12月大學(xué)英語四級模擬試題(14)

1、2022年12月大學(xué)英語四級模擬試題(14)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Net-surfingAre You Ready?Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY(for YES) i

2、f the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The Troub

3、le With TelevisionIt is difficult to escape the influence of television. If you fit the statistical averages, by the age of 20 you will have been exposed to at least 20,000 hours of television. You can add10,000 hours for each decade you have lived after the age of 20. The only things Americans do m

4、ore than watch television are work and sleep.Calculate for a momentwhat could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours,I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelors degree. In10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or

5、 engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didnt, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it.The trouble with television is that it discourages concentr

6、ation. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate onanything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instan

7、t gratification扌滿 意.It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain.Televisions variety becomes a narcotic麻醉的,nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic 萬花筒般的 exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedra

8、l, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. Inshort, a lot of television usurps篡奪;侵占o(jì)ne of the most preci

9、ous of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it.Capturing your attention and holding it is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of los

10、ing anyones attention anyones. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief,not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite simply, television operates on the appeal to the short attention span.It

11、is simply the easiest way out. But it has come to be regarded as a given, as inherent in the mediumitself; as an imperative, as though General Sarnoff, or one of the other august pioneers of video, had bequeathed(遺留;傳于)to us tablets of stone commanding that nothing in television shall ever require m

12、ore than a few moments Concentration.In its place that is fine. Whocan quarrel with a medium that so brilliantly packages escapist entertainment as a mass-marketing tool? But I see its values now pervading this nation and its life. It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas

13、are the way to get to a fast-moving, impatient public.In the case of news, this practice, in my view, results in inefficient communication. I question how much of televisions nightly news effort is really absorbable and understandable.Much of it is what has been aptly described as machine-gunning wi

14、th scraps. I think the technique fights coherence. I think it tends to make things ultimately boring (unless they are accompanied by horrifying pictures) because almost anything is boring if you know almost nothing about it.I believe that TVs appeal to the short attention span is not only inefficien

15、t communication but decivilizing as well. Consider the casual assumptions that television tends to cultivate: that complexity must be avoided, that visual stimulation is a substitute for thought, that verbal precision is an anachronism. It may be old-fashioned, but I was taught that thought is words

16、,叫arranged in grammatically precise.There is a crisis of literacy in this country. One study estimates that some 30 million adultAmericans are functionally illiterate and cannot read or write well enough to answer the want ad or understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.Literacy may not be an

17、 inalienable humanright, but it is one that the highly literate FoundingFathers might not have found unreasonable or even unattainable. We are not only not attaining it as a nation, statistically speaking, but we are falling further and further short of attaining it. And, while I would not be so sim

18、plistic as to suggest that television is the cause, I believe it contributes and is an influence.Everything about this nation the structure of the society, its forms of family organization,its economy, its place in the worldhas become more complex, not less. Yet its dominating communications instrum

19、ent, its principal form of national linkage, is one that sells neat resolutions to human problems that usually have no neat resolutions. It is all symbolized in my mind by the hugely successful art form that television has made central to the culture, the30-second commercial: the tiny drama of the e

20、arnest housewife who finds happiness in choosing the right toothpaste.When before in human history has so much humanity collectively surrendered so much of its leisure to one toy, one mass diversion? When before has virtually an entire nation surrendered itself wholesale to a medium for selling?Some

21、years ago Yale University law professor Charles L. Black. Jr., wrote: . forced feeding on trivial fare is not itself a trivial matter- I think this society is being forced-fed with trivial fare, and I fear that the effects on our habits of mind, our language, our tolerance for effort, and our appeti

22、te for complexity are only dimly perceived. If I am wrong, we will have done no harm to look at the issue skeptically and critically, to consider how we should be residing it. I hope you will join with me in doing so.1. In America people do sleeping and watching televisions more than anything else.2

23、. From the passage we know the time an average American spends on watching TV could have made the person learn to become an astronomer or engineer.3. The trouble wit h TV is that it distracts people s attention and encourages them to makeno efforts toward their life.4. TV programmers base this opera

24、tion on the attraction of long-span attention of audiences.5. According to the author the improper television operation in American society will be likely to make things eventually boring.6. Americans will face a serious problem of illiteracy due to the negative impact of TV.7. In American society l

25、iteracy is a certain right that cannot be deprived.Part 山 Listen ing Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the convers

26、ation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11.

27、A) Two blocks. B) Five blocks.C) Three blocks. D) Four blocks.12. A) He suggests that she buy the sweater in another color.B) He suggests that she buy a jacket instead of the sweater.C) He suggests that she buy the sweater at its original price.D) He suggests that she buy the sweater on Friday.13. A

28、) It was cleaned.B) There was a large sale.C) The employees had to work very late.D) There was a robbery.14. A) Be a bad boy. B) Eat too fast.C) Go to a game. D) Skip his lunch.15. A) A salesman. B) A telephone repairman.C) A plumber. D) An electrician.16. A) She didn t understand what Eva was sayin

29、g.B) Eva should have been more active.C) Eva didn t seem to be nervous at all during her presentation.D) Eva needs training in public speaking lessons.17. A) Whether to change his job.B) Asking for a higher salary.C) Accepting a new secretary.D) Getting a better position.18. A) He could help her wit

30、h the problems.B) He could go out together with her.C) She should go out for a while.D) She should do the problems herself.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) In an apartment complex.B) In a hotel.C) At a friend s house.D) He just arrived today and does not ha

31、ve a place to sleep yet.20. A) The size does not matter to him.B) He needs a place with two bedrooms.C) He just wants to share a place with other students.D) He needs a very large apartment.21. A) Proximity to the university.B) Benefits that his wife and child would enjoy.C) Cost.D) Size.22. A) Lack

32、 of air conditioning.B) Distance from the university.C) Cost.D) Lack of laundry facilities close by.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) It needs cleaning.B) It needs regular servicing.C) It needs a new battery.D) It was ruined by water.24. A) $3.99. B) $5.50.

