耕拓英语大学英语四级710分新题型标准试卷答案ModelTestSix

耕拓英语大学英语四级710分新题型标准试卷答案
ModelTestSix
Model Test Six
Part Ⅰ Writing （30 minutes）
Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an announcement entitled Music Week to Be Held. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.
1. 学生会将举办音乐周的活动
2. 介绍音乐周的活动内容
3. 通知如何报名
注意：在实考中，此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Music Week to Be Held
Part Ⅱ Reading Co mprehension （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， 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.
Prenuptial Agreements A prenuptial agreement （or “prenup”） is a contract between two people who are about to get married that dictates how assets will be divided if the marriage ends in divorce or death. When properly handled， a prenuptial agreement can help a couple sort out important issues prior to marriage， and many successful marriages have pre nuptial agreements but don’t end in divorce. On the other hand， nearly 50 percent of new marriages end in divorce，so
unfortunately，getting a prenuptial agreement may be wise simply because of the odds.
Why Get a Prenuptial Agreement In the past，prenuptial agreements were looked down upon as something that “encouraged” divorce，a sign that a marriage was doomed from the start. Over the last two decades， however， prenuptial agreements have become more accepted by couples and by courts. They still have a long way to go though as only 5 percent to 10 percent of newlyweds have prenuptial agreements. Judges also take a critical eye to prenuptial agreements during divorce hearings，tossing out an agreement if it seems unfair to one partner. Despite the stigma associated with them，there are many reasons to get a prenuptial agreement. First，you may want a prenuptial agreement if you are in any of the following categories： A business owner Eligible for an inheritance. Have significant assets like a home，stock or retirement fund. One partner is significantly wealthier than another. One partner expects a significant increase in wealth or salary in the future. Either partner has children from a previous marriage. Have elderly family members to support and care for One partner is supporting the other through college or graduate school As you can see，a prenuptial agreement does more than protect one’s own assets. If you are engaged to be married and have children from a past relationship，a prenuptial agreement can contain language guaranteeing that， in the event of a divorce， money will be set aside to provide for those children. If one partner has past debts， a prenuptial agreement can dictate who will repay those debts or whether they will be paid off together. Perhaps you are also engaged but are worried about what might happen to family property or an heirloom in the event of a divorce—a
prenuptial agreement can help with that as well. A prenuptial agreement may allow you to have greater control over how assets are divided. It also can diminish stress and uncertainty in the event of a divorce. You will save money on lawyers and will have a clear understanding of how assets will be divided，assuming that a judge accepts the agreement as valid. And because both parties are familiar with the agreement， divorce proceedings should be more amicable than a bitter protracted conflict where both parties bicker over who gets what.
How to Make a Prenuptial Agreement Creating a prenuptial agreement requires open and honest discussion，but it’s also a legal process，so you’ll need lawyers as well. Each of you should hire a separate attorney who has experience writing prenuptial agreements and is familiar with all applicable state laws. The lawyers will write the agreement together with the interests of their respective clients in mind. Each partner should create a list of the assets he or she owns，as well as any outstanding debts. In this part of the process， honesty is crucial.
A judge can and will declare a prenuptial agreement invalid if it’s proved that someone concealed or failed to disclose important information. Once you are both satisfied with the prenuptial agreement，it should be signed well in advance of the wedding and in the presence of a lawyer. Ideally，you’ll sign the agreement before the invitations go out， but a month or more before the wedding is considered by many to be the bare minimum. A key criterion for a valid prenuptial agreement is that it is signed voluntarily by both parties， without any coercion or under duress. If the agreement is signed close to or even on the wedding day， a judge may throw it out， or it can be easier for a disgruntled spouse to claim that he or she didn’t h ave time
to look over the agreement or was pressured to sign. A prenuptial can help you protect assets， plan how finances will be managed and guard against a potentially nasty divorce. Here are some other things that can be discussed in a prenup： Joint or separate tax returns Who will be responsible for household bills Joint or separate bank accounts. How major purchases or projects—house，car，business—will be done. How credit cards will be managed. Savings accounts. How to settle future disagreements .How to provide for a spouse who survives the other There are many things you can’t or shou ld not put in a prenuptial agreement. You shouldn’t include rules about how the household will be run （beyond financial matters）， the use of last names or responsibilities regarding children. You can’t limit or waive your rights to child support， visitation or custody. Some states allow you to make stipulations about alimony，but others don’t. Even if you have strict specifications in your prenup on how some financial matters will be handled，that does not mean you are bound to it for life. A will can be more generous than a prenuptial agreement in that it can leave more money to a spouse than is offered in the prenup. Experts also recommend that you review your prenuptial agreement every few years. After five or ten years of marriage， you might want to be more generous than your original prenuptial agreement，or you might find that the original document no longer satisfies your needs. You could also add a sunset clause to your prenuptial agreement that causes it to end after 10 or 20 years.
