2010年6月英语四级全真预测试卷及答案详解(5)
2010年6月大学英语四级考试全真预测试卷五Model Test Five
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: To Be a Small Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Small Pond? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 在大企业工作的特点
2. 在小企业工作的特点
3. 我的选择
To Be a Small Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Small Pond?
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)
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.
For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
To Save Trees, Fighting One Alien Insect with Others
Rusty rhea sighs wistfully as he talks about the beauty and peace of standing amid a grove (小树林) of deep green hemlocks in Appalachia, some of them up to 160 feet (50 meters) tall and more than 500 years old.
"This is a very special tree," said Rhea, an entomologist for the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program in Asheville, North Carolina, "I was brought up here, and I don't want to see another species go by the wayside."
The evergreen trees, a hallmark of southern Appalachia's national parks, are under attack by an invasive inse4ct barely visible to the eye but potent enough to fell the giants of the eastern United States' old-growth forests.
Already the tiny bug from Japan, known as the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), has killed upward of 95 percent of the hemlocks in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park. Now they are making their way through the half-million-plus-acre (200,000-plus-hectare) Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee.
The hemlocks shade streams, keeping water temperatures just right for brook trout (鲑鱼) and other fish. They also house birds such as the black-throated green warbler, solitary vireo, and northern goshawk, all three of which mainly shelter in stands of hemlock trees.
Because of the insect's broad impact on the entire ecosystem of southern Appalachia, HWA stands to cause wider damage than the American chestnut blight (枯萎病)of the early 1900s. That fungus from Europe killed off the once dominant chestnut trees from the northeast United States to the southern Appalachian Mountains.
In addition, a species related to HWA, the balsam woolly adelgid, has already killed about 90 percent of the mature Fraser fir trees in the Smokies.
Acting Quickly
HWA arrived in the U.S. Pacific Northwest via nursery plants from Japan in 1924. By 1951 the tiny invader had been found in Virginia. Since then the insect has spread to more than 15 U.S. states.
The key to killing the HWA is to catch it early and act quickly. It's already well established in the Great Smoky Mountains, where Rhea and others are trying to stem the spread of the bugs.
HWA multiply quickly: All of the insects are females that reproduce asexually (无性地), laying several hundred eggs a year. When they get to the nymph, or crawler, stage, they are dormant from about June until October, after which they emerge and establish themselves on trees.
Winds and birds and other animals spread the crawlers through the forest.
HWA crawlers feed on the new growth of hemlocks by piercing the twigs that hold the branches, sucking the sap, and injecting toxic saliva. The needles turn from a deep green to a grayish green and eventually die, depriving the tree of nutrition from photosynthesis.
An infected tree usually dies within five years of initial attack. Infection is signaled by either a white, cottonlike material that appears along a tree's twigs or by the "baldness" of a tree's upper branches.
Plans of Attack
In the Pacific Northwest the hemlocks seem to be tolerant of the creatures' feeding, and in the cold northeast, winters seem to keep them at bay. But in the warm southeast, with weather approximating that of the insects' native Asian homes, they thrive.
Chemical sprays-such as insecticidal soaps and horticultural oils as well as trunk or soil injections-have helped to kill some of the HWA infestations.
But spraying must be repeated every six months, and injections are expensive and last only two years at most. These methods can't be used conveniently or safely in remote areas or near the streams where hemlocks grow thickly.
Long term, the best way to control the pests appears to be releasing other insects that feed exclusively on HWA. Scientists have studied HWA in Japan and China and identified three such species. One of them, the Sasajiscymnus tsugae (St) beetle, was released in areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2002.
Studying what controls a species in its native habitat-including climate, predators, and host resistance-provided clues about which insects to use against HWA, said Kristine Johnson. Based in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Johnson is a supervisory forester for Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
"Biological control is the only long-term hope to save the trees in the backcountry (穷乡僻壤)," she said. "We have 800 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) of contiguous wilderness. We value the native forest, and it's entirely worth defending."
