英语四级考试模拟题及答案

College English Test Band 4 (new)

59 Test Paper 3

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Part II Reading Comprehension（Skimming & Scanning）(15minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the

questions on Answer Sheet 1.

For question 1-7, mark

Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

The two suspected SARS cases in Guangzhou have been confirmed as having contracted

the potentially deadly virus, the Ministry of Heath said Saturday. The cases were confirmed after

strict tests in the World Health Organization (WHO) laboratories were completed, a spokesperson

of the ministry said.

One of the patient, a 20-year-old restaurant waitress, has been discharged from the hospital

after full recovery. None of the people that have contacted with her show SARS symptoms and all

of them have been released from quarantine, according to the spokesperson. She was identified as

a suspected case on January 8.

The other patient, a 35-year-old private businessman, is in a stable situation and has

maintained a normal temperature for 11 days, the spokesperson said. He was identified as a SARS

suspect January 13.

The ministry has informed WHO on the latest developments and Guangdong health

authorities have also notified Hong Kong and Macao authorities on the current SARS situation.

The spokesperson pointed out that, up to now, Guangdong has reported three SARS cases

since the epidemic was declared contained last July, but none of them is highly infectious and

recovered quickly.

However, the spokesperson warned against negligence over the disease and called on all

level of governments to be on high alert, taking all kinds of measures to prevent another SARS

outbreak.

The season's first confirmed case, a 32-year-old television producer, was released from

hospital last week.

WHO says SARS comes from animals

All three recent SARS related cases in Guangzhou are believed to have been infected with

the potentially deadly virus by animals, WHO experts say.

Dr Robert Breiman: No repeat of last year's outbreak. College English Test Band 4 (new)

60 A joint-team of experts on a mission to track down the deadly virus source believed it has

traced the cause of the infection in the first confirmed SARS case.

The research team consists of members of the WHO, the Chinese Ministry of Health, China

Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Guangdong CDC. The South China

University of Agriculture is also on board.

"We have good reason to believe that animals are the reservoir of the ultimate source of

SARS,'' Dr Robert Breiman, an epidemiologist with WHO and the United States CDC, said on

Friday. Breiman is the team leader. The WHO team will head for Beijing on Saturday after

spending a week on its investigation in Guangzhou.

The SARS virus has been detected in animal-holding cages in the restaurant in which the

20-year-old restaurant waitress had worked, Breiman said.

It was also found in the two wild animals trading markets in the nearby area. And the

female patient served dishes made from civets and other animals, Breiman said.

The virus separated from the confirmed SARS patient was nearly identical with that from

civet samples, according to Guangdong CDC. Civets are a species of wild cats caught and

served at area restaurants as a delicacy. Amazingly, the restaurant owner, who has cooked wild

animals like the civet for decades, was quarantined for observation but never showed signs of

SARS.

Up to now, there is no record of the third patient having contacts with wild animals. However,

scientists deduce that animals are the most possible source of the disease. “By and large, most of

the diseases that have appeared in the past 10 years have, in the end, turned out to be from an

animal source,” Breiman said.

“Understanding the potential of animal reservoirs for disease is an important part in any

investigation for the new diseases,” he added.

The SARS that has infected the known patients this year has seemed a less virulent form

than last year, the researcher said, infecting people who come into contact with animals, but not

always.

“Very possibly, it's a variation virus that isn't transmittable from person to person,” he said.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8－10题在答题卡1上。

1. Guangdong has reported three SARS cases since last July.