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恩波学校XX年春季大学英语四级第一次模考试题加答案(之二)23. The expression “by virtue of” in the last but one senten ___ can best be repla ___d by ________ . A) by means of B) because of C) in case of D) with the help of 24. Most books on interviewing are not con ___rned aboutjournalistic kind because ________ . A) most people like to read broadcasting interviews B) most western people are seemingly familiar with journalistic interviews C) journalistic interviews are too professional for most people D) texts about journalistic interview don’t deal with the “how to” aspects 25. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an oasion of interview? A) Going to see a doctor. B) Reading an article. C) Negotiating with a client. D) Looking for a job.Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on resour ___s of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage ordiscourage money spending. If an economist was asked which of three groups borrow most, people with rising ines, stable ines, or declining ines--he would probably answer: those with declining ines. Actually, in the years 1947--1950, the answer was: people with rising ines. People with declining ines were next and pe ople with stable ines borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect pri ___s to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect pri ___s to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising pri ___s, "In a few months, " she said, "we'll have to pay more for meat and milk; we'll have less to spend on other things." Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in pri ___s that has already taken pla ___ ___y be resented and buyer's resistan ___ ___y be evoked. This is shown by the following typical ment: "I just don't pay these pri ___s; they are too high." The investigations mentioned above werecarried out in America. Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yielded results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saving and spending patterns. The condition mostconducive(有助于) to spending appears to be pri ___ stability. If pri ___s have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the mon business policy of ___intaining stable pri ___s is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology.26. It can be inferred from the passage that if one wants to predict the way consumers will spend their money, he should ________. A) rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spending B) try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend money C) carry our investigations on consumer behavior and obtain data on consumers' ines and money spending motives D) do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory 27. Aording to Paragraph 2, research s urveys have proved that ________. A) pri ___ increases always stimulate people to hasten to buy things B) rising pri ___s ___y ___ke people put off their purchaseof ___rtain things C) women are more sensitive to therising in pri ___s than men D) the expectations of pri ___ increases often ___ke buyers feel angry 28. The results of the investigations on consumer psychology carried out in America were ________ those of the investigations ___de at the same time in Great Britain. A) somewhat different from B) exactly the same as C) much better than D) not as good as 29. From the results of the surveys, the writer of this article ________. A) concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in America.B) concludes that the consumers always expect pri ___s to re ___in stable C) concludes that ___intaining stable pri ___s is a correct business policy D) does not draw any conclusion 30. Which of the following statements is always TRUE aording to the surveys mentioned in the passage? A) Consumers will put off buying things if they expect pri___s to decrease. B) Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect pri ___s to increase. C) The pri ___ condition has an influen ___ on consumer behavior. D) Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable.Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a wo ___n and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn't help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point, the wo ___n asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy―who could not have been more than seven or eight years old―replied , "Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.'' This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn't find out we were "depressed" until we were in high school. The eviden ___ of a change in children has increased steadily in re ___nt years. Children don't seem childlike any more. Children speak more like ___s, dress more like ___s and behave more like ___s than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it ___rtainly is different. Childhood as it on ___ was no longer exists. Why? Hu ___n development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of aess to social knowledge. Movement from one social root to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught___ secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we___ sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders. In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) ___chine has been installed in 98 per ___nt of American homes. It is called television. Television passes infor___tion, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, no ___tter they are children or ___s. Unable to resist the temptation, ___ny children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures. Communication through print, as a ___tter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social infor ___tion to which children have aess. Reading and writing involve a plex code of symbols that must be memorized and practi ___d. Children must read ___ books before they can read plex ___terials.31. Aording to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a child B) somethin g hardly to be expected in a young child C) an inevitable sign of children's mental development D) a mental scale present in all hu ___ns, including children 32. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the___ world ________. A) through contact with society C) naturally and by biological instinct B) gradually and under guidan ___ D)through exposure to social infor ___tion 33. The phenomenon that today's children seem ___-like is attributed by the author to _ . A) the widespread influen ___ of television B) the poor arrangement of teaching content C) the fast pa ___ of hu ___n in ___ectual development D) the constantly rising standard of living 34. Why is the author in favor of munication through print for children? A) It enables children to gain more social infor ___tion. B) It develops children's interest in reading and writing. C) It helps children to memorize and practi ___ more. D) It can control what children are to learn. 35. What does the author think of the change in today's children? A) He feels amused by their pre ___ture behavior.B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note. C) He considers it a positive development. D) He seems to be upset about it.Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to ___tters of taste, belief, andjudgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn't attach too much importan ___ to opinion. Unfortunately, most do attach great importan ___ to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours, '' and ''Everyone's ent itled to his opinion, '' are mon expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another's opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.模板,内容仅供参考。
