英語四級考試預(yù)測試卷二參考答案
Key to Model Test
Part IWriting
【寫作思路】
寫一篇關(guān)于失敗是否是件壞事的議論文，從失敗是生活中的常事，論述人們對待失敗的態(tài)度以及闡明自己的態(tài)度。
【參考范文】
Is Failure a Bad Thing?
Failure is not a stranger to life. It can happen anywhere, anytime and to anyone. No person succeeds all the time. The more development you want to make, the more failure you might encounter. So, people are faced with failure now and then.
There are different attitudes towards failure. Some people are afraid of failure and they can not bear the blow of failure, so they stay where they are and try to not to make progress. Some optimists, however, fight against failure bravely and achieve all his aims at last.
My attitude is that we aren’t afraid of failure. When we meet with failure, we don’t lose heart. We should call up all our courage and persist in what you are engaged in. Remember the proverb: Where there is a will, there is a way.
Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【解析】Y。根據(jù)第二段的第一、二句話。
2.【解析】N。文章第六段，Some of the birds were taken to North America, some to Japan, some to the Philippines, some to the island of Oahu, and some to the Marshall Islands. 并不是都去了the island of Oahu。
3.【解析】Y。參看文章第四段。
4.【解析】N。文章第九段，They could not even feel the turning of the earth, because it turns slowly there. 文章第十一段，Once they thought it was the turning of the earth. Then they thought it was the sun. Both of these have been proven wrong. 這些都證明了the turning of the earth 并不是原因。
5.【解析】Y。第八段最后一句 There is nothing on the sea to remember. Some birds fly regularly from Alaska to Hawaii, a journey of 2,000 miles and there is no land on the way.
6.【解析】Y。根據(jù)第九段第二句話The ice there does nothing to help a bird to find the right direction.
7.【解析】NG。
8.【解析】The shorter days第三段中，But when the summer is ending in the north, the days become shorter and shorter. This may be the sign for the birds that the winter is coming. 第四段，Perhaps the shorter days send them south.
9.【解析】north第九段，Every direction from the South Pole is north.
10.【解析】lines of force/lines of life第十三段，He believes that lines of force, or lines of life, stand round people, animals and even things like metals.
Part IIIListening Comprehension
Section A
11.M:Your son seems to have made much progress in playing the piano. Does he attend any piano classes?
W: Yes, he takes lessons twice a week, but from next week on, he will go to the class on Saturday evenings too.
Q:How often will the woman’s son have piano lesson from next week on?
【解析】C對話中女士說她兒子一周上兩次課，但從下周開始周六晚上也要上課，所以我們可以推斷要上三次課。所以選C。
12.W: Do you mind if I borrow your notes?
M:No, of course not. They are on my desk.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】D女士問他介意把他的筆記借給她嗎？男士回答說當(dāng)然不介意，就是要借給她的意思，所以選D。
13.W: When can the doctor see me?
M: He won’t be free until tomorrow.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】C女士問醫(yī)生什么時候能給她看病，男士說醫(yī)生明天才會有空，意思就是今天醫(yī)生沒有時間，所以選C。
14.M: It was the third time Rodger had phoned me to say he had a new job.
W:It’s difficult to keep a young man in one job for life nowadays.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【解析】B男士說Rodger三次打電話跟他說換新工作了，女士說對現(xiàn)在的年輕人來說很難一生只做一種工作，也就是說年輕人很少會在一個工作崗位上做很長的時間。所以選B。
15.W:You don’t feel very well, do you? You look pale. Have you got a cold?
M: Oh, no, but my stomachache. Maybe the seafood doesn’t agree with me.
Q:What probable caused the man’s stomachache?
【解析】C女士說男士的臉色不好，是不是感冒了，男士說不是感冒，而是胃疼，可能是吃了不合適的海產(chǎn)品的緣故，所以選C。
16.M: What’s the matter with Mary?
W:She becomes nervous whenever it comes to learning mathematics.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
【解析】D男士問Mary有什么問題嗎，女士說她一上數(shù)學(xué)課就緊張，意思就是Mary的數(shù)學(xué)成績不好，所以選D。
17.W:How much time did you have for writing the paper?
