14级A班四六级模拟题4

2014级A班四六级模拟题（4）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Displaying Wealth Online. You should write at least 120 words.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A

1. A. The woman’s taste is strange. B. The weather here is very hot. C. She enjoys staying here. D. She can stand the hot food. 2. A. He enjoys being a superstar. B. He is afraid of the public. C. He feels a bit sick of it. D. He wants to be more famous. 3. A. Seller and buyer. B. Driver and policeman C. Doctor and patient. D. Boss and secretary. 4. A. Buying a new air conditioner. B. Switching off the air conditioner. C. Repairing it immediately. D. Employing one to fix it. 5. A. She got hurt in an accident last week. B. She will go to see a doctor next week. C. She has black and blue in her ankle. D. She doesn’t worry about her ankle. 6. A. A young salesman. B. A professional designer. C. A house painter. D. A clergy man. 7. A. In a cinema. B. At the woman’s house. C. At the man’s house. D. Outside their dormitory. 8. A.$10.05. B. $15. C. $20.10. D. $22.11. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. At 8:30. B. At 6:30 C. At 8:10. D. At 10:00. 10. A. They will go to the reception desk to ask. B. They will be found by the announcement.

C. They will see a placard when they’re out. D. They will ask other people for help. 11. A. Mr. Schmitt and his colleague are new comers. B. The flight would delay 20 minutes due to the weather.

C. The woman pays attention to every detail beforehand. D. The man doesn’t want to follow the woman’s requirements. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. He is going to board a flight soon. B. He is booking a seat in an airport.

C. He is looking for the seat in a plane. D. He is making a reservation for his boss.

13. A. Wednesday, September 14. B. Monday, September 12. C. Tuesday, September 13. D. Thursday, September 15. 14. A. Because there’s no available seat. B. Because the man wants to change the time. C. Because Tuesday is a nice day. D. Because the man has another plan. 15. A. It flies to Boston in less than two hours. B. The service of Flight 802 is very good. C. There is no seat available for the man. D. It costs him $176 as to a direct flight. 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 you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. The mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center. Passage one

Questions 16-18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. Call the fire department first.

C. Call “Fire” to warn your family members. 17. A. Stay in bed and wait for help. C. Jump out of bed and run away. 18. A. When you are in bed. C. before you leave the burning building. Passage two:

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A. To achieve high marks in study. C. To be responsible for their parents. 20. A. Because there are too few rules. C. Because they hate to take part in activities. 21. A. Teachers show little interest in open education.

C. Many teachers quite enjoy open education. Passage three:

Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14级A班

B. Collect your favorite belongings.

D. Jump from the window as soon as possible. B. Roll out of bed and onto the floor. D. Roll out of bed and stand on the floor. B. When you see the fire start.

D. After you leave the burning building.

B. To develop their own interests. D. To discover subjects outside class. B. Because there are too many rules.

D. Because they’re afraid to make mistakes.

B. Most traditional teachers support open education.

D. Some traditional teachers do not like open education.

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22. A. It is a treatment created recently by some doctors. B. It was once a pattern to cure diseases successfully. C. It is evolving for a group of ancient doctors’ treatment. D. It is based on doctor’s scientific observation and analysis. 23. A. Ancient people regarded natural cures economical. B. Natural cures can also be called folk medicine.

C. Herbs were used in natural cures to cure sickness by educated people. D. Natural cures were less successful in ancient times than doctor medicine. 24. A. Because they can make new friends there. B. Because they can see the holy man they respect.

C. Because the atmosphere there is quiet and attractive. D. Because it will relieve their depressed feeling. 25. A. Comparing three types of patients. B. Illustrating the importance of medicine.

C. Describing different braches of medicine. D. Showing the crucial role the religion plays. Section C:

Directions: 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 passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Language learning begins with listening. Individual children vary 26 in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by 27 and by making questioning noises.

Any attempt to 28 the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to 29 difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises 30 as

particularly expression of delight, worry, friendliness, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the baby’s 31 to communicate, they can hardly 32 early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their store. This self-imitation 33 thoughtful imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.

The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use, at say seven months, of “mama” as a 34 for his mother cannot be 35 as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes.. Part III Reading Comprehension (30 points) Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required 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 center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36-45 are based on the following passage.

