四级模拟练习(二)

第一篇：四级模拟练习(二)

四级练习

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Part 1 Skimming and Scanning(Multiple Choice + Blank Filling)

Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions.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.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.Engineers of the Woods

In the forests of North America, where the winters are often long and cold, small lakes can be found along the streams.Sometimes these lakes are natural, sometimes they are man-made, and sometimes they are the constructions of beavers(海狸).You can tell a beaver lake by its dam.To make the dams, the beavers lay sticks and branches on top of each other to form an effective barrier against the water of the stream.Near the dam the beavers lay sticks and branches.Usually this barrier is similar to a small island in a lake.This is the house where a beaver family spends the winter, protecting themselves from enemies and from the cold.The beavers are able to keep dry in the center of the house, which is above water level.The beavers work hard to make their house.They cut down trees, gather branches and put them together with mud.Most of the summer is spent on this kind of work, but in winter the beavers' work pays off.Their house protects them from bears as well as the cold.The beaver is related to animals such as rats and mice.The beaver, however, is much bigger than his relatives.An adult beaver may weigh more than 50 pounds, and his body may be about three feet long.His tail will add ten to twelve more inches to his length.His back feet are webbed, which help him swim rapidly.His front feet are similar to a pair of strong hands.With them he can carry wood and stones.His eyes, nose and ears are small, but he has two huge front teeth.These teeth are always growing, and he must keep them sharp by constant use.The teeth of an adult beaver are yellow from the bark of trees that he bites.Men attach great value to the beaver because beavers can be sold to make expensive clothing.Beavers have almost disappeared from Europe because trappers(设阱捕兽者)have killed so many of them.Beavers might easily have become extinct in America, too, but laws were passed to protect them before they were all killed.The beaver likes family life, and lives with the same mate all his life.Several young—usually two to five—are born every year.The little beavers stay with their parents for two years before mating and setting out on their own.They share the work of building dams, constructing homes and raising the young.When there are too many beavers in one place, some of them will group together in another place.They usually choose a spot near some fairly deep lake or river, where there are trees.The bark of trees is eaten as food.Then the wood is used for building.Sometimes the lodges are built on the bank of the water, but usually they are built on an island in the water.If there is no island already there, the beavers make one by piling sticks and mud on the bed of the river until the top is a few inches above the level of the water.The top 1 is carpeted with small pieces of wood leaves.A roof of sticks and lots of mud is then built over this “floor”.Food for the winter is taken to the lodge before the weather gets too cold.Some of it—the larger pieces—is stored on the bottom of the lake or river, near the entrance to a tunnel leading up to the lodge.There are sometimes several such entrances, under the surface of the water.Wood that is kept under water may be stuck in the mud, or weighted down with stones.Beavers prefer to work at night.One beaver, on a single night, can cut down a tree that is eight inches around.After cutting down the tree, the beaver cuts the trunk into pieces that can be carried.He uses these as the base for the dam.A small dam may be enlarged after several years, in order to flood a large surface and provide living space for more beavers.Under favorable conditions, a dam may last for a hundred years or more.Naturally, other animals use these dams as bridges, forcing the beavers to keep the dams in good repair.The dams must be strong enough to hold up against the pressure of ice in spring and sometimes, holes are made by the beavers, after heavy rains, to allow excess water to run off.Another type of work beavers do is canal digging.When they have used up the good trees near their home, they must bring more wood from farther away.To accomplish this, they may dig a canal(运河)to float the trees to the place where they are needed.Beaver dams help people because they prevent floods and bring water to farms.It is fortunate that these animals have not been allowed to disappear completely.1.The stick and branch dams made by beavers are similar to ________________.A.houses where people spend the winter B.small islands in a lake C.barriers against the water of the stream D.dams that are man-made 2.Beavers spend most of the summer ________________.A.hiding from bears B.making their house C.keeping cold D.looking for mice and rats 3.To help it swim quickly, a beaver has ________________.A.small ears B.strong front feet C.a long tail D.webbed back feet 4.________________ have(has)protected beavers from becoming extinct.A.Family life B.Europe C.Laws D.Trappers 5.Beavers usually choose to live ________________.2 A.in one place B.near some deep lakes or rivers with food C.near some deep lakes or rivers with trees D.near the dams of rivers 6.On the bottom of the lake or river, beavers store ________________.A.large pieces of food B.small pieces of wood leaves C.wood and stones D.sticks and lots of mud 7.In only one night, a beaver can ________________.A.build a small dam B.cut down a tree C.repair a dam D.make more living space 8.9.10.Preventing floods and bringing water to farms are two ways that beaver dams.Beavers dig canals to from the places farther away to the places where they are needed.After heavy rains, beavers make holes in the dam to let excess water.Part 2 Understanding Short Conversations

