大学英语四级模拟题四及答案

Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an Address of Welcome. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.
学生会邀请了来自某大学的李教授作一个关于计算机人工智能的演讲。作为主持人，你在演讲前作一个开场白。请写一份简明的欢迎词。（1. 简明介绍演讲者；2. 计算机人工智能的作用；3. 表示欢迎等）
Address of Welcome
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11. A) Neither of them has a favorable opinion of the service.
B) The woman is having a terrible time serving in the restaurant.
C) Both agree that it is

time for the restaurant to fire some staff.
D) The man thinks the restaurant is all right, but the woman doesn't.
12. A) He eats too much when he plays chess.
B) He won't join the chess club.
C) Chess is his favorite game.
D) He doesn't enjoy chess as much as he used to.
13. A) Ann should shut the door.
B) Ann should be quieter.
C) Ann shouldn't have stayed at the library so long.
D) Ann shouldn't have returned home.
14. A) She has another meeting all day.
B) She feels the grade is all right.
C) She thinks it would be wrong to change the grade.
D) She can meet with the student that afternoon.
15. A) The clothes don't look clean to him.
B) He doesn't intend to get the clothes.
C) The woman can pick out her own clothes.
D) The woman should stop staring at his clothes.
16. A) She won't be able to come.
B) She's not going to graduate.
C) She has a week to do the work.
D) She'll visit her sister in a week.
17. A) She thinks a hair dryer.
B) She wants to know what's making all the noise.
C) She isn't sure how practical the man's gift is.
D) She can't hear anything when the hair dryer is on.
18. A) She hasn't read the passage.
B) She doesn't understand it either.
C) She cannot read it in darkness.
D) She suggests that the man read it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19 A) She received an emergency call the previous day.
B) She has never been to the city before.
C) She would go there to spend the weekend with her sister.
D) She was invited to attend her sister's wedding.
20. A) In less than an hour. C) At 11:13.
B) In a minute. D) At noon.
21. A) Someone to talk with.
B) Interesting books to read.
C) Something to eat and drink.
D) Puzzles and crossword games.
22. A) Thirteen pennies. C) A pound.
B) Fifty pennies. D) Half price.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) It's rather expensive.
B) It's too small for the man.
C) It has plenty of light.
D) It doesn't have many closets.
24. A) Each tenant is given a parking place.
B) It's difficult to find a parking place.
C) The tenant has to pay to park.
D) The tenant can use any space in the parking area.
25. A) He's unimpressed by what the woman told him.
B) He doubts he can afford it.
C) He doesn't think it's suitable for him.
D) He's enthusiastic about it.
Section B:
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Their cost is very low.
B) They can be used in many countries.
C) The will not pollute the

environment.
D) They need little experimentation.
27. A) It gathers heat from the sun.
B) It pushes a turbine in a dam.
C) It causes winds to turn a windmill.
D) It warms up the land along the coast.
28. A) Slowing down the Earth's rotation.
B) Harming the coastline.
C) Changing the wave pattern.
D) Polluting the water.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) A study of a research corporation.
B) One of life's essential.
C) The reasons why people don't like breakfast.
D) Breakfast and human health.
30. A) Taking no breakfast does good to one's health.
B) Taking no breakfast does no harm to one's health.
C) Scientific evidence is not enough.
D) Eating little in the morning is good for us.
31. A) Anyone without breakfast does improve his performance.
B) Not having breakfast improve one's performance.
C) Having breakfast improve one's performance.
D) Performance is not related to whether having breakfast or not.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) How Ray Kroc made money for the brothers.
B) How to start our own restaurant.
C) A restaurant in California in 1948.
D) How the McDonald's business started and grew.
33. A) They wanted customers to pay less.
B) Customers would get their meals quickly.
C) They could use plastic plates.
D) They didn't need waiters and waitresses.
34. A) The food was delicious and healthful.
B) It was quick and cheap.
C) It was famous in the city.
D) It was different and new.
35. A) They could make a lot of friends there.
B) They liked the brothers.
C) They enjoyed the food, the toys and the games there.
D) Their parents asked them to go there.
Section C:
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Britain is changing more rapidly than ever before in her long history. In some respects the new British society (36) ____________ general world trends. In other respects it has kept its own (37) _________ flavor. British society is evolving, that is to say, developing and suiting itself to rapidly changing conditions. Evolution rather than revolution or violent change is a special (38) _________of the British way of life.
This is shown in one way by how the British people vote at (39) ___________. The Conservative and Labor Parties have controlled the (40) __________ scene for the last fifty

