2016年大学英语四级考前全真模拟试题及答案（二）_第4页

　　Section C

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each 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.

　　People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left,and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.

　　Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance waller and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.

　　Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带 ). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.

　　56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.

　　A.go with a single railway ticket

　　B.listen to pop-music at the festival

　　C. sleep in the open

　　D.pack together in crowds

　　57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.

　　A.were arrested by the police

　　B.had spent most of their money

　　C.were sleeping out

　　D.became quite penniless

　　58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________.

　　A.tracks through the open country

　　B.areas of country without soil

　　C.areas of countryside not developed

　　D.expanses of land where nobody works

　　59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.

　　A.commute to work

　　B.enjoy long-distance walking

　　C. wall to maritime counties

　　D.visit the historic or scenic sites

　　60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.

　　A.have meals out of doors by the road-side

　　B.go for a walk away from home

　　C.drive out past the beautiful places

　　D.hear and smell the animals

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

　　For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. "

　　Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.

　　Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

　　61. When a man is buying clothes, __________.

　　A.he chooses things that others recormnend

　　B.he buys cheap things, regardless of quality

　　C.he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensive

　　D. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things

　　62. In commerce a good salesman is one who__________.

　　A.sells something a customer does not particularly want

　　B.always has in stock the thing the customer wants

　　C.can find out quickly the goods required

　　D.does not waste his time on difficult customers

　　63. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?

　　A.He buys something that is similar enough to the ideal one.

　　B.He usually does not buy anything.

　　C.At least two of his reqnirements must be met before he buys.

　　D.So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.

　　64. According to this passage, when shopping for clothes, women__________.

　　A.often buy things without thinking

　　B.seldom buy cheap clothes

　　C.welcome suggestions from anyone

　　D.never take any advice

　　65. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers'?

　　A.The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.

　　B.Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.

　　C.Women stand up while shopping, but men sit down.

　　D. The time they take over buying clothes.

　　Part IV Translation(30 minutes)

　　Directions: Far this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

　　笔、墨、纸、砚(inkstone).就是人们所说的“文房四宝(fourtreasures cf the study)”，为书写五千年文明史作出了重要贡献。作为传承、弘扬文化和艺术的工具和载体，文房四宝铸就了汉字特有的书法(calligraphy)艺术和中国国画的独特风格。文房四宝本身也是供人观赏的艺术品，并逐渐成为收藏品。文房四宝品类繁多，制作工艺不断趋于完善，历代都有名匠、名品产生，形成了深厚的文化积淀。