四级模拟卷6
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of environmental protection. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 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 1 with a single line through the centre.
1.A) By seeking information from the interviewers.
B) By acting out the role again and again at home.
C) By playing an active role in the interview.
D) By working hard to understand the role.
2.A) He is always optimistic about everything.
B) He is extremely careful in his diet.
C) He sees his doctor as soon as he falls ill.
D) He takes a lot of exercise every day.
3.A) The man is interviewing the woman for a job.
B) The two speakers first met each other eight years ago.
C) The two speakers once taught in the same college.
D) The woman is qualified for her job as a teacher.
4.A) Walk the dog every one week or two.
B) Try to overcome her own depression.
C) Be at ease with her pet dog.
D) Bring her pet dog to the countryside.
5.A) She is hosting a radio program.
B) She is at an interview for a job.
C) She is interviewing the man.
D) She works as an engineer.
6.A) People will feel happy when daydreaming.
B) People should not daydream at any time.
C) Daydreaming does more good than harm for most people.
D) Hard work is the key to accomplishing goals.
7.A) The man has a job related to dress design.
B) Both of the speakers went to the Oscar ceremony.
C) Stars had a chance to show off at the ceremony.
D) The man was involved in the ceremony.
8.A) He was stuck in heavy traffic.
B) He was away from home a little late.
C) He gave aid to a man in need of help.
D) He got involved in a serious accident.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9.A) She wants to ask some information about Bali.
B) She wants to find an assistant from the agency.
C) She wants some advice on vacation.
D) She calls to confirm her reservation.
10.A) The couple can enjoy a cool summer there.
B) It will cost the woman the least.
C) It is an excellent place for newly-married couple.
D) The couple won't be interrupted by terrible weather.
11.A) They can enjoy a well-planned trip.
B) They can get the accurate price of travel immediately.
C) They can enjoy a happy vacation.
D) They can know a lot about the native customs.
12.A) Pay for it right away.
B) Provide the credit card number.
C) Confirm her personal information.
D) Promise in words.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13.A) She is unwilling to go on the business trip.
B) She is not well prepared for her seminar yet.
C) She doesn’t know how to apply for a corporate card.
D) She doesn’t have experience in business negotiation.
14.A) It will have to be paid by the woman herself.
B) It will be limited to a maximum per day.
C) Items with receipt will be paid by the company.
D) It can be paid by using the corporate card.
15.A) Stay at home waiting for further notice.
B) Fill in a form to get a corporate card.
C) Keep in mind what the man has told her.
D) Make sure her work will be handled properly.
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 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.A) The lack of courage in his career.
B) The fact that he was a villager.
C) The experience that made him isolated.
D) The life that he led in a crowded city.
17.A) He was more intelligent than others.
B) He had closer touch with the river.
C) He was quite ambitious at young age.
D) He was cut off from the outside world.
18.A) It is connected with poverty and hunger.
B) It is well known for the poetic beauty.
C) It has great reputation for its great poets.
D) It is full of hopes and opportunities.
19.A) It is something inherited from ancestors.
B) It reminds him of childhood memories.
C) It concerns the daily life of the village.
D) It provides the material for his writing.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20.A) They are more direct than Britons.
B) They are more responsible for their lives.
C) They often look down upon losers.
D) They work too much but get too little.
21.A) Feel disappointed rather than excited.
B) Never celebrate success too soon.
C) Be more confident of their actions.
D) Celebrate success immediately.
22.A) Traditions in English speaking countries.
B) Characteristics of American people.
C) The humor of British people.
D) Differences between Americans and Britons.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.A) Its genetic advantage.
B) Its cultural factors.
C) Its better diet.
D) Its universal health care.
24.A) They are overtaken by Swede in longevity.
B) They still have the longest life span.
C) Most Japanese youngsters quit smoking.
D) Japanese pay attention to their health.
25.A) The worsening lifestyle.
B) More aging population.
C) Ineffective health care programs.
D) Natural disasters recently.
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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Last year, Christmas was the biggest single day for e-book sales by HarperCollins. And (26)___________ are that this year’s Christmas Day total will be even higher, given the extremely strong sales of e-readers like the Kindle and the Nook. Amazon (27)___________ that it had sold one million of its Kindles in each of the three previous weeks. But we can also guess that the number of visitors to the e-book sections of public libraries’ websites is about to (28)___________, too. And that is a (29)___________ of great worry for publishers. In their eyes, borrowing an e-book from a library has been too easy. It is worried that people will (30)___________ to borrow an e-book from a library rather than buy it. Almost all major publishers in the United States now block libraries’ (31)___________ the e-book form of either all of their titles or their most recently published ones. Borrowing a printed book from the library imposes an (32)___________ upon its patrons. “You have to walk or drive to the library, and then walk or drive tack to return it,” says Maja Thomas, a senior vice president of the Hachettte Book Group. And print copies don’t last forever, and the ones that are much (33)___________ will have to be replaced. “Selling one copy that could be lent out an infinite number of times with no friction is not a (34)___________ business model for us,”Ms. Thomas says. E-lending is not without some friction. Software (35)___________ that only one patron can read an e-book copy at a time, and people who see a long waiting list for a certain title may decide to buy it instead.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 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 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Getting a university degree isn’t just good for your mind—it’s good for your heart, says a new study in the journal BMC (British Medical Council) Public Health. The longer you spend in education, the lower your blood pressure is likely to be. This is (36)___________ true for women.
