四級考前模擬二答案解析

1、PartIWriting(1106.5分1Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a briefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpress yourviews onthelonely lifeofaged people.Youshouldwrite at least 120 words but no more than 180Givenisasimplebutthought-prov

2、okingcartoon:anagedgrandmasitsinfrontof mirror,lookingat “herself” inthemirrorandsayingtoherself, “Ifeellonely when my son goes to work and my grandson studies in school.” Obviously, this cartoon can be naturally associated with the significance of childrens companyforaged parents: if elderly people

3、intend to enjoy happiness, itisadvisablefortheirchildrentospendmoretimeinparents.Incontemporary society,ithasbecomeatrendforyoungpeopletobebusywiththeirworkandstudy. Meanwhile, an increasing number of youngsters find it difficult to have spare time toaccompanylonelyparents.However,itisadultchildrens

4、accompanythatenables agedparentstobuildupadequatehope,loveandenthusiasmforlife.Asamatter offact,youngpeopleinlargenumbershavenotcometorealizethelonelinessof aged people.Asayoungster,Iamconvincedthatitisofgreatnecessityforustoaccompany aged parents, no matter how busy we are. Accordingly, we should e

5、ducate, advocate and encourage our friends, classmates and acquaintances to love, respect and care all elderly people.PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionA(15106.499985分Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.At theendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeask

6、edaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause. Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhich isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough the centre.2Dr.Smithswaitingroomisn

7、tDr.Smithenjoys readingDr.Smithhasleft agoodimpressiononDr.Smithmay notbeagood選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10W:Ineedtofindadentist;yousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell,doyou recommend her?M:Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwere the magazines in her waiting room.Q: What does the woman 3Theman thinkstravel

8、lingbyairisquiteThewomannever travelsbyBothspeakersfeelnervouswhen Thespeakers feelsad abouttheseriouslossof選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10W:Haveyouheardabouttheplanecrashyesterday?Itcausedahundred and twenty deaths. I am never at ease when taking a flight.is one of the safest ways to travel.Q: What do we lear

9、n from this 4AttheinformationAta hotelInaIna選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0beforethewaitershowedup,andIfinallygotserved.AndIfounditwas not what I ordered.M:Iamterriblysorry,madam.Itsabitunusuallybusytonight.Asa compensation, your meal will be free.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take 5Ma

10、ryhasa keeneye forNancyregrets buyingtheNancyandMarywent shoppingtogetherinNancyandMarylike tofollowthelatest 選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10M: How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in W:ShesaidshewouldneverhaveboughtanItalianstyledressifshehad known Mary Had already got such a dress.Q: What do we learn

11、 from the 6WashtheGotothe PickupGeorgeandTakeherdaughterto選擇答案： A B C 本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0M:Youarenotgoingtodoallthosedishesbeforeweleave,areyou?If wedontpickupGeorgeandMarthain25minutes,wellnevergetto the theater on time.W:Oh,didntItellyouMarthacalledtosayherdaughterwasilland they could not got tonigh

12、t?Q: What is the woman probably going to do 7Hehasleft hispositionintheHehasalreadyreachedtheretirement HemadeastupiddecisionatthecabinetHehasbeensuccessfullyelected prime選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10W:HaveyouheardthenewsthatJamesSimonhasresignedhispostasPrime M:Well,Igotitfromtheheadlinesthismorning.Itsrepo

13、rtedthat he made public this decision at the last cabinet meeting。Q: what do we learn about James 8Theyhave knowneachothersincetheirTheywerebothchairpersonsoftheStudentsTheyhavebeeninclosetouchbyTheyare goingtohold areunion選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10W:IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.Doyouremember?Hewaso

14、ne of the chairpersons of our students union.M:Yes,butIhaventheardfromhimforages.ActuallyIvebeenout of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.Q: What do we learn about the 9Fixingsome Repairingthetoy ReadingtheAssemblingthe選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10M: The instructions on the package say t

15、hat you need some assembly yourself.Ivespentallafternoontryinginvaintoputthisbookcase W:Iknowwhatyoumean,lasttimeItriedtoassembleatoytrainfor my son and I almost gave up.Q: What does the man find InaInaclothingAta beachAtafashion選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0TolivethereTostaythereforhalfaTo findabet