(Each item: 1)Directions:In this section you'll hear some short conversations.Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.A.Bill took drugs.B.Bill exercised a lot.C.Bill grew new muscles.D.Bill had a new coach.12

A.He was able to exercise every day after work.B.He cannot count the ways his life has changed.C.Others have asked him how he's gotten healthy.D.People have changed their attitude toward him.13

A.Healthy vegetables are very expensive for some people.B.The woman doesn't have a good excuse not to exercise.3 C.Running outside is the best way for a person to exercise.D.Healthy living isn't something to make excuses for.14

A.Taking a new pill.B.Going on a diet.C.Listening to news reports.D.Replacing exercise.1A.60%.B.30%.C.70%.D.50%.16

A.Mother and son.B.Brother and sister.C.Father and daughter.D.Husband and wife.17

A.He started a new program.B.He stopped exercising.C.He feels very tired.D.He was ill last month.18

A.Begin swimming.B.Start weight lifting.C.Look at herself differently.D.Eat better to lose weight.Part 3 Understanding Long Conversations

Directions:In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations.Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 19 to 23 are based on the same passage or dialog.19

A.How water-dense foods can help you lose weight.B.What fruits and vegetables have in common.C.Why one should eat foods with fewer calories.D.Where people get most of their calories.20

A.They are rich in taste.B.They give calories for energy.C.They contain many calories.4 D.They contain a lot of water.21

A.A sandwich.B.A bowl of soup.C.A salad.D.Some fruit.22

A.Eating only when hungry.B.Eating foods low in calories.C.Getting one's water from food.D.Filling up one's stomach with water.23

A.They are convenient.B.They are low in calories.C.They cost more.D.They leave you hungry.Questions 24 to 28 are based on the same passage or dialog.24

A.Boyfriend and girlfriend.B.Husband and wife.C.Father and daughter.D.Mother and son.25

A.Find girlfriends easily.B.Talk to the woman quite often.C.Exercise according to a program.D.Sing the song All You Need is Love.26

A.He's always feeling sorry for himself.B.He's too fat to be attractive for girls.C.He's always too busy exercising.D.He won't go anywhere with a girlfriend.27

A.Finding love.B.Losing weight.C.Exercising.D.Working.5

A.Finding love is not as important as losing weight.B.Feeling sorry for yourself will not help you find love.C.Being thin and exercising are important in finding love.D.Getting a girlfriend is impossible for fat people.Part 4 Understanding Passages

Directions:In this section you'll hear a passage or passages.Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear.Questions 29 to 33 are based on the same passage or dialog.29

A.How to beat a bad mood.B.How to do physical exercise.C.How to talk bad moods out.D.How to be involved in physical exercise.30

A.To have enough rest.B.To do some housework.C.To take drugs.D.To talk it out.31

A.They are the most effective.B.They are useful but aren't best.C.They are only what doctors like.D.They are ineffective.32

A.Swimming.B.Doing housework.C.Cooking.D.Washing.33

A.Three to five times a week.B.Twenty minutes a week.C.No less than three times a week.D.No more than five times a week.Questions 34 to 38 are based on the same passage or dialog.34

A.Lower cost for buying bicycles.B.Cars being left at home these days.C.More knowledge about bicycles.D.The need to keep the environment clean.35

A.People want to save time.B.Bicycles are not convenient.C.People trust themselves with cars.D.People are sure of their driving skills.36

A.They need to leave their cars at home.B.They need to have more knowledge about bicycles.C.They need to do more physical exercise.D.They need to live in the center of the city.37

A.80%.B.8%.C.18%.D.10%.38

A.The choice between bicycles and cars.B.Exercises and bicycles.C.Environmental problems.D.Short trips and long trips.Part 5 Compound Dictation

