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15-16-2大英语四级模拟题第2套答案
15-16-2大英语四级模拟题第2套答案

2015-2016-2大学英语四级模拟题第二套试题答案

Part One Writing

As is shown in the cartoon, the son expressed his concern about disposing of nuclear waste to his father, while his father asked him to empty the dustbin first. This thought-provoking dialogue reveals to us the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big and reminds us of an old Chinese saying “Sweep your own housebefore conqueringthe world.”

From my point of view, the significance of doing small things before doing the big lies in two points. First, by doing small things we accumulate precious experience and essential practical skills, which help prepare us for any upcoming big things; Second, doing trivial matters helps us develop good habits, such as perseverance and patience, with which we won’t give up or escape easily when confronted with bigger difficulties.

In short, it is reasonable for us college students to aim high and be ambitious. But before we are to undertake something big, we should try hard to fulfill simple tasks such as emptying the dustbin.

Part II Listening Comprehension

Tape Script

Section A News reports

Item 1

Fifteen passengers were burned alive when a passenger bus was set oil fire by unknown men in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, an official said.

Naseer Ahmed Nasir, deputy commissioner in the city of Sibi, said four men on motorcycles initially opened fire on a parked passenger bus at a hotel. "The armed men then came close to the bus and splashed petrol, setting it on fire," he said.

He said most of the dead were either children orwomen.

Balochistan, near the Afghan border, is rich in natural resources. But it is also in under ariot. Militants there have for years complained that the central government has paid little attention to them and their economic needs. They have been fighting Pakistani military forces for self-rule.

Pakistan has said the militants in Balochistan do not have links tothe Islamic hard-liners who have launched attacks in other parts of the country.

1. Who were most of the victims according to the news?

2. What are the militants in Balochistan dissatisfied with?

Item 2

A UN agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warning comes as the UN Climate Change Conference continues in Cancun, Mexico. The World Bank estimates it will cost about $2.5 billion a year—for the next 40 years—to help agriculture in developing countries adapt to climate change. Other estimates say costs could run as high as $ 14 billion a year.

However, the FAO says? "Available financing mechanisms are substantially insufficient to meet the climate change and food security challenges faced by the agricultural sector, "This, despite the

fact that the FAO says there are many examples of how agriculture can become more.

3. According to the World Bank, how much does it cost to tackle agricultural challenges yearly?

4. According to FAO, what is the problem faced by the agricultural sector?

Item 3

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced yesterday it was raising interest for the first time since 2006. Known as the Fed, it's America's central bank. It's led by Janet Yellen. Its job is to help stabilize America's financial system. The Fed makes moves to try to lower unemployment and controlinflation when the price of goods goes up toofast for people to afford them.

Because the U.S. economy is growing, the Fed raiseditskey interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, not much. But gradual rate increases are likely in the New Year. That means you'll have to pay more interest if you borrow money, higher loan rates for home buyers,higher interest rates if you finance a car, higher student loan rates for people who enter colleges afterwards.

Eventually, savings accounts could earn a little more interest. A decade since the last "Star Wars" , and nearly just as long, nine years, since the Fedlast changed interest rates. But now, it's time for the Fed to awaken, because after three episodes of quantitative easing, Janet Yellen must now use her most powerful weapon torestore balance in the economy.

5. What will happen to interest rates in the US?

6. Why did the Fed change interest rates?

7. Who will benefit from the change of interest rates?

Section B Conversations

Conversation One

M: What are you going to have?

W: I have no idea. Could you help me with the menu?

M: Yes, sure. These are starters, and these are main courses and these are desserts. See?

W: What's the alternative?

M: The alternative is to order a complete dinner. For a set price you get your choice of soup or juice, one dish with potato and vegetable, salad, bread and butter mid sometimes coffee and sometimes dessert.

W: And you pay the price listed next to the main course?

M: Right. Like the roast beef dinner is $7.85—plus tax and tip, of course.

W: It all looks pretty expensive to me.

M: It's not. This is only a bit more expensive than McDonald's. So enjoy yourself. We're celebrating, remember? Order anything you'd like to try; it's all on me.

W: You're very kind.

M: Friends are friends. I cannot get promoted often. Are you ready to order?

W: Ah, can you tell me what Hot Fudge Sundae is?