years, but today neither party can any longer be sure from which class or income group its (41) _________ will come. Not long ago you would have expected the working classes always to vote for the Labor Party. The word "labor" means "hard work" - (42) ___________hard work with the hands. The Labor Party is the party which is supposed to (43) __________ the "working man". You would also have expected the upper and middle classes to vote for the Conservative Party. The word conservative means "keeping things as they are". The Conservative Party (44) _______________________________________________________________________________. In some respects traditional British "class distinctions" are becoming less clear, and you can be less sure how people will vote. Many members of the middle class support social reform. Many ordinary working people (45)_______________________________________________________ __________________________________. But the old divisions between the classes remain. Many Conservatives fear that the sovereignty of Parliament is being threatened by the Trade Unions. Many workers are afraid that the Conservative bosses are trying to keep their wages down. But class feelings have not reached a personal level yet. (46) ____________________ _________________________________________________________________.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
New Proposals on Youth Employment
The unemployment rate in Japan continues to hover at around the 5% level, but the number of unemployed youths is exceptionally high compared to other age groups. The fluid situation is gradually taking root in society, with an increasing number of youths making a living as "freeters" (as young job-hoppers are called in Japan) or leaving and changing jobs even after they find employment. This youth employment problem is essentially a product of many companies' guarded stance (姿态) on employment and the narrowing of employment opportunities for those seeking to work as regular employees.
To deal with the youth employment problem, the government and relevant institutions have already presented various proposals for specific policies, such as to strengthen policies that can turn economic recovery into a vigorous increase of labor demand; while expanding job openings for regular employees, also to promote equal treatment of non-regular employees and secure opportunities for them to become regular employees so that the working styles of non-regular employees are not d

isadvantaged; from the earliest stage as possible, systematically to provide job preparatory education with a long-range outlook on career development. Some of these policies are actually being implemented, but they are not necessarily producing adequate results. For this reason, the following three new measures should be considered in addition to other measures being deliberated.
Reform of employment and recruitment practices
? It is important that high school graduates are given as many opportunities as possible to select an occupation. While completely abolishing the one-person-one-company system on one hand, on the other hand, employment and career guidance should begin when students enter high school so they are well able to select an occupation on their own judgment.
? Also, the year after graduation should be regarded as a period of joint follow-up by schools and employment agencies. Especially in regard to unemployed graduates and freeters, each party should assess the situation and support the employment of those young people.
? With respect to college students, internship opportunities, career counseling, and other guidance schemes should be implemented soon after they enter college to eventually enable them to make independent career decisions.
? Companies should give due consideration to the academic accomplishment of students when screening job applicants, as that is the primary function of students. Universities should draw upon France's baccalaureate system, for example, and introduce a system of university graduation examination or college academic certification test.
? Finally, as a measure to expand employment opportunities, companies should amend their traditional practice of recruiting only prospective new graduates and open their doors to those who have already graduated.
Enhancing career education and the role of industries
? Career education aiming to cultivate work values should be a consecutive (连续的) program provided over an ample amount of time beginning in the primary, junior high, and high school compulsory education stage.
? In addition to teaching students about the significance of working and about occupations in general, career education should also include a course on "work and daily living" as a comprehensive course aiming to prepare students to become working members of society. The course should deal with a broad range of topics relating to the work concept, such as rights and obligations stipulated in labor laws, as well as with the mechanics of the pension system and other social security institutions and with such immediate issues as the environment and energy. Such a course would help youths to select their own lifestyles, including how to achieve a good balance between work and private life.
? The industrial community should form organizations of companies (such as NPOs) to address career education from a cross-cutting perspective and actively engage in activities to support the d

evelopment of human resources for the next generation. For example, they are expected to develop and provide educational programs based on their unique technology and know-how, send personnel to schools, and offer funds and equipment.
? In regional areas in Japan, activities to revitalize regional industries and promote new industries should be linked to model projects that incorporate regional characteristics and aim to foster and retain young people as future leaders of the region. For example, local governments could utilize the 500 or so young workers' centers throughout Japan as the bases of such projects with the cooperation of regional businesses and schools.
Proposal of a "career passport"
? The "career passport" would function as a record of one's career and as a certification for the utilization of various support measures. It would be issued to all youths over the age of 18 and would be a passport to continuous support valid up to the age of 30 to 35.
? The passport would contain a record of job changes, part-time experiences, studies, certifications and self-development efforts, in addition to accomplishments achieved through participation in volunteer and NPO activities. In this respect, it would take the form of an electronic card to allow the input and accumulation of information through a digital format that can be accessed by the individual whenever necessary.
? The passport would enable young workers to receive career counseling regularly or as necessary at job cafes that are being newly established or at the more than 500 young worker's centers throughout Japan. They would also have the opportunity to check and evaluate their own careers, including part-time experiences, and effectively utilize various support programs for employment, capacity development and other areas necessary for developing their careers.
? In addition to the above, a vocational scholarship system should be created to provide financial support for educational courses and school expenses to all young people who have graduated school-including the unemployed, freeters, and displaced workers-so that they may voluntarily prepare themselves for a job or develop their working capacities.
1. The youth frequent job changes result in many companies' guarded stance on their employment.
2. To offer different job opportunities to both youth regular and non-regular employees.
3. Employment and career guidance should be part of high school curriculum.
4. Companies should revise their policies to recruit both new and old graduates.
5. The school course should deal with a broad range of topics relating to the work concept such as job hunting and hopping.
6. There are about 500 youth centers in some local areas.
7. The career passport contains part-time experiences, studies, certificate and self-development except job-hopping.
8. College education should enable students to make ____________________.
9. Companies should provide educational prog

