大学英语四级考试新题型模拟练习_______期日______ _名___签__任__主__室__研_教名课姓任_ _ ____________名__签__员_教号题学出_ ________________员__教_课次任班学__教_ _ _ _ _ _ ______________次__班_核别考队______数人核考粤华培训学校2013-2014学年第二学期《大学英语》期末考试试卷 2. What does the word “notion” (Line 3, Par a. 2) mean? … 粤华培训学校……Who are likely to work hard according to the survey? …《大学英语》期末考试试卷(A卷) 3. ……4. What are the factors that cause young Americans to devaluate hard work? … ……题目一二三四五六七总分核分人复查人 5. Whose job is it to tell the students the role of hard work? ……得分… …2、Directions: Inthis part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete …… statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the 线…评卷人得分statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words). …… 一、阅读简答The Enlightenment (启蒙运动) and the Romantic Movement of modern European culture … stimulated interest in myth, both through theories about myth and through new academic ……disciplines. Although the Enlightenment emphasized the rationality of human beings, it directed …1、Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete attention to all human expressions, including religion and mythology. Enlightenment scholars ……statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the tried to make sense of theseemingly irrational and fantastic mythic stories. Their explanations ……statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words). included historical evolutionary theories—that human culture evolved from an early state of …Hard work has been an important part of the American belief from the nation?s beginning. ignorance and irrationality to the modern culture of rationality—with myths seen as products of 封…The American idea that hard work was to be esteemed distinguished us from Europeans who the early ages of ignorance and irrationality. …admired their gentlemen of leisure. For us, hard work rather than idleness was the way to Myths were also thought to result from euhemerism, that is, the divinizing (神化) of the ……distinction. heroic virtues of a human being. More important than any one theory of mythology,however, ……Now, however, like many other traditional values, hard work is coming under attack. In was the development of systematic disciplines devoted to the study of mythology. In new fields ……academic journals, conferences and classrooms, the idea of hard work is considered to be such as social and cultural anthropology and the history of religions, scholars were forced to …another of those notions that the dominant forces in our society ( white males) impose on the come to terms with myths from earlier historical periods outside the Western tradition, and they ……rest of us. It merely advances white-male interests as any woman or minority foolish enough to began to relate the study of myth to a broader understanding of culture and history. …buy into (接受) the dominant value system will find out. The Romantic Movement turned to theolder Indo-European myths as intellectual and 密…In the recent survey, high-school students in the United States and Japan were asked to rank cultural resources. Romantic scholars tended to view myth as an irreducible (不可削减的) form ……factors that contributed to success in the classroom. Of the Japanese, 72 percent listed hard work of human expression: For them, myth, as a mode of thinking and perception, possessed prestige …first while only 27 percent of the American agreed. equal to or sometimes greater than the rational grasp of reality. ……Many factors contribute to the devaluating of hard work. Thinking that self-esteem is Myth had always been part of classical and theological studies in the West, but during and …crucial, many parents and teachers hesitate to point out a student?s failings, even laziness. To after the Enlightenment,the concern for myth, revived with new intensity, could be detected in ……make matters worse, Americans place an unusually high value on the idea of innate ability. And almost all the newer university disciplines—anthropology, history, psychology, history of …aptitude inevitably de-emphasizes the role that hard work plays in success. But if our students religions, political science, and structural linguistics. Most current theories of myth emerged fail to see that hard work matters, it is because we are telling them, time and again, that it doesn?t. from one or more of these disciplines. If we want young people to esteem hard work, it is up to us to show them its worth, its strength, and its significance in everyday life.1. What did the Enlightenment most stress?1. What?s the author?s opinion on hard work?2. According to historical evolutionary theories, myth was试卷第 1 页_______期日______ _名___签__任__主__室__研_教名课姓任_ _ ____________名__签__员_教号题学出_ ________________员__教_课次任班学__教_ _ _ _ _ _ ______________次__班_核别考队______数人核考粤华培训学校2013-2014学年第二学期《大学英语》期末考试试卷 3. What was Romantic scholars? view on myth? 7. A、new B、friendly C、fresh D、common … 8. A、casters B、TV stations C、states D、broadcasters ……4. Before the Enlightenment, the study of myths in the West was 