M:We were given three hours, but I finished in less than half the time.
Q:How long did it take the man to write his paper?
【解析】D女士問花了多長時間寫論文，男士說有三個小時的時間限制，但是他用了連一半的時間都不到，也就是不到一個半小時，所以選D。
18.W：I’m thinking of getting a new pantsuit to wear to James’s wedding.
M:I just hope that my old suit still fits.You know how I feel about shopping.
Q:What does the man imply?
【解析】B女士說她正考慮買件新套裝去參加詹姆斯的婚禮。男士說，希望他的舊套裝可以穿，他頭疼逛街的。男士的意思就是說他不想買新的衣服。因此正確答案是B。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W:Hey, Joe, what’s all this talk about the benefit walk?a?thon this weekend?
M:Don’t you know? Most of the residents in Packer Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library, across campus and down to the City Hall in an effort to raise money for the new children’s hospital.
W:Sounds like a good idea. But I don’t understand where the money comes from?
M:Well, a few days before the walk?a?thon, each participant goes around, asking people to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walk?a?thon is over the participants go back to the same people, collect the money pledged and send it into the hospital.
W:So you mean that someone pledges, say, a dollar a mile, and you walk five miles, you get five dollars?
M:That’s right. Of course, most of my friends aren’t such big spenders. The biggest pledge I’ve gotten so far is twenty-five cents a mile.
W:And how many people have made pledges for you?
M:Eleven, so far. Hey, how about making it even a dozen?
W:Sure, if you’ll do the same for me. The walk?a?thon sounds like a perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sports shoes.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Who’s going to participate in the walk?a?thon?
【解析】C男士說大部分在Packer Hall的住民都會去參加walk?a?thon, Most of the residents in Packer Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library, 所以選C。
20.How was money raised in the walk?a?thon?
【解析】B男士說每個參加的人每走一英里都要拿出一定的錢來支持這項活動，asking people to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. 所以選B。
21.What will happen to the money raised at the walk?a?thon?
【解析】B這些錢將用于一所新的醫(yī)院的建設(shè)，collect the money pledged and send it into the hospital. 所以選B。
22.How much money has each of Joe’s friends pledged to him?
【解析】D男士說給的最多的是25美分意思是其他人都比25美分少，Of course, most of my friends aren’t such big spenders. The biggest pledge I’ve gotten so far is twenty?five cents a mile. 所以選D。
Conversation Two
M:You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you are leaving?
W:In just three weeks, and I am excited! But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.
M: Like what?
W:Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane tickets, and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone.
M: You are not going to give it up, are you?
W:No way! I’ll never find another apartment around here. But I don’t like the idea of paying a three?month rent on an empty apartment, either.
M:I don’t blame you. Perhaps you could sublet it.
W: Yes, but who to?
M:Hm, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. A colleague of mine Jim Thomas is coming here to do some research this summer from June to August.
W:Well, that’s exactly when I’ll be away! It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees!
M:Tell you what; I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him then.
W:Well, thanks, Bill. Let me know what happens. That extra money would really come in handy.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have heard.
23.What does the woman need to do at the travel agency?
【解析】A她要去買她的機(jī)票。going to the travel agency to buy my plane tickets,選A。
24.Why doesn’t the woman want to give up her apartment entirely?
【解析】B女士說我從來都沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)在這周圍還有這樣的公寓，No way! I’ll never find another apartment around here.也就是說買不到像這樣的公寓了。所以選B。
25.How long will the woman be in Europe?
【解析】C男士說他的一個同事要在那里六月待到八月，做一個研究，女士說那也是她要在那里待的時間，A colleague of mine Jim Thomas is coming here to do some researches this summer from June to August. Well, that’s exactly when I’ll be away!是三月，所以選C。
Section B
Passage One
When a sleepy driver has trouble in keeping his eyes on the road and gets too close to another car, an alarm sound will warn the driver. If nothing is done, the car will automatically come to a stop and in this way prevent an accident. This is a new device which will soon be tested in an experimental car in Japan. The computer warning system keeps track of a driver’s condition by monitoring his heart beat with signals transmitted from a band round his wrist. The wrist band records the driver’s pulse which measures the heat beat. Each pulse in the wrist sends a signal to the computer. By analyzing the pulse rate, the computer can determine whether a driver is drunk, sleeping or ill. Devices in other parts of the car can also tell the computer if the car is too close to another vehicle or is moving dangerously. The computer will sound the alarm when a problem arises, and will automatically stop the car if the driver ignores the warning.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.Why is a computer system installed in an experimental car?