ram and send personnel to schools and offer ____________________.
10. In order to provide young people with financial support, we should create ________________ ________.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each section there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are requested to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Once the world embraced the automobile, the days of depending on horses, bicycles, ferries, and trains quickly slipped into the past. People were __47__ with the speed of the automobile but they were also enjoying the personal freedom that the automobile gave them. Owning a car gave people the freedom to go anyplace a road __48__. This allowed people to travel at anytime and at their own __49__. This independence gave the car a popular edge over buses and trains.
The popularity of the automobile made it the __50__ of the transportation system. The automobile changed our lives when it created a giant industry that offered more and more jobs. The automobile made it possible for people to live in areas __51__ from their work place. This caused cities to grow and made suburban living more convenient. Of course, with more places to go, more __52__ roads had to be built. The automobile caused a __53__ effect. Jobs increased, industries grew, new industries developed, and cities appeared. Today the automobile industry continues to offer many __54__. Jobs are plentiful in this industry and improvements continue to be made to the automobile with new technologies.
We have come a long way from that first __55__ carriage because of the cooperative efforts of many people in the last century. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for the automobile. We have already seen signs of the use of solar energy in this area. As long as man has a brain, the future of the automobile is __56__.
A) backbone I) opportunities
B) infinite J) snowball
C) further K) definite
D) background L) developed
E) led M) farther
F) enjoyed N) impressed

G) horseless O) pace
H) developing
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children "I'm sorry I got angry with you, but …" what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective: "I had a bad day" or "your noise was giving me a headache " leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say "I'm sorry you're upset"; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying "I'm useless as a parent" does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children's expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent's clothes without permission is not.
57. If a mother adds "but" to an apology, _______.
A) she doesn't feel that she should have apologized
B) she does not realize that the child has been hurt
C) the child may find the apology easier to accept
D) the child may feel that he owes her an apology
58. According to the author, saying "I'm sorry you're upset" most probably means "_______".
A) You have good reason to get upset
B) I'm aware you're upset, but I'm not to blame
C) I apologize for hurting your feelings
D) I'm at fault for making you upset
59. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _______.
A) it gets one into the habit of making empty promises
B) it may make the other person feel gui

lty
C) it is vague and ineffective
D) it is hurtful and insulting
60. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _______.
A) the complexities involved should be ignored
B) their ages should be taken into account
C) parents need to set them a good example
D) parents should be patient and tolerant
61. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _______.
A) a social issue calling for immediate attention
B) not necessary among family members
C) a sign of social progress
D) not as simple as it seems
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960's and 70's, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation world-wide has decreased significantly.
A study published recently in the journal Nature shows that air-borne leaded gas emissions from the United States were the leading contributor to the high concentration of lead in the snow in Greenland. The new study is a result of the continued research led by Dr. Charles Boutron, an expert on the impact of heavy metals on the environment at the National Center for Scientific Research in France. A study by Dr. Boutron published in 1991 showed that lead levels in arctic (北极的) snow were declining.
In his new study, Dr. Boutron found the ratios of the different forms of lead in the leaded gasoline used in the United States were different from the ratios of European, Asian and Canadian gasoline and thus enabled scientists to differentiate (分区) the lead sources. The dominant lead ratio found in Greenland snow matched that found in gasoline from the United States.
In a study published in the journal Ambio, scientists found that lead levels in soil in the North-eastern United States had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline.
Many scientists had believed that the lead would stay in soil and snow for a longer period.
The authors of the Ambio study examined samples of the upper layers of soil taken from the same sites of 30 forest floors in New England, New York and Pennsylvania in 1980 and in 1990.
The forest environment processed and redistributed the lead faster than the scientists had expected.
Scientists say both studies demonstrate that certain parts of the ecosystem (生态系统 ) respond rapidly to reductions in atmospheric pollution, but that these findings should not be used as a license to pollute.
62. The study published in the journal Nature indicates that ________.
A) the Clean Air Act has not produced the desired results
B) lead deposits in arctic snow are on the increase
C) lead will stay in soil and snow longer than expected
D) the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow
63. Lead accumulat

