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1、2021级大学英语四级模拟试卷2021级 高校英语四级模拟试卷(2021.11.21 )Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Forthis part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write acomposition on the topic:The Importance ofkeeping A Good Mood. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1 .人们每天都生活在压力之下2 .所

2、以说保持一个好的心情是非常重要的3 .我的观点和缘由Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In thispart, you will have 15minutestogooverthepassagequickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in th

3、e passage;N (for NO) if thestatement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe passage. Gulf Wracked By Katrinas Latest Legacy-Disease, Poisons, MoldA month afte

4、r Hurricane Katrina tore through the U.S. Gulf Coast, medical experts are now struggling with the latest crisis in the region; contamination(污染).Katrina left New Orleans and other communities tainted with oil, sewage, and possibly poisons leached from federal toxic waste sites, the U.S. Environmenta

5、l Protection Agency (EPA)says.The pollution, combined with the lack of regular medical services in the region, has raised serious questions about the safety of New Orleans and other coastal towns as people longing for home begin to go back.I dont think New Orleans is safe for people to return to, fr

6、om a public health and environmental health standpoint, said Miriam Aschkenasy, an environmental health expert working with Oxfam America in the region.Much of the contamination rests in the brown, filmy sediment(沉淀物)left behind by Katrinas polluted floodwaters.Recent EPA tests of the sediment confi

7、rmed high levels of E. coli bacteria, oil and gas chemicals, and lead, as well as varying quantities of arsenic.The health risks posed by the sediment are immediate, experts say, because the sludge(淤泥)is nearly impossible for returning residents to avoid. In New Orleans, it covers every surface that

8、was flooded, from cars and now-dead lawns to the entire contents of flooded homes, stores, hospitals, and schools.When peoplecomeback,they areexposedtothesediment, said WilmaSubra, a chemist from New Iberia, Louisiana, who is analyzing the sediment. Its in their yards and houses. Old Pollution Resur

9、facingPlaquemines Parish, a rural county on the peninsula south of New Orleans, is now covered with even more toxic sediment than it was two weeks ago, thanks to Hurricane Rita. Sixinchesuptoonefoot(15to30centimeters)ofsludge,SubraPart VI Translation （5 minutes）Directions: Complete the sentences on

10、Answer Sheet 2 by translating into Englishthe Chinese given in brackets.87 .（幸亏遇到一位好心的出租车司机）,Amy arrived at the test room in time.88 .（这是一个生死攸关的问题）and therefore we must pay more attention to it.89 . The problem of internet crime（近些年来引起了 广泛关注）.90 . Thecomputer isnt working properly;（确定有什 么地方出了毛病）.91

11、.（应当留意的是）that pollution has become one of the thorniest problems in many big cities.8姓名学号学院答题卡8Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Part VI Translation87. 88. 89. 90. 91.Part I Writing910Part I WritingThe Importance of Keeping A Good MoodIn todays increasingly competitive world it is esse

12、ntial to maintain a positive attitude towards life. Toputitina metaphor, keeping a good mood is a foundation upon which our life is built.Keeping a good mood is important because it can help us solve various problems in life. The following two situations can enable us to clearly see how a positive a

13、ttitude helps us cope with unpleasant things. Take English learning for example. In our effort to grasp English, mistakes are unavoidable. From one perspective mistakes are annoying, but a positive attitude can make us realize that only through making mistakes can a learnerbe expected to make progre

14、ss. Sometimes one may come down withaseriouscold,feelingdepressed.ButachangeinaHitudew 川 enable usto look at the matter from a positive perspective. The illness may teach us the importance of health.Aswecan see, keeping agood mood can helpustodeal with mistakesin the right way and find comfort in ti

15、me of sorrow. Its importance cannot be denied.Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1. Y通读全文后，即可发觉本文描写了新奥尔良被“卡特利娜”飕风攻击后的景 象，可知题干表述正确。2. N通读全文可知，开头几段(即小标题上的段落)都是总体讲新奥尔良受灾后 的景象。本题题干信息讲了“卡特利娜”蚂风带来的污染，属于此部分内容，定位 后在第二段首句发觉，飓风带来的污染不仅有石油、污水，还有有毒废弃物滤出 的有害物质，题干信息不完整。3. Y依据题干中的信息词Plaquemines Par

