四级考前模考试卷(三)
新视野大学英语四级考试模拟试题三及答案
新视野大学英语四级考试模拟试题三及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section，you will hear 10 short conve rsation s.At the end of each conversation，a question will be asked about what was said .Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause，you must read the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D)，and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding le tter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Example: You will hear:You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office .Therefore，A) "At the office" is the best answer.You should choose［A］on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer ［ A ］［B］［C］［D］1. A) The woman is close friend of the man. B) The woman has been w orking too hard.C) The woman is seeing a doctor. D) The woman is tired of her work.2. A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much.C) This pie can't match his mother's. D) His mother can't make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance.C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.4. A) Read an article on political science.B) Present a different theory to the class.C) Read more than one article.D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary's job.B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn't a skillful typist.6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr.Smith will see him.C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o'clock.7. A) He gets nervous vesily…… B) He is an inexperienced speaker.C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn't prepared his speech well.8 A) She didn't like the books the man bought.B) There wasn't a large selection at the bookstore.C) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wanted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o'clock flight.B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.10. A) Dr.Lemon is waiting or a patient.B) Dr.Lemon is busy at the moment.C) Dr.Lemon has lost his patience.D) Dr.Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.Section BDirections: In this section，you will hear 3 short passages .At the end 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) .Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill.C) Paul's car. D) The sports car.12. A) inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill.C) In the garatge. D) In the supermarket.13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car.C) The bus driver. D) Paul.14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls.C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn't know where the back door was.C) He couldn't find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) He knew the policeman would't believe him.C) The torch light made him look very foolish.D) He realised that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The underground water resourc es have not been polluted……20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Part ⅡReading Comprehension(35 minu tes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choi ces marked A)，B)，C) and D) .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星)now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race acros s the night sky.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us.But th ere are also thousads whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now.Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks.By the time we spot a fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons.But the cost wouldn't be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs.Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve ry 500，000 years.Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world."If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us，"says one scientist."It's that simple."The cure，though，might be worse than the disease.Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth?"The world has less to fear fromdoomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，" said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It's still too early to say whether such a collision might occur……23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter thecourse of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is veryunlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that .A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikelyto happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroidswith Earth.25. Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this pass age?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Believe it or not，optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point.It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nea rly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion.Bent stripes，called chevrons (人字形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are d riving faster than they really are，and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C.is planning to rep eat Japan's success.Starting next year,the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highwaycrashes.Excessive speed plays a major role role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents,according to the foundation .To help reduce those accidents，the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed - related hazards are the greatest - curves，exit slopes，traffic c ircles，and bridges.Some studies suggestthat straight，horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half.However，t raffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar.Chevrons，scientists say，not only give drivers the impress ion that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane sppea r to be narrower.The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses .A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that.A) they should avoid speed - related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight，horizontal bars is that the former .A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to .A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight，horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight，horizontal bars painted acr oss roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles……Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)was experiencing a downswing in riders hip (客运量)along the lines comprising its rail system.Of major concern t o Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham，were the long - distance wester n routes where ridership had been declining significantly.At one time，trains w ere the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west.Trains were fast，ver，'luxurious，and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time.However，times change and the automolile became America's standard of convenience.Also，air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances .Therefore，the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order t o change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be consid ered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers - those concermed with safety，relaxation，and cleanliness and 2) travel - lovers - those viewing themselves as relaxed，casual，and interested in the travel ecperience as part of their vacation.The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom，escape，relaxation，and enjoyment of the great western outdoors.It stressed experiences gained by u sing the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Adver tisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along s ome of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains(Empire Builder，etc.).These ads were strategically placed among family - oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order t o most effectively reach target audiences.Resultswere impressive.The Empire Bu ilder.Which was focused on in one ad.enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speedand convenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America's standard of convenience.C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communiation in changing consum-er attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due tothe fact that ______ .A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train，DDB Needham emphasized ______ .A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspests of travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family - oriented TV programs involv ing natureand America because ______ .A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programsC) their profits could be increased by some 15 percentD) most travel - lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences35. According to the passage，the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership andprofits because ______ .A) the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertisedB) it provided an exciting travel experienceC) its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoorsD) it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and SeattleQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they the answer，and it comes down to the structure of the food，not its chemical composition - a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.C ream and butter contain pretty much the same substances，so why cream should sou r muchfaster has been a mystery.Both are emulsions - tiny globules(小球)of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another.The difference lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid，says Brocklehurst，who led the investigation.In cream，fatty globules and what's in the surround ing liquid，says Brocklehurst，who led the investigation.In cream，fatty globul es drift about in a sea of water.In butter，globules of a watery solution are l ocked away in a sea of fat.The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to li ve in the watery regions of the mixture."This means that in cream，the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture，"he says.When the situation is revers ed，the bacteria are locked away in compartments (密封仓) buried dee p in the sea of fat.Trapped in this way，individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients.They also slowly poison themselves with their wast e products."In butter，you get a self - limiting system which stops the bacteri a growing，"says Brocklehurst.The researchers are already working with food com panies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack t hrough alterations to the food's structure.Brocklehurst believes it will be pos sible to make the emulsions used in salad cream，for instance，more like that in butter.The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.36. The significance of Brocklehurst's research is that ______ .A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition37. According to the researchers.cream sours faster than butter because bacteria_____ .A) are more evenly distributed in creamB) multiply more easily in cream than is butterC) live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream t han in butter38. According to Brocklehurst，we can keep cream fresh by ______ .A) removing its fat B) killing the bacteriaC) reducing its water content D) altering its structure39. The word"colonies"(Line 2，Para.4) refers to ______ .A) tiny globules B) watery regionsC) bacteria communities D) little compartments40. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if s alad creamcan be made resistant to bacterial attack ______ .A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lumpC) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid formPart ⅢVocabulary and Structure(20 m inutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D) .Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Anwer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. She ought to stop work；she has a headache because she ______ too long.A) has been reading B) had read C) is reading D) read42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement43. I don't mind ______ the decision as long as it is not too late.A) you to delay making B) your delaying makingC) your delaying to make D) you delay to make44. The hopes goals，fears and desires widely between men and women，between the richand the poor.A) alter B) shift C) transfer D) vary45. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbusfound it ______ in Cuba.A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C) having cultivated D) cultivating46. The sale usually takes place outside the house,with the audience _____ on benches，chairs or boxes.A) having seated B) seating C) seated D) having been seated47. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably.A) is worn B) wears C) wearing D) are worn48 Some diseases are _____ by certain water animals.A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted49. Wouldn't you rather your child _______ to bed early?A) go B) went C) would go D) goes50. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____ will hap pen to herprivate life.A) that B) what C) it D) this51. The words of his old teacher left a _____ impression on his mind.He is stillinfluenced by them.A) long B) lively C) lasting D) liberal52. Mike's uncle insists ______ in this hotel.A) staying not B) not to stay C) that he would not stay D) that he not stay53. We agreed to accept ______ they thought was the best tourist guide.A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever54. It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual55. Between 1974 and 1997，the number of overseas visitors expanded ______ 27%.A) by B) for C) to D) in56. Although many people view conflict as bad，conflict is sometimes useful it forcespeople to test the relative merits of their attitudes are behaviors.A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that57. He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olymp ics next year.A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious58. Sometimes I wish I ______ in a different time and a different place .A) be living B) were living C) would live D) would have lived59. The director was critical ______ the way we were doing the work.A) at B) in C)of D) with60. In a sudden ______ of anger，the man tore up everything within reac h.A) attack B) burst C) split D) blast61. ______ she realized it was too late to go home.A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that62. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust63. I'd ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into account B) account for C) make up for D) make out64.It is essential that these application forms ______ back as early as possible.A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent65. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ______ enough to eat.A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender66. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ______ repair.A) beyond B) for C) without D) under67. The computer revolution may ewll change society as ______ as did the IndustrialRevolution.A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively68. ______ in this way，the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.A) To look at B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at69. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen.They are a thorough ______ .A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety70. Some women ______ a good salary in a job instead of staying home，but they decidednot to work for the sake of the family.A) must make B) should have made C) would make D) could have made试卷二Part IV Cloze (15 min utes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D) on the right side of the paper.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresp onding letter on，the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.In a telephone survey of more than 2，000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth.An 71 7% did not know which revolved around 72 I have no doubt that 73 all o f these people were 74 in school that the earth revolves arou n d the sun 75 may even have written it 76 at est.But they never 77 their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) 78 because their every day observations didn't support 79 their teachers told them: People see the sun "moving 80 the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) 81 that is happening.Students can learn the right answers 82 heart in class，and yet never combined them 83 their working models of the world.The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 84 personal understanding of the world Can 85 side by side，each unaffected by the other.Outside of class，the student continues to use the 86 mod el be cause it has always worked well 87 that circumstance.Unless professors address 88 errors in students' personal models of the world，students are not 89 to replace them with the 90 one.71. A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added72. A) what B) which C) that D) other73. A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably74. A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised75. A) those B) these C) who D) they76. A) on B) with C) under D) for77. A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought78. A) operation B) position C) motion D) location79. A) how B) which C) that D) what80. A) around B) across C) on D) above81. A) since B) so C) while D) for82. A) to B) by C) in D) with83. A) with B) into C) to D) along84. A) adult's B) teacher's C) scientist's D) student's85. A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain86. A) private B) individual C) personal D) own87. A) in B) with C) on D) for88. A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific89. A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial90. A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correctPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part，you are allowed thiety minutes to write a com position on the topic How I Finance my College Education.You should write at least 100 words，and base your composition on the outlide (given in Chinese) below:1. 上大学的费用(tuition and fees)可以通过多种途径解决。
大学英语四级考试模考参考答案
大学英语四级考试模考参考答案As a person, we must have independent thoughts and personality.大学英语四级考试预测试题答案Part I Writing【范文】Dama square dance culture has generated some controversy recently. In my opinion, square dance has exceptional advantages of enriching senior citizens’ lives.First of all, there is no doubt that Dama square dance can play an important role in improving the elderly’s health. Doing square dance may help cure some chronic diseases, thus lowering the costs of health care for the elderly. Secondly, this group activity has a social function for the lonely and helpless senior citizens, especially those from other cities. It offers a golden opportunity to make friends and communicate with one another. Finally, Damas do not need to spend any money on square dance.In order to avoid disturbing people in the neighborhood, we should impose some restrictions on the “timing” and “music volume” of square dance. For instance, square dance should finish before 7 ., and music volume should be turned down to such an extent so as not to affect other people’s life.Government should also draft relevant regulations as soon as possible.Part II Listening Comprehension1. B2. C3. A4. D5. D6. A7. C8. C9. B 10. D11. A 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B21. D 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. CPart III Reading Comprehension26. E 27. L 28. H 29. N 30. B 31. I 32. C 33. M 34. A 35. K36. D 37. J 38. F 39. A 40. G 41. C42. K 43. B 44. H 45. E46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. B 52. B 53. D 54. D 55. APart IV Translation【参考译文】Confucius （551 .~479 .） is a great educator, thinker and statesman in China’s history, and the founder of Confucianism as well. He set up private schools, enrolling and educating disciples, and created his own ethics with “benevolence” as the core. It’s said that he had 3,000 disciples and he led some of them to visit various states. His views and dialogues with his disciples were collected and compiled into TheAnalects of Confucius, which has been read through all ages. Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has predominated the traditional Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years with a far-reaching impact.。
大学英语四级模拟题三及答案