Risky Business
Releasing one species of non-native bug to kill another could be risky business, potentially creating another type of infestation. But scientists first quarantined and studied the HWA-killer insects.
They believe the St beetles are the best answer to the HWA problem and that they won't cause side damage. This tiny black female beetle, the size of a poppy seed, is already spreading in the Great Smoky Mountains.
But the beetle and other HWA-killer insects are seasonal, so it will take several different ones operating year-round to keep HWA in check, Rhea said. He doesn't believe HWA will be completely eradicated (根除) but will instead be kept in balance by the predator insects. "We're trying to insert a balance in a system that's out of balance," he said.
Each St beetle can lay 200 to 300 eggs, said Ernest Bernard, professor of entomology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Bernard's laboratory is one of several that are breeding the beetles.
"Each beetle eats hundreds of baby adelgids a year," he said. And about 120,000 of the beetles have been released in the past couple years in the Smokies, but it is still too early to measure their impact.
One good sign, Bernard said, is that some beetle larvae (幼虫) have been found in areas where they were not released, indicating that the HWA killers may be reproducing and spreading.
1. The passage gives a general description of an invasive insect, HWA.
2. Hemlock is a hallmark of southern Appalachia's national parks.
3. The invasive insect, known as the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), is from Japan.
4. The key to killing the HWA is to catch it early and act quickly.
5. An infected tree usually dies immediately.
6. The Hemlock in the U.S. will be saved from HWA soon.
7. The long term, best way to control the pests HWA is spraying.
8. Since 1951 the HWA has spread to more than________.
9. Releasing one species of non-native bug to kill another could create________.
10. It will take several different insects operating year-round to________.
Part III Listening 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.
11. [A] 1016.
[B] 1060.
[C] 508.
[D] 580.
12. [A] Father and daughter.
[B] Uncle and niece.
[C] Aunt and nephew.
[D] Cousins.
13. [A] She wasn't invited.
[B] She wasn't ready to come.
[C] She altered her decision.
[D] She forgot the invitation.
14. [A] The door needs repairing.
[B] He had lost all his keys.
[C] He couldn't open the door.
[D] He wanted the woman to help him.
15. [A] She's rather happy to hear so.
[B] She's disappointed to hear so.
[C] She's unhappy to hear so.
[D] She's surprised to hear so.
16. [A] He thought it was a good car.
[B] He thought it was too noisy.
[C] He thought there was something wrong with the car.
[D] H didn't like it.
17. [A] In a car.
[B] In a train.
[C] In a ship.
[D] In a plane.
18. [A] She'll go to the concert.
[B] She'll have a meeting.
[C] She'll watch her neighbor's children.
[D] She'll visit her neighbor.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. [A] The early history of bookbinding.
[B] How old books become valuable.
[C] Economical ways to protect old books.
[D] Why some books decay.
20. [A] They are often handled improperly by readers.
[B] The paper is destroyed by chemicals.
[C] The ink used in printing damages the paper.
[D] The glue used in the binding loses its strength.
21. [A] They are difficult to read.
[B] They are slowly falling apart.
[C] They were not made from wood pulp.
[D] They should be stored in a cold place.
22. [A] Get some books for the man to look at.
[B] Ask the man to look over her notes.
[C] Continue her research in the library.
[D] Find more information on how books are preserved.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. [A] Which major the woman will be choosing.
[B] An anthropology course the woman is taking.
[C] How to find a job in publishing.
[D] Which anthropology professors the man recommends.
24. [A] It is not as difficult as she had thought it would be.
[B] She would like her professor to explain it more clearly.
[C] She took a class on it last semester.
[D] Her professor will write a book on it soon.
25. [A] Her professor.
[B] A classmate.
[C] Her former boss.
[D] A foreign diplomat.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the and 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 center.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. [A] Because nobody knew his address.
[B] Because nobody knew his age.