Scientists from the US, Canada, UK and Australia examined 30 years of (37)___________ from 3 890 people who were being followed as part of the Framingham Offspring Study, which (38)___________ the education and medical histories of 3 890 people. Researchers divided subjects into three groups, low education (12 years or less), (39)___________ education (13 to 16 years) and high education (17 years or more). They then (40)___________ the average Systolic(收缩的) blood pressure for the 30-year period.
Women with low education had a blood pressure 3. 26 mmHg higher than those with a high (41)___________ of education. In men the difference was 2. 26 mmHg. Lead author Erie Loucks, assistant professor of (42)___________ health at Brown University, said the analysis may (43)___________ a well-known association in the developed world between education and heart disease. Uneducated people tend to (44)___________ up in demanding jobs that give workers little control, which have been associated with high blood pressure, said researchers. The effect is greater in women, said Loucks, because “women with (45)___________ education are more likely to be experiencing depression, they are more likely to be single parents, more likely to be living in impoverished areas and more likely to be living below the poverty line.”
A) tracked I) pressure
B) explain J) community
C) data K) strangely
D) life L) end
E) level M) middle
F) calculated N) study
G) essential O) particularly
H) less
Section B
Directions:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
How Should Teachers Be Rewarded?
A) We never forget our best teachers—those who inspired us with a deeper understanding or an enduring passion, the ones we come back to visit years after graduating, the educators who opened doors and altered the course of our lives.
B) It would be wonderful if we knew more about such talented teachers and how to multiply their number. How do they come by their craft? What qualities and capacities do they possess? Can these abilities be measured? Can they be taught? Perhaps above all: How should excellent
teaching be rewarded so that the best teachers—the most competent, caring and compelling—remain in a profession known for low pay and low status?
C) Such questions have become critical to the future of public education in the U.S. Even as politicians push to hold schools and their faculty members responsible as never before for student learning, the nation faces a shortage of teaching talent. About 3.2 million people teach in U.S. public schools, but, according to an estimate made by economist William Hussar at the National Center for Education Statistics, the nation will need to recruit an additional 2.8 million over the next eight years owing to baby-boomer retirement, growing student enrollment and staff turnover(人员调整)—which is especially rapid among new teachers. Finding and keeping high-quality teachers are key to America’s competitiveness as a nation. Recent test results show that U.S. 10th-graders ranked just 17th in science among peers from 30 nations, while in math they placed in the bottom five. Research suggests that a good teacher is the single most important factor in boosting achievement, more important than class size, the dollars spent per student or the quality of textbooks and materials.
D) Across the country, hundreds of school districts are experimenting with new ways to attract, reward and keep good teachers. Many of these efforts borrow ideas from business. They include signing bonuses for hard-to-fill jobs like teaching high school chemistry, housing allowances and what might be called combat pay for teachers who commit to working in the most distressed schools. But the idea gaining the most motivation—and controversy—is merit pay, which attempts to measure the quality of teachers’ work and pay teachers accordingly.
E) Traditionally, public-school salaries are based on years spent on the job and college credits earned, a system favored by unions because it treats all teachers equally. Of course, everyone knows that not all teachers are equal. Just witness how hard parents try to get their kids into the best classrooms. And yet there is no universally accepted way to measure competence, much less the great charm of a truly brilliant educator. In its absence, policy-makers have focused on that current measure of all things educational: student test scores. In districts across the country, administrators are devising systems that track student scores back to the teachers who taught them in an attempt to assign credit and blame and, in some cases, target help to teachers who need it. Offering bonuses to teachers who raise student achievement, the theory goes, will improve the overall quality of instruction, retain those who get the job done and attract more highly qualified candidates to the profession—all while lifting those all-important test scores.
F) Such efforts have been encouraged by the government, which in 2006 started a program that awards $99 million a year in grants to districts that link teacher compensation to raising student test scores. Merit pay has also become part of the debate in Congress over how to improve the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. Last summer, Barack Obama signed merit pay at a meeting of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers’union, so long as the measure of merit is “developed with teachers, not imposed on them and not based on some test score.” Hillary Clinton says she does not support merit pay for individual teachers but does advocate performance-based pay on a schoolwide basis.
