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1、大学英语四级考试模拟试卷(总分：461.50,做题时间：120分钟)一、Part I Writing(总题数：1,分数：106.50)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic uAdvertising . You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.1 .广告的目的。2 .为什么

2、要做广告。3 .厂商做广告的真实原因。You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.(分数：106.50)正确答案：(AdvertisingA certain amount of advertising is of an informative kind, the aim simply being to let consumers know what goods and services are available-consumer education v as it is sometimes called. Mo

3、st advertising, however, is of a persuasive or competitive kind, the aim of which is to persuade people to buy one thing rather than something else.Advertising is a selling cost particularly associated with imperfect competition. Advertising is a way of marketing goods. In the sale of branded goods,

4、 advertising is essential in order to try to impress on consumers that one makers brand is superior to all others, although in fact the only difference between brands may sometimes be in their trade marks and labels.Any producer with some degree of monopoly, however slight, will generally find it mo

5、re advantageous to advertise his products widely and at considerable expense rather than cut his prices.)解析：二、Part II reading comprehension(总题数：0,分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：1,分数:35,50)Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go fuller.The way you go about purchasing an article or

6、a service can actually (1) you money or can add to the cost.Take the(2)example of a hairdryer, If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the (3)buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest (4) price.But when you get it home you may find that it ta

7、kes twice as long as a more expensive (5) to dry your hair.The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.So what principles should you (6) when you go out shopping? If you keep your home.your car or any valuable (7) in excellent c

8、ondition, youll be saving money in the long run.Before you buy a new (8) , talk to someone who owns one.If you can use it or borrow it to check it suits your particularE.F.解析：【题干译文】黛博拉肯尼成认她从其他公办民营学校那学到了很多。【定位】由题干中的 Deborah Kenny 和 learns a lot from other charter schools 定位到原文 c）段第一句：First of all, I

9、have to say what we have in common with other charter schools because we have learned so much from them.【精解】由定位句可知，黛博拉肯尼认为哈勒姆村庄学校与其他公办民营 学校有相似之处，因为这些学校给予黛博拉肯尼许多参考之处。题干中的learns a lot对应原文中的learned SO much,故答案为C）。（5） .The curriculum at Harlem V川age Academies not only includes the subjects frequently te

10、sted.（分数：7.1）A.B. VC.解析：【题干译文】哈勒姆村庄学校的课程不是只包含那些经常被测试的科目。【定位】由题干中的 curriculum at Harlem Village Academies 和 tested 定位到 原文 E）段第一句：It looks like a classic liberalarts curriculum, where math, readin9.and writing are not the only subjects taught.Even if the state focuses its testing on those things, we d

11、o not let the state dictate our curriculum.【精解】由定位句可知，数学、阅读和写作是经常被测试的科目，但哈勒姆 村庄学校不是只包含这些科目，他们不会让考试牵着鼻子走。题干中的notonly includes the subject frequently tested 是对原文中 are not the only subjects taught 和 do not let the state dictate our curriculum 的同义转述，故答案为 E）。（6） .The Harlem Village Academies are eager to

12、 exert a national influence on policy and teaching methods.（分数:7.1）A.B.C. V解析：【题干译文】哈勒姆村庄学校迫切想要影响教育政策和方法。【定位】 由题干中的 a national influence on policy and teaching methods 定位 到原文 G）段第四句：We want to use the platform of what we ve learned and the results that we re produced-that our teachers have produced-

13、to have a national influence On policy and on teaching methods.【精解】由定位句可知，哈勒姆村庄学校并不急于扩张，而是要利用已有的 平台和成果，在政策和教学方法方面产生全国性的影响。题干中的eager对应原 文中的 want;exert a national influence 对应原文中的 have a national influence, 故 答案为G）。（7） .Students entering the Harlem V川age Academies are from the regular public system.（分

14、数：7.1）A.B. VC.D.E.F.G.解析：【题干译文】进入哈勒姆村庄学校的学生来自普通的公立教育系统。【定位】由题干中的 Harlem Village Academies 和 regular public system 定位 到原文 B）段第四句:We re dealing with a little bit of a challenge because students enter this school from the regular public system.【精解】由定位句可知，进入哈勒姆村庄学校的学生来自普通的公立教育系 统，这给老师们的教育带来一些挑战。题干与定位句一致

15、，故答案为B）。（8） .Deborah Kenny decides to create and run the Harlem Village Academies because she is disappointed about the current education system.（分数：7.1）A. VB.C.D.E.F.G.解析：【题干译文】出于对现行教育制度的失望，黛博拉肯尼决定创办哈勒姆村 庄学校。【定位】由题干中的 Deborah Kermy decides to create and ran the Harlem Village Academies 和 current ed

