2008级大学英语四级模拟试题5答案与解析

12008级大学英语四级模拟考试试卷5参考答案及解析PartⅠWriting【范文】lTheRiseofShanzhaiCultureThevastarraysofknockoffname-brandproducts,suchascellphones,DVDs,MP3players,havemade“shanzhai”thehottestwordoftheyear.Nowwewearshanzhaiwatches,talkthroughshanzhaicellphones,playshanzhaivideogames,useshanzhaicomputers,evenwatchshanzhaiTVshows.Onceatermusedbeforesomeelectronicproductstosuggestacopycatversionofinferiorquality,shanzhainowsuggeststomanyChinesecreativityandtrendiness.Withthemediaallovertheriseofshanzhaiculture,publicopinionsareclearlydivided.Advocatesinvariablyassociateitwithinnovation,stylishness,theDIYspirit,open-mindednessandpracticality,asshanzhaiproductsoftenmiximitationwithinnovation–asimilarskinbutadifferentheart.Theendproductsareusuallymorefunctionalandmuchcheaperthantheoriginal.Besides,theyrespondtothemarketmoreswiftlyandtheyaremoreconsiderateindesign.Thankstothem,morepeopleatthegrassrootslevelcanenjoythebenefitofmoderntechnology.However,otherpeople,includingmyself,holdmorereservedattitudestowardstheshanzhaifever.Forallthepopularityithaswon,acopycatisacopycat.Themockeryoftheprestigeproductsnotonlystealstheirprofitsbutalsoupsetsmarketcompetition.Moreover,shanzhaiproductsthriveonthecurrentlegalloopholes.Underthedisguiseofanti-dominanceslogans,theymakeillegalprofitsbyviolatingintellectualpropertyrightsandevadingtaxes.Andtotopitoff,theso-calledinnovationisonlysenselesstalkastrueinnovationalwaysfaceshugecostsandpotentialfailures,whileplagiarismsimplybuildssuccessonotherpeople’srisks.◇第一段思路点评：综述山寨热现象。◇语言点提示：…publicopinionsareclearlydivided此句起承上启下的作用2◇第二段思路点评：主要阐述山寨产品的优势。◇语言点提示：（1）miximitationwithinnovation混淆模仿与创新（2）respondtothemarket对市场做出反应◇第三段思路点评：主要阐述对山寨产品侵权、扰乱市场等方面的看法。◇语言点提示：（1）Themockeryoftheprestigeproducts拙劣地模仿名牌（2）thriveon茁壮成长、蓬勃发展、繁荣（3）legalloopholes法律漏洞（空子）（4）Underthedisguiseofanti-dominanceslogans在反垄断口号的伪装下（5）violatingintellectualpropertyrights违反知识产权（6）evadingtaxes逃税（7）plagiarism剽窃、抄袭PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)1.A.【综合理解题】根据题干中的关键词DavidLetterman定位到文章第一段首句：Ifyouweretotape-recordoneofDavidLetterman’scomedyroutines,memorizeitwordforword,andstandupbeforeyourfriendstoreciteit,wouldyougetthesameresponseLettermandoes?首句提到DavidLetterman喜剧表演中的常用片段，再结合后面提及的他的表演方式，他所用的笑话，可以推断他是“一位著名的喜剧演员”，所以本题选Ａ。2.C.【细节辨认题】根据题干中的关键词goodspeech,havesomethingtosay定位到第三段第二句至四句：Youcannotmakeagoodspeechwithouthavingsomethingtosay.Buthavingsomethingtosayisnotenough.Youmustalsoknowhowtosayit.。该句意为：“光有内容是不够的，想要有好的发言，还要知道怎么去传递这些内容”，所以选C。