Postnuptial Agreement A postnuptial agreement is a contract made after a couple gets married. Like a prenuptial agreement， a postnuptial agreement requires each partner to obtain his or her own legal representation. These agreements are
designed to help resolve outstanding issues in the marriage—finances，assets，kids，even home maintenance. Like a prenuptial agreement，this agreement must be drafted and signed in complete honesty with a full disclosure of assets，no coercion and a document that’s fair for both parties. Check on the validity of these types of agreements in your area before pursuing one. You may also want to consider some form of marital counseling either in place of or in addition to a postnuptial agreement.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. In the past，people were generally reluctant to sign prenuptial agreements，believing that they would encourage divorce.
2. Most prenuptial agreements are proposed for the purpose of effectively protecting the personal assets of one party in a would be marital relationship.
3. Assets are divided according to what the court deems fair，if the divorcing couple live in an equitable distribution state and have no prenuptial agreement.
4. The division of the family assets is strictly determined by the prenuptial agreement reached before marriage.
5. The husband or wife is not bound to the prenuptial agreement for life even if the financial matters are strictly stipulated in it.
6. A prenuptial agreement may be dismissed if the judge concludes that it is not signed voluntarily by both parties.
7. In the United States， the husband and wife can arrange joint or separate tax returns.
8. As suggested in the passage， people are advised to hire separate lawyers when they decide to reach a prenuptial
agreement， as the creation of such agreement is.
9. Either of the parties can not refuse to limit or waive their rights to ， as this endangers the welfare of their child or children.
10. It is advisable to add to a prenuptial agreement if the marriage ends after 10 or 20 years.
Part Ⅲ Lis tening Comprehension （35 minutes）
Section A
Directions：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.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. A） She prefers to stay at home.
B）It’s hard to get tickets.
C） She already has got tickets for both of them.
D） They can watch the game on TV.
12. A） Tea is better than coffee.
B） The man should switch to tea.
C） There are two reasons not to drink coffee.
D）The man shouldn’t drink tea either.
13. A） The man should watch the program too.
B） The program will be over soon.
C） The man should leave the television on.
D） The watch is on top of the television.
14. A） At last he enjoys campus life.
B） School has changed little since last year.
C） He has many new friends.
D） Life on campus is much interesting.
15. A） The next few days are supposed to be warm.
B） Clouds and cool temperatures are expected.
C）It can’t get much better than it already is.
D） The rain is not expected to last much longer.
16. A） She has already visited the museum.
B） Linda might be leaving earlier than she.
C） She will take him to the museum.
D） The man could probably go with Linda.
17. A） He is not used to big cities. B） He is very tall and thin. C） He will be hard to find. D） He should watch what he does.
18. A） Cash a check for the man.
B） Get money to pay a bill.
C）Return Bill’s books to the store.
D） Check to see whether she can pay in cash.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A） Why T om needs new glasses.
B） Research Tom has done for his chemistry paper.
C） The disadvantages of working in an office.
D）How using a computer can affect one’s eyes.
20. A） It helps the eyes absorb eye drops.
B） It helps to keep the eyes moist.
C）It improves a person’s concentration.
D） It prevents a buildup of chemicals in the eyes.
21. A） Go to an eye doctor.
B） Improve his computer skills.
C） Take more frequent breaks.
D） Drink more coffee.