16、ucation system 定位到原文 A）段前两句：Deborah Kenny, CEO of the Harlem Village Academies, is frustrated with the nation s current education system.Unlike most, though, she decided to do something about it.【精解】由定位句可知，黛博拉肯尼对现行教育制度感到失望，与多数人 不同的是，她决定有所行动。结合全文可知，她的行动就是创办哈勒姆村庄学校。 题干中的is disappointed about对应原文中的is f

17、rustrated with,其他的内容与原 文一致，故答案为A）。（9） . Charter schools are mainly criticized for treating the teachers as professionals.（分数：7.1）A.B.C. VD.解析：【题干译文】公办民营学校遭到批评的主要原因是他们把老师当作职业人士 看待。【定位】由题干中的 Charter schools are mainly criticized 和 professionals 定位 至I原文 F）段第一句：Id say that the main criticisms are stemmi

18、ng from the fact that in a charter system the teachers able not unionized, and they, re treated as professionals instead of as manual laborers.【精解】由定位句可知，对于这一新兴的教育体系的大多数批评来自于一个 事实，即这里把老师当作职业人士，而不是体力劳动者。题干中的are mainly criticized for 对应原文中的 main criticisms are stemming from, 故答案为 F）o（10） .One of the c

19、hallenges facing the Harlern Village Academies is how to accelerate students mastery of the basics.（分数:7.1）A. VB.C.解析：【题干译文】哈勒姆村庄学校面临的挑战之一是如何让学生们快速掌握基础 知识。【定位】由题干中的 challenges, Harlem Village Academies 和 mastery of the basics 定位至lj原文 B）段第七句：So we have to accelerate their mastery of the basics, but w

20、e reject the idea that if you do that you can t teach that at a high level.【精解】由定位句可知，哈勒姆学校必须让学生们快速掌握基础知识，且该 段前几句提到，哈勒姆学校的学生都来自公立教育系统，对基础知识的掌握情况 不太理想，这是哈勒姆学校面临的挑战。题干是对定位句和B）段第四、五句的整 合,故答案为B）o五、Section C（总题数：2,分数:142.00）Passage OneSign has become a scientific hot button.Only in the past 20 years have

21、 specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique一a speech of the hand.They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy： whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born W

22、ith, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school

23、enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd： among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English.At the time, American Sign Language （ASL） was thou

24、ght to be no more than a form of pidgin English （混杂英语）。But Stokoe believed the “hand talk“ his students used looked richer.He wondered： Might deaf people actually： have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth?lt was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing

25、 assubstandard ”。 Stokoe s idea was academic heresy （异端邪说）。It is 37 years later.Stokoenow devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf cultureis having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolu

26、tion. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese.They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation （调节）of sound.But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said “ Stokoe expl

27、ains is that language is not mouth stuff一it s brain stuff.”Choose correct answers to the question：（分数：71.0）（1） .The study of sign language is thought to be.（分数：14.2）A.a new way to look at the learning of languageB.a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language VC.an approach to simplify

28、ing the grammatical structure of a languageD.an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language 解析：从文章第3句“手语提供了一种新方法,用以探索大脑如何产生和理解语言， 并为一个长期以来的科学争端一一语言（连同语法）究竟是我们与生俱来的，还是 一种我们后天学会的行为一一提出了新的解释”可以看出，这是对语言的性质的 传统观点的挑战，即B.A错在learning,文章并不是在讨论语言的学习，而是语 言的产生和理解;C为简单原词干扰D;中的an attempt to c

29、larify misunderstanding 是对 throw new light on an old scientific controversy 的曲解，因为 controversy 不等 于misunderstanding.另外，第1段最后一句中的rebel “反叛” 一词也与B中的 “挑战” 一致。（2） .The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by. （分数:14.2）A.a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB.a leading spec

30、ialist in the study of liberal artsC.an English teacher in a university for the deaf VD.some senior experts in American Sign Language解析：根据第1段最后一句可知，选C.题干中的was stimulated相当于原文中的has roots in.（3） .According to Stokoe, sign language is.（分数：14.2）A.a Substandard languageB.a genuine language VC.an artifici

31、al languageD.an international language解析：根据第3段第24句以及最后一段第3句，可知B为答案。前者提出猜测 （Might deaf people actually have a genuine language?）, 后者含有一个同位语 his idea that signed languages are natural languages.（4） .Most educators objected to Stokoe s idea because they thought. （分数：14.2）A.sign language was not extensi