9. A、audience B、viewer C、watcher D、crowd … …10. A、not B、also C、however D、neither …5. What does the word “discipline” (Line 3, Para. 1) probably mean? 11. A、speak B、say C、read D、talk … …12. A、Other B、More C、No D、Less …… 13. A、hidden B、stored C、kept D、existed …评卷人得分14. A、in B、by C、with D、to ……15. A、world B、continental C、international D、multinational … 二、完型填空16.A、also B、only C、as D、so (17)A、programB、teachingC、classD、lesson ……1、Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four 18. A、it B、itself C、it self D、its self …19. A、only B、mainly C、roughly D、simply ……choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE 20.A、aboveB、mainlyC、firstD、generally …that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with ……a single line through the center. …English prevails in transportation and the media. The travel and (1) language of the 2、Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followingpassage. For each blank there are four ……international airwaves (2) English. Pilots and air traffic (3)speak English at all choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE …international airports. (4) traffic uses flag and light signals, (5) if vessels needed 封that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with …to communicate (6),they would find a (7) language, which would probably be a single line through the center. ……English. Cars are an important (1) of life in the United States.(2) most people feel …Five of the largest (8)—CBS, NBC, ABC, the BBC, and the CBC—reach a that they are poor. And (3) if a person is poor he doesn?t feel really poor (4) he ……potential (9) of about 300 million people through English broadcast. It is (10) has a car. …the language ofsatellite TV. …There are three main reasons why the car becomes so (5) in the United States. (6)…Computers (11) to each other mostly in English. (12) than ten percent of of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move (7) in it. The car ……all the information (13) in the more than 100 million computers around the world is (14)provides the most comfortable and (8) form of transportation.(9) a car people … English. can go anywhere without spending a lot of money. 密…85 percent of (15) telephone conversations are conducted in English, (16) The second reason cars are popular is the fact (10) the United States never …are three-fourths of the world’s mail, telexes, and cables. Computer (17) instructions and …developed (11) and inexpensive form of public (12). Long-distance trains have …the software (18) are o ften supplied (19) in English. never been(13) common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. ……German was once the language of science. Today more than 20 percent of all scientific Nowadays there is a good system of air-service (14) by planes. But it is (15) …papers are published (20) in English. expensive to be used frequently. …… The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is …1. A、talking B、dialogue C、speaking D、communication (16) really makes cars popular. Americans don?t like to wait (17) a bus, or a 2. A、was B、are C、is D、were train or even a plane. They don?t like to have to (18) an exact schedule. A car gives them 3. A、leaders B、controllers C、directors D、keepers the freedom to schedule (19) time. And this is the freedom that Americans want (20)4. A、Maritime B、Air C、Land D、Sea to have. 5.A、andB、butC、evenD、as 6.A、verballyB、orallyC、immediatelyD、seriously 1. A、role B、part C、effect D、basis 试卷第2 页_______期日______ _名___签__任__主__室__研_教名课姓任_ _ ____________名__签__员_教号题学出_ ________________员__教_课次任班学__教_ _ _ _ _ _ ______________次__班_核别考队______数人核考粤华培训学校2013-2014学年第二学期《大学英语》期末考试试卷 2. A、Without a car C、Without no car Scientists at universities(A) are often(B) more involved(C) in theoretical research than in … B、Not with a car D、With not a car practically(D) research. ……3. A、ever B、still C、even D、quite ……4. A、although B、when C、whether D、but …5.A、qualifiedB、increasingC、developingD、popular 3、Directions: This part consists of five sentences. In each sentence, there isone mistake. ……6. A、First B、Firstly C、At first D、The first For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to mark ……7.A、aroundB、onC、alongD、forth the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the ……8. A、cheap B、most cheap C、cheapest D、cheaper center. And then write the correct word in the corresponding blank. …9. A、Through B、By C、With D、As People complain that the costs of establishing an office are(A) so high(B) that only(C) the …rich can afford running for(D) office. …10. A、which B、that C、where D、what 线…11. A、an interested B、an affected C、an efficient D、a satisfied …12. A、movement B、carriage C、shipping D、transportation 4、Directions: This part consists of five sentences. In each sentence, there is one mistake. ……13. A、quite B、very C、too D、as For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to mark …14. A、providing B、to provide C、provided D、provides …the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the …15. A、very B、so C、too D、as