[C] Because Penury's private life was a secret.
[D] Because Penury was still a bachelor at the age of forty-five.
27. [A] He did not spend money freely.
[B] He was always well-dressed.
[C] He had a luxurious car.
[D] He worked hard for a living.
28. [A] A photographer.
[B] A burglar.
[C] A reporter.
[D] A professor.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. [A] In 1809.
[B] In 1863.
[C] In 1865.
[D] In 1860.
30. [A] Four years.
[B] Five years.
[C] Three years.
[D] Six years.
31. [A] A soldier.
[B] A thief.
[C] A government officer.
[D] An actor.
32. [A] Because they didn't like Lincoln being their President.
[B] Because they wanted to set up their own government.
[C] Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery.
[D] Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln's government. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. [A] 10 points.
[B] 2 points.
[C] 15 points.
[D] 5 points.
34. [A] They will take one of the six major tests.
[B] They will have to write a composition.
[C] They will be given a pop test.
[D] They will be required to read a short story in class.
35. [A] An essay.
[B] A magazine article.
[C] A poem.
[D] A short story.
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 blank, 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.
Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tested it only on (36)
________ animals. The drug is designed to (37) ________ and kill cancer cells but not healthy cells.
First, the drug enters the cancer and destroys the supply of blood. Then it releases (38)
________ to destroy the cancer cells.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge carried out the study. The (39) ________ appeared in Nature (40) ________. A school news release called the drug an "anti-cancer smart bomb."
Ram Sasisekharan is a professor at M.I.T. He says his team had to (41) ________ three problems. They had to find a way to destroy the blood vessels, then to (42) ________ the growth of new ones. But they also needed the blood vessels to supply chemicals to destroy the cancer.
So, the researchers designed a two-part "nanocell". The cell is (43) ________ in nanometers, or one thousand millionth of a meter. (44) ________________________.
The scientists say it was small enough to pass through the blood vessels of the cancer, but it was too big to enter normal blood vessels. The surface of the nanocells also helped them to avoid natural defenses.
(45) ________________________. That cut off the blood supply and trapped the nanocell inside the cancer. Then, the nanocell slowly released chemotherapy drugs to kill the cancer cells.
(46) ________________________.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: 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.
Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather-torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes-begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighboring areas untouched. Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.
Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtly atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.
Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or "Nowcasts", was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome. Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists (气象学者) and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters
can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Nowcasting is becoming a reality.
47. It can be inferred from the passage that the value of damages from torrential rains, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes is ________________________.
48. Why do conventional models of the atmosphere fail to predict such a short-lived tornado? ___________________________________________________________________________.
49. It can be inferred from the passage that conventional forecasting models are now mostly used for ________________________.
50. What does "Nowcasts" mean according to the passage?
___________________________________________________________________________.
51. According to the passage, what makes "Nowcasting" a reality?
___________________________________________________________________________.
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 center.
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home? The answers lie in the way Americans live today. During the first few decades of the twentieth century, canned and other convenience foods freed the family cook from full-time duty at the kitchen range.
Then, in the 1940s, work in the wartime defense plants took more women out of the home that ever before, setting the pattern of the working wife and mother. Unless family members pitch in with food preparation, women are not fully liberated from that chore.
It's easier to pick up a bucket of fried chicken on the way home from work or take the family out for pizzas or burgers than to start opening cans or heating up frozen dinners after a long, hard day. Also nowadays, the rising divorce rate means that there are more single working parents with children to feed. And many young adults and elderly people, as well as unmarried and divorced mature people, live alone rather than as a part of a family unit and don't want to bother cooking for one. Fast food is appealing because it is fast, it doesn't require any dressing up, it offers a "fun" break in the daily routine, and the outlay of money seems small. It can be eaten in the
car-sometimes picked up at a drive-in window without even getting out-or on the run. Even if it is brought home to eat, there will never be any dirty dishes to wash because of the handy disposable wrappings. Children, especially, love fast food because it's finger food, no struggling with knives and forks, no annoying instructions from adults about table manners.
