1、您的位置：首页 查看试卷考试名称 考试时间 试卷总分 个人得分四级笔试新题型模拟题 08 2016-03-31 100.00 0.0各题型成绩名称 得分 题型总分 得分率Part I - 15 -Part II - 35 -Part III - 35 -Part IV - 15 -Part Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 187 words.本题得分：-/15 分Renting
2、 an Apartment off Campus1. 现在大学生在校外租房的现象很普遍2. 这种现象产生的原因3. 我的看法你的答案未作答参考范文Renting an Apartment off CampusNowadays, an increasing number of college students would rather rent an apartment off campus than live in a dormitory. This phenomenon has raised considerable concern among parents and college fac
3、ulties about living off campus, which is caused by the following reasons.To begin with, living conditions of an apartment off campus may be better than those of a dormitory. A rented apartment is often equipped with an independent washroom and a shower equipment which may be of great advantage over
4、the school dormitory. In general, a typical dormitory often accomodates four or six, or even eight students and it is too crowded and noisy for those who prefer private space as well as quiet circumstances. In addition, instead of being regulated by dormitory rules, students may enjoy more freedom i
5、n a rented apartment.If college students intend to rent an apartment, I think they should give top priority to safety. It is important to make a survey of the surroundings first to ensure the security. Besides, when they tend to enjoy the freedom, they should have a better sense of self-control and
6、make good use of their time.范文点评：作文是一篇涉及校外租房话题的论述文，考生需要根据所给大纲进行写作。本文语言规范、地道、结构清晰。作者首先指出了当下大学生校外租房的普遍性；第二段通过 to begin with 和 in addition的使用，清晰地列举出校外租房相对于住宿舍的优势：公寓房条件要比宿舍好，而且学生可以享有更多的自由。最后，作者给出了自己的建议，如果想要校外租房，首先要考虑的就是安全问题。Part Section A Understanding ConversationsDirections： In this section, you will
7、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 question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices
8、 marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.本题得分：-/15 分ScriptM: Im always thinking about changing jobs, but I know nothing except computers.W: There are lots of computer experts around. You need to specialize!1.What does the woman suggest the man do?A) The man is no more than an e
9、xpert.B) The man should quit his current job.C) The man should develop special skills.D) The man isnt qualified for his work.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士建议男士要有自己的专攻，要有专业技能（You need to specialize!），所以选 C。ScriptM: Thanks for a great party! But I have to get up early tomorrow, so I should hit the road soon.W
10、: Oh. Its only 11. How about just one more quick drink?2.What does the man mean?A) He wants to say goodbye to the hostess.B) He asks for one more drink.C) He has an emergency to deal with.D) He is not used to staying up late.正确答案为 A 你没有作答。解析：音频中男士提到他要出发了（I should hit the road soon.），可见他要跟女士道别，所以选 A。
11、ScriptW: Id love to spend more time with my daughter, but Id miss out on my career if I worked part time.M: Yeah, its tricky. You cant have your cake and eat it too. 3.What does the man mean?A) The woman should continue her job.B) The woman should take more care of her child.C) The woman cant have t
12、hings both ways.D) The woman should have a cake and eat it.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士说她想要更多的时间陪女儿，又不能放弃自己的事业。男士回答说你不可能两者兼得（You cant have your cake and eat it too），所以选 C。ScriptM: I hope I will not oversleep. I need to catch the first flight tomorrow.W: If I were you, Id request a wake-up call.4.Where are
13、 the man and the woman at the moment?A) In an office.B) At an airport.C) In a hotel.D) At a railway station.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士建议男士让人提供叫醒电话（If I were you, Id request a wake-up call）。Wake-up call 是指酒店提供的叫醒电话，可以推断出他们是在酒店里，所以选 C。ScriptW: You should think about changing your job, Harry. Get a piece o
14、f the action!M: Well, I could find a job that pays more, but I would enjoy it less.5.What does the man mean?A) He will find a better paid job.B) He enjoys his current job.C) He will consider the womans advice.D) It is hard to find a satisfying job.正确答案为 B 你没有作答。解析：音频中男士说他可以找到一份报酬更高的工作，可那样的话他就不会很喜欢工作
15、了（I could find a job that pays more, but I would enjoy it less），由此可以推断出他很喜欢现在的工作，所以选 B。ScriptW: Honey, should I throw away the stack of old newspapers? We have no room for the new ones. M: Well, Id like to clip some photos first.6.What will the man probably do?A) Sell the old newspapers.B) Keep the
16、old newspapers.C) Throw away the old newspapers.D) Cut some pictures out from the old newspapers.正确答案为 D 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士说要把旧报纸扔掉的时候，男士说他想先做一下剪报（Id like to clip some photos first）。Clip 在这里是剪报的意思，所以选 D。ScriptW: Lily will be glad to hear about Sarahs promotion.M: Really? I heard she also wanted that job
17、 very much.7.What does the man mean?A) He got some kind of wrong information.B) He couldnt agree with the woman more.C) He heard a different story from other people.D) He felt shocked at the news.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士说听到 Sara 升职的消息 Lily 应该很开心，男士说他听说 Lily也很想要那份工作，可见他听说的消息与女士不同，所以选 C。ScriptW: Your sw