M: That's a dessert. It's an English specialty. It's a kind of ice cream with a hot sticky sauceover the top—very sweet and fattening!

W: I don't really like the sound of that. How come there is English food? I thought we agreed to

eat American food.

M: Our country is made-up of people from all over the world, so besides collected words and phrases from every language, we've also absorbed recipes. We even have a lot of Chinese restaurants now.

W: Which is better, French or Chinese cuisine?

M: I'd say it's a tossup. I love them both.

W: I didn't know you were so fond of foreign foods. When my boss promotes me, I will takeyou to a French restaurant near my company. The food there is delicious.

M: Oh, we will have a second dinner soon.

8. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

9. Why does the woman think the man is kind?

10. Which of the following statements is true about the man’s country?

11. What does the man think of the woman?

Conversation Two

M: Hi. Welcome to Heavenly Pies. May I take your order?

W: Uh... yes. I’d likethe fried chicken steak.

M: Okay. Would you like fries, bread, or rice with your meal?

W: Umm. I'll take the rice.

M: Would you care for anything to drink?

W: Yeah. I'll take a medium Sprite.

M: Okay. A medium Sprite. And what kind of dressing would you like with your salad? Itcomes with the fried steak.

W: What dressings do youhave?

M: We have French, Italian, blue cheese, and ranch.

W: Oh! Ranch, please.

M: Would you like anything else?

W: Well, I’d like to see your pie menu. That's the main reason why I like to dine here.

M: Oh, I’m sorry, but we aren't serving pies today.

W: Huh?

M: Well, you see, Dave, our baker, slipped on a banana peel back in our kitchen two daysago, and injured his back.

W: Oh, no.

M: He'll be out for at least two weeks. In the meantime, we're serving ice cream sundaes instead.

Sorry.

W: I’m sorry to hear that. I hope he gets better soon.

12. What does the woman order?

13. What kind of dressing does she ask for?

14. Why does the woman like to dine at Heavenly Pies?

15. Why is the restaurant not serving pies today?

Section C Passages

Passage One

Nowadays motorcycling is fast becoming one of Americans' most popular sports. However, there are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. Motorcyclists frequently get dirty. In fact, they are dirty. On the road there is little to protect them from mud, insects and bird droppings. For practical reasons, they are often dressed in old clothing, which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in ears. For the same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Of course, the danger of motorcycling also helps account for many people's low opinion of the sport. Its defenders, however, claim that careful cyclists are in less danger than it's commonly believed. He must pay careful attention to his driving. From that point of view, a man on a motorcycle is safer than a man in a car.

16. Why do motorcyclists often dress in old clothing?

17. What’s the average citizen’s opinion about motorcycling?

18. How can a motorcyclist be safer than a car driver?

Passage Two

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be understood by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that, everyone agrees, stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can express,andthe more precise you can be about their exact meaning.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we saythe words isalso very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and shows whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

19. What are used to stand for a particular object or idea when we speak language?

20. What if everyone made up their own language?

21. What is also important besides the main thing in communicating?

Passage Three

Father's Day was first observed in Spokane, Washington, in 1910. Mrs. Dodd first proposed the idea of a"father's" in 1906. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, who was widowed when his wife-died in childbirth after their sixth child was born. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself. Mrs. Dodd wanted Father's Day to be celebrated on the first Sunday in June, her father’s birthday. But it wasn't until 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation, declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. In 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national ceremony of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June, coming almost sixty years after Mother's Day had been proclaimed a national holiday. Today, Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father-like figure, such as stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult males.

22. Who first proposed the idea of a “Father’s Day”?

23. When was “Father’s Day” established to be a permanent national day?

24. When is “Father’s Day” celebrated nowadays?

25. For what purpose do we celebrate “Father’s Day” according to the passage?

参考答案

Section A

1. C

2. C

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. D

Section B

8. B 9. D 10. A 11. C 12.B 13. C 14. B 15.A

Section C

16. D 17. D 18. C 19. C 20.D 21. B 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. C

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

26. E 27. H 28.A 29.B 30.F 31.L 32.I 33.K 34.N 35. D

Section B

36. E 37. D 38.C 39.E 40.A 41.F 42.G 43.B 44.H 45. A

Section C

46. C 47. A 48.B 49.D 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.D 55. B

Part IV Translation

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