52. Americans enjoy fast food mainly because ________.
[A] it can be eaten in the car
[B] it is much more tasty than home-made food
[C] one only uses his fingers while eating it
[D] it is time-saving and convenient
53. It can be inferred that children ________.
[A] want to have freedom at table
[B] wash dishes after each meal
[C] are not good at using forks and knives while eating
[D] take eating time as a fun break
54. Many Americans are eating out and not cooking at home nowadays because ________.
[A] they want to make a change after eating the same food for years at home
[B] the food made outside home tastes better than food cooked at home
[C] many of them live alone or don't like taking trouble to cook
[D] American women refuse to cook at home due to women's liberation movement
55. According to the text, a drive-in window is a ________.
[A] car window from which you can see the driver
[B] window in the restaurant from which you get your meal in the car
[C] place where you check the mechanic condition of your car
[D] entrance where you return the used plates after eating
56. The expression "pitch in with" (Line 2, Para. 2) probably means________.
[A] complain
[B] enjoy
[C] help
[D] deny
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
InfraGard is a grass-roots effort to respond to the need for cooperation and collaboration in countering the threat of cyber crime and terrorism to private businesses and the government. By the end of September, there will be InfraGard chapters in all 50 states, Calloway said. With advice from the FBI, each local chapter will be run by a board of directors that includes members of private industry, the academic community and public agencies. Bands, utilities, and other businesses and government agencies will use a secure Web site to share information about attempts to hack into their computer networks. Members can join the system free. A key feature of the system is a two-pronged method of reporting attacks.
A "sanitized" description of a hacking attempt or other incident-one that doesn't reveal the name or information about the victim-can be shared with the other members to spot trends. Then a more detailed description also can be sent to the FBI's computer crimes unit to interfere if there are grounds for an investigation. Cyber crime has jumped in recent years across the nation,
particularly in hotbeds of financial commerce and technology like Charlotte. "Ten years ago, all you needed to protect yourself was a safe, a fence and security officers," said Chris Swecker, who is in charge of the FBI's Charlotte office. "Now any business with a modem is subject to attack." FBI agents investigate computer hacking that disrupted popular Web sites including Amazon. com, CNN and Yahoo!
several North Carolina victims have been identified this year. The investigation has also identified computer systems in North Carolina used by hackers to commit such attacks. Prosecutions of hackers have been hampered by the reluctance of companies to report security intrusions for fear of bad publicity and lost business. Meanwhile, too many corporations have made it too easy for criminals by sacrificing security for speed and accessibility. Jack Wiles, who will lead the local InfraGard chapter's board, said a recent report estimated 97 percent of all cyber crime goes undetected. Wiles, a computer security expert, has a firewall on his personal computer to prevent hackers from getting into his files. "I get at least one report a day that somebody was trying to get into my computer," he said, "the Net is a wonderful place, but it's also a dangerous one."
