cosmi15-16-2大英语四级模拟题第2套答案

2021年1月22日发(作者：明天就出发)
2015-2016-2
大学英语四级模拟题第二套试题答案

Part One Writing
As is shown in the cartoon, the son expressed his concern about disposing of nuclear waste to
his father, while his father asked him to empty the dustbin first. This thought-provoking dialogue
reveals to us the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big and reminds
us of an old Chinese saying “Sweep your own housebefore conqueringthe world.”

From
my
point
of
view,
the
significance
of
doing
small
things
before
doing
the
big
lies
in
two
points.
First,
by
doing
small
things
we
accumulate
precious
experience
and
essential
practical
skills, which help prepare us for any upcoming big things; Second, doing trivial matters helps us
develop good habits, such as perseverance and patience, with which we won’t give up or escape
easily when confronted with bigger difficulties.
In short, it is reasonable for us college students to aim high and be ambitious. But before we are to
undertake something big, we should try hard to fulfill simple tasks such as emptying the dustbin.

Part II Listening Comprehension
Tape Script
Section A News reports
Item 1
Fifteen passengers were burned alive when a passenger bus was set oil fire by unknown men in
Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, an official said.
Naseer
Ahmed
Nasir,
deputy
commissioner
in
the
city
of
Sibi,
said
four
men
on
motorcycles
initially opened fire on a parked passenger bus at a hotel.
bus and splashed petrol, setting it on fire,
He said most of the dead were either children orwomen.
Balochistan, near the Afghan border, is rich in natural resources. But it is also in under ariot.
Militants there have for years complained that the central government has paid little attention to
them and their economic needs. They have been fighting Pakistani military forces for self- rule.
Pakistan has said the militants in Balochistan do not have links tothe Islamic hard- liners who
have launched attacks in other parts of the country.

1. Who were most of the victims according to the news?
2. What are the militants in Balochistan dissatisfied with?

Item 2
A UN agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to
climate
change.
The
Food
and
Agriculture
Organization,
the
FAO,
says
this
could
affect
food
security. The warning comes as the UN Climate Change Conference continues in Cancun, Mexico.
The World Bank estimates it will cost about $$2.5 billion a year
—
for the next 40 years
—
to help
agriculture in developing countries adapt to climate change. Other estimates say costs could run as
high as $$ 14 billion a year.
However, the FAO says?
the climate change and food security challenges faced by the agricultural sector,
fact that the FAO says there are many examples of how agriculture can become more.

3. According to the World Bank, how much does it cost to tackle agricultural challenges yearly?
4. According to FAO, what is the problem faced by the agricultural sector?

Item 3
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced yesterday it was raising interest for the first time since 2006.
Known as the Fed, it's America's central bank. It's led by Janet Yellen. Its job is to help stabilize
America's
financial
system.
The
Fed
makes
moves
to
try
to
lower
unemployment
and
controlinflation when the price of goods goes up toofast for people to afford them.
Because
the
U.S.
economy
is
growing,
the
Fed
raiseditskey
interest
rate
by
a
quarter
of
a
percentage
point,
not
much.
But
gradual
rate
increases
are
likely
in
the
New
Year.
That
means
you'll have to pay more interest if you borrow money, higher loan rates
for home buyers,higher
interest
rates
if
you
finance
a
car,
higher
student
loan
rates
for
people
who
enter
colleges
afterwards.
Eventually, savings accounts could earn a little more interest. A decade since the last
Wars
time for the Fed to awaken, because after three episodes of quantitative easing, Janet Yellen must
now use her most powerful weapon torestore balance in the economy.

5. What will happen to interest rates in the US?
6. Why did the Fed change interest rates?
7. Who will benefit from the change of interest rates?

Section B Conversations
Conversation One
M: What are you going to have?
W: I have no idea. Could you help me with the menu?
M: Yes, sure. These are starters, and these are main courses and these are desserts. See?
W: What's the alternative?
M: The alternative is to order a complete dinner. For a set price you get your choice of soup or
juice, one dish with potato and vegetable, salad, bread and butter mid sometimes coffee and
sometimes dessert.
W: And you pay the price listed next to the main course?
M: Right. Like the roast beef dinner is $$7.85
—
plus tax and tip, of course.
W: It all looks pretty expensive to me.
M: It's not. This is only a bit more expensive than McDonald's. So enjoy yourself. We're
celebrating, remember? Order anything you'd like to try; it's all on me.
W: You're very kind.
M: Friends are friends. I cannot get promoted often. Are you ready to order?
W: Ah, can you tell me what Hot Fudge Sundae is?
M: That's a dessert. It's an English specialty. It's a kind of ice cream with a hot sticky sauceover
the top
—
very sweet and fattening!
W: I don't really like the sound of that. How come there is English food? I thought we agreed to