G) It’s hard to argue against the notion of rewarding the best teachers for doing a good job. But merit pay has a long history in the U.S., and new programs to pay teachers according to test scores have already had an opposite effect in Florida and Houston. What holds more promise is broader
efforts to transform the profession by combining merit pay with more opportunities for professional training and support, thoughtful assessments of how teachers do their jobs and new career paths for top teachers.
H) To the business-minded people who are increasingly running the nation’s schools, there’s an obvious solution to the problems of teacher quality and teacher turnover: offer better pay for better performance. The challenge is deciding who deserves the extra cash. Merit-pay movements in the 1920s, ’50s and ’80s turned to failure just because of that question, as the perception grew that bonuses were awarded to principals’pets. Charges of unfairness, along with unreliable funding and union opposition, sank such experiments.
I) But in an era when states are testing all students annually, there’s a new, less subjective window onto how well a teacher does her job. As early as 1982, University Of Tennessee statistician Sanders seized on the idea of using student test data to assess teacher performance. Working with elementary-school test results in Tennessee, he devised a way to calculate an individual teacher’s contribution to student progress. Essentially, his method is this: he takes three or more years of student test results, projects a trajectory (轨迹) for each student based on past performance and then looks at whether, at the end of the year, the students in a given teacher’s class tended to stay on course, soar above expectations or fall short. Sanders uses statistical methods to adjust for flaws and gaps in the data. “Under the best circumstances,” he claims, “we can reliably identify the top 10% to 30% of teachers.”
J) Sanders devised his method as a management tool for administrators, not necessarily as a basis for performance pay. But increasingly, that’s what it is used for. Today he heads a group at the North Carolina-based software firm SAS, which performs value-added analysis for North Carolina, Ohio Pennsylvania, Tennessee and districts in about 15 other states. Most use it to measure schoolwide performance, but some are beginning to use value-added calculations to determine bonuses for individual teachers.
46. Student test scores have become the key measure of teachers’ performance due to the lack of well-accepted standards.
47. The merit pay program in Florida and Houston has turned out to be a failure.
48. The annual tests for students bring a new, less subjective way to measure the teaching quality.
49. The key factor to strengthen achievement for a school is a good teacher.
50. Value-added calculations have been used to determine the bonuses a teacher deserves.
51. Teaching is an occupation known for low salary.
52. Sanders’ method was at first created as a management tool for administrators rather than a basis for performance pay.
53. Merit pay attempts to pay teachers according to their working performance.
54. Hillary Clinton agrees the school staff should be paid based on performance.
55. Merit-pay movements in the past didn’t succeed because unfairness was created when deciding who should get the extra money.
Section C
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 2with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found.
Tell el-Amarna was the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh(法老) Akhenaten, who abandoned most of Egypt’s old gods in favor of the Aten sun disk and brought in a new and more expressive style of art. Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt between 1379 and 1362 BC, built and lived in Tell el-Amarna in central Egypt for 15 years. The city was largely abandoned shortly after his death and the ascendance of the famous boy king Tutankhamun to the throne.
Studies on the remains of ordinary ancient Egyptians in a cemetery in Tell el-Amarna showed that many of them suffered from anemia(贫血症), fractured bones, stunted growth and high juvenile mortality rates, according to professors Barry Kemp and Jerome Rose, who led the research.
Rose, a professor of anthropology(人类学) in the University of Arkansas in the United States, said adults buried in the cemetery were probably brought there from other parts of Egypt. “This means that we have a period of deprivation in Egypt prior to the Amarna phase. So maybe things were not so good for the average Egyptian and maybe Akhenaten said we have to change to make things better,” he said.
Kemp, director of the Amarna Project which seeks in part to increase public knowledge of Tell el-Amarna and surrounding region, said little attention has been given to the cemeteries of ordinary ancient Egyptians.
Rose displayed pictures showing spinal (脊柱) injuries among teenagers, probably because of accidents during construction work to build the city.
The study showed that anemia ran at 74 percent among children and teenagers, and at 44 percent among adults, Rose said．The average height of men was 159 cm (5 feet 2 inches) and 153 cm among women．“Adult heights are used as an indicator for overall standard of living,”he said．“Short statures(身长) reflect a diet deficient in protein... People were not growing to their full potential.”
56. What are the findings of the study mentioned in the passage?
A) The ancient Tell el-Amarna was famous for its art records.
B) The artistic exhibition of ancient Tell el-Amarna was trustworthy.
C) The art records of Tell el-Amarna showed ancient Egyptians’ real life.
D) Life was really tough for average Egyptians in ancient Tell el-Amarna.
57. According to the passage, we can learn that Akhenaten _________.
A) brought the ancient Egypt to a period of the greatest prosperity
B) mainly held the reins of the ancient government in central Egypt
C) worshiped Egypt’s old gods, especially favored the sun God Aten
D) asked his men to create an original pattern of artistic representation
58.What’s the researchers’ attitude towards the ordinary ancient Egyptians’ life?