57. From the first paragraph, we know ________.
[A] InfraGard is a protective measure against cyber crime
[B] InfraGard is a measure of cooperation and collaboration
[C] there will be 50 InfraGard chapters in all states
[D] private business and the government are now committing cyber crime
58. Each local chapter of InfraGard will be run by the following EXCEPT ________.
2011年6月英语四级真题与答案 Part I Writing Doing Shopping Online With the development of the Internet, shopping is no longer a tiring thing. Just click your mouse to choose the articles you like, and the purchase is done. You don’t even have to step out of the room. It seems all easy and quick. However, people’s opinions vary on this trend. Some believe that on line shopping is time and money saving. With plentiful selection options, they can buy whatever they like at any time convenient. Still others insist that mis-purchasing alone is annoying enough, not to mention the credibility of the sellers and the safety of their accounts. In my opinion, the convenience and excitement of on line shopping is beyond all doubts. In the meantime, we must always bear in mi nd that certain traps do exist, so we’d better make sure the sellers are trustworthy before buying. In addition, we should also guard ourselves from the potential hackers who might steal our account information. 文章点评： 这是一篇“中等偏上”的学生作文。本文先对网购热潮进行简介，引出全篇；接着对网络购物的正反两方面进行对比；最后提出自己的看法结束全篇。整体看思路清晰，逻辑严密，行文流畅，用语较为地道。 下面说一下这篇文章的有待提高之处： 1. 文章结构上，能看得出该同学试图采用议论文的“三段式”（提出问题、分析问题、解决问题）。但是，以“With the development of the Internet”为开首语，有些落入俗套，有硬套模板的嫌疑。稍加注意，应该能写出更好的句子。 2. 微观语言点方面，有些语句稍显啰嗦，比如With plentiful selection options… 简化成With plentiful selections… 更好，意思没有丝毫减损，表达力反而增强许多； 高分版 With the help of the ever rapid development of internet technology, online shopping is coming into fashion in most of cities. Online shopping is welcomed by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumer, it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get whatever they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have much circulating funds. They don’t have to rent a house and spend money on
2010年6月大学英语四级作文真题及范文 作文题目Due Attention Should Be Given to Spelling 1.如今不少学生在英语学习中不重视拼写 2.出现这种情况的原因 3.这种现象导致的结果 范文一 Due Attention Should Be Given to Spelling What is hot for 2010 in our colleges? It is the spelling mistakes. Countless students lack due attention to spelling. Taking a look around, we can find examples too numerous to list, the one may be “challenge”. Freshman and sophomore almost write this word as “chanllege”. How careless they are! Why such a phenomenon sweeps every university? Some experts attribute it to students’ inattention, because students always pay no attention to spelling. However, other experts argue, the teachers should be blamed for this situation. In my opinion, it is far beyond any reasonable doubt that both of them should exert themselves to change the spelling mistakes. Confronting with this situation, I maintain that the spreading of the spelling mistakes has extremely negative effects on the education. For one thing, the special age that none of students can spell correctly will come soon. For another, while communicating with foreigners, we will be laughed at the spelling mistakes made by ourselves. As a result, due attention should be given to spelling immediately.
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Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those hours. Five thousand hours, I am told, are what a typical college undergraduate spends working on a bachelor's degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. You could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoyevsky in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it. The trouble with television is that it discourages concentration. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The dullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything. But Television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instant gratification(满意). It diverts us only to divert, to make the time pass without pain. Television's variety becomes a narcotic(麻醉的), nor a stimulus. Its serial, kaleidoscopic (万花筒般的)exposures force us to follow its lead. The viewer is on a perpetual guided tour: 30 minutes at the museum, 30 at the cathedral, 30 for a drink, then back on the bus to the next attraction—except on television., typically, the spans allotted arc on the order of minutes or seconds, and the chosen delights are more often car crashes and people killing one another. In short, a lot of television usurps(篡夺;侵占) one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to focus your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it. Capturing your attention—and holding it—is the prime motive of most television programming and enhances its role as a profitable advertising vehicle. Programmers live in constant fear of losing anyone's attention—anyone's. The surest way to avoid doing so is to keep everything brief, not to strain the attention of anyone but instead to provide constant stimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part I Writing （25 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures. B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C) They are only about half an inch thick. D) They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research. B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species. 6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance. C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.