恩波学校XX年春季大学英语四级第一次模考试题加答案(之四)A) current B) dominant C) prevailing D) decisive 57. Although she was not very rich, she was quite with her money. A) noble B) flexible C) liable D) liberal 58. Itried to reason her her worries, but vain. A) out…in C)off … on B) out of… in D) away with …out of 59. Your advi ___ would be valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. A) ex ___edingly B) extensively C) ex___ssively D) exclusively 60. Too much to X-ray can cause skin burns, can ___r or other da ___ge to the body. A) disclosure B) exposure C) exhibition D) pressure 61. At present the whole country is a war against products of imitation and poor quality. A) establishing B) sending &nb sp; C) launching D) delivering 62. His in ___igen ___ and experien ___ will enable him to the plicated situation. A) cope with B) e up with C) interfere with D) put up with 63. Louis Her ___n, at the University of Hawaii, has ________ a series of new experiments in which some ani ___ls have learned to understand senten ___s. A) installed B) equipped C) devised D) for ___tted 64. The son is charged with condemning his critically ill mother to a hell. A) alive B)lively C) living D) live 65. Finding a job can be and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared. A) exploiting B) frustrating C) profiting D) misleading 66. The announ ___ment has e that all the graduates are supposed to in the ___in hall. A) aumulate B) assemble C) con ___ntrate D) focus 67. We will sign the contract with the dealer, he can promise to offer us the guarantees of the products. A) as far as B) even if C) as long as D) unless 68. In order to prepare for the trip to London, my uncle is going to dollars into pounds. A) shift B) alter C) vary D) convert 69. We are taught that the Stock Exchange is to a likely political change. A)sensitive B) sensible C) sensational D) senseless 70. The totally new-branded printer is with all leading microputer software. A) parable B) patible C) petitive D) parativePart IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choi ___s ___rked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then ___rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the ___ntre.Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is __71 only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is present, he often seems nervous, __72__ embarrassed. You have to take a muter train any morning or evening to 73 the truth of this. Serous-looking busines ___en and women sit reading their newspapers or sleeping in a corner; hardly anybody talks, sin ___ to do so would be considered quite offensive. 74 , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, 75 broken, ___kes the offender immediately the object of 76 . It has been known as a fact that the British has a _77 for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chan ___, he will talk about it 78 . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom 79 forecast and hen ___ bees a sour ___ of interest and 80 to everyone. This ___y be so. __81 a British cannot have much 82 in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong 83 a cloud over the Atlantic bringsrainy weather to all districts! The ___n in the street seems to be as aurate---or as inaurate---as the weathermenin his 84 . Foreigners ___y be surprised at the number of referen ___s 85 weather that the British ___kes to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are 86 by ments on the weather. “Ni ___ day, isn’t it ?”“Beautiful!” ___y well be heard instead of “Good mo rning, how are you ?” 87 the foreigner ___y consider this exaggerated and ic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. 88 he wants to start a conversation with a British but is ___ to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will 90 an answer from even the most reserved of the British.71. A) relaxed B) frustrated C) amused D) exhausted 72. A) yet B) otherwise C) even D) so 73. A) experien ___ B) witness C) watch D) undergo 74. A) Deliberately B) Consequently C) Frequently D) Apparently 75. A) unless B) on ___ C) while D) as 76. A) suspicion B) opposition C) critici ___ D) praise 77. A) feeling B) fancy C) likeliness D) judgment 78. A) at length B) to a great extent C) from his heart D) by all means 79. A) follows B) predicts C)denies D) supports 80. A) devotion B) affection C) consideration D) speculation 81. A) Still B) Also C) Certainly D) Fundamentally 82. A) faith B) relian ___ C) honor D) credit 83. A) if B) on ___ C) when D) whereas 84.A) positions B) predictions C) approval D) denial 85. A) about B) on C) in D) to模板,内容仅供参考。
大学英语四级考试(CET 4)(恩波英语研究所命题)MODEL TEST— Band Four —(4 LSH 2)试题册(125分钟)恩波英语模考试卷-Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上,请在答题卡1上作答。
Part ⅡReading 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.Consumer Recycling and Waste Reduction TipsThe following information provides simple tips on how to recycle and reduce waste as a consumer. Grocery StoresMany supermarkets sponsor redemption centers(回收中心)that will buy back California Redemption Value(CRV) containers for recycling and may accept other materials like steel cans, glass jars and newspapers. Some stores have reverse vending machines, which give you money back as CRV containers are fed into them.Many grocery stores in the San Diego area also have a place to recycle used plastic grocery bags and film containers (plastic canisters that package the film):Albertsons (also take newspaper wrappers, dry cleaning bags, or any type of LDPE plastic bag) ·Ralphs·Vons·Wal Mart·Whole Foods MarketAs for the question “Paper or plastic?” why not bring your own reusable cloth shopping bags instead. The cloth bags hold a lot more, so there are fewer trips back and forth from the car and the cloth carrying handles are more comfortable on your hands than paper or plastic handles. Some stores even give a small discount when you bring reusable cloth bags or reuse old shopping bags to carry out your new purchases.Tip: If you bring your own canvas, plastic, or paper bags, be sure to ask the store to credit your bill. Many stores take 5 cents off each bag provided by the customer, even if the store does not recycle plastic bags.And if you buy just one or two items, try going without a bag altogether. The store pays for its bags, which means so do you, and in the end, so does the environment.Dry CleanersMany dry cleaners take back their plastic clothes bags. When you get home and hang up yourclothes, keep the plastic covers and recycle them on your next trip to the dry cleaners—rather than throw them away. Some stores will also reuse clean hangers.Reusing by DonatingThere are many items that even the most active recycler may throw away because they are uncommon recyclables. Some of these items include mattresses, furniture, clothing, appliances, electronics or art materials. They can often be donated to local thrift stores and nonprofit groups to be repaired and reused. Visit , San Diego s resource for thrift stores, second hand, rummage sales, recycling, retro, and more. Plus a calendar of events.Source Reduction—Make It Recyclable and ReusableWhile shopping, you can help the environment by selecting products that use less packaging and are reusable or readily recyclable in your community. When buying a product, stop and think, “Can this item be recycled or reused?” If not, is there an alternati ve brand or product that you can buy? By making these choices, you are using your purchasing power to reward manufacturers that make recyclable and reusable products, not products that are only disposable.Try These Reusable Alternatives:·Use a sponge instead of throwaway wipes·Buy rechargeable batteries·Buy cloth napkins that you can wash instead of paper you throw away·Buy washable plates and cups for picnics instead of disposables·Buy razors with replaceable blades·Seek out reusable or refillable containers that hold shampoo, soap, etc.