Directions:In this section you will hear a passage or passages 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 information you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Questions 39 to 48 are based on the same passage or dialog.An elderly woman yesterday made an official claim against a department store.She did so because it had wrongly said she was 39.------------a Christmas card.Mrs.Doss White, 71 years old, is claiming 40.--------------

in damages from the store for improper procedure.In addition, she's taking them to court for their 41.------------

charges.Mrs.White visited the store while doing Christmas 42.------------

but did not buy anything.She was 43.-------------

through the town by a store manager.He had been told that a 44.-------------

saw her take a card and put it in her shopping bag.He 45.--------------

her at a bookstore as she was 7 reading a book.Mrs.White said, “This man, a total stranger, suddenly 46.----------------.” She was taken back to the store and 47.----------until the police arrived.At the police station she was body-searched by a policewoman and nothing was found.Her lawyer said that 48.---------------------

and they insisted that she may have been stealing.The hearing continues today.Part 6 Reading Comprehension(Banked Cloze)

Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank.You may not use any of the words more than once.caculated

interfer

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digest equaled

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How can you help yourself be at your best when you exercise? The answer is to get a high 49.------------of iron-rich foods in your diet.When people take part in activities like running, they 50.-----------

to lose iron.It is important for your body to 51.-------------

red meats to get the iron you need.It is also essential that you remember to keep your diet 52.------------------and healthy.You can do this by also including grains, which can be found in cereals as well as eating green vegetables.You should also remember that some foods could 53.--------------

with your body absorbing vitamins and minerals.This includes coffee or tea, which contain 54.------------

that are not good for you.Most people should sip on something before, during and after they exercise to replace the water in their bodies.Water and juice are 55.--------------

instead of sodas and coffee.Many have found that modifying their diet has really had a positive 56.---------------

on their performance.“I used to exercise all the time, but my endurance never really improved,” said one athlete.“Even though I was slender and not overweight, I contacted a physician.Together we 57.------------------the amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals I was getting.The improvement in my performance was 58.--------------------after I changed what I was eating.The most important thing is that I am getting more iron.”

Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 59 to 63 are based on the same passage or dialog.Another example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as “beri-beri”(脚气病), which used to affect large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice.In the early years of the 20th century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri.At first he thought it was transmitted(传送)by a germ(细菌).He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on rice which had had the external husk(壳)removed from the grain, called “white rice.” It was thought this would be 8 easier for weak, sick people to digest.Eijkman thought his germ theory was confirmed when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on scraps(碎片)from the patients' plates, were also showing signs of the disease.He then tried to isolate the germ he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ruled that the huskless polished rice was too good for chickens.The chickens should be fed cheap rice with the external covering still on the grain, called “brown rice.” Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet.He began to consider the possibility that eating brown rice somehow prevented or cured beri-beri—even that a lack of some ingredient in the husk might be the cause of the disease.Indeed this was the case.The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards isolated from rice husks and is now known as Vitamin B.The white rice, though more expensive, was keeping alive the disease the hospital was trying to cure.59 From the context, what do you think the author mentions in the paragraph that is just before this first paragraph? A.One example of the importance of vitamins.B.One example of the benefits of eating healthy foods.C.One example of the dangers of a restricted diet.D.One example of the benefits of various vitamins.60 The disease “beri-beri” ________.A.kills large numbers of Western peoples B.is a vitamin deficiency disease C.is transmitted by diseased rice D.can be caught from diseased chickens

The chickens Eijkman noticed in the hospital yard ________.A.couldn't digest the huskless rice B.proved beri-beri is transmitted by germs C.were later cooked for the patients' food D.were suffering from vitamin deficiency

Huskless, white rice ________.A.was cheaper than brown rice B.was less beneficial to the body than brown rice C.was more beneficial to the body than brown rice D.cured beri-beri

The ingredient missing from white rice ________.A.was Vitamin B B.did not affect the chickens C.was named the Eijkman vitamin D.has never been accurately identified 9