大学英语四级模拟题三及答案大学英语四级模拟题三及答案Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the title Global Warming. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 全球性变暖的原因2. 提出解决的建议Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1For questions 1-7,markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.SpidersSpiders can be distinguished from other Arachnids because the prosoma (combined head and thorax) is only separated from the opisthosoma (abdomen) by a narrow waist, in other Arachnids the whole body appears to be much more of a single unit. All spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their homes and to protect their eggs.All spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600+species in Britain only 12 (atleast one of these is a recent human assisted colonist) are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous than a common wasp. Most spiders have 8 eyes (though some have 6,4,2 or 0), as well as 8 legs. (by the way if you count the claws as separate leg section [which you shouldn't really] then their legs have 8 parts as well [coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, claws]) There are more than 32000 known species of spider in the world. No human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of a 'tarantula' bite. All spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e. their preys natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion (meaning they spit, exude or inject digestive juices onto/into their prey ad suck up the resulting soup). So why not invite some to your next social do? What's In a NameThe word 'Arachnida' comes from the Greek word 'Arachne' who was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer by trade. Arachne herself was a weaver, the best in all the known world. However in a foolish moment she challenged Athene, the daughter of Zeus and goddess of, among otherthings, waving to a weaving competition. Arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds. Arachne became depressed after this and in the end she hung herself. Athene stirred to remorse at the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope Arachne had used to hang herself into a web and Arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinning should not be lost to the world ever again.The Great Household Spider SafariThere are just over six hundred different sorts of spider in the British Isles. But of these only a handful are commonly found inhouses. At the front of the head are a pair of what appear to be small legs. These are called palps and are used to guide food to the spider's mouth. The front of the head also has a group of six or eight eyes. On the underside of the body at the rear, are four or six small conical bumps or cylinders. There are the spinnerets from which the spider produces the silk to make its webs.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their palps. Males have swollen ends to their palps which makes them look as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens. Females have normal looking palps that are not swollen at the ends.The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches. The largest spider in Britain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria. Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was common in Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there. The sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at night used to frighten him. So far 32000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders. The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long.1.All the silk produced by spiders construct webs to catch their food2.Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings.3.Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin.4.After seeing her enemy commits suicide, Arachne turnedAthena into a spider.5.TimTegenaria spiders are closely related to tarantula spiders; both are found in Britain.6.So far32000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world.7.Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family.8.There are more than known species of spider in the world.9.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by .10.The largest spider isPart III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was side. Both the conversation and questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) Feel sorry that she can't help the man.B) Lend the man her pencil and paper.C) Ask someone else to help the man.D) Give the man the notes.12. A) Jason will arrive at 7:30.B) Jason should have arrived at 8:00C) Jason is usually punctual.D) Jason is not very punctual.13. A) In a railway station. B) In a hotel room.C) In a restaurant. D) At the airport.14. A) She will help the man later.B) She doesn't want to help him with the homework.C) The man should do the homework himself.D) The man should watch the program first.15. A) A movie. B) A lecture.C) A play. D) A speech.16. A) He usually talks quietly.B) He usually assigns homework.C) He didn't teach class today.D) He noticed that the students didn't do their homework..17. A) The show is too difficult to understand.B) There is nothing worth seeing there.C) She doesn't understand what's on the show.D) The room is too small for the audience.18. A) The weather is changeable.B) The weather forecast is unreliable.C) It will rain very soon.D) She hasn't read the newspaper.Passage oneQuestions 19 to21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) history B) geography C) mathematics D) art20. A) logic B) writing C) history D) mathematics21. A) adviser B) computer programmer C) product designerD) school teacherPassage twoQuestions 22 to25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A. A mountain resort. B. A seaside resort.C. A desert.D. The outback of Australia.23.. A. Fellow teachers. B. Freshmen of a university.C. Second-year students.D. Either seniors or juniors.24. A. There are mountains nearby.B. He's been there once.C. He wants to be away from the hustle and bustle.D. He heard it would be fun to be there.25.A. Finish their course work.B. Plan out their holiday in detail.C. Head for Sydney.D. Buy some necessities for their trip.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) She was found stealing in a bookstore.B) She caught someone in the art of stealing.C) She admitted having stolen something.D) She said she was wrongly accused of stealing.27. A) A book. B) $ 3,000.C) A handbag. D) A Christmas card.28. A) She was questioned by the police.B) She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes.C) She was insulted by the shopper around her.D) She was body searched by the store manager.29. A) They refused to apologize for having followed her though the town.B) They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing.C) They still suspected that she was a thief.D) They agreed to pay her $ 3,000 damages.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn't know where the back door was.C) He couldn't find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.31. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.32. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) He knew the policeman wouldn't believe him.C) The torch light made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of energy resources.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.34. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stooped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not of oil wells.35. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fire.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.These days people who do manual work often 36 ______ far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are37_______referred to as "white-collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human 38 ________, that a great many people are often willing to 39 ________ higher pay for the 40 _________ of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to 41 _______ situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.When he got 42 _________, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home 43 in a smart black suit. 44__________________________________________ Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.45______________________________________ Alf's wife has neverdiscovered that she married a dustman and she never will for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, 46_____________________________________________________ From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr.Bloggs", not "Alf". Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making you choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 47 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 48 forward. At that moment, the air-hostess 49 .She looked very pale, but was quite 50 .Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 51 everyone that the pilot had 52 andasked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at 53 how to drive a car. After a moment 54 , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's cabin. Moving the pilot 55 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 56 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close to ground, but to everyone's relief, it soon began to climb.A. althoughB. anxiousC. thrownD. shiftedE. appearedF. urgentG. presented H. asideI. even J. informedK. calm L. leastM. fainted N. lengthO. hesitationSection BDirection: There are 2 passage in this section. Each passage 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 OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In the early days of the internet, many people worried that as people in the rich world embraced new computing and communications technologies,people in the poor world would be left stranded on thewrong side of a "digital divide." Yet the debate over the digital divide is founded on a myth - hat plugging poor countries into the internet will help them to become rich rapidly.This is highly unlikely, because the digital divide is not a problem in itself, but a symptom of deeper, more important divides: of income, development and literacy. Fewer people in poor countries than in rich ones own computers and have access to the internet simply because they are too poor, are illiterate, or have other more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security. So even if it were possible to wave a magic wand and cause a computer to appear in every household on earth, it would not achieve very much: a computer is not useful if you have no food or electricity and cannot read. Yet such Wand-waving - through the construction of specific local infrastructure projects such as rural telecenters - is just the sort of thing for which the UN's new fund is intended.This sort of thing is the wrong way to go about addressing the inequality in access to digital technologies: it is treating the symptoms, rather than the underlying causes. The benefits of building rural computing centers, for example, are unclear. Rather than trying to close the divide for the sake of it, the more sensible goal is to determine how best to use technology to promote bottom-up development. And the answer to that question turns out to be remarkably clear: by promoting the spread not of PCs and the Internet, but of mobile phones.57. What is the main idea of this passage?A) Plugging poor countries into the Internet will help them to become rich rapidly.B) Poor countries should be given more basic devices other than advanced ones.C) Rich countries should help poor ones becoming rich.D) People in poor countries cannot afford devices such as computer.58. What did the author mean by referring "digital divide." (Line 3, Para.1)?A) Digital technology will make the gap between rich world and poor world wider.B) Digital technology will divide people into rich and poor world.C) People can be divided digitally.D) To divide people in digital world is wrong.59. We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that.A) people in poor countries cannot use computer because of illiteracy.B) poor people cannot use computers.C) there would be no magic to cause a computer to appear in every household on earth.D) people in poor countries need more basic living conditions thancomputers.60. Considering the following sentences, which one would the author most agree?A) Digital technology is useless.B) Digital divide will help poor countries becoming rich.C) Poor people need more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security.D) Mobile phones should be promoted firstly.61. The following passage will probably be:A) How to promote using of mobile phones.B) How to use technology to promote bottom-up development.C) The benefits of building rural computing centers.D) How to meet the need of food, health and security in poor countries. Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星 ) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 reins has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage - a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will no be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren.Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of theatmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.62. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ____.A) it protects him against the harmful rays from spaceB) it provides sufficient light for plant growthC) it supplies the heat necessary for human survivalD) it screens off the falling meteors63. We know from the passage that ____.A) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalB) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingC) radiation is avoidable in space explorationD) astronauts in spacesuits needn't worry about radiation damage64. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members ____A) is significant B) seems overestimatedC) is enormous D) remains unknown65. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.A) the Apollo mission was very successfulB) protection from space radiation is no easy jobC) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenD) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers66. The best title for this passage would be ____.A) The Atmosphere and Our EnvironmentB) Research on RadiationC) Effects of Space RadiationD) Importance of Protection Against RadiationPart V Cloze (15 minutes)Direction: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choice marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 67 an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets 68 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to 69 the news.Newspapers have one basic 70 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 71 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 72 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 73 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 74 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 75 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 76 of the latest news, today's newspapers 77 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 78 advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 79 .Newspapers are sold at a price that 80 even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 81 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 82 in selling advertisingdepends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This 83 in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper?Circulation depends 84 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 85 in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information 86 the community, city, country, state, nation, and world-and even outer space.67.A.Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before68.A.to give B. giving C. given D. being given69.A.gather B. spread C. carry D. bring70.A.reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose71.A.make B. publish C. know D. write72.A.another B. other C. one another D. the other73.A.However B. And C. Therefore D. So74.A.value B. ratio C. rate D. speed75.A.spread B. passed C. printed D. completed/doc/0d13222480.html,rm B. be informed C. to be informed D. informed77.A.entertain B. encourage C. educate D. edit79.A.on B. through C. with D. of80.A.forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose81.A.source B. origin C. course D. finance82.A.way B. means C. chance D. success83.A.measures B. measured C. Is measured D. was measured84.A.somewhat B. little C. much D. something85.A.offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered86.A.by B. with C. at D. aboutPart VIDirection: Complete th sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.87. _______________(直到失去健康) that people know the value of health.88. The bag was stuffed _____________.(脏衣服)89. __________(很多朋友不在), we decided to put the meeting off.90. _______________(给我印象最深的) were her liveliness and sense of humor.91. There engines are ___________.(不如我们制造的那些发动机功率大)答案Part IGlobal WarmingIn these times, people all over the world are starting to learn the influence that global warming has on people everywhere. it is a sad truth that this issue is affecting not only merely the weather, but not everyday lives as well.These are numerous reasons to explain this; here I would like to explore some of the most important ones. The development of modern industry mustbe the biggest reason. Carbon dioxide exerted from some factories is believed to be contributing to the accelerated warming our atmosphere. In addition, the way that we are consuming a greater and greater amount of energy in the process of our day-to-day lives is only exacerbating this problem.Talking into consideration those factors discussed above, I believe there are at least two measures we can take: on one hand, the government should come up with more effective and stricter laws for the regulation of industrial emissions and byproducts. On the other hand, as individuals, we need to get into the habit of saving energy. With joint effort from every one of us, we can certainly hope for a lasting solution to this problem one day.Part II1.F.当出现all这种过于绝对的词语时，考生应该引起注意。
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Part I ritingo·. F1rect1ons: or t如s part, you are allowed 3 0 m z nutes to write a short essay entitled Be a Civic-minded Tourist. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180words.1.近年来旅游中不文明现象饱受诉病。
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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In th· zs section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news re p ort and the questions will bespoken only once. Af ter you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the foil o wing news item.1.A) The women's marathon at the historic Brandenburg Gate.B)The final day of the Championships competition.C)Nick Symmonds'win of the 800-meter semifinal heat.D)The final of the men's four-by-400-meter relay.2.A)3.B)4.C)7.D)8.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3.A) It might hinder people from going shopping.B)It might be harmful to some people's health.C)It could ca u se serious traffic accident.D)It could add more holiday atmosphere.4.A) In the middle of winter.B)Just before Christmas.C)During Christmas.D)After the Christmas holiday.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5.A) Japan.B)South Korea.C)The United States. D) Australia.6.A) Trade imbalances.B)Unstable currency values.C)Regional disputes.D)New members'applications.7.A) 9.Section BB)19.C)20.D)21.大学英语四级考试试题（第3套）Part I【范文】riting解Be a Civic-minded TouristWith the development of economy and the improvement of the quality of life, more and more Chinese tourists travel both home and abroad. However, along with this surge are some uncivil behaviors, which have received fierce criticism. For example, some tourists may smoke, talk loudly, litter, or even scrawl on cultural relics in the scenic spots.Many factors contribute to this uncivil phenomenon, including lack of good habit of travelling, different cultural background and personal quality. Therefore, some measures should be taken to tackle this problem. First, a system should be set up to keep track of those who misbehave in scenic spots. We can blacklist those who are spotted three times and reject their admission. Second, the authorities concerned could impose a fine on those who damage the environment in the scenic spots. Last but not least, education should serve as a main task shouldered by the government to improve the tourists'personal quality.In short, some severe measures as well as education should be adopted together to help everyone to be a civic-minded tourist.Part II Listening Comprehension1 ,..____. 5 : ED A BA16 ,..____. 20 : ABADBSection APassage One6 r---..,; 10 : ADC D C21r---..,;25 : ACADB11�15 : CBBAC[l][ 2] The women's marathon opens the final day of competition, but that 42. 2-kilometer race, which begins and ends at the historic Brandenburg Gate, is only the beginning.[2]The women go for the gold in three other events, including the Ions jump, four-by-400-meter relay and the 1500 meters.Anna Willard of the United States is one of three Americans to make the 400-meter finals and she told VOA Sports about her plan for Sunday. [2] The men will also be busy Sunday with four gold medal events. They begin with the javelin throw, followed by the 1500 and 800 meters. American Nick Symmonds won his 800-meter semifinal heat, despite having three runners in front of him trip and fall down. [l] The last event of the Championships will be the final of the men's four-by-400-meter relay.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the foil o wing news item.1.What's the topic of this news item?2.How many gold medal events will take place on the last day?Passage TwoA massive storm that dumped about a half-meter of snow from Virginia to Maine did more3。
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大学英语四级试题模拟试卷三Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Overseas Study at an Early Age. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1. 目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习2. 形成这种趋势的原因3. 我对此的看法Overseas Study at an Early AgePart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-4, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 5-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The Next Disaster: Are We Ready?Are We Really Prepared?After the attacks on September 11 and the hurricanes that slammed the Gulf Coast last year, you'd expect our major cities to be ready with disaster plans that will save lives and property. There's no doubt we'll be hit again—maybe even harder —because the list of possible calamities(灾难)is long: from a bird flu pandemic to a massive California earthquake, to more monster storms, to another terrorist attack.But are we really prepared to protect people, as well as their homes and businesses? Every major urban area has received federal funding, much of it from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in order to make their cities more secure. But there are no set criteria for measuring preparedness (the feds are working on that), and the quality of disaster plans varies widely throughout the country.So we decided to do an independent assessment of 10 high-risk urban areas, focusing on key security indicators. We analyzed public data, consulted with federal and local emergency workers, and contacted the mayors' offices to gauge(测量)the readiness of these cities to meet both natural and man-made disasters.Our criteria fell under three main categories: Emergency Readiness, Crisis Communications, and Medical Response.Emergency ReadinessAre there at least 1,000 first responders (such as police, fire and EMTs) per 100,000 residents? They're our first line of protection in almost any disaster situation—professionals who are trained to handle everything from rescuing victims to providing first aid, to enforcing quarantines(封锁), to directing traffic for evacuations(疏散).Are there federal search-and-rescue teams based within 50 miles? Large citiesoften have specialized teams to deal with such things as high-rise-building rescues or hazardous chemical spills. But these squads are sometimes small, ill-equipped, or run on a shoestring. This is not true of federal urban search-and-rescue task forces that the DHS supports across the country. Each task force is made of 62 members and 4 canines, as well as a "comprehensive cache" of equipment. DHS task forces are not automatically assigned; a city needs to apply and present its case.Has the city or state earned "green status" from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Suppose that in the midst of a flu pandemic or bio terror attack, your city ran low on critical medicines. The CDC stands ready to help by distributing drugs and medical equipment from its Strategic National Stockpile. But the agency wants to know that a city or state is able to quickly mobilize hundreds of health workers and volunteers trained to handle the logistics, and has space set aside for storage and refrigeration. You're best off if your city has earned the CDC's "green status"—even if the state itself has not—because it means local health teams can handle the supplies on their own.Does the city website explain clearly what to do in case of evacuation? Who can forget the images of stranded New Orleans residents, or the 5-mph crawl out of Houston? It turned out that New Orleans's evacuation plans were both inadequate and poorly communicated. One way cities can avoid a similar nightmare is to put clear and easy-to-find evacuation information on their websites. Some cities, such as Boston and Washington, post the preferred street routes. Others, like Las Vegas, won't disclose details due to security fears, but their websites may provide ways to quickly get evacuation details when you need them (such as numbers to call or alert services you can sign up for). Among