16、terjobtosupportTosellleathergoodsfor aBritish選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10 eveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly,HernamesSusan Hill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence,howlonghave you been living there?W:Since1982.ButwhenIwenttherein1982,Iplannedtostayforonly 6 months.M: Why did you change your

17、SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItalystop fashion houses, Ferragamo. So, I decided to stay.M: How lucky! Do you still work for W:No,Ivebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow,since 1988, in fact. M: So does that mean you design for several different companies now?W:Yes,thatsright.Ive

18、designedmanyfashionitemsforanumberof for the British company, Burberry.M: What have you been designing for them? W:Mostlyhandbagsandsmallleathergoods.M: Hows the fashion industry in Italy changed since W:oh,yes.Itsbecomealotmorecompetitive.Becausethequalityof productsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalo

19、t.ButItalianqualityand design is still world-famous.M: And do you ever think of returning to live in W:No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting.Ialsolovethe Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan. W: It was a Designingfashionitemsfor severalModel

20、ingforaworld-famousItalianWorkingasanemployee forServingasasalesagentfor選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0 eveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly,HernamesSusan Hill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence,howlonghave you been living there?W:Since1982.ButwhenIwenttherein1982,Iplannedtostayforonly

21、 6 months.M: Why did you change your SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItalystop fashion houses, Ferragamo. So, I decided to stay.designerforquitealongtimenow,since1988,infact.M:Sodoesthat mean you design for several different companies now?W:Yes,thatsright.Ivedesignedmanyfashionitemsfora

22、numberof fortheBritishcompany,Burberry.M:Whathaveyoubeendesigningfor them? W: Mostly handbags and small leather goods.M: Hows the fashion industry in Italy changed since W:oh,yes.Itsbecomealotmorecompetitive.Becausethequalityof productsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalot.ButItalianqualityand design is

23、 still world-famous.M: And do you ever think of returning to live in W:No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting.Ialsolovethe Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.M:Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan. W: It was a pleasure.Ithasseen asteadydecline initsIthasbecome muchmoreIthaslostmany cust

24、omerstoforeign IthasattractedalotmoredesignersfromA B C D本題【7.10 eveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly,HernamesSusan Hill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence,howlonghave you been living there?W:Since1982.ButwhenIwenttherein1982,Iplannedtostayforonly 6 months.M: Why did you change your S

25、oonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItalystop fashion houses, Ferragamo. So, I decided to stay.M: How lucky! Do you still work for W:No,Ivebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow,since 1988, in fact.M: So does that mean you design for several different companies W:Yes,thatsright.Ivedesign

26、edmanyfashionitemsforanumberof for the British company, Burberry.M: What have you been designing for them? W:Mostlyhandbagsandsmallleathergoods.M: Hows the fashion industry in Italy changed since W:oh,yes.Itsbecomealotmorecompetitive.Becausethequalityof productsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalot.ButI

27、talianqualityand design is still world-famous.M: And do you ever think of returning to live in W:No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting.Ialsolovethe Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.M:Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan. W: It was a pleasure.OrganizingRecruitingActingasitsSavingendan

28、gered選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10W:Right,well,inthestudiothismorning,forourinterviewspotisPeter Wilson.PeterworksforGreenPeace.So,Peter,welcome.M:Thanksalot. Its good to be here.W:Great!Now,Peter,perhapsyoucantellussomethingaboutGreenPeace and your job there.M:Sure.Well,IllstartbytellingyouroughlywhatGreenP

29、eaceisall about.IactuallyworkinLondonfortheGreenPeaceorganization.We vebeengoingforafewdecadesandwereanon-violent,non-political organization.Wereinvolvedinanti-nuclearactivity,conservationand protectionofanimalsandprotectionandsupportofoureco-system.I m the action organizer and arrange any protests.

30、W:Right!Aprettyimportantrole,Peter.Whatsortofprotestwouldyou M:Well,recentlywevebeeninvolvedinanti-nuclearcampaigns.I, personally arranged for the demonstration against radioactive wastedumpingintheAtlanticOcean.WevegotafewsmallGreenPeaceboats that we harass the dumping ship with.W:Say?Holdon,Peter.