16、ish定位原文，在小标题Old Pollution Resurfacing下首段可找到答案，可知题干表述正确。4. Y题干内容提到“不要接触污泥”，是讲自我爱护的，推知答案在标题 Protection Kits F。再依据题干中的信息词 health and environmental agencies 定位， 在首段首句可找到答案，可知题干表述正确。5. N题干中的protective kit提示答案在Protection Kits To依据题干中的信息 词 The Southern Mutual Help Association 和 Oxfam America 定位原文在第五段找到 答案，

17、原文用的give而非题干中的sell,可知题干表述错误。6. NG扫读文章可知，本文主要谈到受灾地区污染状况，并未提及新奥尔良地 区的状况比较特别。7. Y依据题干中的信息词blooms of mold可知，此答案在标题Toxic Mold Blooms下，再用sprawlingbloomsofmold定位原文，在首段找到答案，可知题干 表述正确。8. Vibrioinfectionso由题干的diedfrom可知填空处可能耍填某种真菌，因而推 知答案在Toxic Mode Blooms下。在倒数第二段可找到答案。9. sick and injured o题干讲到受灾区的基本生活条件，已不涉及

18、mold的内容, 估量答案在Disaster Response Care卜，用Katrina-struck定位原文，答案在第三段。10. natural disasters。最终一题一般涉及最终一个标题下的内容。依据题干中的信 息词All of these conditions定位原文，在倒数第二段首句可找到答案。Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A11. B信息明示题。男士问女士明晚能否和汤姆来吃饭，女士表示可以，还说 他们本没有出行的支配，即女士同意了男士的邀请，故选B。12. B综合推断题。男士说莫尼卡学英语句子学得快但忘得也快，由此推断，

19、莫尼卡的11英语不好，故选B。13. C信息明示题。男士说他们用野餐篮带午饭，然后在河边用餐，故选C。14. C综合推断题。男士说明年应当做点儿别的，由此可知，男士明年会去别的地方，故选C。15. B综合推断题。女士说她让同学们做练习时，彼特坐在那儿看着窗外，言 外之意是彼特上课不用心，故选B。16. B综合推断题。由对话中的signal, car driving carelessly, speed以及男士和女 士说话的语气可以推断，他们在为交通事故相互指责，所以B正确。17. D综合推断题。女士说她姐姐（或妹妹）在马尼拉学服装设计，由此可知，女 士的姐姐现在在菲律宾，故选D。本题要留意的是马

20、尼拉是菲律宾的首都。18. A信息明示题。女士说自己将和伴侣去看电影，由此可知，A正确。Conversation One19. D信息明示题。女士说，现在人们开头信任一种着装心理学，即支配人们 穿什么衣服的不仅有个人品尝，还有人们想通过衣服表达一些想法，这些想法可 能自己都未曾意识到。故选D。20. A信息明示题。山女士所说的 probablyfeelinghomesickfU ageneralfeeling of insecurity 可知，A 正确。21. D综合推断题。女士认为善交际的人偏爱光明、炫目的颜色，由此推断， 大方的人则偏爱灰暗的颜色，故选D。22. A综合推断题。结合听力材料

21、可知，女士很精通服装，男士则不断用引导 话语向女士提问，由此推断，男士可能是记者而女士可能是服装设计师，故选AoConversation Two23. A综合推断题。女士觉得自己在历史课上所做的阐述特别糟糕，男士问她 是否没有预备好，女士回答说自己在一群人面前讲话时总是感到尴尬和紧急，由 此推断，女1的问题应当是在课上感到尴尬，故选A。24. B综合推断题。女士问男士是否会在教授叫他回答问题时脸也变得特别红, 男士借此建议女士别再想四周的人，而是看房间里其他的东西，例如说出口标志， 由此推断，男士认为这样可以使女士不那么紧急，故选B。25. D综合推断题。男士说小孩几乎不会脸红，而成人之中，女