A) Indifferent. B) Sympathetic. C) Sorrowful. D) Admiring.
59.According to the passage, what is the aim of the Amama Project?
A)To assist the public to obtain more detailed information about ancient Egyptians.
B) To attract people’s attention to the tombs of common people in ancient Egypt.
C) To unveil the brilliant cultures of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amama.
D) To help people understand a certain capital of ancient Egypt and its neighborhood better.
60.Why does the author mention ancient Egyptian adult heights in the last part of the passage?
A)To realistically describe common people’s physical conditions at that time.
B) To reveal the oppressive working pressure faced with ordinary Egyptians.
C) To illustrate the fact that the quality of common life was truly low of the day.
D) To demonstrate the average Egyptian’s unhealthy diet habits in ancient times.
Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Traffic lights are crucial tools for regulating traffic flow. They are not, however, perfect. At unmanaged junctions, a pattern of stop-go movement can still be frustrating, and which burns more fuel than a smooth passage would. Creating such a smooth passage means adjusting a vehicle’s speed so that it always arrives at the lights when they are green. That is theoretically possible, but practically hard. Roadside signs wired to traffic lights may help, but they have not been widely deployed. Now scientists have an idea that could make the process cheaper and more effective. Instead of a hardwired network of signs, they propose to use mobile-phone apps.
For a driver to benefit, he must load the special software, dubbed SignalGuru, into his phone and then mount it on a special bracket attached to the inside of his car’s windscreen, with the camera lens pointing forwards. SignalGuru is designed to detect traffic lights and track their status as red, amber or green. It broadcasts this information to other phones in the area that are fitted with the same software, and—if there are enough of them—the phones thus each know the status of most of the lights around town. Using this information, SignalGuru is able to calculate the traffic-light schedule for the region and suggest the speed at which a driver should travel in order to avoid running into red lights.
Tests in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where five drivers were asked to follow the same route for three hours, and in Singapore, where eight drivers were asked to follow one of two routes for 30 minutes, revealed that SignalGuru was capable of predicting traffic-light activity with an accuracy of 98.2% and 96.3% respectively, in the two cities. This was particularly impressive because in Cambridge the lights shifted, roughly half-way through the test, from their off-peak schedule to their afternoon-traffic schedule, while in Singapore lights are adaptive, using detectors embedded(嵌入) under the road to determine how much traffic is around and thus when a signal should change. Fuel consumption fell, too—by about 20%. SignalGuru thus reduces both frustration and fuel use, and makes commuting a slightly less horrible experience.
61. What can drivers do if they want to pass unmanaged junctions smoothly?
A) They can do nothing but wait until traffic lights turn green.
B) They can help traffic police to regulate traffic flow.
C) They can drive through the red lights if nobody is around.
D) They can adjust the speed in time for the green lights.
62. Roadside signs have not been widely deployed probably because __________.
A) they are less effective in bad weather
B) it takes more money to install them
C) it is hard to wire them to traffic lights
D) they take up too much space
63. What do we learn about SignalGuru from the second paragraph?
A) It can design a daily traffic-light schedule in a specific region.
B) It is intended to keep track of traffic jams in the morning rush hour.
C) It enables phones to share information of the status of traffic lights.
D) It works as a brake that slows down the car when traffic lights are red.
64. What did tests in Cambridge and Singapore reveal?
A) SignalGuru can forecast the status of traffic lights with great accuracy.
B) Drivers in Singapore follow traffic rules better than those in Cambridge.
C) Traffic lights in Cambridge work better than those in Singapore.
D) Traffic lights in Cambridge are more adaptive in off-peak hours.
65. What is the main idea of the passage?
A) Traffic lights turn out to be not perfect all the time.
B) Phones with SignalGuru can be a great help to drivers.
C) Drivers are often stuck at unmanaged junctions.
D) Cities in developed countries need SignalGuru badly.
Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
迄今为止中国园林( Chinese Garden )已有3000多年的悠久历史。中国园林不仅是一种建筑形式，更是中国文化的标志。它集传统建筑、园艺、绘画和雕刻( carving )为一体，具有高超的艺术水平和独特风格。中国园林体现了中华民族的创造力和审美观。中国园林种类繁多，其中以江南的苏州园林最为著名。苏州园林以其幽静、优雅与和谐闻名于世。
四级模拟卷6参考答案
Part I Writing
On the Importance of Environmental Protection
As is vividly described in the drawing above, all the trees on the mountains are cut down, only with stumps left. A man is standing on the mountain with a birdcage in his hand and saying: “If only I could keep a real bird.”
This drawing mirrors a common phenomenon that there are still many problems in environmental protection and one of the most serious problems is that vegetation had been greatly reduced with the rapid growth of modern cities. Therefore, environmental protection should be a top priority. First, with more and more trees cut down, many kinds of birds or animals will lose their homes and eventually become extinct. At that time, we will no longer be able to see so many lovely creatures which make our life interesting. Second, desertification, global warming and other environmental problems are more or less the results of deforestation.