33、C) $6.99. D) $9.50.25. A) The shop guarantees the battery for a year.B) The man will clean it at no extra.C) The man can repair watches very quickly.D) The shop is offering a special discount.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, youwill he

34、ar some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26

35、to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) It ruined many houses. B) The truck killed it.C) It was stuck in the middle of the road. D) It bit the lorry.27. A) The cat owner. B) The cat. C) The truck driver. D) A farmer.28. A) In the house. B) In the kitchen. C) Beside a river. D) In a

36、 river.29. A) A nice apple. B) A good-looking toy.C) A meal. D) A coat.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) People cannot live without automobiles.B) Many cars violate the regulations.C) Cars cause health problems.D) Many American people work in cars.31.

37、A) Because of the air pollution. B) Because of the heavy traffic.C) Because of the accidents. D) Because of the less walk.32. A) Reduce the population. B) Solve the man-made problems.C) Smooth the heavy traffic. D) Limit the number of automobiles.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the pass

38、age you have just heard.33. A) Natural changes in four seasons.B) The effect of season on human thinking.C) How to improve our mental ability.D) If it is reasonable to spend holidays in summer.34. A) Warm. B) Hot. C) Cold. D) Moderate.35. A) People are least clever in spring.B) Temperature has some

39、effect on human thinking.C) People tend to be intelligent in summer.D) People s intelligence does not vary with seasons.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the p

40、assage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or wr

41、ite down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select on

42、e word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through t

43、he centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.A coeducational(男女合校的)school offers children nothing less than a tree version of society in miniature( 縮影).Boys and girls are given the 47 to get to know each other, to learn

44、to livetogether from their earliest years. Theyare put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of 48 ability, athletic achievement and many of the extracurricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical 49 it is (to give just a small example) to be

45、 able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense coeducation makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girls or vice versa. When 50 , boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. In a coeducational school,

46、 everything falls into its 51 place.The greatest contribution of coeducation is 52 the healthy attitude to life it encourages.Boys don t grow up believing that women are 53 creatures.Girls don t grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school remove illusions of th

47、is kind. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and 54 problems involved in growing up. These can better be 55 in a coeducational environment. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school, they are fully prepared to 56 society as well-adjusted adults. The

48、y have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women.A) advantageB) properC) rewardedD)emotionalE) opportunityF) activityG) overcomeH) academicl)enterJ)mysteriousK)eventuallyL) segregatedM)undoubtedlyN)principleO)advocateSection BDirections : There are 2

49、 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage One

50、Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Romantic love is a culture trait found primarily in industrialized societies. Elsewhere in the world, pragmatic considerations rather than flights of fancy are often used to make a choice of partner, and romantic love is seen as an unfortunate in

51、convenience that gets in the way of the ordinary, rational process of mate selection. Traces of this attitude persist in the Americanupper classes, where daughters are expected to marry“well that is, to a male who is eligible by reason of family background and earning potential. Most Americans, howe

52、ver, seeromantic love as essential for a successful marriage, and tend to look askance輕蔑地at anyone who marries for a more practical reason in which love plays no part.The phenomenon of romantic love occurs when two young people meet and find one another personally and physically attractive. They bec

53、ome mutually absorbed, start to behave in whatappears to be a flighty充滿夢想的,even irrational manner, decide that they are right for one another, and may then enter a marriage whose success is expected to be guaranteed by their enduringlove. Behavior of this kind is portrayed and warmly endorsed贊同throu

54、ghout American popular culture, by books, magazines, comics, records, popular songs, movies, and TV.Romantic love is a noble ideal, and it can certainly provide a basis for the spouses to “l(fā)ivehappily ever after. But a marriage can equall y well be founded on much more practicalconsiderations-as ind

55、eed they have been in most societies throughout most of history. Why is romantic love of such importance in the modern world? The reason seems to be that it has somebasic functions in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family小家庭.57. Romantic love is less frequently found in many non-industri

56、al societies because peoplein these societies,A ) firmly believe that only money can make the world go roundB ) fail to bring the imaginative power of the mind into full playC ) fondly think that flights of fancy prevent them from making a correct choice of partnerD ) have far more practical conside

57、rations to determine who will marry whom58. The word eligible (in Line5, Para. I), could best be replaced by,A ) qualified B ) available C ) chosen D ) influential59. According to the passage, most Americans,A) expect their daughters to fall in love with a male at first sightB) regard romantic love

58、as the basis for a successful marriageC) look up to those who marry for the sake of wealthD) consider romantic love to be the most desirable thing in the world60. What can we learn from the second paragraph about romantic love?A) It is a common occurrence among the old.B) It is primarily depicted by books.C) It is characterized by mutual attraction and absorption.D) It is rejected as flighty and irrational.61. The author seems to believe thatA) r