·Use plastic containers with lids instead of aluminum foil, plastic bags or plastic wrap·Rinse plastic bags and reuse them Buy Products Made of Recycled MaterialsA phone directory featuring local recycled products is available by calling Environmental Services at(858)694 7000. No recycling program is truly successful unless recyclables collected are transformed into marketable products and then purchased by you! To create a demand for recycled products, make sure to purchase products that contain recycled materials. Ask store managers to stock products made with recycled materials and write to the manufacturers of the products you buy and tell them you prefer that they use recycled materials.When shopping, buy those items that say, “made from recycled materials”and have the highest percentage of post consumer recycled content. (Post consumer content means any material that the public has already used or recycled.) California law requires that any consumer goods labeled “Recycled”must contain at least 10% post consumer content. And beware, claims such as “environmentally friendly”, “eco safe”, “safe for the environment”or “natural”do not necessarily mean that the product can be recycled or contains recycled material!Thanks to today s technology and manufacturing, these products are as high a quality as(if not higher than) products that don t contain recycled materials, and they look just as nice. Look for these items for your home or business in your community:·Clothing and shoes·Children s toys and playground equipment·Garden tools·Carpet pads·Plastic lumber for planters, decks and benches·Motor oil·Floors and countertops·Rain gutters·Packaging materials·Paper products like tissue and towels·Cleaning supplies·Writing or computer paper and envelopesYour choices and efforts can make a significant difference in the success of San Diego and our nation s recycling programs! Avoid Excess Packaging and Buy in Bulk(批量购买)While it s true that some packaging is necessary for health and shelf life considerations, all too many manufacturers over package their products. This excess packaging costs consumers more money, costs our environment more resources and energy, and costs our landfills valuable space.So take a little extra care before you buy. Look for an alternative product without packaging or the least amount of packaging and send a message that you don t like waste. Also, avoid single serving items that are overly wrapped.When it makes sense, buy in bulk, but only purchase the amount you will use within a reasonable time. You will avoid over packaging and save money, since larger quantities are generally discounted. Try these alternatives next time you shop:·Large box of cereal vs. individually wrapped snack pack of mini boxes of cereal·Pudding in a box vs. pudding in plastic cups which are then held together by a cardboard carton ·Fresh vegetables you buy by the pound vs. shrink wrapped vegetables in Styrofoam containers ·1 gallon water jugs vs. 6 pack of individual 12 ounce plastic bottles·Condensed can of soup vs. microwavable single portion soups注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上作答;8~10题在答题卡1上。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) It can resist earthquakes. B) It is easy to move away. C) It can keep away cold. D) It can keep sunshine out. 20. A) Because they are the warmest. B) Because they can withstand hard ware. C) Because they don’t get stuck in the snow. D) Because the temperature is only 14℃ below zero. 21. A) They are thrown away after being used. B)They will be built in future. C) They can be used for about 5 years. D) They can be built in a few years. 22. A) By attending her professor’s lectures. B) By surfing on the C) By consulting documents in paper departments. D) By preparing for her presentation. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) She has lost some of her important stuff. B) There is something wrong with her eyes. C) She doesn’t know how to use steel to build construction. D) She doesn’t know where to get the information she need. 24. A) It takes time to collect the useful information. B) One can only read books in the library. C) All books are difficult to understand. D) One has to line up to borrow books. 25. A)To find the information in the library. B)To borrow the books from her teacher. C) To give her shoes to Steve. D) To consult her tutor what to do. Section B Directions: In this part, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) On a Tuesday. B) On a Wednesday. C) On a Thursday. D) On a Friday. 27. A) A final copy of the research project. B) Copies of the midterm. C) A textbook and pencils. D) A few pens. 28. A)20. B) 30. C) 50. D) 70. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A)Not all conflicts are bad. B)All conficts are good. C) No conflict is good. D) Conflict management is bad. 30. A) Better ideas. B) Increased productivity. C) Hostile feelings and ill will. D) Both A)and B). 31. A) Conflict should be forbidden. B) A search for a better solution should be made. C) Conflict should be controlled. D) Hostile feelings should be got rid of. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) France. B) Ireland. C) Germany. D) England. 33. A) The Indians. B) The Irish. C) The Blacks. D) The Dutch. 34. A)To keep together in a racial group. B) Because they are discriminated against. C) For religious reasons. D)Because they don’t like other people. 35. A) Italy. B) Germany. C) Ireland. D)England. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.。
2008恩波大学英语四级模拟卷1 keyPart I作文的评分标准1.本题满分为15分。
2.阅卷标准共分五等:14分、11分、8分、5分及2分。
14分——切题。
表达思想清楚,文字通顺;连贯性较好。
基本上无语言错误,仅有个别小错。
11分——切题。
表达思想清楚,文字连贯,但有少量语言错误。
8分——基本切题。
有些地方表达思想不够清楚,文字勉强连贯;语言错误相当多,其中有一些是严重错误。
5分——基本切题。
表达思想不清楚,连贯性差。
有较多的严重错误。
2分——条理不清,思路紊乱,语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误,且多数为严重错误。
注1:阅卷人员根据阅卷标准,对照样卷评分,若认为某作文卷与某一分数(如8分)相似,即定为该分数(8分);若认为稍优或稍劣于该分数,则可加一分(即9分)或减一分(即7分)。
注2:白卷、作文与题目毫不相关或只有几个孤立的词而无表达思想,则给零分。
注3.字数不足酌情扣分!Part II skimming & Scanning 10分1N 2Y 3Y 4N 5Y 6NG 7Y8.68 9.psychological 10. povertyPART III LISTENING 35分SECTION A 11-15 CDDCC 16-20 BCAAB 21-25 CBDCASECTION B 26-30 CDCDA 31-35 BDBACSECTION C 36. amazing 37. customs 38. wonder 39. couple 40. compare41. acquaintances 42. routes 43. sights44. of course the tour company leaves it pretty much up to the people to do what they want.45. because of language problems and being a little bit afraid.46. the more tourists can mix with local people, the better off everyone is.复合式听写评分标准1、评分原则要求考生将听到的单词正确写出;将听到的原文句子正确写出,或用自己的语言正确写出。