Want a longer life? Visiting the sick, feeding the hungry and chairing that 36 no one else wants to touch are morally admirable — but being selfless can also be good for both body and soul.

A new review of the health effects of volunteering found that helping others on a 37 basis — like serving food in

a soup kitchen or reading to the blind — can reduce early death rates by 22%, compared to those in people who don’t 38 in such activities.

The review, which included 40 studies and was published in BNC Public Health, also revealed that volunteers benefit from reduced rates of depression and an increased sense of life 39 and well being — doing good, it seems, made them feel good. “Our review shows that volunteering is 40 with improvements in health,”lead author Dr. Suzanne Richards of the University of Exeter Medical School in England said in a statement.

Helping others probably benefits health by increasing social contact and reducing loneliness, which another review found to be a dangerous as smoking in 41 to high blood pressure, heart attacks, etc. In contrast, socializing with friends and family — which volunteer work promotes — 42 the risk of felling sick of the serious illness of mind. But taken too extremes, even being selfless can be too 43 of a good thing. Some studies suggested that people who sacrificed in order to care for family members could become less healthy both emotionally and 44 , since they are frequently overwhelmed with conflicting responsibilities. The same can be true for other types of volunteering, if the activities start to become a 45 rather than a relief. A. physically B. involve C. success D. lowers E. much F. regular G. burden H. comparing I. committee J. satisfaction K. associated L. frequent M. psychologically N. contributing O. participate Section B 14级A班

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Directions: in this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

The World’s Energy Future Is Not Hopeless

A) As part of an institution that is raising the alarm about the future of the planet, you would expect Didier Houssin, director of

sustainable energy policy at the International Energy Agency (IEA), to be gloomy. “Scaring people is not always a good strategy,” he says. “It’s important to explain that there are solutions, the future is not hopeless.” He concedes that the situation “is not optimistic”, but “there are some positive examples and we need to learn from them”.

B) Some clean technologies are progressing fast, with developments in electric vehicles indicating well for a decarbonised

transportation system, for example, and people can make a big impact with some simple changes in their lifestyle. But the world’s hunger for energy is still satisfied by coal, says Houssin, and without a more direct switch to greener sources he believes the battle against climate change will be lost within less than a century. More than ever, countries and industry are trapped in uncertainty about how to deal with growing energy demand. According to Houssin, and the Tracking Clean Energy Progress report 2013 published by IEA this spring, we are not on track to avoid the serious consequences of climate change.

C) Renewables are doing well, growing more feasible on the large-scale market with some sparkling examples of innovation,

particularly in wind and photovoltaics (光电的), but they will not be enough to turn the tide as coal consumption continues to rise, says Houssin, especially in emerging economies. To explain the problem, the IEA produced three possible situations of global warming that show the link between energy policy and future rises in average global surface temperature of 2℃,4℃ and 6℃. By modeling the trends in world wide energy consumption, assessing how much we produce and comparing it with our needs, the analysts suggest what we can do to keep global warming under the limit of two degrees. “The present world energy system is still not compatible with a two degree situation,” Houssin admits. “ We are probably somewhere between the 4℃ and 6℃ degree. We use the situation to make it clear that to reduce our impact on climate and environment we need to rethink policies and the industrial system”

D) So far, the worst mistake has been to underestimate the role of emerging economies as contributors to the rise in global

emissions. Houssin explains how the IEA has developed an index to assess the carbon content of the global energy supply. The emerging portrait is frustrating: “Despite all the progress that has been made in renewables, the index remains flat for the 1990s,”he says. In other words, the development of clean energy technologies hasn’t been enough to make up growing energy demand in countries such India. “ The average unit of energy which is being produced today has the same carbon intensity as 25 years ago, and the reason is that coal continues to dominate growth in power generation in emerging countries,” sys Houssin. Coal-based power generation “has by far outweighed the growth form non-fossil energy sources. That has been the case for the last 10 years. And if we look at what happened over the last two years coal has increased by 6%.”

E) Publicized as one of the major successes in decarbonising industrial economies, shale (页岩) gas is not a sufficiently clean energy source and has come on stream too slowly, says Houssin. It has been a key factor for lowering emissions in the US, but remains only a short-term solution. “Despite all the talking about it, shale gas is not happening yet outside of northern America, and it is note enough to meet our long-term goal of a decarbonised power system,” he says.