I. Listening. (15’) 1. Listen to the recording and write the missing expressions. (5’) 1 ) In general ___________ ____________ ____________ you are thinking of … 2) ____________, _____________ ______________ make sure that the brand is strong. 3) ____________ _____________, making and selling pizzas might be profitable but… 4) I ____________ ______________ you need to like hard work. 5) _____________, _____________ the money. You … 2. Listen to the recording and choose the best ending for each sentence. 1) The speaker compares throwing adverts into the air to __________. A) Internet advertising B) wasting money on adverting C) advertising with leaflets 2) His first piece of advice is to _____________. A) make sure people find you on the search engine B) make sure people visit the search engine C) set up a search engine 3) Spend plenty of time on ____________. A) promoting others on your site B) creating links to incrase traffic C) recommending your product on other site 4) The speaker _____________. A) thinks email can be effective B) is doubtful about using email C) never sends marketing emails 5) It’s good idea to ___________. A) give free samples away at the beginning B) make the website free to visit C) offer something free to encourage people to return II. Write the verbs in brackets in their correct form to complete the following sentences. 1. Now that you _____________ (escape) from the office, you will still need peace and quiet at home. 2. Once you __________________ (work) from home for a while, you might feel a bit lonely. 3. I’m just phoning to confirm that I _______ (be) in my office by ten. 4. Don’t worry. I promise that I _______(call) back straight away. 5. Security ___________ (open) the building at eight tomorrow instead of nine. 6. The hotel has a scheduled shuttle bus to the training center. I think it ________ (leave) every half hour, but let me check for you. 7. We began at nine. So by the time he arrives at nine thirty, the first session _________ (start). 8. She showed him the photo she _______ (take) the day before. 9. It’s the third time I ______ (see) him this month. 10. We _____ (meet) each other since I left Shanghai. III. Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases given below. sample mailshots word of mouth see move hold set run attend reach
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. (A) She paid ￥40.00 for the coat. (C) She bought the coat on her fortieth birthday. (B) Her husband presented it to her as a gift. (D) Her friend sent it to her as a new one. 2. (A) To keep his old car and get a new one. (C) To sell his car for a new one. (B) To leave it in the garage to be repaired. (D) To get his car repaired later. 3. (A) Husband and wife. (C) Doctor and patient. (B) Father and daughter. (D) Teacher and student. 4. (A) The man went to the concert, but the woman didn't. (B) The woman went to the concert, but the man didn't. (C) The speakers did not go to the concert. (D) Both speakers went to the concert. 5. (A) An England textbook. (C) A chemistry book. (B) A Chinese textbook. (D) A history book. 6. (A) The woman goes to school during the day and works at night. (B) The woman has to work to support herself. (C) The woman's classes are not difficult. (D) The woman studies at night. 7. (A) She feels that he won't accept anything. (B) She's sure he already has a pocket calculator. (C) She thinks he has almost everything he wants. (D) She's afraid he wants more than she can afford. 8. (A) Tom survived the accident. (C) Someone saved Tom's life. (B) Tom was killed in the accident. (D) It did little damage to Tom's car. 9. (A) The train is crowded. (C) The train is empty. (B) The train is late. (D) The train is on time. 10. (A) No, all the rooms are taken. (C) Yes, there are some spare rooms. (B) Yes, there is a double room. (D) Yes, there is a single room. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. (A) Her husband had got a higher position. (C) She wanted to have a cleaner house. (B) Her husband had lost his job. (D) She wanted to move to New York. 12. (A) His telephone went out of order. (C) He began to work at 8 a.m. (B) The buyers had to leave soon. (D) He had made an appointment with her for 8 a.m.