Test Paper Two Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions (15 minutes) Directions: In this part there is a short passage with eight questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words(not exceeding 10 words) Mark Twain once remarked that the most impressive quality of weather was its dazzling(使⼈眼花缭乱的)uncertainty. More than a century later, we are still struggling to precisely predict, much less control, the atmospheric conditions around us. Yet researchers are at work on many fronts in the attempt to master the weather. For instance, we’ve made some progress in getting clouds to rain more or less on command. Recent studies show that water-absorbing salts scattered by aircraft may bring about a rainfall more effectively than dry ice. The crystals attract water droplets that otherwise would form around tiny specks of dust and remain too small and light to plunge to earth. We can’t yet “make” rain, but under the right conditions, a touch of airborne salt increases rainfall by 12 to 14 percent. Many people, on the other hand, are more interested in knowing whether it will rain at all –or rain so hard that they might expect some damage. Most forecasts are reasonably accurate from about 12 hours out to around five days. Any forecasts closer than that—or more remote –are problematic. But progress is being made in both directions. Nationwide, for instance, there’s growing interest in “nowcasting”—creating highly detailed forecasts for areas that extend out a mere 30 minutes or so. This is a tough task. Looking only at a growing thunderstorm itself doesn’t give you enough information to accurately predict its development and path. You have to understand the environment the storm is in, including storms around it, atmospheric stability, and other factors. Long—term forecasts are also improving thanks to more powerful computers, improved modeling, and satellite and ocean—sensor data. We’ll probably never be able to say that a storm will hit Seattle one year from now, but we’re learning about different weather cycles and their implications. What about actually changing the weather? “The idea of controlling the weather is science fiction,” snorts Professor Roni Avissar at Rutgers University. Nevertheless, people may one day have to seriously consider ways to reverse a different, unintended weather experiment: global warming caused by excess “greenhouse” gases from burnjing fossil fuels (矿物燃料)。
恩波学校2005年春季大学英语四级第二次模拟考试(下)Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. The beam that is ________by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.A) emitted B) transmitted C) discharged D) expelled 42. He is a boy of promise; he never fails to ________ the expectation of his parents and teachers.A) live up with B) stand up with C) live up to D) stand up for43. It is indeed much more difficult to ________ a social reform on a large scale than just to talk about it.A) bring up B) bring forward C) bring about D) bring in44. No matter how ________ a hill may be, it is not necessarily worthless.A) vacant B) bare C) empty D) hollow45. When I took his temperature, I found it was two degrees above ________.A) average B) ordinary C) regular D) normal46. This newly-built grand theatre has a seating ________ often thousand audience.A) volume B) capacity C) power D) capability47. Finding a job can be ________and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.A) exploiting B) frustrating C) profiting D) misleading48. The existing government has been ________ great importance to the improvement of the quality of education.A) concentrating B) attaching C) focusing D) contributing49. After a day’s fierce fighting, the enemy finally had to ________ their troops from the occupied area.A) retreat B) return C) dismiss D) withdraw50. He was very ________ to go, but he had no other choice.A) resolute B) hesitant C) willing D) reluctant51. I wandered through the cool ________ of the forest trees.A) shadow B) shade C) shelter D) shape52. The National Safety Council urges drivers and passengers to wear seat belts as a ________ against injury.A) caution B) precaution C) security D) safety53. You can ________ different kinds of people, dictionaries or maps, to find out what you wish to know.A) contact B) consult C) refer D) request54. The bus ran over the cliff on the way back to the camp because its ________ failed.A) controls B) gears C) brakes D) signals55. My cousin ________ his playground plans to the City Council.A) subjected B) yielded C) submitted D) surrendered56. Mrs. Jones was born in Germany and still speaks English with a German ________.A) pronunciation B) dialect C) trace D) accent57. Before moving to another city, Mr. London ________ of the horse and the furniture.A) discarded B) dismissed C) discharge D) disposed58. Unfortunately, the rate of his expenditure ________ that of his income.A) precedes B) dominates C) exceeds D) prevails59. He obviously displays a great________ for some of your poems.A) consent B) admiration C) respect D) pleasure60. A series of border incidents would ________ lead the twocountries to war.A) inevitably B) consistently C) uniformly D) persistently61. Louis was asked to ________ the man who stole her purse.A) confirm B) recognize C) claim D) identify62. The captured criminals were ________ in chains through the streets.A) exhibited B) displayed C) paraded D) revealed63. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very ________ .A) precious B) rewarding C) worth D) challenging64. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ________ himself.A) spot B) locate C) place D) situate65. While some office jobs would seem________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.A) hostile B) tedious C) fantastic D) courageous66. After the collision, he examined the considerable________ to his car.A) ruin B) destruction C) damage D) injury67. Recycling wastes slows down the rate________which we use up the Earth’s finite resources.A) in B) of C) with D) at68. In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ________ dreams were likely to be highly respected.A) interpret B) interfere C) inherit D) inform69. When he applied for a ________in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager.A)vocation B) profession C) career D) position70. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on ________ .A) consciousness B) impulse C) instinct D) response试卷二Part ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, a short sentence, or fewest possible words. Write your answers in thespaces provided on the right of the page.Sports is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—not by economic background or family connections—sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love.This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth century A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起)with the same goal of pure amateur competition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or an athletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, a water carrier who won the marathon race, After race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention to these rules.” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food.Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor,but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink ,hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simple olive wreath—it is a gold medal.Questions:S1. To many people, sports today is nothing S1._______________but ____S1____. S1._______________ S2. What do most athletes of today go after? S2.________________S3. What reward could an ancient Greek athleteexpect?S3___ S3._________________S4. By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests S4._____________became increasingly more__S4____ thus ruining the Olympics.S5.When the Olympic games were revived in1896, athletes who had received specialtraining in camps would be___S5_______. S5.________S6. What did Spiridon Loues do after he acceptedthe Athenian’s gift?____S6______. S6.____________S7. According to the author, some athletes areeven willing to advertise for businesses whichsell things like S7. S7.____________S8. The 1972 Munich games managed to makea big profit mainly by S8(1)services S8.(1)_____________and selling S8(2). (2)_____________Part V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Internet and I. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1. 讲述自己第一次上网的经历;2. 说明因特网给人们生活、学习和工作等各个方面带来的影响。