32、vely used even by deaf peopleB.sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC.a language should be easy to use and understandD.a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds V解析：根据最后一段第4句，可知D正确。D中的only exist in the form of speech sounds是对原文中be based on speech的同义表达。（5） .Stokoe argu

33、ment is based on his belief that.（分数:14.2）A.sign language is as efficient as any other languageB.sign language is derived from natural languageC.language is a system of meaningful codes0.language is a product of the brain V解析：根据文章最后一句，可知D正确。D中的a product of the brain是对原文中 brain stuff 的同义表达。B 中的 deriv

34、ed from 错误，因为 Stokoe 认为 sign language 就是一种 natural language.Passage TwoEngineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sens

35、ible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that s not what I did.I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts（文科）university that doesn t even offer a major in electrical engine

36、ering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career.l wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren t studying science o

37、r engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice.They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they d

38、idn t care if you have values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer： technical genius and sensitive humanist（人文学者）all in one.Now I m not so sure. Some where along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to bal

39、ance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile（协调）engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering a

40、nd the liberal arts simply don t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.Choose correct answers to the question：（分数：71.0）（1） .The author chose

41、 to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he.（分数:14.2）A.intended to be a combination of engineer and humanistB.wanted to be an example of practicality and rationalityC.intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals VD.wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts cou

42、rses in college解析：事实细节题。根据文中第2段第3、4句的具体说明以及第3段末句的概括 说明“我将成为一个完整的工程师：集理性的技术天才和感性的人文学者于一体J 可知C正确。（2） .According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can.（分数：14.2）A.broaden their horizons VB.become noble idealistsC.receive guidance in their careers0.bal

43、ance engineering and the liberal arts解析：事实推理题。由文章第2段第4句“我想通过与非理工科的同学的相互交往 来开阔我的视野”，可推断出A正确。其他均无原文依据或断章取义。（3） .In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected .（分数：14.2）A.to be imaginative with a value system to guide himB.to be a technical genius with a wide vision JC.to have

44、 an excellent academic recordD.to be wise and mature解析：事实推理题。第3段最后一句说，“我将成为一个完整的工程师：集技术天 才和人文学者于一体”，B “成为视野宽阔的技术天才”与原文相符，应选B.A、 C、D均无原文支持或断章取义。（4） .The author s experience shows that he was.（分数：14.2）A.creativeB.irrationalC.ambitious0.Unrealistic V解析：事实推理题。根据第4段第2句“我的崇高理想与现实发生了冲突”，以及 下文对于作者在协调文理科之间的困

45、难可知，原文的想法是不现实的，故可推断 D正确。（5） .The wordthey together they threaten to confuse. ?(Line 3, Para. 5) refers to.(分数：14.2)A.practicality and rationalityB.engineering and the liberal arts VC.reality and noble ideals0,flexibility and a value system解析：词义理解题。they一般指代前一句话中的复数名词，根据最后一段的第1、2 句-engineering and the

46、 liberal arts simply don t mix as easily-together they threaten to confuse v 可以推断，they 指的是 engineering and the liberal arts.六、Part III Translation(总题数：1,分数：106.50)2.中国菜(cuisine)是中国各地区、各民族各种菜肴的统称，也指发源于中国 的烹饪方式。中国菜历史悠久，流派(genre)众多，主要代表菜系有“八大菜系二 每一菜系因气候、地理、历史、烹饪技巧和生活方式的差异而风格各异。中国菜 的调料(seasoning)丰富多样，调料

47、的不同是形成地方特色菜的主要原因之一。中 国菜强调色、香、味俱佳，味是菜肴的灵魂。中国饮食文化博大精深，作为世界 三大菜系之一的中国菜，在海内外享有盛誉。(分数：106.50)正确答案：(Chinese cuisine is a general term for the various foods from diverse regions and ethnic groups of China.lt also refers to cooking styles originating from China. With a long history, Chinese cuisine has a nu

48、mber of different genres, the main representatives of which are Eight Cuisines. Every cuisine is distinctive from one another due to the differences in climate, geography, history, cooking techniques and lifestyle. Chinese cuisine contains a rich variety of seasonings, which is one of main factors contributing to different local special dishes. Chinese cuisine lays emphasis on the perfect combination of color; flavor, and taste, and the soul of the dishes in taste. Chinese cuisine culture is extensive and pr