the more important things to address are people without vehicles of their own (a huge failing in New Orleans) and instructions for pet owners.Does the website include details for residents with special needs? In July 1995, a vicious heat wave killed nearly 500 people in Chicago; a disproportionate number of them were older residents who lived alone. In any crisis, the elderly and disabled can be uniquely vulnerable. That's why cities such as Houston are creating registries of residents who would need special help. Such lists would indicate, for instance, that a certain person in a certain apartment building is wheel-chair-bound. Other cities are instructing people with disabilities to call 911 for assistance—though this relies on phone systems that could be overloaded or go dead. If a city's disaster planning shows no awareness of special-needs people, it isn't complete.Crisis CommunicationsCan first responders—police, fire and medical—talk to one another? On September 11, firefighters died inside the World Trade Center because they could not make contact with police helicopters trying to radio warnings. Incompatible communications is a country-wide problem, and converting or replacing decades-old radio systems can be a long, expensive process. Cities have gotten a big boost if they've taken part in RapidCom, a DHS program providing technical assistance and training that speeds up the transition.Has the city adopted E911? Many cities have upgraded their 911 call centers inrecent years, but they're even better prepared if they've incorporated "E911" (or "enhanced 911"). This technology enables emergency operators to identify the precise location of cell-phone callers through GPS systems. If you wind up stranded in floodwaters, E911 could save your life.Does the city provide 24-hour emergency alerts? What if an evacuation order goes out, but it's 3 a.m. and you're sound asleep? Not a problem if your city has a way of alerting you at any time of day. Some rely on street sirens(警报器)to do the trick. Others have used their websites to invite residents to sign up for e-mail notifications or automated phone calls in an emergency.Medical ResponseAre there at least 500 hospital beds for every 100,000 residents? Getting to victims quickly is a critical first step. But you'd better have a place to take them for treatment. A reasonable standard, according to preparedness experts, is 500 hospital beds for every 100,000 people—a ratio that would likely mean a city could find enough spare beds in an emergency. Of course, beds alone won't s help a massive number of burn victims or people suffering from chemical exposure unless the hospital is prepared to treat them. But all the cities in our survey have specialty units in their hospitals that can handle such cases.Are local teams trained to respond quickly and work together? If and urban area was targeted by weapons of mass destruction, city health officials couldn't just wait for federal help to arrive. First responders and hospital would need to react right away. They could also need medical volunteers—say, to help vaccinate people or distribute medicines and supplies. How to ensure that all these professionals and volunteers work together as seamlessly as possible? If a city is part of DHS's Metropolitan Medical Response System, it has obtained federal assistance in developing plans, and has received critical training and equipment.Are there labs nearby that specialize in biological and chemical threats? The CDC is on the cutting edge with its Laboratory Response Network—integrated labs nationwide that have the equipment and expertise to quickly identify pathogens and toxic chemicals. An LRN lab in Florida was the first to detect anthrax(炭疽热)in terrorist mailings in 2001. Laboratories can be members only if they have highly trained staff and exceptional facilities, as well as track record of testing accuracy.A handful of LRN labs qualify as "Level 1", meaning they can test for chemical poisons such as mustard and nerve agents.1. A bird flu, a massive earthquake, a monster storm and a terrorist attack are all threats to major cities in the U.S.2. The author does an assessment of all high-risk urban areas in the U.S.3. Policemen, firemen and emergency doctors all can be called first responders.4. Each federal urban search-and-rescue task force is made up of at least 60 members.5. If a city has earned the CDC's green status "green status", it means that its local health teams can ________ on their own.6. You can get evacuation details through the ways provided by the website of Las Vegas though it doesn't disclose the details due to ________.7. Incompatible communications is a country-wide problem in the U.S. because of the ________ which should be converted or replaced.8. Emergency operators can identify the precise location of cell-phone callers through GPS systems with the use of ________.9. According to preparedness experts, if a city has at least 500 hospital beds for every 100,000 residents, it could find ________ in an emergency.10. As a part of DHS's Metropolitan Medical Response System, a city can obtain ________ in developing plans.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.By the mind-nineteenth century, the term "icebox" had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns(酒馆), and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861-1865), as ice was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half of the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern fridge, had been invented.Making an efficient icebox as not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary(未发展的). The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling. Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping up the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.But as early as 1803, and ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premiumprice for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce cool.47. What is the topic of the passage?48. Where was ice used after the Civil War?49. What was essential to a science of refrigeration according to the passage?50. It can be inferred from the passage that the theoretical foundation of ice box should be that ________.51. Without an ice box, farmers had to go to the market at night because ________.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage 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 center.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 66 are based on the following passage.Racket, din clamor, noise. Whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America's most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement(消除) programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other things may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health.Of the many health hazards related to noise, hearing loss is the most clearlyobservable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in healthy persons may have serious consequences for those already ill in mind or body.Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not vet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.52. The phrase "immune to" (Line 3, Para. 1) are used to mean ________.[A] unaffected by [B] hurt by[C] unlikely to be seen by [D] unknown by53. The author's attitude toward noise would best be described as ________.[A] unrealistic [B] traditional [C] concerned [D] hysterical54. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?[A] Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance.[B] Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem.[C] Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.[D] Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done.55. The author condemns noise essentially because it ________.[A] is against the law [B] can make some people irritable[C] is a nuisance [D] is a danger to people's health56. The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be ________.[A] unimportant [B] impossible[C] a waste of money [D] essentialPassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Freshwater life itself has never come easy in the Middle East. Ever since The Old Testament(旧约全书), God punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rain. Water supplies here have been dwindling. The rainfall only comes in winter and drains quickly through the semiarid land, leaving the soil to bake and to thirst for next November.The region's accelerating population, expanding agriculture, industrialization, and higher living standards demand more freshwater. Drought and pollution limit its a availability. War and mismanagement waste it. Said Joyce Starr of the Global Water Summit Initiative, based in Washington, D.C. "Nations like Israel and Jordan are swiftly sliding into that zone where they are suing all the water resources available to them. They have only 15 to 20 years left before their agriculture, and ultimately their food security, is threatened."I came here to examine this crisis in the making, to investigate fears that "water wars" are imminent, that water has replaced oil as the region's most contentious commodity. For more than two months I traveled through three river valleys and seven nations—from southern Turkey down the Euphrates River to Syria, Iraq, and on to Kuwait; to Israel and Jordan, neighbors across the valley of the Jordan; to the timeless Egyptian Nile.Even amid the scarcity there are haves and have-nots. compared with the United States, which in 1990 had freshwater potential of 10,000 cubic meters (2.6 million gallons) a year for each citizen, Iraq had 5,500, Turkey had 4,000, and Syria had more than 2,800. Egypt's potential was only 1,100. Israel had 460. Jordan had a meager 260. But these are not firm figures, because upstream use of river water can dramatically alter the potential downstream.Scarcity is only one element of the crisis. Inefficiency is another, as is the reluctance of some water-poor nations to change priorities from agriculture to less water-intensive enterprises. Some experts suggest that if nations would share both water technology and resources, they could satisfy the region's population, currently 159 million. But in this patchwork of ethnic and religious rivalries, waterseldom stands alone as an issue. It is entangled in the politics that keep people from trusting and seeking help from one another. Here, where water, like truth, is precious, each nation tends to find its own water and supply its own truth.As Israeli hydrology professor Uri Shamir told me:" If there is political will for peace, water will not be a hindrance. If you want reasons to fight, water will not be a hindrance. If you want reasons to fight, water will give you ample opportunities."57. Why does the author use the phrase "for next November" (Line 3, Para. 1)?[A] According to the Old Testament freshwater is available only in November.[B] Rainfall comes only in winter starting from November.[C] Running water systems will not be ready until next November.[D] It is a custom in that region that irrigation to crops is done only in November.58. What is NOT the cause for the imminent water war?[A] Lack of water resources. [B] Lack of rainfall.[C] Inefficient use of water. [D] Water has replaced oil.59. One way for the region to use water efficiently is to ________.[A] develop other enterprises that cost less water[B] draw a plan of irrigation for the various nations[C] import water from water-rich nations[D] stop wars of any sort for good and all60. Uri Shamir's viewpoint is that ________.[A] nations in that region are just fighting for water[B] people there are thirsty for peace instead of water[C] water is no problem as long as there is peace[D] those nations have every reason to fight for water61. The author's tone in the article can be described as ________.[A] depressing [B] urgent [C] joking [D] mockingPart V Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: 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.Example:Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. 1. time/times/periodMany of the arguments having used for the study of literature 2. /as a school subject are valid for ?study of television. 3. theThe European Union had approved a number ofgenetically modified crops until late 1998. But growingpublic concern over its supposed environmental and health 62. ________risks led several EU countries to demand a moratorium(暂时禁止)on imports of any new GM produce. By late 1999there were enough such country to block any new approvals 63. ________of GM produce. Last year, America filed a complaint at theWTO about the moratorium, arguing that it was an illegaltrade barrier because there is no scientific base for it. 64. ________As more studies have been completed on the effects ofGM crops, the greens' case for them has weakened. 65. ________Much evidence has emerged of health risks from eating them. 66. ________And, overall, the studies have shown that the environmentaleffects on modified crops are not always as serious as the 67. ________greens claim. Nevertheless, environmentalists continue to findfault of such studies and argue that they are inconclusive. 68. ________While Americans seem be happy enough to consume 69. ________food made from GM crops, opinion polls continue to showtht European consumers dislike the idea. Europeans seem betaking the attitude which, since there remains the slightest 70. ________possibility of adverse consequences and since it is clear how 71. ________they, as consumers, benefit from GM crops, they wouldrather not run the risk.Part VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.72. The Grand Canyon is ________________(最宽处达两万四千米).73. If you had followed my advice, ________________(你现在就能完成工作了).74. In view of the practical need of society, ________________(有越来越多的人对学习英语感兴趣).75. A good book is a best friend ________________(从不拒绝我们).76. It was not until last Friday ________________(他读完了他妈妈送给他的那本书).Overseas Study at an Early AgeNowadays, more and more parents are eager to send their children to study abroad before they finish high school by whatever means and at whatever cost.It is quite understandable for parents to send their children to study overseas because they place high expectations on their children. They are encouraged by the success stories of those who have completed their overseas study. With the development of economy, companies and institutions at home are giving more and more emphasis on overseas experiences, too.Consequently, pursuing overseas study has become a kind of short cut in gaining a better future. Moreover, there is still one underlying reason for this rush-economic reason. The rapid economic progress in the past few years in China has enabled more and more parents to afford the huge cost for their children’s overseas study.As for me, overseas study is surely a helpful way to get both advanced knowledge and necessary experiences, but overseas study at an early age is neither necessary nor beneficial. The students may be too young to either tend for themselves or think for t hemselves. I do think that overseas study can contribute to one’s self-improvement, but it’s better to be pursued after one has finished his college study at home, when he is more capable of learning and living on his own .Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning).1. Y 根据题干中的信息词bird flu和major cities定位到第一个小标题下的第一段，可知作者认为主要城市还会遭受袭击，因为有很多灾难可能发生，包括禽流感、大地震、暴风雨、恐怖袭击等，再结合全文可知，本文是针对美国城市展开的，故该句表述正确。
四级模拟试卷三及详解答案
四级考前最新命制试卷三Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On the Tide of Immigration following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1. 近年来越来越多的人移民国外2. 出现这一现象的原因3. 我对这一现象的看法和建议On the Tide of Immigration________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions onD). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The Overworked, Networked FamilyBring up work-and-family balance at a neighbor’s barbecue, and the conversation immediately t urns toward tales of rushing out of meetings at breakneck (飞快的) speed to shuttle the kids to soccer practice or struggling to tear ourselves away for a decent vacation. Complaints about time pressure are so common that they have become a common cultural vocabulary. Everybody, it seems, is stressed out about time, and achieving “balance” has become the Holy Grail (圣杯) of middle-class family life.But maybe balance is the wrong image. Instead, think transformation. Just as businesses are shifting from Industrial Age to networks, so, too, is the American family undergoing a parallel social revolution. Parents and children are no longer on the same schedule — unlike the way things were a generation ago. With many educated mothers and fathers working longer hours, they are linked to their kids by a web of cell phones and e-mails.At the same time, kids are taking the initiative to pursue more activities and are using information technologies to nurture their own electronic networks of relationships, from friends at school to cousins in distant cities.The networked economy is leading to far different standards and expectations of what it means to be a parent and a child. It’s not simple enough for the young to get an education. Instead, the goal is to raise children to be creative and adaptable, able both to compete successfully and to collaborate with their peers from all over the world. “We have an economy whose functioning depends for the first time on the enhancement of human capability,” says Richard Florida, professor of public policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.How can the typical overworked white-collar American —bombarded(轰炸) by e-mails, troubled with late-night meetings, and confronted with unexpected business trips — at the same time manage at high speed and cope with the new challenges at home? Gradually, a new body of shared rules-of-thumb (经验做法) is emerging, passed along at playgrounds and in offices. Among them: transform technology from an oppressor into a liberator.Others have mastered the art of interweaving work obligations and home life in a way that was not possible before, answering an e-mail from work one minute and helping with homework the next. And the younger members of the family — already far more sophisticated at multitasking and networking than their parents — are getting a chance to see what approaches work and what falls flat.Historically, the organization of the family has mirrored, to some degree, the organization of the workplace. Take the classic middle-class family of the 1950s and ‘60s, the “Golden Age” economy of stro ng productivity growth and abundant gains in real wages. With a secure corporate job, Dad could afford to work not much more than 40 hours a week and Mom could stay at home to raise the children. The family of that era did many things together. The classic example is eating dinner every evening at the kitchen table. The kids also followed their parents when Mom and Dad visited friends. In essence, a family acted like a single unit, with a hierarchy (等级制度) that mirrored the top-down management of factories or large industrial organizations of the day.Fast-forward to the 2000s. Today, both Mom and Dad are more likely to have careers. The combined workweek of a husband and wife in their prime working years with children is 68 hours, up from 59 hours in 1979, according to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute. The better educated the couple, the more hours they put in. At theof being outsourced to foreign countries. Instead, what’s left are the more complicated and creative tasks that can’t be easily reduced to a set of instructions.At home, standards for a healthy, emotionally rich family life are a lot higher than they used to be. Schedules during “leisure hours” are filled with music lessons and play dates for the kids, exercise classes for Mom, and occasional golf times for Dad. Parents are aware that colleges and universities look more favorably on high school students with a demonstrated ability to do many things well, not unlike the skills they will need in the workplace.To achieve these goals, families are learning to turn technology to their advantage. Many time-pressed workers now realize that technology creates greater possibilities for busy families to stay in touch and, at the same time, increase family time. When Ruder went to the work on Saturdays and Sundays, he doesn’t long for “the good old days”. “Because of technology, I probably spend more time working on the weekend now, but it’s easier on me because I can work at home, then take a run, and go out to brunch with friends,” he says.But just as excessive e-mails and conference calls fill up time on the job, there’s te mptation to use the technology to stuff too much in at home as well. Other busy people have found that it’s important to maintain fairly strict boundaries between work and home.It’s important to note that there’s no one-size-fit-all solution for the problem of reconciling long hours at work with a healthy family life. What’s more, individuals can accomplish only so much acting on their own. Schools and other major community institutions still behave as though the 40-hour workweek were the rule rather than the exception. And corporations are still loading new responsibilities and commitments onto managers and professionals, without taking away any of the old ones. Nevertheless, what’s fascinating about the current focus on managing work and family time is th at it’s rooted in an abundance of possibilities. Through trial and error, with many troubles along the way, the networked family is starting to figure out how to take advantage of the many opportunities available today. And that’s progress.1. We learn from the first paragraph that ______.A) middle-class families take achieving balance as the Holy GrailB) time pressure makes it hard for people to balance work and familyC) people are too busy to share the interesting things in their life with each otherD) complaints about time pressure have become ever more common among people2. According to the passage, one aim of the networked economy is to ______.A) make children creative and adaptableB) let children get the best education in their lifeC) raise children to be imaginative and independentD) get children to compete with their peers3. According to Richard Florida, what determines the operation of our economy?A) The transforming of businesses. C) The pursuing of more new knowledge.B) The using of information technologies. D) The strengthening of human capability.4. One approach the typical overworked white-collar American use to cope with the new challenges at home is toA) give up some extra work obligationsB) spend as much time with families as possibleC) change the role technology plays in their lifeD) discuss with others to get solutions5. What is the typical example of the things families did together in the “Golden Age”?A) Always playing games together. C) Taking a walk together every evening.B) Always going to cinema together. D) Having dinner together every evening.6. In the 21st century, the amount of time parents put in companying their children depends on ______.A) parents’ educa tion level C) children’s academic recordB) parents’ working location D) children’s age7. Parents realize that to gain skills to be needed in the workplace, high school students should to go ______.A) Companies and schools. C) Foreign countries.B) Colleges and universities. D) Offices and schools.8. Today, many time-pressed workers realize that ______________________________ can increase family time.9. As people spend more time working at home, some busy people find it important to keep ____________________ ____________ between work and home.10. According to the passage, today’s managers and professionals are undertaking more _______________________from companies.