【解析】C題目是問為什么計算機(jī)系統(tǒng)要被裝在實驗的車?yán)�，文章已開始說如果兩輛車離得太近的時候，有沒有什么措施，車就會自動的停止，這樣就會防止事故的發(fā)生，所以選C。
27.What did the computer system do first when a problem arises?
【解析】B文章的最后說如果有事情發(fā)生的時候，車?yán)锏挠嬎銠C(jī)系統(tǒng)就會發(fā)出警報，所以選B。
28.What is special about the new computer system?
【解析】D袖口記錄了司機(jī)的脈搏，也就是心跳，每次脈沖都會傳遞給計算機(jī)一個信號，通過分析脈沖頻率，計算機(jī)能夠分辨出司機(jī)是否醉酒、睡覺。所以選D。
Passage Two
Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth. In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were long, tiring, and often dangerous.
Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed out tree trunks and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water. Later they traveled, not from necessity, but for the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things. This is still the main reason why we travel today.
Scientists have invented machines that can explore outer space. Eventually there will be cheap day excursions to the moon and honeymoons on Venus. People will be able to fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow?shaped tubes. I say “people” because I have no intention of being one of them.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.Which of the following is not the reason for men in primitive times to travel?
【解析】D屬細(xì)節(jié)題。該題是問四個選項中哪一個不是原始社會人們旅行的理由。文章第一段中說：In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates.（在原始社會，人們旅行不是為了享受快樂，而是為了給他們的牛羊找到新牧場，逃離不和睦的鄰居，或者找到氣候條件更好的地方。）前三個選項均有提及，故正確答案是D項。
30.What made it easier for men to travel later?
【解析】C屬細(xì)節(jié)題。文中第二段說：Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed out tree trunks and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water.（他們富有智慧和創(chuàng)造力，很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)了更便捷的旅行方式。他們騎在他們飼養(yǎng)的動物背上旅行，將樹干挖空做船，木片做槳，在水上航行。）C項符合此意，故為正確選項。
31.What can we infer from the passage?
【解析】C屬推理題。從文中最后段的最后兩句話"“People will be able to fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow?shaped tubes. I say “people” because I have no intention of being one of them.”可推斷出作者沒有在太空飛行的意圖。故C為正確選項。
Passage Three
When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn’t good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studies physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I’d better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.
I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn’t get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I’ve always liked Spain, so I took it.
I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn’t earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings.
I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full?time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.Why did the man give up studying physics?
【解析】D文章第一段，由于我的父親在那段時間去世了，所以我想我最好參加工作掙錢生活，開始了工作。I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I’d better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm. 所以選D。
33.Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?
【解析】D 公司換了一個新的經(jīng)理，我和他相處得不好，所以辭去了這份工作，But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn’t get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. 所以選D。
34.Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
【解析】C文章中說我的一個朋友介紹我去西班牙工作，我又一直都喜歡西班牙，所以就接受了。選C。
35.Why did the man start to teach English part time?