F) Houssin is putting his hope in a sharp decline of carbon emission by 2050, to avoid warming of up to 6℃. “We see a future

where the power system is almost entirely decarbonised,” he says, “and this doesn’t mean that we only rely on renewables. Much can be achieved by implementing electric vehicles, for example. We should also invest more in carbon capture and storage, because a fair amount of CO2 will always be there and needs to be removed form the atmosphere.”

G) Renewable technologies will play a great role in Houssin’s map of a future decarbonised world: “In our best situation,

renewables would represent about 57% of total power generation. So we are not seeing a future energy system 100% based on renewables, but they would give a much bigger contribution than today.” (H) Solar and wind power generation have grown by more than the IEA anticipated. For instance, global solar photovoltaic

generation grew by more than 40% last year compared with 2011 and wind energy by almost 20%. “These are huge numbers,” says Houssin. In the IEA’s best case, wind and solar would each account for 14% of overall power generation. (I) Although the IEA doesn’t factor the impact of potential technological breakthroughs into its projections, Houssin believes

that innovation will be needed to make the available technologies more competitive and effective. But he maintains that the 14级A班

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ultimate potential for change lies in people. “The awareness about climate change is growing, because we’ve started to see it happening, as natural disasters tend to multiply, for example. The problem is that over the last years the economic crisis became more serious, and people have tended to focus on problems such as unemployment, low salaries, and energy bills. (J) But the outlook will be poor without a long-term vision that encompasses changes in individuals’ behaviour. “Better energy

management also means less consumption and lower bills. Choosing a bike instead of a car saves emissions and it’s good for your pocket.” Once people have realized how much of a difference small changes in their daily routine can make, “then there will be a way out”.

46. The use of solar and wind power has grown quickly in recent years.

47. To explain the problem, the IEA illustrated the effect on global surface temperature with a case study.

48. In India, the development of clean energy technologies hasn’t been enough to offset growing energy demand. 49. Renewable sources would account for about 57% of total power generation in the future.

50. People’s awareness and behavior are the most important factors in the hopeful future of the world’s energy. 51. Choosing a bike instead of a car benefits our environment as well as our pocket.

52. Houssin thinks we will lose in the battle against climate change within less than 100 years if we continue to depend on coal without turning directly to greener sources.

53. Didier Houssin thinks the world’s energy future is not rosy, but not hopeless.

54. The rise of surface temperature can be largely avoided by various decarburizing measures.

55. Shale gas is a clean energy source but it is not enough to meet long-term goal of a decarbonised power system Section C

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, 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 centre. Passage One

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage

For a while, working from home was the fashionable corporate benefit. Best Buy got hot press for its Results Only Work Environment in which corporate employees could work anytime, anywhere. The federal government embraced telecommuting arrangements, in part for the ability to regroup in emergencies, and several studies showed that telecommuting had upsides for memorizing and performance.

Yahoo’s new CEO, Marissa Mayer, acknowledged that “people are more productive when they’re alone,” but also claimed “they’re more collaborative and innovative when they’re together. Some of the best ideas come from pulling two different ideas together.” The notion of innovation via encounters is gaining popularity: those companies including Google ad Zappos are redesigning their office space to spark more chance meetings.

So, is it better to work from home or the office? The answer is that it’s complicated, with upsides and downsides for both. Skipping the commute is a desirable benefit, with various surveys finding a majority of people interested in the option. There are environmental benefits to taking cars off the road. One meta-analysis of 46 studies found that telecommuting was associated with more job satisfaction, less desire to leave an employer, and had no effect on the quality of workplace relationships.

But there are downsides, too. Karen Finerman, president of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, tried working from home. “For me, working from home was literally the worst of everything,” she says. There were fewer boundaries, with work bleeding into non-work hours, and kids — she has four — interrupting at the most inconvenient times.

But the working-from-home vs. working-from-work debate “kind of misses the big issue,” says Alan Gregerman, a business consultant. “Both of these approaches kind of miss the notion that we can be most successful when we connect with more people.” “There’s a lot of collaboration” — the thinking behind work-from-work policies — but if employees “ don’t have enough fresh ideas to collaborate around, they kind of miss the point,” he says. Organizations need new ideas, after all. “We’re not as likely to get those new ideas if we simply hang out at the office or work from home.” 56. Why did the company Best Buy get hot press?