22. A） He has been working for a long time.
B）He doesn’t know how to use a computer.
C）He doesn’t want to write the paper.
D） He needs to get an office job.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A） To find out if he has the flu.
B） To find out how to maintain a nutritious diet.
C） To find out how to prevent illness.
D） To find out the results of a blood test.
24. A） He gets ill at the same time every year.
B）He doesn’t get enough exercise.
C） He often has difficulty sleeping.
D）He’s sick with influenza throughout the winter.
25. A）He’s unwilling to be immunized.
B）He doesn’t get enough rest.
C） He forgets to take his medicine.
D）He doesn’t dress warmly enough.
Section B
Directions： 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 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just
26. A） He wants to make millions of dollars from doing so.
B） He believes the pills can help save AIDS patients there.
C）The thrown away pills were piling up in American hospitals.
D）He has established his own clinics on the African continent.
27. A） He was a nurse working in a hospital.
B） He was a medical doctor in a hospital.
C） He was a journalist for a newspaper.
D） He was a travel agent in San Francisco.
28. A） He has stolen the thrown away pills.
B） He practiced medicine without a license in Africa.
C） Thrown away pills can not be given away.
D） He has not reported his doing to FDA.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A） Ill luck. B） Evil spirits.
C） Filthy food. D） Viruses.
30. A） To make him uncomfortable.
B） To cause evil spirits discomfort.
C） To kill the viruses.
D） To relieve him of pain.
31. A） Plants and herbs. B） Magic pills.
C） Luck charms. D） All of the above.
32. A） Religious rituals. B） Magic words and luck charms.
C） Primitive remedies. D） Distasteful mixtures.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just
33. A) Tall waterfalls. B) Granite cliffs.
C) Clear streams. D) Snow covered mountains.
34. A) The Sierra Club does not handle its job properly.
B) Environmentalists are blocking efforts at repairs.
C) Yosemite does not have the needed money.
D) The park can not handle crowding visitors.
35. A) Roads lacking repairs.
B) Too many visitors.
C) Leaky pipes and treated sewage.
D) Floods in the park.
Section C
Directions： 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.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Fifty years ago， most people lived in （36） areas. However， according to the most recent estimate （37） by the United Nations， more than half of all people will live in cities by 2008， for the first time in history. City life is not always a bad thing， but many experts worry about this process of （38） . According to a new report from the World watch Institute，an environmental research group in Washington，it is having a huge effect on human
health and the （39） of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now， about one billion live in （40）settlements. These are areas of poverty，slums， that generally lack basic （41） like clean water， or even （42） housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and （43） areas each year， mostly in slums in developing countries. Molly O Meara Sheehan，the lead researcher of the World watch report，（44） . Policymakers， she says， need to increase investments in education， health care and other areas.（45） . For example，Freetown，Sierra Leone，has established farming within the city limits to meet much of its growing food demands. In Bogota，the capital of Colombia，（46） .