【解析】B相比在旅游局工作我更喜歡教英語，而且學(xué)校的負(fù)責(zé)人給我提供了一份不錯的教師工作。所以選B。
Section C
36.【答案】percent
【解析】percent的意思是百分比，事實上，世界上400多種鯊魚中有百分之九十四的是對人類有害的。
37.【答案】harmless
【解析】harmless的意思是無害的。這句話的意思同上面的題目。
38.【答案】proves
【解析】prove是改善的意思，美國在一個鯊魚展上做了點兒措施，使人們能夠觸摸小鯊魚。
39.【答案】dozen
【解析】dozen的意思是一打，就是通指十幾種的東西。
40.【答案】smoothly
【解析】smoothly的意思是平滑的，這兩句話的意思是人們能看到十幾種鯊魚在一個容器里自由自在地游動。
41.【答案】attacks
【解析】attack的意思是攻擊，很多人很難意識到鯊魚的攻擊行為其實是很少發(fā)生的。
42.【答案】lightning
【解析】lightning的意思是閃電，人們被閃電打到的概率要比被鯊魚攻擊的幾率要大。
43.【答案】December
【解析】十二月
44.【答案】We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection
【解析】鯊魚是令人驚訝的動物，我們應(yīng)該保護(hù)它們。
45.【答案】A study found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight to 15 years
【解析】有記錄的鯊魚種類已經(jīng)減少到了一半，在過去的8—15年間。
46.【答案】More than half of all sharks are smaller than one meter long
【解析】有一半的鯊魚是小于一米的。
Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）
Section A
47.【解析】B選 as，act as“充當(dāng)、起……作用”。本句意為大氣層起到保護(hù)傘的作用。
48.【解析】F選 eat，eat與先行詞food和定語從句which we...搭配。
49.【解析】C選 atmosphere，根據(jù)上題所講，penetrate這個動詞后面應(yīng)接atmosphere“大氣”這個名詞。
50.【解析】O選 through，這里的come through相當(dāng)于penetrate，穿透。本句意為：各類來自外部空間的`宇宙射線穿透大氣層……。
51.【解析】I選 but，本句前半句的意思是：“人們一離開大氣層就會接觸射線”；后半句意思是：“他們的太空服和太空船會阻止射線造成的損害”。前后應(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用but。
52.【解析】L選 do， Do +動詞原型的結(jié)構(gòu)表示強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語動詞。
53.【解析】D選 space， 由radiation和explorers可推測，應(yīng)選space（太空）。本句意為射線是探險者在太空遇見的已知的最大危險。
54.【解析】K選 receive， receive表示客觀收到。
55.【解析】J選 varies，根據(jù)句意，所處地點不同，所受輻射量也不一樣……，故選varies。
56.【解析】H選 than， more （radiation）后應(yīng)加than.
Section B
Passage One
57.【解析】D細(xì)節(jié)題。意為“那些比較富裕的生意人或有一定的職業(yè)的人”。見第一段的倒數(shù)第二句：中產(chǎn)階級主要包括富裕的生意人和有一定的職業(yè)的人。所以正確答案應(yīng)該是 D。
58.【解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。意為“口音”。見第二段的第一句：他們之間最明顯的區(qū)別是他們的口音。所以正確答案應(yīng)該是 C。
59.【解析】Ａ推斷題。意為“因為它聽起來太過謙卑，很可能會引起尷尬”。見文章的最后兩句：謙卑會引起尷尬和不悅。甚至像“先生”這樣的詞，除了在特定的職業(yè)中（如商業(yè)、軍隊）外，也不太常用，因為它聽起來太過謙卑。所以正確答案應(yīng)該是 A。
60.【解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。A選項前半是對的。上流社會人數(shù)很少，后半是錯的，媒體還在關(guān)注他們，注意一定要看清楚再選。B選項相關(guān)內(nèi)容在文末。D沒有提到。C在第一段中間出現(xiàn)，是正確答案。
61.【解析】B細(xì)節(jié)題。意為“來自工人階級家庭的學(xué)生不能接受大學(xué)教育”。見第三段第二句的前半句：來自工人階級家庭的學(xué)生接受大學(xué)教育并且某種職業(yè)的情況已十分普遍。所以選項 B的答案與文章不相符，是正確答案。
Passage Two