As can be seen from the above, environment is closely related to people’s lives. Therefore, each one of us should enhance the awareness of environmental protection, and should make efforts to preserve vegetation.
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
Section B
16.B 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. A Section C
26. indications 27. announced 28. set a record 29. source 30. click
31. access to 32. inconvenience 33. in demand 34. sustainable 35. ensures
听力原文
Section A
1. M: I hear you have got a role in a play. How on earth did you get it?
W: Well, when I heard the role was coming up, I read the book until I could learn the lines by heart and understood the character, and I had an interview and got it.
Q: How did the woman get the role in the play?
2. W: You seem to have had perfect health all your life.
M: Yeah. I don't remember ever having to see a doctor. I eat healthy food and take plenty of exercise. Most of all, I look at the sunny side even when things aren't going so well.
Q: What is the most important reason for the man's perfect health?
3. M: Susan, how long have we known each other?
W: Let's see. We met when you interviewed me for a teaching job. I was then in my senior year at college, and it has already been eight years since I graduated.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
4. W: It seems my pet dog doesn't like the new place. He seemed to be happy all day in the
countryside.
M: Just ignore it. I still remember you were unhappy when you first moved here, but you are happy now. He is sure to overcome in a week or two.
Q: What should the woman do according to the man?
5. M: You said you got a bachelor's degree in Engineering. Where did you get it?
W: From Iowa State University. And I'm now working on my master's. That's part of the reason I applied for this position.
Q: What can we learn about the woman?
6. W: Do you daydream? Scientists recently say its advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
M: Even if it is true, I don't think you can achieve success without hard work. It can at most make you feel happy.
Q: What does the man probably agree with?
7. M: Did you see the Oscar ceremony last night? It was also a fashion show when the stars stepped onto the red carpet. There were all types of fancy gowns and dresses.
W: That is a great help for you and I believe you will be inspired by the show.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
8. W: You are late again. Haven't I told you that you should be away from home half an hour earlier?
M: I'm sorry. I did do that and the traffic is OK, but I can't do nothing in my car when I saw an old man in need of help.
Q: What accounts for the man's being late?
Conversation One
M: Thank you for calling Overseas Travel Agency. May I help you?
W: Yes, (9)my husband and I are planning a vacation. We'd like to visit a tropical island. Do you have any recommendations?
M: Certainly, I would love to be of assistance. Off the top of my head, I would suggest the island of Bali this time of year.
W: Why Bali?
M: At this time of year, (10)it is raining cats and dogs in most tropical regions, but it is the dry season in Bali. Also, there are many excellent hotels to choose from. And I must say that shopping is absolutely super.
W: Bali sounds perfect for us. Can you tell me how much it will cost for the two of us? We would like to spend as little as possible.
M: It will take me a day or so to get accurate prices, but I will call you as soon as I do. At that time, if you feel the prices acceptable, we can book it. (11)I want to assure you that I'm a professional and I will work as hard as I possibly can to make sure that your trip is well planned and not too expensive.
W: Thank you. When we book the resort, will we have to pay for it right away, or can we pay for it when we get there?
M: (12)I'll need your credit card number to make a reservation, but you won't have to pay for it until you get there.
W: That sounds great. I look forward to talking with you again.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. Why does the woman call Overseas Travel Agency?
10. Why does the man suggest Bali?
11. What does the man promise the couple?
12. What should the woman do if she decides on Bali finally?
Conversation Two
W: Hey David, guess what? The boss is sending me to the West Coast for a marketing seminar next month.
M: Aha, you must be happy. You've been itching to go on a business trip for months.
W: Yeah, and he said there would be more coming up, (13)so I should get a corporate card. Problem is, I don't know how to proceed, and I don't want the boss to know that. Can you help me with that?
M: Sure, no problem. First, go see the secretary and tell her where you're going and when. She'll arrange for transportation and hotel through our travel agent, and give you the tickets and schedule in a few days. At the same time, ask her for an application form for the card.
W: Will I use the card for everything?
M: No, for this trip, you'll probably only use it for food. Not all restaurants accept the card, so you may have to pay cash.
W: Do I pay out of my own pocket?
M: Afraid so. We used to have cash advances, but the company stopped that when they started issuing cards.
W: Will the company write off everything?
M: No, there are maximum rates for each day. (14)I'll give you a list. Of course, personal items aren't covered. And make sure you keep all your receipts. You'll have to attach them to your expense account when you get back.
W: Anything else I should keep in mind?
M: Nothing at present. (15)But I think you should make some arrangements about your work before departure of your travel.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. What seems to be the woman's problem?