A. Because it is a fashionable electronic corporation. B. Because it has the ability to regroup in emergencies. C. Because it enables its employees to work from home. D. Because it has the upsides for performance and remembering.

57. According to the passage, those companies including Google and Zappos are redesigning their office space, in order to__________.

A. encourage working from home B. encourage working independently C. make their employees more comfortable and enjoyable D. make their employees more collaborative and innovative 14级A班

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58. What does the word “ telecommuting (line2，Para. 4)” mean, according to the context? A. Telephone B. Teleworking C. Telescope D Teleconference 59. What is the worst of everything to Karen Finerman who is working from home? A. Her work is often devalued by her boss. B. Her work is often interrupted by her kids. C. She is not productive at all while working from home. D. She has to work at home day and night. 60. What is Alan Gregerman’s attitude towards the working–from-home vs. working-from-work debate? A. Critical. B. Sarcastic. C. Indifferent. D. Complimentary.

Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage

Girls are far more likely to thrive and stay in education if they go to a single-sex school, according to a new research. The analysis of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) scores of more than 700,000 girls taught in the state sector (公立学校) concludes that those at girls’ schools consistently made more progress than those in co-ed secondaries.

The research studied girls who took GCSEs in the state sector between 2005 and 2007. Of the 71,286 girls who sat GCSEs in single-sex schools over the three-year period, on average all did better than predicted on the basis of their end of primary Sats results. By comparison, of the 647,942 who took exams in Mixed-sex schools, 20% did worse than expected.

Janette Wallis, editor of the Good Schools Guide, said: “A lot of parents will look at the benefits of co-ed schools, like that fact that girls and boys are educated side-by-side preparing them for the world of work and life. But to disregard this evidence would be a mistake.” She said the effect could be down to girls working better without boys “distracting” them but acknowledged the fact that educationally ambitious parents could seek out girls-only schools.

However, other leading academics said the research was more conflicting. Alan Smithers, director of education at Buckingham University, said: “We know across the piece that the main variables relating to exam success are pupil characteristics, social background and quality of teacher. There is very little space for gender in the classroom to make a difference. Where it apparently has an effect, it relates to other factors, such as the ambitions of the parents who want their daughter educated in a single-sex school. ”

Sue Dunford, head teacher of Southfield School for Girls in Kettering, said: “It’s a question of confidence in the way girls develop. It’s cool to be very good at anything in a girls’ school — maths, sciences or physics. No one will ask why you’re going a boys’ subject. Girls who lack confidence can thrive more in girls-only schools. We don’t have boys competing and distracting, so girls can really go for it. ” 61. What is the finding of a new research?

A. Girls develop their body and mind better at a mixed-sex school.

B. Education can be offered to girls only if they are taught in the state sector. C. State sector enables girls to be more educated. D. Students at girls’ schools achieve better study results. 62. What does “co-ed secondaries” most possibly mean?

A. Middle schools cooperating with other schools. B. Middle schools attended by members of both sexes. C. Middle schools enrolling only boys. D. Middle schools valuing cooperation among students. 63. What does Janette Wallism believe?

A. It is a mistake that parents look at the benefits of co-ed schools. B. Girls and boys should be educated together for future work and life. C. The effect can be reached if girls are not distracted by boys.

D. Parents with high education hopes for kids may seek out girls-only schools. 64. What mostly affects exam success according to Alan Smithers?

A. Pupil characteristics, social background and quality of teacher. B. The location of the campus and the equipment in the classroom. C. Gender difference. D. School’s ranking.

65. What does Sue Dunford mean by saying “It’s a question of confidence in the way girls develop”?

A. Girls in girls-only schools gain more confidence. B. Girls can do very well at sciences in girls-only schools. C. Girls who lack confidence should go to a girls-only schools. D. Girls can do whatever without boys competing and distracting. Part IV Translation

Directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 孔子学院(Confucius Institute)并非一般意义上的大学，而是推广汉语和传播中国文化与国学的教育和文化交流机构，是一个非盈利性的社会公益机构，一般都是下设在国外的大学和研究院之类的教育机构里。孔子学院最重要的一项工14级A班

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作就是给世界各地的汉语学习者提供规范、权威的现代汉语教材;提供最正规、最主要的汉语教学渠道。孔子是中国传统文化的代表人物，选择孔子作为汉语教学品牌是中国传统文化复兴的标志。

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