12月大學英語四級考試模擬試題(六)

1、姓名：_ 班級：_ 學號：_-密-封 -線- 12月大學英語四級考試模擬試題(六)考試時間：120分鐘 考試總分：100分題號一二三四五總分分數(shù)遵守考場紀律，維護知識尊嚴，杜絕違紀行為，確?？荚嚱Y果公正。part i writing (30 minutes)directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of to getalong with your roommates. you should write at least 120 words following

2、 the outline given below.1. 室友之間的沖突在校園里常有發(fā)生2. 沖突的主要原因3. 室友之間如何和睦相處to get along with your roommate注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上。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 she

3、et 1.for questions 17, marky (for yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passagen (for no) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passageng (for not given) if the information is not given in the passage.for questions 810,complete the sentences with the info

4、rmation given in the passage.early childhood educationeducation to be more was published last august. it was the report of the new zealandgovernments early childhood care and education working group. the report argued for enhanced equity (公平) of access and better funding for childcare and early chil

5、dhood education institutions. unquestionably, thats a real need but since parents dont normally send children to preschools until the age of three, are we missing out on the most important years of all?a 13year study of early childhood development at harvard university has shown that, by the age of

6、three, most children have the potential to understand about 1000 words most of the language they will use in ordinary conversation for the rest of their lives.furthermore, research has shown that while every child is born with a natural curiosity, it can be suppressed dramatically during the second

7、and third years of life. researchers claim that the human personality is formed during the first two years of life, and during the first three years children learn the basic skills they will use in all their later learning both at home and at school. once over the age of three, children continue to

8、expand on existing knowledge of the world. it is generally acknowledged that young people from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds tend to do less well in our education system. thats observed not just in new zealand, but also inaustralia, britain and america. in an attempt to overcome that educational

9、underachievement,anationwide program called headstart was launched in the united states in 1965. a lot of money was poured into it. it took children into preschool institutions at the age of three and was supposed to help the children of poorer families succeed in school.despite substantial funding,

10、 results have been disappointing. it is thought that there are two explanations for this. first, the program began too late. many children who entered it at the age ofthree were already behind their peers in language and measurable intelligence. second, the parents were not involved. at the end of e

11、ach day, headstart children returned to the same disadvantaged home environment.as a result of the growing research evidence of the importance of the first three years of a childs life and the disappointing results from headstart, a pilot program was launched inmissouri in the us that focused on par

12、ents as the childs first teachers. the missouri program was predicated on research showing that working with the family, rather than bypassing the parents, is the most effective way of helping children get off to the best possible start in life. the fouryear pilot study included 380 families who wer

13、e about to have their first child and who represented a crosssection of socioeconomic status, age and family configurations (結構). they included singleparent and twoparent families, families in which both parents worked, and families with either the mother or father at home. the program involved trai

14、ned parent educators visiting the parents home and working with the parent, or parents, and the child. information on child development, and guidance on things to look for and expect as the child grows were provided, plus guidance in fostering the childs intellectual, language, social and motorskill

15、 development. periodic checkups of the childs educational and sensory development (hearing and vision) were made to detect possible handicaps that interfere with growth and development. medical problems were referred to professionals.parenteducatorsmade personal visits to homes and monthly group mee

16、tings were held with other new parents to share experience and discuss topics of interest. parent resource centers, located in school buildings, offered learning materials for families and facilities for child.at the age of three, the children who had been involved in the missouri program were evalu

17、ated alongside a crosssection of children selected from the same range of socioeconomic backgrounds and family situations, and also a random sample of children that age. the results were phenomenal. by the age of three, the children in the program were significantly more advanced in language develop

18、ment than their peers, had made greater strides in problem solving and other intellectual skills, and were further along in social development. in fact, the average child on the program was performing at the level of the top 15 to 20 per cent of their peers in such things as auditory comprehension,

19、verbal ability and language ability. most important of all, the traditional measures of risk, such as parents age and education, or whether they were a single parent, bore little or no relationship to the measures of achievementand language development. children in the program performed equally well

20、 regardless of socioeconomic disadvantages. child abuse was virtually eliminated. the one factor that was found to affect the childs development was family stress leading to a poor quality of parentchild interaction. that interaction was not necessarily bad in poorer families.these research findings

21、 are exciting. there is growing evidence in new zealand that children from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds are arriving at school less well developed and that ourschool system tends to perpetuate (使永存) that disadvantage. the initiative outlined above could break that cycle of disadvantage. the conc

22、ept of working with parents in their homes, or at their place of work, contrasts quite markedly with the report of the early childhood care and educationworking group. their focus is on getting children and mothers access to childcare and institutionalized early childhood education. education from t

23、he age of three to five is undoubtedly vital, but without a similar focus on parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome educational inequity.1. the skills learned by children at age of three will be used in al

24、l their later learning in life.2. the headstart program finally succeeded in its aim.3. the missour program supplied many forms of support and training to parents.4. most missouri program threeyearolds scored highly in areas such as listening, speaking, reasoning and interacting with others.5. misso

25、uri program children of young, uneducated, single parents scored less highly on the tests.6. the richer families in the missouri program had higher stress levels.7. educational inequity cannot be overcome for children from different family backgrounds.8. the aim of headstart program is to help child