14. What can we learn about the woman's expense of personal items during the trip?
15. What does the man suggest the woman do at the end of the conversation?
Section B
Passage One
(16)When I was younger, I was ashamed to admit I came from a remote village, yet I lacked the courage to claim I was from a city, so I usually said simply that I came from an outlying township. Now I must tell the truth that I was born in an isolated village. Let me start from the banks of a humble river where my life began and which is the true source of my writing. My fellow villagers live and while away their time in a monotonous environment completely cut off from the outside world. I know their lives only too well. (17)If I had not had a distant dream from a very young age, I would have shared their fate. All my memories of a joyful childhood and the pains of growing up are intertwined with the river. She keeps all of my secrets. I cannot agree with people who praise the poetic beauty of the countryside. (18)I cannot agree with them because I know, in reality, life in the countryside is all about poverty and hunger. Of course, I was blessed to be born in that remote village, and to spend my childhood by the crystal clear river. Looking back at my path from the village gives rise to a complicated happiness. (19)The river gave me a humble
yet unique life experience—as if it was preparing me for my literary journey. Whatever life has given me, be it poverty, hunger, misfortune or tragedy, for me, they are treasures. I will be forever grateful for, and feel blessed by these treasures.
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What made the speaker feel ashamed when young?
17. What distinguished the speaker from his fellow villagers?
18. What does the speaker think of the countryside?
19. Why is the river so important for the speaker?
Passage Two
It's often dangerous to generalize, but under threat, (20)I would say that Americans are more "down the line." They don't hide their hopes and fears. They applaud ambition and openly reward success. Britons are more comfortable with life's losers. We embrace the underdog until it's no longer the underdog. We like to bring authority down a peg or two. Just for the hell of it. Americans say "have a nice day" whether they mean it or not. Britons are terrified to say this. We tell ourselves it's because we don't want to sound insincere, but I think it might be for the opposite reason. (21)We don't want to celebrate anything too soon, especially success. Failure and disappointment is always around the corner. This is due to our upbringing. Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next President of the United States. Britons are told, "it won't happen for you." There's a received wisdom in the UK that Americans don't get irony. This is of course not true. But what is true is that they don't use it all the time. It shows up in the smarter comedies but Americans don't use it as much socially as Britons. We use it as liberally as pre-positions in everyday speech. We tease our friends. We use sarcasm as a shield and a weapon. We avoid sincerity until it's absolutely necessary. We mercilessly take the piss out of people we like or dislike basically. Our brashness and swagger is laden with equal portions of self-deprecation. This is our license to hand it out.
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. What does the speaker think of most Americans?
21. What do Britons do when they face success?
22. What's the main idea of this passage?
Passage Three
Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, Japan began developing a reputation for its longevity. By the 1970s, the Japanese were the longest lived of any population in the world. Although genetic and cultural factors like diet certainly contributed to the long life span of the Japanese, (23)it was the country's universal health care that was largely responsible for boosting quality of life and increasing the country's life expectancy. (24)Even though Japan continues to have the highest life expectancy in the world, it is on track to be outpaced by other long-lived countries, like Sweden, Italy and Australia. Researchers believe that relatively high rates tobacco use, changes in diet and the rising rate of suicide are contributing to Japan's slowing declines in rates of adult mortality. Physical illness is not the only drag on the country's life expectancy: More than 30 000 Japanese people take their own lives each year, perhaps the continuing aftereffects of the 1997 financial crisis. Given the suicide rate's close association with unemployment rates, it seems likely that this negative socioeconomic background is associated with the suicide trend in Japan. (25)Still, the biggest health challenge facing the Japanese is related to lifestyle factors like cigarette smoking, obesity and uncontrolled blood pressure—all of which contribute to chronic health problems that
tax the public health care system. That system is already strained by the demands of an aging populace—23% of the Japanese population is aged 65 years or older, a proportion that is projected to grow to 40% by 2050—and by injuries associated with recent natural disasters, such as the March 2011 earthquake.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. What is the main reason for Japan's long life span?
24. What do we learn about Japanese people today?
25. What is the most important factor that leads to Japanese health problems?
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A
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Section B
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Section C
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Up till now, Chinese Garden has had a long history of over 3,000 years. It is not only a kind of architecture, but also a symbol of Chinese culture. With superb artistic levels and unique styles, Chinese Garden is a combination of traditional architecture, gardening, painting and carving. Chinese Garden gives expression to the creativity and taste for beauty of Chinese people. There are many kinds of Chinese Gardens, among which Suzhou Garden in the south is the most famous. Suzhou Garden is known for its peacefulness, gracefulness and harmony all over the world.