22、性可能比男士 更简单脸红，由此推断，小孩与成人相比，很少脸红，故选D。Section BPassage One26. B主旨题。文章开头便指出Rats are the enemy of human beings,再结合听 力材料可知，文章绝大部分在讲老鼠带来的危害，故选B。27. D 信息明示题。文章提到 The most terrible destruction caused by rats has comefromthediseasestheycarry,即老鼠带来最可怕的危害是它们传播疾病，故 选D。28. B信息明示题。本题的关键是文章中的one-third和Europe。文章虽然提到

23、 了 India,但说的是老鼠给印度带来饥荒，故排解A,选B。Passage Two29. D 主旨题。文章开头指出aJapanesesoldierhiddeepinthejunglesofGuam, 再结合听力材料可知，全文内容都围绕该日本士兵绽开，故选D;干扰项B提到的 只是文章内容的一部分，应排解。30. C信息明示题。文章提到，在横井庄一回来后，东京的一家商店展出了他 在丛林中穿的衣服和使用的工具，引来350, 000人参观，故选C。1231. B信息明示题。文章提到横井庄一呆在关岛上是因为he felt shame and dishonorafterthewar,占姆 B。Passa

24、ge Three32. C主旨题。文章提到Stradivarius小提琴特别独特，并指出Stradivarius制作 小提琴的全过程连他的儿子也不清晰，最终还猜想了 Stradivarius小提琴音调独特 的缘山，故选C。33. D 信息明示题。文章提到 Duringhiscareerhemadeoverelevenhundred violins by hand,故选 D。34. A 信息明示题。文章提到 the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker,再结合 Stradivarius kept his notes safel

25、y hidden 可知，Stradivarius 小提琴的 手工制作方法随着Stradivarius的去世而失传，故选A。35. C综合推断题。文章最终猜想了 Stradivarius小提琴音调独特的缘由，但并 没有提到有关制作步骤的内容，故选C。Section C36. issued37. current38. payments39. charged40. victim41. opened42. contain43. Corporation44. That company developed a way to represent credit risk with a number. The

26、number is based on information gathered by credit reporting agencies.45. Butlendersarenottheonly ones interested inthese numbers.46. People with high scores can expect lower interest rates for loans. The idea is that the higher the score, the lower the risk.Part IV Reading Comprehension（Reading in D

27、epth）Section A47. E结合句意“当别人对你 时，你是否曾经不敢反对?”在备选项的副词中，E（不公正地）最符合文章。48. C结合句意“我们整个 的目的就是让人们怀疑自己”，再依据备选项中的名词释义，C最符合文章。且文章的下两句都是对这一system的解释。49. L下文提到的These superiors即指空格所缺内容，故L正确。50. H该空应填入动词原形。由上文提到的Many people are afraid to assert themselves和下文提到的assertiveness training courses可推知，H最符合文意。51. D结合句意“他们（科

28、学家）自信训练课程”来看选项，D最符合文 意。52. B上文和空格所在句都提到通过学习课程能给人们带来许多好处，由此推 想该空应填入一个含乐观之意的形容词，故B（活跃的）符合文章。53. M结合句意“在某种程度.匕学会大声说出来的目的就是 恐惊心理”可知，M（战胜）最符合句意。54. G结合句意“但AT采纳一个更为强大的,即相互共享的需要”来看选项，G（动机）及符合文意。55. A 结合常理和上文提到的 If someone you face is moreimportantthan you, you may feel less of a 闻推珈，此时人很简单怀疑自我，故A符合文意。1356.

29、核空应填入名词，结构句意你依照别人的 行事和下文对此的否定可推知，J最符合文意。Section BPassage one57. A细节题。由文章首句可知，在自然界中，猿与人最相像，故选A。58. C细节题。由文章第三段倒数第二、三句可知，猿的腿短而无力，但手臂 很强壮，故选C。倒数第一句说强壮的手臂使得猿能够swing而不是swim,排解 Do由该段第一、二句可排解A、Bo59. B细节题。文章第四段指出，猿四处迁居以查找蔬菜与水果，它们累了就 在树上造窝，间或在窝里休息一两个晚上，然后连续迁移以找到更多的食物，所 以B正确。60. A细节题。文章第五段指出，长臂猿（gibbon高不足3英尺，

