的美国新闻界和政府对他们所持的 态度。. B 信息明示题。文章指出，They were able to stay up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine .由此可知，B正确。. C 信息明示题。文章指出,.they said hardly anything about it at all ,所以 C 正确。.B信息明示题。由第一段段末的新闻工作者refuse to belie

59、ve them可知A正确；由They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build all airplane 可知,C 正确;由末句 It seemed nobody was interested可推出D正确；而文章并无提及美国政府有无资助莱特兄弟，应选BoPassage Three文章精要文章描述了用钱也买不到的种种幸福比方拥有良好的睡眠，享受生活中的点点滴滴，以及惬意的 自由、友谊等精神上的幸福，并在最后指出，在这个喧嚣的时代，希望年轻一代也能珍惜和体会到这些幸 福。. D综合推断题。文章主要描述了那些用钱也买不到的幸

60、福精神幸福，由此可以推断，作者认 为精神上的幸福是最重要的，所以D正确。. C综合推断题。文章论述的是精神幸福的重要性，由此可以推断，作者非常注重精神生活，所以C 正确。. B 信息明示题。文章最后提到 I hope this doesn t sound too ridiculous in today s rough ,loud world ,由此可知，作者以为现在的世界是喧嚣的世界，所以B正确。35.B主旨题。文章开头就提出Nothing can buy a better night s sleep，接下来又描述了各种用 钱也买不到的幸福，并提到一首歌名The Best Things in