恩波英语模考试卷cet4恩波英语模考试卷cet4篇一:恩波教育:2009年12月大学英语四级模拟试题试卷代号:A大学英语(论坛)四级考试(CET 4)试题册注意事项一、将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号、准考证号写在答题卡1和答题卡2上,将本试卷代号划在答题卡2上。
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四、在30分钟内做完答题卡1上的作文题。
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在接着的15分钟内完成快速阅读理解部分的试题。
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Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上,请在答题卡1上作答。
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 choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8 to10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Using the mind to fight diseasesPsychology has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with theirpatients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals and research centers, modern methods of therapy seem to focus on the physical disease without considering the patients' mental state. Patients may feel that they are being treated impersonally, like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy with patients to use their own minds to fighttheir diseases. Because the patient is working with the medicine and the doctors against the disease, his or her attitude changes. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.Mental therapyThe doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient (in this case, a man) changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but as the physician knows, he also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient (in this case, a woman) has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her self-image is poor and she feels self-pity. As a result, her behavior changes. Because of her constant depression, she acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent the patient from getting well. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change her attitudes. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the whole patient by treating both the body and themind.The attitude of a cancer patient who is receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor(肿瘤)in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "seesa powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton might make another suggestion. This patient, with a different kind of cancer, needs to take capsules and pills several times a day. The doctor asks the patient to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying. His or her blood carries away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.Suggestion therapyAnother application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. Before making the suggestion, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient (in this case, a man)thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he seems to be asleep. He is said to be in a trance (催眠状态). Then the physician makes "a suggestionto the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance.. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.Suggestion therapy helpful for both adults and childrenDoctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient(in this case, a woman) worries about her illness so much That the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic (慢性的)diseases. Asthma (哮喘)is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimeshas to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children had excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems. Response from the medical worldMany professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology because they recognize its value. Nobody knows how suggestion works; however, doctors have learned that psychology has important applications in medicine.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A) How to use the mind against disease.B) How modern methods of therapy focuses on the physicaldisease.C) Response from the medical world.D) How suggestion therapy benefits to adults and children.2. How does psychological therapy work?A) The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him.B) The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.恩波英语模考试卷cet4篇二:恩波学校英语中高级口译模拟试卷及参考答案口译考试试卷第一套试卷编号:GJKY 09A1-8A-2230英汉口译:Listen to the following paragraph and interpret it into Chinese. 口译原文:The electronic network industry, which was virtually unknown years ago, has become a vital part of a country’s national life. More people are making use of what is popularly known as the “information superhighway”. Information superhighway is a large-scale nationwide, or worldwide, electronic communications network system, capable of transmitting just about any form of recorded data. By subscribing to a local Internet service, a user can obtain information from the computer terminal, including information about current events, education, scientific research, finance, medical care, weather, entertainment andshopping. The electronic network industry has dramatically changed, and will continue to change, the way we live.参考译文:数年前还鲜为人知的电子网络产业,时至今日已成为一个国家国民生活的重要组成部分。
大学英语四级考试(CET 4)(恩波英语研究所命制)MODEL TEST— Band Four —(6 MSH 2)试题册(125分钟)-Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上,请在答题卡1上作答。
Part ⅡReading 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, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8~10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.The T rouble with T elevisionIt is difficult to escape the influence of television. If you fit the statistical averages, by the age of 20 you will have been exposed to at least 20,000 hours of television. Y ou can add10,000 hours for each decade you have lived after the age of 20. The only things Americans do more than watch television are work and sleep.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 bachelors degree. In 10,000 hours you could have learned enough to become an astronomer or engineer. Y ou could have learned several languages fluently. If it appealed to you, youcould 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 onanything. But television encourages us to apply no effort. It sells us instantgratification(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 guidedtour: 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 theorder 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 mostprecious 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 constantfear 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 constantstimulation through variety, novelty, action and movement. Quite simply, television operates on the appeal to the short attention span.It is simply the easiest way out. But it has come to be regarded as a given, as inherent in the medium itself; as an imperative, as though General Sarnoff, or one of the other augustpioneers of video, had bequeathed(遗留;传于)to us tablets of stone commanding that nothing in television shall ever require more than a few moments Concentration.In its place that is fine. Who can quarrel with a medium that so brilliantly packages escapist entertainment as a mass marketing tool? But I see its values now pervading this nationand its life. It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast moving, impatient public.In the case of news, this practice, in my view, results in inefficient communication. I question how much of television s nightly news effort is really absorbable and understandable.Much of it is what has been aptly