ion worldwide decreased significantly after the use of unleaded gas in the US ________.
A) was discouraged C) was prohibited by law
B) was enforced by law D) was introduced
64. How did scientists discover the source of lead pollution in Greenland?
A) By analyzing the data published in journals like Nature and Ambio.
B) By observing the lead accumulations in different parts of the arctic area.
C) By studying the chemical elements of soil and snow in Northeastern America.
D) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.
65. The authors of the Ambio study have found that ________.
A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected
B) lead accumulations in forests are more difficult to deal with
C) lead deposits are widely distributed in the forests of the US
D) the upper layers of soil in forests are easily polluted by lead emissions
66. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that scientists ________.
A) are puzzled by the mystery of forest pollution
B) feel relieved by the use of unleaded gasoline
C) still consider lead pollution a problem
D) lack sufficient means to combat lead pollution
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
For the past two years, I have been working on students' evaluation of classroom teaching. I have kept a record of informal conversations __67__ some 300 students from at __68__ twenty-one colleges and universities. The students were generally __69__ and direct in their comments __70__ how course work could be better __71__. Most of their remarks were kindly ___72___ - with tolerance rather than bitterness-and frequently were softened by the __73__ that the students were speaking __74__ some, not all, instructors. Nevertheless, __75__ the following suggestions and comments indicate, students feel __76__ with things-as-they-are in the classroom.
Professors should be __77__ from reading lecture notes. "It makes their __78__ monotonous（单调的）."
If they are going to read, why not __79__ out copies of the lecture? Then we __80__ need to go to class. Professors should __81__ repeating in lectures material that is in the text-book. "__82__ we've read the material, we want to __83__ it or hear it elaborated on, __84__ repeated." "A lot of students hate to buy a __85__ text that the professor has written __86__ to have his lectures repeat it."
67. A) involving B) counting C) covering D) figuring
68. A) best B) least C) length D) large
69. A) reserved B) hard-working C) polite D) frank
70. A) over B) at C) on D) of
71. A) presented B) submitted C) described D) written
72. A) r

eceived B) addressed C) made D) taken
73. A) occasion B) truth C) case D) fact
74. A) on B) about C) at D) with
75. A) though B) whether C) as D) if
76. A) dissatisfied B) unsatisfactory C) satisfied D) satisfactory
77. A) interfered B) interrupted C) discouraged D) disturbed
78. A) voices B) sounds C) pronunciation D) gestures
79. A) hold B) leave C) drop D) give
80. A) couldn't B) wouldn't C) mustn't D) shouldn't
81. A) refuse B) prohibit C) prevent D) avoid
82. A) Once B) Until C) However D) Unless
83. A) remember B) argue C) discuss D) keep
84. A) yet B) not C) and D) or
85. A) desired B) revised C) required D) deserved
86. A) about B) how C) but D) only
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco ________________________（而不愿待着纽约）.
88. I suggested he ____________________ (适应新环境) as soon as possible.
89. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, __________________________（正如预料的一样）.
90. ____________________________（即使计算是正确的）, scientists can .never be sure that they have included all variables and modeled them accurately.
91. If you don't like to swim, ____________________ (你不妨待在家里).
答案
Part I Writing
Address of Welcome
It is a great honor that professor Li is here to give us a lecture on computer science. Mr. Li is a prominent professor of Jiaotong University. He has been engaged in AI research for many years and has achieved a great success in this area.
Computer is one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century. Since it came into being, the computer science, especially AI has developed rapidly and has changed our world radically. Due to its ability to think, memorize and with its amazing calculating speed, the computer is put to wide use in industry, agriculture, business, education and tourism. It is now widely believed that a person who has no computer literacy is like illiteracy in the past.
Today, we are very happy to have invited professor Li to deliver a speech on the future development of AI. I am sure his lecture will benefit all of us. Now let's give him a big clap.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. Y 2. N 3. Y 4. Y 5. NG 6. N 7. N
8. their independence career decision
9. funds and equipment
10. a vocational scholarship system
Part III Listening Comprehension
11~15 ABDDB 16~20 AABCB 21~25 CBCAD 26~30 CBADB 31~35 DDBBC
36. reflects 37. particular 38. characteristic 39. elections 40. political
41. support 42. especially 43. represent
44. is supposed to be the party which represents property owners, businessmen and the self-employed
45. enjoy a better standard of living and are suspicious of any change which might affect them
46. Middle-class and working-class men can stand together

at a football match and be the best of friends
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
47. N 48. E 49. O 50. A 51. M 52. L 53. J 54. I 55. G 56. B
57~61 DBCBD 62~66 DBDAC
Part V Cloze
67~71 ABDCA 72~76 CDBBA 77~81 CADBD 82~86 ACBCD
Part VI Translation
87. than stayed in New York
88. should adapt himself to new environment
89. as was to be expected
90. Even if the calculation is right
91.may as well stay at home