18、eater is great. Ive never seen anything like it before.M: Really? My mother made it for me but it is not my style. Anyway, this is the first time Ive worn it in public. 8.What does the man imply?A) He agrees with the woman.B) He does not like the sweater very much.C) He has got no chance to wear the
19、 sweater.D) He wears the sweater to please his mother.正确答案为 B 你没有作答。解析：音频中男士说这件毛衣不是他的风格（it is not my style），而且他这是第一次在公开场合穿，可以推断出他并不是很喜欢这件毛衣，所以选B。ScriptM: How do you find the cost of living in Britain?W:Very expensive. Everything including clothing, food, housing, travelling, everything is expensive
20、here.M: So where do you think you spend most?W: Transport, I think. I spent more than one hundred pounds on taking the train per week. Yeah, as for food if you eat at home, its very cheap.M: And how do you afford clothing?W: Im from China, and actually my place also has nice clothes, so I normally b
21、ring my clothes from there!M: So you dont shop here? You shop at home.W: Yeah mostly from home, except jackets. I love jackets, so I make sure I know if there are any sales going on. Especially on Boxing Day, I go to the shopping center and buy all the stuff and get cheap prices.M: And whats the soc
22、ial side like?W: I love it because of so many different cultures from China, Japan, Africa. I was shocked when I first came here, so it took me quite some time. To me its very interesting. I like to go for movies with my friends once a month like that, and also for dinner.M: And do you have any mone
23、y-saving tips for other people who might want to come and work or study here in the UK?W: You just have to watch anything you buy, just dont be impulsive. I teach a lot and the wage covers a little bit of what I want to spend.9.What is the major expense for living in Britain according to the woman?A
24、) Food.B) Transport.C) Clothing.D) Accommodation.正确答案为 B 你没有作答。解析：音频中当被问及花钱最多的地方时，女士回答说是交通（Transport, I think），所以选 B。10.What is the shopping habit of the woman?A) She often buys clothes made in China.B) She prefers online shopping from home.C) She often goes shopping with her friends.D) She normally
25、 buys jackets on sale in Britain.正确答案为 D 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士说她的大部分衣服是从家里买的，夹克除外（Yeah mostly from home, except jackets）。有促销活动的时候她会去商场买夹克，所以选 D。11.What does the woman think of her social life?A) She doesnt get used to the multi-culture.B) She expects to have more Chinese friends.C) She has to change her li
26、ving habits.D) She enjoys hanging out with her friends regularly.正确答案为 D 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士说她喜欢每个月跟朋友去看场电影，或者是吃饭（I like to go for movies with my friends once a month like that, and also for dinner），可见她喜欢定期跟朋友出去玩，所以选 D。ScriptM: Susan, going back to school can be much fun for children, cant it? W: Its mos
27、t certainly not. In fact, for some children, it can be very upsetting. That feeling of going back to a routine is stressful. They have to adapt to a new timetable and the stress.M: So is there a way to make starting up again easier after the summer break?W: Yes, therere things that you can do. I men
28、tioned routine before and thats the key. Its difficult to get back into a routine. So you need to try and prepare for it.M: How to do that?W: Well, sleep is the most important factor. During holidays, you dont have a proper sleeping routine. You get up when you want and you go to bed when you want.M
29、: I suppose that is why children love holidays.W: Yeah, but it makes going back to school much more difficult. You need to enforce a bedtime routine at least a few days before your children go back to school. Also prepare everything the night before. Make sure you have all the clothes laid out to he
30、lp avoid any early morning panic.M: That makes sense. After all, the mornings are the hardest part. So what else can we do?W: Well, therere clothes and school materials to buy. But you can also make this a positive experience. Take your children shopping and buy some fun notebooks, colorful pens wit
31、h their favorite cartoons on them. It helps honestly.12.How do children feel when going back to school after a summer break?A) Excited.B) Upset.C) Calm.D) Horrible.正确答案为 B 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士提到，对有些孩子来说，回学校是件特别沮丧的事儿（for some children, it can be very upsetting），所以选 B。13.What causes children to feel stress
32、when they go back to school?A) Having less sleep.B) Doing schoolwork at night.C) Going back to a routine life.D) Getting up early to catch school bus.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士提到，回到一种惯例性的生活让孩子很有压力（That feeling of going back to a routine is stressful），所以选 C。14.According to the mans opinion, why do childr
33、en love holidays?A) Because they can travel a lot.B) Because they dont have homework.C) Because they have enough time to play.D) Because they can choose their bedtime.正确答案为 D 你没有作答。解析：音频中男士说，孩子们之所以喜欢假期就是因为他们可以想什么时候睡就什么时候睡，想什么时候起就什么时候起（You get up when you want and you go to bed when you want），也就是自己安排