described as “machine gunning with scraps.”I think the technique fights coherence. I think it tends to make things ultimately boring (unless theyare accompanied by horrifying pictures) because almost anything is boring if you know almost nothing about it.I believe that TV s appeal to the short attention span is not only inefficient communication but decivilizing as well. Consider the casual assumptions that television tends tocultivate: that complexity must be avoided, that visual stimulation is a substitute for thought, thatverbal precision is an anachronism. It may be old fashioned, but I was taughtthat thought is words, arranged in grammatically precise.There is a crisis of literacy in this country. One study estimates that some 30 million adult Americans are “functionally illiterate” and cannot read or write well enough to answer thewant ad or understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.Literacy may not be an inalienable human right, but it is one that the highly literate Founding Fathers might not have found unreasonable or even unattainable. We are not only notattaining it as a nation, statistically speaking, but we are falling further and further short of attaining it. And, while I would not be so simplistic as to suggest that television is thecause, I believe it contributes and is an influence.Everything about this nation—the structure of the society, its forms of family organization, its economy, its place in the world—has become more complex, not less. Y et itsdominating communications instrument, its principal form of national linkage, is one that sells neat resolutions to human problems that usually have no neat resolutions. It is allsymbolized in my mind by the hugely successful art form that television has made central to the culture, the 30 second commercial: the tiny drama of the earnest housewife whofinds happiness in choosing the right toothpaste.When before in human history has so much humanity collectively surrendered so much of its leisure to one toy, one mass diversion? When before has virtually an entire nationsurrendered itself wholesale to a medium for selling?Some years ago Y ale University law professor Charles L. Black. Jr. wrote: “… forced feeding on trivial fare is not itself a trivial matter. I think this society is being forced, fed with trivialfare, and I fear that the effects on our habits of mind, our language, our tolerance for effort, and our appetite for complexity are only dimly perceived. If I am wrong, we will havedone no harm to look at the issue skeptically and critically, to consider how we should be residing it. I hope yo u will join with me in doing so.”注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上作答;8~10题在答题卡1上。
恩波学校2005年春季大学英语四级第一次模考试题加答案(之五)86. A) started B) conducted C) replaced D) proposed87. A) Since B) Although C) However D) Only if88. A) Even if B) Because C) If D) For89. A) at a loss B) at last C) in the end D) on the occasion90. A) stimulate B) constitute C) furnish D) provoke【请接着做试卷二上的题目】试卷二Listening ComprehensionSection B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for the general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. 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.We can (S1)___________ stress any time we feel we don’t have control. It can come from a feeling that we can’t do anything about. Basically, it is the body’s way of showing (S2)________ or worry.Stress is not just caused by our (S3)____________ or emotional condition, it is also (S4)________ by how tied we are, whether we have a (S5)____________ diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercise, and whether we can relax.If we feel stressed, there are several things that we can do. First, we need to learn how to relax and(S6)_________ slowly and smoothly.We can also take some time out of our worried,busy (S7)___________to notice the small things in life. Smell the air, look at the flowers,notice The mall designs in the leaves on a tree --- (S8) _____________________________________________________.We need to take care of our bodies.(S9). Finally, we need to find what is causing the stress in our lives.(S10)______________________________________________________ _____________________________________. If we believe that we can control stress, we can begin to control our lives.PartV Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutesto write a composition on the topic Why Stage the Reform of the CET System? You should write at least 120 words a cording to the outline given below in Chinese.1. 大学英语考试在英语教学中的作用(全面、客观、科学、准确地评估教学)2. 现行考试制度的弊端(题型设置,与教学脱节,重阅读轻听说,等等)3. 改革的具体措施及其近期、长期的影响.(听力Section B 和 Part V 答案请写到试卷二答题纸上!)05春季四级一模参考答案:1-10 CBCAA BCDAB21-40 BCBBC CBABC BBADB ABCDC41-70 BCADA DBACD BCABD ADBAB CACCB BCDAB71-90 ACBDB CBAAD CACBD CBCAD复合式听写S1 experience S2 anxiety S3 men tal S4 influencedS5 balanced S6 breathe S7 scheduleS8 these activities can do much to quiet us and give ourselves a small break in a busy schedule.S9 We need to get enough rest, eat well, and do some regular exercise.S10 Once we have found it, we need to begin to change that part of our lives..。
大学英语四级考试(CET4)(恩波英语研究所命题)COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST—Band Four —恩波英语模考试卷-试题册(130分钟)PartⅠWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start the essay with a brief account of the phenomenon of fascination with PC games and then explain the harm of PC game. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.Part ⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.1. A) He refused to take Linda with them. B) He agreed to take Linda with them.C) He thought Linda should decide herself. D) He thought Linda should write something.2. A) By car. B) By bus. C) By plane. D) By train.3. A) Don’t drink beer. B) Drink dark beer.C) Don’t use ice. D) Boil the beer.4. A) The teacher postponed the meeting this afternoon.B) There won’t be a test this afternoon.C) The students will be attending the meeting.D) The students will take a test this afternoon.5. A) If he can help her fill out a job application.B) If he can introduce her to the campus counselor.C) If he knows of any job openings with his former employer.D) If he’ll return to the campus where he worked last year.6. A) Someone else should make the introduction.B) Dan isn’t a very good violinist.C) There will be other musicians to introduce.D) It’s rather late to ask Dan to make the introduction now.7. A) She doesn’t have much trouble. B) She understood the reading last night.C) She understands very little. D) She hasn’t been doing much of the reading.8. A) The man has been complaining too much.B) The man’s toothache will go away by itself.C) The man should have seen the dentist earlier.D) The man should confirm his appointment with the dentist.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) “Lose-lose”solutions are useful in keeping a successful marriage.B) To run a “win-win”solution is hard.C) There is no success in marriage.D) Running a successful marriage involves many factors.10. A) They changed their ways of talking.B) They changed to another topic.C) They made their way to choose the wallpaper that was favored by both.D) They just stopped quarrelling.11. A) They don’t want to be weak.B) They want to feel loved and respected.C) Controlling over another means winning arguments at home.D) They lack trust and insecurity.