30、重仅14磅;大 猩ggorill高）6英尺，重达600磅;猩猩（orangutan高3至5英尺，重200磅综 合可知，A正确。61. D推断题。文章最终一段指出，黑猩猩是全部猿中最聪慧的，可以做人类 儿童能做的事情，由此推断，黑猩猩的智力与人类儿童的智力相像，故选D。Passage Two62. D细节题。由文章第一段Handicapped students require special education because they ar可知，文中提及的特别训练针对的是有智力和身体残疾的同学们，故选D。63. B推断题。文章第二段第二句指出，残疾儿童往往需要老师不厌其烦地反 复教育，接着谈到

31、互动式影碟课件可以不断地重放课程，由此推断，影碟课件使 学习有困难的同学能够回放他们想再次学习的课程，故选B。64. A推断题。文章第三段前两句指出，希利教授解释说耳聋和智力进展迟缓 的孩子很难明白比方性的话语和较为简单的语言概念，所以他们需要直观的图解， 而影碟能够关心他们，由此推断A正确。65. B主旨题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了对残疾孩子的特别训练和帮助 这种特别训练的影碟课件，故选人66. B语义题。文章第一段第二句的大意是在该国3至21岁的同学中，约有11% 的同学有 从而影响了他们授受常规训练的力量” hab翻习惯”，disabil薄残疾“，misconceptioi意为俣会“

32、，belie意为信仰“，由句意可知B正 确。Part V Cloze67. A惯用搭配题。in the hands意为ffi掌握或照料“，是惯用搭配，刚好与句意相符，所以A正确。68. B规律连接题。此处缺少的是定语，四个选项中A、B都可以充当定语， growing意为“成长的，正在长大的“，grown意为“长大成人的，成年的“，结合前 文内容可知，应选及69. C词义辨析题。regula意为“定期的，有规律的”，与visit。耀已指“定期来 探望的人“，故选C。normal物聒的，constant 总的.lasting 为特 续的“，均排解O70. A词义辨析题。下文对前面提到的观点进行了反

33、对，也就是说前面所说的 状况不是真实存在的，故选A（不真实的、虚构的）。imaginable意为“可想象的”， imaginative意为“富于想象力的，imagery意为“肖像”，均排解。71. A规律连接题。此处应用that引导定语从句充当care的定语，故选A。72. B规律连接题。依据上下文可知，该句谈到社会学家讨论了美国家庭如何 在转变，应当用how引导宾语从句，表示转变的方式，故选B。73. D词义辨析题。common意为“一般的，共同的”，强调一种趋同的ordinary 与 special14相对立，强调平凡，毫无特性;standard意为“标准的”;average意为“一般的，

34、 平均的”，强调的是在类型或特征上通常的或平均状况由此可知本题选D。74. C词义辨析题。still意为“尽管如此，但仍旧”，表让步，however意为“然 而”，表转折,moreover意为“而且，whereas意为“尽管”。分析上下文可知，前 后两句应为递进关系，故选C。75. B词义辨析题。ago意为“以前”，指从现在算起，故选B。before意为“以前” 指从过去某个时刻算起，做排解。76. A 词义辨析题。share 意为共享，共有”，-tj a common characteristic 意为“具有共同的特征，所以A正确。77. B词义辨题。句中谓语为are,故此处应填入一个复数形

35、式的名词，所以B 正确。78. C规律连接题。本句的主句是过去时，故排解will和can,而word表示一 种意原，也应排解，故选C。79. B词义解析题。question和inquire意为询问，疑问”，interrogate意为“审 问，interview意为“面试，访问”，此处句意为“社会工该问护理人员想弄明白为 什么他们要担当照看年纪大的亲戚的责任”，所以B正确。80. C惯用搭配题。take in意为“哄骗;收容，take up意为“从事”，take on意为 “担当，take off意为“脱下;起飞”，只有take on能与responsibility搭配，故选C。81. D词义辨

36、析题。admiration意为艳羡”，initiative意为“主动”，necessity意 为“必要性”，obligation意为“责任，义务”，此处句意为“护理人员信任他们有这 个义务关心他们的亲戚”，所以D正确。82. C惯用搭配题。make sb. do sth.意为“使某人做某事”,符合句意，所以C正 确。83. A词义辨析题。someone泛指某个人，anyone和anybody指任何人，everyone 指每个人，结构句意可知，A正确。84. B词义辨析题。elderly意为“年纪稍老的，dependent意为“依靠别人的”， dependable意为“牢靠的，independe

