大学英语四级考试(CET4)模拟试题及答案

大学英语四级考试(CET4)模拟试题及答案
CET4
()
MODELTEST
—BandFour—
(6MSH2)
125
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Part?Writing(30minutes)
注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上,请在答题卡1上作答。
Part?ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe
questionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1~7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8~10,completethentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheTroublewithTelevision
Itisdifficulttoescapetheinfluenceoftelevision.Ifyoufitthestatisticalaverages,bytheageof
20youwillhavebeenexpodtoatleast20,000hoursoftelevision.Youcanadd
10,000hoursforeachdecadeyouhavelivedaftertheageof20.TheonlythingsAmericansdo
morethanwatchtelevisionareworkandsleep.
Calculateforamomentwhatcouldbedonewithevenapartofthohours.Fivethousandhours,I
amtold,arewhatatypicalcollegeundergraduatespendsworkingonabachelor
sdegree.In10,000hoursyoucouldhavelearnedenoughtobecomeanastronomerorengineer.
Youcouldhavelearnedverallanguagesfluently.Ifitappealedtoyou,you
couldbereadingHomerintheoriginalGreekorDostoyevskyinRussian.Ifitdidnt,youcould
havewalkedaroundtheworldandwrittenabookaboutit.
Thetroublewithtelevisionisthatitdiscouragesconcentration.Almostanythinginterestingand
rewardinginliferequiressomeconstructive,consistentlyappliedeffort.Thedullest,
theleastgiftedofuscanachievethingsthatemmiraculoustothowhoneverconcentrateon
anything.Buttelevisionencouragesustoapplynoeffort.Itllsusinstant
gratification(满意).Itdivertsusonlytodivert,tomakethetimepasswithoutpain.
Televisionsvarietybecomesanarcotic(麻醉的),norastimulus.Itsrial,kaleidoscopic(万
花筒般的)exposuresforceustofollowitslead.Theviewerisonaperpetualguided
tour:30minutesatthemuum,30atthecathedral,30foradrink,thenbackonthebustothe
nextattraction—exceptontelevision,typically,thespansallottedarconthe
orderofminutesorconds,andthechondelightsaremoreoftencarcrashesandpeoplekilling
oneanother.Inshort,alotoftelevisionusurps(篡夺;侵占)oneofthemost
preciousofallhumangifts,theabilitytofocusyourattentionyourlf,ratherthanjustpassively
surrenderit.
Capturingyourattention—andholdingit—istheprimemotiveofmosttelevisionprogrammingandenhancesitsroleasaprofitableadvertisingvehicle.Programmersliveinconstant
fearoflosinganyonesattention—anyones.Thesurestwaytoavoiddoingsoistokeepeverythingbrief,nottostraintheattentionofanyonebutinsteadtoprovideconstant
stimulationthroughvariety,novelty,actionandmovement.Quitesimply,televisionoperateson
theappealtotheshortattentionspan.
Itissimplytheeasiestwayout.Butithascometoberegardedasagiven,asinherentinthe
mediumitlf;asanimperative,asthoughGeneralSarnoff,oroneoftheotheraugust
pioneersofvideo,hadbequeathed(遗留;传于)toustabletsofstonecommandingthatnothingintelevisionshalleverrequiremorethanafewmomentsConcentration.Initsplacethatisfine.Whocanquarrelwithamediumthatsobrilliantlypackagescapist
entertainmentasamassmarketingtool?ButIeitsvaluesnowpervadingthisnation
anditslife.Ithasbecomefashionabletothinkthat,likefastfood,fastideasarethewaytogettoa
fastmoving,impatientpublic.
Inthecaofnews,thispractice,inmyview,resultsininefficientcommunication.Iquestionhow
muchoftelevisionsnightlynewffortisreallyabsorbableandunderstandable.
Muchofitiswhathasbeenaptlydescribedas“machinegunningwithscraps.”Ithinkthe
techniquefightscoherence.Ithinkittendstomakethingsultimatelyboring(unlessthey
areaccompaniedbyhorrifyingpictures)becaualmostanythingisboringifyouknowalmost
nothingaboutit.
IbelievethatTVsappealtotheshortattentionspanisnotonlyinefficientcommunicationbut
decivilizingaswell.Considerthecasualassumptionsthattelevisiontendsto
cultivate:thatcomplexitymustbeavoided,thatvisualstimulationisasubstituteforthought,that
verbalprecisionisananachronism.Itmaybeoldfashioned,butIwastaught
thatthoughtiswords,arrangedingrammaticallypreci.