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will 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 thequestions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) She is told to give up the apartment. C) She is still looking for an apartment.B) She doesn’t plan to move. D) She wants to move out of the dorm.12. A) Mary wanted to invite the man to dinner.B) Mary planned to see the man next year.C) Mary didn’t want to have a dinner with the man.D) Mary hoped to come for dinner next time.13. A) New York. B) Denver. C) Phoenix. D) Chicago.14. A) Jim is at a meeting now. C) Jim will take his girlfriend to the meeting.B) Jim will attend the meeting later. D) Jim is with his girlfriend now.15. A) Ask the woman to be his coach.B) Have a talk with the account director.C) Do the health and fitness training program.D) Talk about fitness with the woman in detail.16. A) Pay a visit to the man. C) Make a distance call to the man.B) Ask for some advice from the man. D) Invite the man to have a dinner.17. A) Try it on. C) Hammer a nail with it.B) Throw it away. D) Exchange it for a hammer.18. A) He likes the current temperature. C) He likes cooking food.B) He wishes the weather would get warmer. D) He thinks he will like the food.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) She is not sure how to use a credit card.B) She doesn’t know how to fix her faucet.C) She is not sure which credit card to choose.D) She is not sure whether to get a credit card or not.20. A) She can keep track of her finances.B) She will know how much she can overdraw.C) She is charged nothing until that date onwards.D) She will be charged at a higher rate after the grace period.21. A) Compare a range of options.B) Find out more from research.C) Find out more by talking to the bank staff.D) Take some time before actually making a decision.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) To school. C) To the science museum.B) To the dentist’s. D) To Julie’s house.23. A) 12:30 p.m. B) 1:30 p.m. C) 2:00 p.m. D) 7:00 p.m.24. A) Clean the dishes. C) Call a friend.B) Play soccer with her brother. D) Help Julie with her science project.25. A) The video machine doesn’t work.B) They have seen all the videos in her house.C) Susan has lent the video machine to a friend.D) Susan’s mother is going to use the video machine.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and 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). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) What they are most worried about.B) How much exercise they get every day.C) What entertainment they are interested in.D) How long their parents accompany them daily.27. A) Have more activities. C) Receive early education.B) Have regular checkups. D) Get enough entertainment.28. A) They should have no TV sets. C) They should be near a common area.B) They should be no place for play. D) They should have a computer for study.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) How to develop a child’s initiative.B) How to accumulate an amount of pocket money.C) How to teach a child to save money30. A) It should not include entertainment expenditures.B) It should only include everyday expenses.C) It’s better to be given in line with that of his friends.D) It’s better to be given as less as possible.31. A) Children should be given more allowance when they behave well in school.B) Children should not be paid when they help do daily chores.C) Paying children for getting a high mark in school can develop their initiative.D) Allowance should not be ti ed directly to children’s housework.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Accidents and war. C) Accidents and aging.B) Diseases and aging. D) Heart disease and war.33. A) Medicine. C) The Internet.B) Brain cells. D) Human organs.34. A) Heart disease will be far away from us.B) Human brains can decide the final death.C) The basic materials of cells will last forever.D) Human organs can be repaired by new medicine.35. A) Human life will not last more than 120 years in the future.B) Humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now.C) Much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life.D) We have already solved the technical problems in building new cells.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you arerequired to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, youcan either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Pocket electronic dictionaries, popular with students, are raising (36) _______ among local educators. Used (37)_______ in price from several hundred yuan to several thousand, depending on the functions “The electronic dictionary lightens both my school bag and my work (39) _______,”said a middle school student. “Most of my classmates use electronic dictionaries for the (40) _______.” he said.Even some teachers (41) _______ electronic dictionaries. “Electronic dictionaries often allow students to read more,” said an English teacher. “they prefer to look up words they don’t understand without having to (42) _______ through a dictionary. They often find ordinary dictionaries are too complicated.”However, educators have expressed some concerns about the (43) risks of allowing students to useunder way in health care systems around the country. For example:Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are 50 paper records. While many still experience the 51 of a paper-driven system that is only slightly more sophisticated than black-and-white reruns of Marcus Welby, M.D., EHRs give leading health care providers a complete and accurate medical history as well as links to practice guidelines and best practices. Doctors can access a wide range of tools that support 52 , care management and compliance (遵循) with protocols (方案).pharmacy(药房) to patient. It’s not just about sending a prescription electronically to ensure legibility. A good e-Prescrib ing system automatically flags potentially harmful drug interactions and checks a health Plan’s reimbursement (偿还) schedule to 54 costs for patients.Personal Health Records (PHRs) are patient-owned and 55 electronic health records that allow people to store, access and coordinate their complete health history and make 56 parts available to those who need it. The key here is that individuals are in control of their own information.extreme than others.For example, it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the criminal in the first instance should be merely isolated from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority ofpenalty deters murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100,000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been imposed only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10.4 murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is no coincidence (巧合). It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter many murders. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed(否决), innocent people will be murdered —some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.57. The principle purpose of this passage is to ______.A) initiate a veto C) criticize the governmentB) speak for the majority D) argue for the value of the death penalty58. The author’s response to those who urge the death penalty for all degrees of murder would most likely be______ .A) friendly B) hostile C) negative D) supportive59. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that the author thinks that ______ .A) the second type murders should be sentenced to deathB) the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be debatedC) the veto of the bill reestablishing the death penalty is of little importanceD) the death penalty is the most controversial issue in the United States today60. The passage attempts to establish a relationship between ______.A) executions and murdersB) the effects of execution and the effects of isolationC) the murder rate and the importance of the death penaltyD) the importance of equal rights and that of the death penalty61. The author’s attitude towards death penalty is ______.A) opposing B) supporting C) neutral D) sarcasticPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Many are aware of the tremendous waste of energy in our environment, but fail to take advantage of straightforward opportunities to conserve that energy. For example, everyone knows that lights should be switched off when no one is in an office. Similarly, when employees are not using a meeting room, there is no need to regulate temperature.Fortunately, one need not rely on human intervention to conserve energy. With the help of smart sensing and network technology, energy conservation processes such as turning off lights and adjusting temperature can beenergy use and institute procedures that lead to smarter and more efficient home, building and industrial plants.Until now, wires and cables for power and connectivity have limited the widespread adoption of sensor (传感器) networks by making them difficult and expensive to install and maintain. Battery-powered wireless networks can simplify installation and reduce cost. But their high power consumption and the corresponding need for regular battery replacement has made wireless networks difficult and costly to maintain. Nobody wants to replace hundreds or thousands of window sensor batteries in a large building on a regular basis.The promise of wireless sensor networks can only be fully realized when the wiring for both the data communication and the power supply is eliminated. Doing so requires a true battery-free wireless solution, one that can utilize energy harvested directly from the environment. To facilitate the widespread deployment of wireless sensor networks, GreenPeak has developed an ultra-low-power communication technology that can utilize environmental energy sources such as light, motion and vibration. This technology, employing on-board power management circuits and computer software to monitor energy harvesters and make the best use of harvested energy, enables sensors to operate reliably in a battery-free environment.Wireless sensor networks deployed in our offices and home will have an enormous impact on our daily lives, helping to build a smarter world in which energy is recycled and fully utilized. These wireless platforms, equipped with advanced sensing capability, will enable us to better control our lives, homes and environment, creating a truly connected world that enables people worldwide to live in a more comfortable, safer, and cleaner environment.62. Batteries are not an ideal energy source for sensor networks because they ______.A) require automatic rechargingB) are difficult and costly to maintainC) have to be replaced from time to timeD) contain metals that pollute the environment63. Battery-free wireless sensor networks are made possible by the fact that ______.A) their maintenance has been greatly simplifiedB) there is energy in the environment to be utilizedC) the cost of using them has been drastically reducedD) modern data communication consumes little energy64. According to the passage, GreenPeak ______.A) supplies batteries operating on harvested energyB) benefits handsomely from communication technologyC) promotes the application of wireless sensor networksD) is the first company to install wireless sensor networks65. The focus of Paragraph 4 is on the ______.A) replacement of batteries in harvestersB) elimination of batteries in sensor networksC) impact of sensor networks on power supplyD) monitoring of energy harvested from the environment66. Wireless sensor networks promise to ______.A) bring businesses high profits C) turn motion into a major source of energyB) further develop the sensing technology D) improve the daily lives of people worldwideasthe75One study saw participants follow one of the tips to see 76 effective it was. Participants then took the advice offered —such as watching an upbeat (积极乐观的) film — often 77 too hard on trying to improve their 78 rather than letting it lift naturally. 76. A) what C) whateverB) however D) how77. A) attracted C) concentratedB) drawn D) absorbed78. A) temper C) mindB) passion D) moodThis 79 that by the time the film had ended, they often felt angry and 80 by the advice given, putting them in a far worse mood than when they had started watching. 81 , results of the study, published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, 82 that the key to true happiness was much more simple: 83 relationships with friends and family members. The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, 84 external recognition through success or fame. It’s having worthwhile social relationships. That means the best 85 to increase your happiness is to stop worrying about being happy and instead pour your energy 86 nurturing the social bonds you have with other people. 79. A) assumed C) supposedB) meant D) hoped80. A) blamed C) discouragedB) provoked D) cheated81. A) However C) ThereforeB) Moreover D) Otherwise82. A) exposed C) imposedB) disposed D) proposed83. A) initial C) radicalB) meaningful D) truthful84. A) nor C) orB) and D) but85. A) way C) processB) method D) form86. A) to C) intoB) over D) byPart VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions:Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.87. We lost our way in that small village, _________________________________ (否则我们就参观更多的名胜古迹了) yesterday.88. Only after Mary read her composition the second time _________________________________(她才注意到拼写错误).89. In order to find the missing child, villagers _________________________________(在过去的五个小时里，一直在尽最大努力).90. _________________________________(到你读完这本书的时候), your meal has got cold.91.Film has a much shorter history, especially when _________________________________(与音乐和绘画比起).四级考前最新命制试卷三参考答案及录音文本参考答案Part I Writing【参考范文一】【参考范文二】Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. B)2. A)3. D)4. C)5. D)6. A)7. B)8. technology9. fairly strict boundaries10. responsibilities and commitmentsPart III Listening Comprehension11. B)12. D)13. C)14. D)15. B)16. A)17. C)18. D)19. C)20. D)23. C)24. A)25. A)26. C)27. A)28. A)29. D)30. C)31. D)32. B)33. A)34. D)35. C)36. concern37. primarily38. range39. load40. convenience41. defend42. leaf43. potential44. The definitions are simplified and somewhat unclear compared with those in ordinary print dictionaries45. Most of these devices do not include sample sentences which are of vital importance46. but he was not sure of its meaning, then he looked it up in a cheap dictionaryPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)47. J)48. A)49. C)50. F)51. M)52. D)53. O)54. K)55. H)56. B)57. D)58. C)61. B)62. C)63. B)64. C)65. B)66. D)Part V Cloze67. C)68. B)69. A)70. B)71. D)72. A)73. C)74. B)75. D)76. D)77. C)78. D)79. B)80. D)81. A)82. A)83. B)84. C)85. A)86. C)Part VI Translation87. otherwise we would have visited more places of interest88. did she notice the spelling mistake89. have been doing all they can / their best over the past five hours90. By the time you have finished this book91. compared to music and painting。
大学英语四级模拟测试（三）（附答案）
⼤学英语四级模拟测试（三）（附答案）听⼒（略）Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and you should decide which is the best choice. (40 points) Passage 1Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Just like children, deer often cross British roads to get to the other side. But the cost is the deer's life. At night, speeding cars hit and kill the animals. Now foresters are using natural animal instincts（本能）to prevent dangerous crossings.In England, the British Forestry Commission has installed thousands of glowing red "wolf eyes" along woodland roads. The eyes are actually reflectors, plastic bars like the red reflectors on your bike. The ten-centimeter long bars are fixed on top of posts, with only these signs directed towards the woods rather than the roads.When cars speed by, light rays from car headlights reflect off the reflectors' shining surface and flash into the woods. Deer are instantly scared by the wolf eyes ―even though wolves haven't hunted deer in Britain or even lived there for a hundred years!Scientists think the glowing light imitates the "eye shine" of nightly beasts. (You've probably seen eye shine on cats. Mirror-like cells in the eyes reflect some light that hits them.)The deer must not have "forgotten" that a wolf can run up to 72 km per hour in hot pursuit, or can sniff（嗅）deer out from 2.4 km away. In some areas where "wolf eyes" keep watch, 90 percent fewer deer have been killed at night.26. In Britain, deer's life is threatened _____ .A) by worsening environmentB) by nightly beastsC) by automobilesD) by illegal hunting27. The word "foresters" (Line 2, Para. 1) refers to _____.A) workers in charge of forestsB) traffic policemenC) raisers of wild animalsD) road-building engineers28. The nightly beasts' eyes _____.A) are as bright as mirrorsB) are as shiny as car headlightsC) can work as plastic barsD) can reflect incoming light29. The success of "wolf eyes" proves that _____.A) the deer is a kind of very timid animalB) animals can always be easily cheatedC) all things in nature are related to each otherD) the deer's fear of wolves is genetically built30. It is implied in the passage that _____.A) a wolf can run very fast in hot pursuitB) Great Britain pays great attention to animal protectionC) a wolf's smell is ten times more sensitive than man'sD) Britain has built many highways through woodlandsPassage 2Question 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:"Mind over matter" is an English saying meaning that we can control our bodies with our minds. Now scientists are finding increasing evidence that our mind can have a great effect on our physical health. Since our mind influences how we feel, it's not impossible to say that someone is ill just because he feels ill.The influence of the mind on how well we feel is the basis of what is known as the placebo (which is Latin for "I shall please") effect. A placebo is a harmless, inactive substance. Patients are sometimes given placebo pills and begin to feel better because they believe that they have been given real drugs and expect to respond to them. The placebo effect is very strong: research on pain suggests that up to 30% of the effect of most painkillers is a placebo effect.So if it's so powerful, why don't doctors use it today?According to Dr. Persaud, they do. "Things like wearing a white coat, going to a hospital, being scanned（扫描）all have a very strong placebo effect," he says.31. The English saying "mind over matter" means that _____.A) sound mind is more important than good healthB) our mind has strong effect on our bodyC) our physical health has nothing to do with our mindD) mental health mainly depends on physical health32. According to the first paragraph, if you feel ill, _____.A) you don't need to see a doctorB) you are still in good conditionC) it doesn't necessarily mean that you're physically ill33. According to the passage, placebos _____.A) are real effective pillsB) are not real drugsC) can relieve all kinds of painD) may make patients feel worse34. The placebo effect is based on _____.A) a response of the body to drugsB) a harmless, inactive substanceC) the constant use of some special drugsD) the influence of our minds on our bodies35. Which of the following may least have a placebo effect?A) Concentrating one's mind over a matter.B) Taking sleeping pills before going to bed.C) Taking a physical examination.D) Talking with a doctor.Passage 3Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors（先驱）can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.Modern science fiction writers don't often write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the effects of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology and come to terms with a continually changing view of the world.36. Science fiction appeared _____.A) a few decades agoB) within the last one hundred yearsC) hundreds of years agoD) thousands of years ago37. Which of the following is less likely to be written in modern science fiction?A) Imagined space adventure and conquering new stars.B) Prediction of effects of technical developments on society.C) Prediction of effects of technical developments on human mind.D) Imagination of the future world in reflection of today's world.38. It can be concluded that modern science fiction writers _____.A) tend to show their political views in their worksB) follow the model set by Jules Verne and H.G. WellsC) are more creative than those in the pastD) are more interested in classic works39. The presentation of an ideal society is found _____.A) neither in classic and modern science fictionB) both in classic and modern science fictionC) only in classic science fictionD) as a fairly new trend in science fiction40. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Science fiction often overtakes science fact.B) Writers may find it easy to keep ahead of scientific advances.C) Science fiction is based on successful adventurous events.D) Science fiction helps us to face challenges of the future.Passage 4Question 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:My mother never let herself get down; no matter how bad things were, she stayed cheerful. Even though we had a hard life, she still maintained the attitude that everything was fine. I remember her coming home tired from her job at the restaurant and saying that we were lucky. We didn't have a lot of clothes or toys, but my mother always made sure we had enough to eat. Her love and devotion for my brother and me made our lack of material possessions seem insignificant. Even today, if I were given a choice between having love at home with no wealth and having wealth with no love, I would want it just the way I had it. I grew up poor in material things but rich in love.Since my father was never around long enough to teach me physical things or to play games with me, I didn't succeed in any competitive sport. My mother did her best as a substitute, throwing a ball with me in the lot behind our house, but it wasn't the same. She was too protective of me, and I didn't have enough confidence in my own abilities to really try anything physically demanding.41. We can see from the story that the author is _____ his mother.A) proud ofB) worried aboutC) pitiful forD) concerned about42. "My mother never let herself get down" means _____.A) she never got tiredB) she never felt sadC) she never fell illD) she was never impatient43. The author's mother often played games with him because _____.A) his mother tended to protect him too muchB) his father was not good enough at sportsC) his father didn't have enough time to be with himD) his mother was excellent at physical things44. The story implies that the author's mother was least likely _____.A) to be pleased with her role in the familyB) to make friends wherever she wentC) to do things which were to be done by her husbandD) to cry over difficulties in life45. According to the author, a child won't be happy unless he _____.A) enjoys love at homeB) gets enough to eatC) lives with his parentsD) has a lot of clothes and toysPart III Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) andD). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentences. (10 points)46. In fact, to make life _____ easier for themselves, some Americans prefer less demanding jobs, even with less pay.A) somewhat B) somehow C) sometime D) somewhere47. Human cloning has been the most controversial _____ in life sciences this year.A) question B) issue C) problem D) trouble48. We hope the measures to control water pollution, _____ taken by the government, will succeed.A) that B) because C) since D) as49. It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _____ to perform skillfully yourself.A) other thingB) anotherC) somethingD) the other50. The chemical works that has _____ the fertile fields faces billions of dollars in fines.A) injured B) rotted C) spoiled D) upset51. The first two items of this contract are especially _____ of notice.A) worth B) worthy C) worthwhile D) worthless52. What was intended as a peaceful demonstration rapidly _____ into violence.A) caused B) resorted C) generated D) degenerated53. "Do you want to see my ID card or student card?" "Oh, _____."A) either one does wellB) each one is goodC) either one will doD) each will be fine54. The number of people invited to the party _____ two hundred, but a number of them _____ absent for various reasons.A) were … was B) was … were C) was … was D) were … were55. The two most common _____ in making a cake are flour and sugar.A) elements B) factors C) components D) ingredients56. We had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a _____ engagement.A) primary B) preceding C) prior D) prevalent57. On no _____ will you be allowed to drive after drinking alcohol.A) occasion B) circumstance C) situation D) condition58. The student was _____ his head and wondering how he could afford such an expensive computer.A) scratching B) scraping C) screening D) screeching59. The visitors were amazed to see so many _____ and precious treasures in the museum.A) strange B) infrequent C) rare D) odd60. In summer I like to go to the seaside. It _____ good to lie on the beach or swim in the cool sea.A) feels B) does C) gets D) makes61. The last ten years _____ tremendous changes in the city.A) searched B) investigated C) witnessed D) overlooked62. Mr. Jason is an _____ force ― he pushes his students to excel far beyond their own expectations.A) excessive B) agreeable C) aggressive D) inspirational63. Foreign tourists who have paid tax on things they have brought into the country can _____ it when they leave the country with them.A) claim B) acclaim C) exclaim D) reclaim64. _____ in thought, Mr. Smith almost ran into the car in front of him.A) Losing B) Lost C) Having lost D) To lose65. For the health of babies, breastfeeding is far superior _____ bottle-feeding.A) to B) than C) beyond D) versusPart IV TranslationSection A:Directions: Read the following passage and translate the 5 underlined sentences into Chinese.(5 points)Two groups who want to clone human babies defended their efforts yesterday before a panel（专门⼩组）set up by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. (66) But they failed to erase concerns raised by animal-cloning researchers, who believe attempts at human cloning are unethical and may lead to dead, deformed or ill infants.(67) For a moment, many thought one would-be cloner had claimed her research group had cloned human embryos ―something researchers have avoided for ethical reasons.Brigitte Boisselier, who runs a human-cloning operation associated with a UFO-worshipping religious sect, made reference to cloned embryos while being questioned by one of the panel members about human cloning. (68) Later, she told a group of reporters she had been misunderstood: Her research team was working with cow embryos.(69) The whole exchange was typical of those between would-be human cloners, the press and the panel: sound, fury and a lot of nothing. Often, the sideshow created by the would-be cloners seemed like it might take over the meeting.Scientists at the meeting didn't doubt either group would try. (70) The chances of success appear relatively slim ― and it seems certain they would create a lot of pain and suffering.66. __________________________________________________________________________67. __________________________________________________________________________68. __________________________________________________________________________69. __________________________________________________________________________70. __________________________________________________________________________Section BDirections: In this section, you will translate 5 sentences below into English. (10 points)71. 上周，美国威胁要针对⽇本和俄罗斯在美国市场倾销钢材产品采取⾏动。
大学英语四级模拟试题三
大学英语四级模拟试题三Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.Passage 1How do you send a message to a submerged submarine, particularly one carrying mi Water may not look like a barrier to communications, but appearances are deceiving. Water strongly absorbs all electromagnetic waves except blue green light and extremely low frequency radio waves. The very low frequency waves now used to contract submarines penetrates only a short distance into the ocean, so the craft must either surface or send up and antenna (天线) to receive messages, thereby increasing its weakness. A laser system --- accurate over long distances and capable of carrying more data than the very low frequency waves --- would talk to submarine at their normal depths.In the system, a very broad beam spreading out freely in all directions would be scanned (扫描) over thousands of square miles of ocean so that it wouldn't endanger boats, birds or fish——or the submarines it is supposed to reach.Since only a small fraction of the laser system will make its way through the air and ocean, receivers mounted on the submarines must be able not only to detect the laser but also to discriminate between it and sunlight. So, military scientists are now working hard on special filter that allow through only the precise wavelengths emitted by the laser. The filtered light, when transformed into electrical signal, can then be decoded. Militaryplanners are confident that laser communication with submarines is feasible.1. Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?A. Missiles carried by submerged submarines.B. Messages sent by submerged submarines.C. Blue-green lasers used by submerged submarines.D. The way to send a message to submerged submarines.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Water is a barrier to radio communication.B. Lasers have found wide application in submarine communication.C. Water absorbs all kinds of electromagnetic waves.D. Very low frequency radio waves cannot be used to contact submarines.3. Which of the following is NOT true of a laser system?A. It is able to make its way through water.B. It is able to communicate with submarines at work.C. Its beam reaches a submerged submarine with the help of an antenna.D. It is able to carry more data than low frequency waves.4. The reference word “it” (Sentence 1, para.3) refers to .A. the airB. the laser beamC. the oceanD. the submarine5. Who would be very much interested in the passage?A. Missile buildersB. Military scientistsC. FishermenD. Ship builderPassage 2The West begun to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous work re-assessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago, set the tone for the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which, until then, western historians had claimed for Europe, were made first in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual history of the world was not received without protest by some reputable historians. However, the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were skeptical at first. China's invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder has never been disputed, but this new history has added advanced bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddle boats and many other inventions to the list.In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern times. It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history of China, where a static society under a relatively benevolent regime of scholar-gentry contrasts with the potentially revolutionary and dynamic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making every effort to catch up with the West again, and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year. But will China avoid the West's mistakes?6. So far, how many volumes have been published?A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. None.7. The first volume was published .A. ten years agoB. last yearC. five years agoD. twenty years ago8. In Line 7, the word “skeptical" means .A. doubtfulB. worriedC. sadD. angry9. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Gunpowder.B. Needle.C. Paddle boats.D. Bridge design.10. The best title for this passage is .A. China's InventionsB. Comparisons Between the East and the WestC. China Is Catching UpD. Situations in ChinaPassage 3Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dustbin would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.The new concept of recycling waste is taking shape at theBritish technological laboratory at Warren Spring, not far from the north of London. Today, the laboratory spends four times as much money in studying recycling as it did five years ago.The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well. Methods have been discovered, for example, for removing the ink from newsprint so that the paper can be used again, and for obtaining valuable oils and gases from old motor car types. All these ideas are already being made use of, but what is new is the idea of combining them on such a large scale in a single plant designed to recycle most types of waste.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal spikes which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that crushers and rollers will break up everything that can be broken finally, and the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; finely the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. But in some big industrial areas, where rubbish has been dumped for so long that there are no holes left to fill up with rubbish, these new automatic recycling plants may be built sooner. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish tomore distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.11. Projects for recycling waste in Britain .A. will not be started for at least fifteen yearsB. are being developed all over BritainC. have not yet been fully testedD. have been abandoned because they are too expensive12. The purpose of the latest recycling project isA. to prevent people from putting rubbish into holesB. to find a way of destroying all kinds of wasteC. to extract useful raw materials from the wasteD. to find out how much raw materials should be provided of people want to recycle the waste13. The new type of recycling plant will .A. recycle only paper and rubberB. not recycle metals, paper or rubberC. recycle paper, rubber and metalsD. not recycle steel, lead or copper14. The first recycling plants .A. have already been built in large industrial areasB. will not be built for at least fifteen yearsC. will probably be built in the next fifteen yearsD. will be too expensive to build near big cities.15. “Well on with" in the first paragraph probably means .A. finished withB. nearing completionC. getting ready to startD. making improvements on。
《英语四级考试模拟试题》
英语四级考试模拟试题介绍英语四级考试是中国大学英语能力考试的一部分，也是许多大学生所必须参加的一项考试。
为了更好地帮助考生提高英语水平，以下是一套模拟试题，涵盖了四个测试部分：听力、阅读、写作和翻译。
听力部分Section 1对话1： John: Hi, Mary. Are you free this Saturday evening? Mary: Yes, I am. What's up? John: I'm planning to go see a movie. Would you like to come along? Mary: That sounds great! What time is it? 请回答以下问题：1. Who is going to see a movie? 2. When are they going to see the movie?对话2： Amy: Excuse me, do you know where the nearest post office is? Tom: Yes, there is a post office two blocks away from here. Amy: Thank you! Is it open on weekends? Tom: No, unfortunately not. It's only open during weekdays. 请回答以下问题： 1. Where is the nearest post office?2. When is the post office open?Section 2Passage 1: Nowadays, more and more people prefer shopping online rather than going to physical stores. It offers convenience and a wide range of products to choose from without leaving your home. 请回答以下问题： 1. What are some advantages of online shopping mentioned in the passage?Passage 2: Space exploration has always been an exciting field for scientists and enthusiasts alike. It has contributed to numerous technological advancements and has expanded our knowledge of the universe. 请回答以下问题： 1. Why is space exploration important?阅读部分阅读理解题目略...写作部分作文题目：电子书和纸质书之间的选择现如今，随着科技的发展，许多人更倾向于购买电子书来阅读。
专业英语四级(语法与词汇)模拟试卷3(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语四级（语法与词汇）模拟试卷3(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARYPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.1．If Mary had had enough money, ______on the trip to Sidney last Christmas.A．she would have goneB．had she goneC．she wentD．she would go正确答案：A解析：该题是语法结构题，考查虚拟语气的用法。
当虚拟语气用在非真实条件句中表示与过去事实相反时，从句的谓语动词用had+done形式，主句的谓语动词用would／should／could/might +have done形式。
因此，根据题意和语法规则，选项A为最佳答案。
知识模块：语法与词汇2．In ten years’ time, all those youngsters will become______.A．grown-upsB．growns-upC．growns-upsD．grown-up正确答案：A解析：该题是语法结构题，考查合成名词复数的用法。
合成名词的复数一般加在主体名词上，如brother-in—law，其复数形式是brothers-in-law。
如果没有主体名词，复数形式加在最后，如go-between，其复数形式是go—betweens，又如grown—up其复数形式是grown-ups。
英语四级考试模拟试题集与详细解析精选模拟试题附带详细解析
英语四级考试模拟试题集与详细解析精选模拟试题附带详细解析英语四级考试模拟试题集与详细解析精选模拟试题附带详细解析IntroductionThe English proficiency test, known as the CET-4, is an important examination for college students in China. To help students prepare for the test, a comprehensive mock test collection with detailed analysis has been created. This article aims to provide an overview of the content and structure of the mock test collection, as well as the benefits it offers for test preparation.Section 1: Reading ComprehensionThe reading comprehension section is a key component of the CET-4 exam. It evaluates students' ability to understand and analyze written texts in English. The mock test collection features a wide range of reading comprehension exercises, including short passages, articles, and essays. Each exercise is accompanied by detailed explanations and analysis, allowing students to grasp the main ideas and key information effectively.Section 2: Listening ComprehensionListening skills play a crucial role in English language proficiency. The CET-4 exam includes a section dedicated to evaluating students' listening abilities. The mock test collection offers a variety of listeningcomprehension exercises, simulating real-world scenarios such as conversations, lectures, and interviews. Transcripts and explanations are provided to help students improve their listening comprehension skills.Section 3: Vocabulary and GrammarHaving a strong vocabulary and solid grasp of grammar rules are essential for success in the CET-4 exam. The mock test collection includes exercises that target specific vocabulary and grammar concepts. It covers a wide range of topics and contexts, helping students expand their vocabulary and enhance their grammar skills. Detailed explanations are provided to clarify meaning and usage, ensuring a thorough understanding of the material.Section 4: Writing SkillsWriting is an important skill in academic and professional settings. The CET-4 exam requires students to demonstrate their ability to write clearly and effectively in English. The mock test collection offers a variety of writing exercises, such as essays, letters, and reports. Detailed analysis and feedback are provided to help students improve their writing skills, including grammar, vocabulary, organization, and coherence.Section 5: Speaking SkillsOral communication is another crucial aspect of English proficiency. The CET-4 exam includes a speaking section to assess students' ability to express themselves orally. The mock test collection provides a range of speaking exercises, covering topics such as personal experiences, currentevents, and academic discussions. Model answers and analysis are included to guide students in improving their pronunciation, fluency, and coherence.ConclusionThe English proficiency test is a significant milestone for college students in China, and thorough preparation is essential for success. The mock test collection discussed in this article provides a valuable resource for students, offering comprehensive exam simulation and detailed analysis. By utilizing this collection, students can enhance their reading comprehension, listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and speaking skills. With diligent practice and thorough understanding, they will be well-prepared to excel in the CET-4 exam.。
大学英语四级模拟考试试卷带答案第3套
Part I Writing ( 30 minutes)Directions: In this task, you are to write an essay on the necessity of developing social skills for college students. You will have 30 minutes for the task. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part ll Listening Comprehe n sion ( 25 minutes)Part ][Section A Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. "Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the oords in the bank more than once.Phones influence all aspects of teenage life. Ninety-five percent of Americans ages 13 to 17 have a smartphone or have access to one, and nearly half report using the internet "almost _1L ." But as recent survey data and interviews have suggested, many teens find much of that time to beunsatisfyingly spent. Continuous __JJ___ shouldn't be mistaken for endless enjoyment. A new ___1L representative survey about "screen time and device distractions" from the Pew Research Center indicatesthat it's not just parents who think teenagers are worryingly _1Lfrom their phones-many teens themselves do too. Fifty-four percent of the 13-to-17-year-olds surveyed said they spend too much time ---1!.Q_ in their phones.Vicky Rideout, who runs a research firm that studies children's interactions with media andtechnology, was not surprised by this finding. She says it's hardly __lLto teenagers. "They are dealing with the same challenges that adults are, as far as they are living in the ___lLof a tech environment designed to suck as much of their time onto their devices as possible," Rideout says.The way parents interact with technology can �the way they interact with their kids. Rideout thus thinks it's up to parents to model good ---1!_: Kids tend to take note if their parents put their phone away at dinner or charge it in another room while they sleep. Witnessing habits like that can help kids "realize that they can _1L some more control over their devices," she says. 2022年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）提示：2022年12月本套听力内容第一二套相同，故而未重复显示。
大学英语四级试卷模拟三试卷答案对照版