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）
Section A
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 words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Thirty five hundred years ago， an 47 explosion blew apart an island and completely destroyed a 48 called Atlantis. Where was Atlantis What kind of people lived there Why and how was it destroyed No one knows the answers to these questions， but there have been hundreds of guesses and 49.The Greek philosopher Plato （about 427 to 347 B. C.） is the primary 50
for the legend of Atlantis. His descrip tion of the “lost continent” still 51 the modern mind. Plato’s Atlantis was a kind of paradise—a vast island “larger than Libya and Asia 52 together”—with magnificent mountain ranges，green plains that were 53 of every variety of animal， and luxuriant gardens where the fruit was “fair and wondrous and in infinite abundance.” The earth w as rich with precious metals，especially the one 54 most highly by the ancients， orichalc， an alloy of copper， perhaps brass. The capital of Atlantis was beautifully 55 in white， black， and red stone. The city was carefully planned—in five zones built in perfect concentric circles. Each circular zone was built inside
a larger one. Plato says that the capital’s canals and its nearby port were full of vessels and merchants coming from all parts. The city was full of life， 56， and culture.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）excites F）structured K）speculations B）convincing G）full L）theories C） source H） constructed M） activity D） incredible I） grounds N） valuable E） prized J） put O） civilization Section B
Directions：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 One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Some 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson’s，a disease that gradually destroys brain cells that produce dopamine，a
chemical crucial for the cellular signaling that controls muscle movement. Too little dopamine causes increasingly severe tremors and periodically stiff or frozen limbs. Standard treatments can control tremors for a while but can’t stop the disease’s inevitable march. So scientists are hunting ways to protect remaining dopamine producing neurons，and rescue dying ones. Previous attempts with growth factors haven’t panned out. The new approach uses gene therapy—injecting a virus that carries a gene that in turn produces the growth factor neurturin—to try to get the protective protein r ight where it’s needed. None of the first 12 patients to undergo the experiment—at the University of California，San Francisco and Chicago’s Rush University Hospital—suffered serious side effects，UCSF neurosurgeon Dr. Philip Starr reported. A year after treatment，three patients showed no difference on a standard rating scale of movement. But the other nine showed a 38 percent improvement， Starr told a meeting of the Ameri can Association of Neurological Surgeons. That doesn’t mean the therapy worked，Starr cautioned. It could have been coincidence；some previous attempts found similar hints of effectiveness，only to fail when put to more rigorous testing. But the results were encouraging enough that researchers are enrolling more Parkinson’s sufferers—56 of them—for the next stage of testing. A third of those patients will undergo sham surgery，getting the holes drilled in their skulls but no gene carrying virus，to try to tease out whether the therapy really works. 注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57. What is the us ual cause of Parkinson’s disease
A） The patient has suffered gradual brain damage.
B） The brain cells in the patient do not produce dopamine.
C） The patient has difficulty controlling muscle movement.
D） The patient has stiff or frozen limbs leading to tremors.
58. The problem with the standard treatments of Parkinson’s is that it .
A） does not stop the disease from happening
B） falls short of facilitating the growth of dopamine
C） is unable to prevent the disease from worsening
D） is incapable of diagnosing the disease
59. The phrase “pan out” （Line 1， Para. 3）is closest in meaning to .
A） spread out B） panic
C） succeed D） phase out
60. Mr. Starr was reluctant to call the gene therapy a success，because .
A） most of the initial subjects suffered from side effects
B） a few subjects failed to show any sign of improvement
C） the experiment could have been a result of speculation
D） the initial result of the experiment was not conclusive
61. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A） the gene therapy will undergo rigorous testing
B） more subjects will receive drilling in their skulls
C） the gene therapy will be conducted on more patients
D） the result of the initial experiment will be reviewed
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
A 2,200 year old statue of the goddess Hera has been found in a wall of a city under Mount Olympus，mythical home of Greece’s ancient gods，archaeologists announced in March 2007. The headless marble statue was discovered in 2006 during excavations in the ruins of ancient Dion，some 50 miles
southwest of Thessaloniki. Archaeologist Dimitris Pantermalis said the life sized statue had been used by the early Christian inhabitants of the city of Dion as filling for a defensive wall. He said the 2nd century B.C. find appeared to have originally stood in a temple of Zeus，leader of the ancient Greek gods，whose statue was found in the building’s ruins in 2003. The statue of Hera stood next to that of Zeus in the temple， said Pantermalis，a Thessaloniki University professor who has headed excavations at Dion for more than three decades.“The statue represents a female form seated on a throne， and is made of thick grained marble like the one of Zeus，” he said. “It shows exactly the same technique and size， which led us to link the two statues beyond doubt.” Pantermalis said that， if confirmed， it would be the first time two statues of different gods have been located from a single temple in Greece. He said it was also possible that a statue of Athena， goddess of wisdom， could have stood in the temple of Zeus. He said he was hopeful that it might be found during future excavation. Dion was a major religious center of the ancient Macedonians. Alexander the Great offered sacrifices there before launching his victorious campaign against the Persian Empire in the 4th century B.C.E xcavations so far have revealed temples， theaters and a stadium， city walls， a hotel，baths and streets with an elaborate drainage system， as well as many statues. The area was first inhabited during the Iron Age，and survived into early Christian times， when it was the seat of a bishop.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62. According to the passage，the headless statue was created most probably .