Questions 64 to 68 are based on the same passage or dialog.A department store's inputs include the land upon which the building is located;the labor of the employees;capital in the form of building, equipment and products they sell;and the management skills of the store managers.On a farm, the operation system is the transformation that occurs when a farmer's inputs(land, equipment, labor, etc.)are changed into such outputs(产出)as corn, wheat or milk.The exact process is different from industry to industry, but it is an economic phenomenon that exists in every industry.Economists refer to this change of resources into goods and services as the production function.For all operation systems, the general goal is to create some kind of value-added outputs that are worth more to consumers than just the sum of the individual inputs.To the consumers, the resulting products offer usefulness due to the form, the time, or the place they are available.However, the process is subject to unpredictable fluctuations(波动).Unplanned or uncontrollable influences may cause the actual output to be different from planned output.Unpredictable fluctuations can arise from external problems(fire, floods or lightning, for example)or from internal problems that are part of the process that change them into useful goods.Variability of equipment, material imperfections, and human mistakes all affect output quality.In fact, unpredictable variations are the rule rather than the exception in the production processes;therefore, reducing variation becomes a major management task.The function of the feedback(反馈)is to provide information connection.Without some feedback of information, management personnel cannot control operations because they don't know the results of their directions.64 What is included in a store's inputs? A.Its equipment.B.Its workers.C.Its managers.D.Its departments.65 Which of the following is a farmer's output? A.Operation system.B.Wheat and corn.C.His labor.D.Transformation.66 The production function is ________.A.the random fluctuation that can be eliminated B.the transformation of resources into other things C.the goods and services that are used by people D.the value added to items that have been transformed 67.A.Quality of output will always be reduced some.What is the effect of unplanned or uncontrollable influences? 10 B.Actual output can be different from planned output.C.Random fluctuations can arise from external sources.D.New rules can be put in place to manage them.68 What is the effect of not having feedback? A.Management has new tasks to accomplish.B.Management has trouble reducing variation.C.Management cannot control operations.D.Management cannot give instructions.Part 8 Cloze(with four choices provided)

Directions:Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given for each blank.Questions 69 to 88 are based on the following passage.People with back problems can benefit from exercise.Examples of exercise that are 69.----------include walking, swimming and riding an exercise bicycle.Many people 70.---------

the wrong thing about exercise.They think that balance and movement problems are 71.---------

with age.Exercise can help older adults improve strength and balance and, 72.----------

them from tiring easily.It has been proved that even a low level of exercise can 73.---------

the risk of falls.In addition, elderly people with regular exercises have showed significant improvement in the 74.-------------

of their hearts and quality-of-life measurements.They enjoy an increased 75.------------

of control over their lives.76.-----------, evidence suggests that exercise has an added benefit.It increases your body's 77.----------------

of molecules called endorphins that fight pain and increase happiness.The body's production of this 78.------------

has an effect anyone can enjoy.It creates the well-known feeling 79.----------------

exercise called “runner's high”.Exercise should be 80.-----------for 30 or more minutes in order to keep the heart rate elevated(提高).People with back pain should 81.---------------an exercise program that is low-impact.It is also important to 82.--------------

your muscles before beginning exercise activity.Also you should 83.----------

the amount of exercise you do.Do this 84.--------your actual physical condition.Here are two exercise 85.----------that are gentle on the back: Walking for exercise: Typically, walking two to three miles three times 86.------------week is very helpful for people with back problems.An exercise bicycle: Using an exercise bicycle is also 87.------------.It may be less 88.-------------

for the back.Exercising in water: Doing exercise in water is good for conditioning.11 69.A.compatible B.durable C.agreeable 70.A.consume B.assume C.fancy 71.A.acceptable B.suitable C.inevitable 72.A.prevent B.avoid C.hinder 73.A.reduce B.shorten C.moderate 74.A.shape B.position C.situation 75.A.sense B.concern C.mood 76.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Furthermore 77.A.reduction B.production C.construction 78.A.content B.substance C.material 79.A.during B.while C.when 80.A.select B.specify C.collect 81.A.stable B.steady C.continuious 82.A.extend B.lengthon C.expand 83.A.restrain B.moderate C.adapt 84.A.according to B.due to C.because of 85.A.orders B.patterns C.customs 86.A.for B.in C.per 87.A.effective B.efficient C.adequate 88.A.stressed B.stressful C.tense

Part 9 Translation from Chinese into English

following the instructions)given in the brackets.89.D.advisable D.imagine D.considerable D.forbid D.weaken D.condition D.view D.Instead D.creation D.mater D.as

D.determine D.continual D.stretch D.modify D.in spite of D.programs D.of D.fruitful D.intense Directions:Translate the following Chinese into English, using the expressions(or 她对100位不锻炼的妇女做了两年研究，这些妇女年龄在30至60岁之间，均显示出缺铁的症状。