34、睡觉时间，所以选 D。15.What can parents do before their children go back to school?A) They can prepare everything for their children.B) They can take their children shopping for school materials.C) They can get up as early as possible to avoid morning panic.D) They can help their children complete holiday as
35、signments.正确答案为 B 你没有作答。解析：音频中女士提到，开学之前可以带孩子去买一些学校用的东西，这样会很有帮助（Take your children shopping and buy some fun notebooks, colorful pens with their favorite cartoons on them. It helps honestly），所以选 B。Section B Understanding PassagesDirections： In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end
36、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).本题得分：-/10 分ScriptFlash-playing is all about meeting strangers in a strange city for ju
37、st a day. This weekend, why not fly to a city without deciding in advance and spend the day with a stranger, part at the end of the day and never see each other again? It sounds like a romantic film, but this is a novel activity for some young urban Chinese. And it is emerging as a method to reduce
38、the pressure among young urban residents.The flash-play community on the Internet is one of the most popular in China and has signed up thousands of members. Li Xu, a 26-year-old banker says, “Because of my high-pressure work, I use weekends to adjust my life. Fortunately, there is fast transportthe
39、 airplane, which can take me to another city and back in a short time.“He invented the term “flash-play,“ inspired by terms like “flash-mob,“ which refers to a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public space, perform a pointless act, and then quickly move apart. He created a page for f
40、lash-play, which means “a form of trip in which people find companions quickly through the Internet, and travel to another city together.“16.What does “flash-play“ refer to?A) Traveling to a new place with friends.B) Having a quick reunion with friends.C) Meeting strangers in a strange city.D) Chatt
41、ing on the Internet with strangers.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中提到“闪玩”就是到一个陌生的城市，然后花一天的时间与一个陌生人在一起（fly to a city without deciding in advance and spend the day with a stranger, part at the end of the day and never see each other again），所以选 C。17.Why do young urban Chinese like “flash-play“?A) Because they do n
42、ot have time for long-time travel.B) Because flash-play costs little travelling fees.C) Because they need this recreation to lessen work pressure.D) Because flash-play is a romantic experience for them.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中提到，闪玩是都市年轻人缓解压力的一种方法（it is emerging as a method to reduce the pressure among y
43、oung urban residents），所以选 C。18.What do flash-players normally do?A) They find companions through newspapers.B) They assemble in a private house to have a party.C) They set up fixed groups and meeting time.D) They get together for only one day.正确答案为 D 你没有作答。解析：音频中提到，这些人花一天的时间在一起，分手之后就不会再见（spend the d
44、ay with a stranger, part at the end of the day and never see each other again），所以选 D。ScriptCall it a product of the local foods movement. But whatever the reason, more Americans are growing some of their own food.Many need advice from experts like the master gardeners at the University of Maryland E
45、xtension service. The extension service has launched a campaign as a response to the huge new demand for information and help with home gardens. Master gardeners are helping less experienced people learn how to work the land. Food gardeners can join a network and put their garden on a map on the ext
46、ension service web site. They aim to have one million food gardeners in Maryland to produce their own affordable healthy food. The current count of food gardeners is around 5,000 statewide.Nationally, sales of garden supplies increased last year as people started or expanded food gardens. Shannon Di
47、ll says the weak economy is not the only reason people are trying to grow their own food to save money. Prices for fruits and vegetables at the store are up. Shannon Dill finds that growing food at home usually costs less than buying it at stores or restaurants. She also finds that people seem to be
48、 staying home more, so they have more time to work in the garden. And, she says, “People like to know where their food is coming from.“But sometimes people choose the wrong plants for the local growing conditions. Or they plant at the wrong time. Or they plant seeds too close together or in poor soi
49、l or without enough daily sunlight. Master gardeners can help people avoid mistakes.19.Why did the extension service launch a campaign?A) Because they want to absorb more master gardeners.B) Because they want to set up a social network for master gardeners.C) Because they want to provide help for less experienced gardeners.D) Because they want to grow affordable and healthy food for people.正确答案为 C 你没有作答。解析：音频中提到，进修部发起这项运动是为了满足巨大的信息需求，帮助在家的园艺爱好者（The extension service has launched a campaign as a response to the huge new demand for information and