3.B【同义转述题】根据题干中的关键词textbooks,inthelongrun定位到文章第一个小标题下第二段第五句：Inthelongrun,thereisnosubstituteforexperience.。substitute“替代品”,与taketheplaceof同意。4.A【细节辨认题】根据题干中的关键词Readingfromamanuscript定位到文章第二个小标题下第一小节：Certainspeechesmustbedeliveredwordforword,accordingtoawell-preparedmanuscript.文章说“有些发言必须一字不错”，由此可见，当进行这些发言时，就需要照着稿子读了。5.B【综合归纳题】根据题干中的关键词recitingamemorizedtext定位到文章第二个小标题下的第五段第二小节：Nowadaysitisnolongercustomarytomemorizeanybuttheshortestofspeeches—toasts,introductions,andthelike…thosewhoreaddullyfrom3amanuscript.本段讲述了是否应该将文章记在脑子里。“虽然现在已经不流行了”，但是“如果你想记”，byallmeans“当然可以”,但是，最后一句说“如果记得不熟，盯着天花板或窗户想词，还不如照着稿子念呢”。6.D【细节重现题】根据题干中的关键词difference,impromptu,extemporaneous定位到文章第二个小标题下第四部分第二、三句：Buttechnicallythetwoaredifferent.Unlikeanimpromptuspeech,whichistotallyunexpected,anextemporaneousspeechiscarefullypreparedandpracticedinadvance.本段明确说两种发言最大的区别在于“与即兴发言不同，即席讲话是仔细准备并提前演练过的”。7.C【信息明示题】根据题干中的关键词outline定位到文章第二个小标题下最后一段第二句：Onceyouhaveyouroutlineandknowwhattopicsyouaregoingtocoverandinwhatorder,youcanbegintopracticethespeech.该句意为“一旦有了提纲，知道了想要说的各要点的顺序，就可以开始进行练习了。”8.unique.【细节辨认题】根据题干中的关键词criminaltrials定位到文章第三个小标题下段落第一至三句：Whateverthecharacteristicsofyourvoice,youcanbesureitisunique.Becausenotwopeopleareexactlythesamephysically,notwopeoplehaveidenticalvoices.Thisiswhyvoiceprintsaresometimesusedincriminaltrialsasguidestopersonalidentity.9.posture,facialexpressions,gesturesandeyecontact【信息明示题】根据题干中的关键词thewaylistenersrespondtoaspeaker定位到文章第四小标题下：Posture,facialexpression,gestures,eyecontact—allaffectthewaylistenersrespondtoaspeaker.10.thequestion-and-answersession【综合归纳题】根据题干中的关键词session,lastingimpression定位到文章最后一段首句：Thequestion-and-answersessionisacommonpartofpublicspeaking，和倒数第二句中：ananswertoaquestionisoftenthefinalwordanaudiencehearsandislikelytoleavealastingimpression.PartⅢListeningComprehensionSectionA11.W:Dear,how’syoudayatofficetoday?Didyoursecretarycomeinontimethismorning?M:Well,yes,shedid.Infact,sheresignedtoday.Q:Whatdoyouknowaboutthesecretary?C）。【听前预测】四个选项的主语均为thesecretary,动词也都是过去式，可知，问题会涉及到秘书做过的事情。听录音时要注意与秘书相关的动词。【答案详解】细节推断题。resign与quit同义，“辞职”。12.W:Oh,God,Ican’tfindmysonanywhere.Helpme,please.I’velookedallover.Idon’tknowwhattodo.Heshouldhavebeenbackanhourago.M:Don’tworry.He’sprobablyplayingwithafriendandforgotaboutthetime.Let’strytocallhisfriends.Q:Whatdoyouknowaboutthelittleboy?A)。【听前预测】四个选项的主语均为he,并且都是对he进行描述，可知问题一定与“他”有关。听录音时要弄清he所指代的人是谁，注意捕捉与“他”相关的词。【答案详解】综合推断题。he显然是指女士的儿子，女士一开始的焦急语气再加上她所说的话，因此“他失踪了”是描述他目前状况的最佳答案。13.M:I’dliketobooktwoseatsfor“KingLear”fortonight,please.W:Well.I’msorrythereisonlyoneleftfrotonight.Whatab