15-16-2大英四级模拟题第1套答案

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Part One Writing

As is shown in the picture, when the teacher assigns her student to read a literature book, she tells him to think of it as a long text-message. It reminds me of the importance of reading literature while most people are spending much more time reading text-messages than literary works.

As it is, reading literature is important in that it can not only broaden our horizon but also enrich our mind. To be specific, reading classic works is a real eye-opener, from which we can acquire knowledge of different historical events and cultural traditions.Moreover, the moraloutlooks and views of life revealed in great works offer great nourishment and contribute to our growth and wisdom. Take myself as an example. Whenever I’m confronted with obstacles, I will reflect on the books I’ve read, imagining what the heroes would do if they were in my situation. Then normally I will get the power and overcome my difficulties.

All in all, reading literature regularly as one does text-messages is critical to a more colorful and wiser life.

Part Two Listening Comprehension

Tape Script

Section A News reports

Item 1

Last October, a NASA rocket, traveling at a speed of 9000 kilometers per hour smashed into a deep, dark hole on the moon’s south pole.

Upon impact, the Centaur rocket kicked up a cloud of dust and elements from the moon’s surface, creating a so-called ejecta-plume” that was monitored by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO.

Scientists analyzed the findings, and preliminary results from this mission suggested that there was some form of water on the moon. NASA lunar scientist Michael Wargo said those days that wave of findings during the past year makes it certain.

“We’ve confirmed that there indeed water ice in the ejecta-plume, and at an abundance that was about 50 percent greater than our initial estimates.

That means that the impact site has more water than some deserts on Earth.

1. According to the news report, what has happened last October?

2. What did preliminary results from this mission suggest?

Item 2

An American government panel has recommended that pregnant women, health-care workers, children and young adults up to the age of 24 should get priority for the flu vaccine released later this year. But the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices conceded the policy may change if not enough vaccine is produced by October. Doctor Ann Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control said it is vital for pregnant women who have breathing illness and fever to get early treatment. We think some suitable medicines for them can be lifesaving, and that’s a very important message. We also think it is important for them to get seasonal influenza vaccine, and today the committee recommended that when vaccine is available, and we have a decision to go forward that the pregnant women really out of consider getting the H1N1 vaccine.

3. Who are less necessary to receive the flu vaccinations?

4. Why do pregnant women enjoy the top priority to get vaccine?

Item 3

Hundreds of residents and holidaymakers along southern Australia’s popular Great Ocean Road were forced to move out on Thursday as hot, windy weather threatened to recharge bushfires that destroyed more than 100 homes on Christmas Day.

Residents in three coastal towns in the popular holiday area were advised to leave their homes as temperatures were forecast to reach a high of almost 40 degrees Celsius. The hot summer weather threatened to expand fires that have been burning for almost two weeks.

The fires were started by a lightning strike on Dec. 19 and continue to burn ad spread. The Country Fire Authority estimates the fire has burnt out more than 25 square kilometers of land. Authorities estimate that 116 homes were destroyed by the fires on Christmas Day.

The Great Ocean Road is one of Australia’s biggest tourist draws with its spectacular scenery and unusual offshore rock formations. Parts of the road remained closed to traffic on Thursday during what is typically one of its busiest times of the year.

5. What happened on Australia’s Great Ocean Road on Thursday?

6. Why should the local residents leave their homes?

7. When did the bushfires start?

Section B Conversations

Conversation One

W: Are you all ready for Christmas?

M: No, I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping.

W: Well, you'd better get going. Christmas is only a week away.

M: I have to tell you that I'm one of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush.

W: Oh, I'm not. I love the holidays. I love the crowds, the shopping, the holidays, the music,the food, the parties, and all the presents.

M: That's just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. That takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills.

W: Don't be a miser about it. Think about yourkids. Didn't you use to love Christmas whenyou were a kid?

M: I guess so. I don't remember.

W: I know you did. You know, maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it throughthe eyes of your children.

M: Well, kids enjoy it because they don't have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.

W: Maybe that's true. But you know as well as I do; that Christmas is more than shopping and trees. It's about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy.

M: You're right. You're absolutely right. I'm going to try harder to be nice to people and try tokeep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.

W: I'm glad to hear it.

8. What does the woman try to do in the conversation?

9. When does the conversation take place?

10. What is he mans’ feeling about Christmas?

11. What will the man most probably do after the conversation?

Conversation Two

W: It's a lovely day today! What would you like to do?

M: I really feel like doing something outdoors. Perhaps we could go hill walking?