center. And then write the correct word in the corresponding blank. ……16. A、that B、what C、how D、which In the US, however, it is taken for(A) a sign of skillfulness or being(B) competent to(C) …17. A、for B、on C、beside D、about …solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with(D) speed. …18. A、follow B、further C、chase D、run 封19. A、their own B、their self C、theirs own D、theirs self ……20. A、bestB、mostC、worstD、least5、Directions: This part consists of five sentences. In each sentence, there is onemistake. …… For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to mark …… the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the …center. And then write the correct word in the corresponding blank. …评卷人得分…Though(A) most of us would like to think ourselves free from(B) such preju diced notions, … 三、改错we’re all guilty from(C) name stereotyping to(D) some extent.. …… 密…1、Directions: This part consists of five sentences. In each sentence, there is one mistake. ………For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to mark 评卷人得分…the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the … 四、阅读理解…center. And then write the correct word in the correspondingblank. …A wise and(A) experienced administrator will assign(B) a job to whomever(C) is best ……qualified(D). 1、Directions: There are 2 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, 2、Directions: This part consists of five sentences. In each sentence, there is one mistake. 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. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to mark Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly (势不可挡地) strong, have governed my life: the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and thepity for the suffering of mankind. center. And then write the correct word in the corresponding blank. 试卷第3 页_______期日______ _名___签__任__主__室__研_教名课姓任_ _ ____________名__签__员_教号题学出_ ________________员__教_课次任班学__教_ _ _ _ _ _ ______________次__班_核别考队______数人核考粤华培训学校2013-2014学年第二学期《大学英语》期末考试试卷I have sought love, first, because it brings happiness and enjoyment—so great that I would A、To Destroy All the Evils. … often hav e sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it, next, because B、What I Have Lived for. ……it relieves loneliness—the terrible loneliness. I have sought it, finally, because in the world of C、Love Conquers All. …love I have s een the version of the heaven that poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and D、The Beautiful Life. ……though it might seem too good for human life, this is what—at last—I have found. …With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. …2、Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some …I have wished to know everything about the nature. ……Love and knowledge led upward toward the heaven. But pity always brought me back to questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, …earth. Children in famine (饥荒), helpless old people and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspon ding letter on ……and pain make a mockery (讥讽) of what human life should be. I long to destroy the evil,but I Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. …can?t and I too suffer. \线…This has been my life. And I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the has the ring of truth for a group of mature women at the University of Pittsburgh whose ……chance were offered to me. professional lives are really just beginning.A former housewife, who is seeking a Ph.D. and … teaching at the university has received the highest student evaluation in the university’s history. ……1. Which of the following is essential in the author?s life? A mother of four, who never had a policy-making position in previous part-time work, is now …A、Love. deputy director in the department of planning for the city of Pittsburgh. And another woman, ……B、Knowledge. who without a college degree had trouble finding a good job, has been accepted asthe first ……C、Sympathy. woman professor at UCLA’S Gradu ate School of Management. These successful professionals …D、All of the above. are all graduates of a unique program designed to help mature women prepare for positions in 封… public administration and planning. …2. Which of the following is NOT the reason that the author seeks love? The \(大器晚成) scholars fit no mold. Many saw their child rearing years ……A、Love needs sacrifice. growing to a close and wanted to find a productive, useful career. Some, unexpectedly forced …B、Love makes the world beautiful. into the role of family provider by a divorce, needed training that they had not thought necessary ……C、Love can relieve loneliness. when they were younger. Other women in the program were eager to join because they had no ……D、Love brings happiness andenjoyment. chance to go to college in their youth. One, for instance, who had hoped to go on to graduate … school, put her efforts and money into helping her younger sister get an education instead. ……3. Whom does the author feel sympathy for? 