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)
大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第 一套） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minute s) Directions: There are 4 reading passa ges in this part. Each passage is followe d by some questions or unfinished stateme nts. 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 co rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wi th a single line through the center. Pass age One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the follo wing passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method of a nswering theoretical questions; technolog y is a method of solving practical proble ms. Science has to do with discovering th e facts and relationships between observa ble phenomena in nature and with establis
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ 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. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
2011年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案详解 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Online Shopping. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1．现在网上购物已成为一种时尚 2．网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题 3．我的建议 Online Shopping 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Part II Read ing 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. British Cuisine: the Best of Old and New British cuisine (烹饪) has come of age in recent years as chefs (厨师) combine the best of old and new. Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad! Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong's smartest British restaurants, Alfie's by KEE, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say. "The past 15 years or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England," the English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and cooking methods, and more appealing presentation. Chefs such as Delia Smi th, Nigel Slater, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay made the public realise that cooking - and eating - didn't have to be a boring thing. And now, most of the British public is familiar even with the extremes of Heston BlumenthaPs molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create the perfect dish. "It's no longer the case that the common man in England is embarrassed to show he knows about food," Tomes says. There was plenty of room for improvement. The problems with the nation's cuisine can be traced back to the Second World War. Before the War, much of Britain's food was imported and when German U-boats began attacking ships bringing food to the country, Britain went on rations (配给). "As rationing came to an end in the 1950s, technology picked up and was used to mass-produce food," Tomes says. "And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens." They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful presentation; they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioriti sation of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up wi th food that couldn't compete wi th neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain. Before star chefs such as Oliver began making cooking fashionable, it was hard to find a restaurant in London that was open after 9pm. But in recent years the capital's culinary (烹饪的) scene has developed to the point that it is now confident of its ability to please the tastes of any international visitor. With the opening of Alfie's in April, and others such as The Pawn, two years ago, modern
2010年的第一次四级考试于今天上午结束。就阅读部分而言，四篇文章的主题分别为治网瘾、绿色环保建筑、飞机黑匣子和心理学中的积极思考（Positive thinking），非常具有时代特色。总体而言本次考试的难度略有下降，下面以A卷为例做出评析： 快速阅读（Skimming and Scanning）的难度下降很大。10题中有9题题干含有专有名词，方便考生定位；只有第2题有点小难度，不过根据我课上说的考题顺序加文章出题点的方式可以迅速定位。词汇的考点也比往年下降，很多正确选项中的单词，尤其是动词均可在原文直接找到，没有被同义替换。只有第7题考到了熟词偏义，原文是check（阻止），对应正确选项B中的curb（控制）。这说明，各题定位正确之后，考生一定要选最接近原文，甚至照抄原文的项作为正确答案，不要思考太多，以防错误。 选词填空（Reading in Depth, Section A）的难度也在下降。可以看出考生在后期复习时，值得注意的有两点：一是固定搭配，特别是动词和介词组成的固定搭配，如第48题填replace，因为空后面有个with；第56题填protect，因为后面有个from。二是并列成分，如51题填powering，因为前面三个词是heating, cooling and_____. 55题填historic，因为这个空处在并列结构from…to…之间。 重头戏仔细阅读（Reading in Depth, Section B）的难度与往年持平。10题中大部分的正确选项考到了同义词替换，如57题D的indispensable，是原文的总结型同义替换；60题C的make them easily identifiable是原文aid visibility的解释型同义替换；64题C的not intelligent 是原文dim（愚笨）的同义替换，等等。只要定位准确又认识单词，不难选出答案。值得注意的是，第二篇文章讲positive thinking对改善人的心情起反作用，作为一篇社会科学驳论类的文章，很多正确答案都会照抄主题。所以紧紧把握作者在第二段提出的主题：―Trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect:…‖就可以很快选出62、63、64、65四题。 因此建议考生，由于四级考试的时间极其有限，在本部分中，要本着―只阅读，不理解‖ 的原则，迅速根据题干定位原文，并找出与原文具有同义词替换的项。最后根据文章主题解决有争议的项和不能确定的项。 本人估计，大学英语四六级考试，机考的全面铺开尚需时日。但无论如何，这两场考试最好一次通过，而且越早越好；以免机考改革给考生造成的题型、媒介的不适应。 2009年12月大学英语四级考试阅读部分述评 广州新东方国内考试 部吴洋 总体而言，本次四级考试更多给考生带来一种措手不及的感觉。第一是选材新颖，均是近期的时事话题，如大学奖助金、黑人女性新形象等；第二是快速阅读尤其是填空题的难度