Thereisacrisisofliteracyinthiscountry.Onestudyestimatesthatsome30millionadult
Americansare“functionallyilliterate”andcannotreadorwritewellenoughtoanswerthe
wantadorunderstandtheinstructionsonamedicinebottle.
Literacymaynotbeaninalienablehumanright,butitisonethatthehighlyliterateFounding
Fathersmightnothavefoundunreasonableorevenunattainable.Wearenotonlynot
attainingitasanation,statisticallyspeaking,butwearefallingfurtherandfurthershortof
attainingit.And,whileIwouldnotbesosimplisticastosuggestthattelevisionisthe
cau,Ibelieveitcontributesandisaninfluence.
Everythingaboutthisnation—thestructureofthesociety,itsformsoffamilyorganization,itconomy,itsplaceintheworld—hasbecomemorecomplex,notless.Yetits
dominatingcommunicationsinstrument,itsprincipalformofnationallinkage,isonethatlls
neatresolutionstohumanproblemsthatusuallyhavenoneatresolutions.Itisall
symbolizedinmymindbythehugelysuccessfulartformthattelevisionhasmadecentraltothe
culture,the30condcommercial:thetinydramaoftheearnesthouwifewho
findshappinessinchoosingtherighttoothpaste.
Whenbeforeinhumanhistoryhassomuchhumanitycollectivelysurrenderedsomuchofits
leisuretoonetoy,onemassdiversion?Whenbeforehasvirtuallyanentirenation
surrendereditlfwholesaletoamediumforlling?
SomeyearsagoYaleUniversitylawprofessorCharlesL.Black.Jr.wrote:“…forcedfeedingon
trivialfareisnotitlfatrivialmatter.Ithinkthissocietyisbeingforced,fedwithtrivial
fare,andIfearthattheeffectsonourhabitsofmind,ourlanguage,ourtoleranceforeffort,and
ourappetiteforcomplexityareonlydimlyperceived.IfIamwrong,wewillhave
donenoharmtolookattheissueskepticallyandcritically,toconsiderhowweshouldberesiding
it.Ihopeyouwilljoinwithmeindoingso.”注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上作答;8~10题在答题卡1上。
1.InAmerica,peopledosleepingandwatchingtelevisionsmorethananythingel.
2.FromthepassageweknowthatthetimeanaverageAmericanspendsonwatchingTVcould
havegiventhepersonenoughtimetostudyandbecomeanastronomeror
engineer.
3.ThetroublewithTVisthatitdiscouragestheleasttalentedpeoplefromconcentratingonthe
thingthattheymustdo.
4.ThemostimportantgoalofTVprogrammingistocaptureandholdtheaudiencesattention.
5.Thesafestwaytopreventaudiencelosingattentionisdonothingbutstrainthem.
6.AmericanswillfaceariousproblemofilliteracyduetothenegativeimpactofTV.
7.Accordingtotheauthor,whenonealmostknowsnothingaboutsomethingthismayarouthe
personsinterestinit.
1.[Y][N][NG]2.[Y][N][NG]3.[Y][N][NG]4.[Y][N][NG]
5.[Y][N][NG]6.[Y][N][NG]7.[Y][N][NG]
Part?ListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheend
ofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.
Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewill
beapau.Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)
andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A)HellhelpTinaprepareforthemeeting.
B)Hefeelssorrythathellhavetomissthemeeting.C)Heoftenworkxtrahours.
D)Hesafraidthemeetingwontendontime.12.A)Themanwilltakethecameratoberepaired.
B)Thewomanwilltakeapictureoftheman.
C)Thewomanwillshowthemanhowtouthecamera.
D)Thewomanwillborrowthemanscamera.
13.A)Hedliketoapplyforareplacementcard.
B)Heneededtoeadoctortwoweeksago.
C)Hespleadthatthewomanfoundthecard.
D)Hesgladhewasfinallyabletogetanappointment.
14.A)Shedoesntunderstandthemansquestion.
B)Shedoesnthavetimetorepeattheexplanationnow.
C)Shedoesntmindansweringquestions.
D)Shellreturnsoon.
15.A)Thewomandoesntacceptthemansapology.
B)Thewomanwasntbotheredbythedelay.C)Themandidntrealizethewomanwaswaiting.