密A、The sick people. 1. \. ……B、The people out of work.A、people who are forty years old are just starting life ……C、All the people who are suffering in the world.B、people who are forty years old can begin a new career …D、All the people who are relevant to him.C、people who are at the age of forty begin to enjoy life ……D、forty is a lucky number in life …4. Why does the author say “I too suffer”? ……A、Because he can?t have enough money to help others.2. The best explanation for \?mid-career’ scholars fit no mold\. B、Because hecan?t destroy all the evils that brings pain to people. A、older people have a difficult time C、Because he can?t obtain the love from others while he loves people so much. B、older scholars have no standard success D、Because he can?t find the cause of evils. C、the scholars are not all the same sort of people D、the scholars don’t fit into molds 5. Which of the following can be used as the title of this article? 3. The expression \. 试卷第 4 页_______期日______ _名___签__任__主__室__研_教名课姓任_ _ ____________名__签__员_教号题学出_ ________________员__教_课次任班学__教_ _ _ _ _ _ ______________次__班_核别考队______数人核考粤华培训学校2013-2014学年第二学期《大学英语》期末考试试卷A、to have a real ring Chinese given in brackets. … B、to appear to be true Children who arebrought up in the country (不一定比……健康) those ……C、to have a true background brought up in towns. …D、to form a real circle …… …4. The best title for the passage would be . 5、Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the ……A、Mid-career Program Chinese given in brackets. ……B、Women and Their Children The only thing now (妨碍进一步发展) is the lack of money. …C、The Importance of Education ……D、Education for Mature Women … 线…5. From this passage we learn that . 评卷人得分……A、a mature woman will have little chance to receive the highest education 六、词汇…B、a woman can not succeed until she is mid-aged … …C、a mother of middle age still has chance to receive the highest education and to finda …g ood job 1、Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select ……D、a women who has no children have no right to enter the \one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passag e. …… Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is …封identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet …2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more …评卷人得分…than once. … 五、翻译Home schooling is a joint effort. Even the working father needs to be (1) with the …… teaching of children. I?ve discovered one way that a father can (2) his time with his …1、Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English thechildren by using the simple technology of a tape recorder. ……Fathers can tell stories to their children on tape. In my experience, children between the ……Chinese given in brackets. ages of 2-10 love to listen to cassette tapes. At this time, the market is (3) with tapes of …I don?t know what?s wrong with me today, I (老是打碎东西). stories and songs for children. Also, the message on many tapes (4) in the marketplace 密… is refreshing. However, the most important aspect of a father making his own taped stories is ……2、Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the that the content of the tape can be trusted. Some of the “family” or “Christian” st ory tapes …available leave much to be desired. ……Chinese given in brackets. The influence of cassette tapes is easily understood when yousimply take time to watch …I know you are radical in your thinking, but (别太离谱). your children. Children will turn on a tape and listen to it over and over again. They will know …… the (5)in the story inside and out, and they seem to never (6) of listening to the …3、Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the tape one more time. This provides an ideal opportunity for the father to have tremendous (7) on his Chinese given in brackets. children. He can simply tell stories on tape. At first, the concept may seem a little (8)to I still haven’t enough confidence (着手干这件事). some fathers. However, they will find that not only will they do a good job, but their children will love to listen to their daddy?s stories on tape, which gives them an opportunity to help (9)4、Directions: Complete the sentences onAnswer Sheet 2 by translating into English the their characters and give them (10) in many areas. At the same time, dad, you?ll 试卷第 5 页_______期日______ _名___签__任__主__室__研_教名课姓任_ _ ____________名__签__员_教号题学出_ ________________员__教_课次任班学__教_ _ _ _ _ _ ______________次__班_核别考队______数人核考粤华培训学校2013-2014学年第二学期《大学英语》期末考试试卷be helping your wife in an important way in the training of your children. … A、mold I、interfered ……B、maximize J、available ……C、figure K、schooling …D、characters L、frightening ……E、instruction M、flooded …F、postpone N、tire ……G、impact O、involved ……H、reaction …… 线… ……评卷人得分…… 七、写作…… ……1、Directions:This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. ………For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Valuing Yourself. 封You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline given below in ……Chinese: …1. 重视自己的重要性。