W: Mm, I'm not really in the mood for hill walking. Why don't we just go swimming?

M: That suits me. But it will take an hour or two. Do you like to do something else first?Maybe we could go cycling?

W: I don't think I enjoy that very much. Actually I'm not a good cyclist. Maybe we could have

a meal at the new Italian restaurant.

M: That's fine for me. I haven't been to that restaurant yet. So that's decided then. A meal at the new Italian restaurant, then go to swim. Great! So, when should we meet?

W: We'd better get to the restaurant a bit early because it might be very busy. I think we need to get there by 11:00.

M: Er, can I make it a little bit later, say, 11:20? I have to visit my grandma this morning andI

don't think I can make it by then.

W; No problem. I'll go straight to the restaurant at 11:00 and get you a table.

M: Great!

12. Why doesn't the man want to go swimming?

13. What will the two speakers do first?

14. What can be inferred about the restaurant mentioned?

15. Why can’t the man meet the woman at 11:00?

Section C Passages

Passage One

Twin sisters are supposed to be very much alike, are they not? Well, my twin sister Jane and I do look alike, however, we are different in many ways. We like very different styles of clothing. I prefer to dress informally, whereas my twin sister dresses like a model, always wearing the latest fashions. We have very similar character in most ways. I do not get angry easily and enjoy being with friends, and in these respects, my twin sister feels the same: But she likes loud music and modern dances, while I find that nightclubs give me a headache. She is always with friends, is a favorite with all the teachers, and never wants to have any children, whereas I prefer to be alone at times, don't really try to impress my teachers and intend some day to have a family of my own. We have tried to live in the same room several times, and even agreed on the color we like best, and the kind of furniture we want, but I like to keep things neat and orderly, while my twin sister acts as if there were a servant around to pick up all the things that get thrown on the floor. I like to go to bed early and get up early. In contrast, she doesn't seem to have any definite habits, often goes to bed very late --and then sleeps late the next day.

16. What kind of clothes does the speaker like?

17. What do the twin sisters have in common?

18. Why isn’t the speaker likely to live in the same room with her sister?

Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Since the cigarette industry began in the 1870s, however, the cigarette-manufacturing machine has developed rapidly. This made it possible to produce great number of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.

Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About forty-three percent of the men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit.

Income, education and occupation all play a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living onfarms. Well-educated men with high income are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a high income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day. The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower income and lower education groups. These more highly educated women tend smoke more heavily.

19. What reduced the price of cigarettes?

20. What is the percentage of American adult women who smoke regularly?

21. What plays a part in determining a person’s smoking habit?

22. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

Passage Three

Life on earth depends on the sun. Day after day we see its light and feel its warmth, but we do not often consider their origin. Yet there are many remarkable things about the sun. One is its distance from the earth. This is about 93 million miles. A journey of this distance, even if it could be made, would take several hundred years even in the fastest rocket.

The sun makes us feel hot, even at a distance of 93 million miles. This is not surprising. The temperature on the sun is about 10,000 degree Fahrenheit. But we receive only a small part of the heat. The total heat of the sun could melt a column of ice two and a quarter miles thick and 93 million miles high in a second.

The brightness of the sun is equally astonishing. As we said earlier, we receive only a very small part of the sun’s heat. We also receive only a very small part of its light. This is sufficient for the growth of trees and plants, and for the existence of living creatures on earth. Too much heat and light would destroy the balance of life. The heat and light from the sun come in just the right quantities for life on earth.

23. What remarkable things are mentioned in the passage?

24. What is the temperature on the sun?

25. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

参考答案

Section A

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. D

6. A

7. B

8. C 9. B 10. B 11. C 12.C 13. D 14. B 15. D

Section C

16. D 17. B 18. C 19. B 20.B 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

26. C 27. D 28.G 29.H 30.J 31.K 32.M 33.L 34.E 35. A

Section B

36. G 37. H 38.K 39.I 40.E 41.D 42.J 43.C 44.F 45. B

Section C

46. C 47. A 48.B 49.C 50.D 51.D 52.B 53.C 54.B 55. A

Part IV Translation

Suzhou is a water town and also a town of gardens. Hence it is called the “Venice of the Orient”. The Ming and Qing dynasties, between the 14th and 20th centuries, were its prime periods of garden construction, with more than 200 private family gardens built at some time in between. The private gardens are quite different from the imperial gardens in architectural style and design. Private gardens are generally smaller in size and they have multiple functions: for residence, getting together, and sightseeing. The classical gardens of Suzhou were listed in the World Cultural Heritages by UNESCO in 1997.

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