90.91.因此铁质补剂对有些人来说有时是必要的。92.高强度的耐力运动可能导致铁质流失，(result in)

93.主席的工作是介绍各发言人并在会议结束时作总结。(sum up)如果育龄妇女拒绝食牛肉、羊肉，她们流失铁质的危险就更大。

由五个大学的教授组成的小组所进行的研究表明，即使是适度的锻炼，也可能会降低女性血液中的铁质含量。

第二篇：2014年6月英语四级阅读模拟练习

放弃人生的电梯吧！成功是没有捷径的在纽约有一座很有名的帝国大厦，相信很多读者都曾经听说过，或是在电影上看到过。这座帝国大厦营建的时间相当的久，而且有一半的时间是用在建造地下层的部分。

同样的，在台北的新光摩天大楼，相信有读者也曾经到它的顶层参观、俯看整个大台北。但是在它落成之前，当时经常路过台北火车站的朋友，一定觉得相当奇怪：为什么这栋大楼要花3年左右的时间在打地基的工程上？等到看到如此高的大厦盖起，成为台北的新地标时，当初的疑惑便都清楚了：万丈高楼平地起，愈高的大楼，需要愈稳固的基础。

成功没有捷径，它需要脚踏实地。近年来几乎年年居畅销排行榜前几名的作家林清玄谈到自己的写作时说：“我是个农夫的儿子，家里世代务农，在农家就有一个体会：每年只能收成一次，但天天都得下田工作。而作家的精神也是如此，这也是我给自己的规范。”20年来，他不断地写作，从未间断。我想不只是作家，从事每一种行业，都应该学习农夫的精神，每日耕耘，时候到了，总会看到收成。

我曾经到过关国的首都华盛顿，华盛顿有个重要的地标，就是华盛顿纪念碑，许多观光客都会到这边来游玩。

当时我看到很多人排队在等电梯，但同时也看到有一些人走楼梯上去。这时候，领队就问我们说：“你们要搭电梯还是走楼梯上去？”他也告诉我们，走楼梯虽然比较辛苦，但是反而比较快。“那么我们爬楼梯吧!”于是我们全体非常积极地爬楼梯上去。等我们参观完、爬完楼梯下来时，看到很多人还继续在队伍里苦苦等待，因为等电梯的人大多了，他们根本没有机会上去。

第三篇：2013年12月英语四级翻译练习(二)

2013年12月英语四级翻译练习

（二）1．外宾观看了在北京举行的这场锦标赛。这场比赛在发扣球、转球、保险球、吊球和扣杀方面技术都十分精湛，最后打成了平局。他们看得简直人了迷。

2．对于以往的几代人来说，旧式的体力劳动是一种用以摆脱贫苦的手段，而技术的进步则摧毁了穷人赖以为生的体力劳动。因此，首先体验到技术进步之害的是穷人。

3．50年代后期的美国出现了一个真正的奇观：穷知识分子以“垮掉的一代”这种颇为浪漫的姿态出现而成为美国的典型的穷人。正是在这个时候大批大学毕业生被赶进了知识分子贫民窟。

4．每年有成千上万的各国游客参观万国宫（此处也指“日内瓦的国际新闻中心”），所有这些项目都向他们开放，让他们更多地了解这个不断书写历史新篇章、每天都为维护世界和平与安全做出新努力的场所。（根据汉语的习惯，可以将其断为四个短句/也叫重组）

5．毫无疑问，我们还必须作出更大的努力来对抗全球变暖的威胁，这个威胁最能清楚地体现各国的命运是如何紧紧相连。

6．第一次技术服务应始于本合同生效之日起第六天。乙方应派遣一名技术人员赴甲方工厂，提供12 工作人/日的技术指导。

答案

1．The foreign visitors watched in a fascinated manner the tournament held in Beijing, which exhibited a superb performance in smash service, twist service, steady service, high drop and killing and ended in a draw.2．They(The poor)are the first to experience technological progress as a curse which destroys the old muscle-power jobs that previous generations used as a means to fight their way out of poverty.3．A great number of graduate students were driven into the intellectual slum when in the United States the intellectual poor became the classic poor, the poor under the rather romantic guise of Beat Generation, a real phenomenon in the late fifties.4．All these features are accessible to visitors to the Palace(of nations)who come each year in their tens of thousands from many countries to find out more about a place where history is continually in the making and where efforts to preserve world peace and security are renewed every day.5．Without question, we must do more to counter a threat that shows more clearly than any other how closely our nations’ facts are linked: the threat of global warming.6．The first technical service shall start in the sixth day after the contract comes into effect.Party B shall send a specialist to Party A’s factory to provide technical service for 12 working day/man.