大学英语四级试卷模拟三试卷答案对照版大学英语四级试卷模拟三试卷答案对照版CET-4 Test (3) Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then write the corresponding letter on the space given.1.A) To ask the woman to fix his watch.B) To call the woman when the watch is fixed.C) To visit the woman within one week.D) To call the woman in a week.2.A) The man can sit down.B) She doesn't want the man to sit down.C) She'll mind if the man sits down.D) She would like the man to sit with her.3.A) She should be careful about spending money.B) She should buy the brown suit.C) She should find another job to make money.D) She shouldn't buy the brown suit.4.A) The movie was not good.B) The movie was excellent.C) He wants to see the movie again.D) He wants to stay at home.5.A) The wind has stopped, but it's still raining.B) The rain has stopped, but the wind is still blowing.C) It's still raining, and the wind is blowing.D) Both the rain and wind have stopped.6.A) He gave half of it to his friend.B) He threw half of it away.C) He kept all the paper.D) He threw half of it away and kept the rest.7.A) At 10:00.B) At 10:30.C) At 10:45.D) At 11:45.8.A) On a telephone.B) At a hotel.C) In private.D) In a guest house.9.A) He gambled it away.B) He lost his money.C) He had it with him.D) He took it out of the bank.10.A) On the grass.B) Near the pool.C) At home.D) On his bike.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end 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). Then write the corresponding letter on the space given.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) Seventy-one percent.B) Thirty percent.C) Thirty-nine percent.D) Twenty-nine percent.12.A) Shadow.B) Deep.C) Shallow.D) Regular.13.A) The deep water area of the sea.B) The end of the flat area.C) The shallow water area near the continents.D) Any place on the sea floor.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) Because John was a girl.B) Because the barber wouldn't like to cut it short.C) Because John liked it to be long.D) Because the hair grew too fast.15.A) The hair wasn't funny.B) John didn't like jokes about his hair.C) Nobody ever advised John to have his hair cut short.D) John liked his hair very much.16.A) An agreement to the barber's advice.B) A great joke.C) A great praise to the barber.D) A threatening to the barber.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A) Sutter.B) Marshall.C) Bennet.D) A newspaperman.18.A) T o ask the Governor for permission to make a home there.B) T o make sure that any gold found on his land would belong to him.C) To prevent people from making a home in the Sacramento Valley.D) To ask the Governor to keep a secret.19.A) By ship.B) By freight cars.C) By train.D) By both A and B.20.A) Because the new-comers took all the gold from his land.B) Because the new-comers killed one of his sons.C) Because the new-comers seriously harmed him during the California Gold rush.D) Because the new-comers prevented him from making use of the wealth of his land.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentences there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the space given.21. There are many things to consider when you are looking for a house, _____ to buy or just intend to rent.A) thoughB) althoughC) beforeD) whether22. Give her these pills and _____ her day and night for three weeks, and then she will become well.A) watchB) look forC) find outD) see to it23. He thought a lot about _____.A) how the crop to improvedB) how improved the cropC) how to improve the cropD) how improved the crop24. When he _____ finally, the first sentence he said was "Where am I?"A) came toB) came downC) came inD) came for25. Professor Byrd had _____ developing a new method of polar exploration.A) succeeded inB) won forC) had victory ofD) includes in26. Over the past few years medical researchers _____ for a means of controlling the virus.A) have searchingB) are searchingC) have been searchingD) search27. We preferred to postpone the sports meeting rather than _____ it without adequate preparation.A) holdB) heldC) to holdD) holding28. Since the beginning of the 20th century, scientists have become more and more interested in the way _____ the human brain works.A) howB) whichC) in which29. It's the most difficult problem we have met, but we must find the solution _____ or other.A) by one wayB) somehowC) anywayD) anyhow30. No one will take his advice, so he can do nothing but____ himself to the situation.A) assignB) to resignC) to assignD) resign31. Mr. D, a widower, was caught by a radar trap doing 41 m.p.h. in a 30 m.p.h. area, ______ traveling near his home.A) whileB) ifC) wheneverD) during32. She certainly didn't look ______ near 96. I thought she was in her middle sixties.A) nowhereB) anywhereC) solelyD) somewhat33. Whatever academic success the children achieve may also be a result of the small classes and the school's experimental aspect, ____ encourages students to work.A) thereforeC) that34. Large continental telephone networks, _____ together by submarine cables and satellite connections, together form a working machine of unimaginable size and dimension.A) maintainedB) linkedC) matchedD) completed35. One first grader finds the most challenging aspect to computing is _____ her finger to reach the delete button.A) stretchingB) touchingC) tryingD) utilizing36. Regression, the tendency to look back over ____ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading.A) whatB) whichC) that37. "Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you." was the first sentence ____ by a telephone.A) saidB) conveyedC) createdD) broadcast38. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm it takes longer to ____ down.A) coolB) balanceC) keepD) condense39. In time, the expression was used in a broader sense, generally describing any man _____ days of power were coming to an end.A) whenB) of whichC) of howD) whose40. Hardly two years have gone by without _____ of herhusband.A) wordsB) a wordC) wordD) the word41. Countries where cigarette smoking is only now becoming widespread can expect enormous increases in lung cancer during the 1990s or early in the next century, _____ prompt effective action is taken against the habit.A) ifB) unlessC) providedD) while42. In the US, manufactures have made important strides in the development of the technology to bring down the cost of solar conversion systems _____ improving their reliability.A) whileB) ifC) ofD) for43. In time of power _____ we used to stay in the open air.A) shortageB) failureC) absenceD) pause44. In England a person accused _____ crime must always be supposed innocent until he has been proved guilty.A) ofB) aboutC) overD) from45. It was little wonder that the animals were retreating _____ deeper into the bush.A) somehowB) yetC) everD) too46. You have to go through something, _____ unpleasant the experience might be, because you know you have no choice.A) whateverB) so farC) moreoverD) no matter how47. I wished you and your wife many years of happiness together and look forward _____ you both.A) seeB) to seeC) to seeingD) in seeing48. One can't marry in these days of high prices and _____ taxes without a good income!A) lowB) vitalC) lightD) heavy49. Economic ties between China and the United States will have, in some respects, a favorable impact _____ political relations.A) onB) ofC) aboutD) to50. _____ the actual damage is keyed into the computer theoperator is told by the computer what the implications are -- and what can be done to deal with the damage.A) ForB) AsC) SinceD) OncePart III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage 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 write the corresponding letter on the space given.Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage: Every time we open our mouths and speak we label ourselves -- I am English, you may be Bulgarian or African. We areall human beings, but sometimes we have communication problems which can lead to suspicion and misunderstanding. If you speak English, you have an advantage. The English languagemeans power and freedom to many. It dominates international relations. It affects nearly all our lives inone way or another, influencing everything from pop music to diplomatic relations. Yet only around 10% of the world's population are native English speakers. Many of you reading now will have struggled to learn the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of this very complicated language. But there could be another solution: learning Esperanto. Esperanto, meaning "one who hopes", is an artificial language, said to be the easiest in the world to learn. It was invented in 1887 by Ludwig Zamnehof, a young Polish optician (眼镜商).The usefulness of Esperanto has been recognized the world over. It is now estimated that around eight million people in over 100 countries have at least some knowledge of it. In Esperanto, we have a language that is easy to learn and fair to all speakers because it belongs not to one nation but to us all. Many people who have tried to learn other languages and failed, have succeeded in Esperanto becauseit is so easy. Although it is often seen as a joke and not as an important living language, it has been considered dangerous and governments are sometimes afraid of it.Your view of the world is largely based on the language you speak. If you are French, you have a French view, if youare Chinese view and so on. Peter Miles, of the Esperanto Translation Service in England, says that speakingEsperanto gives you a truly international view of the world. He regards himself as a citizen of the world looking down from a satellite circling the earth, who is able to communicate with people all over the world in Esperanto. A nice thought!51. What is the best title for the passage?A) Esperanto -- An Artificial LanguageB) Esperanto -- A Language For AllC) Esperanto -- People's HopeD) Esperanto -- A Nice Thought52. Esperanto is ______.A) not an important living languageB) Zamnehof's mother tongueC) accepted by all peopleD) a favorite of some linguists53. It is implied but not stated that ______.A) Zamnehof hated RussianB) English is more difficult to learn than EsperantoC) Peter Miles is an astronautD) Eight million people can speak Esperanto54. Peter Miles is ______.A) from the Esperanto Translation Service in EnglandB) in charge of the Esperanto Translation Organization of BritainC) a member of the Esperanto Translation Organization in BritainD) a member of the Translation Service of Europe55. The author speaks of Esperanto _____.A) in an objective wayB) in a subjective wayC) in an unfavorable wayD) in a favorable wayPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage: Honeybees cannot live alone. Their body structure and instincts equip them for life in a colony of community, where they have acomplex social organization and the various duties are divided among the individuals according to physical fitness and age. An individual worker bee。
4级考试模拟试题
4级考试模拟试题四级考试模拟试题1. 阅读理解A) 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
Do you love vegetables? Vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. They are full of vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to stay strong and healthy. There are many different kinds of vegetables, such as carrots, broccoli, spinach, and tomatoes. Some people don't like eating vegetables because they think they taste bad. But there are many delicious ways to prepare vegetables, such as roasting, grilling, or sautéing them with garlic and olive oil. Eating a variety of vegetables can help you look and feel your best.1. What are vegetables full of?A. Protein and sugarB. Vitamins and mineralsC. Fat and saltD. Carbohydrates and calories2. Why do some people not like eating vegetables?A. They are too expensiveB. They are difficult to findC. They think they taste badD. They take too long to cook3. What are some delicious ways to prepare vegetables mentioned in the passage?A. Boiling and steamingB. Frying and bakingC. Roasting and grillingD. Mashing and blending4. How can eating a variety of vegetables help you?A. It can make you sickB. It can help you look and feel your bestC. It can cause you to gain weightD. It can make you tiredB) 根据短文内容填空。
四考前模考试题参考答案
四级考前模考试卷<一）参考答案Part I Writing范文略Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning>b5E2RGbCAP 1.B>2.D>3.A>4.B>5.C>6.D>7.A8.abilities9.give it regular workouts10.moreactivep1EanqFDPwPart II Listening Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning>DXDiTa9E3d Section A11. B>12. A>13. C>14. D>15. A>16. A>17. B>18. D>Now you will hear the two long conversations.Conversation One19. A>20. B> 21. C>22. A>Conversation Two23. B>24. C>25.C>Section BPassage One26. B>27. A> 28. D>29. A>Passage Two30. B>31. C>32. D>Passage Three33. D>34. B>35. A>Section C36. common37. understanding38. value39. traditionallyRTCrpUDGiT40. additional41. Modern42. purpose43. similar44. Usually each group was studying the same thing, so the word“college” came to mean one area of study5PCzVD7HxA45. They were seen as different from subjects that were considered more useful in everyday lifejLBHrnAILg46. The first American universities divided their studies into manyareas and called each one a collegexHAQX74J0XPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth>Section A47. F>48. N>49. M>50. A>51. D>52. O>53. K>54. B>55. J>56. C>LDAYtRyKfE Section BPassage One57. D>58. C>59. A>60. B>61. C>Passage Two62. D>63. C>64. B>65. A>66. B>Part VCloze67. D>68. A>69. B>70. C>71. C>72. A>73. B>74. D>75. B>76. A>Zzz6ZB2Ltk 77. C>78. D>79. D>80. A>81. B>82. C>83. B>84. A>85. D>86. C>dvzfvkwMI1 Part VITranslation87. shouldn’t have driven so fast88. were denied admission/access89. completely lost to the outside world90. have free access to the swimming pool91. The destruction was so serious四级考前模考试卷<二）参考答案WritingPart I 范文略Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning>rqyn14ZNXIPart II 1. B>2. D>3. A>4. C>5. C>6. D>7. B>8. sacrificed9. fluent10. a private schoolPart III Listening ComprehensionSection A11. C> 12. C> 13. A> 14. B> 15. B> 16. D> 17. C> 18. A> EmxvxOtOcoConversation One19. D> 20. A> 21. C> 22. A>Conversation Two23. B> 24. A> 25. C>Section BPassage One26. A> 27. D>28. B>Passage Two29. D> 30. D> 31. C> 32. B>Passage Three33. D> 34. A>35. C>Section C36. undergone 37. considerations 38. rare39. divorceSixE2yXPq540. asset 41. financial 42. fast-paced 43. viewing6ewMyirQFL44. the family is dead except for the first year or two of child raisingkavU42VRUs45. the members will have more leisure time to spend with each otherand will derive considerable enjoyment from family type activitiesy6v3ALoS8946. they argue that the family is experimenting with a number of novel types and formsM2ub6vSTnPPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth>Section A47. K>48. B> 49. N> 50. F> 51. E> 52. M> 53. G> 54. A> 55.C> 56. H>0YujCfmUCwSection BPassage One57. A> 58. D> 59. D> 60. C> 61. B>Passage One62. C> 63. A> 64. B> 65. D> 66. C>Part V Cloze67. C> 68. A> 69. D> 70. A> 71. B> 72. C>73. B> 74. B> 75. C> 76. A> eUts8ZQVRd77. C> 78. B> 79. D> 80. C> 81. D> 82. B> 83. B> 84. D> 85. C> 86. A>sQsAEJkW5TPart VI Translation87. had been to her house several times88. There is no solid evidence / No solid evidence showsGMsIasNXkA89. for being unable to tell us90. but to find a more favorable climate91. raising a disabled child / a child with a disabilityTIrRGchYzg四级考前模考试卷<三）参考答案Part I Writing范文略Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming andScanning>7EqZcWLZNX 1. C>2. A>3. B>4. D>5. C>6. D>7. B>8. apparent9. educational cartoons10. bad eating habitslzq7IGf02E Part II Listening Comprehension (Skimming andScanning>zvpgeqJ1hk Section A11. D>12. C>13. A>14. A>15. B>16. A>17. C>18. D>Now you will hear the two long conversations.Conversation One19. B>20. A>21. A>22. B>Conversation Two23. B>24. A>25. D>Section BPassage One26. B>27. D>28. C>Passage Two29. D>30. A>31. B>Passage Three32. B>33. C>34. C>35. B>Section C36. various37. walks38. equal39. promotion40. fortnightly41. unfeasible42. choice43. unknown44. Though the primary object of these meetings is different, throughcooking, fellowship and understanding are enhancedNrpoJac3v145. Millions change hands in commercial transactions yearly as aresult of a fine lunch or a fine dinner1nowfTG4KI46. No great event in history ever happened without its beingpreviously planned or determined at a feastfjnFLDa5ZoPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth>Section A47. C>48. J>49. A>50. M>51. D>52. E>53. F>54. G>55. K>56. H>tfnNhnE6e5 Section BPassage One57. C>58. A>59. D>60. B>61. D>Passage Two62. C>63. D>64. A>65. B>66. B>Part VCloze67. B>68. D>69. C>70. A>71. C>72. A>73. D>74. C>75. B>76. A>HbmVN777sL 77. A>78. C>79. B>80. C>81. D>82. B>83. A>84. B>85. D>86. D>V7l4jRB8Hs Part VITranslation87. keeping an eye on him88. was laid off from her factory job89. Owing to staff shortages90. when it comes to mathematics91. would rather use credit cards申明：所有资料为本人收集整理，仅限个人学习使用，勿做商业用途。
四级考前模考试卷(三)
学林四级考前模考试卷（三）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Giving Children Mobile Phones. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.1. 目前越来越多的家长给孩子配手机，目的是……2. 也会带来一些问题3. 你的看法……Giving Children Mobile Phones_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Are Your Kids Eating Junk?Develop Healthy Eating Habits In Your ChildrenThe other day I watched a very informative documentary Vive La Cantine! (Long live the Canteen!). There was a chef and a dietitian (营养学家) who went to 2 canteens in France to see the condition in which children, about 8 years old, were served food. It was really very unpleasant and shocking.The children were served chips and other “junk food” (Powder and water for soup!) on a daily basis. They deliberately avoid any vegetables placed on their plates despite genuine efforts made by the cooks at the canteens to make them food from fresh vegetables.This gave me food for thought because this is a very grave issue when children at this tender age, still in a stage of active physical growth, do not eat vegetables. This article will be focused mostly on vegetables because these are the main foods which are a problem for children.Educate your children about the different types of vegetablesTake some junk foods like chips, burgers, etc... and add a few vegetables like beet, spinach and celery and askyour kid the names of each food item. I’ll bet you that your child will know ALL the junk food and will fail to know the names of about 30% of the vegetables. Educating their children about the basics of healthy eating is an area where most parents fail. So the first thing I’ll recommend is to familiarize your kids with the different vegetables there are, their tastes, their textures, their colors, their flavors in food. Let them actually experience the joy of fresh vegetables and hopefully this will help them get rid of the bad image vegetables ingrained (根深蒂固) in children’s minds.Stop rewarding your kidsMost parents try to bribe their children into eating vegetables by coaxing (劝诱) them with rewards. This kind of behavior will instill (灌输) the idea that vegetables are something that they are forced to eat for a reward. If there are no rewards, your children won’t bother eating the vegetables. If you are doing this, you must STOP it now because you will only be fooling yourself and your kids for a “short period”. How long do you think you can bribe your ki ds to eat vegetables? If you want your kids to gain healthy eating habits for the rest of his/her life, you must start by explaining to them why eating vegetables are good for them. They won’t be able to understand this at first but be inflexible (不退让的) (not forceful). Explain each time that kids must eat vegetables to stay healthy and smart.Stop punishing your kidsLike the rewarding kids, there are some parents who go to extreme measures in order to make their children finish their meals. These e xperiences will make the children create a hatred for vegetables. Don’t shove the vegetables down his/her throat but rather be patient and take the time to explain to your children that vegetables will do their health good. Actually cook them foodMost par ents actually buy foods for their kids or just microwave something they put together like the “powder and water to make soup” food. First of all, outside food does not equal home cooked food. You have no control of the ingredients used to make the food, ba sic stuff like salt, sugar, oil. No, you must not put your kids on a diet but it doesn’t hurt to have a control on health enemies like this especially as the rates of obese kids are escalating. Also, most of the instantaneous foods which take just a few minutes to cook are actually junk food. Let your kids taste a real carrot soup with real carrots in it instead of just powder and water.Limit the pocket moneyKids today have too much money and not enough control. Limit their pocket money so that they don’t buy candy or a chocolate bar every time they are hungry. Prepare them a healthy lunch meal instead of giving them money to buy food to eat.Give your kids healthy snacksInstead of giving him two chocolates, two candies, or one chocolate and biscuit, why not treat him to a chocolate and an apple or a yogurt and some biscuit. He will like it and also eat healthily at the same time.Hide the vegetables in the dishesDespite your various attempts you find your kid still not enjoying the vegetable you have cooked for him, then it is time for you to resort to some guerrilla tactics(游击战术). You must try to hide the vegetables in the dishes you prepare for him. You can crush vegetables for pasta sauces or you put the vegetables on a pizza. You can also make shakes and smoothies from fresh vegetables. There are many secret ways to prepare dishes with vegetables which are not so apparent. If you are discovered by your kids, you may be accused of “cheating” but at least you are sacrificing yourself for the goods of your children.Make them watch educational cartoons on food and nutritionChildren are easily influenced by what they watch on TV. The proof: a cartoon from Ireland known as Food Dudes is already getting children hooked on vegetables. The Food Dudes are 4 preteens called Razz, Rocco, Charlie and Tom who fight against the evil General Junk and his sidekicks who are depriving the world of fruits and veggies! The teens get their superpowers by consuming healthful foods like raspberries (Razz), broccoli (Rocco), carrots (Charlie) and tomatoes (Tom).Be a model to your childrenAnd last but not least, be a model to your kids. Avoid bad eating habits in front of your children as children are very intelligent persons and they can learn very quickly to emulate (模仿) your eating habits. Also if you’re practicing healthy eating habits, it’s a lot easier to convince children to do the same.Kids are very smart nowadays. You will lose many battles at first but you will win the war eventually if you stick to the above guidelines. Use your imagination.1. What did the program Vive La Cantine! reveal about children’s diet at school?A) Most food served for children tastes unpleasant.B) Kids have only junk food to choose from at school.C) Many children don’t eat vegetabl es as their daily food.D) Children enjoy a balanced diet thanks to the cooks.2. According to the author, most parents fail to _______.A) tell their kids important facts about healthy eatingB) serve their children with fresh vegetables at homeC) warn their kids to stay away from junk foodD) teach their children ways to recognize junk food3. Why should parents stop rewarding their kids for eating vegetables?A) It changes kids’ eating habits.B) It has only short-term effects.C) It may lead to overeating. D) It costs parents too much money.4. When explaining why kids must eat vegetables, parents need to _______.A) understand nutrition B) express the idea carefullyC) be a forceful speaker D) be persistent and patient5. If parents punish their kids for not eating vegetables, kids will _______.A) form healthy eating habits graduallyB) feel hatred for their parentsC) have a strong dislike of vegetablesD) change their negative attitudes to vegetables6. The author suggests that home cooked food _______.A) is rich in salt and sugar B) tastes worse than outside foodC) is just a waste of time for parents D) helps control children’s weight7. According to the passage, too much pocket money causes a problem that _______.A) children are more difficult to controlB) children tend to eat unhealthilyC) children become greedy for moneyD) children form a habit of wasting money8. For kids who dislike vegetables, parents can try some secret ways to make the vegetables less _____________________________________ in the dishes.9. The example of Food Dudes illustrates that watching _____________________________________ about vegetablesattracts children to vegetables.10. It’s important that parents avoid _____________________________________ in the sight of their quick-learningchildren.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will 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 marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) She finds the speech of the mayor boring.B) She thinks the new mayor is a good speaker.C) She is tired of watching the political speeches on TV.D) She has no idea how well the mayor did in the speech.12. A) The new apartments can accommodate 500 students.B) The new apartments are not available until next month.C) Most students can’t afford to live in the new apartments.D) It takes only 5 minutes to reach the campus from the apartments.13. A) He thought Dr. Parker’s tests were easy.B) Dr. Parker is no longer teaching history.C) The woman’s source of information is reliable.D) He didn’t enjoy taking history tests of Dr. Parker’s.14. A) A case of bank robbery. B) The search for the reliable witness.C) The interview with the bank clerk. D) The terrific detective story.15. A) Wait for his cousin. B) Go to the airport.C) Prepare dinner. D) Go to the concert.16. A) Worried. B) Cheerful.C) Confident. D) Angry.17. A) At a reception desk. B) At a store.C) In a bank. D) In a hotel.18. A) Sign his name for the fan. B) Fill in an application form.C) Exchange gifts with his friends. D) Get a purchase refunded.