A）for filling for a defensive wall by the early Christian
inhabitants of Dion
B）as the statue of Zeus placed in the temple honoring Greece’s ancient gods
C） by the early Christian inhabitants honoring Hera， the wife of Zeus
D）as the statue of Hera placed with Zeus in the same temple
63. The archaeologists believed that headless statue is the statue of Hera because the statue . A） represented an imposing female form seated on a throne
B） was made of thick grained marble like the statue of Zeus C） shows exactly the same technique and size like the statue of Zeus
D） is similar to the statue of Zeus found in 2003 in many ways
64. Pantermalis was hopeful that they might find a statue of Athena because .
A）they had found two different statues from the same ruined temple
B）it could have placed where stood the same temple of Zeus
C） they had been encouraged by the find of the statue of Hera
D） they had identified some pieces belonging to the statue of Athena
65. What is NOT true of Dion according to the passage
A）It was a major religious center of the ancient Macedonians.
B） It is where Alexander the Great launched his campaign against the Persians.
C） It was populated by the Christians in the 2nd century B.C.
D） It was first inhabited during the Iron Age and survived into early Christian times.
66. What conclusion can be drawn from the excavations in the ruins of ancient Dion
A） It used to have a temple of Zeus.
B） It seems to have a functioning society.
C） It was first populated during the Iron Age.
D） It used to have an elaborate drainage system.
Part 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.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

In 1868 Alfred Ely Beach，the 44 year old publisher of Scientific American magazine and 67 part-time inventor，built New York’s first subway. Its site was 21 feet 68 Broadway，between Warren and Murray streets. The tunnel itself was 9 feet in diameter，312 feet long，and held one cylindrical car capable 69 going about 10 miles an hour. A giant 100horsepower blower propelled the vehicle 70 a track until it reached the far end， where the fan， reversed by a trip wire， slowed the car to a 71 and then pulled it back the other way. The elegance of this first subway will probably never be 72. The decor of Beach’s tunnel platform 73 fine paintings，frescoed walls， a gram piano，a fountain，and a goldfish tank bringing the total private expenditure 74 the tunnel to ＄350，000. Overshadowed by all this was Beach’s substantial contribution 75 engineering， his
method of tunnel construction： a hydraulic shield that looked something like an open ended tin can and was propelled 76 pistons that drove it through the earth. Dirt 77 and bricklaying went on inside the shield， 78 the workers complete protection 79 cave ins. The shield would later be used 80 construction of London’s Thames，Glasgow’s Clyde，and New York’s Hudson tunnels. After the stock exchange81 of 1873，the subway was 82 up and forgotten. From then on， Beach devoted himself 83 publishing and did not live to see New York achieve his dream. In 1912， workers digging a new subway tunnel 84 broke into Beach’s subway and found the little car sitting on its tracks， the whole tunnel still 85 intact. Today the Beach tunnel is part of the City Hall subway station，where a plaque commemorates Beach’s 86 and mav erick achievement.
67. A） interested B） keen
C） concentrating D） focusing
68. A） beneath B） under
C） around D） near
69. A） to B） as
C） for D） of
70. A） on B） along
C） alongside D） besides
71. A） star B） hold
C） stop D） pausing
72. A） surpassed B） compared
C） appreciated D） comprehended
73. A） consisted B） composed
C） included D） embraced
74. A） of B） for
C） behind D） from
75. A） in B） of
C） for D） to
76. A） with B） within
C） by D） from
77. A） removal B） removing
C） moving D） move
78. A） providing B） excluding
C） affording D） prohibiting
79. A） from B） under
C） inside D） against
80. A） for B） in
C） below D） upon
81. A） failure B） collapse
C） conclusion D） frustration
82. A） closed B） shut
C） sealed D） enclosed
83. A） to B） for
C） at D） about
84. A） hastily B） unexpectedly
C） earnestly D） purposely
85. A） scarcely B） suspiciously
C） doubtfully D） remarkably
86. A） pioneering B） foremost
C） original D） imaginative
Part 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.
注意：在实考中，此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。