第四篇：大学英语四级考试写作练习(二)

大学英语四级考试写作练习(二)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Why People Migrate to Another Country? You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese):

1）近年来越来越多的人移居到国外

2）分析其原因

3）“我”的看法

本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点要 求描述近年来社会上出现的一种现象，提纲第2点要求分析出现这种现象的原因，提纲第3点则要求阐述“我”的看法，由此可判断本文应为现象解释型作文。

根据所给提纲，本文应包含以下内容：描述近年来越来越多的人移居到国外的现象；分析其产生的原因； 阐述“我”的观点。

Why People Migrate to Another Country?

Many people choose to live in a foreign country, which has aroused great concern.Nowadays, more and more people, especially plenty of intellectuals, migrate to some developed countries, such as America, England and Canada.In addition, there are still many people studying and working in foreign countries struggling for “green cards”.There are many reasons accounting for this phenomenon.Among all these factors, pursuing high-quality life plays a critical role.Moreover, most of them migrate to some foreign countries with a view to making their children receive good education there.Besides, some people just want to experience a different culture they like.All these above factors contribute to their choice to migrate to another country.As far as I am concerned, though I enjoy various cultures all over the world, I won’t migrate to another country.For one thing, I don’t like to live far from my friends and relatives.For another, I can’t bear to speak and listen to a foreign language from day to night.In a word, everyone has his right to decide where to live, and everyone’s choice should be respected.

第五篇：大学英语四级考试模拟二

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大学英语四级考试全真模拟试题二

Part I Writing（30 minutes）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Lectures or Discussions.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.1． 一些学生赞成讲座式教学 2． 另一些学生偏爱讨论式教学 3． 你的看法

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

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the question on Answer Sheet 1For questions 1-7,mark

Y(for YES)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N(for NO)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG(for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Spiders

Spiders can be distinguished from other Arachnids because the prosoma(combined head and thorax)is only separated from the opisthosoma(abdomen)by a narrow waist, in other Arachnids the whole body appears to be much more of a single unit.All spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their homes and to protect their eggs.All spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600+species in Britain only 12(at least one of these is a recent human assisted colonist)are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous than a common wasp.Most spiders have 8 eyes(though some have 6,4,2 or 0), as well as 8 legs.(by the way if you count the claws as separate leg section [which you shouldn‟t really] then their legs have 8 parts as well [coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, claws])There are more than 32000 known species of spider in the world.No human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of a „tarantula‟ bite.All spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e.their preys natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion(meaning they spit, exude or inject digestive juices onto/into their prey ad suck up the resulting soup).So why not invite some to your next social do?

What’s In a Name

The word „Arachnida‟ comes from the Greek word „Arachne‟ who was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer by trade.Arachne herself was a weaver, the best in

all the known world.However in a foolish moment she challenged Athene, the daughter of Zeus and goddess of, among other things, waving to a weaving competition.Arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds.Arachne became depressed after this and in the end she hung herself.Athene stirred to remorse at the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope Arachne had used to hang herself into a web and Arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinning should not be lost to the world ever again.The Great Household Spider Safari

There are just over six hundred different sorts of spider in the British Isles.But of these only a handful are commonly found in houses.At the front of the head are a pair of what appear to be small legs.These are called palps and are used to guide food to the spider‟s mouth.The front of the head also has a group of six or eight eyes.On the underside of the body at the rear, are four or six small conical bumps or cylinders.There are the spinnerets from which the spider produces the silk to make its webs.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their palps.Males have swollen ends to their palps which makes them look as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens.Females have normal looking palps that are not swollen at the ends.The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches.The largest spider in Britain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria.Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches.It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was common in Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there.The sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at night used to frighten him.So far 32000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world.Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders.The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long.1.All the silk produced by spiders construct webs to catch their food