大学英语四级模拟题四 Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’) 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow”from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem. Air pollution can kill babies, older people, and those who have respiratory（呼吸的）diseases. As found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases. Air pollution can cause both airplane and car accidents because it cuts down visibility （能见度）. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we don’t know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells. These changes might cause babies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals are apt（易于的）to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers. Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It corrodes（腐蚀）our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is great. It would be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the government, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control. 1. Air pollution may lead to airplane accidents because . A. it may cause pilots to be ill B. engines may fail from the air-borne dirt C. visibility is reduced D. it brings a lot of black snow 2. Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and . A. intelligence levels B. birth problems C. man’s behavior D. the nervous system 3. Scientists have not yet determined . A. all of the effects of pollution on the human body B. how pollution can be controlled successfully C. when the atmosphere first became polluted D. how some snow becomes black 4. The author suggests that before air pollution becomes more serious, . A. factories will be forced to stop operating B. buildings should be protected C. the earth will begin to grow colder D. more money should be spent to solve the problem 5. We can conclude that . A. civilization may be ruined if pollution is not controlled B. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in America C. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problem D. we should learn all the answers before we begin to control pollution Passage Two Stiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear “sensible shoes”with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month’s conference. The motion states: “Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely in appropriate for the day-to-day working environment. Feet bear the burden of daily life, and for many workers prolonged standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders. Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints. Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.” Nadline Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticized the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. “I’m 5ft 3in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,”she said. “If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist tactics by discussing women’s
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Model Test 1 Part One Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： 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 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 the Answer Sheet with a 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. 1. A） She is not interested in the article. B） She has given the man much trouble. C） She would like to have a copy of the article. D） She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article. 2. A） He saw the big tower he visited on TV~ B） He has visited the TV tower twice. C） He has visited the TV tower once. D） He will visit the TV tower in June. 3. A） The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B） The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time. C） The woman knows the professor has been busy. D） The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 4. A） He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B） He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job. C） He thinks the pay is too low to support his family, D） He wants to spend more time with his family. 5. A） The man thought the essay was easy. B） They both had a hard time writing the essay. C） The woman thought the essay was easy. D） Neither of them has finished the assignment yet. 6. A） In the park. B） Between two buildings C） In his apartment. D） Under a huge tree. 7. A） It's awfully dull. B） It's really exciting.
大学英语四级考试模拟试题(第1套) PartI Writing (30minutes) Direction s :Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShould SmokingBeBannedinPublicPlaces?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno morethan180words. 1.近年来越来越多的公共场所禁烟。 2.有些人拥护这项举措,有些人反对。 3.我的观点。 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes) SectionA Direction s :Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport, youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbe spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem. 1.A)ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState. B)Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness. C)ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity. D)TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity. 2.A)Thegunmanhasmentaldisease. C)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture. B)Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.D)Itisnotclear. Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem. 3.A)Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar. C)Itismorecompetitivethanbefore. B)Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment. D)Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency. 4.A)Mostexpertssupportthefourcountries’currencychange. B)ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery. ·1·
英语四级全套模拟试卷 PartⅠ Writing(答题时间30分钟) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Selecting Courses. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 选修课程在大学很普遍 2. 解释其中的原因 3. 你的看法 PartⅡ listening comprehension Section A (three news reports)略 Section B (two long conversations)略 Section C (three passages)略 PartⅢ reading comprehension(答题时间共40分钟) Section A EI NIno is name given to the masterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world.This strange __1__ happens every five to eight years.It starts in the PAacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a
failure in the trade winds(信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in __2__, the ocean comperatures rise causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5°C. The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects.The hot,humid(潮湿的)air over the ocean causes severe __3__ thunderstorms.The rainfall is increased acrossAounth American __4__ floods to Peru.In the West pacific,there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia.So while some parts of the world perpare for heavy rains and floods,other parts face drought,poor crops and __5__. EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months The 1982-83 EI Nino brough the most __6__weather in mordern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds __7__ of damage.The 1990 EI Nino will __9__, but they are still not __10__ sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be. [A] estimate [B] strength [C] deliberately [D] notify [E] tropical
Part II 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One 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 across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids 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 re: 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 every 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 from doomsday (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.
