全国大学英语四级模拟题14及答案

1、Part Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 the An

2、swer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim

3、 really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul why didnt I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, its too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometim

4、es what people say hides their real meaning. And if we dont really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “Youre a lucky dog.” Is he really on your side? If he says, “Youre a lucky guy” or “Youre a lucky gal,” thats being friendly. But “lucky dog”? Theres a bit of e

5、nvy in those words. Maybe he doesnt see it himself. But bringing in the “ dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck. “Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could

6、mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isnt important. Its telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you havent got a date for Saturday night. How ca

7、n you tell the real meaning behind someones words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what

8、 people say to you may save another mistake. 21.When the writer recalls the things that happened between him and his friends, he _. A) feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him B) feels he may not have “read” his friends true feelings correctly C) thinks it was a mistake to view Jim

9、as a friend D) is sorry that his friends let him down 22.By saying “Youre a lucky dog.”, the speaker _. A) is just being friendly B) expresses the same meaning as “Youre a lucky guy.” or“You re a lucky gal.” C) is humorous to apply the word “dog” to people D) has a hidden jealous feeling behind the

10、words 23.In listening to a person, the important thing is _. A) to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in his eye B) to listen to how he pronounces his words C) to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his posture D) not to believe what he says 24.If you followed the advi

11、ce of the writer, you would _. A) weigh carefully what people say to determine their real meaning B) get along well with people C) trust what other people say D) have no doubts about our friends 25.This passage tries to tell you how to _. A) avoid mistakes about both money and people B) say things e

12、legantly C) avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you D) keep people friendly without trusting them Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: Sleep is part of a persons daily activity cycle. There are several different stages of sleep, and they too occur in cycles. If you are

13、 an average sleeper, your sleep cycle is as follows. When you first drift off into slumber (安睡), y our eyes will roll about a bit, your temperature will drop slightly, your muscles will relax, and your breathing were slow and become quite regular. Your brain waves slow down a bit too, with the alpha

14、 rhythm of rather fast waves predominating for the first few minutes. This is called stage 1 sleep. For the next half hour or so, as you relax more and more, you will drift down through stage 2 and stage 3 sleep. The lower your stage of sleep, the slower your brain waves will be. Then about 40 to 60

15、 minutes after you lose consciousness you will have reached the deepest sleep of all. Your brain waves will show the large slow waves that are known as the delta rhythm. This is stage 4 sleep. You do not remain at this deep fourth stage all night long, but instead about 80 minutes after you fall int

16、o slumber, your brain activity level will increase again slightly. The delta rhythm will disappear, to be replaced by the activity pattern of brain waves. Your eyes will begin to dart around under your closed eyelids (眼皮) as if you were looking at something occurring in front of you. This period of

17、rapid eye movement lasts for some 8 to 15 minutes and is called REM sleep. It is during REM sleep period, your body will soon relax again, your breathing will grow slow and regular once more, and you will slip gently back from stage 1 to stage 4 sleep only to rise once again to the surface of near c

18、onsciousness some 80 minutes later. 26.The stages of sleep take on _. A) an irregular aspect. B) a regular aspect C) a punctual aspect D) a similar aspect 27.Stage 4 sleep lasts _. A) about 80 minutes B) about 4060 minutes C) about 30 munutes D) about 2040 minutes 28.The brain waves are the slowest

19、during _. A) stage 1 C) stage 4 B) stage 2 and stage 3 D) REM sleep 29.In the second paragraph the word “dart” means _. A) glare C) stop moving B) move rapidly or suddenly D) gaze 30.One of the features of REM sleep is that _. A) there are large slow waves, though rapid for the first few minutes B)

20、you have the deepest sleep C) there are no brain waves D) the brain waves are a little fast and the brain becomes a little active Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Designing a lens can be compared to playing chess. In chess a player tries to trap his opponents king in a series o

21、f moves. In creating a lens a lens designer attempts to “trap” light by forcing all the rays arising from a single point in the subject to focus on a single point in the image, as a consequence of their passing through a series of transparent( 透明的) elements with precisely curved surfaces. Since in b

22、oth cases the ultimate goal and the means by which it can be attained are known, one is tempted to think there will be a single best decision at any point along the way. The number of possible consequences flowing from any one decision is so large, however, as to bevirtually, if not actually, infini

