2014年下半年大学英语四级预测模拟试卷(二)_第5页

　　Part ⅤError Correction

　　Direction:This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.

　　We live in a society in there is a lot of talk about 67

　　science, but I would say that there are not 5 percent of

　　the people who are equipped with schooling, including

　　college, to understand scientific reasoning. We are

　　more ignorant of science as people with comparable 68

　　educations in Western Europe.

　　There are a lot of kids who know everything about

　　computers—how to build them, how to take them apart,

　　how to write programs for games. So if you ask them 69

　　to explain about the principles of physics that have gone 70

　　into creating the computer, you don’t have the faintest idea. 71

　　The failure to understand science leads to such

　　things like the neglect of the human creative power. 72

　　It also takes rise to a blurring(模糊) of the distinction 73

　　between science and technology. Lots of people don’t

　　differ between the two. Science is the production 74

　　of new knowledge that can be applied or not, since 75

　　technology is the application of knowledge to the

　　production of some products, machinery or the like.

　　The two are really very different, and people who have

　　the faculty for one very seldom have a faculty for the other.

　　Science in itself is harmless, more or less. But as

　　soon as it can provide technology, it is not necessarily

　　harmful.No society has yet learned how to forecast the 76

　　consequences of new technology, which can be enormous.

　　Part ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)

　　Direction:Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　提示:在实考试卷中，该试题在答题卡2上。

　　77. The beauty of the West Lake in Hangzhou is (我无法用言语来描述).

　　78. Last week, Tom and his friends celebrated his twentieth birthday, (尽情地唱歌跳舞).

　　79. Why is she looking at me (像是她认识我似的)? I?ve never seen her before in my life.

　　80. Mr. Johnson made full preparation for the experiment (以便实验能顺利进行).

　　81. I avoided mentioning the sensitive subject lest (触犯他).

　　新题型预测模拟试卷(二)答案与解析

　　预测试卷(二)答案与解析

　　Part ⅠWritingColleges Have Opened Their Doors Wider

　　Colleges have opened their doors wider in recent years because the student population has increased enormously from 4 million to more than 7 million in less than six years since 1997. Is this a good thing?

　　Some argue that the enrollment increase will benefit individuals and the society as well. It allows more students to pursue higher educations and state loans enable children from poor families to complete their education at universities and colleges. This may in turn contribute to helping them to eliminate poverty for the society.

　　Others express concerns over the rapid expansion. They are afraid that some problems may arise from it, for example, the problem of employment. A lot more graduates may have great trouble in finding a job after graduation, which will lead to a social problem.

　　In my opinion, the former view is more reasonable. Admittedly, a rapid increase of graduates seemingly places a heavy burden on the society. However, on second thoughts, we find that it is due to the rapid expansion that, to a great extent, we can delay the approach of the upcoming employment wave. Moreover, just as property and wealth once were keys to success, education has become the main provider of individual opportunity in our society and an element that most ensures success in life and eliminates poverty. In this sense, I am convinced that the admission expansion is very instrumental.