2.Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings.3.Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin.4.After seeing her enemy commits suicide, Arachne turned Athena into a spider.5.TimTegenaria spiders are closely related to tarantula spiders;both are found in Britain.6.So far32000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world.7.Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family.8.There are more than _____ known species of spider in the world.9.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by ______.10.The largest spider is _______.姓

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Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which the best answer is.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11.[A] The man is out of shape.[B] The man doesn‟t need a new racket.[C] The man also needs new tennis shoes.[D] The man spent too much on his tennis shoes.12.[A] She prefers chemistry.[B] She hasn‟t got a partner yet.[C] She is too tired of chemistry.[D] She is too busy to work on her chemistry.13.[A] Customer and waitress.[B] Teacher and student.[C] Boss and secretary.[D] Lawyer and client.14.[A] He was satisfied with the service on the ship.[B] It was the first time he had been abroad.[C] He had never been on a warship.[D] He has been on the warship before.15.[A] He is confident.[B] He is worried.[C] He is bored.[D] He is angry.16.[A] The woman offered to help the man find his box.[B] The man doesn‟t know where to go.[C] The woman will buy the man’s lunch for him.[D] The woman will give the man a treatment.17.[A] It‟s enjoyable.[C] It‟s too modern.[D] It‟s old-fashioned.18.[A] Near the stairs.[B] On the platfomp3.[C] At the ticket office.[D] At the infomp3ation desk.Conversation One

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.[A] In a college bookstore.[B] In a lecture hall.[C] In a library.[D] In a domp3itory.20.[A] English.[B] Biology.[C] Introduction to English Literature.[D] A required course.21.[A] He lives on the 10th floor of Butler Hall.[B] He never wants to listen to students.[C] He used to teach biology.[D] He is an excellent professor.Conversation 2

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22.[A] When to move.[B] Where to live the following year.[C] How much time to spend at home.[D] Whose house to visit.23.[A] Take some money to the housing office.[B] Infomp3 the director of student housing in a letter.[C] Fill out a fomp3 in the library.[D] Maintain a high grade average.24.[A] Both live on campus.[B] Both live off campus.[C] The man lives on campus;the woman lives off campus.[D] The woman lives on campus;the man lives off campus.姓

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试密学 大 峡 三[B] Privacy.[C] Sports.[D] Money.Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.[A] The importance of advertisement.[B] The society‟s great need of advertisement.[C] The origin of advertisement.[D] The prosperity of advertisement.27.[A] The local governments.[B] Their owners families.[C] Advertisements.[D] The audience.28.[A] Advertising is personal.[B] Advertisements are convincing.[C] Advertisements are unreliable.[D] Advertisements are misleading.Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.[A] The games shouldn‟t be held in Salt Lake City.[B] The games have met their environmental goals.[C] The games did little to protect the environment.[D] The games have caused lasting damages to the area.30.[A] Sports competition.[B] Cultural exchange.[C] Economic development.[D] Environmental protection.[B] Developing better public transportation in the city.[C] Planting more trees around the fields.[D] Promoting the use of cleaner energy.Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32.[A] Diet.[B] Weight control.[C] Aerobic exercise.[D] Eating habits and exercise.33.[A] Nuts.[B] Sugar.[C] Vegetable oil.[D] Dairy products.34.[A] Forty or fifty minutes of exercise once a week.[B] Twenty or thirty minutes of exercise every day.[C] Fifteen or twenty minutes of exercise five days a week.[D] Thirty or forty minutes of exercise three or four days a week.35.[A] Carbohydrates.[B] Indirect fat.[C] Body fluid.[D] Fat.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.姓

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试密学 大 峡 三institutions to(36)______from.And, because the US is such a big country, they also have a huge(37)______of locations in which to study.The US has a long(38)______of teaching English because,(39)______its history, the country has welcomed(40)______from all over the world, most of whom have needed to learn English.Today, the US‟s English language teaching sector is well developed and its teachers are highly qualified and(41)______American universities and colleges welcome many thousands of(42)______students each year, who(43)______on degree or post graduate courses.(44)___________________________________________.These courses are called Intensive English Language Progmp3s and(45)________________________.In addition to language tuition, Intensive English Language Progmp3s give students(46)____________________________________________.Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong.The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, andthe passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenlyforward.At that moment, the air-hostessvery pale, but was quite.Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, shethat the pilot hadathow to drive a car.After a moment, a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's cabin.Moving the pilot, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the dangerously close to ground, but to everyone's relief, it soon began to climb.A.althoughB.anxiousC.thrownD.shiftedE.appearedF.urgentG.presentedH.asideI.evenJ.informedK.calmL.leastM.faintedN.lengthO.hesitation