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Rise. B) Fall. C) V-shape. D) Zigzag.20. A) To create stability in their lives.B) To embrace changes of thought.C) To adapt to the disintegrated family life.D) To return to the practice in the 60s and 70s.21. A) They were afraid of losing face.B) They were willing to stay together.C) They wanted to go against the trend.D) They feared the complicated procedures.22. A) They would have enjoyed a happier life.B) They would have had difficulty being promoted.C) They would have been shifted around the country.D) They would have tasted little bitterness of disgrace.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Water. B) Crops. C) Money. D) Trees.24. A) It would have a bad effect on the local people.B) The local people do not want to sell any land.C) The government doesn’t allow land to be sold.D) There isn’t e nough money available to buy land.25. A) Two local people. B) A local person and a reservation worker.C) Two reservation workers. D) A reporter and a reservation worker.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions. 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) A best-selling coffee.B) A special educational program.C) Government support for schools.D) A new type of teacher-student relationship.27. A) To supply teachers with drinks.B) To do some research on nutrition.C) To raise money for school affairs.D) To develop students’ practical skills.28. A) She owns the school’s coffee shop.B) She teaches at Dixie Heights High School.C) She sees that the drinks meet health standards.D) She manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) 15%. B) 25%. C) 27%. D) 73%.30. A) It is a two-year-old cat. B) It likes to sleep in the sun.C) It often greets the passers-by. D) It works in the Global Hair Salon.31. A) Busy Life for Pets B) Pets Join the WorkforceC) Your Favorite Office Pets D) Pets Help Attract CustomersPassage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Water supply and increasing population.B) Water use management and agriculture.C) Water redistribution and wildlife protection.D) Water shortages and environmental protection.33. A) People in high rainfall countries feel lucky.B) Much of the world’s water is available for use.C) The costs of water redistribution should be considered.D) Water can be easily carried through pipes across the world.34. A) The water in Texas has been reduced by 75%.B) Most industries in the world suffer from water shortages.C) The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.D) Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.35. A) Ways to reduce the costs of building dams.B) Steps to improve water use management.C) Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.D) Attempts to handle the pressure on water supply.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.It is often through good dinners that one makes friends. In Japan, there are (36) ______ “Dining Groups” or “Wine Groups”, formed by people of different (37) ______ of life but of more or less (38) ______ standing, having as their common object, good living and the (39) ______ of friendship. They meet weekly or (40) ______ or on the birthday of one of the members, who play host in turn. As a rule, the dinner is held in one’s own home, unless for some reasons this is (41) ______, in which case it can be held in a (42) ______ restaurant. On each occasion, the host may include a couple of guests (43) ______ to the others. Thus one makes new friends and keeps old friendship in constant repair. Sometimes, similar feasts are held for the sake of art and literature. (44) _________________________________________________________________________________. As to the part that delicious food can play in smoothing negotiation, this must be a common experience of every man of affairs. (45) _________________________________________________________________________________. “Will you lunch with me?” is a familiar phrase in the business world either in prefacing (作开场白) a successful deal or in celebrating one. (46) _________________________________________________________________________________.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Female cheetahs (猎豹) at the Bronx Zoo in New York just love Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men perfume (香水). No, they don’t 47 their favorite perfume behind their ears, but they do enjoy rubbing up against tree stumps sprayed with the scent.This is part of a program of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which 48 New York City’s zoos and aquariums, to keep animals healthy and happy. “We want to enrich the daily lives of the animals, both 49 and psychologically,” Diana Reiss, a senior research scientist at the Conservation Society, told the reporter. “One of the ways we do that is offering our animals different kinds of scents to give them 50 .”The scents provide a way to 51 the animals. Reiss said smell is essential to the lives of animals. “With our cheetahs at the Bronx Zoo, we worked from inexpensive perfumes to expensive perfumes,” she said. “The one they respond to the most is Calvin Klein Obsession for Men. But they also respond to 52 perfumes.”The wildlife workers test the animals’ 53 to various scents by 54 tree stumps with different perfumes or placing cinnamon or other spices (香料) in the animals’ 55 . “We’ll observe how much time they spend in that area,” Reiss said. But not all animals have 56 tastes when it comes to scents, Reiss said. Female cheetahs at the Bronx Zoo may rank Obsession for Men as their favorite perfume. But forget that for the pumas and lynx at theQueens Zoo. They like something that really smells.Section BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage 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 OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.You may have wondered why the supermarkets are all the same. It is not because the companies that operate them lack imagination. It is because they are all versed (精通) in the science of persuading people to buy things.In the supermarket, it takes a while for the mind to get into a shopping mode. This is why the area immediately inside the entrance is known as the “decompression zone”. People need to slow down and lo ok around, even if they are regulars. In sales terms this area is a bit of a loss, so it tends to be used more for promotion.Immediately inside the first thing shoppers may come to is the fresh fruit and vegetables section. For shoppers, this makes no sense. Fruit and vegetables can be easily damaged, so they should be bought at the end, not the beginning, of a shopping trip. But what is at work here? It turns out that selecting good fresh food is an uplifting (振奋的) way to start shopping, and it makes people feel less guilty about reaching for the unhealthy stuff later on.Shoppers already know that everyday items, like milk, are invariably placed toward the back of a store to provide more opportunities to tempt customers. But supermarkets know shoppers know this, so they use other tricks, like placing popular items halfway along a section so that people have to walk all along the aisle looking for them. The idea is to boost “dwell time”: the length of time people spend in a store.Traditionally retailers measure “footfall”, as the number of people entering a store is known, but those numbers say nothing about where people go and how long they spend there. But nowadays, a piece of technology can fill the gap: the m obile phone. Path Intelligence, a British company tracked people’s phones at Gunwharf Quays, a large retail centre in Portsmouth —not by monitoring calls, but by plotting the positions of handsets as they transmit automatically to cellular networks. It found that when dwell time rose 1% sales rose 1.3%.Such techniques are increasingly popular because of a deepening understanding about how shoppers make choices. People tell market researchers that they make rational decisions about what to buy, considering things like price, selection or convenience. But subconscious forces, involving emotion and memories, are clearly also at work.57. According to the passage, “decompression zone” is the area meant to ______.A) encourage shoppers to try new productsB) provide shoppers with discount informationC) prepare shoppers for the mood of buyingD) offer shoppers a place to have a rest58. Putting fruit and vegetable section near the entrance takes advantage of people’s ______.A) shopping psychology B) concerns with timeC) shopping habits D) common sense59. Path Intelligence uses a technology at Gunwharf Quays to ______.A) find out what people buy in the storeB) monitor what shoppers say and do in the storeC) count the number of customers entering the storeD) measure the length of time people stay in the store60. What do we learn about shoppers from the last paragraph?A) They have more control over what they buy than they assume.B) They tend to make more emotional decisions than they think.C) They exert more influence on stores than they imagine.D) They are more likely to make rational choices than they know.61. What is the passage mainly about?A) Rational and irrational ways of shopping.B) How shoppers make choices in stores.C) New te chnology that boosts stores’ sales.D) The science behind stores’ arrangements.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.The other day my son asked me if he could ride up to his elementary school on his bike and meet his friend. He wanted the both of them to ride back to our house so they could play video games and jump on the trampoline (蹦床). I have to admit, part of me wanted to say no. We can go pick him up or his parents can bring him over here, I thought. But my son is eleven years old now. And after all, I do let him ride his bike to school. But I also drive my daughter to school and I can see him on the way, making sure he is getting there safely.My husband thinks I am too overprotective. I don’t dare to let my children wal k anywhere without one of us going along. As you pull out of our neighborhood, there is a shopping center across the street. My son always asks if he can ride his bike or walk over to the drugstore by himself. But crossing that street is just too dangerous. The cars fly around the corner like they’re driving in a car race. What if he gets hit? What if some teenage bullies (恃强凌弱的人) are hanging out in the parking lot?I want so much to give my children the freedom that I enjoyed having when I was growing up but I hesitate to do so because there are dangers around every corner. Too many kidnaps, too many sex offenders. I went online and discovered there are 41 sex offenders in my zip code alone.I honestly don’t think my mom worried about such things when her c hildren were young.Growing up in the 1970s was indeed a different time. I never wore a helmet when I rode a bike. We were all over the neighborhood, on our bikes and on foot, coming home for dinner and then back out again until dark. We rode in the back o f the truck, didn’t wear seatbelts. I walked to and from school every day.My sister and I would spend the night at friends’ houses even if our mom didn’t know the parents.My parents would drop us off at the public swimming pool or the roller rink for a couple of hours. No parent supervision...62. What exactly did the author feel reluctant to let her son do?A) Take his friend home with his bike.B) Jump up and down on the trampoline.C) Cycle on streets without her supervision.D) Meet his friend at his elementary school.63. What does the author mean by “But my son is eleven years old now” (Line 4, Para. 1)?A) He is a bit too young to go out alone.B) He has reached the legal age for riding a bicycle.C) He can’t protect himself from road hazards.D) He is old enough to be given some freedom now.64. What is considered by the author as a potential threat to kids?A) Cars racing by. B) Drug stores.C) Students in their teens. D) The street corners.65. We can infer from the passage that ______.A) children today seem to be more obedient to their parentsB) children in the 1970s enjoyed more freedom than those todayC) the author became overprotective under the influence of her motherD) the social security back in the 1970s was no better than it is today66. The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ______.A) compare today’s social environment with that of the 1970sB) express her worries about both safety and security in her areaC) describe her hesitation as to how much freedom she should give her sonD) show her concern over the increasing crime rate in her neighborhoodPart V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.The recession is taking a serious toll on American retail, but e-commerce could emerge as a winner.According to a new report by Forrester Research, e-commerce sales (beyond travel) are likely to 67 11%, to $156 billion, in 2011. That 68 a slowdown from 13% growth last year and 18% in 2009. The major factor 69 to the pace shift is, of course, 70 consumer confidence.But e-commerce’s slowed pace is still far better than the National Retail Federation’s forecasted 0.5% drop in 71 retail sales this year.That means e-commerce is stealing market shares from 72 retail — and fast. 73 Forrester’s estimates, 67. A) arise B) growC) raise D) breed68. A) causes B) saysC) dictates D) marks69. A) attributing B) subjectingC) contributing D) applying70. A) declining B) loweringC) improving D) reducing71. A) entire B) intensiveC) overall D) decisive72. A) traditional B) originalC) basic D) rational73. A) To B) As。
英语四级模拟题及答案
Test Paper 2Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Part II Reading Comprehension（Skimming & Scanning）(15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For question 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N ( for NO ) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things; the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally app eared first where labor was scare. “In Europe,” said Thomas Jefferson, “ the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant.” It was i n America, therefore, that the great advance in nineteenth century agricultural machinery first came.At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs. By 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the ides of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow.Nowadays across the united State, scientists are mounting what may become the most innovative agricultural research drive since the 1920’s, when hybrid corn was developed. Surprisingly, the new genetic revolution is not taking place in America’s field. Instead, it is occurring in biology laboratories, for it involves the deliberate manipulation in test tubes of the genes of crop plants. The genetic engineering may prove the biggest boom to agriculture since plant breeding began.The new technology holds the promise of virtually limitless horizons in food production. Scientists have had early success in encouraging laboratory results to have a major impact on the farm.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8－10题在答题卡1上。
四级模拟试题三
四级模拟试题三阅读理解第一节阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AGliding through timeLess common, but no less fascinating, gliding is the art of flying an aircraft without an engine. In a powered flight, the engine supplies the propulsion, which keeps the aircraft flying. In a glider, potential energy is the source of propulsion that takes the sleek-flying machines up, up and away—and keeps them gliding along. When the potential energy is used up, the glider must descend to a lower altitude or find new rising air currents that can lift it higher.Glider pilots always appreciate soaring on smooth, invisible air currents that rise up from the sun-warmed terrain below. They also enjoy the challenge of keeping their gliders aloft as long as possible, using their skill to seek out the most favorable wind and weather conditions.One of the important skills of glider pilots is understanding how to read clouds. Some clouds can signal lift, and others indicate sinking air. A cloudless sky can be a sign of descending air currents, which is not good for gliding. Also, glider pilots watch the weather on the ground, looking forsigns of rising air and favorable wind conditions. All these skills must be combined in order to stay aloft for as long as possible, as glider pilots try to reach record altitudes and distances.Glider pilots always appreciate soaring on smooth, invisible air currents that rise up from the sun-warmed terrain below.1. Gliding is _______.A. a way to travel that doesn’t use energyB. using energy to stay aloftC. going higher and higher to use up energyD. always smooth and easy答案：B2. Glider pilots appreciate _______.A. losing gliding altitude as quickly as possibleB. finding smooth air currentsC. ground weather that indicates poor gliding conditionsD. not coming near record altitudes and distances答案：B3. Which paragraph talks about how important it is for glider pilots to read clouds and watch the weather on the ground?A. Paragraph 1B. Paragraph 2C. Paragraph 3D. Paragraph 4答案：C4. What is the author’s main focus in this passage?A. How gliding is a less common way of travelingB. How glider pilots use potential energy to glideC. How glider pilots don’t need to be skilled at reading cloudsD. How to use bad weather in gliding答案：B5. What tone is used throughout the passage?A. NegativeB. InformativeC. SuspiciousD. Humorous答案：B第二节When I asked my Facebook friends for help, I found three leads. I called the Giampan advert number and was surprised when an answering machinetold me I'd reached the "Bureau of Text Experiments". The next day, Mr. Giulio Giampan emailed me saying that, for four years, he had been running a helpline for avant-garde (先锋的) artists, sending a unique response to everyone who texted him. Would I like to send a text and write about it for a magazine? I replied, and heard back instantly; he asked me to call. I was so astounded that I looked up the two websites he mentioned in his email and was amazed—his projects were incredibly artistic and experimental.Finally, I spoke to him and we hit it off immediately. He explained that he and his friends run a subscription service similar to Spotify, albeit not musical; for a small fee, you can send a text, and they will respond with a customized piece of writing, a photograph or a voicemail—a "message in a bottle". They are marketing professionals who ditched their jobs for this, inspired by a strange bird who kept smashing into their office window day after day. Intrigued, I signed up.After we hung up, Mr. Giampan texted me, "Never underestimate the power of an unsolicited life-changing opportunity." I was so moved that I shared some of the unique responses I've received on Instagram. Seemingly frivolous texts and random calls have brought me connections with so many people. I can't wait to see what they send me next.6. Why was the author surprised after calling Mr. Giulio Giampan?A. He had reached the Bureau of Text Experiments.B. The answering machine asked him to write an article.C. A unique response was sent to everyone who texted him.D. His projects were not artistic and experimental.答案：A7. What inspired Mr. Giampan and his friends to start the subscription service?A. His connection with people.B. The artistic texts and pictures.C. A bird smashing into their office window.D. His long-time ambition to become marketing professionals.答案：C8. What does “a message in a bottle” refer to?A. Sending a text and receiving a unique response.B. Subscribing to a service similar to Spotify.C. Connecting with people through Instagram.D. Ditching their jobs to work with avant-garde artists.答案：A9. What can be inferred from the author’s reaction to Mr. Giampan’s message?A. The author didn’t care about unsolicited opportunities.B. The author was unimpressed by receiving unique responses.C. The author was inspired to share his experience with others.D. The author hated sharing connections with people.答案：C10. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The Bureau of Text Experiments is an innovative marketing service similar to Spotify.B. Unsolicited opportunities can lead to connections with people and life-changing experiences.C. Avant-garde artists are inspired by birds smashing into office windows.D. The author was amazed by Mr. Giampan's experiments with text and art.答案：B翻译第一节为什么将中秋节称为“月圆之夜”？有一种流行的说法是，嫦娥将月亮从天上带到了人间。
大学英语四级模拟试题（3）1
I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1. A） The sun. B） Their children. C） Right and wrong. D） The weather. 2. A） At a lawyer's office. B） At a library. C） At a post office. D） At an airport. 3. A） 45 minutes. B） 50 minutes. C） 55 minutes. D） 5 minutes. 4. A） The man was caught in the rain last night. B） The man's shoes were washed away last night. C） In spite of the rain, the show went on. D） The show was prevented from being performed. 5. A） The style changes very often. B） Women like fashionable clothes. C） It is silly to follow the woman fashion closely. D） It is foolish to spend too much money on clothes.6. A）？？ 12.00. B）？？7.50. C）？？ 6.00. D）？？ 9.00. 7. A） It's not as good as it was. B） It's better than it used to be. C） It's better than people say. D） It's worse than people say. 8. A） To move out of her way. B） To show her his hands. C） To help her carry the case. D） To come up stairs. 9. A） 2：00 pm. B） 8：00 pm. C） 6：00 pm. D） 4：00 pm. 10. A） It is prettier. B） It is bigger. C） It has a prettier color. D） It has a bigger yard. Passage 1 Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A） The development of cement. B）The uses for cement. C） Various construction materials. D） Cement-producing countries. 12. A） An Egyptian. B） An ancient Roman. C） An Englishman. D） A Frenchman. 13. A） In a kitchen. B） In a stone quarry（2éê¯3？）。