31、Ithoughtyousaidyourorganizationwas non-violent. What do you mean by harass?trytodumpthedrumsofnuclearwasteinthesea.Wetalktothemenand trytochange,youknow,yellatthemtostop.Wegenerallymakeourselves asmuchofanuisanceaspossible.M:Well,peoplemaythinkdifferently ofyourmethods,buttheresnodoubtyouredoingagre

32、atjob.Keep it up and good luck. And thanks for talking with us.Anti-animal-abuseAnti-nuclearSurveyingtheAtlanticOcean Removingindustrial選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.10W:Right,well,inthestudiothismorning,forourinterviewspotisPeter Wilson.PeterworksforGreenPeace.So,Peter,welcome.M:Thanksalot. Its good to be here

33、.W:Great!Now,Peter,perhapsyoucantellussomethingaboutGreenPeace and your job there.M:Sure.Well,IllstartbytellingyouroughlywhatGreenPeaceisall about.IactuallyworkinLondonfortheGreenPeaceorganization.We vebeengoingforafewdecadesandwereanon-violent,non-political organization.Wereinvolvedinanti-nuclearac

34、tivity,conservationand protectionofanimalsandprotectionandsupportofoureco-system.I m the action organizer and arrange any protests.W:Right!Aprettyimportantrole,Peter.Whatsortofprotestwouldyou M: Well, recently weve been involved in anti-nuclear campaigns. I, personally arranged for the demonstration

35、 against radioactive waste dumpingintheAtlanticOcean.WevegotafewsmallGreenPeaceboats that we harass the dumping ship with.W:Say?Holdon,Peter.Ithoughtyousaidyourorganizationwas non-violent. What do you mean by harass?trytodumpthedrumsofnuclearwasteinthesea.Wetalktothemenand trytochange,youknow,yellat

36、themtostop.Wegenerallymakeourselves asmuchofanuisanceaspossible.M:Well,peoplemaythinkdifferently ofyourmethods,buttheresnodoubtyouredoingagreatjob.Keep it up and good luck. And thanks for talking with us.選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0Section B(1070.99999分Directions: Inthissection,youwillhear 3short

37、passages.Atthe end ofeachpassage,youwill hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C Towinoverthemajorityofpassengers from airlinesintwentyToreformrailroadmanagementinwesternEuropeanToelectrifyther

38、ailwaylinesbetweenmajorEuropeanTosetupanexpresstrainnetworkthroughout選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0MajorEuropeanairlineswillgo Europeanswill paymuch lessforTravelingtime bytrainbetween majorEuropeancitieswill becut byTrainswillbecomethesafestandmostefficientmeans oftravel in選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的

39、得分： 0TraintravelwillprovemuchmorecomfortablethanairPassengers willfeelmuchsafer onboardatrainthanonaRailtransportwillbeenvironmentallyfriendlierthanairTravelingbytrainmay beas quickas, orevenquicker than,by選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0InInInIn選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0Therescueoperationshavenot

40、beenvery Morethan300injuredpassengers wereThecauseofthetragicaccident remainsTheexactcasualtyfigures arenotyet 選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0Therewas abombTherewasa terrorist Afirealarm wassetoffby50poundsofexplosives were選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0FollowpolicemensKeepaneye ontheAvoidsnow-covered

41、Drivewithspecial選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0Itmayproducean increasingnumberofidleItmay affectthequalityofhighereducationinItmay causemany schoolstogooutofItmay lead toalack ofproperlyeducated選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0Itis lessserious incitiesthaninrural Itaffects bothjuniorandseniorhighItresul

42、tsfromaworseningeconomic ItisanewchallengefacingAmericanA B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0AllowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteCreatingamorerelaxed learningRewardingexcellentacademic Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudy選擇答案： A B C D本題【7.1 分】 你的得分： 0Section C(171.0分Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes

43、.Whenthepassageisreadfor thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavePsychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in zonesofdiverse a

44、sacademic achievement, bearing up in tough jobsandcoping with tragic illness. And bycontrast,theloss ofhopetobeastronger signthatapersonthanotherfactorslongthoughttomorelikelyrisks.apowerfulpredictorofoutcome inevery studyweve donesofar.”saidCharlesRSnider.Apsychologistwhoascaletoassesshowmuch hopea