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In the early days of the internet, many people worried that as people in the rich world embraced new computing and communications technologies, people in the poor world would be left stranded on the wrong side of a “digital divide.” Yet the debate over the digital divide is founded on a myth — hat plugging poor countries into the internet will help them to become rich rapidly.This is highly unlikely, because the digital divide is not a problem in itself, but a symptom of deeper, more important divides: of income, development and literacy.Fewer people in poor countries than in rich ones own computers and have access to the internet simply because they are too poor, are illiterate, or have other more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security.So even if it were possible to wave a magic wand and cause a computer to appear in every household on earth, it would not achieve very much: a computer is not useful if you have no food or electricity and cannot read.Yet such Wand-waving — through the construction of specific local infrastructure projects such as rural telecenters — is just the sort of thing for which the UN's new fund is intended.This sort of thing is the wrong way to go about addressing the inequality in access to digital technologies: it is treating the symptoms, rather than the underlying causes.The benefits of building rural computing centers, for example, are unclear.Rather than trying to close the divide for the sake of it, the more sensible goal is to determine how best to use technology to promote bottom-up development.And the answer to that question turns out to be remarkably clear: by promoting the spread not of PCs and the Internet, but of mobile phones.57.What is the main idea of this passage?

A)Plugging poor countries into the Internet will help them to become rich rapidly.B)Poor countries should be given more basic devices other than advanced ones.C)Rich countries should help poor ones becoming rich.D)People in poor countries cannot afford devices such as computer.58.What did the author mean by referring “digital divide.”(Line 3, Para.1)?

A)Digital technology will make the gap between rich world and poor world wider.B)Digital technology will divide people into rich and poor world.C)People can be divided digitally.D)To divide people in digital world is wrong.姓

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试密学 大 峡 三A)people in poor countries cannot use computer because of illiteracy.B)poor people cannot use computers.C)there would be no magic to cause a computer to appear in every household on earth.D)people in poor countries need more basic living conditions than computers.60.Considering the following sentences, which one would the author most agree?A)Digital technology is useless.B)Digital divide will help poor countries becoming rich.C)Poor people need more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security.D)Mobile phones should be promoted firstly.61.The following passage will probably be:A)How to promote using of mobile phones.B)How to use technology to promote bottom-up development.C)The benefits of building rural computing centers.D)How to meet the need of food, health and security in poor countries.Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星)but also because of rays from the sun and other stars.The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth.Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat.Heat, too, makes our environment endurable.Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off.As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space.The unit of radiation is called “rem”.Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged;the figure of 60 reins has been agreed on.The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage — a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will no be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren.Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems.So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short.We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space effective ones have been found so far.62.According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ____.A)It protects him against the harmful rays from spaceB)It provides sufficient light for plant growth

C)It supplies the heat necessary for human survivalD)It screens off the falling meteors

63.We know from the passage that ____.A)Exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalB)The effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingC)Radiation is avoidable in space exploration

D)Astronauts in spacesuits needn't worry about radiation damage

64.The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members ____A)is significantB)seems overestimatedC)is enormous D)remains unknown

65.It can be inferred from the passage that ____.A)The Apollo mission was very successful

B)Protection from space radiation is no easy job

C)Astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenD)Radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers

66.The best title for this passage would be ____.A)The Atmosphere and Our EnvironmentB)Research on Radiation

C)Effects of Space Radiation

D)Importance of Protection Against Radiation

Part Ⅴ Cloze(15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D)on the right side of the paper.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.姓

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81.A)see

B)keepC)standD)catch82.A)parentsB)boysC)kidD)relatives83.A)to

B)in

C)of

D)out

84.A)timelyB)currentlyC)incidentally D)instantly85.A)handle

B)cope

C)endureD)bear86.A)tragediansB)losers

C)victims

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Part VI Translation(5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.87._______________(直到失去健康)that people know the value of health.88.The bag was stuffed _____________.(脏衣服)

89.__________(很多朋友不在), we decided to put the meeting off.90._______________(给我印象最深的)were her liveliness and sense of humor.91.There engines are ___________.(不如我们制造的那些发动机功率大)