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) She makes the keypad dirty.B) She always drops crumbs off the computer keyboard.C) She always eats off a toilet seat.D) It is not clean.13. A) There are many difficulties in the examination.B) The examination is useless for the employees.C) The examination is to tell people there are many bugs on keyboard.D) The examination is very successful.14. A) Wash hands after going to the toilet.B) Eat at the computer desks.C) Eat much at lunch.D) Touch the toilet door handle.15. A) The survey needs more than 4,000 people.B) A minority of people never clean the keypad and the mouse.C) 10 people never clean their keypad and mouse.D) People never clean the keypad and mouse.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) He obtained his philosophy degree. B) He sold his own life on the Internet.C) He became famous for his website. D) He requested to part with his girlfriend.17. A) He intended to do something special.B) He wanted to ask for donations for charities.C) He did not know the reason himself.D) He meant to offer some help to poor people.18. A) Driving license. B) Training course.C) Cooking skills. D) Australian passport.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Because they had caught serious disease.B) Because they had been away from home for many years.C) Because it was said they had died.D) Because they were put into prison.20. A) His bitter experience abroad.B) What he saw in the Asian countries.C) Made-up stories based on his imagination.D) The stories about his family.21. A) Where the countries are.B) How to make a travel around the world.C) What he told about is quite true.D) How to find the black stone for cooking.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) She was believed to be the last survivor after the big ship sank.B) She was reported to die at her own home in England on Sunday.C) She was the youngest passenger on board when the disaster happened.D) She was taking a journey with her family when the liner hit an iceberg.23. A) Her father. B) Her mother. C) Her brother. D) Her sister.24. A) Because it would make her feel uncomfortable.B) Because she was too sick to attend the ceremony.C) Because she didn’t like being treated as a celebrity.D) Because she had to make some miserable speeches.25. A) V aluable prints taken from the A suitcase filled with donated clothes.C) Her lifesaving sack in the Apology letters to her from the Fund.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time. you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks 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.When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or does not live up to the manufacturer’s ______26 for it, the first step is to present the guarantee at the store of purchase. ______27, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her______28, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, ______29 he or she has a just claim. Consumers should complain in person ______30, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is ______31 to phone or write the complaint in a letter. Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but ______32, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in ______33. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by ______34 specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization ______35 protecting consumers’ rights.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of particular, when older patients ____36 of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.Times have changed. Today, we take pain ____37. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in ____38 a person’s well being. We know that chronic(慢性的) pain can disrupt(扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that ____39 from missed work to depression.That’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who ____40 in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social ____41 related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often ____42 the work of social workers, psychiatrists(心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.This modern ____43 for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a ____44 number of drugs available, and many of them caused ____45 side effects in older people,including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.A) resultB) involvesC) significantD) rangeE) relievedF) issuesG) seriouslyH) magnificentI) determiningJ) limitedK) gravelyL) complainedM) respectN) promptingO) specializeSection BDirections: 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.The Art of FriendshipA) One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was really wrong — my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful—I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits, someone who would meet me for coffee and let me rant until the clouds lifted. I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got her voicemail. That s when it started to dawn on me—lonesomeness was at the root of my dreariness. My social life had dwindled to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment I d been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, knew everything about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them.B) Research has shown the long range negative consequences of social isolation on one’s health. But my concerns were more short-term, I needed to feel understood right then in the way that only a girl friend can understand you. I knew it would be wrong to expect my husband to replace my friends: He couldn’t, and even if he could, to whom would I then complain about my husband? So I resolved to acquire new friends—women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the world a little bit just as I did. Since l’d be making friends with more intention than I’d ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own social life. The downside, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened.C) After all, it’s a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife than it is when you’re younger—a fact women I’ve spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when you’re in your teens and 20s, you’ve more or less friends with everyone unless there’s a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity. Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. “There are many people I’m comfortable around, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call them friends. Comfort isn’t enough to sustain a real friendship,”Danzig says.D) At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldn’t run up to people the way my 4-year-old daughters do in the playground and ask, “Will you be my friend?”