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四级考前模考试卷（三）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Giving Children Mobile Phones. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.1. 目前越来越多的家长给孩子配手机，目的是……2. 也会带来一些问题3. 你的看法……Giving Children Mobile PhonesPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Are Your Kids Eating Junk?Develop Healthy Eating Habits In Your ChildrenThe other day I watched a very informative documentary Vive La Cantine! (Long live the Canteen!). There was a chef and a dietitian (营养学家) who went to 2 canteens in France to see the condition in which children, about 8 years old, were served food. It was really very unpleasant and shocking.The children were served chips and other “junk food” (Powder and water for soup!) on a daily bas is. They deliberately avoid any vegetables placed on their plates despite genuine efforts made by the cooks at the canteens to make them food from fresh vegetables.This gave me food for thought because this is a very grave issue when children at this tender age, still in a stage of active physical growth, do not eat vegetables. This article will be focused mostly on vegetables because these are the main foods which are a problem for children.Educate your children about the different types of vegetablesTake some junk foods like chips, burgers, etc... and add a few vegetables like beet, spinach and celery and ask your kid the names of each food item. I’ll bet you that your child will know ALL the junk food and will fail to know the names of about 30% of the vegetables. Educating their children about the basics of healthy eating is an area where most parents fail. So the first thing I’ll recom mend is to familiarize your kids with the different vegetables there are, their tastes, their textures, their colors, their flavors in food. Let them actually experience the joy of fresh vegetables and hopefully this will help them get rid of the bad image vegetables ingrained(根深蒂固) in children’s minds.Stop rewarding your kidsMost parents try to bribe their children into eating vegetables by coaxing (劝诱) them with rewards. This kind of behavior will instill (灌输) the idea that vegetables are something that they are forced to eat for a reward. If there are no rewards, your children won’t bothereating the vegetables. If y ou are doing this, you must STOP it now because you will only be fooling yourself and your kids for a “short period”. How long do you think you can bribe your kids to eat vegetables? If you want your kids to gain healthy eating habits for the rest of his/h er life, you must start by explaining to them why eating vegetables are good for them. They won’t be able to understand this at first butbe inflexible (不退让的) (not forceful). Explain each time that kids must eat vegetables to stay healthy and smart.Stop punishing your kidsLike the rewarding kids, there are some parents who go to extreme measures in order to make their children finish their meals. These e xperiences will make the children create a hatred for vegetables. Don’t shove the vegetables down his/her throat but rather b e patient and take the time to explain to your children that vegetables will do their health good.Actually cook them foodMost par ents actually buy foods for their kids or just microwave something they put together like the “powder and water to make soup” food. First of all, outside food does not equal home cooked food. You have no control of the ingredients used to make t he food, basic stuff like salt, sugar, oil. No, you must not put your kids on a diet but it doesn’t hurt to have a control on health enemies like this especially as the rates of obese kids are escalating. Also, most of the instantaneous foods which take just a few minutes to cook are actually junk food. Let your kids taste a real carrot soup with real carrots in it instead of just powder and water.Limit the pocket moneyKids today have too much money and not enough control. Limit their pocket money so that they don’t buy candy or a chocolate bar every time they are hungry. Prepare them a healthy lunch meal instead of giving them money to buy food to eat.Give your kids healthy snacksInstead of giving him two chocolates, two candies, or one chocolate and biscuit, why not treat him to a chocolate and an apple or a yogurt and some biscuit. He will like it and also eat healthily at the same time.Hide the vegetables in the dishesDespite your various attempts you find your kid still not enjoying the vegetable you have cooked for him, then it is time for you to resort to some guerrilla tactics (游击战术). You must try to hide the vegetables in the dishes you prepare for him. You can crush vegetables for pasta sauces or you put the vegetables on a pizza. You can also make shakes and smoothies from fresh vegetables. There are many secret ways to prepare dishes with vegetables which are not so apparent. If you are discovered by your kids, you may be accused of “cheating” but at least you are sacrificing yourself for the goods of your children.Make them watch educational cartoons on food and nutritionChildren are easily influenced by what they watch on TV. The proof: a cartoon from Ireland known as Food Dudes is already getting children hooked on vegetables. The Food Dudes are 4 preteens called Razz, Rocco, Charlie and Tom who fight against the evil General Junk and his sidekicks who are depriving the world of fruits and veggies! The teens get their superpowers by consuming healthful foods like raspberries (Razz), broccoli (Rocco), carrots (Charlie) and tomatoes (Tom).Be a model to your childrenAnd last but not least, be a model to your kids. Avoid bad eating habits in front of your children as children are very intelligent persons and they can learn very quickly to emulate (模仿) your eating habits. Also if you’re practicing healthy eating habits, it’s a lot easier to convince children to do the same.Kids are very smart nowadays. You will lose many battles at first but you will win the war eventually if you stick to the above guidelines. Use your imagination.1. What did the program Vive La Cantine! reveal about children’s diet at school?A) Most food served for children tastes unpleasant.B) Kids have only junk food to choose from at school.C) Many children don’t eat vegetab les as their daily food.D) Children enjoy a balanced diet thanks to the cooks.2. According to the author, most parents fail to _______.A) tell their kids important facts about healthy eatingB) serve their children with fresh vegetables at homeC) warn their kids to stay away from junk foodD) teach their children ways to recognize junk food3. Why should parents stop rewarding their kids for eating vegetables?A) It changes kids’ eating habits.B) It has only short-term effects.C) It may lead to overeating. D) It costs parents too much money.4. When explaining why kids must eat vegetables, parents need to _______.A) understand nutrition B) express the idea carefullyC) be a forceful speaker D) be persistent and patient5. If parents punish their kids for not eating vegetables, kids will _______.A) form healthy eating habits graduallyB) feel hatred for their parentsC) have a strong dislike of vegetablesD) change their negative attitudes to vegetables6. The author suggests that home cooked food _______.A) is rich in salt and sugar B) tastes worse than outside foodC) is just a waste of time for parents D) helps control children’s weight7. According to the passage, too much pocket money causes a problem that _______.A) children are more difficult to controlB) children tend to eat unhealthilyC) children become greedy for moneyD) children form a habit of wasting money8.F o r k i d s wh o d i sl i k e v e g e t a b l e s,p ar e n t s c a n t r y s o me s e c r e t wa ys t o ma k e t h e v e g e t a b l e s l e s s _____________________________________ in the dishes.9. The example of Food Dudes illustrates that watching _____________________________________ about vegetables attracts children tovegetables.10. It’s important that parents avoid _____________________________________ in the sight of their quick-learning children.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will 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 marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) She finds the speech of the mayor boring.B) She thinks the new mayor is a good speaker.C) She is tired of watching the political speeches on TV.D) She has no idea how well the mayor did in the speech.12. A) The new apartments can accommodate 500 students.B) The new apartments are not available until next month.C) Most students can’t afford to live in the new apartments.D) It takes only 5 minutes to reach the campus from the apartments.13. A) He thought Dr. Parker’s tests were easy.B) Dr. Parker is no longer teaching history.C) The woman’s source of information is reliable.D) He didn’t enjoy taking history tests of Dr. Parker’s.14. A) A case of bank robbery. B) The search for the reliable witness.C) The interview with the bank clerk. D) The terrific detective story.15. A) Wait for his cousin. B) Go to the airport.C) Prepare dinner. D) Go to the concert.16. A) Worried. B) Cheerful.C) Confident. D) Angry.17. A) At a reception desk. B) At a store.C) In a bank. D) In a hotel.18. A) Sign his name for the fan. B) Fill in an application form.C) Exchange gifts with his friends. D) Get a purchase refunded.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Rise. B) Fall. C) V-shape. D) Zigzag.20. A) To create stability in their lives.B) To embrace changes of thought.C) To adapt to the disintegrated family life.D) To return to the practice in the 60s and 70s.21. A) They were afraid of losing face.B) They were willing to stay together.C) They wanted to go against the trend.D) They feared the complicated procedures.22. A) They would have enjoyed a happier life.B) They would have had difficulty being promoted.C) They would have been shifted around the country.D) They would have tasted little bitterness of disgrace.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Water. B) Crops. C) Money. D) Trees.24. A) It would have a bad effect on the local people.B) The local people do not want to sell any land.C) The government doesn’t allow land to be s old.D) There isn’t enough money available to buy land.25. A) Two local people. B) A local person and a reservation worker.C) Two reservation workers. D) A reporter and a reservation worker.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) A best-selling coffee.B) A special educational program.C) Government support for schools.D) A new type of teacher-student relationship.27. A) To supply teachers with drinks.B) To do some research on nutrition.C) To raise money for school affairs.D) To develop students’ practical skills.28. A) She owns the school’s coffee s hop.B) She teaches at Dixie Heights High School.C) She sees that the drinks meet health standards.D) She manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) 15%. B) 25%. C) 27%. D) 73%.30. A) It is a two-year-old cat. B) It likes to sleep in the sun.C) It often greets the passers-by. D) It works in the Global Hair Salon.31. A) Busy Life for Pets B) Pets Join the WorkforceC) Your Favorite Office Pets D) Pets Help Attract CustomersPassage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Water supply and increasing population.B) Water use management and agriculture.C) Water redistribution and wildlife protection.D) Water shortages and environmental protection.33. A) People in high rainfall countries feel lucky.B) Much of the world’s water is available for use.C) The costs of water redistribution should be considered.D) Water can be easily carried through pipes across the world.34. A) The water in Texas has been reduced by 75%.B) Most industries in the world suffer from water shortages.C) The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.D) Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.35. A) Ways to reduce the costs of building dams.B) Steps to improve water use management.C) Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.D) Attempts to handle the pressure on water supply.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.It is often through good dinners that one makes friends. In Japan, there are (36) ______ “Dining Groups” or “Wine Groups”, formed by people of different (37) ______ of life but of more or less (38) ______ standing, having as their common object, good living and the (39) ______ of friendship. They meet weekly or (40) ______ or on the birthday of one of the members, who play host in turn. As a rule, the dinner is held in one’s own h ome, unless for some reasons this is (41) ______, in which case it can be held in a (42) ______ restaurant. On each occasion, the host may include a couple of guests (43) ______ to the others. Thus one makes new friends and keeps old friendship in constant repair. Sometimes, similar feasts are held for the sake of art and literature. (44) _________________________________________________________________________________. As to the part that delicious food can play in smoothing negotiation, this must be a common experience of every man of affairs. (45) _________________________________________________________________________________. “Will you lunch with me?” is a familiar phrase in the business world either in prefacing (作开场白) a successful deal or in celebrating one. (46) _________________________________________________________________________________.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Female cheetahs (猎豹) at the Bronx Zoo in New York just love Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men perfume (香水). No, they don’t47 their favorite perfume behind their ears, but they do enjoy rubbing up against tree stumps sprayed with the scent.This is part of a program of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which 48 New York City’s zoos and aquariums, to keep animals healthy and happy. “We want to enrich the daily lives of the animals, both 49 and psychologically,” Diana Reiss, a senior research scientist at the Conservati on Society, told the reporter. “One of the ways we do that is offering our animals different kinds of scents to give them 50 .”The scents provide a way to 51 the animals. Reiss said smell is essential to the lives of animals. “With our cheetahs at the Bronx Zoo, we worked from inexpensive perfumes to expensive perfumes,” she said. “The one they respond to the most is Calvin Klein Obsession for Men. But they also respond to 52 perfumes.”The wildlife workers test the animals’ 53 to various scents by 54 tree stumps with different perfumes or placing cinnamon or other spices (香料) in the animals’ 55 . “We’ll observe how much time they spend in that area,” Reiss said. But not all animals have 56 tastes when it comes to scents, Reiss said. Female cheetahs at the Bronx Zoo may rank Obsession for Men as their favorite perfume. But forget that for the pumas and lynx at the Queens Zoo. They like something that really smells.Section BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage 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 OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.You may have wondered why the supermarkets are all the same. It is not because the companies that operate them lack imagination. It is because they are all versed (精通) in the science of persuading people to buy things.In the supermarket, it takes a while for the mind to get into a shopping mode. This is why the area immediately inside the entrance is known as the “decompression zone”. People need to slow down and lo ok around, even if they are regulars. In sales terms this area is a bit of a loss, so it tends to be used more for promotion.Immediately inside the first thing shoppers may come to is the fresh fruit and vegetables section. For shoppers, this makes no sense. Fruit and vegetables can be easily damaged, so they should be bought at the end, not the beginning, of a shopping trip. But what is at work here? It turns out that selecting good fresh food is an uplifting (振奋的) way to start shopping, and it makes people feel less guilty about reaching for the unhealthy stuff later on.Shoppers already know that everyday items, like milk, are invariably placed toward the back of a store to provide more opportunities to tempt customers. But supermarkets know shoppers know this, so they use other tricks, like placing popular items halfway along a section so that people have to walk all along the aisle looking for them. The idea is to boost “dwell time”: the length of time people spend in a store.Traditionally retailers measure “footfall”, as the number of people entering a store is known, but those numbers say nothing aboutwhere people go and how long they spend there. But nowadays, a piece of technology can fill the gap: the mobile phone. Path Intelligence, a British company tracked people’s phones at Gunwharf Quays, a large retail centre in Portsmouth — not by monitoring calls, but by plotting the positions of handsets as they transmit automatically to cellular networks. It found that when dwell time rose 1% sales rose 1.3%.Such techniques are increasingly popular because of a deepening understanding about how shoppers make choices. People tell market researchers that they make rational decisions about what to buy, considering things like price, selection or convenience. But subconscious forces, involving emotion and memories, are clearly also at work.57. According to the passage, “decompression zone” is the area meant to ______.A) encourage shoppers to try new productsB) provide shoppers with discount informationC) prepare shoppers for the mood of buyingD) offer shoppers a place to have a rest58. Putting fruit and vegetable section near the entrance takes advantage of people’s ______.A) shopping psychology B) concerns with timeC) shopping habits D) common sense59. Path Intelligence uses a technology at Gunwharf Quays to ______.A) find out what people buy in the storeB) monitor what shoppers say and do in the storeC) count the number of customers entering the storeD) measure the length of time people stay in the store60. What do we learn about shoppers from the last paragraph?A) They have more control over what they buy than they assume.B) They tend to make more emotional decisions than they think.C) They exert more influence on stores than they imagine.D) They are more likely to make rational choices than they know.61. What is the passage mainly about?A) Rational and irrational ways of shopping.B) How shoppers make choices in stores.C) New te chnology that boosts stores’ sales.D) The science behind stores’ arrangements.Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.The other day my son asked me if he could ride up to his elementary school on his bike and meet his friend. He wanted the both of them to ride back to our house so they could play video games and jump on the trampoline (蹦床). I have to admit, part of me wanted to say no. We can go pick him up or his parents can bring him over here, I thought. But my son is eleven years old now. And after all, I do let him ride his bike to school. But I also drive my daughter to school and I can see him on the way, making sure he is getting there safely.My husband thinks I am too overprotective. I don’t dare to let my children wal k anywhere without one of us going along. As you pull out of our neighborhood, there is a shopping center across the street. My son always asks if he can ride his bike or walk over to the drugstore by himself. But crossing that street is just too dangerous. The cars fly around the corner like they’re driving in a car race. What if he gets hit? What if some teenage bullies (恃强凌弱的人) are hanging out in the parking lot?I want so much to give my children the freedom that I enjoyed having when I was growing up but I hesitate to do so because there are dangers around every corner. Too many kidnaps, too many sex offenders. I went online and discovered there are 41 sex offenders in my zip code alone.I honestly don’t think my mom worried about such things when her c hildren were young.Growing up in the 1970s was indeed a different time. I never wore a helmet when I rode a bike. We were all over the neighborhood, on our bikes and on foot, coming home for dinner and then back out again until dark. We rode in the back o f the truck, didn’t wear seatbelts.I walked to and from school every day.My sister and I would spend the night at friends’ houses even if our mom didn’t know the parents.My parents would drop us off at the public swimming pool or the roller rink for a couple of hours. No parent supervision...62. What exactly did the author feel reluctant to let her son do?A) Take his friend home with his bike.B) Jump up and down on the trampoline.C) Cycle on streets without her supervision.D) Meet his friend at his elementary school.63. What does the author mean by “But my son is eleven years old now” (Line 4, Para. 1)?A) He is a bit too young to go out alone.B) He has reached the legal age for riding a bicycle.C) He can’t protect himself from road hazards.D) He is old enough to be given some freedom now.64. What is considered by the author as a potential threat to kids?A) Cars racing by. B) Drug stores.C) Students in their teens. D) The street corners.65. We can infer from the passage that ______.A) children today seem to be more obedient to their parentsB) children in the 1970s enjoyed more freedom than those todayC) the author became overprotective under the influence of her motherD) the social security back in the 1970s was no better than it is today66. The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ______.A) compare today’s social environment with that of the 1970sB) express her worries about both safety and security in her areaC) describe her hesitation as to how much freedom she should give her sonD) show her concern over the increasing crime rate in her neighborhoodPart V Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.The recession is taking a serious toll on American retail, but e-commerce could emerge as a winner. 67. A) arise B) growC) raise D) breedAccording to a new report by Forrester Research, e-commerce sales (beyond travel) are likely to 67 11%, to $156 billion, in 2011. That 68 a slowdown from 13% growth last year and 18% in 2009. The major factor 69 to the pace shift is, of course, 70 consumer confidence.But e-commerce’s slowed pace is still far better than the National Retail Federation’s forecasted 0.5% drop in 71 retail sales this year.That means e-commerce is stealing market shares from 72 retail — and fast. 73 Forrester’s estimates, in 2010 e-commerce 74 for 5% of all retail sales. In 2012, Forrester thinks e-commerce could have an 8% share.One recent factor is that online shopping promises 75 to price-sensitive consume rs. “The recession is definitely 76 more consumers to do their homework before they go and complete a(n) 77 ,” says Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru.E-commerce is also somewhat protected because online shoppers 78 to be wealthier: about half of all online shopping is done by households that earn more than $75,000 per year, even though they’re just about a third of all households with Internet79 .80 not all Internet companies are set to benefit 81 . Last month, e-commerce giant eBay 82 its first-ever quarterly revenue decline, 83 Amazon reported a sales surge of 18%.Smaller players are particularly 84 risk. “There are some pretty vicious (恶意的) wars as companies go online to get market shares,” says Mulpuru. “The 85 I have is that we could go back down the spiral(螺旋) of death from 2001 and 2003, when companies would under-price themselves 86 thinking about profitability (盈利).”68. A) causes B) saysC) dictates D) marks69. A) attributing B) subjectingC) contributing D) applying70. A) declining B) loweringC) improving D) reducing71. A) entire B) intensiveC) overall D) decisive72. A) traditional B) originalC) basic D) rational73. A) To B) AsC) About D) By74. A) stood B) attachedC) accounted D) amounted75. A) debates B) bargainsC) disputes D) negotiations76. A) encouraging B) disappointingC) upsetting D) surprising77. A) purchase B) orderC) business D) charge78. A) aim B) happenC) tend D) bound79. A) entrance B) accessC) chance D) route80. A) Therefore B) OtherwiseC) But D) And81. A) completely B) hardlyC) initially D) equally82. A) decided B) postedC) boasted D) complained83. A) while B) whenC) since D) because84. A) on B) atC) with D) in85. A) care B) attentionC) intention D) concern86. A) under B) beyondC) within D) withoutPart VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.87. There is a stranger outside. I have been _________________________________ (密切注意他) for a while.。