23、te. Therefore in lens design, as inchess, perfect solutions to a problem are beyond reach. Although this article will be concerned only with the design of photographic lenses, the same principles apply to all lenses. The lens designer has one enormous advantage over the chess player: the designer is

24、 free to call on any available source of help to guide him through the staggering number of possibilities. Most of that help once came from mathematics and physics, but recently computer technology, information theory,chemistry, industrial engineering and psychophysics have all contributed to making

25、 the lens designers job immeasurably more productive. Some of the lens es on the market today were inconceivable a decade ago. Others whose design is as much as a century old can now be massproduced at low cost. With the development of automatic production methods, lenses are made by the millions, b

26、oth out of glass and out of plastics. Todays lenses are better than the best lenses used by the great photographers of the past.Moreover, their price may lower, in spite of the fact that 19thcentury craftsmen worked for only a few dollars a week and todays lenses are more complex. The lens designer

27、cannot fail to be grateful for the science and technology that have made his work easier and his creations more widely available, but he is also humbled: it is no longer practical for a fine photographic lens to be designed from beginning to end by a single human mind. 31.Lens design and chess playi

28、ng are similar in that _. A) the final goal and the means by which it can be reached are kno wn B) perfect solutions to a problem can be found C) any one decision at any point along the way to the goal can bring numerous possible results D) both A and C 32.The final goal of designing a lens is _. A)

29、 to trap the opponents lenses B) to focus light with lenses C) to handmake lenses at low cost D) to reflect light by means of curved surfaces 33.After the passage the author will talk about _. A) the principles of designing lenses B) techniques of making contact lenses C) the design of photographic

30、lenses D) styles of lenses 34.Which of the following words cannot be used to describe todays lenses? A) More delicate. C) Numerous. B) Cheaper. D) Unpopular. 35.Lens designers today _. A) have a large source of help to fall back on B) receive a low salary C) are less respectable than those of the pa

31、st D) are not decisive in the lens design Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: Part starts with a brief introductory chapter and then takes up Style and Organization, covering them in that order because skill or lack of skill in style affects all writing, while much technical writi

32、ng is so short as to offer no problems of organization. These chapters are followed by one on Mechanics, covering matters of form that are peculiar to technical writing or else crop up in it with abnormal frequency. The chapter on Special Problems, which follows, performs a dual function. It provide

33、s writing assignments that may be used while the study of style, organization, and mechanics is still under way, and it explains ways of handling certain problems that may arise during the writing of reports, proposals, and other longer forms. We have also expanded the treatment of technical article

34、s recognizing the potential contribution of article writing to the career of the writer and the value of the article to science and technology. In Part , a change of emphasis at one point is reflected in the new title for Chapter 8, Nonformal Reports Their Variation in Form and Purpose, which was fo

35、rmerly called Special Types of Reports. Though certain special types of reports are still discussed, additional emphasis is given to the fact that there does not exist any universally accepted set of types, under which all reports can be classified. Two other extensive changes have been made in Part

36、 : The chapter on Proposals, which first appeared in the second edition, has been rewritten and substantially expanded so as to cover that important subject more thoroughly. Also, an entirely new chapter, Oral Presentation of Technical Information, has been added. Though a study of this chapter is n

37、o substitute for training in public speaking, we believe that its recommendations can nevertheless be of substantial assistance to those who use this book on the numerous occasions when they will be called upon to present their ideas in person before a small group or a large audience. 36.The passage

38、 is most probably a preface to _. A) a technical writing handbook B) a handbook on composition C) a book on a literary writing D) a scientific paper 37.In part I, the writer arranges the chapters in the order of _. A) IntroductionOrganizationSpecial ProblemsStyleNonformal Reports B) IntroductionStyl

39、eOrganizationSpecial Types of ReportsMechanics C) IntroductionStyleOrganizationMechanicsSpecial Problems D) IntroductionStyleProposalsSpecial ProblemsMechanics 38.You can find some writing exercises in _. A) the chapter on Organization B) the chapter on Style C) the chapter on Special Problems D) th