大学英语四级模拟题十 Part I Listening Comprehension (35’) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations and 1 long conversation. 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 with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 1. A) At 9:15. B) Before 9:15. C) At 9:30. D) Before 9:50. 2. A) He does not understand it. B) He does not like it. C) He is used to it. D) He does not have to take it. 3. A) They were in a doctor’s office. B) They worked in the same office. C) They were in a workshop. D) They were talking in the weight lifting room at the gym. 4. A) Carry the suitcase with the woman. B) Carry the suitcase upstairs. C) Carry the suitcase up to the plane. D) Carry the suitcase down to the ship. 5. A) At eight o’clock. B) At nine o’clock. C) At ten o’clock. D) An hour later. 6. A) He broke his leg. B) He caught a cold. C) He had a car accident. D) He didn’t like to go to dance with the girl. 7. A) He doesn’t know what he wants to do. B) He likes to work this summer. C) He wonders whether the woman has a job. D) He can’t decide where to go on vacation. 8. A) At a hairdresser’s. B) At a tailor’s C) At a photographer’s. D) At a butcher’s. 9. A) The content of the note book. B) What the woman wrote in the note. C) Why people are not allowed to talk in the library. D) Whether people can smoke in the library. 10. A) Because it’s bad for her health. B) Because it had bad influences on children. C) Because it makes him smell. D) Because it makes him cough. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) He is not satisfied with his present job. B) He worries too much about his grandmother. C) People dislike his food. D) He is going to be fired. 12. A) He learned it in a training center of cooking. B) He learned it from his grandmother. C) He learned it from his mother. D) He learned it from his wife. 13. A) He dislikes other businessmen. B) He wants to have more chance to go on business. C) He doesn’t want to trouble others. D) He wants to be self-employed. 14. A) Whether he would have enough funds. B) Whether his food is to the customers’ taste. C) Whether his family members would support him. D) Whether he can pay less tax to the government. 15. A) Daniel gets encouragement from his friend Misha. B) The two speakers haven’t seen each other for a long time. C) Daniel wants to be in the food business. D) Daniel’s grandmother is an experienced businesswoman. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 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 with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上对应题号作答。 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) His age and appearance. B) His personality. C) His scholarship. D) His relationship with students. 17. A) No. Because he knows what he says in class will affect his students all their lives. B) Yes. But he never fails to apologize if he does. C) No. Because he is always well prepared before stepping onto the platform.
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 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is foll owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fou r choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method o f answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships betwee n observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to o rganize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniq ues, and procedures for implementing the finding of science. Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progr ess in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to comp rehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy an d certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or disli kes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover m ay shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even an unple asant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of re fusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice
大学英语四级模拟题三 Part One Reading Comprehension (2’×10 = 20’) 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). Y ou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts so that people can live and grow food. Even so, more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Why? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some people on the earth do not get very much rain. Yet, they still do not become deserts. This is because there are some small green plants growing there. Plants help keep water in the earth. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily. A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place. He digs in the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land. He makes a farm. He puts plants in rows. The sun is very hot. It makes the land even drier. When the rain comes, it runs between the row of plants. It washes the good dirt away. When the wind comes, it blows between the rows of plants. It blows the good dirt away. Soon the land is not good enough for a farm any more. The man lets his animals eat all the plants on it. Now the land does not have any plants on it. The sun and wind dry the land and all of the good dirt away. Now the land is a desert. 1. A desert is probably _____________. A. grassy B. wet C. treeless D. muddy 2. Land is becoming desert because of lack of _____________. A. rain B. people C. wind D. plants 3. Which of the following is NOT the reason why small green plants are very important to dry places? A. They keep the earth from becoming even drier. B. They do not let wind blow the earth away. C. They add color to the dry places. D. They hold water. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________. A. it is bad to plant in rows in a dry place B. it is better to raise animals on dry land than to make a farm C. it is bad to make a farm in a dry place, but it is good to raise animals there D. all lands that don’t get very much rain are deserts 5. What’s the writer’s purpose in giving an example of the man? A. To criticize him. B. To tell an interesting story. C. To prove man makes deserts. D. To prove the hot sun makes a desert. Passage Two For years, international swimming has been controlled by a small number of powerful nations. The U.S., Russia, Germany and Australia have produced some of the sport’s finest players and have won most of the top competitions and medals. But the results of this month’s world championships, which are being held in the Australian city of Perth, will not be so easy to predict. Since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, many new names and nationalities have emerged to take on the world leaders. The 1996 Olympics should have been an opportunity for the U.S. to display its great swimming power, but instead it faced some embarrassing defeats. The surprises started on the first day of the competitions, when Fred of Belgium (比利时) set a world record in the competition for 100-metres breast-stroke (蛙泳). Never before had Belgium produced an Olympic champion swimmer. Two other countries also won swimming gold medals for the first time on the opening day. Ireland’s Michell Smith delighted her country with her first of her three gold medals. New Zealand also celebrated with Danyon Loader’s gold in the men’s 200-metre free style. Loader went on to win the 400 meters later in the competition. By late on the second day, the U.S. team’s officials and coaches were starting to be surprised. Penny Heyns of South Africa had broken the women’s 100-metre breast-stroke record in the morning competitions before claiming gold in the final. 6. It is hard to predict the results of this month’s championships because _____________. A. players from different countries have sprung up as new champions B. many names of the players haven’t been heard C. a few countries have won international swimming competitions D. the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta was a success 7. What the U.S. had to face at the 1996 Olympics was _____________. A. new swimming power B. a big success C. several unpleasant failures D. a great deal of embarrassment 8. The player of Belgium broke a world record in 100-metre breast-stroke which _____________. A. it had won before B. it has not gained before C. it had won many times D. the U.S. had never won before 9. How many gold medals have the other countries won on the opening day? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 10. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________. A. the U.S. is still the only powerful country in swimming B. the U.S. has been a great swimming power C. Ireland once controlled international swimming