“Every time you start a new relationship, you’re vulnerable again,”agrees Kathleen Hall, D Min, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. “You re asking, ‘Would you like to come into my life?’It makes us self-conscious.”E) Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend seeker my vulnerability risk was actually pretty low. If someone didn’t take me up on my offer, so what: I wasn’t in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have amassed enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer.F) We’re all so busy, in fact, that mutual interests—say, in a project, class, or cause that we already make time for—become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact with candidates for camaraderie. Michelle Mertes, 35, a teacher and mother of two in Wausau, Wisconsin, says a new friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise. “In high school I chose friends based on their popularity and how being part of their circle might reflect on me. Now it’s our shared values and activities that count.”Mertes says her pal, with whom she organized the church’s youth programs, is nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal friends.G) Happily, as awkward as making new friends can be, self esteem issues do not factor in—or if they do, you can easily put them into perspective. Danzig tells of the mother of a child in her son’s preschool, a tall, beautiful woman who is married to a big deal rock musician. “I said to my husband, ‘she’s too cool for me,’”she jokes. “I get intimidated by people. But once I got to know her, she turned out to be pretty laid back and friendly.”In the end there was no chemistry between them, so they didn t become good pals. “I realized that we weren’t each other’s type, but it wasn’t about hierarchy.”What midlife friendship is about, it seems, is reflecting the person you’ve become (or are still becoming) back at yourself, thus reinforcing the progress you ve made in your life.H) Harlene Katzman, 41, a lawyer in New York City, notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure of herself. As much as she loves them, she believes they sometimes respond to issues in light of who she once was. An old chum has the goods on you. With recently made friends, you can turn over a new leaf.I) A new friend, chosen right, can also help you point your boat in the direction you want to go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from work was exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to liking and respecting Julia, Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape.J) While you’re busy making new friends, remember that you still need to nurture your old ones. We asked Maria Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You’re Not a Kid Anymore, for the best ways to maintain these important relationships. Keep in touch. Your friends should be a priority; schedule regular lunch dates or coffee catch upsessions, no matter how busy you are. Know her business. Keep track of important events in a friend’s life and show your support. Call or e-mail to let her know you’re thinking of her. Speak your mind. Tell a friend (politely) if something she did really upset you. If you can’t be totally honest, then you need to reexamine the relationship. Accept her flaws. No one is perfect, so work around her quirks—she’s chronically late, or she’s a bit negative—to cut down on frustration and fights. Boost her ego. Heartfelt compliments make everyone feel great, so tell her how much you love her new sweater or what a great job she did on a work project.46. Leslie Danzig thought making friends at one’s middle age needed some reasons.47. A well-chosen new friend can help you go in the direction that you like.48. A few years ago the author felt lonely and depressed when she phoned her best friend in another city who was much wanted then but unavailable.49. According to Kathleen Hall, one might feel sensitive in the first course of making new friends.50. Midlife friendship can help you realize your direction of life and reinforce the progress youve made in your life.51. In Maria Paul’s book, to be a better friend, you should keep track with your friends, care for your friend’s job, express yourself, accept her flaws and compliment your friend for her/his good dressing and job.52. For the author, a girl friend might be the right person to understand her and erase her negative feeling.53. According to Michelle Mertes, midlife friendship is based on the shared values and activities.54. As a mature friend seeker, the author finds herself with enough confidence to offer and take rejection with grace.55. With newly made friends, you can have a chance to take on a new look in your life.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.I’ve been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so. Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting(稍纵即逝的) thought, the thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking what it is.The practice that can help you past your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is whatElbow calls “free writing”. In free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non stop, usually for 1520 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the ideas will come out from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you’ve persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the page as the deadline draws near.Instead of staring at a blank screen start filling it with words no matter how bad. Halfway through your available time, stop and rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.56. When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind “cannot work in parallel”(Lines 3-4, Para. 1) in the writing process, he means .A) no one can be both creative and criticalB) they cannot be regarded as equally importantC) they are in constant conflict with each otherD) one cannot use them at the same time57. What prevents people from writing on is .A) putting their ideas in raw formB) attempting to edit as they writeC) ignoring grammatical soundnessD) trying to capture fleeting thoughts58.What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?A) To organize one s thoughts To choose an appropriate topic.C) To get one’s ideas To collect raw materials.59. One common concern of writers about “free writing” is that .A) it overstresses the role of the creative mindB) it takes too much time to edit afterwardsC) it may bring about too much criticismD) it does not help them to think clearly60. In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process?A) It refines his writing into better It helps him to come up with new ideas.C) It saves the writing time available to It allows him to sit on the side and observe.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my . at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender(性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus(相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture(培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war”stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.61. Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?A) She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.B) She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.C) She is not good at telling stories of the kind.D) She finds space research more important.62. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author’s failures to .A) the very fact that she is a womanB) her involvement in gender politicsC) her over-confidence as a female astrophysicistD) the burden she bears in a male-dominated society63. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her . and post-doctoral research?A) Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.B) Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.C) People’s stereotyped attitude towards female scientists.D) Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture.64. Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?A) Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.B) Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.C) Her female students can do just as well as male students.D) More female students are pursuing science than before.65. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?A) Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.B) Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.C) Women can balance a career in science and having a family.D) Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.Part ⅣTranslation(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.农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日——中秋节。