40、e chapter on Proposals 39.According to the passage, the chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information appears in _ of the book. A) Part of the first edition B) Part of the second edition C) Part of the second edition D) Part of the third edition 40.Which of the following is not true of Part

41、of the new edition? A) There isnt the chapter on Special Types of Reports. B) The chapter on Oral Presentation of Technical Information is rewritten and expanded. C) The chapter on Proposals is a revised chapter. D) There is a change of the title of Chapter 8. Part Vocabulary and Structure (20 minut

42、es) Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 41._ allow the vegetab

43、le to go bad, he sold them at half price. A) More than C) Other than B) Rather than D) Better than 42.Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _. A) facilities C) instruments B) appliances D) equipment 43.He _ him what he asked. A) denied C) ignored B) refuted D) deprived 44.The book

44、 does not _ children. A) submit to C) confess to B) appeal to D) consent to 45.We have every size of shoe in _. A) storing C) sale B) stock D) shop 46.I _ this man with receiving stolen goods. A) accuse C) scold B) charge D) blame 47.Youve made a mistakeyouve _ the word. A) left out C) left behind B

45、) left off D) left for 48.Scientists first _ the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s. A) competed C) consumed B) conceived D) concealed 49.You may take an oral or written exam _ what you prefer. A) according as C) accordingly B) according to D) in accord 50.The desks and seats can be _ to the heigh

46、t of any child. A) adopted C) adjusted B) shifted D) corrected 51.No further discussion _ , the meeting was brought to a close. A) arising C) arousing B) raising D) rising 52. _ , the British working class is better off today than it was a generation ago. A) By and large C) By no means B) In detail

47、D) By and by 53.Every man has the right to live where he wants to, _ the colour of his skin. A) regardless of C) in case of B) prior to D) for the sake of 54.The potato crop of 1946 was _ that of 1945. A) superior than C) more superior to B) superior to D) more superior than 55.Books are _ to schola

48、rs. A) indispensable C) bound to B) indifferent D) accustomed to 56. _ such a difficult task, we must redouble our efforts. A) To face with C) Faced with B) We are facing D) Facing with 57.Either of these young ladies _ perfectly qualified to teach Greek, Latin and French. A) were C) is B) are D) ha

49、ve been 58.Your hair needed _ ;I am glad you had it cut. A) cut C) to cut B) cutting D) being cut 59.Studying hard is more rewarding _. A) than to be lazy C) than to be like a lazy person B) than being lazy D) than it is to be lazy 60.The Latin class had twenty students, _ had had much better langua

50、ge training than I. A) most of which C) most of them B) which D) most of whom 61.I wish that he _ to the movies with me yesterday. A) went C) was gone B) could go D) could have gone 62. _ , the more necessary it is to break it up into a number of parts which the reader can visualize. A) The more com

51、plex a subject becomes B) The more becomes a subject complex C) A subject becomes the more complex D) The more subjects become essential 63.Close the door, _ ? A) will you C) shall you B) do you D) dont you 64. _ at the railway station when it began to rain. A) Hardly had he arrived C) No sooner did

52、 he arrive B) Hardly he had arrived D) No sooner arrived he 65.The storm _ , they had to live in a cave. A) has destroyed their hut C) having destroyed their hut B) to destroy their hut D) being destroyed 66. _ the number of paid holidays enjoyed by most employees in the company, three weeks of vaca

53、tion seems generous. A) Compared with C) Comparing with B) Compared D) Comparing 67.It was going to be some time _ he would see his father again. A) since C) until B) when D) before 68.He is younger than _. A) any other boy in the class B) any boy in the class C) all boys in the class D) you and me

54、as well as the class 69.The establishment of the company shall start from the day _ the business license of the company is issued. A) which C) in which B) on which D) whenever 70.You _ me because I didnt say that. A) must misunderstand C) must have misunderstood B) must be misunderstanding D) had to

55、 misunderstand Part Translation from English into Chinese (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in the Reading Compr

56、ehension of the Test Paper. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context. 71. You do not remain at this deep fourth stage all night long, but instead about 80 minutes after you fall into slumber, your brain activity level will increase again slightly.(Passage 2, Para.2, the First Sentence) 72. In creating a lens a lens designer attempts to “trap” light by forcin