62.【解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。因為Leadville可以為Tabor帶來巨富。這一點不是Leadville得名的原因，因為在文章第二段中，講到這一點時，提及三個原因：A.因為Tabor成為當(dāng)?shù)氐木用翊砣宋�，B.因為在Leadville有豐富的鉛的儲藏量。D.因為Leadville是因為Tabor重要而起的名，唯獨C沒有，因為到后來發(fā)現(xiàn)是銀礦才給他帶來巨富。
63.【解析】D詞匯題。第二段中g(shù)rubstake的詞義與D所述內(nèi)容是相同的，即“供給探礦者資金，衣物，食品以及其他物品”。(可參閱英華大辭典修訂第二版64頁)但此處還補(bǔ)充地講，作為回報，供給者可以獲得礦中資源一定份額。(見文章第二段第4行)
64.【解析】A細(xì)節(jié)題。Tabor第一次真正發(fā)財是他為兩名礦工提供資助，為此他獲得他們礦資源三分之一的股份。見文章第三段4?9行內(nèi)容：兩名開礦者從Tabor那兒借走價值17美元的物品，作為回報，Tabor獲得他們礦資源三分之一股份。于是兩位開礦者在一座山旁的不毛之地開始挖掘，九天之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)了銀的富礦，于是Tabor又將兩人的股份全買下，這樣，銀礦屬于Tabor一個人所有，這個礦就是后來著名的“匹茲堡”礦。Tabor用17美元的投資換來了130萬美元的收獲。
65.【解析】B推斷題。由原文可知泰勃的財產(chǎn)來源是有一定偶然性的，但是畢竟也是基于他開創(chuàng)的“grubstake”模式，因為A、D都不對，C更是沒有根據(jù)，因為他還沒有娶第二位夫人這一切就發(fā)生了。分析泰勃的做法，會得出B選項所示的結(jié)論。
66.【解析】B推斷題。如果本文是一篇文章的第一部分，那么在文章的第二部分將介紹誰呢?key可以從文章第一句分析出來，在Leadville的黃金年代，其多彩的特點當(dāng)中，Tabor及其第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大書特書的，接著，文章都在講述有關(guān)H.A.W.Tabor發(fā)家致富的歷史，如先買下匹茲堡礦，后又買下Matchless礦，最后成為市長，代理州長，等等，所以涉及的全是男主人公，因此下邊再講的話，應(yīng)成為女主人公Elizabeth McCourt的天地了，她是Tabor的第二任妻子。這是順理成章的事。
Part ⅤCloze
67.【解析】Cparallel to“與……平行”，固定搭配。
68.【解析】Bmeans of transport“交通工具”，固定搭配。
69.【解析】Awaterways“水道”；waterfronts指城市的濱水區(qū)；channels指海峽；paths指小路。
70.【解析】Bbetween指在兩個港口間航行。among指三個或三個以上。
71.【解析】Bexpose“使暴露、面臨”后接to；reveal“顯示”；show“展示”；open“打開”。本句意為暴露在危險面前。
72.【解析】Cvoyage特指水上航行，其他選項均與水無關(guān)。
73.【解析】Dlocate“位于”；stationed“駐扎于”；set“放置于”。lie則不用被動式。
74.【解析】Bdrain指排掉(過多的水)，其他選項不符合題意。
75.【解析】Dirrigate指灌溉；soak浸泡，及其他選項不符合題意。
76.【解析】A與介詞for搭配的只有furnish。
77.【解析】Cdepend on“取決于”；base on“把……基于”；take on“承擔(dān)”；focus on“集中注意力”。
78.【解析】B本句的意思是“運(yùn)河必須有能夠允許兩條最大的船通過的寬度”。只有pass“通過”符合句意。cross“穿過、橫跨”與句意不符。
79.【解析】Cbeneath指在……以下，表示位置；down指向下，表方向；below用于抽象概念；off表示距離。
80.【解析】D表示“用……觀測”，要用observe；study、research指系統(tǒng)研究；survey指調(diào)查、檢查。
81.【解析】Ba few of是一些的意思，修飾可數(shù)名詞；a deal of不能修飾可數(shù)名詞；a number of指大量的；無a supply of的用法。
82.【解析】B根據(jù)句意，這里要用表原因的連詞來引導(dǎo)一個狀語從句。
83.【解析】A此處用that指代canals。
84.【解析】C在四個選項中，只有certain有確信的意思。exact和definite的主語應(yīng)為事物，decisive不符合句意。
85.【解析】Btake photographs是固定搭配，意為拍照。
86.【解析】Ddiscover指發(fā)現(xiàn)抽象的事物；find指發(fā)現(xiàn)實物；expose指暴露；uncover指揭開。后兩詞不符合句意。
Part ⅥTranslation
87.【解析】may just as well stay at home
88.【解析】stain the new carpet
89.【解析】Even so
90.【解析】remembering all my life
91.【解析】second only to
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