45、personhas.Forexample, researchwith3920college students,DoctorSniderandhiscolleagues foundthatthelevel ofhopefreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirst semesterwas apredictoroftheircollege gradesthantheir SAT scores or their grade point averages in high school-the two measures most commonly used to predict c

46、ollegeperformance. Studentswithhighhopeset themselveshighergoalsandknowhowtoworktoattainthem.”DoctorSnidersaid.Whenyoucompare studentssetsthemapartishope.In devisingawaytoassess intelligence and past academic achievements, what (7),DoctorSniderwentbeyondthesimplenotionthathopeismerely thesense thate

47、verythingwillturnoutallright.isnotconcreteenough andittwoofhope.”DoctorSnidersaid.Having hopemeansbelievingyou haveboththewillandtheway to your goals whatever they may be.正確答案：turningoutcommitsuicideproveddevisedaccurateequivalent, scientifically, notion, components, accomplish本題【71 分】 你的得分： 0PartII

48、IReadingComprehensionSectionA(135.5分Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedby a letter.Pleasemarkthe co

49、rrespondingletter foreachitemonAnswerSheet 2 withasingleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaught hasspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare, how

50、ever,vastlydifferentabouthowtoteach it,orhow itmustbegivenovergenerallanguage developmentability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyand him back with the complexities of spelling.inwritingwithoutIfspelling becomes theonlyfocal pointofhisteachers interest, clearlyabrightchildwillbe

51、likely toplayHetowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange, choosingadventurouslanguage.whyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentionto ratherthanIwas onceshocked toread onthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingabouta personalexperience: Thisworkis terrible!There are far toomany spelling

52、errors and yourwriting isillegible. It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection onthe teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which containedsomebeautiful expressionsof thechilds deep feelings.The teacher was not wrongto drawat

53、tentionto,but ifhispriorities onthechildsideas, anexpression ofhiswiththepresentationwould havegiven thepupilmoremotivationtoAconfidently Bavoid Ccontent Derrors Etend Fwriting Gpriority 正確答案：KGFAEBCDM本題【35.5 分】 你的得分： 0Section B(1070.99999分Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtensta

54、tementsattachedtoit. Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet Earlyinthe20thcenturymostofthestree

55、tsandroadsintheU.Sweremadeofdirt, brickandcedarwoodblocksBuiltforhorsecarriageandfoottraffictheywereusually poorly cared for and too narrow to accommodate(容納)automobiles.Withtheincreaseinautoproductionprivateturnpike(收費公路)companiesunderlocal authoritiesbegantospringupandby1921therewere387,000milesof

56、pavedroadsMany werebuiltusingspecificationsof19thcenturyScottishengineersThomasTelfordandJohn Mac Adam(for whom the macadam surface is named), whose specifications stressed the importanceofadequatedrainageBeyondthattherewerenonationalstandardsforsize, weightrestrictionsorcommercialsignsDuringWorldWa

57、rIroadsthroughoutthecountry werenearlydestroyedbytheweightoftrucksWhenGeneralEisenhowerreturnedfromGermany in 1919, after serving in the U.S. Armys first transcontinental motor convoy(車隊)， he noted: “The old convoy had started me thinking about good, two-lane highways, but GermanysAutobahnormotorway

58、hadmademeseethewisdomofbroaderribbonsacrossthe Itwouldtakeanotherwarbeforethefederalgovernmentwouldactonanationalhighway system.DuringWorldWarII,atremendousincreaseintrucksandnewroadswererequired.Thewardemonstrateshowcriticalhighwaysweretothedefenseeffort.Thirteenpercent of defense plantsreceived al

59、l their supplies by truck,and almostall other plantsshipped morethanhalfoftheirproductsbyvehicle.Thewaralsorevealedthatlocalcontrolof highwayshadledtoaconfusingvarietyofdesignstandards.Evenfederalandstatehighways didnotfollowbasicstandards.Somestatesallowedtrucksupto36,000pounds,whileothers restrict

60、ed anything over 7,000 pounds.Agovernmentstudyrecommendedanationalhighwaysystemof33,920miles,andCongress soon passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, which called for strict, centrally controlled design criteria.Theinterstatehighwaysystemwasfinallylaunchedin1956andhasbeenhailedasone ofthegreates