37、nt意为“独立的”，此处句意为“当他们老了 需要依靠别人时，他们应当得到照看，所以B正确。85. C词义辨析题。similarly意为“同样地、相像地，differently意为“不同地”， mutually意为“共同地”，certainly意为“当然地”，结合句意，照看老人和被照看是 一种相互关系，山此可知，C正确。86. A词义辨析题。involved意为“涉及的，牵涉到的，excluded意为“排解在 外的，不包括的，included意为“包含的，considered意为“被考虑到”，此句意 为“照看老人和被照看是一种相互的关系，每个人都有可能涉足其中”，所以A正确。Part VI Tr

38、anslation87. Thanks to a kind-hearted taxi driverthanks to后跟名词或名词性成分，意为“多亏了，由于，在本句的翻译中, 直接跟“出租车司机”就行了，不必再翻译“遇到”。88. This is a matter of life and death生死攸关的问题”在英语中有对应的表达：a matter of life and deatho89. has caused wide public concern over the recent years引起广泛关注”常译为cause wide public concern,由题干中的“近些年来”可

39、知, 该句的谓语动词应当用现在完成时。90. something must have gone wrong表达“确定发生了什么事”，是一种对过去的比较确定的推想，常用句型must have done。1591. It should be taken into consideration一见到类似“应当留意的是”的句子，就应当想到形式主语句型(It should be), it的详细内容用that从句表示即可。1616reported.1MuchofthesludgeinPlaqueminesistheproductofnearbybayousandbay bottoms, where sedi

40、ment was lifted up by Katrinas and Ritas storm surges.The sediment has been polluted over the years with industrial chemicals and heavy metals, said Subra, who tested the sediment for the Southern Mutual Help Association, a nonprofit organization in New Iberia, Louisiana.These water bodies have rece

41、ivedindustrial wastes fordecades, she said. This material hastoxicchemicals, metals, andorganicpetrochemicals(石化产 品).Matters have only been made worse by multiple oil spills caused by Katrina and Rita. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 11 oil spills have occurred in southern Louisiana, totaling 7.4

42、 million gallons (28 million liters) of oil, most of which has been contained.Bacteria levels are also especially high inthe Plaquemines sludge, said Rodney Mallett, spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.The sewage treatment plants were underwater, he explained. Between

43、the animal waste and the human waste, youve got a lot of bacteria.Protection KitsHealth andenvironmentalagenciesareadvisingpeopletoavoidcontactwiththe sludge. They recommend that people wear gloves, goggles, and dust masks, and that they wash promptly if exposure occurs.EPA officials are directing p

44、eople to its Web site (.epa.gov) to inform themselves of the contamination risks.But most people returning to the area dont have computers to get that information, said Erik Olson, an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group. If you do read the Web site, he

45、 added, you practically have to have a degree in chemistry to understand it.Tobetterinformpeopleof health risks, theSouthern Mutual Help Associationand Oxfam America are developing a program to give every returning resident a protective kit.Each kit would contain waterproof suits, goggles(风镜)，shoe c

46、overs, and masks, along with information about potential hazards, Volunteerswouldgiveoutthekitsat the security checkpoints that now stand at the major entrances to affected cities.The groups have made a hundred demonstration kits, which cost about $100 (U.S.) each to produce, and have shown them to

47、state leaders in Louisiana.Thegovernor is really infavorofthis,Subrasaid.Wejusthavetodetermine how were going to fund them.Toxic Mold BloomsIn addition to the toxic sediment, sprawling bloomsofmold have now taken hold in manyflooded homes. The mold isgrowingeverywhere-homesarejust coated with it, Su

48、bra said.The problem has become so widespread that federal health officials warnedWednesday of allergic reactions and toxic responses to the mold. Professionals shouldbe hired to clean mold that covers more than ten square feet (one square 侬teams have been inoculating residents for tetanus and Hepatitis A and B. they urged.Hepatitis is a danger when people are exposed to sewage, through water or food,Those surfaces that can，t be cleaned need t