26、ren from poor families overcome _.9. the most effective way of helping children get off to the best possible start in life is _.10. the concept of working with parents in their homes contrasts quite markedly with the report of the early childhood core and _. part iii listening comprehension (35 minu

27、tes)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 conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. after each section there will be a pause

28、. 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. a) to order some medicine for aunt margaret.b) to get some exercise.c) to buy some items.d)

29、 to see their aunt.12. a) anyone can do it.b) no one can do it.c) alex can probably do it.d) alex probably shouldnt do it.13. a) tea is better than coffee.b) the man should switch to tea.c) there are two reasons not to drink coffee.d) the man shouldnt drink either.14. a) at a hairdressers. b) at a t

30、ailors.c) at a butchers. d) at a photographers.15. a) angry. b) tired. c) hungry. d) disappointed.16. a) she would like some soup.b) shes inviting the man to lunch.c) she wants to know if the man likes chicken.d) she ate lunch earlier.17. a) very few people come to it.b) a good name hasnt been found

31、 for it.c) people dont like climbing the stairs to get there.d) she has decided to phone the ticket office. 18. a) it was designed by modern artists.b) it will color black and white prints.c) its merchandise must be carefully sorted through.d) its best selection is of modern art prints.questions 19

32、to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. a) a class presentation theyre preparing.b) a television program the man is watching.c) visiting a close fiend of theirs.d) studying for a test.20. a) hes taking a break from studying.b) he has already finished studying.c) he was assigned t

33、o watch a program by his professor.d) hes finding out some information for a friend.21. a) he didnt know that she was enrolled in a mathematic course.b) he thought she preferred to study alone.c) he thought she had made arrangements to study withd) he had told her that he had done poorly on a recent

34、 test.22. a) he and elizabeth argued recently.b) he heard elizabeth did poorly on the last test.c) he doesnt want to bother elizabeth so late in the evening.d) hed rather study in his own dormitory. questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. a) they look darker.b) they

35、look smaller.c) they look clearer.d) they look cloudier.24. a) it stops working.b) it becomes sharper.c) it confuses odors.d) it defects fewer odors.25. a) they both have leg injuries.b) theyre too tired to walk any farther.c) they have no umbrella with them.d) theyve seen no signs to give them dire

36、ctions.section b:directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear 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) andd)

37、. then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.passage onequestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. a) to do as much as you can.b) to do only what is necessary.c) to act carefully and quickly.d) to do what is necessary as carefu

38、lly and quickly as possible. 27. a) leave him lying where he is.b) do as much as you can to save him.c) put his arms and legs in place.d) roll him up in a blanket.28. a) stop the flow of blood if the person is bleeding.b) perform the operation whenever necessary.c) do artificial respiration if the p

39、erson has stopped breathing.d) do the best you can until a doctor arrives.passage twoquestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. a) a few inches above the knee.b) a little below the knee.c) down to the ankle.d) floorlength.30. a) boots. b) sneakers. c) slippers. d) leather sh

40、oes.31. a) fashions change overtime.b) men are thriftier than women.c) skirts and shoes are more important than other clothing.d) some clothing may suit all occasions.passage threequestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. a) energy conservation.b) transportation of the futu

41、re.c) strip cities.d) advantages of air transportation over railroads. 33. a) a lack of available flights.b) long delays at the airport.c) tiredness on long flights.d) long trips to and from airports.34. a) it uses nuclear energy.b) it rests on a cushion of pressurized air.c) it flies over magnetica

42、lly activated tracks.d) it uses a device similar with engine35. a) they are subject to fires.b) they become less fuelefficient.c) they produce too much noise.d) they have trouble staying on the tracks.section c:directions: in this section, you will hear a passage three times. when the passage is rea

43、d for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. when the passage 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 just heard. for blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing info

44、rmation. for these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write 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.doctors are starting to believe that laughter not only improves your state o

45、f mind, but actually affects your entire physical wellbeing.britains first (36) _ therapist, robertholden says: “instinctively we know that laughing help us feel healthy and alive. each time welaugh we feel better and more (37) _.”a french newspaper found that in 1930 the french laughed on average f

46、or nineteen minutesper day. by 1980 this had fallen to six minutes. eight per cent of the people (38) _ saidthat they would like to laugh more. other (39) _ suggests that children laugh on averageabout 400 times a day, but by the time they reach (40) _ this had been (41) _to about fifteen times. som

47、ewhere in the process of growing up we lose an (42) _ 385 laughs a day.william fry, a psychiatrist from california studied the (43) _of laughter on the. body. he got patients to watch funny films, and monitored their blood pressure, heart rate andmuscle tone. he found that laughter has a similar eff

48、ect to physical exercise. (44) _. it alsomakes our facial and stomach muscles work. fry thinks laughter is a type of jogging on the spot.laughter can even provide a kind of pain relief. fry had proved that laughter producesendorphinschemicalsin the body that relieve pain. researchers divided forty u

49、niversity studentsinto four groups. the first group listened to a funny cassette for twenty minutes. the other threegroups (45) _. researchers found that if theyproduce pain in the students, (46) _l. part iv reading comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)section adirections: in this section, t

50、here is a passage with ten blanks. you are requested to select one 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 the 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.for many e